ALLDATA Brings Automotive Repair Information to European Repair
Shops US Market Leader expands to Europe
Köln, Deutschland – October 12, 2011 – ALLDATA LLC, the leading
provider of manufacturers’ automotive repair information and
solutions for the professional automotive service and collision
repair industries in the US, announced today that it will enter the
European market.
The US market leader, ALLDATA expands to Europe with licensed
original manufacturer
automotive repair data. The company has hired three industry
experts who are experienced in
processing technical data, as well as, the open automotive
aftermarket. Uli Zehnpfennig, Michael
Stopka and Michael Krampe form the European core management team
for ALLDATA’s European
launch in Cologne, Germany. The team has held management
positions for the data expert
TecDoc for many years.
“ALLDATA's European market entry is an exciting next step in the
evolution of ALLDATA and in
the use of technical information in the European Aftermarket,"
says Bill Rhodes, Chairman,
President and CEO of AutoZone, Inc., ALLDATA’s parent company.
"This new venture will focus
on delivering high quality technical data directly from the
manufacturing source using ALLDATA's
intuitive common user interface supported by their industry
leading customer support.“
As in the U.S, ALLDATA’s information is based on the original
vehicle manufacturer’s data and will
be available online. Access to this information will fulfill a
large need for European repair shops,
giving them the ability to repair vehicles to manufacturers’
standards. In particular, where service
and recall data is concerned, independent repair shops are
challenged with gaining access to the
latest data. That lack of information can sometimes result in
services not carried out according to
manufacturers' guidelines.
“With ALLDATA, technicians will have the ability to verify their
work was completed according to
manufacturers' specifications," says Uli Zehnpfennig, Managing
Director of ALLDATA Germany
GmbH.“ ALLDATA is committed to bringing its high quality
standard to Europe as it has done in
the United States," he further explains.
“The GVO (group exemption regulation) and the provisions in
regard to Euro5/6 laid the positive
foundations in Europe for the supply of technical information
for repair shops. In the US, we are
the market leader with more than 80,000 subscribers and we want
to provide European shops the
same quality data,” adds Jeff Lagges, President of ALLDATA LLC.
“We have been an active part
of the US market since 1986 and we have gained extensive
expertise in publishing automotive
technical data. Together with our parent company, AutoZone, we
are excited about expanding into
Europe.”
ALLDATA has established licensing agreements with manufacturers
that cover the majority of the
European vehicle population and has plans to publish the
information in multiple languages.
ALLDATA also plans to integrate with existing standard
interfaces to increase ease of use for
customers.
About ALLDATA ALLDATA, founded in 1986, with more than 80,000
automotive repair and collision shop subscribers, is the leading
provider of manufacturers’ service and repair information, shop
management software and customer relations tools for the automotive
repair and collision industries in the US. Professional automotive
repair shops across North America depend on ALLDATA for their
automotive repair information needs. Visit www.alldataeurope.com
for more information.
About AutoZone As of August 27, 2011, AutoZone sells auto and
light truck parts, chemicals and accessories through 4,534 AutoZone
stores in 48 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico and 279 stores in Mexico. AutoZone is the leading retailer and
a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and
accessories in the United States. Each 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. AutoZone also sells the
ALLDATA brand diagnostic and repair software through
www.alldata.com. Additionally, we sell automotive hard parts,
maintenance items, accessories, non-automotive products and
subscriptions to the ALLDATA product through www.autozone.com, and
our commercial customers can make purchases through
www.autozonepro.com. AutoZone does not derive revenue from
automotive repair or installation.
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