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MotorPlace.com
is brought to you by The
Cobalt Group, a leading provider of Internet-based automotive
products and services. Launched in January 2000, MotorPlace.com
is the most comprehensive business-to-business site for automotive
dealers and auto industry professionals. The site's focus
is on aggregating vehicle and parts data from Cobalt's more
than 12,000 auto dealer clients to create a dealer-to-dealer
e-commerce marketplace. The site will also provide U.S. auto
dealers access to a broad range of powerful Internet-based
business management tools, as well as information services
such as daily automotive and national news, sports scores
and weather.
- A
new and used vehicle locator, with over 1.2 million new and
used vehicles from over 8,500 dealers;
- An
OEM parts locator, with over 38,000,000 parts from 10,000-plus
participating dealers;
- Login
access to Cobalt's My Motorplace Internet marketing and website
management extranet;
- An
automotive industry events calendar, and a directory of Web
links to automotive trade-related sites.
While
the site capitalizes on the significant traffic Cobalt enjoys
every day from its existing dealer customers, MotorPlace.com
is designed to provide value to non-Cobalt customers as well.
Any dealer or industry participant is welcome to visit and
use the tools provided on MotorPlace.com.
Additional
features that are scheduled to be added to MotorPlace.com
in the future include:
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An automotive career section, with automatic inclusion of
dealership job openings posted on participating Cobalt dealers' websites;
- A
wholesale-vehicle listing and notification system, which
will greatly facilitate in-market dealer-to-dealer wholesale
vehicle transactions;
- A
used equipment exchange, where dealers can buy and sell
used shop equipment;
- Discussion
forums led by industry experts for each of the major dealership
profit centers;
- Access
to Cobalt training and consulting materials and forums;
- Special
product and service offers from vendors who are interested
in reaching the one million plus employees of America's
new car dealerships, and
- Other
tools to help dealers manage their businesses more efficiently.
To
contact us, please use the following links:
ABOUT MOTORPLACE.COM
MotorPlace.com, located at www.motorplace.com, is an online business management and industry information resource for auto dealers. At MotorPlace.com dealers use Cobalt tools to manage their websites, locate and market original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, purchase leads through Pick-or-Pass, and access industry information, news and events. MotorPlace.com provides dealers with a single online resource for managing all of their e-business initiatives.
ABOUT THE COBALT GROUP
The Cobalt Group, headquartered in Seattle, is a leading provider of e-business products and services that help automotive dealers and manufacturers effectively manage their businesses online. Cobalt's suite of e-business solutions includes web services, website hosting, e-commerce applications, Internet-based customer relationship management applications, data management, and best practices training and consulting.
Nearly half of the nation's auto dealers use Cobalt's technology, including 8,500 Web services clients. Cobalt's e-business products and services are endorsed by 15 automotive manufacturers and more than 50 of the 100 largest dealer groups in the United States. Cobalt is the only e-business provider endorsed by the National Automobile Dealers Association.
Cobalt operates MotorPlace.com (www.MotorPlace.com), an online business management and industry information resource for auto dealers. At MotorPlace.com, dealers utilize Cobalt tools to manage their websites, buy wholesale used vehicles, locate and market OEM parts, purchase leads through Pick-or-Pass, and access industry information, news and events. Cobalt also operates DealerNet® (www.dealernet.com), one of the most widely visited consumer automotive information portals on the web. IntegraLink Corporation, a Cobalt company, is the auto industry's premier provider of automotive data collection and reporting services.
Cobalt has offices in Seattle, Wash.; Portland, Ore.; Detroit, Mich.; Columbus, Ohio; and Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit www.cobaltgroup.com or call 1-800-909-8244.
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