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AutoTradeCenter Signs Agreement With Chrysler Financial For E.L.V.I.S. Enhancement

by Staff
January 17, 2003
2 min to read


AutoTradeCenter, Inc. announced the signing of an agreement with Chrysler Financial, a brand of DaimlerChrysler Services North America, for the development of an Internet enhancement to their current E.L.V.I.S. (Electronic Lease Vehicle Inventory System) program. The enhancement, named Web E.L.V.I.S, provides for online access to Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge off-lease vehicles to all franchise dealers nationwide.


Web E.L.V.I.S. is currently in a pilot stage, with a scheduled national rollout the end of January.

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“The expansion of E.L.V.I.S. through the ATC-powered Web E.L.V.I.S. program is an exciting opportunity to provide a vital remarketing service to Chrysler Financial and all Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealers nationwide,” said Roger L. Butterwick, president of AutoTradeCenter. “We look forward to the program’s success and are proud to have been chosen as a valued partner to Chrysler Financial.”


According to Kelly Mankin, director of remarketing for DaimlerChrysler Services, “Web E.L.V.I.S. not only provides Chrysler Group dealers with the same functionality they are used to but also adds some exciting new enhancements. Tapping into the power and flexibility of the Internet, we are providing Chrysler Group dealers access to a virtual used vehicle inventory anytime, anywhere. Dealers can easily research and purchase vehicles, located at other Chrysler Group dealerships, down to a specific vehicle option.”


AutoTradeCenter, Inc. (ATC) is an Internet-based business-to-business automotive remarketing company offering its services to automobile manufacturers, captive finance companies, lease and rental companies, and financial institutions across the U.S. ATC powers operating successful remarketing programs for such companies as Audi, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Suzuki, Volvo, Volkswagen, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and several other banks and financial institutions. For more information on AutoTradeCenter, Inc., please visit www.autotradecenter.com.


About DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC

DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC provides brand specific financing for automotive dealer’s inventories and retail consumers and does business as Chrysler Financial and Mercedes-Benz Credit. It also finances commercial vehicles for affiliate products such as Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star. The company serves as the headquarters for the operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico and has over 5,000 employees who manage a portfolio of $82 billion with nearly five million contracts. DaimlerChrysler Services North America is a member of the DaimlerChrysler Services Group, headquartered in Berlin, Germany which operates in 38 countries with an employee base exceeding 10,000 and a global portfolio of EUR 115 billion.


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