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Wednesday, June 18, 2003

ExxonMobil Improves Motorcycle Oils

ExxonMobil Improves Motorcycle Oils

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New York Auto Show: 46 Vehicle Debuts; Over One Million Visitors

New York Auto Show: 46 Vehicle Debuts; Over One Million Visitors

NEW YORK, June 18 -- With 46 new vehicle announcements under its belt, the largest reported public attendance of any automobile show in the country, and media from every corner of the globe, the New York International Automobile Show has once again proved that the city that never sleeps has its eyes wide open when it c ... Continue reading

Oil Company Opens Hydrogen "GAS" Station for Tokyo Motorists

Oil Company Opens Hydrogen "GAS" Station for Tokyo Motorists

LONDON, June 18, 2003; Reuters reported that Showa Shell Sekiyu KK has opened the first hydrogen station in Tokyo, part of a worldwide push to supply fuel cell powered vehicles. Showa Shell, 50 percent owned by Royal Dutch/Shell, opened the station in the central Tokyo Odaiba district, the energy giant's Shell Hydrogen ... Continue reading

Honda President Says US Carmakers To AVIS

Honda President Says US Carmakers To AVIS

TOKYO June 18, 2003; Edwina Gibbs writing for Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co President Hiroyuki Yoshino said U.S. auto makers will have to pull up their socks in the face of increasing inroads by Japanese competitors into the U.S. market. "They should try harder," Yoshino told reporters when asked about the Japan ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce and Qantas sign engine service agreements

Rolls-Royce and Qantas sign engine service agreements

London, June 18 -- Rolls-Royce and Qantas have signed a series of long-term engine support agreements covering three aircraft types and involving TotalCare contracts of up to 10 years. The announcement was made today (18 June) at the Paris Air Show. The agreements include 113 RB211-524 series engines powering Boeing 74 ... Continue reading

Actuant Reports Record Third Quarter Sales and Earnings

Actuant Reports Record Third Quarter Sales and Earnings

MILWAUKEE--June 18, 2003--Actuant Corporation today announced results for its third quarter ended May 31, 2003. Sales increased approximately 23% to $147.2 million compared to $120.0 million in the prior year. Current year results include those from Heinrich Kopp AG ("Kopp"), which was acquired on September 3, 2002. Ex ... Continue reading

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter Results, Fiscal 2003 Results and Conference Call

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter Results, Fiscal 2003 Results and Conference Call

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--June 18, 2003--America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced that the Company will release financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year end, ended April 30th, 2003, on Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern). A live ... Continue reading

Amerigon Announces Agreement in Principle With Visteon to Develop Array of Climate Control Automotive Products

Amerigon Announces Agreement in Principle With Visteon to Develop Array of Climate Control Automotive Products

Environmentally Friendly Spot Heating/Cooling Units among First Products Targeted; Advances in Thermoelectric Technology to Be Employed DEARBORN, Mich., June 18 -- Amerigon Inc. today announced that it signed an agreement in principle with Visteon Corporation to develop an array of environmentally friendly heating and ... Continue reading

Delphi Partners With Habitat for Humanity

Delphi Partners With Habitat for Humanity

Global Outreach Expands to 17 locations on June 21st TROY, Mich., June 18 -- Delphi's efforts for Habitat for Humanity International will take on both a national and an international scope when 17 locations around the world help build 20 Habitat for Humanity homes on June 21st. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prn ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Launches Dual-Franchising of Dollar & Thrifty Brands

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Launches Dual-Franchising of Dollar & Thrifty Brands

First Dual Franchise Sold to Colorado Springs Franchisee TULSA, Okla., June 18 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced that franchisees of both the Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental brands may dual-franchise in select smaller markets in which the company has decided not to operate corporately. T ... Continue reading

Fireman's Fund Begins National Roll-Out of Mitchell's eGlassMate

Fireman's Fund Begins National Roll-Out of Mitchell's eGlassMate

SAN DIEGO--June 18, 2003-- Internet-Based Solution Dramatically Increases Insurer's Number of Glass Repair Shops Fireman's Fund Insurance Company has just begun a national roll-out of Mitchell's Internet-based eGlassMate solution and has already dramatically increased the number of glass shops its customers can use for ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Supplier Deploys NetApp Storage Infrastructure

