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Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Suzuki Plans Engine Plant with Chinese Partner

Suzuki Plans Engine Plant with Chinese Partner

TOKYO, Sept 17, 2003; Reuters reported that Suzuki Motor Corp, Japan's top minivehicle maker, plans to build a plant in China with local partner Changhe Aircraft Industry (Group) Corp to make one-litre automobile engines, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The two firms have been building commercial vehicles through a join ... Continue reading

Pontiac Urban Latin Music Festival

Pontiac Urban Latin Music Festival

MIAMI--Sept. 16, 2003-- -- Second Annual Celebration "Soulfrito: The Pontiac Urban Latin Music Festival" Presented by GMAC Spearheads Major Breakthrough for Fastest Growing Minority Group Soulfrito: The Urban Latin Music Festival, the first and only celebration of its kind in the world to provide a platform of expressi ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Mont-Tremblant preview

Terry Borcheller - Mont-Tremblant preview

target 50 Terry Borcheller of Phoenix will be looking for his 50th professional race win this weekend in a double-header at le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Québec. Borcheller and Forest Barber of Fort Worth, Tex., will start with the Sept. 20 Grand-Am Cup race on the 2.65-mile road course, driving the No. 54 Bell Motorsp ... Continue reading

THE INSIDE STORY OF THE LAND ROVER TReK A UNIQUE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

THE INSIDE STORY OF THE LAND ROVER TReK A UNIQUE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Story by Manrico Delcore & Mary Beth Debicki Photos by the authors and courtesy of Land Rover As the 4:00 AM wake-up bugle echoed across Colorado’s San Luis Valley, 18 sleepy but resolute individuals emerged from their tents and raced towards their vehicles to begin another 18 hour day which would push their phys ... Continue reading

ASA Returns to Illiana for CITGO/MDA 250

ASA Returns to Illiana for CITGO/MDA 250

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Motion Industries Announces Management Changes

Motion Industries Announces Management Changes

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Sept. 11, 2003--Motion Industries, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Corporation , announces the following management changes. According to Bill Stevens, Motion Industries' president and chief executive officer, these changes reflect the new structure of the company's sales, corporate a ... Continue reading

Update Mickey & Trudy Thompson murder case

Update Mickey & Trudy Thompson murder case

Dear Media Friends Thank you for your long and continued interest and support regarding the sad 1988 murders of our Brother and Sister, Racing Legend Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy. Your many years of loyalty and concern have been greatly appreciated. Thank you for caring. As you can well imagine, it truly has been ... Continue reading

Copart, Inc. to Webcast Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2003 Results

Copart, Inc. to Webcast Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2003 Results

FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Sept. 12, 2003--Copart, Inc. announced today that it will release earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 on Tuesday, September 16, 2003, after the close of market. The following morning, a conference call will be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Pacific), to discuss the results and ans ... Continue reading

NAMARS PR: CLAUSON IS CHAMP, WHICHESTER MOVED TO 2004, ILLINOIS 100 EVENT INFO....

NAMARS PR: CLAUSON IS CHAMP, WHICHESTER MOVED TO 2004, ILLINOIS 100 EVENT INFO....

CLAUSEN CLOBBERS KENYONS, CLAIMS SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP Speedway, IN September 12, 2003 -- All the kid had to do was start the feature to clinch the 2003 NAMARS Kenyon MidgetCar Series championship... But defending Series champion Bryan Clauson had other plans - robust plans, indeed. The fourteen year old future superstar ... Continue reading

INTERMET Anuncia Planes para Nueva Planta de Fundición en México

INTERMET Anuncia Planes para Nueva Planta de Fundición en México

TROY, Mich., 15 de septiembre /PR Newswire/ -- En un esfuerzo para atender mejor a su base global de clientes, INTERMET Corporation , uno de los fabricantes líderes en componentes de metal fundido para automóviles, anunció hoy que planea construir y operar una fundición de hierro dúctil en México. Esta nueva plan ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan

DETROIT, Sept. 15 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. , announced today that its Board of Directors has adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan. In the face of a rapidly evolving automotive supply industry, the adoption of the Rights Plan provides protection against coercive or unfair takeover tactics, and should ... Continue reading

Gettelfinger to Brief News Media This Evening at Ford Motor Company

Gettelfinger to Brief News Media This Evening at Ford Motor Company

UAW President Ron Gettelfinger will hold a media briefing at Ford Motor Company Media Center at Ford World Headquarters at 11 pm Monday, September 15, 2003. The Media Center will be open at 10 pm. PRNewswire -- Sept. ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Suspension Components Business Unit Opens New Sales and Customer Support Offices to Serve the European and Asian Markets

