Internet Car Marketer Gets New Programs

Internet automobile marketer Auto-By-Tel Inc. said Wednesday that GE Capital’s Auto Financial Services leasing programs will now be available through the Auto-By-Tel Internet site, www.autobytel.com.

The leasing programs are part of a group of financing plans the Irvine-based auto purchasing program provides through its Auto-By-Tel Acceptance Corp.

Auto-By-Tel, founded in 1995 by former new-car dealer Pete Ellis, links shoppers with participating car dealers, insurers and lenders via the Internet. The company says it has processed more than 750,000 auto purchase requests.