Global Automotive Supplier Deploys NetApp Storage Infrastructure

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--June 18, 2003-- NetApp(R) Storage Systems Enhance Business-Critical SAP Enterprise Systems and Simplify Overall System Management Network Appliance, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise network storage solutions, today announced that Hella KG Hueck & Co., a worldwide supplier of technology and ele ... Continue reading

Mayor Daley Hails State-of-the-Art Cab Company

Mayor Daley Hails State-of-the-Art Cab Company

Hundreds of Cabbies Enjoy Russian Folk Music/American Hot Dogs As Chicago's Newest Cab Company Is Launched at Outdoor Picnic WHEN: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at 11.00 a.m. WHERE: 2617-25 South Wabash Avenue WHAT: Chicago Carriage Cab Company, owned and operated by Russian emigre Simon Garber, celebrates its grand opening ... Continue reading

REMINDER/Vespa Scoots into Seattle; Grand Opening of Vespa Seattle to Showcase Italy's Legendary Motor Scooter

REMINDER/Vespa Scoots into Seattle; Grand Opening of Vespa Seattle to Showcase Italy's Legendary Motor Scooter

-- WHAT: Vespa(R), the definitive symbol of romance and freedom, makes its debut in Seattle this Thursday. The Vespa Seattle boutique features Vespa motor scooters, Vespa apparel and unique vehicle accessories in an environment that celebrates the fun and uniqueness of Vespa. This opening marks the arrival of the first ... Continue reading

Shanghai GM Selects PeopleSoft Human Capital Management; Largest Chinese-U.S. Joint Venture to Deploy HCM Solution

Shanghai GM Selects PeopleSoft Human Capital Management; Largest Chinese-U.S. Joint Venture to Deploy HCM Solution

PLEASANTON, Calif.--June 18, 2003--PeopleSoft Inc. today announced that in the fourth quarter of 2002, Shanghai General Motors (GM) selected PeopleSoft's industry-leading Human Capital Management (HCM) solution. The new solution will enable Shanghai GM to streamline costly administrative HR processes, deploy self-servi ... Continue reading

Timken Earns $2.5 Million Bearing Order from VAI Industries UK

Timken Earns $2.5 Million Bearing Order from VAI Industries UK

CANTON, Ohio, June 18 -- Capitalizing on synergies from its recent acquisition of The Torrington Company, The Timken Company recently obtained two significant bearing orders from VAI Industries UK, Ltd., a designer and builder of manufacturing plants for the metals industries. The order, which exceeds $2.5 million (USD ... Continue reading

Worthington Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results

Worthington Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio--June 18, 2003--Worthington Industries, Inc. -- Quarterly and Annual Sales Set Record -- Annual Net Earnings Up Worthington Industries, Inc. today reported results for the three and twelve-month periods ended May 31, 2003. For the quarter, sales were a record $589.9 million, an increase of 14% from $519. ... Continue reading

7-Eleven: One-Stop Bill-Payment Shop; 7-Eleven Vcom(R) Kiosks to Offer ChoicePay(TM) In-Person Bill Payment Services

7-Eleven: One-Stop Bill-Payment Shop; 7-Eleven Vcom(R) Kiosks to Offer ChoicePay(TM) In-Person Bill Payment Services

Customers Will Be Able to Pay Their Bills By Cash, Check, Credit or ATM Debit Cards DALLAS and TULSA, Okla., June 18 -- Customers will soon be able to cash their paycheck, buy a snack and pay bills all in one stop at 7-Eleven(R) stores equipped with Vcom(R) kiosks. Today, 7-Eleven, Inc. , the world's largest convenienc ... Continue reading

AMI DODUCO Offers Plastic Injection Mold Toolmaking to External Customers

AMI DODUCO Offers Plastic Injection Mold Toolmaking to External Customers

PFORZHEIM, Germany--June 18, 2003--AMI DODUCO announced that it is expanding its plastic injection mold tool development capabilities to serve global manufacturing customers from its facility in Dorog, Hungary. The facility, established in 2000 to support AMI DODUCO's own production of plastic housings for component su ... Continue reading

BPO Solutions announces first proprietary roaming mesh technology for automotive manufacturers and mobile devices.

