Computerized Vehicle Registration

What Computerized Vehicle Registration does

CVR (Computerized Vehicle Registration) is an electronic titling and registration platform founded in 1992 that automates vehicle paperwork between U.S. state Departments of Motor Vehicles and automotive dealerships, financial institutions, insurance companies, auctions, and tag agencies. The platform connects directly to state DMV systems via certified integrations, enabling dealers to submit titles and registrations electronically, calculate DMV fees in real time against the latest state-specific rules, and transfer funds without paper checks. Core products include the Electronic Title and Registration Platform, Electronic Registration, Vehicle Record Inquiry, Electronic Lien and Title Services, EasyFEE (a DMS-integrated fee calculator), and the National Digital Titling solution launched in March 2025 that reduces out-of-state title transfer times from weeks or months to hours or days. The platform is deeply integrated with CDK DMS and other dealer management systems, embedding CVR inside dealership F&I workflows to eliminate manual rekeying of customer and vehicle data.

CVR operates a transaction-fee revenue model, monetizing per processed vehicle registration and DMV inquiry, and serves a distributed base of more than 10,000 dealerships across 16 states (expanding to 17 with California AVRS), processing 15 million+ transactions and DMV inquiries annually. The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales, a self-service online enrollment portal, and referral channels through seven regional dealer associations, with additional reach via the parent CDK Global network. Customer segments span automotive dealerships (primary), fleet operators, insurance companies, financial institutions, auctions, and specialty vehicle dealers in powersports, RV, and salvage. CVR is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDK Global, a leading dealer management system provider, and benefits operationally and commercially from this ownership through embedded distribution, certified interfaces, and joint training programs such as CDK University.

Name

Computerized Vehicle Registration

Legal name

Computerized Vehicle Registration

Website

https://cvrconnect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CVR provides electronic vehicle titling and registration solutions that connect dealerships and automotive businesses directly to state DMV systems, processing 15 million+ transactions annually across 16 U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Orange

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Electronic Vehicle Registration Services: CVR provides electronic titling and registration solutions to dealerships and automotive businesses, charging for transaction processing and DMV inquiries. The company processes millions of transactions annually across 16 states.
2. Digital Titling Solutions: National Digital Titling service for out-of-state vehicle titling and registration, enabling faster title acquisition for dealerships, agencies, and financial institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CVR provides electronic titling and registration solutions that connect dealerships, fleet operators, insurance companies, auctions, and financial institutions directly to state DMV systems. The platform submits deals and paperwork electronically, transfers funds securely, calculates state-specific DMV fees, and enables same-day vehicle registration, eliminating paper documents, temporary tags, and DMV visits. It is sold through CDK DMS integration and dealer-association referral channels across 16 U.S. states.

Product overview

CVR offers a unified electronic title and registration platform that connects dealerships and other businesses directly to state DMV systems. The core product portfolio includes the CVR Electronic Title and Registration Platform, CVR National Digital Titling (launched 2025 for faster nationwide title transfers), Electronic Registration, Vehicle Record Inquiry, and Electronic Lien and Title Services across 16 states (17 including California AVRS). Add-on features include EasyFEE for automatic DMV fee calculation. The platform integrates with CDK and other DMS providers, submitting titles and registrations electronically while enabling same-day vehicle registration for customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CVR National Digital Titling: National Digital Titling solution that can transfer titles in your name from anywhere in the U.S., in as little as hours or days compared to the current process of weeks and months.

