Some Manufacturers Offer Free History Reports On Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles

FAIRFAX, Va.--Feb. 1, 20050, 2005--Starting today, used car shoppers have free access to Carfax Vehicle History Reports for Audi, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Saab Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicles. Visitors to AutoTrader.com get on-the-spot vehicle history information direct from Carfax to make more informed buying decisions. Every CPO vehicle from these automakers comes with the exclusive Carfax Buyback Guarantee.

"We want Carfax information to be available wherever people are shopping for used cars," said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax. "We're thrilled that free Carfax Vehicle History Reports now are available on AutoTrader.com for these five CPO programs and fully expect to add more in the very near future."

Fourteen CPO programs currently mandate Carfax Vehicle History Reports as part of their certification process. Free access to Carfax Vehicle History Reports is available through each manufacturer Web site in addition to those now listed on AutoTrader.com.

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. Used car buyers can access more than three billion vehicle history records assembled from thousands of different sources in the Carfax nationwide database at www.carfax.com or through a participating dealer. Used cars purchased with Carfax Vehicle History Reports that confirm a clean title history as reported by the state departments of motor vehicles may be eligible for the Carfax Buyback Guarantee. Carfax, Inc., based in Fairfax, Virginia, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the R.L. Polk & Co.