Hayes Lemmerz Suspension Components Business Unit Opens New Sales and Customer Support Offices to Serve the European and Asian Markets

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Sept. 15 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc (BULLETIN BOARD: HAYZ) Suspension Components Business Unit announced today that it has opened a new sales and customer support office in Stuttgart, Germany. This office is in addition to Paris, France and Yokahama, Japan offices which opened earlier this y ... Continue reading

Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant From Doran Racing

Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant From Doran Racing

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GORDON'S HEART IS IN VICTORY LANE EVEN WHEN HE IS NOT

GORDON'S HEART IS IN VICTORY LANE EVEN WHEN HE IS NOT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FURTHER INFO: Jon Edwards Performance PR Plus (704) 377-8727 Pprplus50@aol.com GORDON'S HEART IS IN VICTORY LANE EVEN WHEN HE IS NOT DOVER, Del. - Four-time NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion and driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, Jeff Gordon, has faced many on-track challenges recently as sol ... Continue reading

Ethanol Industry Wants U.S. To Become More Corney

Ethanol Industry Wants U.S. To Become More Corney

WASHINGTON, Sept 16, 2003; Reuters reported that industry proponents said Congress should give ethanol and other renewable fuels a larger share of the U.S. fuel market sooner than now proposed because of the rapid growth of the industry. House and Senate negotiators were in the early stages of writing a compromise vers ... Continue reading

Public Interest Group Unveils its own SUV Design

Public Interest Group Unveils its own SUV Design

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 16 David Morgan writing for Reuters reported that the Union of Concerned Scientists and other critics of America's romance with the sport utility vehicle on Tuesday unveiled the blueprint of what they called a safer, more fuel-efficient SUV based largely on features already available in the market. E ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Wheldon Looking Toward Rookie Title

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Wheldon Looking Toward Rookie Title

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N.A.D.A. Manufactured Housing Appraisal Guide Now Approved by Fannie Mae

N.A.D.A. Manufactured Housing Appraisal Guide Now Approved by Fannie Mae

For the First Time, Housing Appraisers Have a Choice - N.A.D.A. One of Only Two Approved Cost Approaches for Manufactured Housing COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 16 -- N.A.D.A. Appraisal Guides, the world's largest publisher of value guides and information, today announced it is now approved by Fannie Mae as an estimate guid ... Continue reading

Valeo to develop LED technology for front lighting applications

Valeo to develop LED technology for front lighting applications

Frankfurt, Germany, September 16 -- Bright white lighting from LEDs (light emitting diode) is moving from the rear to the front of the car, Valeo announced at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt. Valeo is developing LED technology for a wide range of front lighting applications that could be in series product ... Continue reading

Ownersite Technologies Announces Launch of Consumer "Pay For Use" Model

Ownersite Technologies Announces Launch of Consumer "Pay For Use" Model

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ownersite Technologies Announces Launch of Consumer "Pay For Use" Model, Testimony to Success of Ownersite.com, the Internet's First Comprehensive Vehicle Maintenance Reminder & Expense Tracking System(TM) ROSWELL, Ga., Sept. 16, 2003 -- Ownersite Technologies announced today the launch of its Con ... Continue reading

Valeo entwickelt Lösung für Klimaanlagen im "Start-Stop"-Motorbetrieb

Valeo entwickelt Lösung für Klimaanlagen im "Start-Stop"-Motorbetrieb

Frankfurt, Deutschland, September 16 -- Valeos neues Klimaanlagensystem für Autos mit "Start-Stop"-Funktion wendet ein bahnbrechendes Konzept an, um den Fahrzeuginsassen ein angenehmes, kühles Klima zu bieten, auch wenn sich der Motor abschaltet. Das neue System, "Stop-Stay-Cool" genannt, ist so ausgelegt, dass die K ... Continue reading

Alcan baut Kfz-Geschäft in Nordamerika aus

Alcan baut Kfz-Geschäft in Nordamerika aus

Montreal, Kanada, September 16 -- - Saguenay wird Standort der neuen Fertigungsanlage Die Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) hat heute eine Investition in Höhe von 25 Millionen CAD für den Bau einer neuen Fertigungsanlage in der Region Saguenay von Quebec bekannt gegeben. Das Werk wird Aluminiumbauteile für die Kfz-Branche ... Continue reading

