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Review: 2003 Cadillac CTS

Review: 2003 Cadillac CTS

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Cadillac CTS ENGINE: 3.2-liter V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 220 hp @ 6000 rpm/220 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm TRANSMISSION: Five-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 113.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 190.1 x 70.6 x 56.7 in. STICKER PRICE: $37,565 It's hard not to like the Cadillac CTS. It's been ... Continue reading

Pricing and Specs Announced for 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10-to Hit Dodge Showrooms in October

Pricing and Specs Announced for 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10-to Hit Dodge Showrooms in October

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 17-Chrysler Group today announced pricing for the all-new 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10 convertible. The 500 horsepower, 525 lb.-ft of torque, 505 cu. in. V-10 super car will carry a Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $79,995 (plus $800 destination) when it begins arriving in dealerships ... Continue reading

Mayflower Back to the Future With the GT40

Mayflower Back to the Future With the GT40

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 17 -- Mayflower Vehicle Systems has won a prestigious contract from Ford to conduct multiple tasks in the development program for the production version of the GT40 concept car. Although the new car has taken through its styling cues from the very essence of the original vehicle; modern te ... Continue reading

GM Engineers at Brickyard NASCAR Winston Cup Tests

GM Engineers at Brickyard NASCAR Winston Cup Tests

Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501 203-431-4139 fax 800-CHEVY-VM messages GM ENGINEERS SUPPORT CHEVROLET AND PONTIAC TEAMS AT INDY TESTS INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 17, 2002) -- Chevrolet and Pontiac Winston Cup teams testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway over the past two weeks (July 9-10 and July 15-16) were assist ... Continue reading

Polk Analysis: Zero Percent Financing Incentives Help Ford, GM Gain Market Share

Polk Analysis: Zero Percent Financing Incentives Help Ford, GM Gain Market Share

DETROIT, July 17 -- Efforts by U.S. automakers to encourage customers to visit dealer showrooms in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks have paid off for both Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation, according to an analysis by R. L. Polk & Co.(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010104/DET ... Continue reading

Illinois/Northern Indiana Gas Prices Show Slight Decrease, According to AAA Chicago

Illinois/Northern Indiana Gas Prices Show Slight Decrease, According to AAA Chicago

AURORA, Ill., July 17 -- According to AAA Chicago's most recent fuel gauge report, gas prices have dropped an average of 6 cents a gallon throughout Illinois and northern Indiana over the last month. Prices in Illinois now average $1.43 a gallon, which is down 7 cents from last month's average of $1.50 a gallon. In Coo ... Continue reading

Attention of Racing World Will Focus On Akron's All-American Soap Box Derby

Attention of Racing World Will Focus On Akron's All-American Soap Box Derby

AKRON, Ohio--(BW SportsWire)--July 17, 2002--For the week beginning Monday, July 22, eyes of the racing world will focus their attention on Akron's Derby Downs as more than 400 youngsters prepare their gravity-powered race cars for the 65th All-American Soap Box Derby on Saturday, July 27. Beginning on Monday, July 22, ... Continue reading

UAW, Lear Agreement Will Save 200 Jobs in Wisconsin

UAW, Lear Agreement Will Save 200 Jobs in Wisconsin

JANESVILLE, Wis., July 17 -- The UAW announced today that the Union and Lear Corporation have agreed to a joint plan which will preserve jobs for 200 members of UAW Local 95 who work at Lear's seating plant in Janesville, Wisconsin. "I'm very proud of what our members in Janesville have accomplished," said UAW Presiden ... Continue reading

Microsite to Support Upcoming Release Of Sorento SUV

Microsite to Support Upcoming Release Of Sorento SUV

IRVINE, Calif., July 17 -- Visitors logging onto the Kia.com website today will be treated to a sneak preview of the soon-to-be-introduced Kia Sorento sport utility vehicle in the form of an interactive microsite, KiaSorento.com. The site features video footage, photography, features and specifications as well as perfo ... Continue reading

Car Makers Lose Power to Stop Gray Market - "talk about buying from an out of town dealer"

Car Makers Lose Power to Stop Gray Market - "talk about buying from an out of town dealer"

TORONTO, July 17 - The European Commission introduced bold new laws today to stop car manufacturers from restricting gray market sales. The new laws are designed to give consumers the benefits of free trade and to allow them to cross borders to buy cars. Independent vehicle dealers and consumer groups in Canada and the ... Continue reading

