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FORTUNE magazine recently released its 100 Best Companies to Work For and, as usual, several companies involved in the automotive industry made the list.

These companies include the likes of ARI, Capital One Financial, CarMax, Credit Acceptance, JM Family Enterprises, and USAA.

CarMax celebrates its 12th consecutive year on the list.

“Our associates take pride in maintaining the strong CarMax culture of transparency, respect and integrity,” said Tom Folliard, CarMax’s chief executive officer. “By investing in our associates, we are equipping them to provide the exceptional experience our customers deserve.”

Companies that are included in the listing are ranked by FORTUNE based on its extensive employee surveys, which are given to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks employees about their attitudes about management’s credibility, overall job satisfaction and camaraderie.

Companies are also judged based on their pay and benefits programs and a series of open-ended questions about their hiring practices, methods of internal communication, training, recognition programs and diversity efforts.

ARI, a global fleet services provider, was acknowledged on the list for the fourth year in a row.

“We are incredibly honored to be named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list for a fourth consecutive year,” said Chris Conroy, ARI’s president. “Being named to the list year after year is entirely due to our people, who are not only the best at what they do when it comes to fleet management, but also go the extra mile when it comes to their colleagues, offering support when it is needed, celebrating successes when they happen and pitching in to overcome any challenges that come along. It is that atmosphere of teamwork, cooperation, understanding and support that makes ARI such a special place to work.”

For a full listing of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work for, click here.

Speaking of the best places to work, do you work at an auction and think it’s one of the best? Designed and intended for individual auction locations, this free workplace study conducted by Auto Remarketing and Best Companies Group is currently working to compile the Best Auto Auctions to Work For.

For individual auction locations to participate, the general manager/leader of that auction needs to opt in at this website by April 22: www.bestautoauctionstoworkfor.com.

More information about the program can be also be found here.