AutoRevo was born as most business ideas are… from a need.
In 2001, Chad Polk owned and operated an eBay Motors vehicle listing service for auto dealers in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. The need to automate the listing process was evident, and in December 2003 he partnered with Mark Hoffman and Randy Roberts and built what is now known as the AutoRevo internet marketing platform.
Initially, AutoRevo was established to provide auto dealers a more proficient method of listing and managing their inventory on eBay Motors. The company’s product offering soon grew to include search engine optimized dealer websites, a robust inventory management system, used vehicle inventory integration with any online classified vendor, a lead management system and advanced reporting analytics.
The company continues its self-funded business model where profits afford the opportunity to hire new employees, allowing continued growth and diversification in the ever-changing automotive industry. Employees have seen everything from writing code in a garage (a finished-out garage was our first real office) to working in our beautiful 8,000 sq. ft. office in the heart of the North Dallas Technology Corridor.
Company Facts:
• December 2003 – AutoRevo Founded
• January 2004 – Member of eBay Developer Program
• March 2004 – eBay Motors Developer Certified
• April 2004 – eBay listing product launched; first AutoRevo customers Lone Star Cars
and Cornerstone Motor Company
• July 2004 – Integrated with online classified sites including AutoTrader
• November 2004 – Launched dealer website product
• January 2005 – Launched window sticker product
• August 2006 – eBay Motor Local Market certified
• September 2007 – Partnered with JM Family (18th largest privately held U.S. company)
to provide a private labeled VMS
• November 2007 – Surpassed 500 dealership customers
• December 2007 – Polk article published in Digital Dealer Magazine
• December 2007 – Dallas Business Journal publishes Enterprise Zone featured article on AutoRevo
• February 2008 – AutoRevo nominated for Dallas 100 Fastest Growing Companies Award
• March 2008 – AutoRevo Foundation established (www.AutoRevoFoundation.org)
• June 2008 – Mark Hoffman, AutoRevo Owner/CTO, speaks at eBay DevCon
(Developer Conference, www.ebay.com/devcon)
