Automotive Hall of Fame Adds Directors, Names New Chairman

DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 10, 2005 -- The Automotive Hall of Fame has added six individuals to its Board of Directors and has named Rod Alberts, Executive Director of the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association (DADA), as its new Chairman.

Joining the Board are William Chapin, President, Chapin & Co.; Robert Fessenmyer, President, Sales and Marketing, Dana Automotive Systems; Michael Martini, President, North American OE Sales, Bridgestone/Firestone; Byron Meyer, Director of Sales and Marketing, Original Equipment North American Tire, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Stephen Polk, Chairman and CEO, R.L. Polk & Co; and Kathleen Schmatz, President and CEO, Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA).

Alberts, an Automotive Hall of Fame Director since 1995, will serve a two- year term as Chairman beginning in 2005. In addition to serving as Executive Director of the DADA, Alberts is Executive Director of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

"All of these individuals are leaders in the auto industry and we look forward to them bringing their talents and energies to the Automotive Hall of Fame," said Jeffrey Leestma, Hall of Fame President.

The Automotive Hall of Fame, located in Dearborn, Michigan, recognizes outstanding achievement in the international motor vehicle industry.