Carcannon Corporation
TypePrivately held
Industry Certified Pre-Owned Inspections
Founded2007[1]
HeadquartersTwo Wisconsin Circle, Suite 700
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 656-7273,
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Number of locations
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles, CA
ServicesCertified Pre-Owned Consultation
Compliance Review
Warranty Inspection
Pre-Delivery Inspection
Off Lease Inspection
Technical expert arbitration reporting[2]
OwnerRon Correa[3]
Websitewww.carcannon.com

Carcannon is an automotive inspection and consulting company[4] headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland with an office in El Segundo, California.[5] Carcannon is credited with producing the first national “Certified Consultation Process” for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).[3] The company was founded in 2001 by Ron Correa.[3]

Customers

Carcannon sells its services to Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi, Nissan, Infiniti, Volkswagen, Subaru, and the Council of Better Business Bureaus.[3]

Media coverage

2006

In 2006, Automotive News reported that General Motors launched an initiative to standardize the way dealerships physically present GM certified used vehicles on the dealership lots. GM hired Carcannon to create the initiative and provide the consultants to implement it.[6]

2009

In 2009, US Fed News reported that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the trademark “New Vehicle Pre-Delivery Service Inspections” (Reg. No. 3726917, Trademark application serial number 77784580) to Carcannon.[7]

2011

In 2011, it was reported that Carcannon teamed up with Audi to provide certified pre-owned inspections for all of Audi's cars.[8]

2012

In 2012, Auto Remarketing wrote that Volkswagen of America selected Carcannon to give certified pre-owned consultations to all of Volkswagen's dealerships in the United States.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ “Carcannon Corporation”, Dun & Bradstreet, Accessed 23 May 2013
  2. ↑ Certified Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Carcannon website, Accessed 23 May 2013
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 “VW of America Chooses Carcannon as CPO Consultation Provider”, Auto Remarketing, 12 Nov 2012, Accessed online 23 May 2013
  4. ↑ “General Motors Launches Certification Pre-Sale Consultation Process for GM Certified Used Vehicles Dealers”, Vehicle Remarketing magazine, 9 Feb 2006, Accessed 24 Apr 2013
  5. ↑ Offices, Carcannon website, Accessed 23 May 2013
  6. ↑ Arlena Sawyers, “GM Certified wants dealers to get in line,” Automotive News, 23 Jan 2006, Accessed 23 May 2013 via Nexis
  7. ↑ “USPTO Issues Trademark NEW VEHICLE PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE INSPECTIONS to The Carcannon for Consultation Services”, US Fed News, 22 Dec 2009, Accessed 21 May 2013 via Nexis
  8. ↑ “Audi Chooses Carcannon”, Automotive Digest, 11 Jul 2011, Accessed 14 May 2013
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