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AutoTradeCenter.com Inc. President Interviewed by CEOcast.com

19 July 2000

AutoTradeCenter.com Inc. President Interviewed by CEOcast.com

    Business Editors

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--July 19, 2000--AutoTradeCenter.com (OTC BB:AUTC) Wednesday announced that the company's president, Roger L. Butterwick, was interviewed July 18 by CEOcast.com, a leading online financial forum.
    Topics of discussion included the company's business strategy, an overview of operations, as well as an explanation of how the company's land-based operations and Internet activities complement each other to provide solutions to the automotive industry's remarketing of off-lease vehicles and wholesale (dealer-to-dealer) used automobile redistribution needs.
    The company's contract with American Honda Finance Corp. was discussed and Butterwick gave a brief explanation of how the agreement is generating revenue for the company.
    Additionally, Butterwick discussed the company's Web site www.tradeincarsonline.com and explained how it fits in with the company's overall e-commerce strategy.
    The interview will be accessible for the next four business days in audio at www.ceocast.com and a link is provided on our Investor Relations Web site www.dejong.org.
    AutoTradeCenter.com is the leading Internet-based "business-to-business" automotive wholesale and re-marketing company.
    On its Web site www.autotradecenter.com the company markets its services 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.