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Monday, October 27, 2003

Atmel Increases Automotive Safety with Introduction of New BCDMOS Watchdog IC with Extended Functionality

Atmel Increases Automotive Safety with Introduction of New BCDMOS Watchdog IC with Extended Functionality

HEILBRONN, Germany, Oct. 27 -- Atmel(R) Corporation announced today the availability of a new member of its watchdog IC family with increased functionality that helps to make automotive applications safer. The new ATA6025 is manufactured using Atmel's 0.8-micron high-voltage BCDMOS process to support operations up to 4 ... Continue reading

Drew Industries Net Income Surges 40% in Record Third Quarter

Drew Industries Net Income Surges 40% in Record Third Quarter

RV segment drives sales and profit increases WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 27 -- Drew Industries Incorporated (AMEX:DW) today announced record sales and net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. The outstanding performance by Drew's recreational vehicle ("RV") products segment offset continuing sales declin ... Continue reading

Encirq Partners with Renesas Technology through COMET Program

Encirq Partners with Renesas Technology through COMET Program

Encirq(R) 3e(TM) Selected as Data Management Solution for Renesas Telematics Platform SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 -- Encirq Corporation announced today that it has been selected to participate in the COMET(TM) (Community Enabling Telematics) Program sponsored by Renesas Technology, a newly created joint venture company of H ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company - October 2003 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Ford Motor Company - October 2003 U.S. Sales Conference Call

You are invited to participate in Ford Motor Company's October 2003 U.S. sales conference call hosted by George Pipas, U.S. Sales Analysis Manager. The conference call will begin at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, November 3, 2003 and last 45 minutes. To access the call, please dial 800-299-0433 about 10 minutes prior to th ... Continue reading

Gibraltar Reports Record Quarterly Sales and Best-Ever Third-Quarter Earnings; Net Income of $8.0 Million is the Highest for Any Third Quarter in Company History

Gibraltar Reports Record Quarterly Sales and Best-Ever Third-Quarter Earnings; Net Income of $8.0 Million is the Highest for Any Third Quarter in Company History

BUFFALO, N.Y.--Oct. 27, 2003--Gibraltar today reported its sales and earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003. Sales of $208.0 million increased by approximately 20 percent from $173.2 million in the third quarter of 2002, and were the highest for any quarter in the Company's history. Sales in th ... Continue reading

G-Log to Power New Inbound Logistics System to Unify Global Automotive Supply Chain

G-Log to Power New Inbound Logistics System to Unify Global Automotive Supply Chain

Volvo's ATLAS System Leverages G-Log's GC3 Software Delivering More Cost-Effective Solutions by Optimizing Transportation and Logistics SHELTON, Conn., Oct. 27 -- G-Log, the leading provider of global logistics and transportation software, today announced that Volvo Logistics Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of A ... Continue reading

Lt. General Harry E. Soyster Elected to Aura Systems Board

Lt. General Harry E. Soyster Elected to Aura Systems Board

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 27 -- Aura Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AURA) today announced the election of retired U.S. Army Lt. General Harry E. Soyster to the Aura Board of Directors. Soyster is currently on the board of directors of several companies and the Board of Governors, Army and Navy Club. He serves as consult ... Continue reading

Newtech Introduces its Industrial Brake to the Public at the Expocam Exhibition

Newtech Introduces its Industrial Brake to the Public at the Expocam Exhibition

BLAINVILLE, Quebec, Oct. 27 -- NewTech Brake Corp. is announcing the introduction last weekend of its production model, the Full Contact Heavy Duty Disc Brake, during the Expocam 2003 in Montreal, Quebec. The brake is designed to extend the operating life over current drum brake equipment. The brake features internal a ... Continue reading

OTI and Scheidt & Bachmann to Provide Houston Area Transit Authority With Ticketing Solutions

OTI and Scheidt & Bachmann to Provide Houston Area Transit Authority With Ticketing Solutions

First Implementation of Strategic Alliance Between Leaders In Contactless Smart Cards and Ticket Management Systems CUPERTINO, Calif. and MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany, Oct. 27 -- On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) : OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions and Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH, a p ... Continue reading

R&B, Inc. Reports Sales and Earnings for the Third Quarter Ended September 27, 2003; Comments on 2003 Outlook

R&B, Inc. Reports Sales and Earnings for the Third Quarter Ended September 27, 2003; Comments on 2003 Outlook

