Detroit Economic Club Junior Executives Present: Automotive Panel Roundtable

DETROIT, Jan. 3, 2005 -- Is China the right emergent market? Automotive Industry Trends and Challenges: Deep dive discussion into product, price and manufacturing. China -- The Last Word -- what does a successful future resemble and what challenges lie ahead?

These issues and others will be discussed by a panel of automotive experts at the Detroit Economic Club's event, "The Future of the Auto Industry: Globalization, China and Beyond," moderated by John McElroy, host of Autoline Detroit and Automotive Insights.

  Time:        7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
  Date:        Wednesday, January 12, 2005
  Place:       Compuware World Headquarters
               One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI
  Price:       $40 pp (DEC members: $30 pp).
             

John McElroy will lead the following panelists in a roundtable discussion on hot topics in the auto industry including design, manufacturing, finance and politics.

  Panelists:
  Dr. Sean McAlinden
  Chief Economist, Center for Automotive Research;

  Dr. Harald Leschke
  Director Advanced Design Projects/Corporate Design;
  DaimlerChrysler;

  David Lyon
  Executive Director of Design for the Asia-Pacific Region,
  General Motors;

  Michael J. Dunne
  President, Automotive Resources Asia Ltd.;

  Peter DeLorenzo
  Founder of Autoextremist.com

The event is hosted by the Junior Executives (JE) of the Detroit Economic Club and open to the general public. The Detroit Economic Club (DEC) was formed in 1934 as a platform for the discussion and debate of important business, government and social issues and is recognized nationwide as a prominent speaking venue. The Junior Executives comprise the future generation of DEC members and business leaders. JE's host formal events three to four times annually and meet the first Wednesday of each month.

For more information about the DEC, to order tickets, or to become a member, contact the DEC at (313)963-8547 or toll-free 1-866-4-ECON-CLUB or e-mail info@econclub.org .