(24 Mar 2005) SHOTLIST

1. Wide-shot auto show, fountain in foreground
2. Wide-shot exhibition hall
3. Toyota concept vehicle, woman reclines from upright to reclined position
4. Wide shot exhibition hall
5. Close-up on Mini, zoom out to show Mini display
6. Pan of exhibition hall
7. Close-up Chrysler Firepower 2005 concept car, pull-out to wide
8. Wide-shot pan across BMW cars
9. 2006 BMW 325i Sedan
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Purves, CEO, BMW North America:
"That engine in that new 3 series is the lightest six-cylinder engine, the most fuel-efficient we've ever produced, it also produces the most power we've ever produced."
11. Unveiling of Lexus GS 450h gas-electric hybrid luxury sedan, zoom in to close-up
12. Photographers and Lexus GS 450h
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mark Templin, Lexus Vice-President, Marketing:
"What they're (affluent customers) telling us is, they don't want to go to the gas station. Time is their most valuable commodity. And if we can save them time by not making them go to the gas station as frequently as they do today, that's a plus. But they're not willing to make the compromises to lose all those luxury features that they've become accustomed to."
14. Ford event for unveiling of Ford Shelby Cobra GT500
15. Crowd at event, pull-out to show photographer
16. Unveiling of Ford Shelby Cobra GT500
17. Pan across audience
18. Wide shot unveiling ceremony for Ford Shelby Cobra GT500, zoom in to medium, Carroll Shelby standing on left
19. Medium shot Ford SYNus concept car
20. Pan across Ford SYNus concept car, back door has large video screen which functions as rear view virtual window
21. SYNus from behind
22. SYNus from front, protective shutters close over windows, zoom in to close up of shutters
23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jose Paris, Exterior Designer, Ford SYNus:
"It's almost like a metaphor for the current urban situation, whether it's Brooklyn, New York, Los Angeles, you name it. But you have to take it with a little bit of salt, it's just a metaphor, we're not implying that you need that."
24. Pan across new Mercedes-Benz R-Class
25. Interior R-Class, zoom in to show video screen
26. R-Class, pull-out to wide

STORYLINE:

The New York International Auto Show got underway on Wednesday in New York, with a vast expanse of chrome and steel stretched out over two floors at a city convention centre.

German automaker BMW AG, whose US business rose more than seven percent in 2004, introduced two all-new 3 Series sedans on Wednesday, smaller relatives of the 5 and 7 series the company hopes will maintain its sales momentum.

The luxury carmaker also used the New York International Auto Show for the North American debut of its refreshed high-end 7 Series.

Both lines of cars are scheduled to go on sale in May as 2006 models.

Pricing for the 3 Series starts at roughly 31,000 US dollars, the 7 Series at 71,195.

Tom Purves, chairman of BMW's North American arm, said the two lines will compliment what has been an impressive run for BMW in the intensely competitive US market.

For the first two months of 2005, BMW's US sales were up 21 percent from a year ago, even as General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company struggled despite a slew of new vehicles.

BMW's US market share stood at 1.5 percent at the end of February, up from 1.3 percent a year ago.

Purves also said the new 3 series, though a luxury car, will be friendlier to the environment and to people's wallets when they go to the petrol station.




Among the cars unveiled on Wednesday was the Lexus GS 450h gas-electric hybrid luxury sedan.












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