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GM to mass-produce fuel-cell cars in 2008

GM to mass-produce fuel-cell cars in 2008

NEW YORK, July 11 Reuteurs reported that General Motors Corp plans to test an eco-friendly fuel cell car in Japan by the end of this year and mass-produce such cars starting in 2008, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) said. The world's largest automaker, which sees Japan as a major market for next-generation vehicles, w ... Continue reading

Ford Declares Third Quarter Dividend

Ford Declares Third Quarter Dividend

DEARBORN, Mich., July 11 The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company today declared a third quarter dividend of 10 cents a share on the company's Class B and common stock. This is the same level of dividend paid in the second quarter of 2002. The board also declared a dividend of 51.5625 cents a share on the depositar ... Continue reading

Odometer Fraud is Pervasive, Costly to American Consumers, NHTSA Research Study Concludes

Odometer Fraud is Pervasive, Costly to American Consumers, NHTSA Research Study Concludes

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- There are more than 450,000 cases of odometer fraud per year in the United States, according to a major new research report on the topic released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). "Odometer fraud puts the safety and well-being ... Continue reading

ADP Claims Services Group Names Stephen E. Applebaum Vice President, Claims Gateway

ADP Claims Services Group Names Stephen E. Applebaum Vice President, Claims Gateway

SAN RAMON, Calif.--July 11, 2002--ADP(R) Claims Services Group announced today that Stephen E. Applebaum has joined the company in the newly created position of Vice President, Claims Gateway(TM). Applebaum, an accomplished executive in the claims technology applications and solutions business, has been brought on to o ... Continue reading

Charlie Ford Enters a New Kind of Race

Charlie Ford Enters a New Kind of Race

FORD TO ENTER A DIFFERENT RACE July 10, 2002 Charles City, VA. Charlie Ford will be entering a different kind of race this upcoming weekend. His wife has entered her sailboat in the 2002 Southern Chesapeake Volvo Leukemia Cup Regatta to take place July 12-13 in Deltaville, Va. And she has signed Charlie on has a crew m ... Continue reading

Cray Inc. and MCube Collaboration Develops Unique Capabilities Using Radioss-CFD to Perform Aero-Acoustics Simulations Significantly Faster

Cray Inc. and MCube Collaboration Develops Unique Capabilities Using Radioss-CFD to Perform Aero-Acoustics Simulations Significantly Faster

SEATTLE & MARSEILLE, France--July 11, 2002-- Multi-Processor version of Radioss-CFD implemented on Cray SX-6 and SV1 Systems for automotive and aerospace industries; Problems that took weeks on RISC Processor Systems now run in days on Cray Systems. Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. and MCube, a leading provider of ... Continue reading

CTS Corporation Announces Earnings Conference Call

CTS Corporation Announces Earnings Conference Call

ELKHART, Ind.--July 11, 2002--CTS Corporation will release earnings for the second quarter 2002 at approximately 6:30 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, July 23, 2002. A conference call to discuss second quarter financial results is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The dial-in number for the conference ... Continue reading

Dupont Dow Elastomers Names Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, Robert T. Sylvest, Assumes Role; Creation of New Position Underscores Commitment to Growing the Business

Dupont Dow Elastomers Names Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, Robert T. Sylvest, Assumes Role; Creation of New Position Underscores Commitment to Growing the Business

Asset Caption: Robert T. Sylvest Asset Caption: Web-ready logo Asset Caption: Downloadable headline & body textAsset Description: Text file containing headline & body text Asset Caption: Press releaseAsset Description: Word document file Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available WILMINGTON, Del.--July ... Continue reading

Fw: Clay Rogers & RUMETCO @ Peach State

Fw: Clay Rogers & RUMETCO @ Peach State

----- Original Message ----- From: RPM2421@aol.com To: usar@bellsouth.net Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Clay Rogers & RUMETCO @ Peach State The following is a Press Release from RPM for Clay Rogers. Please post on your web site and keep for notes for interview @ Peach State Speedway and TV replay. Tha ... Continue reading

