TULSA, Okla., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Sales, a
subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG), is adding new
online listing services that will be made available to its national network of
franchised used car dealerships.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO)
Effective immediately, Thrifty Car Sales dealers have access to unlimited
usage of a robust set of eBay listing & management tools that will allow
dealers to showcase their vehicles on this premier online auction site. In
addition, Thrifty Car Sales franchisees will also receive posting tools for
Craigslist -- the online 'local classifieds' and forum in more than 500 cities
in over 50 countries -- plus distribution to Oodle, Vast.com, AOLcars and
other sites. Also included are launch tools, advertising templates and
unlimited exports of car listings for each of the 46 Thrifty Car Sales dealers
based in the U.S.
'We are making things easier for Thrifty Car Sales dealers by streamlining
the process they use to upload car listings to these online auction and
classified sites,' said Lee Goldey, Director of Operations, Marketing and
Advertising for Thrifty Car Sales. 'By standardizing our appearance on eBay,
Craigslist and other sites, we will provide a consistent look and feel that
translates into consumer confidence when making a purchase from Thrifty Car
Sales.'
Helping to provide the service is CarTHINK, a full-service Internet
marketing, software and service company that has partnered with Thrifty Car
Sales since 2007, having implemented a significant upgrade to
ThriftyCarSales.com. CarTHINK is a data partner with Reynolds & Reynolds, an
eBay Motors/eBay Local certified solutions provider and has data distribution
agreements with hundreds of online classified destinations such as
Autotrader.com and Cars.com. For more information on CarTHINK, visit
http://www.CarTHINK.com.
About Thrifty Car Sales
Thrifty Car Sales is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
(NYSE: DTG), a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thrifty
Car Sales, with 46 locations, franchises retail used car sales dealerships
throughout the United States. Dealerships offer a wide range of late model,
low mileage vehicles. Thrifty Certified(R) vehicles pass extensive inspection
and are backed by a limited warranty. Thrifty Car Sales was founded in 1999.
SOURCE Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
