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N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company Enhances Commercial Truck Products

Values Available Monthly and On-the-Go

MCLEAN, Va., April 24 -- The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company (N.A.D.A.), data supplier of the most market-reflective used vehicle values available, announced that it has instituted various enhancements to its commercial truck guide products. In response to market demand, values are now released monthly and available on-the-go, via Smartphone.

With its May edition, the bimonthly ATD/N.A.D.A. Official Used Commercial Truck Guide(R) will switch to a monthly publication schedule. "Doubling our frequency allows us to react more quickly to changes in the commercial truck and trailer markets," said Chris Visser, editor of the ATD/N.A.D.A. Official Used Commercial Truck Guide.

In addition to improving timeliness, the commercial truck values will become mobile, available to current and new N.A.D.A. Online subscribers through their Smartphones. (A Smartphone is a device with integrated PDA and cell phone functions and on which a user can install additional applications.) N.A.D.A. Online users simply go to a special mobile URL, log in with their current user name and password, and then pull up values by VIN or make/model. This enhancement also allows subscribers to look up used passenger car and light-duty truck values.

"N.A.D.A. is constantly responding to market demand and ensuring that our customers have what they need, day in and day out, to benchmark, reduce risk and streamline daily operations," said Tod Jones, national sales manager, N.A.D.A. "Monthly and mobile commercial truck values expand our already broad range of vehicle valuation products and data, created to fit our customers' needs."

Over the past two years, N.A.D.A. has made many changes to its commercial truck products. In addition to publishing values monthly and being available on-the-go, the commercial truck offerings have expanded with the addition of: Estimated New Retail Prices (ENRP) and used trailer values, plus accessories; the inclusion of GVW, GCW and MSRP; and the launch of the ATD/N.A.D.A. Official Commercial Truck Guide mini-pack, an online valuation offering for those needing a low volume of values.

About 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. also produces the N.A.D.A. e-Valuator(R) valuation software family, various developer's tools, the ATD/N.A.D.A. Official Commercial Truck Guide(R), AuctionNet(R) Online, consumer and business web sites (nadaguides.com and nada.com/b2b), and a full line of appraisal guides, including RVs, boats and motorcycles.