The APA Calendar for April/May 2004
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 The calendar also is transmitted monthly on PR Newswire and is for background only, not for publication.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 Vinikour, acting calendar editor, at +1-734-671-1500 or e-mail him at vinikour@comcast.net
April, 2004
DTBD Mitsubishi SUV, STBD
1 International Wheel Awards, Automotive Hall of Fame, Dearborn, MI
1 Lotus Elise, Birmingham, AL
1 2005 Ford Focus [LL], Ann Arbor, MI
2 MPG, L.A. Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
2 SEMA International Auto Salon - LA Media Day, Los Angeles, CA
2-4 SEMA International Auto Salon - LA, Los Angeles, CA
2-11 Houston Auto Show
3-4 Bridgestone/Firestone Driver's Edge, Phoenix, AZ
5-6 Bridgestone/Firestone Drive & Learn, Phoenix, AZ
7 IMPA Breakfast, New York Int'l Auto Show, New York, NY
7-8 Greater New York Int'l Auto Show Media Days, New York, NY
13 NEMPA, Boston, MA
13 PAPA, Phoenix, AZ
15 IMPA, New York, NY
15-17 Ford Mustang 40th Anniversary, Nashville, TN
16 Hyundai America Technical Center Groundbreaking, Ann Arbor, MI
20 SEAMO, Miami, FL
20-21 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Los Angeles, CA
21 MAMA/Scion Lunch, Chicago, IL
21 WAPA, Washington DC
21 SEAMO, Atlanta, GA
22 SEAMO, The Carolinas
22-23 Bridgestone/Firestone Drive and Learn, Dallas, TX
22-23 TAWA's Spring Road Rally CHALLENGE, Austin, TX
22-23 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], San Francisco, CA
22-24 SAE Mini-Baja West, Portland, OR
20-21 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Los Angeles, CA
26 Ford Product Program, Dearborn, MI
26-27 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Denver, CO
28-29 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Detroit, MI
29-30 MAMA Spring Collection, Elkhart Lake, WI
May, 2004
DTBD MAMA/GM Luncheon
2-11 2005 XK and S-Type Launch, Austin, TX
3-4 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Houston, TX
4 MPG, Los Angeles, CA
4-6 SAE Automotive Dynamics Conference, Detroit, MI
4-8 Saab 9-2X [SL], San Diego, CA
6-7 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Miami, FL
6-7 Bridgestone/Firestone Drive & Learn, DC/Baltimore
6-8 SAE Mini-Baja East, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
8 Bridgestone/Firestone Driver's Edge, DC/Baltimore
10-12 SAE Government/Industry Meeting, Washington DC
10-14 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid, Marina del Rey, CA [SL]
11 PAPA, Phoenix, AZ
12-13 WAJ Media Day, Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA
13 Ford Motor Company Annual Shareholders Meeting, Louisville, KY
13-14 Bridgestone/Firestone Drive & Learn, New York, NY
18 SEAMO, Miami, FL
18-19 AIADA, Washington D.C.
19 SEAMO, Atlanta, GA
19-20 SEMA Washington Rally, Washington DC
19-23 Formula SAE, Pontiac, MI
20 SEAMO, The Carolinas
20-21 Bridgestone/Firestone Drive & Learn, Boston, MA
21 SEMA Int'l Auto Salon Industry/Media Day, Atlantic City, NJ
22 Bridgestone/Firestone Driver's Edge, Boston, MA
22-23 SEMA International Auto Salon - Atlantic City, Atlantic City, NJ
24-25 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Washington D.C.
27-28 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], New York, NY
FUTURE MAJOR EVENTS
June, 2004
2 2005 Subaru Legacy and Outback [SL], Boston, MA
2 GM Annual Meeting, Wilmington, DE
3-4 SAE Highway Vehicle EDR Symposium, Ashburn, VA
3-6 SAE Midwest Mini Baja, Milwaukee, WI
8 Continental Teves Tech Day, Auburn Hills, MI
8-10 SAE Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, Toulouse, FRANCE
10 APA/Harbor Report Luncheon, Detroit, MI
10-11 ArvinMeritor Technical Seminar, Troy, MI
15-17 SAE Digital Human Modeling Conference, Rochester, MI
15-18 2005 Ford F-Series Super Duty, Phoenix, AZ [SL]
July, 2004
14-16 SEMA PAACE Automechanika, Mexico City, MEXICO
15-17 Camp Jeep, Charlottesville, VA
19-21 2005 Ford Five Hundred/Freestyle & Mercury Montego,
Detroit, MI [LL]
25-31 2005 Jaguar XJ long wheel base launch, STBD
26-30 GM Full-Line Preview
August, 2004
4-5 2005 Ford Mustang, Detroit, MI, [LL]
16-20 2005 Ford Five Hundred/Freestyle, Chicago, IL [SL]
19-21 Camp Jeep, Santa Barbara, CA
September, 2004
9-10 IMPA Track Days, Pocono Mountains, PA
9-30 Mercury Montego/Mariner Drives, Various Cities, TBC
13-17 2005 Ford Mustang, Los Angeles, CA [SL]
23-24 Paris Motor Show Media Days, Paris, FRANCE
25-10/10 Paris Motor Show Public Days, Paris, FRANCE
27 2005 Mercury Montego & Mariner, New York, NY [SL]
27-30 SAE Small Engine Technology Conference, Graz, AUSTRIA
28-30 Global Powertrain Congress '04 & Alt. Fuel Vehicle Show,
Dearborn, MI
30 2005 Mercury Montego & Mariner, Washington D.C. [SL]
30-10/3 San Antonio Auto Show
October, 2004
5 AHF Induction Ceremony, Dearborn, MI
6 2005 Mercury Montego & Mariner, Detroit, MI [SL]
10-13 SAE Brake Colloquium, Anaheim, CA
13 2005 Mercury Montego & Mariner, Los Angeles, CA [SL]
14-16 TAWA Truck Rodeo
18-20 Convergence 2004, Detroit, MI
25-28 DoD Maintenance Symposium, Houston, TX
25-28 SAE Powertrain Fluid Systems Conference, Tampa, FL
26-28 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, Chicago, IL
27-31 California International Auto Show, Anaheim, CA
November, 2004
1 SEMA Show Innovations Day, Las Vegas, NV
2-5 SEMA Show 2004, Las Vegas, NV
4-12 Miami Auto Show, Miami, FL
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