BPO Solutions announces first proprietary roaming mesh technology for automotive manufacturers and mobile devices.

New York, June 18 -- - BPO Solutions Ltd. has announced what it believes is a British first - its Meshhopper(tm) technology capable of the connectivity needed for wide ranging mobile wi-fi networks. Andy Coney, Chief Executive Officer of BPO, says Meshhopper(tm) provides the step change that wi-fi itself, as well as th ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Supplier Deploys NetApp Storage Infrastructure

Global Automotive Supplier Deploys NetApp Storage Infrastructure

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--June 18, 2003-- NetApp(R) Storage Systems Enhance Business-Critical SAP Enterprise Systems and Simplify Overall System Management Network Appliance, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise network storage solutions, today announced that Hella KG Hueck & Co., a worldwide supplier of technology and ele ... Continue reading

Metaldyne Chooses QAD for Vendor-Managed Inventory; QAD Supply Visualization Helps Reduce Inventory Holdings and Speed Replenishment of Critical Materials

Metaldyne Chooses QAD for Vendor-Managed Inventory; QAD Supply Visualization Helps Reduce Inventory Holdings and Speed Replenishment of Critical Materials

CARPINTERIA, Calif.--June 18, 2003--QAD Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers, today announced that Metaldyne plans to expand its use of QAD Supply Visualization for vendor-managed inventory (VMI). A leading global designer and supplier of metal-based components, assemblies and m ... Continue reading

Moldflow Ships Moldflow Plastics Insight 4.1 Software; Feature Packed Release Demonstrates Product Development Commitment to Customer Requests

Moldflow Ships Moldflow Plastics Insight 4.1 Software; Feature Packed Release Demonstrates Product Development Commitment to Customer Requests

WAYLAND, Mass.--June 18, 2003--Moldflow Corporation , the world leader in software solutions for optimizing the design and manufacture of plastic products, today started shipping Moldflow Plastics Insight(R) (MPI(TM)) 4.1. The software offers significant upgrades in the areas of 3D functionality, pre- and post-processi ... Continue reading

Palcan Showcases The Future With Fuel Cell Powered Scooter For Global Masses; Palcan's Fuel Cell Scooter Unveiled at Fuel Cell Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia

Palcan Showcases The Future With Fuel Cell Powered Scooter For Global Masses; Palcan's Fuel Cell Scooter Unveiled at Fuel Cell Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--June 18, 2003--Palcan Fuel Cells is pleased to announce the integration of its 2 Kw fuel cell stack system to power the next global transportation solution. The fuel cell powered scooter is a highly marketable alternative designed specifically to address the world's need for a low-end mass ... Continue reading

PSA Peugeot-Citroen Automobiles Chooses MSC.ADAMS/Engine Powered by FEV As Standard Simulation Tool Through a 350,000 Euro Contract

PSA Peugeot-Citroen Automobiles Chooses MSC.ADAMS/Engine Powered by FEV As Standard Simulation Tool Through a 350,000 Euro Contract

PSA Peugeot-Citroen Uses Accessory and Timing Belt Modules of MSC.ADAMS/Engine To Meet New OEM Design and Performance Requirements, Reduce Development Time And Develop Better Prototypes SANTA ANA, Calif., June 18 -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) products including ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds' Networkcar Wins Mobile Star Award for Networkfleet(TM) Product

Reynolds and Reynolds' Networkcar Wins Mobile Star Award for Networkfleet(TM) Product

SAN DIEGO, June 18 -- Networkcar, a Reynolds and Reynolds company , today announced that it has won a 2003 Mobile Star award from MobileVillage for its Networkfleet(TM) fleet management system. MobileVillage is a market development company dedicated to advancing mobile and wireless enterprise computing within select ve ... Continue reading

Southborrough Ventures, Inc. Orders Laser Equipment & Finalizes Due Diligence on American Production Machining, LLC

Southborrough Ventures, Inc. Orders Laser Equipment & Finalizes Due Diligence on American Production Machining, LLC

