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TrueCar Wins AARP

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , which operates a technology driven, car buying service, has inked a big deal with the AARP , the group which serves people age 50 and over. truecar aarp automobile buying program pricing price auto' Financial impact of the deal was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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The future of car ownership: Cars-as-a-service

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Automakers and startups alike are increasingly offering services that give buyers new opportunities and greater flexibility around owning and using vehicles. Cars-as-a-Service. ” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013.

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TrueCar Buys True.com

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car buying service led by Scott Painter, has acquired the domain name True.com , which it says will be using for brand expansion and as an umbrella domain name. TrueCar did not say exactly how it intends to expand its service. truecar true domain merger acquisition domainer'

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TrueCar Sells 1 Million Cars, Hits $31 Billion In Total Sales

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the auto pricing and sales company headed by Scott Painter, said late yesterday that it has sold its one millionth vehicle through its service, and that $31 billion in sales have gone through its network to date. TrueCar said that it saw around 400,000 sales alone in 2013. READ MORE>>.

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TrueCar Dealer Sales Pass 700,000 Vehicles

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In a sign of how large of an effect Santa Monica-based TrueCar has had on the automotive industry, the company said Tuesday afternoon that its dealer partners have just surpassed 700,000 new and used vehicles sold using its sites. TrueCar's data from those purchasing programs fuel the data it uses on its consumer facing website.

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TrueCar Wins Regions Bank

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TrueCar , the Santa Monica-based provider of auto buying and pricing software, is powering another online vehicle purchase service with a deal with Regions Bank , the company said today. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed.

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TrueCar Tops 500,000 Cars Sold

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online automotive purchasing program and technology developer, has just topped 500,000 cars sold on its platform, the firm reported this morning. The numbers reflect some momentum to the firm's services, which took five years to sell the first 100,000 vehicles.

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