{{Short description|American online car search website}} {{Infobox company | name = iSeeCars | type = Private | genre = | industry = {{unbulleted list|Internet|Automotive}} | foundation = {{start date and age|2013|10|23}} | founders = Phong Ly<br>Vineet Manohar | location_city = Woburn, Massachusetts | location_country = U.S. | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = Phong Ly CEO, Vineet Manohar CTO | homepage = {{URL|iseecars.com}} }}
'''iSeeCars.com''' is an online automotive search engine and research website which helps users find and compare cars for sale using a proprietary computer algorithm.
== Business ==
iSeeCars analyzes used car listings for a number of factors including reasonableness of the price, fairness of the dealer and positive and negative attributes of the vehicle. iSeeCars.com also provides car buying tips and reviews through articles written by automotive experts. The site also conducts research studies about car trends and consumer purchasing behavior. iSeeCars.com has been featured in ABC News,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/site-crawls-car-dealer-listings-rates-fairness/story?id=20656246/|title= New Website Takes Guesswork Out of Used Car Pricing |publisher=ABCNews.com|accessdate=Oct 23, 2013}}</ref> ''USA Today'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/02/23/long-lasting-200000-miles/5704783/|title= Top 10: Which vehicles will last 200,000 miles? |publisher=USAToday|accessdate=Feb 24, 2014}}</ref> CNBC,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/101404313|title= Tesla cars are worth more used than new |publisher=CNBC|accessdate=Feb 10, 2014}}</ref> Consumer Reports,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/03/10-best-cars-to-last-200-000-miles/index.htm|title=10 cars most likely to go 200,000 miles |publisher=Consumer Reports|accessdate=Mar 3, 2014}}</ref> and ''Wall Street Journal''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2014/02/07/things-increasing-in-value-tesla-stock-and-second-hand-teslas/|title=Things Increasing in Value: Tesla Stock, and Second-Hand Teslas |publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=Feb 7, 2014}}</ref>
== History ==
iSeeCars.com was co-founded by Vineet Manohar, former software engineer at TripAdvisor and a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology, and Phong Ly, previously a marketer at SAP and a graduate of Harvard Business School.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/10/tripadvisor-sap-iseecars-car-shopping.html?page=all|title=TripAdvisor & SAP vets help consumers find car deals with iSeeCars |publisher=Business Journal|accessdate=Oct 25, 2013}}</ref> iSeeCars.com was officially launched to the public in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/2013/10/23/local-startup-wants-offer-used-car-consumers-smoother-ride/WLUOpRIv2zkbsavKgh6U9H/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026041755/http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/2013/10/23/local-startup-wants-offer-used-car-consumers-smoother-ride/WLUOpRIv2zkbsavKgh6U9H/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2013|title=Local startup wants to offer used car consumers a smoother ride |publisher=Boston Globe|accessdate=Oct 23, 2013}}</ref> iSeeCars.com is privately owned and headquartered in Woburn, MA.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cars.chicagotribune.com/fuel-efficient/news/chi-used-car-rankings-demystify-car-shopping-process-20131107|title=Used car rankings demystify car shopping process |publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=Nov 7, 2013}}</ref>
==Research==
iSeeCars.com's researchers use their database of more than 30 million car listings to better understand car trends and consumer behavior. Some of the studies conducted by iSeeCars.com included "10 cars most likely to go 200,000 miles" for Consumer Reports,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/03/10-best-cars-to-last-200-000-miles/index.htm|title=10 cars most likely to go 200,000 miles |publisher=Consumer Reports|accessdate=Mar 3, 2014}}</ref> "Tesla cars are worth more used than new" for CNBC,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/02/10/tesla-cars-are-worth-more-used-than-new.html|title= Tesla cars are worth more used than new |publisher=CNBC|access-date=Feb 10, 2014}}</ref> "Men like minivans and hybrids as much as women do" for CBS News,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/men-like-minivans-and-hybrids-as-much-as-women-do/|title= Men like minivans and hybrids as much as women do |publisher=CBS News|accessdate=Jan 21, 2014}}</ref> and "Where To Find The Best (And Worst) Used-Car Deals" for ''Forbes''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2013/12/20/where-to-find-the-best-and-worst-used-car-deals/|title= Where To Find The Best (And Worst) Used-Car Deals |work=Forbes|accessdate=Dec 20, 2013}}</ref> In February 2014, iSeeCars.com's study that used Tesla cars were selling for more than new ones was cited by Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/431848580710555648/|title= Elon Musk Tweet Value is holding up Tesla car is worth more used than new |publisher=Elon Musk|accessdate=Feb 7, 2014}}</ref>
==Partnerships== iSeeCars.com partners with a number of automotive websites and car dealerships, including eBay, to aggregate millions of car listings for users to search.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/site-crawls-car-dealer-listings-rates-fairness/story?id=20656246/|title= New Website Takes Guesswork Out of Used Car Pricing |publisher=ABCNews.com|accessdate=Oct 23, 2013}}</ref> In 2012, iSeeCars.com participated in a case study with Chrome Data, a subsidiary of Internet Brands, about the integration of vehicle specifications to help users research and compare vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chromedata.com/auxiliary/pdf/casestudy_iseecars.pdf|title= With help from Chrome Data's research solutions, iSeeCars.com increases its average site visit by 20% |publisher=ChromeData.com|accessdate=Oct 23, 2012}}</ref>
==Recognition== In May 2014 and 2015, iSeeCars.com was named a finalist in the MITX What's Next Awards for "Best Consumer Tech that Makes Life Easier".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mitxawards.org/Finalists.aspx|title= 2014 MITX Awards Finalists |publisher=MITX Awards|accessdate=May 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mitxawards.org/Finalists.aspx|title= 2015 MITX Awards Finalists |publisher=MITX Awards|accessdate=June 2, 2015}}</ref> In May 2015, iSeeCars.com was also selected as a Webby Awards Honoree in the Web / Car Sites & Culture category.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2015/websites/general-website/car-sites-car-culture/|title= 2015 Car Sites & Culture - Webby Awards |publisher=Webby Awards|accessdate=June 2, 2015}}</ref>
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Category:Online automotive companies of the United States