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AutoTradeCenter.com Acquires Automotive Industry Technology Provider

2 March 2000

)(AUTC) AutoTradeCenter.com Inc. Acquires Automotive Industry Technology Provider

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--March 2, 2000--AutoTradeCenter.com Inc. (OTC BB: AUTC) Thursday announced that the company has acquired NDSCo.Com Inc. an Internet technology provider of automotive business-to-business solutions.
    NDSCo.Com was a major competitor of the company in providing technology and re-marketing services for fleet and off-lease vehicles to manufacturers, car rental companies and financial institutions.
    Company President Roger L. Butterwick stated, "Our acquisition of NDSCo.Com complements our existing technology and will expand our ability to service other niche markets. By obtaining their proprietary technologies, key personnel, and the business relationships they have developed in the industry, we will accelerate the development of our business plan.
    This transaction firmly positions AutoTradeCenter.com as the leader of the Internet's business-to-business automotive re-marketing solutions. This acquisition was strategically important in our efforts to rapidly gain market share by demonstrating our commitment to provide leading edge technology solutions to the disposition process of used vehicles."
    AutoTradeCenter.com is a leading Internet-based "business-to-business" automotive wholesale and re-marketing company.
    On its web site, www.autotradecenter.com, the company markets its service to its national dealer base, to automotive lease and rental companies, and to banks and financial institutions across the United States who can use the site's many features for more efficient buying, selling and trading.
    The company also owns the Web site www.tradeincarsonline.com through its subsidiary BusinessTradeCenter.com Inc. TradeinCarsOnline is the first Web site to allow a consumer purchasing a new vehicle online to receive a firm purchase bid on his trade-in vehicle.
    For more information on AutoTradeCenter.com Inc., please visit www.autotradecenter.com.

    Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
    The company intends that such statements about the company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby.
    Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actual results may differ materially from expected results.