Autobytel Inc. to Present at the B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference; Presentation to be Webcast Live

IRVINE, Calif.--March 9, 2004--Autobytel Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Schwartz is scheduled to speak at the B. Riley & Co. Fifth Annual Investor Conference at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 18, 2004. The conference will be held at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

Those interested in listening to the presentation live may access it on the Internet at the link shown below. The webcast will be archived within one hour of the end of the presentation for 90 days.

http://www.irconnect.com/abtl/conf/briley_031804.html.

About Autobytel Inc.

Autobytel, a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, helps retailers sell cars and manufacturers build brands through marketing, advertising and CRM (customer relationship management) tools and programs. The company owns and operates the automotive Web sites Autobytel.com, Autoweb.com, Carsmart.com and AutoSite.com, as well as AIC (Automotive Information Center), a leading provider of automotive marketing data and technology. Autobytel is the industry leader in dealership lead management and CRM solutions and owns and operates AVV Inc., a leading provider of dealership CRM and data extraction services. Autobytel generates over a billion dollars a month in car sales for dealers through its services and was the most visited new car buying and research destination in 2003, reaching millions of car-shoppers as they made their vehicle buying decisions.