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Autoweb.com Captures Largest Industry Audience Share

10 March 1999

Autoweb.com Captures Largest Industry Audience Share

            December Marks All-Time High for Company's Web Traffic

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 10 -- According to Media Metrix,
Autoweb.com was the most frequently visited, fastest growing consumer
automotive Internet service in December 1998. The results show more and more
consumers are making Autoweb.com their Internet destination site to find and
buy automotive products and services.
    "We're delighted with these results," says Dean DeBiase, CEO of
Autoweb.com. "They confirm that a growing number of consumers are visiting,
using and returning to Autoweb.com for all their automotive needs."
    According to figures released from Media Metrix, an independent Internet
traffic measurement company that evaluates more than 15,000 Web sites,
Autoweb.com captured the largest audience share of automotive viewers during
the month of December, ahead of  all other reported automotive sites. Media
Metrix reported Autoweb.com's audience reach at 2.1%. This figure represents
the percentage of total Internet users who visited the Autoweb.com site.
In a related Media Metrix analysis, Autoweb.com was rated one of the
15 fastest-growing shopping Web sites during the month of December, when
e-commerce activity reached an all-time high.

    About Autoweb.com
    Autoweb.com (http://www.autoweb.com) is a leading consumer automotive service
retailer. The Web site centralizes an extensive collection of
automotive-related commerce, content and community offerings to assist
consumers in researching, evaluating and buying new and pre-owned vehicles. In
addition, Autoweb.com offers services that enable consumers to conveniently
purchase automobile-related products and services such as vehicle insurance,
financing and extended warranty protection.