Highway Safety Leaders Commend DaimlerChrysler's Leadership on Child Safety
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The following statement is for attribution to Barbara Harsha, Executive Director of the National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives (NAGHSR): We are extremely pleased with today's announcement of a major new educational campaign to promote child passenger safety by the Daiml ... Continue reading
Carroll Shelby has No Trade Dress Rights in the Shape of the Cobra
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.--Aug. 26, 2002--The president of Superformance International Inc., James C. Price, and Ronnie Kruger, chief executive, today announced Superformance's successful dismissal of Carroll Shelby's trade dress claims in the shape of the Cobra automobile. On Aug. 21, 2002, the United States District Court fo ... Continue reading
Donaldson Company Announces Record Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
MINNEAPOLIS--Aug. 26, 2002-- Company achieves 13th consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth; record full-year EPS up 14 percent to $1.90; record fourth-quarter EPS up 10 percent to 55 cents Donaldson Company, Inc. , today reported record net earnings for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2002 of $86.9 million, up ... Continue reading
Law Looking Forward to VIR PHOENIX, Ariz. (August 26, 2002) - Rolex Sports Car Series driver Darren Law is looking forward to competing on his "surrogate" home track - Virginia International Raceway. Since his team, G&W Motorsports, is based at the Alton, VA, track Law has gotten significant time on the 3.27-mile, 17-t ... Continue reading
Research Frontiers Names Albert P. Malvino Director
WOODBURY, N.Y.--Aug. 26, 2002--Research Frontiers Incorporated : Electronics Expert and Author of Internationally-Used Electronics Textbooks Concludes That SPD-Smart Windows are Extremely Efficient and Can be Operated for Pennies Per Month Research Frontiers Incorporated , the developer and licensor of fast-responding ... Continue reading
Sale of Sheldahl to Investor Group Approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court
NORTHFIELD, Minn.--Aug. 26, 2002--Sheldahl, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota has approved the sale of its continuing business assets to the company's three largest shareholders, Ampersand Ventures, Molex Incorporated and Morgenthaler, following the company's voluntary pe ... Continue reading
Apollo Motorsports - EMCO 200 - Edmonton Int'l Raceway
Apollo Motorsports For immediate release / August 27, 2002 CASCAR Western Series set for Edmonton return Apollo Motorsports presents the EMCO 200 at Edmonton Int'l Raceway EDMONTON, AB - CASCAR will make its return to Kevin Dowler's hometown on September 7 when the CASCAR Western Series visits Edmonton International Ra ... Continue reading
Bill Elliott -- Darlington Preview
<<ole0.bmp>> Kristine Curley Golin/Harris 704.924.9404 BILL ELLIOTT NO. 9 DODGE DEALERS INTREPID R/T DARLINGTON PREVIEW RUNNING AT DARLINGTON "Darlington can be tough. It helps if you've been around it a few times. We've had some good runs there in the Dodge. I don't know what it is, but I always seem to have better ru ... Continue reading
SALT LAKE CITY--Aug. 27, 2002--Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets: FLXP), owner of the patented Bend Sensor(R) Technology, announced that the Company has received funding from First Technology (London: FRS) a UK-based automobile parts manufacturer. The technology has been undergoing intensive testing at First ... Continue reading
Federated Auto Parts Presents 50th Running Southern Illinois 100 Automobile Racing Club of America 100-Mile National Championship Stock Car Race LABOR DAY! Monday September 2, 2002 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds DuQuoin, Illinois NASCAR Stars, Top ARCA Drivers, Local Heroes to Battle before Live National TV Audience for Fed ... Continue reading
52nd Annual Running Ted Horn Memorial 100 100-Mile National Championship Dirt Track Race USAC Silver Crown Series Sunday September 1, 2002 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds J.J. Yeley, Bevy of Young USAC Drivers to Battle Veterans in Horn Memorial at DuQuoin!!! Macon, IL August 27, 2002 Labor Day weekend means picnics, boating ... Continue reading
