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Widman Harley-Davidson riders support the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum
Widman Harley-Davidson riders support the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Looking for fun on your motorcycle with the scenic Mississippi River as a backdrop? Look no further than the AMA District 18 Rally in St. Louis, Missouri, set for May 18-20. You can even help out the Motorcycle Hall of Fame M ... Continue reading
REMINDER/Child Seat Safety Day -- Washington Traffic Safety Commission
--May 11, 2001-- In an effort to help parents and others learn more about proper installation of booster seats and child car seats, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission and KLSY-FM have teamed with Progressive Insurance, Sprint PCS and AAA Washington to provide free child safety seat and booster seat check-up inspe ... Continue reading
AutoZone Offers Five Quick Tips for Better Gas Mileage
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 11 As gas prices continue their upward climb and families struggle to plan affordable summer vacations, consumers are exploring options to combat the pain at the pumps. The most effective weapon and the suggested first line of defense is a full tune-up, but there are several other ways drivers can b ... Continue reading
Volkswagen announces the launch of RadioVW...For Bugs Only
24-hour, continuous live stream Internet radio station, RadioVW, on vw.com, will mix music styles with the variety and eclecticism featured in the Volkswagen television campaign, including music by new bands, lesser-known artists with indie-music followings, and obscure tracks by more popular artists. Volkswagen alread ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 11 Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 346,244 units, down from the 354,944 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 5,976,810 ve ... Continue reading
Is GINGER The Impetus Behind the 80-MPG Supercar Program Cancellation?
Do one and one make two? Is it Hydrogen? Electric? Is it a Government Comprised of Texas Oil Millionaires? Or Just IT? In this time of rapidly rising gasoline prices, why is it that the Department of Energy cancelled the 2004 deadline for producing a prototype 80-MPG supercar, and claimed to be switching its focus to l ... Continue reading
Corcentric Appoints Charlie Floto Company President
MCLEAN, Va.--May 10, 2001--Corcentric's board of directors announced today the appointment of Charlie Floto to the position of president of The Company. Reporting directly to the board of directors, Mr. Floto will be responsible for establishing the strategic direction of The Company as well as management of day-to-day ... Continue reading
Insilco Holding Co. Reports First Quarter 2001 Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 10 Insilco Holding Co. (OTC Bulletin Board: INSL) today reported sales and operating results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2001. The Company said that results exclude divestitures that are being reported as discontinued operations (including its automotive segment, divested in the 2000 third ... Continue reading
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., May 10 Mace Security International, Inc. ("Mace") , a leading provider of car care services, today announced increases in revenues and profitability for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001 were $12.8 million compared to $11.8 million for the fi ... Continue reading
Pep Boys' First Quarter Results Conference Call To Be Broadcast on vcall.com
PHILADELPHIA--May 10, 2001--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, will broadcast its quarterly conference call live on Friday, May 18, 2001 at 9:00 AM EDT. The call will be broadcast over the Internet at Broadcast Networks' Vcall web site, located at ht ... Continue reading
Quest Diagnostics CEO Kenneth W. Freeman Named to TRW Board of Directors
CLEVELAND--May 10, 2001--TRW Inc. today announced the election of Kenneth W. Freeman to the company's board of directors. The appointment is effective immediately and increases the number of TRW directors to 13. Mr. Freeman, 50, is chairman and chief executive officer of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated , Teterboro, N.J. ... Continue reading
``Rewarding Good Friends'' With Free Gasoline!
