CarParts.com Announces Partnership With Cars.com
22 November 1999
Premier Automotive Parts Site, CarParts.com, Announces Partnership With Cars.com
From Parts and Accessories to Information, Two Sites Make Auto Shopping Easier
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 22 -- CarParts.com
(http://www.carparts.com), the largest Internet retailer of automotive parts
and accessories, announced today that it has become the premier provider of
vehicle parts in the cars.com E-Store, the automotive marketplace at cars.com
(http://www.cars.com). The relationship assures that cars.com visitors will have the
opportunity to choose from the widest selection of replacement parts and
accessories available on the Internet.
Consumers looking to improve the look or performance of their car, or
replace existing problem parts, can do so with the click of a mouse. By
simply going to the cars.com E-Store, clicking on the CarParts.com link and
entering the car's make, model and year, consumers can select a part or
accessory that fits their need. The extensive database will return all parts
that fit the vehicle and the description.
"Cars.com provides its customers with a simple way to buy a new or used
car," said Alan Bennett, President/CEO of CarParts.com. "The addition of
CarParts.com gives customers a simple way to upgrade their new vehicles with
the most choices of accessories and specialty parts."
"Agreements with key players in the automotive industry, such as
CarParts.com, pave the way for cars.com to consistently offer consumers a
comprehensive, one-stop resource for everything automotive," said Bill Krohn,
vice president and general manager of cars.com. "Cars.com visitors are
accustomed to finding car-related information quickly and easily. By offering
top search technology for consumers to quickly find the parts and accessories
personalized to their vehicles, CarParts.com enables cars.com to extend its
characteristics of simplicity and convenience to the car parts arena."
ABOUT CARPARTS.COM
CarParts.com is the Internet's largest source of parts, accessories and
performance parts for cars, trucks and SUVs. The easy-to-use Web site offers
the driving public the convenience of on-line access to, and immediate
delivery of, more than 1.5 million automotive products from nearly 600 major
manufacturers including Motorcraft, Fram, Borg Warner, Steelhorse, PIAA, AC
Delco, TRW, Borla, Lund and many more. CarParts.com is headquartered in Santa
Monica, CA and backed by @Ventures, the venture capital arm of CMGI.
ABOUT CARS.COM
Cars.com simplifies local new and used car shopping on the Internet. With
inventory in 26 of the top 30 U.S. markets, cars.com is the only automotive
Web site to provide daily updates of dealer inventories. Cars.com allows
consumers to search vehicle listings by zip code, vehicle make, model and year
and easily submit a quote request to a car dealer by e-mail, fax or telephone.
In addition to vehicle pricing, cars.com provides consumers with trusted
automotive information, including rich editorial content pertaining to real-
life issues such as how to purchase a vehicle and tips for parents of young
drivers. The site also provides consumers with tools such as an auto loan
calculator, news and reports on new and used vehicles, more than 3,500
independent automotive reviews (1983-present), vehicle performance data and
vehicle recall information. Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures,
Inc., which is based in Chicago.
ABOUT CLASSIFIED VENTURES
Classified Ventures provides nationally branded online services for the
developing e-commerce opportunities in the classified advertising marketplace
that build upon the local capabilities and expertise of a national affiliate
network of more than 130 newspapers. The company currently operates the
national Web sites Apartments.com(TM), http://www.apartments.com, auctions.com(TM),
http://www.auctions.com, cars.com(TM), http://www.cars.com, MovingCenter(TM),
http://www.movingcenter.com and NewHomeNetwork.com(TM), http://www.newhomenetwork.com.
Classified Ventures also operates HomeHunter(TM), a local resale real estate
service.
Classified Ventures, Inc., based in Chicago, was formed by eight leading
media companies - Central Newspapers, Inc., Gannett Co., Inc., Knight Ridder,
The McClatchy Company, The New York Times Company, The Times Mirror Company,
Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company.