Market Scan Signs Mario Andretti to Host NADA Booth
5 January 2000
Market Scan Signs Mario Andretti to Host NADA Booth; American 'Driver of the Century' to Sign Autographs at Market Scan Booth
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF.--Jan. 4, 2000--Market Scan(R) Information Systems Inc. (www.marketscan.com), developers of Lease Prophet(R) (the automotive industry's most comprehensive, powerful leasing technology) today announced the signing of Mario Andretti as the celebrity host for their booth at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention and Exposition in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 22 - 25.Andretti will be at the Market Scan booth (#749) to sign autographs and meet with booth visitors. The head of the most famous racing family ever, Andretti has long been one of the most powerful competitors in the history of motorsports.
"Mr. Andretti hosted our booth at the NADA convention last year and was a huge attraction," said Mike Mullen, Market Scan's vice president and chief operating officer. "He's won just about everything: the Indy 500, the Daytona 500 and the Indy Car National Championship four times. He was World Formula one Champion. He's won in sports cars, sprint cars and stock cars. He was named the very first 'Driver of the Year' in 1967, and this month -- 33 years later -- he was named 'Driver of the Century' by both RACER Magazine and the Associated Press."
"Not only is he regarded by many as the greatest race driver of all time," added Mullen, "he's also a very successful car dealer."
Andretti and his son, Michael, are co-owners of a Toyota dealership in Coraopolis, Penn. (in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area). Although they have other businesses together, automobile dealerships are where they both have great interest and expertise. Andretti's Airport Toyota opened in June of 1996 and, according to Andretti, "will not do without Lease Prophet."
"My own car dealership uses Lease Prophet, and the manager and sales people love it," said Andretti. "Three or four years ago, leasing was a fraction of our business. Now it's 50 percent. With that kind of growth in our new-car business, we are definitely dependent on this type of technology. It isn't an option anymore. When I sat down with the manager of Andretti Toyota (J. J. Jackintelle), and we reviewed all our options, we got excited about Lease Prophet. We think it is superior to any other lease software package in the market."
Market Scan will feature and demonstrate Lease Prophet II at the NADA Convention and Expo. Lease Prophet combines Market Scan's proprietary software and state-of-the-art hardware and connects dealers -- over the internet -- to the massive Market Scan database. With the largest database in the industry, Lease Prophet allows automobile dealers to instantly create the scientifically perfect lease for any conceivable lease scenario, with the lowest cost to the customer and the maximum profit for the dealer.
For the past three years, Market Scan has been named in Inc. Magazine as one of America's 500 fastest-growing privately held companies. The company has headquarters at 31416 Agoura Road, Suite 205, Westlake Village Calif., 91361. Telephone: 818/707-8338 Fax: 818/707-8339 Web: www.marketscan.com
Satellite offices are located in Arizona, California (northern and southern), Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas. Four training centers are located in Southern California, New Jersey, Florida and Ohio.