AutoFusion and Selectica License New Internet Selling System to Group 1 Automotive.

Business/Automotive/High Tech Editors

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--July 20, 2000

Select-A-Car to Streamline Buying and Selling of Automobiles

Over the Internet for Group 1 Dealers

AutoFusion Inc. and Selectica(TM), Inc., the Internet Selling System (ISS) company (Nasdaq:SLTC), today announced that Group 1 Automotive Inc. (NYSE:GPI), a leading retailer in the automotive retailing industry, has licensed Select-A-Car(TM)to support and enhance its eCommerce efforts.

The recently unveiled Select-A-Car application is a cross-vendor Internet Selling System designed for dealers, Internet portals, car-buying services and manufacturers to integrate into their eCommerce sites.

Through its Internet sites, Group 1 sells new and used cars and light trucks, maintenance and repair services, replacement parts, auto-related financing, and vehicle service and insurance contracts. By deploying Select-A-Car, Group 1 will be able to assist online consumers in the decision-making and car purchasing process. Features will include needs analysis, model comparison between different trim levels and makes, automobile configuration and pricing. Visitors to Group 1's site will be able to search for cars that meet their specific needs, compare models side by side and then build virtual cars -- complete with the correct colors, packages, options, and prices.

Earlier this year, Group 1 announced the rollout of its second-generation eCommerce marketing program, which the Select-A-Car system will continue to advance. Combining Select-A-Car's state of the art technology with Group 1's strong regional platform dealership network will enable Group 1 and its dealers to decrease sales costs and provide additional value to its customers.

"The selection of Select-A-Car by Group 1, one of the largest dealer groups in the country, underscores the sophistication of Select-A-Car and validates the AutoFusion/Selectica strategy of bringing dealer-friendly, world-class products to market," Ahmed Ghouri, co-founder of AutoFusion said. "Select-A-Car combines the most accurate automotive data from multiple best-of-breed data providers with the Selectica Internet Selling System. We look forward to making the Internet an extension of the Group 1 dealerships, rather than a threat to them, through this technology."

About Select-A-Car

Select-A-Car is a cross-vendor Internet Selling System (ISS) for dealers, Internet portals, car-buying services and manufacturers. Select-A-Car enables any site to offer its users comprehensive car-purchasing functionality, including needs analysis, model comparison, automobile configuration and pricing, as well as the most interactive car evaluation and selling system available for Internet deployment. Select-A-Car combines accurate auto industry information from the leading data sources with Selectica's ISS, a leading system for enabling the sale of complex products and services online. Select-A-Car was developed and is owned by Selectica Inc. and AutoFusion Inc.

About Selectica Inc.

Selectica, Inc. (Nasdaq:SLTC), headquartered in San Jose, California with global offices throughout Europe and Asia Pacific, develops, markets and supports a packaged Internet Selling System (ISS) solution that enables companies to sell and buyers to purchase complex products and services across multiple sales channels. Selectica's customers include industry leaders such as BMW, Cisco Systems, and Dell Computer.

About Group 1 Automotive Inc.

Group 1 is a leading operator in the highly fragmented $600 billion automotive retailing industry. Group 1 has an annualized revenue run rate of over $3.4 billion, and owns 98 dealership franchises comprised of 29 different brands and 19 collision service centers located in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana and Massachusetts. Through its dealerships and Internet sites, the company sells new and used cars and light trucks, provides maintenance and repair services, sells replacement parts and arranges related financing, vehicle service and insurance contracts.

About AutoFusion Inc. and CarPrices.com

AutoFusion, headquartered in San Diego, provides customized eCommerce technology products that enable any auto-related business to quickly tap into the sales potential available through the Internet. CarPrices.com, AutoFusion's consumer Web site, serves as a showcase for AutoFusion's products, and is one of the fastest growing sites on the Internet. CarPrices.com attracts approximately 1.5 million visitors per month and is responsible for more than $2 million in new car sales per day.

The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding Selectica's expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Selectica as of the date hereof, and Selectica assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the factors and risks discussed in Selectica's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Selectica is a trademark of Selectica, Inc. Select-a-Car is a trademark of CarPrices.com. All other product and company names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated.