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                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

                   REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS REITERATES CONFIDENCE
         IN ITS ABILITY TO MEET CONSENSUS EARNINGS ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL
                                      YEAR

    COMPANY'S EQUITY POSITION IN CONSUMER CAR CLUB INC.'S CLOSED CARCLUB.COM
                      WILL NECESSITATE THIRD QUARTER CHARGE

DAYTON, Ohio, May 2, 2001 - The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (NYSE: REY) today
confirmed that it expects earnings per share will be in line with consensus
estimates of $1.31 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. The
confirmation was made following an announcement by Consumer Car Club Inc. that
its carclub.com service has been closed.

Earlier in the year, Reynolds acquired a small equity position in Consumer Car
Club and agreed to provide technology, development, support and retailer
training for carclub.com. Due to carclub.com's inability to secure financing,
and its resulting shutdown, Reynolds will write off $3.2 million in its third
quarter ending June 30, 2001, creating a negative $0.026 (2.6 cents) per share
impact in that quarter.

"We're disappointed that carclub.com has ceased operations. Their unique model
showed great promise, as the traditional third-party online buying services
faltered," Lloyd 'Buzz' Waterhouse, president and CEO, said. "The failure by
carclub.com is indicative of the difficult time dot.coms generally are having
securing financing. Notwithstanding carclub.com's challenges, we remain totally
focused on capturing the many opportunities in the automotive retailing value
net as part of our company's transformation. The disappointment of failed
initiatives like carclub.com is softened by the success of our other initiatives
as we aggressively strengthen our broad suite of solutions and build on our
market-leading ERA3 retail management system."

Reynolds and Reynolds, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is the leading provider of
integrated information management solutions to the automotive retailing
marketplace. The company's services include a full range of retail and
enterprise management systems, networking and support, e-business applications,
Web services, learning and consulting services, customer relationship management
solutions and leasing services. To find out more about the company, its vision,
products and services, visit www.reyrey.com.

Certain statements in this news release constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates,
forecasts and projections of future company or industry performance based on
management's judgment, beliefs, current trends and market conditions.
Forward-looking statements made or to be made by or on behalf of the company may
be identified by the use of words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends,"
"plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed,
forecasted or implied in the


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forward-looking statements. See also the discussion of factors that may affect
future results contained in the company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on August 11, 2000, which we incorporate herein by reference. The
company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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