Buick Rendezvous Ultra Enters Premium Utility Market With Added Power and Refinement
NEW YORK – Since its successful debut in 2001, the Buick Rendezvous has blended the best features of premium sedans, minivans and SUVs. Now, Buick continues to hone its expanding utility line-up with the new 2004 Rendezvous Ultra, which offers all the features and versatility of the original version in a more pow ... Continue reading
APS Financial Corporation Discontinues Coverage of Several Credits
AUSTIN, Texas--April 1, 2003--APS Financial Corporation has dropped coverage of the following credits: -0- Advanced Accessory Systems LLC. Classic Cable Inc. Doman Industries Ltd. Jo-Ann Stores Inc. Motor Coach Industries International Inc. Pentacon Inc. Seven Seas Petroleum Inc. Tenneco Automotive Inc. APS Financial C ... Continue reading
Elamex Reports Fourth Quarter and 2002 Results
EL PASO, Texas--April 1, 2003--Elamex S.A. de C.V. announced today its results for the fourth quarter and for the full year ended Dec. 31, 2002. Information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the Company's Form 10-K for the period ended Dec. 31, 2002. Net sales for the fourth quarter 2002 increased by ... Continue reading
NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN LUCAS OIL SERIES SCHEDULE
Northwest division announces change in lucas oil series schedule The date and location of the Northwest Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event planned at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary, Alta., has been changed, Northwest Division director Mike Rice announced today. The event, which was initially slated ... Continue reading
MUNICH, Germany--April 1, 2003--Teradyne, Inc. introduced a High Voltage Digital (HVD) option for the Integra FLEX test system. The new instrumentation on the FLEX delivers significantly lower test costs for automotive devices by reducing test times and equipment costs compared to traditional automotive test approaches ... Continue reading
Veltri Metal Products, Inc. Reports Loss for 2003 Substantially Lower Than 2002
TROY, Mich., April 1 -- Automotive parts supplier Veltri Metal Products, Inc. ("Veltri") reported a net loss for its latest quarter. For the full year, the loss before an extraordinary gain is sharply reduced from that of the prior year. For the quarter ended December 31, 2002, Veltri reported a net loss of $4.5 millio ... Continue reading
GM Recalls 1997 Blazer, Jimmy, And Bravada SUVs
Automaker Will Replace Seat Belt Buckle Assembly DETROIT - General Motors is recalling about 341,000 model year 1997 Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy, and Oldsmobile Bravada midsize SUVs. GM will replace a driver seat belt buckle assembly with a new buckle assembly. Of the total, about 313,000 of the vehicles are in the U.S ... Continue reading
GM North American Production for Week of March 24th, 2003
Total U.S. Passenger Car 29,753 Total U.S. Truck 57,347 Total Canada Passenger Car 13,120 Total Canada Truck 7,278 Total N.A. Car and Truck 116,583 Note: Totals due not include Joint Venture production (i.e. HUMMER, NUMMI, etc.) North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of April 7, 2003 Mon 3/31 Tue 4/1 Wed 4 ... Continue reading
GMAC Exercises Option To Purchase Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 1999-2
DETROIT - General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) announced today that it would exercise its option to purchase the remainder of the Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 1999-2 on April 15, 2003. This will result in a termination of all of the outstanding Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 1999-2 Class B 6.700% ... Continue reading
ACDelco Helps Promote National Car Care Month In April
GRAND BLANC, MICH. - ACDelco is helping educate consumers during National Car Care Month about the benefits of keeping their vehicles properly maintained. An affiliate sponsor of the "Be Car Care Aware"TM nationwide campaign, ACDelco is encouraging motorists to have their vehicles inspected at Total Service Support sho ... Continue reading
Garmin Ltd. Invites You to Listen to Its First Quarter 2003 Earnings Call
CAYMAN ISLANDS, April 4 -- Garmin Ltd. invites shareholders and investors to listen to its first quarter 2003 earnings conference call that will be broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 11 a.m. ET, with executives of Garmin. The call will be held in conjunction with the company's earnings release, ... Continue reading
LOCAL DRIVER MAKES SCHOOL VISIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL DRIVER MAKES SCHOOL VISIT SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (April 4, 2003) – Pacific Coast Motorsports has announced it will be making a pre-event school visit prior to the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Tuesday, April 8, CART Toyota Atlantic driver Alex Figge, of Santa Barbara, Calif., will visit ... Continue reading
Visa Offers Cardholders the Ultimate NASCAR Experience
Rusty Wallace and Kurt Busch Sign On for Visa's Biggest NASCAR Promotion Ever TALLADEGA, Ala., April 4 -- Visa, proud sponsor of NASCAR, announced today the Visa Ultimate NASCAR Experience promotion, which offers cardholders a chance to get an inside look at the non-stop, high-octane action of NASCAR Winston Cup Series ... Continue reading
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Announces Quarterly Dividend on Series B Preferred Stock
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced today that it has declared a regular quarterly dividend on its 8.25% Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock at a rate of $1.0313 per share of Series B Preferred Stock owned ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Reports Significant Improvement in Operating Income For Fiscal 2002
NORTHVILLE, Mich., April 4 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. , one of the world's largest suppliers of wheels to the automotive industry, reported this past Wednesday a $0.3 million operating loss in the year ended January 31, 2003, compared with a $210.6 million operating loss a year earlier. Sales for fiscal 2002 ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday from Montgomery Motorsports Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK, MONTGOMERY, ALA. Friday, April 04, 2003 QUALIFYING CUT SHORT AT MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK NHRA LUCAS OIL EVENT MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Rain shortened the qualifying schedule at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series ev ... Continue reading
NHRA Friday: WJ Grabs Third Position at Vegas Qualifying Midpoint
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net First Qualifying Results WJ Grabs Third Position at Vegas Qualifying Midpoint Event: 4th Annual Summitracing.com Nationals Location: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV Day/Date: Friday April 4, 2003 High winds swirle ... Continue reading
NHRA Friday: Kurt Johnson Slots Second on Friday in Las Vegas
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Friday Qualifying Results Kurt Johnson Slots Second on Friday in Las Vegas Event: 4th Annual Summitracing.com Nationals Location: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV Day/Date: Friday April 4, 2003 Kurt Johnson and the ... Continue reading
Bazemore No. 1 qualifier after two sessions in Vegas
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 4 of 23 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday, April 4, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501 FOLLOWING TWO QUALIFYING SESSIONS WHIT BAZEMORE, MATCO TOOLS IRON EAGLE DODGE STRATUS R/T FUNNY CAR, captured the No. 1 qua ... Continue reading
Spectacular explosion for Scelzi; Cannon No. 6 in Vegas
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Round 4 of 23 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday, April 4, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501 AFTER TWO QUALIFYING SESSIONS GARY SCELZI, OAKLEY TIME BOMB DODGE STRATUS R/T FUNNY CAR, survived a spectacular explosion i ... Continue reading
Johnson Nabs Provisional Seventh in Las Vegas
Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 4th Annual Summitracing.com Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Qualifying Notes & Quotes LAS VEGAS (April 4, 2003) In a city where fortunes can be made or lost on the roll of the dice, the Mopar NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series teams worked ... Continue reading
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