COLMAR, Pa., Oct. 27 -- R&B, Inc., today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2003. For the third quarter ended September 27, 2003, sales increased 8% to $58.2 million from $53.9 million in the same period last year. Net income in the third quarter of 2003 was $3.7 million compared to n ... Continue reading

R&B Selects Demantra to Drive Demand Management and Inventory Optimization Efforts

R&B Selects Demantra to Drive Demand Management and Inventory Optimization Efforts

WALTHAM, Mass.--Oct. 27, 2003-- Demantra Spectrum(TM) Puts the Brakes on the Intensive Competition with its Flexible, Scalable and Sustainable Demand Management Capabilities Demantra, a leading provider of collaborative supply chain solutions that rapidly create, manage and fulfill demand, has been selected by R&B, Inc ... Continue reading

Silicon Laboratories Introduces Industry's First 100% CMOS Satellite Radio Tuner; Si2210 Reduces Board Space By 60% and Component Count By 70%

Silicon Laboratories Introduces Industry's First 100% CMOS Satellite Radio Tuner; Si2210 Reduces Board Space By 60% and Component Count By 70%

AUSTIN, Texas--Oct. 27, 2003--Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced the Si2210 IC, the industry's first CMOS satellite radio tuner. The Si2210 leverages Silicon Laboratories' proven radio frequency (RF) technology to provide the best performing and most integrated Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS) tune ... Continue reading

The Main Street America Group Licenses Injury Sciences' WrExpert to Evaluate Automobile Claims

The Main Street America Group Licenses Injury Sciences' WrExpert to Evaluate Automobile Claims

ORLANDO, Fla.--Oct. 27, 2003--Injury Sciences LLC announced today at the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU) Annual Convention that The Main Street America Group (MSA) of Jacksonville, Fla., and Keene, N.H., has licensed WrExpert(R), Injury Sciences' flagship product for fighting exaggerate ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies to Hold Conference Call Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time

UQM Technologies to Hold Conference Call Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time

FREDERICK, Colo., Oct. 27 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, will hold a conference call with members of the investment community on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the call dial 415-537-1939 approximately 10 minutes before th ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

Advance Auto Parts to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

ROANOKE, Va., Oct. 27 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , will be making a presentation at the Gabelli and Company, Inc., 27th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium on Wednesday, November 5, 2003, beginning at 12:00 noon. A live broadcast of the presentation will be available online in the Investor Relations section of www ... Continue reading

Alcoa Kofem Honored With First-Ever Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility Award

Alcoa Kofem Honored With First-Ever Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility Award

PITTSBURGH--Oct. 27, 2003--Alcoa Inc. announced today that its Alcoa-Kofem facility in Szekesfehervar, Hungary was the recipient of the first-ever Good Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility Award from Figyelo, the leading Hungarian business and economic journal. In presenting the award, Figyelo cited Alcoa an ... Continue reading

Art Center College of Design Chooses FDM Again; Prestigious Design School Uses Stratasys FDM Rapid Prototyping to Train the World's Leading Designers

Art Center College of Design Chooses FDM Again; Prestigious Design School Uses Stratasys FDM Rapid Prototyping to Train the World's Leading Designers

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 27, 2003-- Stratasys announced that Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., has purchased its fifth FDM rapid prototyping system. The college has been using FDM (fused deposition modeling) systems since 1996 to train design students. Art Center is the world's premier design college: Nearly h ... Continue reading

Cab Riders Will 'Buckle Up' in 32 Languages!

Cab Riders Will 'Buckle Up' in 32 Languages!

WHEN Tuesday, October 28, 10:00 a.m. WHERE Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago 345 East Superior East Driveway and Main Floor Lobby WHAT -- Unveiling of colorful, multi-language "Buckle Up" taxi seat belt sticker campaign designed to promote passenger safety awareness. Co-sponsors are the City of Chicago and the Rehabi ... Continue reading

Care Choices Attains GM 'Benchmark HMO' Status

Care Choices Attains GM 'Benchmark HMO' Status

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 27 -- Care Choices HMO has been designated a "Benchmark HMO" by General Motors Corporation. Benchmark status means that Care Choices HMO has met GM's highest standards for clinical quality, customer service and cost to its salaried employees. The monthly contribution that GM salaried emplo ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corp. Gabelli & Co. Presentation to be Available on Web Site