Towing Service Operators Named AAA's Highway Heroes for 2002

Towing Service Operators Named AAA's Highway Heroes for 2002

ORLANDO, Fla.--July 17, 2002--AAA, the nation's largest provider of emergency road service, has named 15 of its towing service providers AAA's Highway Heroes for 2002. "These exemplary businessmen and women represent the backbone of AAA's unmatched emergency road service, which last year responded to more than 28 milli ... Continue reading

AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS

AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2002 Contact: Reece White, (614) 793-4620, rwhite@midohio.com Bryan Frackman, (614) 793-4612, bfrackman@midohio.com AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS FACT SHEET WHAT: AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days WHERE: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 7721 Steam Corners Road Lexington, OH 44904 WHEN: Friday, July 19 ... Continue reading

Diesel Powered Focus Slowly Coming Over The Horizon?

Diesel Powered Focus Slowly Coming Over The Horizon?

DEARBORN, Mich., July 16, 2002 – Ford Motor Company seriously is studying plans to offer a diesel-powered Ford Focus for sale in North America within the next five years as a way to deliver to customers more powertrain choices and even greater fuel economy improvements. Diesel technology has advanced in recent ye ... Continue reading

General Motors' Wagoner builds 2nd-quarter net, anxiety

General Motors' Wagoner builds 2nd-quarter net, anxiety

July 17, 2002 Alison Fitzgerald writing for Bloomberg News reported that "General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner has convinced many investors that he knows how to make money making cars. He did it again in the second quarter, generating net income of $2.43 a share. What has had them worried is whethe ... Continue reading

Elite Team Of Car Builders Making GT40 Production Reality

Elite Team Of Car Builders Making GT40 Production Reality

DEARBORN, Mich., July 16, 2002 - In a conference room they call "Le Mans" connected to garage area dubbed "The Pit," an elite group of Ford engineers, designers and supplier partners gathered for the first time recently to take on a dream assignment - building the production version of the Ford GT40 concept car. The te ... Continue reading

Ford Reports Second Quarter Net Profit of $570 Million

Ford Reports Second Quarter Net Profit of $570 Million

--> DEARBORN, Mich., July 17 - Ford Motor Company today reported a net profit of $570 million, or 29 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2002. Excluding unusual items related to the European end-of-life vehicles' directive and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, Ford earned an operating pr ... Continue reading

Ford Credit Earns $330 Million in the Second Quarter

Ford Credit Earns $330 Million in the Second Quarter

DEARBORN, Mich., July 17 Ford Credit earned $330 million in the second quarter of 2002, compared with $367 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding adjustments related to SFAS No. 133 (Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities), Ford Credit earned $343 million, down $56 million from earnings ... Continue reading

Delphi Reports Improved Second Quarter Results

Delphi Reports Improved Second Quarter Results

TROY, Mich., July 17 Delphi Corp. today reported a 29 percent year-over-year increase in earnings for the second quarter of 2002 as the company benefited from a 5.4 percent improvement in revenue combined with operating cost reductions resulting from ongoing restructuring and cost containment initiatives.(Photo: http:/ ... Continue reading

Designer Raymond Carter Joins Brown Jordan International as Chief Creative Consultant

Designer Raymond Carter Joins Brown Jordan International as Chief Creative Consultant

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--July 15, 2002--Brown Jordan International, Inc. ("BJI"), the premier designer, manufacturer and marketer of fine casual and contract furniture, announced today that Ray Carter, a highly acclaimed designer in multiple industries, has joined the company as Chief Creative Consultant. Carter brings ove ... Continue reading

***For Immediate Release***SERTAPAK HONOURED BY COPPERWELD CANADA***

***For Immediate Release***SERTAPAK HONOURED BY COPPERWELD CANADA***

Contact: Alison Clarke Marketing Communications Manager 888.999.0558 ext. 252 AlisonC@sertapak.com For Immediate Release SERTAPAK HONOURED BY COPPERWELD CANADA WOODSTOCK, Ontario (July 11, 2002) -- Sertapak Group Packaging Systems was named as "Outstanding Supplier of the Year" for 2001 for its superior performance in ... Continue reading

