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Autoweb.com Names Auto Industry Veteran Eric Rucker as Vice President, Advertising Sales

7 September 2000

Autoweb.com Names Auto Industry Veteran Eric Rucker as Vice President, Advertising Sales

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7 Autoweb.com, Inc. , the leading consumer automotive Internet
service, today announced that Eric Rucker has joined the firm as Vice
President, Advertising Sales.
    Rucker brings more than 30 years of sales and marketing management
experience in the automotive and advertising fields to Autoweb.com.  Prior to
joining the company, Rucker served as the Southern California regional manager
for Forbes Inc., where he was responsible for all marketing, advertising and
sales for Forbes, ASAP, FYI, Forbes Global, on-line digital sales, and
integrated communications programs.
    Previously, Rucker was account manager for Time Warner Co. in Los Angeles
and Philadelphia.  Rucker has also served as management director for the
Foote, Cone and Belding advertising agency, providing senior-level marketing,
strategic positioning and brand advertising plans for FCB client Mazda Motor
America.  Earlier in his career, Rucker was advertising program manager for
Toyota Motor Sales.  He was also vice president and management supervisor at
Grey Advertising, where he held management positions supervising accounts such
as American Honda.
    "We are pleased to have an automotive industry veteran like Eric Rucker
join our management team," said Jeffrey Schwartz, vice president of strategic
development at Autoweb.com.  "His broad OEM experience and deep contacts in
the industry will greatly benefit vehicle manufacturers as we work together to
create valuable marketing opportunities on Autoweb.com."
    "My passion for automobiles, having worked for Toyota and Mazda, combined
with Autoweb.com's leadership in the automotive e-commerce space, has created
a dream job with a very exciting firm," said Rucker.  "The Internet and its
intellectual capital empowers the buyer like never before.  Autoweb.com has
set the standard for full consumer automotive service, and I'm ecstatic to be
here."
    Rucker holds a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Marketing from San Jose
State University and has completed post-graduate studies in marketing at USC
and Texas Tech University.  He is a resident of Rancho Palos Verdes,
California.

    About Autoweb.com
    Autoweb.com is the leading consumer automotive Internet service, guiding
users through every stage of vehicle ownership.  Through its direct and
referral commerce channels, Autoweb.com offers consumers a variety of ways to
purchase new and used vehicles in conjunction with vehicle manufacturers,
local Member Dealers and other commerce partners.  The company's Web site also
provides consumers with a wide range of automotive-related products to support
the complete lifecycle of the vehicle, including finance, insurance and
maintenance.  Autoweb.com features comprehensive, unbiased research from its
Automotive Information Center (AIC) division, the leading provider of
automotive content, data and tools used to power Internet services, portals
and manufacturer Web sites.  The company's content and buying models are
available on three out of the top four portals through its infrastructure
partner program.  For more information, please visit http://www.autoweb.com.