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VIA's original logo, used until 2014. VIA was created in 1977 when the citizens of Bexar County voted in favor of a one-half cent sales tax to fund the service. Subsequently, VIA purchased transit assets from the City of San Antonio and began operations in March 1978, taking its name from the Latin word for "road".
AAA is a privately held not-for-profit national member association and service organization with over 60 million members [1] in the United States and Canada. [2] AAA provides services to its members, including roadside assistance and others. Its national headquarters are in Heathrow, Florida. [3]
USAA is headquartered in northwest San Antonio, occupying a 286-acre (116 ha) former horse farm. [7] [8] USAA Federal Savings Bank, which provides banking services, is headquartered on a 575-acre (233 ha) campus in Phoenix, Arizona as of April 2024. [9]
After doing business as California State Automobile Association for more than 103 years, the name was changed to AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah, or AAA NCNU. This change took effect in February 2011, which was reflected in their December 15, 2010 corporate amendments filed with the California Secretary of State.
San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 U.S. census. [12]
Greater San Antonio has a number of communities spread out across several counties and regions. It is centered on the city of San Antonio, the second largest city in Texas, second largest city in the Southern United States, [6] and the seventh largest city in the USA, with roughly 1.5 million residents spread across approximately 500 square miles.
Thus, in 1969, AAA Motor Lines Inc., bought Cooper Transfer Company Inc. The resulting company was renamed AAA Cooper Transportation in 1973. [4] In 1973 Mack and Earl Dove recognized the beginning industry deregulation and began to position the company for that occurrence through improved cost measurement systems and management training. [5]
The service is a partnership with Vcars, rebranding its partner's existing online service and providing a check of the car's history. [18] [19] At the time of rebranding, over 110,000 cars were available for purchase via 2,000 registered dealers. [18]