GM Receives Favorable IRS Ruling On Hughes Transaction

GM Receives Favorable IRS Ruling On Hughes Transaction

FOR RELEASE: July 11, 2002 GM Receives Favorable IRS Ruling On Hughes Transaction NEW YORK - General Motors today announced that it has received a favorable private-letter ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service confirming that the split-off of Hughes Electronics from GM to facilitate the subsequent merger of Hug ... Continue reading

High Tech Trailers to Award Trans-Am Owners Points Bonus at Cleveland

High Tech Trailers to Award Trans-Am Owners Points Bonus at Cleveland

For Immediate Release: July 11, 2002 Contact: Dee Duncan DeeD@hightechtrailers.com 440-357-8964 - 440-796-7223 mobile High Tech Performance Trailers To Award Owners Points Bonus At Cleveland Painesville, Oh - High Tech Performance Trailers will present a $10,000 bonus check to the driver leading the Owners' Points at t ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: The First HUMMER Dealership

Multimedia Available: The First HUMMER Dealership

-- When you bought your 4-Wheel Drive SUV, did you first get to take it for a spin on the dealership's own off-road test track? Probably not. Welcome to the very first, prototype HUMMER dealership in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A report from General Motors You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com ... Continue reading

S&P Asgns Rtgs to World Omni Auto Rec Tr 2002-A Notes

S&P Asgns Rtgs to World Omni Auto Rec Tr 2002-A Notes

NEW YORK--Standard & Poor's--July 11, 2002--Standard & Poor's today assigned its ratings to World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A's $850 million asset-backed notes (see list). The ratings reflect credit enhancement in the form of a 0.75% fully funded reserve account, 1.50% overcollateralization, a yield supplement a ... Continue reading

Autobytel Inc. to Announce Second Quarter Results and Host Conference Call On Thursday, July 25, 2002

Autobytel Inc. to Announce Second Quarter Results and Host Conference Call On Thursday, July 25, 2002

IRVINE, Calif.--July 11, 2002--Autobytel Inc. will release second quarter financial results after the market closes at 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 25, 2002. Jeffrey Schwartz, president and CEO, and Hoshi Printer, executive vice president and CFO, will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. EDT/1:30 p.m. PDT. The conferen ... Continue reading

Modine Announces First Quarter Earnings Webcast

Modine Announces First Quarter Earnings Webcast

RACINE, Wis.--July 11, 2002--Modine Manufacturing Company announced that it will conduct a live audio webcast of its conference call with the financial community on Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss the company's first quarter results for fiscal 2003. The live broadcast and a replay of the conferenc ... Continue reading

Newstream.com Digest: J.D. Power and Assoc. Customer Satisfaction Study, Hot Tips to Cool Summer Electric Bills, Buying a Used Car and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Newstream.com Digest: J.D. Power and Assoc. Customer Satisfaction Study, Hot Tips to Cool Summer Electric Bills, Buying a Used Car and Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

NEW YORK--July 11, 2002-- -------------------------------------------------- Americans on the Go: Survey Reveals Steps Travelers Take Before Leaving Home Americans are a nation of travelers, according to a national survey of homeowners. The survey, conducted by Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions , found that ni ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Schedule for Quarterly Release and Conference Call

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Schedule for Quarterly Release and Conference Call

NEW YORK--July 11, 2002--Standard Motor Products, Inc. automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, is scheduled to report its earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2002 on Thursday, July 18, 2002 after the close of the stock market. Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 AM, Eastern Time, ... Continue reading

6 Steps to Leasing a Car: What Everyone Should Know

6 Steps to Leasing a Car: What Everyone Should Know

CINCINNATI--July 11, 2002--Americans love their automobiles and now they are also learning to love leasing their cars. Almost 25% of Americans chose to lease vehicles last year rather than going with a traditional bank loan. That's up from the less than 10% a decade ago. As many consumers lease for the first time, they ... Continue reading

QUANTUM Achieves World Record for Lightweight Hydrogen Storage Tanks

QUANTUM Achieves World Record for Lightweight Hydrogen Storage Tanks

IRVINE, Calif., July 11 -- QUANTUM Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMPCO Technologies, Inc. , announced today that it demonstrated a hydrogen storage tank with a world record 13% hydrogen weight efficiency. This breakthrough offers a dramatic weight reduction in hydrogen storage ... Continue reading

