PORTLAND, Ore.--March 4, 2002--Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, announced today the Chrome Top 10(tm), national and regional rankings of the most popular vehicles researched online for the month of February. The Top 10 list for February mirrored l ... Continue reading
Italy by Vespa-Weeklong Tours of Tuscany
DENVER, March 4 -- Imagine cruising winding, open roads through the fields of the Chianti countryside of Central Tuscany in Italy, not on a crowded tour bus, but in quintessential Italian fashion -- on a Vespa® motor scooter. Mark Smith and Stan Gallery, partners of Colorado Vespa in Denver, are the visionaries who de ... Continue reading
OC(TM) Automotive Creates Home Theater on Wheels
DETROIT, March 4 -- The Automotive Business of Owens Corning is driving to create an exciting, high quality sound experience for the interior of the vehicle with an innovative method of integrating speakers into the interior trim of vehicles. OC Automotive is showcasing this patented technology at the 2002 SAE World Co ... Continue reading
Wingcast Selects Navigation Technologies To Provide Digital Maps
CHICAGO, March 4 -- Navigation Technologies, a leading provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation, Internet / wireless applications and business solutions today announced its NAVTECH® data has been selected by Wingcast, LLC, for use in its future telematic services offering. Wingcast, a company formed by Ford ... Continue reading
TRW's Revolutionary Adaptive Cruise Control Launches with VW Group
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 4 -- TRW Automotive today announced the first launch for its revolutionary radar enabled Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) system on a Volkswagen Group platform that will be unveiled to the public this month. TRW has been selected to deliver ACC on four luxury and mid-range platforms from the Vol ... Continue reading
Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems Streamlines Business Line Structure
TROY, Mich., March 4 -- Delphi Automotive Systems' Energy & Chassis division announced today that it plans to consolidate its braking systems business line and its chassis modules business line into one unit: the brakes and modules business line. Daniel E. Warrell has been named the business line executive (BLE) to lea ... Continue reading
Forbes.Com: Foreign luxury-car makers ran wild in the U.S. in the past decade
Two foreign luxury makers haven't gained the reputation of their prestigious rivals. One is Acura , which is owned by Honda , the first of the Japanese to try the U.S. luxury market. Acura sells plenty of vehicles: 170,000 last year--trailing Cadillac by only a couple of thousand units and ahead of Lincoln. Honda's sec ... Continue reading
CART to Self-Promote 2002 Race at Chicago Motor Speedway
CHICAGO, March 4 Reinforcing its commitment to major league open-wheel auto racing in the greater Chicago area, Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. announced today that it will lease Chicago Motor Speedway and internally promote the CART Grand Prix of Chicago at the one-mile oval track on June 30, 2002 (CBS-TV, 3:30 p ... Continue reading
Chrysler Building PT Rag Top And GT Cruiser
DETROIT, March 4 -- March is blowing in with some big news from the Geneva Motor Show, and TheCarConnection.com has an exclusive preview of the hottest new cars, trucks and concept vehicles. That includes the Maybach, the new Benz CLK, and the Ferrari 575M. Some of the biggest news from Geneva will come from an America ... Continue reading
Extreme Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Size Announced
TOPEKA, Kan., March 4 In a dramatic move into ``extreme'' vehicle niches, Goodyear announced today that its Wrangler MT/R sizing is expanding into 37-inch tire sizes in 15-inch-wheel diameters. Company officials said the much-anticipated 37x12.50R15 LT tire will be available at retailers nationwide in April. Manufactur ... Continue reading
Most Powerful Jaguar Sedan Ever Spearheads New S-Type Range
IRVINE, Calif., March 4 -- Jaguar today announces the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices for its new 2003 S-TYPE sedan range, which goes on sale May 6.Heading up the range is the all-new 400bhp supercharged S-TYPE R model -- the most powerful series production car ever to be produced by the Coventry, UK, manufactur ... Continue reading
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series results from Firebird
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION FIREBIRD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 SHIELDS, GASPARRELLI TAKE HOME WINS AT FIREBIRD PHOENIX, Ariz.- Duane Shields and Steve Gasparrelli took home wins in their respective categories at the season opener for the NHRA Pacific ... Continue reading
Dorricott Racing is Ready for Monterrey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com DORRICOTT RACING BEGINS 2002 TOYOTA ATLANTIC CAMPAIGN THIS WEEKEND IN MONTERREY, MEXICO BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 4, 2002) - Two new faces will wear the Dorricott moniker alongside another rising star from Dorricott Racing when the 12-race 2002 Toyot ... Continue reading
FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISIN START APRIL 6th
On Friday the sixth of April our Cruisin' starts and last every friday night until the end of October. ... Continue reading
