Simon Rothman, vice president and general manager of eBay Motors, will speak about the impact of the Internet on the automotive industry on the opening day of the Sixth Annual Conference of Automotive Remarketing in Las Vegas on March 20. Rothman helped create a dedicated auto category on eBay in August 1999, and based on its popularity, he launched eBay Motors (www.ebaymotors.com) in March 2000. He also overseas the operation of Kruse International, an eBay company that conducts collector car auctions. The two-day annual Conference of Automotive Remarketing will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton on March 19-21, 2001. The conference will also feature key executives from the manufacturers, remarketing companies, Internet sites, dealerships, service companies, banking institutions, and industry research and consulting firms, including: Dr. David Cole, University of Michigan Office for the Study of Transportation; Mark Hogan, VP, eGM; Stuart Angert, Co-CEO, Remarketing Services of America; Bob Maguire, incoming chairman, National Automobile Dealers Association; Tom Webb, chief economist, Manheim Auctions; Bruce Cavella, Standard and Poors Energy Group; Chris DeNove; senior analyst, J.D. Power & Associates; Jonathan Gaw, analyst, IDC Research; Don Himelfarb, president, Thrifty Rent A Car; Nick Stanutz, executive vice president, Huntington Bank; and Kenny Osborn, president, National Auto Auction Association. Two days of speakers, executive panels, and management workshops focused on current automotive industry issues and market trends will be presented at the annual conference sponsored and organized by Bobit Publishing Company and Automotive Information Networks Inc. Major industry speakers will brief the vehicle remarketing channel participants on the latest industry developments, issues, and emerging opportunities. Six management workshops on used-vehicle remarketing systems and technology, off-lease vehicle remarketing, alternative remarketing channels, recruiting and training of industry management, and outsourcing of vehicle remarketing services, auction remarketing management, Internet applications, and remarketing are scheduled for the conference. Attendance for CAR 2001 is expected to exceed CAR 2000 registrations of 750 industry and remarketing companies. More than 50 industry companies will participate in the Products and Services Expo 2001 scheduled to open on the afternoon of March 19, and the Expo will continue on both days of the conference proceedings.