AutoNation, Inc. Appoints Adams Simms Vice President-Used Vehicles
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 11 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer of new and used vehicles, has appointed Adam Simms to the new position of Vice President-Used Vehicles. Effective immediately, Simms becomes part of the Company's Operations Team, reporting directly to Senior Vice President-Opera ... Continue reading
Nissan's VQ Engine Continues String on Ward's 'Best Engines' List
GARDENA, Calif., Dec. 11 -- Nissan's VQ engine has been named for the eighth-straight year by the editors of Ward's Communications Inc. as one of the ``10 Best Engines'' available in the U.S. automotive market. No other engine has received the honor every year that the list has been compiled by the editors of Ward's Au ... Continue reading
Allied Holdings Sells its Interest in United Kingdom
DECATUR, Ga., Dec. 11 -- Allied Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its interest in the United Kingdom joint venture established in April 1999 by Allied's Axis subsidiary, to AutoLogic Holdings plc for approximately US$20.5 million in cash. Allied also received a US$5 million distribution f ... Continue reading
Teachers Invited to Participate in Toyota-Sponsored Study Program in Japan
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 11 -- Kentucky high school teachers are invited to participate in a fully sponsored two-week study program in Japan next summer. Now in its fourth year, the Toyota International Teacher Program sends 50 U.S. educators to Japan to promote international understanding while studying issues such as t ... Continue reading
Auto Theft Rises for First Time in 10 Years- Most Stolen Car Lists
NICB Releases Nation's Most Commonly Stolen Vehicles ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 11 -- After a ten-year decline in auto theft rates, newly released statistics indicate auto theft is on the rise in the United States. The rates are included in an annual study released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) of the n ... Continue reading
Haldex Acquires Anchorlok Brake Actuator and Neway Suspension Control With Annual Sales of 50 MUSD
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Dec. 11, 2001--Haldex has signed a purchase agreement to acquire two business units from the Holland Group, Michigan, USA. One unit encompasses the air brake actuator product line with the Anchorlok brand name and production in Mexico. The other unit consists of a range of suspension control valve pr ... Continue reading
WOMAN MOTORIST READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
Cast Your Votes By December 22 To Be Eligible For Awesome Prizes!! YOU DETERMINE THE WINNERS IN THE WOMAN MOTORIST READERS' CHOICE AWARDS WomanMotorist.com invites you to voice your opinions in the Woman Motorist Readers' Choice Awards. You'll be eligible for fantastic prizes! Go to http://www.womanmotorist.com/ballot ... Continue reading
Safe Driving Tips for Mall Holiday Shoppers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Now that shopping malls are filling up with consumers eager to do the nation good with a splurge of holiday shopping, some timely reminders from GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) will help keep from spoiling the season of good will. Shopping mall safety tips According to the auto ins ... Continue reading
Toyota Opens New Financial Services Center in Chandler, Arizona
CHANDER, Ariz., Dec. 10 -- Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and Lexus Financial Services (LFS) announced today the grand opening of their new Customer Service Center in Chandler, Arizona. The center occupies approximately 100,000 square feet of leased space within the San Tan Building, and provides service for Western r ... Continue reading
Fujitsu Vehicle Navigation, Mobile Information Systems
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Dec. 10, 2001--Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA) today introduced a new set of graphic display controller devices designed for vehicle navigation systems and mobile information-processing terminals. The four controllers include a wide variety of advanced features and capabilities, including two-d ... Continue reading
AAA Gives New York Five Diamond Award; Calls City ``Unique''
NEW YORK--Dec. 10, 2001--In a show of support for New York City and its importance as a travel destination, AAA has named New York the first-ever AAA Five Diamond City. "New York has persevered in the face of tremendous destruction, a testament to the will and stamina of its citizens and its businesses," said Susan Pik ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS--Dec. 10, 2001--Celadon Group, Inc. today announced that Sergio Hernandez Aranda, who has been with the Company five years, has been promoted to vice president and director general of Mexico. Except for a three-year work assignment in the United States, he is a lifelong resident of Mexico. His career spans ... Continue reading
eMotion Mobility Breaks Ground on Hinesville Micro-Assembly Plant
HINESVILLE, Ga.--Dec. 10, 2001-- Revolutionary Facility Will Bring More Than 100 Jobs to South Georgia Officials from the State of Georgia and eMotion Mobility, a unit of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation, today broke ground in South Georgia on a factory to build electric cars for a new mobility program linked to transit ... Continue reading
