Mar 02, 2009 10:30 ET

Web2Carz.com, Ltd Releases First Fully Integrated Auto Dealer Inventory Listing Application for the iPhone

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. --(Business Wire)-- Mar 02, 2009 Web2Carz.com Ltd., today announced the release of the first fully integrated auto dealer inventory listing application for the iPhone. Unlike other auto classified listing applications, the Web2Carz iPhone application has been designed to run natively on the iPhone and the iPod Touch platforms. With its intuitive navigation and streamlined design, iPhone users can search a national database of cars for sale, view images, see detailed listings for each car, read CARFAX ™ reports, and much more.

Consumers can quickly contact a dealer about a vehicle listing by using the iPhone one-touch call feature or sending an inquiry right from the Web2Carz application. Auto dealers can post their inventory to Web2Carz.com and the iPhone application at no charge and receive free sales leads. To date over 500 dealers have inventory listed.

“Web2Carz.com continues to develop the latest in technology to help our auto dealers sell more cars while improving the bottom line. The best thing about the Web2Carz iPhone application is that we are exposing the dealer’s inventory to a whole new audience for free. It’s 100% free Internet advertising. Dealers can post their inventory and receive free sales leads with no setup fee, no monthly fee, and no limit on images. It’s a win-win proposition,” said Alex Bravy, Web2Carz co-Founder.

The iPhone application has been set up for complete ease-of-use and one click navigation. Key features include:

• Search by Make and Model
• Search within a Zip Code and distance range or use current location (optional)
• Sort by Price, Year or Mileage
• Filter by Max Price and/or Max Mileage
• Auto Save of Search Criteria
• Tap the CARFAX ™ logo to view a car history report
• Tap the Phone Number to call the Seller
• Auto Save of User Contact Information

The iPhone is packaged with a variety of applications or iPhone web apps that make it a wonderful browsing experience for the user, therefore, applications on iPhone are growing extremely fast in popularity. The approximately 1.3 million iPhone users nationwide tend to use their handheld device more than others to access the Internet. In fact, a recent study found that nearly 85 percent of iPhone purchasers regularly use their handheld device to access content on the web.

The beta version of the Web2Carz iPhone application was demonstrated at the 2009 NADA show and convention in New Orleans, January 24-27, at the Web2Carz.com booth and received a very positive response from the dealer community as well as industry insiders. The link to the application for iPhone users is: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306066084&mt=8. (Users need to have iTunes for this link to work). For more information call 847-780-4821 or visit www.Web2Carz.com

About Web2Carz.com:

Web2Carz.com is a full service online vehicle research portal founded in 2006, which offers new and used car inventory, reviews, quotes, buyer tips, and options for finding car financing. Their mission is to bring simplicity to the world of Online Full Service Automotive Portals. Drawing on industry experience, they have built a national network of service providers and relationships providing customers with the ability to search a network of dealerships, lenders and other automotive related product offerings from a single online destination.

Web2Carz.com targets the niche market of car buyers in need of special financing. It is the only site currently in this market that offers these buyers such a robust set of features, from new and used vehicle research to financing options.

As the site receives a high volume of unique visitors, Web2Carz.com also has a business-to-business model and supplies auto dealers with high quality leads with an above average conversion rate. For more information visit www.web2Carz.com or call: 888-807-7227.

Carter-West Public Relations
Sara West-Callahan
Phone:727-475-8343 Fax: 949-248-1764
email: scallahan@carterwestpr.com
or
Web2Carz.com
Alex Bravy, Co-Founder
Phone:847-780-4821
email: alex@web2carz.com