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IRVINE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq: [ ABTL ]), a leading provider of online consumer purchase requests and marketing resources to the [ automotive ] industry, has retained the services of Capital Markets Consulting Group (CMC Group) to work in concert with the companyas existing investor relations firm, PondelWilkinson, to augment the companyas investor relations activities and Wall Street profile.

Bradley Orr, CFA, Managing Director at CMC Group will provide consulting services to Autobytel on a broad range of investor relations projects and capital market interactions. Together, CMC Group and PondelWilkinson are focused on expanding Autobytelas profile on Wall Street, and communicating the companyas key investment messages, in an ongoing effort to broaden and strengthen Autobytelas investor base.

Orras 12-year career as an institutional portfolio manager and buy-side equity analyst provides a unique background and perspective for Autobytel to leverage in addressing its investor relations and capital markets communications needs.

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

Autobytel Inc.(Nasdaq:[ ABTL ]), an online leader offering consumer purchase requests and marketing resources tocar dealersand manufacturers and providing consumers with the information they need to purchase new andused cars, pioneered the automotive Internet when it launchedautobytel.comin 1995.Autobytel continues to offer innovative products and services to help consumers buy, and auto dealers and manufacturers sell, more used andnew 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 websiteAutobytel.com, its network of automotive sites and its respected online partners,Autobytelcontinues 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 some of the industry's most productive and cost-effective customer referral and marketing programs. For more information, please visit[ www.autobytel.com ]. Investors and other interested parties can receiveAutobytelnews releases and invitations to special events by accessing our online signup form at[ www.autobytel.com/alerts ].

About CMC Group

CMC is a strategic capital markets advisory firm that provides proprietary capital markets advisory and comprehensive investor relations services to small- and mid-cap companies. CMC Groupas clients include private and public companies in need of capital markets advisory services from a firm truly aligned with its clientsa interests. CMC acts as a trusted advisor, bridging the gap between management teams and the capital markets.

The companyas direct Wall Street experience differentiates it in the investor relations sector. CMC has extensive relationships in the capital markets, including leading buy-side institutions, sell-side research analysts, venture capitalists, and investment bankers. These deep relationships, along with CMCas experience, make CMC an ideal partner to provide invaluable capital markets strategic advice and help manage the investor relations opportunities and challenges.