Autoweb.com Opens Online Automotive Superstore.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 1998--Autoweb.com (www.autoweb.com) Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant announced the launch of the Autoweb.com Automotive Superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. , a virtual shopping Virtual shopping is a form of e-commerce giving the ability for individuals to shop remotely via a computer network connection, normally on the Internet using the World Wide Web. center bringing a comprehensive range of automotive products and services to the Web site. The Autoweb.com Automotive Superstore will provide consumers with a variety of resources related to buying, selling, financing, insuring, repairing and maintaining a vehicle -- making it the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. location for everything about autos on the Web. The Autoweb.com Automotive Superstore's anchor "tenant" will be book superseller BarnesandNoble.com, which will provide automotive related literature and reference material on Autoweb.com. In addition to third-party brands, the Autoweb.com Automotive Superstore also will feature its own branded products and services, such as Roadside Rescue, a 24-hour roadside emergency assistance program launched by the company last month. Roadside Rescue provides consumers with roadside assistance as well as planning trips and ordering maps online. "Autoweb.com is completely changing the automotive retail world -- redefining the way a traditional industry has done business for more than 50 years," said Michele Hickford, vice president of marketing at Autoweb.com. "The Autoweb.com Automotive Superstore will make it easier than ever for consumers to take care of their automotive needs in one online location. "We're extending the convenience of online shopping further to include access to a whole menu of automotive products and services. Autoweb.com is much more than a Web destination potential car buyers visit every few years -- we are an everyday resource for the auto consumer." In addition to Roadside Rescue and BarnesandNoble.com, the company plans to bring a variety of additional automotive service vendors and products, including car accessories, to its virtual mall in the near future. Founded in November 1994, Autoweb.com (http://www.autoweb.com) is the leading online brand for new and used cars, where informed, motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo buyers are put in touch with an exclusive network of the highest-ranking dealers in 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. and Canada. A recent poll by USA Today/Intelliquest also named Autoweb.com the best car buying service on the World Wide Web. The company has several strategic partnerships and affiliations with industry leaders such as Yahoo!, State Farm Insurance, NationsBank, C/NET's Search.com, Netscape Communications, Lycos, and Car and Driver Online. Autoweb.com is a seven-time recipient of PC Magazine's "Hot 100" Award and according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. @plan, Autoweb.com attracts more new users than any other electronic commerce site. For more information, contact Autoweb.com, 3270 Jay St., Building 6, Santa Clara, Calif. 95054; telephone: 408/970-9100; fax: 408/777-9553; e-mail: info@autoweb.com. CONTACT: Autoweb.com Anita Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. , 408/970-9100 anitac@autoweb.com or Fleishman-Hillard Jamie Ludowitz, 213/629-4974 ludowitj@fleishman.com |
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