Multimedia Available: PPG Presents CCS Students With Auto Glass Design Awards
-- While dark glass on today's vehicles provides passenger privacy and symbolizes status, tomorrow's automotive designers see glass tops, spanning from the windshield across the roof to the back window, on luxury vehicles so that occupants can see and be seen. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.new ... Continue reading
VINTAGE RACE CAR TECH & SHOW - SATURDAY, JANUARY 12
THIS IS A RE-MINDER ... IF YOU'RE IN TOWN ON SATURDAY, PLEASE DROP BY! THANKS! VINTAGE AUTO RACING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL TECH INSPECTION & RACE CAR SHOW: SAT., JAN. 12, 2002 - IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY Irwindale, Calif. - - The traditional "opening bell" of the vintage racing car season, VARA's Annual Technical Inspection Day, i ... Continue reading
Auto Channel -- Robert Gordon, Co-Publisher ON THE SCENE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A SATELLITE MEDIA TOUR OF OLYMPIC PROPORTION OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST KRISTI YAMAGUCHI DISCUSSES THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES AND HER CAREER *********************************************************** ***** THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2002 11:00 AM – ... Continue reading
Lowe's Racing/Jimmie Johnson photos
My name is Yancey Casey and I am the new media relations representative for Lowe's Racing and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Attached for your future use and files are several photos of Jimmie and the No. 48 Lowe's Monte Carlo -- complete with new paint sch ... Continue reading
APCOA/Standard Parking Announces Expiration of Exchange Offer
CHICAGO--Jan. 9, 2002--APCOA/Standard Parking, Inc. ("APCOA/Standard Parking") announced today that the tender period for its unregistered $50.0 million (with a minimum of $45.5 million and a maximum of $65.0 million) exchange offer with holders of its outstanding 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 ("9 1/4% Note ... Continue reading
CTS Wireless Components Introduces Low-Cost CDMA Duplexer Filter
ELKHART, Ind.--Jan. 9, 2002--CTS Corporation , an innovator in wireless handset component technology and a world leader in wireless component manufacturing, today introduced a low-cost duplexer solution for 800 MHz CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) applications. The new CDMA duplexer, CTS Model CER0046A, which was d ... Continue reading
SANTA ANA, Calif.--January 9, 2002--January 11-13, 2002 the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows(R) Presented by Toyota Trucks will return to the Minneapolis Convention Center. The nation's oldest and largest consumer-oriented powersports show series is a once-a-year gathering of new model vehicles is truly a mus ... Continue reading
CCC Information Services Group Inc. Announces Completion of $20 Million Rights Offering
CHICAGO--Jan. 9, 2002--CCC Information Services Group Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced rights offering. The rights offering closed as scheduled on December 28, 2001 and raised gross proceeds before expenses of $20 million, with 3,636,364 shares of common stock being issue ... Continue reading
JPMorgan Announces ADR Ratio Change for Honda
NEW YORK--Jan. 9, 2002--JPMorgan is pleased to announce a ratio change for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADR effective date: January 10, 2002 ADR record date: December 31, 2001 ADR mailing/payment date: January 9, 2002 Symbol: HMC New ratio: 2 ADRs: 1 share of common stock Old ratio: 1 AD ... Continue reading
JPMorgan Announces ADR Ratio Change for Honda
NEW YORK--Jan. 9, 2002--JPMorgan is pleased to announce a ratio change for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADR effective date: January 10, 2002 ADR record date: December 31, 2001 ADR mailing/payment date: January 9, 2002 Symbol: HMC New ratio: 2 ADRs: 1 share of common stock Old ratio: 1 AD ... Continue reading
Police Use InterTrak to Recover A Stolen Corvette's Carbon Copy in 30 Minutes!
