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CONTACT: Lori Weaver-Barnes, APR, Director of Public Relations
(703) 519-7800 / PR@aiada.org

DEALERS TO TARGET TAX, TRADE ISSUES AT
22ND ANNUAL AUTOMOTIVE CONGRESS MAY 17-18

WASHINGTON, April 29, 1999 -- Automobile dealers from across the U.S. will descend on Capitol Hill May 17-18 for the 22nd annual Automotive Congress, sponsored by the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). The largest grassroots lobbying event in the automotive industry, the Automotive Congress brings together dealers from more than 40 states for two days of issues briefings, workshops and speeches by political and industry leaders, culminating with meetings with Members of Congress. Congressional visits will target three key issues:

"Congress has the power to make decisions that can mean the success or failure of our businesses. At the Automotive Congress, we have the opportunity to speak with one voice on the legislative issues that impact our day-to-day dealership operations," said 1999 AIADA Chairman Joseph D. O'Brien, Jr., a multi-franchise dealer with businesses in Illinois and Florida.

The JW Marriott Hotel in Washington will serve as the headquarters for the Automotive Congress. For a full schedule of events, call 1-800-GO-AIADA.

AIADA is the trade association representing America's 10,000 franchised international nameplate automobile retailers and their 350,000 employees who sell and service world-class vehicles manufactured in the U.S. and abroad.

The association works to preserve a free market for international automobiles in the U.S. by advocating this mission before the federal government and is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the international automobile industry's value to the American economy.

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