NADA DEVELOPS PRODUCTS FOR THE NATION OF CALIFORNIA

           The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company Embarks
              Upon the Largest Automotive Market in the Country

    SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2 -- The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car
Guide(R) Company, the nation's leading used vehicle valuation publisher and
data services provider, today announced the launch of products designed
specifically for the California marketplace at the 2003 National Automobile
Dealers Association Convention & Exposition in San Francisco.
    The newly designed products, including the popular N.A.D.A. Official Used
Car Guide(R) California Edition and the guidebook's CD-ROM counterpart,
e-Valuator(R), will feature sales data specific to, and exclusively for, the
California market.  The products will highlight valuations for used passenger
cars, light-duty trucks and SUVs for model years 1996 - 2002.  With this
announcement, California becomes the first state-specific data published by
N.A.D.A, as well as the company's newly added tenth region.
    "We're very excited about this announcement and look forward to
solidifying N.A.D.A.'s foothold in the largest automotive market in the
nation," said Scott Lilja, executive director of the N.A.D.A.  Official Used
Car Guide Company.  "We developed California-specific products in response to
market requests for objective and market-reflective used vehicle valuation
information.  With the launch of our newly designed California products, we're
answering that call."
    Scheduled to hit the marketplace in the spring of 2003, the newly
developed California products will be updated monthly with four quarterly
editions published in January, April, July and October and eight supplemental
issues published in February, March, May, June, August, September, November
and December.
    "We are leveraging and extending our core competency as the leader in the
used vehicle valuation industry by bringing our editorial methodology
strengths, industry expertise and commitment to excellence into the California
market."
    Trade professionals interested in learning more about the N.A.D.A.
Official Used Car Guide(R) California Edition or e-Valuator(R) can call
800.966.6232.

    About the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company
    The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide Company, a NADASC subsidiary, has
provided used-vehicle valuation products and services to the auto, finance,
fleet/lease, government and insurance industries since 1933.  Products include
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. 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 RV's, boats, and motorcycles.