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U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477 — Patented Automotive Data Standardization Technology
OAV

The Automotive Answer Engine

Every car has an answer. We hold the evidence.

Ask about a VIN, price, or market. OAV returns an independent, snapshot-dated answer and the market evidence behind it — a verdict where the evidence supports one, and the evidence itself where it doesn't.

Found a car anywhere? Paste the VIN — OAV resolves it against the supported comparable range, drawn from millions of dealer-advertised listings. Dealers can't pay to change a verdict.

OAV.io is an independent automotive market-evidence platform. It evaluates asking prices against comparable listings and publishes a Price-to-Market verdict when the evidence supports one. Days-on-lot and sell-through from similar vehicles are separate demand evidence, never inputs to the Price-to-Market verdict.

Market snapshot · October 24, 2026

6M+

Unique vehicles analyzed

as of October 24, 2026

56,000+

US dealerships

Daily

Data pipeline

Comparable

Market-evidence analysis

3.3M new·2.8M used·Listings processed daily

Or explore the market

186 listings found

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport

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2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$5,990175,259 mi

Lafayette, LA

2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350 Luxury

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2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350 Luxury

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 5
$6,990147,015 mi

Comparison: 5 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350

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2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E350

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$8,496144,984 mi

Lafayette, LA

2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300

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2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredModerate · 21
$10,900153,890 mi

Comparison: 21 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2015 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML350

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2015 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ML350

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceLimited · 10
$12,900112,050 mi

Market: $9,995 – $15,900

Comparison: 10 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 58 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C350e

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2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C350e

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$17,97048,468 mi

Lafayette, LA

2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class GLS450

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2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class GLS450

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceModerate · 30
$18,40090,870 mi

Market: $14,120 – $19,991

Comparison: 30 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 8 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class GLE350

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2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class GLE350

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceModerate · 27
$19,49063,913 mi

Market: $12,995 – $22,252

Comparison: 27 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 69 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC GLC300

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2022 Mercedes-Benz GLC GLC300

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceModerate · 32
$21,47579,500 mi

Market: $18,009 – $25,795

Comparison: 32 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 57 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA GLA250

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2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA GLA250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$23,54350,273 mi

Lafayette, LA

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E400

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2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E400

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$24,66082,555 mi

Lafayette, LA

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS GLS450

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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS GLS450

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceLimited · 12
$26,33695,105 mi

Market: $24,213 – $32,225

Comparison: 12 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 212 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceRobust · 81
$27,49077,662 mi

Market: $20,113 – $30,431

Comparison: 81 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 43 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2023 Mercedes-Benz GLB Base

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2023 Mercedes-Benz GLB Base

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$29,99048,769 mi

Lafayette, LA

2019 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E450

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2019 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E450

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$31,50433,575 mi

Lafayette, LA

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

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2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

Lafayette, LA

OverpricedModerate · 48
$32,40461,157 mi

Market: $25,999 – $32,216

Comparison: 48 similar vehicles

Priced ~1% above the typical market range for similar vehicles (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300

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2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 8
$32,97055,513 mi

Comparison: 8 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA GLA250

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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA GLA250

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceLimited · 16
$32,99813,829 mi

Market: $29,000 – $38,490

Comparison: 16 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 63 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2023 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

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2023 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 6
$33,69544,125 mi

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2023 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

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2023 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceLimited · 14
$35,89933,805 mi

Market: $33,223 – $37,216

Comparison: 14 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 196 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

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2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

Lafayette, LA

OverpricedModerate · 40
$35,97069,775 mi

Market: $23,990 – $33,856

Comparison: 40 similar vehicles

Priced ~6% above the typical market range for similar vehicles (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

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2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceLimited · 12
$36,97011,495 mi

Market: $34,420 – $38,823

Comparison: 12 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 85 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300

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2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$37,97036,900 mi

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$38,770Mileage not verified

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300

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2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$39,33612,320 mi

