A 2003 Library Journal survey of automobile-related websites described cars.com as ranked the site positively, noting staff-written reviews that are signed, dated, detailed, and illustrated.Caroline Gilman, "Web Watch: Cars", Library Journal, January 15, 2003. In 2004 the website announced a partnership with Kelley Blue Book and commenced national advertising. Excerpts available at Google Books. In October 2007, it announced plans for its largest marketing campaign ever in early 2008. In the same month, Yahoo! announced plans to receive listings from Cars.com for their Yahoo! Autos service.