DETROIT--March 4, 2002-- Nomad Personal Display System allows hands-free access to automotive maintenance procedures Today at the Society of Automotive Engineers conference in Detroit, MI (March 4-7), Microvision, Inc. unveiled the Expert Mechanic Package featuring the Nomad(TM)Personal Display System. Microvision is d ... Continue reading
Red-hot Dodge duo Enters Vegas on a Roll, Marlin-Burton Ranked 1-2 in Cup Standings
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 28, 2002) - Sterling Marlin and Ward Burton enter Sunday’s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 ranked 1-2 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Standings after the first two of 36 events on the 2002 schedule. Marlin carries an 18-point advantage over Burton into Sunday’s Wild West shootout. Marlin drove his No. 40 Coors Li ... Continue reading
DETROIT--March 4, 2002--Extended Systems , a leading provider of mobile data management and wireless connectivity solutions, in cooperation with Visteon Corp. , a leading automotive system integrator, will demonstrate an innovative new Bluetooth interface system that supports hands-free driving. Called MACH(R) Voice Li ... Continue reading
GMC Long Format Commercial Celebrates Division's Centennial Anniversary
FOR RELEASE: March 4, 2002 GMC Long Format Commercial Celebrates Division's Centennial Anniversary DETROIT - GMC Division has created a long-format commercial that celebrates GMC's 100-year anniversary in 2002 and educates viewers about the truck company's Professional Grade trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans. The ... Continue reading
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Sereis at Firebird
Corrections Round 1 of Top Alcohol Funny Car Pat Austin recorded a time of 5.753 to beat John Patton. (not the 5.53 reported earlier) 2) Pat Austin, Tacoma, Wash., '02 Firebird, 5.753, 243.99 def. 7) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '99 Pontiac, 9.238, 82.72 In the final of Comp. Eliminator Brad Wagner did not break out. He ... Continue reading
WESTFORD, Mass.--March 4, 2002-- MatrixOne Presenting at Conference Along with Ford of Europe, Volkswagen, Volvo, Fiat, Nissan, Valeo, Dana, Johnson Controls, Freudenberg, PWC, and Covisint Stephen Dunn, vice president of the automotive industry for MatrixOne, Inc. , the leading provider of product collaboration soluti ... Continue reading
Televoke Selects WirelessCar's Telematics Billing System
DETROIT--March 4, 2002--Televoke, a leading telematics software company, announced today at the Digital Car Conference that it has selected WirelessCar, a leading provider of telematics infrastructure services, to deliver transaction-based billing systems so Televoke business partners can better address the billing nee ... Continue reading
TNI-Valiosys Introduces Sildex to Improve Quality of Real-Time System Specification
PARIS--March 4, 2002-- Selected by Airbus, Sildex is used to perform architectural design of the real-time SW embedded in the new A380 aircraft TNI-Valiosys, a French provider of system-design solutions for real-time applications, today announces a major release of Sildex, the company's flagship system design tool targ ... Continue reading
It seems that NASCAR can't avoid controversy.
LAS VEGAS An AP story which apperaed in newspapers around the country: -- Three disputes in the three races has NASCAR officials shaking their heads in frustration. The season-opening Daytona 500 was stopped after a multicar accident late in the race, and Sterling Marlin, the leader at the time, was penalized for getti ... Continue reading
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday results from Firebird
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION FIREBIRD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 SHIELDS, GASPARRELLI TAKE HOME WINS AT FIREBIRD PHOENIX, Ariz.- Duane Shields and Steve Gasparrelli took home wins in their respective categories at the season opener for the NHRA Pacific ... Continue reading
Voice-Controlled Car Infotainment and Telematics Products
SAN JOSE, Calif.--March 4, 2002--Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc. today announced that Hitachi's 32-bit SuperH(R) RISC-based platforms now support IBM's Embedded ViaVoice speech technology. This will help accelerate the development of next-generation car infotainment and telematics applications built on the 32-bit ... Continue reading
TROY, Mich.--March 4, 2002--The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Detroit Section, will hold its March dinner meeting, featuring the all-new Cadillac CTS on Tuesday, March 26 at the San Marino Club, Troy. Cadillac presents their all-new 2003 CTS as they enter into their second century. "CTS builds on Cadillac's 10 ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group and Austin American-Statesman Launch New Online Car Shopping Site
SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas--March 4, 2002-- StatesmanCars provides car shoppers with convenient access to car buying resources and new and used vehicle listings from dealers throughout Central Texas Today, The Cobalt Group and the Austin American-Statesman announced the launch of an all-new online car-shopping site - Stat ... Continue reading