CSK Auto Corp. Gabelli & Co. Presentation to be Available on Web Site

PHOENIX--Oct. 27, 2003--Members of the senior management team of CSK Auto Corp. , the parent company of CSK Auto Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, plan to make a presentation at the Gabelli & Co. 27th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003. The slides to ... Continue reading

DMV Closes Many Offices in South State Due to Raging Wildfires

DMV Closes Many Offices in South State Due to Raging Wildfires

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Oct. 27, 2003--The California State Department of Motor Vehicles has closed a number of DMV field offices in Southern California as a result of the thirteen huge wildfires burning in five counties. While none of the offices have been damaged by the fires, the closures reflect a mounting concern for ... Continue reading

Fire Alert: Auto Club Insured Members in San Diego Can Call Emergency Number for Claims Assistance

Fire Alert: Auto Club Insured Members in San Diego Can Call Emergency Number for Claims Assistance

SAN DIEGO--Oct. 27, 2003--People insured by the Automobile Club of Southern California's affiliated Interinsurance Exchange, who have homes and vehicles damaged or threatened by today's wildfires in San Diego county, can call 1-800-67-CLAIM for assistance. Auto Club Interinsurance Exchange claims specialists are now on ... Continue reading

GloTech Comments on Recent Regulatory Action Relating to Short-Sale Rules

GloTech Comments on Recent Regulatory Action Relating to Short-Sale Rules

GAINESVILLE, Fla. and LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 27 -- GloTech Industries, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GTHI) www.glowbike.com , today commented on recent regulatory action relating to short-sale rules. According to the Dow Jones Newswire, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted Wednesday (October 22, 2003) to seek comm ... Continue reading

Kimball Electronics Group Names Vice President for North American Operations; Kevin R. Smith to Lead Business Growth Efforts

Kimball Electronics Group Names Vice President for North American Operations; Kevin R. Smith to Lead Business Growth Efforts

JASPER, Ind.--Oct. 27, 2003--Kimball Electronics Group, a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc., announced today the appointment of Kevin R. Smith as Vice President of North American Operations. Kimball Electronics Group is a global contract electronics manufacturing services company that specializes in durable ele ... Continue reading

MEMC Continues to Deliver Solid Quarterly Results

MEMC Continues to Deliver Solid Quarterly Results

ST. PETERS, Mo., Oct. 27 -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. Summary of the 2003 third quarter results: * Net sales of $195.9 million * Gross margin of 30% of net sales * Operating income of $36.5 million (19% of net sales) * Net income of ... Continue reading

Metaldyne Corporation Announces the Completion of Its Offering Of Senior Notes Due 2013

Metaldyne Corporation Announces the Completion of Its Offering Of Senior Notes Due 2013

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Oct. 27 -- Metaldyne Corporation announced the completion of its offering of $150.0 million of senior notes due 2013, which is an increase in the size of the offering announced on October 14, 2003. The senior notes will be guaranteed on a senior basis by each of Metaldyne Corporation's domestic subsidi ... Continue reading

Motor Trend 2004 Sport/Utility of the Year Press Conference / Event At the California International Auto Show

Motor Trend 2004 Sport/Utility of the Year Press Conference / Event At the California International Auto Show

Wednesday, October 29th @ 10:00 a.m. WHAT: MOTOR TREND will officially unveil its choice for the coveted title of 2004 Sport/Utility of the Year during a press conference/event at the California International Auto Show (CIAS) in Anaheim, CA. Bestowed annually to the vehicle that best demonstrates dominance in the categ ... Continue reading

New Cirrus Logic Seismic Amplifier Products Boost Performance, Enable Smaller Designs; New Products Ideal for Geophysical Applications Requiring Precise Measurements

New Cirrus Logic Seismic Amplifier Products Boost Performance, Enable Smaller Designs; New Products Ideal for Geophysical Applications Requiring Precise Measurements

AUSTIN, Texas--Oct. 27, 2003--Offering a unique design solution for seismic data acquisition, geophysical instruments and geophysical application markets, Cirrus Logic Inc. has introduced two new products, the CS3301 geophone amplifier and the CS3302 hydrophone amplifier. The CS3301 and CS3302 are highly integrated pro ... Continue reading

ObjectFX Integrates TrackingAdvisor with QUALCOMM's FleetAdvisor System; Updated Version Offers Benefit of Visual Display of Vehicles and Routes to Improve Fleet Productivity

ObjectFX Integrates TrackingAdvisor with QUALCOMM's FleetAdvisor System; Updated Version Offers Benefit of Visual Display of Vehicles and Routes to Improve Fleet Productivity

