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Monday, January 21, 2002

TheCarConnection.Com Reports on Auto Industry

TheCarConnection.Com Reports on Auto Industry

DETROIT, Jan. 21 -- The results are in at Ford and GM -- and in Dearborn, the numbers are grim. Even with an aggressive turnaround plan in place, Ford's $5.5 billion loss is casting a shadow over the coming year as well, and in this week's issue of TheCarConnection, http://www.thecarconnection.com , Ford's top executiv ... Continue reading

TheCarConnection.Com Reports on Auto Industry

TheCarConnection.Com Reports on Auto Industry

DETROIT, Jan. 21 -- The results are in at Ford and GM -- and in Dearborn, the numbers are grim. Even with an aggressive turnaround plan in place, Ford's $5.5 billion loss is casting a shadow over the coming year as well, and in this week's issue of TheCarConnection, http://www.thecarconnection.com , Ford's top executiv ... Continue reading

Goodyear Low Rollers Featured on GM's Fuel-Cell Car

Goodyear Low Rollers Featured on GM's Fuel-Cell Car

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 21 -- High rollers won't be powering the hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles envisioned by President Bush to revolutionize the auto industry. They'll be low rollers -- as in low-rolling-resistant tires, according to Goodyear. Complete with a tree leaf-inspired tread pattern, the Goodyear fuel- efficient conce ... Continue reading

F1 2001 for XBox Reviewed at SGN

F1 2001 for XBox Reviewed at SGN

By: Nick Steinhauer January 21, 2002 12:20 PM Electronic Arts creates a masterpiece with a few slight flaws. In terms of what makes a good developer one must look at what their track record has been. Electronic Arts has been blasting the console racers with classic after classic ever since the inception of the first co ... Continue reading

NHTSA Publishes Proposed Model Year 2004 CAFE Standard

NHTSA Publishes Proposed Model Year 2004 CAFE Standard

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for Model Year 2004 light truck Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Beginning in 1996, Congress has prohibited NHTSA from spending any funds to ... Continue reading

Florida 19-Year-Old Joins Veteran American Le Mans Racing Team

Florida 19-Year-Old Joins Veteran American Le Mans Racing Team

BRASELTON, Ga., Jan. 18 -- Florida's 19-year-old road racing sensation, Gunnar Jeannette, is poised for stardom following his appointment to the Panoz American Le Mans Series racing team. Panoz yesterday announced the signing of Florida-born Jeannette as official test driver for 2002. The young star, who already has ra ... Continue reading

2002 Philadelphia International Auto Show Shatters Attendance Records

2002 Philadelphia International Auto Show Shatters Attendance Records

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18 -- The Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia (ADAGP) today announced record-breaking attendance results for the 2002 Philadelphia International Auto Show. A total of 238,291 show-goers attended the 101st edition of the show, which parked at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from ... Continue reading

BP Connect Stores Give Glimpse of Green Marketing Future

BP Connect Stores Give Glimpse of Green Marketing Future

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 18 -- Consumers today received a glimpse of how BP will meet Orlando motorists' convenience needs while helping reduce air pollution. Lower-sulfur Amoco Ultimate premium gasoline is now being sold at BP and Amoco stations in the Orlando metropolitan area, the 23rd market in the U.S. to receive the p ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Announces Expansion Into European Union

UnitedAuto Announces Expansion Into European Union

UnitedAuto Group, Inc. a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, today announced plans to commence the retail sales and service of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in the United Kingdom. UnitedAuto's expansion into Europe is consistent with the Company's vision to become a dominant global auto retailer. UnitedAuto plans ... Continue reading

VSI To Provide Services For Volvo Communications

VSI To Provide Services For Volvo Communications

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Jan. 21 -- VSI Holdings (Amex: VIS - news) today announced its marketing services network, Visual Services, Inc., has been awarded a contract to provide marketing services for Volvo Cars North America, Inc. As part of the contract, VSI will be responsible for the creative development of several ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on European Automotive X-by-Wire Technologies: January 29, 2002

Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on European Automotive X-by-Wire Technologies: January 29, 2002

Frost & Sullivan (http://transportation.frost.com) will host an interactive analyst briefing on Tuesday, January 29, 2002, at 9.30am GMT (10.30am CET) to provide industry participants with an overview of the current European Automotive X-by-Wire industry, based on research carried out last year involving the top market ... Continue reading

Traffic Pulse Service To Pittsburgh TV Channel

Traffic Pulse Service To Pittsburgh TV Channel

WAYNE, Pa.--Jan. 18, 2002--Traffic Pulse Networks (TPN) announced that starting today it is providing Pittsburgh's WPXI-TV Channel 11 with real-time traffic information for use with the station's locally produced news programs. The information is gathered by TPN'S Digital Traffic Pulse(SM) roadside sensor network that ... Continue reading

GM Makes 3D Drawings Available To SEMA Customizers

GM Makes 3D Drawings Available To SEMA Customizers

FOR IMMEDIATE USE Media Contact: Rosemarie Kitchin, rosemariek@sema.org 909/396-0289, ext. 104 SEMA AND GENERAL MOTORS GO LIVE WITH TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP DIAMOND BAR, Calif. - The technology-transfer program called tek- connect originated by General Motors for the members of SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Mark ... Continue reading

Rock Of Ages crushes the competiton at EA Sports Supercross Round 3 in Anaheim

Rock Of Ages crushes the competiton at EA Sports Supercross Round 3 in Anaheim

Factory Connection / Honda Racing's Mike "The Rock" LaRocco proved that age is only a number at round 3 of the EA Sports Supercross series. The hard-charging Indiana native won the 250cc main event, and ended a supercross win dry spell that has lasted almost seven years! LaRocco started the 20-lap main event in 9th pla ... Continue reading

Japans Big Three TV Networks To Deliver Over The Net

Japans Big Three TV Networks To Deliver Over The Net

TOKYO Japan Today reported that the three major commercial TV broadcasters said Friday they have set up a joint company to distribute their programs via broadband Internet networks in cooperation with the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) group. The joint venture, TRESOLA Corp, will begin fee-based distribution ... Continue reading

Suzuki's China venture slashes prices-Will this be a worldwide trend?

Suzuki's China venture slashes prices-Will this be a worldwide trend?

SHANGHAI A Reuters story published in Japaan Today today said that the China venture of Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp said on Friday it slashed prices of all its 19 products by up to 20%, joining a resurgent price war due to pressure from cheaper imports. Chongqing Changan Suzuki Automobile Co ordered a nationwide price re ... Continue reading

A Billion Reason$ To $ay $o Long To The Couger, Villager. Continental

A Billion Reason$ To $ay $o Long To The Couger, Villager. Continental

The Financial Times reported that Lincoln Mercury, the up-market US carmaker, incurred losses of close to $1bn last year as a combination of falling sales and costs linked to the Firestone tyre recall undermined the Ford subsidiary's operating performance. The unpublished figures, obtained by the Financial Times, signa ... Continue reading

GM reviews UK as source for car components

GM reviews UK as source for car components

The Financial Times reported that General Motors, the world's biggest carmaker, will consider reducing its dependence on the UK as a source for motor components in the wake of the dispute between Ford and KPMG, receivers for UPF-Thompson, which makes vehicle chassis for both companies. Ford has threatened to stop produ ... Continue reading

Hard to Believe But Goodyear Credit Ratings Slashed to 'Junk'

Hard to Believe But Goodyear Credit Ratings Slashed to 'Junk'

January 18 2002 The London Financial Times New York bureau reported that Goodyear Tire & Rubber, the world's biggest tyre manufacturer, on Friday joined a long line of fallen angels after its credit ratings were slashed to junk. The tyre company's long-term corporate credit rating was lowered to BB+ from BBB by ratings ... Continue reading