Valeo entwickelt LED-Technologie für Frontscheinwerfer

Valeo entwickelt LED-Technologie für Frontscheinwerfer

Frankfurt, Deutschland, September 16 -- Hell leuchtende weiße LEDs (light emitting diode) werden künftig, ähnlich den schon im Heckleuchtenbereich erfolgreich verwendeten LEDs, auch in der Frontbeleuchtung eingesetzt, kündigte Valeo während der IAA in Frankfurt an. Valeo teilte mit, dass an der Verwendung der LED- ... Continue reading

UAW Auto Pacts Less Generous Than '99

UAW Auto Pacts Less Generous Than '99

DETROIT September 16, 2003; John Porretto writing for the AP reported plant closings or sales and smaller wage increases and pension payouts are part of tentative agreements reached this week between the United Auto Workers union and two of Detroit's Big Three automakers, according to sources familiar with the pacts. T ... Continue reading

American Commerce Solutions, Inc. Announces 'Chariot's on the Move'

American Commerce Solutions, Inc. Announces 'Chariot's on the Move'

BARTOW, Fla., Sept. 16 -- American Commerce Solutions, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AACS) today announced that it has taken possession of Chariot Manufacturing Company, Inc. assets. Daniel L. Hefner, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Commerce Solutions, Inc. stated, "The final terms and conditions of purchase ... Continue reading

Diamond Powersports, Inc. Announces Introduction of Lowering Links to Mainstream Motorcycle Industry

Diamond Powersports, Inc. Announces Introduction of Lowering Links to Mainstream Motorcycle Industry

SUNRISE, Fla., Sept. 16 -- Diamond Powersports, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DPWS) announced today the introduction of lowering links to the mainstream motorcycle industry. The lowering links provided by the company can currently lower eighteen different types of motorcycles, opening large markets to female riders and short r ... Continue reading

Dow Corning Electronics Continues to Broaden Product Portfolio For Automotive Applications

Dow Corning Electronics Continues to Broaden Product Portfolio For Automotive Applications

Dow Corning Sealant Pads and Strips Offer Cost-Effective, High-Performance Sealing MIDLAND, Mich., Sept. 16 -- Continuing its efforts to provide cost-effective solutions to the automotive industry, Dow Corning Electronics has introduced Dow Corning(R) Pre-cured Gel Sealant Pads and Strips for automotive connectors. Thi ... Continue reading

FARO Technologies Reports Positive Arbitration Settlement

FARO Technologies Reports Positive Arbitration Settlement

LAKE MARY, Fla., Sept. 16 -- FARO Technologies, Inc. today reported that it has settled all disputes between it and the former SpatialMetrix Corporation ("SMX") shareholders, resulting in 100,000 shares being returned to the Company. Background: FARO acquired SMX in January 2002. As part of the consideration for the SM ... Continue reading

Ford Awards Payment Processing Agreement to Paymentech

Ford Awards Payment Processing Agreement to Paymentech

DALLAS, Sept. 16 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that it has tapped Paymentech for electronic payment processing at its nearly 5,000 dealerships across the country. Paymentech is now the preferred processor for the company's system-wide FORDSTAR Charge and Check Services Program. Through Paymentech, Ford dealersh ... Continue reading

Major U.S. Retailer CSK Auto Successfully Deploys MicroStrategy Platform for Reporting & Analysis

Major U.S. Retailer CSK Auto Successfully Deploys MicroStrategy Platform for Reporting & Analysis

McLean, Va., Sept. 16 -- MicroStrategy(R) Incorporated , a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, today announced that Phoenix, Ariz.-based CSK Auto Corporation is successfully using the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform(TM) for enterprise reporting and analysis. CSK Auto Corporation i ... Continue reading

Medallion Announces New Credit Facility

Medallion Announces New Credit Facility

Facility Increased to $300,000,000 and Extended for Two Years NEW YORK, Sept. 16 -- Medallion Financial Corp. , a specialty commercial finance company with a leading position servicing the taxicab industry and small business commercial lending, and owner of the largest taxicab rooftop advertising company in the world, ... Continue reading

MSC.Software Helps Ferrari Build Faster Cars With Software and Services Packages

MSC.Software Helps Ferrari Build Faster Cars With Software and Services Packages

Ferrari Gestione Industriale Chooses MSC.Software Products and Services for the Development of Suspension Subsystems SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 16 -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) tools including simulation software and services, today announced a relationship with ... Continue reading