POMPANO, Fla.--Jan. 9, 2002--Having one's car stolen once is bad enough, but when it happens twice in one month it makes you wonder. But that's what happened when Byron Cohen's first Corvette which was stolen four weeks ago and then its replacement was taken last week. Byron refused to give up fulfilling his Corvette d ... Continue reading
Southwall Completes New 2-Year Supply Contract With Saint-Gobain Sekurit for XIR Automotive Films
PALO ALTO, Calif.--Jan. 9, 2002--Southwall Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq Symbol: SWTX) announced today that a new, 2-year supply agreement has been signed with Saint-Gobain Sekurit of France for XIR(R) automotive films. The contract covers the calendar years 2002 and 2003 and stipulates a minimum quantity of XIR(R) film pr ... Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEBANON VALLEY READY TO "SHOW OFF" IN MARCH SHOWS JANUARY 08, 2002 WEST LEBANON, NY -- The annual schedule of car shows is fast approaching and Lebanon Valley Speedway will be participating in two events this year. Kicking off a busy March is RACEARAMA 2002 at The Big E in Springfield, MA, March 1 ... Continue reading
FAIRFAX, Va.--Jan. 9, 2002--CARFAX, industry pioneer and creator of the vehicle history report, today announced the addition of an Internet-based batch system, available for use by auto auctions. CARFAX developed this program to address the need of auctions to check large numbers of vehicles at one time. The CARFAX Bat ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: January 9, 2002 Lansing, Mich. - An unprecedented collaboration among union, management, government and the community created the foundation for the all-new General Motors (GM) Lansing Grand River (LGR) Assembly plant. The $559-million plant will employ about 1,500 people and build approximately 130,000 ve ... Continue reading
Standard Automotive Corporation Announces Subsidiary's Sale of Assets
NEW YORK--Jan. 9, 2002--Standard Automotive Corporation (AMEX: AJX), today announced that its subsidiary, The Providence Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, sold its core assets to MCE Applied Technology, Inc. of Washington, pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the deal, MCE will pay $250,000 cas ... Continue reading
PITTSBURGH--Jan. 9, 2002--ALGOR, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, today announced the addition of a forced convection heat transfer capability to its steady-state heat transfer analysis products. This capability enables engineers to consider the effects of fluid flow when solving for temperat ... Continue reading
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Dear Media Member: In order to serve the motorsports media more efficiently, Performance PR Plus, who represents DuPont Motorsports and Havoline Racing, is updating its media contact list for 2002. Please email updated contact information to jking@pprplus.com . In addition, we would appreciate any contact information y ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation Announces Earnings Conference Call
Elkhart, Ind.--Jan. 9, 2002--CTS Corporation will release earnings for the fourth quarter and year-end 2001 on Monday, January 28, 2002, following the close of the NYSE market and the completion of after hours trading, at 6:30 p.m. (EST). A conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year-end financial results is sch ... Continue reading
FEATURE/PPG Presents CCS Students With Auto Glass Design Awards
Asset Caption: FIRST PLACE in the PPG Design Challenge Awards for 2001 was won by Randy Rodriguez, senior transportation design student at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit. Rodriguez, from Vancouver, British Columbia, received a $1,500 scholarship from PPG Industries in the competition to design a luxury 2008- ... Continue reading
Millennium Cell Announces Support for Department of Energy "Freedom CAR" Initiative
EATONTOWN, N.J.--Jan. 9, 2002-- Public-Private Partnership Key to Commercialization of Clean, Energy-Efficient Vehicles Millennium Cell Inc. , today announced strong support for the "Freedom CAR" initiative announced today in Detroit by Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and executives from leading automakers. Millenn ... Continue reading
Webasto Establishes New Roof System Company with Pininfarina
DETROIT and STOCKDORF, Germany, Jan. 9 -- Webasto AG and Pininfarina SPA Turin, Italy) today announced that they are setting up a new company to develop and produce convertible roofs. This agreement to proceed with a joint venture (JV) follows a letter of intent between the companies that was signed last October. The J ... Continue reading
Supreme Court Defines Disability
Story By Dan Ackman from Forbes.com: In late 1996, an auto assembly-line worker, citing pain and inflammation in her shoulders and neck, stopped showing up for work, and her employer, Toyota Motor , fired her. Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court indicated the employer's action was legal, despite the employee's c ... Continue reading
Rapid Prototyping System-Stratasys Titan is ABS-Ready
MINNEAPOLIS--Jan. 9, 2002-- Rapid-prototyping system adds second in a series of modeling materials Rapid-prototyping systems maker, Stratasys, announced that its FDM Titan(TM) is now ABS-ready. The Titan was introduced last May with polycarbonate modeling material. Users now have the option of modeling in both polycarb ... Continue reading
"U-Connect"- Name of Chrysler In-Vehicle Communications System
DETROIT, Jan. 9 -- Chrysler Group announced today ``U-Connect,'' its in-vehicle communications system. U-Connect debuts this spring when Chrysler Group offers the service as an after-market item in its vehicles, with factory-installed availability in early 2003. ``We wanted a name that is easy to remember and truly rep ... Continue reading
New Car Sales in Silicon Valley Mirror National Success
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Jan. 9, 2002--Sustaining its position as one of the most productive auto sales regions in the world, Santa Clara County new vehicle sales in 2001 reflected the national success which saw the industry as a whole record its second best year in history. ``Despite the assault on our nation, we've once aga ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company and iBiquity Digital Corporation Form Business Alliance
