Sport Wheels Invites Shareholders and Clients to the SEMA Show this November
LAS VEGAS--Aug. 18, 2004--Sports Wheels Inc., (Pink Sheets:SSWH), a premiere wheel technology company, today invites shareholders and clients to meet company directors at the SEMA show this November, at booth number 12482. "We want to meet our customers and clients at the show as we prepare to show our products. We fee ... Continue reading
PBS Powers-Up New Season of MotorWeek - America's Favorite Automotive Television Series
BALTIMORE--Aug. 18, 2004--From the Autobahn to Pacific Coast Highway and Route 66 to the Ginza, the global automotive buzz is all about the automotive "powertrain" revolution. Premiering its 24th season on PBS September 4, 2004 and on cable's SPEED Channel later in the month (check local listings), MotorWeek will deliv ... Continue reading
Audi Releases Pricing on the All-New 2005 Audi A6
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 18 -- Audi of America, Inc. has announced prices for its 2005 Audi A6, a new benchmark in the luxury performance segment. The latest generation of the Audi A6 combines superior driving dynamics and sophisticated technology with exceptional comfort and equipment. It is also the first Audi to re ... Continue reading
Scelzi eyeing Funny Car championship
DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 17 of 23 O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NHRA NATIONALS MEMPHIS (Tenn.) MOTORSPORTS PARK RACE DATES: Aug. 20-22, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI EYEING FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIP IN LAST SEVEN RACES MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. ... Continue reading
NEW PRODUCTS STRENGTHEN GM BRANDS FOR 2005
<a href="http://media.gm.com/division/2005_prodinfo/" ;>CLICK4 2005 GM Products</a><p> One of General Motors’ historical assets is its family of strong divisional brands. GM’s 2005 North American product lineup reflects a renewed commitment to building strong brands based on offering customers compelling pr ... Continue reading
PACE Makes $208 Million In-Kind Contribution To Rev-Up Computer Education At Georgia Tech
ATLANTA August 18, 2004; Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE), a corporate alliance between General Motors Corp., EDS, Sun Microsystems Inc. and UGS has recognized the Georgia Institute of Technology and its students as a solid investment in the future of engineering. PACE has sele ... Continue reading
TMMK Demonstrates Environmental Initiatives At The Kentucky State Fair
August 18, 2004 -- Louisville, KY -- The Kentucky State Fair will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year with events scheduled from August 19 - 29 at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center in Louisville. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) will sponsor an exhibit at the fair for the 15th consecutive yea ... Continue reading
Motormite/Dorman New Catalogs and Web Site
COLMAR, Pa., Aug. 18, 2004; Motormite®/Dorman® today announced the release of three new Automotive Aftermarket catalogs and a renovated web site that supports the new publications. The new catalogs and web site feature hundreds of new-to-the-Automotive-Aftermarket parts that were previously only available at the OE D ... Continue reading
World's Biggest, Sexiest Motorcycle Event PAY-LEVISED UNCENSORED for the First Time Ever!
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2004; NEWS: Up to 700,000 Bikers Gather in South Dakota; A World Record for the Largest Motorcycle Burnout is Accomplished STORY SUMMARY: Each year over 500,000 motorcycle enthusiasts gathered for one of the biggest, wildest and most exciting bike rallies in the country: the Sturgis rally in Sturgis, ... Continue reading
Land Rover Driving School Concludes Relationship With Greenbrier Resort
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2004; Land Rover North America announced today that it has concluded its agreement with the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia to operate an off-road driving school on the property. "Since opening the school in 1999, we have enjoyed an excellent relationship with the prop ... Continue reading
Strike Shuts VW's Mexico Beetle Plant
PUEBLA, Mexico August 18, 2004; Chris Aspin writing for Reuters reported that German auto giant Volkswagen AG's plant in Mexico, the only one in the world producing the popular New Beetle, was shut down by striking workers on Wednesday in a pay dispute. Thousands of union workers walked out on Wednesday morning after e ... Continue reading
LESTER BUILDINGS NAMED TITLE SPONSOR OF ASA MILWAUKEE EVENT
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Stremme to Make First Start at Michigan International Speedway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Spencer Andrews Braun Racing (704) 799-1118 spencer@braunracing.com Stremme to Make First Start at Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, MI (August 18, 2004) â“ David Stremme races for the first time at Michigan International Speedway in Busch Series competition this weekend. ... Continue reading
2004 Will be the Last Season for the Successful Brand Cup with the BMW R 1100 S
08/17/2004 Munich. The 2004 season will be the last season for the successful BMW Motorrad BoxerCup for the time being. Since 1999 the exciting races with the large capacity flat twin boxers on the basis of the R 1100 S have been thrilling the fans of the white and blue brand. The bikes even went as far afield as Dayto ... Continue reading
Pepsi Night at SSP on Thursday
Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pepsi Hot August Night at SSP on Thursday Night NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (August 17, 2004) â“ This Thursday night, August 19, SSP will host Pepsi Hot August Night featuring an autograph session for fans to meet their favorite drivers along with their cars just ... Continue reading
Illinois State Fair ARCA RE/MAX Stock Car Series Race
Kimmel Seeks History at Springfield in ARCA Crowe 100 Macon, IL August 17, 2004-Frank Kimmel has a unique opportunity to make motor sports history at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Sunday, August 22 in the 42nd running of the Allen Crowe 100 for the Automobile Club of America RE/MAX stock car series. Should Kimmel, ... Continue reading
GM Performance Division Returns To Bonneville In Pursuit Of Speed
WENDOVER, Utah August 16, 2004; If all the world's a stage, then the Bonneville Salt Flats are an impressive backdrop for the theatre of speed. Shaped over millennia by the irresistible forces of nature, the Salt Flats' crystalline surface forms an immense speedway that stretches to the horizon. GM Performance Division ... Continue reading
