Autobytel Inc. to Announce Third Quarter 2004 Results and Host Conference Call on Thursday, October 21, 2004.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq:ABTL) will release third quarter 2004 financial results on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT).

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. PDT) that same day. Hosting the call will be Jeffrey Schwartz, President and CEO, and Hoshi Printer, Executive Vice President and CFO.

The conference call will be Webcast live on the Internet and will be archived within 24 hours of the end of the call for one quarter. The call may be accessed by visiting the investor relations section of the autobytel.com website at www.autobytel.com.

About Autobytel Inc.

Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq:ABTL), a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, helps retailers sell cars and manufacturers build brands through marketing, advertising, data and CRM (customer relationship management) products and programs. The Company owns and operates the automotive websites Autobytel.com, Autoweb.com, Car.com, Carsmart.com, and AutoSite.com, as well as AIC (Automotive Information Center), a trusted industry source of automotive marketing data and technology for over 20 years. Autobytel is also a leader in dealership lead management and CRM solutions and owns and operates AVV, Inc., a top provider of dealership CRM and sales management products, and Retention Performance Marketing, Inc. (RPM(R)), which powers dealerships with cutting-edge customer loyalty and retention marketing programs. As the Internet's largest new car buying service, Autobytel generates over a billion dollars a month in car sales for dealers through its services and was the most visited new car buying and research destination in 2003, reaching millions of car shoppers as they made their vehicle buying decisions. Autobytel's car-selling sites and lead management products are used by more of the nation's top-100 e-dealers than any other program.