NEW YORK--Oct. 1, 2001--Lagardere Active announces today that ELLE.com and Mercedes-Benz will provide ongoing front row coverage to the Milan and Paris fashion shows. The New York shows that took place prior to September 11 are currently available on the site. ELLE.com, the online companion to the world's largest fashi ... Continue reading
Sealant Solutions, Inc. Acquires Exclusive Distribution Rights to Lady Ole and NQ-10 Products
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.--Oct. 1, 2001--Sealant Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB:SSLU) has acquired exclusive distribution rights to Lady Ole and NQ-10 in the United States, Canada, Far East, Middle East, and Puerto Rico. Cosmotex Internacionales, S.A. de C.V. ("Cosmotex") is one of the leading cosmetics manufacturer ... Continue reading
Travel Industry Slashing Prices; Airfares, Cruises and Hotels Drastically Reduced, says AAA
SAN FRANCISCO--Oct. 1, 2001--With travel bookings down nearly 60 percent, airplanes flying only half full, and cruise line cancellations exceeding bookings, the travel industry is fighting to stay in the air. In wake of a slowing economy and recent concerns regarding the safety of future travel, airlines, cruise lines ... Continue reading
Sealant Solutions Acquires Distribution Rights to Lady Ole and NQ-10
Sealant Solutions, Inc. has acquired exclusive distribution rights to Lady Ole and NQ-10 in the United States, Canada, Far East, Middle East, and Puerto Rico. Cosmotex Internacionales, S.A. de C.V. is one of the leading cosmetics manufacturer and distributor's in Mexico with over 300 department stores, company stores, ... Continue reading
Chevrolet TrailBlazer LTZ (2002)
Don't be confused by the similarity in names. Chevrolet's new TrailBlazer sport-utility vehicle shares little besides the bowtie on its grille with the older, S-10 pickup-based Blazer. It's larger, but not too large to fit easily into garages and crowded urban parking lots. ... Continue reading
CarandDriver.com Uses Media Modeling to Boost Ad Revenue and Site Traffic
NEW YORK--October 1, 2001--Lagardere Active's CarandDriver.com, the one-stop destination that empowers automotive consumers with independent and authoritative information to make intelligent purchasing decisions, today announced that a recent digital campaign created and managed by Beyond Interactive increased advertis ... Continue reading
AutoTrader.com Commemorates National Car Care Month, Highlights Benefits of Preventative Maintenance
ATLANTA--Oct. 1, 2001-- As Used Car Sales Rise, Consumers Recognize Importance of Car Care; Safety, Vehicle Longevity, Resale Value Increase AutoTrader.com, the Internet's largest automotive classifieds site, is urging consumers to support National Car Care Month, which begins today. With consumer spending down and the ... Continue reading
Westar Financial Expects Higher Results
Westar Financial Services Incorporated (OTCBB:WEST), the leading automobile e-finance company, today announced it expects fiscal second quarter revenues to increase to $146 million and profits to rise to approximately $2.2 million, or $0.93 per outstanding share for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. "We had factore ... Continue reading
ANC Rental Corporation Reaches Agreement With Creditors
Lawrence J. Ramaekers, Former National President and CEO, to Assist in Turnaround - ANC Rental Corporation today announced that it has reached agreements with its lenders to suspend certain financial covenants and to defer a principal payment of $70 million that would have been due October 1, 2001. The financial covena ... Continue reading
InfoMove and CustomWeather to Offer Wireless Location-Based Weather
CustomWeather, the leading supplier of syndicated weather data announced today that it has partnered with InfoMove to enable wireless carriers, automobile companies and major hardware and software providers to safely deliver personalized weather to end-users while in their vehicles. Said Peter Holland, CEO of InfoMove, ... Continue reading
Daimler Chrysler Begins Construction of Transmission Plant Expansion
The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc.; Houston, Texas). Daimler Chrysler Corporation (Auburn Hills, Mich.) has started construction on a $455 million project at their Indiana Transmission Plant (ITP) located in Kokomo, Indiana. The project will allow for production of ... Continue reading
New and Redesigned SUVs Have Strong Appeal Among New-Vehicle Buyers
GM SUV Brands Rank Highest in Three of Four SUV Segments; Toyota and Lexus Brands Capture Seven Awards The highly competitive SUV market is spawning many new and redesigned models that capture top rankings across all four SUV segments, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2001 Automotive Performance, Execution an ... Continue reading
WirelessCar's Telematics Network to Partner with HP
WirelessCar, a leading provider of telematics infrastructure services, today announced that it has been selected by the Hewlett-Packard Company as a worldwide telematics partner. In this capacity, WirelessCar will tailor its product and service offerings for HP's telematics customers worldwide. An integrated, multi-ser ... Continue reading
Valeo And Ricardo Sign Agreement To Develop 42 Volt Diesel Vehicle
Valeo and Ricardo announced that they have entered a technical and strategic partnership that combines Valeo's advanced 42 Volt electrical energy and thermal management systems with Ricardo's diesel powertrain and vehicle engineering expertise in systems integration and control. The two companies plan to jointly demons ... Continue reading
Toyota Leads in Value with 6 Winners According to Strategic Vision
Long-term economic benefits plus strong quality in the overall ownership experience made Toyota the big winner on Strategic Vision's 2001 Total Value Index(TM) (TVI), with six of its vehicles (one a tie), leading their segments. The index correlates all long- and short-term economic issues against perceived quality, an ... Continue reading
Warrantech Signs Three-Year Agreement With DBL Distributing