Porsche Profit Rises as 911 Sales Roar

Porsche Profit Rises as 911 Sales Roar

STUTTGART, Germany Reuters reported that German sportscar maker Porsche AG defied gloomy economic conditions on Friday, showing stronger first half profits driven by demand for its flagship high-margin 911 model. Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking also told an annual shareholder's meeting in the German city of Stuttgar ... Continue reading

TDS Completes Purchase of Mackie Automotive Systems

TDS Completes Purchase of Mackie Automotive Systems

LONDON, Ontario, Jan. 18 -- TDS Logistics Inc. announced today that its acquisition of Mackie Automotive Systems (MAS) is complete. TDS is a global supplier of specialized and high-complexity material logistics services to the automotive industry. MAS is a privately held company, based in Oshawa, Ontario, that provides ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Opens First Inland Processing Center in Alliance, Texas; Facility Speeds Service for 51 Southern Dealerships

Hyundai Motor America Opens First Inland Processing Center in Alliance, Texas; Facility Speeds Service for 51 Southern Dealerships

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 18 -- Hyundai Motor America (HMA) today announced the beginning of full operations at its first inland processing center in Alliance, Texas. Located outside of Fort Worth, the center is responsible for processing all vehicles for the states of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Vehic ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in New York City

DaimlerChrysler Honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in New York City

HARLEM, N.Y., Jan. 20 -- From Washington, DC to New York City and from Atlanta to Alabama, DaimlerChrysler and its companies are marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with activities that honor his life and answer his call for community service. In New York City on the 21st, DaimlerChrysler will donate a 15-passenger Dod ... Continue reading

Europe Embraces US Breakthrough Technology

Europe Embraces US Breakthrough Technology

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Jan. 17, 2002--The European Union has singled out only one nameplate technology as a priority for its multi-billion dollar, five-year materials research program (2002-2006). That technology, Reflexive Materials Technologies(TM) (RMT(TM)), was invented in the United States and is a proprietary technolog ... Continue reading

Corvette Museum Foundation Announces Changes To Board of Director s

Corvette Museum Foundation Announces Changes To Board of Director s

Good afternoon, Please find the following release on recent changes to the National Corvette Museum Foundation Board of Directors. If you have any questions concerning this release, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your support. ... Continue reading

DETROIT,

DETROIT,

FOR RELEASE: January 17, 2002 DETROIT,- Buick announced today that the purse for the 2002 Buick Open will be a record $3.3 million, an increase of $200,000 over 2001. The tournament is scheduled for August 5-11 at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich. "We are very pleased to be able to announce a reco ... Continue reading

Gehl Company Holds Annual Meeting; Fred M. Butler, William D. Gehl and John W. Splude Re-Elected as Directors

Gehl Company Holds Annual Meeting; Fred M. Butler, William D. Gehl and John W. Splude Re-Elected as Directors

WEST BEND, Wis.--Jan. 17, 2002--Gehl Company , a manufacturer of compact construction and agricultural equipment, today announced that shareholders at the Company's Annual Meeting re-elected Fred M. Butler, William D. Gehl and John W. Splude as directors to hold office until the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ... Continue reading

General Motors Contracts With Amtech Lighting

General Motors Contracts With Amtech Lighting

LOS ANGELES--Jan. 17, 2002--Amtech Lighting Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated , has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with General Motors Dealership Identification Leasing Corporation (GM-DI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation . The full-serv ... Continue reading

JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae Announce Five-Year, $35 Billion National Affordable Housing Alliance

JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae Announce Five-Year, $35 Billion National Affordable Housing Alliance

NEW YORK--Jan. 17, 2002-- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer Joins JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae at Historic Alliance Announcement J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. , a leading global provider of financial services, and Fannie Mae , the nation's largest source of financing for home mortgages, today announced a five-year affordable ... Continue reading

JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae Announce Five-Year, $35 Billion National Affordable Housing Alliance

JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae Announce Five-Year, $35 Billion National Affordable Housing Alliance

