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[Avellano]

Es wurde ruhig um Autobytel.com

Es fällt aber auf, daß sich nichts am Expertenrating "strong-buy" geändert hat. Überdies sind kaum noch Anleger bereit unter 10,00 Euro zu verkaufen, auch wenn der Kurs unter 9,50 festgestellt wird.

Wenn eben mehr Käufer da sind als Verkäufer, die Käufer aber sinnvoller Weise mit niedrigen Limits arbeiten, dann wird der Kurs schon mal bei 9,40 festgestellt.

Ich gebe zu bedenken, daß ein Analyst der Deutschen Bank Alec Brown das Kursziel bei Euro 45,00 sieht. Dennoch bleibt der Markt eng und es bedarf wohl einer "Entdeckung" durch Dritte.

So, jetzt bin ich förtsch mit dem Artikel.

29.02.00-zck

[Mastodon]

Hallo !
Ja, auch ich bin der Meinung, daß es da Hilfe Dritter bedarf.
Vielleicht mag es auch daran liegen, daß "Auto" nicht gerade
"in" ist. Ich habe jedoch (unabhängige) Berichte gelesen, in
dem der Autohandel via Internet eine großes Wachstumspotential
hat. Weshalb sonst bemühen sich auch in Deutschland so viele und
fahren diese Sparte hoch (DEKRA, Sixt etc.)?!
Die in einem anderen Thread beschriebenen aktuellen und zukünftigen
Veränderungen beim traditionellen Händler werden m.E. hier für
grundsätzliches Potential sorgen. Es dauert vielleicht noch ein
wenig, aber es werden auch Autos im verstärkten Maße über das
Internet vertrieben.

[earlglad0]

Die message in Yahoo-finance klingt doch sehr vielversprechend:

Tuesday February 29, 3:23 pm Eastern Time

Company Press Release

SOURCE: Autobytel.com

Autobytel.com Accelerates Business-to-Business
Offerings, Names Industry Veteran to Head Business Auction Systems Unit

Thomas Nashmy to Leverage Wholesale Auction Application, 3,300 Dealer Extranet And 1,200
Hosted Dealer Websites

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Autobytel.com (Nasdaq: ABTL - news) today announced that Thomas Nashmy
has been named to head its newly created Business Auction Systems Unit (BASU). The new unit will take charge of the
marketing and development of Autobytel.com`s leading online wholesale auction applications, which services wholesale buyers
and sellers of new and used vehicles.

The wholesale market is huge, accounting for over 10 million autos sold annually and representing $93 billion in total market
value. ``To date, we have focused on delivering auction applications chiefly for use between our 3,300 member Accredited
Dealer Network,`` said Autobytel.com President and CEO Mark Lorimer. ``With the creation of BASU, and by naming a
proven industry veteran to drive it, we are taking significant steps towards turning what has been a sparkling -- and often secret
-- gem of a program into the big leagues by widening the channel of wholesale commerce.`` As Director of BASU, Nashmy`s
portfolio will include dealer, manufacturer, and fleet and rental company relationships centered on Autobytel.com`s auction
platforms.

Autobytel.com provides buyers and sellers with the opportunity to substantially reduce the typical costs associated with
purchasing pre-owned wholesale vehicles at traditional auto auctions. By using the Internet, both buyers and sellers can
streamline a process that typically involves travel, labor fees, transportation fees and unnecessary administrative costs.

``The traditional wholesale auction process has proven both costly and cumbersome. Why require wholesale buyers to travel
around the country from auction to auction to replenish their pre-owned vehicle inventory when, instead, they can
point-and-click from the convenience of their office?`` asked Mark Lorimer, President and CEO of Autobytel.com.

``When I saw what Autobytel.com had already built around its B2B platform, I was impressed,`` said Nashmy. ``Web-enabled
communication, inventory management systems, training programs, 3,300 established dealer relationships, and 1,200 hosted
dealer websites, all combined with the world`s number-one branded car destination make Autobytel.com a tremendously
exciting place to be.``

``BASU will provide its buyers and sellers with an integrated suite of auction inventory, training, and analytical applications to
give risk managers confidence that they can effectively lower what have, heretofore, been fixed costs,`` said Nashmy. ``In
addition, BASU will provide supply managers with assurance that they can access a huge array of vehicles, previously
unavailable to them, at competitive real time prices.``

Prior to joining Autobytel.com, Nashmy was General Manager of an ADP automotive direct marketing firm servicing 2,000
automobile dealerships throughout the U.S. and Canada. Nashmy also held numerous national management positions at Toyota
Motor Sales, U.S.A., including National Dealer Network Manager for over a decade. There he was responsible for developing
the national dealership communications network and management systems for Toyota, Lexus and Toyota Industrial Equipment
Dealers. Prior to that, he was the general manager of a multi-franchise automobile dealership.

``Having been a student and a participant in the evolution of the automotive industry, it is clear to me that Autobytel.com will
have the same profound impact on business auctions as it has had on consumer car buying; combining its market mastery with
its domain expertise to revolutionize a multi-billion dollar segment of the automotive industry,`` said Nashmy.

About autobytel.com inc.

Internationally-branded Autobytel.com (www.autobytel.com) is the acknowledged leader in online automotive commerce(1).
The most comprehensive automotive Internet site, Autobytel.com offers consumers a positive purchasing and ownership
experience, while providing its Accredited Dealer Network with the most efficient way to reach online car buyers. As it assists
consumers through every aspect of the automotive lifecycle, Autobytel.com provides continuity into the next vehicle purchase.
Launched in March 1995, Autobytel.com`s low-cost, no-haggle car-buying program is available in the U.S., Canada
(www.autobytel.ca), the United Kingdom (www.autobytel.co.uk), Sweden (www.autobytel.se) and Japan
(www.autobytel-japan.com). In 1999, Autobytel.com was ranked #1 in Dealer Satisfaction with Online Buying Services for the
second year in a row(2).

The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements under the federal
securities laws. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is
expressed in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Autobytel.com undertakes no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Among the important factors
that could cause Autobytel.com`s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking
statements are changes in general economic conditions, increased or unexpected competition, changes in A.I.N. Corporation`s
financial performance, and other matters disclosed in Autobytel.com`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(1) As reported by J.D. Power and Associates, Autobytel.com accounts for 45% of all new vehicles sold through an
online service. (8.23.99).
(2) J.D. Power and Associates 1998-1999 Dealer Satisfaction With Online Buying Services Studies(SM). 1999 study
conducted among dealership Internet specialists who completed 1,024 individual evaluations.

[earlglad0]

hallo Leute,
warum steigt heute ABTL dermaßen (+17%)??
Zugegeben wird es auch langsam Zeit, aber ist das nur weil die Zahlen voraussichtlich über den Erwartungen liegen:
geschätzter Umsatz = 13-14 mio.$
erwarteter tatsächlicher Umsatz = 14,5-15 mio.$
geschätzter Gewinn/Verlust pro Aktie = -48 Cents
erwarteter tatsächlicher Gewinn/Verlust pro Aktie = 43-45 Cents

Gruß
EarlGlad