IntelliChoice Announces May Best Deals
CAMPBELL, Calif., May 12 -- Consumer rebates offered by automakers each month don't just lower a car's purchase price and your monthly finance payment. By lowering depreciation and/or the cost of financing, consumer rebates also lower a car's total ownership costs -- the costs you incur month after month in owning and ... Continue reading
More American Families Expected to Hit the Road This Summer
Biggest Road Trip Pet-Peeves Revealed; Family-Friendly Solutions Suggested RICHMOND, Va., May 12 -- With the peak vacation season fast approaching, the number of Americans jetting overseas may be at historic lows this spring and summer. At the same time, the number of Americans choosing to take a driving vacation withi ... Continue reading
Flexcar Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of American Car-sharing
PORTLAND, Ore.--May 12, 2003-- Portland Mayor Katz, City Commissioner Francesconi, Oregon DEQ Director Stephanie Hallock and TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen Herald Environmental and Community Benefits of Car-sharing Flanked by Portland's civic, government and business leaders, Flexcar, the nation's largest and first ... Continue reading
Prolong International Corporation Reports First Quarter 2003 Results
IRVINE, Calif.--May 12, 2003--Prolong International Corporation (AMEX:PRL), (http://www.prolong.com), a technology driven consumer products holding company and parent of Prolong Super Lubricants, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of patented consumer automotive, commercial/industrial and household products, announced tod ... Continue reading
Auto Dealer Web Sites Launch Configurator and Comparator
Supplied by Edmunds.com SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 12 -- Edmunds.com ( http://www.edmunds.com/ ), the premier online resource for automotive information, today announced the launch of its configurator and comparator Web tools on the Web site of AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest retailer of both new and used vehicles, ... Continue reading
Mazda Miata - A Race Car in Street Car's Clothing
IRVINE, Calif., May 12 -- Wanna race? That's the question today posed to auto enthusiasts across the U.S. by officials at Mazda North American Operations. Today, Mazda announced that supplies of the intended- for-racing-only Mazda Miata Club Sport are nearly diminished, and that they will be offering a $2,000 customer ... Continue reading
North Carolina Couple Makes a Pledge to Love, Honor and Drive Subarus; Chance Meeting at a Car Owners Event Spelled True Love and Wedding Bells FONTANA VILLAGE, N.C., May 12 -- Exactly one year after meeting one another at a Subaru owners' club "group drive" along the scenic and twisting "Dragon" roadway, Kristi M. Pow ... Continue reading
Brake-By-Wire Control System Unveiled
LOS ANGELES, May 12 -- Magnetek, Inc. today announced the introduction of an innovative electronic braking system that utilizes state-of-the-art, solid-state drive technology to provide variable torque control of industrial shoe and disc brakes. Used in material handling applications, Magnetek's "brake-by-wire" system ... Continue reading
NORTHVILLE, Mich., May 12 -- ZF -- a leading worldwide automotive supplier of driveline and chassis technology -- broke ground today on a 148,000 square-foot expansion of its North American Technical Center, located in Northville, Mich. When completed in October 2004, the facility will total 246,000 square feet and hou ... Continue reading
Toyota V8 Engine Production Begins in Alabama
Many thanked for efforts to help plant "Grow To Achieve The Dream" HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 12 -- Alabama and Huntsville area leaders joined Toyota officials today for a celebration marking the production of Toyota's first V8 engines made outside of Japan. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. represents an investment ... Continue reading
Auto Affordability Remains Steady, Comerica Reports
DETROIT, May 12 -- The purchase of an average- priced new vehicle during the first quarter of 2003 took 20.0 weeks of median family income, before taxes, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. The latest Auto Affordability Index reading is unchanged from fourth quarter 2002. ... Continue reading
Current Indianapolis 500 Starting Lineup
Print it Indianapolis May 11, 2003 Final qualifications will take place on May 18, 2003 amn the race on May 25, 2003. At Indianapolis Motor Speedway (r-rookie) Row 1 1. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Toyota, 231.725 2. (11) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 231.006 3. (27) Robby Gordon, Dallara-Honda, 230.205 Row 2 4. ... Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS May 11, 2003; The AP reported that Helio Castroneves wiped away tears of joy Sunday after he reached yet another goal at the Indianapolis 500. The two-time defending winner won the pole for the May 25 race, a day after his 28th birthday. In doing so, he knocked best friend Tony Kanaan off the top spot. Cas ... Continue reading
GM Demonstrates Hybrids And Fuel Cell Vehicles In Green Transportation Event: Tour de Sol
DETROIT - General Motors Corp., one of the leading sponsors of this year's Tour de Sol: The Great American Green Transportation Festival, will publicly showcase an array of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles that reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency during the multi-city Northeast region tour beginning May 12. "We a ... Continue reading
Ford Germany denies report chief may join VW
FRANKFURT, May 11, 2003; Reuters reported that Ford-Werke AG, the German unit of Ford Motor Co , said on Sunday its chief executive Bernhard Mattes had no intention of leaving the company, dismissing reports he may join Volkswagen AG as sales director. "There is nothing to it," Ford-Werke spokesman Wolfgang Riecke told ... Continue reading
Oklahoma Twister Hits Aussie Auto Parts Plant
ADELAIDE, Australia May 11, 2003; Dow Jones reported that Australia's Futuris Corp. said Monday that the Oklahoma City manufacturing facilities of client General Motors Corp. have been damaged by a tornado, causing production to cease. GM uses the Oklahoma City plant to produce its GMT370 model, which is a major U.S. c ... Continue reading
Auto Interiors Show to Name Annual Car and Truck Interior of the Year Award Winners Tuesday
DETROIT, May 11 -- Winners of the prestigious 2003 Car Interior of the Year Award and 2003 Truck Interior of the Year Award will be named at ceremonies on the show floor of the Auto Interiors Show, Cobo Conference Center, Detroit, Tuesday at noon. The tenth annual Auto Interiors Show, being held May 13-15, 2003, is the ... Continue reading
Unofficial USAR Points as of Sunday, May 11, 2003
2003 SOUTHERN PROCUP POINTS THRU 5/10/2003 TOTAL POS. CAR# DRIVER RK POINTS 1 84 Shane Huffman 681 2 16 Toby Porter 637 3 06 Joe Gaita 635 4 2 Steven Christian 620 5 11 Stacy Puryear 611 6 8 Andrew Medlin 585 7 02 Danny O'Quinn Jr R 578 8 28 Michael Ritch 573 9 92 Mart Nesbitt 570 10 7 Mike Laughlin Jr 563 11 4 Shane W ... Continue reading
SCCA ClubRally - Two Observers Fatally Injured at Sawmill Rally
MORRIS, Pa. (May 11, 2003) â“ The Sports Car Club of America-sanctioned Sawmill ClubRally event in Morris, Pa. was halted Saturday after two observers were fatally injured during the third of eight scheduled stages. Michael Reidy and Peter Smith, both of Yonkers, N.Y., sustained fatal injuries after being stru ... Continue reading
Takagi Qualifies 7th, Giaffone 16th for Indy 500;
Luyendyk Chooses To Wait Until Bump Day INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, May 11, 2003) - Mo Nunn Racing's Tora Takagi and Felipe Giaffone qualified for the 87th Indianapolis 500 under cool and gusty conditions today while their teammate for the month, two-time winner Arie Luyendyk, decided to wait until Bump Day next Sunday to ma ... Continue reading
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