Cross Country Automotive Services Appoints Peter Van Alstine To Vice President, Telematics

         Appointment to Executive Position Consistent with Company's
                             Strategic Direction

    BOSTON, March 7 Cross Country Automotive Services (CCAS)
announced today the appointment of Peter Van Alstine to the position of Vice
President, Telematics.  His appointment to an executive position within the
company is consistent with CCAS' strategic direction and commitment to
increased investments in the leadership, resources, and technology necessary
to bring multi-generation telematics content and service solutions to the
industry.  Van Alstine is expected to build on CCAS' Total Telematics-CRM
Solution(SM), which addresses the challenges of connectivity, content, and
conversion, announced late last year as a result of a strategic alliance with
WirelessCar of Gothenburg, Sweden and Irvine, California.
    Van Alstine brings significant business development, sales, and marketing
experience to the company from positions with Boats.com, MoveCentral, and
Procter & Gamble.  Peter's most recent position was Co-Founder and Vice
President, Business Development at Boats.com, an Internet marketplace for the
marine industry.
    Peter received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1998, and graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1990.

    About Cross Country Automotive Services
    Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Cross Country Automotive Services
(http://www.CrossCountry-Auto.com) is the leading provider of mobility-related
customer service programs in North America, including emergency roadside
assistance, telematics support, direct marketing, and customer relationship
management.  Over 1,400 Cross Country employees serve more than 100 corporate
clients and their more than 40 million customers each year.  Cross Country
Automotive Services is a member of The Cross Country Group, the largest
privately held provider of customer service programs in the United States.

     Contact:  Kathy Cavolina
               Cross Country Automotive Services
               Phone: (520) 770-4742