Marino Franchitti of Scotland will join Rand Racing's driver lineup for this weekend's Rolex Sports Car Series race at Virginia International Raceway. He will co-drive the No. 7 Nissan Lola with Niclas Jönsson and Ralf Kelleners. ... Continue reading
OTTAWA--Aug. 27, 2002--Thermal Energy International Inc. -- The patented THERMALONOx(TM) pilot plant construction tendering process has confirmed that the capital costs will be within the expected budget and that the construction can be completed during the coming Winter in order to generate Phase #I experimental data ... Continue reading
History Reborn This Weekend At Inaugural VIR 500
History Reborn This Weekend At Inaugural VIR 500 Rolex Series Brings Professional Racers From Around Globe to VIR ALTON, Va. (August 27, 2002) -- The extensive sports car racing history of Virginia International Raceway will be reborn this weekend when the Rolex Sports Car Series returns professional sports car racing ... Continue reading
Crawford Takes Daytona Prototype to Wind Tunnel
Crawford Takes Daytona Prototype to Wind Tunnel DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 27, 2002) -- Crawford Race Cars took the next step in the development of its Crawford DP03 last week with wind tunnel testing for the race car, which will contest the Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototypes class in 2003. The Denver, N.C.-ba ... Continue reading
Powering Microprocessors Within Electronic Modules in the Vehicle
PHOENIX--Aug. 27, 2002-- Further expanding its power management portfolio, ON Semiconductor today introduced the NCV8501 and NCV8502 -- two new families of precision micropower voltage regulators for the power management of a wide range of automotive applications including engine and transmission control, body and conv ... Continue reading
Continental and VW Provide a 'Lift' to the Luxury Car Segment
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 28 -- The Volkswagen Phaeton, recently launched in Europe and headed for the United States next summer, is bringing groundbreaking Continental technology to the luxury vehicle segment. The Phaeton is the first vehicle in the luxury segment to have Continental Teves' standard four-corner air su ... Continue reading
ARKONA Endorsed by the Independent Auto Dealers Association of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY--Aug. 28, 2002--ARKONA Inc. (ARKN) and the Independent Auto Dealers Association of Utah (IADAU) announced the execution of an agreement which brings additional value to IADAU dealer members while solidifying ARKONA's strategy to become the market leader in providing information management systems to inde ... Continue reading
DETROIT--Aug. 28, 2002--Over 90 percent of automotive executives revealed in a questionnaire that their inability to track the financial impact of engineering changes is eroding their profitability. A major trend that emerged pointed to the escalating costs linked to collaboration demands of increasingly complex produc ... Continue reading
TELFORD, Pa.--Aug. 28, 2002--Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. (OTCBB:ESWW)(ESW), a company that develops, manufactures and markets environmental technologies, today announced that it has received a second EPA Certification with its proprietary catalyst/muffler system Quiet Cat(TM) as part of a complete engine cer ... Continue reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--Aug. 28, 2002--Tice Technology, Inc. (Pink Sheets:TICE) reported a net loss from continuing operations of $518,357, or $0.02 per diluted share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $397,291, or $0.03 per diluted share in the previous fiscal year ... Continue reading
NHRA: Russell coolly eyes drag =?iso-8859-1?Q?racing=92s?= biggest prize
For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. Russell coolly eyes drag racing’s biggest prize INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 28) – Forgoing the usual fawning drag racers annually display for the title of the sport’s biggest race – this weekend’s U.S. Nationals – Top Fuel racer Darrell Russell has a more sim ... Continue reading
Sirius Partners with Kenwood to Field Second NWC Team
For more information, contact: Yancey Casey Golin/Harris International (847) 722-6715 ycasey@golinharris.com SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO PARTNERS WITH KENWOOD USA TO SPONSOR SECOND NASCAR WINSTON CUP TEAM Ted Musgrave to pilot No. 07 Kenwood/Sirius Dodge for the second time this season at this weekend's Mountain Dew Souther ... Continue reading
