Career Fair Opens at the New York Auto Show Tuesday, April 17 & Wednesday, April 18, 2001

    NEW YORK, March 29 The New York International Automobile
Show will play host to the first annual Automotive Career Fair on April 17 and
18 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The Career Fair will include various auto
manufacturers, suppliers, postsecondary schools, and dealers and is aimed at
junior and senior high school students from across the tri-state area.
    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010326/NYAUTOLOGO )
    "It is tremendously important that students understand how dynamic and
interesting careers in the automotive industry can be," said Mark Schienberg,
president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association.  "Our
industry is crying out for talented, well trained employees.  The New York
Auto Show is a perfect venue to show young people how exciting and lucrative
the auto industry can be.

    Organizations exhibiting at this year's Career Fair include:

    AYES                                Ohio Technical College
    Baran Institute of Technology       Snap-on
    Ford ASSET                          Suffolk County Community College
    Lincoln Technical Institute         Toyota Motor Sales -- T-TEN
    New England
     Institute of Technology            U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    New York City Board of Education    Universal Technical Institute
    New York State Department of Labor  University of Northwestern Ohio
    New York State DMV
     Technical Services Bureau          Volvo Cars of North America
    Northwood University                Wyoming Technical Institute

    The Automotive Career Fair is held during Automotive Education Week at the
New York International Auto Show.  Also featured during the week is the New
York State and national finals of the National Automotive Technology
Competition, a vocational education event supported by all major auto
companies to promote careers in the auto industry.  The Competition gives the
finest two-person teams of high school automotive students the opportunity to
win over $3 million in scholarships, new cars, and other related prizes.
    For more information about the 2001 Automotive Career Fair, call Carole
Rogner at 718-746-5900