CARY, N.C. -

A trio of vehicle history report providers — Carfax, CARCHEX and VINSnoop — each shared a new company development this week, ranging from shop integrations to becoming an exclusive shopping site provider to launching a new site and affiliate program.

First, SHIFTMobility teamed with Carfax to improve its ShopLite mobile solution by becoming part of myCarfax. The ShopLite mobile app now includes Carfax QuickVIN so independent repair centers can check-in customers and retrieve vehicle information by keying in the license plate number and state.

ShopLite Premium users can get the added benefit of simply snapping a photo of the license plate to initiate the check-in process.

ShopLite is a fully mobile shop management solution that helps shop owners and technicians handle everything from customer and supplier relationships to getting parts inventory and price lists. The addition of Carfax QuickVIN can display the vehicle identification number (VIN), vehicle engine information and year/make/model details within ShopLite.

SHIFTMobility president Arvind Jain highlighted that vehicle processing time is reduced, helping users increase count, avoid parts-ordering errors and make the best service and repair recommendations to their customers.

“We are pleased to partner with Carfax to incorporate real-time integration for license plate information lookup,” Jain said. “Using the industry’s first license plate scan and decode feature through ShopLite Premium, shop owners will have sophisticated vehicle knowledge, quicker estimates and faster diagnoses of vehicle issues.”

The Carfax enhancements within ShopLite are available to myCarfax Service Shops. Enrollment in myCarfax is free.

With this partnership, SHIFTMobility joins more than 33,000 software providers and service and repair locations that are myCarfax Service Shops.

CARCHEX Named Exclusive Vehicle Protection Provider for CarSoup.com

CARCHEX, a provider of direct to consumer automotive products and services, formed a new partnership with shopping site CarSoup.com. The agreement made CARCHEX the exclusive vehicle protection provider for CarSoup.com.

“CarSoup.com believes that the experience of buying and selling a car should be safe and fun,” CarSoup.com founder Larry Cuneo said.

“This CARCHEX partnership fits perfectly with our core values by allowing customers who chose repair coverage to get the best coverage possible,” Cuneo continued. “CARCHEXCare Vehicle Protection plans provide peace of mind to a major purchasing decision. We're happy to have an award-winning provider such as CARCHEX on board.”

CARCHEX chief executive officer Jason Goldsmith went on to say, “We believe that CarSoup.com customers are primed to take full advantage of the benefits afforded by the CARCHEXCare Vehicle Protection plan.

“They’ve just purchased a high-quality used vehicle and want to protect their investment. This partnership allows CarSoup.com to offer a more comprehensive buying experience and increase its value to potential buyers and sellers,” Goldsmith added.

VINSnoop.com Launches New Vehicle History Report Website and Affiliate Program

A new entrant into this arena, VINSnoop unveiled a website where the company is offering discount vehicle history reports that check for salvage history, accidents, thefts and more

Officials from VINSnoop.com say their main goal is to make shopping for used vehicles easier and less expensive, adding that their site has millions of records for vehicles in the United States.

Along with the launch of the new website, VINSnoop.com has also rolled out a new affiliate program. VINSnoop for affiliates is an opportunity for people looking to offer VIN reports on their website. Affiliate partners make $1 per report that they refer and have access to analytics.

“VINSnoop.com is a great and cheaper alternative to many of the vehicle history reports on the market now,” officials said.

“Additional tools and services are being developed for affiliate partners and dealer partners as well,” they continued. “VINSnoop.com looks forward to providing top notch customer service, affiliate support and vehicle history reports to customers.”