Renault to Standardize All Automobile Assembly Worldwide on eMPower Solutions From Tecnomatix

Renault to Standardize All Automobile Assembly Worldwide on eMPower Solutions From Tecnomatix

NASHUA, N.H.--July 16, 2002-- Continues 15-Year Investment in Tecnomatix Solutions to Reduce Costs, Improve Quality Throughout the Renault Manufacturing and Supply Chain Tecnomatix Technologies, Ltd. , the driving force in Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) solutions, today announced that leading French automotive ... Continue reading

Union Acceptance Corporation Joins DealerTrack System

Union Acceptance Corporation Joins DealerTrack System

MELVILLE, N.Y.--July 16, 2002--DealerTrack.com, Inc. has announced that Union Acceptance Corporation ("UAC") has become a participant in the DealerTrack (SM) online auto finance system. DealerTrack automates the finance process by allowing UAC to receive credit applications from dealerships via a web-based system. This ... Continue reading

Ballard Power Systems, Osaka Gas, EBARA BALLARD and EBARA Advance Relationship

Ballard Power Systems, Osaka Gas, EBARA BALLARD and EBARA Advance Relationship

VANCOUVER, Canada--July 17, 2002--Ballard Power Systems announced today that its subsidiary Ballard Generation Systems has signed a two-year agreement with Osaka Gas, EBARA BALLARD and EBARA Corporation to develop a 1 kW cogeneration stationary Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell system, comprised of a Ballard(R) ... Continue reading

Woodside Hot to Win at Altamont on Saturday Nght

Woodside Hot to Win at Altamont on Saturday Nght

Contacts: Barbara Evans, Evans MMPR 661/287-5842 704/662-9724 818/404-5770 (cell) evansmmpr@earthlink.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WOODSIDE HOT TO WIN AT ALTAMONT ON SATURDAY NGHT July 1, 2002 (Saugus, Calif.) - Hopefully, the weather won't be the only hot news this Saturday at Altamont Raceway Park in Tracy, Calif. Once ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Expands Operations in its Houston, Texas Hub Market; Opens New Dodge Dealership in Spring

UnitedAuto Expands Operations in its Houston, Texas Hub Market; Opens New Dodge Dealership in Spring

DETROIT--July 17, 2002--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, announced today that it has opened Goodson Dodge North in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. The dealership fills a newly created open point for Dodge in the suburban Houston market. The Dodge open point was awarded to United ... Continue reading

AAA Texas Survey Shows Statewide Fuel Price Slid Lower; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report

AAA Texas Survey Shows Statewide Fuel Price Slid Lower; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report

HOUSTON--July 17, 2002--The average price of gas prices moved downward on forecasts of an increase in supplies, according to AAA Texas' Fuel Gauge Report. Motorists in Texas are paying an average of $1.29 for regular self-serve, down a penny since a month ago, and a penny more than last year's average price of $1.28 a ... Continue reading

NHIS-TO-KANSAS CITY STRETCH PIVOTAL IN 2002 CHAMPIONSHIP RUN

NHIS-TO-KANSAS CITY STRETCH PIVOTAL IN 2002 CHAMPIONSHIP RUN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FURTHER INFO: Jon Edwards Performance PR Plus (704) 377-8727 Pprplus50@aol.com NHIS-TO-KANSAS CITY STRETCH PIVOTAL IN 2001 CHAMPIONSHIP RUN LOUDON, N.H. - The NASCAR Winston Cup Series visits New Hampshire International Speedway this Sunday for the New England 300, the third event of 20 straight w ... Continue reading

Sirius Satellite Radio to Broadcast Live Formula One World Championship Races

Sirius Satellite Radio to Broadcast Live Formula One World Championship Races

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO REVS UP PROGRAMMING WITH FORMULA ONE RACES 2002 Formula One World Championship To Be Broadcast Live On Sirius NEW YORK - July 17, 2002 - Sirius Satellite Radio, the country's premier satellite radio broadcaster, today announced that it is broadcasting the FIA Formula One World Championship races ... Continue reading

Brickyard Chevy Notes-Tues. Indy Test No. 2

Brickyard Chevy Notes-Tues. Indy Test No. 2

CHEVROLET/TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY NASCAR TESTING TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2002 JIMMIE JOHNSON SIXTH, QUICKEST OF THE GM CARS AT TUESDAY INDY TEST JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO (49.8353/180.595): "I know NASCAR's trying really hard to work on a lot of areas. We had a ... Continue reading