DETROIT--June 18, 2003--The Board of Directors of Southborrough Ventures, Inc., (OTCBB:SBBV) (the "Company") is pleased to report that on April 15, 2003 the Company placed an order with its strategic partner, GSI Lumonics Inc. (www.gsilumonics.com) of Farmington Hills, MI for laser equipment valued in excess of $200,00 ... Continue reading

Stronghold Technologies Publishes Case Study on Ford Dealership Using DealerAdvance to Increasing Sales and Profit

Stronghold Technologies Publishes Case Study on Ford Dealership Using DealerAdvance to Increasing Sales and Profit

BERNARDSVILLE, N.J.--June 18, 2003-- Future Ford Clovis Enjoys Benefits of Stronghold's Marriage of Technology and Business Processes Stronghold Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SGHT), the developer of DealerAdvance(TM), an enterprise software system leveraging wireless technologies for the automotive retail ind ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive Completes Amendment to Credit Agreement -- Amended Terms Provide Enhanced Liquidity and Refinancing Flexibility

Tower Automotive Completes Amendment to Credit Agreement -- Amended Terms Provide Enhanced Liquidity and Refinancing Flexibility

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--June 18, 2003--Tower Automotive, Inc. , announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, R.J. Tower Corporation, has successfully completed an amendment to its senior credit facility which will enhance the company's overall liquidity and provide flexibility to redeem its $200 million convertible subordi ... Continue reading

UltraDNS Technology Helps Kelley Blue Book Increase Web Site Traffic; #1 Automotive Web Site Reaps the Benefits of UltraDNS' Global Network and Guaranteed 100 Percent Uptime

UltraDNS Technology Helps Kelley Blue Book Increase Web Site Traffic; #1 Automotive Web Site Reaps the Benefits of UltraDNS' Global Network and Guaranteed 100 Percent Uptime

SAN MATEO, Calif.--June 18, 2003--UltraDNS(TM) Corporation, the world's leading Managed DNS Service Provider, today announced that Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com), the number one new and used automotive information Web site, has selected UltraDNS' Managed DNS Service(TM) to assure 100 percent uptime and reliability of i ... Continue reading

Michelin North America Commits to an Additional $144 Million in Oklahoma

Michelin North America Commits to an Additional $144 Million in Oklahoma

HOUSTON--June 18, 2003--Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). Michelin North America (Greenville, S.C.) is currently spending $56 million on expansion work to its plant located in Oklahoma and has committed an additional $144 million to be spent over the next two yea ... Continue reading

C-Chip Completes Testing of the TRACKING MANAGER for the Automotive Industry

C-Chip Completes Testing of the TRACKING MANAGER for the Automotive Industry

MONTREAL--June 18, 2003--C-Chip Technologies Corporation (OTCBB:CCHI) wishes to announce that the C-Chip(TM) TRACKING MANAGER, a product designed for the automotive industry, has successfully completed field tests. C-Chip anticipates introducing the TRACKING MANAGER to the market later this summer. Benoit Langlais, Dir ... Continue reading

ANC to Sell Alamo, National Car Rental

ANC to Sell Alamo, National Car Rental

NEW YORK June 17, 2003; Jeffrey Goldfarb writing for Reuters reported that ANC Rental, which has been operating under bankruptcy protection since November 2001, said on Tuesday it would sell its Alamo Rent a Car and National Car Rental chains to buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management for $230 million cash. New York-ba ... Continue reading

China Jan-May Automobile Imports Up 83% On Year

China Jan-May Automobile Imports Up 83% On Year

BEIJING June 17, 2003; Dow Jones reported that China recorded an 83% year-on-year increase in automobile imports to 72,399 units in the first five months of 2003, state media reported. The value of those imports more than doubled year on year to $2 billion, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Tuesday, citing ... Continue reading

Isuzu To Up Monthly Small Truck Output At Fujisawa By 30%

Isuzu To Up Monthly Small Truck Output At Fujisawa By 30%

TOKYO June 17, 2003; Dow Jones reports that Isuzu Motors Ltd. plans to boost monthly output of small trucks at its Fujisawa plant by more than 30% from mid-July before stricter regulations on diesel engine gas emissions take effect later this year, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Isuzu, which is stepping up efforts ... Continue reading

