Nunan Joins vAuto in Chicago as Senior Vice President

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 9:30am EDT

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Bill Nunan has been named senior vice president - Operations at
vAuto, the fastest-growing provider of high-tech used-car inventory
management systems for the nation's 70,000 franchised and independent
car dealers.

   A former member of the Reynolds and Reynolds Company executive
team, Nunan will be responsible for management of vAuto's rapidly
expanding customer base, according to Keith Jezek, vAuto's president
and CEO.

   "Bill Nunan has 18 years of technology-company management
leadership experience with a strong background in the automotive
retail-solutions sector," Jezek noted. "He has led
automotive-technology business units ranging in size up to
$100-million in annual revenue."

   Nunan served as a vice president of international operations and
also as vice president of strategy and corporate development at
Reynolds and Reynolds, a leading software and services provider to
automotive dealers and manufacturers.

   "We've quadrupled the size of our company over the last 18
months," Jezek added. "And we expect vAuto's customer base and annual
sales to increase by triple-digit amounts in the next several years as
well.

   "Bill Nunan's expertise in technology management and corporate
development will play a significant role in helping us manage our
future growth."

   A native of Cape Porpoise, Maine, Nunan has held senior management
positions during his business career with J. D. Power and Associates,
CoreComm Communications, Ford Motor Company and NVS Consulting.

   He holds a master's degree in finance from Michigan State
University, a master's degree in structural engineering from the
University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering
from the University of Maine.

   A member of the Alumni Board at the Eli Broad College of Business
at Michigan State University, he now resides in Chicago.

   Headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Ill., vAuto
maintains a research and development center in Austin, Texas. The
company provides the auto industry's only "live, real time" analysis
of used-car markets with up-to-the-minute information about
used-vehicle supply, demand and pricing tailored to specific
dealership market areas.

   All six of the nation's highest-volume franchised dealerships by
brand, including Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Nissan, Lincoln-Mercury and
Toyota, use stocking, pricing and appraisal strategies supported by
vAuto software solutions. Virtually every imported and domestic
vehicle brand is represented on the company's customer list, including
Acura, Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Infinity, Kia, Lexus, Mercedes and Porsche,
as well as all Chrysler and General Motors brands.

   More information on vAuto is available on the Internet at
www.vAuto.com.

   NOTE TO EDITORS: A digital image of Bill Nunan is available on
request.

vAuto
Steve Chastain
Phone: +1.877.988.7648
E-mail:
schastain@vauto.com
or
AutoCom Associates
Larry Weis or Christina Eckl
Phone: +1.248.647.8621
E-mail: lweis@usautocom.com or ceckl@usautocom.com

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