Abstract: A new vehicle sales information providing method comprises providing a new vehicle having a vehicle information disclosure sheet and machine readable indicia associated with the disclosure sheet. The indicia include coded information representing a vehicle identification code unique to the new vehicle. The method also comprises receiving the coded information at a location remote to the new vehicle, with the coded information having been obtained from captured image data representing a captured image of the indicia. The method further includes retrieving additional vehicle information based on the coded information. The additional vehicle information includes information associated with and in addition to information present on the vehicle information disclosure sheet, and the additional vehicle information is unique to the new vehicle and inapplicable to any other vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing vehicle maintenance client notification within a telematics equipped mobile vehicle that includes monitoring the mobile vehicle for vehicle system maintenance information, determining an oil-life value based on the vehicle system maintenance information, determining when the oil-life value exceeds at least one oil-life threshold level, sending the vehicle system maintenance information to a call center responsive to the oil-life threshold level determination, and generating a service reminder, at the call center, based on the received vehicle system maintenance information. The step of determining when the oil-life value exceeds the oil-life threshold level may include comparing the determined oil-life value with the at least one oil-life threshold level, determining at least one oil-life threshold level that is exceeded by the oil-life value, and initiating a vehicle data upload based on the at least one exceeded oil-life threshold level.