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OOH Baby - Does This Mean a Big Buy For The Auto Channel??? - Chrysler to plow more cash into marketing

OOH Baby - Does This Mean a Big Buy For The Auto Channel??? - Chrysler to plow more cash into marketing

DETROIT, Nov 17, 2003; Reuters reported that the Chrysler unit of DaimlerChrysler (XETRA:DCXGn.DE - News; NYSE:DCX - News) is planning a major increase in its advertising and marketing next year to support the launch of nine all-new or updated vehicles. Chrysler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche announced the boost in spe ... Continue reading

Toyota May Export Corolla Parts To US From Brazil Plant

Toyota May Export Corolla Parts To US From Brazil Plant

TOKYO November 17, 2003; Yoshio Takahashi writing for Dow Jones reported that Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it is considering exporting auto parts from its plant in Brazil to the U.S. on the expectation of further sales growth in the world's biggest auto market. Japan's largest automaker may supply parts for the "Cor ... Continue reading

Aimbridge Indirect Lending, Ohio Credit Unions and Ohio Credit Union League Services Corporation Form Indirect Lending Program

Aimbridge Indirect Lending, Ohio Credit Unions and Ohio Credit Union League Services Corporation Form Indirect Lending Program

DENVER--Nov. 17, 2003-- Partnership Creates Opportunity for Credit Unions to Collectively Increase Market Share and Compete against Ohio Banks Aimbridge Indirect Lending announced that it has joined forces with OCUL Services Corporation and Ohio credit unions to launch Aimbridge Indirect Lending (AIL) of Ohio. The prog ... Continue reading

AKINS MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR THE 2004 SEASON

AKINS MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR THE 2004 SEASON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Becky Aschbrenner Performance PR Plus (704) 377-8727 pprplus38@aol.com AKINS MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR THE 2004 SEASON MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Akins Motorsports, one of the premier teams in the NASCAR Busch Series, has instituted changes aimed at accomplishing one goal in 2004 - ... Continue reading

Ampco System Parking Contracts with City of Springfield, Missouri

Ampco System Parking Contracts with City of Springfield, Missouri

LOS ANGELES--Nov. 17, 2003--Ampco System Parking, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated , has expanded its service to the state of Missouri with a recently awarded contract with the City of Springfield. Ampco will provide parking services and management for a 189-space surface lot serving the Jordan ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Top Southern California Hotels, Restaurants Receive 2004 AAA Five Diamond Award

Auto Club: Top Southern California Hotels, Restaurants Receive 2004 AAA Five Diamond Award

LOS ANGELES--Nov. 17, 2003--Twelve Southern California hotels and two restaurants have been approved for the AAA Five Diamond Award for 2004, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena received a first AAA Five Diamond Award. The Four Seasons Resort Avi ... Continue reading

CENTRIX Financial to Sponsor Team USA at 2003 Michelin ROC Nations Cup

CENTRIX Financial to Sponsor Team USA at 2003 Michelin ROC Nations Cup

- Company to Serve as First Team Title Sponsor in Race History - Team USA Powered by CENTRIX Financial Looking to Repeat Nations Cup Victory CENTENNIAL, Colo., Nov. 17 -- CENTRIX Financial, LLC, a financial management and services firm, announced today that it will serve as title sponsor for Team USA in this year's Mic ... Continue reading

Drummond Group and STAR Collaborate on Development of Cost-Effective IT Network for Auto Industry

Drummond Group and STAR Collaborate on Development of Cost-Effective IT Network for Auto Industry

ebMS and Web Services Simplify Common Data Exchange for Automotive Dealerships, OEMs and RSPs AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), the world's leading software testing and research company, today announced it will serve as a vendor-neutral, third-party consultant to STAR (Standards for Technology in Aut ... Continue reading

Go, Go, Little GTO; Nissan's Titan-ic Bombshell; Ford Takes a Hit; Cadillac Goes Chinese; Hyundai Heads for a Half Million; Going Topless In Volvo's New C70 Convertible - and More on TheCarConnection.com

Go, Go, Little GTO; Nissan's Titan-ic Bombshell; Ford Takes a Hit; Cadillac Goes Chinese; Hyundai Heads for a Half Million; Going Topless In Volvo's New C70 Convertible - and More on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, Nov. 17 -- Go, go, little GTO. The legend has returned, but does the new car with that old name deliver on some lofty expectations? Take a spin as TheCarConnection.com puts the new Pontiac muscle car through its paces. Then get behind the wheel of the new Pontiac Bonneville GXP and Buick's Park Avenue Ultra. A ... Continue reading