NEW YORK--Jan. 17, 2002-- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer Joins JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae at Historic Alliance Announcement J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. , a leading global provider of financial services, and Fannie Mae , the nation's largest source of financing for home mortgages, today announced a five-year affordable ... Continue reading

National Safety Council, News Release 1/17/02

National Safety Council, News Release 1/17/02

For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Tilton 1-800-621-7615, ext.2338 January 17, 2002 NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL EXTENDS ON-LINE TRAINING CONTRACT ITASCA, Ill.-- The National Safety Council (NSC) announces an exclusive partnership with FirstNet Learning, a leader in web-based training development, customization, and deliv ... Continue reading

New Leadership Duties Announced For Cincinnati Machine Business Units

New Leadership Duties Announced For Cincinnati Machine Business Units

CINCINNATI--Jan. 17, 2002-- Experienced Leadership, Operational Excellence and Customer Satisfaction Are All Key Factors in Keeping Cincinnati Machine An Industry Leader Kyle Seymour, senior vice president, UNOVA Industrial Automation Systems announced today two new appointments at Cincinnati Machine's U.S. operations. ... Continue reading

PPG Directors Set Dividend

PPG Directors Set Dividend

PITTSBURGH--Jan. 17, 2002--The board of directors of PPG Industries today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents a share, payable March 12 to shareholders of record Feb. 19. PPG has paid uninterrupted dividends since 1899. ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Selected Assets of Hartle Industries

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Selected Assets of Hartle Industries

NEW YORK--Jan. 17, 2002--Standard Motor Products, Inc. automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor announces that it has completed the $4.8 Million acquisition of selected assets of Hartle Industries located in Grand Prairie, TX. Hartle Industries does business as CFA (parts distribution) and Chill Air of ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Group to Host Conference Call With Release of Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2001 Earnings; Call Also to be Broadcast Live Over the Internet

UnitedAuto Group to Host Conference Call With Release of Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2001 Earnings; Call Also to be Broadcast Live Over the Internet

DETROIT--Jan. 17, 2002--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, will host a conference call discussing financial results for its fourth quarter and full-year 2001 on Tuesday, February 5, at 2 pm ET/ 1 pm CT/ 12 pm MT/ 11 am PT. The call will follow the release earlier that morning of fourt ... Continue reading

Unitedauto Group to Host Conference Call With Release of Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2001 Earnings; Call Also to be Broadcast Live Over the Internet

Unitedauto Group to Host Conference Call With Release of Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2001 Earnings; Call Also to be Broadcast Live Over the Internet

DETROIT--Jan. 17, 2002--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, will host a conference call discussing financial results for its fourth quarter and full-year 2001 on Tuesday, February 5, at 2 pm ET/ 1 pm CT/ 12 pm MT/ 11 am PT. The call will follow the release earlier that morning of fourt ... Continue reading

Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

MINNEAPOLIS--Jan. 17, 2002--The Board of Directors of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.055 per share, payable February 20, 2002 to shareholders of record February 4, 2002. The company has approximately 28.3 million shares outstanding. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (w ... Continue reading

Desert Automotive Group Honors John Elway as Las Vegas Declares Jan. 23rd `Elway Day'

Desert Automotive Group Honors John Elway as Las Vegas Declares Jan. 23rd `Elway Day'

LAS VEGAS--Jan. 17, 2002--In his first official visit to Las Vegas as spokesman for the Desert Automotive Group, former Denver Broncos Quarterback John Elway will be the honored guest at a January 23rd luncheon hosted by the automotive retailer at the Four Seasons Hotel. The luncheon will celebrate the two-time Super B ... Continue reading

Innoveda and DownStream Technologies Form Strategic Agreement for CAM Product Line; Move Ensures Continuity for CAM350, FabFactory Customers

Innoveda and DownStream Technologies Form Strategic Agreement for CAM Product Line; Move Ensures Continuity for CAM350, FabFactory Customers

