National Press Release

CLEVELAND, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- CarFolks.com, the new automotive social network and ratings site, has just announced they are waiving all fees for automotive sales and service people to post their featured pages on the fast growing consumer site. CarFolks.com invites dealerships and their sales and service staff to promote themselves, their experience and their community activities to prospective auto shoppers. Customers of those individuals can then rate their buying or service experience with that person, and in fact any auto buyer can come to the site, complete a simple registration process and rate their experience with any dealership in the country.

Region Manager for CarFolks, Scott Hall said, "Our plan was to roll out our monthly fees this month, but with the hit the auto retail business has taken, and with the challenges we all face in 2009, CarFolks wanted a way to show that we support auto retailers and the hard working sales professionals that will be impacted this year." He continued, "We felt that by waiving our fees for individual pages for all of 2009, that we could help make a difference in the market for those people and dealerships looking to build, maintain and protect their good reputations."

Scott Hall, based in Orlando is the former owner of a Ford dealership, so he knows firsthand the challenges that his peers are going through. He shared that a site like CarFolks could have helped his dealership substantially as many consumers are skeptical about the auto sales process. By sharing their comments on CarFolks consumers can help their neighbors find dealerships with the best reputations. When consumers post a complaint the dealers have an opportunity to respond and fix the situation, and when a dealership does not put a high value on taking care of their customers, those ratings will be clearly evident and consumers will have the option to find a more "consumer friendly" dealership.

Scott Hall shared, "Shoppers know that any dealer can meet or beat any legitimate price, so once the shopper knows what they should be paying for a vehicle, they are looking for a dealership or a sales person who will take care of them before, during and after the sale. That's where CarFolks.com can be incredibly valuable for both consumers and the auto retail industry."

Sales professionals can sign up today at www.CarFolks.com.

About CarFolks.com

CarFolks.com a unique social network and review site where consumers share their experience with local car dealerships. The site also helps dealership better manage their staff and maintain a long-term focus on customer relationships.

SOURCE CarFolks.com