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Paulson Investment Releases Report on Hometown Auto

30 June 2000

Paulson Investment Releases Report on Hometown Auto

    PORTLAND, Ore. - On June 30, 2000, Mike Maxfield, an analyst with Paulson Investment Company, released a research report on Hometown Auto .

    Hometown Auto Retailers, Inc. (Hometown) is engaged in the business of selling new and used cars and light trucks, providing maintenance and repair services, selling replacement parts and providing related financing, insurance and service contracts through eleven franchised dealerships located in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont. The company's dealerships offer 13 American and Asian automotive brands, including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Daewoo, Dodge, Ford, Isuzu, Jeep, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Plymouth and Toyota.