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--May 10, 2001--As summer approaches and Americans begin planning vacations, it appears that many families will be staying closer to home this year than usual. The skyrocketing price of gasoline will undoubtedly deter many families from traveling long distances. The average cost for one gallon of ... Continue reading
Simula Inc. Names John A. Jenson Corporate Controller
PHOENIX--May 10, 2001--Simula, Inc. (AMEX: SMU) announced today that John A. Jenson will assume the newly defined position of Corporate Controller effective immediately. From January 1999 to the present, Jenson has acted as Director of Finance and Administration for Simula Automotive Safety Devices, Inc., the Company's ... Continue reading
TransPro, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results
NEW HAVEN, Conn.--May 10, 2001--TransPro, Inc. today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Sales from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2001 were $45,563,000, compared with $48,430,000 in the first quarter of 2000. The loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2001, b ... Continue reading
Volkswagen and Trek Take to the Open Road Together To Support Bicycle Road Racing in North America
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 10 Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Trek Bicycles have once again teamed up to share more than the roads. The success of the Volkswagen Trek Mountain bike team and Trek's sponsorship of the United States Postal Service Team has prompted the formation of the new Trek Volkswagen Regional Road Prog ... Continue reading
Infomedia and Hyundai Sign Five Year Global Data License
International automotive industry I.T. developer, Infomedia Ltd, today announced the signing of a five year global data license agreement with Hyundai Mobis for supply of its flagship electronic parts selling system (EPC), Microcat., to Hyundai dealers around the world. "Our good association with Hyundai in Australia, ... Continue reading
Weekend Gas Watch Tracks New Fuel Price Records
New record highs for the average price of gasoline in Southern California, Southern Nevada and Arizona were recorded for the second consecutive week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destin ... Continue reading
Southeast States to Model North Carolina's 'Click It or Ticket'
Long Hailed as a 'National Model,' the Buckle-Up Campaign Will Unite Law Enforcement in Eight States What: Statewide Launch of Spring 'Click It or Ticket' Campaign When: 11 a.m. Monday, May 14, and 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 22 Where: May 14 - Children's Garden, Raleigh May 22 - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, Charl ... Continue reading
Superior Industries Declares Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend
Superior Industries International Inc. announced at today's annual meeting of shareholders that the board of directors has approved a 10% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend to $0.11 per share, commencing with the next quarterly dividend payable on July 13, 2001, to shareholders of record on June 29, 2001 ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Facilities Achieve Safety Milestone
Hayes Lemmerz International today announced that it has recorded its best safety statistics in the history of the Company for fiscal year 2000. Worldwide, the overall incidence rate for the Company was 13.1, a 16% improvement from 1999, and in North America, an incidence rate of 8.3, a 23% improvement from 1999. Moreov ... Continue reading
Delco Remy International Announces Results for the First Quarter of 2001
Delco Remy International, Inc., a leading supplier of aftermarket and OEM electrical systems and powertrain/drivetrain products for automotive, heavy duty and industrial applications, today reported financial performance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Net sales of $261.7 million declined $14.4 million, or ... Continue reading
ADVISORY/7th Annual Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour
--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)-- San Bernardino, Calif., sponsored by RAVIN' WHAT: The 7th Annual Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. A 3,000+ custom car caravan traveling over 2,400 miles, visiting nine cities in 10 days. ... Continue reading
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--May 11, 2001-- HUAL to station 350-car vessel at Port Everglades AutoTerminal.com Americas, an international shipper of quality automobiles and other vehicles, today announced an agreement with HUAL, one of the world's leading operators of specialized deep-sea carriers, that will guarantee timely ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Announces First Quarter Results
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., May 11 Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. , a leading provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, today reported lower net earnings for the first quarter ended April 1, 2001. The Company recorded a net loss, including special charges described below, of $1.6 million, ... Continue reading
KVH TACNAV-II Selected for French Army Vehicles
MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--May 11, 2001--KVH Industries today announced they had received a contract from Giat Industries (France) to integrate the new KVH TACNAV-II Tactical Navigation System with Giat Industries's Systeme d'Information Terminal, (SIT-VI), Battlefield Management System (BMS). Giat Industries awarded this contr ... Continue reading
LoJack Reports Delay in Issuing Final Fiscal 2001 Results
DEDHAM, Mass., May 11 LoJack Corporation reported today that it will delay the announcement of its results for its fiscal year ended February 28, 2001. This action is a result of a routine review of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2000. LoJack is in discussions with the staff of the Division of ... Continue reading
Women to Win Car Sales War on the Web
LONDON, May 11 The following press release was issued today by broker4cars.co.uk: High-pressure car salesmen are a step closer to extinction thanks to the low cost car sales website http://www.broker4cars.co.uk . More than 1000 makes and models of UK registered cars can now be bought over the Internet from http://www.b ... Continue reading
FedEx Supply Chain Services Honored by GM as a 2000 Supplier of the Year
FedEx Supply Chain Services, a leading provider of integrated supply chain solutions, has been named by General Motors Corporation as a 2000 Supplier of the Year. The prestigious award, celebrating its ninth year, is given annually to GM's best global suppliers in recognition of their superior performance during the pr ... Continue reading
AAA Road Service Rescued 28.7 Million Motorists in 2000
AAA, the leading provider of roadside assistance to North American motorists, responded to 28.7 million calls for emergency road service in 2000 -- an increase of approximately 100,000 calls from the previous year. The motoring and travel organization, which added more than one million new members during the same time ... Continue reading
American Pacific Reports Second Quarter Results
American Pacific Corporation reported financial results for its fiscal 2001 second quarter and provided information on the Company's operations. Operating Activities. The Company reported a decrease in sales of $1.5 million, or 9%, in the second quarter compared to the same quarter last year. Sales were $14.8 million d ... Continue reading
In the first quarter of 2001, the BMW Group set new records for deliveries, sales and profits. In total, 221,777 BMW brand vehicles were sold - a 9.7% increase over the first quarter 2000. Total sales of the BMW Group reached a level of euro 9.365 million (first quarter 2000: euro 8.736 million) in the first quarter, a ... Continue reading
Donnelly to Supply Key Components for New General Motors SUVs
Donnelly Corporation will provide a significant number of products that will improve the safety and convenience of several new General Motors (GM) sports utility vehicles including the GMC Envoy, Chevrolet TrailBlazer and the Oldsmobile Bravada. The Company will supply a highly advanced electronic outside mirror system ... Continue reading
Encompass Awarded $30-Million Contract for Nissan Manufacturing Plant
Encompass Services Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth more than $30-million to provide mechanical services to a new Nissan Motor Company manufacturing facility in Madison County, Mississippi. Encompass' Mechanical Services group is designing and installing heating, ventilation, air co ... Continue reading
Fairchild Semiconductor Earns Award From International Component Users
Fairchild Semiconductor International today announced it has been awarded the prestigious Silver Medal for 2000 by STACK International, one of the world's largest components users groups. Darrell Mayeux, Fairchild's executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, accepted the award at the semi-annual meeting ... Continue reading
Hundreds of International Auto Dealers Meet At Port Everglades;
Nearly 500 Caribbean and Latin American auto dealers and U.S.-based automobile suppliers will converge on Port Everglades this Friday and Saturday as part of a major effort to transform the port into the international auto-shipping hub of the Americas. The main event is the grand opening of the new 45,000-square-foot h ... Continue reading
Interstate Battery System Recognizes Johnson Controls
Interstate Battery System of America, Inc. has honored Johnson Controls, Inc. , a leading global supplier of automotive and commercial batteries, with its 2000 service excellence award for outstanding performance of on-time order fill. Johnson Controls supplies batteries to Interstate Batteries' 328 distributors across ... Continue reading
Majestic Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement With Isotec, Inc.
The Majestic Companies, Ltd., is pleased to announce that the Company has signed an exclusive five-year term licensing agreement with Isotec, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of World AM Communications, to market Isotec's product line of surveillance, weapons control, and security systems to schools nationwide. Isotec s ... Continue reading
New Honda Insight Model Earns 57 MPG EPA City Rating
Just in time to help consumers fight back against rising gas prices, a new version of Honda's fuel efficient Insight gasoline-electric hybrid car is now arriving at dealerships nationwide equipped with an advanced continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. With ... Continue reading
The New Audi Advertising Campaign ? Great Then. Great Now.
