Tires and Tools Takeoff at CarParts.com

    'Best of the Web' Automotive Superstore Now Delivers Tires and Tools,
                      Finding the Right Tires Made Easy

    El SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 18 CarParts.com, the consumer's
number one source for vehicle parts and accessories on the web, announced
today thousands of top brand tires, tools, and shop supplies are now available
through its online superstore, http://www.CarParts.com .
    For auto enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers, the addition of thousands of
tools and tires provide one-stop shopping for nearly all their automotive
product needs.  CarParts.com already offers the largest selection of auto-
related products online, including 2.5 million car parts, performance products
and accessories to repair or customize cars, vans, trucks, 4x4s and SUVs.
    "Consumers want the widest selection of products to choose from at
competitive prices," said Robert Ames, CarParts.com vice president
merchandise.  "Our new online tool and tire departments were created in
response to customer requests.  As a result, we offer an incredible variety of
products and the easiest and quickest way for consumers to find what they're
looking for."
    At CarParts.com, consumers don't even need to know their tire size to find
the right tires for their vehicle.  By simply clicking on the make, year and
model of their vehicle, consumers are instantly provided a list of all the
tires that fit their vehicle from a wide variety of brands.  Size, brand name,
tire type or even speed rating can narrow searches even further.
    Top brand tires at CarParts.com include B.F. Goodrich, Continental, Dunlop
Goodyear, Michelin, Nitto, Pirelli and Yokohama.  Among the tools and shop
supplies now available are Chicago Pneumatic (air-tools), SK Tools (hand
tools), Larin (Lift Equipment), Schumacher (battery chargers, welders), K-
Tools (specialty automotive tools), Better Life Technologies (rubber floor
matting), Bondo (body repair supplies and tools), and Blue Coral and Westley
Products (Car Care Products).

    About CarParts.com
    CarParts.com is rated number one by consumers and all major net ratings
services for sales and service.  Founded in 1997, the company opened its
online store in April 1999 and now ranks in the top-ten in the U.S. among all
auto-related sites and among Forbes magazine's "Best of Web" consumer retail
sites.
    CarParts.com identifies and delivers vehicle products and parts
information through its North American Parts Network, the largest online
network of Wholesale Distributors across the United States.  Through the
network, consumers, wholesalers, and jobbers have access to more than 2.5
million vehicle products.  Consumers click on http://www.CarParts.com to experience
"best of the web" shopping, while wholesalers, jobbers and installers utilize
the company's PartsXchange e-commerce solution (for more information visit
http://www.PartsXchange.com ).
    CarParts.com, headquartered in El Segundo, California, is the number one
online source of replacement parts as well as performance and accessory
products for cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.  The easy-to-use Web site
(http://www.CarParts.com ) offers the driving public quick access to and timely
delivery of millions of automotive products from more than 500 major suppliers
nationwide.