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JATO Dynamics Partners with Dealer.com



    TROY, Mich., Feb. 19 -- JATO Dynamics, the leading supplier
of automotive market intelligence, announces it has partnered with Dealer.com
to combine their comprehensive industry data with Dealer.com's innovative
technology to create the most progressive vehicle research and configuration
tool on the market.
    With the release of the QuoteFactory(TM) 3.0 (QF3) platform, Dealer.com
was able to launch 350 new car franchise clients in one day at the 2003 NADA
convention in San Francisco.  "These dealers range from small Chevy dealers to
the largest Nissan and Honda dealers in the world," said Dealer.com CEO Mark
Bonfigli.  "We understand dealers know the difference between quality new car
data that engages local Internet shoppers and corporate website data designed
solely to help the manufacturer."
    Dealer.com's QF3 platform provides a complete vehicle research and
configuration capability while delivering real-time price quotes 24-7.
Customers can build a new vehicle from start to finish, using factory trim
levels and available options and submit requests to the dealership.  QF3
features 360 degree Interior/Exterior photo spins, detailed image library with
color-matched models, and full research pages.  Tech Specs, Option Packages,
Individual Options and Vehicle Summary are also included.  "QF3 will be the
new standard of Online Automotive Configurators," said Bonfigli.
    "We are delighted to have been selected as the exclusive data provider for
the QuoteFactory(TM) 3.0.  We know how diligently Dealer.com has worked at
bringing in the best source of car specifications data to support their car
shopping solution.  The dealer community will have much to be excited about
once they see the new QuoteFactory 3.0," said Dan Krease, Eastern Division
Sales Manager for JATO.  Launching 350 new franchise dealers in one day
clearly suggests the new "QF3" is going to have a significant impact in the
retail automotive marketplace.

    About Dealer.com
    Dealer.com, Inc. is a privately owned and profitable software development
company that provides complete website, web based lead management and
inventory management solutions to over 1,500 leading franchise and independent
auto dealers in the U.S.  Dealer.com has earned national recognition as a
leader in the field and is credited with pioneering several technologies for
auto dealers including the first fully automated inventory systems, single
click lead generation, flash inventory systems and more.  Dealer.com owes much
of its success to the early adoption and implementation of Java technologies,
making it one of the first in the industry to do so.

    About JATO
    JATO Dynamics is the leading supplier of automotive market intelligence
for the past 18 years, delivering the world's most complete, accurate and up-
to-date databases of vehicle prices and specifications, industry news
including incentives information, and sales and registrations.  Every day of
the week, JATO's researchers are working in 45 countries to source over 1,000
items of vehicle data providing consistent, comparable information on all
makes and models.  JATO provides market intelligence to every major automobile
manufacturer in the world.