Tuesday, November 12, 2002

Pickups Plus Reports First Quarterly Profit

Tuesday November 12, 9:56 pm ET CINCINNATI--Nov. 12, 2002--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS - News), a leading retailer and national franchiser in the $30 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessories industry, today reported profitability for third quarter of 2002. Revenues for the third quarter 2002 were $638,093 compa ... Continue reading

Prestolite Electric Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Nov. 12, 2002--Prestolite Electric Incorporated and its parent, Prestolite Electric Holding, Inc., announced on Nov. 7 financial results for the third quarter of 2002. Third-quarter sales of $43.2 million generated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and certain non-recurring costs (EBITDA) ... Continue reading

Honda 2003 Concepts for Honda and Acura at 2002 SEMA

Las Vegas, Nov. 2002 --- American Honda unveiled nine performance vehicles at the 2002 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show in Las Vegas where it also announced a new Factory Performance (FP) package for the 2003 Accord Coupe and sponsorship support in various racing series. Headlining show vehicles ... Continue reading

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EA Ships Action Racing Title Shox for the Playstation 2

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Nov. 12, 2002--Electronic Arts , the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, announced today that it has shipped Shox(TM) for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system. Racing rookies as well as seasoned speed demons will hit the circuit to compete in amped-up arcade-s ... Continue reading

MatrixOne Announces Support for IBM eServer System Platform

LAS VEGAS--Nov. 12, 2002-- PLM solution integrates with IBM DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server, and WebSphere Business Integration software suite MatrixOne, Inc. , a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced immediate availa ... Continue reading

Nistevo's 10th Network Community Meeting Brings Together Logistics Professionals from More Than 50 Carriers, 3PLs, Manufacturers and Retailers

MINNEAPOLIS--Nov. 12, 2002-- Harris Teeter, the Arthur Wells Group, OMI International and Others Participate in Keynote Address; Participants Discuss Benefits of Network Neutrality, Celebrate Network's Three Billion Mile Mark Nistevo Corp., the leading Collaborative Logistics Network(SM) for transportation management, ... Continue reading

Auto-Q Launches New PC Based FleetTrak System

LONDON--Nov. 12, 2002--Auto-Q International (OTC BB:AUTQ) announced today that it has launched its premium FleetTrak product to road freight fleet operators, which management believes is a unique product offering in the commercial vehicle telematics market. It provides an options rich PC based platform unit for Auto-Q' ... Continue reading

Bank of America Joins DealerTrack Online Credit Application Platform

MELVILLE, N.Y.--Nov. 12, 2002--DealerTrack(TM), Inc. has entered into an agreement with Bank of America, one of the nation's largest bank providers of commercial and retail automobile financing. Bank of America will pilot DealerTrack's auto finance platform with dealers in selected markets in early November, with natio ... Continue reading

BB&T Selects NuTech Solutions' ARROW Application to Optimize Courier Routing

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Nov. 12, 2002-- North Carolina bank holding company to optimize courier routing between branches and transaction processing centers with NuTech Solutions' ARROW application NuTech Solutions, Inc. ("NuTech"), a provider of predictive analytics and profit optimization software for Global 1000 companies, ... Continue reading

Customer Credit Scores Enhance LeaseCompare.com, Eliminates Credit Discrimination

Press Releases Customer Credit Scores Enhance LeaseCompare.com, Eliminates Credit Discrimination CINCINNATI, Nov. 12 -- Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), an innovator in online direct-to-consumer auto leasing, has expanded its LeaseCompare.com website to calculate lease payments using actual customer credit sco ... Continue reading

General Motors Supports National Energy Conservation Marion Metal Center Reduces Energy Consumption

FOR RELEASE: November 12, 2002 General Motors Supports National Energy Conservation Marion Metal Center Reduces Energy Consumption MARION, Ind. - General Motors and the Marion Metal Center continually strive to conserve natural resources in all their operations. The Marion plant has taken several steps to reduce energy ... Continue reading

