Kelley Blue Book Adds Self-Service Portal for Mass Vehicle Valuations
Kelley Blue Book now offers its customers a new self-service interface for easy access to new- and used-car Kelley Blue Book Values and configuration data by VIN.
IRVINE, Calif. — Kelley Blue Book now offers its customers a new self-service interface for easy access to new and used-car Kelley Blue Book Values and configuration data by vehicle identification number (VIN) within its suite of business-to-business solutions.
Kelley Blue Book Values incorporate more than 250 sources. Using flexible file formats, customers can quickly obtain current vehicle valuations in real time by simply inputting the desired batch VIN information using a Web-based interface.
“The latest addition to Kelley Blue Book’s suite of industry solutions gives customers easy access to useful VIN-specific data and timely, relevant new and used-vehicle valuations on their own time,” said Dan Ingle, vice president of valuations and industry solutions for Kelley Blue Book. “Leveraging Kelley Blue Book’s nearly 90 years of automotive expertise, providing trusted values, unparalleled data and integration tools for both new and used vehicles, we continue our mission to be a vital resource for our customers.”
All VIN-related information is obtained from factory data, and includes manufacturer order codes. Kelley Blue Book also provides all associated VIN trims, if more than one is identified from the decoding process.
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