Cobalt gains an
endorsement from the National Automobile Dealers Association
(NADA) and acquires IntegraLink, a provider of advanced data
extraction and reporting services., The California Motor Car
Dealers Association (CMCDA) and new car dealer members around California are
raising funds to offer emergency relief to dealership employees who have
suffered loss or damage of personal property by Hurricane Katrina in
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

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Because of the magnitude
of the disaster, NADCF launched a targeted national fundraising campaign to
help the estimated 7,000 dealership employees who have been impacted by
Katrina. CMCDA promotes fair and ethical business practices through a wide range
of educational programs, services and industry publications.org. For a decade, Cobalt's exclusive mission has been
to help automobile dealers and manufacturers leverage online retailing
and customer relationship management (CRM) technology to increase
their effectiveness and profits and to enhance the car-buying and
ownership experience for their customers.

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Two key events in Cobalt's history were its initial public stock
offering in 1999, and the transaction in 2001 by Warburg Pincus, a
global private equity firm and longtime Cobalt investor, to buy out
all the company's outstanding shares and take Cobalt private.S.

About The Cobalt Group

The Cobalt Group is North America 's leading provider of automotive
retailing solutions. "We're especially grateful
to be part of an industry that is showing its compassion across the country to
help those in need.0, a significant upgrade to the industry's
leading inventory management and presentation solution. Designed to work with a Web Services Interface,
the Inventory Services platform allows OEMs to customize and
optimize inventory presentation across their dealer networks,
while still taking advantage of ongoing enhancements to the
platform.

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With nearly 150,000 dealership employees in California, CMCDA is asking
each dealership and its employees throughout the state to contribute $10 per
employee to the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation (NADCF).

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"Ten years ago we set out with a mission to work with automotive
dealers -- not against them as many other Internet companies did -- to
help them leverage Internet-based technology to increase their sales
and improve the car-buying experience for their customers," said John
Holt, president , CEO and co-founder of Cobalt.

The Cobalt Group Announces Significant Upgrade To Its Industry-Leading Nitra Inventory Solution

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Our vision for the next ten years is to provide every
essential service that dealers need to run the front end of their
dealerships, increasing dealership profitability , customer
satisfaction and ownership retention.
"We are determined to help our fellow dealers and their families in the Gulf
region who have suffered so much from the devastation of Katrina, " said Ed
Fitzpatrick, CMCDA chairman and a Modesto dealer.

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Automotive Writers

SEATTLE ----

In Its First Decade, the Automotive Retailing Solutions Provider Has
Gained the Business of Thousands of North America's Most Innovative
Automotive Dealerships and Dozens of Leading Auto Manufacturers

The Cobalt Group, North America's leading provider of automotive
retailing solutions , today celebrated its tenth anniversary. Cobalt
acquires automotive software provider Auto Town, and Dealix
Corporation, a leading provider of sales leads and technology to
automotive dealerships, large dealer groups and automobile
manufacturers. Nitra
Inventory Services provides a richly detailed, merchandised
presentation of dealership inventory that meets automobile
manufacturer (OEM) requirements.

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"Combined with Cobalt's other online
retailing solutions , the new Nitra Inventory Services tools will help
customers narrow their vehicle choice and build confidence in their
chosen dealership.

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Cobalt acquires Cowboy Corporation, a leader in customer
relationship management (CRM) solutions.

2005 Cobalt unveils its complete automotive retailing solution and
gains an endorsement from the American International Automobile
Dealers Association (AIADA).

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"Our mission today is
unchanged and our focus remains firmly on helping dealers. Cobalt provides automotive
retailing products and services to more than half the automotive
dealerships in the United States, Canada and Mexico and is endorsed by
more than two -thirds of the world's major automotive manufacturers.

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As a
private company, Cobalt has invested millions of dollars in products,
services and infrastructure to offer dealers and manufacturers
industry -leading innovation, scalability and performance. Cobalt opens an office
in Bangalore, India .

2003 Cobalt launches dealer website programs for Kia and Saturn. Saturn endorses Cobalt Prospector for the
Saturn retailer network.

About CMCDA
The California Motor Car Dealers Association (CMCDA) is a statewide trade
association that represents the interests of more than 1 ,400 franchised new
car dealer members."
For more information about Cobalt's industry-leading products and
services, contact Cobalt at 866-439-2258 or email
sales@cobaltgroup.

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Patrick's Day in 1995 with six employees, Cobalt now provides
automotive retailing products and services to thousands of North
America's most innovative automotive dealerships and is endorsed by
more than two-thirds of the world's major automobile manufacturers.

