ALPHARETTA, Ga. & NEU-ISENBURG, Germany - (Business Wire) DataScan Holdings LLC (Alpharetta, Georgia, USA) (DataScan) and EXCON Externe Controlling Services GmbH (Neu-Isenburg, Germany) (EXCON) have announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to provide automotive risk management services and systems to customers in North America and more than 27 countries across Europe. This unified dealer inventory verification service solution is the first of its kind in the industry. EXCON is a leading company in Europe in automotive risk management, inventory verification, consulting, and repossession services. DataScan is the industry
’s largest provider of wholesale floorplan accounting and risk management systems, automotive floorplan inventory verification services, and off-lease vehicle inspections.
DataScan will market EXCON’s risk management service solutions to its U.S. and Canadian automotive and financial institution clients. In Europe, EXCON will market DataScan’s state-of-the-art wholesale floorplan accounting and risk management software systems, such as its newly upgraded Wholesale Management Suite software, to its growing client list of auto manufacturers, financial institutions, and insurance companies. The upgraded version will offer further support for multi-national organizations, including expanded support for multiple currencies, taxation, and languages with double-byte character sets. In addition, EXCON and DataScan will jointly market floorplan inspection and verification services in North America and Europe.
“We are pleased to have DataScan as our partner to market EXCON’s risk management solutions in North America,” said EXCON’s CEO Dr. Johannes Clauss. “Our services and products are a natural fit and complement each other well. EXCON is also excited to market DataScan’s best-in-class services and systems to its growing base of European clients.”
According to DataScan’s President Frank Armstrong, current client demand and increased business opportunities prompted the expansion and partnership.
“Our companies will support each other with local market knowledge,” Armstrong said. “By bringing EXCON’s service success to the U.S. and Canada, we are enhancing our current products and services – and are better able to serve our clients’ needs. Through our alliance we can also position ourselves strategically for future global growth opportunities.”
About DataScan
DataScan (www.datascantech.com), headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., is comprised of two divisions – DataScan Technologies LLC and DataScan Field Services LLC. DataScan Technologies provides best-of-class, wholesale floorplan accounting and risk management systems and services to global leaders in the banking and captive finance industries. DataScan Field Services is the industry’s largest automotive floorplan inventory verification and off-lease vehicle inspection company. DataScan is a division of World Omni Financial Corp. (World Omni) (www.worldomni.com), a diversified financial services company headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Fla. World Omni operates as a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, Inc. (JM Family) (www.jmfamily.com), a $12.2 billion diversified automotive corporation ranked by Forbes magazine as the 22nd-largest privately held company in the United States. JM Family is currently ranked No. 23 by FORTUNE® as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, its 10th consecutive year on the list. The company is also ranked No. 7 on Computerworld’s list of “100 Best Places to Work in IT.”
About EXCON
EXCON (www.excon.info), established in 1987 and headquartered in Neu-Isenberg, Germany, is a leading risk management service provider to European auto manufacturers, financial institutions and insurance companies in automotive audit, consulting, and repossession services. With over 300 employees and freelances located throughout Europe, EXCON has experienced strong growth through both its system offerings and expanding service across Europe.
EXCON is a DIN ISO EN 9001:2000 certified and innovative market leader. In 2007, it received the "Top 100" award. The company continuously looks for new ways to enhance its already proven strategies and programs, keeping Risk Management at the forefront of an ever-changing industry. In planning for tomorrow, the needs of clients remain its top priority.
For DataScan Holdings LLC, Alpharetta
Ilisa Finkelman, 954-363-5550
Ilisa.finkelman@jmfamily.com
or
EXCON Externe Controlling Services GmbH, Neu-Isenberg
Cornelia Lang, +49 6102 738920
cornelia.lang@excon.de
