IntegraLink Announces Integration Certification with RouteOne LLC; IntegraLink's Global Automotive Integration Network (GAIN) to Provide Dealer Integration to RouteOne's CAS System.SEATTLE -- The IntegraLink division of The Cobalt Group, Inc. -- the leading provider of marketing services to the retail automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. -- today announced that it has become a certified technology partner of RouteOne LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a joint venture between the captive finance arms of General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, and Toyota. Cobalt Vice President, Kevin Distelhorst, says that IntegraLink will use its Global Automotive Integration Network (GAIN) service to provide dealer management systems, F&I systems and finance sources with an industry-leading method to rapidly integrate with RouteOne's credit application management system. "We are excited about working with RouteOne to provide integration services for their clients," Distelhorst said. "IntegraLink's GAIN offers providers of dealer management and F&I systems a fast and easy way to accelerate their connection to RouteOne, while simultaneously reducing their development expense." Mike Jurecki, RouteOne 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. , said that adding IntegraLink as a technology partner will benefit current and future RouteOne clients. "Integration with dealer systems and finance source systems is a key enabler of our strategy and value-add to the market," Jurecki said. "IntegraLink's reputation and experience in delivering accurate data collection and integration services to the industry, along with their breadth of relationships with dealer management and F&I system providers and presence in over 15,000 dealerships, give RouteOne a proven partner to assist in meeting this critical goal." About The Cobalt Group The Cobalt Group is North America's leading provider of automotive marketing services. For more than a decade, Cobalt's exclusive mission has been to help automobile dealers and manufacturers increase their retailing effectiveness and profits. Cobalt provides marketing services to more than half the automotive dealerships in 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. , Canada and Mexico and is endorsed by more than two-thirds of the world's major automotive manufacturers. Cobalt is also endorsed by the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA AIADA American International Automobile Dealers Association ). About IntegraLink IntegraLink was acquired by Cobalt in 2000. The company collects data from more than 15,000 auto and truck dealerships in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company successfully extracts data from more than 40 different DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. platforms and is a trusted provider for the automotive retail industry, including four of the five largest OEMs serving North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . About RouteOne RouteOne was formed in 2002 to create a more streamlined credit application process for automobile dealers and their customers. Jointly owned by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services 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. , Ford Motor Credit Company Ford Motor Credit Company is the financial services arm of Ford Motor Company, and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. Its business activities are concentrated primarily in the area of automobile loans in support of its parent company. , General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and Toyota Financial Services The business known as Toyota Financial Services operates in over thirty countries around the globe and is the wholly owned financial services operation of the Toyota Motor Corporation. , RouteOne also provides a single point of access for dealer credit applications to some of the largest auto lenders and banks in North America. RouteOne offers dealers a common platform for submitting credit application information to the multiple finance sources with which they do business. Automotive dealers and their finance sources can exchange credit application and credit decisions in near real-time using RouteOne's web-based network. More information is available at www.routeone.com. Cobalt, The Cobalt Group, IntegraLink, and GAIN are trademarks of The Cobalt Group, Inc. 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