2004 GM selects Cobalt to create and run PowerShift , its dealer
website program. For a decade, Cobalt's exclusive mission has been
to help automobile dealers and manufacturers leverage online retailing
and customer relationship management (CRM) technology to increase
their effectiveness and profits and to enhance the car-buying and
ownership experience for their customers.

0,
built on Cobalt's Nitra online retailing platform, will begin rolling
out to Cobalt customers this The back end of the solution enables
dealers to display the most accurate and complete vehicle
descriptions.
Cobalt has also received six consecutive annual endorsements from the
National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA(R)).

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Cobalt acquires
PartsVoice, the auto parts locating and marketing company.

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2002 Cobalt launches Nitra, a state-of-the-art J2EE platform built
exclusively for the automotive industry .

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Cobalt's headquarters are
now in Seattle's SODO neighborhood, and the company has offices in
Detroit , Michigan; Austin, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; Redwood City,
California; and Bangalore, India.

A list of key Cobalt highlights follows:

Significant Company Achievements

1995 The Cobalt Group is founded in Seattle with the mission to help
automotive dealers leverage Internet-based technology to sell
more cars and services.

New Car Dealers in California Unite to Help Dealership Employees Affected by Hurricane Katrina

The enhanced Inventory Services 3.

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Cobalt's rapid growth was built on its innovative technologies and
exceptional levels of service exclusively designed to serve the needs
of automotive dealers and manufacturers.

1999 Cobalt holds its initial public offering of stock in 1999 on the
NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CBLT.
DaimlerChrysler Five Star dealership.

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Founded
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1997 Cobalt purchases Dealernet from Reynolds and Reynolds .
Longtime investor Warburg Pincus takes Cobalt private. Cobalt provides automotive
retailing products and services to more than half the automotive
dealerships in the United States, Canada and Mexico and is endorsed by
more than two-thirds of the world's major automotive manufacturers.

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1998 During 1997 and 1998, Cobalt-built dealer website programs are
launched by Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, and numerous
Toyota sales regions.

2000 Cobalt launches endorsed dealer websites for every U. Other examples of generosity include hosting gulf coast
dealership employees to work at California dealerships, and delivering
truckloads of aid to the affected region .

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Many California dealers have also made significant contributions to other
hurricane relief funds such as those established by the Red Cross and the
Salvation Army.

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Cobalt serves its automotive retail
clients with a field sales force that covers all 50 states and every
major metropolitan sales area in the United States and Canada. Inventory Services accepts data received from the
DMS and other sources and then enhances it with stock photos,
standard equipment reference data, color, option and package
code information.

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2001 Cobalt provides its lead management application to the
DaimlerChrysler Five Star dealer and VW dealer networks. Cobalt secures $92 million in equity
and debt financing from Warburg Pincus, ABS Capital Partners,
Oak Investment Partners, and Silicon Valley Bank.
Cobalt is endorsed by the American International Automobile Dealers
Association (AIADA) and the National Automobile Dealers Association
(NADA(R )).

"Providing a detailed and interactive online inventory
presentation motivates shoppers to stay on a dealer's site and submit
quality leads," said Steckler.

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We now
offer an integrated suite of products and services that spans the
breadth of automotive retailing, including prospect marketing, lead
generation and management, showroom control, and customer relationship
marketing ."
From its beginnings in a small office near Seattle's Pike Place
Market, Cobalt has grown to 800 employees. Aiding Cobalt's expansion
were the strategic acquisitions of six automotive technology
companies, including Dealernet, PartsVoice, IntegraLink, Cowboy
Corporation, Auto Town, and Dealix .

1996 Lexus launches the auto industry's first manufacturer-endorsed
dealer website program, built and operated by Cobalt. Cobalt launches eCare, its
industry-leading customer care organization. For more
information, visit CMCDA's Web site: http://www.

Business Editors /Automotive Writers

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Enhanced, interactive online inventory presentation motivates shoppers
to spend more time on auto dealers' websites and submit
high quality leads

The Cobalt Group, the leading provider of retailing solutions for
the automotive market, today announced the launch of Cobalt Nitra(TM)
Inventory Services 3.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif."
NADA's (National Automobile Dealers Association) Foundation has a disaster
relief fund specifically designed for emergencies .cmcda.

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The Cobalt Group Celebrates Its Tenth Anniversary

CMCDA members are primarily engaged in the retail sale and
lease of new vehicles, and also engage in automotive service, repair and part
sales .

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About The Cobalt Group

The Cobalt Group is North America's leading provider of automotive
retailing solutions.