Franchise car dealerships are authorized to sell new cars for specific manufacturers and any used cars that meet their dealership’s standards.
What Can Franchise Car Dealerships Do for You?
Open Recalls by State – An Infographic
How many open recalls did your state have for sale online in 2011? Open Recalls are an accident waiting to happen. Check your car for free today at recall.carfax.com. Did … Read more
The Car Fox has gone CG
CARFAX recently released three new ads featuring a completely made-over Car Fox. No longer a puppet, the Car Fox has been enhanced by computer graphics and groomed by the team … Read more
What can you learn about a car from a CARFAX report?
This interactive video gives an overview of some of the things you can learn about a vehicle from a CARFAX Vehicle History Report. View on YouTube for the best experience.
Are Cars Getting Safer? An infographic on Vehicle Crash Statistics
Vehicle safety is important. In this infographic we take a look at motor vehicle crash statistics from 1990 to 2009 to help answer the question “Are Cars Getting Safer?”
Understanding Safety Ratings
One of the most important factors to consider when purchasing a new or used vehicle is safety and reliability. Thankfully through CARFAX you can view the auto industry’s leading … Read more
Car Fox Runs the 40. #RunRichRun
The CAR FOX decided to get in on the NFL Network’s #RunRichRun. A respectable 6.1 sec 40 yard dash, all while delivering a Carfax Vehicle History Report. We even made … Read more
Structural Damage 101
One of the most important safety features of your car is the one you can’t see – the car’s structure*. A car’s structure is the foundation on which the entire … Read more
Avoiding Odometer Fraud
Here’s a new twist on an old used car scam. Scam artists have been rolling back odometers for years, but now it may be even easy to do it … Read more
Decoding Your VIN Number
Ever wonder what the various numbers and letters in a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) mean? Here’s an infographic that should shed some light on the topic. Click the image to enlarge. … Read more
What Does Your VIN Say?
What can a CARFAX report tell you that you may have not known about your own car? Watch as some people we interviewed were surprised to learn some of … Read more
Odometer Fraud
Despite increased safety measures and increasingly stringent laws, consumers still fall victim to odometer fraud daily. Due to a lack of consumer awareness, consumers think that the oldest car fraud … Read more
Help us Reach 1 Billion Miles
We’re on a quest to reach 1 billion miles. Help us by posting a picture of your car’s odometer to the CARFAX Facebook Wall! Visit blog.carfax.com/odometers to see the latest … Read more
A Holiday Message from Car Fox
Happy Holidays from everyone at CARFAX!
Buying a Used Car Checklist
Most people that have bought a used car know that cars lose up to 20% of their value as soon as they’re taken off the new car dealer’s lot. Buying … Read more
First Car Buying Story
Share your story and enter to win a $100 gift card – http://blog.carfax.com/usedcars “I was looking to buy a Ford F-150 this summer. I was looking at some … Read more
Incredible Story of Burned-Out Van from Unfixed Recall
“Parked the van, came in, and sat around watched TV, whatever, and went to bed. About 11:30 the wife took the dog outside and noticed smoke that had caught … Read more
How to Get the Most from Selling Your Car
by Michelle Beamer Jason Shung says he does just about everything online. “I’m online constantly. The first thing I do in the morning is to check my email,” Jason states. … Read more
What is a CARFAX Vehicle History Report?
The CARFAX Vehicle History Report summarizes history reported to CARFAX for a specific vehicle since it left the factory. CARFAX receives data from more than 34,000 different sources including every … Read more
What’s a Salvage Title?
Millions of vehicles are issued salvage titles in the United States every year. Many of these cars are repaired and sold, sometimes by sellers who fail to report, or try … Read more