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Monday, January 15, 2001

Crain Communications to Move Its Corporate Headquarters

Crain Communications to Move Its Corporate Headquarters

DETROIT, Jan. 15 Crain Communications Inc. has signed agreements with Brewery Park Associates to purchase an interest in its Brewery Park Phase II office building and to become the building's major tenant. The agreement allows for implementation of a long-term real estate plan for the company's world headquarters and a ... Continue reading

Detroit Auto Show Design Winners Announced

Detroit Auto Show Design Winners Announced

DETROIT--Jan. 15, 2001--The Automotive Hall of Fame here played host to an awards ceremony recognizing major contributions to the world of automotive design. AMI Auto World Weekly and Eyes On Design/Detroit honored the automotive designers who have created the most significant automotive designs on display at the North ... Continue reading

Polk Auto Trend Center Report'In Vehicle Features'

Polk Auto Trend Center Report'In Vehicle Features'

DETROIT, Jan. 13 Today the Polk Company released the fourth in a series of trend reports direct from the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Today's report summarizes opinions collected from attendees at the 2001 NAIAS Charity Preview and compares them with those of the media and others in the automotive co ... Continue reading

Polk Auto Trend Center Report: Your Favorite Cars Plus Internet Shopping for Way Vehicles Up! 2000

Polk Auto Trend Center Report: Your Favorite Cars Plus Internet Shopping for Way Vehicles Up! 2000

Over 60% of Consumers Used the Internet While Shopping for a New Vehicle Last Year DETROIT, Jan. 14 Today Polk released the fifth in a series of trend center reports direct from the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Based on input from consumers during the first day the show was open to the public, Polk f ... Continue reading

2001 Jeep(R) Events Provide Peak Ownership Experience

2001 Jeep(R) Events Provide Peak Ownership Experience

Living up to its "go-anywhere, do-anything" motto, the Jeep(R) brand has announced dates and locations for its innovative customer relationship marketing programs, Camp Jeep and Jeep Jamboree. ... Continue reading

API: Handling Fuel Safety is Everyone's Business

API: Handling Fuel Safety is Everyone's Business

The American Petroleum Institute is offering consumers a list of safe vehicle refueling guidelines, including ways to avoid potential problems with static electricity discharges in fall, winter and early spring. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Returns To Le Mans

Aston Martin Returns To Le Mans

It was recently announced that Aston Martin, now a Ford subsidiary, will be returning to France to contest the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for sports cars in 2002. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 3 YEAR 2001

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 3 YEAR 2001

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 3 YEAR 2001 ... Continue reading

Business Stuff Coming Up

Business Stuff Coming Up

There's always something going on in the worldwide auto industry and as technology and innovations roar ahead, sales and marketing trends roar along with them. Here is what's going on in that world now: ... Continue reading

Fraud Class Action Filed Against DaimlerChrysler AG and Jurgen Schrempp

Fraud Class Action Filed Against DaimlerChrysler AG and Jurgen Schrempp

The complaint alleges that DaimlerChrysler AG, Daimler-Benz and its top officer, Jurgen Schrempp misrepresented the true nature of the busines combination by repeatedly claiming it to be a "merger of equals". ... Continue reading

J.B. Hunt Announces Fourth Quarter Million Mile Safe Drivers

J.B. Hunt Announces Fourth Quarter Million Mile Safe Drivers

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., proudly announces its 2000 fourth quarter million mile safe drivers. ... Continue reading

L.A. Auto Show/Detroit Auto Show - See All the Press Conferences & Intros Here

L.A. Auto Show/Detroit Auto Show - See All the Press Conferences & Intros Here

L.A. Auto Show/Detroit Auto Show - See All the Press Conferences & Intros Here ... Continue reading

LST Responds to NHTSA's Rollover Resistance Ratings

LST Responds to NHTSA's Rollover Resistance Ratings

In response to an announcement by NHTSA which rated vehicles according to their resistance to rolling over, LiquidSpring Technologies says its "smart" suspension system can rapidly lower the center of gravity of the vehicle. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG (2001)

Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG (2001)

Mercedes-Benz ML55 AMG (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Minorities and Non-Minorities Alike Give High Marks to New Car Buying

Minorities and Non-Minorities Alike Give High Marks to New Car Buying

Studies released indicate that a strong majority of all consumers gives high marks to the new car buying process. ... Continue reading

Oldsmobile Intrigue GL (2001)

Oldsmobile Intrigue GL (2001)

Oldsmobile Intrigue GL (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Proficiency Secures Contract with Ford Motor Company

Proficiency Secures Contract with Ford Motor Company

Proficiency Incorporated announced that Ford Motor Company has signed an agreement for the purchase of Proficiency's Collaboration Gateway. ... Continue reading

RALLY: Round 1 of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship, Monte Carlo

RALLY: Round 1 of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship, Monte Carlo

RALLY: Round 1 of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship, Monte Carlo ... Continue reading

Riviera Tool Company Reports First-Quarter Results

Riviera Tool Company Reports First-Quarter Results

Riviera Tool Company posted results for the first quarter of fiscal 2000. ... Continue reading

Saturn LW300 (2001)

Saturn LW300 (2001)

Saturn LW300 (2001) Review ... Continue reading

SmarTire Prepares to Enter Commercial Vehicle Market

SmarTire Prepares to Enter Commercial Vehicle Market

SmarTire announces that it has entered into an Assignment and Amendment Agreement with TRW that transfers to SmarTire the exclusive license to manufacture and sell tire monitoring systems to the original equipment manufacturers. ... Continue reading

Visteon and Philips Semiconductors Announce Licensing Agreement    

Visteon and Philips Semiconductors Announce Licensing Agreement    

Visteon and Philips Semiconductors announced that they have a licensing agreement that will enable Philips to license Visteon's MACH(R) DSP (Digital Signal Processing) technology for use in its DSP radio integrated-circuits (IC). ... Continue reading

Visteon Voice Technology(TM) to Appear on the 2002 Infiniti Q45

Visteon Voice Technology(TM) to Appear on the 2002 Infiniti Q45

Visteon Corporation announced that it has secured a contract to supply its leading-edge Visteon Voice Technology(TM) for the 2002 Infiniti Q45 Sedan. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 293,193 units, up from the 226,907 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

What's Going into Tenneco Exhaust Systems?

What's Going into Tenneco Exhaust Systems?

Locked-out AK Steel employees from Mansfield, Ohio represented by USWA Local 169 are attending the annual NAIAS to distribute information about AK's business relationship with Tenneco to automobile manufacturers, industry insiders and car enthusiasts. ... Continue reading

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