Liberty Productions Auto Shows Names AutomotiveWire Official News Distribution Service

    SAN FRANCISCO--Oct. 5, 2001--AutomotiveWire, the automotive news division of Business Wire, has been named the official news distribution service of Liberty Productions Auto Shows, including the California International Auto Show, Oct. 10-14, in Anaheim, Calif. Media days are Oct. 9-10.
    Under the terms of the agreement, Liberty Productions' auto show news releases will be transmitted to the media via AutomotiveWire and posted to special news archives in the tradeshow section of Business Wire's Web site (www.businesswire.com/tradeshow) for easy retrieval by journalists, exhibitors and others.

    About Liberty Productions Auto Shows

    From Orlando, Fla., to Honolulu, International Auto Shows by Liberty are scheduled in venues across the United States. Liberty Auto Shows feature hundreds of the newest cars, trucks, minivans, sport utility vehicles, concept cars, exotics and alternative fuel vehicles, plus celebrity appearances and entertainment for the whole family. Visit the Liberty Productions Auto Show site at www.autoshowusa.com for show schedules and information.

    About AutomotiveWire

    A division of Business Wire, the world's leading commercial wire service, AutomotiveWire transmits automotive industry news releases via satellite, high-speed data lines and the Internet to thousands of newspapers, wire services, business journals, broadcast and other media.
    In addition to serving the information needs of hundreds of automotive industry writers, AutomotiveWire delivers full-text news to more than 100 automotive columns and syndicates, nearly 700 automotive trade media, hundreds of industry analysts and some 500 online automotive media, as well as thousands of online services, databases, search engines and Web sites.
    Visit www.businesswire.com/automotivelink for more information.

    About Business Wire

    Founded in 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey, Business Wire transmits full-text news releases on behalf of thousands of organizations, including Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, public relations firms and nonprofit organizations, to media and investors worldwide.
    Business Wire content is posted to www.BusinessWire.com and to all major online services, search engines and Web portals, including America Online, Excite, Lycos, MSN and Yahoo! Business Wire's news feed is also available through leading databases, such as Factiva and Lexis-Nexis, and redistributed by major news syndicates and online syndicators.
    Business Wire currently operates 26 offices in the United States. European operations are based in London. In addition, Business Wire maintains strategic alliances with dozens of international affiliates and with many of the world's leading news agencies.

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