Safelite(R) AutoGlass Market Teams Receive Prestigious Consumers' Choice Awards(TM)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2006 -- Safelite AutoGlass' market teams have been named recipients of the 2006 Consumers' Choice Award(TM) (CCA) in all four of the markets in which it is handed out -- Atlanta, Dallas, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio -- in recognition of their excellence and commitment to quality customer service.

"Receiving multiple Consumers' Choice Awards is incredibly gratifying and is an important benchmark for Safelite AutoGlass," said Dan Wilson, Safelite's President and CEO. "These awards are a direct result of the hard work of our associates, whose dedication to quality and customer service is second to none. It reaffirms that we have earned the trust and loyalty of our consumers, and that is the greatest reward of all."

The CCA, which was established to promote business excellence, utilizes a unique survey that asks consumers to choose the best of their city. Respondents are randomly selected from both the business community and the general public. Based on the criteria of value, professionalism, service and any other issue they may wish to consider, respondents are asked to select the company that most merits the CCA for business excellence.

"As the Consumers' Choice Award approaches its 10th successful year in the U.S., it is fitting to recognize those companies that have garnered the consumers' vote for excellence in all of our surveyed markets," said Jeffrey Chernoff, President, Consumers' Choice Award(TM). "Safelite AutoGlass joins a most elite group of businesses that have won recognition for great customer service in all the markets Consumers' Choice Award currently operates."

Safelite AutoGlass is the nation's largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services, providing mobile service to more than 90 percent of the U.S. population in all 50 states. A subsidiary of Columbus, Ohio-based Safelite Group, Safelite AutoGlass serves more than 2.1 million customers each year through its company-owned operations. For more information, visit www.safelite.com.