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Friday, April 12, 2002

FORBES: C-Execs Spend More Time ON THE WEB THAN TV,RADIO,PRINT, And You Throw Budget Crumbs To The Internet...Why?

FORBES: C-Execs Spend More Time ON THE WEB THAN TV,RADIO,PRINT, And You Throw Budget Crumbs To The Internet...Why?

eMarketer "Online Advertising Update" Published by eMarketer and Forbes.com, the "Online Advertising Update" provides an objective, information-rich overview of the online ad market, including its growth and effectiveness, as well as CEO research data from Research.net. To get your free copy of the Online Advertising U ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 12 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 372,042 units, up from the 317,470 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 4,855,528 ... Continue reading

Ford May Build Small Mercury SUV in Avon Lake

Ford May Build Small Mercury SUV in Avon Lake

April 12, 2002 CLEVELAND AP reported that a story that Ford Motor Co. is considering building a small Mercury sport-utility vehicle at the Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, appeared in a newspaper Wednesday. The Plain Dealer said the plan was dependent on Ohio officials coming up with an acceptable incentive package. T ... Continue reading

NHRA: Recent performance has Team Amato dreaming big

NHRA: Recent performance has Team Amato dreaming big

For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Recent performance has Team Amato dreaming big HOUSTON (April 11) – If a driver in the POWERade Drag Racing Series is only as good as his last outing then Top Fuel pilot Darrell Russell should once again be considered an early favorite at this weekend&#821 ... Continue reading

smart: Sales of the City-Coupé and Cabrio Increase by more than 13 Percent

smart: Sales of the City-Coupé and Cabrio Increase by more than 13 Percent

Renningen, Germany, April 09, 2002 In the first three months of this year Micro Compact Car smart GmbH sold more than 28,400 City-Coupés and Cabrios, increasing sales by 13.3 percent compared with the corresponding period last year (25,084 cars). In the first quarter of this year Germany and Italy were again the stron ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Gas Prices Have Slight Bump Upward

Auto Club: Gas Prices Have Slight Bump Upward

LOS ANGELES--April 12, 2002--Gasoline prices in Southern California rose only slightly from the week before, marking the 14th straight week that the average prices moved upward, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price o ... Continue reading

GM to Idle Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant Next Week

GM to Idle Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant Next Week

DETROIT AP reported that General Motors Corp.has informed employees of its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant that the facility will shut down for one week beginning Monday, the company said Thursday. The temporary idling of the plant that produces the Cadillac Seville and Buick LeSabre will affect 3,200 workers. The pla ... Continue reading

Sanyo, Honda to develop hybrid car batteries

Sanyo, Honda to develop hybrid car batteries

TOKYO, April 12 Reuters reported that Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co (6764.T) said on Friday it would jointly develop batteries with Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) for hybrid cars powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor. Sanyo, a leading battery supplier for electronic products, said the two firms w ... Continue reading

HUH?-BorgWarner No Longer Produced Turbocharger That Was Subject of Honeywell Infringement Claim

HUH?-BorgWarner No Longer Produced Turbocharger That Was Subject of Honeywell Infringement Claim

CHICAGO, April 11 BorgWarner Turbo Systems today announced that it decided earlier this year not to contest Honeywell's allegation of patent infringement directed toward a BorgWarner Turbo Systems variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger. BorgWarner Turbo Systems said the decision was made because this turbocharger ... Continue reading

BFGoodrich Tires Celebrates 50th Race as Spec Tire of Trans-Am Series

BFGoodrich Tires Celebrates 50th Race as Spec Tire of Trans-Am Series

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 11 -- BFGoodrich® Tires celebrates its 50th race as the Official Spec Tire of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup this weekend at the season-opening Johnson Controls 100 at the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix. BFGoodrich® Tires is in its fifth year as the spec tire to the series ... Continue reading

Super Sunday Notre Dame Automotive Swap Meet, and Car Sale

Super Sunday Notre Dame Automotive Swap Meet, and Car Sale

SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 11 -- April 21, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the Joyce Center, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. 21st Annual Giant Indoor Swap Meet. Over 500 Spaces indoors -- always a sell out. General admission $5, children under 12 FREE. Swap Space $40, Car Sale Space $20. ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Five Dealerships

