Autoweb.com Surpasses 4,000th Member Dealership Milestone, Creating the Largest Network of Any Online Automotive Retailer.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)--Aug. 31, 1998--South County Nissan/Hyundai in Gilroy Gilroy, city (1990 pop. 31,487), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1870. Located in the fertile Santa Clara valley, Gilroy supports diversified agriculture, including vineyards, orchards, dairy and mushroon farms, and plant nurseries. , Calif., became Autoweb.com's (http://www.autoweb.com) 4,000th member dealership last month, confirming that Autoweb.com's new- and used-car network is the largest of any online car-buying service. With the addition of Nissan/Hyundai and many others, Autoweb.com is fast approaching the completion of its network of top automotive retailers. South County Nissan Hyundai's Certified See certification. Autoweb.com Customer Representative Gary Fitzpatrick added Nissan/Hyundai to Autoweb.com after experiencing great success with another Autoweb.com member dealership, neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. Dodge/Chrysler/Plymouth. "When I realized Autoweb.com's impact on sales at our dealership, I knew we could only benefit by adding Nissan/Hyundai to the Autoweb.com service as well," Fitzpatrick said. "Our Dodge/Chrysler/ Plymouth business has increased by over 10 percent through 'ready-to- buy' Autoweb.com customers. The Autoweb.com service is definitely having a positive impact on our business." Autoweb.com has dramatically changed the automotive-retailing industry by introducing a consumer-oriented sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. . Dealers adopt the Autoweb.com process because they realize that it is critical to the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. success of their business and consumers are demanding Autoweb.com's faster, easier and better car-buying experience. With dealerships in all 50 states and Canada, Autoweb.com is involved in more than $660 million worth of car sales each month. "In three short years since our inception, Autoweb.com has become the largest online automotive retailer because of overwhelming acceptance of our consistent sales process by both dealers and consumers alike," said co-founder and Executive Vice President Payam Zamani. "We anticipate completing the top automotive-retailer network of Autoweb.com-certified member dealerships within the next few months." 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. Consumers overwhelmingly named Autoweb.com the best car-buying service on the World Wide Web, 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. a recent poll by USA Today/Intelliquest. The company has strategic partnerships and affiliations with industry leaders such as Yahoo!, State Farm Insurance, Kelly Blue Book, C/NET's Search.com, Netscape Communications, Lycos, and Car and Driver Online. 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.
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