UAW Blasts Bush's Budget Proposal
DETROIT, March 1 UAW President Stephen P. Yokich today urged Congress to reject President Bush's budget proposal, saying the Bush plan "hands the richest one percent of Americans an obscene windfall while ignoring the needs of America's children, the elderly, and middle- and lower- income working men and women." "At a ... Continue reading
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 27 "Studies demonstrate that children, especially infants in rear-facing safety seats in the back seat, cause driver-distraction situations that result in numerous automobile crashes each year," says Dan Goor, Vice President of Technology, Xportation Safety Concepts Inc. and co-author of the paper ... Continue reading
Acura Posts New February Sales Record
TORRANCE, Calif., March 1 Acura continued its record-setting pace in February, posting a new record for the month with sales of 13,677 vehicles, up 40.6 percent over the previous best, set in February 2000. Year-to-date sales for Acura surged 39.1 percent to 26,068 vehicles on continuing strong sales of the 3.2 TL seda ... Continue reading
Domestic Manufacturers Claim Chinese Replacement Windshield Dumping
WASHINGTON--Feb. 28, 2001--PPG Industries and two other domestic makers of automotive replacement (ARG) windshields today petitioned for relief from dumping of replacement windshields imported from China. "The U.S. replacement windshield industry has sustained significant injury from rapidly increasing imports of very ... Continue reading
Seattle's Earthquake Shakes Cobalt HQ But Client Service Continues Uninterrupted
Cobalt's State-of-the-Art Technology Withstands the Test; Service to Clients at Full Speed Following yesterday's major earthquake in Western Washington, The Cobalt Group reported that service to its 13,000 automotive dealer clients was not impacted, and that all of its Seattle employees escaped unharmed. Cobalt , a lea ... Continue reading
Briggs & Stratton Corporation to Acquire Generac Portable Products
Briggs & Stratton Corporation Briggs & Stratton announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Generac Portable Products, Inc. of Jefferson, Wisconsin for $55 million in cash. Total consideration at closing, which will include an anticipated $215 million of outstanding debt, is expected to be $270 mil ... Continue reading
Land Rover North America, Inc. Reports February Sales
Land Rover North America, Inc. reports February 2001 U.S. sales of 1,454 units. There were 333 Range Rovers and 1,121 Discovery Series IIs sold in the U.S. during the period. These figures represent a decline from last year's all-time sales record, which also included a significant fleet sale that did not occur this ye ... Continue reading
Borealis Reports Nine Month Results
GIBRALTAR, United Kingdom--March 1, 2001-- Borealis Exploration Limited (BOREF:www.Pinksheets.com) announces unaudited 9 month earnings for the 2001 fiscal period ended 31 December 2000. Borealis Exploration Limited is the parent company for the Borealis family of companies including Chorus Motors plc, Power Chips plc, ... Continue reading
Clarion Corporation of America Appoints Two New V.P.s For Newly Formed Strategic Divisions
DETROIT, March 1 Clarion Corporation of America announces the creation of two separate Divisions with newly appointed Vice Presidents to oversee each division. This move will transform the way Clarion, the leading car audio, mobile electronics and component supplier, has served its customers. These two distinctive divi ... Continue reading
Florida's Person-to-Person Used Car Market Gets Tune-up With StraightAway Launch
NAPLES, Fla.--March 1, 2001-- Consumers Buying and Selling Vehicles Privately Save Thousands of Dollars in a Safer and Easier Process Only Recently Available to the Public StraightAway, the Naples, Fla.-based company offering a fast, easy, hassle-free way to buy and sell used cars, begins statewide expansion of its ser ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Expands Sales Leadership in California
LOS ANGELES, March 1 Ford Motor Company extended its California sales leadership for the fifth consecutive year, led by Ford Division, the state's best-selling brand of cars and trucks for the 18th year in a row. In 2000, Californians registered 2,145,544 new cars and trucks, setting an all-time calendar year record fo ... Continue reading
QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions Acquires Eaton FleetAdvisor System
SAN DIEGO & CLEVELAND--March 1, 2001-- Mobile Communications Leader Expands Fleet Management Solutions Offering with New Applications QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions, the leader in mobile communications for the transportation industry and a division of QUALCOMM Incorporated , and diversified industrial manufacture ... Continue reading
QUANTUM Selected as Preferred Technology Supplier To Hydrogen World Land Speed Record Contender
