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Chicago Auto Show Names PR Newswire Official Wire Service

9 February 2000

Chicago Auto Show Names PR Newswire Official Wire Service

    CHICAGO, Feb. 9 -- The 2000 Chicago Auto Show has named
PR Newswire the official wire service to distribute news releases and photos
to the media for its 92nd annual show, PR Newswire announced today.
    The show, produced by The Chicago Automobile Trade Association, will be
held at McCormick Place South in Chicago from February 11-20.  Auto
manufacturers will exhibit nearly 1,000 different vehicles at the show, which
will also feature numerous accessories and other auto-related exhibits,
competition vehicles, and antique and collector cars.  A special media preview
will be held February 9-10.
    PR Newswire staff, located in the Media Center during the show, will be
offering special package pricing for all exhibitors who distribute their news
releases and photos over PR Newswire's variety of wire distribution services
to national and regional media.
    News releases issued at the show will be sent to a special web site for
the 2000 Chicago Auto Show on the PR Newswire trade show web site at
http://www.prnewswire.com/prntradeshows and will also be available to more
than 16,500 registered journalists through PR Newswire's exclusive media site,
the PRN Press Room at http://www.prnmedia.com.  All automotive news releases
also will be made available by PR Newswire staff to journalists in the Media
Center during the show.
    PR Newswire provides comprehensive public relations and investor relations
services ranging from prompt information distribution and video news release
production to the creation of investor relations web sites and online
multimedia content.  Its cutting-edge wire, fax, satellite and Internet
network is capable of pinpoint or mass distribution, satisfying the growing
global demand for the immediate delivery of news releases and photos to the
media, financial community and consumers.