Several Automotive Suppliers to Locate At Toyota's San Antonio Site Bringing 1,000 New Jobs
March 25, 2004 -- San Antonio -- Texas Governor Rick Perry joined Toyota officials today to announce that several automotive suppliers will set up operations on the site of the new Toyota plant in San Antonio. The supplier companies will add 1,000 jobs to the 2,000 already announced by Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas ... Continue reading
Automobile MP3 Option Gaining Popularity
Seoul March 25, 2005; Kim Jong-ho writing for the Chosun Ilbo reported that optional MP3 players are becoming popular in the automobile industry. They let people store about 150 songs, making it more convenient than regular CDs that are limited to just 10 to 15 songs. The 2003 Santa Fe Gold model, which has an MP3 play ... Continue reading
Senior GM Marketing Exec Michael Browner Moves To Media Side
NEW YORK, March 25, 2004; Reuters reported that the publisher of The National Enquirer and Muscle & Fitness magazine said on Thursday it hired a General Motors Corp. marketing executive as a media consultant. Michael Browner, a 17-year GM veteran, will join fast-growing American Media Inc. on April 1, the Boca Raton, F ... Continue reading
BIGresearch March Study: Rising Gas Prices Could Sway Short-Term Car Sales
Still, Nearly a Third Say They're Considering the Purchase of an SUV COLUMBUS, OH March 25, 2004; The purchase decisions of consumers who plan to buy or lease a car in the next six months are likely to be influenced by gas prices, according to a new study from consumer intelligence firm BIGresearch. More than 28 percen ... Continue reading
Shane Lewis Returns To Familiar Surrounds at Homestead
Shane Lewis Returns To Familiar Surroundings at Homestead HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 25, 2004 - Shane Lewis did double duty in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series event at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) last month driving both a top-level Daytona Prototype class BMW and a GT class Porsche. This weekend, the popular ... Continue reading
MILWAUKEE--March 25, 2004--ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of e-Catalog business solutions that connect manufacturers with their service and distribution networks, announced today that American Suzuki Motor Corporation of Brea, California has authorized ARI's PartSmart(TM) electronic parts catalog software for use ... Continue reading
Dtomi Receives Request for Quote for Tandem Axle Enclosed Trailers; Potential Multiple Unit Sale
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla.--March 25, 2004--Dtomi, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Dtomi") (OTCBB:DTOI), has received a request for proposal for trailers equipped with its patented Air Spring Axle(TM), to be delivered to a customer in Florida. The Air Spring Axle(TM) is an innovative, patented suspension for small and medium siz ... Continue reading
ALSIP, Ill., March 25 -- Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. today announced that on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, the company will release its fourth quarter and year-end financial results after the market closes. The company plans to hold a conference call the same day at 5:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. CT) to discuss the finan ... Continue reading
Visteon Team in South America Scores Big With Vehicle Radio Concept; Earns Company's Highest Award
DEARBORN, Mich., March 25 -- Sometimes automotive engineers discover the biggest innovations while looking for something else. And often it requires extra hours after work or at home to bring those innovations to life. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040325/DETH023 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2000 ... Continue reading
Child Safety Seat Inspection Protects Prospect Park Mayor's Son from Injury
DaimlerChrysler Child Safety Seat Technician Performs Lifesaving Inspection that Protected Child's Life PROSPECT PARK, N.J., March 25 -- Prospect Park Mayor William Kubofcik and his wife Nuha are breathing a heavy sigh of relief after a traffic crash that could have been deadly for their 14-month old son Josef. Ten day ... Continue reading
Power Information Network: Number of 'Upside-Down' Vehicle Buyers is Increasing Substantially
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 25 -- The number of new-vehicle buyers who owe more on their trade than it is worth -- the classic "upside-down" scenario -- has increased substantially over the past three years, according to retail transaction data from the Power Information Network (PIN), LLC, an affiliate of J.D. Pow ... Continue reading
Dana Corporation Continues to Roll Out New Heavy-Axle Lineup
Technology Advances, Product Line Expansion Address Today's Heavy-Duty Challenges LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 25 -- At the Mid-America Truck Show here, Dana Corporation continued to enhance its lineup of heavy-duty axles by introducing two new products designed to exceed the powertrain requirements for new and future vehicl ... Continue reading
Dana(R) Spicer(R) Air Disc Brakes Available on Select Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 25 -- Dana Corporation announced today that Peterbilt Motors Company and Kenworth Truck, subsidiaries of PACCAR Inc., have elected to offer Dana(R) Spicer(R) air-disc brakes on select commercial vehicle models. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) "Dana has long been a proud ... Continue reading
Young IT Executive Crashes and Burns in Love; Captures Rookie Win in Western Region Auto Race Series
CAMPBELL, Calif.--March 25, 2004--A 23-year-old Silicon Valley high-tech executive and Los Gatos, Calif. resident may have returned from Europe without winning the girl, but several twists of fate led him back to his first love of racing and a winning rookie season. Harrison Brix, 23, son of The Brix Group founder Harr ... Continue reading