IRVINE, Calif., March 1 QUANTUM Technologies, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of IMPCO Technologies Inc, today announced that its advanced hydrogen storage system and hydrogen fuel injectors have been selected by Carroll Shelby and James Heffel who will attempt to break the world land speed record for hydrogen internal ... Continue reading
FRASER, Mich.--March 1, 2001--Venture Industries (Fraser, MI), a top-100 automotive supplier, announces that use of its lightweight, high-strength Sandwiform(TM) material is on the rise as automakers seek innovative ways to reduce vehicle weight and cut production costs. Sandwiform's high-performance capabilities make ... Continue reading
Subaru of America, Inc. Announces February Sales Results
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) today announced sales figures for the month of February. Subaru recorded a sales total of 13,620 units, down slightly (2%) from 2000 totals of 13,951 for the same period. Subaru Outback led February sales with 6,136 units posted, an increase of 9 percent from February 2000 totals. Forester ... Continue reading
V-Twin Announces Agreement With Purchase of Independence Motorcycles
V-Twin Holdings, Inc., announced the company has successfully executed a distribution agreement with the Independence Motorcycle Company. Located in Tucson, Arizona, Independence was pleased with the initial success of their bike sales and will now distribute motorcycles through the Bikers Dream dealer network, a wholl ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company's February U.S. Sales Decline 11%
U.S. customers purchased or leased 303,657 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in February, down 11 percent from the same month a year ago. Last February, the company set a February sales record of 354,380. "As expected, February sales fell short of last year's record-sett ... Continue reading
Toyota Industrial Equipment to Form Independent U.S. Corporation
As part of Toyota's strategy to strengthen its global material handling operations, Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. (TAL) will acquire Toyota Industrial Equipment (TIE), effective April 1. The acquisition will result in the formation of a new company, Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. The creation of this new company ... Continue reading
BEI Duncan Electronics 98E Series Sensor Elements
Offering significant cost savings with increased design flexibility for position sensing, the BEI Duncan Electronics 98E Series Sensor Elements provide durable and low-cost alternatives to typical fully packaged potentiometers, particularly when packaging constraints, size and operating efficiency are important conside ... Continue reading
Eaton Completes Purchase of Japanese Fluid Power Joint Venture Company
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today said it has completed the purchase of Sumitomo Heavy Industries' 50 percent interest in the two companies' Japanese fluid power joint venture, for an undisclosed amount. The two companies announced on October 27, 2000 that they had signed a letter of intent fo ... Continue reading
Eagle One Honors Car Clubs With 'Golden Rule' Award Car clubs in four regions have been honored with the "Golden Rule" Award for conducting the most outstanding community service program in their area during the year 2000. The award has been presented to car clubs for the past eight years by Eagle One, a leading market ... Continue reading
Dollar Rent A Car Launches German and Austrian Web Sites, Offers Customers Fully Inclusive Products
TULSA, Okla., March 1 Dollar Rent A Car today launched two new Web sites, http://www.dollarrentacar.de and http://www.dollar.at, offering customers from Germany and Austria two prepaid fully inclusive rental car packages when traveling to the United States. The sites' offer secure transaction processing, providing cust ... Continue reading
Dura Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., March 1 Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. announced today that a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share will be paid on the 7 1/2% convertible trust preferred securities issued by the Dura Automotive Capital Trust. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2001, to stockholders of record on March 15, ... Continue reading
enamics, Inc. Expands Management Team With New Appointments
STAMFORD, Conn.--March 1, 2001-- Truck maker PACCAR CIO Patrick Flynn Joins Advisory Board enamics, Inc., provider of a collaborative enterprise decision-making platform for aligned business and technology planning, announced today the executive management appointments of Dan Hoogterp, Chief Technology Officer, James M ... Continue reading
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Announce Official Opening Of San Francisco Office
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 Roland Berger Strategy Consultants today announced their official opening of offices in San Francisco after residing in temporary quarters for the past year. The new office is located at Suite 500 of One Embarcadero Center in San Francisco's financial district. "We have been building our business ... Continue reading
