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2004 Subaru Forester XT- Review

2004 Subaru Forester XT- Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS I was once asked by a car manufacturer's public relations representative to describe my idea of the perfect car. I think he was expecting me so say ``the car you are introducing today'' - a popular mid-sized sedan. Instead, feeling playful, I said something like ``it'd have the acc ... Continue reading

2004 Suzuki Verona - Review

2004 Suzuki Verona - Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Suzuki Verona ENGINE: 2.5-liter inline 6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 155 hp @ 5,800 rpm/177 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 106.3 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 187.8 x 71.5 x 57.1 in. STICKER PRICE: $16,499 - $19,499 For years Suzuki has cultivated a ... Continue reading

General Motors Launches First-Ever Driver Safety Campaign in China

General Motors Launches First-Ever Driver Safety Campaign in China

Program emphasizes importance of using safety belts and obeying traffic laws DETROIT, Sept. 4, 2003; General Motors and the local government of Shanghai, China are launching the first driver safety campaign of its kind in China's biggest city. The campaign, tailored to the needs and interests of Chinese drivers, includ ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors and Toyota Collaborate on G-BOOK

Mitsubishi Motors and Toyota Collaborate on G-BOOK

-Mitsubishi models in Japan to feature G-BOOK from 2005- Tokyo, September 3, 2003-Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announced that they have reached a basic agreement on providing MMC users with G-BOOK, a TMC-developed information network service. MMC plans to start this servi ... Continue reading

OnStar Personal Calling Reaches 200 Million Minute Mark

OnStar Personal Calling Reaches 200 Million Minute Mark

Troy, MI -- Two years after launching its hands-free Personal Calling service nationwide, OnStar has sold more than 200 million wireless minutes. This OnStar milestone demonstrates the increasing value OnStar subscribers place on their ability to make and receive hands-free phone calls while driving their vehicles. The ... Continue reading

Foreign carmakers dominate Malaysia show

Foreign carmakers dominate Malaysia show

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4, 2003; Reuters reported that Malaysia's biggest car show opened on Thursday with an armada of foreign manufacturers on parade, their sights trained on the day in 16 months' time when high tariff walls are set to come tumbling down. National car maker Proton PROT.KL has long dominated the Malaysian ... Continue reading

Keystone auto parts to be sold to Bain Capital

Keystone auto parts to be sold to Bain Capital

NEW YORK, Sept 4, 2003; Reuters reported that Bain Capital, a leading buyout firm, said it agreed to buy auto parts supplier Keystone Automotive Operations Inc. from several private equity firms in a move to boost its manufacturing company holdings. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but people familiar with the ... Continue reading

O2Diesel verkündet Teilnahme von Ottawa am weltgrößten Testprogramm E-Diesel

O2Diesel verkündet Teilnahme von Ottawa am weltgrößten Testprogramm E-Diesel

Redaktion Wirtschaft/Technik HINWEISE FÜR REDAKTEURE: Die Zahl 2 im Produktnamen O2Diesel ist hochgestellt. NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-4. September 2003-Das Management von O2Diesel, Inc. (OTCBB:OTOD) freut sich bekannt geben zu können, dass das Unternehmen eine Vereinbarung zur Durchführung des gröà ... Continue reading

O2Diesel inicia el mayor programa de demostración de E-Diesel del mundo en Ottawa

O2Diesel inicia el mayor programa de demostración de E-Diesel del mundo en Ottawa

Redactores de negocios/tecnología NOTA A REDACTORES: En el nombre de producto O2Diesel, el dos 2 debe ir en superíndice NEWARK, Delaware. (BUSINESS WIRE). 4 de septiembre, 2003. La dirección de O2Diesel, Inc. (OTCBB:OTOD) ha informado del acuerdo firmado por la Empresa para la realización de la mayor demost ... Continue reading

Go from a Mediocre to Merciless Speedster with the Release of Hot Rod: American Street Drag for PC from ValuSoft

Go from a Mediocre to Merciless Speedster with the Release of Hot Rod: American Street Drag for PC from ValuSoft

MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 4, 2003-- Licensing Deal with PRIMEDIA and Hot Rod Magazine Brings Gamers Dreams of Building and Driving Their Dream Machines to Life ValuSoft(R), a division of THQ(R) Inc. , and a leading global publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and productivity software, today announced the rel ... Continue reading