NHRA Northwest Nationals Warren Report: Denver/Seattle Edition

NHRA Northwest Nationals Warren Report: Denver/Seattle Edition

For Release: July 16, 2002 Contact: Rick Voegelin TMG Sports Marketing rickvoegelin@compuserve.com 831-761-2201 THE WARREN REPORT: Warren Johnson GM Performance Parts News & Notes for the Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals and the Lucas Oil NHRA Northwest Nationals JOHNSON READY FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL IN DENVER AND SEATTLE ... Continue reading

Peterbilt Dealer Rush Enterprises Reports Second Quarter Results

Peterbilt Dealer Rush Enterprises Reports Second Quarter Results

SAN ANTONIO--July 16, 2002--Rush Enterprises Inc. , which operates the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America, John Deere construction equipment dealerships in Texas and Michigan, and three of the largest farm and ranch superstores (D&D) in America, today announced results for the qu ... Continue reading

Werner Enterprises Reports Higher Operating Revenues and Earnings for Second Quarter 2002

Werner Enterprises Reports Higher Operating Revenues and Earnings for Second Quarter 2002

OMAHA, Neb.--July 16, 2002--Werner Enterprises, Inc. , one of the nation's largest truckload transportation companies, today reported higher operating revenues and earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002. Operating revenues increased 5% to $340.4 million compared to $322.8 million in second quarter 2001. Ne ... Continue reading

Toyota to up 2002 Japan output plan by 4.6% -Kyodo

Toyota to up 2002 Japan output plan by 4.6% -Kyodo

TOKYO, July 17 Reuters reported that Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor Corp will raise its domestic output plan for this year to more than 3.35 million units from an initial 3.2 million, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. Quoting company sources, Kyodo said the move was in line with stronger-than-expected demand ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Receives Exclusive North American Marketing Rights to TRW Replacement Chassis Parts

Federal-Mogul Receives Exclusive North American Marketing Rights to TRW Replacement Chassis Parts

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 16 Federal-Mogul Corporation and TRW Inc. today announced a strategic agreement through which Federal-Mogul will retain exclusive rights to market, package and distribute TRW branded chassis products within the North American replacement parts industry. Subject to approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy ... Continue reading

GM Warns Dealers on Gray Market

GM Warns Dealers on Gray Market

General Motors Discourages Dealers From Doing Work on Vehicles Built in Canada DETROIT Ed Gasten wriing for AP reported that General Motors Corp. dealers in the United States that sell or perform warranty service on some vehicles built in Canada risk losing their allocations of the hottest new products, the automaker t ... Continue reading

AutoZone Authorizes Additional Stock Repurchases

AutoZone Authorizes Additional Stock Repurchases

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 16 AutoZone, Inc.today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $300 million of the company's common stock, of which $200 million will be authorized for repurchase under a plan qualifying under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The plan unde ... Continue reading

ADS Logistics' Robbins to Retire; Edwards Promoted to Continue Expansion Plans for the Company's Roll & Hold Division

ADS Logistics' Robbins to Retire; Edwards Promoted to Continue Expansion Plans for the Company's Roll & Hold Division

HOMEWOOD, Ill.--July 16, 2002--W. Kent Robbins, vice president of ADS Logistics, Roll & Hold division retires after leading the division since its start-up in 1984. William M. Edwards, the division's general manager has been promoted to vice president and general manager. "When the Roll & Hold concept was conceived, Ke ... Continue reading

Dynamic Imaging Group, Inc. Announces Florida Motor Corporation Joint Venture

Dynamic Imaging Group, Inc. Announces Florida Motor Corporation Joint Venture

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--July 16, 2002--Dynamic Imaging Group, Inc. (DIGI), a publicly traded company on the OTC:BB exchange (OTCBB:DYIG), announced today that they have agreed to form a joint venture with Smec De Oriente CA to establish a Florida Motor Corp. assembly, distribution, and sales center within Venezuela. "Fl ... Continue reading

