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Tender Offer for Carey International Common Stock Extended

15 September 2000

Tender Offer for Carey International, Inc. Common Stock Extended Until 2:00 P.M. New York City Time on Monday, September 18, 2000

    WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 Carey International, Inc.
and  Aluwill Acquisition Corp.,  an  entity  that  is
affiliated with Chartwell Investments II and Ford Motor Company, today
announced  that they have extended their tender offer  to  acquire  at $18.25
per share in cash all of the outstanding shares of common stock of  Carey
International, Inc. until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2000.   The
tender offer had previously been scheduled to  expire  at 5:00 p.m. New York
City time on Thursday, September 14, 2000.
    The offerors have been advised by United States Trust Company  of New
York, the Depositary for the tender offer, that as of 5:00 p.m. on September
14, 2000, approximately 9,608,189 shares had been  tendered and  not
withdrawn  pursuant  to the offer.   The  number  of  shares tendered  and
not  withdrawn  represents  approximately  98%  of  the outstanding shares of
Carey International.
    D.F. King & Co., Inc. (800) 628-8510 is acting as the Information Agent
for the tender offer.
    This   announcement  is  neither  an  offer  to  purchase   nor
solicitation  of an offer to sell shares of Carey International.   The tender
offer for the Carey International common stock is  being  made through,  and
the foregoing announcement is qualified in its  entirety by  reference to, the
Offer to Purchase dated August 3, 2000  and  the related Letter of
Transmittal.  Shareholders should read the Offer  to Purchase  and Letter of
Transmittal in their entirety prior to  making any  decision  as to the tender
offer.  These documents will  be  made available to all shareholders of Carey
International at no expense  to them.   These  documents will also be
available at no  charge  on  the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site
at http://www.sec.gov.