CASCAR AND PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE TITLE SPONSOR FOR SEPTEMBER 20th SUPER SERIES

CASCAR AND PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE TITLE SPONSOR FOR SEPTEMBER 20th SUPER SERIES

CASCAR Super Series For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / September 4, 2003 CASCAR AND PETERBOROUGH SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE TITLE SPONSOR FOR SEPTEMBER 20th SUPER SERIES EVENT: 'NATIONAL FAST FREIGHT DELIVERS THE LELAND 200' PETERBOROUGH, ON - CASCAR and Peterborough Speedway jointly a ... Continue reading

TREAD Act Pitfalls Real But Avoidable for Companies in Automotive Industry, Butzel Long Expert Says

TREAD Act Pitfalls Real But Avoidable for Companies in Automotive Industry, Butzel Long Expert Says

DETROIT, Sept. 4 -- More than 23,000 automotive manufacturers and suppliers are facing a December 1, 2003 Early Warning Reporting deadline for the TREAD Act. While all of the future implications of the Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act are still unclear, its impact cannot be ... Continue reading

Road America Winners Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Ready to Add to Victory Total

Road America Winners Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Ready to Add to Victory Total

Road America Winners Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing Ready to Add to Victory Total MONTEREY, Calif., September 4, 2003 - Fresh off their first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT class victory at Road America, Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing is ready to add a second ALMS trophy at this weekend's ... Continue reading

USA Technologies Awarded Second Crucial Automotive Telematics Patent

USA Technologies Awarded Second Crucial Automotive Telematics Patent

Intellectual Property Licensing and Marketing Firm Signed to Market Growing Portfolio of USA's IP Assets MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 4 -- USA Technologies, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: USTT) announced today that it was issued a second crucial automotive telematics patent, and that it had signed Atlas Technology Partners ("Atlas"), a ... Continue reading

Hertz and Opodo.com Partner for Quick Car Rental Rate Quotes

Hertz and Opodo.com Partner for Quick Car Rental Rate Quotes

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 4 -- Hertz and the European online travel site Opodo.com have teamed up to offer Opodo's customers Hertz car rental rate quotes as soon as air travel reservations are confirmed. At the time a flight reservation is confirmed, Opodo's European customers are provided with prepaid and non-prepaid He ... Continue reading

ADESA NAMES GREG BECK, JIM SALE TO AUCTION GENERAL MANAGER POSITIONS

ADESA NAMES GREG BECK, JIM SALE TO AUCTION GENERAL MANAGER POSITIONS

<<Greg Beck and Jim Sale.doc>> <<Greg Beck.jpg>> <<JIM2.jpg>> Hi Everyone, Attached is a news release on the appointments of Greg Beck and Jim Sale to general manager positions. Additionally, a photo of Beck and Sale are provided. For further information on this news, please call. ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Executive Appointments

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Executive Appointments

DETROIT, Sept. 4 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced the following organizational changes: Yogendra N. Rahangdale has been appointed executive vice president & chief technology officer (CTO). Previously, Rahangdale served as group vice president & C ... Continue reading

Auto-Q International, Inc. Featured on WallStreetReporter.com

Auto-Q International, Inc. Featured on WallStreetReporter.com

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- Auto-Q International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AUTQ) is featured on WallStreetReporter.com this week. A summary of earnings shows Net income for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 was $536,002, or $.01 per share, which compares with a net loss of $527,804, or $.06 per share in the nine months ended J ... Continue reading

Cycle Country's North American Product Coverage Expands With More Distributors, Dealers and Retailers in 2003

Cycle Country's North American Product Coverage Expands With More Distributors, Dealers and Retailers in 2003

MILFORD, Iowa--Sept. 4, 2003-- The Company's Weekend Warrior Lawn & Garden Implements Generate Multiple Magazine Articles From Leading Hunting/Outdoor Writers Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX:ATC), the outright leader in developing and manufacturing several custom-fitting accessories for the all-terrain vehicle (A ... Continue reading

