The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company and Automotive Lease Guide to Map Data

MCLEAN, Va.--March 15, 2004--The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company (N.A.D.A.), the Recognized Authority in used vehicle values to the new and used car and truck market for over 70 years, and Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), the benchmark for residual values in the United States and Canada for over 35 years, today announce a collaboration that will benefit the automotive industry.

Through a strategic partnership, N.A.D.A. and ALG have created an N.A.D.A./ALG Mapping Table(TM) that cross-references the unique N.A.D.A. vehicle identification description to the ALG vehicle ID. By providing such a customized product that includes both used vehicle values and residuals, N.A.D.A. and ALG offer one integrated valuation solution. Customers benefit, as they will no longer have to go to two different sources and then modify their systems to integrate the separate data.

"Our mission through this partnership is to create additional opportunities for our customers and prospects to have seamless access to the highest-quality vehicle data from the leaders in the used and residual valuation business," said Scott Lilja, executive director of the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company.

The N.A.D.A./ALG Mapping Table can be delivered in .txt, .csv or .xls formats. Every unique model year and ALG Code will have a corresponding N.A.D.A. Vehicle Identification Code and the Option Mapping Table links ALG options to the equivalent N.A.D.A. Vehicle Accessory Code.

"The automotive industry continues to need integrated data solutions especially in the area of automotive finance," said John Blair, ALG's chief executive officer. "Our mapping project with the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company will provide our mutual customers an opportunity to create efficiencies and reduce mistakes in their data processing."

About the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company

The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company, a NADASC subsidiary, has provided used vehicle valuation products and services to the auto, finance, fleet/lease, government and insurance industries since 1933. In addition to the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R), N.A.D.A. e-Valuator(R) valuation software group, various developer's tools, the ATD/N.A.D.A. Commercial Truck Guide(R), AuctionNet(R) Online, consumer and business Websites (nadaguides.com and nada.com/b2b), and a full line of appraisal guides, including RVs, boats and motorcycles.

About Automotive Lease Guide

Automotive Lease Guide, a privately held company in Santa Barbara, California, has been the benchmark for residual values in the United States and Canada for over 35 years. ALG's objective is to provide residual values, analytical data products and consultation to the automotive industry.