BOSTON--Dec. 10, 2001-- MERL Using SpeechWorks' Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech Technologies SpeechWorks International, Inc. , a global leader in speech recognition and text-to-speech (TTS) solutions, announced today that it has signed a development and license agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Research Laborato ... Continue reading
Opel Using Fastest Computers in Car Industry
FOR RELEASE: December 10, 2001 Opel Using Fastest Computers in Car Industry Rüsselsheim - Engineers at Opel's International Technical Development Center (ITDC) have started to work with the first of six new high-performance computers. The "super computers", each with an eight-digit DM price tag, will be used for simul ... Continue reading
OSI Systems Announces $40.5 Million Private Placement of Common Stock
HAWTHORNE, Calif.--Dec. 10, 2001--OSI Systems Inc. today announced that it will receive gross proceeds of approximately $40.5 million in conjunction with a private placement of common stock at $19.56 per share to institutional investors. The share price of the placement is based upon the average of the company's common ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Perceptant(tm), a provider of real-time business intelligence software to the financial services industry, announced today the appointments of Miles Grody and Jim Rourke to the positions of CEO and Vice President of Sales and Business Development, respectively. With a combined 40+ years of ... Continue reading
BOSTON--Dec. 10, 2001-- Launches New, Small Footprint Speech Recognizer, Speech2Go, Ideal for Hands-Free Use in Devices SpeechWorks International, Inc. , a global leader in speech recognition and text-to-speech (TTS) technologies and services, today announced that it has formed a new business unit to meet the growing d ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Trilogy, the leader in Automotive Demand Chain(tm) solutions, today announced three product suites -- Intelligent Transaction(tm), Active Customer Profile(tm) and Automotive Targeted Offer Management(tm) (ATOM)(tm) -- to energize retail distribution for the automotive industry, including e ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Trilogy, a leading provider of e-business solutions for the automotive industry and the Fortune 1000, today announced the appointment of two industry veterans as customer partners for its Detroit automotive operations. Lee Sage joins Trilogy as a customer partner to bolster the company's i ... Continue reading
EULESS, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Warrantech Corporation (OTC:WTEC), a leader and innovator in providing service contracts and aftermarket warranties today announced that it renewed a service contract sales agreement with Ultimate Electronics Inc. for an additional five years. Ultimate Electronics is a leading specialty re ... Continue reading
Weaver Named to All-America Auto Racing Team Borcheller, Goad Earn Second-Team Honors; Bingham Receives Honorable Mention DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 10, 2001) -- Four drivers from the Rolex Sports Car Series will receive honors at the America Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA) banquet next month. ... Continue reading
--The Automobile Club of Southern California WHO: The Automobile Club of Southern California, the California Highway Patrol and Orthopaedic Hospital discuss a new state law and distribute gifts that save lives. WHAT: Santa Claus will arrive on an Auto Club tow truck, given a CHP escort to give brand new booster seats t ... Continue reading
Crown Group, Inc. Not Involved in Casino Bidding Process
IRVING, Tex.--Dec. 10, 2001--On Friday, December 7, 2001, a news report by an entity unaffiliated with the Company erroneously indicated that Crown Group, Inc. is a participant in the bidding process for casino gaming licenses in Macau. In order to eliminate any confusion potentially caused by this report, Crown Group ... Continue reading
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--Dec. 10, 2001-- TI Chipset Includes RF Section, Baseband Controller and 2MB Flash Memory; Will Debut At Bluetooth Developers Conference in San Francisco, Dec. 11-13, 2001 Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd., a forerunner in Bluetooth(TM) module development and manufacturing, announces the development of a fully inte ... Continue reading
"SWIFT SHOWOFF" CAR SHOW & 1/8-MILE DRAG RACES - RE-RESCHEDULED TO JAN 19, 2002
"SWIFT SHOWOFF" CAR SHOW & 1/8-MILE DRAG RACES RAINED OUT SATURDAY EVE, NOVEMBER 24 RE-RESCHEDULED TO JANUARY 19, 2001 Irwindale, Calif. - - A special evening of beautiful automobiles and exciting street legal drag racing originally set for Saturday, November 24, 2001 from 6 to 11 pm at Irwindale Speedway and Dragstrip ... Continue reading
IRWINDALE DRAGSTRIP SETS 2002 SCHEDULE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRWINDALE DRAGSTRIP SETS 2002 SCHEDULE NEW NHRA SEASON STARTS IN FEBRUARY Irwindale, Calif. - - Irwindale's new NHRA Street Legal Dragstrip will accelerate in to full swing in the 2002 season with regularly scheduled racing events on three Sundays and its very popular "test and tune" sessions on t ... Continue reading
