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eParts Exchange's Don McEntee Represents Automotive Aftermarket at Recent eAutoWorld Leadership Summit

30 June 2000

eParts Exchange's Don McEntee Represents Automotive Aftermarket at Recent eAutoWorld Leadership Summit

    DES PLAINES, Ill. - Among the many presenters at the eAutoWorld Summit in 
Chicago, Don McEntee, Senior Vice President of eParts Exchange, Inc. was the 
only speaker who represented an Aftermarket e-commerce provider.  Speaking on 
the subject: "Aftermarket Distribution Process Meets The Internet," McEntee 
joined representatives of OE vehicle assembly, parts manufacturing, car dealers 
and web retailers in this off-the-record exchange of insights and experiences.

    "The common thread that linked all eAutoWorld attendees and exhibitors was
the understanding that on-line marketing will be crucial to the future of
anything automotive," McEntee said.  "EPX was founded on the premise that in
order to be successful in the intensely competitive Aftermarket parts
business, you must provide a highly distinctive, value-added service that
people will pay for.  With this in mind, we have shaped our goepx.com
e-commerce site to function as an on-line exchange connecting parts buyers and
sellers of Commodity type items and Surplus inventories."

    About eParts Exchange 

    eParts Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of Universal Automotive Industries,
Inc., is a B2B e-Commerce company that provides an online marketplace for
worldwide buyers and sellers of automotive aftermarket parts.  The company's
focus is on Commodity items, High Volume parts categories and Surplus
inventories.  eParts Exchange was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Des
Plaines, IL.

    About Universal Automotive Industries 

    Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. is headquartered in
Alsip, Illinois and specializes in the distribution and manufacture of brake
parts under its trade names "UBP - Universal Brake Parts" and "Ultimate Rotors
and Friction".