EaglePicher Holdings Confirms No Cash Dividend on its Preferred Stock

EaglePicher Holdings Confirms No Cash Dividend on its Preferred Stock

PHOENIX, Sept. 4 -- EaglePicher Holdings, Inc. ("EP Holdings") confirmed today that it did not declare or pay a cash dividend on its Series B 11.75% Cumulative Redeemable Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") on September 2, 2003. EaglePicher Incorporated ("EPI"), EP Holding's wholly-owned and only subsidiar ... Continue reading

Factory Logic Announces Newest Release of the Streamline Lean Factory Management System

Factory Logic Announces Newest Release of the Streamline Lean Factory Management System

Release 4.3 Delivers Innovative Capabilities to Improve Lean Production Management for Auto Suppliers AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 4 -- Factory Logic, the leading supplier of software solutions to support lean production management, today officially released version 4.3 of the Streamline Lean Factory Management System. Streaml ... Continue reading

FARO Debuts Affordable 'Advantage(TM)' Line of Measurement Products

FARO Debuts Affordable 'Advantage(TM)' Line of Measurement Products

LAKE MARY, Fla., Sept. 4 -- FARO Technologies, Inc., fortified its position as the market-share leader in the portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) field with its latest product line: the "Advantage" Series. The Advantage FaroArm and the FARO Advantage Tracker will be the Company's most inexpensive CMMs, with p ... Continue reading

GenCorp Revises Earnings Guidance for Third Quarter, Guidance for Fiscal 2003 is $0.41 to $0.46 EPS

GenCorp Revises Earnings Guidance for Third Quarter, Guidance for Fiscal 2003 is $0.41 to $0.46 EPS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 4 -- GenCorp Inc. announced today it expects third quarter earnings to be below previously issued guidance of $.04 to $.06 per share. GenCorp now expects earnings in the third quarter to be a loss in the range of ($.04) to ($.08) per share. This decline in forecasted results is due to poor per ... Continue reading

Idaho's Largest County Drives the State's First Online Vehicle Renewal Program at www.accessidaho.org

Idaho's Largest County Drives the State's First Online Vehicle Renewal Program at www.accessidaho.org

BOISE, Idaho--Sept. 4, 2003-- Ada County Assessor's Office and the Idaho Transportation Department Team up to Offer Online Renewal for Cars, Trucks, and RVs at the State's Official Web Site Motorists in Idaho's most populated county can now renew their vehicle registrations online through the state's official Web site ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz of South Bay To Offer Support For The Cure

Mercedes-Benz of South Bay To Offer Support For The Cure

Sales of Certain 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK500 Cabriolets to Benefit Saks Fifth Avenue's Key to the Cure FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 4 -- Mercedes-Benz of South Bay, Torrance, CA, in conjunction with the launch of the all-new 2004 Mercedes-Benz CLK Cabriolet announced today that it will offer customers a special version o ... Continue reading

Much-Anticipated Reynolds Generations Series(R) Suite Broadly Available Following Successful Pilot Phase

Much-Anticipated Reynolds Generations Series(R) Suite Broadly Available Following Successful Pilot Phase

New customer-centric retail management system offers unprecedented integration and flexibility, allowing retailers to significantly enhance the customer experience DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 4 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced the availability of the Reynolds Generations Series(R) Suite, the most sophistica ... Continue reading

Navistar Says Chatham Decision and UAW Window Program Will Not Change Company's Earnings Guidance

Navistar Says Chatham Decision and UAW Window Program Will Not Change Company's Earnings Guidance

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Sept. 4, 2003--As reported earlier today, International Truck and Engine Corporation, the operating company of Navistar International Corporation , announced that it would keep its Chatham, Ontario heavy truck assembly plant open. Daniel C. Ustian, Navistar president and chief executive officer, said ... Continue reading

New Positions at nCode Support Customer Service

New Positions at nCode Support Customer Service

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Sept. 4, 2003--nCode International, the leading global provider of durability software, services and systems, announced several management appointments. Brian Dabell, nCode's Chairman and CEO, said that the management changes will enable nCode to better serve its customers in original equipment and a ... Continue reading

Pickups Plus, Inc. Appoints Additional Member to Management Team; The Board of Directors Approves the Addition of Mergers and Acquisition Specialist

Pickups Plus, Inc. Appoints Additional Member to Management Team; The Board of Directors Approves the Addition of Mergers and Acquisition Specialist

