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Sneak Previews of Concept Cars and Other Auto Show News Featured On Autobytel.com and CarSmart.com

17 January 2001

Sneak Previews of Concept Cars and Other Auto Show News Featured On Autobytel.com and CarSmart.com

  Website Visitors Get First Look at Concept Cars and 2002 Production Models
        Appearing at Auto Shows in L.A., Detroit, Chicago and New York

    IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 17 Autobytel.com and
CarSmart.com are providing coverage of the major 2001 automotive shows on
their web sites.  The editorial team will be reporting the highlights of the
exciting new concept cars and 2002 production models.  Photography will take
center stage, including some 360-degree IPIX views of the interiors.
    Visitors to either site will find the auto show news easily accessible
from the home page.  In addition, the coverage will be fed to many of their
portal partners, including Looksmart.com, Go.com, NBCi, Go2net, Prodigy,
AT&T.Net and Dogpile.
    Coverage started with the Los Angeles Auto Show (January 6-14, 2001) and
will continue with the Detroit, Chicago and New York shows.
    Autobytel.com is the leading automotive e-commerce company, while its
subsidiary, CarSmart.com is one of the Internet's leading providers of
objective automotive information and pricing.

    About autobytel.com inc.
    Autobytel.com inc. , the global leader in online automotive
commerce, brings car buyers, owners, and sellers together in a trusted
environment, empowered by the Internet.  Through its extensive automotive
content and multiple purchasing, financing, insurance and service options,
Autobytel.com offers consumers choice and peace of mind throughout the
automotive lifecycle, while providing its network of accredited dealers and
automotive services partners the most efficient way to reach online car buyers
and owners.  Autobytel.com and its wholly-owned subsidiary, A.I.N. Corporation
(CarSmart.com), have a network of over 5,000 dealers nationwide and are the
seventh largest generator of automotive sales in the United States, just
behind GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Honda and Nissan.  Autobytel.com has
been ranked #1 in Dealer Satisfaction with Online Buying Services for three
years in a row by J.D. Power and Associates(1).  Autobytel.com's low-cost,
no-haggle car-buying program is available in the U.S., Canada
(http://www.autobytel.ca), the United Kingdom (http://www.autobytel.co.uk), Sweden
(http://www.autobytel.se), Japan (http://www.autobytel-japan.com), and Australia
(http://www.autobytel.com.au).  Headquartered in Irvine, California, Autobytel.com is
recognized as the company that transformed the $1 trillion new car industry
when it invented online car buying.

    (1)  J.D. Power and Associates 1998 - 2000 Dealer Satisfaction With Online
         Buying Services Studies(SM).  2000 study conducted among dealership
         Internet specialists who completed 2,144 evaluations of individual
         services.  http://www.jdpower.com.

    About CarSmart.com
    A.I.N. Corporation (CarSmart.com) was founded in 1988 to provide financial
institutions, automobile clubs and vehicle manufacturers with definitive and
accurate auto pricing information, including rebates and resale value, as well
as safety and cost of ownership ratings.  In 1995, CarSmart.com was one of the
first auto sites to hit the web, empowering Internet users with unbiased,
definitive automotive information.  Based in San Ramon, CA, CarSmart.com
became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Autobytel.com in 2000.