Edmunds.com Simplifies the Used Vehicle Shopping Process; Launches Used Vehicle PowerShopper with Autobytel.com, AutoTrader, AutoWeb, CarDay, General Motors Certified Used Vehicles, iMotors, and Stoneage

    SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 23 Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com), the Web's leading consumer resource for
unbiased automotive information, today announces the launch of Used Vehicle
PowerShopper, a free service that simplifies and aggregates the various
transaction options in the used vehicle marketplace, making them easily
understandable and accessible to used vehicle shoppers and sellers.
    After a visitor inputs a ZIP code and indicates interest in buying or
selling a vehicle, Used Vehicle PowerShopper provides a list and description
of appropriate service providers in the selected region.  At launch,
participating companies in Used Vehicle PowerShopper include Autobytel.com,
AutoTrader, AutoWeb, CarDay, General Motors Certified Used Vehicles, iMotors,
and Stoneage.
    "Used vehicle shoppers and sellers have many online and offline options in
today's marketplace," said Avi Steinlauf, Vice President of Strategic
Partnerships and Alliances at Edmunds.com.  "Edmunds.com visitors conducting
research on used vehicles will appreciate Used Vehicle PowerShopper's
effectiveness and simplicity in explaining how each service works, so that
individuals can make their own decisions and pursue the transaction style of
their choice."
    Edmunds.com's newest shopping tool compliments the existing New Vehicle
PowerShopper service, introduced in August 2000 to help consumers research and
evaluate online and offline new vehicle purchase options, and then easily link
from Edmunds.com to make a purchase through the service they select.  New
Vehicle PowerShopper participants include Autobytel.com, Acura,
AutoNation.com, Carsdirect.com, DealerNet.com, General Motors Buy Power,
Honda, Lincoln-Mercury, LiquidPrice.com, and Sonic Automotive.
    Consistent with Edmunds.com's long-standing policies of impartiality and
objectivity, consumers are invited to share their feedback about the quality
of their online purchase and selling experiences using the New and Used
Vehicle PowerShopper tools through Edmunds' Town Hall community.
    To access Edmunds.com's Used Vehicle PowerShopper, please visit
http://applications.edmunds.com/products/ups/.

    About Edmunds.com
    Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Edmunds.com, Inc.
(http://www.edmunds.com) is the Internet's pioneer and leader in providing
free, third party automotive information, tools and services for consumers.
Edmunds.com empowers, educates, and engages visitors by providing them with
straightforward information on key aspects of buying, selling, and owning a
vehicle.  For example, Edmunds has launched its True Market Value(SM) products
to inform the general public of the actual transaction prices of vehicles and
vehicle finance rates, while the Edmunds.com PowerShopper(SM) offers car
shoppers the opportunity to research and pursue online and offline purchase
options in the informative, consumer-friendly environment of the Edmunds web
site.  Visitors are also provided extensive automobile reviews, consumer
information, safety updates, incentive and rebate news, expert analysis of
developments in the automotive world, and the Town Hall, an interactive
community of more than 500,000 registered members.  Edmunds.com received
Yahoo! Internet Life's Gold Star Site honor for excellence in the category of
"Best Car-Buying Tips," was ranked number one in the Survey of Car-Shopping
Web Sites as reported by The Wall Street Journal, rated the number one
automotive and second overall web site in the Dialscore loyalty study, was
named as one of Yahoo! Internet Life's 50 Most Incredibly Useful Sites, one of
Money's 50 Most Useful Financial Websites, both a Digital Favorite and one of
the Top 10 Editors' Picks in TIME's On Magazine, and among Entrepreneur
Magazine's Top 100 Web Sites for Entrepreneurs.

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