ATLANTA – AutoTrader.com boasts business partnerships with 78 dealerships named to Ward's 2006 e-Dealer 100 list, recognizing the best performing stores in the automotive internet business category. Eight of the top 10 dealerships who made the list advertise vehicles on the AutoTrader.com Web site.

Three stores that rely on AutoTrader.com for maximum advertising exposure – Jim Koons - Tysons Toyota, Tysons Corner, Va. (#2); Bob Howard Automotive, Oklahoma City, Okla. (#3); Paragon Honda, Queens, NY (#4) – ranked within the top five dealerships.

AutoTrader.com helps its dealership customers realize their sales potential and meet their sales objectives by offering training elements such as the resource modules found on www.advertisingessentials.AutoTrader.com. These modules demonstrate how to increase sales through the use of the Internet.