QUANTUM Awarded Contract to Deliver Hydrogen Fuel Storage System For Wind-Generated Hydrogen Refueling Station

QUANTUM Awarded Contract to Deliver Hydrogen Fuel Storage System For Wind-Generated Hydrogen Refueling Station

IRVINE, Calif., July 11 -- QUANTUM Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMPCO Technologies, Inc. , announced today that it was recently awarded a contract to provide the hydrogen fuel storage system for a wind-generated hydrogen refueling station being developed for the South Coast Ai ... Continue reading

Mustangs Going Bye Bye?

Mustangs Going Bye Bye?

http://www.auto.com/industry/stang11_20020711.htm Click for a link to a great story in the Detroit Free Press. ... Continue reading

GM's Hummer may add more models, CEO Wagoner Says

GM's Hummer may add more models, CEO Wagoner Says

July 11, 2002 Milwaukee, Bloomberg News reported today that General Motors Corp.'s Hummer brand has about 3,500 orders already and the initial response to its Hummer H2 model is increasing the likelihood of future versions, the company's chief executive officer said. "We expect the vehicle to sell out the first year an ... Continue reading

Japanese Develop Long-lasting Catalyst For Emission Systems

Japanese Develop Long-lasting Catalyst For Emission Systems

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ TOKYO, July 11 Reuters reported that Japanese scientists have developed a new type of catalyst for pollution-control systems in cars that promises to prolong efficiency and slash precious-metal usage by automakers, the journal Nature repo ... Continue reading

GM Gives Up On Methanol-Based Fuel-Cell Car

GM Gives Up On Methanol-Based Fuel-Cell Car

July 11, 2002 Kyodo News reports that U.S. car giant General Motors Corp has given up a plan to commercialize a fuel-cell motor vehicle powered by hydrogen generated from methanol, a company official said Thursday. This is because such vehicles emit as much carbon dioxide as conventional gasoline-powered cars and thus ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors recalls 674 cars for defective fuel tanks

Mitsubishi Motors recalls 674 cars for defective fuel tanks

July 11 TOKYO — Kyodo News reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp said Thursday it is recalling a combined 674 units of Galant, Aspire, Legnum and Diamante passenger cars produced from Nov 12, 2001 to May 24, 2002 due to defective fuel tanks. In a report to the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, Mitsubish ... Continue reading

Dorricott Racing - Cleveland Preview

Dorricott Racing - Cleveland Preview

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com CLEVELAND'S BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT IS NEXT FOR DORRICOTT RACING AND THE TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 11, 2002) - The second half of the 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship is shaping to be as close and exciting as the first half o ... Continue reading

Ford, GM Shares Fall, Drive Down Dow

Ford, GM Shares Fall, Drive Down Dow

DETROIT (AP) -- Banc of America downgraded General Motors and Ford stock on Wednesday, driving the Dow Jones industrials down more than 280 points to close below 9,000 for the first time since October. GM slid $3.53 to $47.61, and Ford declined $1.12 to $13.99, after Banc of America analyst Ron Tadross downgraded the s ... Continue reading

Vickery Named Director of Associate Training for Applied Industrial Technologies

Vickery Named Director of Associate Training for Applied Industrial Technologies

CLEVELAND, July 10-- Linda Vickery has been named Director of Associate Training for Applied Industrial Technologies , according to Richard C. Shaw, Vice President - Communications and Learning. In her new position, Linda manages the development and administration of all learning opportunities for Applied associates, i ... Continue reading

Bombardier Announces Closing of a 3.75 Billion Euro Syndicated Credit Facility

Bombardier Announces Closing of a 3.75 Billion Euro Syndicated Credit Facility

MONTREAL--July 10, 2002--Bombardier (TSX:BBD.A.TO) (TSX:BBD.B.TO) announces today that it has signed a 3.75 billion euro Syndicated Credit Facility agreement on July 10, 2002 with a group of leading international financial institutions. The facility is set up in Europe for the benefit of Bombardier Inc. and that of sel ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Press Release