Eaton Completes Sale of Navy Controls Business To DRS Technologies

Eaton Completes Sale of Navy Controls Business To DRS Technologies

CLEVELAND--July 16, 2002--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today said it completed the cash sale of its Navy Controls business to DRS Technologies, Inc. for $92.2 million. The transaction was concluded July 15, 2002. Navy Controls has 600 employees at two primary facilities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ... Continue reading

Enterprise Communications, a Division of ACT-1 Group, Signs Long-Term Contract with Toyota Motor Sales USA for On-Site Services; Design Unit Extends Relationship with Toyota

Enterprise Communications, a Division of ACT-1 Group, Signs Long-Term Contract with Toyota Motor Sales USA for On-Site Services; Design Unit Extends Relationship with Toyota

TORRANCE, Calif.--July 16, 2002--ACT-1 Group, an industry leader in managed services and quality human resource solutions, announced today that its Enterprise Communications Division has signed a multi-year contract with Toyota Motor Sales USA, a longtime ACT-1 Group managed services client, to provide on-site design a ... Continue reading

Equant IP VPN Connects Ficosa's Offices Worldwide

Equant IP VPN Connects Ficosa's Offices Worldwide

ATLANTA--July 16, 2002-- Equant provides core network services for connecting Ficosa's international employees, customers, partners and suppliers Equant (Euronext Paris: EQU), an industry leader in global IP and data services for multinational businesses, will provide a customized IP VPN solution to interconnect more t ... Continue reading

Fiat Selects Resonate Service Level Management Solutions to Manage Supply Chain Application

Fiat Selects Resonate Service Level Management Solutions to Manage Supply Chain Application

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--July 16, 2002-- Resonate Solutions Ensure Optimal Performance and Availability for Auto Manufacturer's Parts Replacement Process Resonate Inc., , the leading provider of award winning service level management solutions for business-critical applications, today announced that Fiat S.p.A. has selected ... Continue reading

Littelfuse Acquires Semitron Industries; Acquisition Expands Line of Circuit Protection Technologies

Littelfuse Acquires Semitron Industries; Acquisition Expands Line of Circuit Protection Technologies

DES PLAINES, Ill.--July 16, 2002--Littelfuse, Inc. today announced it has acquired Semitron Industries Limited of Swindon, England, in an all cash transaction. Additional terms were not disclosed. Semitron has annual global sales of approximately $12 million. Semitron manufactures and markets a broad line of transient ... Continue reading

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. to Broadcast Earnings Conference Call Via Live Webcast

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. to Broadcast Earnings Conference Call Via Live Webcast

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--July 16, 2002--Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. SUBJECT: First Quarter 2003 Conference Call and Live Webcast WHO: Management of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. WHEN: Thursday, July 25, 2002 at 11:00 am Eastern Time URL: http://www.vcall.com. An archive of the webcast will be available at this website an hour after ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: Cars Without Keys

Multimedia Available: Cars Without Keys

-- There's nothing worse than losing your car keys. But there is technology in the pipeline that may end that aggravation once and for all. Passive keyless entry, as it's called, is more than convenience -- it's about giving people a sense of security. A report from Siemens You can reach the story directly by going to ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: Sisu Diesel Selects Stanadyne's Fuel Manager for Pre- and Final Diesel Fuel Filtration Systems

Multimedia Available: Sisu Diesel Selects Stanadyne's Fuel Manager for Pre- and Final Diesel Fuel Filtration Systems

-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sisu Diesel of Finland has selected Stanadyne Corporation's Fuel Manager(R) diesel fuel filter and water separation units for both the pre- and final diesel fuel filtration systems on its Tier II engines, according to Simon Garner, director of sales and marketing for Stanadyne's Power Products Divi ... Continue reading

Respond Networks and Dealix Form Marketing Alliance

Respond Networks and Dealix Form Marketing Alliance

PALO ALTO, Calif.--July 16, 2002--Dealix Corp., a pioneer in automotive Internet marketing, and Respond Networks, a leader in integrated lead management solutions, today announced a strategic marketing alliance to offer a local market Request for Quote service for consumers looking to purchase cars online. Through the ... Continue reading

Said's Pursuers Hope to Close Gap at Capital Trans-Am 100

Said's Pursuers Hope to Close Gap at Capital Trans-Am 100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: T.E. McHale (727) 533-0503 SAID'S PURSUERS HOPE TO CLOSE THE GAP AT CAPITAL TRANS-AM 100 CLEARWATER, Fla. (July 16, 2002) - With three victories and five podium finishes in as many starts during the 2002 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup season, Boris Said has very much had his ... Continue reading

