PriceGrabber.com Debuts Shoppers' Top 20 List for New Vehicle Popularity

Rankings Based on Frequency of Search and Shoppers' Desire to Purchase - Imports Reign

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 -- PriceGrabber.com(R), an Experian company, announced today that vehicles from foreign manufacturers dominated the premier edition of the Shoppers' Top 20 List of most often researched vehicles on PriceGrabber.com. Additionally, PriceGrabber.com's array of both economy and luxury vehicles displayed the wide range of interests demonstrated by the PriceGrabber.com auto shopping community.

In compiling the Shoppers' Top 20 List, PriceGrabber.com gave consideration to several factors in which shoppers expressed an interest in each vehicle. These variables included the following: whether or not a consumer checked the vehicle's specifications during the shopping process, the total number of page views PriceGrabber.com received for each vehicle's information pages, and whether or not a consumer completed a PriceGrabber.com vehicle pricing request, which is an indication that the consumer is ready to purchase a vehicle.

"With our innovative approach to allowing shoppers to get competitive prices on vehicles, PriceGrabber.com users are able to shop and gather the information to drive their buying decisions more confidently than ever," said Darren Davis, business director for PriceGrabber Autos. "In addition, our users are actively researching new-to-market vehicles like the Toyota Yaris and Hummer H3."

Unlike most of today's automotive information Web sites and online buying services, PriceGrabber Autos allows consumers to solicit price quotes from local dealerships anonymously, sending only their contact information to the dealership, which then provides them with the lowest price quote on their desired vehicle. This puts consumers in control of their car shopping process and allows them to be more definitive about the vehicle they are shopping for without fear of unwanted solicitations or spam from a multitude of dealerships.

PriceGrabber Autos' Shoppers' Top 20 List of vehicles for the first half of 2006 follows:

  1.   Honda Civic
  2.   Toyota Camry
  3.   Hummer H3
  4.   BMW 3-Series
  5.   Honda Accord
  6.   Toyota Corolla
  7.   Toyota Yaris
  8.   Toyota Rav4
  9.   Honda Odyssey
  10.  Toyota Tacoma
  11.  Toyota Prius
  12.  Toyota Sienna
  13.  Acura TL
  14.  Mini Cooper
  15.  Mazda3
  16.  Infiniti G35
  17.  Ford Mustang
  18.  Nissan Altima
  19.  Subaru Impreza AWD
  20.  Lexus ES 350

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