ALLDATA Expanding Coverage of ALLDATA Repair in Italian Market
through Partnership with Leading European Spare Parts Distribution
Group
COLOGNE, Germany, March 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
-- ALLDATA Europe GmbH, an affiliate of ALLDATA LLC, the leading
provider of manufacturers' automotive repair information and
solutions for the professional automotive service and repair
industry, announced it has signed a reseller agreement with Rhiag
Group, an affiliate of LKQ Corporation, one of the leading
international companies and Italian market leader of parts
distribution for passengers' cars, commercial and industrial
vehicles. This relationship enhances ALLDATA's ability to serve the
Italian market with OEM diagnostic and repair information available
through ALLDATA Repair.
"ALLDATA and Rhiag share a philosophy around
innovation, recognizing it is central to the aftermarket success
whether it's through software solutions or distribution," said
Kevin Culmo, General Manager and Managing Director, ALLDATA Europe
GmbH, and Group Vice President, ALLDATA LLC. "Our partnership with
Rhiag Group will allow us to expand our presence in the Italian
market. Like ALLDATA, Rhiag Group is committed to its
customers, and the collaboration between our organizations will
allow us to leverage Rhiag's distribution network in Italy while
integrating ALLDATA Repair into the workshop workflow, ultimately
making the independent aftermarket more efficient and effective by
completing quality work with unedited and original repair
information."
"We are pleased to offer ALLDATA Repair to our
customers. As an Italian market leader, Rhiag has built its
position by strengthening business relationships and continually
offering new services to our customers," said Paolo Vuillermin, CEO
Rhiag Group Italy. "Our agreement with ALLDATA allows us to provide
our customers a combination of innovative solutions designed to
resolve industry challenges. It is a natural fit to pair Rhiag
parts and advanced distribution availability and quality with
ALLDATA's unique OEM diagnostic and repair information for the
independent aftermarket."
ALLDATA provides unedited OEM repair and
diagnostic information, advanced searching capability, wiring
diagrams, maintenance interval and service schedules and more
within a single easy-to-use portal. Available in five languages,
the European version of ALLDATA Repair contains 22 brands with more
than 450 makes, 28 million pages, and 25,000 engine combinations.
ALLDATA sells both direct to workshops and through a network of
more than 20 partners in more than 7 countries.
"Rhiag Group is widely recognized in the Italian
market and will be key to advancing the distribution of ALLDATA
Repair," said Mitch Major, President of ALLDATA, LLC. "With more
than 35,000 independent workshops, Italy is poised for steady
market growth. As the only source of original and unedited
diagnostic and repair information, ALLDATA has a tremendous
opportunity to help automotive workshops in Italy run their
businesses more efficiently and best serve their customers by
repairing to accurate manufacturer standards."
About
ALLDATA
ALLDATA® is the
leading provider of unedited OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
information for the automotive repair and collision industries.
Founded in 1986, the Elk Grove, Calif.-based company has more than
100,000 subscribers in North America who rely on ALLDATA for
OEM-accurate automotive service and collision repair information,
shop management software, training, and customer relations
tools.
ALLDATA'S flagship products, ALLDATA
Repair® and
ALLDATA Collision®, feature a
factory-direct database of more than 38,000 engine-specific
vehicles - 95% of all vehicles on the road today. ALLDATA Repair is
the go-to source for comprehensive, factory-correct repair
information for the automotive industry, and it includes expert
repair technician support in ALLDATA® CommunitySM.
ALLDATA Collision is the single source of OEM collision repair
information, delivering unedited and regularly updated information
for structural repairs, mechanical and diagnostic information. The
ALLDATA Mobile® app,
combined with a tablet, makes vehicle information and ALLDATA
Repair available right at the vehicle to speed repairs. ALLDATA
Manage® Online
is a comprehensive shop management system that offers anytime,
anywhere access to create quotes and invoices, electronically order
parts, manage bays and technicians and track shop profitability.
ALLDATA Tech-Assist® provides
one-on-one assistance by phone from ASE Certified Master
Technicians to help diagnose and solve tough repairs.
ALLDATA® Training
GarageSM is an
online training resource with technical and business courses for
shop staff and automotive students at all levels.
Visit www.alldata.com for more information.
About ALLDATA Europe
GmbH
ALLDATA Europe GmbH, based in Cologne, Germany, is an affiliate of
ALLDATA LLC. Established in 2009, ALLDATA Europe GmbH provides
automotive repair shops with complete and accurate original OE
manufacturer repair data not previously available in Europe. In
2011, ALLDATA first introduced ALLDATA Repair for the European
market, which is available in five languages and used by more than
5,000 customers in more than 20 countries.
Visit www.alldataeurope.com for more information.
About
AutoZone (NYSE:AZO):
As of February 11, 2017, AutoZone sells auto and
light truck parts, chemicals and accessories through 5,346
AutoZone stores in 50 states plus the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico in the U.S., and 491 stores in Mexico, 26 IMC
branches and nine stores in Brazil for a total count
of 5,814.
AutoZone is the leading retailer and a leading
distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the
United States. Each AutoZone store carries an extensive product
line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks,
including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance
items, accessories, and non-automotive products. Many stores
also have a commercial sales program that provides commercial
credit and prompt delivery of parts and other products to local,
regional and national repair garages, dealers, service stations,
and public sector accounts. IMC branches carry an extensive
line of original equipment quality import replacement parts.
AutoZone also sells the ALLDATA brand diagnostic and repair
software through www.alldata.com. Additionally, we sell
automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and
non-automotive products through www.autozone.com, and
accessories, performance and replacement parts
through www.autoanything.com, and our commercial customers can
make purchases
through www.autozonepro.com and www.imcparts.net.
AutoZone does not derive revenue from automotive repair or
installation.
About RHIAG
GROUP:
Rhiag Group (www.rhiag.com)
is a leading European multinational group in the distribution and
sales of spare parts for passenger cars and industrial vehicles in
the Independent Aftermarket. The Rhiag Group operates in 10
countries: Italy, Switzerland, The Czech Republic, Bulgaria,
Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Romania, Poland and Spain. In the
Italian aftermarket it has three companies: Rhiag, the leading
company, Bertolotti and ERA. In Italy it operates through 17
distribution centers and 2 central warehouses serving over 4,000
customers. Since March 2016 has been part of LKQ Corporation.
About LKQ
Corporation (Nasdaq:LKQ):
LKQ Corporation
(www.lkqcorp.com), is a leading provider of alternative and
specialty parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other
vehicles. LKQ has operations in North America, Europe, and Taiwan.
LKQ offers its customers a broad range of replacement systems,
components, equipment and parts to repair and accessorize
automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles.
Media Contact Information:
ALLDATA Europe GmbH
Julia Hilger at +49-221-534107-0
julia.hilger@alldata.com
ALLDATA
Sheryl Bussard at +1 916-478-3105
sheryl.bussard@alldata.com
LKQ Corporation
Joseph P. Boutross
Director, Investor Relations
LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQ)
jpboutross@LKQCORP.com
RHIAG GROUP
Federica Bertoldi, Alessandra Curti
pr@rhiag-group.com
AutoZone Contact Information
Media: Ray Pohlman at +1866-966-3017
ray.pohlman@autozone.com
Financial: Brian Campbell at +1 901-495-7005
brian.campbell@autozone.com