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Winners In Annual Best Auto Dealer Web Site Contest Announced

24 January 2000

    ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 24 -- Automotive News and Ziff-Davis Publishing, 
publisher of Yahoo! Internet Life, PC Magazine, PC Computing and FamilyPC, 
today announced the eight winners in the Second Annual Best Automobile Dealer 
Web Site Contest.  The contest, which is based on entries from automobile 
dealerships and the general public, awards the dealer Web sites that are most 
effectively using the Internet to market themselves to prospective car buyers.

    The winners of the contest were announced at a breakfast during the
National Automobile Dealers Association Convention on Saturday, January 22, at
the Orlando World Center Marriott Hotel.

    A panel of judges comprised of editors from Automotive News and Ziff-Davis
Publishing and Web professionals reviewed the contest entries and selected the
following winners:

    -- Most User Friendly: Gunn Automotive Group, San Antonio, TX
       (http://www.gunnauto.com).

    -- Most Innovative: Al Serra Auto Plaza, Grand Blanc, MI
       (http://www.alserra.com).

    -- Best Content: Auburn Motor Sales, Auburn, ME (http://www.roweauburn.com).

    -- Best Interactivity: Burt Automotive Network, Englewood, CO
       (http://www.burt.com).

    -- Best Service & Parts: Jaguar of Troy, Troy, MI (http://www.jaguaroftroy.com).

    -- Best New Cars: Bill Brown Ford, Livonia, MI (http://www.billbrownford.com).

    -- Best Pre-Owned Cars: Select Transportation, Waterloo, NY
       (http://www.selectrr.com).

    -- Best Overall Site: Bellavia Audi, West New York, NJ
       (http://www.bellaviaaudi.com).

    According to Peter Brown, executive editor and associate publisher of
Automotive News, "The Internet has forever changed the way buyers and sellers
interact with one another.  In order to maintain a competitive advantage,
dealers need to design innovative, user-friendly Web sites and we are happy to
recognize their efforts through this contest."