Rep. John Dingell Honored at WAS Preview and Special Showing

Rep. John Dingell Honored at WAS Preview and Special Showing

Don′t give up on this 82-year-old Polish lawyer,” said Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), as he accepted the inaugural Keith Crain/Automotive News Lifetime Achievement Award, from Keith Crain himself at the WAS Preview and Special Showing last Tues., Feb. 3. Dingell, who becomes the longest serving U.S. lawmaker on Feb. 11, 2009, said he′s ready to fight for industry interests in critical legislation likely to be undertaken in this session of Congress. Our automakers will survive and thrive, Dingell said.

When presenting the award to Dingell, Crain said the honor recognized a public servant who had done extraordinary good for the auto industry. I′ve known John Dingell for many years and I have nothing but the greatest respect and admiration for his conscientious concern over the domestic auto industry,” said Crain. I can think of nothing more significant than giving him the first Keith Crain/Automotive News (Lifetime Achievement) Award.

Congressman Dingell has always been a true champion of the automobile industry, added WAS Chairman John M. Ourisman. This award is particularly meaningful to us because it was established in honor of Keith Crain and the leadership he′s provided to our industry. Ourisman credited Crain with inspiring WAS organizers to make the Washington Show a forum for U.S. public policy impacting the industry.