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1984
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CARFAX begins as brain child of Ewin Barnett III
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1986
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- With just 10,000 vehicle records and a vision, Barnett markets the vehicle history report
- 14 auto dealers become customers - reports distributed to dealers via fax
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1987
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- 6 auctions and 28 additional dealers become customers
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1992
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- More than 300 subscribers, including dealers, auctions, and financial institutions, regularly use CARFAX
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1993
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- Now obtaining title data from nearly all 50 states
- 60 Minutes reports on how CARFAX benefits consumers
- Blackburn Marketing Services purchases CARFAX
- Dick Raines announced as president and Virginia headquarters established
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1994
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- Reaches 100 million vehicle history records
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1996
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CARFAX launches CARFAX.com offering consumers
the same access to vehicle histories already available to used car dealers (via fax)
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1998
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carfaxonline.com
is introduced so dealer subscribers can also easily run reports via the web
- "CARFAX Free Lemon Check" is rolled out to internet partners
- More than 400,000 consumers a month visit the site
- Signs AOL as an Internet partner
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1999
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- Becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the R.L. Polk & Co.
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2000
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Launches a $20-million campaign educating consumers on how to avoid the pitfalls,
scams and risks involved in purchasing a used car.
- Introduces CARFAX Certified Cars service
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2001
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- CARFAX reaches 13,500 dealer subscribers
- CARFAX.com averaging more than 1.25 million consumer visits/month
- Introduces Consumer affiliate program
- CARFAX increases Clean Title Guarantee to $5,000
- CARFAX launches Problem Car Alert
- CARFAX endorses American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA)
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2002
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- CARFAX data records near two-billion mark
- CARFAX and NAAA announce partnership
- Batch submission system introduced for auction customers
- CARFAX announces record-breaking website traffic for CARFAX.com
- CARFAX launches Safe Teen Drivers Program
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2003
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- CARFAX surpasses two-billion unique data records benchmark
- CARFAX opens new Data Center in Columbia, MO
- CARFAX launches "Truth About Used Cars" Ad Campaign
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2004
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- CARFAX launches Buyback Guarantee
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