ISTANBUL, Turkey--March 25, 2004--Bellevue-Washington based Evader, Inc. (www.evader.us.) (NASD.OTC:EVDR), the maker of electric high-performance vehicles powered by their leading-edge proprietary technology continues its tour of the world's leading motorcycle shows with its biggest display ever at the 2004 Internation ... Continue reading
Modine's Electronics Cooling Group Expands Taiwan Facility To Meet New Demands
RACINE, Wis.--March 25, 2004--Modine Manufacturing Company through its Electronics Cooling Group, Thermacore International, Inc., announced today it will expand its Taiwanese facility to more than double the production of its high performance heat pipes. Heat pipe technology is the critical component necessary to effic ... Continue reading
Norfolk Southern Dedicates Rail Yard to Serve Honda in Alabama
NORFOLK, Va., March 25 -- Norfolk Southern Corp. and Honda Manufacturing of Alabama LLC today dedicated a new $15 million rail yard at Lincoln, Ala. Honda's rail yard will be used to load and initiate rail transportation of outbound Odyssey minivans manufactured at Lincoln and will be used to support the transportation ... Continue reading
The APA Calendar for April/May 2004
The Automotive Press Association National Media Calendar The following calendar of events was compiled by the Detroit-based Automotive Press Association in cooperation with automakers and other industry newsmakers. The calendar also is transmitted monthly on PR Newswire and is for background only, not for publication. ... Continue reading
General Motors Selects Bentley as Partner for Innovative Virtual Factory Initiative
EXTON, Pa.--March 25, 2004-- Pilot Successful, First Major Implementation on GM's Lansing Delta Township Project Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced that General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group (WFG) has selected Bentley as its technology partner for its innovative virtual factory initiative. General Motor ... Continue reading
EDISON LlUCH BRINGS PUERTO RICO TO AGT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Todd Benne 636.262.1723 toddbenne@americangt.com EDISON LlUCH BRINGS PUERTO RICO TO AGT Wilton, CT- Edison Lluch will compete in the American GT Challenge series in 2004. Lluch, from Puerto Rico, will bring his El Tuque/Don Q Rum Corvette to AGT. Edison will launch his AGT career at the s ... Continue reading
NEW YORK, March 25 -- Take a journey into the future with a look at this year's amazing concept cars. Some are literally out-of-this- world space-age design exercises, while others look very close to production. With these concepts, the New York International Automobile Show offers a glimpse into the drivers' seats of ... Continue reading
PITTSBURGH--March 25, 2004--Alcoa announced today that for the second year in a row its Mill Products business received the Quality Master Award from Nissan North America. Alcoa's Davenport, Iowa and Danville, Illinois, plants are major suppliers of aluminum sheet products for the hoods, deck lids and various structura ... Continue reading
TROY, Mich., March 25 -- Clarity Technologies Inc. (www.claritytechinc.com ) announced today that its award winning CVC voice communications software technology embedded in Peiker's Bluetooth hands-free system will be available to more consumers in the US in the soon to be released automobiles for the Mini Cooper. (Log ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company - March 2004 U.S. Sales Conference Call
You are invited to participate in Ford Motor Company's March 2004 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 Thursday, April 1, 2004 and last 45 minutes. To access the call, please dial 800-299-0433 about 10 minutes prior to the s ... Continue reading
KleenAir Receives Highest U.K. Government Funding Level
IRVINE, Calif.--March 25, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced that the Energy Savings Trust (EST) in the United Kingdom, in their restructuring of their emission control funding grants, has created a new category for KleenAir products and awarded that category the highest level of grant funding at a subs ... Continue reading
PASADENA, Calif.--March 25, 2004--Lisoni & Lisoni, the Pasadena-based law firm which is handling the class action lawsuit against Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. for alleged defects in its Steeltex tire series, announced today that a hearing will be held on June 22 in the California Superior Court to hear a new motion for ... Continue reading
PEABODY, Mass. & GHENT, Belgium--March 25, 2004-- The Latest Release of VoCon(R) 3200 Features Extensive Accuracy Improvements for Noisy Environments, Significant Memory and CPU Savings and New Tools to Accelerate Application Development Time ScanSoft, Inc. , the leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, today ... Continue reading
Safelite Raises Over a Quarter of a Million Dollars for United Way
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- Safelite Group, a leading provider of claims management and auto glass solutions, raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for United Way for 2004 with a national campaign focused on giving back to local communities. Safelite worked closely with United Way of Central Ohio to roll out ... Continue reading
Voeffray is New GKN Driveline Global Director-Ford Sales
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 25 -- Jim Voeffray has been named as global director for Ford Group accounts at GKN Driveline and will be based at GKN's Auburn Hills Technical Center. He will report to Ted Rodewig, executive director of marketing. In his new position, Voeffray will oversee all GKN Driveline projects with Fo ... Continue reading
