PartsVoice, the automotive e-business parts division of The Cobalt Group, announced Aug. 30 that it has expanded its PartsVoice Parts Locator network of dealers and manufacturers to include five additional vehicle makes, and pushed its database to more than 138 million OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts.

Dealers and automotive repair professionals can now conveniently locate and purchase OEM parts from Jaguar, Lexus, Porsche, Saturn, Suzuki and 30 other vehicle makes using the PartsVoice Parts Locator, according to Mike Bell, vice president and general manager of PartsVoice.

"The addition of Jaguar, Lexus, Porsche, Saturn, and Suzuki dealers' parts makes PartsVoice one of the most complete parts locators available to the industry," Bell said. "PartsVoice Parts Locator successfully leverages the power of the Internet and Interactive Voice Response technology to revolutionize the way that dealerships and repair professionals buy and sell OEM parts. PartsVoice enables parts and service professionals to buy and sell the OEM parts they need quickly and efficiently, thereby improving service to their customers and increasing sales for franchise new car dealerships."

Dealerships, collision shops, independent repair shops, and do-it-yourself mechanics can access PartsVoice to find parts either over the phone or using the Internet. Needing only make and part number, users may search from a database of more than 138 million parts at no charge directly from www.partsvoice.com, via Cobalt's automotive portal, www.MotorPlace.com, or by calling (800) 328-8766.

PartsVoice Parts Locator is a key component of the PartsVoice suite of e-business products and services that utilizes technology to improve efficiencies, increase sales, and generate higher customer satisfaction in the $41 billion OEM parts market. PartsVoice also offers DirectLink, an Internet-based product that allows dealers to list their OEM parts inventory on their Web sites. For dealers with obsolete parts inventory, PartsVoice provides the Discount Parts Locator and Idle Stock Relocator to match dealers' idle and obsolete parts inventory with buyers searching for those parts.

About The Cobalt Group

The Cobalt Group, headquartered in Seattle, is a provider of e-business products and services designed to help automotive dealers and manufacturers manage their businesses online.

Cobalt's suite of e-business solutions includes Web services, Web site hosting, e-commerce applications, Internet-based customer relationship management applications, data management, and best practices training and consulting.

Nearly half of the nation's auto dealers use Cobalt's technology, including 8,900 Web services clients, and approximately 8,700 PartsVoice® (www.partsvoice.com) clients.

Cobalt's e-business products and services are endorsed by 14 automotive manufacturers and more than 50 of the 100 largest dealer groups in the United States. Cobalt is the only e-business provider endorsed by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).

Cobalt operates MotorPlace.com (www.MotorPlace.com), an online business management and industry information resource for auto dealers. At MotorPlace.com, dealers utilize Cobalt tools to manage their Web sites, buy wholesale used vehicles through MotorPlace Auto Exchange, locate and market OEM parts through PartsVoice, purchase leads through Pick-or-Pass, and access industry information, news, events, and stock quotes.

Cobalt also operates DealerNet® (www.dealernet.com), one of the most widely visited consumer automotive information portals on the Web.

IntegraLink Corporation, a Cobalt company, is a provider of automotive data collection and reporting services.

Cobalt has offices in Portland, Ore., Detroit, Mich., Columbus, Ohio, and Austin, Texas.

For more information, visit www.cobaltgroup.com or call (800) 909-8244.