Federal-Mogul Press Release

Press Release Issued July 10, 2002 9:30:00 AM ET Federal-Mogul's Avilla, Indiana Facility Joins Growth-Oriented Product Group Full text of this press release available at: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=no& amp;TICK=FMO&STORY=/www/story/07-10-2002/0001761121& ;EDATE ---------------------------- ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Saturn Outranks Luxury Brands in Customer Satisfaction With Dealer Service

Multimedia Available: J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Saturn Outranks Luxury Brands in Customer Satisfaction With Dealer Service

-- For the first time since 1986, a non-luxury nameplate -- Saturn -- ranks highest in customer satisfaction with dealer service, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study(SM). You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?6490 T ... Continue reading

Rush Enterprises Second Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call; Wednesday July 17, 2002 9:00CT, 10:00 EST

Rush Enterprises Second Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call; Wednesday July 17, 2002 9:00CT, 10:00 EST

SAN ANTONIO--July 10, 2002--Rush Enterprises Inc. today announced that it will issue a press release reporting its second quarter financial results on Tuesday, July 16, 2002, after the market closes. The company will also host an investor conference call on Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. EST to review its seco ... Continue reading

WFS Financial to Webcast Analyst Conference Call On Second Quarter Earnings Results

WFS Financial to Webcast Analyst Conference Call On Second Quarter Earnings Results

IRVINE, Calif.--July 10, 2002--WFS Financial Inc will release its second quarter earnings results on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 after the Nasdaq stock exchange closes. Tom Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer and Lee Whatcott, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a webcast conference call for ... Continue reading

Car Care Council and AAIA Join Forces To Educate Consumers

Car Care Council and AAIA Join Forces To Educate Consumers

BETHESDA, MD - July 9, 2002 -- Responding to a call for action by automotive aftermarket industry leaders for a single unified voice to the consumer, the Car Care Council and the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association have joined forces. The role of educating consumers about the benefits of vehicle maintenance and ... Continue reading

Fleetguard's Emission Solutions Announces New Partnerships To Support Aggressive Business Plan

Fleetguard's Emission Solutions Announces New Partnerships To Support Aggressive Business Plan

NASHVILLE--July 10, 2002--Today, Fleetguard's new Emission Solutions business announced the formation of key partnerships to support its aggressive business plan. Partners include Johnson Matthey, Engelhard Corporation, Siemens, Motorola, and 3M. "These companies bring proven technology to our customers. Combined with ... Continue reading

Industrial Minerals Inc. Acquires Mining Claims Contiguous To Main Graphite Property

Industrial Minerals Inc. Acquires Mining Claims Contiguous To Main Graphite Property

TORONTO--July 10, 2002--Industrial Minerals Inc. (OTCBB:INDM), through its new wholly owned subsidiary Industrial Minerals Canada Inc., announced today that it has acquired, at the cost of staking, three unpatented mining claims, comprising 16 units, in Maria Township, Province of Ontario, Canada. Two of the mining cla ... Continue reading

IRMCO Metal Forming Lubricant Technology Lowers Automotive Operating and Steel Cost While Saving Fish

IRMCO Metal Forming Lubricant Technology Lowers Automotive Operating and Steel Cost While Saving Fish

EVANSTON, Ill.--July 10, 2002--BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar, Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Honda, PPG and other OEM's and suppliers have given IRMCO high marks for meeting stringent metal forming, cleaning, painting, welding, assembly and environmental requirements with their IRMCO FLUIDS(R) metal forming lubricant technology ... Continue reading

Nokia Chosen to Secure TI Automotive's Corporate Network in Europe and Asia Pacific

Nokia Chosen to Secure TI Automotive's Corporate Network in Europe and Asia Pacific

ESPOO, Finland--July 10, 2002-- Leading automotive supplier installs Nokia IP and VPN network security platforms to protect and expand data network and reduce corporate network security costs TI Automotive, a leading supplier of brake, fuel and air-conditioning systems for the automotive industry, is successfully deplo ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck Appoints Bryan Blankfield New General Counsel and Secretary