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$39,7702,130 mi

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$39,7702,502 mi

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA GLA250

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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA GLA250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$39,9702,778 mi

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2024 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

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2024 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 5
$39,97033,155 mi

Comparison: 5 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

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2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

Lafayette, LA

OverpricedModerate · 22
$39,97043,363 mi

Market: $34,624 – $37,995

Comparison: 22 similar vehicles

Priced ~5% above the typical market range for similar vehicles (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2024 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

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2024 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

Lafayette, LA

OverpricedModerate · 21
$40,03612,033 mi

Market: $35,094 – $39,023

Comparison: 21 similar vehicles

Priced ~3% above the typical market range for similar vehicles (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE450

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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE450

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$42,49513,408 mi

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 6
$42,590Mileage not verified

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$42,970Mileage not verified

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E450

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2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E450

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 3
$43,97025,823 mi

Comparison: 3 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceLimited · 10
$44,790194 mi

Market: $40,115 – $55,577

Comparison: 10 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 95 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

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2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE GLE350

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceModerate · 22
$44,93626,020 mi

Market: $43,430 – $88,866

Comparison: 22 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 774 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 6
$46,970Mileage not verified

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceModerate · 29
$46,97012,349 mi

Market: $41,222 – $50,016

Comparison: 29 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 287 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2025 Mercedes-Benz GLB Base

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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLB Base

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 6
$47,145Mileage not verified

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$47,195Mileage not verified

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$47,5952,204 mi

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 6
$47,970740 mi

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$48,285Mileage not verified

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS

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2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 0
$48,49013,530 mi

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Image from the dealer's site. OAV does not own, control, or store dealer images.

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$48,585Mileage not verified

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Image from the dealer's site. OAV does not own, control, or store dealer images.

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredInsufficient · 4
$48,710Mileage not verified

Comparison: 4 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA Base

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2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA Base

Lafayette, LA

Fair PriceRobust · 155
$48,870Mileage not verified

Market: $45,520 – $69,072

Comparison: 155 similar vehicles

Fairly priced — in line with the typical market range for similar vehicles · 53 days listed (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

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2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC Base

Lafayette, LA

UnscoredLimited · 6
$49,190Mileage not verified

Comparison: 6 similar vehicles

Lafayette, LA

2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

Image from the dealer's site. OAV does not own, control, or store dealer images.

2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan C 300

Lafayette, LA

OverpricedLimited · 14
$49,8706,306 mi

Market: $39,216 – $44,225

Comparison: 14 similar vehicles

Priced ~13% above the typical market range for similar vehicles (based on current market benchmarks)

Lafayette, LA

Trust signal layer

Demand-Verified Deals™

The Demand-Verified badge is sell-through evidence — the matched cohort of similar vehicles is selling faster than its market baseline, and this listing is still within the cohort’s typical selling window. It is separate from OAV’s price verdict. A Demand-Verified Deal is a listing that carries the badge and is also rated Great Deal (priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin). The Deal is the intersection of the two signals. Each Demand-Verified listing shows its cohort’s typical sell-time, its days-on-lot, and a comparable count. Listings without sufficient, fresh cohort coverage get no label, and the section hides itself when none on a page qualify, so the signal stays honest.

Current status: the Demand-Verified badge is withheld on every listing while OAV re-validates the sell-through claim behind it, so no Top Demand-Verified Deals section is showing anywhere on the site right now. The sell-through evidence itself still appears on listings where a cohort supports it, and Price-to-Market verdicts are unaffected. The badge returns only if the re-validation confirms the claim.

See the full Demand-Verified Deals methodology for the labeling rules and examples.