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 27, 2003--ObjectFX, a leading provider of a Java-based software toolkit for developing and deploying location-based services, today announced that it has integrated its SpatialFX(TM) tool under the name TrackingAdvisor(TM) with QUALCOMM's FleetAdvisor(R) fleet management system. ObjectFX's TrackingAdv ... Continue reading

Reinhard Buhl Named Group Executive of ZF Car Chassis Technology Division

Reinhard Buhl Named Group Executive of ZF Car Chassis Technology Division

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Oct. 27 -- ZF -- a leading worldwide automotive supplier of driveline and chassis technology -- named Reinhard Buhl as Group Executive of ZF Lemforder Fahrwerktechnik AG & Co. KG, Lemforde -- the car chassis division of ZF -- effective Jan. 1, 2004. He takes over the position from Bernd Habers ... Continue reading

Researchers Assess Economic Impact of Expanding Main Michigan/Ontario Border Crossing; News Conference Nov. 4 in Detroit

Researchers Assess Economic Impact of Expanding Main Michigan/Ontario Border Crossing; News Conference Nov. 4 in Detroit

A comprehensive new study examining the financial impact of Detroit River border-crossing delays on shippers and the economic health of southeast Michigan and southwestern Ontario will be released at a news conference Tuesday, November 4, 10 a.m. at the Booker T. Washington Business Association, 2885 East Grand Bouleva ... Continue reading

Rick Case Bikes for Kids Kicks off 22nd Season with Goal of 10,000 Bikes

Rick Case Bikes for Kids Kicks off 22nd Season with Goal of 10,000 Bikes

ATLANTA--Oct. 27, 2003--While many kids will spend the holiday season enjoying gifts they receive, there will be many without any gifts. Imagine the joy that bikes of yours could bring to these children. That's the idea behind Rick Case Bikes for Kids. "Year after year, I see how much good this program does. ... Continue reading

Rouge Industries, Inc. Responds to Recent Market Activity in its Common Stock

Rouge Industries, Inc. Responds to Recent Market Activity in its Common Stock

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 27 -- Rouge Industries, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: RGID) announced today that while it is not the Company's policy to comment on market rumors, in view of the recent trading activity in the Company's stock, the Company has decided to issue the following statement: As reported in the press, the Company ... Continue reading

TBC Corporation to Present at Upcoming Gabelli Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

TBC Corporation to Present at Upcoming Gabelli Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 27 -- TBC Corporation , one of the nation's largest marketers of automotive replacement tires, today announced its participation at the 27th Annual Gabelli Automotive Aftermarket Symposium in Las Vegas. The Company's presentation will be on November 5, 2003, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time / 1 p.m ... Continue reading

Testing Expo North America Comes To Town Courtesy Of UK And International Press Events; The Brits Are Coming!

Testing Expo North America Comes To Town Courtesy Of UK And International Press Events; The Brits Are Coming!

NOVI, Mich.--Oct. 27, 2003--A major new automotive industry trade show opens its doors this week in Novi and it's down to a UK company that it's being staged here. The event organizers, whose home base in England is the oddly named town of Dorking, are staging TESTING EXPO NORTH AMERICA, a major automotive Test Enginee ... Continue reading

The CertifiedFirst Network and First Notice Systems Connect Services to Offer Quality Collision Repair at First Notice of Loss

The CertifiedFirst Network and First Notice Systems Connect Services to Offer Quality Collision Repair at First Notice of Loss

BOSTON & PITTSBURGH--Oct. 27, 2003-- The ability to refer policyholders to a nationwide network of pre-certified auto body shops during a claim-report call improves customer satisfaction and reduces claims expense First Notice Systems(R), Inc., a leader in claim reporting solutions for the insurance industry, and the C ... Continue reading

Transpro, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results; Net Income Increases 15.4%; Inventories Decrease 6.1% on a Sequential Basis

Transpro, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results; Net Income Increases 15.4%; Inventories Decrease 6.1% on a Sequential Basis

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--Oct. 27, 2003--Transpro, Inc. (AMEX: TPR) today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2003. Charles E. Johnson, President and CEO, stated, "Our results for the third quarter of 2003 reflected an improvement in net income over the third quarter of last year of appr ... Continue reading

VITEC LLC to Celebrate Five Years of Jobs, Growth In Detroit's Clark Street Technology Park, Oct. 29

