Industrialinfo.com Increases Automotive Industry Coverage Beginning at the 2004 North American International Automotive Show

HOUSTON--Dec. 30, 2003--Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). The automotive industry is the largest domestic industrial manufacturing sector and encompasses a diverse manufacturing segment starting with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's), automotive assembly plants, and branching out into a broad category of manufacturers, which supply parts to the OEM's. Known as tier suppliers these manufacturers include everything from plastic injection molders to metal (iron, steel, aluminum, magnesium alloy) foundries and forge shops. As a whole, the industry accounts for more than 6.6 million American jobs, generating an estimated $240 billion dollars in salaries and wages.

Tier suppliers are experiencing a myriad of issues in this highly competitive, ever-changing market. Pressure from OEM's to produce less expensive, higher quality parts and increasing competition both domestically and abroad will continue to mold the changing tier supplier landscape in North America. Industrialinfo.com is tracking how these issues are affecting North America automotive OEM and tier supplier manufacturing relationships, company structure changes, union affiliations, technological advances at the factory, and more.

Beginning next week, Industrialinfo.com will provide expanded coverage of North American automotive industry capital spending and plant trends with dedicated exclusive coverage at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) http://www2.naias.com/. Regarded as one of the world's foremost and important industry venues the NAIAS is the first and last word for savvy automotive manufacturers, suppliers, vendors and contractors.

Look for breaking news from the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) being held at the Cobo Conference & Exhibition Center in Detroit from Jan. 4, 2004-19, 2003. Industrialinfo.com will provide a series of exclusive automotive industry reports and interviews addressing the most recent automotive insider information, industry trends, and supplier news, directly from the show floor.

According to Industrialinfo.com's database there are in excess of 1,900 operational automotive manufacturing plants in North America. Currently, there are 101 new plants under development representing a tremendous opportunity for equipment and service providers.

Let us know what automotive manufacturing issues you would like to learn more about, or if you are planning to visit the 2004 NAIAS drop us a line at http://www.industrialinfo.com/custservgi.jsp Industrialinfo.com's Member Center and we will set up an appointment to meet with you.

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