The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

Used Vehicle Merchandising Program Enhances the Marketing of Used Vehicles and Service Contracts

ROSEMONT, Ill., June 12 -- NAT, Inc., a leading provider of service contract and other insurance product workflow software platforms, announced its new NAT Used Vehicle Merchandising Program for independent and franchise auto and truck dealers at the annual National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) conference June 10-14 in Las Vegas. NAT Used Vehicle Merchandising Program, along with NAT Menu Selling and NAT Data Services, will be exhibited at Booth 1510.

These solutions are delivered to retailers and insurers through the NAT Gateway, a real-time e-commerce solution for independent and franchise auto and truck retailers to help them sell more service contracts and other insurance products faster with more accuracy. Participating insurers connect to the NAT Gateway to integrate with retailers' F&I department and DMS so transactions flow seamlessly through their business systems back to insurers and shared data repositories.

  NAT Used Vehicle Merchandising Program's VINPlus product set:
  -- Consists of Web-based applications designed to greatly enhance the
     marketing of used vehicles
  -- Produces full-printable window stickers, rich with data and customized
     dealer branding, federally required FTC Buyers Guide, and a
     customizable vehicle brochure
  -- Integrates completely with most major DMS and external Web sites such
     as Cobalt and in-house dealer sites
  -- Requires no installation and works with any printer or Web browser
  -- Priced monthly for unlimited use

  NAT Used Vehicle Merchandising Program consists of:
  1.  VINWarranty: For private-label partners providing limited warranties
      as a part of certification. VINWarranty processes sticker databases
      against the sold-units database residing in the dealer's in-house
      computer system. A fulfillment file is transferred to a partner's
      fulfillment service. The result is no lost warranties, reduced
      processing costs and 100 percent accuracy.
  2.  VINCertify: VINCertify produces a "certified" sticker for popular used
      vehicle certification programs, whereby each sticker printed is
      checked for branded title. If there is no title flag, a "certified
      by" logo prints. Current certifications are provided by Experian and
      Consumer Guide.  Certification is thereby performed automatically and
      consistently on the entire lot without any additional dealer effort.
  3.  VINPhoto: Lets dealers upload digital vehicle images to the VINPlus
      Web site, then name the stock number. The application does the rest
      -- marrying up to four photos per VIN and uploading to dealer Web
      sites and popular car-shopping site.
  4.  VINExtract: Vehicle inventory is automatically pulled nightly from the
      dealer's ADP, Reynolds & Reynolds, EDS, Toyota, Lexus and other DMS
      and is loaded to the VINPlus site. No "double-entry" of VINs is
      required.

  About NAT ( www.natinc.com )

Headquartered in Rosemont, IL, NAT, Inc. is the collaborative workflow software Partner of Choice for insurance companies, third-party administrators (TPA), retailers and OEMs who underwrite, price, administer, manage and sell extended service warranties and for manufacturers and service repair providers who offer new-product and service warranties to build consumers' confidence in their products and services. The company's warranty software solutions -- SCS Automotive Extended Warranty Platform and NAT Manufacturer Warranty Platform -- streamline and automate the traditional fragmented, time-consuming and error-prone manual processes required to administer, insure, price and sell new product warranties and extended service warranties and their related claims processing. NAT clients enjoy reduced costs and increased income.

                        NIADA Convention and Expo
                             Las Vegas Hilton

                           NAT, Inc. Booth 1510