Sisu Diesel Selects Stanadyne's Fuel Manager for Pre- and Final Diesel Fuel Filtration Systems

Sisu Diesel Selects Stanadyne's Fuel Manager for Pre- and Final Diesel Fuel Filtration Systems

Asset Caption: Stanadyne Corporation's Fuel Manager® diesel fuel filter and water separation units have been selected by Sisu Diesel of Finland for both the pre- and final-filtration systems on the company's Tier II engines. The pre-filter unit (right) includes an integrated lift pump and a transparent bowl feature th ... Continue reading

The Cobalt Group Announces New Online Parts Marketing Services for Automotive Industry

The Cobalt Group Announces New Online Parts Marketing Services for Automotive Industry

SEATTLE--July 16, 2002-- Turnkey Parts Marketing Suite Helps Dealers and Manufacturers Increase Profits, Efficiencies and Market Share The Cobalt Group today announced the immediate availability of Cobalt Parts Works, the most comprehensive suite of online parts marketing and exchange services available to the automoti ... Continue reading

Accident Prevention Plus, Inc. to Participate in FSX Conference and Thriving Regardless of Market Conditions

Accident Prevention Plus, Inc. to Participate in FSX Conference and Thriving Regardless of Market Conditions

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--July 16, 2002--Accident Prevention Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:ACPL) announces that the Company is attending the FSX Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, July 19, 2002. This is the Company's first time presenting to the retail sector of the investment community. Mr. Alan Schwartz, President and CEO affirmed: ... Continue reading

Amcast Announces Restructuring of Credit Facilities

Amcast Announces Restructuring of Credit Facilities

DAYTON, Ohio--July 16, 2002--Amcast Industrial Corporation, today announced that the Company has successfully negotiated a restructuring of its credit facilities with its bank-lending group and senior note holders. As restructured, the bank credit facilities have been continued through September 14, 2003, and a require ... Continue reading

CARFAX Offers Free Flood Check to Southwest; Vehicles Totaled by Water Damage--Then Resold--May be Dangerous, Financial Nightmares to New Owners; CARFAX Steps Up Efforts to Inform Consumers

CARFAX Offers Free Flood Check to Southwest; Vehicles Totaled by Water Damage--Then Resold--May be Dangerous, Financial Nightmares to New Owners; CARFAX Steps Up Efforts to Inform Consumers

FAIRFAX, Va.--July 16, 2002--CARFAX, Inc., industry leader and pioneer of the vehicle history report, announced today that they would make free CARFAX Flood Checks (www.carfax.com/flood) available to used car buyers and owners in Texas and surrounding states to assist them in avoiding flood-damaged wrecks. As more stor ... Continue reading

CCC Information Services Group Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings Webcast

CCC Information Services Group Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings Webcast

CHICAGO--July 16, 2002--CCC Information Services Group Inc. , through its wholly-owned subsidiary CCC Information Services Inc., the leading provider of business solutions to the automobile claims industry, today announced they will be hosting a live Webcast to discuss the second quarter 2002 earnings results. The Webc ... Continue reading

Country Star Darryl Worley Slated as Third Artist in Sirius Hood Program

Country Star Darryl Worley Slated as Third Artist in Sirius Hood Program

Contact: Molly Morter Golin/Harris International (312)498-5312 COUNTRY STAR DARRYL WORLEY SLATED AS THIRD ARTIST TO TAKE A RIDE ON THE NO. 7 SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO DODGE LOUDON, NH (July 16, 2002) - Darryl Worley, a hot new country star with the recently released album, I Miss My Friend, will be the third featured arti ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Declares Dividend

Dana Corporation Declares Dividend

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 16-- Dana Corporation today declared a dividend on its common stock of 1 cent per share, payable on Sept. 13, 2002, to shareholders of record on Aug. 30, 2002. Dana Corporation is a global leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of value-added products and systems for automotive, commercia ... Continue reading

ESPRIT CAM News On-Line from DP Technology Corp.

ESPRIT CAM News On-Line from DP Technology Corp.

