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Thursday, January 11, 2001

KPMG's Global Study Finds Auto Industry Stalled on e-Business Progress

KPMG's Global Study Finds Auto Industry Stalled on e-Business Progress

Automotive Industry Trails Other Traditional Industries But Few Industries Have the Right Equation and Momentum Can Change Fast DETROIT, Jan. 10 The automotive industry is far behind other industries in terms of e-business progress and must overcome significant cultural, technological and security issues to move forwar ... Continue reading

Concept Cars Need Concept Tires

Concept Cars Need Concept Tires

DETROIT, Jan. 10 When we say our tires are "groovy," we really mean it at the North American International Auto Show. Consider the 20-inch Goodyear concept tires on the conceptual Volkswagen Microbus, a symbol of flower power, grooviness and everything that's hip from the 1950s and '60s. The Microbus harks back to a gr ... Continue reading

Charity Preview To Bring 17,500 to Downtown Detroit on Friday, January 12

Charity Preview To Bring 17,500 to Downtown Detroit on Friday, January 12

DETROIT, Jan. 10 Roughly 17,500 people are expected to attend the Detroit Auto Dealers Association's North American International Auto Show Charity Preview on Friday, January 12, with thousands of ticket holders arriving around 5:30 p.m. The Detroit Police Department issued a travel advisory to alert the public of deto ... Continue reading

Visteon Announces Addition of Two Members to Board of Directors

Visteon Announces Addition of Two Members to Board of Directors

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 10 Visteon Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Charles L. Schaffer and Steven K. Hamp as members of the Board, effective immediately. They join Peter J. Pestillo, Visteon's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William Gray, Robert Teeter and Robert Jenkins on t ... Continue reading

Troubled Federal-Mogul Names New Top Execs

Troubled Federal-Mogul Names New Top Execs

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 11 Federal-Mogul Corporation Chairman Robert S. (Steve) Miller announced today the appointments of Frank E. Macher to chief executive officer and Charles G. (Chip) McClure to president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Macher will report to Miller, who will remain non-executive ... Continue reading

Laforza Automobiles Inc. Announces January 18th Open House and New U.S. Corporate Headquarters

Laforza Automobiles Inc. Announces January 18th Open House and New U.S. Corporate Headquarters

ESCONDIDO, Calif.--Jan. 11, 2001--Laforza Automobiles Inc. (Pink Sheets:LFZA) (OTCBB:LFZA) today announced it has moved to new corporate offices located at 2181 Meyers Avenue, Escondido, CA 92029. "With the addition of our new manufacturing plant in Cherasco, Italy we were able to downsize our facility in the United St ... Continue reading

emap usa's Truck Group Announces 2001 Truck of the Year Awards -

emap usa's Truck Group Announces 2001 Truck of the Year Awards -

Jeep's Grand Cherokee Wins 4-Wheel & Off-Road's 4x4 of the Year Four Wheeler Magazine and Sport Truck Magazine Also Name Winners LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 emap usa's TRUCK GROUP has named the winners of its coveted 2001 Truck of the Year Awards in the 4x4, Four-Wheeler, Pickup Truck and Sport Truck categories, it was announ ... Continue reading

ASA: Meijer Backs Go Go Motorsports

ASA: Meijer Backs Go Go Motorsports

Meijer Backs Go Go Motorsports ... Continue reading

ASA: Tires.com to Sponsor ASAs First Trip to California

ASA: Tires.com to Sponsor ASAs First Trip to California

Tires.com to Sponsor ASAs First Trip to California ... Continue reading

Automotive Press Rank BMW Highest in Four Vehicle Segments    

Automotive Press Rank BMW Highest in Four Vehicle Segments    

Today the Polk Company released the first in a series of trend reports direct from the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). ... Continue reading

