Autobytel Inc. to Present at ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference; Presentation to Be Webcast.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq:ABTL) President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Schwartz and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Hoshi Printer will present at the ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference on Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 8:00am PDT / 11:00am EDT. The Conference will be held at the Omni Hotel in San Francisco, CA.

Those interested in listening to the presentation live may access it on the Internet at the link shown below. The Webcast will be archived within one hour of the end of the presentation for 60 days.

http://www.irconnect.com/abtl/conf/thinkequity_092204.html

About Autobytel

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, Carsmart.com, Car.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.