CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW - CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW DEBUTS NEW VEHICLES AT FIRST SHOW OF 2006 NORTH AMERICAN SEASON

Announcements from General Motors, Dodge, Ford Motor Company
and Volvo Highlight Full Day of Worldwide, North American and West Coast Launches

ANAHEIM, Calif., October 5, 2005 -- Southern California’s premiere auto show, the California International Auto Show (CIAS), debuted an agitative calendar of new car launches, including worldwide, North American and west bank launches from General Motors, Dodge, Ford Motor Company and Volvo. The CIAS aswell hosted columnist conferences by Kelley Blue Book and the Air Quality Management District. The appearance columnist conferences are accessible in advertisement above high-definition MPEG files on the show’s website: www.caautoshow.com. Print-quality changeless photography are aswell accessible on the aforementioned address.

“We had a agitating alternation of announcements from manufacturers who feel that our appearance offers the absolute befalling to get their new cars in foreground of the columnist and North America’s better automotive chump market,” said John Sackrison, co-director, CIAS. “With this blazon of abutment from the manufacturers, and the media assuming stronger than anytime absorption in the show, our 2006 columnist day was the a lot of agitative that it has been in years.”

The appearance aswell featured the all-new Auto Show Underground that accent for media the hot automotive customizing market, celebrity and alien cars, hybrids, classics, and the latest automotive accessories. The advanced arrangement of displays includes the best adapted cars from accessory manufacturers, such as Honda, Mitsubishi and Scion; added than 100 tuners from bounded car clubs; and dozens of alien cars from Ferrari and Lamborghini. In addition, the Auto Show Underground will affection the latest in aftermarket accessories including rims, spinners, tuner bankrupt systems, meters, turbos and added tuner applications. Lastly, the across appearance pumping music from bounded bands and contemporary disc jockeys.

With greater absorption from automotive manufacturers to participate, the CIAS is accretion its 2006 appearance affairs to cover added of the elements manufacturers, dealers, automotive media and consumers ambition to see at an all-embracing auto show. This added absorption has aswell affected the CIAS to aggrandize its all-embracing amplitude at the Anaheim Convention Center.

“The CIAS offers one of the a lot of agitative auto shows in the country, and it brings to Orange County the actual best the auto industry has to offer,” said Todd Leutheuser, co-director of CIAS. “With the backbone of the Southern California automotive bazaar and timing of the CIAS as the aboriginal appearance of the 2006 auto appearance season, manufacturers accept added their captivation by continuing to advertise abstraction cars and new car introductions at this show.”

Media Day Highlights

General Motors – General Motors already afresh called the CIAS to admission the shows media day with the common debuts of the GMC Yukon and GMC Denali. Both of the newly-styled action account cars crop GM’s artefact agency to addition level.

Dodge – Dodge aggregate two abstraction cars that accept aggressive the approaching of Dodge architecture -- the Dodge Caliber and Dodge Nitro. Also on the agenda is a aiguille at how the Dodge casting affairs to abide its advance above the accepted barter market, with the bare of the new Dodge RAM3500.

Ford – Ford provided new insights into its 2006 artefact line-up, the arch in its 103-year history -- from the heart-pounding GT in new “Heritage” accouter to the new PZEV-rated Fusion and lower emissions, higher-mileage, added application Explorer.

Volvo – Coming off a awful acknowledged barrage at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Volvo called to brings its all-new C70 convertible to the CIAS for its North American debut. Complete with a absolutely retractable hardtop, the Pininfarina-assembled Volvo goes on auction in the U.S. in 2006.

Kelley Blue Book – Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com hosted its first-ever columnist appointment announcement the company’s anniversary Best Resale Value Awards , area KBB admiral handed-out awards for the 2006 archetypal year cars with the Best Resale Value in anniversary chic and Best Brand Resale Value.

Air Quality Management District (AQMD) – AQMD fabricated a brace of agitative announcements during its “State of the Fuel Cell” columnist conference. The featured agency of speakers included Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido; Al Weverstad, accepted administrator and chairman, California Fuel Cell Partnership; and Matt Petersen, controlling director, Global Green.

About the CIAS

The California International Auto Show (CIAS) is the aboriginal North American auto appearance for the 2006 archetypal year. The appearance is presented by the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association and the Southland Motor Car Dealers Association. Each year, the CIAS showcases a host of North American and common introductions of assembly vehicles, hybrids, aftermarket cars and abstraction cars. The show’s “Auto Show Underground” offers one of the nation’s better alien car displays, classics, celebrity cars and hot accessories. For added advice on the appearance appointment the official auto appearance website at www.caautoshow.com .

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