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AutoTrader.com Presents the 2007 Cleveland Auto Show


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ATLANTA--AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, is once again the presenting sponsor of the Cleveland Auto Show, February 24 through March 4 at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Guests who visit the AutoTrader.com exhibit during the show will be invited to participate in an online sweepstakes awarding $25,000 cash.

AutoTrader.com exhibit visitors will also have the chance to test their automotive knowledge and the industrys impact on American pop culture with the new show-stopping favorite, the AutoTrader.com MATCH IT! Live Game Showa fast-paced and interactive matching game, featuring a dazzling 84-square foot big screen display. Select contestants will have an opportunity to win up to $150 during the course of the game.

In addition, AutoTrader.com President and CEO, Chip Perry, will help open the Cleveland Auto Show at the 18th Annual Auto Show Kick-Off Breakfast Friday, February 23 at 8:00 a.m. EST. Perry will introduce the keynote speaker, ESPN college basketball-broadcasting icon, Dick Vitale at the invitation-only event.

The Cleveland Auto Show is one of the nations longest-running and most prestigious shows, said Perry. Our relationship with this show provides us the opportunity to become a part of the shows rich heritage and to introduce car shoppers and the community to the over 80,000 vehicles for sale in the Cleveland area alone on AutoTrader.com.

AutoTrader.com has seen a 110% increase in the number of Cleveland dealers who list their inventory on the site over the past five years. As a result, the site has demonstrated 44% growth in vehicle listings in the Cleveland area since 2005, and the number of total searches conducted in Cleveland has increased by 111% since 2003. In total, over 130,000 Cleveland car shoppers visit AutoTrader.com monthly,

The Cleveland Auto Show is produced by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association and represents 250 motor vehicle dealerships. For more details on the Cleveland Auto Show, go to www.clevelandautoshow.com.

About AutoTrader.com

AutoTrader.com, created in 1997 and headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., is the Internet's leading auto classifieds marketplace and consumer information website. AutoTrader.com aggregates in a single location more than 3 million vehicle listings from 40,000 dealers and 250,000 private owners, which provide the largest selection of vehicles attracting more than 11 million qualified buyers each month. Through innovative merchandising products such as multiple photos and comprehensive search functionality, AutoTrader.com unites buyer and seller online - dramatically improving the way people research, locate and advertise vehicles.

AutoTrader.com is a majority-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises. The venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is also an investor.