Findings to shed light on extent to which North American automotive suppliers are technically equipped for e-business applications SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 1 SupplySolution, Inc., the leading provider of supply chain execution solutions for manufacturing and distributing organizations, and the Center for Automotive Res ... Continue reading
Textron To Confirm Outlook at Salomon Smith Barney Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--March 1, 2001--Textron Inc. , in a presentation to investors at the Salomon Smith Barney 14th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference, today will confirm that the company continues to expect first quarter earnings per share before restructuring charges to be approximately $1.00. The company ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Convertible Preferred Securities
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 1 Tower Automotive, Inc. , announced today that a dividend of $0.84 per share will be paid on the 6 3/4% trust convertible preferred securities issued by the Tower Automotive Capital Trust. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2001, to stockholders of record on March 15, 2001. The divide ... Continue reading
American Standard Elects Edward Hagenlocker to Its Board
PISCATAWAY, N.J., March 1 American Standard Companies Inc. announced today the election of Edward Hagenlocker to its Board of Directors. Hagenlocker, 61, is a former vice chairman of Ford Motor Company and a former chairman of Visteon Automotive Systems. Hagenlocker spent 35 years with the Ford Motor Company. During hi ... Continue reading
AM&P Magazine Reveals General Motors' Plans To Separate Corvette Out as a Premium Performance Brand
March Issue of Automotive Manufacturing & Production Magazine Tackles Industry Issues and Exposes GM's Premium Car Plan PLYMOUTH, Mich., March 1 The March issue of Automotive Manufacturing & Production (AM&P) magazine, out today, reports that General Motors Corporation is forming an independent Corvette product line to ... Continue reading
Associated Spring Opens New Product Development Center
PLYMOUTH, Mich.--March 1, 2001--Associated Spring, a business unit of Barnes Group Inc. , today announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art Product Development Center in Plymouth, Michigan. The 25,000-square-foot facility will house the research and development arm of Associated Spring. The technologically advanc ... Continue reading
Capital Automotive REIT Invites You to Join Its Virtual Real Estate Summit Webcast
McLEAN, Va., March 1 Capital Automotive REIT invites you to listen to its Webcast that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 11:30 am ET with Thomas Eckert, President & CEO of Capital Automotive REIT. What: Capital Automotive REIT Webcast When: Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at 11:30 am ET Where ... Continue reading
MARKHAM, Ontario--March 1, 2001--American Electric Automobile Company, Inc. (OTCBB:AEAC) reports that Edward F. Myers, Betty N. Myers and Gary DeGano resigned on February 16, 2001 as directors and officers of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, California Electric Automobile Company, Inc. (CEAC). Pierre Quilliam was ... Continue reading
CIMdata Reports cPDm Market Undergoes Explosive 62% Growth to Exceed $2.8 Billion in 2000
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--March 1, 2001--According to figures released today from consulting and research firm CIMdata, Inc., the worldwide collaborative Product Definition management (cPDm) market grew 62% to reach $2.86 billion in 2000. Investments in software jumped to $1.23 billion, comprising 43% of the total market and e ... Continue reading
TROY, Mich.--(AutmotiveWire)--March 1, 2001-- Looking for Innovative Automotive Interior Solutions? Collins & Aikman's New Web Site is for You! Collins & Aikman Corporation today announced a major upgrade to its web site, www.collinsaikman.com. Commenting on the enhanced web site, Senior Vice President of Communication ... Continue reading
Delphi Announces 'New Markets' Unit and Executive Appointment
Signifies shift in portfolio toward high-tech products TROY, Mich., March 1 Delphi Automotive Systems announced today the creation of a "new markets" business unit demonstrating its commitment to growing its high-tech product sales, restructuring its portfolio and diversifying its customer base. Effective immediately, ... Continue reading
Delphi Showcases Advanced Products at Two SAE World Congress Exhibits
Delphi participates on show floor, on Blue Ribbon Panel and in several technical sessions DETROIT, March 1 Delphi Automotive Systems will join the SAE Strategic Alliance Group and the National Automotive Center (NAC) to exhibit products and display technologies at the March 5-8 trade show here at Cobo Center. (Photo: h ... Continue reading
