Excerpts From The TACH Used Car Chat Room-Repair Manuels -Trannys and Other Goodies
anonymous@209.122.225.99 on Fri 2002-05-10 10:22:06 EDT REBEL use the "google" search engine and type service manuals foreign car and then press enter,you will see a list of places that carry and sell foreign car manuals,the one you want is the service manual REBELFLAG1@hotmail.com@152.22.13.252 on Fri 2002-05-10 08:56 ... Continue reading
Driver Spotlight on Chris Dyson
Driver Spotlight on Chris Dyson DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 10, 2002) -- Chris Dyson has burst onto the sports car scene this season. The 24-year-old driver garnered attention last season when he shared the #20 Thetford/Norcold Ford Riley & Scott with his father, renowned team owner/driver Rob Dyson, at the Bully Hill Vin ... Continue reading
Montgomery Qualifies in Top Half of Field for Kentucky
Montgomery Qualifies in Top Half of Field for Kentucky SPARTA, KY (May 10, 2002) - Although it wasn't exactly where they wanted to be, the Montgomery Motorsports team will at least be starting in the top half of the field for Saturday's Channel 5-155 at the Kentucky Speedway. After a wreck in the morning practice, Chas ... Continue reading
DOVER, Del., May 10 - Dover Motorsports, Inc. announced today the election of a member of its Board of Directors, Patrick J. Bagley, to the post of Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer and the appointment to its Board of Directors of Kenneth K. Chalmers, formerly executive vice president of Bank of Americ ... Continue reading
Cooper Tires Denies Destroyed Docs Have Anything to do With Arkansas Case
In a press confewrence that was just concluded, Cooper Tire execs reiterated their clam that the destroyed documents had nothing to do with the present case and in fact may have even been destroyed before the accident. The company said that it dosent know who ordered the documents to be destroyed, the record shows that ... Continue reading
Landfill Gas Powering GM's Fort Wayne Truck Plant
FOR RELEASE: May 9, 2002 Landfill Gas Powering GM's Fort Wayne Truck Plant Automaker Partners with Serv-All and Toro Energy on Innovative Recycling Program That Reduces Pollution and Costs FORT WAYNE, Ind. -The latest example of General Motors' energy savings initiatives was demonstrated today at its Fort Wayne Assembl ... Continue reading
ATVA ANNOUNCES 2002 SHORT-TRACK RACING SERIES
ATVA ANNOUNCES 2002 SHORT-TRACK RACING SERIES PICKERINGTON, OHIO -- The All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA) has announced the schedule for its 2002 ATVA Short Track National Series: July 12 at Dixieland Speedway in Elizabeth City, North Carolina; August 9 at Blue Grass Speedway in Bardstown, Kentucky; and August 23 ... Continue reading
Montgomery Motorsports Has Rough Start to Weekend
Montgomery Motorsports Has Rough Start to Weekend SPARTA, KY (May 10, 2002) - The Montgomery Motorsports team will have to run their backup car for Saturday's Channel 5-155 at the Kentucky Speedway. Team driver, Chase Montgomery had an unfortunate incident in the #27 Montgomery Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the ... Continue reading
INTERMET Announces Changes to Operations Group
TROY, Mich., May 10 INTERMET Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of cast-metal automotive components, today announced management changes that will allow for a more direct focus on key manufacturing initiatives. Effective May 8, 2002, Todd A. Heavin, Group Vice President of Light Metals, and Olindo ("A ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: May 9, 2002 Major Auto Finance Companies Make Major Move Joint Venture Signs LLC Agreement, Appoints CEO SOUTHFIELD, MI - DaimlerChrysler Services (DCS), Ford Motor Credit Company (FMCC), and General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) have officially formed a newly created Limited Liability Company (LLC) ... Continue reading
Ford's St. Thomas Assembly Plant is a world beater
ST. THOMAS, ON, May 10 /CNW/ - Ford of Canada's St. Thomas Assembly Plant produced the first 2003 Mercury Marauder this week, marking the return of an iconic "muscle car" name to the automotive landscape. Marauder becomes the eighth model built at St. Thomas Assembly, one of Ford's most enduring and successful plants. ... Continue reading
WardsAuto Says U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Will Top Year-Ago In May for Second Month in a Row
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 10 -- U.S. light-vehicle sales are expected to rise for the second straight month from a year ago and maintain April's torrid 17-million-unit annual pace, says WardsAuto.com. The subscription auto-industry website offered by PRIMEDIA Inc. also forecasts that the market strength will extend into J ... Continue reading
Statement from Cooper Tire & Rubber Company :Re Enrongate
FINDLAY, Ohio, May 10 - Cooper Tire & Rubber Company attributed today's drop in its stock price to media reports about false allegations that management directed an employee to destroy documents in conjunction with an individual personal injury lawsuit. These false allegations were given to the media as part of a litig ... Continue reading
AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices Hold Steady at Popular Driving Destinations
HOUSTON--May 10, 2002--The statewide average price of gasoline has stayed near $1.36 a gallon for the past couple of weeks, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA Texas. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. San Antonio motorists are paying ... Continue reading
Which GM vehicles are equipped with Magnetic Ride Control?
