CARY, N.C. -

In less than one month, the CarMark Certified Pre-Owned program has added four new dealerships and one three-location dealer group to the growing list of dealerships offering CarMark vehicles.

The seven new locations are:

—Belle Mead Garage in Belle Mead, N.J.
—Bert Ogden Edinburg Mazda in Edinburg, Texas
—Davis Automotive Group in Solon, Ohio
—BMW Cleveland
—Jaguar Cleveland
—Land Rover Solon
—Meade Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram in Detroit, Mich.
—Newell Auto Group in San Ramon, Calif.

“We welcome these seven new locations to the CarMark family, and we are excited to see CarMark expanding into new states, expanding availability for consumers and enhancing profits for these dealers,” said Bill Zadeits, managing director of the Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance, the organization that developed the CarMark program. “With these additions, CarMark cars are now being sold in 18 states across the country, and we are very encouraged by the consistent growth of the program.”

The nationwide CarMark Certified program, which is designed to be equivalent to manufacturers’ certification programs, enables franchise dealers to certify their non-brand vehicles and offers independent dealers a national brand certification that is similar to OEM programs. Currently, 57 percent of CarMark dealers are franchise dealers and 43 percent are either former franchise or independent dealers.

For vehicles that have some original manufacturer warranty remaining, are no more than four model years old and have less than 60,000 odometer miles, the program provides a 72-month/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty. There is also a 12/12 powertrain warranty for vehicles outside these guidelines with less than 80,000 odometer miles. In addition to the limited warranty, CarMark Certified provides consumers with a 116-point inspection, trip interruption insurance, rental car reimbursement, towing benefit, and wheel and tire coverage.

Dealers who are interested in the CarMark program can submit the interest form at www.carmarkcertified.com or can call APCO’s CarMark Certified dealer information line at (800) 628-4635.