Delphi's Packard-Hughes Interconnect Brings 2 MM Hard Metric Connectors to Telecom Market
IRVINE, Calif., March 1 Delphi Automotive Systems announced today it will be offering 2mm Hard Metric connectors to the telecom and datacom markets, through its Packard-Hughes Interconnect (PHI) subsidiary. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001019/DELPHIAS ) "In a capacity-constrained market we are offering ... Continue reading
hi: We, China-Lutong mechanical company, located in south east of China, specialized in the supply of VE distributor pump. My name is ChenHwa, the "C.H" is the abbreviation . At present, our company is going to open the oversea markets, esp.the south-east Asia countries. And Asia is one of our sale and purchase destina ... Continue reading
ATLANTA, March 1 Johnson Controls has won a five-year contract worth approximately $87 million to manage non-core business facilities management for Electronic Data Systems (EDS), a global leader in outsourcing IT services and consulting. This is the first time EDS has outsourced its full facility management services i ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas--March 1, 2001--Cofiniti, a leading developer of financial management software solutions, today announced plans to work with the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, which includes the nation's third largest home and auto insurers, to extend the companies' needs-based selling from property and casualty i ... Continue reading
Ford Donates $10 Million For New Georgia Tech Research Facility
ATLANTA, March 1 Ford Motor Company is donating $10 million to the Georgia Institute of Technology for construction of a new environmental science and technology building. The new facility, to be called the Ford Motor Company Environmental Science and Technology Building, will become one of the nation's largest researc ... Continue reading
Ford Names Klug Vice President, Global Marketing
DEARBORN, Mich., March 1 -_ Jan Klug, the architect of some of Ford Division's most innovative advertising campaigns in the past two years, was named today Ford Motor Company vice president _ Global Marketing. Klug joined Ford as Ford Division's Marketing Communications Manager in 1998. Ford Division is the largest aut ... Continue reading
Gary Keesling Named Account Manager at BorgWarner Cooling Systems
MARSHALL, Mich., March 1 Gary Keesling has joined BorgWarner Inc as a North American Commercial Account Manager for BorgWarner Cooling Systems. Mr. Keesling will be responsible for managing the business with several strategic OEM customers. "Gary brings a wealth of experience and talent in the medium and heavy truck bu ... Continue reading
GKN Sinter Metals Announces Scholarship Award Program
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 1 A unique opportunity to sponsor an engineering scholarship is being offered to members of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) by GKN Sinter Metals, the world's leading powder metals (P/M) parts manufacturer. Beginning in March 2001, GKN Sinter Metals will award a $3,000 scholarship in ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz International Announces Conference Call For Fourth Quarter Year-End 2000 Results
NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 1 Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced today that it is scheduled to release quarterly results for its fourth quarter year-ended January 31, 2001, on Thursday, March 15, 2001 and will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. (eastern standard time). To access the call, dial 888-391-0089 for ... Continue reading
Hyundai Rally Champion to Appear at Atlanta Auto Show
ATLANTA, March 1 Hyundai rally driver Noel Lawler, the 1999 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Pro Rally Champion, will make appearances at the Atlanta International Auto Show on March 9-10. The 2001 Hyundai Tiburon he will pilot the following week (March 15-17) at the Cherokee Trails Rally in Chattanooga, TN, will also ... Continue reading
LTV Completes Sale of Tin Mill Products Business to U.S. Steel
CLEVELAND, March 1 The LTV Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LTVCQ) today announced that it has completed the sale of its Tin Mill Products Business to the U. S. Steel Group of USX Corporation. The sale of the Tin Mill Products business will benefit LTV through U.S. Steel's assumption of liabilities valued at about $80 ... Continue reading
McLaren Performance Technologies Creates In-House Communications and Investor Relations Discipline
-- Cher Van Dyke and Candy Rees to Assume The Expanded Roles of Communications Coordinators -- LIVONIA, Mich., March 1 McLaren Performance Technologies announced today the creation of its own, in-house communications and investor relations discipline. "Communications is a critical success factor in today's age of infor ... Continue reading
New Leadership in Place for IUE-CWA/Delphi-GM Conference Board