Lancaster Colony Raises Cash Dividend For 41st Consecutive Year; Shareholders Reelect Two Incumbent Directors, Elect One New Director

Lancaster Colony Raises Cash Dividend For 41st Consecutive Year; Shareholders Reelect Two Incumbent Directors, Elect One New Director

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 17 -- The Board of Directors of Lancaster Colony Corporation today voted to raise the regular quarterly cash dividend for the 41st consecutive year. John B. Gerlach, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Lancaster Colony, said, "We are pleased to continue our record of increasing cash divide ... Continue reading

Michigan Small Tech Association Welcomes Delphi as Member

Michigan Small Tech Association Welcomes Delphi as Member

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 17 -- The Michigan Small Tech Association (MISTA) announced today that Delphi Corp. of Troy, MI has joined MISTA, becoming the association's largest corporate member. Delphi is a world leader in mobile electronics and transportation components and systems technology. Delphi has small tech compone ... Continue reading

Morgan Stanley Small Cap Executive Conference to Webcast Alkermes' Corporate Presentation

Morgan Stanley Small Cap Executive Conference to Webcast Alkermes' Corporate Presentation

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Nov. 17, 2003--Alkermes, Inc. announced today that its corporate presentation will be webcast live by Morgan Stanley on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 10:30am EST (8:30am MST) from The Phoenician Resort in Arizona. The presentation may be accessed under the investor relations tab at www.alkermes.com ... Continue reading

Opal-RT Unveils RT-LAB Electric Drive Simulator

Opal-RT Unveils RT-LAB Electric Drive Simulator

High-performance PC-based platform for real-time simulation of electric drives for controller development and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing LONG BEACH, Calif., and MONTREAL, Nov. 17 -- Opal-RT Technologies Inc. (www.opal-rt.com ), the world leader in distributed simulation on PC-based platforms, today unveiled the ... Continue reading

ProQuest Lightspeed Dealer Management Software to be Training Standard At Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics Institute

ProQuest Lightspeed Dealer Management Software to be Training Standard At Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics Institute

MMI Will Train Students on Lightspeed Parts and Service Operations to Prepare Them for Work in Dealerships SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 17 -- ProQuest Powersports, a unit of ProQuest Company , announced that its Lightspeed Windows(R) dealer management software has been selected for use in the Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics Inst ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces Agreement with Servigistics to Deliver Service Parts Networking

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces Agreement with Servigistics to Deliver Service Parts Networking

Solution to help car manufacturers and retailers regain up to 50% of their lost service revenue DAYTON, Ohio and ATLANTA, Nov. 17 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and Servigistics today announced an agreement to deliver Service Parts Networking, a new, Web-based service parts management solution. The new solution w ... Continue reading

Wallace Tsuha Appointed to Gentex Board of Directors; Board Declares Recurring Quarterly Cash Dividend

Wallace Tsuha Appointed to Gentex Board of Directors; Board Declares Recurring Quarterly Cash Dividend

ZEELAND, Mich., Nov. 17 -- Gentex Corporation , the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, today announced that Wallace K. Tsuha has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Tsuha will serve as a director until the Company's Annual ... Continue reading

Wallace Tsuha Appointed to Gentex Board of Directors; Board Declares Recurring Quarterly Cash Dividend

Wallace Tsuha Appointed to Gentex Board of Directors; Board Declares Recurring Quarterly Cash Dividend

ZEELAND, Mich., Nov. 17 -- Gentex Corporation , the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, today announced that Wallace K. Tsuha has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Tsuha will serve as a director until the Company's Annual ... Continue reading

Adams Thermal Systems Acquires Behr's South Dakota Plant

Adams Thermal Systems Acquires Behr's South Dakota Plant

CANTON, S.D.--Nov. 17, 2003--Behr America's Canton, South Dakota, manufacturing plant will be sold to a locally-owned firm -- Adams Thermal Systems Inc. Frank Mueller, vice president and CFO of Behr America, Inc., said the sale will become official on January 1. The announcement was made at a media conference at the pl ... Continue reading