FOR RELEASE: May 9, 2002 Which GM vehicles are equipped with Magnetic Ride Control? GM's Magnetic Ride Control - The World's Fastest Reacting Suspension Detroit, Mich. - General Motors took vehicle handling and comfort to a new level with the January introduction of Magnetic Ride Control on the 2002 Cadillac Seville ST ... Continue reading
North American Production for Week of April 29, 2002
FOR RELEASE: May 9, 2002 North American Production for Week of April 29, 2002 Total U.S. Passenger Car 40,463Total U.S. Truck 56,729Total Canada Passenger Car 13,611Total Canada Truck 7,478Total N.A. Car and Truck127,152North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of May 13, 2002 Mon 5/13 Tue 5/14 Wed 5/15 Thu 5 ... Continue reading
GM Expanding Full-Size Pickup Production
FOR RELEASE: May 9, 2002 GM Expanding Full-Size Pickup Production Company Adding Third Shift At Pontiac Assembly Additional 100,000 Full-Size Pickups Per Calendar Year Pontiac, Mich. - General Motors today announced plans to further strengthen its truck leadership by expanding production of the award-winning Chevy Silv ... Continue reading
Accuride Corporation Reports First Quarter Results for 2002
EVANSVILLE, Ind.--May 10, 2002--Accuride Corporation today announced net sales of $77.8 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. This compares to net sales of $90.9 million for the first quarter of 2001, a decrease of 14.4%. The decrease is largely due to the continuation of the cyclical downturn of the heav ... Continue reading
Density Diesel Engine To Power Military Assult Vehicles
DETROIT, May 10 -- Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) has been awarded a contract from the Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) of the U.S. Army to develop and demonstrate a high power density diesel engine for possible use in the Army's new Future Combat System (FCS). The value of the award is $9.7 million. Wor ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group President Challenges Creative People To 'Step to the Edge' at Adcraft Luncheon
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 10 Chrysler Group President and Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche, in a speech to the Adcraft Club of Detroit on Friday, May 10, told industry executives that companies willing to take risks "are often those whose messages are heard." Addressing an audience of some 400 at the marketing org ... Continue reading
McLaren Engines Returns to Indy
LIVONIA, Mich., May 10 /The 86th running of the Indianapolis 500, the Greatest Spectacle in Racing®, marks the return of McLaren Engines to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a Chevrolet engine builder for Rayovac Blair Racing. Alex Barron, of San Diego, California, drives the number 44 Rayovac-sponsored entry. ... Continue reading
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 10 - Dana Corporation announced today that it has begun supplying structural systems to the Ford Motor Company for its Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator sport- utility vehicles. The structural systems will be produced using Dana's patented Robo Clamp(TM) technology, which is ideal for producing re ... Continue reading
DENSO to Repurchase Up to 40,000,000 Common Stocks
TOKYO, May 10 -- DENSO Corporation today announced that it will repurchase its own common stocks, up to 40,000,000 shares or up to 100 billion yen, after it obtains approval from shareholders at the 79th Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 27, 2002. "DENSO's Board of Directors decided to repurchase the stock in orde ... Continue reading
2002 Austrian Grand Prix Free Practice
Honda F1 Press Information 10 May 2002 PANIS HEADS HONDA FOURSOME IN AUSTRIA B.A.R Honda driver goes eighth fastest in Free Practice ------------------------------------------------ Oliver Panis (Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda) finished eighth fastest to head the Honda quartet in today’s free practice for the Austrian ... Continue reading
FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Austrian GP - Practice
---------- From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Austrian GP - Practice Date: Fri, May 10, 2002, 9:54 AM Austrian Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE 10th May 2002 Weather: dry and sunny, 21ƒC Air, 26ƒC Track The BMW WilliamsF1 team driv ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 10 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 362,860 units, down from the 367,231 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 6,314,548 ... Continue reading
Honda Leads 2002 Tour de Sol With Civic Hybrid
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The all-new 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid -- the first gasoline-electric hybrid production vehicle to share the same body style and manufacturing platform as other mass-produced models -- will set the pace for the 2002 Tour de Sol, an annual road rally of 'green' cars, trucks, motorcycles, and scooters. ... Continue reading
Report: Ford Plans Management Changes
NEW YORK; Reuters is reporting that car maker Ford Motor Co.has new management changes on the cards as part of its efforts to bring the company back to profitability, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Friday. Without naming sources, the paper said Ford was planning to appoint European operations ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Find Plateau Two Weeks Before Summer Driving Season
LOS ANGELES--May 10, 2002--For the fourth consecutive week gasoline prices remained virtually unchanged just two weeks before the Memorial Day holiday, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Memorial Day weekend is considered the beginning of the summer driving s ... Continue reading
GM Leads the Way in Vehicle Stability Enhancement Systems
FOR RELEASE: May 9, 2002 GM Leads the Way in Vehicle Stability Enhancement Systems Detroit, Mich. - General Motors leads the industry in bringing the safety advantages of vehicle stability enhancement systems to more people in more market segments. Since the introduction of StabiliTrak on three 1997 Cadillac models, GM ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces May GoldStar Lease Award Winners