Oshkosh Truck Appoints Bryan Blankfield New General Counsel and Secretary

OSHKOSH, Wis.--July 10, 2002--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , a diversified manufacturer of defense and commercial trucks and truck bodies, has appointed Bryan Blankfield as vice president, general counsel and secretary. He is responsible for all legal aspects of the corporation's activities and reports directly to Robert ... Continue reading

Parallel Hybrid Electric Power Assist System Seamlessly Provides Load Leveling

Parallel Hybrid Electric Power Assist System Seamlessly Provides Load Leveling

GOLDEN, Colo., July 10 UQM Technologies, Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that its high efficiency proprietary electric motor/generator and electronic inverter are powering a strategic power assist parallel hybrid electric system developed and patented by Electromotive, Inc., Manass ... Continue reading

PhatNoise and Audible.com Partner to Bring Audiobooks, Periodicals and Spoken Audio Content to In-Car Digital Media Systems for the First Time

PhatNoise and Audible.com Partner to Bring Audiobooks, Periodicals and Spoken Audio Content to In-Car Digital Media Systems for the First Time

LOS ANGELES--July 10, 2002--PhatNoise, Inc., maker of the award-winning PhatNoise Car Audio System (CAS), and Audible, Inc. , today announced a new partnership to integrate the Audible.com(R) Internet audio service into the PhatNoise Music Manager interface, allowing playback of Audible content from digital media syste ... Continue reading

Spescom Software Helps First National Motor Finance to Stay in the Fast Lane

Spescom Software Helps First National Motor Finance to Stay in the Fast Lane

SAN DIEGO--July 10, 2002--Spescom Software, Inc. (OTC BB: ALTS), previously Altris Software Inc., a leading provider of integrated document, configuration and records management (iDCR) solutions, today announced that First National Motor Finance (FNMF), a member of the Abbey National Group, has successfully implemented ... Continue reading

Synthetic Lubricants Market in Asia - A New Analysis by Frost & Sullivan

Synthetic Lubricants Market in Asia - A New Analysis by Frost & Sullivan

Synthetic Lubricants Market in Asia – Malaysia, the rising star Recently published by the Chemicals Group of Frost & Sullivan, a new analysis of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Synthetic Lubricants Market from 1998 to 2008. The report reveals that the total synthetic lubricant market for Southeast Asia was worth $819 milli ... Continue reading

Bigfoot Interactive Unveils Automotive Email Communications Tool Kit; Solution Drives Email Communications for Leading Brands Including Acura, Honda, Hyundai and Isuzu

Bigfoot Interactive Unveils Automotive Email Communications Tool Kit; Solution Drives Email Communications for Leading Brands Including Acura, Honda, Hyundai and Isuzu

NEW YORK--July 10, 2002--Bigfoot Interactive, the leading provider of strategic, ROI-focused email communications technology and services, announced today the launch of a new tool kit designed specifically to meet the needs of automotive companies. The automotive tool kit is part of a series of new vertical market tech ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Saturn Outranks Luxury Brands in Customer Satisfaction with Dealer Service

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Saturn Outranks Luxury Brands in Customer Satisfaction with Dealer Service

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--July 10, 2002-- Quality Improvements Lead to Fewer Consumer-Reported Repairs and Recalls For the first time since 1986, a non-luxury nameplate -- Saturn -- ranks highest in customer satisfaction with dealer service, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Customer Service Index (CSI) S ... Continue reading

MEDIA ADVISORY - PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE MARCONI GRAND PRIX OF C LEVELAND PRESENTED BY U.S. BANK

MEDIA ADVISORY - PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE MARCONI GRAND PRIX OF C LEVELAND PRESENTED BY U.S. BANK

<<...>> <<...>> PRESS CONFERENCE NOTIFICATION WHAT: Press Conference Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland, presented by U.S. Bank - July 12-14, 2002 at Burke Lakefront Airport marks 21 years of racing in Cleveland. WHEN: 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2002 WHERE: ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME 4th Floor Theatre 1 Key Plaza Clevel ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Group to Host Conference Call With Release of Second Quarter 2002 Earnings; Call Also to be Broadcast Live Over the Internet

