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AOL Money & Finance Launches Small Business Autos Site Sponsored by General Motors.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services.  and General Motors (GM) have launched a new website, Small Business Autos, http://smallbusiness.aol.com/business-auto-center, that provides tips and background to help small businesses with their auto needs. The site is part of AOL Money & Finance, http://money.aol.com, one of the top business sites online with more than 14.1 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions.  each month, according to the September 2008 comScore Media Metrix report.

Small Business Autos offers information on auto loans and insurance, fuel management and MapQuest's Gas Prices tool, http://gasprices.mapquest.com, which finds the lowest gas prices in a geographical area. The site also includes a question and answer community feature - powered by Yedda - as well as tips for businesses about mobile offices.

"We are excited to work with GM to offer the millions of small business owners a place to find valuable information for their auto needs during these uncertain times," said Marty Moe, Senior Vice President, AOL Money & Finance, News, Sports, Weblogs and KOL KOL Kings of Leon (UK band)
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. "We built the site in conjunction with GM to offer customized content that provides exactly what small businesses need."

"There are websites that cater to small businesses and there are websites that cater to automotive. Now GM and AOL have pioneered a new, industry-first website that caters to both. The Small Business Autos website offers the opportunity to reach small businesses that have automotive interests and/or needs," says Betsy Perkins, GM Fleet and Commercial Operations' Marketing and Advertising Manager. "We are thrilled to partner with AOL and, through our sponsorship, highlight the many benefits provided by Chevrolet and GMC GMC

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 Business Central dealerships. The Business Central network, which spans from coast to coast, offers professionally trained staff aimed at helping businesses find and maintain the right vehicles to meet their specific business needs, no matter what those needs are."

Small Business Autos was sold by AOL's digital advertising business Platform-A, http://platform-a.com, and features video and banner ads.

About AOL

AOL is a global Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the largest Internet access businesses in the U.S. and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary

A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company.
 of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.

About General Motors Corp.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE NYSE

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:GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the annual global industry sales leader for 77 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 266,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 countries. In 2007, nearly 9.37 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services See Information Systems. . More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.
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