Branded Titles | Used Car Dealership in Detroit, MI

“What exactly is a branded title vehicle and why are they trending in popularity?”


The explosion in popularity around buying branded title cars is simply due to education.

Car buyers are more extreme than they once were about branded titles and the remarkable value and safety they provide. How are car buyers suddenly getting smarter about car buying? It could be the growing media coverage celebrating branded title cars or it might be the thousands upon thousands of people now driving branded title cars who are passionate talking about how much they love their  CarDome Auto Sales branded title car.

What Exactly is a Branded Title Vehicle?


A branded title vehicle is any vehicle that has experienced an insurance incident resulting in a total loss.

There are some levels of insurance claims that result in the title of a car being changed to represent the insurance incident.

Let’s say you get front-ended in a parking lot and your car sustains significant damage. Even if you have the car professionally repaired and the car is as good as new, the insurance company can still have the title of your car changed from “Clean” to “Salvage”. In other words, the title has been branded.

Car buyers are more extreme than they once were about branded titles and the remarkable value and safety they provide. How are car buyers suddenly getting smarter about car buying? It could be the growing media coverage celebrating branded title cars or it might be the thousands upon thousands of people now driving branded title cars who are passionate talking about how much they love their  CarDome Auto Sales branded title car.

Here is a list of the top branded categories for value, safety and reliability:

  • Collision
  • Hail
  • Theft Recovery

Did you know?


CarDome Auto Sales is the one of the largest dealers in the United States dedicated exclusively to finding the cleanest branded title cars in America and offering them to our lovely car buyers wanting a great car at a great price.

Branded Due to Collision


Each day in America, there are nearly 20,000 vehicle accidents. Those accidents create vehicle damage ranging from minor bumps and scrapes to total loss. With so many thousands of cars receiving “branded title” status every day, the  CarDome Auto Sales Certified Buyers are trained to seek out the vehicles with less damage, the best of the best.

Those hand-selected vehicles are then professionally repaired by Authorized  CarDome Auto Sales Rebuilders. All of our rebuilders are AAA certified, Napa Auto Care Centers, ASE Certified, I-CAR certified, & are OEM certified. The damaged parts are replaced with new parts and then the vehicle is road tested on an aggressive Drive Cycle. Once the vehicle successfully completes the road test, our Certified Inspectors conduct a comprehensive 151-Point Inspection to make certain the vehicle has been fully reconditioned and is ready for a new owner.

Branded Due to Hail



This type of branded title vehicle is self-explanatory but here is additional insight as to why it makes the Top 5 and how we recondition a hail damaged vehicle.

Hail comes in all shapes and sizes and usually without warning. Most hail is small pellets of ice while some hail has been known to be as large as baseballs! Throwing dozens of tennis-ball ice chunks at a car can leave small dings on the top surfaces of a vehicle such as hood, roof and trunk lid.

Ding removal is a very time-consuming process and most insurance companies would rather brand the title than invest in the expensive process of ding removal. Our Certified Buyers actively follow weather patterns, so they can be the first buyers on scene to purchase vehicles impacted by hail.

CarDome Auto Sales has invested heavily in the technology and key personnel who specialize in hail damage reversal. The results are stunning! Once the Hail Reversal Team completes their work, the vehicle goes through a final inspection and is then made available to the smart car buyers who come into our dealerships every day seeking these hard-to-find branded title vehicles.

Branded Due to Hail


Every day in the United States, over 2,000 cars and trucks are stolen from their owners.
These vehicles usually sustain some level of damage in the process and often end up as branded title vehicles.

Our Certified  CarDome Auto Sales Buyers are alerted to these thefts and are quick to go inspect the recovered vehicles. If the damage is minor, our team purchases the vehicle and immediately sends it to our Theft Reconditioning Team to meticulously go through the vehicle from front to back, cleaning, repairing damage and then conducting a test-drive. From there, our Certified Inspection Team conducts a comprehensive 151-point inspection before giving the vehicle the CarDome Auto Sales Seal of Approval.

The Heroes: CarDome Auto Sales Certified Buyers


Each day in America, there are nearly 20,000 vehicle accidents. Those accidents create vehicle damage ranging from minor bumps and scrapes to total loss. With so many thousands of cars receiving “branded title” status every day, the  CarDome Auto Sales Certified Buyers are trained to seek out the vehicles with less damage, the best of the best.

Those hand-selected vehicles are then professionally repaired by Authorized  CarDome Auto Sales Rebuilders. All of our rebuilders are AAA certified, Napa Auto Care Centers, ASE Certified, I-CAR certified, & are OEM certified. The damaged parts are replaced with new parts and then the vehicle is road tested on an aggressive Drive Cycle. Once the vehicle successfully completes the road test, our Certified Inspectors conduct a comprehensive 151-Point Inspection to make certain the vehicle has been fully reconditioned and is ready for a new owner.