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Thursday, August 12, 2004

General Motors Recalls 199,793 Buick Regal, Century Sedans for Headlight Problems

General Motors Recalls 199,793 Buick Regal, Century Sedans for Headlight Problems

WASHINGTON August 12, 2004; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. is recalling 199,793 Buick Regal and Century sedans, nearly five years after federal officials determined their headlights don't meet safety standards, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday. Invol ... Continue reading

Fellows to Drive for Chevrolet in NASCAR Nextel Cup at The Glen

Fellows to Drive for Chevrolet in NASCAR Nextel Cup at The Glen

For Immediate Release: Fellows to Drive for Chevrolet in NASCAR Nextel Cup Road racing specialist to pilot No. 1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at Watkins Glen DETROIT - Factory Corvette Racing driver Ron Fellows will pilot the No. 1 Nutter Butter/Nilla Wafers Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in this weekend's NAS ... Continue reading

Mini XXL - Mini stretch limo makes world debut in Athens

Mini XXL - Mini stretch limo makes world debut in Athens

Athens Olympic Village August 12, 2004; Mini is taking the craze for personalisation to extreme lengths with the launch of a six metre long Mini Cooper S limo called the Mini XXL which will make its world premiere in Athens this week. The six wheel, four door, six seater stretch MINI Cooper S features the John Cooper W ... Continue reading

Kingsley Coach Exhibiting at 64th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Kingsley Coach Exhibiting at 64th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

ANDOVER, Minn., Aug. 12, 2004; Kingsley Coach, Inc. announced today that it is currently exhibiting three of its luxury coaches at the 64th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally being held August 9th to 15th in Sturgis, South Dakota. The Rally is estimated to be attended by more than 500,000 people annually. ``This is the fi ... Continue reading

Kontron Mobile Computing Launches Next-Generation In-Vehicle Computer

Kontron Mobile Computing Launches Next-Generation In-Vehicle Computer

Incorporates Kontron's CVX-Server With Intel 1.7GHz Mobile Pentium(R) M 735 Processor EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Aug. 12 -- Kontron Mobile Computing, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: KMBC) , today introduced the next- generation EnVoy II Mobile Data Server -- an advanced, modular, mobile computing system designed specifically for insta ... Continue reading

GM to Cut 300-400 Jobs, Slowing Production at Tennessee Plant Due to Slow Sales of Ion

GM to Cut 300-400 Jobs, Slowing Production at Tennessee Plant Due to Slow Sales of Ion

DETROIT August 12, 2004; The AP reported that General Motors says it is cutting 300 to 400 jobs and slowing production at its Saturn assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., because of slow sales of the Ion compact car. The automaker told employees this week that it will reduce the number of work crews in the plant from t ... Continue reading

GM Recalls 200,000 Buicks for Headlamps

GM Recalls 200,000 Buicks for Headlamps

DETROIT August 12, 2004; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its Buick cars to equip them with new low beam headlamp bulbs, U.S. federal safety regulators said on Thursday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the recall -- of 199,793 Buick Century and Regal seda ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes for Kentucky IRL

Chevy Notes for Kentucky IRL

Contact: Rick Voegelin GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing BOWTIE BULLET POINTS: Chevrolet Notes for the Belterra Casino Indy 300 Kentucky Speedway Round 11 of 16, Indy Racing League IndyCar Series Sunday, August 15, 3:30 p.m. EDT TV: ABC (live), 3:30 p.m. EDT * The Turning Point Last w ... Continue reading

Vintage Mazda Racecars Reunite at 2004 Monterey Historic Races

Vintage Mazda Racecars Reunite at 2004 Monterey Historic Races

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 12 -- On any given race weekend there are more Mazda vehicles thundering around the racetracks of North America than that of any other manufacturer. It's no wonder then that Mazda racecars have always made motorsports a little more exciting. This weekend, the tradition carries on at the 2004 Rolex ... Continue reading

