NASHVILLE (AP) — A forum in Nashville Friday is designed to help women in the automotive field get promoted.

It's the second annual Southern Automotive Women's Forum.

Panel discussions include "The New Brand of Workers and What We Can Learn From Them," ''Success Achieved Through Branding — Women in Automotive, Personal and Professional Strategies" and "The Brand New Type of Leader."

Panelists will represent General Motors; BMW; Mercedes-Benz; the Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association, and Tottser Tool & Manufacturing.