Top 100 Automotive Internet Retailers Name Dealix Corporation Their #1 Lead Provider

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--May 1, 20053, 2005--Dealix Corporation, the market expert and leader in automotive Internet marketing services and a division of The Cobalt Group, Inc., announced today that it has been ranked the #1 Lead Provider used by the Top 100 Automotive Internet Retailers by Auto Dealer Monthly Magazine. More of the Top Internet Retailers, which were ranked by their total Internet-generated vehicle sales in 2004, use Dealix than any other provider.

"Dealix is a consistent favorite among the dealers in this study," said Greg Goebel, CEO of Auto Dealer Monthly. "By using service providers like Dealix and being committed to success in the Internet sales channel, these dealers will see their sales continue to rise as the number of consumers researching their next purchase online continues to grow."

"Nearly half of our dealership's overall sales are generated via the Internet," said Paul Laudenslager, Internet sales manager for Hendrick Honda of Woodbridge, Virginia, one of the Top 100 Internet Retailers included in the ranking. "The combination of our dedicated Internet team and good leads is how we've risen to the top. Dealix is a key part of our success because they know exactly where to find the types of online consumers we're looking for, and they verify the consumers' information so we get a quality lead that my team can close."

Auto Dealer Monthly's study is the latest in a list of independent surveys of dealers where Dealix Corporation has been named their lead provider of choice. Earlier this year, Dealix took first place among new car lead providers in a separate study, conducted by Ward's Dealer Business, of the Top 100 e-Dealers in the nation. Other studies in which Dealix came out on top include: 2005 -- Dealers' Choice Awards Platinum Winner; 2004 -- Total Dealer Satisfaction; 2003 -- Business Generation, including Lead Quality and Lead Quantity; and 2002 -- Lead Quality, Lead Close Rate, Profit per Car Sold, and Service.

About Auto Dealer Monthly

Auto Dealer Monthly is a publication offering retail automotive personnel educational and informational material on a monthly basis. It is distributed to more than 30,000 dealers nationwide. The complete story and detailed analysis of the Auto Dealer Monthly Top 100 Internet Retailers ranking can be found in the May issue of Auto Dealer Monthly Magazine.

About Dealix Corporation

Dealix Corporation, a division of The Cobalt Group Inc., is the expert and leader in automotive Internet marketing services. Dealix connects thousands of serious vehicle buyers with automobile dealerships, large dealer groups, and automotive manufacturers every day. Dealix owns and operates InvoiceDealers.com, one of the industry's leading auto buying portals and the largest source of Internet sales leads processed through the Dealix Lead Trading Platform(SM)(LTP), a suite of proprietary technology products and business services. The Dealix LTP processes over 2.2 million vehicle shoppers monthly from InvoiceDealers and the Dealix Lead Acquisition Network(SM), a collection of preeminent partner websites. Dealix publishes the Dealix Dealer Newsletter, the largest circulation e-newsletter in the auto industry uniquely targeted to helping dealers sell more cars via the Internet. Dealix Corporation also provides market intelligence via its data analysis division, Dealix Business Intelligence(SM) (DBI). DBI's concise reports, derived from broad scale market data, provide insight into what's working in the online automotive industry, giving Dealix partners a distinct competitive advantage. Visit www.dealix.com and www.invoicedealers.com.