Audi shows, through its recently launched advertising campaign, that you can't make history if you don't already have one. The campaign's tag line, "Great then. Great now." embraces the rich history of Audi's motorsport success and quattro technology, Audi's permanent all-wheel drive system. The new campaign consists o ... Continue reading
Timken Forms Joint Venture with Axicon Technologies Inc.
The Timken Company has entered into a formal agreement with Axicon Technologies Inc. to pursue advanced gearing solutions for automotive and industrial applications that address unmet customer needs. The alliance combines resources of both companies to pursue opportunities to provide engineering services, license intel ... Continue reading
Toyota WV Powertrain Facility Launches Automatic Transmission Production
Team members at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) made company history today by becoming the first outside Japan to build Toyota's automatic transmissions. The milestone was celebrated this morning during a ceremony for team members and company officials. Toyota Motor Corporation Director Yoshito ... Continue reading
WIX Filters Adds Robert Yates Racing to NASCAR Sponsorships
WIX Filters, a leading manufacturer and distributor of filtration products and the Officially Licensed filter of the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), has added 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Champions Robert Yates Racing to its stable of product sponsorships for 2001. Through the product sponsorship agr ... Continue reading
KARTING: Las Vegas Karting Center presents CART Stars of Tomorrow
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (May 10, 2001) – The Championship Auto Racing Teams Stars of Tomorrow, a premier karting challenge founded last season by veteran Champ Car driver Bryan Herta and partner Hollis Brown to identify and showcase future stars o ... Continue reading
INDY 500: New flagstand improves view for Speedway fans
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - A new flagstand at the start-finish line of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will improve sight lines for fans sitting across from pit road at the three largest motorsports events in the world. The new stand, designed by the Speedw ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Scott Goodyear lands sponsor for Indy 500
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 Indianapolis, IN (May 10, 2001) - Thermos® Grill2Go™, built by Char-Broil®, is proud to sponsor Scott Goodyear's #52 Thermos® Grill2Go™ Cheever Indy Racing Infiniti for the 85th running of the Indianapolis 500, Char-Broil® CEO Ti ... Continue reading
SCCA: Adams inks MCI deal for Speedvision GT season
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 At the Texas Motor Speedway Speedvision GT Round One Race, Jimmy Adams not only made the debut of his red, white and blue Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, but also his new custom conversion MCI F3500 motor coach. Adams and MCI have come to a sponsorship agr ... Continue reading
SCCA: REWARDS weight made pulic
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 While the SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge REWARDS (Rewarding of Equalizing Weight Assigned to Reduce Driver Sensitivity) program has been in place for many years, an understanding of its purpose and effect has seldom been reached by ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenseth ready to defend title at Coca-Cola 600
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 CONCORD, NC (May 10, 2001) -- When the checkered flag flew on last year's Coca Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, it was the rookie driver from Cambridge, Wisconsin who led the field to the finish. With 25 laps to go in the 600 mile race, ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Foyt ready for new experience at New Hampshire
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 On New Hampshire International Speedway: "I have been to New Hampshire once when the Indy cars ran there in 1998, but I was just a spectator then, so it'll be a brand new track to me. It's certainly the flattest track I will have been on in the ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Cheever Eighth in Day Five of Indy Practice
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 Indianapolis, Ind. (May 10, 2001) -- Eddie Cheever Jr. was once again quickest of the Infiniti stable today, lining up eighth on the speed charts with a 222.021 mph lap. Cheever drove a total of 50 laps today on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor S ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Fans to play a big part in 'The Winston'
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - For the first time in the history of The Winston, fans from around the world will be an integral part of NASCAR's all-star event at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 19. Through NASCAR.com, NASCAR Winston Cup Series fa ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Ray returns to top of charts as MBNA pole day nears at Indy
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel May 11, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 10, 2001 - Greg Ray appears ready to defend his MBNA Pole on May 12 after returning to the top of the speed charts during Indianapolis 500 practice on May 10 with a top lap of 224.542 mph. Ray's time around the histor ... Continue reading
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