Chrome Announces Expanded Regional Automobile Rankings; Technology Provides Metro Area Rankings of the Most Popular Cars Based On ZIP Code.Business/Automotive/High Tech Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2000 Chrome Data Corporation, the automotive industry's most accurate independent business-to-business provider of data and software for selling cars online, today announced an expanded regional breakdown of the Chrome Top 10(TM), online shoppers' most popular cars and trucks nationwide and in 13 major metro areas This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. 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These rankings of the most popular cars and trucks are compiled from online consumers' use of Chrome's pricing and configuration tool, Chrome Carbook(TM), via more than 1,000 client Web sites during the first seven months of 2000. For a complete list of regional rankings, visit http://www.chrome.com/main/mediametro.htm. Chrome Top 10(TM) Nationwide, July YTD Rank Year Make Model 1 2000 Honda Accord 2 2000 Honda Civic 3 2000 Honda Odyssey 4 2000 BMW 323 5 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser 6 2000 Nissan Xterra 7 2000 Volkswagen Jetta 8 2000 Ford Mustang 9 2000 Volkswagen Passat 10 2000 Ford Focus Chrome Top 10 Most Popular Vehicles by Metro Area, July YTD Metro Area Year Make Model Atlanta 2000 Volkswagen Jetta Boston 2000 Volkswagen Passat Chicago 2000 Honda Civic Dallas-Ft. Worth 2000 Dodge Dakota Denver 2000 Ford Super Duty F-250 Detroit 2000 Ford Focus Houston 2000 Chevrolet Suburban Los Angeles 2000 Honda Accord New York 2000 BMW 323 Philadelphia 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Portland OR 2000 Acura Integra San Francisco 2000 BMW 323 Seattle 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser "The availability of regional automobile information is critically important to auto dealers and manufacturers," said Bob Navarre, 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 Chrome. "Dealers can forecast near-term demand for their specific area and as it differs across the country, and manufacturers can shorten their lead times to build -- ultimately benefiting the consumer." The Chrome Top 10 ranking is compiled from online car shoppers' requests for price quotes from dealers, not just browsers' researches. Research into the use of online automotive sites suggests information based on price quote requests is a future indicator of purchase. 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. Art Spinella of CNW CNW Chicago and North Western (Railroad) CNW Canada News Wire (media service) CNW Community Nutrition Worker CNW Commercial Nuclear Waste Marketing/Research, people using the Internet to search for cars are usually no more than six months from actually making a purchase, and often much closer than that. "If they're looking at price data, they're probably less than a month away from actually buying a car," said Spinella. "If they're focusing more on the models available and the styling features within models, then they're likely two to four months from making a purchase." Chrome: Most Accurate Data Provider In a recent independent study CNW Marketing/Research compared the pricing data of the major online automotive data sources by configuring 86 different vehicles at eight different Web sites (see Chrome Data Named Most Accurate Data Provider for Automotive e-Commerce, June 27, 2000). Chrome ranked first in data accuracy with an average price discrepancy DISCREPANCY. A difference between one thing and another, between one writing and another; a variance. (q.v.) 2. Discrepancies are material and immaterial. of only one-third of one percent of the average new car price -- less than the study's margin of error. About Chrome Data Chrome Data pioneered the technology behind electronic vehicle configuration and for the past 14 years has collected, analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. and enhanced "raw" automotive data from all manufacturers. Chrome's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the desktop research, pricing and ordering tool PC Carbook(R), is widely accepted as the standard in automotive data. Chrome's Internet-based product, Chrome Carbook(TM), allows dealers, Internet portals, financial institutions, and insurance and warranty companies to provide visitors to their Web sites with a tool to configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. cars online -- including specifications on all new vehicle makes and models, standard and optional equipment, vehicle pictures and accurate pricing. This information precisely matches manufacturers' invoice and MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) pricing, enabling users to configure and order any vehicle sold in the U.S. with the confidence that the delivered product and price are exactly what was expected. The company is based in Portland, Oregon, and may be reached at 800/936-8906. Company information is available at www.chrome.com. Copyright(c)2000 Chrome Data Corporation. All rights reserved. PC Carbook(R), C/D3(R), Chrome Carbook(TM), Chrome.com(R), Chrome Auto Bridge(TM), CAB(TM)and Chrome Top 10(TM)are trademarks of Chrome Data Corporation. 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