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AutoTrader.com Taps CarParts.com to Provide Consumers With the Most Extensive Selection of Automotive Parts and Accessories
Business Wire - January 22, 2000 09:21
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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2000--Today at the National Automotive Dealers Association convention, AutoTrader.com (www.autotrader.com), the world's largest used car marketplace, announced an alliance with CarParts.com (www.carparts.com), the largest Internet retailer of automotive parts and accessories, to offer consumers a virtual car parts and accessories store.
The partnership will allow AutoTrader.com consumers to link to the CarParts.com website through a Car Care section of the AutoTrader.com site to select and purchase from more than 1.5 million automotive accessories, performance and replacement parts.
By adding CarParts.com to its growing list of services, AutoTrader.com is taking another step towards growing as the most comprehensive used car destination on the Internet. AutoTrader.com has created the largest virtual marketplace for used car and truck buyers by providing them with more than 1.5 million listings of used automobiles from more than 40,000 dealers and 250,000 private sellers.
In addition, with this partnership, AutoTrader.com will also be able to offer its 4 million monthly visitors the opportunity to purchase automotive parts and accessories.
"We're offering our consumers the world's largest online used car inventory as well as the largest selection of automotive parts and accessories," said Chip Perry, president and CEO of AutoTrader.com. "We selected CarParts.com as our exclusive parts and accessories partner because they have the widest product selection online and the same commitment to outstanding customer service that we do."
"This partnership provides online shoppers with the easiest way to purchase whatever it is they need for their vehicle," said Alan Bennett, CEO of CarParts.com. "By offering our services to AutoTrader.com consumers, we are exposing our range of products to millions of people every month."
About CarParts.com
CarParts.com offers the worlds largest source of car and truck parts including performance, replacement, body, restoration, accessories and recycled OEM parts for cars, trucks and SUVs. The easy-to-use Web site offers the convenient online access and timely delivery for more than 1.5 million automotive products from over 500 major manufacturers including Motorcraft, Fram, Borg Warner, Accel, AC Delco, TRW, Borla, NOS and many more. CarParts.com is headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif. and backed by @Ventures, the venture arm of CMGI, Brand Equity Ventures, St. Paul Venture Capital and Ravenswood Capital.
About AutoTrader.com
AutoTrader.com (www.autotrader.com), the world's largest used car marketplace, fundamentally improves the way people buy and sell cars by providing a comprehensive source of credible information and a selection of more than 1.5 million used vehicles for sale. AutoTrader.com is the exclusive online distributor of the automotive listings contained in the Auto Trader(R) and AutoMart(R) print magazines published by Trader Publishing Company. These magazines are distributed in more than 136,000 retail outlets with an estimated weekly circulation of 2.5 million copies. It (or AutoTrader.com) is also the exclusive online distributor of used car listings data collected by Manheim Auctions, Inc. and the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NYSE:AUD). AutoTrader.com's investors include Cox Enterprises, Inc., Manheim Auctions, Inc., Landmark Communications, Inc., the Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Note to Editors: (www.autotrader.com) visuals are available at ftp://ftp.accesspr.com/public/autotrader.com
CONTACT: Access Communications for AutoTrader.com
Colby Grimes, 415/904-7070 ext. 253
cgrimes@accesspr.com
Megan Gilardi, 415/904-7070 ext. 233
mgilardi@accesspr.com
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CarParts.com
Eileen Fraser, 310/819-1726
EileenF@CarParts.com |
