Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc. Launches iAutoparts.com(R), the First Online Auto Parts Store Powered by the CCI/Triad Electronic Catalog
6 July 1999
Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc. Launches iAutoparts.com(R), the First Online Auto Parts Store Powered by the CCI/Triad Electronic Catalog
Site Offers Consumers an Easy, Reliable and Accessible Online Automotive Parts
Store with the Most Comprehensive Parts Inventory Available Worldwide
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 6 -- Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc.
, today launched iAutoparts.com(R), the first online automotive
parts store powered by the industry's leading CCI/Triad(TM) eCommerce solution
that features the ePartExpert(TM) electronic catalog. The iAutoparts.com
online automotive parts store is available 24-hours a day. The site guides
users through a logical search to ensure accurate automotive part selection.
ePartExpert provides technical tips, parts specifications and suggestions for
related parts. iAutoparts.com offers more than 2 million nationally branded
automotive hard parts and maintenance items in inventory. This represents
$45+ million in automotive parts on-hand and available for immediate delivery
worldwide.
iAutoparts.com is operated by iAutoparts, Inc., a subsidiary of Hahn
Automotive Warehouse, Inc. which has 40 years experience in supplying
automotive parts on demand. The iAutoparts.com direct relationship with
manufacturers ensures rapid delivery of rare or hard-to-find parts and offers
nationally recognized branded manufacturers for parts selection including:
AC/Delco (GM approved original equipment replacement parts), Bendix (brake
parts), Champion Spark Plugs, Federal Mogul (automotive replacement parts),
Gates (belts and hoses), Wagner (brake and lighting products), and Wix
(filters).
"Our iAutoparts.com eStore in conjunction with CCI/Triad's ePartExpert
catalog is the only Internet site to have an extensive inventory of automotive
parts immediately available for online ordering and direct shipment to the
consumer's door within 24-hours," said Eli N. Futerman, president and CEO of
Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc. "We believe iAutoparts.com is an innovative
approach to our overall business distribution model. It aggressively extends
our business reach direct to the consumer worldwide, empowering them to easily
navigate online to secure automotive parts or maintenance items, when and
where they need them."
Capitalizing on the growing $158 billion U.S. automotive aftermarket
industry and the estimated $60 billion automotive parts segment, Hahn
Automotive Warehouse added the online distribution strategy to its traditional
wholesale mix to provide an accessible and convenient option for automotive
enthusiasts and the do-it-yourself consumer. iAutoparts.com has developed a
phased crossmedia marketing campaign to attract and retain online customers.
Hahn Automotive selected CCI/Triad to implement an eCommerce solution
utilizing CCI/Triad's online automotive parts catalog known as ePartExpert.
The solution enables the online shopper to accurately search part information,
identify parts needed, enter an order and receive updates on order processing
and fulfillment. Designed specifically for automotive part selection,
ePartExpert will identify the exact parts appropriate for a particular vehicle
and will suggest the repair or replacement of other related parts. To speed
up shopping and to make repeat shopping easy, shoppers can personalize the
site by setting up a personal profile and registering their vehicles.
ePartExpert enables online, accurate access to more than 3,100 automotive
aftermarket manufacturer product lines and nearly 3 million part numbers. The
CCI/Triad online automotive parts catalog has been used by major parts
professionals for more than 15 years.
"CCI/Triad's eCommerce solutions with ePartExpert technology leverage our
industry-leading Automotive Aftermarket management information systems," said
Glenn E. Staats, Chairman and CEO of CCI/Triad. "In addition, our new
eCommerce Solution and ePartExpert represent key milestones in fulfilling our
'Automotive Aftermarket Information Highway(TM)' strategy and vision."
About CCI/Triad
CCI/Triad, a division of Cooperative Computing Inc. (CCI), has a more than
25 year history of leading the design, development, and servicing of
management information systems and solutions to the Automotive Aftermarket and
Hardlines and Lumber industries. CCI/Triad's system offerings are enhanced by
extensive information services featuring highly specialized database products
and customer support and maintenance services. CCI/Triad was formed in
February 1997 when Austin-based Cooperative Computing, Inc., in conjunction
with Hicks, Muse, Tate, and Furst, a leading private investment firm based in
Dallas, acquired Triad Systems Incorporated of Livermore, Calif.
Headquartered in Austin, TX, CCI/Triad also has operations in Denver,
Col.; Florence, Ala.; Livermore; Minneapolis, Minn.; Newton, NJ; Raleigh,
N.C.; San Antonio, Tex.; and internationally in Canada, France, Ireland, and
the United Kingdom. CCI/Triad is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Glenn E. Staats, Ph.D., the founder of Cooperative Computing. For more
information about CCI/Triad, please visit http://www.cci-triad.com or call
512-328-2300.
About Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc.
Based in Rochester, N.Y., Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc., is a
distributor of automotive aftermarket products. The Company purchases more
than 150,000 aftermarket parts as well as maintenance items, accessories and
private label products from more than 250 manufacturers. Hahn distributes
these products through a network of more than 1,100 independent jobbing
stores, and 80 company-owned Advantage Auto Stores and now online via the
iAutoparts.com site. The distribution network consists of 10 full service
distribution centers, four specialty distribution centers and nine direct
distribution centers, located along the Eastern Seaboard and in the Midwest.
The statements contained in this press release which are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements as to industry
trends, future economic performance, anticipated profitability, anticipated
revenues and expenses, and products or service line growth. Investors are
cautioned that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Actual
results may differ materially from the future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such a difference include those risks and uncertainties
identified in Hahn Automotive Warehouse, Inc.'s ("the Company") Annual Report
on Form 10-K, dated December 22, 1998, which has been filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission. Other risks and uncertainties
which may affect actual results, include but are not limited to, failure of
the autoparts e-commerce industry to develop at anticipated rates, failure of
the Company's e-commerce products and services to gain significant market
acceptance, competition, the ability of the Company to protect its proprietary
rights and the continued development and viability of the Internet. The
Company assumes no duty to update information contained in this press release
at any time.
Automotive Aftermarket Information Highway and ePartExpert are trademarks
of Cooperative Computing Inc. iAutoparts, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hahn
Automotive Warehouse, Inc. and iAutoparts.com is a trademark owned by Hahn
Automotive Warehouse, Inc.