2006 North American International Auto Show Public Days Promise To Drive Your Senses Wild

DETROIT, Jan. 12 -- The 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) opens to the public on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. with unrivaled exhibits, exciting vehicle designs and a host of activities and features for the entire family. NAIAS 2006 opens one hour earlier this year at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 p.m.

* Free Bumper Car rides are available at this exhibit! A maximum of 10 people can ride at a time, in five bumper cars. Every time someone rides, Allstate donates to the Boys & Girls Club of America.

* Bumper car "E-Shots" digitally imposed backdrop from NASCAR to make it look like the person is actually racing NASCAR drivers. People can then go and retrieve their pictures from the Internet.

* Visitors also can enter a raffle to win tickets to the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard NASCAR race. The tickets include two-night accommodations.

  Dodge:
  *  Hemi engine shifting simulator.
  *  Interactive Dodge simulator

  Ford:
  *  Xbox 360 game console available for the public.

  Hyundai:

* "Hope on Wheels," a program that helps fund pediatric cancer research. The exhibit features a Santa Fe with replicas of kid's handprints. There will be a canvas available for kids to leave their painted handprints.

* "Hyundai Loves Kids" focused on kids safety, will provide kids with a lanyard tag that parents can write their cell phone numbers on incase the child gets lost.

* Enter to win a new Hyundai Sonata or Hyundai Thermos bag given away each hour.

Jeep:

* Get your game on at the Xbox gaming station featuring the "Tony Hawk" game

  Scion:
  *  Backpack and jersey giveaways for signing the mailing list.
  *  Free CD's, iPod cases and key chains are being given away.

  Subaru:

* Exhibit features "The Real Driving Simulator" PlayStation 2, which is an interactive driving simulator that lets you feel each turn and bump on the course. Large panoramic views show the course, while you sit back in the driver's seat of your choice of racecar.

Mini:

* Exhibit features a DJ spinning hot beats to keep the party and show excitement going;

* A racecar game where participants sit in an actual racecar that moves around as the screen does;

* An interactive Ping-Pong game; and

* Visitors can take a picture in a Mini and e-mail it to friends directly from the show.

Volkswagen:

* A GTI Powerslider simulation that moves back and forth as you play the game.

* A relaxing hangout full of beanbags and headsets for listening to music.

* Computers are available to the public with access to the NAIAS and Volkswagen Web sites and music.

NAIAS Food Court:

* Comcast has returned this year with an interactive display, which will include their HDTV, Digital Video Recorder, Video ONDemand and Comcast High Speed Internet service.

* Comcast will host Sponge Bob Square Pants on both weekends of the NAIAS 2006.

* AAA Motorsports is displaying for the first time in Cobo Arena. They will be marketing their insurance services.

* The US Army Great Lakes Recruiting Battalion will have the climbing wall, a Hummer H2, and for the first time, a Stryker unit, which is a large tank-like vehicle currently used in Iraq to transport US troops.

* Travel Michigan has partnered with the Motor Cities National Heritage Area to promote auto-related attractions in the Detroit Metropolitan area and throughout Michigan. They will have flyers and magazines available for guests.

* Michigan International Speedway will have NASCAR driving simulators in their display, and will have tickets to their racing series' available for guests to purchase.

Public Days for NAIAS 2006 are Saturday, Jan. 14, through Saturday, Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 22 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is no admittance one hour prior to show closing.

Ticket prices for Public Days are $12 for adults; $6 for senior citizens 65 and older (must be purchased onsite) and children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a parent and do not require a ticket.

To help alleviate delays at on-site ticket booths, eTickets are available for convenient, online purchase at http://www.naias.com/ . Orders for eTickets provide a voucher to be redeemed for show tickets at the eTicket window, located at the Oakland Hall entrance of Cobo Center.

Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ , or by calling (248) 645-6666.

Click and Park is an online parking system that allows show attendees the convenience of purchasing a parking space in select lots near the NAIAS up to 24 hours prior to attending. Parking spaces can be purchased through http://www.clickandpark.com/ . The Web site provides access to select Miller Parking, Sterling Group and Park-Rite lots up to 24 hours before each show day and offers personalized directions and various routes to each lot.

NAIAS 2006 Official Dates

Press Preview Days will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, through Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. Industry Preview Days will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 11 and Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. The Charity Preview will be held Friday evening, Jan. 13, 2006. The public is encouraged to call 888-838-7500 for tickets to the 2006 Charity Preview. Public Days are Saturday, Jan. 14, through Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006.

  The North American International Auto Show
  Rod Alberts - Executive Director

Entering its 18th year as an international event, the North American International Auto Show is among the most prestigious auto shows in the world, and is one of the largest media events in North America. The NAIAS is the only auto show in the United States to earn an annual distinguished sanction of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles, the Paris- based alliance of automotive trade associations and manufacturers from around the world. The NAIAS Web site can be accessed at http://www.naias.com/ . Don't Miss It for the World!