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.[4] In 2004 the website announced a partnership with Kelley Blue Book and commenced national advertising.[5][6] In October 2007, it announced plans for its largest marketing campaign ever in early 2008.[7] In the same month, Yahoo! announced plans to receive listings from Cars.com for their Yahoo! Autos service.[8]. 

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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.[4] In 
2004 the website announced a partnership with Kelley Blue Book and commenced national 
advertising.[5][6] In October 2007, it announced plans for its largest marketing campaign ever in 
early 2008.[7] In the same month, Yahoo! announced plans to receive listings from Cars.com for 
their Yahoo! Autos service.[8]

Cars.com was previously owned by Classified Ventures, LLC, a joint venture between Gannett, 
The McClatchy Company, Tribune, Graham Holdings, and A.H. Belo. On August 5, 2014, 
Gannett announced that it would buy out the remaining stakes in Classified Ventures it did not 
already own, for $2.5 billion

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