LONG BEACH, Calif. — Alliance Inspection Management announced on Wednesday that it will partner with Ford Motor Credit Co. and assume responsibility for floor-plan audits at dealerships and conduct lease-end inspections of vehicles financed through the captive.

"We are very pleased that Ford Credit has selected AiM for these very important activities," said Jim Yates, president and chief executive officer of AiM. "They align nicely with our existing business and give us the unique opportunity to add experienced employees who will make AiM stronger for all of our clients."

Previously, Ford Credit employees handled floor-plan audits and lease-end inspections. However, now approximately 110 current Ford Credit employees will be offered full-time positions with AiM later this summer to facilitate the partnership.

Both current AiM employees and the new hires will be cross-trained to work on all on all AiM accounts. The new worker influx will increase the company's total number of employees to more than 625.

AiM management said it believes that both groups can learn from each other and make the new combined work force smarter, more efficient and more capable.

"Our vision for AiM is to be an industry-wide partnership that allows all of our customers and partners to better manage their portfolios as positive contributions to bottom-line profits," Yates said.

AiM reported that it has conducted more than 50 million vehicle inspections since it was founded in 2005.