A Labor Day agenda for America By UAW President Ron Gettelfinger
As holidays go, Labor Day is hard to beat – a long weekend to spend with family and friends. But it’s hard to enjoy a break from work if you don’t have a job in the first place. Nearly one out of five Americans has been laid off at some point during the past three years. George W. Bush is likely to be ... Continue reading
New Toyota Prius Hybrid Helps Park Itself
TOKYO, Sept 1, 2003; Reuters reported that a car that can park itself without the driver having to touch the steering wheel, said by maker Toyota Motor Corp to be a world first, went on sale in Japan on Monday. Toyota's new hybrid gasoline-electric Prius sedan uses electrically operated power steering and sensors that ... Continue reading
1 in 29 chance of September registrations being stolen or broken into in the first year of ownership
Milton Keynes, England, September 1 -- Almost 15,000 customers taking delivery of a new car from today, 1 September, could find themselves victims of car crime within the next twelve months according to stolen vehicle tracking company NavTrak. This is based on The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' (SMMT) esti ... Continue reading
Toyota Launches New Prius Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Car
TOKYO September 1, 2003; Dow Jones reported that Toyota Motor Corp. Monday launched its latest environmentally friendly vehicle in Japan, amid toughening competition in the development of key technologies for next-generation vehicles worldwide. Toyota, the world's third biggest car maker by market share, said it has be ... Continue reading
GM Daewoo 2003 August Sales up 100%
SEOUL September 1, 2003; Dow Jones reported that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co.'s auto sales in August more than doubled to 44,650 units from 21,679 a year ago as strong export shipments offset sluggish domestic auto sales, the company said Monday. GM Daewoo, an affiliate of General Motors Corp. , saw its exports grow ... Continue reading
ERP Takes Throne As Most Ubiquitous Enterprise Application In European Automotive Industry Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is set to retain its firm grip on the European automotive industry as other enterprise application contenders have failed to usurp its dominance, reveals a new survey by Frost & Sullivan, the in ... Continue reading
McMurray Tames "The Lady in Black" with Fourth-Place Finish
Media Contact: Jason Wise, Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (704) 500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com <mailto:jwise@ganassi.com> -For Immediate Release- McMurray Tames "The Lady in Black" with Fourth-Place Finish DARLINGTON, S.C., (August 31, 2003) --- Darlington Raceway is known for eating up racecars and using ... Continue reading
by William Greider As a young reporter many years ago, I came across a book of speeches and essays by Walter Reuther and it opened my mind to America's greater possibilities. Reuther, I knew, was the courageous leader who led the struggle to create the United Auto Workers. I discovered he was also a visionary thinker, ... Continue reading
Race Car Simulators and Baldacci Sign Agreement
RACE CAR SIMULATORS AND BALDACCI SIGN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL MARKETS FOR THE NEW GENERATION RACE SIMULATORS INDIANAPOLIS (August 31, 2003) – Race Car Simulators, Inc., a subsidiary of Interactive Motorsports and Entertainment Corporation (OTCBB Symbol: IMTS), and international amusement industry veter ... Continue reading
Rocketsports Bookends the Podium in the MotoRock Mile High 100 Trans-Am Race at Denver
CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKETSPORTS BOOKENDS THE PODIUM IN THE MOTOROCK MILE HIGH 100 TRANS-AM RACE IN DENVER DENVER Rocketsports Racing continued its tradition of excellence with another pair of podium finishes at the MotoRock Mile High 100 during the Centrix Financial Grand Pri ... Continue reading
UK car dealers targeted to cut whiplash injuries
London, September 1 -- A campaign urging UK car dealerships to play a proactive role in whiplash injury prevention, by showing buyers how to position their head restraints properly, is launched today to coincide with the new September registrations. The campaign comes from esure, Sainsbury's Bank, Thatcham (the premier ... Continue reading
GMPP NHRA Sunday Update: Rain Postpones U.S. Nationals
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Race Update Rain Postpones U.S. Nationals Event: 48th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Location: Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, IN Day/Date: Sunday August 31, 2003 Constant rain and a forecast for similar conditions on Monday for ... Continue reading
ACDelco NHRA Sunday: Rain Postpones U.S. Nationals
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Race Update Rain Postpones the U.S. Nationals Event: 48th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Location: Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, IN Day/Date: Sunday August 31, 2003 Constant rain and a forecast for similar conditions on Monday ... Continue reading
Statement from Hyundai Motor America Regarding the Departure of Finbarr O'Neill
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 31 -- Hyundai Motor America announced today that its President Finbarr O'Neill has elected to leave the company effective immediately. "After 18 years working for Hyundai Motor America I have elected to pursue an opportunity which offers new and exciting challenges for me," said O'Neill. " ... Continue reading
Sterling Marlin has a Steamy Day at Darlington Raceway
Contact: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, cell: (704) 658-8540, jpowell@ganassi.com For Immediate Release Sterling Marlin has a Steamy Day at Darlington Raceway DARLINGTON, S.C. (August 31, 2003) --- Sterling Marlin and the Coors Light team were pumped and ready to roll when the green flag dropp ... Continue reading
Terry Labonte Wins One at Darlington - Complete results
Benson 40th At Darlington Darlington Raceway is known as “The Track Too Tough To Tame” On Sunday, some of the rookie competitors were tougher than the old track. That was true for #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson. Benson followed Jeff Gordon into the turn three on lap 165 running about 15th. Follo ... Continue reading
Victory Hopes Go South for Team Target in Southern 500
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, cell: (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Victory Hopes Go South for Team Target in Southern 500 DARLINGTON, S.C. (August 31, 2003) --- Casey Mears entered the last Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend ... Continue reading
CASCAR - Great Canadian 300 Results & Summary
CASCAR Super Series Great Canadian 300 Summary & Results For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / August 31, 2003 Gibbons wins Delaware Speedway's Great Canadian 300 for a record fourth time LONDON, ON - Peter Gibbons put on another clinic at Delaware Speedway on Sunday afternoon in ... Continue reading
GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--SOUTHERN 500 POST-RACE
Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: http://media.gm.com/gmracing GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & QUOTES; SOUTHERN 500; DARLINGTON RACEWAY; AUG. 31, 2003 TONY RAINES, NO. 74 BACE MOTORSPORTS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: NOTE: Rain ... Continue reading
DENVER ‹ MotoRock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup, Round 9 official results (showing driver, starting position in parenthesis, driver, car, laps completed and reason out, if any): 1. (1) Scott Pruett, Jaguar XKR, 59, Running. 2. (2) Boris Said, Ford Mustang, 59, Running. 3. ... Continue reading
The History of Labor Day - Thanks From TACH To The Working Men And Women
Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means "Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man ... Continue reading
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