CINCINNATI--Sept. 4, 2003--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS) a leading retailer and franchiser in the $30 billion light truck and SUV aftermarket accessories industry, announced today it has hired Donald Quarterman as its Merger & Acquisitions Manager. Mr. Quarterman has been involved in the valuation, marketing, and sal ... Continue reading

Schneider National Donates Freightliner Truck to WyoTech

Schneider National Donates Freightliner Truck to WyoTech

Donation Provides Students with Hands-On Experience in the Diesel Repair Field, Prepares Them for Post-Graduation Careers GREEN BAY, Wis. and LARAMIE, Wyo., Sept. 4 -- Schneider National Inc., a premium transportation and logistics services provider and North America's largest truckload carrier, has donated a late-mode ... Continue reading

SpeechTEK Announces Participants in Conference Keynotes

SpeechTEK Announces Participants in Conference Keynotes

LEXINGTON, Ky.--Sept. 4, 2003-- A who's who in speech technology has signed on to participate in five executive keynote sessions. More than two dozen executives from leading companies developing and applying speech technology solutions will participate in five keynote sessions at the 9th annual SpeechTEK Educational Co ... Continue reading

SSA Global Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2003 Results

SSA Global Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2003 Results

CHICAGO--Sept. 4, 2003--SSA Global Technologies Inc.(TM), (SSA GT(TM)), a leading global provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, today announced financial results for the company's fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2003. These results are subject to audit and do not include the recent Baan a ... Continue reading

The Haartz Corp. Introduces ALURA(TM) Leather-Alternative Products for Automotive Applications

The Haartz Corp. Introduces ALURA(TM) Leather-Alternative Products for Automotive Applications

ACTON, Mass., Sept. 4 -- The Haartz Corp. announced today the introduction of the ALURA(TM) Collection of elegant and luxurious products that represent the best alternative to leather. Innovative microfiber technology gives ALURA the look and feel of leather, yet offers superior comfort, strength and durability. This h ... Continue reading

Toyota Formula One Teleconference Transcript

Toyota Formula One Teleconference Transcript

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Vestar Capital Partners To Acquire FL Selenia S.p.A. From Doughty Hanson September 4, 2003; Vestar To Acquire FL Selenia S.p.A.

Vestar Capital Partners To Acquire FL Selenia S.p.A. From Doughty Hanson September 4, 2003; Vestar To Acquire FL Selenia S.p.A.

MILAN, LONDON & NEW YORK--Sept. 4, 2003--Vestar Capital Partners and Doughty Hanson & Co. announced today that Vestar has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase FL Selenia S.p.A. from Doughty Hanson for EUR 670 million ($725 million) in cash, including assumption of debt. FL Selenia, headquartered near Turin, ... Continue reading

Audi of America, Inc. Renews Sponsorship With Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Audi of America, Inc. Renews Sponsorship With Dallas Symphony Orchestra

DALLAS, Sept. 4 -- Audi of America, Inc. is pleased to announce its continuing support of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. For the third consecutive year, Audi is the title sponsor of the Audi Pops Series, one of the Orchestra's largest sponsorships. Jazz to folk, Dixieland to Ireland, the 2003-2004 Audi Pops Series is b ... Continue reading

Outsource Dana Corporation Announces Intent to Outsource Production of Axle Components to Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Outsource Dana Corporation Announces Intent to Outsource Production of Axle Components to Sypris Solutions, Inc.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 4 -- Dana Corporation announced today that it has signed a letter of understanding to sell certain production assets of Dana's Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group to Sypris Solutions, Inc. and to enter into a long-term supply agreement with Sypris for the related axle components. The propos ... Continue reading

Midway's RoadKill Features Unique, Wide-Ranging Radio System

Midway's RoadKill Features Unique, Wide-Ranging Radio System

CHICAGO--Sept. 4, 2003-- Radio System Includes 14 Licensed Songs and Seven Hours of Original Programming that Changes as Gamers Adventure Through Different Cities Midway Games Inc. , a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that a wide-ranging radio system will be implemented in RoadKill(TM) ... Continue reading