Newly Formed Specialty Truck Leasing Company, Lease Alliance, Launched Today

Newly Formed Specialty Truck Leasing Company, Lease Alliance, Launched Today

Credit-Risk Customers No Longer 'Road Kill' BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Sept. 16 -- Alan G. Thomson, former Chief Executive Officer of Leaseline Financial, today announced the launch of Lease Alliance LLC, a newly formed Midwest-based financial service company. Lease Alliance will provide credit-risk customers financing for lea ... Continue reading

Noble International, Ltd. Announces Increased Third Quarter And Full Year Earnings Estimates

Noble International, Ltd. Announces Increased Third Quarter And Full Year Earnings Estimates

WARREN, Mich., Sept. 16 -- Noble International, Ltd. ("Noble" or the "Company") announced today that it expects third quarter 2003 earnings from continuing operations to be higher than its prior guidance. Management expects earnings for the third quarter of 2003 to be approximately $0.27 to $0.29 per diluted share, com ... Continue reading

Press Release - Ownersite Technologies LLC

Press Release - Ownersite Technologies LLC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OWNERSITE TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF CONSUMER "PAY FOR USE" MODEL, TESTIMONY TO SUCCESS OF OWNERSITE.COM, THE INTERNET'S FIRST COMPREHENSIVE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REMINDER & EXPENSE TRACKING SYSTEM(TM) ROSWELL, GA - September 16, 2003 - Ownersite Technologies announced today the launch of its ... Continue reading

Recent Analysis Shows that One in Six High School Seniors Admitted Driving While High

Recent Analysis Shows that One in Six High School Seniors Admitted Driving While High

Drug Czar, Secretary of Transportation, and Safe Driving Leaders Launch New Campaign to Urge Teens to 'Steer Clear of Pot' WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Approximately one in six high school seniors in the United States admitted driving under the influence of marijuana, according to a recent analysis of Monitoring the Future ... Continue reading

Toyota Awards Grants to Eight Los Angeles Area Community Organizations

Toyota Awards Grants to Eight Los Angeles Area Community Organizations

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 16 -- Eight Los Angeles area nonprofit organizations will continue to enrich the community through grants totaling $40,000 from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.'s Corporate Contributions Committee (CCC). "We are thrilled to form a new partnership with Toyota. The funds will help support our Disc ... Continue reading

ZAP Signs Deal with China

ZAP Signs Deal with China

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 16 -- ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) , the Northern California electric vehicle pioneer, announced today it has signed an exclusive agreement to import electric automobiles from China. ZAP believes this to be one of the first times production cars made in China would be imported into the United St ... Continue reading

KANAAN WELCOMES THE CHALLENGE OF ANOTHER CRITICAL RACE

KANAAN WELCOMES THE CHALLENGE OF ANOTHER CRITICAL RACE

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GM NASCAR Racing - T. Labonte & J. Long Transcript

GM NASCAR Racing - T. Labonte & J. Long Transcript

GM RACING Contact: Nancy Wager NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference GM Racing Communications September 16, 2003 nmwager@aol.com This week's NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference featured Terry Labonte, two-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and driver of the No. 5 Kellogg's / got milk? Chevrolet Monte Carlo and his crew chief, ... Continue reading

Jamie McMurray NASCAR 400 Race Advance

Jamie McMurray NASCAR 400 Race Advance

Media Contact: Jason Wise Chip Ganassi Racing (704) 500-6121 jwise@ganassi.com <mailto:jwise@ganassi.com> Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Havoline Dodge MBNA America 400 Race Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: MBNA America 400 (Race 28 of 36) TRACK: Dover International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, September 19 at 2:35 p.m. EST RA ... Continue reading

Bryan Herta Ready for California Challange

Bryan Herta Ready for California Challange

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Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, MBNA AMerica 400 Advance

Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, MBNA AMerica 400 Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge MBNA America 400 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: MBNA America 400 (race 28 of 36) TRACK: Dover International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, September 19, 2:35 p.m. EST RACE: Sunday ... Continue reading

Hello Isabel: Don't Forget to Stormproof Your Car: Five Quick Tips

Hello Isabel: Don't Forget to Stormproof Your Car: Five Quick Tips

Don't Let Hurricane Isabel Leave Your Car All Washed Up HOUSTON, Sept. 16 -- Residents along the Eastern seaboard should prepare their cars, as well as their homes, for Hurricane Isabel. The experts at Jiffy Lube(R) recommend these five tips to make sure your car can weather the storm: 1. Good visibility is an absolute ... Continue reading

