NAAA Names Two Cox Executives as Warren Young Fellows – Remarketing

The National Auto Auction Association recognized two high-profile leaders on Feb. 1 as Warren Young Fellows for his or her service to the remarketing industry.

Warren Young Fellows are named by the NAAA Warren Young, Sr. Scholastic Foundation, founded in 2004, that helps students pursue dreams of upper education, assists individuals of their time of need following weather disasters, and provides support to other charitable organizations whose missions align with the Foundation.

Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, was celebrated for her unparalleled service and dedication to advancing the wholesale auto auction industry, her commitment to advocating for diversity and inclusion initiatives, and support of the NAAA.

The Inventory Solutions group that Huang leads connects Manheim with a collection of world inventory management solutions comparable to vAuto, Kelley Blue Book Quick Money Offer, and Upside. She also leads groups inside Cox Automotive that include Manheim Marketplace, Manheim Digital, Inventory Management Solutions, Safety, Logistics, and Cox Automotive International.

Huang led an informative panel at NAAA’s Total Access Meeting this week focused on profession paths for girls within the automotive industry, and for her ongoing support of NAAA.

Dale Pollak, whose profession within the automotive industry spans greater than 4 many years, was cited for his exceptional contributions to the industry. He’s the founding father of vAuto and executive vice chairman at Cox Automotive. As a dealer, technology entrepreneur, and best-selling writer, Pollak has helped over 12,000 automotive dealers in North America make dramatic improvements of their latest and used vehicle operations.

A former Cadillac dealer in Chicago, Pollak’s entrepreneurial profession resulted from his unique circumstances of not having the ability to physically see his dealership’s used vehicle inventory as a result of a degenerative retinal condition. This led him to pioneer the use of knowledge science evaluating used vehicles, ultimately creating software solutions based on local market supply/demand metrics that informed critical used vehicle decisions.

Today, Pollak’s investment and market-based approach, Variable Management, serves because the driving methodology for vAuto, the corporate he founded in 2005. A component of Cox Automotive since 2010, vAuto solutions are utilized by 1000’s of dealers day by day. Pollak continues to guide strategic integrations and innovations for vAuto and other Cox Automotive brands as a component of the corporate’s executive leadership team.

Huang and Pollak were each honored with $2,500 donations on their behalf to the NAAA Foundation. A Warren Young Fellow is someone who donates, or, in whose honor or memory a contribution is made, in that quantity.

The Warren Young Fellow recognitions, considered a lifetime distinction, were presented by NAAA President Eric Autenrieth at NAAA’s 2024 Total Access Meeting in Las Vegas.