ALGOR PipePak V9 Features All-New User Interface

ALGOR PipePak V9 Features All-New User Interface

PITTSBURGH--Nov. 17, 2003--ALGOR, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, announced the release of PipePak V9, a new version of its piping system design and analysis software. V9 makes it easier for engineers to design entire piping systems through an all-new user interface with right-click function ... Continue reading

Bob Carman to Lead Aerospace Development Programs for Chorus Motors Plc

Bob Carman to Lead Aerospace Development Programs for Chorus Motors Plc

GIBRALTAR--Nov. 17, 2003--Chorus Motors plc said today that Dr. Robert L. Carman Jr. has joined the company as Program Manager for Aerospace Applications. Dr. ... Continue reading

Chicago-ITEC Continues To Advance Entrepreneurs; Recent and Prior Investments Show Growth and Potential

Chicago-ITEC Continues To Advance Entrepreneurs; Recent and Prior Investments Show Growth and Potential

CHICAGO--Nov. 17, 2003--The Chicago Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (Chicago-ITEC) today announced three new additions to its portfolio of life sciences and technology companies. An investment of $25,000 was made in All Cell Technologies, in Starthis, and in Mobitrac, to help commercialize their respective innova ... Continue reading

DURA Announces Expiration of Tender Offer for Methode Electronics Class B Shares

DURA Announces Expiration of Tender Offer for Methode Electronics Class B Shares

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--Nov. 17, 2003--DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. , today announced that the tender offer to purchase, through its wholly owned subsidiary, MEI Investment Corp., all of the outstanding Class B shares of Methode Electronics, Inc. for $50.00 per share, expired at 12:00 midnight EST, November 14, 2003 a ... Continue reading

GEICO Honored with Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Goodwill Award

GEICO Honored with Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Goodwill Award

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Nov. 17 -- In recognition of GEICO's many contributions to the community, the company has been named a Goodwill Award winner by the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce. GEICO was honored at a luncheon at the Fredericksburg Country Club, Tuesday, Nov. 11. The award recognizes businesses that have mad ... Continue reading

IUE-CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with General Motors

IUE-CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with General Motors

TROY, Mich., Nov. 17 -- After days of intensive negotiations, IUE-CWA reached a tentative four-year contract with General Motors covering the union's 4,000 members at the Moraine, Ohio, assembly plant. "This is an outstanding new contract that assures the job security of Local 798's members with new investment and a ne ... Continue reading

New York Giants, Jets and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games And on Area Roadways Throughout the Football Season

New York Giants, Jets and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games And on Area Roadways Throughout the Football Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 17 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to New York fans as the New York Giants, New York Jets, ARAMARK Sports & Entertainment, the NFL, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to get the word out to fans about the importance ... Continue reading

Online Media Registration for LA Auto Show Open Thru Nov. 21

Online Media Registration for LA Auto Show Open Thru Nov. 21

WHAT: Journalists can conveniently apply online for LA Auto Show media credentials now through Nov. 21 by logging onto www.laautoshow.com and clicking on Media Days to access the eligibility form. The World and North American debut of production and concept vehicles will occur during manufacturer news conferences held ... Continue reading

PR: FilesAnywhere Adds a New Dimension to Online File Storage with FileViews(TM

PR: FilesAnywhere Adds a New Dimension to Online File Storage with FileViews(TM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FilesAnywhere Adds a New Dimension to Online File Storage with FileViews(TM) DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2003 -- FilesAnywhere (www.FilesAnywhere.com) unveiled a break-through file management feature today that lets users organize, search and share documents online by creating virtual "views" of their files. ... Continue reading

Regional Officials to Discuss Transportation Safety Nov. 20

Regional Officials to Discuss Transportation Safety Nov. 20

WHO: The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), government officials, law enforcement officers and transportation experts from around the region will discuss efforts to curb impaired and aggressive driving, get large trucks to share the road and make streets safer for pedestrians. Among the scheduled spe ... Continue reading

USF Red Star Driver in National Competitions, Earns High Honors for Safe Driving

USF Red Star Driver in National Competitions, Earns High Honors for Safe Driving

NEWARK, N.J.--Nov. 17, 2003--Fern Richard, a driver from the Portland, Maine terminal of USF Red Star Inc. (www.usfc.com), recently competed in two national truck-driving championships and earned honors in both of them. In the National Truck Driving Championships hosted by the Safety & Loss Prevention Management Counci ... Continue reading

