Hyundai to Launch the E-Commerce Auto Parts Site
6 April 1999
Hyundai Invites You to Join the Launch Of the First E-Commerce Auto Parts Site From U.S. Auto MakerDETROIT, April 5 -- In conjunction with the launch of Hyundai Parts Online, you are invited to join the audio and slideshow event that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. Guests include Frank Ferrara, Vice President of Parts, Hyundai Motor America and Click Interactive President, Michael Ferro. WHAT: Launch of Hyundai Parts Online, the first and only Internet E- commerce system from any automaker in the U.S. that will offer for sale to individual consumers every part for every Hyundai auto ever sold in the American market. WHEN: Wednesday, April 7; 10:30 a.m. Eastern WHERE: http://www.videonewswire.com/HYUNDAI/040799, http://www.hyundaiusa.com, or http://www.clickinteractive.com. HOW: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above WHY: No auto maker doing business in the United States currently has the capability to allow individual consumers to order any part for any car it has ever made. Hyundai Motor America becomes the first auto company in the U.S. and, possibly, the world to make such a system available. Owners will be able to order anything from a connection rod bearing to a windshield wiper with a few mouse clicks. Consumers will have access to all of Hyundai Motor America's parts catalogs and using a simple point-and-click interface will be able to order any part for their car. Once the part is ordered it can be picked up at a participating Hyundai dealership or mailed to a customer. For independent service garages, a parts delivery system can be arranged with a participating dealer. CONTACT: Chris Hosford of Hyundai Motor America, chosford@hmausa.com, 714-965-3470; Jack Harned of Autocom Associates, 248-647-6407; Christy Mueller of Click Interactive, mueller@clickplanet.com, 312-482-9006; or Ellen Petasnick of Edelman Public Relations, ellen_petasnick@edelman.com, 312-240-2742. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site http://www.hyundaiusa.com or http://www.clickinteractive.com. To access the replay, click on the button that reads: "Live from Detroit! Watch as Hyundai unveils its groundbreaking Internet based parts ordering services: Hyundai Parts Online." (Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from http://www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com.)