ABRA Receives Consumers' Choice Award Fourth Consecutive Year.

Business Editors/Automotive Writers

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2003

ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced today that their repair centers in the Atlanta market have been chosen for the fourth consecutive year as the recipient of the Consumers' Choice Award in the Auto Body Repair category. Operations Managers Lee Rush and Scott VanEtten accepted the award on ABRA's behalf at a ceremony on April 12. Award recipients were chosen through a comprehensive and objective survey conducted by Market Facts, a world leader in consumer research and customer satisfaction polling.

"ABRA is delighted to have been selected again by the consumers of Atlanta as the best in our class," stated Andy Ingalls, Vice President-ABRA Georgia. "We are constantly striving to provide superior service and excellent craftsmanship to our customers. This award was proudly accepted as a tribute to the dedicated work our team of professionals has provided to those who have trusted us as their collision repair provider."

The Consumers' Choice Award, an initiative of Consumers' Choice Institute (USA) and Consumers' Choice Institute (Canada), retained Market Facts to conduct the survey. This award is unique in North America in that consumers and not a panel of judges determine the winners. The purpose of the Awards is to publicly identify those establishments that have been voted by consumers as being their choice for excellence in quality and customer service.

ABRA Auto Body & Glass is a national damaged vehicle repair company specializing in collision repair, paintless dent removal, and auto glass repair and replacement. Started with one repair center in 1984, they have grown to seventy-seven facilities in ten states. Their plans for accelerated national growth over the next several years include acquiring existing facilities and building new locations.