Imperial Parking Corporation to Host 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Nov. 12, 2002-- Imperial Parking Corporation ("Impark") (AMEX:IPK) today announced that it will host a teleconference call for the third quarter of fiscal 2002. The call will take place at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, November 13, 2002. The telephone number to dial to liste ... Continue reading

MatrixOne Advances Flexible Collaborative PLM Solutions

LAS VEGAS--Nov. 12, 2002-- New eMatrix Adaptive Application Architecture Enables Businesses to Easily Build, Configure, and Scale Secure Collaborative PLM Environments MatrixOne, Inc. , a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today introduced the industr ... Continue reading

Not Gone: Next Phase Media Breathes Profitable New Life Into Online Businesses

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--Nov. 12, 2002-- Solid business principles and focus on profitability bring success, growth and long-term customer relationships to "reborn" Internet companies In an environment where the online landscape is littered with dead dotcoms that failed to turn a profit, one company has found a way to gro ... Continue reading

Petro Stopping Centers L.P. Announces Third Quarter Results and Conference Call

EL PASO--Nov. 12, 2002--Petro Stopping Centers L.P., one of the leading operators of full-service travel plazas in the U.S., today announced its operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002. Revenue for the third quarter 2002 of $242.9 million was $5.1 million higher than the same period last year. ... Continue reading

Total Holiday Travel To Rise Nearly 2%; Air Travel To Climb 6 Percent, AAA Survey Shows

ORLANDO, Fla.--Nov. 12, 2002--Americans are expected to take to the skies in larger numbers this Thanksgiving period than they did a year ago with overall travel also projected to be up this holiday, according to AAA. AAA estimates that 35.9 million Americans will take a trip 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgivin ... Continue reading

SCCA Inc. is moving - Office closure/new phone numbers

The Sports Car Club of America, Inc. and SCCA Pro Racing Ltd. offices will be moving and closed from Wednesday, November 13 until Monday, November 18 to relocate from Centennial, Colo. to Topeka, Kan. During this time, e-mail (scca.org) and telephone/voicemail service will be down and inaccessible to staff. Our new add ... Continue reading

#41NASCAR Phoenix Race Report

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, (704) 662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Team Target finishes in the top-25 at Phoenix AVONDALE, Ariz. (November 10, 2002) - Jimmy Spencer, driver of the No. 41 Target Dodge, finished 23rd in the Checker Auto Parts 500K at Phoenix International Raceway. Spencer remains in 27 ... Continue reading

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham Unveils 'Roadmap' for Putting Fuel Cells in U.S. Cars, Trucks

DEARBORN, Mich. November 12, 2002; The AP reported that Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham released a "roadmap" Tuesday for putting fuel cells in the nation's cars and trucks, further committing the United States to a hydrogen-based transportation system. "Creating the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle of the future presents co ... Continue reading

Dodge NASCAR Winston Cup Notes, Quotes, Homestead Advance

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002 Ray Cooper Homestead-Miami Speedway Golin/Harris International Homestead 400 803-466-9085 Dodge Notes and Quotes. KENNY WALLACE (No. 23 Hills Bros Coffee Dodge Intrepid R/T) NOTE: Wallace competed in his 10th race of the season last Sunday at Phoenix for car owner Bill Davis and finished 11th. Fo ... Continue reading

AAA Texas: Average Gasoline Price Significantly Higher Than A Year Ago

HOUSTON, Nov. 12, 2002--The statewide average price of regular self-serve fuel is 28 cents higher than one year ago, when the country was still reeling from the effects of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11th. The current Texas average price for self-serve regular is $1.38 a gallon. A year ago the average price was $1.0 ... Continue reading

L.A. Auto Club: Southern California Gas Prices Increase

LOS ANGELES--Nov. 12, 2002--Halting three months of declining prices, the November monthly average price of gasoline in Southern California rose nearly 5 cents, compared with October, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California average price for regular s ... Continue reading