Products and services

• CVR Electronic Title and Registration Platform An electronic title and registration platform that connects dealerships and automotive businesses directly to state DMV systems across 16 (17 including California AVRS) U.S. states, submitting deals and paperwork electronically, transferring funds securely, validating state-specific compliance in real time, and enabling same-day vehicle registration without paper documents, temporary tags, or DMV visits.
• CVR National Digital Titling A national digital titling solution that enables title transfers in the dealer's name from anywhere in the U.S. in as little as hours or days, drastically reducing title turnaround times compared to traditional processes of weeks and months, with an included Clearinghouse for enhanced data feeds and compliance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 million+ vehicle transactions and DMV inquiries processed annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Automotive Titling Corporation (ATC)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2015In 2015, CVR partnered with ATC to provide an online solution for fast out-of-state vehicle titling and registration. ATC provides customer service excellence in titling support as evidenced by testimonials.
• National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013In 2013, CVR partnered with NMVTIS to offer all clients quick, low-cost initial screening reports to help limit risk before purchasing a used vehicle or taking one in on trade.
• CDK GlobalcoreTechnology or IntegrationCDK Global is a leading DMS provider that backs CVR, allowing CVR to offer vehicle registration solutions integrated with CDK DMS. CVR products integrate with CDK software, and CDK DMS users can process DMV fees within the CDK system throughout the entire titling and registration process.
• Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama (ADAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDealer association partner providing CVR clients with better access to warehousing and distribution for license plates and stickers, as well as increased reach in legislative activity.
• Illinois Automobile Dealers Association (IADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDealer association partner providing CVR clients with better access to warehousing and distribution for license plates and stickers, as well as increased reach in legislative activity.
• Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association (MSADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDealer association partner providing CVR clients with better access to warehousing and distribution for license plates and stickers, as well as increased reach in legislative activity.
• Michigan Automobile Dealers Association (MADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDealer association partner providing CVR clients with better access to warehousing and distribution for license plates and stickers, as well as increased reach in legislative activity.
• New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDealer association partner providing CVR clients with better access to warehousing and distribution for license plates and stickers, as well as increased reach in legislative activity.
• North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association (NCADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDealer association partner providing CVR clients with better access to warehousing and distribution for license plates and stickers, as well as increased reach in legislative activity.
• MidAtlantic Independent Automobile Dealers Association (MAIADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDealer association partner providing CVR clients with better access to warehousing and distribution for license plates and stickers, as well as increased reach in legislative activity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dealertrack (Cox Automotive): Dealertrack, part of Cox Automotive, offers electronic titling, registration, and DMV connectivity for US dealers via its Lender and Registration Services. It is the closest direct competitor to CVR's core product line, competing for the same state certifications and the same dealer customers, with Cox Automotive providing comparable DMS-level distribution to dealers using VinSolutions and Dealertrack DMS.
• Auto Data Direct: Auto Data Direct provides electronic title, registration, and lien processing services to dealerships, auctions, and lenders across multiple US states. It overlaps with CVR's electronic title and registration platform on transaction processing, lien management, and out-of-state title flows, making it a direct competitor for the same dealer and auction accounts.
• TitleTec: TitleTec offers electronic vehicle title and registration processing for dealers, lenders, and tag agencies in a multi-state footprint. Its product overlap with CVR — online titling, DMS integration, and DMV submissions — positions it as a direct alternative for dealer customers evaluating EVR vendors.
• Automotive Titling Corporation (ATC): ATC provides outsourced titling and registration services for dealers and is already a CVR partner for out-of-state title work, but also competes with CVR when dealers select ATC as their primary titling provider. The shared customer testimonials in CVR's data underscore ATC's role as both partner and adjacent competitor in the EVR workflow.

Broad incumbents

• Reynolds and Reynolds: Reynolds and Reynolds is a major US DMS provider to franchised dealers with integrated document and titling capabilities through its Reynolds Document Services. It is a broader incumbent than CVR — covering the full dealership software stack — but its title, registration, and DMV connectivity offerings compete with CVR for the dealer registration step inside the deal jacket.
• Cox Automotive / VinSolutions: Cox Automotive operates a broad US dealer-services platform that includes Dealertrack (e-reg), VinSolutions (CRM), Kelley Blue Book, and Autotrader. As the parent of Dealertrack, Cox is the most direct broad incumbent competing with CVR across the dealer software stack and is a structural alternative to the CDK + CVR stack that CVR's products are embedded in.
• eOriginal (FIS): eOriginal, a business of FIS, provides electronic lien and title management for lenders and capital markets participants. While its primary customer is the lender side rather than the dealer, it overlaps with CVR's Electronic Lien and Title Services and competes for the financial-institution segment of the title workflow.

Others

• CDK Global: CDK Global is CVR's parent company and the leading DMS provider in the US, embedding CVR inside its dealer-software stack. It is not an external competitor for e-reg per se, but any decisions CDK makes about which third-party e-reg vendor to certify or promote directly shape CVR's distribution and pricing power inside dealer IT environments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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