vAuto
Charles Williams is a professional with extensive experience in financial planning and analysis. Currently serving as Sr. Manager at vAuto: Cox Automotive, Charles is responsible for providing financial modeling, updating financial forecasts, analyzing variances, generating detailed sales metrics, and managing a team of financial analysts. With previous experience at AutoTrader.com as a Sr. Financial Analyst in IT, and at CareMedic Systems and Quaker Oats in financial roles, Charles has a strong educational background as well, holding an MBA in Accounting from Liberty University and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Northern Illinois University.
vAuto
VAuto, Inc. provides Web-based inventory management solutions for retail automotive dealerships in the United States. Its products include a vehicle scoring system, which enables automotive dealerships to appraise, manage, and price preowned inventory; Live Market Stocking, a tool for dealers to align their inventory with real-time buyer activityin their region; Live Market Appraising, a used car appraisal tool for dealers; Live Market Pricing, a used vehicle pricing tool for dealers; and Live Market Merchandising, a used car merchandising and display tool for dealers. The company's solutions include LifeCycle Manager, which allows dealers to track various processes ranging from the moment of acquisition to the time of sale; and RealDeal, a price validation and delivery system for dealership personnel to quote prices and offer detailed documentation on the prices and attributes of identically equipped competing vehicles. VAuto, Inc. was formerly known as mPower Auto, Inc. and changed its name to VAuto, Inc. in January 2007. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. It has a research and development center in Austin, Texas. As of October 15, 2010, VAuto, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of AutoTrader.com, Inc.