Group 1C AutoWeb.com

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Online Auto Purchasing
This site was developed with you in mind. If you
would like to learn an innovative way of
purchasing or selling your vehicle that will save
you both time and money this is for You.
Please click on Professor Anthony Villegas in his
recently purchased dream Ferarri find out how he
did it, With Ease
This site was developed on May 4, 2000
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Late Thursday evening after his 6pm Info and
Telecom class, Anthony Villegas went home
exhausted as always. Upon getting home he changed
his suit and was having dinner with his family as
something struck him. He jumped up from his
seat, sending his plate flying across the room
and landing face down on his wifes favorite
dress. With a smile across his face as
everything finally came clear Prof. Villegas
shouted I want a bad ass, Red Ferrari!
Tossing and turning all night long, not being
able to sleep, he kept dreaming of that red
Ferrari. Early in the morning, Prof. Villegas
threw on a pair of ripped jeans and a red t-shirt
as he grabbed a muffin and sped out of his
driveway in search of his new found dream. Upon
arriving at the nearest Ferrari dealership,
Anthony Villegas ran up the stairs and swung the
heavy glass door open like a match. After staring
at the featured Ferrari on the showroom floor
gleaming under the bright lights Professor
Villegas drooled. After 2 hours, his senses came
to as he was ready to talk business. After
seeing such a show the nearest salesman closed in
on his prey as he thought Mr. Villegas was
trapped for good. Was he wrong!!! Having a
million and one questions for the salesman Prof.
Villegas fired away. Five minutes into the deal,
however, Prof. Villegas felt pressured to buy the
Ferrari at any cost. He was assured about the
vehicle, but what about insurance, maintenance,
and price. Pressured and not satisfied with the
sales mans answers, disappointed, Prof. Villegas
went to teach his class. And thats when a
brilliant idea hit him again. As a professor, he
remembered the kind of power he had over his
dedicated students (especially for a good
graade). After consulting his records, Professor
Villegas hired Group 1C Inc. to research,
analyze, and recommend an alternative way to
purchase his dream Ferrari without the pressure
from sales people but with an abundant source of
information. Hence Group 1C Inc.
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GROUP 1C Inc.
1C Inc. is a consulting agency hired by Professor
Villegas on behalf of The University of San
Francisco to provide a comprehensive analysis of
the Online Automotive Purchasing Industry. Our
goal is work together as a team to provide the
best possible services to our clients in the
optimal and timely manner. We are dedicated to be
the leaders in our field hence our name 1C Inc.
One (1) representing our constant strive to be
number one and C standing for our constant Can
Do attitude.

• Back to Start Page/Story
• Introduction
• What is Online
• Auto Purchasing?
• Status
• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Successes
• Services
• Objectives
• Mission Statement
• Goals
• Analysis
• S-trengths
• W-eaknesses
• O-pportunities
• T-hreats
• Resolution

Roman Polnaryov Senior/Finance
John Epelbaum Senior/Intl. Bus.
Claudio Luporini Senior/Intl. Bus.
Luis Lorca Senior/Happy
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INTRODUCTION

• The purpose of this presentation is to acquaint
  and better inform those individuals interested in
  a more convenient process of automotive
  purchasing.
• 1C Inc. is presenting an alternative way to
  research, purchase, sell, finance and insure
  vehicles on line.
• Our Group consists of Five USF students
• -Roman Polnaryov Senior standing. Major in
  Finance. Career Goal Venture Capital
• -John Epelbaum Senior standing. Major in
  International Business. Career Goal
• -Claudio Luporini Senior standing. Major in
  International Business. Career Goal
• -Fernando Senior standing. Major in
• -Luis Lorca Senior standing. Major in

• Introduction
• What is Online
• Auto Purchasing?
• Status
• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Successes
• Objectives
• Mission Statement
• Services
• Goals
• Analysis
• S-trengths
• W-eaknesses
• O-pportunities
• T-hreats
• Resolution
• Recommendations