Warrantech Corporation (OTCBB:WTEC), a leader and innovator in the field of service contracts and extended warranties, today announced that it had signed a three-year agreement with DBL Distributing to sell the RepairMaster program through their wholesale consumer electronic catalog which is distributed to over 70,000 ... Continue reading
Pontiac Aztek Ranks Highest Among Entry SUVs in 2001 APEAL Study
The Pontiac Aztek, most noted for its unconventional exterior styling, captures the top ranking in the highly competitive entry SUV segment in the J.D. Power and Associates 2001 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study(SM) released today. The APEAL study, now in its sixth year, is based on responses f ... Continue reading
New Lexus Dealer E-Business Program Puts Dealers in the Driver's Seat
eDealer Site Manager gives Lexus dealers the power to manage and define their online presence The Cobalt Group , a leading provider of e-business products and services to the automotive industry, announced today the launch of an all-new e-business program for Lexus that gives Lexus dealers powerful tools to create and ... Continue reading
Mindready Deploys Revolutionary Automated Active Alignment Platforms
Mindready Mindready Introduces Next-Generation, Fully Integrated Automation Solution Translating Into Better Yield, Reduced Costs and Faster Time-to-Market Mindready Solutions Inc., a leading supplier of real-time communications, manufacturing automation and test engineering solutions for the telecommunications, automo ... Continue reading
Ballard Strengthens Relationship with EBARA and Simplifies Alliance
Ballard Power Systems announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with EBARA Corporation ("EBARA") to enhance their strategic relationship and simplify their stationary power alliance. Under the MOU, Ballard will acquire EBARA's interest in Ballard Generation Systems (BGS), Ballard's statio ... Continue reading
Copart Acquires Its First Salvage Auction in West Virginia
Copart, Inc. today announced that it has acquired the assets of Capital Auto Salvage of Charleston, West Virginia. Copart's new West Virginia location is located in the community of Hurricane, WV, about 30 minutes west of Charleston. The site is approximately 28 acres and is located in the central part of the state alo ... Continue reading
PCBM's All Pro Group Posts Eighth Consecutive Profitable Month
Pinnacle Business Management (Pink Sheets:PCBM) has announced the preliminary and un-audited August financials for its McMurray, PA-based All Pro business unit. During the month of August 2001, the All Pro division saw total combined sales of almost $800,000, resulting in pre-tax profits of approximately $45,000. All P ... Continue reading
Amica Again Leads National Auto Insurers in Customer Satisfaction
Amica Mutual Insurance Company has again ranked highest in the J. D. Power and Associates 2001 National Automotive Insurance Satisfaction Study(SM). Results of the study, which recognizes that Amica merited "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among National Auto Insurers Two Years in a Row," were announced in mid-Septemb ... Continue reading
SPEED RACING RADIO with Jeff Bressler (Radio Show)
SPEED RACING RADIO with Jeff Bressler ... Continue reading
DeMattia Announces the Start of the Expansion At Motown Harley-Davidson
DeMattia Group, one of southeastern Michigan's leading design/build firms, has started a renovation and addition on Motown Harley-Davidson in Taylor, Michigan. The 15,200 SF addition will expand the service and storage areas as well as the showroom. The current offices are being moved up to the mezzanine area in order ... Continue reading
GM's Vortec ASA 5700 V8 Engine Demonstrated Outstanding Power
General Motors' Vortec ASA 5700 V8 engine, which powers all race cars in the American Speed Association (ASA) ACDelco Series, demonstrated outstanding power, durability and low maintenance through two race seasons. In addition, the GM-sponsored Vortec Engines/Michigan State University team of engineering students succe ... Continue reading
Standard Automotive Announces Extension of Forbearance
Standard Automotive Corporation announced that the Company and its bank lenders under the Company's Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility ("Credit Facility") have entered into an extension of the forbearance agreement under the Credit Facility, expiring on October 5, 2001. The Company and the bank lenders are current ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Announces Revised Sales and Earnings Guidance
Tower Automotive, Inc. announced today that it is revising its estimates of sales volume for both the third and fourth quarters of this year. Previously, the company's guidance had been that sales for the second half of 2001 would be approximately the same as reported for the first half of the year. Because of recent e ... Continue reading
Valeo Electronics Plans to Reorganize France Facility
Valeo Electronics SAS, a subsidiary of Valeo Group (Paris: FR; OTC: VLEEY), today handed over to employee representatives information concerning the proposed restructuring of its activities at its Sainte-Savine, France, site. This site, which employs 335 people, is the center of competencies for plastic injection and a ... Continue reading
Volvo Global Trucks Launches Restructuring Program in North America
Volvo Global Trucks today announced an aggressive program to respond to a depressed North American market that shows few signs of a near-term recovery. The main actions are: -- Reducing North American industrial capacity by closing the Winnsboro plant. -- Consolidating North American support functions to eliminate dupl ... Continue reading
Volvo Launches Ocean-Blue Sports Wagon - Specially For the Ocean Race
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC announces a new specially built ocean-blue sports wagon to add further spice to the Volvo Ocean Race currently underway. The sports wagon will be marketed in about 20 countries to link up with various Volvo Ocean Race activities. Although the race is not scheduled to stop-over in the Un ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Protection One 400 Race Results, Kansas City
2. 17. Ryan Newman, Taurus, 267 3. 8. Ricky Rudd, Taurus, 267 4. ... Continue reading
2001 Volvo V70 T5 Wagon - Test Drive by Mark Fulmer
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