Fw: Experian Automotive and NIADA Partner to Offer Vehicle History Reports

[Phil Payne]

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Subject: Experian Automotive and NIADA Partner to Offer Vehicle
History Reports


> Experian Automotive and NIADA Partner to Offer Vehicle History
Reports
> NIADA offers free Experian AutoCheck Lemon Reports to members
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> Distributed by PRNewswire, SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Feb. 12
>
> Experian Automotive today announced a partnership with the National
Independent Automotive Dealers Association (NIADA) enabling NIADA
members to instantly obtain free Experian AutoCheck(SM) Lemon Reports
by entering a vehicle's vehicle identification number (VIN) online at
http://www.autocheck.com/ .  Experian Automotive is a division of
global information solutions provider Experian.
>
> Under the new arrangement, NIADA members can run free AutoCheck
Lemon Reports, verifying a vehicle's make, model, year and VIN.  In
addition, NIADA members can purchase Experian Automotive's AutoCheck
Branded Title and AutoCheck Full History reports at a discounted
monthly subscription rate to receive vehicle information such as the
last title issued and the most recent odometer reading.
>
> "Our partnership with Experian Automotive provides a powerful new
offering to our members," said Michael Linn, executive vice president,
NIADA.  "This service gives our members a significant competitive
advantage by providing them with the ability to determine the value of
used vehicles and build customer confidence by offering the industry's
leading vehicle history report."
>
> AutoCheck by Experian Automotive is the largest and most
comprehensive vehicle history service currently available.  It
provides the identification of both title information as well as
information not captured by state reporting requirements.  Some
examples of data provided are title and odometer fraud, lemon cars,
salvage vehicles and other hidden conditions affecting the safety and
value of the vehicle.
>
> "AutoCheck offers dealers an excellent sales tool," said Ken
Kauppila, executive vice president, Experian Automotive.  "With
AutoCheck, dealers are able to offer consumers peace of mind by
letting them know the real history behind their next vehicle
purchase."
>
> AutoCheck reports are powered by Experian's National Vehicle
Database, the world's tenth largest relational database with 16
billion rows of information on more than 384 million vehicles.
>
> About Experian
>
> Experian enables organizations to find the best prospects and make
fast, informed decisions to improve and personalize relationships with
their customers.  It does this by combining sophisticated and
intelligent decision- making software and systems with some of the
world's most comprehensive databases of information on consumers,
businesses, motor vehicles and property.  Through multi-channel
delivery of its Web-based products and services, Experian enables its
clients to conduct secure and profitable e-business and develop
state-of-the-art Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems for
communicating and building one-to-one relationships with customers.
Experian is a subsidiary of GUS plc and has headquarters in
Nottingham, UK, and Orange, Calif.  Its 12,000 people support clients
in more than 50 countries.  Annual sales are approximately $1.5
billion.
>
> Experian Automotive offers a complete range of automotive
information solutions to manufacturers, dealers, finance and insurance
companies and marketing agencies.  Experian's state-of-the-art
technology, consulting services, direct marketing and database tools
assist companies serving the automotive industry to better understand
existing customers, effectively target new prospects, increase
customer satisfaction and loyalty, and ultimately reach its business
objectives.  The company's National Vehicle Database is an expansive
database housing information on more than 384 million motor vehicles
nationwide, serving as the basic building block from which all of
Experian's automotive solutions originate.
>
> For more information on Experian Automotive and its suite of
automotive products, visit the company's Web site at
http://www.automotive.experian.com/ .
>
> About NIADA
>
> NIADA with more than 14,000 members nationwide is the voice of the
independent automobile dealer and the voice of the used motor vehicle
industry.  For more than 50 years dealers have looked to NIADA to
provide them with solutions and answers that help them operate more
successful businesses. Bringing together information sources for
dealers is a key focus at NIADA.
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> Contact: Robb Clawson of Experian Automotive, +1-847-944-3068,
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> robb.clawson at experian.com ; or Erin Doyle of Eisbrenner Public
Relations,
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> +1-248-641-1446, edoyle at eisbrenner.com , for Experian Automotive
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> Website: http://www.autocheck.com/
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> Website: http://www.automotive.experian.com/