Manheim Portugal

Manheim Portugal is the Portuguese arm of the Manheim remarketing group, running vehicle sales for the motor trade from centres in Lisbon and Porto. The stock pool is Iberian rather than purely national: a recent snapshot showed 769 vehicles available, of which 161 were on the Portuguese market and 677 on the Spanish one.

What you can buy

• Ex-lease and ex-fleet passenger cars, the bulk of the volume.
• Light commercials and vans.
• Electric and hybrid vehicles coming off fleet contracts.
• Salvage, listed as a separate channel.

How the bidding works

Access is restricted to registered motor traders — you log in to see the auction and to bid. Sales run through several named channels rather than one format: timed auctions, sprint sales and fixed-price stock sit side by side, and a published calendar sets when each runs. Vehicle search and the calendar are visible before login; bidding is not.

What to check before you bid

Check the market a vehicle sits in before bidding: most of the stock in this catalogue is physically in Spain, which changes transport, registration and tax from a Portuguese buyer's point of view. The sale channel determines the mechanism — a fixed-price stock lot and a timed auction lot are not bought the same way. Registration is trade-only and takes place before you can see prices, so budget time for approval.