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The North American International Auto Show 2001 Names PR Newswire Its Official Breaking News Release Distributor PR NEWSWIRE LOGO PR Newswire logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] NEW YORK, NY USA 11/03/2000    

5 January 2001

The North American International Auto Show 2001 Names PR Newswire Its Official Breaking News Release Distributor PR NEWSWIRE LOGO PR Newswire logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] NEW YORK, NY USA 11/03/2000    

    DETROIT, Jan. 5 The North American International Auto Show
2001 (NAIAS), has named PR Newswire the official news release distributor of
its annual event, enabling exhibitors at one of the world's longest running
auto shows to issue news releases over its vast network, PR Newswire announced
today.
    (Photo:  NewsCom:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000306/PRNLOGO )
    The event, owned and operated by an association of Detroit area auto
dealers, will be held at the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center in Detroit from
January 13-21.  Sneak previews for the media will be held January 8-10.  The
event is one of the world's largest automobile shows with more than
40 automobile manufacturers exhibiting over 750 cars and trucks at NAIAS each
year.  Last year's event welcomed over 800,000 participants.
    "We always choose to work with organizations that are the leaders in their
industry," said Joe Rohatynski, vice president of Franco Public Relations
Group and head of NAIAS media events.  "PR Newswire has been a great supporter
of the NAIAS over the years, and has helped the auto show communicate its
messages to not just the local media, but showcase Detroit as a whole to a
global audience.  PR Newswire is the type of business we like to associate
with -- they have a stellar service and this is why we continue to invite them
back year after year."
    Exhibitors at NAIAS 2001 may create multimedia press kits through PR
Newswire, blending video and audio with text and images to give those
following the show online a true demonstration of their products.  Releases
will be sent to the online news center for the show, hosted on PR Newswire's
trade show news web site, http://www.prnewswire.com/prntradeshows .
The releases will also be immediately accessible to more than 32,000
journalists registered for PR Newswire's media web sites, The Press Room,
http://www.prnmedia.com , and NEWSdesk, http://www.newsdesk.com .

    About The North American International Auto Show
    The North American International Auto Show, http://www.naias.com , is
considered among the most prestigious auto shows in the world.  NAIAS is the
only auto show in the United States to earn the sanction of the Organisational
Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, the Paris-based alliance of
automotive trade associations and manufacturers from around the world.

    About PR Newswire
    PR Newswire, http://www.prnewswire.com , issues breaking news releases and
photos from hundreds of trade shows, providing exhibitors with instant access
to the media and consumers.  As part of its comprehensive communications
services, PR Newswire also offers world-leading information distribution,
market intelligence, online and broadcast multimedia content production, and
investor relations web sites.