Clark Wins Election as Chairman; Sutton Named as Secretary SARASOTA, Fla., March 1 Delegates to the IUE-CWA/Delphi- General Motors-Valeo-DMAX Conference Board unanimously elected Dayton Local 755 Shop Chairman Jim Clark to a four-year term as conference board chairman. Following the vote, IUE-CWA President Edward Fire ... Continue reading
SPX Files Registration Statement Related to LYONs
MUSKEGON, Mich., March 1 SPX Corporation today announced that it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement for the resale of previously issued 20-year Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes (LYONs). The registration statement also includes shares of common stock of SPX Corporation into which the ... Continue reading
Textron To Confirm Outlook at Salomon Smith Barney Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--March 1, 2001--Textron Inc. , in a presentation to investors at the Salomon Smith Barney 14th Annual Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference, today will confirm that the company continues to expect first quarter earnings per share before restructuring charges to be approximately $1.00. The company ... Continue reading
TROY, Mich., March 1 Engineers from U. S. Steel's automotive center will present four technical papers on automotive applications of its Dual Phase 590Y advanced high strength steel at the upcoming Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2001 World Congress in Detroit. The papers are the result of research and testing pe ... Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 1 Valeo, a leading supplier of innovative components, systems, and modules for cars and trucks, will present 13 technical papers at the SAE 2001 World Congress March 5 through 8 at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. The technologies range from numerical simulation to novel uses of composite mat ... Continue reading
McCoy Miller Appoints New Sales Manager
ELKHART, Ind., March 1 McCoy Miller, the ambulance division of Warrick Industries, has appointed Richard Hamilton as General Sales Manager. He will be directly responsible for all sales activities relating to McCoy Miller's dealer network, company stores and export sales. Hamilton has been employed by McCoy Miller for ... Continue reading
Audi of America Reports Best February Ever
Audi of America set an all- time sales record for the best February ever. Sales of 5,883 units were up 2.7 percent over last year's result of 5,730. Year-to-date sales are 12,051 up from 2000 year-to-date sales of 11,915. Audi enjoyed steady sales from its A4 with 2,549 sold, an increase of 4.9 percent over 2000 sales ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Reports February Results
Volkswagen of America reported sales of 24,265 in February in the United States, representing the German automaker's second-best February in two decades. Compared to last year's record of 27,096, February's numbers represent a drop of 10.4 percent, without accounting for the loss of one sales day for leap year. For the ... Continue reading
Infiniti Announces Pricing for the All-New 2002 Q45
Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced pricing for its all-new 2002 Q45 premium luxury sedan. With a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $50,500, the new vehicle will be available April 1 at all Infiniti Retailers nationwide. This price, based off of the Luxury mod ... Continue reading
General Motors dealers sold 409,535 new cars and trucks in February in the United States, down nine percent from February 2000. GM car sales fell nine percent to 213,121 units and truck sales decreased 10 percent to 196,414 units. "Despite the recent economic slowdown and anticipated sales decline, consumer demand is h ... Continue reading
Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc., today reported February sales of 5,638 units, an increase of 0.3 percent versus last year. The popular QX4 luxury sport utility vehicle reported its best February ever with sales of 1,703 units, an increase of 73.9 percent versus last year. For its second con ... Continue reading
GenRad Collaborates With ACUNIA
Belgium and U.S.-based leading telematics technology provider ACUNIA (formerly known as SmartMove) and GenRad today announced a collaborative venture to establish a demonstration architecture for remote vehicle diagnostics services. GenRad will use the ACUNIA Service Development Kit to develop and implement its "all-ve ... Continue reading
Nissan Division Reports February Sales Figures
Nissan Division today posted a 6.8 percent decrease in car and truck sales last month compared with sales in February 2000. Sentra maintained its strong performance with the sale of 7,030 vehicles, a 153 percent increase compared with the same month last year, while Pathfinder sales increased to 5,895 vehicles, a 2.1 p ... Continue reading
Mazda Sales Surge Nearly 19 Percent in February
