Trade X, a B2B automotive trading platform, recently teamed-up with Alliance Inspection Management (AiM) for used vehicle inspections in North America.
AiM is one of the largest providers of third-party inspections in North America, according to Trade X. The new partnership means that AiM will do vehicle inspections for all Trade X transactions in Canada and the United States. The goal is to ensure these vehicles meet the buying and selling criteria of car dealers, importers, exporters, fleet owners, rental companies, mobility solution providers, and other users of the platform.
“AiM’s third-party condition reporting will help us serve our customers better by providing actionable intelligence for buyers and sellers, increasing buyer comfort with cross-border trading,” said the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Luciano Butera.
Through its new partnership, the company wants to address the current shortage of used vehicles in the U.S. by providing “easier, more transparent access” to vehicles in Canada.
Eric Widmer, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at AiM, said the integration of AiM’s best-in-class vehicle inspection services into the Trade X platform “provides real-time accurate and transparent condition assessments that help to build a trustworthy bridge between buyers and sellers.”
“Trade X is playing a major role in solving significant inventory challenges and expanding the addressable market for vehicle buyers and sellers,” said Widmer. “We’re excited to be a key participant in the platform’s mission to open up new automotive trading corridors in the U.S. and Canada.”
AiM conducts more than 12 million vehicle inspections annually, according to Trade X. It evaluates vehicles and provides condition reports based on an industry-wide standardized grading system.
