Autobytel to Present at 2008 Southern California Investor Conference

IRVINE, CA, Aug 29, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- ABTL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Autobytel Inc. (NASDAQ: ABTL), a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, today announced that Jim Riesenbach, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present a company overview at the California Stock Report's 2008 Southern California Investor Conference at 9:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at The Island Hotel in Newport Beach, CA.

Interested parties may listen to the presentation through a live audio webcast in the investor relations section of Autobytel's Web site at www.autobytel.com or at www.californiastocks.com. Listeners are encouraged to visit the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

About Autobytel Inc.

Since launching the first car-buying website in 1995, Autobytel Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ABTL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) mission has been to empower automotive consumers with the tools and information they need to make smart, well-informed vehicle purchasing and ownership decisions. The company has helped millions of car shoppers and generated billions of dollars in car sales for dealers. Today, the company's innovative, consumer-driven site, www.MyRide.com, expands the company's mission across the automotive purchase and ownership life cycle. As the first vertical search experience for the automotive marketplace, www.MyRide.com is designed to help Internet-savvy consumers FIND, SEE, BUY and LEARN anything automotive and BELONG to a diverse community of people who have similar automotive interests.

By providing a convenient and comprehensive automotive consumer experience across the purchase and ownership lifecycle, Autobytel provides new value and touch-points for automotive marketers. Through www.MyRide.com and Autobytel's marketing network, the company connects dealerships with a steady stream of motivated, serious shoppers, while providing both dealers and manufacturers with precision-targeted brand and product marketing opportunities. The company's advanced web-based advertising and marketing programs also help dealers and manufacturers build relationships with customers, as well as help them to efficiently manage and convert online business.

Contact: Autobytel Inc. Investor Relations Crystal Hartwell 949.437.4755 Email Contact Roger Pondel Laurie Berman PondelWilkinson Inc. 310.279.5980 Email Contact

SOURCE: Autobytel Inc.

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