CENTREVILLE, Va. -

In an effort to give used-car buyers more convenient access to its Vehicle History Reports, Carfax recently revealed  the launch of a new mobile app for iPhone and its first mobile website for vehicle history information.

“Carfax Reports can be purchased or viewed in a matter of seconds with just a few screen taps,” the company asserted, stressing the convenience of its new tools.

Furthermore, smartphone used-car shoppers can enter the VIN number, license plate or barcode scan to access Carfax information for that particular unit.

"Carfax is tailor-made to meet the demands of car buyers today," said Larry Gamache, communications director at Carfax.

"Especially when buying from a private seller, getting a Carfax Report is a critical step that now can be taken on-the-fly. We’ve designed our mobile site and app to give smartphone users the simplest and most direct access to Carfax information about their potential purchase. Confidence and peace of mind is only a screen tap away,” he continued.

The mobile site and free smartphone app provides “user-friendly” interfaces to access Carfax, the company notes. Officials also ensured the information car buyers need to find the right used car is now even more quickly delivered, via the company’s new mobile tools.

Also of note, Carfax Reports that run from any computer or device automatically populate to and are viewable on the mobile site and app.

To download the free app, see here.