SAE Detroit Section May 10 Meeting

DETROIT--April 18, 2005--Toyota to introduce 2005 Avalon at the SAE Detroit Section meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 20050, 2005. Speakers will be Ernest Bastien, Vice President, Vehicle Operations Group; Randy Stephens, Executive Engineer, Toyota Technical Center; Hisatake Murata, Project Manager, Engine Engineering Div. 1, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan and Ken Kreafle, Chief Production Engineer, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, North America.

The meeting will be held at Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Rd., Livonia, MI. The social hour, sponsored by Toyota, will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 and the presentation at 7:30. Tickets can be purchased for $37 each for SAE members, $42 for non-members and $15 for student members by calling the SAE Detroit Section at 248-324-4445 or online at www.sae-detroit.org.