Delphi Acquires Grundig Car InterMedia System GmbH

Delphi Acquires Grundig Car InterMedia System GmbH

Grundig unit will boost Delphi European sales and expand portfolio in growing electronics segment with regional engineering and manufacturing NUREMBURG, Germany, Nov. 17 -- Delphi Corporation announced today that it has acquired Grundig Car InterMedia System GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grundig AG, for approximat ... Continue reading

IMPCO Granted Emissions Approval for General Motors 1.6L Engine

IMPCO Granted Emissions Approval for General Motors 1.6L Engine

CERRITOS, Calif., Nov. 17 -- IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been granted emission approval for the popular General Motors 1.6L industrial engine for off-highway mobile use beginning in 2004. The CARB Executive Order and the EPA approval states that the General Motors 1.6L engine equipped with prop ... Continue reading

Ixfin Magneti Marelli Drives Away with Wind River Cool Customer Design Award for Telematics System Design; Wind River Technology at the Heart of the Car-Infotainment Revolution

Ixfin Magneti Marelli Drives Away with Wind River Cool Customer Design Award for Telematics System Design; Wind River Technology at the Heart of the Car-Infotainment Revolution

ALAMEDA, Calif.--Nov. 17, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. , the worldwide market leader in embedded software and services, today awarded Ixfin Magneti Marelli Sistemi Elettronici a "Cool Customer Design" award for its Telematics and Infotainment System, the most comprehensive integrated navigation, communication and ent ... Continue reading

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas Captures AAA Five Diamond Award within Months of Opening

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas Captures AAA Five Diamond Award within Months of Opening

HENDERSON, N.V.--Nov. 17, 2003-- First Top Rating within the Lake Las Vegas Destination Resort Complex, Located 17 Miles from the Las Vegas Strip in Henderson, Nevada The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas has claimed Five Diamonds from American Automobile Association (AAA) after less than a year of operation. The 349-room l ... Continue reading

Wind River Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Automotive Industry with Expanded Architecture and Automotive Specific Development Platform Support

Wind River Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Automotive Industry with Expanded Architecture and Automotive Specific Development Platform Support

ALAMEDA, Calif.--Nov. 17, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Car Infotainment is Available for SuperH, PowerPC, MIPS, XScale and ARM Processors Synopsis: -- Wind River offers additional architecture and automotive specific development platform support for the automotive industry. -- Wind River's WIN ... Continue reading

Xanavi Selects WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Car Infotainment; Leading Provider of In-Vehicle Information Systems Strengthens Long-Standing Relationship with Wind River

Xanavi Selects WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Car Infotainment; Leading Provider of In-Vehicle Information Systems Strengthens Long-Standing Relationship with Wind River

ALAMEDA, Calif.--Nov. 17, 2003--Wind River Systems, Inc. Synopsis: -- Xanavi Informatics Corporation selects WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Car Infotainment. -- Wind River continues to strengthen partnership with Xanavi. -- Xanavi's adoption of WIND RIVER PLATFORM for Car Infotainment further validates Wind River's PLATFORM s ... Continue reading

Heroes Inspiring Heroes: Volvo for Life Awards' Nominees Provide Tips for Volunteering

Heroes Inspiring Heroes: Volvo for Life Awards' Nominees Provide Tips for Volunteering

NEW YORK--Nov. 17, 2003-- Everyday hero nominations accepted at www.volvoforlifeawards.com through Jan. 16; Volvo to provide $1 million in contributions Does the holiday season motivate you to volunteer in your community? If so, here are tips to get you started, inspired by hometown heroes who have been nominated for t ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio Introduces XM Direct

XM Satellite Radio Introduces XM Direct

Universal Tuner for Car Stereos Now Available for Third-Party Developers, Distributors WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- XM Satellite Radio , America's #1 satellite radio service, today formally introduced XM Direct, an ultra-compact XM tuner module for car stereos. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000724/XMSATLOGO ) ... Continue reading

