Delphi Announces Exhaust Emission Systems Business Wins
Delphi Announces Exhaust Emission Systems Business Wins DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000 Contracts for Catalytic Converters and Catalysts in First Half of 2001, Total More Than $300 million TROY, Mich., July 12 Delphi Automotive Systems today announced ... Continue reading
InfoGation Hires Navigation Expert to Lead Engineering Team
InfoGation Hires Navigation Expert to Lead Engineering Team SAN DIEGO, July 12 InfoGation Corp., a leading developer of navigation software and services for vehicles, today announced the appointment of Michael O'Shea as chief operating officer and vice president of engineering. Michael will work closely with President ... Continue reading
Instant Replay: 2nd Annual Belleville Midget Nationals - 1979 (BHB2001-12)
[ EDITORS NOTE: This is the second of several feature stories which will be forthcoming in the next few weeks, chronicling the history of the Belleville Midget Nationals in Belleville, Kan. This year's event is set for Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 2-4, 2001. ] For Immediate Release INSTANT REPLAY: 2ND ANNUAL BELLEVILLE MIDG ... Continue reading
INTERMET Reports Second-Quarter and Six-Month Results; Earnings Above Consensus Expectations
INTERMET Reports Second-Quarter and Six-Month Results; Earnings Above Consensus Expectations TROY, Mich., July 12 INTERMET Corporation today reported second-quarter 2001 sales of $228 million, down $54 million (or 19 percent) compared with the second quarter of 2000 on lower car builds. Second-quarter net income was $3 ... Continue reading
SAN DIEGO--July 12, 2001-- ABS 7 Allows Multiple Shop Management, With Data Communication Via the Internet Mitchell International announced today that Version 7 of its ABS Body Shop Management System has entered beta testing with 25 repair shops, including both consolidators and independent shops, nationwide. The ABS s ... Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citroen Chooses CATIA and ENOVIA VPM Solutions for its Numeric Modeling Platforms
PARIS--July 12, 2001-- 2000 engineers will conceive tomorrow's automobiles using e-collaboration solutions from IBM Product Lifecycle Management and Dassault Systemes In order to get its cars to market more quickly and efficiently, PSA Peugeot Citroen decided in 1998 to implement a digital modeling strategy, "Ingenum," ... Continue reading
Royal Financial Corporation Has Approved the Change of Its Name to Patriot Motorcycle Corporation and Has Authorized a 1 for 10 Reverse Stock Split CORONA, Calif., July 12 Royal Financial Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ROYF) announced today that it has changed its name to Patriot Motorcycle Corporation effective July ... Continue reading
Rubber Manufacturers Association Hosts 'Be Tire Smart Tire Safety Tour' With Discount Tire, TxDOT and AAA Local Event Helps Consumers as New Survey Shows Drivers Still Lack Basic Tire Safety Knowledge SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 12 The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) today brought its "Be Tire Smart Tire Safety Tou ... Continue reading
Automotive Ad Campaign: Please Respond ASA
Good Afternoon, VP of Sales, Ableclick, a digital marketing solutions company in which we run our client's campaigns across our network of member sites and email databases, is proposing a mixed media Internet campaign to one of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world. I wanted to drop you an email to see if w ... Continue reading
National Survey Finds Michigan Children at Risk
National Survey Finds Michigan Children at Risk Ford Motor Company, State Officials Jump-Start Booster Seat Use in Michigan Through Classroom Education and Donating 24,000 Booster Seats To Needy Families LANSING, Mich., July 12 Michigan Lt. Governor Dick Posthumus joined Ford Motor Company, State legislators, Michigan ... Continue reading
New ISR FleetTrack Vice President To Help Build Direct Sales Force For Leading AVL Vendor
New ISR FleetTrack Vice President To Help Build Direct Sales Force For Leading AVL Vendor - Photo on Request - ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 12 Thomas Rasulo has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of sales for Integrated Systems Research Corporation. Rasulo is tasked with building a direct sa ... Continue reading
VANCOUVER, B.C.--July 12, 2001--Reg Technologies, Inc. (VSE:RRE) (OTC BB:REGRF) and its U.S. subsidiary REGI U.S., Inc. (OTCBB:RGUS) wish to announce that our Engineer, Patrick Badgley, has completed a proposal to build a residential Cold Turbine Rand Cam(TM) generator. The self-contained residential power plant will b ... Continue reading
