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Stars Heading For Sydney Motor Show

Sydney (ots-AsiaNet) -

The Asia Pacific will see for the first
time a line-up of new cars at the Sydney Motor Show just after their
world premiere in Europe.
More than 60 all-new or revised production models and concept
vehicles will be exhibited at the show from October 16 to 26, with
many making their southern hemisphere debut.
The Maserati Quattroporte will be joined by new models from
Subaru, Mazda and GM Daewoo - all from the Frankfurt Motor Show.
"The Sydney Motor Show has become the annual focus for new model
activity in Australia," said Peter Sturrock, the chief executive of
the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
"Manufacturers are placing great emphasis on markets within the
Asia Pacific region, undoubtedly one of the areas in the world with
the most potential for growth," Mr Sturrock said.
"Sydney has become a significant date on the annual automotive
calendar and could be considered the unofficial start of the 2004
model year for the Australian automotive industry," Mr Sturrock
added.
AsiaNet General Manager, Mr Mike Worner, said that while motor
shows such as Detroit and Frankfurt attracted worldwide attention,
the principal news agencies of the Asia Pacific region were
particularly focusing on Sydney at this time.
"In China alone, passenger car sales are predicted to be more than
two million in calendar 2003.  General Motors, Nissan, Volkswagen,
Toyota and Honda are all investing billions of United States dollars
in the Asian automotive industry," Mr Worner said.
In view of the media interest in the motor show, AsiaNet, in
conjunction with Australian Associated Press's MediaNet division, is
working with the FCAI to bring full coverage of the show's exhibits -
translated and unedited - to 34 countries and regions in the Asia
Pacific, as well as the Americas and Europe.
Stories and pictures from the Show, including an opening day
highlights video, will be available on www.asianetnews.net and
www.aap.com.au.
(AsiaNet is a consortium of the principal news agencies of the
Asia Pacific with headquarters at Australian Associated Press in
Sydney).

Contact:

AsiaNet Marketing & Communications Manager,
Emma Ambler - asianet@aap.com.au or phone 61 2 9322 8902.