In an expansion to their existing partnership in the certified pre-owned space, Carfax will be including all Ford- and Lincoln-brand CPO vehicles on its Carfax Used Car Listings website.

Ford will continue to provide free Carfax Vehicle History Reports on all of its Ford and Lincoln CPO vehicles, requiring that all Ford/Lincoln certified rides have a Carfax Report run by the dealer that qualifies for the Carfax Buyback Guarantee.

There has been more than a 50-percent spike in Ford and Lincoln CPO sales since Carfax and Ford partnered, according to Carfax.

“We work hard to exceed the needs of our partners who make Carfax such an integral part of their programs and operations,” said Joe Koenig, vice president of Carfax. “Our relationship with Ford goes well beyond providing vehicle history.

“It’s about giving dealers the tools they need to help manage inventory risk, build consumer confidence, drive more customer traffic and increase revenue,” Koenig said. “Seeing the Ford and Lincoln CPO programs thrive also is further proof that Carfax helps dealers sell more cars faster. This partnership is clearly successful and we’re excited to continue building on that success.”

George Hawes, general manager at Brighton Ford, said: “Carfax Reports help us identify great CPO inventory and hold more gross on our CPO sales. They’ve got the best data, a strong brand and unique tools that drive more traffic to our store. We love that Ford requires Carfax Reports for the CPO program because they’re what helps us sell all our cars.”

There are 38 OEM brand CPO programs using Carfax reports. Additionally, the company said thousands of Ford and Lincoln dealers are now in the Carfax Service Network, where participating dealers receive  free advertising on Carfax Reports and in the myCarfax app,