AUTO INDUSTRY INSIDERS LAUNCH NEW SITE TO MAKE CAR SHOPPING FUN, EDUCATIONAL

Published on 10-30-2024

Great Falls, VA. May 9, 2017

— Car-ED, a free tool for people considering their next car purchase, officially launched this week. Car-ED uses a proprietary algorithm that works with a brief quiz. The lifestyle-based questionnaire is designed to tease out behavioral patterns and identify a short list of cars that best connect with the shopper.

“After decades working for automobile manufacturers, we decided there had to be a better way for people who don’t spend all day thinking about cars to find a simple list of vehicles that best connect to their behaviors,” Kevin Joostema, Car-ED co-founder said. “Our goal is to offer a fun, easy service to anyone asking the question that comes up so often in our line of work: ‘What car should I buy?’.”

After completing the quick and easy 11 questions, users get a short list of recommended vehicles that they might like. They can use this list to begin their research process, with the list providing links directly to the manufacturers’ web sites.

“The cool part is that the system might know you better than you know yourself,” Car-ED co-founder Andres Valbuena said. “If you keep an open mind about makes and models, you may be surprised at how close the suggestions match to you.”

Car-ED is designed to be a trustworthy source of information for people who are looking for unbiased advice rather than guidance based on sales lead-generation goals.

“Car shopping sites assume that everyone starts by knowing basic information about what kind of car is right for them, but we think the conversation should start one step sooner,” Joostema said. “There are too many new options for people to keep up with, so they usually gravitate to what they know.” Valbuena added, “But the truth is, the right car for you might come from a company you’ve never considered before. We want to help make you aware of the alternatives.”

As a company built around the idea of helping people, Car-ED offers something unusual: Every year, through a program called Car-ED Community, the company plans to give away a small number of cars to people in need based on nominations.

About Car-ED: Founded in 2017 by Andres Valbuena and Kevin Joostema, Car-ED is a company built around taking a new and innovative approach to answering the question everyone asks before buying their next car. Simply put, Car-ED’s mission is to be the tool you trust as a start to your research process before visiting dealerships, speaking to salespeople and, ultimately, spending your money. We are Car-ED and we care, because the right car can change your life.

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