UnitedAuto Group to Host Conference Call With Release of Second Quarter 2002 Earnings; Call Also to be Broadcast Live Over the Internet

DETROIT--July 10, 2002--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, will host a conference call discussing financial results for its second quarter 2002 on Tuesday, July 30, at 2 pm ET/ 1 pm CT/ 12 pm MT/ 11 pm PT. The call will follow the release earlier that morning of second quarter 2002 ea ... Continue reading

Corrected Release: US TEAM NAMED FOR 2002 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO

Corrected Release: US TEAM NAMED FOR 2002 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO

US TEAM NAMED FOR 2002 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has named the entire American contingent that will compete in the 77th running of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), to be held September 24-29, 2002 in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic. Three ... Continue reading

Fw: COX RETURNS TO PROCUP COMPETITION

Fw: COX RETURNS TO PROCUP COMPETITION

----- Original Message ----- From: "nelson skinner" <nelson@mail.sopwithmotorsports.com> To: <usar@bellsouth.net> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:20 PM Subject: COX RETURNS TO PROCUP COMPETITION MOTORSPORTS NEWS For immediate release July 9, 2002 Contact: Nelson Skinner, 317-590-4111 COX RETURNS TO PROCUP COMPETITION In ... Continue reading

Fw: Kirk Shelmerdine Racing

Fw: Kirk Shelmerdine Racing

Kirk Shelmerdine Racing ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Southers To: Tim Southers Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:27 PM Subject: Fw: Kirk Shelmerdine Racing ----- Original Message ----- From: Jessica Overman To: 'usar@bellsouth.net' Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:12 PM Subject: Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Contac ... Continue reading

GM'S Vortec HP3 8100 V8 Powers Boats To Two World Records At APBA Offshore Race Series Event

GM'S Vortec HP3 8100 V8 Powers Boats To Two World Records At APBA Offshore Race Series Event

FOR RELEASE: July 10, 2002 GM'S Vortec HP3 8100 V8 Powers Boats To Two World Records At APBA Offshore Race Series Event PONTIAC, Mich. - The Vortec Power Team captured two world records in high-speed boats powered by General Motors' new Vortec HP3 8100 V8 engine at the 2002 Savannah Offshore Grand Prix July 3-7 at Tybe ... Continue reading

Grupo Imsa Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Results; EBITDA To Exceed US$100 Million

Grupo Imsa Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Results; EBITDA To Exceed US$100 Million

MONTERREY, N.L., Mexico--July 10, 2002--Grupo Imsa (BMV:IMSA) today announced that it expects to post a primary cash flow (EBITDA) in excess of US$100 million in nominal dollars for the second quarter of 2002. This is the highest EBITDA for a single quarter in the Company's history and it compares favorably with an EBI ... Continue reading

Mile Marker International, Inc. Presents At International Military Show

Mile Marker International, Inc. Presents At International Military Show

Asset Caption: Major General Paul C. Bergson, U.S. Army, with MileMaker Directors George R. Shelley, Drew V. Aho Asset Caption: Web-ready logo Asset Caption: Press releaseAsset Description: Word document Asset Caption: Downloadable headline & body textAsset Description: Text file containing headline & body text Busines ... Continue reading

Mopar Names Grand Marshal for Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals

Mopar Names Grand Marshal for Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals

Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals July 18-21, 2002 Bandimere Speedway ‹ Morrison, Colo. NHRA Storylines WEEKEND TELEVISION: (ALL TIMES EASTERN) QUALIFYING: Sat., July 20; 7-9 p.m.; ESPN FINAL ROUND: Sun., July 21; 6­9 p.m.; ESPN2 REPEAT: Tues., July 23; 2-4 p.m.; ESPN ... Continue reading

Motor Trend and California International Auto Show Announce Details for 2002 Automotive Design Contest; The Challenge: Design a Racecar for 2020

Motor Trend and California International Auto Show Announce Details for 2002 Automotive Design Contest; The Challenge: Design a Racecar for 2020

ANAHEIM, Calif.--July 10, 2002--Motor Trend and the California International Auto Show announced the details of their fourth-annual international design contest on May 1, giving designers from around the world the green flag to create a racecar for 2020. The winners will be announced on October 16, 2002 and their desig ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: Buying a Used Car, Good Deal or Big Gamble?

