LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack recently announced it has launched its Online Registration System in Illinois, raising the amount of states where dealerships can use the electronic registration and titling solution to 13.

With DealerTrack's OLRS, the company said Illinois dealers, lease and rental companies, financial institutions and retail merchants can deliver electronic registration and titling services directly to Illinois residents.

Information entered into the OLRS is sent in real-time to the Illinois Secretary of the State's database, giving dealers, customers, law enforcement and motor vehicle personnel direct and immediate access to the most current vehicle records.

"We worked closely with the Secretary of State's Office in Illinois to develop our most robust OLRS deployment to date," noted Mark Furcolo, senior vice president at DealerTrack.

"By focusing on the user experience, we were able to tailor the system to meet the specific needs of Illinois' customers, while simultaneously ensuring all state requirements are met," Furcolo continued. "The result is a user-friendly, intuitive application that facilitates real-time processing and presents a viable alternative to existing electronic registration and titling options."

According to Denise Perfito, lease operations manager for Merchants Automotive Group, "Our dealership group now has a significant presence in Illinois and by adding the OLRS to our in-house service offerings, it is a great win for us, and, ultimately, for the customer."

Kristin Buller, operations team leader at GE Capital Corp., added, "Now, with the online capabilities that Illinois is offering with the OLRS, we can offer faster, more efficient vehicle processing and the ability for instant renewal, which we didn't have before."

DealerTrack's OLRS is one of the newest offerings in the company's suite of solutions.

The OLRS is operated by General Systems Solutions, a subsidiary of DealerTrack Processing Solutions and was originally part of the portfolio of triVIN Holdings, which was acquired by DealerTrack Holdings earlier this year.

In addition to the OLRS, DealerTrack's RegUSA service specializes in processing vehicle registrations and titles for all 50 states.

For more information about the OLRS, visit www.dealertrack.com/rts.