Dealers that couldn’t make it to auction at Manheim on Tuesday and Wednesday this week logged on to its live online broadcast with more than 4,000 bids made through the system during the heavy snowfall.

Simulcast sales usually account for up to 25% of all vehicles sold at any one of Manheim’s auctions but this week that number reached more than 82% for some auctions, as buyers throughout the country avoided travelling in the chaos caused by the recent snow.