China's First Automotive Finance Company Opens for Business
GMAC-SAIC Joint Venture Creates Industry Standard SHANGHAI August 17, 2004; China's first automotive financing company, GMAC-SAIC Automotive Finance Company, Ltd. (GMAC-SAIC), opened for business today with the signing of the first consumer financing agreement for the purchase of a Buick Excelle. The new company is a j ... Continue reading
Ford Reduces Dealer Per Car Sold Bonuses - Now Invoice May Really Mean Invoice
DETROIT, Aug 17, 2004; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. plans to cut dealer bonuses by nearly 50 percent in a cost-cutting move that will take effect next year, a source familiar with the issue said on Tuesday. "Ford is revising Blue Oval and cutting bonuses by nearly half," said the source, on condition of anonymi ... Continue reading
Sunoco Ultra 94 team wins three of four races
Press Release; August 16, 2004 Sunoco Ultra 94 team wins three of four races Chiovitti, Holtom and Launi all score wins during second weekend TORONTO, ONTARIO – The ‘mid season’ four rounds of the 2004 Bridgestone/FormulaCar Magazine F2000 Racing Series are now complete, and for Sunoco Ultra 94 team m ... Continue reading
Rusty Wallace Transcript from Dodge Teleconference
Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004. Ray Cooper Dodge Motorsports Teleconference Clear!Blue Michigan Advance 704-975-3232 RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge) NOTE: Wallace, a 48-year-old St. Louis native, has more wins than any other active driver at Michigan International Speedway with five. ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17 -- Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. ("Championship" or "Company") (Pink Sheets: CPNT) announced today that it will be unable to file its quarterly report for the three-month period ending June 30, 2004 by August 16, 2004. On March 30, 2004, the Company filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC, which g ... Continue reading
Engineering Students from Universities Across North America Compete to Design and Model Fuel Efficient Vehicles with MATLAB and Simulink NATICK, Mass., Aug. 17 -- The MathWorks announced it will host an intensive four-day training program to give engineering students state-of-the art modeling and simulation tools that ... Continue reading
ADESA Impact Opens Second Facility in Calif.
CARMEL, Ind., Aug. 17 -- Expanding its presence along the West coast, ADESA Impact, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADESA, Inc. announced today the successful completion of its inaugural sale at its newest total loss management facility, ADESA Impact Sacramento. This facility is ADESA Impact's second full-service salvage ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Continue Free Fall Because of Decreased Demand
LOS ANGELES--Aug. 17, 2004--Southern California gas prices fell 14 cents a gallon on average since July, but remain almost 40 cents higher on average than at this time last year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California August average price for regular ... Continue reading
Super Vision Teams with Albert Smith China Co., Ltd. to Secure Shanghai General Motors Project
ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 17, 2004--Super Vision International, Inc. a world leading manufacturer of LED and fiber optic lighting systems announced today that Shanghai General Motors is exclusively using Super Vision's Flex-LED(TM) lighting system for their car dealership signage throughout mainland China. "The neon replacem ... Continue reading
ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 17, 2004--The national average price of self-serve regular gasoline has fallen 5.5 cents since mid-July to $1.862 per gallon, AAA said today. The lower prices at the pump may be short lived; however, as record high crude oil prices begin exerting upward pressure on fuel costs. In mid-July, AAA's dai ... Continue reading
AAA Reports Gas Prices Affected by Record-High Crude Oil Costs
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17 -- After several weeks of gradual declines, the national average price of self-serve regular gasoline increased over the weekend to $1.862 per gallon, approximately the same price it was one week ago. Crude oil also saw increased prices, trading this morning near $47 per barrel, the highest level o ... Continue reading
WENZHOU, China--Aug. 17, 2004--SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (OTC BB:SAUP), a Chinese company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of automotive air brake valves and hydraulic brake valves primarily for the commercial vehicles market, announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2004. The following ... Continue reading
Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- The Board of Directors of Bandag, Incorporated, today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.325 per share on the Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company payable October 18, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 17, 2004. ... Continue reading
Alcoa to Close Northwood, Ohio Facility
PITTSBURGH--Aug. 17, 2004--Alcoa today announced that it will close its Northwood, Ohio automotive components facility by the end of 2004 due to excess capacity. The company will continue to service automotive customers with products that enhance the performance, safety, comfort and convenience, and styling of its cust ... Continue reading
NexCup - NASCAR Jeremy Mayfield Teleconference Transcript
NASCAR Weekly Teleconference Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004 JEREMY MAYFIELD (No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge) Q: Now that you're back into the top 10 for the first time since the spring race in Bristol, can you talk about what it's taken the 19 team to get back into it? A: To start with, it looked like it was going to be OK., a ... Continue reading
ArcaEx, 2004 Honda Indy 225 Fact Sheet
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Team 7-Eleven, 2004 Honda Indy 225 Fact Sheet
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Hearn Motorsports Confidence High Entering Road America
Hearn Motorsports Confidence High Entering Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wisc., August 17, 2004 - Hearn Motorsports is feeling the confidence of racing at tracks that feel like home. And, coming off a career best finish of third at the most recent round of Mosport International Raceway, the confidence within the team is a ... Continue reading
Klein Tools/Jim Beam, 2004 Honda Indy 225 Fact Sheet
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XM Satellite Radio, 2004 Pikes Peak Honda Indy 225 Fact Sheet
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