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CarParts.com Accelerates Growth in Aftermarket

25 September 2000

CarParts.com Accelerates Growth in Aftermarket

    E-Commerce Acquisition, Commercial Contracts and Record Consumer Sales
               Place Company in Automotive Industry's Fast Lane

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 25 CarParts.com announced today
that a strategic acquisition, growth in aftermarket contracts, and record
consumer sales from CarParts.com online superstore continue to fuel the
company's rapid growth in both the commercial and consumer segments of the
automotive aftermarket.
    CarParts' growth has been driven by several of the company's ongoing
business initiatives, including:

    * Acquisition of AutoNet International, a provider of information
      technology solutions to the automotive aftermarket.  Founded in 1985,
      AutoNet specializes in e-commerce solutions for program distribution
      groups and warehouse distributors (WDs).  The company, with
      17 professionals based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was instrumental in
      the development of PartsXchange, CarParts's e-commerce solution for the
      aftermarket.

    * PartsXchange agreements with more than 85 parts distribution companies
      with some 200 distribution centers across North America.  In addition to
      dozens of major WDs across the U.S., PartsXchange has received
      endorsements from National PRONTO and members of Parts Plus, two of the
      industry's leading Program Distribution Groups selling automotive
      products to tens of thousands of installers.

    * Record consumer sales through http://www.CarParts.com , the nation's leading
      online automotive parts store.  Conservatively, CarParts' 12-month sales
      will top $35 million based on average sales achieved in the current
      quarter -- assuming no growth.

    * Year-to-year employment grew 280 percent at CarParts, from 50 employees
      in September 1999 to 191 employees in September.  CarParts expects to
      have more than 200 employees by year end.

    * Unique visitors to CarParts.com increased 1,200 percent from January to
      September 2000, the industry leader with some 1.5 million unique
      visitors to the site each month and growing.

    "Both our commercial and consumer businesses have seen unprecedented
growth in the last year," said Alan Bennett, chief executive officer of
CarParts.  "For warehouse distributors and the entire automotive aftermarket,
CarParts is committed to developing e-commerce solutions that create new
sources of revenue through new sales channels in consumer and commercial
markets, whether down the street or around the world."

    About AutoNet International
    Founded in 1986 and based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, AutoNet
International, Inc., has provided information management systems and services
to clients in a variety Automotive Aftermarket segments.
    The company specializes in Internet solutions for program distribution
groups and WDs.  AutoNet International launched the first Automotive
Aftermarket extranet in 1996 and is continuing to enhance its applications to
meet the growing needs of the Automotive Aftermarket.

    About CarParts
    Founded in 1997, CarParts is the e-commerce leader in the automotive
aftermarket, providing supply chain management solutions to manufacturers,
warehouse distributors, jobbers and installers.
    The company's flagship commercial product, PartsXchange, is the preferred
supply chain management solution for the aftermarket and is being implemented
across hundreds of parts distribution centers throughout North America.  For
more information on PartsXchange visit http://www.partsxchange.com .
    In April 1999, the company launched its online automotive superstore for
consumers, http://www.CarParts.com, offering more than 2.5 million automotive
products including replacement parts, performance products and accessories.
CarParts.com is now ranked number one by consumers and all major net ratings
services for sales, service and unique visitors.  The company's remarkable
growth has placed it among the top ten of ALL auto-related web sites worldwide
and earned it "Best of the Web" awards for both consumer and commercial
e-businesses by Forbes magazine.
    CarParts, headquartered in El Segundo, California, offers the aftermarket
and driving public the convenience of online shopping to millions of
automotive products from 600 major suppliers.  CarParts has received venture
capital funding from @Ventures, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI
, Rho Management, Barnard & Co., Investor AB Group, Brand Equity
Ventures, St. Paul Venture Capital and Ravenswood Capital Corp.