TRADER Makes Strategic Investment in DealerBreacher

Investment in Montreal-based digital advertising company, DealerBreacher, becomes part of several TRADER services and solutions intended to help automotive dealerships to grow and succeed

TORONTO, May 31, 2018 /CNW/ - TRADER Corporation is pleased to announce a strategic investment in DealerBreacher, a leading digital advertising services company based in Montreal. This investment continues TRADER's commitment to offer dealers premium solutions designed specifically for the Canadian market that solve dealers' business needs and drive results.

With rapid growth in the Quebec market, DealerBreacher has differentiated itself by providing tailored digital advertising solutions for Canadian automotive dealers, backed by unique business intelligence technology. As a young and agile company, DealerBreacher concentrates on delivering complete transparency to customers including consistent communication and digital marketing performance results.

TRADER's investment in DealerBreacher will support the company's future plans focused on speed of innovation – all clearly linked to Canadian dealer and consumer needs.

"From a technology and local talent perspective, we look forward to combining our strengths to broaden our presence and understanding of the local automotive market in Quebec," said Jeff Woolcock, Chief Sales Officer at TRADER. "Our investment in DealerBreacher is part of our ongoing innovation roadmap to bring best-in-class Canadian technology solutions to our customers."

DealerBreacher will become part of TRADER effective today. The company will continue to operate independently from TRADER, under the same leadership team.

"Our mandate is to make dealers more visible and relevant throughout the entire car buying process," said Benoit Laforce, Co-Founder of DealerBreacher. "By working with TRADER, we will gain access to its 40 years of experience in the Canadian automotive market so that we can offer additional consumer insights and resources to drive our unique value proposition. With TRADER, our technology and product platform will enable future growth and dealer success."

About TRADER Corporation

TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, managing consumer automotive marketplaces and providing dealers with digital business solutions to market and manage their inventory. The company's primary online destinations include autoTRADER.ca™ and autoHEBDO.net™, driving over 16 million visits a month and more than 4.1 million mobile app downloads. Both autoTRADER.ca and autoHEBDO.net offer an extensive inventory of new and used vehicles in Canada across both desktop and mobile platforms. Partnering with global leaders, TRADER delivers best-in-class digital web, advertising and inventory management solutions to help accelerate business performance of dealers across Canada.

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About DealerBreacher.com INC

DealerBreacher.com, member of the Google Premier Partner channel, is a technology company based out of Quebec, specializing in automotive online marketing including Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Social Networks. DealerBreacher has developed a unique SEM platform allowing dealers to promote their dealerships and their inventory to capture consumer intent and get the highest quality of traffic.

For more information, visit: DealerBreacher.com

SOURCE TRADER Corporation

Media Inquiries: Michelle Saraceno, Senior Manager, Communications Strategy, TRADER Corporation | autoTRADER.ca, 416.784.5200 ext. 3599, [email protected]