Note 1 - Organization and Operations of AutoWeb	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Nature of Operations [Text Block]	1. Organization and Operations of AutoWeb AutoWeb, Inc. (“AutoWeb” or the “Company”) is an automotive industry marketing and used vehicle acquisition and reselling company focused on being a “matchmaker” to better connect consumers seeking to acquire vehicles and vehicle sellers that can meet the consumers’ needs. We assist consumers in multiple aspects of the vehicle transaction, including providing content and information helpful to their next vehicle to acquisition. The Company also assists consumers choosing to sell their current vehicle, which provides an added monetization opportunity in addition to the Company’s existing consumer offerings. The Company primarily generates revenue through automotive retail dealers (“Dealers”) and automotive manufacturers (“Manufacturers”) by helping them market and sell new and used vehicles to consumers through the Company’s programs for online lead and traffic referrals, dealer marketing products and services, and online advertising. The Company also acquires used vehicles from consumers and sells those vehicles through third party wholesale auctions and directly to Dealers. On July 31, 2021, the Company and Tradein Expert, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Tradein Expert”), entered into and consummated an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Tradein Expert, Car Acquisition, LLC, a Texas limited liability company dba CarZeus (“Seller”), Carzuz.com LLC, a Texas limited liability company, McCombs Family Partners, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership and Phil Kandera, an individual, pursuant to which Tradein Expert acquired specified assets of Seller’s San Antonio, Texas-based used vehicle acquisition platform that operates under the name CarZeus (“CarZeus Purchase Transaction”). Through the Tradein Expert entity (dba CarZeus), the Company purchases used vehicles directly from consumers and resells them through wholesale channels. The operations of CarZeus are included in AutoWeb’s financial statements as of August 1, 2021. The aggregate consideration for the CarZeus Purchase Transaction was $0.4 million in cash. The Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants, and conditions the Company believes are customary for a transaction of this size and type, as well as indemnification provisions subject to specified conditions, including a six-month holdback of approximately $0.1 million (“Holdback Amount”) of the purchase price as a source of security for any indemnification obligations. On August 2, 2021, the Company paid approximately $0.3 million of the purchase consideration, and on February 3rd, 2022, paid the remaining $0.1 million Holdback Amount. The Company primarily generates revenue through assisting Dealers and Manufacturers by marketing and selling new and used vehicles to consumers through the Company’s programs for online lead and traffic referrals, dealer marketing products and services, and online advertising. The Company also offers automotive consumers an option to sell their used vehicle outside of a dealership location. The Company resells these vehicles indirectly to Dealers through wholesale auctions or through direct Dealer sale. The Company’s consumer-facing websites (“Company Websites”) provide consumers with information and tools to aid them with their automotive purchase decisions and the ability to submit inquiries requesting Dealers to contact consumers regarding purchasing or leasing vehicles (“Leads”). Leads are internally generated from Company Websites or acquired from third parties that generate Leads from their websites. The Company’s click traffic referral program provides consumers who are shopping for vehicles online with targeted offers based on make, model and geographic location. As these consumers conduct online research on Company Websites or on the site of one of the Company’s network of automotive publishers, they are presented with relevant offers on a timely basis and, upon the consumer clicking on the displayed advertisement, are sent to the appropriate website location of one of the Company’s Dealer, Manufacturer or advertising customers.

Note 1 - Organization and Operations of AutoWeb

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

1. Organization and Operations of AutoWeb

AutoWeb, Inc. (“AutoWeb” or the “Company”) is an automotive industry marketing and used vehicle acquisition and reselling company focused on being a “matchmaker” to better connect consumers seeking to acquire vehicles and vehicle sellers that can meet the consumers’ needs. We assist consumers in multiple aspects of the vehicle transaction, including providing content and information helpful to their next vehicle to acquisition. The Company also assists consumers choosing to sell their current vehicle, which provides an added monetization opportunity in addition to the Company’s existing consumer offerings. The Company primarily generates revenue through automotive retail dealers (“Dealers”) and automotive manufacturers (“Manufacturers”) by helping them market and sell new and used vehicles to consumers through the Company’s programs for online lead and traffic referrals, dealer marketing products and services, and online advertising. The Company also acquires used vehicles from consumers and sells those vehicles through third party wholesale auctions and directly to Dealers.

On July 31, 2021, the Company and Tradein Expert, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Tradein Expert”), entered into and consummated an Asset Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Tradein Expert, Car Acquisition, LLC, a Texas limited liability company dba CarZeus (“Seller”), Carzuz.com LLC, a Texas limited liability company, McCombs Family Partners, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership and Phil Kandera, an individual, pursuant to which Tradein Expert acquired specified assets of Seller’s San Antonio, Texas-based used vehicle acquisition platform that operates under the name CarZeus (“CarZeus Purchase Transaction”). Through the Tradein Expert entity (dba CarZeus), the Company purchases used vehicles directly from consumers and resells them through wholesale channels. The operations of CarZeus are included in AutoWeb’s financial statements as of August 1, 2021.

The aggregate consideration for the CarZeus Purchase Transaction was $0.4 million in cash. The Purchase Agreement contains representations, warranties, covenants, and conditions the Company believes are customary for a transaction of this size and type, as well as indemnification provisions subject to specified conditions, including a six-month holdback of approximately $0.1 million (“Holdback Amount”) of the purchase price as a source of security for any indemnification obligations. On August 2, 2021, the Company paid approximately $0.3 million of the purchase consideration, and on February 3rd, 2022, paid the remaining $0.1 million Holdback Amount.

The Company primarily generates revenue through assisting Dealers and Manufacturers by marketing and selling new and used vehicles to consumers through the Company’s programs for online lead and traffic referrals, dealer marketing products and services, and online advertising. The Company also offers automotive consumers an option to sell their used vehicle outside of a dealership location. The Company resells these vehicles indirectly to Dealers through wholesale auctions or through direct Dealer sale.

The Company’s consumer-facing websites (“Company Websites”) provide consumers with information and tools to aid them with their automotive purchase decisions and the ability to submit inquiries requesting Dealers to contact consumers regarding purchasing or leasing vehicles (“Leads”). Leads are internally generated from Company Websites or acquired from third parties that generate Leads from their websites.

The Company’s click traffic referral program provides consumers who are shopping for vehicles online with targeted offers based on make, model and geographic location. As these consumers conduct online research on Company Websites or on the site of one of the Company’s network of automotive publishers, they are presented with relevant offers on a timely basis and, upon the consumer clicking on the displayed advertisement, are sent to the appropriate website location of one of the Company’s Dealer, Manufacturer or advertising customers.