LOS ANGELES, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Renault S.A., will kick off the Los Angeles Auto Show by delivering the Motor Press Guild (MPG) keynote address the morning of Nov. 19, 2008. The MPG breakfast and Ghosn's address is open to all credentialed Press Days attendees. A Q&A session will be part of the presentation.
Ghosn joined Nissan as its chief operating officer in June 1999, became president in June 2000 and was named chief executive officer in June 2001. In May 2005, Ghosn was named president and chief executive officer of Renault S.A. in addition to his current responsibilities at Nissan. As head of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Ghosn is responsible for two separate companies with combined annual global sales of 6.16 million vehicles and 9.1 percent global market share in calendar year 2007.
"Mr. Ghosn is among the most significant and influential executives in our industry," said Matt Stone, MPG keynote address committee chairman and executive editor of Motor Trend. "We're pleased that he will be here to open the Los Angeles Auto Show, and I know he'll have plenty to say. Don't be surprised if he makes a little news in the process."
Prior to joining Nissan, Ghosn served as executive vice president of the Renault Group, a position he had held since December 1996. In addition to supervising Renault activities in the Mercosur, he was responsible for advanced research, car engineering and development, car manufacturing, powertrain operations and purchasing.
The 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show will be held in the fall for the third consecutive year. The dates are Nov. 19-20, 2008 for press and Nov. 21-30 for the public. Media registration opens early September. Last year, the newer fall timing prompted a record number of world and North American vehicle debuts with record media attendance and news coverage from around the globe.
This will be the 10th year that the MPG breakfast has opened the Los Angeles Auto Show Press Days. MPG is comprised of approximately 800 automotive journalists and public relations professionals nationwide, making it the largest automotive press association in the country.
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