Concero and USAtradein.com Accelerate Information Exchange; Consumers and Car Dealers United in Real-Time Online Bargaining Transaction
3 October 2000
Concero and USAtradein.com Accelerate Information Exchange; Consumers and Car Dealers United in Real-Time Online Bargaining Transaction
AUSTIN, Texas--Oct. 3, 2000--Concero , a leading e-business services firm, today announced the launch of the Web site for USAtradein.com that offers consumers an alternative to used car sales negotiations.Using the power and transparency of the Internet, Concero created a customized Web site that will arm consumers with a risk- and pressure-free means to receive multiple, competitive bids from automobile dealers in their area on their used vehicle.
The result: increased consumer bargaining power and no high-pressure sales situations.
"We chose Concero for its willingness, from the outset, to map its services to the needs of our customers," said Don Tamburro, CEO of USAtradein.com. "We wanted to give consumers the opportunity to take charge of one of the largest transactions they may conduct, yet make it easy enough for anyone to use. Concero accomplished that and developed a tool that will help us maintain the site easily and efficiently."
Concero's team of experts, working closely with USAtradein.com, designed, developed and deployed the architecture of the multifaceted site, which enables consumers to get real-time trade-in quotes.
Using the new solution platform, customers describe their vehicle online, register and get up to five dealer bids delivered to their "Seller" homepage. They may accept any of the bids or, armed with the information, go to a dealer of their choice. Either way, the consumer is better informed and has the bargaining power to better conduct their transactions.
"As part of our business strategy, we continue to look for innovative ways to apply technology in solving our customers' business needs," said Tim Webb, president and CEO of Concero. "The design and deployment of the USAtradein.com Web site is a classic example of an Internet empowerment initiative that takes an old economy transaction and transforms it for the new economy, giving the consumer the resources to make an informed, intelligent decision."
USAtradein.com is the only automobile site currently available on the Internet that directly unites dealers and consumers for the purpose of trading in a pre-owned automobile. It will initially be available to automobile dealerships in Austin, Texas, with expansion plans for Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas and Phoenix. USAtradein.com will complete a southwest regional rollout followed by the completion of a national network.
About Concero
Concero Inc. is an e-business services firm committed to transforming business through the creative application of new technologies. Concero builds and deploys broadband e-business solutions. Concero gains early in-depth knowledge of technology products by assisting leading information technology vendors in their product development. Concero then leverages this deep technical expertise when engaged in the enterprise-wide deployment of e-business solutions. Concero is a national consulting firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. More information about Concero is available on the Web at www.concero.com.