Selected News Articles

 

Bezahlbare Traumwage
GW-Trends, 19.11.2011
US-Cars24 is a company that imports american cars to Germany. They built up an office in the US as well to have a better controll over where the cars come from and their history. On their website they inform about topics of the US car market, like carfax, import, shipping

Augen auf beim Gebrauchtwagenkauf!
Hamburger Morgenpost am Sonntag, 14.08.2011
One out of every three secondhand vehicles sold in Germany is believed to have had its odometer manipulated. Carfax.eu, by offering comprehensive Vehicle History Reports (VHR), is the only company capabale of helping customers uncover this fraudulent practice when purchasing a used car. Currently, however, VHR‘s are only available on cars imported from the US.

Betrug mit Gebrauchtwagen Gefahr für Wirtschaft und Sicherheit. Tachomanipulationen nur Spitze des Eisbergs
Auto Test, 25.05.2011

CARFAX is the only company in mainland Europe to collect, compile, and analyze historical information for used cars.  They use this data to generate Vehicle History Reports, which are a kind of online CV for used cars.  These reports are available for used cars registered in Sweden, Spain and Slovenia, as well as for cars imported from the USA.  Reports for used cars in additional European countries will be available soon.

Viel Betrug bei Gebrauchtwagen
AMZ.net, 28.04.2011

CARFAX Europe is drawing attention to the issues and problems in the European market for used vehicles. The suggested solution is to introduce  a legal Vehicle History Report (VHR), similar to the one in the US. The president of the German trade union for automobile industry . Mr. Matthias Wissmann, is supporting this project.

Manipulationen an der Tagesordnung
Morgenpost Sachsen, 08.04.2011

Nowadays, the majority of the used cars have alterations made at their speedometers, in order to make them appear worth purchasing and less used. Against these underhand dealings, CARFAX Europe provides reliable information on the age, maintenance and number of owners of an used car.

Carfax gewinnt Innovationspreis
Gebrauchtwagen Praxis, 07.04.2011

BitCom International Fair awarded CARFAX Europe the top prize in the Mobile Apps and Services category. 

So entlarven Sie Tacho-Trickser
Autobild.de 06.04.2011

A legal Vehicle History Report could hinder fraud in the used car market. Especially in modern times, where technological innovations are improving quickly, manipulating a speedometer becomes easier than expected. Hence, CARFAX enables customers to know about the past of a vehicle before purchasing it.

Gebrauchtwagenkauf: Zukünftig ein amtlicher Lebenslauf?
Rheiderland, 30.03.2011

Purchasing an used car may be a complicated business, especially as nowadays the majority of them are sold with unreliable registration and service files. CARFAX ist the sole provider of VHRs - documents which track any faults, damages, service changes in the lifetime of a vehicle.

How can one detect scams of a car's speedometre
Hamburger Abendblatt, 26.03.2011

Every third second hand vehicle sold in Germany every year is deemed to have been manipulated. Carfax.eu is the sole provider capabale of helpign customers when purchasing an used car, while providind the VHRs.

Used cars should get a CV
faz.net, 18.08.2010

CARFAX wants to provide VHR in Germany, but privacy and security policy interest groups are trying to hinder this.

Scope for contact
Auohaus 05.07.2010

Present on the EAIVT Congress 2010, CARFAX Europe managed to make its services well remarked. Thus, the online VHRs will hopefully pass through the German legislative process and will be available to German buyers of used cars.  It is especially relevant for sold vehicles stemming from other countries.

Vehicle history as inspiration for the European car market
gw-trends.de, 10.06.2010

This article deals with the main issues of CARFAXin Europe, namely with economical value, the fight against fraud and with the issue of road safety.

Vehicle history as an opportunity
gw-trends.de, 25.02.2010

VHRs are seen as a chance for a safe and transparent used car market, for they provide customers with relevant information on the history of an used vehicle. Mr.  Dr. Andreas Scheuer (MP), Secretay of State in the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure remarked that the CARFAX Europe project finds support within the German legislative, should the privacy data issues be solved.

Car import from USA - Example Calculations
focus online, 10.12.2009

CARFAX provides VHRs for used cars from the US. The article presents a short historical account of CARFAX.

CARFAX Europe presents a study on the potential of the used car market
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 07.08.2009

Important dates of the week: CARFAX presents studies on the potential of used car markets

Social Service reveals it it's a crash car or not
bild.de, 27.07.2009

German authorities are troubled due to data protection, while VHR's could reveal if or if not a car has been involved into a car crash.

Transparent Vehicle Trade: Panel Discussion on the CARFAX vehicle history
GW Trends, 17.06.2009

When trading with an used car there are certain risks one takes into account. It is especially with regard to the authenticity and trustworthiness of files and records that buyers of used vehicles have doubts about. Carfax Europe works to improve the security and transparency of the used car market.

Data Used by: More consumer protection
Autohaus 02.06.2009

Data protection vs. Consumer protection: How VHR's take care for more transparency on the market of used cars.

Transparency and consumer protection in the used car market
gw-trends.de, 19.05.2009

The European used car market is in need for more transparency. Carfax Europe sets out to introduce VHRs, similar to the ones in the US, in order to provide buyers and car dealers with reliable, and legally sound information on the condition of an used vehicle.

Data security versus consumer protection
Autohaus, 02.06.2009

CARFAX Europe wants to compile the records of an used vehicles into the so called Vehicle History Report (VHR), which would be available both to car dealers and private buyers. The project is supported by political actors in the German Parliament, such as Mr. Andreas Scheuer, but also by renowned individuals, such as Mr. Johann Grill,  leader of  the Department for Consumer's Protection of  the German Automobile Club (ADAC).
 

Carfax - experts in VHR's
gw-trends.de, 13.05.2009

Carfax Europe wants to fill the gap currently existent in the used car market, regarding security, transparency and customer guidance. Providing Vehicle History Reports, Carfax Europe would contribute not only to an improvement of the traffic safety   but also to that of customer's satisfaction.
 

Confidence in the story - Companyis looking forward to make buying used cars safe with vehicle history reports
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 02.06.2009

Buying an used car is a tricky business, especially when one is not familiar with the technical data of automobiles. Thus, one has to fully rely on the information provided by the car dealer. VHRs help even the most uninformed buyers on the condition of an used car, and they are legally and technically proved.
 

Often hidden defects in the used car sales
gw-trends.de, 01.04.2009

According to a CARFAX survey done in Germany, Italy, Sweden, Spain and Holland, every thrid used vehicle has covert flaws which are not disclosed by the car dealer. The VHRs provided by CARFAX would hinder such fraudalent business.


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