Auto Affordability Hits New Record In Third Quarter 2002, Comerica Reports

DETROIT, Nov. 12, 2002; The purchase of an average- priced new vehicle during the third quarter of 2002 took 19.9 weeks of median family income, before taxes, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. This is a full week less than the first two quarters of the year, which regist ... Continue reading

Adam Opel : Premiere Of Two-Seater With Retractable Roof

FOR RELEASE: November 11, 2002 Premiere Of Two-Seater With Retractable Roof In 2004 Russelsheim. Continuing the company's product offensive, Opel will introduce a compact coupe-roadster in 2004. The sporty two-seater will feature an electro-hydraulically operated, retractable steel roof. "This car is another milestone ... Continue reading

The Diesel Engine Makes a Comeback

http://www.newstream.com/assets/2002/11/12/2002111 2ML7042/11MC02-0193_V_Preview.ram CLICK4VIDEO November 2002 (Newstream) -- Remember when a diesel engine meant smelly, noisy irritation? Now, new technological advances are making diesel engines the fuel-efficient solution for today's gas-guzzling cars, trucks and SUVs ... Continue reading

Microtune's Silicon Broadband Amplifier to Be Used by Delphi

PLANO, Texas--Nov. 12, 2002-- Delphi's Vehicle Multimedia Systems, Integrating Microtune's RF Silicon Technology, Deliver Premium Radio and Rear-Seat, In-Car Television and Video Microtune(R), Inc. announced today that Delphi Corporation's Fuba Automotive GmbH subsidiary plans to use Microtune's MT1110 broadband amplif ... Continue reading

Mazda First Half Profits Quadruple

TOKYO, November 12, 2002; Yuri Kageyama writing for AP reported that Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday that profits for the first fiscal half quadrupled from a year ago as a weaker yen and popular models boosted overseas revenue. Japan's No. 5 automaker, which is 33.4 percent owned by Ford Motor Co., reported 5.5 billion ... Continue reading

PhatNoise Develops In-Car MP3 Digital Media Player Using Xilinx Low-Power CPLDs

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2002; Xilinx, Inc., today announced that PhatNoise, Inc., a leading provider of digital audio entertainment systems located in Los Angeles, Calif., has designed Xilinx® CoolRunner® series CPLDs (complex programmable logic devices) into the PhatBox(TM) Car Audio System. The new system provid ... Continue reading

Mazda To Recall Demio For Fuel Pump,Coolant Pipe Problems

TOKYO -November 12, 2002; Dow Jones is reporting that Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will recall all of its new Demio compact cars produced from June through October to fix problems with the fuel tank and coolant pipe. Mazda said it manufactured 26,212 units of the Demio in the period. The model was officially intro ... Continue reading

Largest International Telematics Event - Telematics Update Detroit 2003, April 29-30

Telematics Update Detroit 2003 Conference and Exhibition Sees an Unprecedented List of Keynotes From Top Telematics Executives DETROIT, Nov. 12, 2002; Since the previous Telematics Update event in Detroit the industry has witnessed a tough year of consolidation and the grim reality has hit many companies hard. With thi ... Continue reading

Ballard and Millennium Cell Complete Joint Development Agreement

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 12, 2002; Ballard Power Systems and Millennium Cell, a technology solutions company that has created an energy dense proprietary technology to safely store, deliver and generate pure hydrogen, have successfully completed their Joint Development Agreement. The two companies have moved i ... Continue reading

Filter System Earns California Approval for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Retrofits

MINNEAPOLIS--Nov. 12, 2002--Donaldson Company Inc. today announced it has received Level 1 Verification from the California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources Board (ARB) for its Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) muffler and Spiracle(TM) crankcase ventilation (CCV) filter. The DOC muffler and Spiracle CCV fi ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Show Cruises into St. Louis

SANTA ANA, Calif.--Nov. 12, 2002--The adventure never ends as the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows(R) Presented by Toyota Trucks get into the groove of the 2003 season at America's Center in St. Louis on November 15-17, 2002. Regarded as the nation's oldest and largest consumer-oriented powersports show serie ... Continue reading