MARLBORO, Mass.--Jan. 17, 2002--Innoveda, Inc. , a leading provider of electronic product design software and services today announced a strategic agreement with manufacturing software solutions provider DownStream Technologies for ongoing development, marketing and distribution of its computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM ... Continue reading

S&P Lwrs Rtg on PreferredPLUS Tr Ser CTR-1; OffWatch

S&P Lwrs Rtg on PreferredPLUS Tr Ser CTR-1; OffWatch

NEW YORK--Standard & Poor's--Jan. 17, 2002-- Standard & Poor's today lowered its triple-'B'-plus rating on PreferredPLUS Trust Series CTR-1 to triple-'B' and removed it from CreditWatch with negative implications, where it was placed on Nov. 7, 2001. The lowered rating reflects the lowering of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.' ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler and Starcraft Corporation Form New Partnership

DaimlerChrysler and Starcraft Corporation Form New Partnership

GOSHEN, Ind.--Jan. 18, 2002--Starcraft Corporation (OTCBB:STCR) announced today its newly formed subsidiary, Conversion Warranty, Inc. The company was formed to provide all van conversion customers, regardless of chassis-type or brand name, one source to call which serves all of their service and parts replacement need ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/Motorcycles Roar Through Philadelphia; 15th Annual Philadelphia Cycle World International Motorcycle Show Presented By Toyota Trucks

ADVISORY/Motorcycles Roar Through Philadelphia; 15th Annual Philadelphia Cycle World International Motorcycle Show Presented By Toyota Trucks

--Cycle World International Motorcycle Show(R) From James Dean & Easy Rider, to Today's Hollywood, the Mystique of the Motorcycle is Alive in America -- Nearly Everyone has Dreamt of the Perfect Two-Wheeled Machine. WHAT: 15th Annual Philadelphia Cycle World International Motorcycle Show(R) Presented By Toyota Trucks C ... Continue reading

Donaldson Company Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Increase

Donaldson Company Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Increase

MINNEAPOLIS--Jan. 18, 2002--Donaldson Company, Inc. , today announced that the company's board of directors has increased the common stock cash dividend for the 15th consecutive fiscal year. The board declared a cash dividend of eight cents per share, payable March 14, 2002, to shareholders of record as of February 22, ... Continue reading

Heartland Express, Inc. Public Offering Prices

Heartland Express, Inc. Public Offering Prices

CORALVILLE, Iowa--Jan. 18, 2002--Heartland Express, Inc. announced that a public offering of three million shares of its common stock by Russell A. Gerdin and the Gerdin Charitable Foundation has been priced at $30.75 per share, before underwriting discounts. Mr. Gerdin is the Chief Executive Officer and principal stoc ... Continue reading

NetSol Wins Software Integration Project in Australia

NetSol Wins Software Integration Project in Australia

CALABASAS, Calif.--Jan. 18, 2002--NetSol International, Inc. , a software development company announced today that its Australian subsidiary has signed a software development agreement with Aussie Car Loans in Australia, to integrate their back office systems with the company's Web based front end. Aussie Car Loan's CE ... Continue reading

Polaris Sportsman 700 Twin Named ``ATV of the Year''

Polaris Sportsman 700 Twin Named ``ATV of the Year''

MINNEAPOLIS--Jan. 18, 2002--Ehlert Publishing Group, publisher of magazines for the recreational products industry, is recognizing a U.S.-made all-terrain vehicle as the most innovative ATV of the 2002 models in ATV Magazine, the largest circulation ATV magazine in the U.S. The Sportsman 700 Twin, built by Medina-based ... Continue reading

Press Release: DBRS Comments on 2001 Rating Activity

Press Release: DBRS Comments on 2001 Rating Activity

Press Release: DBRS Comments on 2001 Rating Activity Date of Release: Jan 17, 2002 Greg Nelson, Kent Wideman / 416-593-5577 ext.2224, ext.2235 / e-mail: gnelson@dbrs.com Most rated entities (and their debt holders) did not look fondly on 2001, as a weakening economy coupled with increasingly aggressive leverage by a nu ... Continue reading

