Carfax Joins Honda and Acura Certified Pre-Owned Programs; Leading Automakers Make Carfax Vehicle History Reports Key Component in Programs

FAIRFAX, Va.--Oct. 5, 2004--Carfax, the most trusted provider of vehicle history reports, today announced that they have joined American Honda Motor Co. in support of their Honda and Acura Certified Pre-owned programs ("CPO"). As part of the association between American Honda and Carfax, all Honda and Acura dealers will include a Carfax Vehicle History Report on all Honda and Acura CPO vehicles. Every Honda and Acura CPO vehicle will now come with the Carfax Buyback Guarantee indicating the vehicle history does not contain any DMV-reported problems.

"We evaluated multiple options for meeting the demands of our CPO customers and Carfax was clearly the best choice for vehicle history information," said Dan Crowe, Automobile Remarketing Manager for American Honda. "Many of our dealers have already seen the value of their association with Carfax. We're confident the inclusion of the reports will provide added value to the CPO vehicles in the eyes of our customers."

Every Honda or Acura Certified Pre-owned vehicle, in addition to a clean title history verified by Carfax, must undergo a thorough 150-point inspection and reconditioned to stringent mechanical and appearance specifications. Each certified Honda and Acura pre-owned vehicle is covered by a comprehensive 12 month/12,000 mile, no-deductible limited warranty over and above any remaining new-car warranties still in effect and a 7 year/100,000 mile power-train warranty from the original date of service.

About Honda/Acura

Honda is the world's preeminent engine-maker, building more than 17 million engines globally in 2003 for its diverse line-up of automobiles, motorcycles and power products. Honda began operations in North America in 1959 with the establishment of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Honda's first overseas subsidiary. Using domestic and globally sourced parts, Honda began assembling motorcycles in America in 1979 and this year celebrates 25 years of U.S. production. Honda began automobile manufacturing in the U.S. in 1982 with the Accord and was the first Japanese automaker to build products for the North American market in the United States.

Acura offers a full line of premium performance vehicles through a nationwide network of 264 dealers. The Acura lineup features six distinctive models including the exotic NSX supercar, the RL luxury performance sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX sports sedan, the race-bred RSX sports coupe, and the award-winning MDX luxury sport utility vehicle. For more information about Acura vehicles, please visit www.acura.com. For media inquiries, please go to www.acuranews.com.

About Carfax

Carfax Vehicle History Service, the most comprehensive collection of used vehicle information ever assembled, can confirm a clean title history or may help purchasers identify previous salvage history, odometer fraud, flood damage or other incidents in a car's past. Cars purchased with Carfax Vehicle History Reports that do not contain DMV-reported incidents (salvage, fire, flood damage, odometer problems, lemon history) may be eligible for the Carfax Buyback Guarantee. Complete terms and conditions are available on the company's website. Carfax, Inc., based in Fairfax, Virginia, is a wholly owned subsidiary of R.L. Polk & Co.