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History of Autoweb.com Autoweb.com was
incorporated in California in October 1995 and
reincorporated in Delaware in March 1999.
Autoweb.com went public on March 23, 1999 at an
initial offering price of 14.00. Currently,
Autoweb.com is situated in the heart of the
Silicon Valley in the Bay Area. The corporate
offices are located at 270 Jay Street Santa
Clara, California 95054.
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STATUS

• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Success of the Company

• Introduction
• What is Online
• Auto Purchasing?
• Status
• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Successes
• Objectives
• Mission Statement
• Services
• Goals
• Analysis
• S-trengths
• W-eaknesses
• O-pportunities
• T-hreats
• Resolution
• Recommendations

Autoweb.com 3270 Jay Street Santa Clara,
CA 95054 Phone [phone] Toll free
[phone] Fax [phone]
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TECHNOLOGY

• Hardware
• Windows NT Servers
• Software
• Image Ready and Photo Shop
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Illustrator
• Quick Books

• AutoWeb.com is a leader in the Auto Purchasing
  Industry utilizing the latest technology
  available to provide the best service possible.
  Since majority of the business by Autoweb is
  conducted on line, technology is the essence of
  their success. Providing latest, up-to-date
  information and services to their customers is
  the main goal of the company, which assures their
  success in a highly competitive market niche.
  The technology enables this internet company to
  provide information and secure transactions over
  the internet by being linked to a variety of
  financial affiliates that jointly combine their
  efforts.

The above mentioned components include Hardware,
Software, Security firewalls, Graphic design, and
Internet servers.
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ORGANIZATION
Autoweb.com is in online auto retail business
industry, in which they strategically position
themselves to be the leaders in the industry by
offering a wide variety of services, which many
other online auto retail businesses do not. The
Board of Directors implement their extensive
expertise to continuously improve the company.
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PEOPLE

• Autoweb.coms primary goal and objective is to
  provide the best possible online customer
  satisfaction. By making customers their most
  important asset, Autoweb.com is concerned with
  attracting and retaining new and existing
  customers by providing superior variety of
  services to make their experience as convenient
  as possible. Services provided include
• Researching Vehicles
• Buying New and Used Automobiles
• Selling New and Used Automobiles
• Financing New and Used Vehicles
• Instant Insurance Quotes
• Regularly Updated Information
• Variety of Customer Support

Autoweb.com employs a knowledgeable staff ranging
from the Chief Executive Officer to the Entry
Level personnel totaling in 226 employees.
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SUCCESS OF THE COMPANY

• Existing in a highly competitive, fast pace
  internet industry, Autoweb.com has experienced
  constant growth since its conception. Always
  striving for new and faster ways to serve the
  customer, utilizing only the latest technology
  and the best talent, it has been most successful
  in competing with more commonly known names, such
  as AutoMall.com and the like, by differentiating
  itself with high emphasis on customers and
  offering very unique services.
• If you are on the market to buy an automobile,
  only at Autoweb.com can one do a comprehensive
  search for a vehicle by model, year, mileage,
  price, location, or any other characteristic that
  can describe the car you are looking for. If you
  are selling your vehicle, Autoweb.com has
  extensive customer service that will advertise
  your vehicle on their web-site. All you would be
  required to do is provide basic information about
  your vehicle, set the price and provide a picture
  of your vehicle, which staff at Autoweb.com will
  upload for you instantly. If you are not yet
  ready to make a transaction and are on the market
  to do research on a general vehicle or on a
  specific automobile, you have access to an
  extensive database with a direct link to the
  Department of Motor Vehicles, which will provide
  you with complete record of a vehicle by
  inputting its VIN Number.

