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Carfax Reaches 20,000 Source Milestone.


Largest Portion of New Data Sources Provide Accident and Service Information

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, the experts in vehicle history, today announced that it now has more than 20,000 data sources providing information for inclusion in Carfax Vehicle History Reports. Housed in Columbia, MO, the company's database is now adding millions of VIN-specific pieces of information every day. Most notably, Carfax now receives significant amounts of information from aftermarket Aftermarket

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aftermarket

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 service providers, police departments and more than 3,000 dealer subscribers through the company's Service Link program.

"Our primary focus is expanding the amount of accident and service information we can include in our reports," said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax. "While there's no way to know it all, when combined with an inspection by a trusted mechanic, the Carfax Vehicle History Report helps millions of buyers and sellers of used cars avoid problem vehicles."

In 2005, the company announced the results of a study conducted with GE Fleet Services Fleet is a motorway service station on the M3 near Basingstoke. It is owned by Welcome Break. It was originally built in a Scandinavian style and in 1992 won "Loo of the Year". . The study found that detailed service information helped provide a $300 lift for vehicles sold in the wholesale market.

"We've always believed that vehicle history information can help lift the resale resale n. selling again, particularly at retail. In many states a "resale license" or "resale number" is required so that the state can monitor the collection of sales tax on retail sales.


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 value of used cars," continued Gamache. "Through our Service Link program and product enhancements like Carfax One Owner, we're proving that everyday with the 29,000 dealers who subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
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 our service."

About Carfax

Millions of consumers rely on the most trusted provider of vehicle history information, Carfax, each year. Using the unique 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN VIN Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm, see there ) 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 information that can impact a consumer's decision about a used car or truck. Carfax is a wholly-owned subsidiary of R.L. Polk & Co. For more information, visit www.carfax.com.
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