Consumers Car Club Broadens Insiders Advantage, Migrates To Internet; Customer-Friendly Advocates Have Saved Vehicle Shoppers, Owners More Than $30 Million.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1997--Consumers Car Club, an online service providing consumers assistance with everything automotive, today unveiled plans to offer its substantial array of services nationwide via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at http://www.carclub.com . The ten-year-old, privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. 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 has helped consumers with every aspect of purchasing, insuring, and maintaining new or used vehicles with its longstanding Adj. 1. longstanding - having existed for a long time; "a longstanding friendship"; "the longstanding conflict" long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; telephone service -- 1-800-CARCLUB. "As Consumers Car Club's presence emerges in cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. , consumers will discover we provide unparalleled information and assistance with each phase of the car financing, buying, owning and selling experience," said Bob Purcell, Consumer Car Club's vice president for sales and marketing. "The knowledge and experience we've accrued ac·crue v. ac·crued, ac·cru·ing, ac·crues v.intr. 1. To come to one as a gain, addition, or increment: interest accruing in my savings account. 2. over the last ten years uniquely positions us for entering the E-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. channel. The time, money and aggravation Any circumstances surrounding the commission of a crime that increase its seriousness or add to its injurious consequences. Such circumstances are not essential elements of the crime but go above and beyond them. saved by visiting our site will eclipse traditional and existing online resources." Car Club believes its decade-long role as a consumer advocate must expand to the Web as the Internet's accessibility grows. The company's consumer sensitivity extends to personal shopping styles -- visitors can research and purchase items on their own, or they can be guided through the process person to person via phone through the Car Club Call Center or email. Car Club also plans to partner with several Internet consumer service providers to create an automotive site devoted to efficiently serving existing and potential vehicle owners, from first-time buyers first-time buyer n → persona que compra su primera vivienda first-time buyer n → personne achetant une maison ou un appartement pour la première fois first-time buyer , women and families, to college students and connoisseurs. Consumercentric Since 1987 as a consumer's champion, Consumers Car Club has provided prospective car buyers with the latest information on wholesale and retail automobile pricing. It has steadily increased its offerings, helping consumers get fair treatment in every stage of the car purchasing and owning process including: -- The latest information on wholesale and retail prices of new and used vehicles -- Referral to a prescreened and approved dealer who will disclose all consumer rebates and discounts and provide a fair price -- A professional buying service to handle the entire deal, including the purchase price -- Leases and loans from some of the country's top financial institutions, not just one, to ensure the most competitive rates and featuring an on-line application that will provide approval notification in 24 hours -- Low-cost extended warranties The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. to protect consumers after a manufacturer's warranty expires -- Electronic classifieds to search for or sell used vehicles -- VINguard(TM) vehicle history reports to see if a used vehicle has ever been in an accident or stolen -- An online source for obtaining multiple auto insurance quotes from top nationwide carriers using a single electronic application Last week, the company participated in Ralph Nader's Appraising Microsoft and Its Global Strategy Conference. Car Club served on the panel "Digital Commerce of the Future" which included representatives from several online businesses, including banking, real estate and travel, that shared a common concern about both Microsoft's formidable resources and its ever-expanding impact on E-commerce. "We believed our presence at Appraising Microsoft was important because we share a common concern with Mr. Nader and other participants -- we want to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems consumers with information they need to make well-informed decisions in the marketplace," said Purcell. "It proved to be a substantive dialogue surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. E-commerce and the Internet. Any time we're able to help educate consumers on the peerless choice and value that awaits online, we will." Upcoming Alliances, Partnerships Consumers Car Club is readying to announce partnerships with leading providers of consumer services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, on the Internet. These alliances will allow the company to broaden its reach and enhance its content, enabling the company to assist more consumers with the sometimes-daunting task of purchasing and owning a vehicle. About Consumers Car Club Consumers Car Club is the consumer's champion for everything automotive. Car Club helps consumers save time, money, and aggravation by offering services that give them an insider's advantage in researching, purchasing, financing, insuring, and selling an automobile. Consumers log on to www.carclub.com or dial 1-800-CARCLUB for an array of services, including wholesale and retail pricing for new and used vehicles; prescreened and approved dealer referrals; a professional new vehicle buying service; competitive rates on auto leases and loans direct from top lenders; multiple auto insurance quotes; extended warranties; and electronic classifieds. The San Francisco-based company was founded in 1987 and is privately held. CONTACT: Connors Communications Barbara Gibson, Scott Blue or Pamela Coddington, 415/217-7500 barbara@connors.com scott@connors.com pamela@connors.com |
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