Team Target Handling the Pressure at Kansas
Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, cell: (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Team Target Handling the Pressure at Kansas KANSAS CITY, Kansas (October 5, 2003) --- Casey Mears had a lot more to deal with than 42 other Winston Cup cars ... Continue reading
United Auto Workers Ratify Contract With Deere & Company
MOLINE, Ill., Oct. 6 -- A six-year contract was ratified over the weekend by United Auto Workers-represented employees at Deere & Company . Deere & Company made the announcement today following notification by the UAW leadership. The new labor contract takes effect October 6, 2003, and extends to September 30, 2009. A ... Continue reading
Hella's Borruso Elected to MEMA Board
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 6 -- Joseph V. Borruso, president and CEO of Hella North America, has been elected to the board of directors of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). Borruso's four-year term on MEMA's board begins in November, 2003. Responsible for all of Hella's business operations in North Ame ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - Rolex Sports Car Series First Place Driver
leader! Terry Borcheller claimed first place in the Rolex Sports Car Series driver standings with a solid win at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va., on Oct. 5. The Phoenix driver has a three-point lead in the 2003 championship, with one race (and 35 points) remaining this season. Andy Pilgrim of Delray Beach, ... Continue reading
Audi Odyssey Masterpiece on the Final Leg of a Year Long Tour
Audi A4 Cabriolet Turned Artist's Canvas Benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Will Be On Display in Summerlin, Lake Las Vegas and Henderson LAS VEGAS, Oct. 6 -- The Audi Odyssey Masterpiece, an Audi A4 Cabriolet transformed into a one-of-a-kind work of art, is set to finish the last leg of a year long journey in ... Continue reading
DENVER--Oct. 6, 2003--Spinal Injury Foundation to Sponsor Event that Will Teach Consumers How to Properly Use Car Headrests to Prevent Whiplash and Related Neck Injuries in Automobile Accidents WHO: The Spinal Injury Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advocacy for those with chronic spinal injuries. WHA ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Announces Realignment of Executive Leadership Structure
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 6 -- Chip McClure, chief executive officer and president, Federal-Mogul Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: FDMLQ) , has announced an organizational realignment to achieve a more efficient and customer-focused executive leadership structure. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000525/DETH025LO ... Continue reading
SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Oct. 6, 2003--Clean Energy, North America's leader in clean transportation (formerly ENRG), opened up Santa Ana's first public refueling station for natural gas vehicles (NGVs) today, accelerating a proven transportation technology that's cleaner and less expensive than gasoline. "NGVs are a clean a ... Continue reading
Block Party Celebration being held at the end of Route 66 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 6 -- Thousands of Chrysler PT Cruiser owners and their families from across the country will cruise Route 66, "The Main Street of America," to the second annual PT Block Party, Saturday, November 22 at the Los Angeles Fairplex in Pomona ... Continue reading
Hybrids Just A Temporary Offering - Fuel Cells The Big Thing
TOKYO, Oct 6, 2003; Chang-Ran Kim writing for Reuters reported that less than a week after its biggest Japanese rival touted the economic and ecological benefits of hybrids, General Motors made a case of its own on Monday: only hydrogen-fuelled cars will survive in the endgame. As the debate heats up over what the car ... Continue reading
DHL Manages BMW Distribution Center in Korea
Seoul Korea October 6, 2003; The Korea Times reported that DHL Danzas Air & Ocean, a global freight provider and the logistics arm of DHL Group, has become the vehicle distribution center (VDC) for BMW Korea for the next five years. DHL will provide the most successful foreign car brand in South Korea with three primar ... Continue reading
Seoul, Korea October 6, 2003; The Korean Times reporterd that trends are changing rapidly in the automobile market with motorists opting for larger cars and sports utility vehicles rather than minicars and compacts. The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association announced yesterday that SUVs have finally displaced semi ... Continue reading
Ford Focus Sales in Russia Way Up
