AutoNation Inc., the country's largest new-car dealership network, is severing ties with TrueCar Inc. following a contract dispute centered over customer information. AutoNation told
TrueCar on Thursday that its dealerships would stop using the Internet vehicle shopping service at the end of July. Today, 226 of AutoNation’s 240 U.S. dealerships use TrueCar’s services.
In April 2014, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson said the retailer planned to de-emphasize third-party lead providers such as TrueCar, AutoTrader.com and Cars.com.
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