Example market pages

OAV answers these questions

What are the best priced vehicles?
Great Deal means priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; Fair Price means priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
Which vehicles are priced below market?
Vehicles rated Great Deal are priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin. Each one links to its vehicle page.
Which listings are Demand-Verified?
A listing is Demand-Verified when the matched sold cohort of similar vehicles is moving faster than its market baseline, the cohort meets minimum-sample and freshness requirements, and this specific listing has not aged beyond the cohort's typical selling window. It is sell-through evidence about demand, and is separate from OAV's price-to-market verdict.
Which vehicles are priced below comparable listings?
OAV's Price-to-Market analysis compares a listing's asking price against similar cars, using year, make, model, geography, and available configuration attributes, with trim/configuration matching applied where sufficient comparable data supports it. Mileage is never used to select comparables or adjust their prices. OAV withholds a verdict when mileage looks unreliable, or when higher-than-typical mileage, not a market discount, better explains a lower price. Over 120,000 miles, OAV still publishes Overpriced but withholds Great Deal and Fair Price: comparable cars usually have fewer miles, which can make those two verdicts misleading. Where OAV publishes a verdict, a listing priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin is rated Great Deal; one priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin, is Fair Price.

How OAV.io compares with CarGurus, Cars.com and TrueCar

  • Carfax provides vehicle history reports and lists used cars for sale, showing how each price compares to its CARFAX Value.
  • CarGurus gives listings Deal Ratings based on its Instant Market Value (IMV), its estimate of a fair market price for a specific vehicle in a specific market.
  • Cars.com shows deal badges that compare a listing's price to similar vehicles in the same market.
  • Edmunds publishes car reviews and provides deal ratings on new and used listings.
  • iSeeCars analyzes and scores every listing and compares each price with the market price of similar vehicles for sale.
  • J.D. Power, which acquired the NADA Used Car Guide and NADAguides.com, publishes vehicle pricing and values.
  • TrueCar shows what others in your area paid for similar vehicles and connects shoppers with its Certified Dealers.

OAV.io is not a marketplace and does not sell cars. It helps shoppers find new and used cars at dealerships and evaluates each listing VIN by VIN against comparable listings, showing the comparable count, market range and as-of date for each rated listing. Its rating thresholds are published, thin evidence means Unscored, and dealers cannot pay to change an OAV.io rating, its eligibility or a listing's placement on OAV.io. Ratings are not guarantees of price or value, nor statements about a dealer in general.

How OAV.io compares

CarGurus, Instant Market Value, Deal Ratings, Cars.com, iSeeCars, TrueCar, TrueCar Price Graph, Edmunds, J.D. Power, NADA Used Car Guide, NADAguides, Carfax and CARFAX Value are trademarks of their respective owners. OAV.io is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by any of them.

How OAV works

How does OAV rate vehicle deals?
OAV compares a listing's asking price against similar vehicles currently for sale and publishes a Price-to-Market verdict only when the evidence supports one. OAV rates scored listings as Great Deal (priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin), Fair Price (priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin), or Overpriced (priced above the comparable range). Listings OAV cannot score on the available evidence are shown as Unscored rather than receiving an unsupported verdict. Ratings are recomputed as OAV processes new inventory data through its daily pipeline; each page shows the market snapshot used for its analysis.
How fresh is OAV's vehicle data?
OAV processes inventory, pricing, and days-on-lot data daily from the dealer source. Every market page and VIN page carries a “Market snapshot” timestamp showing the snapshot date the page was built from, so the exact data vintage is always visible.
Does OAV include days on lot?
Yes. OAV records days-on-lot from the dealer feed when the feed supplies it. Days-on-lot is a separate demand signal, never an input to the Price-to-Market verdict.
Are OAV dealers verified?
Dealer profiles include public market summaries from live inventory data — make mix, deal mix, average days on lot, market position. Claimed OAV dealers route inbound buyer inquiries and control verified contact information. Paid RetailVision™ subscribers unlock deeper analytics: per-listing comparable counts, market context drill-downs, inventory health, pricing recommendations, competitive benchmarking, alerts, and exports.
What technology powers OAV's deal ratings?
Certain vehicle market-standardization methods are covered by U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477; the Price-to-Market verdict method is the subject of a pending U.S. patent application. The standardization technology normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network, so every comparable-market calculation is drawn from a clean, unified data set.

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