Internet Brands, Inc. announced the acquisition of nine websites in the company’s automotive and leisure categories. The acquisitions include eight online auto enthusiast communities and a leading site for dog owners and lovers.

The newly acquired sites contributed to increasing the company’s monthly unique visitors to 29.1 million and monthly page views to 435 million in January 2008. This compares to 26.8 million unique visitors and 343 million page views in December of 2007.

The eight automotive sites will be integrated into the Internet Brands automotive category, consisting of more than 35 community-based auto enthusiast sites that span most major makes and models. The company believes it owns and operates the largest group of automotive enthusiast sites on the Internet, having attracted more than 20 million visitors in January 2008. The company’s sites include AudiWorld.com, ClubLexus.com, CorvetteForum.com, Ford-Trucks.com, MBWorld.org, MustangForums.com, and ScionLife.com.

The newly acquired automotive websites are: 6SpeedOnline.com, Rennlist.com, G35Driver.com, MyG37.com, My350z.com, ZDriver.com, NorthAmericanMotoring.com, and ScoobyNet.com.

Internet Brands has also acquired PuppyDogWeb.com, one of the largest content providers for dog lovers and includes listings from thousands of private dog breeders across the United States.

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