Renault and 3D Systems Establish First Formula 1 Advanced Digital Manufacturing Center
VALENCIA, Calif.--Aug. 28, 2002--3D Systems Corp. today announced the partnership and establishment of an Advanced Digital Manufacturing(SM) (ADM) Center in conjunction with the Renault F1 Team in Enstone, England. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, 3D Systems and the Renault F1 Team have established an ADM ... Continue reading
Edelbrock Reports Improved Sales and Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2002
TORRANCE, Calif.--Aug. 28, 2002--Edelbrock Corporation today reported that it achieved continued improvement in sales and earnings for its fiscal 2002 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2002. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, revenues increased 8.3% to $39.3 million from revenues of $36.3 million in the same p ... Continue reading
China's Qingling Motors H1 dives on price cuts
HONG KONG, Aug 28 Charlie Zhu writing for Reuters reported that Chinese truck maker Qingling Motors posted a 65 percent fall in first-half net profit on Wednesday as fierce competition took its toll. The company's stock plunged more than 18 percent to close at HK$0.91 on Wednesday, wiping out gains accumulated in the p ... Continue reading
Drexel University Takes PGW's 100 Percent Natural Gas Powered Crown Victoria 'Out for a Spin'
--Aug. 28, 2002-- What: Drexel University Senior Vice President Anthony Caneris will kick the tires, rev the engine and take a test drive in the Philadelphia Gas Works' 100 percent natural gas powered 2002 Ford Crown Victoria to evaluate the possibility of making natural gas powered vehicles a part of the University's ... Continue reading
New Child Restraint System: 'Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Beginning Sept. 1, 2002, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will require new child safety seats to have a specialized way of attaching to a vehicle seat. Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) is a restraint system designed to wo ... Continue reading
POINT RACES TIGHT HEADING INTO FINAL STAGES OF Formula Ford 2002 SEASON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE POINT RACES TIGHT HEADING INTO FINAL STAGES OF 2002 SEASON ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. (August 28, 2002) -As the Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship heads into the final four races of the 2002 season, the championship point races continue to tighten. Following the doubleheader at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car ... Continue reading
#10 Kanaan CART Denver Pre-Race Notes/Quotes
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Shell Grand Prix of Denver Pre-Race Notes/Quotes Tony Kanaan - #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 - Downtown Denver, Colorado - 1.65-Mile Temporary Street Course Round 14 of 19 on the 2002 CART ... Continue reading
Electric Vehicle Clean Commute Program Sparks Interest of Long Islanders
HUNTINGTON, N.Y.--Aug. 28, 2002--The major partners in the nation's largest electric station car demonstration project gathered today at Huntington Station to herald the program's success on Long Island. The Clean Commute program was launched in October by the New York Power Authority and Ford Motor Company's electric ... Continue reading
New York's Public Power Systems Ally to Promote Electric Vehicles
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.--Aug. 28, 2002--The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the Municipal Electric Utilities Association of New York State (MEUA), whose members serve 500,000 New York electricity consumers, Wednesday announced a cooperative effort to promote the use of electric vehicles in New York State. "It is esp ... Continue reading
Blaney, #77 Jasper Notes-Darlington
JASPER MOTORSPORTS #77 JASPER MOTORSPORTS OWNERSHIP TRIUMVIRATE INITIATED SELF-SPONSORED INTERPLAY BETWEEN COMPANY AND TEAM BEFORE CURRENT WINSTON CUP TREND MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Over four years before the ownership of MB2 Motorsports and Valvoline agreed on what was then described as a ground-breaking relationship for s ... Continue reading
AAA Texas Expects Labor Day Travel to Decrease Slightly; Where are Texans Traveling?