X-FAB's 0.8 um Process Family Now for 42-Volt PowerNet

ERFURT & MUNICH, Germany--Nov. 12, 2002--X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries AG, an independent mixed-signal foundry, today announced it is offering its customers a new 0.8 um process CX08 for the 42-Volt PowerNet in automotive applications. Effective immediately, this development follows the trend in the automobile electron ... Continue reading

AMI Semiconductor Demonstrates Robust LIN Protocol and Dynamic Addressing

MUNICH, Germany--Nov. 12, 2002--AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) is demonstrating its enhanced Local Interconnect Network (LIN) protocol this week at Electronica. The LIN Protocol was designed by a consortium of European auto manufacturers as a low-cost, short-distance, low-speed network for automotive application. The AMIS LI ... Continue reading

Prolong International Corporation Reports Third Consecutive Profitable Quarter

IRVINE, Calif.--Nov. 12, 2002--Prolong International Corporation (AMEX:PRL), (http://www.prolong.com), a consumer products holding company and parent of Prolong Super Lubricants, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of patented consumer automotive, commercial/industrial and household products, announced today financial resu ... Continue reading

Toyota and Isuzu Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction with the

November 11, 2002 SINGAPORE; Toyota and Isuzu rank highest in a tie in satisfying automotive customers with the sales and delivery process in Thailand, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2002 Thailand Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) StudySM released today. Toyota and Isuzu both achieve the highest ranking in the 2 ... Continue reading

Fans Trade Food for AMA Tickets at Food Drive

Contact: Diana Rose Infineon Raceway (707) 938-8448 X118 Two Weeks Left in Thanksgiving Food Drive at Infineon Raceway TRADE FOOD FOR AMA SUPERBIKE RACE TICKETS SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The clock is ticking as Infineon Raceway is fast approaching the deadline for its 2nd annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. The ... Continue reading

DJ-USAC MIDGET NEWS UPDATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 11, 2002 Contact: DICK JORDAN 2002-183 5 LEWIS ENTRIES FOR "TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX" DRIVERS: DARLAND, EAST, KAHNE, STEWART & YELEY Car owner Steve Lewis is increasing his percentages for winning the November 28 Lucas Oil "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. The South ... Continue reading

Pickups Plus Expands Into The Florida Market

CINCINNATI--Nov. 11, 2002--Pickups Plus, Inc. a leading retailer and national franchiser in the $30 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessories industry, announced today the signing of an area development agreement in the Florida market. Pickups Plus announced today that it has signed an area development agreement fo ... Continue reading

Mazda Posts 31 Percent Rise in H1 Operating Profit

TOKYO, Nov 12, 2002; Reuters reported that Mazda Motor Corp said on Tuesday it posted a 31 percent rise in group operating profit to 14.68 billion yen ($122.6 million) for the six months to September thanks to cost cuts, tax benefits and a weaker yen. The result was roughly in line with a revised profit estimate announ ... Continue reading

DEL COX CLASSIC ... DRAG RACING AT IRWINDALE: SATURDAY, NOV 16

NHRA JUNIOR DRAGSTERS RETURN TO IRWINDALE … 5th ANNUAL DEL COX CLASSIC: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Irwindale, Calif. - - Irwindale Dragstrip has been chosen as the site for the 2002 edition of one of the west coast's most prestigious NHRA Junior Dragster events. The fifth running of the Del Cox Classic will take place ... Continue reading

The Annual Thanksgiving Night Grand Prix ("Turkey Night")

The Annual Thanksgiving Night Grand Prix ("Turkey Night") Top Five - 1934 Through 2001 YEAR TRACK LAPS FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH 1934 Gilmore 75 laps Bob Swanson Art Scovell Bill Smile Pat Warren Jimmy Miller 1935 Gilmore 100 laps Ted Sizemore Pat Warren Karl Young Andy Guthrie Bob Ware 1936 Gilmore 150 laps Ronn ... Continue reading