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--March 4, 2002--SingleTap today announced the company has been selected by Lexus to provide a digital brochure distribution system for Palm Powered(TM) devices. With the SingleTap solution, Lexus becomes one of the first auto manufacturers to offer car buyers the ability to carry detailed product br ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: March 4, 2002 DETROIT- Chevrolet is strengthening its successful TrailBlazer line with the announcement of a V8 engine option for TrailBlazer EXT in 2003. TrailBlazer recorded 22,189 sales in February, contributing to Chevrolet's best calendar-year-through-February SUV sales ever. The February sales are al ... Continue reading
GM Aluminum Block Engine Unveiled
FOR RELEASE: March 4, 2002 Additional Power to Provide Customers More Towing Capability Pontiac, Mich.- The 2003 Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL will feature an optional all-aluminum Vortec 5300 V8, GM's first Vortec V8 truck engine featuring an aluminum block. TrailBlazer EXT and Envoy XL are extended versi ... Continue reading
Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS)Support and Service Center Opening in Detroit
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--March 4, 2002--Transbotics Corporation, (OTC Bulletin Board: AGVS.OB-news; www.transbotics.com), formerly NDC Automation, Inc., announced the opening of its service and support center in Detroit, Michigan, in response to the increasing needs of its automotive clients in that area and to position itself ... Continue reading
Centurion Unveils New Quad-Band Mercury Antenna
LINCOLN, Ne.--March 4, 2002--Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc., the leading manufacturer of antennas and power products for wireless communications, today unveiled the Quad-Band Mercury Antenna for automotive communications systems. The antenna enhances Centurion's current line of low profile, low cost telematics s ... Continue reading
Visteon Demonstrates New Technology at SAE Digital Car Conference
DETROIT--March 4, 2002--Extended Systems , a leading provider of mobile data management and wireless connectivity solutions, in cooperation with Visteon Corp. , a leading automotive system integrator, will demonstrate an innovative new Bluetooth interface system that supports hands-free driving. Called MACH(R) Voice Li ... Continue reading
New Intel XScale Telematics Products at Digital Car Conference
DETROIT--March 4, 2002--Intel Corporation displayed its new Intel(R) XScale(TM) technology based processors today for the telematics market segment. The new family of extended temperature microprocessors, called the Intel(R) PXA250 and Intel(R) PXA210 applications processors, is specifically designed to bring high-perf ... Continue reading
Suzuki Extends Online Remarketing Agreement
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--March 4, 2002--AutoTradeCenter (OTC BB: AUTC) Monday announced that it has signed a 12-month agreement extension with American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) to continue remarketing vehicles to Suzuki franchise dealers nationwide via Program Remarketing Online (PROline) powered by ATC. Launched in May of ... Continue reading
Pep Boys Customer Care E-learning Program
RIDGEWOOD, N.J.--Mar. 4, 2002--Looking to increase sales and enhance product knowledge across its entire sales force, Pep Boys , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, recently rolled out a new multi-million dollar e-learning program. The program provides all of its employees online acces ... Continue reading
dSPACE Shows Automotive Systems Innovations at SAE Congress
DETROIT--March 4, 2002--Innovations in electronics technology for engineering development processes are being demonstrated at the 2002 SAE World Congress and Exposition, March 4-7 by dSPACE, a German-based high-technology company with North American headquarters in Novi, Michigan. A market leader and innovator in solut ... Continue reading
Introduces Powerful Vortec V8 Engine
FOR RELEASE: March 4, 2002 Division Strengthens Envoy Lineup - Introduces Powerful Vortec V8 Engine To Its XL Model DETROIT - The award-winning 2002 GMC Envoy continues to help GMC set midsize utility retail sales records with another milestone performance of 8,742 units sold in February, crushing the previous record o ... Continue reading
REVISED Jimmie Johnson First Chevy in Vegas
UAW-DAIMLER CHRYSLER 400 Contact: Judy Stropus NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 3 of 36 GM Racing Communications Las Vegas Motor Speedway 203-438-0501 1.5-mile Banked Paved Speedway jstropus@earthlink.net Sunday, March 3, 2002 800-CHEVY-VM messages 203-788-5863 cell REVISED: Bobby Hamilton quote added at bottom TEAM ... Continue reading
Red-hot Dodge duo Enters Vegas on a Roll, Marlin-Burton Ranked 1-2 in Cup Standings
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 28, 2002) - Sterling Marlin and Ward Burton enter Sunday’s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 ranked 1-2 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Standings after the first two of 36 events on the 2002 schedule. Marlin carries an 18-point advantage over Burton into Sunday’s Wild West shootout. Marlin drove his No. 40 ... Continue reading
International Motor Show To Open
LONDON AP reports that chilled by a slump in European car sales last year, automakers hope to fan the embers of consumer demand with a parade of new models at the International Motor Show that open this week in Geneva, Switzerland. Volkswagen AG, eponymous maker of Germany's "People's Car," will take unabashed aim at u ... Continue reading
It seems that NASCAR can't avoid controversy.
