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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chug (www.chug.net), the search engine for cars, today released findings from its first e-MarketView Report revealing how key dealership web platform providers stack up in terms of market share. The report focuses on approximately 24,000 branded and high volume independent dealers - representing over 90% of all "on lot" car inventory - who rely on sophisticated dealer web providers to create their virtual storefronts. According to Chug's...

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, ALG, Inc., to TrueCar, Inc. In connection with the sale, DealerTrack has entered into additional commercial arrangements with TrueCar, including a perpetual, royalty-free license for DealerTrack to use certain ALG intellectual property and data in its products and services. (Logo:...

LONDON, August 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Whilst almost half the driving population in the UK are women, according to new study commissioned by Quicks, one of the UK's leading car retailers, over 50 per cent of female motorists said they are more likely to be ripped off by car dealers because they are women, 43 per cent feel they are patronised by dealers and nearly a third said they hate visiting them. The study, conducted amongst 1,000 female motorists* also reveals...

LIVONIA, Mich., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring has sprung, and with it traditionally springs up a slew of opportunities to sell or purchase a pre-owned vehicle. Increasingly, online communities like Craigslist.com are the first stop for many used car buyers looking for a great deal. That is why during this time of year, H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) is working to remind Michiganders that oftentimes when a vehicle deal seems too good to be true, it usually is. "Online used car...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study done by TrueCar, Inc. -- the authority in new car pricing, trends and forecasting -- has determined that consumers prefer knowing the true price paid by others purchasing the same type of car in the last 30 days. Conducted in October 2010, the study also revealed that people are mostly unaware of what dealers actually make on the sale of a new or used vehicle. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110118/LA31413LOGO) "The...

Deal Expected to Double Number of Participating Dealers in Program that Reaches More than 25 Million Car Buyers Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) February 4, 2011 Carperks, which operates the largest car buying affinity network, announced today that it has selected Dealix, a division of ADP, as a key distribution partner for its nationwide program. With this announcement, Dealix, the leading provider of new and used car leads, will be one of Carperks' premier partners and Dealix's dealer...

Dealer Specialties, the nation's largest provider of comprehensive inventory management solutions, data services and merchandising tools, and Cross-Sell, the leading provider of automotive data in the industry, announced today the integration of ADESA auction run list data into the newly released MarketControlâ„¢ Analytics suite. Monroe, OH (PRWEB) February 4, 2011 Dealer Specialties, the nation's largest provider of comprehensive inventory management solutions, data services and...

COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100727/LA40047LOGO-d) News Highlights NADAguides, the leading vehicle pricing and information provider on the Internet today, announces its newly designed Car Finder and Compare Cars vehicle shopping tools - both developed to make car shopping easier and more personal for consumers in the market for new or used vehicles. The NADAguides.com Car Finder is designed to allow car shoppers to research...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueCar, Inc., announced today at the Certified Pre-Owned Conference (CPO) that auto industry veteran, Jim O'Brien, has been named Executive Vice President and General Manager of ClearBook, the innovative used car pricing guide, available online at no-cost. O'Brien will work directly with TrueCar, Inc.'s Founder and CEO, Scott Painter, to bring transparency to used car pricing guides and to make ClearBook the leading used car valuation tool for U.S....

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In a development that will change how everyone answers the fundamental question: "What's my car really worth?" TrueCar, Inc. is announcing ClearBook, a TrueCar.com style, facts-based presentation of what other used car owners are "asking" for their vehicle. At any given time, there are millions of used vehicles for sale in the U.S. and nearly all of them are disparately posted somewhere on the web along with an asking price. ClearBook will be...