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Most Searched Cars - July 2002

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Honda Accord Most Searched Car
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Ford F 150 Most Searched Truck

    	   PALO ALTO, Calif.--Aug. 19, 2002--Dealix
Corporation, the Home of InvoiceDealers, released the favorite cars,
trucks, SUVs and minivans of its online shoppers.

	   July 2002 Results:

	   The Ford F-Series is becoming synonymous with First Place. Keeping
the top position in Overall Favorites for the eleventh month, it had
no problem staying in first for Trucks.
	   The popularity of the Ford Explorer reached an all-time high as it
placed second in Overall Favorites. This achievement marked the
ever-growing popularity of SUVs among online car buyers. The Explorer
also celebrated its twelfth consecutive month as the top SUV.
	   In Cars, the Accord finished first, trading places with the
second-place Honda Civic for the third straight month. These
ever-popular models placed third and fourth in Overall Favorites.
	   The Honda Odyssey stayed in the top ten Overall, despite falling
from eighth to ninth. It had no problem holding on to first place in
Minivans.

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Category         Vehicle                  Overall           Strength 
Rank                                       Rank              Rating

Cars

1             Honda Accord                   3                 10.00
2             Honda Civic                    4                  9.08
3             Nissan Altima                  5                  8.41
4             Toyota Camry                   7                  7.65
5             Ford Mustang                  10                  6.27
6             Volkswagen Jetta              13                  5.29
7             Toyota Corolla                15                  5.07
8             Volkswagen Passat             20                  4.36
9             Mitsubishi Eclipse            22                  3.76
10            BMW 3 Series*                 23                  3.65

Trucks

1             Ford F-Series*                 1                 10.00
2             Chevrolet Silverado*           6                  5.77
3             Dodge Ram Pickup*             14                  3.59
4             GMC Sierra                    31                  2.18
5             Toyota Tacoma                 34                  2.11
6             Ford Ranger                   37                  1.89
7             Dodge Dakota                  41                  1.67
8             Toyota Tundra                 45                  1.54
9             Nissan Frontier               61                  1.29
10            Chevrolet S-10                67                  1.20

Sport Utility Vehicles

1             Ford Explorer*                 2                 10.00
2             Ford Expedition                8                  5.81
3             Chevrolet Tahoe               11                  5.10
4             Honda CR-V                    12                  4.53
5             Ford Escape                   16                  3.91
6             Jeep Liberty                  17                  3.90
7             Jeep Grand Cherokee           18                  3.86
8             Chevrolet Trailblazer         19                  3.82
9             Toyota Highlander             21                  3.57
10            Toyota 4Runner                25                  3.02

Minivans

1             Honda Odyssey                  8                 10.00
2             Ford Windstar                 35                  4.16
3             Toyota Sienna                 42                  3.50
4             Chrysler Town & Country       47                  3.25
5             Dodge Caravan                 50                  3.12
6             Dodge Grand Caravan           62                  2.74
7             Kia Sedona                    82                  2.08
8             Chevrolet Venture             96                  1.68
9             Mazda MPV                    103                  1.55
10            Chevrolet Astro              122                  1.17


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	   About the Study

	   The Dealix Popularity Index(SM) results are derived from online
selections made by car shoppers using the Dealix New Car Buying
System, which includes InvoiceDealers.com.
	   An asterisk (*) indicates that the listed vehicle includes several
models and/or trim lines which share the same name.