Cox Enterprises, Inc. is a privately held American conglomerate based in Atlanta, Georgia. Cox is also a leading communications and automotive services company. Cox Enterprises is currently headed by the daughter of founder James Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late sister Barbara Cox. Its chairman is Barbara Cox's son, James C. Kennedy. Four generations of Cox family members serve on the company's board of directors The family and company were highlighted in a 2015 Forbes article called "This Billionaire Knows the Secret to Saving a Family Business"

The company owns newspapers, dealertrack, television stations, radio stations, Cox Communications, Manheim Auctions, Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Savings.com and Valpak.

The company gave more than $92 million in community support in 2014 through cash and in-kind contributions.

History

The company was founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James M. Cox who purchased the Dayton Daily News in 1898. Cox later became the Democratic candidate for the president of the United States in the presidential election of 1920, running unsuccessfully on a ticket that included Franklin D. Roosevelt as the vice-presidential candidate.