CART: 'Driven' Star Cristian de la Fuente to Drive Actual 2000 Champ Car

CART: 'Driven' Star Cristian de la Fuente to Drive Actual 2000 Champ Car

CART: 'Driven' Star Cristian de la Fuente to Drive Actual 2000 Champ Car ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings ... Continue reading

CART: Team Kool Green Announces New Team Line-Up

CART: Team Kool Green Announces New Team Line-Up

CART: Team Kool Green Announces New Team Line-Up ... Continue reading

CART: Team Motorola: New Places for Experienced Faces Management Line-Up Announced

CART: Team Motorola: New Places for Experienced Faces Management Line-Up Announced

Team Motorola: New Places for Experienced Faces Management Line-Up Announced ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Prices $1B in 10-Year Notes At 8.00%

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Prices $1B in 10-Year Notes At 8.00%

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, through its wholly owned subsidiary of Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA Finance Company, successfully launched and priced $1 billion in 10-year notes at an 8.00 percent coupon. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Jaguar seeks respect, reliability with new car

Formula One: Jaguar seeks respect, reliability with new car

Formula One: Jaguar seeks respect, reliability with new car ... Continue reading

Moldflow Signs Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Branden

Moldflow Signs Non-Binding Letter of Intent to Acquire Branden

Moldflow Corporation, the world leader in process-wide solutions for optimizing the design and manufacture of plastic products, announced that it signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Branden Technologies, Inc. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kyle Petty/Robert Pressley Quotes from Winston Cup Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Kyle Petty/Robert Pressley Quotes from Winston Cup Preview

Kyle Petty/Robert Pressley Quotes from Winston Cup Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Roush Racing Daytona Test Notes and Quotes - Day Three

NASCAR WCUP: Roush Racing Daytona Test Notes and Quotes - Day Three

Roush Racing Daytona Test Notes and Quotes - Day Three ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: S. Marlin/R. Gordon Quotes from Winston Cup Preview

NASCAR WCUP: S. Marlin/R. Gordon Quotes from Winston Cup Preview

S. Marlin/R. Gordon Quotes from Winston Cup Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: S.Park/D.Earnhardt,Jr. Quotes Winston Cup Preview

NASCAR WCUP: S.Park/D.Earnhardt,Jr. Quotes Winston Cup Preview

S.Park/D.Earnhardt,Jr. Quotes Winston Cup Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: T.Labonte/C.Atwood Quotes from Winston Cup Preview

NASCAR WCUP: T.Labonte/C.Atwood Quotes from Winston Cup Preview

T.Labonte/C.Atwood Quotes from Winston Cup Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: W.Burton/B.Elliott Quotes Winston Cup Preview

NASCAR WCUP: W.Burton/B.Elliott Quotes Winston Cup Preview

W.Burton/B.Elliott Quotes Winston Cup Preview ... Continue reading

NHRA Announces 2001 Television Schedule on ESPN and ESPN2

NHRA Announces 2001 Television Schedule on ESPN and ESPN2

NHRA Announces 2001 Television Schedule on ESPN and ESPN2 ... Continue reading

Security Concerns Holding Up Digital Progress in Auto Industry

Security Concerns Holding Up Digital Progress in Auto Industry

As industries move rapidly into the digital age, automotive executives greatly fear the capture of their proprietary designs and this is holding up e-business progress. ... Continue reading

TACH Special: Mazda Tribute: TACH Car of the Week

TACH Special: Mazda Tribute: TACH Car of the Week

TACH Special: Mazda Tribute: TACH Car of the Week ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Eliminates Quarterly Dividend

Tenneco Automotive Eliminates Quarterly Dividend

Tenneco Automotive announced that its board of directors eliminated the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock at its regularly scheduled meeting yesterday. ... Continue reading

TransPro, Inc. Enters Into $65 Million Loan Agreement

TransPro, Inc. Enters Into $65 Million Loan Agreement

TransPro, Inc. announced that it has entered into a $65 million Loan and Security Agreement with Congress Financial Corporation (New England), an affiliate of First Union National Bank. ... Continue reading

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