Jamie McMurray Scores Top-10 Finish in Homestead; Named Rookie of the Year

Jamie McMurray Scores Top-10 Finish in Homestead; Named Rookie of the Year

Media Contact: Jason Wise, Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (704) 500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com <mailto:jwise@ganassi.com> -For Immediate Release- McMurray Scores Top-10 Finish in Homestead; Named 2003 Rookie of the Year HOMESTEAD, Fla., (November 16, 2003) --- Jamie McMurray ended the 2003 season on a hig ... Continue reading

Comerica Index: New Vehicles More Affordable During 3rd Quarter 2003

Comerica Index: New Vehicles More Affordable During 3rd Quarter 2003

DETROIT, Nov. 17 -- The purchase of an average- priced new vehicle during the third quarter of 2003 took 19.9 weeks of median family income, before taxes, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. The third-quarter reading is 0.1 week more affordable than second quarter's 20.0 w ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces Vendors Accepted into Reynolds Certified Interface Program

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces Vendors Accepted into Reynolds Certified Interface Program

DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 17 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company , announced today that the Reynolds Certified Interface program has accepted ten vendors since its launch in August. Vendors fully completing the program have been certified to interface between their respective products and Reynolds' industry-leading ERA(R) de ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Technologies Introduces New Electric Scooter: the ION

Electric Vehicle Technologies Introduces New Electric Scooter: the ION

Environmentally Friendly Scooter Travels 45 Miles on a Single Charge SKOKIE, Ill., Nov. 17 -- Electric Vehicle Technologies, Inc. (EVT), a pioneering manufacturer of next-generation electric-powered personal transportation, is debuting a new electric-powered scooter: the ION. The ION couples innovative design engineeri ... Continue reading

Alcoa To Open Automotive Center in Michigan

Alcoa To Open Automotive Center in Michigan

PITTSBURGH--Nov. 17, 2003--Alcoa Inc. announced today that it is opening an Automotive Center in Farmington Hills, Mich., integrating the capabilities of more than 300 design, engineering, sales and marketing specialists. The company said it expects to being moving employees into the new center in Spring 2004. The Cent ... Continue reading

Gravity Branding Facilitates Launch of Nissan's New Full-Size SUV

Gravity Branding Facilitates Launch of Nissan's New Full-Size SUV

Strategic Market Research and Naming Campaign Results in the Designation of the Nissan Pathfinder Armada SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 -- Gravity Branding, a San Francisco- based brand strategy, naming and design firm, today announced the fulfillment of a naming strategy campaign for Nissan's new full-sized SUV, the Nissan Pa ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Raises Tender Offer for Dana to $18.00 Per Share in Cash

ArvinMeritor Raises Tender Offer for Dana to $18.00 Per Share in Cash

TROY, Mich., Nov. 17 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that it is increasing its tender offer to $18.00 per share in cash to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Dana Corporation . (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010524/ARVINLOGO ) Larry Yost, chairman and chief executive officer of ArvinMer ... Continue reading

Navigation Technologies Recommended for International Organization For Standardization (ISO) 9001: 2000 Certification

Navigation Technologies Recommended for International Organization For Standardization (ISO) 9001: 2000 Certification

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 -- Navigation Technologies, a leading provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation, Internet/wireless applications and business solutions, today announced that it is the only global digital mapping company to achieve ISO 9001: 2000 certification of all main operating locations. This distinction resu ... Continue reading

The Major Automotive Companies Reports Nine Months Results

The Major Automotive Companies Reports Nine Months Results

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--Nov. 17, 2003--The Major Automotive Companies, Inc. today reported its results for the first nine months of 2003. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 declined to $293,976,023 from $306,686,431 for the comparable 2002 period. Gross profits for the first nine months of 2003 decre ... Continue reading

Autobytel Expands Ford Relationship with Lincoln/Mercury Vehicle Cross-Comparison Tools

Autobytel Expands Ford Relationship with Lincoln/Mercury Vehicle Cross-Comparison Tools

IRVINE, Calif.--Nov. 17, 2003-- New AIC Tools Let Shoppers Compare Features and Specs Across Brands at Lincolnvehicles.com and Mercuryvehicles.com Autobytel Inc. has announced that its vehicle data division, Automotive Information Center (AIC), is powering the recently launched multi-brand vehicle cross-comparison tool ... Continue reading

Valeo Raytheon Systems Named Sole Sensor Supplier To NHTSA-sponsored Naturalistic Driving Study

Valeo Raytheon Systems Named Sole Sensor Supplier To NHTSA-sponsored Naturalistic Driving Study