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Five Dealerships

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 11 Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced today that it has entered into agreements to acquire five dealerships. The dealerships have combined annual revenues of approximately $300 million annually. The dealerships acquired or to be acquired are: * Parra Autoplex (including Chevrolet, Mitsubishi and Ch ... Continue reading

Hemmings Motor News to be Acquired by American City

Hemmings Motor News to be Acquired by American City

BENNINGTON, Vt.--April 11, 2002--Hemmings Motor News, known as the "bible" of the old car hobby, will be acquired by American City Business Journals Inc., Charlotte, NC, from the family of Hemmings' late publisher and editor, Terry Ehrich. Mr. Ehrich died in January after serving as publisher and editor of the monthly ... Continue reading

Beatfest 2002 festival Official Sponsor - Vibe

Beatfest 2002 festival Official Sponsor - Vibe

FOR RELEASE: April 11, 2002 DETROIT - Pontiac is the official sponsor of the Beatfest 2002 festival and road trip, taking place throughout April. The Pontiac Vibe, a fresh and fun new car for younger buyers will be prominently featured throughout the tour. Beatfest will celebrate the "Beat Generation" through music and ... Continue reading

Chrome's AutoBuilder Copies TACH Release Includes Comparator and Review Features

Chrome's AutoBuilder Copies TACH Release Includes Comparator and Review Features

PORTLAND, Ore.--April 11, 2002-- AutoBuilder 3.0 Compares Multiple Vehicles' Complex Configurations and Displays Results in Easy-to-Read, Customizable Text Chrome Systems Corporation, a leading provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, announced today the release of AutoBuilder(TM) 3 ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck Donates Rescue Vehicle to Fire Department of New York

Oshkosh Truck Donates Rescue Vehicle to Fire Department of New York

OSHKOSH, Wis.--April 11, 2002--Oshkosh Truck Corporation's subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing, and its employees are donating a specially built air and light support rescue vehicle to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). It will be on display at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Ind., ... Continue reading

International Speedway Corporation Declares 6 Cent Dividend

International Speedway Corporation Declares 6 Cent Dividend

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--April 11, 2002--International Speedway Corporation ("ISC") announced the declaration of an annual dividend of $0.06 per share, payable on June 28, 2002 to common stockholders of record on May 31, 2002. International Speedway Corporation is a leading promoter of motorsports activities in the United ... Continue reading

Millennium Cell Ships Two Prototype Hydrogen On Demand Fuel Systems to PSA Peugeot Citroen

Millennium Cell Ships Two Prototype Hydrogen On Demand Fuel Systems to PSA Peugeot Citroen

EATONTOWN, N.J.--April 11, 2002--Millennium Cell Inc. -- Milestones Met in Commercial Relationship Announced in December, Under Terms of Sales Agreement, Marks Company's First Prototype Sales Millennium Cell Inc. , a development-stage company that has created a proprietary technology to safely generate and store hydrog ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Names Transpro as its Primary Air Conditioning Line Supplier

CSK Auto Names Transpro as its Primary Air Conditioning Line Supplier

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--April 11, 2002--Transpro, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket and OEM heat transfer products for automotive, truck, and industrial applications, has announced today that CSK Auto, Inc. has named Transpro as primary supplier of its air conditioning product line. Effective immedi ... Continue reading

NHRA Houston pre-race: Timing of Houston event couldn't be better for Martino

NHRA Houston pre-race: Timing of Houston event couldn't be better for Martino

(Note: The following is attached in text format for your convenience.) Contact: Jon G. Knapp Phone: (704) 662-3121 Fax: (704) 662-3021 TIMING OF HOUSTON EVENT COULDN'T BE BETTER FOR MARTINO Jesel Motorsports Grand Am driver aims to add to Houston successes at the O'Reilly Spring Nationals Farmingdale, N.J., April 11, 2 ... Continue reading

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