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Autobytel.com's Used Car CyberStore is Only Internet Service to Protect Consumers by Offering Certif
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Atlanta, GA, February 2, 1997 - Continuing its mission to revolutionize the
way cars are bought and sold, Autobytel.com previewed its Used Car
CyberStore at the National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA)
Convention today. The Internet's premiere automotive purchasing
program's rigorous certification process makes the Autobytel.com
Used Car CyberStore the safest and most efficient way to purchase
a used vehicle on the Internet.
Unlike most Internet-based used car listing services, the Used
Car CyberStore is not a collection of classified ads that have
been reproduced on the Web. Instead, the Autobytel.com Used Car
CyberStore will only stock used vehicles that have been put through
a rigorous 135-point dealer Certification Program designed to
protect consumers. Autobytel.com's confidence in the vehicles stocked
in the Used Car CyberStore is backed with a 72-Hour 100% Money-Back
Return Policy1 and a 3 Month/3,000 Mile Home-and-Away Warranty2
from its Accredited CyberStore Dealers.
"Autobytel.com has created a completely new model for buying and
selling new and used cars," said Peter Ellis, Autobytel.com's President
and CEO. "We are not using new technology to sell cars the old
way, instead we're using the Internet and other technologies to
literally change the way cars are bought, sold, leased, financed
and insured-all at low costs." Using Autobytel.com's sophisticated
CyberStore Search function, consumers will be able to find and
purchase high-quality used cars by searching any or all of the
following criteria: geographical area, make, model, price, class,
and year of vehicle.
Consumers Tired of Traditional Car Buying
The success of Autobytel.com's New Car Purchasing Program has clearly
established that consumers are seeking a safe and inviting environment
to purchase cars and trucks. Consumers are fed-up with the aggravation
and headaches that the traditional car buying process entails
and are turning to Autobytel.com's innovative purchasing alternative
by the hundreds of thousands. Since Autobytel.com's inception in
March 1995, the Company has processed over 650,000 Purchase Requests
for new vehicles. According to the NADA, the used car market is
now nearly three times that of the new car market.
Delivering Customer Satisfaction
Ellis conducted an independent study which indicated consumers
have five major concerns when it comes to used car purchasing:
professional and courteous service, a safe purchasing environment,
vehicle safety, warranty and price. Autobytel.com's Used Car CyberStore
delivers all this and more. The CyberStore's sophisticated searching
capabilities means users simply input their zip code, determine
a geographical search and input general or very specific criteria
to find their dream car. A list of matched vehicles is generated
and, because every vehicle in the CyberStore is represented with
a digital photo, users will be able to immediately view the vehicle
as it appears on the Autobytel.com Accredited Dealer's lot. If the
car meets the consumer's needs, a Purchase Request can be submitted
for a no-haggle, no-hassle purchase.
The process is far easier than rummaging through listing after
listing of electronic or printed classified ads-and with Autobytel.com's
dedication to customer satisfaction behind every used vehicle
in stock, consumers will be confident of the quality of the used
vehicle they buy.
Used Car Financing and Leasing through ABTAC
Autobytel.com's financing and leasing division, ABTAC (Autobytel.com
Acceptance Corporation), will enable consumers to lease and finance
used vehicles through highly regarded financial institutions,
including Chase Manhattan Bank and GE Capital Auto Lease.
After a Purchase/Lease Request is submitted to Autobytel.com, consumers
may apply for low-cost financing or leasing online. The application
process is simple and secure (using top-rated encryption technology)
and enables most qualified consumers to be approved within minutes
of submitting an application. ABTAC will deliver competitive financing
terms to the information-empowered Internet consumer while at
the same time delivering pre-approved car buyers to Autobytel.com
Accredited dealerships. ABTAC opens for business late February
1997.
Autobytel.com Gives Dealers a Competitive Edge
The Used Car CyberStore enables Autobytel.com Dealers to compete
with used car superstores, such as AutoNation and CarMax, by offering
consumers competitively priced used vehicles in a no-haggle environment.
Additionally, the CyberStore's inventory capacity far exceeds
the inventories of these physically-fixed superstores, giving
consumers a greater selection. Autobytel.com's superior technology
also provides Autobytel.com Accredited Dealers the advantage when
it comes to Internet marketing and sales. A recently introduced
Dealer Real Time program will enable dealers to receive and process
a customer's Purchase Request within moments after the Request
is submitted. That translates into higher customer satisfaction
and, ultimately, more sales. |
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