Autobytel Provides Yahoo! New Car Buyer's Guide

Clear, Concise Descriptions, Analysis, Reviews, and Buying Advice for Vehicles Made Available to Yahoo! Autos Consumers

IRVINE, Calif., June 29 -- Autobytel Inc.'s vehicle information and data division, Automotive Information Center (AIC), has expanded its relationship with Yahoo!(R) Autos (http://autos.yahoo.com/) by bringing its New Car Buyer's Guide to the millions of car shoppers who visit the popular auto website every month. The AIC New Car Buyer's Guide is a directory of 2004 vehicles complete with major upgrades/changes, expert analysis and driving impressions, photos, and straightforward buying advice for new-model cars and trucks.

"With 267 new vehicle name plates on the market -- twice as many as 30 years ago -- the marketplace can be overwhelming for consumers," said Autobytel Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Andrew Donchak. "Our buyer's guide is designed to make it fast, enjoyable and easy for car-buyers to weigh all of the options available in the marketplace and make smart, informed buying decisions based on analysis and data provided by one of the industry's most established and respected sources."

The AIC New Car Buyer's Guide deepens Autobytel's existing relationship with Yahoo! Autos, while enriching the car shopping experience for Yahoo! Autos' visitors. AIC's core automotive data contributes to Yahoo! Autos' ability to provide consumers with access to new vehicle research and photos, make/model comparison, and the ability to request a quote in the US and Canada.

About AIC (Automotive Information Center)

For more than 20 years, AIC has provided manufacturers, consumers, and the media with late-breaking, in-depth specifications and comparative information, covering virtually every vehicle make, model and trim level to hit the market. At any given time, AIC's team of researchers manages up to 3.3 million data points, spanning virtually every make of vehicle sold in the US and Canada. AIC's data/technology powers the vast majority of current automaker web sites that feature competitive comparison tools.

About Autobytel Inc.

Autobytel Inc. , a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, helps retailers sell cars and manufacturers build brands through marketing, advertising, data and CRM (customer relationship management) tools and programs. The Company owns and operates the automotive websites Autobytel.com, Autoweb.com, Carsmart.com, Car.com and AutoSite.com, as well as AIC (Automotive Information Center), a trusted industry source of automotive marketing data and technology for over 20 years. Autobytel is also a leader in dealership lead management and CRM solutions and owns and operates AVV, Inc., a top provider of dealership CRM and sales management tools, and Retention Performance Marketing, Inc., (RPM(R)), which powers dealerships with cutting-edge customer loyalty and retention marketing programs. As the Internet's largest new car buying service, Autobytel generates over a billion dollars a month in car sales for dealers through its services and was the most visited new car buying and research destination in 2003, reaching millions of car shoppers as they made their vehicle buying decisions. Autobytel's car-selling sites and lead management tools are used by more of the nation's top-100 e-dealers than any other program.