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Autofusion Secures Exclusive Rights to Price Books Data for Select-A-Car Vehicle Configurator.


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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000

Select-A-Car: Only Configurator to Offer Pricing Information From

Three Leading Data Sources

Autofusion Corporation, a leading provider of auto-related e-commerce technology, today announced Price Books and Forms, Inc. will be a pricing data provider for Select-A-Car(TM), its online automobile sales-configurator.

Select-A-Car, jointly developed by Autofusion and partner Selectica(TM), Inc. (Nasdaq:SLTC SLTC Salt Lake Technical Center (OSHA)
SLTC Society of Leather Technologists & Chemists
), is a car configurator that allows auto dealers, manufacturers, car-buying services, Internet portals, and other sites to provide their consumers with customized, comprehensive car configuration and informed purchasing capabilities.

The deal is exclusive, Price Books' data will not be available through any other vehicle configurator. Autofusion will begin sourcing Price Books' data for all Select-A-Car applications immediately.

"Data accuracy has been an issue with online vehicle configurators in the past," said Louis Urbano, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Autofusion Corporation, "We've made it a non-issue by offering our clients the ability to access the best data providers in the industry."

The agreement marks Autofusion's third deal with a data source and makes Select-A-Car the only automobile configurator capable of pulling data from three leading providers. Autofusion also has agreements with IntelliChoice, Inc. and JATO ja·to  
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1. An aircraft takeoff aided by an auxiliary jet or rocket.

2. An auxiliary jet-producing unit providing additional thrust for a takeoff.
 Dynamics.

"Price Books' data is the favorite of many dealers," said Dard Larson, president of Price Books and Forms. "We chose to partner with Autofusion because they are committed to helping dealers tap into the sales potential of the Internet. We know Select-A-Car is a tool that will work for dealers and their customers."

Select-A-Car is a core product in Autofusion's suite of offerings. The company's end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved.

Compare: turn-key solution.
 streamlines the process of buying and selling cars over the Web. Autofusion's clients include CarClub, a J.D. Power Club, DealTime, Group 1 Automotive Group 1 Automotive, Inc. NYSE: GPI is a Fortune 1000 company, based in Houston, Texas and founded in 1997. It is one of the five largest automotive retailers in the United States with 143 dealerships in 14 states.  Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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:GPI (Graphical Programming Interface) A graphics language in OS/2 Presentation Manager. It is a derivative of the GDDM mainframe interface and includes Bezier curves. ), and Digital Insight.

About Price Books and Forms, Inc.

Price Books' Pocketbooks are widely recognized by automotive salespeople as the preferred source for pricing. Located in Azusa, Calif., Price Books has provided accurate, up-to-date new car and truck pricing information to consumers and automotive dealers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  since 1930. The company's Web site is located at www.autopricebooks.com.

About Autofusion Corporation

Autofusion Corporation, headquartered in San Diego, is a leader in Internet car-buying technology. Autofusion offers sophisticated automotive configuration and reverse-auction products that increase profitability and streamline automotive e-commerce for companies involved in Internet auto sales Auto Sales

The major producers of domestic automobiles report sales monthly. These numbers are seasonally adjusted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and are available to the public one to five business days after the end of each month.
. The company's technology products are showcased on CarPrices.com, its consumer Web site. CarPrices.com attracts more than 1.5 million visitors a month and is responsible for more than $2 million in new-car sales each day. The private company was founded in 1998. The company's Web site is located at www.autofusion.com.
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