Automotive News World Congress to Explore Innovative Efforts to Develop and Get Products to Customers Faster While Cutting Costs

  WHAT:         Automotive News World Congress
                "Life in the fast lane: the pace of global competition"

  WHEN:         Monday - Thursday, Jan. 15 - 18, 2007

  WHERE:        Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Mich.

  HIGHLIGHTS:   The four-day agenda of individual presentations, panel
                discussions and question and answer sessions features:

                - opening networking reception (5:30 - 7 p.m. Jan. 15)

                - addresses by more than 30 automotive industry leaders
                  including:

                  - Richard E. Dauch, co-founder, chairman and CEO, American
                    Axle & Manufacturing and Rick Wagoner, chairman and CEO,
                    General Motors (7:45 and 8:30 p.m., respectively, Jan.
                    16)

                  - Roger Penske, chairman, Penske Corporation and J Mays,
                    group vice president, Design and chief creative officer,
                    Ford Motor Company (8 and 8:45 p.m., respectively, Jan.
                    17)

                - panel discussions 2 - 4:30 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17 exploring:

                  - "Finding the Quickest Route to Your Customer" and
                    "Powering the Future in New Ways" (Jan. 16)

                  - "Marketing Tomorrow:  Reaching the Right Buyer" and "New
                    Purchasing Models:  Getting Competitive Together" (Jan.
                    17)

                - presentation of the Polk Loyalty Awards and Automotive
                  News/PricewaterhouseCoopers Shareholder Value Awards (7:30
                  p.m. Jan. 16 and 17, respectively)

                - presentation of the BorgWarner Championship Driver's
                  Trophy to Sam Hornish, Jr. and the BorgWarner Team Owner's
                  Trophy to Roger Penske (7:45 p.m. Jan. 17)

  MEDIA CENTER: A working media center will be available in the Knight Room
                on the Hyatt's second level.  The center will be staffed
                from 3 - 7 p.m. Jan. 15 and 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17.

  INFORMATION:  Complete details at www.autonews.com/anwc07

  CONTACT:      Pat Adanti-Joy, 586-939-3429 (office) and 313-982-6941
                (Media Center, Jan. 15 - 17)

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