Productivity Doubled for Tour de France Component Manufacturer through the use of Knowledge Based Machining http://www.dptechnology.com/Success_Stories/Specialites/Spe cialites.htm Putting High Performance Machining to Work on the Shop Floor Strategies for the shop floor from The ESPRIT CAM Applications Team of DP Tech ... Continue reading

Farmers Sues Body Shop in Contra Costa County to Combat Insurance Fraud

Farmers Sues Body Shop in Contra Costa County to Combat Insurance Fraud

LOS ANGELES--July 16, 2002--Farmers Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange began serving summons and complaints today upon a Contra Costa County body shop and its owners, accusing them of taking part in a large scale scheme designed to defraud the companies' policyholders. Using a statute that the California L ... Continue reading

GM Indonesia Employees Help Build Houses For Flood Victims

GM Indonesia Employees Help Build Houses For Flood Victims

FOR RELEASE: July 16, 2002 GM Indonesia Employees Help Build Houses For Flood Victims Jakarta - More than 30 employees from PT General Motors Indonesia (GM Indonesia) joined Habitat for Humanity on July 13 to help build four houses for victims of February's devastating floods. Over the next six months, a total of 50 ho ... Continue reading

LightWorks 7.0 - New Modular Product Suite to be Unveiled at SIGGRAPH; Providing Customers with the Ultimate Market-Focused Rendering Solution

LightWorks 7.0 - New Modular Product Suite to be Unveiled at SIGGRAPH; Providing Customers with the Ultimate Market-Focused Rendering Solution

SHEFFIELD, England--16 July 2002)--LightWork Design, the world's leading supplier of quality advanced computer graphics software for rendering, simulation and verification solutions, will be unveiling a new modular product suite for LightWorks - the world's leading rendering engine - at this year's SIGGRAPH exhibition ... Continue reading

Spirit Airlines Welcomes Hertz Corporation to Preferred Partner Network

Spirit Airlines Welcomes Hertz Corporation to Preferred Partner Network

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--July 16, 2002--Spirit Airlines, the largest privately-held airline in the U.S., joins forces with The Hertz Corporation as the newest addition to Spirit's Preferred Partner Network of hotels, tour operators and rental car companies nationwide. Spirit passengers will receive a special rate when re ... Continue reading

Star Racing Denver Pre-Race: Text Attachment

Star Racing Denver Pre-Race: Text Attachment

Attached please find the previously sent CVEC Racing Pre-Race Report for the upcoming Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals in text format. Should have any questions or require additional information, please contact us. ... Continue reading

Toms Among Latest Buick Open Commitments

Toms Among Latest Buick Open Commitments

FOR RELEASE: July 16, 2002 Toms Among Latest Buick Open Commitments GRAND BLANC, Mich. - Buick announced today that 1999 Buick Challenge champion David Toms is among the latest player commitments for the 2002 Buick Open, scheduled for August 5-11 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc. Toms, 35, is fourt ... Continue reading

Autosport Radio 2002 Show

Autosport Radio 2002 Show

The Budweiser Autosport 2002 Show will broadcast live from McGilvery's Speedway beginning at 7:00 pm EST (CDT). Joining us will be... Brian Barnhart... Vice President of Operations for the Indy Racing League. Other guests will be announced... The Budweiser Autosport 2002 Show airs live in Indianapolis on WKLU 101.9 FM. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Press Release

Federal-Mogul Press Release

Press Release Issued July 16, 2002 5:43:00 PM ET Federal-Mogul Receives Exclusive North American Marketing Rights to TRW Replacement Chassis Parts Full text of this press release available at: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=no& amp;TICK=FMO&STORY=/www/story/07-16-2002/0001765171& ;EDATE ------- ... Continue reading

Newstream.com Digest: Driving Without Your Car Keys, Oscar De La Hoya Becomes John Henry Spokesman, Six Billion Cans of Spam, And Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Newstream.com Digest: Driving Without Your Car Keys, Oscar De La Hoya Becomes John Henry Spokesman, Six Billion Cans of Spam, And Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

NEW YORK--July 16, 2002-- -------------------------------------------------- Cars Without Keys There's nothing worse than losing your car keys. But there is technology in the pipeline that may end that aggravation once and for all. Passive keyless entry, as it's called, is more than convenience -- it's about giving peo ... Continue reading

Transfer of Massachusetts Personal Automobile Business from MassWest Insurance Company to The Commerce Insurance Company

Transfer of Massachusetts Personal Automobile Business from MassWest Insurance Company to The Commerce Insurance Company

WEBSTER, Mass.--July 16, 2002--The Commerce Group, Inc. today announced that it entered into an agreement on July 15, 2002, with MassWest Insurance Company for the transfer of Massachusetts personal automobile business written by MassWest to The Commerce Insurance Company, effective November 1, 2002. Under terms of the ... Continue reading

Nostalgia Motorcars Announces Merger with Elution Technologies Inc.

