Jul 04 2007 - AutoeBid leads the way in ethical car buying

Award winning online reverse car auction company AutoeBid is putting dealerships to shame when it comes to greener motoring issues. A new survey has revealed that less than a quarter of dealerships had considered stocking greener cars in the past year, though 71% were aware of the green impact to their business over the next 2 years. AutoeBid has responded to the growing concern of the effect of motoring on the environment, by pushing forward two features covering green cars and CO2 emissions.

AutoeBid.com's new search facility allows web visitors to view and sort cars by their environmental friendliness rating, to create an initial shortlist purely on the basis of CO2 emissions. AutoeBid is also offering to offset 3 tonnes of CO2 for every car bought through their Greener Motoring section of their website, at no extra cost. Given that 80% of Brits say they factor in greenness when weighing up brands, the fact that not one person has yet chosen to take this option on their website is staggering.

Amin Saleem, Founder of AutoeBid said; "Buying a greener car is just one thing that people can do to reduce their Carbon Footprint. Whilst dealerships are slow in recognising this, AutoeBid makes buying green easy. Buyers now have the added bonus of opting to offset 3 tonnes of CO2 emissions on each purchase. Now there is no excuse for buyers not to do their bit for the environment".

Once the car of choice has been selected, buyers can then outline their requirements, while the site will pay to neutralise their emissions at the same time.

Another survey has also revealed that while only 13% of new car buyers rate emissions as the most vital factor when buying a new car, this equates to around 299,000 of new car sales in the UK in a year. This figure may be the signal to the motoring industry, to embrace a greener stance on car sales and emissions where AutoeBid.com are already forging ahead and setting the benchmark. Visit www.autoebid.com for more information.

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