Monterey Auction Preview (2024)

Every August, the auction world convenes in Monterey, California to witness some of the biggest sales of the year. Just over 1,000 are scheduled to cross the block at 5 auctions this year, across 5 major auctions:

To search all the listings and get alerts when the hammer falls, check out our Monterey 2024 Event Page. To get the breakdown of what to expect, keep reading on.

Total Listings in Monterey, 2019-2024

This year, less cars are being offered at Broad Arrow and Bonhams, while RM Sotheby’s is bringing the same number of cars to the Peninsula. As of the time of this posting, only Gooding & Company increased their total listings up for sale this year, and Mecum reports that they are still adding listings.

Monterey 2024: Listings by Make

As we typically see in Monterey, the make with most cars this year will be Porsche, followed closely by Ferrari. Mecum will bring primarily Chevrolet and Ford listings – which come in 3rd, and 4th place respectively. Rounding out the top 10 makes, we find Mercedes-Benz with 6% of total listings in Monterey, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar and BMW. All other makes make up 41% of the total offering this year.

Click on the Make name to view all the listings for that Make across all 5 auctions in Monterey.

% Share designates the total share of listings for that make this year. Green denotes an increase in share compared to last year, while Red denotes a decrease in share compared to last year.

Monterey 2024: Listings by Value Tier

RM Sotheby’s leads the way in cars over $1M in value again this year with 44 listings, while Broad Arrow, Gooding and Mecum follow closely with 24+ each. These vehicles represent 13% of the total offering.