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CarsDirect.com Named Forbes `Best of the Web'

29 August 2000

CarsDirect.com Named Forbes `Best of the Web'; Leading Direct Car-Buying Site Called `Wonderfully Designed and Easy to Use' in `Best of the Web' Special Issue

    LOS ANGELES--Aug. 29, 2000--CarsDirect.com, a leading direct online automotive provider, today announced that the company was named "Best of the Web" in Forbes.com, an annual publication from Forbes Magazine.
    Forbes.com's annual "Best of the Web" issue includes a comprehensive list of 300 superior Web sites in 45 categories, from corporate training to cars. The publication's review of CarsDirect.com stated, "Wonderfully designed and easy to use, CarsDirect.com does exactly what it promises ... Selecting options is a snap, as is comparing models side by side."
    Forbes.com added that the site's best feature is its 360-degree exterior views of many top models, and the ability to view cars in different colors.
    This award illustrates CarsDirect.com's commitment to provide consumers with a convenient and objective way to buy vehicles online. CarsDirect.com is the first nationwide online service that puts consumers in control by providing a more satisfying, end-to-end car-buying experience, from upfront pricing and instant loan approval to industry-recognized customer service.
    The company was also recently honored as the best Internet Auto-Buying site on the Web by Gomez, an e-commerce authority for consumers and e-businesses. That Gomez win marked the first time a company had taken the top spot in the Online Car-Buying category for four consecutive quarters.
    "CarsDirect.com is flattered to be included among Forbes.com's superior sites on the Web," said Bob Brisco, CEO of CarsDirect.com. "This recognition by one of the premier business magazines illustrates that CarsDirect.com continues to give consumers command of the car-buying process. Our objective, multi-brand approach provides the consumer a valuable service that goes beyond what is offered by referral services or single brand sites."