Apr 07, 2009 04:00 ET
RepairPal Announces Partnership With AutoNation to Deliver Service Appointments
EMERYVILLE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Apr 07, 2009
RepairPal (www.RepairPal.com),
the leading destination for auto repair and maintenance information,
announces a strategic partnership with AutoNation (www.AutoNation.com),
the nation’s largest auto retailer. The partnership will deliver
targeted auto service appointments to AutoNation’s 253 retail
establishments.
“We look forward to participating in RepairPal’s AppointmentsPlus
Network,” said Greg Manson, VP Service Operations at AutoNation.
“RepairPal’s precisely targeted offering brings us the type of new
customers we want.”
Consumers benefit from RepairPal by quickly finding high-quality repair
shops they can trust to work on their specific car model. “Partnering
with a world-class operation like AutoNation gives our users the
assurance they’re getting quality service when their car needs repair,
and proves that our solution scales with the largest organizations,”
said David Sturtz, CEO RepairPal.com.
Auto repair shops appreciate the easy and efficient leads that come in
as live phone calls from customers who need service. Shops avoid wasted
time on the phone because the customers are targeted by location and car
make. Plus, when consumers already have an estimate from RepairPal, they
don’t have “sticker shock” when they get the exact quote from the shop,
and are less likely to go “shop around” to see if it’s a fair price. All
this adds up to an easy and efficient way to bring in additional
profitable business and create satisfied long-term customers.
RepairPal has received prominent
national media recognition from Consumer Reports, The Wall Street
Journal, AARP, Newsweek, The New York Times, CNET, The Washington Post,
and major TV broadcast networks. Awards and accolades include PC
Magazine Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites, LAPTOP Magazine Top 50 Web
Tool, New York Times’ App of the Week, and Apple’s Staff Favorites.
About RepairPal’s AppointmentsPlus Network
RepairPal’s industry leading AppointmentsPlus Network is the first auto
service appointment network covering the entire nation and supporting
all car makes for both dealer and independent repair shops, precisely
targeting repair shops based on the consumer’s car model, location, and
service needed. High-quality dealer and independent repair shops that
want to participate can email RepairPal at support@repairpal.com
for further information.
About RepairPal
Award-winning RepairPal is the only automotive resource delivering free,
“instant" RepairPrice Estimates via the Web and its popular iPhone
mobile application. RepairPal provides the most accurate auto repair and
maintenance information available anytime, anywhere, with knowledge
provided by ASE-certified mechanics. It also has the most comprehensive
user-rated directory of auto repair shops and dealerships. RepairPal’s
patent-pending system provides over 23 billion unique repair price
estimates for 98% of passenger vehicles and every zip code in the U.S.
Founded in 2007, RepairPal is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. For more
information, please visit www.RepairPal.com.
About AutoNation, Inc.
AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's
largest automotive retailer selling nearly 450,000 vehicles each year,
and was named "America's Most Admired Automotive Retailer" for 2007.
AutoNation is America's largest provider of factory-authorized vehicle
parts and services, generating $2.5 billion of parts and service revenue
in 2008 - more than any other single retailer. A component of the
Standard and Poor's 500 Index, AutoNation has approximately 20,000
full-time employees and owns and operates 331 new vehicle franchises in
15 states. For additional information, please visit http://corp.AutoNation.com
or www.AutoNation.com,
where more than 70,000 vehicles are available for sale.
RepairPal
Barbara Gnos, 800-969-9204 ext. 106
pr@repairpal.com