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Members of Alliance and Federated Select PartsXchange(TM)

5 October 2000

Members of Alliance and Federated Select PartsXchange(TM)

        E-commerce Solution Goes Live with Aftermarket Online Orders,

           Distributors Prefer CarParts Customer-Friendly Agreement

    El SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 5 Fresh from endorsements from
National Pronto and members of Parts Plus, CarParts.com announced today that
the company's e-commerce solution for warehouse distributors (WDs), jobbers
and installers has been endorsed by members of Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance
and Federated Auto Parts program distribution groups.
    In addition, CarParts announced that PartsXchange(TM) is now fully
implemented with several WDs and installers nationwide, allowing instant
online ordering of parts between WDs, jobbers and their installer customers.
    PartsXchange is the leading e-commerce solution for warehouse distributors
and installers, allowing fast and easy ordering of automotive parts online.
Through flexible, monthly agreements, WDs are provided a server and a secure,
customized Web site at no charge that gives the WDs' customers instant,
24-hour access to parts inventory, product sales, email and a host of other
services.
    "No vendor has offered my business Web technologies at an affordable price
like PartsXchange," said Scott York, president of Apollo Warehouse Co., a
member of the Alliance.  "PartsXchange will help Apollo lower our costs of
serving our existing customers as well as lower the cost of acquiring new
customers already using the Web."
    Founded in 1972, Apollo is the largest independent warehouse distributor
in Southern California serving more than 1,000 jobbers and fleets throughout
the region.
    Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance includes All Pro, Bumper to Bumper and
AutoValue stores around the nation.  This group has combined sales in excess
of three billion dollars, with 64 warehouse distributors, 137 distribution
centers, 3,327 auto parts stores, and 1,686 automotive service centers.
    "Seems like everyone is pitching us solutions that they promise will be
developed sometime in the future," said Larry Pritchard, President and CEO of
Auto Parts Warehouse, Inc., a Federated member.  "PartsXchange delivers the
goods today and brings us closer to our customers with real information, real
orders in real time."
    Auto Parts Warehouse, based in Cartersville, Georgia, serves more than
1,000 installers in the northwest region of the state.
    "Ready and working for WDs today, PartsXchange has raised the level of
customer service and performance expectations in the Aftermarket," said Ron
Pyle, CarParts.com distribution group.  "In a matter of a few short months,
nearly 100 WDs have signed up to save time and money with PartsXchange -- for
WDs and jobbers the days of high maintenance fees, expensive licenses and
proprietary systems will soon be over."

    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 e-commerce product, PartsXchange, is the preferred
online parts sales and support system for warehouse distributors and
installers.  Major program distribution groups as well as hundreds of parts
distribution centers throughout North America endorse PartsXchange.  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 1.5 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.