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Country's Largest Auto Megadealer, AutoNation, Joins Edmunds.com's PowerShopper Service

13 December 2000

Country's Largest Auto Megadealer, AutoNation, Joins Edmunds.com's PowerShopper Service

    SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 13 Edmunds.com, Inc.
http://www.edmunds.com, the Web's leading consumer resource for unbiased
automotive information, today announced that the nation's largest automotive
retailer, AutoNation, Inc. has joined Edmunds.com's PowerShopper
service.
    "AutoNation embraced the internet as a valuable sales channel early on,
demonstrating progressive leadership among dealers in the world of automotive
e-business," said Peter Steinlauf, Edmunds' Chief Executive Officer.  "We
expect other dealer groups will follow AutoNation's lead in recognizing the
increases in vehicle sales, credibility and customer satisfaction they can
achieve when they partner with a trusted organization like Edmunds.com."
    Through the Edmunds.com's PowerShopper service, car shoppers get immediate
access to online and offline purchase options in the informative,
consumer-friendly environment of the Edmunds web site.  Edmunds details the
specific steps of the buying process for each of the PowerShopper partners so
that car shoppers can compare and select the method most comfortable for them.
When ready, car shoppers are seamlessly transferred directly to the
transaction partner of their choice.
    In addition to AutoNation, Edmunds.com's other PowerShopper partners
include Autobytel, CarsDirect, DriveOff, GM BuyPower, LiquidPrice.com, MSN
CarPoint, and Sonic Automotive.
    Participating companies were selected based on several criteria, including
their ability to provide a service of value to consumers, their current or
expected ability to service a broad geographic area, and their technical
infrastructure.  Shoppers can directly verify whether Edmunds.com's
PowerShopper partners meet these qualifications by visiting Edmunds.com's Town
Hall, a forum in which consumer comments on automotive products, services
(including Edmunds.com's PowerShopper) and news are posted.

    About Edmunds.com
    Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Edmunds.com is the Internet's pioneer
and leader in providing free, third party automotive information, tools and
services for consumers.  Edmunds.com empowers, educates, and engages visitors
by providing them with straightforward information on key aspects of buying,
selling, and owning a vehicle.  Users are provided automobile pricing data,
extensive automobile reviews, consumer information, safety updates, incentive
and rebate news, expert analysis of developments in the automotive world, and
the Town Hall, an interactive community of more than 500,000 active members.
Edmunds.com was ranked number one in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites as
reported by The Wall Street Journal, rated number one automotive and second
overall web site in the Dialscore loyalty study above Yahoo!, Amazon and
Mapquest, was named as one of Yahoo!  Internet Life's 50 Most Incredibly
Useful Sites, one of Money's 50 Most Useful Financial Websites, and is
regularly mentioned as a valuable resource in these and other publications.