CarsDirect.com Acquires Autodata Firm of Canada

CarsDirect.com, Sherman Oaks, announced that it has acquired the Canadian firm Autodata Marketing Systems Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary, effective immediately. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Autodata, London, Ontario, collects information on vehicles, creates software solutions and develops Web-based businesses and products for automobile manufacturers, fleet management companies and auto dealers in Canada and the United States.

CarsDirect.com, an Idealab company, is an online vehicle shopping and purchasing service featuring more than 2,500 makes and models by every major manufacturer.