Reverend Jesse Jackson Calls on Nissan to Employ Equality Over Exploitation
Reverend Jesse Jackson Calls on Nissan to Employ Equality Over Exploitation Nissan Motors/Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation Held Accountable For Egregious Discriminatory Practices; Firms Systemically Denied African- Americans Parity in Purchase Price of Mississippi Land and Arbitrary Application of Credit Standards, ... Continue reading
Stoneridge, Inc. to Broadcast Its Second-Quarter Conference Call on the Web
Stoneridge, Inc. to Broadcast Its Second-Quarter Conference Call on the Web WARREN, Ohio, July 12 Stoneridge, Inc. will broadcast its 2001 second-quarter earnings conference call live over the Internet on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time with President and CEO, Cloyd Abruzzo and Vice President and CFO, ... Continue reading
DETROIT--July 12, 2001--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a leading publicly traded automobile retailer and member of the FORTUNE 500, will host a conference call discussing financial results for its second quarter 2001 on Tuesday, July 24th, at 2 pm ET/ 1 pm CT/ 12 pm MT/ 11 am PT. The call will follow the release earlier that ... Continue reading
UNOVA Obtains $275 Million in Long-Term Credit Facilities
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--July 12, 2001--UNOVA, Inc. today announced that it has secured two asset-based credit facilities with aggregate committed capacity of up to $275 million. The new three-year agreements replace UNOVA's existing secured credit facility. The $200 million revolving credit facility was obtained from a ... Continue reading
Vijay Singh To Play In 2001 Buick Open
FOR RELEASE: July 12, 2001 Vijay Singh To Play In 2001 Buick Open DETROIT -- Buick announced today that 1997 Buick Open champion Vijay Singh has committed to play in the 2001 Buick Open, August 6-12 at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich. Singh, 38, will be making his seventh appearance at the Buic ... Continue reading
Visteon Showcases Digital Audio Capabilities at MP3 Summit
Visteon Showcases Digital Audio Capabilities at MP3 Summit VISTEON LOGO Visteon Corporation Logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] DEARBORN, MI USA 12/01/2000 SAN DIEGO, July 12 Visteon Corporation , a leading automotive supplier, is showcasing two of its MACH(R) MP3 technologies -- both designed to offer consumers numerous hours of p ... Continue reading
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Hayes Lemmerz International Receives Steel Wheel Contract For the New Skoda Fabia
Hayes Lemmerz International Receives Steel Wheel Contract For the New Skoda Fabia HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL LOGO Hayes Lemmerz International logo. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] NORTHVILLE, MI USA 05/22/2001 NORTHVILLE, Mich., July 11 Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. , a leading global supplier to the automotive and commercial hi ... Continue reading
The Annual Management Briefing Seminars on the Auto Industry Will be Held Aug. 6-10 in Traverse City, Mich. ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 12 The 36th annual Management Briefing Seminars, the automotive industry's premier conference, will take place Aug. 6-10 at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa near Traverse City, Mich. More ... Continue reading
New Car Customer Service Rankings
.D. Power and Associates Rankings Customer service index results of the J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Study 1. Lexus 2. Saturn 3. Cadillac 4. Infiniti 5. ... Continue reading
Dealers Overwhelmed By Service Requests: JD POWERS
Automotive dealers are having a tougher time trying to handle all vehicle service requests within a reasonable timeframe, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2001 Customer Service Index (CSI) StudySM released today. “Record sales posted over the past two years, plus dealer downsizing efforts in some franch ... Continue reading
Japanese Muscle In On Detroit's Power Struggle
USA TODAY reported that,the U.S. auto industry's predictable patterns have given way to upheaval the past year. The turmoil means that you should be open-minded if you're a shopper, wary if you're an investor, nervous if you're an auto executive -- and delighted if you're merely a spectator, because the anarchic auto i ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Announces Plans to Close Petersburg Facility