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SERVICES Autoweb.com provides extensive and
convenient services to aid automotive consumers
in making an educated decision. Services provided
include -Research -Sell New
Autos Place Ad Pre-Owned Autos
Modify Ad Finance Info
Prep your auto Warranty Info Sell
vs Trade In Insurance Info Credit
Check Kelley Blue Book -Maintain
Lemon Check Parts/Accessories
Recalls Service Center
Rebate/Incentive Trouble Shooting
Reviews Maintain/Repair
Refinance -Buy -Enjoy New Auto
News Pre-Owned Auto Bookstore
Loan Quote Autotalk Insurance
Quote TV Commercials Warranty Quote
Newsletter Credit Report
Coupon Specials

• Introduction
• What is Online
• Auto Purchasing?
• Status
• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Successes
• Objectives
• Mission Statement
• Services
• Goals
• Analysis
• S-trengths
• W-eaknesses
• O-pportunities
• T-hreats
• Resolution
• Recommendations

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OBJECTIVES

• Mission Statement
• Autoweb.com is the leading consumer automotive
  service. With an collection of
• automotive related, content and offerings
  Autoweb.com guides through every
• stage of the vehicle process from browsing
  buying, to enjoying, or selling. As a
• intermediary, Autoweb.com process connects market
  consumers to-world buying
• alternatives the most extensive of Member Dealers
  and commerce partners, and
• the consumer experience faster, better and
  easier.

• Introduction
• What is Online
• Auto Purchasing?
• Status
• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Successes
• Objectives
• Mission Statement
• Services
• Goals
• Analysis
• S-trengths
• W-eaknesses
• O-pportunities
• T-hreats
• Resolution
• Recommendations

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S-W-O-T ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Autoweb.com employs highly
knowledgeable staff that utilizes
state-of-the-art technology. The companys HR
recruiters hire the most qualified individuals
who are extensively trained in the field to offer
superior services to all customers.
WEAKNESSES Existing in a fast pace, high
tech industry, Autoweb.com faces many
difficulties with ever-changing environment and
high inventory turnover (ie. Both hardware and
software). Such factors create great
expenditures and constant deadlines, which
require extensive spending of financial assets,
time and staff dedication. As with any other
Internet based company, Autoweb.com often faces
internal problems with their hardware and
software. Temporary failures in online servers
causes great delay for the customer, and as we
all know, Americans have gotten used to comfort
and are reluctant to wait. Not being able to
solve a problem at hand within minutes may set
Autoweb.com far enough to loose their lead in the
market.

• Introduction
• What is Online
• Auto Purchasing?
• Status
• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Successes
• Objectives
• Mission Statement
• Services
• Goals
• Analysis
• S-trengths
• W-eaknesses
• O-pportunities
• T-hreats
• Resolution
• Recommendations

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• OPPORTUNITIES At the present rate of
  continuous customer satisfaction, the Internet
  business is booming. Being a market leader in
  the field of online automotive transactions,
  Autoweb.com has a great advantage and infinite
  capabilities to further enhance their services,
  in turn maximizing their profits. In addition,
  more and more Americans are buying computers and
  signing up for Internet service every day,
  thereby exposing themselves to companies such as
  Autoweb.com that offer infinite opportunities for
  greater ease and accessibility to information and
  services.
• THREATS Nevertheless, being in this booming
  Internet market environment, with increasing ease
  of entry, there are great opportunities for a dot
  com to enter the market, offering superior
  service to that currently provided by Autoweb.com
  and take over the market share. Therefore, the
  competitiveness of the Internet market poses a
  threat to Autoweb.com, forcing it to continuously
  enhance innovative ideas for the consumers. In
  addition, even at the explosive rates of Internet
  usage many Americans are still without Internet
  access. Since Autoweb.com is an Internet based
  company its patronage is limited to those
  individuals with access to the Internet.

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Resolution

• Introduction
• What is Online
• Auto Purchasing?
• Status
• Technology
• Organization
• People
• Successes
• Objectives
• Mission Statement
• Services
• Goals
• Analysis
• S-trengths
• W-eaknesses
• O-pportunities
• T-hreats
• Resolution
• Recommendations