The U.S. Most Searched Vehicles

    PORTLAND, Ore.--Nov. 5, 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 October.
    Foreign makes outshone domestics in the Chrome Top 10 last month, with multiple models from Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen scoring high with consumers. In Detroit, however, domestics ruled, as Ford captured six of the top ten spots. Nissan and BMW were favorites across the country for the Altima and the 3-series, respectively.

   Chrome Top 10 Nationwide

   Make                 Model

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


         Most Popular Vehicle by City

Metro Area                Make            Model

Atlanta, GA               Honda           Accord Sdn
Boston, MA                Honda           CR-V
Chicago, IL               BMW             3-Series
Dallas, TX                Honda           Civic
Detroit, MI               Ford            Escape
Los Angeles, CA           Honda           Civic
New York, NY              Nissan          Altima
Philadelphia, PA          Nissan          Altima
San Francisco, CA         BMW             3-Series
Washington D.C            Honda           Civic

(a) 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 consumer preferences captured through Chrome's Web-based vehicle configuration, comparison 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.