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Miami, FL (Feb. 16, 2006)
Southern California Winner Selected in Terra.com & Daimlerchrysler's 2005 Dodge Pick up Giveaway

Long Beach resident Lorena Duran picked up her keys and drove
away with a new 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab as the winner of the Terra.com and
DaimlerChrysler’s Dodge Ram truck giveaway. Open only to California residents, Duran was one
of more than 1,000 that entered the sweepstakes online at Terra.com by simply voting online for
her favorite Dodge vehicle.

comScore Media Matrix reports that there are 14 million Latinos online and connected. In fact, a
survey revealed that 64 percent of respondents who purchased a new car use the Internet as
their initial research source.* “When I searched through Terra’s Auto channel, I never thought I’d win a truck online,” said Duran. “I can’t believe it. I didn’t even own a vehicle and now, I have a brand new truck.”

“With the increase in Internet usage among Latinos, we felt this sweepstakes was a good
opportunity to tap into consumers in California that were seeking vehicle information on the web,” said Patricia Romero, California marketing manager for DaimlerChrysler. “Our online
collaboration with Terra.com has produced positive results.”

Recent Internet technology is adding to a highly interactive Internet experience, which is an
element that consumers appreciate prior to purchasing a vehicle. "We aim to create a richer
*eMarketer's May 2004 Autotomotive report which shows that 64% of people who purchased a new car in January or February of 2003 used the internet in the initial research phase. Figure is for the overall US marke).

online experience that extends beyond providing culturally relevant content,” said Michele Azán,
vice president of sales, of Terra.com. “This promotion allowed us to provide detailed vehicle
information in Spanish with offline benefits.”