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Automotive Industries Appoints New Editorial Director

14 April 2000

Automotive Industries Appoints New Editorial Director

    DETROIT, April 14 Automotive Industries Magazine is proud
to announce the appointment of Andrew J. Cummins to the position of Editorial
Director for the publication.  Cummins is a veteran of the automotive industry
and brings a great deal of experience to the position.
    As the automotive industry evolves and grows, so must the publications
that serve it.  It was with this thought that the management team at Cahners
Business Information, the publishing company of Automotive Industries,
implemented a recruiting and selection process that would deliver the best
candidate for this extremely important position.  Cummins was the result of
that search.
    "We're very pleased to have Andy join our team," said Chuck Moodhe,
Publisher, Automotive Industries magazine.  "He has an extensive publishing
background with over 20 years experience as president and CEO of Cummins
Publishing Company.  He also served as an external communications consultant
for a major OEM, and has for the past two years held the position of Director,
Corporate Communications, for Sachs Automotive of America, a tier-one supplier
of shock absorbers and struts to the global automotive OE market."
    "I am proud to be given the opportunity to help build Automotive
Industries magazine into a world-class automotive publication," said Cummins.
"The time for change has come.  As traditional methods of communications are
eclipsed by electronic media, it is increasingly important that magazines more
precisely define their roll and secure their position in tomorrow's high-speed
communications environment.  This calls for more in-depth, issues-oriented
editorial that is need-to-know and timely.  Once again, Automotive Industries
will affirm its position as the benchmark by which all automotive publications
are judged.  I look forward to the challenge."
    Automotive Industries is a leading publication serving the specific
information needs of the automotive industry.  It fills the important
communications niche between automotive suppliers and the OEMs.  The
publication, along with its informative web site ( ai-online.com ), is the
industry's most complete source for timely news, in-depth editorial, and
insightful commentary.  Automotive Industries has been filling this important
niche for 105 years.