The APA Calendar for April and May 2003

The Automotive Press Association National Media Calendar

The following calendar of events was compiled by the Detroit-based Automotive Press Association in cooperation with automakers and other industry newsmakers. The calendar also is transmitted monthly on PR Newswire and is for background only, not for publication. If you need to make any additions or changes in the calendar, contact Al Rothenberg, calendar editor at 248-661-8409.

  CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR:

  APRIL 2003

  1      Lexus RX 330, Los Angeles, CA  [R]
  1      Motor Press Guild, Los Angeles, CA
  1-2    Volvo V70R;S60R, Las Vegas, NV (from March 23)
  2      Lexus RX 330, Tarrytown, NY  [R]
  2      Buick, New York City
  7-9    Global Automotive Conference, Bowling Green, KY
  8      NEMPA, Boston, MA
  8      PAPA, Phoenix, AZ
  9      Lexus RX 330, Atlanta, GA  [R]
  9      MAMA, Chicago, IL
  9      WAPA, Washington, DC
  9      DaimlerChrysler Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany
  10     Lexus RX 330, San Antonio, TX  [R]
  10     Detroit Press Club Foundation Awards
  12-14  American Truck Dealers Expo, Philadelphia, PA
  14     APA/Lexus (Denny Clements), Detroit, MI
  15     Ford Mustang Anniversary, New York, NY
  16-17  New York Auto Show, Press Days
  16-17  Bridgestone Firestone, Tampa Bay, FL
  17     IMPA, New York, NY
  18     GOOD FRIDAY
  18-27  New York Auto Show
  20     EASTER SUNDAY
  22-23  Bridgestone Firestone, Atlanta, GA
  24-25  GM Performance Parts, Los Angeles, CA
  25     World Traffic Safety Symposium, New York, NY
  25-27  SEMA Int'l Auto Salon, Los Angeles, CA
  28-29  Western Auto Journalists Media Days, Willows, CA
  29-30  Bridgestone Firestone, Charlotte, NC

  MAY 2003

  1      General Motors Truck Technology, Pontiac, MI
  1-2    MAMA Spring Rally, Elkhart Lake, WI
  2      Detroit Economic Club-Rick Wagoner of GM
  4-10   Jaguar, Phoenix, AZ [SL]
  5-7    BMW 5 Series, Europe [LL]
  5-8    SEMA/OEM Tech Talks, Dearborn, MI
  5-9    Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5; 2004 XG350, Southern CA
  6      Automotive News Mfg. Conf., Birmingham, AL
  6      Motor Press Guild, Los Angeles, CA
  6-8    Mercedes E55 AMG, Raleigh, NC  [SL]
  8-9    Global Auto Aftermarket Symposium, Dearborn, MI
  8-11   Bridgestone Firestone, Nashville, TN
  12-14  SAE Government/Industry, Washington, DC
  12-23  Cadillac Drive, Phoenix, AZ  [SL]
  13     NEMPA, Boston, MA
  13     PAPA, Phoenix, AZ
  13-15  Auto Interiors Show, Detroit, MI
  14     Western Auto Journalists, San Francisco, CA
  15     IMPA, New York, NY
  15     Automotive News Marketing Seminar, Los Angeles, CA
  16-17  Bridgestone Firestone, New York, NY
  19     Buick Centennial, Detroit, MI
  19-23  Volvo S80 Four C, Washington, DC
  20     AIADA Automotive Congress, Washington, DC
  21     MAMA, Chicago, IL
  21     WAPA, Washington, DC
  25     Indy 500, Indianapolis, IN (Chevrolet pace car)
  27-30  Nissan 2004 Quest, Canton, MS
  29     Bridgestone Firestone, Philadelphia, PA
  31     Greenwich, CT Concours d'Elegance

                 FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

  JUNE 2003

  3      General Motors Annual Meeting, Wilmington, DE
  10-14  NIADA Convention, Las Vegas, NV
  12-13  Ford Motor 2004 Model Preview, Dearborn, MI
  13-15  Ford Motor Centennial, Dearborn, MI
  16     Ford Annual Meeting, Dearborn, MI
  22     Eyes On Design (GM), Warren, MI
  23-25  SAE Future Transportation, Costa Mesa, CA
  23-27  General Motors 2004 Full Line Preview, Detroit, MI
  26-28  International Trucking Show, Las Vegas, NV