30th Automotive News World Congress to Explore Strategies for Prospering in a Climate of Both Uncertainty and Potential

DETROIT, Nov. 10 -- Steve Miller, chairman of the board and CEO of Delphi Corporation and Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, author of "Unsafe at Any Speed," lead a roster of nearly three dozen auto industry leaders scheduled to address the 30th Automotive News World Congress, Jan. 16, 2006 - 19, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, Mich.

The Road to Prosperity: The Right Strategies in a Shifting Landscape is the theme of the annual event, which features individual morning addresses, afternoon panel roundtables and keynote dinner speakers. Presentations will address the strategies automakers, suppliers and dealers have adopted to increase profits while cutting costs, why those strategies are working and how to prosper in a climate filled with both uncertainty and potential.

Joining Miller as keynote dinner speakers for the 30th Automotive News World Congress are Ron Gettelfinger, president, UAW; Jim Press, president and COO, Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. and Edward T. Welburn, GM vice president, Global Design, General Motors. (A complete listing of speakers follows.)

In a unique World Congress programming twist, Jason Vines, vice president - communications, Chrysler Group, will close the Wednesday, Jan. 18 gala dinner with a humorous look at the auto industry.

Concurrent afternoon panel programs will highlight:

* Finding Finance Strategies and Tactics that Work - Operating losses, junk-bond status, legacy costs and other challenges are prompting drastic changes in a once-flush industry. Hear how new strategies and tactics developed inside and outside the industry can make the difference between surviving and thriving.

* New Business Models for Suppliers: Turning Challenges into Advantages - The debris from changes that hit the industry is rolling downhill and on to suppliers, which must use new business models to survive. Learn how confronting these challenges has helped suppliers forge new business models.

* Making the Internet Pay Off - The go-go days are over, but the Internet has evolved into a useful tool in sales and distribution. Find out how some companies are using the worldwide Web to reduce costs and better manage their customer relationships.

* Marketing Tomorrow: Making Change Work for You - The proliferation of vehicle models, growing consumer awareness and expanding media will change the way automakers market vehicles, dealers sell them and consumers buy them. Find out ways to capitalize on this change and reach the right buyers.

The 30th Automotive News World Congress will conclude with morning tours of the North American International Auto Show Thursday, Jan. 19.

The early-bird registration fee for all four days of the Automotive News World Congress is $1,395 by Nov. 23. The registration fee is $1,595 after Nov. 23 and the daily rate is $850. A full agenda, and online registration are available at http://www.autonews.com/anwc . For questions, contact the Center for Automotive Research by phone at 866-374-6227 (U.S. only) or 734-929-0498, by fax at 734-662-5736 or via e-mail at AutoNewsRegistration@cargroup.org .

Exclusive lead sponsors for the 30th Automotive News World Congress are IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

           Additional industry leaders scheduled to address the
                   30th Automotive News World Congress
                          (as of Nov. 10, 2005)

  Individual Presenters
  *  Susan M. Cischke, vice president, Environmental & Safety Engineering,
     Ford Motor Company
  *  Brent Dewar, GM North America vice president of marketing and
     advertising, General Motors
  *  Joe W. Eberhardt, executive vice president, Global Sales and Marketing,
     Chrysler Group
  *  Ron Harbour, president, Harbour Consulting
  *  Earl J. Hesterberg, president and CEO, Group 1 Automotive
  *  Keith Lomason, executive director, Magna International, China
  *  Prakash Telang, president, TATA Motors

  Panel Participants
  *  Finding Finance Strategies and Tactics That Work
     -  Robin J. Adams, executive vice president, chief financial officer
        and chief administrative officer, BorgWarner Inc.
     -  John A. Casesa, managing director and global coordinator, Automotive
        Research, Merrill Lynch
     -  William Diehl, principal and chief operating officer, BBK Ltd.
     -  Thomas T. Stallkamp, industrial partner, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
     -  David L. Treadwell, partner, Conway MacKenzie & Dunleavy
  *  Making the Internet Pay Off
     -  Dean H. Eisner, president and chief executive officer, Manheim
     -  John Holt, president and chief executive officer, The Cobalt Group
     -  Gary Marcotte, senior vice president of marketing, AutoNation, Inc.
     -  Finbarr J. O'Neill, president and chief executive officer, The
        Reynolds and Reynolds Company
     -  David C. Schembri, executive vice president, Sales and Marketing,
        Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
  *  New Business Models for Suppliers: Turning Challenges into Advantages
     -  Jose Maria Alapont, chairman, president and chief executive officer,
        Federal Mogul Corporation
     -  Craig Cather, president and chief executive officer, CMS Worldwide,
        Inc.
     -  James S. McElya, chief executive officer, Cooper-Standard Automotive
     -  Mark P. Frissora, chairman and chief executive officer, Tenneco
     -  Chip McClure, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and
        president, ArvinMeritor, Inc.
  *  Marketing Tomorrow:  Making Change Work for You
     -  Karen C. Francis, chairman and chief executive officer, Publicis &
        Hal Riney
     -  Jill Lajdziak, general manager, Saturn Division, General Motors
     -  Joseph O. Serra, president, Serra Automotive
     -  Art Spinella, president, CNW Marketing Research
     -  Jan Thompson, vice president, Marketing, Nissan North America, Inc.