DealerTrack, Inc. says it welcomed National City to the growing community of financing sources participating on its online

auto finance platform. National City joins more than 40 financial institutions and over 20,000 dealerships nationwide using DealerTrack.

Garry Marquiss, senior vice president at National City Corp., explained that National City auto dealers are now able to access the company's financing

programs on DealerTrack 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. Through the DealerTrack platform, dealers can submit credit applications to National City

and monitor their real-time status, as well as request credit reports and connect with additional financing sources on the platform, according to the company.

National City says its selection of the DealerTrack platform adds to the wide array of online services the bank already makes available to its dealer customers.

These services include National City's own auto shopping tool kit and dealer locator for consumers. National City also offers EzDealer.net, an online

repository of industry news, rate sheets, Internet-based sales leads and weekly newsletters designed for the dealer community.

"National City believes that the automation of the dealer-to-lender relationship can make participants more profitable, productive and informed," said Mark

Dubis, vice president, product manager for National City Corp. "DealerTrack is a key element of our strategy to automate the processes associated with

auto finance. We look forward to the operational efficiencies, cost savings and increased dealer access that will come with our adoption of the

DealerTrack platform."

"National City has shown strong technology leadership in its dealer finance operations," said Mark O'Neil, president and chief executive officer of

DealerTrack, Inc. "DealerTrack is proud to contribute to this success and will strive to build positive results for National City and its customers."

In operation since early 2001, the DealerTrack platform is now processing more than two million credit applications per month.

About DealerTrack

With over 20,000 dealers and over 40 lenders currently connected, DealerTrack is an independent Web-based platform that

automates and accelerates the entire dealer-to-lender relationship, from financing to daily information sharing. The DealerTrack suite of products includes

credit application processing, credit report access, electronic contracting and lease comparisons - all in one integrated solution. Additionally,

the DealerTrack platform features integration with dealer management systems for credit application processing and credit report access. More

information on DealerTrack is available at www.dealertrack.com or by calling 877-357-8725.

About National City

National City Corporation, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a financial holding company. The company operates through an

extensive distribution network in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois and also serves customers in selected markets nationally.

Its primary businesses include commercial and retail banking, consumer finance, asset management, mortgage financing and servicing, and payment

processing.