MONTREAL -

Montreal-based XLane Holdings announced earlier this week that when it debuts its Mobile Appraisal Pad for the iPhone and iPad later this spring, the exclusive fleet company partner during the rollout will be Discount Car and Truck Rentals.

The launch will take place May through June.

“We remarket hundreds of vehicles each month, so speed is a big issue for us,” stated Joe Spano, vice president of fleet operations for Discount Quebec.

“XLane’s Mobile Appraisal Pad is the fastest tool we’ve seen for getting inventory online and in front of wholesale buyers. We think this is the future of remarketing,” he continued.

Discount plans to upload more than 200 units to the system. It is also inviting hundreds of dealers throughout Canada to try XLane’s product.

What’s more, per the “first-upstream” agreement between the companies, Discount will upload aged units to XLane before any other remarketing channel.

“We’re extremely proud to have the support of the owners and managers at Discount”, said Tave Della Porta, co-founder and chief executive officer of XLane.

“Their industry insight has helped us to shape XLane right from the start, and I look forward to working with them in the future as XLane continues to develop tools to make automotive remarketing easier," he continued.