Mazda sales in the United States continued to heat up the dead of winter, surging 18.8 percent in February. This strong performance comes on the heels of a 33.4 percent jump in January, pushing the company's annual total almost 25 percent ahead of last year's pace. Overall, Mazda's month-to-date sales for February are ... Continue reading
American Axle & Manufacturing Introduces a New Front Axle Module
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today introduced the Integrated Oil Pan (IOP) front axle module with electronic disconnect which will be used in the all-new 2002 General Motors mid-sized Trailblazer, Envoy and Bravada sport utility vehicles. The IOP front axle modu ... Continue reading
AMI-C Joins OSGi to Develop Common Interfaces for Motor Vehicle Communication Networks
Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGi) today announced that the Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration (AMI-C) organization has joined OSGi to help develop common interfaces for motor vehicle communications networks. OSGi and AMI-C will work together to define and enhance open specifications that enable a varie ... Continue reading
Carlisle to Acquire Specialty Connector Company
Carlisle Companies Incorporated announced that its Tensolite Company subsidiary signed a letter of intent to acquire Connecting Devices, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of RF/microwave connectors and cable assemblies serving the wireless, internet infrastructure and opto-electronic switch markets. Connecting Devices, ... Continue reading
Enginion AG Says New Engine is 'Cleaner Than the Air we Breathe'
Enginion AG, a technology provider for the automotive and energy industry plans to demonstrate an 'Equal Zero Emission Engine' (Ezee) at next week's SAE World Congress in Detroit. The new technology does not require any catalysts. The Ezee uses external combustion that is based on a patented 'Caloric Porous Structure C ... Continue reading
Fitch Rts Honda Auto Receivables 2001-1 Owner Trust Cls A `AAA'
Fitch rates Honda Auto Receivables 2001-1 Owner Trust's (the trust) $441.5 million 5.270% class A- 1 notes `F1+' and the $416 million 5.150% class A-2, $441 million 5.360% class A-3 and the $209.349 million 5.560% class A-4 notes `AAA.' The trust also issued $58,747,937.34 in certificates that are initially retained by ... Continue reading
Microsemi Polymer ESD Transient Protection to be used in Mercedes SClass
Low capacitance renders devices invisible in RF application -- Production orders received to protect in-car mobile information receiver Microsemi Corp. today announced that it has received initial production orders for its advanced polymer-based ESD protection devices. The company announced in early February that the h ... Continue reading
Mitsui Makes Investment in UnitedAuto
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. Purchase 1,302,326 Newly Issued Company Common Shares at $10.75 Per Share UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a leading publicly traded automotive retailer, announced today that Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (hereafter collective ... Continue reading
Navigation Technologies Joins Location-Based Services Group
Navigation Technologies Corporation (NTC), the world's leading provider of digital map information and enabling technology used in a wide range of road-based navigation products, systems, and services, announced today that it has become a sponsor member of the Mobile and Automotive Geographic Information Core, or MAGIC ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Selects Epicor's Impresa Solution
Epicor Software Corporation's Impresa division today announced that Rolls-Royce Engine Services - Indianapolis has selected Epicor's Impresa software to manage its maintenance, repair and engine overhaul shop, supply chain functions and financial operations. This Rolls-Royce subsidiary company, which provides overhaul ... Continue reading
SKF Developed Hub Bearing Units for Active Tyre Pressure Management
SKF's wheel bearing arrangement, that provides a passage for air to pass to and from the wheel and tyre assembly, was a crucial element in realising the Michelin Wabco active tyre pressure management system - an innovative enhancement to vehicle safety. The wheel bearing arrangement is the interface between the rotatin ... Continue reading
TransPro, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
TransPro, Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. Separately, the Company announced the appointment of Charles E. Johnson as President and Chief Executive Officer effective March 19, 2001. Mr. Johnson, 54, has held executive positions in the automotive Aftermarket, OEM, and indus ... Continue reading
CART commences legal action against ISL Marketing
March 1, 2001 DETROIT - Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. today announced that it has filed a complaint against ISL Marketing AG in Oakland (Mich.) County Circuit Court seeking compensatory and consequential damages in excess of $100 million. ISL has served as CART's exclusive worldwide marketing agent since the exe ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace has reason for excitement at Las Vegas
