In the fall of 1999, Carfax became a wholly owned subsidiary of R.L. Polk & Company.[3] In 2013, IHS acquired Polk and Carfax, which added to its Automotive offerings.[4] In 2013, Carfax introduced a free service to help vehicle owners keep their cars well maintained which was dubbed "myCARFAX". Using this service, car owners can track their service history, receive automatic service alerts and receive information about open recalls reported for their car.[5] In March 2016, IHS had a merger of equals of equals with Markit, and in July of that year became IHS Markit.[6] On February 28, 2022 IHS Markit merged with S&P Global and CARFAX became a brand in the company's newly formed S&B Global Mobility business unit.