Casey Mears Dover Advance

Casey Mears Dover Advance

CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge MBNA America 400 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: MBNA America 400 (race 28 of 36) TRACK: Dover International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, September 19, 2:30 p.m. ET RACE: Sunday, Septem ... Continue reading

"ATV MAGAZINE TELEVISION" Coming Soon

"ATV MAGAZINE TELEVISION" Coming Soon

MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Sept. 16 -- ATVs (all-terrain vehicles), those popular jeep-like, go-anywhere vehicles with balloon tires, are moving out of the garage and onto the small screen beginning this October, thanks to a new television show produced by Minneapolis-based Ehlert Publishing Group. Based on the publishing com ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Names Jimmie E. Comer President - North American Joint Ventures and Diversity

Lear Corporation Names Jimmie E. Comer President - North American Joint Ventures and Diversity

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 16 -- Lear Corporation today announced the appointment of Jimmie E. Comer to president - North American Joint Ventures and Diversity, effective immediately. Comer reports to Lear Vice Chairman, James H. Vandenberghe. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021202/LEARLOGO ) In his new role ... Continue reading

AAA Reports Gas Prices Starting to Decline

AAA Reports Gas Prices Starting to Decline

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 16 -- After reaching a new record high price of $1.737 per gallon on August 30, 2003, the nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline has begun to decline and now averages $1.687 per gallon. The current average price, however, still remains 10 cents higher than one month ago, when the nat ... Continue reading

Second Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane Project to Use UQM(R) Electric Propulsion System

Second Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane Project to Use UQM(R) Electric Propulsion System

Project Will Evaluate the Potential Application of Fuel Cell Technology for Future Commercial Airplane Products by Developing and Flight-Testing an Electric Motor Driven Airplane Powered by Fuel Cells FREDERICK, Colo., Sept. 16 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, annou ... Continue reading

GM - UAW Talks Continue On

GM - UAW Talks Continue On

Tuesday 4:40 pm ET By DETROIT September 16, 2003; Tom Brown writing for Reuters reporterd that General Motors Corp. was the last holdout in contract talks with the United Auto Workers on Tuesday after the union reached tentative deals with Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler that call for plant closings and thousands of job cu ... Continue reading

General Motors Hosts First-Ever Miami Valet Challenge for Charity

General Motors Hosts First-Ever Miami Valet Challenge for Charity

Editor's Note: Photo & Video Opportunities Available What: Come see valets from Miami's hottest restaurants, clubs and hotels compete for cash and bragging rights as the city's Best Valet Team. Area valets will showcase their parking prowess through challenging timed parking drills, utilizing the latest GM vehicles suc ... Continue reading

North Star Public Relations Opens Detroit Bureau

North Star Public Relations Opens Detroit Bureau

Industry Veteran Lee Ann Welsh Will Lead Southeast Michigan Operation GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 16 -- Grand Rapids-based North Star Public Relations announced today that the company has established a Detroit bureau with operations based in Farmington Hills. Lee Ann Welsh, most recently vice president with John Bailey ... Continue reading

Do You Know America's Greatest Hometown Hero?

Do You Know America's Greatest Hometown Hero?

Nominations for Everyday Heroes Sought at www.volvoforlifeawards.com In Largest Search for and Celebration of Local Heroes $1 Million Awarded in Second Annual Volvo for Life Awards; Top Winner Receives a Volvo Car for Life NEW YORK, Sept. 16 -- Do you know a hero -- someone in your community seeking to improve the qual ... Continue reading

Alcan to Expand Automotive Business in North America

Alcan to Expand Automotive Business in North America

Manufacturing plant to be built in the Saguenay MONTREAL, Sept. 16 -- Alcan Inc. today announced a CAN$-25-million investment for the construction of a new manufacturing facility for the production of aluminum structural assemblies for the automotive industry in the Saguenay region of Quebec. The facility will create 3 ... Continue reading

Philips Steers Rear-Seat Automotive Entertainment Systems Into New Era Of Global Accessibility, Flexibility

Philips Steers Rear-Seat Automotive Entertainment Systems Into New Era Of Global Accessibility, Flexibility

PAL/NTCS Auto-Detect/Switch Feature Builds on Philips' Expertise in Consumer Electronics Digital Solutions AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 16 -- Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (AXE: PHI; NYSE: PHG) today unveiled the latest addition to its line of products geared toward mobile entertainment applications. Fe ... Continue reading