HOUSTON--Aug. 28, 2002--Concerns about the economy are expected to cause a slight decrease in travel over the Labor Day holiday. "The decline in Labor Day travel this year will be minimal and AAA expects travel to rebound for the traditionally busy Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson f ... Continue reading
Delphi Technologies Enhance Performance of 50th Anniversary Corvette
Delphi and General Motors team up to showcase current technologies during annual Corvette Celebration Weekend BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Aug. 28 -- Delphi Corp.will join automotive enthusiasts from around the country who will hit the open road in their Corvettes this weekend to honor "America's sports car" at the eighth annua ... Continue reading
Toyota Develops G-BOOK Information Network
—Ubiquitous Interactive System to Begin Service in September— Tokyo—TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it has completed development of G-BOOK—a subscription information network designed to orderly and efficiently link people, cars and society anywhere, anytime. From September 1, ... Continue reading
TRW in talks on outright sale of auto parts unit
NEW YORK, Aug 27 Reuters reported that TRW Inc is in final stages of negotiations to sell its auto parts unit outright to two financial buyout firms, Carlyle Group and Blackstone Group, for about $5.0 billion, sources familiar with the talks said on Tuesday. The two private equity firms had earlier been in talks with T ... Continue reading
TROY, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Additional safety, comfort, convenience and performance features provided by Delphi Corp. are helping General Motors enhance three top-selling Chevrolet vehicles, the 2003 Silverado, Suburban and Cavalier. "Delphi is committed to helping General Motors continually improve its best-selling vehicl ... Continue reading
Solutions for Remarketing Used Vehicles
CINCINNATI, Aug. 27 -- Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), a pioneer in online auto leasing, has joined the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA). The alliance is a group of executives and professionals working in the vehicle remarketing industry who keep members informed of regulatory, technologic ... Continue reading
Ford Quality Care / Apollo Motorsports Update
Ford Quality Care / Apollo Motorsports For immediate release / August 27, 2002 CASCAR Western Series set for Edmonton return Apollo Motorsports presents the EMCO 200 at Edmonton Int'l Raceway EDMONTON, AB - CASCAR will make its return to Kevin Dowler's hometown on September 7 when the CASCAR Western Series visits Edmon ... Continue reading
The European 42-Volt Vehicles And Components Market - New Analysis By Frost & Sullivan
Advent Of 42-Volt Systems Ushers In New Era For Automotive Manufacturers The implementation of 42-volt systems in European automobiles has experienced numerous delays in recent years. The initial enthusiasm amongst early proponents of the technology may have slightly waned in light of the growing realisation of the per ... Continue reading
Jimmie Johnson Press Conference
Jimmie Johnson Media Teleconference Transcript Tuesday, August 27, 2002 Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse Chevrolet discusses his rookie season and outlook for the Southern 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Darlington Raceway. Johnson comes to Darlington and this weekend's race as one ... Continue reading
CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, (704) 662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com JIMMY SPENCER, #41 TARGET DODGE DARLINGTON ADVANCE EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Race #24 of 36) TRACK: Darlington Raceway, 1.366-mile oval QUALIFYING: Friday, August 30 at 3:05pm ET RACE: Sunday, September 1 a ... Continue reading
STERLING MARLIN, #40 COORS LIGHT DODGE DARLINGTON ADVANCE EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Race #24 of 36) TRACK: Darlington Raceway, 1.366-mile oval QUALIFYING: Friday, August 30 at 3:05pm ET RACE: Sunday, September 1 at 1 pm ET BROADCAST: TNT television and MRN radio COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS--- * ... Continue reading
New Robotic Submarine Makes Underwater Exploration Fun and Affordable
BRADENTON, Fla., Aug. 27 -- Now there is an affordable way for everyone to explore up to 100 feet underwater without ever getting wet. Creative Essence Inc. is introducing the Subvoyager to the recreational marine market. The Subvoyager is a remote controlled robotic underwater vehicle, featuring a high-resolution vide ... Continue reading
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