Sears Point Opens Ticket Sales for 2002 Season
Contact: John Cardinale Sears Point Raceway (707) 938-8448 X107 Sears Point Opens Ticket Window for NASCAR, NHRA and Other 2002 Events SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Individual race tickets for NASCAR, NHRA and other 2002 events at the newly renovated Sears Point Raceway will go on sale Monday, Dec. 10. A variety ... Continue reading
People Drink and Drive at Sears Point
Contact: John Cardinale Sears Point Raceway (707) 938-8448 X107 ***MEDIA OPPORTUNITY*** People Ready to Drink and Drive at 'Holiday Sobriety Challenge' at Sears Point SONOMA, NOVATO, PETALUMA MAYORS AND NASCAR SOUTHWEST SERIES DRIVER TO PARTICIPATE IN DRINKING AND DRIVING EXPERIMENT SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - ... Continue reading
BMW Sports Trophy 9. December 2001 - American Boris Said wins BMW Sports Trophy - Bonus payments for successful DTC customer teams Munich/Going. American Boris Said has won the historic BMW Sports Trophy for the most successful BMW non-works racing driver in the 2001 season. A team-mate of Hans-Joachim Stuck, he was pr ... Continue reading
Apogee to Host Third Quarter Conference Call
MINNEAPOLIS--Dec. 10, 2001--Apogee Enterprises, Inc. today announced that Russell Huffer, chairman, president and chief executive officer, will host a live conference call and real-time webcast to discuss the company's third quarter results and operations on Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time ... Continue reading
ASA ENGINE PROGRAM REMAINS UNCHANGED FOR 2002 -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeremy Troiano, 765-778-8088 (ASA) ASA ENGINE PROGRAM REMAINS UNCHANGED FOR 2002 NASHVILLE, Ind. (December 7, 2001) – Officials from the American Speed Association have announced that the mandated engine program for the upcoming 2002 ASA Racing Series season remains unchanged. The serie ... Continue reading
California Dream Running Boards
Attached please find a new press release and low-res photo from California Dream. If you would like to view a high-res image please respond to this email to request. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO RECEIVE EMAILED PRESS RELEASES: You may reply to this email to remove yourself from our list IF YOU PREFER TO RECEIVE OUR NEWS VIA R ... Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Dec. 10, 2001--Cummins, Inc. today announced that it is the first multinational corporation to be awarded Mexico's National Prize for Exports for its Mexican subsidiary, CUMMSA. CUMMSA manufactures new engine components and remanufactured engines. The primary aim of the award is to encourage Mexican-own ... Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS--Dec. 10, 2001-- Donaldson Fuel Cell Contamination Control(TM) (FC3(TM)) filtration products will help automobile manufacturer accelerate fuel cell-powered automobile commercialization Global filtration solutions expert Donaldson Company, Inc. today announced a major development contract with a leading Japa ... Continue reading
MAIDENHEAD, United Kingdom & SAN JOSE, Calif.-- Dec. 10, 2001-- A High Performance, Cost-Effective Companion Chip With Advanced Functionality Enables Timely Development of CIS and Telematics Applications Hitachi today announced the HD64404, the world's first companion chip to combine a high-performance graphics process ... Continue reading
RELEASE: Corvette Racing Adds Oliver Gavin to Corvette C5-R Driver Stable
News release on appointment of Oliver Gavin to Corvette Racing. This version has stats that correct the PR Newswire version sent out previously. Note: A digital photo of Gavin also is available from Michael Scholl of G-2 Communications at 248-341-1041 or mscholl@g-2com.com Contact: Michael Stoller Wally Reese michael.s ... Continue reading
Transplace Rolls Out Yokohama Tire Deal
PLANO, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Transplace, Inc., a leading provider of logistics and transportation management services, today announced an agreement allowing Transplace to offer Yokohama tires to its subscribing member carriers at substantial savings. Through Transplace, members are able to purchase Yokohama tires at ev ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Trilogy, the leader in Automotive Demand Chain(tm) solutions, today announced three product suites -- Intelligent Transaction(tm), Active Customer Profile(tm) and Automotive Targeted Offer Management(tm) (ATOM)(tm) -- to energize retail distribution for the automotive industry, including e ... Continue reading
EULESS, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Warrantech Corporation (OTC:WTEC), a leader and innovator in providing service contracts and aftermarket warranties today announced that it renewed a service contract sales agreement with Ultimate Electronics Inc. for an additional five years. Ultimate Electronics is a leading specialty re ... Continue reading
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Dec. 10, 2001--The most recent quarterly report from the Trelleborg Group described the difficult conditions prevailing in many of the markets served by the Trelleborg Wheel Systems business area. Demand in the business area's markets for agricultural tires has declined by 15-20 percent and it is ant ... Continue reading