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 17 -- Valeo Raytheon Systems (VRS) has been selected as the exclusive supplier of high performance lane change sensors to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) for a safety research program funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the U.S. Departme ... Continue reading

Nissan Foundation Seeks Grantees for 2004; Charitable Contribution Arm of Nissan North America Also Announces New Funding Priorities

Nissan Foundation Seeks Grantees for 2004; Charitable Contribution Arm of Nissan North America Also Announces New Funding Priorities

LOS ANGELES--Nov. 17, 2003--The Nissan Foundation, a charitable giving arm of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA), is currently seeking grantees for its 2004 grant year. Nonprofit organizations in Southern California, North Central Texas, Middle Tennessee and South Central Mississippi with projects that support the Founda ... Continue reading

Safe Winter Driving Tips from Jim Russell Racing Drivers School

Safe Winter Driving Tips from Jim Russell Racing Drivers School

SONOMA, Calif.--Nov. 17, 2003--The leading cause of death during winter months is transportation accidents, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Yet most Americans have never received training for safe winter weather driving. The Jim Russell Racing Drivers School in Sonoma, Calif., offers the following ... Continue reading

Alcan wird von INDUSTRYWEEK mit Technologie- und Innovationspreis geehrt

Alcan wird von INDUSTRYWEEK mit Technologie- und Innovationspreis geehrt

MONTREAL, Quebec, November 17 -- Zur Verleihung ihrer 11. jährlichen Technologie- und Innovationspreise haben die Redakteure der INDUSTRYWEEK, dem führenden Fachmagazin für Produktionsmanagement, die Aluminum Vehicle Technology ( Aluminiumtechnologie für den Fahrzeugbau) von Alcan in den Kreis der "Technologies of ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Announces New Board Member and Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Genuine Parts Company Announces New Board Member and Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

ATLANTA--Nov. 17, 2003--Larry Prince, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Genuine Parts Company , announced the election of Wendy Beale Needham as a new Director of the Company. Ms. Needham recently retired as Managing Director, Global Automotive Research, Credit Suisse First Boston, a position she hel ... Continue reading

Bulled Elegance Wins Design Award at 2003 SEMA Show

Bulled Elegance Wins Design Award at 2003 SEMA Show

ABERDEEN, Idaho, Nov. 17 -- Bulled Elegance, the ultimate tailgate party truck and promotional vehicle, created by Bully Dog Technologies, a leading U.S. manufacturer of performance products for diesel pickups, was announced the winner of the Ford Design Award at the 2003 Specialty Equipment Marketers Association (SEMA ... Continue reading

Detroit Economic Club Presents: Thirty-Eighth Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon, December 8

Detroit Economic Club Presents: Thirty-Eighth Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon, December 8

DETROIT, Nov. 17 -- The Detroit Economic Club (DEC) will host its Thirty-Eighth Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon for its members and guests on Monday, December 8, 2003. The event, which will be held at Cobo Center located at 1 Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit, will run from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Speakers for ... Continue reading

Delco Remy Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Delco Remy Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit

Alleges several companies illegally profiting from Delco Remy technology ANDERSON, Ind., Nov. 17 -- Delco Remy International, Inc., filed a patent infringement lawsuit today in the United States Federal District Court in Indiana, against Unipoint Electric Manufacturing Ltd. of Taiwan, NSA Corporation of Sterling, Virgi ... Continue reading

NASCAR Race Tickets for 2004 Season On Sale Friday, Nov. 21

NASCAR Race Tickets for 2004 Season On Sale Friday, Nov. 21

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 938-8448 X107 Infineon Raceway Opens Box Office for 2004 Race Tickets, Friday Nov. 21 FANS GET NASCAR PIT PASS WITH 2004 SEASON-TICKET PACKAGE SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Infineon Raceway is not only offering tremendous value for race fans purchasing a season-ticket package for th ... Continue reading

South Florida International Auto Show Sets New Attendance Record

South Florida International Auto Show Sets New Attendance Record

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Nov. 17 -- The 33rd annual South Florida International Auto Show set a new attendance record of 663,939 persons during its 10-day run at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The previous all-time high set last year was 654,052. The annual exhibition, which closed on Sunday, November 16, is considered a ... Continue reading

