Carfax and AAA Partner to Protect Motorists From Hidden Problems With Used Vehicles

    FAIRFAX, Va.--Feb. 23, 2001--Carfax, Inc., the Internet's leading provider of vehicle history data, and AAA, the nation's largest organization for car owners, are joining forces to help motorists avoid the unknowing purchase of a used car with title defects or other serious problems, including a salvage history, odometer fraud, or flood damage.
    "AAA has been warning consumers for years to have used vehicles thoroughly inspected prior to purchase," said Marshall L. Doney, vice president of AAA Automotive Services. " Through AAA's new partnership with Carfax, AAA will be providing members with online access to one of the best used-vehicle inspection tools available."
    "Everyday used car buyers visit Carfax.com to check out a used vehicle before they buy it," says Dick Raines, president of Carfax. "Nobody wants to make a $10,000 mistake when buying a used car, and our Carfax Vehicle History Reports provide consumers peace of mind before they make that big purchase."
    Carfax Vehicle History Reports will be available through AAA club websites at www.aaa.com. To give AAA members added peace of mind; Carfax will stand behind its Carfax Vehicle History Reports with a $6,000 Clean Title History Guarantee. Carfax is raising the dollar value of their $5,000 Clean Title History Guarantee to $6,000 for AAA Members exclusively.
    This valuable protection is included at no additional charge on every Carfax Report revealing a clean title history. If a title problem is discovered that Carfax did not identify in the report, Carfax will pay up to $6,000 to AAA Members.
    Carfax Vehicle History Reports will be available to AAA members on local AAA club Web sites.

    ABOUT AAA

    As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides its nearly 44 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers.

    About Carfax, Inc.

    Founded in 1984, Carfax pioneered the concept of the vehicle history report - the instant background check on any used car. Carfax Vehicle History Reports can confirm a clean title history or identify serious problems with any used car, including salvage history, odometer fraud, flood damage and more. Carfax helps millions of consumers and thousands of car dealers avoid buying used cars with costly hidden problems. Using the 17-character Vehicle ID Number (VIN), used car buyers can access over 1.2 billion vehicle history records from more than 170 different sources in the Carfax nationwide database at www.carfax.com. Every Carfax Report that confirms a clean title history is backed by the $5,000 Clean Title History Guarantee. Carfax, Inc., based in Fairfax, Virginia, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the R.L. Polk & Co.

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