RTI's Revenues for Fiscal 2001 Exceeded $2.3 Million But Fall Short of Projections

RTI's Revenues for Fiscal 2001 Exceeded $2.3 Million But Fall Short of Projections

LOS ANGELES--Jan. 18, 2002--Rubber Technology International, Inc. (OTCBB:RTEK) announced today that unaudited gross revenues for fiscal 2001 fell short of projected revenues but exceeded $2,300,000. Annual sales for 2001 reflect more than a 200% increase in sales over fiscal 2000 revenues. Audited financials for the fi ... Continue reading

SEMA Media Release: AWDA Joins Industry Week in 2002 for its Business/Education Conference

SEMA Media Release: AWDA Joins Industry Week in 2002 for its Business/Education Conference

For immediate release January 17, 2002 AAIW PR 01-02 For more information, contact Jim Eady, AWDA 816-523-8693 e-mail: jeady@awda.org Neal Zipser, MEMA 919-406-8811 e-mail: nzipser@mema.org Rich White, AAIA 301-654-6664 ext. 1030 e-mail: rich.white@aftermarket.org Rosemarie Kitchin, SEMA 909-396-0289, ext. 104 e-mail: ... Continue reading

Six Asbury Automotive Group Dealerships Sign Up With Universal Computer Systems

Six Asbury Automotive Group Dealerships Sign Up With Universal Computer Systems

HOUSTON--Jan. 18, 2002--Universal Computer Systems Inc. (UCS) today announced the conversion of six Asbury Automotive Group dealerships to Universal Computer Systems. All six dealerships will be converting from other dealership management systems. The six dealerships are: -- Mercedes-Benz of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. -- Inf ... Continue reading

Sony WEGA & Print By Sony to Sponsor Penske Racing and Ryan Newman in 2002

Sony WEGA & Print By Sony to Sponsor Penske Racing and Ryan Newman in 2002

SONY WEGA AND PRINT BY SONY TO SPONSOR PENSKE RACING AND ROOKIE RYAN NEWMAN IN 2002 MOORESVILLE, NC, January 17, 2001 - Sony Electronics television marketing group and Penske Racing announced the continuation of their NASCAR Winston Cup sponsorship with the #12 Alltel Ford and rookie-of-the-year candidate Ryan Newman. ... Continue reading

Ernesto Fonseca To Sit Out Round 3 of the AMA / EA Sports Supercross series

Ernesto Fonseca To Sit Out Round 3 of the AMA / EA Sports Supercross series

January 17, 2002 For Immediate Release: Ernesto Fonseca To Sit Out Round 3 of the AMA / EA Sports Supercross series Honda Racing's Ernesto Fonseca crashed in practice last week at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA, and sprained his right arm. In the incident, Fonseca's right elbow ligament was injured causing him t ... Continue reading

Six Asbury Automotive Group Dealerships Sign Up With Universal Computer Systems

Six Asbury Automotive Group Dealerships Sign Up With Universal Computer Systems

HOUSTON--Jan. 18, 2002--Universal Computer Systems Inc. (UCS) today announced the conversion of six Asbury Automotive Group dealerships to Universal Computer Systems. All six dealerships will be converting from other dealership management systems. The six dealerships are: -- Mercedes-Benz of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. -- Inf ... Continue reading

Spectre Industries Becomes Fully Reporting Company; Company Clears SEC Comments on Form 10-SB

Spectre Industries Becomes Fully Reporting Company; Company Clears SEC Comments on Form 10-SB

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Jan. 18, 2002--Spectre Industries, Inc., (Pink Sheets:STND), is pleased to report that on January 17, 2002, it cleared comments for its Form 10-SB Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, Sp ... Continue reading

Auto Component Maker Johnson Controls First Quarter Earnings Up.