Rolls Royce Phantom Has Hella Bi-Xenon Lighting

Rolls Royce Phantom Has Hella Bi-Xenon Lighting

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Sept. 16 -- High-tech bi-xenon lighting technology by Hella is capturing a growing share of the luxury-vehicle market for exterior driving lights. The new Rolls Royce Phantom, developed by BMW, is one of the most recent luxury cars equipped with a Hella-designed bi-xenon system. Other vehicles equipped ... Continue reading

Luxury Vehicles on East Coast Targeted for Theft and Export to Nigeria

Luxury Vehicles on East Coast Targeted for Theft and Export to Nigeria

Owners Should Take Special Precautions, Warns NICB BALTIMORE, Sept. 16 -- The recovery of 12 vehicles to Baltimore from Antwerp, Belgium announced yesterday illustrates a troubling trend in vehicle theft, the targeting of luxury vehicles in the United States for theft and export to foreign nations, according to the Nat ... Continue reading

Valeo develops air conditioning solution during Valeo "Start-Stop" engine operation

Valeo develops air conditioning solution during Valeo "Start-Stop" engine operation

Frankfurt, Germany, September 16 -- Valeo's new air conditioning system for cars with "start-stop" function uses an innovative concept to keep occupants cool when the engine turns itself off. The new system called "Stop-Stay-Cool" is designed to keep air conditioning going in cars equipped with the latest generation of ... Continue reading

AVL Breaks a World Record for Diesel Power Density

AVL Breaks a World Record for Diesel Power Density

Four-Stroke Aircraft Diesel, New 'W3' Motorcycle Engine Concept Unveiled At SAE Small Engine Technology Conference MADISON, Wis., Sept. 16 -- Galvanizing its position as the world's premier powertrain engineering company, AVL will unveil a world record-breaking diesel engine at the SAE Small Engine Technology Conferenc ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Corporate Headquarters Will Move to Metro Detroit

BorgWarner Corporate Headquarters Will Move to Metro Detroit

CHICAGO, Sept. 16 -- BorgWarner Inc. announced today that it plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Chicago to Auburn Hills, Michigan. "As a top-25 global supplier focused exclusively on the automotive business, BorgWarner is a natural fit for metro Detroit -- a key location in the global automotive industry ... Continue reading

Veltri Metal Products, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Profits of $0.1 Million

Veltri Metal Products, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Profits of $0.1 Million

TROY, Mich., Sept. 16 -- Automotive parts supplier, Veltri Metal Products, Inc., today announced net income of $0.1 million, in the second quarter ended July 5, 2003, compared with net income of $2.6 million for the year-earlier quarter. Included in the year-earlier results was a $1.7 million credit for a litigation se ... Continue reading

Delphi Connection Systems Announces Addition Of ExpressCard(TM) Connectors to Portfolio

Delphi Connection Systems Announces Addition Of ExpressCard(TM) Connectors to Portfolio

PCMCIA ExpressCard(TM) Standard Unveiled at Intel Developers Forum SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16 -- Delphi Connection Systems, a segment of Delphi Corp. and leading global supplier of connection systems, will be bringing to market its ExpressCard(TM) Connectors that meet the newly announced ExpressCard standard for next g ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Reports Operating Profit In Quarter After Emerging from Chapter 11

Hayes Lemmerz Reports Operating Profit In Quarter After Emerging from Chapter 11

Results Significantly Improved From Year-Earlier NORTHVILLE, Mich., Sept. 15 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: HAYZ) announced today that it posted operating income of $51.6 million (including the impact of certain gains and expenses related to emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization) for the secon ... Continue reading

Suzuki May Sell Daewoo In Japan

Suzuki May Sell Daewoo In Japan

TOKYO September 15, 2003; Dow Jones reporte that Suzuki Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it is considering marketing vehicles made by GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea in Japan in an effort to beef up global sales at the General Motors group but no final decisions have been made. If Suzuki decides to go ahead ... Continue reading

Ford, Visteon OK Tentative Deals With UAW

Ford, Visteon OK Tentative Deals With UAW

DEARBORN, Mich. September 16, 2003; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that the United Auto Workers announced late Monday it had reached a tentative agreement with Ford, leaving General Motors as the only Big Three automaker still in labor talks with the union. Details of the tentative deal with Ford, and a sett ... Continue reading

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