The Chrome Top 10 -- The Nation's Most Popular Vehicles; From New York to LA, Honda Rules

    PORTLAND, Ore.--Sep 4, 2002--Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions announced today, the Chrome Top 10(TM), national and regional rankings of the nation's most popular vehicles researched online for the month of August.
    From New York to LA, Honda ruled the Chrome Top 10 lists in most of America's major metro areas, with the Accord and Civic models as clear favorites. Honda's mini-van, the Odyssey, and its sport-utility vehicle, the CR-V, also proved popular across the nation.

Chrome Top 10 Nationwide

   Make            Model
   ----            -----
1  Honda           Accord Sdn
2  Honda           Civic
3  Honda           Odyssey
4  Nissan          Altima
5  Honda           CR-V
6  BMW             3-Series
7  Toyota          Camry
8  Volkswagen      Passat
9  Toyota          Tacoma
10 Volkswagen      Jetta Sdn

Most Popular Vehicle by City

Metro Area             Make           Model
----------             ----           -----
Atlanta, Ga.           Honda          Accord Sdn
Boston, Mass.          Honda          CR-V
Chicago, Ill.          BMW            3-Series
Dallas, Texas          Volkswagen     Passat
Detroit, Mich.         Ford           Explorer
Los Angeles, Calif.    Honda          Civic
New York, N.Y.         Honda          Civic
Philadelphia, Pa.      Toyota         Camry
San Francisco, Calif.  BMW            3-Series
Washington D.C.        Honda          Civic

    -- Chrome Top 10 listings by city can be found in the research
    center on Chrome's Web site, www.chrome.com.

    The Chrome Top 10 rankings are compiled from vehicle configurations captured through Chrome's Web-based configuration and pricing tool, Chrome Carbook(TM), accessible from more than 1,000 Web sites. Vehicle preferences captured by Chrome show which vehicle configurations consumers are considering, including the vehicle's make, model, transmission, option and color preferences.

    About Chrome

    With more than 13,500 clients, including half of all automotive dealers in the U.S. and Canada, Chrome provides vehicle content, vehicle ordering and inventory management tools, configuration technology and professional services to deliver complete enterprise solutions to all segments of the retail automotive industry. These segments include manufacturers, fleet companies, dealers, Internet sites, supply chain providers, and financial institutions.

    Chrome pioneered the technology behind electronic vehicle configuration and for more than 16 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 9 of the 10 largest fleet leasing companies.