March 1, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C., --Kenny Wallace and the No. 27 Eel River Racing team have a few things to be excited about when they hit the 1.5-mile oval at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. For starters, they have a one-race sponsorship deal with Hills Bros Coffee to promote their 100% Columbian blend and they ar ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Ward eyes victory this season driving for new team with historic roots
March 1, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS-- Ward and Rathmann united. And add a Mecom and a Davis. All are part of the new but appropriately named Heritage Motorsports team that will make its Indy Racing Northern Light Series debut in the season-opening Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 on March 18 at Phoenix International Raceway. The ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett looks to extend Ford's winning streak at Las Vegas
March 1, 2001 LAS VEGAS, Nev.,- Everybody goes to Las Vegas with the intention of winning and having a little something extra to take home besides frustration. Each year, Ford drivers have turned that possibility into a reality since Las Vegas staged its inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup race in 1998. And this time, #88 UPS ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville October Tickets Go On Sale March 7
March 1, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA--Tickets for the October 14 Old Dominion 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Martinsville Speedway will go on sale Wednesday, March 7 at 9 a.m. Tickets for the Old Dominion 500 are $40 to $70 each. Tickets can be ordered by calling the ticket office toll free at (877) 722-3849 or by calling (5 ... Continue reading
SCCA Club Racing Announces Spec Racer Ford Contingency
March 1, 2001 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-The Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and Yokohama Tire Corporation have announced a $50,000 contingency program for the SCCA® Spec Racer® Ford class during the 2001 SCCA Club Racing National season. The program features a $200 payout for each win in the 70 SCCA National races. The top 1 ... Continue reading
CART: Gugelmin among fastest in test at PIR
March 1, 2001 (Phoenix, AZ) – Mauricio Gugelmin and his Nextel crew returned to Phoenix International Raceway Tuesday, as a final testing ground before the green flag flies for the start of the 2001 FedEx Championship Series on March 11, in Monterrey, Mexico. Gugelmin, driver of the #17 Nextel PacWest Toyota, com ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Burton Looks Ahead to Las Vegas With Renewed Confidence
March 1, 2001 “I am actually looking forward to getting toLas Vegas. It was very difficult toconcentrate last week and I think that most drivers and crew members willagree. I believe that this week peoplewill try to return to their routines and move forward.” -Ward Burton, Caterpillar Dodge BURTON ON LAS VE ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jason Keller keeps rolling; On to Las Vegas
March 1, 2001 Two Races, Two Top 10's . . . Jason Keller now sits fourth in the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division point standings after two races. Keller captured his second top-10 finish in as many races in the ALLTEL 200 this past weekend in Rockingham. "I'm still on a bit of a learning curve with these ne ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader likes wide and smooth racing at Las Vegas
March 1, 2001 Schrader's Thoughts On Las Vegas... "Vegas has all the components to put on a great race. You can pass anywhere because the track is nice and wide and smooth. We didn't do a lot of passing there last year, but that doesn't mean we can't. As for this year, the "M&M's"® Racing Team is looking for blue skie ... Continue reading
NHRA's 50 GREATEST DRIVERS: Number 43; Frank Hawley
March 1, 2001 It wasn't John Force who first made Austin Coil a world championship tuner, nor was it Force who gave Coil his first NHRA national event win. That honor belongs to the driver who today is best known as the founder of drag racing's original driving school, Frank Hawley. In his 10-year fuel career, Hawley w ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: New Rules, Rookies, Return of Michelin Add Suspense to F1
INDIANAPOLIS - The 17-race 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship, which includes the second annual SAP United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis, gets underway March 4 in Melbourne, Australia. Here’s a look at the lineup for this season and some at of the changes from last year. GENERAL ·Michelin returns: Miche ... Continue reading
2001 Editor's Test Drive by Mark Fulmer
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