VITEC LLC to Celebrate Five Years of Jobs, Growth In Detroit's Clark Street Technology Park, Oct. 29

Local Dignitaries to Include Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, GM President Gary Cowger, GM Vice President Bo Andersson, UAW GM Vice President Richard Shoemaker, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano WHO: VITEC LLC, the first company to venture into the Clark Street Technology Park, a once severely underutilized area a ... Continue reading

Will Jeep Go Urban with Treo? Will Japan Open to Imports? Is Ibuki Mazda's Next Miata? Will HSC Take the Place of the Acura NSX? What Was Hot And Not at the Tokyo Motor Show? Catch These Stories, Mustang Spy Shots And More on TheCarConnection.com

Will Jeep Go Urban with Treo? Will Japan Open to Imports? Is Ibuki Mazda's Next Miata? Will HSC Take the Place of the Acura NSX? What Was Hot And Not at the Tokyo Motor Show? Catch These Stories, Mustang Spy Shots And More on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, Oct. 27 -- The Tokyo Motor Show is known for wild and wacky concept vehicles -- like Toyota's PM pod car, which you wear, rather than drive. Then there's the Treo. With its stubby winglets and transparent front end, Jeep dubs it the "ultimate urban mobility vehicle." But does it actually have a future? You mig ... Continue reading

Workplace Problem Solvers to Receive 5th Annual JEVS `Strictly Business' Awards; Mark Schweiker to Deliver Keynote Address

Workplace Problem Solvers to Receive 5th Annual JEVS `Strictly Business' Awards; Mark Schweiker to Deliver Keynote Address

Who: JEVS is the area's largest not-for-profit, human service agency of its kind. JEVS provides a range of health, rehabilitation, skills training and job placement services that help thousands of people across the Greater Philadelphia region achieve their personal and employment goals. What: 5th annual Strictly Busine ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Pricing for All-New 2004 Tundra Double Cab Pickup

Toyota Announces Pricing for All-New 2004 Tundra Double Cab Pickup

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 27 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) for the newest member of its truck family, the 2004 Toyota Tundra Double Cab, which goes on sale in dealer showrooms next month. MSRPs for Tundra Double Cab 4x2 range from $25,645 for an SR5 to $ ... Continue reading

Sears Auto Centers Add To Fleet Service And Management Agreements

Sears Auto Centers Add To Fleet Service And Management Agreements

Addition Of Wright Express Universal Card Holders Grows Fleet Customer Base To Nearly 9 Million HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 27 -- Sears, Roebuck and Co. has reached an agreement with Wright Express LLC that will give more than 500,000 Wright Express Universal Card customers access to maintenance and repair services at ... Continue reading

NASCAAR: JeffG Wins In Monday Run In Atlanta

NASCAAR: JeffG Wins In Monday Run In Atlanta

A promising day turned frustrating for the #10 Valvoline Pontiac team on Monday at Atlanta Motor Speedway when a late pit stop dropped driver Johnny Benson to a 24th-place finish. "That seems kind of how things have gone of late," Benson said after the race. "But we ran well today. Nobody on this team has given up. We ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Announces New Appointments in Product Development

Chrysler Group Announces New Appointments in Product Development

* Stephen J. Bartoli named VP-Strategy, to oversee product strategy development for all Chrysler Group brands * Mark Chernoby named VP-Advance Vehicle Engineering, to oversee advance engineering activities * Appointments continue Chrysler Group's commitment to further integration and efficiencies throughout brands AUBU ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates $20,000 to Assist Those Affected by Fires in Southern California

Nissan Donates $20,000 to Assist Those Affected by Fires in Southern California

GARDENA, Calif.--Oct. 27, 2003--Nissan's Southwest Region, located in an area hit hard by wildfires, announced today that they would donate $10,000 to the American Red Cross to help in the relief efforts for those affected by the rapidly spreading flames. In addition, Nissan North America, Inc., the corporate headquart ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Recognized for Emission Control Technologies

Tenneco Automotive Recognized for Emission Control Technologies

Company Receives Two 2004 PACE(TM) Honorable Mention Awards LAKE FOREST, Ill., Oct. 27 -- Tenneco Automotive announced today that the company has received Honorable Mention Automotive News PACE Awards for its Exhaust Isolators and Tunable Muffler Shell technologies. The 2004 Automotive News PACE Awards are jointly pres ... Continue reading