O2Diesel Announces Ottawa Moves On World's Largest E-Diesel Testing Program

O2Diesel Announces Ottawa Moves On World's Largest E-Diesel Testing Program

NEWARK, Del.--Sept. 4, 2003--Management of O2Diesel, Inc. (OTCBB:OTOD) is pleased to announce the Company has entered into an agreement to proceed with the largest urban bus demonstration ever conducted for its O2Diesel(TM) ethanol blended diesel fuel. The milestone program, which is being coordinated in conjunction wi ... Continue reading

International's Heavy Truck Plant to Remain in Chatham

International's Heavy Truck Plant to Remain in Chatham

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Sept. 4, 2003-- Participation By Government of Canada and Province of Ontario, Coupled With New CAW Contract Key To Preserving Jobs In Canada International Truck and Engine Corporation will keep its Chatham, Ontario plant open and maintain a production schedule of heavy trucks, as the result of a lon ... Continue reading

Marmon-Herrington to Attend ICUEE in Louisville

Marmon-Herrington to Attend ICUEE in Louisville

INDIANAPOLIS--Sept. 4, 2003--From September 23rd to 25th, the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) will be held in Louisville, Kentucky. The event will take place in the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center and will feature over 800 manufacturers of construction and utility equipment. On Tuesday, ... Continue reading

Space Technology Helps Delphi Take a Virtual Look at Thermal Comfort

Space Technology Helps Delphi Take a Virtual Look at Thermal Comfort

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 4 -- Engineers at Delphi Corp. have developed an innovative new computer-based modelling system that will help them enhance the "thermal comfort" of vehicle occupants. The new technique, called Virtual Thermal Comfort Engineering (VTCE), accurately predicts the temperature-related comfort leve ... Continue reading

BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems to Supply InterActive Torque Management System To Hyundai Santa Fe CM

BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems to Supply InterActive Torque Management System To Hyundai Santa Fe CM

CHICAGO, Sept. 4 -- BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems will supply its InterActive Torque Management (ITM)(TM) system to the new Hyundai Santa Fe CM crossover utility vehicle, beginning in June 2005. The Santa Fe CM will be unibody, as is the current model construction, which gives the vehicle car-like performance and han ... Continue reading

Delphi SECA Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Successfully Powered By Gasified Coal

Delphi SECA Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Successfully Powered By Gasified Coal

Environmentally Friendly Technology Could Make U.S. More Energy Independent TROY, Mich., Sept. 4 -- Delphi Corporation has proven that its Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) Generation-2 solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) can use coal-derived fuel gas for power. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020315/ ... Continue reading

Mazda MPV: This Season's Tailgate MVP

Mazda MPV: This Season's Tailgate MVP

- Football Game Festivities Mazda Style With Food, Fun and Zoom-Zoom - IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- In a crowded stadium parking lot teeming with run-of-the-mill and oftentimes indistinguishable sport utilities, Mazda brings a touch of the unexpected to the time-honored tradition of tailgating. With an appealing blend of ... Continue reading

Buy A Vehicle and Recover Your Money Faster, According to David M. Spitzberg, CPA

Buy A Vehicle and Recover Your Money Faster, According to David M. Spitzberg, CPA

JENKINTOWN, Pa.--Sept. 4, 2003--Your company needs a new vehicle and you're willing to spend $50,000. Don't ignore new incentives built into the income tax system. Assuming a 35% tax rate, year one savings of up to $3,749 can result from purchasing an automobile with an unloaded gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or ... Continue reading

Sharpe Manufacturing Joins NASCAR Automotive Aftermarket Program

Sharpe Manufacturing Joins NASCAR Automotive Aftermarket Program

MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 4, 2003--Graco Inc. announced today that the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and Sharpe Manufacturing, Santa Fe Springs, CA, have reached an agreement for Sharpe Manufacturing to join the NASCAR Automotive Aftermarket marketing program. The agreement names Sharpe Manufacturing ... Continue reading

Statement Attributable to J. T. Battenberg III, Delphi Chairman, President & CEO Upon the Announcement Naming Jose Maria Alapont CEO for Fiat Iveco SpA

Statement Attributable to J. T. Battenberg III, Delphi Chairman, President & CEO Upon the Announcement Naming Jose Maria Alapont CEO for Fiat Iveco SpA

