SAE Detroit Section to Introduce Ford Five Hundred and Ford Freestyle at September 19 meeting

DETROIT--Sept. 8, 2005--Ford to introduce Five Hundred and Freestyle at the SAE Detroit Section meeting on Monday, September 19, 2005. Speakers will be Jim Meyer, Vehicle Programs Director; Craig Renneker, Chief Engineer, Automatic Transmission Engineering; Jim Tetreault, Director of Manufacturing - Vehicle Operations; Ben Winter, Chief Nameplate Engineer - D3 Platform.

The meeting will be held at the Ford Conference & Event Center, Dearborn. The social hour 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.