LAS VEGAS An AP story which apperaed in newspapers around the country: -- Three disputes in the three races has NASCAR officials shaking their heads in frustration. The season-opening Daytona 500 was stopped after a multicar accident late in the race, and Sterling Marlin, the leader at the time, was penalized for getti ... Continue reading
BMW Williams F1-Australian GP race results
Australian GP - RACE 3rd March 2002 Weather: clearing up, sunny, 18°C Air, 21°C Track (average) The first race of the 2002 season provided a mixed result for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team, with Juan Pablo Montoya finishing second and Ralf Schumacher finishing the race before completing one lap, due to an accident just afte ... Continue reading
By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor. David Coulthard is unlikely to have a better chance to snatch the championship from the grips of Schumacher and the dominant Ferrari Team than in 2002. Nicholas Frankl caught up with the dashing Scotsman before he left for the Melbourne Grand Prix and talked about ’01 and t ... Continue reading
Jean Alesi – The Great Sicilian
By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor Numbers, can be misleading. They can lead one to make assumptions based solely on the ability of ones own interpretation. If I told you that there is an F1 driver with 2 pole positions and a single win to his name – you might interpret that as a rather promising beginning to ... Continue reading
Luck pays off in Marlin's victory at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS Seen On The TICKER -- It does pay to be lucky in Las Vegas. Sterling Marlin won Sunday's Winston Cup UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when lack of communication by NASCAR failed to assess the driver a 15-second penalty for speeding in pit lane. Marlin had his Dodge Intrepid tapped from beh ... Continue reading
The Monaco GP – Interview with SAS Prince Albert.
By Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor Monaco isn’t a Grand Prix. It’s The Grand Prix. Since its inception in 1950 the Formula One World Championship has always had a very special place for the Grand Prix de Monte-Carlo. The event is the only race that everyone wants to attend – whether they know what ... Continue reading
HONDA F4i – Riding for fun without consequence
HONDA F4i – Riding for fun without consequence By Nicholas Frankl Riders buy 600 cc bikes for two reasons. Either they’ve saved up all they can and when the pennies are all added up they reach a suitable mid-size mountain. Or, they feel that the size, weight and performance envelope matches their own charac ... Continue reading
Unofficial Results From Las Vegas Nascar Cup Race
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts/Bonus Laps Status 1 24 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 180/5 267 Running 2 18 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 175/5 267 Running 3 6 #6 Mark Martin Ford Pfizer/Viagra 165/0 267 Running 4 2 #12 Ryan Newman * Ford ALLTEL 165/5 267 Running 5 15 #20 Tony Stewart Pontiac H ... Continue reading
TRW Board Rejects Northrop Grumman Proposal
CLEVELAND, March 3 -- TRW Inc. announced today that its board of directors has unanimously determined to reject Northrop Grumman Corporation's proposal set forth in its letter dated February 21, 2002 to acquire all of the outstanding shares of TRW for $47 per share in Northrop Grumman stock. After careful consideration ... Continue reading
Associated Automotive Group To Acquire The Auto Toy Store
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 4 Associated Automotive Group Incorporated announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire the assets of a leading highline automobile dealership in the United States, The New Auto Toy Store, Inc., as well as the ongoing business of a related automobile leasing busine ... Continue reading
Associated Automotive Group To Acquire The Auto Toy Store
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 4 Associated Automotive Group Incorporated, announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire the assets of a leading highline automobile dealership in the United States, The New Auto Toy Store, Inc., as well as the ongoing business of a related automobile leasing busin ... Continue reading
Auto Club: Prices At the Pump Rise for the Second Straight Month
LOS ANGELES--March 1, 2002--Gas prices have risen for the eighth consecutive week in Southern California, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. Currently, the av ... Continue reading
Auto Data Network Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire AutoMatrix Limited
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, UK--March 1, 2002--Auto Data Network Inc. (NASDAQ Bulletin Board:ADNW), provider of a regional, national and European real time data network serving the automotive sector, today announced a letter-of-intent to acquire AutoMatrix (UK) Limited for an undisclosed amount in cash and stock. The terms of the ... Continue reading
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