vAuto
Jim Acri is a Finance Director with extensive experience in finance and accounting. Jim has held positions such as CFO, VP of Finance, and Director of Finance in various companies such as vAuto, Cricket Communications, iTRACS Corporation, Nextel Communications, and Motorola. Jim holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Lawrence University. Jim has been a key player in supporting high growth software businesses and fast-growing wireless carriers nationwide.
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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.