Market Scan Signs Three-Year Pact with Mario Andretti

20 January 2000

Market Scan, Creators of Lease Prophet, Signs Three-Year Pact with Mario Andretti; Racing Legend to Serve as Celebrity Spokesperson

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Jan. 20, 2000--Market Scan(R) (www.marketscan.com), developers of Lease Prophet(R) (the automotive industry's most comprehensive, powerful leasing technology), has signed Mario Andretti to a three-year personal appearance contract.
    The racing legend will serve as the company's celebrity spokesperson at trade shows, seminars, dealer meetings and manufacturer special events. Andretti recently appeared in a corporate video for Market Scan that is being unveiled at the National Association of Automotive Dealers Convention (NADA) in Orlando, Fla., January 22 - 25. He will also be at the Market Scan booth (No. 749) to sign autographs and meet with dealers.
    "We are very pleased to have Mr. Andretti as a 'goodwill ambassador' for Market Scan," said Mike Mullen, Market Scan's vice president and chief operating officer. "Because he is an auto dealer himself, he has a keen understanding of the automotive business and our suite of products, especially Lease Prophet."
    "Our founders, Mr. Russell West and Mr. Rusty West, have always strived to have a first-class product and a first-class organization. They have made many personal sacrifices to ensure that we are always an `industry leader,'" Mullen added. "It's no different with their commitment to Mr. Andretti. This puts us in the same league as many companies represented on Wall Street."
    Andretti and his son, Michael, are co-owners of a Toyota dealership in Coraoplis, Penn. (in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area). Although they have other businesses together, automobile dealerships are where they both have great interest and expertise. Andrettis' Airport Toyota opened in June of 1996 and, according to Andretti, "...will not do without Lease Prophet or the new Retail Finance System."
    "I have deep admiration for the top management at Market Scan and have witnessed their significant growth and passion to be the very best at what they do," Andretti said. "We're really cut out of the same cloth ... driven to succeed and to be at the top of the game. They never rest on their successes at Market Scan. Also, it was easy for me to add the newest product, Market Scan for Retail Finance, because it does for retail financing what Lease Prophet does for leasing."
    Market Scan's proprietary software and state-of-the-art hardware connects dealers -- over the Internet -- to a massive database. With the largest database in the industry, Lease Prophet has, for years, allowed automobile dealers to instantly create the scientifically perfect lease for any conceivable lease scenario -- meeting customer demands and delivering maximum profit for the dealers.
    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, CA 91361. Phone: 818/703-8338. 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. They operate four training centers located in Southern California, New Jersey, Florida and Ohio.