Fiat Announces Board of Directors Decisions
TURIN, Italy--Dec. 10, 2001--The Board of Directors of Fiat S.p.A. met today under the Chairmanship of Paolo Fresco to review the Group's 2002 outlook as well as a program of business and financial initiatives aimed at strengthening the Group. These initiatives include: - A broad industrial restructuring plan, resultin ... Continue reading
National Safety Council, News elease, December 10, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2001 CONTACT: Joe Larkin 630-775-2303 National Safety Council Advises Motorists to Buckle Up For A Safe Christmas Holiday Itasca, IL -- The National Safety Council (NSC) predicts that 381 people will live to enjoy the Christmas holiday because they took a few seconds to buckle their s ... Continue reading
SANTA ANA, Calif.--Dec. 10, 2001--The Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows(R) Presented by Toyota Trucks will return to the Dallas Convention Center. The nation's oldest and largest consumer-oriented powersports show series, is a once-a-year gathering of new model vehicles and is a must-see event for the whole fa ... Continue reading
DETROIT--Dec. 10, 2001--Automotive manufacturers and suppliers have teamed to significantly increase car features and safety, but these improvements have not registered on the industry's bottom line, according to Estimating the New Automotive Value Chain, new research conducted by Accenture, in collaboration with the C ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Trilogy, the leader in Automotive Demand Chain(tm) solutions, today announced three product suites -- Intelligent Transaction(tm), Active Customer Profile(tm) and Automotive Targeted Offer Management(tm) (ATOM)(tm) -- to energize retail distribution for the automotive industry, including e ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 10, 2001--Trilogy, a leading provider of e-business solutions for the automotive industry and the Fortune 1000, today announced the appointment of two industry veterans as customer partners for its Detroit automotive operations. Lee Sage joins Trilogy as a customer partner to bolster the company's i ... Continue reading
PHOENIX--Dec. 10, 2001--Ugly Duckling Corporation and its Chairman and majority stockholder, Ernest C. Garcia II, announced today that the board of directors and Mr. Garcia have reached an agreement on an amended tender offer and second step merger. Under the terms of the amended tender offer and merger, companies cont ... Continue reading
Dale Earnhardt Exhibit At Corvette Museum In Kentucky
Dale Earnhardt Race Exhibit on Display at Corvette Museum Exhibit Scheduled to Open January 7, 2002 Bowling Green, KY - The National Corvette Museum has announced a special Dale Earnhardt exhibit scheduled to be on display beginning January 7th through April 7th. The exciting exhibit will feature Dale Sr's. Winston Cup ... Continue reading
News from Kenworth: Wind Tunnel Lessons Drive Truck Aerodynamics
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Parietti, (425) 828-5196 jparietti@paccar.com Kenworth Engineers Apply Lessons Learned from University of Washington Wind Tunnel Seattle is Home to World Class Aerodynamics KIRKLAND, Wash., December 10, 2001 - Need a tip on who has the fastest bobsled? Ever wonder how th ... Continue reading
Continental Tire Closing What It Can't Sell
December 11, 2001 Sacramento - Unable to sell portions of its business that it no longer considers core or contributory to profits, German auto supplier Continental has given notice that it will shutdown two major business units within the next year. Last week the company announced that its Semperit tire unit in Traisk ... Continue reading
December 11, 2001 Sacramento - If someone would have forecast a decade ago that the then General Motors subsidiary Delphi would one day be supplying parts or systems to Italian exotic carmakers, they would have been branded a loony. But that's exactly what is happening. From Molinella, Italy comes word that Automobili ... Continue reading
December 11, 2001 Sacramento - Great Britain's GKN engineering group is reported to be in discussions with Borg Warner over an acquisition of the U.S.-based auto supplier. Reuters in London is reporting that GKN views Borg Warner as a good fit and could be willing to pay as much as $1.3 billion for the supplier of engi ... Continue reading
December 11, 2001 Sacramento - Reluctantly, BMW's supervisory board has had to accept the resignation of Herr Professor Joachim Milberg as chairman of the German automaker. Milberg will retire next May, one year prior to his contract expiration and apparently for personal reasons. The management board at BMW has praise ... Continue reading
European Car Sales Also Remain High
December 11, 2001 Sacramento - Similar to the strong automobile sales reports in the U.S., auto sales in Western Europe have also been enjoying a good showing, despite overall signs of recession. The up-surge in sales is being credited to tax cuts and declining fuel prices. Positive UK consumer spending has been a majo ... Continue reading
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