Auto Component Maker Johnson Controls First Quarter Earnings Up.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Johnson Controls, Inc. today reported a sales increase of 8%, an increase in operating income of 5%, and level diluted earnings per share of $1.27 for the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The comparisons are with last year's first-quarter results that have been adjusted to exclu ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Gas Prices Rise for Second Straight Week

Auto Club: Gas Prices Rise for Second Straight Week

<p>LOS ANGELES--Jan. 18, 2002--Increases in pump prices became a trend throughout Southern California, southern Nevada and Arizona as price levels increased in the region for the second consecutive week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. <p>The Weekend Gas Watch ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck Fields Heavy Defense Truck to U.S. Army Medics

Oshkosh Truck Fields Heavy Defense Truck to U.S. Army Medics

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Jan. 18, 2002--Oshkosh Truck Corporation recently fielded its latest HEMTT model to the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) during a ceremony at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. During the ceremony, four M1120 HEMTTs with Load Handling Systems (LHS) and Container Handling Units (CHU) were handed over to the sol ... Continue reading

Testing continues for both Honda-powered teams

Testing continues for both Honda-powered teams

Testing continues for both Honda-powered teams Following a successful first test for both Honda-powered teams in Barcelona last week, Jordan Honda completed a productive three-day test in Valencia yesterday (Thursday) while Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda began a four-day test at the Spanish circuit. Jordan Honda&#8217;s Gian ... Continue reading

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER SCHEDULE REVISED

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER SCHEDULE REVISED

SCCA PRO RACING PRO SPEC RACER SCHEDULE REVISED Chicago Motor Speedway Date Slated For 2002 CENTENNIAL, Colo. (January 18, 2002)-SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. has finalized another date on its 2002 Pro Spec Racer schedule. The seventh stop on the schedule has been confirmed as a return to Chicago Motor Speedway, August 24-25, i ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Corvette Museum Exhibit Update

Earnhardt Corvette Museum Exhibit Update

Corvette Museum's "Dale Earnhardt Exhibit" Offers More Than Expected! The National Corvette Museum's Dale Earnhardt exhibit on display through April 7th, is well underway and offers more than expected to guests visiting. The Museum has recently added to the exciting exhibit, a #13 of 25 produced - 03 "Intimidator Serie ... Continue reading

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Proven health improvement formula

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NHRA: Opening squirts please Russell and Co.

NHRA: Opening squirts please Russell and Co.

For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Opening squirts please Russell and Co. PHOENIX (Jan. 18) &#8211; Reigning Rookie of the Year driver Darrell Russell took his first steps as a sophomore Top Fuel professional today during the National Time Trails testing session at Firebird International Raceway. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Thomas closes in on ideal set-up

NHRA: Thomas closes in on ideal set-up

For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Thomas closes in on ideal set-up BRADENTON, Fla. (Jan. 19) &#8211; For the second time in as many weeks, NHRA Pro Stock driver Mike Thomas has improved on his personal-best elapsed time and top speed in the quarter-mile during an impromptu test session in Southe ... Continue reading

SCCA ProRally Championship - Sno*Drift

SCCA ProRally Championship - Sno*Drift

The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 19 January 2002 MEDIA ALERT SCCA ProRally Championship Round 1 -- Sno*Drift Rally Fi ... Continue reading

NHRA: Amato inks Bilstein Engine Flush as title sponsor

NHRA: Amato inks Bilstein Engine Flush as title sponsor

For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Amato inks Bilstein Engine Flush as title sponsor EXETER, Pa. (Jan. 19) -- Legendary drag racer-turned-team owner Joe Amato has announced a major sponsorship agreement with Bilstein Engine Flush that calls for the company to assume primary positioning on his Top ... Continue reading

NHRA: Russell picking up speed in Phoenix

NHRA: Russell picking up speed in Phoenix

For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Russell picking up speed in Phoenix PHOENIX (Jan. 20) &#8211; Reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year driver Darrell Russell finished the annual preseason National Time Trails at Phoenix&#8217;s Firebird International Raceway with an impressive halftrack jaunt that end ... Continue reading

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