Winning in Today's - and Tomorrow's - Markets; 28th Annual Automotive News World Congress

  WHAT:  28th annual Automotive News World Congress
         "After the Shakeout:  Why Winners Win"

  WHEN:  Monday - Thursday, Jan. 12 - 15, 2004

  WHERE:  Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Mich.

HIGHLIGHTS: The four-day agenda of individual presentations, panel discussions and question and answer sessions features:

  *  a sneak preview of the Ford Rouge Factory Tour (2 p.m. Jan. 12);
  *  addresses by nearly three dozen automotive industry leaders including:

-- Kathleen Ligocki, president and CEO, Tower Automotive and Dr. Helmut Panke, chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG (7:45 and 8:30 p.m., respectively, Jan. 12)

-- Ron Gettelfinger, president, UAW and Allan Gilmour, vice chairman, Ford Motor Company (7:45 and 8:30 p.m., respectively, Jan. 13)

-- Gary L. Cowger, president, GM North America and Peter Horbury, executive director of design, North America, Ford Motor Company (7:45 and 8:30, respectively, Jan. 14 Gala Dinner);

* panel discussions 2 - 4:30 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14, exploring:

-- "Winning Retail Opportunities" and "Global Purchasing and Emerging Markets" (Jan. 13)

-- "Remarketing: Profits in an Era of Incentives" and "Powertrains of the Future" (Jan. 14);

* presentation of the Automotive News/PricewaterhouseCoopers Shareholder Value Awards to manufacturers, suppliers and retailers (7 p.m., Jan. 14); and

* presentation of the BorgWarner Championship Driver's Trophy to Gil de Ferran and the BorgWarner Team Owners Trophy to Roger Penske (7:30 p.m., Jan. 14 Gala Dinner).

MEDIA CENTER: A working media center will be available in the Knight Room, 2nd floor, Hyatt Regency. The center will be staffed 3 - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 12 and 7 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14. Onsite media registration is available.

INFORMATION: Complete event details at www.autonews.com/anEvents.cms

PRNewswire -- Jan. 9