Hayes Lemmerz Announces Plans to Close Petersburg Facility NORTHVILLE, Mich., July 12 Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. , a leading global supplier to the automotive and commercial highway industries, today announced plans to permanently close its facility in Petersburg, Michigan before the end of this year. The decisi ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Appoints Executives to Brand, Finance Roles
Ford Motor Company Appoints Executives to Brand, Finance Roles DEARBORN, Mich., July 12 Ford Motor Company today announced several management changes that will more closely integrate key operations in North America and sharpen the company's focus on the customer. The new assignments also optimize the company's leadersh ... Continue reading
MatrixOne, Inc. to Release Fourth Quarter Financial Results On August 1st After the Market Close
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--July 12, 2001--MatrixOne, Inc. announced today that it will release financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001 on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, after the close of regular trading. The Company will host a live conference call and webcast at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss the ... Continue reading
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Press Release Issued July 12, 2001 9:00:00 AM ET Federal-Mogul Appoints Rene Dalleur Senior Vice President, Global Friction Products 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/07-12-2001/0001531387& ;EDATE --------------------- ... Continue reading
Lithia Motors Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Information For Second Quarter 2001
Lithia Motors Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Information For Second Quarter 2001 LITHIA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LOGO Lithia Automotive Group logo. Contact: Betty Whitney, 541-776-6591. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] MEDFORD, OR USA 09/09/1999 MEDFORD, Ore., July 12 Lithia Motors announced today that it's second quarter 2001 ... Continue reading
SupplySolution Highlighted in AMR Report on Hosted Supply Chain
SupplySolution Highlighted in AMR Report on Hosted Supply Chain Company's early entrance and establishment in marketplace recognized in analyst report SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 12 SupplySolution, Inc., the leading provider of supply chain execution applications for manufacturing and supplier organizations, has been recog ... Continue reading
WOMAN MOTORIST Newsletter for 07-12-2001
Welcome to the WOMAN MOTORIST Reader Newsletter for 07/12/2001. These bi-monthly updates are designed to tell you what's new in WOMAN MOTORIST Internet magazine at http://www.womanmotorist.com, the prize for the current month's contest, upcoming radio programs, special projects, events and more. You joined this list by ... Continue reading
Cummins 2Q Earnings Down $1.56 Per Share...But
COLUMBUS, Ind.--July 12, 2001--Cummins Inc. today reported second quarter earnings of $0.06 per share, or $2 million profit after taxes, on sales of $1.46 billion, exclusive of a pre-tax charge of $125 million for costs associated with certain restructuring actions. Including the charge, Cummins posted a loss of $82 mi ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Appoints Rene Dalleur Senior Vice President, Global Friction Products
Federal-Mogul Appoints Rene Dalleur Senior Vice President, Global Friction Products FEDERAL-MOGUL LOGO Federal-Mogul Corporation Logo. (PRNewsFoto)[KI] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 05/25/2000 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 12 Rene Dalleur has been named to the new position of senior vice president, global friction products, for Federal ... Continue reading
ePolicy Forges Alliance With the Hartford
TORRANCE, Calif.--July 12, 2001--ePolicy.com Insurance Services Inc. (www.epolicy.com) today announced it has signed an agreement with The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. to offer workers' compensation policies, business owners policies (BOP), commercial auto insurance and umbrella coverage to ePolicy's clients. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Snubs Covisint, Inks Deal With EDS
Associated Press' take on the VW B2B Initiative: "In an apparent snub of Detroit-based online auction cooperative Covisint LLC, Volkswagen AG has signed a deal that would increase its ability to carry out its own auctions. The German automaker said Wednesday it had signed a six-year agreement with eBreviate, a unit of ... Continue reading
U.S. Lawmaker Seeks to Raise Fuel Standard to 40 mpg
Reuters Reported today that a US Congressional subcommittee Thursday will consider adding language to a energy efficiency and conservation bill that would significantly boost the fuel mileage of passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and other light trucks. Democratic Rep. Edward Markey of Massachusetts will ask lawmak ... Continue reading
