CHICAGO -

DRIVIN, an online solution that aims to help dealers secure pre-owned cars at wholesale prices, teamed up with Experian Automotive on Tuesday to enable its dealer partners to utilize AutoCheck vehicle history reports.

The company explained that dealers who work with DRIVIN to source and acquire inventory for their lot will have access to the reports prior to purchase of the vehicle.

The integration of AutoCheck reports with DRIVIN’s proprietary inventory trading tool is designed to give the company valuable information to accurately determine whether a vehicle is a good fit for a potential dealer partner’s lot. AutoCheck can allow dealers to review important information that is reported on a vehicle's history, including title brand records, prior accidents or odometer rollback issues that can influence an automobile's safety and resale value. 

DRIVIN chief operating officer Justin Mahlik emphasized that being able to clearly convey this information to shoppers can allow dealers to instill the confidence they need in purchasing their next used vehicle.

“Through our relationship with Experian Automotive, we are able to provide our dealer partners with the tools to make evaluating and acquiring vehicles for their used-car lot quicker and safer,” Mahlik said.

“Being able to gain insight into a vehicle’s history is invaluable to our team and our dealer partners in today's competitive used-car market,” he continued. “We are pleased to work directly with an industry leader and are confident that adding AutoCheck to our already robust inventory data set will give our dealer partners and their customers even more confidence to make an educated buying decision.

AutoCheck will also power the vehicle history data available within DRIVIN Insights, a dealer tool that aims to turn 100 million data points into actionable stories for a dealer’s lot and local market, based on consumer shopping trends, local market supply/demand, optimal inventory levels, and unique dealer behavior.

DRIVIN Insights is currently available to a limited number of DRIVIN dealer partners in each market without a subscription. Market access can be reserved on the DRIVIN website.