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Autobytel Celebrates Its Long-Term Member Dealers with Recognition Wall at NADA

^{Published on 2011-02-04 10:40:51 - Market Wire}
 

IRVINE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq: ABTL), the company dedicated to helping dealers and car-buyers connect online, today unveiled its Dealer Recognition Wall during the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) conference. The wall celebrates and honors [ car dealers ] who have been members of the Autobytel family for 5 years, 10 years, or as long as 15 years.

"These products reflect our continuing commitment to our member dealers by increasing the quality, source and relevancy of the purchase requests they receive."

aWe are committed to our dealers and continually strive to provide them with innovative products,a said Jeffrey H. Coats, Autobytela™s President and Chief Executive Officer. aThe Dealer Recognition Wall stands as a thank you to them and as a testament to the industry that we provide a great service to the dealer community, as evidenced by our long-standing partnerships. The fact that we have over 125 dealers who have been with us for more than 10 years is a humbling and undeniable confirmation of our reliable products and services. We are proud to have earned their respect and business over the past 15 years.a

Autobytel has always provided inventive products to dealers with a singular goal a" to help them sell more cars. In the past year, Autobytel introduced its WebLeads+ and iControl by Autobytel programs dedicated to helping dealers have more control over not only the number, but the types of purchase requests generated online. Autobytela™s WebLeads+ is designed to increase incremental sales from the dealership website by presenting potential in-market buyers with a special offer, incentive or coupon form at the time they are searching. iControl by Autobytel allows dealers to custom-configure their mix of online consumer purchase requests to reflect real-time inventory and other critical factors. Coats continued, aThese products reflect our continuing commitment to our member dealers by increasing the quality, source and relevancy of the purchase requests they receive.a

All Autobytel long-time member-dealers are invited to come and find their name on the Dealer Recognition Wall, pose for a photo, and chat with Autobytel staff. Autobytel is located at booth #2212S in the South Hall of the Moscone Center.

About Autobytel Inc.([ www.autobytel.com ])

Autobytel Inc., an online leader offering consumer purchase requests and marketing resources to car dealers and manufacturers and providing consumers with the information they need to purchase new and [ used cars ], pioneered the automotive Internet when it launched autobytel.com in 1995. Today, Autobytel is now the largest provider of U.S. automotive consumer purchase requests for [ new cars ] andcontinues to offer innovative products and services to help consumers buy, and auto dealers and manufacturers sell, more used and new cars. Autobytel has helped tens of millions of automotive consumers research vehicles; connected thousands of dealers nationwide with motivated car buyers; and helped every major automaker market its brand online. Through its flagship website Autobytel.com®, its network of automotive sites, including Autotropolis.com®, DealershipJobs.com, Autoweb.com®, AutoSite.com®, Car.com^sm, CarSmart.com®, CarTV.com®, and MyRide.com® and its respected online partners, Autobytel continues its dedication to innovating the industry's highest quality Internet programs to provide consumers with a comprehensive and positive automotive research and purchasing experience, and auto dealers, dealer groups and auto manufacturers with one of the industry's most productive and cost-effective customer referral and marketing programs.