WheelsTV
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{{Infobox company
|name = Automotive Networks Corp. dba WheelsTV
|location_city = PO Box 997, 145 Main Street
Groton, Massachusetts 01450
|location_country = United States
|industry = Automotive Internet, Video Production
|area_served = Worldwide
|key_people = Jim Barisano, CEO
|homepage = {{url|wheelstvnetwork.com}}
}}
WheelsTV is a video production company, specializing in automotive media.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Based in Boston and Groton, Massachusetts, WheelsTV creates and distributes original content for websites, mobile,{{cite web|url=https://s3aero.net/|title=S3 Aero Specialists - Aviation & Aircraft Experts - Safety - Surveillance - Service|website=S3 Aero Specialists|accessdate=2 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mobilizedtv.com/wheelstv-azuki-partner-for-mobile-vehicle-channel|title=Welcome mobilizedtv.com - BlueHost.com|website=Mobilizedtv.com|accessdate=2 April 2019}} IPTV platforms, and Video On Demand. Patent-pending products including Top200 Test Drives, 1:00 on ONE Vehicle Profiles, and POV (Pre-Owned Vehicle) Reviews.{{cite press release|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS265588+22-Jan-2009+BW20090122|title=Pre-owned Vehicle Video Reviews Launched by WheelsTV and Feature J.D. Power and Associates Data|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918123940/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/01/22/idUS265588+22-Jan-2009+BW20090122|archive-date=September 18, 2012}} These products serve as consumer tools in the search for purchasing a vehicle.
Distribution partners
WheelsTV's distribution partners include Amazon Vehicles, Covideo, DealerVision, fusionZONE, Multicom, Intellacar, Team Velocity Marketing and franchised auto dealers across North America.
Video Lineup
WheelsTV's interactive video test drive report lineup is the largest in the world. Over 6,000 videos covering model years 2008 to present. Videos combine WheelsTV's original footage, shot professionally on America's roads and closed courses and OEM-sourced B roll. This footage is combined with scripts researched and written by automotive journalists, voiced by professional voice-over artists, and edited by a professional video editor. All videos are OEM compliant.
WheelsTV Video Reports
WheelsTV Video Reports provide consumers with essential vehicle purchasing information by giving car shoppers the ability to easily search, research, share and compare cars, trucks and SUV's.{{cite web|url=http://wheelstvnetwork.com/products/top-200-test-drives/|title=Top 200 Test Drives - WheelsTV - Video Test Drives, Video Walkarounds, and Automotive Marketing|website=Wheelstvnetwork.com|accessdate=2 April 2019}} The run time is approximately two minutes and includes vehicle information essential to consumer purchases and ownership. Information includes vehicle specifications, fuel economy, class, size, passenger capacity, standard and optional features, safety features, and warranty information.
POVs are a subset of WheelsTV Video Reports. POVs review vehicles that are no longer in production, and are likely to be found in a pre-owned dealers' inventory.{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-test-drive-a-used-car-3308575|title=Learn How to Test Drive a Used Car|author=Keith Griffin|website=ThoughtCo.com|accessdate=2 April 2019}} A POV video covers an entire generation of a particular vehicle and points out potential problems that might arise in each year of a generation. To create this product, available data is gathered on each vehicle including information from actual consumer experiences as reported to J.D. Power and Associates, government and private testing agencies, and independent analysts. These findings are combined with archival footage, from WheelsTV's library, OEM footage, and IIHS and NHTSA crash test data.
Social networking
WheelsTV can be found on its B2B site: WheelsTVShowroom.com and on various social platforms including Facebook, YouTube, Linkedin and Twitter.
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