Nostalgia Motorcars Announces Merger with Elution Technologies Inc.

PHOENIX--July 16, 2002--Nostalgia Motorcars Inc. (CRRZ:PK) today announced that the company has entered into an agreement to merge with a private Arizona company, Elution Technologies Inc. Nostalgia Motorcars has changed its name to Elution Technologies Inc. and the company's new stock trading symbol will be ELUT. Purs ... Continue reading

Ballard Power Systems Appoints President

Ballard Power Systems Appoints President

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--July 16, 2002-- Ballard Power Systems Inc. announced today the appointment of Dennis Campbell as President and Chief Operating Officer effective July 22, 2002. Mr. Campbell comes to Ballard after a 30-year career encompassing all aspects of manufacturing in businesses as diverse as automoti ... Continue reading

Matt Borland Wins IRWIN Crew Chief of the Week Award

Matt Borland Wins IRWIN Crew Chief of the Week Award

> > <<ole0.bmp>> > > > NEWS RELEASE > Contact: > Chris Connington Dane Roth > VP - Marketing, IRWIN Golin/Harris International > (847) 478-1090 (312) 729-4362 > chrisco@americantool.com droth@golinharris.com > > Sawing Through Adversity, No. 12 Crew Chief Matt Borland Takes Home > IRWIN Crew Chief of the Week Honors > ... Continue reading

NHRA pre-race: Angelle & CVEC Suzuki team set sights on a Mile-High three-peat

NHRA pre-race: Angelle & CVEC Suzuki team set sights on a Mile-High three-peat

(Note: The following will be sent in text format as an attachment in a separate e-mail, which follows immediately.) CVEC Racing Report Contact: Jon Knapp (704) 662-3121 J2Racing@aol.com Event: 23rd Annual Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals Location: Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, CO Date: July 19-21, 2002 Angelle Savoie St ... Continue reading

Average Gas Price Edges Higher On Mid-Summer Demand, Fla. AAA Says

Average Gas Price Edges Higher On Mid-Summer Demand, Fla. AAA Says

ORLANDO, Fla.--July 16, 2002--While remaining remarkably stable since April, the nationwide average price of gasoline is poised for a mid-summer increase, AAA said today. Tightening inventories of gasoline in the west and in some mid-western and Great Lakes markets -- especially those required to use cleaner-burning re ... Continue reading

NASCAR Winston Cup Chevrolet Racing Quotes - Mike Skinner Teleconference, July 16

NASCAR Winston Cup Chevrolet Racing Quotes - Mike Skinner Teleconference, July 16

TEAM MONTE CARLO Contact: Nancy Wager NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference GM Racing Communications Tuesday, July 16, 2002 nmwager@aol.com Page 1 NASCAR Winston Cup teleconference with Mike Skinner, driver of the No. 4 Kodak MAX Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Morgan-McClure Motorsports, and crew chief, Chris Carrier. Mike Skin ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Unlike Stock Market, Gas Prices Remain Steady; Summertime Travelers Benefit from Stable Prices

LA Auto Club: Unlike Stock Market, Gas Prices Remain Steady; Summertime Travelers Benefit from Stable Prices

LOS ANGELES--July 16, 2002--The average price of gasoline in Southern California rose a modest 3 cents per gallon in July, compared with June, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California average price for regular self-serve unleaded gasoline is $ 1.640 up ... Continue reading

Domini Social Investments Urges Shareholders to Support California Emissions Bill

Domini Social Investments Urges Shareholders to Support California Emissions Bill

NEW YORK--July 16, 2002-- Socially Responsible Investment Firm Says its Global Warming Campaign Reduces Shareholder Risk Domini Social Investments, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund , announced today that it has asked its California shareholders to contact California Governor Gray Davis urging him to sign a bill ... Continue reading

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