Fw: [indy500-update] WIBC Radio to broadcast 'Fantasy 500' on April 4
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Kay" <donkay@autosportradio.com> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:46 AM Subject: Fw: [indy500-update] WIBC Radio to broadcast 'Fantasy 500' on April 4 > For those of you who have wondered what driver would win today among all the > best drivers and ... Continue reading
Top 10 Auto Trends at the New York Auto Show
NEW YORK, March 25 -- In New York, supercars are roaring ahead, sedans are anything but sedentary, SUVs are moving mountains, convertibles are fun-in-the-sun fabulous, and pick-ups are picking-up more fans as the 2004 New York International Automobile Show readies for the most exciting and diverse show in its 104-year ... Continue reading
Chrysler Financial Exits the Lease Market in the State of New York
* Chrysler Financial Exit Effective May 1, 2004 * Company Urges Legislators to Change Antiquated Law FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 25 -- Chrysler Financial, a business unit of DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC , announced today it will no longer offer leasing in the state of New York beginning May 1, 2004. Ne ... Continue reading
LIEGE-ROME-LIEGE From Belgium to Italy at the Wheel of a Classic Car
LIEGE, Belgium, March 25 -- From 20th to 26th June 2004 two hundred and fifty classic car enthusiasts will unite Liege (Belgium) with Rome. Jaguar, Porsche, Austin-Healey, Bentley, Ferrari, Triumph, Aston Martin, MG, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Mercedes. AC, Riley, Frazer Nash, Lagonda, Talbot, Alvis and many more.....all thes ... Continue reading
Hometown Auto Retailers Announces 2003 Annual Results
WATERTOWN, Conn.--March 25, 2004--Hometown Auto Retailers Inc. (OTC BB: HCAR) today announced its audited financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2003. Hometown reported revenues of $279.8 million in 2003 versus revenues of $269.7 million in 2002, an increase of 3.7 percent. Gross profit was $39.7 million for 200 ... Continue reading
Dana Corporation Debuts Centennial Web Site
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 25 -- Dana Corporation announced today that it has launched its Centennial web site. The web site precedes Dana's official anniversary, April 1, and kicks off a six-month celebration for Dana and its people worldwide. To access the web site, go to http://www.dana.com/ and click the Centennial logo. ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 BMW 6 Series
SIX degrees of Acceleration Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor It has been a long time coming, but the new 6 Series is at your dealer and ready to add some civilized excitement to your life. It follows in the tire treads of some distinguished predecessors; the BMW 327, launched in 1937; the 503 of the late Fifties; the awes ... Continue reading
TOKYO--March 25, 2004--ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. (Pink Sheet:APELY) has announced the development of its TDGB2 series front-end(1) tuners for the newest generation of digital signal processor (DSP) ICs. They will begin shipping samples in the middle of April. This series will be on display for three days beginning May 26 ... Continue reading
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Unveils LED Rear Back-up Lighting in American Superlite Truck
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--March 25, 2004-- OSRAM's Industry Lighting "First" for Light Trucks Displayed at Mid-American Trucking Show OSRAM Opto Semiconductors today announced that American Superlite Inc. (ASL) is premiering OSRAM's lead-free Golden DRAGON(TM) LED in a new, rear-back-up, light-truck application at the Mid-Ameri ... Continue reading
Daewoo exec to lead GM Asia engineering
Seoul March 24, 2004; GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. said yesterday that its chief engineer would lead the engineering activities by General Motors Corp.'s Asia Pacific operations. The Korean subsidiary of GM, the world's largest automaker, said that the U.S. company had appointed Yu Ki-joon, GM Daewoo's vice presiden ... Continue reading
Ford Marketing Head To Join Advertising Agency
DETROIT, March 24, 2004; Reuters reported that the top advertising executive at Ford Motor Co. is swapping out of sheet metal for a job focusing on computers and audio-visual software. In a statement on Wednesday, Ford said Jan Valentic, its vice president for global marketing, was joining Young & Rubicam Brands, effec ... Continue reading
NHRA Welcomes New Facilities to its Member Track Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Field Marketing, (626) 914-4761 NHRA WELCOMES EIGHT NEW FACILITIES TO ITS MEMBER TRACK PROGRAM GLENDORA, Calif. (March 24, 2004) - The NHRA expanded its member track program, signing eight new drag racing facilities to membership agreements, it was announced today by NHRA officials. ... Continue reading
Mazda to Invest Nearly 14 Billion Yen in New Digital Technology for Future Product Development
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Mazda to Invest Nearly 14 Billion Yen in New Digital Technology for Future Product Development Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 24, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that, beginning in April 2004, it would commence the second stage of Mazda Digital Innov ... Continue reading
Braun Racing Announces Rite Aid Sponsorship for 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Spencer Andrews Braun Racing (704) 799-1118 spencer@braunracing.com Braun Racing Announces Rite Aid Sponsorship for 2004 MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 24, 2004) â“ Braun Racing announced Wednesday that Rite Aid Corporation will become an associate sponsor on the X32 TRIMSPA Dodge for ... Continue reading
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