The APA Calendar for August and September 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 The calendar also is transmitted monthly on PR Newswire and is for background only, not for publication.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
  Sept. 22-26  Acura TL, Site to be named [SL]

  AUGUST 2003
  3     Concours d'Elegance, Rochester MI
  4-8   Auto Management Briefing Seminars, Traverse City MI
  4-8   Mitsubishi Gallant, San Francisco CA  [LL]
  5     Motor Press Guild, Los Angeles CA
  5     Nissan Bus & Product, Dearborn MI
  11-14 Nissan Titan Pathfinder Armada, Napa Valley CA [SL]
  12    Chrysler PT Cruiser Update, Birmingham MI
  12    NEMPA, Boston MA
  13    PAPA, Phoenix AZ
  14-15 SAAB 93 Convertible Drive, Pebble Beach CA  [SL]
  14-16 Bridgestone Firestone, Oklahoma City OK
  15    Pontiac Performance, Pontiac MI
  15-17 Rolex Monterey CA Races
  16    Woodward Dream Cruise, Royal Oak MI
  17    Pebble Beach CA Concours d'Elegance
  18-20 Mercedes-Benz convertible, Santa Barbara CA  [SL]
  18-22 Chevrolet Colorado; GMC Canyon, Burlington VT
  24-28 Suzuki Verona, San Diego CA
  26    Honda Emissions & Safety, Detroit MI
  26-29 SAAB 9-3 Convertible/9-5, Atlanta GA  [SL]
  28    AIAG Auto-Tech, Detroit MI
  29-Sept. 1  Lime Rock CT Vintage Car Festival

  SEPTEMBER 2003
  1     Labor Day
  2     Motor Press Guild, Los Angeles CA
  6-7   Greenfield Village Car Festival, Dearborn MI
  8-9   SAE Vehicle Compatibility, Scottsdale AZ
  8-11  SAE Aerospace, Montreal Que.
  8-12  Honda 2004, Site to be named
  9     NEMPA, Boston MA
  9-10  Frankfurt, Germany Auto Show (Press Days)
  9-14  Auto Auction Assn. Expo, Salt Lake City UT
  10    Western Auto Journalists, San Francisco CA
  10    MAMA, Chicago IL  (Cadillac)
  11-21 Frankfurt, Germany Auto Show
  12-13 Bridgestone Firestone, San Francisco CA
  15-19 Ford Freestar; Mercury Monterey, Site to be named
  15-19 BMW 5 Series, Tarrytown NY [SL]
  16-18 SAE Small Engine, Madison WI
  17    WAPA, Washington DC
  18    IMPA, New York NY
  20-21 Bridgestone Firestone, San Bernardino CA
  23-25 Global Power Train Congress & Alternate Fuels, Ann Arbor MI
  24    Chrysler Group Matchmaker, Auburn Hills MI
  30-Oct. 3  RV Dealers Expo, Las Vegas NV

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