Mitchell International Teams With Carstation.com
15 September 1999
Mitchell International Teams With Carstation.com E-commerce System Streamlines Parts Procurement and Enhances
Customer Service for the Collision Repair Industry
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15 -- Mitchell announced today that
collision repair facilities will be able to order parts and supplies through
Carstation.com's e-commerce system. The seamless integration of Mitchell's
Advanced Business System with Carstation.com allows collision repair
facilities to streamline parts ordering and purchasing and allows customers,
insurers, car rental companies, and any other participant in the claims
process to view vehicle repair status via the Internet.
This Internet solution will enable collision repair professionals to have
easy and fast access to the parts and supplies they need, and also
significantly open the communication lines within the entire collision repair
community. Now collision repair facilities, vendors, insurance companies,
information service providers and consumers can communicate and transact
efficiently and effectively through an open Internet network.
"Mitchell is very excited to play a leading role with Carstation.com in
bringing Internet based information, services and tools to our customers and
the entire industry. Our primary goal at Mitchell is to improve the
efficiencies within the collision repair shop -- ultimately increasing
throughput and reducing cycle time. Since the Internet is today's most
powerful information tool it's a perfect extension to our strategy. By
utilizing Carstation.com's network we are opening communication between shops,
vendors, consumers and insurers worldwide. In this partnership, Mitchell
International and Carstation.com will build a reliable, powerful information
resource for collision repair professionals," said Jim Lindner, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Mitchell International.
"The Mitchell Team continues to identify and embrace innovative solutions
to improve the industry and provide their clients with the best software and
business solutions available," said Charlie Moore, Founder and President of
Carstation.com. "Carstation.com is committed to delivering powerful
cost-effective e-commerce solutions that streamline communication and improve
efficiency for the entire collision repair industry."
Carstation.com and Mitchell International will rapidly create and market
new Internet-based software products to the collision repair community, and
develop seamless automation between Mitchell software and the Carstation.com
e-commerce service.
About Carstation.com
Carstation.com is the e-commerce solution for the collision repair
industry. Carstation.com allows businesses and consumers to communicate,
transact and manage the entire automotive repair process via the Internet.
Founded in 1998, Carstation.com is based in San Francisco, California.
Carstation.com's investors and business partners include New Enterprise
Associates, Weiss Peck and Greer, LLP, Marsh and McClennan Capital and leading
automotive businesses. For more information contact Laurel Scimone Peppino,
director of communications at (415) 348-1201 or visit: http://www.carstation.com.
About Mitchell International
Mitchell International is a leading supplier of information products,
software and business solutions for the insurance, property & casualty,
medical claims, automotive collision repair, and glass replacement industries.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, with offices in Chicago, Milwaukee and
Toronto, Mitchell International provides services to businesses seeking to
enhance their productivity, profitability and customer satisfaction.
Mitchell's parent company, The Thomson Company, is a worldwide publishing
enterprise with annual revenues exceeding $7 billion. Mitchell is comprised
of six Business Units: Electronic Products, Publications, Business Systems,
Medical, Boeckh and National Auto Glass Specifications (NAGS). For electronic
product information, call (800) 681-5068, or go to the Mitchell Web site at
http://www.mitchell.com.