CAMPBELL, Calif., May 9 Each month, carmakers entice consumers with attractive new car lease rates. And each month PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, a PRIMEDIA company that develops and distributes consumer automobile pricing, specifications, and ownership and leasing cost data, recognizes manufacturer leases with the lowest r ... Continue reading
VL Communications Expands to Orange County
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 9 -- VL Communications, an eight-year-old public relations and advertising agency, today announced the opening of its Orange County office to complement its Sacramento bureau, which also moves to a new location. Barry Toepke, principal and founder of VL Communications, heads up the Southern ... Continue reading
NewTech and IVIP complete initial organizational changes
BLAINVILLE, Quebec & NEW YORK, N.Y., May 9 - Mr. Yvon Rancourt, Chairman and COO of Newtech Group International Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Internet VIP Inc. (NASD OTC:BB - IVIP), and Mr. Denis Gamache, Interim CEO of IVIP, announced today that the first round of regulatory requirements have been met and the orga ... Continue reading
Chrysler 300M IT-Edition Serves as Technology Showcase
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 9 Driver distraction is a major factor in many automobile accidents, so teams of young engineers from the Chrysler Group and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have collaborated on new computer systems to keep the driver's focus on the road. The systems are being tested in a concept vehi ... Continue reading
First Quarter Auto Affordability Still Strong, But Less Than Prior Quarter - Comerica Bank
DETROIT, May 9 The purchase of an average-priced new vehicle during the first quarter of 2002 took 22.5 weeks of median family income, before taxes, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. This represents a 0.6 week weakening from fourth quarter 2001's level of 21.9 weeks of i ... Continue reading
Ford's Luxury Brands Look Beyond Age to Target Ad Campaigns for Cars
IRVINE, Calif. AP reported that Ford is claiming that "there's nothing wrong with aging customers, according to the head of Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln Mercury division. He says they've got the energy and, more importantly, can afford Ford's premium brands. "Seventy-year-olds have never been younger than they are today," ... Continue reading
United Capital Corp. Reports First Quarter 2002 Results
GREAT NECK, N.Y.--May 9, 2002--United Capital Corp. (ASE:AFP) today reported results for the first quarter of 2002 (see Table attached). Total revenues for the period were $14,614,000 versus $16,966,000 during the first quarter of 2001. Operating income during this period was $3,079,000 versus $4,272,000 for the compar ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Recognized by General Motors as a 2001 Supplier of the Year
PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 9 -- Johnson Controls, Inc., a leading global supplier of automotive interior systems and batteries was named as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its superior performance in quality, service, technology and price. The award was presented to officials from Johnson Controls during a ceremony ... Continue reading
Bridgewater Interiors Named a General Motors 2001 Supplier of the Year
PLYMOUTH, Mich., May 9 -- Bridgewater Interiors, LLC -- a minority joint venture between Johnson Controls, Inc. and Detroit- based Epsilon, LLC -- was named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its superior performance in quality, service, technology and price. The award was presented to officials from Bridgewater ... Continue reading
Onex Reports First Quarter Results
TORONTO--May 9, 2002-- All amounts in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX) today released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2002. -- Revenues were $5.5 billion compared to $6.2 billion for first quarter 2001. -- Operating earnings were $265 million, down from $2 ... Continue reading
Fuel Fx Puts America Back in Charge of Energy Destiny
DALLAS--May 9, 2002--Fuel Fx, Inc., a Texas corporation, has developed proprietary technology proven to increase miles per gallon (mpg) by an average 42% on diesel and gasoline engines. The Fuel Fx Reactor(TM) has been steadily gaining acceptance by the nation's large fleet companies, since its unveiling late last year ... Continue reading
UnitedAuto To Hold Annual Meeting On May 21, 2002; Presentation To Be Posted On Company Web Site
DETROIT--May 9, 2002--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, will hold the annual meeting of its stockholders at its offices located at One Harmon Plaza, Ninth Floor, Secaucus, NJ, 07094, on May 21, 2002, at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight time. In conjunction with this meeting, the Company w ... Continue reading
Sports Car Event Planned For Downtown Elmira
Sports Car Event Planned For Downtown Elmira PrixView Party Highlights Watkins Glen Race WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (MAY 9, 2002) -- Elmira Downtown Development, Chemung County Chamber of Commerce and Watkins Glen International will join forces to host the first ever PrixView Party in downtown Elmira on June 19, running from 1 ... Continue reading
UPS Gives Tips On Safe Driving to Motorists
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--May 9, 2002-- NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett differentiates highway driving from the controlled environment of the racetrack In an effort to minimize traffic accidents this summer season, UPS has joined with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Dale Jarrett, driver of the #88 UPS ... Continue reading
Serious Auto Makes Full Line of Cibie Lighting Products Available
Press Release For Immediate Release For More Information Larry Cohen Serious Auto Accessories (831) 475-5722 Serious Auto Reintroduces Availability of the Full Line of Cibie Lighting Products SOQUEL, CA – May 9, 2002 – Serious Auto Accessories announced today that it has completed the reintroduction of the ... Continue reading
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