Auto Club: California Students Revved Up About Chance to be Nation's Top Young Automotive Technicians.

Fact:  Industry reports indicate a current shortage of
               approximately 32,000 auto industry service technicians
               nationally. The U.S. Dept. of Labor reports as much as
               a 20 percent increase in technicians is needed by 2012.

        Fact:  Today's vehicles are more high-tech than ever and are
               being equipped with increasingly sophisticated computer
               technology.

        Challenge:  To encourage youths to pursue careers as skilled
                    auto technicians.

What:   The Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills nationwide competition. A
        national automotive repair competition for high school juniors
        and seniors. Two-student teams from the 50 states will meet in
        Washington, D.C., to take part in a written test and hands-on
        competition. The result will be a national student team
        champion will emerge.

        Student teams will meet on the competition field near the
        Lincoln Memorial to race against the clock to diagnose and
        repair identically "bugged" vehicles. Scores from the written
        and hands-on segments of the competition will be used to
        determine the best young auto technicians in the country.

Who:    Andrew Canfield and Garret Raines from Ramona High School in
        Ramona, Calif., qualified as California's state champion. The
        team, coached by Michael Jordan, will now face 49 other teams
        in Washington.

Why:    There is a need for qualified, well-trained auto technicians
        and it is growing. The goal of the Ford/AAA Student Auto
        Skills competition is to encourage young people to seek jobs
        in this field and to continue their automotive technology
        education in order to graduate and qualify for a top-paying
        career in a growing job market.

When:   Monday, June 27; 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. competition; 11:15 to
        11:45 a.m. trophy presentations.

Where:  Washington, D.C.; Ohio Drive and Independence Avenue; South
        of the Lincoln Memorial.

Note:   B-roll will be available from the following satellite feed
        at the following dates and times:
        June 27; 2:30-3 p.m. ET: C Band, 1A 6, Transponder 16,
        Downlink 4040H
        June 28; 1:30-1:45 p.m. ET: C Band, 1A 6, Transponder 16,
        Downlink 4020H