News in 2015

Don’t miss out on Jay Svendsen and Don Elliot’s presentation at the 2015 ARA Convention and Expo taking place in Charlotte, NC from October 7th - October 10th. Learn the recycler’s responsibilities when they acquire a salvage vehicle with an open recall. How can you determine if there is an open recall on acquired inventory?

On October 30th and 31st, it’s no tricks, just treats at ADD! From 6:00 am on October 30th (EDT) until Midnight (EDT) on October 31st, NMVTIS Reports with title and theft check are only 31¢! Don’t miss out on the money-saving October promotion! National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) records contain (as available from participating states):

Auto Data Direct (ADD) is your direct vendor for Florida and North Carolina Electronic Lien & Titling (ELT). But did you know you can access ALL states that mandate ELT from your ADD account?Virginia ELT is available through your ADD account alongside any other ELTs you may have, as Virginia now offers electronic lien and title services.

“Please don’t make me go to the Post Office!” If that sounds like a familiar request around your shop, ADD is here to help! DirectPost-Office (DPO) is the incredibly easy, accurate tool offered through your account to get those certified letters in the mail, electronically, without ever leaving your desk.

It’s been around since 1992, wasn’t publicly available until 2009, and didn’t garner a lot of attention until a few years ago, but the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) has been growing im popularity as a business tool within auto-related industries. As it nears its seventh anniversary of public availability, the NMVTIS databse contains over 1.

ADD has been working diligently to build and test its newly modernized Electronic Temporary Registration (ETR) platform. We would like to thank all of our testing dealers for their helpful feedback and assistance over the past few months as ADD’s technical staff has redesigned the ADDTag interface. Coupled with ADD’s DMV123, NMVTIS title check, ELT and newly updated Florida fee calculator the new ADDTag platform is extremely user friendly.

You see the number 33 now when ADD talks about our growing DMV123 real-time access to state owner and lienholder records. ADD is proud of the fact that it offers access to more real-time states than any other company of its kind. But you might scratch your head and say “I don’t have 33 states in my drop-down box.

With ever-increasing competition for vehicles, smart recyclers are using tools to make better purchases, especially when trying to buy more expensive vehicles. Most management systems have tools to quickly identify which parts are needed and determine a purchase price, assuming key parts are in working/resellable order- but how can a buyer determine what parts are good?

The Buy Here Pay Here (BHPH) Conference will be in Orlando, FL at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive on November 3-5, 2015. The Conference theme is “ More Success, Less Risk ”, and the Conference is designed for both new and experienced operators. This will be the 12th Annual East Coast Conference by NABD, which is the largest used car special interest group for BHPH operators in the U.

On October 22nd through the 25th, the FIADA will be hosting their 75th annual independent dealer convention in Orlando at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. Be sure to register online by October 16th! The theme this year is “The 1940’s” so don’t be a fuddy-duddy; join the guys and dolls at FIADA!