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Reviewed recordDirectory updated September 1, 2026
Black Book
Automotive data and valuation provider serving dealers, lenders and manufacturers, in business since 1955.
1 product records2 categories3 integration records
What Black Book does
Black Book is a long-established automotive data and valuation provider — in business since 1955 — serving dealers, lenders and manufacturers with used-vehicle values, market data and analytics. Its valuations feed appraisal, inventory pricing, lending and portfolio decisions across the industry. It competes with Kelley Blue Book and J.D. Power valuations as a data source. Dealers should evaluate how its values fit their appraisal and pricing process, coverage in their segment, and integration with their inventory tools.
Dealer fit
Where Black Book sits in the stack
Market: United States
Typical segment: Franchise and independent dealers
Research status: Scope reviewed using current vendor and credible market sources; individual claims may remain one-sided.
Primary source: www.blackbook.com — scope mapped from the provider’s own published material. This record does not yet carry a dated evidence packet; treat the status as research provenance, not a dated audit.
What this record establishes about Black Book
Black Book is mapped to 2 workflow categories across 2 parts of the store — inventory, data, with 1 named product or service line recorded. A record spanning 2 categories sits between a point solution and a suite; confirm whether you are buying one workflow or several. 3 scoped connection records are associated with this company in the directory.
This record resolves Black Book as a company and maps its published scope to dealer workflows. It does not establish pricing, contract terms, OEM program eligibility, whether a given integration is enabled for your configuration, implementation quality or support responsiveness. Those are configuration and commercial facts that come from a scoped demo, a written proposal and a reference running your DMS and OEM.
Portfolio
Black Book products and service lines
Packaging changes. Confirm current names, bundles and availability with the provider.
Coverage
Categories
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Include implementation, hardware, usage, media, data, integrations, annual increases and offboarding assistance in the total cost. Two providers with the same monthly price routinely differ once those are counted.
Diligence themes
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Connection scopeWhere data movement is involved, get direction, objects, refresh interval, the owning party and the fee in writing from both sides. A partner logo is not a scope statement.
Commercial structureModel the full term: implementation, integration fees charged by other systems, usage or transaction charges, the annual increase, the renewal mechanic and the cost of leaving. Two providers with the same monthly price routinely differ once those are included.
ExitAgree the export format, timing, cost and deletion proof before signature. Offboarding terms are inexpensive to negotiate up front and expensive to request afterwards.
Questions dealers ask about Black Book
What does Black Book offer?
Black Book is a long-established automotive data and valuation provider — in business since 1955 — serving dealers, lenders and manufacturers with used-vehicle values, market data and analytics. Its valuations feed appraisal, inventory pricing, lending and portfolio decisions across the industry. It competes with Kelley Blue Book and J.D. Power valuations as a data source. Dealers should evaluate how its values fit their appraisal and pricing process, coverage in their segment, and integration with their inventory tools. The mapped record includes 1 named products or service lines across Inventory management, Vehicle data & syndication. Confirm current packaging directly.
Who owns Black Book?
No corporate parent is recorded for Black Book in this directory. Ownership can change without announcement, so confirm current ownership directly if it affects your decision.
Is Black Book a fit for every dealership?
No universal fit is asserted. The current record describes United States and a typical segment of Franchise and independent dealers; OEM, rooftop, workflow and configuration eligibility still require confirmation.
How much does Black Book cost?
This directory does not publish an unsupported universal price. Request the exact modules, quantities, implementation, integrations, usage, increases, renewal and exit costs for the dealer's configuration.
Which systems integrate with Black Book?
3 scoped integration records are currently associated with this company. A logo or marketplace listing does not establish fields, write-back, timing, dealer eligibility, fees or support.
How should Black Book be demonstrated?
Use the relevant category workflows and require normal plus exception cases. Record what is native, configured, partner-delivered or planned.
What should be migrated to Black Book?
Define objects, history, identifiers, relationships, attachments, consent, reconciliation and archive requirements before the implementation statement of work is accepted.
What should the Black Book contract address?
Confirm named products, dependencies, service responsibilities, data access, security, term, renewal, increases, termination and transition with qualified review.
What are the alternatives to Black Book?
Use the unranked category-peer page to discover overlapping providers, then verify exact product, market, OEM, integration, implementation and commercial fit. No universal better option is named here.
How current is the Black Book record?
This record is at Reviewed status: scope is mapped from current provider and market sources without a dated audit, so individual claims may remain one-sided. The primary source the record rests on is named on the page.