The APA Calendar for September and October 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 The calendar also is transmitted monthly on PR Newswire and is for background only, not for publication.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 addition or changes contact Al Rothenberg, calendar editor, at 248-661-8409.

  CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS CALENDAR:

  Sept. 23-25       Michelin Challenge Bibendum, Sonoma CA
        29-Oct. 3   GM 2004 Regional Preview, San Antonio TX [R]
  Oct. 14-16        GM 2004 Regional Preview, Sterling VA [R]

  SEPTEMBER 2003

  1          Labor Day
  4          Lexus LS 430, Detroit MI [R]
  6-7        Greenfield Village Car Festival, Dearborn MI
  8          General Motors Concepts, Frankfort, Germany
  8-9        SAE Vehicle Compatibility, Scottsdale AZ
  8-11       SAE Aerospace, Montreal Que.
  9          NEMPA, Boston MA
  9          Motor Press Guild, Los Angeles CA
  9-10       Frankfurt, Germany Motor 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 Motor Show
  12-13      Bridgestone Firestone, San Francisco CA
  15-17      Ford Freestar; Mercury Monterey, Traverse City MI
  15-19      BMW 5 Series, Tarrytown NY  [SL]
  16-18      SAE Small Engine, Madison WI
  17         WAPA, Washington DC
  17         Seamo, Atlanta GA
  17-18      Cadillac CTSV, Road America WI   [SL]
  18         Seamo, Charlotte NC
  18         IMPA, New York City
  20-21      Bridgestone Firestone, San Bernardino CA
  22-26      Acura TL, Seattle WA  [SL]
  23-25      Michelin Challenge Bibendum, Sonoma CA
  23-25      Global Power Train Congress & Alternate Fuels, Ann Arbor MI
  24         Chrysler Group Matchmaker, Auburn Hills MI
  25         APA/GM, Detroit MI  (TV producer Ken Burns)
  29-Oct. 3  GM 2004 Regional Preview, San Antonio TX   [R]
  30-Oct. 1  Mitsubishi Galant, Washington DC
  30-Oct. 3  RV Dealers Expo, Las Vegas NV

  OCTOBER 2003

  2-4        Bridgestone Firestone, Salt Lake City UT
  6          APA/NADA Meeting, Detroit MI
  7          Auto Hall of Fame Awards Dinner, Dearborn MI
  7          Motor Press Guild, Los Angeles CA (Toyota- Jim Press)
  7          PAPA, Phoenix AZ
  14         NEMPA, Boston MA
  14         Seamo, Miami FL
  14-16      GM 2004 Regional Preview, Sterling VA  [R]
  15         WAPA, Washington DC
  15         MAMA, Chicago IL
  15         Seamo, Atlanta GA
  16         IMPA, New York City (Suzuki)
  16         Seamo, Greensboro NC
  17         MAMA Rally, Chicago IL
  20-30      DaimlerChrysler RAM SRT 10; Durango, Austin TX  [SL]
  22-23      Tokyo Motor Show (Press Days)
  25-Nov. 5  Tokyo Motor Show
  29         Suzuki, Anaheim CA

PRNewswire -- Aug. 20