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RouteOne Presents Captive and Non-Captive Funder of the Year Awards to GMAC and Wells Fargo Auto Finance

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 19 -- RouteOne announced today the winners of the Captive and Non-Captive 'Funder of the Year' awards, presented at the F&I Technology Conference and Expo in Las Vegas and sponsored by RouteOne LLC. For the second straight year, readers of F&I magazine elected GMAC and Wells Fargo Auto Finance the winners of the award, which honors the finance sources' support of the auto dealer community. Both finance sources are integrated with the RouteOne platform.

"These finance sources provide outstanding service and excellence to their dealers," said Mike Jurecki, RouteOne CEO. "We are proud to honor GMAC and Wells Fargo Auto Finance, who possess, as do all the nominees, the dedication and vision needed to compete in the sometimes unpredictable world of auto finance. Congratulations to them on this prestigious award."

  Votes were cast via F&I magazine's website from July to August 2007.

  About RouteOne

RouteOne was formed in 2002 by DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, GMAC, and Toyota Financial Services to create a more streamlined credit application for automobile dealers and their customers. Providing access to more than 21,500 dealers in North America, RouteOne's web-based system allows automotive dealers to submit credit applications to the largest indirect lenders, request credit reports, and increase profitability with RouteOne's free Dealer Reporting Suite. RouteOne's open integration business model also allows the dealer to integrate with their choice of a wide variety best in class partners, including DSPs, CRM systems, F& I modules and menu providers. RouteOne offers dealers a common platform for all their credit application financing needs. More information is available at www.routeone.com.