TROY, Mich., Sept. 4 -- Statement attributable to J. T. Battenberg III, Delphi chairman, president & CEO upon the announcement naming Jose Maria Alapont CEO for Fiat Iveco SpA: We are extremely proud that Jose Maria has been selected as the new CEO for Fiat Iveco SpA. While we are truly sorry that he will be leaving De ... Continue reading

Southern Research Institute Establishes New Automotive Research Division

Southern Research Institute Establishes New Automotive Research Division

Provides R&D and Testing Support to the Automotive Manufacturing Industry BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 4 -- Southern Research Institute today announced that it has created a new research division to provide research and testing engineering support to the U.S. automotive manufacturing industry, taking advantage of its centra ... Continue reading

Global CTS CAR TOP SYSTEMS Announces Grand Opening of Bowling Green Assembly Plant

Global CTS CAR TOP SYSTEMS Announces Grand Opening of Bowling Green Assembly Plant

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.--Sept. 4, 2003--CTS CAR TOP SYSTEMS, a global supplier of vehicle roof systems, will celebrate the grand opening of its assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the first North American manufacturing facility for the company. CTS CAR TOP SYSTEMS will hold a grand opening celebration at its Bowling ... Continue reading

Lexus Announces Pricing for New, More Powerful 2004 ES 330

Lexus Announces Pricing for New, More Powerful 2004 ES 330

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Lexus announced today the upgraded 2004 ES 330 entry-luxury sedan will maintain its value position with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $31,725, which is unchanged from the 2003 model price. In addition to a more powerful 3.3-liter V6 engine, the ES 330 features newly standard le ... Continue reading

DEALER Magazine, Automotive Youth Educational Systems Announce AYES Dealer of the Year Award

DEALER Magazine, Automotive Youth Educational Systems Announce AYES Dealer of the Year Award

Annual Award to Recognize Auto Dealer Principals for Their Grassroots Efforts To Promote Automotive Technology Careers to Local Students NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 4 -- DEALER magazine, the number-one read and used magazine for franchised automobile dealers and the Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES), a non-profit ... Continue reading

Mark Barnes Named Southern Region General Manager at Hyundai Motor America

Mark Barnes Named Southern Region General Manager at Hyundai Motor America

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Mark Barnes, a 21-year veteran of the automotive industry, has been named General Manager of Hyundai Motor America's Southern Region. Barnes and will be responsible for all sales, marketing and parts and service operations in the region. The appointment was made following the recent ... Continue reading

Detroiters Plan 'The Ryde': A Car Show And More For Generation Y

Detroiters Plan 'The Ryde': A Car Show And More For Generation Y

DETROIT, Sept. 4 -- FB Creative, LLC, located in Rochester, MI, a Detroit suburb, has announced the arrival of "The Ryde," the first auto show ever designed specifically for consumers 18-24 ... the hard to reach group known as Generation Y. Combining hot cars, live bands, and a lifestyle fair of electronics, extreme sp ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Infrastructure Deployment is Key Component to U.S. and Canada Having One Million Fuel Cell Vehicles by 2015, Says ABI

Hydrogen Infrastructure Deployment is Key Component to U.S. and Canada Having One Million Fuel Cell Vehicles by 2015, Says ABI

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Sept. 4, 2003--The total number of fuel cell vehicles in use by the general population is expected to reach one million, according to the latest fuel cell study by market research firm ABI. The vehicles will be in use in the top nine states in the U.S. and the top two provinces in Canada that are acti ... Continue reading

August's Top 20 Most Researched Vehicles & What They Are Selling For

August's Top 20 Most Researched Vehicles & What They Are Selling For

Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com Reports New Car Blue Book Values For Shopper's Most Wanted IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 -- Every month more than five million unique visitors go online to Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com , many of them researching new vehicles. During the month of August 2003, more than 28 million vehicle pricing repor ... Continue reading

GM Announces Sept Marketing Program

GM Announces Sept Marketing Program

DETROIT September 3, 2003; Dow Jones reported that General Motors Corp. , following an announcement of a fall incentive program by DaimlerChrysler AG's (DCX) Chrysler group, unveiled its own marketing initiative that extends current incentive programs and enhances current incentives. In a press release Wednesday, GM sa ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Reports August and Year-to-Date U.S. Sales