Purchase Intentions Among Car Buyers Now Offered in Monthly Report

Purchase Intentions Among Car Buyers Now Offered in Monthly Report

AutoVIBES Trends New Vehicle Launch's Effect on In-Market Car Buyers ROCHESTER, N.Y. and IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 27 -- Harris Interactive(R) and Kelley Blue Book have formed a strategic alliance to deliver the "AutoVIBES" report, (VIBES: Vehicle Introduction Brand Excitement Scale) a new and unique report for the auto ind ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Plans to Enter Two Axle Joint Ventures with Volvo

ArvinMeritor Plans to Enter Two Axle Joint Ventures with Volvo

Continues Expansion of Global Manufacturing Presence With Key Global Vehicle Maker TROY, Mich., Oct. 27 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. has announced a memorandum of understanding with the Volvo Group to create two new joint ventures. The joint ventures would expand ArvinMeritor's capacity to produce commercial vehicle drive axl ... Continue reading

Wheels Introduces Vehicle Replacement Optimization

Wheels Introduces Vehicle Replacement Optimization

First-to-Market Application Forecasts Ideal Time to Replace Individual Fleet Vehicles, Minimize Depreciation Expense DES PLAINES, Ill., Oct. 27 -- Wheels, Inc., a leader in fleet management solutions and services, announced today the availability of its first-in-the-industry Vehicle Replacement Optimization application ... Continue reading

Cummins Inc. Exclusive Diesel Engine Supply Agreement Extended by DaimlerChrysler

Cummins Inc. Exclusive Diesel Engine Supply Agreement Extended by DaimlerChrysler

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Oct. 27, 2003--Cummins Inc. today announced that it has extended its exclusive supply agreement with DaimlerChrysler Corporation's Chrysler Group for diesel engines used in the Dodge Ram heavy-duty pickup truck. Although specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed, the engine system agreement inc ... Continue reading

TACH Ripoff Wheels TV Names Investment Firm To Handle Financing

TACH Ripoff Wheels TV Names Investment Firm To Handle Financing

BOSTON Oct. 27, 2003: Wheels TV, the television network slated to launch in early 2004, has retained the investment-banking firm, Bostonia Partners LLC, to identify prospective investors for the new network, it was announced today by Jim Barisano, chairman and co-founder of Wheels TV. Wheels TV (www.wheelstv.net) is th ... Continue reading

NHRA Sunday: Kurt Johnson Powers to the Final Round at the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals

NHRA Sunday: Kurt Johnson Powers to the Final Round at the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Final Results Kurt Johnson Powers to the Final Round at the ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals Event: Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals Location: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV Day/Date: Sunday October 26, 2003 A ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Earns $1.30 Per Share for Q303; Engine and Four-Wheel Drive Systems Continue to Spur Growth

BorgWarner Earns $1.30 Per Share for Q303; Engine and Four-Wheel Drive Systems Continue to Spur Growth

CHICAGO, Oct. 27 -- BorgWarner Inc. delivered earnings of $1.30 per share in the third quarter of 2003 on a 6% sales increase. Increased demand for the company's fuel-efficient engine technology and four-wheel drive systems continued to drive growth. Financial Results: The company reported 2003 third quarter net earnin ... Continue reading

AAA Texas Offers Tips for a Safe Halloween

AAA Texas Offers Tips for a Safe Halloween

HOUSTON--Oct. 27, 2003--AAA Texas is urging motorists to use caution and watch out for children trick-or-treating on Halloween. Children are four times more likely to be hit and killed by an automobile on Halloween than any other night of the year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Nationally, the lea ... Continue reading

CART: TRACY CASHES IN ON THE GOLD COAST - The Champ

CART: TRACY CASHES IN ON THE GOLD COAST - The Champ

Surfers Paradise October 27, 2003; Looking at it statistically or through the popular vote, Paul Tracy was the deserving champion of the Vanderbilt Cup awarded to the CART champion. The 34-year old Canadian led a series-best 658 laps, almost twice as many as Michel Jourdain and almost four times more than Bruno Junquei ... Continue reading

Fujitsu to learn from Toyota's production style

Fujitsu to learn from Toyota's production style

TOKYO October 26, 2003; Fujitsu Ltd plans to have Toyota Motor Corp teach the automaker's production style at Fujitsu's Oyama Plant, the computer giant's main communications equipment factory, and at its subsidiary Fujitsu IT Products Ltd, Fujitsu officials said Saturday. Fujitsu, which suffered a group net loss of mor ... Continue reading