MOSCOW, Oct 6, 2003; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. increased Russian sales of its Ford Focus by 415 percent to 9,412 cars in the first nine months of this year, the company said on Monday. Sales of all models available in Russia rose 218 percent to 12,841 during the same period. "The Ford Focus is the best selli ... Continue reading
GM Targets 1 Million Fuel-Cell Cars By 2020
TOKYO October 6, 2003; Dow Jones reported that General Motors Corp. aims to sell 1 million units of its fuel-cell vehicles by 2020, a senior official of the U.S. carmaker said Monday, Kyodo News reported. GM will launch full-scale commercial sales of fuel-cell cars in 2010, aiming for total sales of 1 million units in ... Continue reading
Imported Auto Sales Decline in Japan
Sales of Imported Automobiles in Japan Slip 8.3 on September From the Same Month a Year Ago TOKYO October 6, 2003; The AP reported that sales of imported automobiles in Japan slipped 8.3 percent in September from the same month a year ago as customers continued to tighten their purse strings, despite some signs of an e ... Continue reading
Amelia Motor Raceway Top 3 Winners
Attached you will find AMR's top three divisional winners. AMR hosted a double feature / double points races, so you will find two attachments rather than one. We will host the same type of event next Saturday night, October 11. For information on events at Amelia Motor Raceway, visit our website at www.ameliamotorrace ... Continue reading
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NHRA Saturday: Window of Opportunity Closes on KJ in Reading
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Qualifying Results Window of Opportunity Closes on KJ in Reading Event: 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Location: Maple Grove Raceway Reading, PA Day/Date: Saturday October 4, 2003 Mother Nature continued to play an influe ... Continue reading
$13 Million Raised by Compete, Inc. in Oversubscribed Round as Revenue Grows Quickly
BOSTON--Oct. 6, 2003--Compete, Inc., a predictive analytics company that is pioneering the analysis of consumer behavior online to predict consumer purchases both offline and online, today announced it has raised $13 million in an oversubscribed Series II round of financing. With the Series II closing, Compete will hav ... Continue reading
PLEASANTON, Calif.--Oct. 6, 2003--Advanced Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (AIT) today announced that Delphi Delco Electronics Systems has recognized the company for its flawless assembly of small outline integrated circuit (SOIC) packages. Delphi presented the "2003 Absolute Zero Defect Award" to AIT for consistent de ... Continue reading
Toyota Chooses A&E Firm for San Antonio Assembly Plant Schedules Five Design Build Bids
HOUSTON--Oct. 6, 2003--Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated, Houston, Texas). Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (Erlanger, Kentucky) has recently announced the selection of a lead design firm for its new San Antonio assembly plant (Plant 1059632). The company has also ... Continue reading
Navistar Sees New Growth Opportunities With U.S. Military
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Oct. 6, 2003--Navistar International Corporation , the nation's largest combined commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engine producer, today reported that its operating company, International Truck and Engine Corporation, has established a business unit to sell products and services to t ... Continue reading
GenCorp Announces 3rd Quarter 2003 Results
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 6 -- GenCorp Inc. today reported a third quarter 2003 loss of $2 million, or ($0.05) per share, compared to earnings of $8 million, or $0.19 per share, for the third quarter 2002. Earnings for the first nine months of 2003 were $11 million, or $0.24 per share compared with $17 million, or $0.40 ... Continue reading
Ritchie Bros. Wraps up Large Three-day European Auction
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Oct. 6, 2003--A Ritchie Bros. auction held last week at the Company's permanent auction facility in the Port of Moerdijk (Rotterdam), The Netherlands, generated gross auction sales of over EUR 42 million (US$49 million). More than 1,400 registered bidders competed on over 3,200 equipment it ... Continue reading
Columbia Sportswear and the Jeep Brand Join Forces to Offer New 'Columbia Edition' Vehicles
Limited-Production Vehicles Come With Columbia Bugaboo(R) Parka AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 6 -- Columbia Sportswear Company and the Jeep(R) brand announced today that they are teaming up to offer the new limited-production "Columbia(R) Edition" Jeep Grand Cherokee, Liberty and Wrangler. Available in both the United Stat ... Continue reading
Grand American Rolex Series -Virgina International
If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading
BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 17, 18 - 4/5 October, Estoril (Portugal) - RACE Privateer BMW Team takes first Trophy of the Season While the BMW national teams found life difficult against the Alfa Romeos in Estoril it was Duncan Huisman in the Carly Motors entered 320i who w ... Continue reading
GM RACING NASCAR NOTES & QUOTES--BANQUET 400
Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. or Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell nmwager@aol.com (727) 784-8465 (office) (727) 415-3109 (cell) For more information: http://media.gm.com/gmracing GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & QUOTES; BANQUET 400; KANSAS SPEEDWAY; OCT. 5, 200 ... Continue reading
Force Protection's TSG Division Ships Second Buffalo Vehicle
Second Shipment in 2003 for Advanced Mine Clearance Vehicle CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 6 -- Force Protection, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SJET) announced today the shipment of a "Buffalo" Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle. This is the second vehicle delivered in 2003. The Buffalo is a highly advanced Mine Resistant Vehicle, with ... Continue reading
Apeldoorn Municipality introduces unique city bus with wheel hub engines
Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, October 6 -- Apeldoorn Municipality unveils a world-wide innovation in city bus technology: the Whisper. This new bus reduces energy consumption, noise and harmful emissions by means of an ingenious system called e-Traction(r), where the engines are mounted in the wheels themselves. This typ ... Continue reading
Gemeinde Apeldoorn stellt neuartigen Stadtbus mit Radnabenmotoren vor
Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, October 6 -- Die niederländische Gemeinde Apeldoorn stellt eine Weltneuheit im Bereich Stadtbus-Technologie vor: den Whisper. Dieser neue Bus verringert Energieverbrauch, Lärm und Schadstoffemissionen durch ein raffiniertes System namens e-Traction(r), bei dem die Motoren in die Räder int ... Continue reading
Montreal, 6. Oktober -- Der frühere Champion Jacques Villeneuve wurde informiert, dass sein Vertrag beim British American Racing Team für die Formel 1 Saison 2004 nicht erneuert wird, sagte heute sein langjähriger Manager und Mentor Craig Pollock. „Wir erhielten gestern abend einen Anruf von Dave Richard, BARs ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY PARK, NOBLE, OKLA. Sunday, October 5, 2003 WELLS, LEE WIN AT THUNDER VALLEY NOBLE, Okla. - David Wells and Robert Lee both won in their respective categories at the Thunder Valley Autumn Classic, which was held this ... Continue reading
NHRA Sunday: Warren Johnson Scores Fourth 2003 Win in Reading
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Results Warren Johnson Scores Fourth 2003 Win in Reading Event: 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Location: Maple Grove Raceway Reading, PA Day/Date: Sunday October 5, 2003 Warren Johnson and the GM Performance Parts Racing ... Continue reading
El municipio de Apeldoorn presenta el único autobús urbano con motor de cubo de ruedas
Apeldoorn, Holanda, October 6 -- El municipio de Apeldoorn desvela una innovación mundial en el campo de la tecnología para autobuses urbanos: el Whisper. Este nuevo autobús reduce el consumo de energía, el ruido y las emisiones nocivas mediante un ingenioso sistema llamado e-Traction, en el que el motor se inserta ... Continue reading
La municipalité d'Apeldoorn lance un autobus unique en son genre, propulsé par un moteur-moyeu
Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, October 6 -- La municipalité d'Apeldoorn dévoile une innovation d'envergure mondiale en matière d'autobus : le Whisper. Ce nouveau type de bus réduit la consommation d'énergie, les nuisances sonores et les émissions nocives grâce à un système ingénieux dénommé e-Traction(r), où ... Continue reading
El campeón del mundo de Fórmula 1 Jacques Villeneuve se queda sin equipo para 2004
Montreal, October 6 -- Tal y como ha anunciado su patrón y mentor, Craig Pollock, el equipo British American Racing ha anunciado al antiguo campeón del mundo de Fórmula 1 Jacques Villeneuve ha sido informado de que no se le renovará el contrato para la temporada de Fórmula 1 2004. "Ayer por la tarde recibimos una ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Announces New Lease Program for Its UAW and Non-Bargaining-Unit Employees
* No Monthly Payments After $2,000 One-Time Payment AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 6 -- Chrysler Group active employees can take advantage of a unique opportunity to lease a select group of 2004 Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehicles for 12 months with one payment of $2,000 -- and no monthly payments after that -- under a new ... Continue reading
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