AutobyTel's CarTV Provides Cablevision Product

IRVINE, Calif.--March 7, 2006--Autobytel Inc. today announced that its CarTV video programming division has been chosen to provide on demand vehicle videos for Cablevision Systems Corp.'s Optimum Autos(SM) interactive car shopping channel, available to Cablevision's more than 2 million iO digital cable subscribers throughout its New York metropolitan service area on channel 605 and on www.OptimumAutos.com. Optimum Autos will initially feature 100 CarTV new vehicle video reviews on demand, with additional CarTV videos to be added monthly.

"The future of automotive marketing and information is online video and VOD, which is why we've focused on making CarTV a leader in automotive video programming content," said Autobytel Inc. President and CEO Rick Post. "We're excited to be selected by Cablevision, the clear leader in automotive VOD, and look forward to breaking CarTV programming out of the web, and into America's living rooms."

CarTV served nearly 370,000 hours of video programming in 2005 via Autobytel's network of vehicle research/buying sites and other venues, including iTunes and video podcasting. The Company recently expanded its production facilities in Irvine, CA to meet the surging demand for its online/on demand auto programming which, in addition to video reviews and test drives, includes auto news, crash test footage, motorsports/enthusiast/event shows, and hands-on maintenance instruction.

Cablevision's Optimum Autos channel functions like an online automotive research and classifieds site, featuring more than 50,000 new and used vehicle listings from hundreds of dealers. Utilizing the channel's interactive features, users can also access comprehensive information on vehicles and browse on demand video clips of new cars and trucks.

"We are very pleased to provide Optimum Auto users with CarTV's extensive collection of high-quality, high-impact on demand vehicle clips," said Gary Schanman, Cablevision's vice president of Optimum Classifieds. "Our goal is to provide the best, most engaging on demand content possible to help our viewers find their next car. CarTV's library of videos will allow us to further leverage our innovative and advanced digital cable network to make car buying more exciting and helpful."

About Autobytel Inc.

Autobytel Inc. , a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, helps retailers sell cars and manufacturers build brands through marketing, advertising, data and CRM products and programs. It's estimated that every 7.5 seconds an American car shopper requests a vehicle through Autobytel, which owns and operates the automotive websites - Autobytel.com, Autoweb.com, Carsmart.com, Car.com, AutoSite.com, Autoahorros.com, and CarTV.com. This automotive research and buying network reaches millions of car shoppers each month as they make their vehicle buying decisions, generating billions of dollars in sales for dealers. A leader in dealership customer management and CRM solutions, Autobytel also owns and operates AVV, Inc., a top provider of dealership CRM and sales management products, and Retention Performance Marketing, Inc. (RPM(R)), which powers dealerships with cutting-edge customer loyalty and retention marketing programs. Autobytel's AIC (Automotive Information Center) has been a trusted industry source of automotive marketing data and technology for over 20 years. Autobytel Inc. is the only company to achieve top rankings for both its lead management and lead generation services among the nation's top-100 Internet dealers.