J.C. Whitney Among Top 10 Internet Automotive Sales Sites

CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2003 -- Automotive direct marketer J.C. Whitney(TM) ( www.jcwhitney.com ) is one of the nation's top 10 online automotive destinations, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings and the Center for Media Research (CMR). J.C. Whitney also ranks sixth on the CMR's "100 Hot List" of automotive related websites.

The rating is based on the number of unique visitors as measured by Nielsen/Net Ratings for the week ending Sept 21, 2003, according to CMR. J.C. Whitney was the only parts and accessories marketer among the top 10 automotive destinations, the rest being vehicle-oriented sites.

"We are very pleased to be the web consumer's first choice for automotive parts and accessories," said Lester Hsieh, vice president of marketing at J.C. Whitney.

Established in 1915, J.C. Whitney & Co. is the largest direct marketer of name-brand automotive parts and accessories, providing "everything automotive" with more than 150,000 items covering more than 4.2 million automotive applications. J.C. Whitney offers products for virtually any vehicle -- automobiles, trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, and more -- through its comprehensive family of general and vehicle-specific catalogs and its web site at www.jcwhitney.com . The company's products are also available at their retail store located in the company's state-of-the-art, 360,000 square-foot operations center in LaSalle, Ill. J.C. Whitney & Co. is headquartered at 225 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 60601. Phone: 800-529-4486.