China Automotive Systems Reports Third Quarter Results

China Automotive Systems Reports Third Quarter Results

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 17 -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CAAS) , today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. "We are on target with our financial goals for the year," said Hanlin Chen, chief executive officer of China Automotive Systems. "As the number two leader ... Continue reading

2003 TEAM RAHAL TO PROVIDE ATLANTIC TEST FOR CHAMP CAR STARS OF TOMORROW CHAMPIONS

2003 TEAM RAHAL TO PROVIDE ATLANTIC TEST FOR CHAMP CAR STARS OF TOMORROW CHAMPIONS

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

ECD Ovonics to Showcase Renewable Energy Solutions At International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy Conference

ECD Ovonics to Showcase Renewable Energy Solutions At International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy Conference

* Bush Administration Convenes Meeting of Energy Ministers of 15 Countries to Washington for Conference * ECD Ovonics Demonstrates Complete Portfolio of Renewable Energy Generation and Storage Technology, and Offers Test Drives of Hydrogen- Powered Vehicle WHO: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) , the pionee ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Names William C. Cline Acting CFO

BorgWarner Names William C. Cline Acting CFO

CHICAGO, Nov. 17 -- BorgWarner Inc. today announced that vice president and controller William (Skip) C. Cline, 54, has been appointed acting chief financial officer. Cline is replacing George E. Strickler, who is leaving BorgWarner to join Visteon Corporation. "A committee which includes two board members and me is in ... Continue reading

Visteon Appoints George E. Strickler Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Visteon Appoints George E. Strickler Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

DEARBORN, Mich., November 17 -- Visteon Corporation today announced the appointment of George E. Strickler as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective December 1, 2003. Strickler has been chief financial officer and executive vice president of BorgWarner Inc. since 2001 and served 30 years in key ... Continue reading

Oilgear Reports Third Quarter Results

Oilgear Reports Third Quarter Results

MILWAUKEE--Nov. 17, 2003--The Oilgear Company today reported sales and earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. For the third quarter of 2003, Oilgear reported net sales of $18,785,000, compared to sales of $18,092,000 for the same period in 2002. The company reported a net loss of $583,000 or $0.30 per ... Continue reading

Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

PHILADELPHIA--Nov. 17, 2003--The law firm of Spector, Roseman & Kodroff, P.C. announces that it filed a securities class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ("Goodyear" or the "Company") betwe ... Continue reading

Subaru Profit Forecasts Out The Window

Subaru Profit Forecasts Out The Window

TOKYO, Nov 17, 2003; Edwina Gibbs writing for Reuters reported that Fuji Heavy Industries , the maker of Subaru cars, said on Monday interim earnings and its full-year estimates skidded downhill, pummelled harder than expected by a vicious price war in the U.S. market. The niche maker of off-road vehicles, which is one ... Continue reading

Hyundai/Kia Motor Companies Select Sybase

Hyundai/Kia Motor Companies Select Sybase

SYNOPSIS: -- Hyundai/Kia Motor companies choose Sybase(R) mobile database and management solutions to power mobile sales force automation application for 22,000 sales agents throughout Korea. -- Sybase enables the Unwired Enterprise, enabling organizations to attain maximum value from their data assets by getting the r ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler to Test 100 'Green' Cars

DaimlerChrysler to Test 100 'Green' Cars

NEW YORK November 16, 2003; Reuters reports that DaimlerChrysler said on Sunday it plans "real-world experience" with more than 100 environmentally friendly, fuel cell vehicles by the end of 2004. "We consider fuel cell technology to be the solution for the future," Dr. Andreas Truckenbrodt, head of fuel cell and advan ... Continue reading

IUE-CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with Part Maker

IUE-CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with Part Maker

4-Year Pact Hinged on Gains in Job Security TROY, Mich., Nov. 16 -- After days of intensive negotiations that went late into the night, IUE-CWA reached a tentative four-year contract with Delphi Corporation covering the union's 10,000 members at the auto parts manufacturer. The proposed contract was reached after both ... Continue reading

Labonte wins at Homstead - At the End Of the Road Benson 4th

Labonte wins at Homstead - At the End Of the Road Benson 4th

Bill Elliott might have had the fastest car and Bobby Labonte took home the race trophy. But Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson and his #10 team walked out of Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday night with their heads held as high as anyone. Their fourth-place finish probably won't make any highlight show years from no ... Continue reading

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