Cox Enterprises and Manheim Turn On Water Conservation Center in Atlanta

ATLANTA, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises and Manheim, a Cox subsidiary and the world's largest provider of vehicle remarketing services, turned on one of the most advanced wastewater treatment systems in Atlanta earlier today. Faced with a severe water shortage in the state, Manheim Georgia's Water Conservation Center provides an advanced solution to reduce water usage in the area.

Cox Enterprises' Chairman and CEO Jim Kennedy joined community and environmental leaders as they received a firsthand tour of Manheim Georgia's water treatment facility, located at 7205 Campbellton Road in Atlanta. The water treatment facility will reduce the water demand at the auction's reconditioning center by 60 percent and return water to Fulton County in a pretreated condition.

Manheim Georgia's Water Conservation Center, designed in partnership with Ashland, Inc. , treats 15,000 gallons of waste water and produces up to 9,000 gallons of high-quality reusable water per day for its daily vehicle operations. The Manheim Georgia Water Conservation Center will extract more than 24 tons of contaminants from wastewater annually.

The water treatment system is a core element of both the Cox Conserves and "Go Green with Manheim" conservation efforts, which will reduce overall water dependency and improve processes associated with business operations including vehicle painting, mix management and hazardous waste management.

Launched last year, Cox Conserves' goal is to reduce Cox Enterprises' energy consumption by an additional 20 percent by 2017; since 2000, Cox Enterprises has reduced its energy consumption by 10 percent. The program encompasses Cox Enterprises' six major subsidiaries (Cox Communications, Manheim, Cox Newspapers, Cox Auto Trader, Cox Television and Cox Radio) and encourages its 83,000 employees to engage in eco-friendly practices.

Additional Manheim conservation initiatives include reducing electricity demand via solar panel installations, using waterborne paint versus solvent- based paints to reduce air pollutants and identifying improved waste management techniques at its 90 locations in North America. Combined with its wastewater treatment solutions, these efforts will reduce greenhouse gases by more than 200 tons annually.

"We believe that being environmentally responsible through water conservation is an ongoing commitment to our employees, customers and communities," said Dean Eisner, president and CEO of Manheim. "As both employers and residents of Georgia who have experienced water shortages, we appreciate even more the importance of having effective water conservation as a best practice."

David Munnikhuysen, vice president of best practices and "Go Green with Manheim" leader said, "These proactive initiatives demonstrate Manheim's firm commitment to operating as a responsible employer, partner, provider and citizen. Through state-of-the-art technology and the ingenuity of Manheim people, we're able to use and waste less, deliver more and perform better. This is the mission of Manheim Go Green and we intend to fulfill it."

About Cox Enterprises, Inc. (http://www.coxenterprises.com/)

Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and providers of automotive services, with 2007 revenues of $15 billion and more than 83,000 employees. Major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications, Inc. (cable television distribution, telephone, high-speed Internet access, commercial telecommunications, advertising solutions and Travel Channel); Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising); Cox Television (television and television sales rep firms); Cox Radio, Inc. ([NYSE: CXR] broadcast radio stations and interactive Web sites); Manheim, Inc. (vehicle auctions, repair and certification services and web-based technology products) and Cox Auto Trader (automotive publications and a majority stake in AutoTrader.com).

About Manheim

Manheim is the world's leading provider of vehicle remarketing services. Through its wholesale operating locations and array of technology products, Manheim impacts every stage of a used vehicle's life cycle, helping commercial sellers and automobile dealers realize the full value of their vehicles.

The company's operating location services include reconditioning, certification, inspections, dealer financing, transport, title management and marshaling, among others. Manheim is also the leader in vehicle remarketing technology, using its online tools to connect buyers and sellers around the globe to the world's largest, most comprehensive wholesale marketplace. In 2007, Manheim handled more than 10 million used vehicles, facilitating transactions representing nearly $59 billion in value.

Manheim's subsidiary companies provide value-added remarketing products and services, including paintless dent removal (Dent Wizard), Auto Body Repair, and salvage vehicle remarketing (Total Resource Auctions).

Manheim is a global organization with 34,000 employees at its 145 U.S. and international locations. Manheim is a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises Inc., one of the nation's leading media companies and providers of automotive services. For more information, visit http://www.manheim.com/.