Multimedia Available: Buying a Used Car, Good Deal or Big Gamble?

-- Is shopping for a used car not exactly your idea of summer fun? Auto industry experts say that it doesn't have to be as hard as it seems. The Internet has made finding a good used car easier than ever. Edmunds.com has just released a list of used car Best Bets -- and with CARFAX offers consumers tips for avoiding so ... Continue reading

Multimedia Available: Mile Marker International Inc. Presents at International Military Show

Multimedia Available: Mile Marker International Inc. Presents at International Military Show

-- Mile Marker International Inc. (OTCBB:MMKR), a specialty automotive parts distributor, today announced that two of its board of directors recently presented the Company's unique patented hydraulic winch to delegates from over 100 foreign countries at the renown June 2002 Eurosatory Show in Paris, France. You can rea ... Continue reading

US TEAM NAMED FOR 2002 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO

US TEAM NAMED FOR 2002 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO

US TEAM NAMED FOR 2002 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has named the entire American contingent that will compete in the 77th running of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), to be held September 24-29, 2002 in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic. Three ... Continue reading

Westcorp to Webcast Analyst Conference Call On Second Quarter Earnings Results

Westcorp to Webcast Analyst Conference Call On Second Quarter Earnings Results

IRVINE, Calif.--July 10, 2002--Westcorp will release its second quarter earnings results on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 after the NYSE stock exchange closes. Tom Wolfe, President and Lee Whatcott, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a Webcast conference call for analysts and investors at 9 a.m. ... Continue reading

Clean Air Partners Announces Steven Hall Will Lead Electric Power Generation Group

Clean Air Partners Announces Steven Hall Will Lead Electric Power Generation Group

SAN DIEGO--July 10, 2002--Clean Air Partners (CAP), a leader in the development and commercialization of high-tech solutions to reduce engine emissions, today announced that Steven Hall has joined CAP to lead its Electric Power Generation group. Hall brings to CAP over 18 years of experience in the electrical power gen ... Continue reading

Feds Upgrade Investigation of GM Trucks, SUVs

Feds Upgrade Investigation of GM Trucks, SUVs

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is upgrading its investigation of more than a half-million General Motors Corp. trucks and sport utility vehicles after 32 people reported fires in the driver's door. The fires started near the power mirror switch in 1998 models of C/K trucks and the Chevrolet Suburban. GM also has rec ... Continue reading

infoUSA Introduces AutoListsUSA; New Automotive Industry Business Database to Provide Extra Horsepower for infoUSA's Sales

infoUSA Introduces AutoListsUSA; New Automotive Industry Business Database to Provide Extra Horsepower for infoUSA's Sales

OMAHA, Neb.--July 10, 2002--infoUSA, the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer databases and sales and marketing solutions, today launched AutoListsUSA(R), its first new vertical market solution to directly benefit from infoUSA's increased investment in new and fresher database content and technology. A ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Kentucky

ARCA RE/MAX factsheet, Kentucky

Continually updated entry list, news & notes at arcaracing.com; and thanks, Don Radebaugh KENTUCKY FACTSHEET PLUS....... RACE: Blue Grass Quality Meats 200, 7-12-02 TRACK: Kentucky Speedway, 1.5-mile paved oval LOCATION: Sparta, KY DISTANCE: 134 laps, 201 miles SANCTION: ARCA SERIES: Event #12 of the 2002 ARCA RE/MAX S ... Continue reading

Demiltion Derby at HMS on Saturday Night (I1)

Demiltion Derby at HMS on Saturday Night (I1)

Contact: Todd Fisher (843) 784-RACE For Immediate Release Hardeeville Motor Speedway to Host Demolition Derby on Saturday Night HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (July 10, 2002) - On Saturday night, July 13th, the Hardeeville Motor Speedway will host its first-ever demolition derby. Coastal Empire and Lowcountry race fans will also se ... Continue reading

