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Autoweb.com Hires Business Development Director

4 August 1999

Autoweb.com Hires Business Development Director

        Maureen O'Donnell Brings Over 18 Years of Sales and Marketing
                        Expertise to Leading Auto Site

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 4 -- Auto industry and Internet
veteran Maureen O'Donnell has joined Autoweb.com , the leading
online automotive destination site, as Director of Business Development. An
accomplished sales and marketing professional with demonstrated leadership and
management talent, O'Donnell boasts a record of profitable alliances within
Internet and automotive-related industries.
    O'Donnell has over 18 years' experience in the automotive industry serving
various management positions. She held several sales management positions at
Ford Motor Company, including Merchandising Manager, she managed marketing
plans and events for over nine new car introductions, sales promotions and
advertising campaigns. She also served as Pacific Regional Manager of
Automotive Resources, Inc. (ARI), a $500M national automotive corporate
leasing and fleet management services company. O'Donnell's Internet background
includes serving as vice president of sales for Web Crossing, a leading
Internet conferencing server/software. In addition, she provided management
consulting for several Internet-based technology firms.
    "Maureen's proven track record in both the automotive and Internet spaces
makes her sales and marketing acumen a perfect match for Autoweb," said Dean
DeBiase, president and CEO of Autoweb.com (http://www.autoweb.com). "We are confident
in her ability to establish strategic alliances that will enhance Autoweb's
position as a leading auto site and strengthen our overall brand."

    About Autoweb.com, Inc.
    Autoweb.com is the leading consumer automotive Internet service. With an
extensive collection of automotive-related community, content and commerce
offerings, Autoweb.com guides consumers through every stage of vehicle
ownership from browsing and buying, to enjoying, maintaining and selling. As a
trusted intermediary, the Autoweb.com process connects mass market consumers
to real-world buying alternatives through the most extensive network of Member
Dealers and other commerce partners, and ensures the consumer experience is
faster, better and easier.