Gas Prices up 1.1 Cents Since Mid-May, AAA Says

Gas Prices up 1.1 Cents Since Mid-May, AAA Says

ORLANDO, Fla.--June 17, 2003--The nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline is up just 1.1 cents since mid-May to $1.514 per gallon, AAA's daily online Fuel Gauge Reports shows http://www.fuelgaugereport.com. The slight increase in the nationwide average price masks widely different price changes in the v ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Gas Prices Down From Last Month But Turning Upward

Auto Club: Gas Prices Down From Last Month But Turning Upward

LOS ANGELES--June 17, 2003--While the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Southern California is 9.5 cents lower than last month, it has started climbing again in the past few days, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California average price f ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Pricing For Tundra Terminator 3 Special Edition Package

Toyota Announces Pricing For Tundra Terminator 3 Special Edition Package

TORRANCE, Calif., June 17 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced pricing for the Terminator 3 (T3) special edition Tundra package. The T3 Tundra has a direct tie-in with this summer's action film "T3: Rise of the Machines," the third installment of the popular "Terminator" films, starring Arnold Sch ... Continue reading

Higher Oil Prices, Summer Demand Nudge Gasoline Prices Up; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report

Higher Oil Prices, Summer Demand Nudge Gasoline Prices Up; AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report

HOUSTON--June 17, 2003--Higher crude oil prices and increased demand for gasoline have lifted the average gas price for Texas by four cents since last month, according to the AAA Texas Monthly Fuel Gauge Report. Statewide, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $1.398, up from 1.358 on May 13. L ... Continue reading

You Don't Havbe To Be A Redneck To Drive For NASCAR - Drivers From Lots Of Places - State By State Breakdown

You Don't Havbe To Be A Redneck To Drive For NASCAR - Drivers From Lots Of Places - State By State Breakdown

NASCAR Drivers From Lots Of Places This weekend the NASCAR Winston Cup Series visits the road course of Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, Cal - not exactly a traditional venue for the sport whose proud roots started on dirt tracks throughout the South. But NASCAR is changing and so are the places where teams ... Continue reading

University of Tennessee Wins FutureTruck 2003 Virtual Instrumentation Award

University of Tennessee Wins FutureTruck 2003 Virtual Instrumentation Award

DEARBORN, Mich.--June 17, 2003-- Competition Sponsored by Ford, DOE and NI Challenges Students to Build Energy-Efficient Vehicles National Instruments today awarded a team of University of Tennessee engineering students the Most Innovative Use of Virtual Instrumentation award at the FutureTruck 2003 competition. The te ... Continue reading

AutoTrader Site Usage Stats Confirm Success - Advertising Works!

AutoTrader Site Usage Stats Confirm Success - Advertising Works!

ATLANTA, June 17 -- AutoTrader.com, the world's largest automotive marketplace, saw traffic numbers dramatically increase last month after continued month over month growth. May's unique visitors were up 14 percent, sessions up 17 percent, used car searches up 19 percent and page views up 26 percent. Unique visitors fo ... Continue reading

Hyundai Autonet Selects QNX Neutrino RTOS for Multimedia Telematics Platform

Hyundai Autonet Selects QNX Neutrino RTOS for Multimedia Telematics Platform

OTTAWA, June 17 -- QNX Software Systems today announced that Hyundai Autonet, a leader in automotive multimedia electronics, has selected the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) realtime operating system (RTOS) for its Driver Information System (DIS) platform. This telematics platform, based on the mobileGT(TM) architecture, is one of ... Continue reading

JIMMY KITE NIGHT TO HONOR INDY RACER

JIMMY KITE NIGHT TO HONOR INDY RACER

JIMMY KITE NIGHT TO HONOR INDY RACER STOCKBRIDGE, Ga., June 17, 2003 - IndyCar Racer Jimmy Kite will be honored by the Auto Tire and Parts NAPA Racepark on June 21st with "Jimmy Kite Night at the Racepark". Kite, who races a winged sprint-car at the Benton, Missouri dirt oval while not competing in the Indy Racing Indy ... Continue reading

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