Best Automotive Dealership Web Site Award Winners

      Auto Dealers Recognized for Effective Use of the Internet to Reach
                              Prospective Buyers

    LAS VEGAS, Feb. 5 Ziff Davis Media Inc. and Automotive
News have named the winners of the third Annual Best Dealership Web Site
Awards, which recognize technical achievements and innovations of the
automotive dealership community in twelve different categories. The finalists
were selected from a record 1,300 entries by an elite group of editorial and
online publishing executives. Judging was based on guidelines established by
KPMG, a leading provider of Internet integration services across the globe.
The nominated car dealers represent the automotive industry's leadership in
using the Internet to inform and reach prospective automotive consumers.

    The winners for the twelve categories are:
    * Best Overall Site:
      Bellavia Audi, West New York, New Jersey, http://www.bellaviaaudi.com
    * Best Aftermarket:
      Arlington Heights Ford, Arlington Heights, IL, http://www.ahford.com
    * Best Content:
      Honda Windward, Kaneohe, HI, http://www.hondawindward.com
    * Best CRM:
      Curry Auto Group, Scarsdale, NY, http://www.curryauto.com
    * Best Dealer Association:
      Automobile Dealer Association of Greater Philadelphia,
      http://www.adagp.com
    * Best E-Commerce:
      Metro Volkswagen, Irving, TX, http://www.metrovwtx.com
    * Most Innovative:
      Toyota of Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA,
      http://www.toyotaofhb.com
    * Best Interactivity:
      Tasca, East Providence, RI and Seekonk, MA, http://www.tasca.com
    * Best New Cars:
      Lundgren Honda, Auburn, MA, http://www.lundgrenhonda.com
    * Best Preowned:
      Apple Sport Imports, Austin, TX, http://www.applesi.com
    * Best Service and Parts:
      Metro Volkswagen, Irving, TX, http://www.metrovwtx.com
    * Most User Friendly:
      Tasca, East Providence, RI and Seekonk, MA, http://www.tasca.com

    A complete list of the Best Dealership Web Site winners can also be found
on the contest web site at http://www.bestcarsite.com.
    In selecting the Best Dealership Web Site winners, the judges conducted an
extensive analysis of all the contest entrants. The initial list of
1,300 entries was narrowed down to an elite group of finalists comprised of
36 dealerships from across the country.
    "Ziff Davis Media has a deep understanding of technology and how important
it is for today's Internet-savvy consumers to be able to obtain useful
automotive information online," said Scott Crystal, Ziff Davis Executive Vice
President of Ziff Davis Media's Consumer Group." The 3rd Annual Best
Dealership Website competition demonstrates how dealerships are striving to
meet the needs of these consumers by developing sites that are informative,
innovative and creative."
    The contest is co-sponsored by Automotive News and five Ziff Davis Media
magazines: Yahoo! Internet Life, Expedia Travels, FamilyPC, PC Magazine and
Ziff Davis SMART BUSINESS for the New Economy.
    "As the leading weekly publication of the automotive industry, Automotive
News is dedicating more editorial coverage to the impact of the Internet on
the retail side of the auto industry than ever before," said Peter Brown,
Executive Editor and Associate Publisher of Automotive News. "The tremendous
response we've had to this year's competition is further testament to auto
dealers' increasing command of the Internet as a valuable sales and marketing
tool."

    About Ziff Davis Media Inc.
    Ziff Davis Media Inc. (http://www.ziffdavis.com) is the leading
information authority for buying, using and experiencing technology and the
Internet. It is the largest technology and Internet magazine publisher and the
sixth largest magazine publisher in the United States. The company is also at
the forefront in creating a new generation of consumer and business media that
educate, entertain and empower people. In the U.S., Ziff Davis Media publishes
13 industry-leading consumer and business publications: PC Magazine, Ziff
Davis SMART BUSINESS for the New Economy, Yahoo! Internet Life, FamilyPC,
Expedia Travels, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Official U.S. PlayStation
Magazine, Computer Gaming World, Expert Gamer, eWEEK, Inter@ctive Week, Sm@rt
Partner and The Net Economy. Through a joint venture with International Data
Group (IDG), the company also publishes Macworld. Other Ziff Davis Media
business units include Ziff Davis Custom Media, which provides custom and
contract media solutions within the technology industry; Ziff Davis Media
Brand Development, which manages brand development and licensing; eTesting
Labs which provides state-of-the-art internet and technology testing; and Ziff
Davis Internet, an Internet-related development group. The company also
produces conferences, seminars and Webcasts.

    About Automotive News
    Automotive News began publishing as Automotive Daily News on August 27,
1925. It became a weekly in June 1938 and was purchased by Crain
Communications in 1971. Since then, the Automotive News editorial staff has
grown to more than 50 reporters and editors with bureau offices in New York,
Washington, Los Angeles, Nashville, London and Tokyo. The newsweekly provides
in-depth coverage of the auto industry and is written for original equipment
manufacturers, their franchised dealers and suppliers. Automotive News'
circulation is over 81,000, and is the only 100% paid publication in the
industry. In 1996, Automotive News Europe debuted as a separate fortnightly
publication for pan-European news.  In 1998, Crain Communications purchased
Automotive International, published today as Automotive News International, a
magazine for global automotive executives. For more information visit
http://www.automotivenews.com.