Carfax Selected to Provide Vehicle History for Canada's Registrar of Imported Vehicles.FAIRFAX, Va. -- Carfax today announced that Adminserv Canada L.P., a subsidiary of Livingston International Inc., has selected Carfax as the exclusive vehicle history provider for the Registrar of Imported Vehicles The Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) is a program started by Transport Canada, and contracted to Livingston International Inc., to help regulate Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards on vehicles being imported from the U.S.A. into Canada. (RIV RIV River RIV Rapid Intervention Vehicle(s) RIV Radio Science IF-to-VF Downconverter ) contract it administers on behalf of Transport Canada Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. History . Under the terms of the agreement, RIV will consult Carfax vehicle history information as a routine part of the registration process when vehicles are imported from 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. . This important step will help ascertain the validity of the vehicle's U.S. title documents and help RIV identify salvage, flood, and rebuilt vehicles as well as vehicles designated junk, scrap, or parts only. "The breadth and depth of the Carfax data will play a vital role in helping us to identify significant potential safety concerns with vehicles imported into Canada, thereby offering greater protection to the Canadian motoring public," commented Gary Moriarty, deputy registrar of Adminserv's RIV program. "Carfax is clearly the premier source for vehicle history information." "We are very pleased to have been selected to deliver this essential component of Canada's vehicle import process," added Larry Gamache, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. at Carfax. About Carfax Founded in 1986, Carfax pioneered the concept of the vehicle history report. Carfax Vehicle History Reports, the most comprehensive collection of used vehicle information ever assembled, can confirm a clean title history or help purchasers identify previous salvage history, odometer fraud, flood damage and more. Carfax, Inc., based in Fairfax, Virginia, is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the R.L. Polk & Co. |
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