INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17, 2010 - Autobase, Inc., the premier provider in automotive CRM for auto dealers nationwide, and a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions, today announced being named as the “Highest Rated” CRM in the 2009 DrivingSales Vendor Ratings Awards.

Autobase received the highest ranking for dealer satisfaction in the CRM category, as determined by the thousands of dealers who are part of the DrivingSales.com community.

“It is an absolute honor to receive this level of recognition from the DrivingSales online community,” stated Autobase founder and general manager, Bryan Anderson. “At the end of the day, this award is an acknowledgement of every last individual on our team. It’s about the people who go to work every day, committed to helping our dealers truly succeed in finding, selling, and retaining more customers.”

The 2009 DrivingSales Vendor Ratings Awards, presented at the 2010 NADA Convention and Expo, measure satisfaction with vendors by allowing dealers to rate and review their vendors online at DrivingSales.com.

“We are proud to present this award to Autobase which has achieved a standard of excellence that is clearly resonating with dealers,” said DrivingSales CEO and Founder Jared Hamilton. “This year’s award-winners have won recognition in one of the most challenging years on record for our industry. We salute them for their ongoing commitment to provide value to their dealer clients.”

Autobase® has specialized in providing the automotive retail market with premier Marketing and Sales CRM Solutions since 1988. More experienced than any other CRM provider in the industry, Autobase offers a growing suite of cutting-edge marketing solutions and time-tested sales processes that drive and close significantly more business in the showroom and service drive. Nearly 40,000 auto professionals use Autobase every day to recession-proof their business by finding, selling, and retaining more customers. Autobase is a division of Dominion Dealer Solutions.

Dominion Dealer Solutions helps car dealers attract, retain, and service customers for life. Dominion Dealer Solutions products include: lead generation through IFMG; customer relationship management tools through AVV, Autobase, and @utoRevenue; Web sites through Dealerskins and XIGroup; and specialized data aggregation, management, and reporting services through Dealer Specialties, Cross-Sell, The DataCube, and DataOne Software. These businesses serve more than 60 percent of auto dealers nationwide. Dominion Dealer Solutions is a division of Dominion Enterprises. Learn more at www.DominionDealerSolutions.com. Dominion Dealer Solutions is a division of Dominion Enterprises, a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, enthusiast and commercial vehicle, real estate, apartment rental, and employment industries.

DrivingSales Vendor Ratings are the industry’s first and only neutral, comprehensive vendor rating forum, featuring real-time peer reviews and honest competitor comparisons – searchable by category, company or rating – and are one of the most popular features of DrivingSales.com, which is the auto industry’s leading social media platform and largest online community. Vendor Ratings Awards are awarded to the vendors who receive the top rankings in their category. For the awards, dealers are asked to rate their vendors on a 1-5 star scale, including whether they would recommend the vendor product to colleagues, and why they would or would not recommend the product. All survey-takers are verified to ensure that they are actual dealership employees.

Contact
Steve Lausch
Autobase Marketing Manager
317.428.6159
slausch@autobase.net