Edmunds' Inside Line Wins "Wheel Awards"

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 19, 2008 — Inside Line, Edmunds' high-speed online car magazine, was awarded two 2008 International Wheel Awards for excellence in automotive journalism presented by the Detroit Press Club Foundation and judged by the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. The awards were presented during a ceremony on May 15 at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich.

"We are honored and gratified by these awards as we strive to continually produce the Internet's most compelling automotive content," said Kevin Smith, editorial director for Edmunds. "Edmunds' Inside Line has more readers than the circulation of all major printed car magazines combined, and our team is determined to keep that leadership position in light of the ever-growing competition."

Edmunds' Inside Line Video Producer Glenn McClanan won first place in the Internet-Product Review category for his video highlighting the 2007 Dodge Charger Police Package (at http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Followup/articleId=120003), while Edmunds' Inside Line Chief Road Test Editor Chris Walton was awarded second place in the Internet-Product Review category for his review of the 2008 Cadillac CTS V6 DI (at http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=122751).

The International Wheel Awards are managed by the Individual Communicators Network (ICN), a not-for-profit corporation chartered by the State of Michigan that offers public relations and other communications services through Network members. The competition was established by the Detroit Press Club Foundation, in line with its charter to reward and encourage excellence in journalism. For more information on the Wheel Awards, honorees and judges' comments, visit the Wheel Awards Web site at wheelawards.com.

About Edmunds Inc. (edmunds.com)
Edmunds Inc. publishes three Web sites that empower, engage and educate automotive consumers and enthusiasts. Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive consumer information, launched in 1995 as the first automotive information Web site. Its most popular feature, the Edmunds.com True Market Value®, is relied upon by millions of people seeking current transaction prices for new and used vehicles. Edmunds.com was named "Best Car Research Site" by Forbes ASAP, has been selected by consumers as the "Most Useful Web Site" according to every J.D. Power and Associates New Autoshopper.com Study(SM), was ranked first in the Survey of Car-Shopping Web Sites by The Wall Street Journal and was rated "#1" in Keynote's study of third-party automotive Web sites. Inside Line launched in January 2005 and is the most-read automotive enthusiast Web site. CarSpace launched in February 2006 and is an automotive lifestyle social networking Web site for anyone with an interest in automobiles. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California, and maintains a satellite office in suburban Detroit.

Source: Edmunds Inc.

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