Toyota Leads Asian Automakers' U.S. Gains in March
April 1, 2005; Alan Ohnsman writing for Bloomberg reported that Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, set a monthly record for U.S. sales in March, leading Asian automakers to another gain in market share as rising gasoline prices stoked demand for cars. Vehicles such as Toyota's Corolla small cars ... Continue reading
Shelby G.T.500E Convertible Fetches World Record $550,800 at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction
PALM BEACH, Fla.--April 2, 2005--The first 1968 Shelby G.T.500E convertible sold for a world record $550,800 during the 3rd Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction on April 2, 2005 at the South Florida Expo Center in Palm Beach, Fla. After a spirited battle, the winning bidder captured the only Shelby G ... Continue reading
* Ford's Virtual Text Track Experiment (VIRTTEX) wins Automobile award at the World Traffic Safety Symposium at the New York International Auto Show. * Ford is the only North American automaker with a full-motion-based driving simulator like VIRTTEX. NEW YORK, April 1 - Ford Motor Company's VIRTTEX driving simulator ha ... Continue reading
Ford Celebrates 100 Years of Commercial Vehicles
Louisville, Ky., April 1, 2005 – One hundred years after Ford rolled out its first work vehicle, the company is celebrating its long tradition of service as the world’s best-selling line of commercial trucks. Ford will mark the occasion at the Mid-America Trucking Show with a host of segment-leading product ... Continue reading
Portable RT-LAB Pentium-M Based Hybrid-Vehicle Electrical Real-Time Simulator
MONACO, April 2 -- Opal-RT Technologies Inc. (http://www.opal-rt.com/ ), the world leader in distributed real-time simulation on PC-based platforms, today announced a new range of small but powerful Pentium-M based RT-LAB hybrid electrical power train real-time simulators. These compact simulators can simulate power el ... Continue reading
2005 Bahrain GP Practice and First Qualifying
B.A.R Honda Press Information Saturday 2 April 2005 CLOSING THE GULF B.A.R Honda drivers completed good laps in today’s first qualifying session, but were penalised by having to run so early in the session ------------------------------------------------ During the first qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand P ... Continue reading
U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005
April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading
Autobytel Files for Extension with Nasdaq
IRVINE, Calif.--April 1, 2005--Autobytel Inc. , a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, today announced that it has filed with Nasdaq a request to extend the deadline to come into full compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) to May 15, 2005. Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) requires the ... Continue reading
FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP - MONZA PREVIEW
4/01/2005 FIA World Touring Car Championship Round 1 - Monza, Italy, 09/10 April 2005 FIA WTCC season opens: the chase for Ravaglia's title begins. Monza (Italy), 4th April 2005. The countdown for the curtain-raiser of the FIA WTCC has begun. In six days' time, the first World Touring Car Championship since 1987 kicks ... Continue reading
Evader Files Patents for EPIC Technology
BELLEVUE, Wash.--April 1, 2005--Bellevue-Washington based Evader, Inc. (www.evader.us.) (Pink Sheets:EVDR), the maker of electric high-performance vehicles powered by their leading-edge proprietary technology is pleased to announce that it has completed development and filed for patents for its all new state-of-the-art ... Continue reading
New Webasto Technology Keeps Truck Cabs Cool Overnight Without Idling Engine
New BlueCool Truck system cools cab and meets widespread anti-idling legislation FENTON, Mich., April 1 -- A revolutionary new technology from Webasto called BlueCool Truck will keep the cab or sleeper bunk of a heavy- duty truck cool on hot nights without requiring the idling of the truck's engine or the running of an ... Continue reading
dodge charger driver quotes from bristol qualifying
Friday, April 1, 2005 Ray Cooper Bristol Motor Speedway Clear!Blue Food City 500 Qualifying. 704-975-3232 RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) - Qualified Third "I feel good about it. That was a good qualifying run. We ran an .08 in practice and that was a .10. ... Continue reading
Fontana times TRG driver Andy Lally posted the fourth-fastest GT time in Friday practice for the Rolex Sports Car Series race at California Speedway. Lally was quick early in the day, lapping the 2.88-mile infield road course in one minute 43.297 seconds in the No. 65 Auto Gallery/TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. He and hi ... Continue reading
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Southwester Int'l Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Friday, April 1, 2005 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION LUCAS OIL RACERS BLOW DOWN SIR DRAGSTRIP TUCSON, Ariz. - Although qualifying was delayed by high winds early in the day, the ... Continue reading
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