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1998 North American International Auto Show Notes, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998

13 January 1998

1998 North American International Auto Show Notes, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998

    DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- Following are 1998 North American
International Auto Show Notes:

    *  ATTENDANCE NUMBERS for Monday, Jan. 12, the third day of the 1998 North
American International Auto Show, were 37,599.
    *  TODAY'S HOURS at the 1998 North American International Auto Show are 10
a.m. to 10 p.m.  Special access for people with a disability is one hour
earlier than the above hours.
    *  TICKET PRICES: adult $8; Senior (65 and over) $4; children (12 and
under) free when accompanied by a parent.
    *  AUTO SHOW TICKETS are available at Cobo Center during the 1998 North
American International Auto Show and through Ticketmaster.  Show ticket booths
will close today, Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 9 p.m.
    *  PARKING FOR THE 1998 North American International Auto Show is
available at Cobo Garage, Cobo Roof and Arena Garage, Joe Louis Arena Garage,
Ford Auditorium Garage, Riverfront parking, next to Joe Louis Arena and other
nearby local facilities.  The People Mover monorail system provides access to
a number of parking facilities and stops at Cobo Center.
    *  THE AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS continues today, Tuesday, Jan. 13,
at Detroit's Westin Hotel.  Brand management will be the topic for speakers in
the morning.  They include: Roy Roberts, vice president and general manager,
Pontiac-GMC Division; Dr. Marcus Chao, vice president and chief
representative, China operations, Delphi Automotive Systems, Inc.; J. Davis
Illingworth, Jr., group vice president, Toyota Division, Toyota Motor Sales,
USA Inc.; and W. Austin Ligon, president, CarMax.  A panel on retailing will
convene Tuesday afternoon to address "Dealer Consolidation: Emerging Retail
Channels."  Members will include: Ramsay Gillman, president, National
Automobile Dealers Association; Dan Myers, partner, Forehand & Fuller; and Edd
Roggenkamp, general manager, dealer network investment and development,
General Motors Corp.  A supplier panel will discuss global sourcing and the
quest for zero defects.  Panelists will include: Robert Rossiter, president
and COO, international operations, Lear Corp.; Thomas Stallkamp, president,
Chrysler Corp.; and Harold Kutner, vice president, worldwide purchasing,
General Motors Corp.  Keynote speakers for Tuesday night's gala dinner will be
Juergen Schrempp, chairman of the Board of Management, Daimler-Benz; and H.
Wayne Huizenga, chairman, Republic Industries, Inc., parent company of
AutoNation. More information about the event can be obtained at
248-594-9151.
    *  NASCAR DRIVER BILL ELLIOTT will be at Ford's exhibit at the 1998 North
American International Auto Show signing autographs from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 13.  Ford race car drivers are scheduled for autograph signing throughout
the week.

SOURCE  North American International Auto Show