AAA Says Travel Recovery Sustainable; Cites Recent Positive Tourism Trends

AAA Says Travel Recovery Sustainable; Cites Recent Positive Tourism Trends

ORLANDO, Fla.--July 10, 2002--AAA today called on tourism officials and business leaders nationwide to find added ways to stimulate a travel industry that is on a definite path to recovery. "We need to collaborate as suppliers and distributors to make it more convenient, economical and enjoyable for travelers to leave ... Continue reading

#40 Chicagoland Advance

#40 Chicagoland Advance

STERLING MARLIN, #40 COORS LIGHT DODGE CHICAGOLAND ADVANCE EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: Tropicana 400 (Race #18 of 36) TRACK: Chicagoland Speedway, 1.5-mile D-shaped tri-oval QUALIFYING: Friday, July 12 at 3:05 pm ET RACE: Sunday, July 14 at 1:30 pm ET BROADCAST: NBC television and MRN radio COORS LIGHT TEAM FACTS--- * ... Continue reading

#41 Chicagoland Advance

#41 Chicagoland Advance

CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing, (704) 662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com JIMMY SPENCER, #41 TARGET DODGE CHICAGOLAND ADVANCE EVENT INFORMATION--- EVENT: Tropicana 400 (Race #18 of 36) TRACK: Chicagoland Speedway, 1.5-mile D-shaped tri-oval QUALIFYING: Friday, July 12 at 3:05 pm ET RACE: Sunday, July 14 at 1 ... Continue reading

Keeping Cool a Hot Topic at Society of Automotive Engineers' Meeting

Keeping Cool a Hot Topic at Society of Automotive Engineers' Meeting

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 10 -- Effective automobile air conditioning is not only an important topic here because of the current heat wave, but is also a hot environmental topic at a Scottsdale, Arizona conference organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers, International (SAE) this week. The SAE Automotive Alternat ... Continue reading

Saturn Score Highest in Service Survey

Saturn Score Highest in Service Survey

AP Auto Writer Ed Garsten reports that Saturn, the General Motors Corp. division that pioneered no-haggle pricing and cozy customer relations, has become the first non-luxury nameplate since 1986 to score highest in the annual J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Index. "It shows you don't have to be a luxury car ... Continue reading

2002 Automotive Design Contest; The Challenge: Design a Racecar for 2020

2002 Automotive Design Contest; The Challenge: Design a Racecar for 2020

ANAHEIM, Calif.--July 10, 2002--Motor Trend and the California International Auto Show announced the details of their fourth-annual international design contest on May 1, giving designers from around the world the green flag to create a racecar for 2020. The winners will be announced on October 16, 2002 and their desig ... Continue reading

#10 Kanaan CART Cleveland Pre-Race

#10 Kanaan CART Cleveland Pre-Race

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Tony Kanaan #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland -July 12-14, 2002 - Pre-Race Notes/Quotes Burke Lakefront Airport - Cleveland, Ohio - 2.106-Mile Temporary Road Course Round 9 of 20 on the 2002 CART F ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes- Indy Cup Test

Chevy Notes- Indy Cup Test

CHEVROLET/TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES TWO-DAY NASCAR TESTING -- WINSTON CUP SERIES INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY INDIANAPOLIS, IND. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2002 The second day of Winston Cup testing on The 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway was held in hot and hazy conditions. Twenty-seven car/driver combinations tes ... Continue reading

Evernham Motorsports Names New Research and Development Coordinator for its Dodge Intrepid R/Ts

Evernham Motorsports Names New Research and Development Coordinator for its Dodge Intrepid R/Ts

* * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* * * Kristine Curley Golin/Harris 704.924.9404 EVERNHAM MOTORSPORTS NAMES NEW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR FOR ITS DODGE INTREPID R/TS STATESVILLE, NC (July 10, 2002)-Evernham Motorsports today named Sammy Johns to the position of Test Team and Research and Development Coordinator fo ... Continue reading

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