DETROIT, COLUMBIA, Md. and WARREN, N.J., Jan. 9 -- iBiquity Digital, the sole developer and licenser of digital AM and FM radio broadcast technology in the U.S., and Ford Motor Company , the world's second largest automaker, today announced that they have reached an agreement to investigate opportunities to deploy iBiq ... Continue reading
Mobile Multimedia Keeps Rear Passengers Entertained
TROY, Mich., Jan. 9 -- Delphi Automotive Systems'Communiport® audio/video rear-seat entertainment system is being featured prominently at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week. The system is offered on the popular GM U-Vans. The Delphi system is offered on the Oldsmobile Silhouette, Pontiac M ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: January 9, 2002 Investment totals nearly three-quarters of a billion Euro Rüsselsheim- Production at Opel´s new facility in Rüsselsheim, currently the most modern passenger car plant in the world and the site where the newly developed Vectra is being built, got off to a good start on Monday. Opel has in ... Continue reading
First All-Digital, CDMA-Based Telematics Solution to the Automotive Aftermarket
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 Wingcast, LLC, and Directed Electronics, Inc. announced today that the two companies are joining forces to deliver the first all-digital CDMA-based telematics solution to the automotive aftermarket. Under the partnership, Wingcast, founded by Ford Motor Company and QUALCOMM to provide telematics servi ... Continue reading
Automakers Offer Alternatives to Vans
DETROIT, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Soccer moms may never have to drive another minivan again. From the Honda Pilot sport utility vehicle to the Chrysler Pacifica wagon, both introduced at the Detroit auto show this week, automakers are offering more vehicles that are both functional and more fun than the classic suburban kid-h ... Continue reading
West Virginia Fights Driver License Fraud with Facial Recognition ID
TUALATIN, Ore.--Jan. 9, 2002-- West Virginia DMV Enhances License Issuance Program With FaceIt(R) Technology to Eliminate Identity Fraud and Duplicates Digimarc ID Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Digimarc Corporation , and Visionics Corporation , the worldwide leader in identification technologies and systems, to ... Continue reading
Auto Dealer Software from Merged i-Vantage and Automotive Directions
BOSTON--Jan. 9, 2002--i-Vantage, Inc. and Automotive Directions recently partnered to bring higher quality service to automotive customers. Automotive Directions' offerings help automotive dealers establish and maintain strong relationships with customers, resulting in improved customer loyalty, positive word-of-mouth ... Continue reading
Alcoa Acquires Additional Stake in Elkem; Will Make Legally Mandated Tender Offer
PITTSBURGH & OSLO, Norway--Jan. 9, 2002--Alcoa announced today that it has raised its equity stake in Elkem ASA (OSE:ELK), a Norwegian industrial company, above 40%. Alcoa has had a significant minority stake in Elkem for several years, and has held 39.5% of Elkem's shares since October 2001. Under Norwegian securities ... Continue reading
Comprehensive Dealer e-Business Software Platform Released
SEATTLE--Jan. 9, 2002-- Industry rallies around J2EE(TM) technology-based Cobalt Nitra; National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), Hendrick Automotive Group are first to endorse; Sun Microsystems lauds Cobalt's implementation of J2EE technology The Cobalt Group, the leading provider of e-business software and serv ... Continue reading
Hydrogen In, Water Out - Clearly, The AUTOnomy Is Clean
DETROIT - The hydrogen-powered future just became easier to imagine with the introduction of General Motors' AUTOnomy concept vehicle. It would run cleaner, use fewer resources and conceivably last twice as long as conventional vehicles. Fuel cell vehicles consume hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, an ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Appoints Michael P. Gaynor Senior Vice President And Chief Information Officer
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 8 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank Macher announced today the appointment of Michael P. Gaynor, to senior vice president and chief information officer, effective February 11, 2002. In this new position, Gaynor will report to Macher and serve on the senior m ... Continue reading
Auto Execs See a Continued Market Share Decline for North American OEMs
Over Next Five Years, KPMG Study Reveals DETROIT, Jan. 8 -- According to the results of a study by KPMG LLP, the professional services firm, automotive executives see a continued decline in market share for North American auto brands over the next five years.In a major global study of automotive manufacturers and suppl ... Continue reading
Warrantech Unveils Innovative Web-Based Platform
Jan. 8 -- Warrantech Corporation a leader and innovator in providing service contracts and aftermarket warranties, today announced the launch of an innovative web-based platform from its Consumer Products Services division. WCPS Online is the industry's most comprehensive web-based tool. The site will provide real-time ... Continue reading
Ford: Production Cuts Key to Survival
DETROIT Reuters reported that Ford will cut back on production capacity. It went on to quote Ford executives: "No automaker can survive, let alone prosper, with excess production capacity" warned on Tuesday, setting the stage for thousands of job cuts the company is expected to announce later this week. ``We'll take ac ... Continue reading
DealerTrack Merges With Webalg
MELVILLE, N.Y.--Jan. 8, 2002--DealerTrack (www.dealertrack.com) announced today that it has merged with Webalg, Inc. Through the merger DealerTrack has acquired PaymentTrack(tm), a powerful lease comparison tool to serve as the front end of its finance tool suite for automobile dealers. PaymentTrack(tm) enables dealers ... Continue reading
Cummins Inc.: Winners of the 2001 Dr. Julius P. Perr Innovation Award Announced
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Jan. 8, 2002--Cummins Inc. announced today the presentation of the prestigious Dr. Julius P. Perr Innovation Award. Each year Cummins presents the Dr. Julius P. Perr Innovation Award as part of its employee recognition program. ... Continue reading
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