Chrome Systems Press Release

    Chrome Develops Electronic Ordering Standard for GM Fleet and
                        Commercial Operations

    PORTLAND, Ore.--June 19, 2001--

 General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations and Chrome Partner to
       Deliver the First Electronic Standard for Fleet Ordering

   Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data,
configuration technology and software solutions, today announced that
it has developed and delivered an electronic data standard to General
Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations for use by its fleet and
commercial customers.
   The XML-based standard, AutoTransmission(TM), is built on Chrome's
data and consists of all GM vehicle data and option order rules for
management and distribution of GM vehicle ordering information. This
standard eliminates the need for manual data entry and cumbersome
printed specification books.
   "We understand the instrumental benefits that data standards and
solutions bring to every automotive transaction in the retail channel
as well as the fleet industry," said Bob Navarre, Chrome CEO. "We're
pleased to work with GM again and partner with GM Fleet and Commercial
Operations to provide such a beneficial initiative to the fleet
industry."
   AutoTransmission streamlines the transmission of vehicle data and
information among GM Fleet and Commercial Operations and its fleet and
rental customers by providing an open standard for communicating,
sharing and using the data. As a result, fleet managers automatically
receive current, accurate and orderable GM vehicle option and pricing
information, allowing them to quickly copy the data into their
ordering systems. This new process speeds up purchasing and allows GM
Fleet and Commercial Operations to fulfill orders faster.
   In addition, fleet and rental companies can reduce errors and
costs incurred by manual entry of information from printed
specification books into disparate ordering systems because the XML
data format can facilitate seamless integration into proprietary
legacy systems, which results in lower deployment costs and faster
systems integration. 

About Chrome 

   With more than 12,000 clients, including half of all automotive
dealers in the U.S. and Canada, Chrome provides configuration
technology, software and professional services to produce complete
enterprise solutions for all segments of the retail automotive
industry, including manufacturers, fleet companies, dealers and
Internet sites. Chrome pioneered the technology behind electronic
vehicle configuration and for the past 15 years has collected,
analyzed and enhanced "raw" automotive data from all manufacturers.
Chrome provides the North American ordering system for General Motors
and its 8,300 dealers. Chrome sets the standard in ordering systems
for fleet management, serving 14 of the 17 largest fleet leasing
companies. Chrome's automotive dealer clients accounted for more than
half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2000. The company is
based in Portland, Oregon. For more information, contact 800/936-8906
or www.chrome.com.

   Copyright(c)2001, Chrome Systems Corporation. All rights reserved.
PC Carbook(R), Chrome Carbook(TM), LotRunner(TM)and
AutoTransmission(TM)are trademarks of Chrome Systems Corporation.

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    CONTACT:  Chrome 
              Dave Thompson, 800/936-8906                      
              DThompson@chrome.com                
               or
              MacKenzie Kesselring, Inc. 
              Heather Alexander, 503/225-0725            
              HeatherA@mkinc.com          
               or
              GM Fleet and Commercial Operations 
              Denise Sedman, 313/667-1138                          
              denise.sedman@gm.com