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Subaru Joins Carfax Service Link Program

Posted on: Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 11:43 CST

Maintenance Records on Carfax Vehicle History Reports Increase Service Retention

CENTREVILLE, Va., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru and Carfax have partnered to offer the Carfax Service Link program to all Subaru dealers. Service and maintenance information for vehicles serviced by participating Subaru dealers will be reported to Carfax and appear on Carfax Vehicle History Reports. The free program creates a virtual directory of trusted dealerships at which new owners can have service and maintenance performed.

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"When we deliver a car to a customer we like to show a Carfax Vehicle History Report with service records from our dealership on the report," said Pat Kenny, Used Car Manager at Huffines Subaru in Lewisville, Tex. "By doing so, this helps to ensure customers bring their cars back to our dealership for service to keep more value in their vehicles. Having service information on the Carfax Report also helps us better evaluate vehicles and price them more accurately."

Carfax Service Link is a free, value-added feature that puts a participating dealership's name on the Carfax Report of each vehicle they service. Dealership contact information and a Web site link appears alongside each service record to help dealers retain these vehicles in their service cycle. More than 5400 dealerships report their service information to Carfax through the Carfax Service Link program.

"Sharing the details of the vehicle's past with customers builds confidence in our CPO program and demonstrates that you have nothing to hide," said James Sarchese, National Manager Added Security at Subaru of America.

Any dealership can join the Carfax Service Link program at no cost. Subaru and other dealers interested in participating can call (800) 561-5496. For more information about Carfax Service Link, visit www.carfaxonline.com.

About Subaru of America, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration statistics calendar year-end 2007. In addition, Subaru boasts the most fuel efficient line-up of all-wheel drive products sold in the market today based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy standards. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero- landfill production plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. is the only U.S. automobile production plant to be designated a backyard wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.

About Carfax (www.carfax.com)

Millions of used car buyers and sellers each year rely on Carfax, the most trusted provider of vehicle history information. Using the unique 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN) found on vehicle dashboards and title documents, Carfax instantly generates a detailed Vehicle History Report on any used car or light truck. Carfax Vehicle History Reports(TM) provide valuable information that helps used car buyers and sellers make better decisions. Free Carfax Vehicle History Reports are instantly available with vehicles listed in nearly every online marketplace by Carfax-subscribing dealers. For more information or to become a Carfax-subscribing dealer, visit www.carfaxonline.com.

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