Motorcycle Sellers Warned: Beware of Thefts at Hospitals; Harley Owners Targeted by Physician Impersonator in Pennsylvania and Ohio HARRISBURG, Pa., July 11 In the wake of motorcycle thefts at hospitals in York, PA, and Akron, OH, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today issued a warning to m ... Continue reading
SAFE KIDS Coalition Urges Parents to Never Leave Children Alone in Cars
Minnesota SAFE KIDS Coalition Urges Parents to Never Leave Children Alone in Cars; Rising Temperatures Can Mean Tragedy for Child Left Alone Inside Vehicle ST. PAUL, Minn., July 11 In the wake of recent incidents involving children left in hot vehicles, the Minnesota SAFE KIDS Coalition, coordinated by the Minnesota Sa ... Continue reading
Visteon Appoints Kathleen Hempel to Board of Directors
Visteon Appoints Kathleen Hempel to Board of Directors DEARBORN, Mich., July 11 Visteon Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Kathleen J. Hempel as a member of the Board, effective immediately. She joins Peter J. Pestillo, Visteon's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and William Gray, R ... Continue reading
Advanced Engine Technologies Names John Luft as Vice President
Advanced Engine Technologies Names John Luft as Vice President LOS ANGELES, July 11 Advanced Engine Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: AENG), manufacturer of the revolutionary OX2 lightweight internal combustion engine, has named John Luft as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. In his new position, Mr. ... Continue reading
AMA INVITES ALL MOTORCYCLISTS TO SUPPORT 10TH ANNUAL RIDE-TO-WORK DAY
A01039 Wednesday, July 11, 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Lindsay Phone: (614) 856-1900 x1357 Fax: (614) 856-1920 AMA INVITES ALL MOTORCYCLISTS TO SUPPORT 10TH ANNUAL RIDE-TO-WORK DAY PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) encourages all motorcyclists to participate in the 10th Annua ... Continue reading
OSHKOSH, Wis.--July 11, 2001--Oshkosh delivered the first new 6x6 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck to the U.S. Navy. The Navy selected Oshkosh's newest defense truck as the support vehicle for its premier construction battalions, the SeaBees. The truck that rolled off the production line this week is th ... Continue reading
Manny, Moe & Jack Borrow $90 Million From GMAC
PHILADELPHIA--July 11, 2001--Pep Boys announced that it has received $90,000,000 from GMAC Business Credit Equipment Finance Division in a new Senior Secured Credit Facility. The Facility, which will be secured by certain store equipment and real estate, is structured as two $45,000,000 term loans with one repaid over ... Continue reading
TRW Launches TRUCKSTEERING.COM
LAFAYETTE, Ind.--July 11, 2001--TRW has recently launched one of the trucking industry's first dedicated sites for commercial steering applications. Nearly 10 years ago TRW's commercial steering business developed Chart Your Way (CYW), a step-by-step guide to troubleshoot common steering problems. TRUCKSTEERING.com now ... Continue reading
LOS ANGELES--July 11, 2001--Rubber Technology International Inc. (OTC BB:RTEK) today reported unaudited revenues for its Second Quarter ended May 31, 2001, of $629,134 compared with $174,916 in revenues for the Second Quarter of fiscal year 2000. The company reports that, compared to the same quarter last year, unaudit ... Continue reading
ADVISORY/Peoria Truck Driver Named One of the Country's Best
-- Jennifer Zinkel, a linehaul driver representing FedEx Ground, was named to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) 2001-2002 America's Road Team. An elite team of professional truck drivers, America's Road Team comprises 12 Road Team Captains who serve as ambassadors for the trucking industry during their two-year ... Continue reading
American Axle & Manufacturing to Webcast and Teleconference Second Quarter 2001 Earnings July 25
American Axle & Manufacturing to Webcast and Teleconference Second Quarter 2001 Earnings July 25 DETROIT, July 11 American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, will hold a briefing with automotive institutional investors and security analysts, news media representatives and oth ... Continue reading
Delphi to Webcast Second Quarter 2001 Financial Results July 18th
Delphi to Webcast Second Quarter 2001 Financial Results July 18th DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000 Chief Financial Officer to Host Briefing TROY, Mich., July 11 Delphi Automotive Systems Chief Financial Officer Alan S. Dawes will host a briefing to disc ... Continue reading
