CarStation.com to Provide Web-Based Tools to Progressive Auto Insurance and Its Totalpro-SM- Network of Collision Repair Facilities.Business Editors & High-Tech/Automotive Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2000 CarStation.com (www.carstation.com) today announced that the company will work with Progressive Auto Insurance (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PGR PGR Project Gotham Racing (game) PGR Procuraduría General de la República (Mexico) PGR Patriot Guard Riders (national motorcycle group based in Centennial, CO) ) to provide e-commerce tools that will enable consumers to use the Internet to locate collision repair facilities in Progressive's network and help the facilities build online marketing and customer service capabilities. "We're delighted to be working with one of the largest auto insurers in the country. When it comes to e-commerce, Progressive lives up to its name," CarStation Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Dr. Ron Goldsberry said. "We will offer their collision repair facilities cutting-edge e-commerce tools that can help them build their business." More than 800 collision repair facilities in Progressive's network will be offered the CarStation SiteManager(TM), an easy-to-use toolkit that will help shop owners build and maintain tailored Web sites, helping to market shops' capabilities and facilitate better customer service. CarStation also will build "locator" functionality on Progressive's Web site (www.progressive.com) that will allow consumers to find collision repair facilities in Progressive's network. Progressive.com is one of the most frequently visited insurance Web sites and was named easiest to use in a recent survey by a leading e-commerce authority. "We wanted to provide our network of collision repair facilities with the best possible Internet solutions. We reviewed other companies' products before choosing CarStation," said Steven Gellen, Progressive's physical damage process leader. "CarStation's Web tools will help facilities market their capabilities and better serve their customers. The search functionality at progressive.com will help consumers find shops in Progressive's network that have been pre-approved and whose work comes with a limited lifetime warranty," Gellen added. Making tools available to Progressive's network of repair facilities is the latest in a series of alliances by CarStation to deliver on its vision of powering the automotive service value chain with Internet-based customer service and operations solutions for all participants - repair shops, suppliers, insurers, and consumers. Other recent alliances include a supplier partnership with ARA Ara or Arrah (both: ŭ`rə), city (1991 pop. 157,082), Bihar state, NE India, on the Son Canal. A major road and rail junction, it is the administrative center for a district that produces grain, sugarcane, and oilseed. Services Corporation, a for-profit subsidiary of the Automotive Recyclers Association, and repairer partnerships with the Society for Collision Repair Specialists, ABRA Auto Body & Glass, and Caliber Collision Centers. CarStation also has a partnership with Mitchell International that will facilitate open commerce between users of Mitchell's software systems and CarStation's Internet-based applications. About CarStation.com Founded in 1998 and based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , with operations in the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom, CarStation.com provides Internet-based customer service and operations solutions to the automotive service industry. CarStation operates an automotive service e-commerce hub at www.carstation.com. The company's suite of services and applications enable repair professionals, suppliers, insurers and consumers to transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting , communicate, and manage the entire automotive repair process via the Internet. Strategic business partners include: Mitchell International, ABRA Auto Body & Glass, The Boyd Group The Boyd Group is a British based, independent think tank considering issues relating to animal testing. Background The group was founded in 1992, the idea forming from a dialogue between Colin Blakemore, a strong advocate of animal testing and now chief executive of the , Caliber Collision Centers, the Society for Collision Repair Specialists, and ARA Services Corporation, a for-profit subsidiary of the Automotive Recyclers Association, among others. CarStation's financial partners include: Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. , Insight Capital Research and Management Inc., Weiss Peck peck: see English units of measurement. and Greer, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , New Enterprise Associates, and Marsh & McLennan Risk Capital Holdings, Ltd. About Progressive In business since 1937, Progressive provides consumers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with competitively priced automobile insurance available through more than 30,000 Independent Agents, over the phone (1-800-AUTO-PRO(R)) and on the Internet at www.progressive.com. Progressive provides all policyholders with 24 hour, in-person claims and customer service. The company's other lines of business include writing insurance for small fleets of commercial vehicles, lenders' collateral protection and directors' and officers' liability, and providing related services. More information about the company can be found on the World Wide Web at progressive.com. Progressive's Common Shares (symbol PGR) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . Interested in becoming a TotalPro(SM) shop? Go to www.TotalPro.Progressive.com to learn more. SOURCE: CarStation.com |
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