Ford Motor Company Reports August and Year-to-Date U.S. Sales

Wednesday September 3, 12:30 pm ET - Ford's August sales decline 15 percent compared with last year's record sales - August truck sales down 7 percent; car sales fall 28 percent - Jaguar and Land Rover set new records; Volvo sales up 11 percent - All-new Ford F-150 debuts this weekend - Ford announces fourth quarter No ... Continue reading

Isuzu August 2003 U.S. Vehicle Sales off 49.2 pct

Isuzu August 2003 U.S. Vehicle Sales off 49.2 pct

DETROIT, Sept 3, 2003; Reuters reported the Isuzu Motors Ltd U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in August 2003 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date. Aug 2003 Aug 2002 % Change All Vehicles 2,642 5,390 -49.2% Domestic Car 0 0 N.A. Domestic Truck 2,594 4,112 -34.6% Import Car 0 0 N.A. Import Truck ... Continue reading

US Auto Sales Hit Nearly Two-Year High

US Auto Sales Hit Nearly Two-Year High

DETROIT September 3, 2003; Justin Hyde writing for Reuters reported that U.S. auto sales hit their strongest pace in nearly two years in August, as bountiful incentives and an improving economy lured buyers into showrooms. But two of Detroit's Big Three automakers lost ground to foreign competition, as Toyota Motor Cor ... Continue reading

Japan Imported Auto Sales Fall in August

Japan Imported Auto Sales Fall in August

TOKYO September 3, 2003; The AP reported that sales of imported automobiles in Japan fell 13.3 percent in August from the same month a year ago as consumers waited for the release of new models in coming months, an industry group said Thursday. German automakers Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz and BMW retained the top three ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Speedway Points*

Hales Corners Speedway Points*

Franklin, Wisconsin, 08-31-2003 *Note---Subject to Audit UMP Late Model Name Car # 08-31-YTD 1 Scheffler, Russ 74 7915 2 Sievert, Bret 5 7715 3 Specht, Scott 99 7375 4 Scheffler, Rick 15 6905 5 Carlson, Chris C-12 5635 6 Sorce, Dan 14 4955 7 Scheffler, George 10-S 4775 8 Watson, Jim W-1 4415 9 Rezutek, Bill 8-R 4110 10 ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Speedway, Full Results

Hales Corners Speedway, Full Results

Hales Corners Speedway: 1948 - 2003 . . . Thank-You By John Shea Franklin, Wis., Aug. 31--The historic Hales Corners Speedway hosted its final night of stock car racing on Sunday -- the venerable old speedplant set to be demolished and cleared to make way for a new Menard's home improvement "super store" in the near fu ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Returns to Site of First Win

Shane Lewis Returns to Site of First Win

Shane Lewis Returns to Site of First Pro Win JUPITER, Fla., Sept. 3, 2003 &#8211; Shane Lewis, of Jupiter, Fla., will return to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend to race in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Monterey (Calif.) Sports Car Championships. Lewis will be piloting the No. 63 ACEMCO Automotive/Yokohama Ti ... Continue reading

Camless technology for internal combustion engines - What do you think?

Camless technology for internal combustion engines - What do you think?

you have already posted my article and I thank you for it. I have created a web page that describes the technology in more detail. Thank you for your time. www.vvt.150m.com Subject: camless technology My name is Justin Geer I have a revolutionary patent pending device(s) that will CONTROL AND ALLOW valves in an interna ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales Analysis From Morgan & Company, Inc.

U.S. Auto Sales Analysis From Morgan & Company, Inc.

WEST OLIVE, Mich., Sept. 3 -- Morgan & Company reports that U.S. auto sales totaled 1,630,904 in August, down 4.5% from August of 2002. There were, however, 27 selling days in the current sales month and 28 selling days in August last year. Daily selling rate (DSR) adjusted, light vehicle sales fell by just 1.0% in Aug ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes for Chicago IRL

Chevy Notes for Chicago IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Bowtie Bullet Points: Chevrolet Notes for the IRL Delphi Indy 300 Chicagoland Speedway Round 14 of 16, Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m. CDT TV: ABC (live), 2 p.m. EDT * Back t ... Continue reading

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