Press Release Issued July 11, 2001 9:16:00 AM ET Federal-Mogul Debuts Revolutionary Wagner(R) ThermoQuiet(TM) Brake Pads With 'TQ Bonus Pack' Promotion for Service Dealers 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/07-11-2001/0 ... Continue reading
Local Investor Group Forms New Insurance Auto Auction in Tarrant County
Local Investor Group Forms New Insurance Auto Auction in Tarrant County FORT WORTH, Texas, July 11 In order to address the growing need for the disposition of damaged vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth market a local investor group has formed a new company, North Texas Insurance Auto Auction (NTIA) to provide a one-stop ... Continue reading
Popular Auction Site, CalCruising, Plans Unique Auction
Popular Auction Site, CalCruising, Plans Unique Auction SAN DIEGO, July 11 If you love classic cars and are looking for a very profitable Internet based company then look no further than CalCruising, LLC. This very impressive Web based auction site for classic cars and more, (http://www.calcruising.com), has quietly gr ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Does Its Own Thing And Creates Global B2B Auction Model
Volkswagen Taps eBreviate to Create Global Auction Model; Contract Extends Online Auction Program That Has Enabled $5.2 Billion in Spending WALNUT CREEK, Calif., July 11 eBreviate, an EDS company offering a market-leading suite of eSourcing tools, technologies and services, today announced it won a multi-year contract ... Continue reading
Harley-Davidson to Expand York County Pa.Operation
Pennsylvania Gov. Ridge Announces One of America's Most Recognized And Respected Companies to Stay and Grow in Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson to Expand York County Operation, Adding 275 New Jobs To Existing Workforce of 3,000 $145 Million Investment Will Increase Manufacturing Capacity For World-Class Motorcycles SPRINGE ... Continue reading
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--July 12, 2001-- - The Company continues its divestiture of technology operation- The Major Automotive Companies, Inc. today announced it has sold the stock of its wholly-owned Israeli subsidiary, C. B. S. Computer Business Sciences, Ltd. ("CBS-Israel") and the assets of its wholly-owned Canadian ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Debuts Revolutionary ThermoQuiet Brake Pads
Federal-Mogul Debuts Revolutionary Wagner(R) ThermoQuiet(TM) Brake Pads With 'TQ Bonus Pack' Promotion for Service Dealers FEDERAL-MOGUL LOGO Federal-Mogul Corporation Logo. (PRNewsFoto)[KI] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 05/25/2000 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 11 Wagner(R) ThermoQuiet(TM) brake pads from Federal-Mogul Corporation -- o ... Continue reading
Jaguar's X-Type and Janet Jackson Go on Tour
Jaguar's X-Type and Janet Jackson Go on Tour MAHWAH, N.J., July 11 Jaguar North America will share the spotlight with Janet Jackson. The new Jaguar X-Type Janet Jackson "All For You World Tour 2001" will highlight Janet's latest album entitled, "All for You." "We are pleased to be the first concert tour driven by Jagua ... Continue reading
Steve Kalafer and Byron Brisby to Acquire Clinton Car and Truck Country
Steve Kalafer and Byron Brisby to Acquire Clinton Car and Truck Country FLEMINGTON, N.J., July 11 Steve Kalafer, Founder and Chairman of Flemington (NJ) Car & Truck Country and Princeton's (NJ) Nassau Conover Family of Dealerships, and Byron Brisby, its President and Chief Operating Officer, announced they have signed ... Continue reading
Visteon Declares Third Quarter Dividend
Visteon Declares Third Quarter Dividend VISTEON LOGO Visteon Corporation Logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] DEARBORN, MI USA 12/01/2000 DEARBORN, Mich., July 11 The Board of Directors of Visteon Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on September 4, 2 ... Continue reading
Visteon Names New President of North America and Asia
Visteon Continues to Build Leadership Strength With Appointment Of New President of North America & Asia VISTEON LOGO Visteon Corporation Logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] DEARBORN, MI USA 12/01/2000 DEARBORN, Mich., July 11 Visteon Corporation continues to build a talented global leadership team with the appointment of James C. ... Continue reading
Jan Bertsch Joins the Chrysler Group as Vice President Of Global Sales & Marketing Finance
Jan Bertsch Joins the Chrysler Group as Vice President Of Global Sales & Marketing Finance AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 11 The Chrysler Group today announced that it has appointed Jan Bertsch as Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing Finance. She will report to James Donlon, Senior Vice President, Controlling Chrysler. ... Continue reading
