Autobytel.com Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Conference Call on the Web
18 January 2001
Autobytel.com Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Conference Call on the WebNEW YORK, Jan. 18 In conjunction with Autobytel.com's Fourth Quarter Earnings release, you are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on January 25, 2001 at 4:30 PM EDT with Mark W. Lorimer, President and CEO of Autobytel.com . What: Autobytel.com Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call When: January 25, 2001 - 4:30 PM EDT Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/AUTOBYTEL/012501 Contact: Jennifer Bowser, Investor Relations Manager of autobytel.com inc., infoearnings@autobytel.com 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, 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.* 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. *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. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Autobytel.com undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Among the important factors that could cause Autobytel.com's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements are changes in general economic conditions, increased or unexpected competition, changes in A.I.N. Corporation's financial performance, and other matters disclosed in Autobytel.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors are strongly encouraged to review the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of risks and uncertainties that could affect operating results and the market price of the Company's stock. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the web site http://www.autobytel.com. To access the replay, click on the Investor Info link at the autobytel.com home page, then click on the Fourth Quarter Conference Call link at the Investor Info home page. (Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from http://www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com.)