Nissan to Reduce 170 Japanese Sales Firms to 100

Nissan to Reduce 170 Japanese Sales Firms to 100

TOKYO October 25, 2003; Japan Today reported that Nissan Motor Co plans to trim about 170 domestic sales companies to 100 by 2005 in a fresh bid to reorganize its sales network and boost domestic sales, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Saturday. The leading business daily said Nissan is aiming to boost domestic sales, ... Continue reading

Fiat and GM Delay by a Year the Start of a Deal for Sale of Italian Car Unit to U.S. Automaker

Fiat and GM Delay by a Year the Start of a Deal for Sale of Italian Car Unit to U.S. Automaker

ROME October 26, 2003; Tom Rachman writing for the AP reported that Fiat SpA and General Motors Corp. agreed Sunday to delay by a year the start of a deal that would allow the Italian conglomerate to sell its struggling auto unit to the U.S. giant. Fiat SpA linked up with GM in 2000 in an arrangement that gave the worl ... Continue reading

Auberlen wins San Juan Touring race; Plumb is Rookie of the Year

Auberlen wins San Juan Touring race; Plumb is Rookie of the Year

BMW of North America, LLC Notes and Quotes Speed Touring World Challenge Round 10 Race Isla Grand Prix Circuit San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday, Oct. 26 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 AUBERLEN ADDS FOURTH SPEED TOURING WIN IN PUERTO RICO; PLUMB SECURES ROOKIE-OF-THE -YEAR HONORS BMW drivers ended a stellar 2003 SCCA ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG takes two seconds in Speed GT Championships

BMW Team PTG takes two seconds in Speed GT Championships

BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship - Round 10 Isla Grand Prix Circuit San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 BMW FINISHES SECOND IN 2003 SPEED GT MANUFACTURER'S CHAMPIONSHIP; AUBERLEN SECOND IN DRIVER'S CHAMPIONSHIP In its first season of SCCA Pro Ra ... Continue reading

Official AP Results from the Puerto Rico Grand Prix, Round 11 of the Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup

Official AP Results from the Puerto Rico Grand Prix, Round 11 of the Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup

Official Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup-Puerto Rico Grand Prix Race Results By Trans-Am Tour Staff Sunday, Oct. 26 Isla Grande Airport Circuit San Juan, Puerto Rico Results (showing finishing position, starting position in parenthesis, driver, car, laps completed and reason out, if any): 1. (5) Wal ... Continue reading

Wall Castro Grabs One for the Home Team; Local Racer Wins Puerto Rico Grand Prix

Wall Castro Grabs One for the Home Team; Local Racer Wins Puerto Rico Grand Prix

TRANS-AM CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 MOTOROCK CONTACT: Chris Fleming 212-691-2800 Cell: 917-647-4790 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 26, 2003 WALLY CASTRO GRABS ONE FOR THE HOME TEAM, LOCAL RACER WINS PUERTO RICO GRAND PRIX SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ‹ There were many pu ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Racing Bookends the Podium in Trans-Am Season Finale in the Puerto Rico Grand Prix

Rocketsports Racing Bookends the Podium in Trans-Am Season Finale in the Puerto Rico Grand Prix

CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKETSPORTS RACING BOOKENDS THE PODIUM IN TRANS-AM SEASON FINALE IN THE PUERTO RICO GRAND PRIX SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ­ It was all about rookies and veterans in the Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup season finale in the Puerto Rico Grand Pri ... Continue reading

Jaguar Racing Engine Makes Successful Debut at Trans-Am Season Finale in Puerto Rico

Jaguar Racing Engine Makes Successful Debut at Trans-Am Season Finale in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Oct. 26 -- Jaguar opened a new era for the Trans-Am Tour -- and its own competition heritage -- as Scott Pruett qualified on pole and led 21 of 55 laps in the Puerto Rico Grand Prix powered by a new, production-based, overhead-cam V8 engine. Although Pruett finished 13th due to broken right-rear- ... Continue reading

2004 Infiniti FX35 Review

2004 Infiniti FX35 Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Infiniti FX35 ENGINE: HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: hp @ rpm/ lb-ft @ rpm TRANSMISSION: WHEELBASE: in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: in. STICKER PRICE: I'm always surprised by the vehicles that impress me and those that don't. Quite often, I'm turned off by hot new vehicles with ultra ... Continue reading

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