Zoom-Zoom Showroom: Mazda Launches Full-Line Product Campaign

Zoom-Zoom Showroom: Mazda Launches Full-Line Product Campaign

- Michael Bay-Directed Ads to Break During Olympics - IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 12 -- Designed to highlight the "emotion of motion" that encompasses its Zoom-Zoom philosophy, Mazda has unveiled an integrated full-line advertising campaign that will break during NBC's coverage of the 2004 Olympic Games from Athens, Greece. T ... Continue reading

Raytech Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results for 2004

Raytech Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results for 2004

SHELTON, Conn.--Aug. 11, 2004--Raytech Corporation today announced net income for the thirteen-week period ended June 27, 2004 of $.1 million or nil per basic share compared to a net loss of $1.5 million or $.04 loss per basic share for the same period in the prior year. Raytech recorded net income of $1.4 million or $ ... Continue reading

Quaker State Racing/Tony Pedregon Brainerd Pre-Race

Quaker State Racing/Tony Pedregon Brainerd Pre-Race

Quaker State Racing Funny Car > Pedregon Racing > NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series > Brainerd (Minn.) International Raceway > Pre-Race Notes & Quotes > > Tony Pedregon Ready for ŒBenchmark¹ Race > Important Weekend for the Quaker State Racing Team > > BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 11, 2004) ­ A team always wants to be p ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX, Springfield Mile Dirt

ARCA RE/MAX, Springfield Mile Dirt

ARCA RE/MAX Series Warriors Steer For Springfield Mile-Dirt; Kimmel Shooting For 5th Straight Win TOLEDO OH (8-11-04) The ARCA RE/MAX Series, born on the dirt tracks of America, is headed back to its dirt track roots Sunday afternoon, August 22 for the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile-dir ... Continue reading

AAA Collects Old Child Safety Car Seats Through Sept. 15

AAA Collects Old Child Safety Car Seats Through Sept. 15

BURNSVILLE, Minn., Aug. 11 -- In an effort to remove unsafe and expired car seats from circulation, several AAA Minnesota/Iowa offices will be a drop-off site for old, used and expired child safety seats from now until Sept. 15. During a child safety seat clinic that will be held on Sept. 18, at AAA's Burnsville office ... Continue reading

Clarion Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results

Clarion Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 11 -- Clarion Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CLAR) today announced financial results for the quarterly period ended June 26, 2004. Clarion's 2004 sales for the second quarter were $28.1 million versus $25.5 million in the second quarter of 2003. Sales for the first six months of 2004 were ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Reports Comparable Sales Increase - Service Down

Pep Boys Reports Comparable Sales Increase - Service Down

PHILADELPHIA--Aug. 11, 2004--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket chain, announced its financial results for the thirteen weeks ended July 31, 2004, as well as a number of organizational changes that are effective immediately. Financial Results Second Quarter Sales ... Continue reading

News From USWA: Steelworkers and B.F. Goodrich/Michelin Agree to Continue Negotiations Beyond Strike Deadline

News From USWA: Steelworkers and B.F. Goodrich/Michelin Agree to Continue Negotiations Beyond Strike Deadline

PITTSBURGH--Aug. 11, 2004--News From USWA: With intensive bargaining continuing, negotiators for the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and BF Goodrich/Michelin agreed to continue negotiating past the 12:01 a.m. (CT) strike deadline. "While far from an agreement, we've made some progress and this has encouraged both ... Continue reading

NextEnergy Receives Order From the National Automotive Center

NextEnergy Receives Order From the National Automotive Center

'CEO appoints Technical Advisory Panel' DETROIT, Aug. 11 -- NextEnergy, Michigan's alternative energy technology accelerator program, has been awarded a contract from the National Automotive Center (NAC) for the design and development of an Advanced Mobile Microgrid System. NextEnergy, in concert with the NAC, Selfridg ... Continue reading

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