Priceline.com Releases Top 10 New Car Models

27 August 1998

The Hottest Cars on the Net: Priceline.com Releases Top 10 New Car Models For New York Metro Internet Consumers in August

STAMFORD, Conn.--August 27, 1998--Priceline.com, the recently patented e-commerce system, today released a list of the top 10 automobiles New York metro area consumers were ready to buy this month from its new car service. The list is based on more than 1,000 guaranteed purchase offers submitted to the service in August.
Priceline.coms new car buying service is available in the New York metro area. It enables new car buyers to name the exact car or truck they want, the price they want to pay, and how far they are willing to travel to take delivery of the vehicle. Without revealing the buyers name, priceline.com faxes offers to all authorized dealers in the specified area to find a dealer willing to sell the car at the customers price.

                            Hottest Cars On The Net
                      The Priceline.com August 1998 Top 10

Aug.            July
Ranking         Ranking

1                 3                 Toyota Camry
2                 2                 Toyota Sienna
3                 4                 Nissan Maxima
4                 1                 Honda Accord Sedan
5                 NA                Ford Explorer 4WD
6                 8                 Volkswagen Passat
7                 NA                Toyota 4Runner
8                 NA                Honda CR-V
9                 NA                Toyota Corolla
10                NA                Honda Accord Coupe

NA did not make July Top 10 List.

Cars that made the July list, but dropped off the Top 10 in August included the Acura Integra (No.5 in July), Mercedes-Benz M-Class (No.6 in July), BMW 5-Series (No.7 in July), Dodge Durango (No.8 in July), Mercedes-Benz E-Class (No.9 in July), Nissan Pathfinder (No.9 in July), and Ford Expedition (No.10 in July).
Priceline.com, Inc., is a privately held company that has created the worlds first buyer-driven commerce system. The priceline.com system was invented by Walker Digital, an intellectual property laboratory founded in 1996 by Jay Walker.