Majority of Ward’s Megadealer 100 Automotive Dealer Groups Rely on Dealer.com

May 18, 2009 (Burlington, VT) – Dealer.com, the leading provider of online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced that the majority of the leading dealer groups ranked on the 2009 Ward’s Megadealer 100 list are Dealer.com clients. 70 out of the top 100 dealer groups choose Dealer.com to serve their online marketing needs, as ranked by the Ward’s Megadealer list. Top dealer groups value Dealer.com’s strategic full spectrum online marketing platform, which includes complete ROI reporting. Dealer.com’s work with these larger groups helps drive the technological advancements that benefit dealerships of all sizes.

In addition, nine out of the top ten dealer groups ranked are Dealer.com clients. With the launch of the Enterprise Solutions Division, Dealer.com is uniquely suited to provide large dealer groups leading-edge services and solutions. The company’s strong focus on R&D and many years of industry experience help keep their dealers two to four years ahead of the competition.

“We are proud to serve the nation’s largest dealer groups and our work with them directly benefits all of our clients because the larger groups tend to push technology and service boundaries,” commented Dealer.com CMO Dean Evans. “So our partnerships with them generally involve the most cutting-edge advancements in both. And the addition of our Enterprise Solutions Division gives large dealer groups special leverage and service, specifically designed to meet their unique needs. Dealers are currently facing some of the most difficult challenges in the industry’s history and we are here to help maximize their online marketing investment and get the best return possible, no matter the size of the dealership.”

In another recent dealer group ranking by Automotive News, 70% of the Top 125 Dealer Groups are Dealer.com clients, 87 of the 125 groups listed in the ranking.