The Denver Post and Cars.com Introduce Internet Car Shopping Service
4 October 1999
The Denver Post and Cars.com Introduce Local Internet Car Shopping ServiceDENVER, Oct. 1 -- Cars.com today announced it has launched a co-branded version of its automotive shopping Web site on The Denver Post Online (DPO), http://www.denverpost.com , the Web site of The Denver Post. DPO visitors now have online access to new and used vehicles from many local car dealers (see attached list) and from The Denver Post automotive classified advertisements. This agreement also expands the national presence of the cars.com site to include listings on nine out of ten of the most visited local newspaper Web sites in the United States. The number of dealers in the Rocky Mountain region has created a real need for an online service that puts local car buyers in touch with their local automotive dealers, said Gerald Grilly, President and Publisher of The Denver Post. The new relationship between The Denver Post and cars.com gives residents a content-rich automotive car buying resource that combines the power of the Internet with the reach of Colorado's largest circulated newspaper, The Denver Post. By clicking on cars.com on The Denver Post Web site, http://www.denverpost.com , local consumers can now search for new and used vehicles from local dealership inventories and The Denver Post automotive classified listings, while accessing a wide range of practical information including "Child Seat Safety: A Parents Guide," insurance and finance quotes, and independent automotive reviews. By partnering with the leading newspaper in the Rocky Mountain region, cars.com provides a strong local market community for both car shoppers and participating dealerships, said Mitch Golub, general manager, cars.com. Area residents now have access to thousands of new and used vehicle listings from a one-stop resource containing some of the richest automotive content on the Internet. About cars.com Cars.com simplifies car shopping on the Internet. As the only automotive Web site to provide daily updates of dealer inventories, cars.com allows consumers to search vehicle listings by zip code, vehicle make, model and year and easily submit a purchase request to a car dealer by e-mail, fax or telephone. In addition to vehicle pricing, cars.com provides consumers with trusted automotive information, including rich editorial content pertaining to real life issues such as how to purchase a vehicle and tips for parents of young drivers. The site also provides consumers with tools such as an auto loan calculator, news and reports on new and used vehicles, more than 3,500 independent automotive reviews (1983-present), vehicle performance data, and vehicle recall information. Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures, based in Chicago. About Classified Ventures Classified Ventures provides nationally branded online services for the developing e-commerce opportunities in the classified advertising marketplace that build upon the local capabilities and expertise of a national affiliate network. The company currently operates the Web sites Apartments.com, http://www.apartments.com ; Auction Universe, http://www.auctionuniverse.com ; cars.com, http://www.cars.com ; MovingCenter, http://www.movingcenter.com ; and NewHomeNetwork.com, http://www.newhomenetwork.com , Classified Ventures also operates HomeHunter, a local resale real estate service on the web sites of its newspaper affiliates. Classified Ventures, Inc., based in Chicago, was formed by eight leading media companies -- Central Newspapers, Inc., Gannett Co., Inc., Knight Ridder, The McClatchy Company, The New York Times Company, The Times Mirror Company, Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company. About The Denver Post and The Denver Post On-line The Denver Post Online is the most trafficked source of national, regional and local news, sports, business and community information in Colorado generating more than 8 million page views a month from 444,000 unique visitors (Media Metrix, May 1999). The Denver Post Online features national, regional and local news updated throughout the day. Denver Post Online users have access to the areas most comprehensive sports news and information plus discussion forums, real-time scores of games in progress from around the country, current team statistics and standings, and interactive fantasy games. In addition, The Denver Post Online provides users with local business news and information featuring the latest in World Wide Web trends from Access Magazine, real-time stock quotes and up-to-the-minute financial news and information. The site also provides users with movie listings, TV listings, a dining guide and local movie reviews and restaurant reviews. The Denver Post is the largest circulated newspaper in Colorado. In the most recent ABC Publishers Statement (March 1999), Post circulation reached all-time highs with 370,423 paid daily and Sunday paid circulation of 523,324. DENVER POST ONLINE (DPO) PARTICIPATING CARS.COM DEALERSHIPS -- Mike Shaw -- Chevy - Buick-Saab -- Empire Honda & Oldsmobile -- Flatirons Acura & Subaru -- Mountain States Motors -- Mercedes-Benz of Littleton -- Pro Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle -- Northglenn Dodge -- Suss Pontiac GMC -- Big Mike Naughton Ford -- Courtesy Ford -- Mile High Acura Honda Mitz -- Car City Superstore Contact: Nevenka Todorovic of Cars.com, 312-575-2700, or ntodorovic@cars.com, or Gerald Grilly of The Denver Post, 303-820-1963, or ggrilly@denverpost.com, or Laura Margolis of PR 21, 312-396-9726, or laura_margolis@pr21.com, for Cars.com.
