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American Woman Road & Travel To Announce Class of 2001 - Top 10 'Most Likely To Succeed' Automotive Winners

4 January 2001

American Woman Road & Travel To Announce Class of 2001 - Top 10 'Most Likely To Succeed' Automotive Winners

    DETROIT, Jan. 4 AMERICAN WOMAN ROAD & TRAVEL, a 12-year-
old publication which specializes in automotive and travel content for upscale
professional women, will announce the winners of the "Class of 2001 - Top 10
Most Likely to Succeed" at its 5th annual Grammy-style awards ceremony which
will be held at the Detroit Marriott Hotel on January 6, 2001.  The unique and
entertaining awards show, and Afterglow Motown Review Party, is expected to
host more than 400 industry and community guests on the night before the
official opening of press week for the North American International Auto
Show's press week.
    The awards honor ten automakers for new model entries for 2001.  "Best In
Class" categories are as follows:

    *  Car of the Year:  Most Likely to Succeed
    *  Best in Class-SUV:  Most Likely to Survive Anything
    *  Best in Class-Sports Car:  Most Sex Appeal
    *  Best in Class-Classic:  Most Likely to be Remembered
    *  Best in Class-Pick Up Truck:  Most Athletic
    *  Best in Class-Luxury:  Most Likely to Inspire Leadership
    *  Best in Class-Entry Level:  Most Vivacious Personality
    *  Best in Class-Minivan:  Most Versatile
    *  Best in Class-Environmentally Friendly: Most Likely to Change the World
    *  Best in Class-Station Wagon:  Most Dependable

    VIPs confirmed to attend the unique award ceremony are; Senator Debbie
Stabenow;, Mayor Richard Notte; J.D. Power III; Larry Yost, CEO & Chairman,
ArvinMeritor, Inc; Irma Elder, CEO, Elder Automotive Group; Steve Rossi,
President & CEO, McLaren Performance; Bud Leibler, Senior VP Marketing,
DaimlerChrysler; John Middlebrook, VP & General Manager Corporate Advertising,
General Motors; George Murphy, General Marketing Manager; Ford Division; Lynn
Myers, General Manager, Pontiac-GMC; Rich Homberg, VP & GM, WWJ Newsradio 950;
and John McElroy, Host of Autoline Detroit.
    Event sponsors include General Motors Corporation; Ford Motor Division;
Mazda NAO; The Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel; DaimlerChrysler
Corporation; Volvo Cars NA; American Honda; ArvinMeritor, Inc; Jaguar NA;
Mercedes-Benz USA; Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc; and Nissan North
America, Inc.