Brussels, July 12, 2001 (JapanCorp.Net) - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) President Fujio Cho and PSA Peugot Citreon CEO Jean-Martin Folz signed today a memorandum of understanding and an agreement for the joint development and production of small, entry-level passenger vehicles primarily designed for European market ... Continue reading
No Surprise To Us- Lexus Ranks No. 1 in J.D. Power Customr Service Study
For Immediate Release LEX-28-01 Lexus Ranks No. 1 in J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Study for the 10th Time in 11 Years TORRANCE, Calif., July 11, 2001 $B!>(B Lexus once again upheld its reputation as the industry leader in customer satisfaction as reflected in the latest J.D. Power and Associates study a ... Continue reading
Harley-Davidson, Inc. Reports Record Second Quarter Sales and Earnings; Additional Motorcycle Production Facility to be Located in York, Pa. MILWAUKEE, July 11 Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced record sales and earnings for its second quarter ended June 24, 2001. The Company's second quarter sales were $850.9 milli ... Continue reading
Brembo To Fast Track. OEM Ceramic Discs
BREMBO COMMITS TO CERAMIC CARBON BRAKE DISC TECHNOLOGY Redirects $30 Million to Ceramic Carbon and High Technology R&D Announces OE Application of Ceramic Carbon Brake Discs as Early as 2002 COSTA MESA, Calif.- Brembo North America today announced that Brembo S.p.A. sold it's 60 percent stake in Stepal Srl, effective J ... Continue reading
SEMA Announces Dates for 2002 International Auto Salon
Diamond Bar, Calif. (July 11, 2001) SEMA (Specialty Automotive Market Association) will hold the 2002 International Auto Salon (IAS) at the Long Beach Convention Center Friday-Sunday, April 19-21. The industry trade/consumer automotive specialty show will be trade-only on Friday, with doors open to both industry per ... Continue reading
Extra Extra - GEM Electric Vehicle Making News at New Times Weekly Newspaper
GEM Electric Vehicle Making News at New Times Weekly Newspaper SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., July 12 Publisher Steve Moss used to distribute his weekly alternative newspaper to downtown businesses and news boxes the old fashioned way -- with trucks that added to air quality problems on California's scenic Central Coast. Now ... Continue reading
KARNAC.com Racin' Talk Radio (Radio Show)
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USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Race Results, Illiana Motor Speedway
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 USAC WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: July 11, 2001 – Schererville, Indiana – Illiana Motor Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A.J. Davis, 28, Owen-18.629; 2. Jay Drake, 67, Kunz-18.629; 3. Bobby East, 4, Consani/East-18.724; 4. ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Lincoln Welders Trucks Steer for Chicago Motor Speedway
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 TOLEDO, OHIO - The ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series, in its 3rd season of competition, is headed for Chicago. Chicago Motor Speedway, in Cicero, Illinois, will host the versatile ARCA trucks August 17-18, with an inaugural 50-lap main event. T ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Season point standings after 8 of 13 races
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Statistics Package (After 8 of 13 races) 1. Sam Hornish Jr. 309 2. Buddy Lazier 249 3. Eliseo Salazar 217 Felipe Giaffone (R) 217 5. ... Continue reading
BUSINESS: Ron Stukenberg Appointed New Manager of Nissan Motorsports Operations
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 GARDENA, Calif.- Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced today the appointment of Ron Stukenberg to the newly created position of corporate manager, motorsports operations, NNA, effective immediately. Stukenberg, a 19-year Nissan veteran, is ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: British three-peat would help Coulthard's title chances
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 SILVERSTONE, Great Britain - David Coulthard hopes that recent history will repeat itself July 15 at the British Grand Prix. Coulthard won the British Grand Prix in 1999 and 2000, and a win in this year's event in his West McLaren-Mercedes woul ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Teams search for concrete results at Nashville test
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 LEBANON, Tenn., Wednesday, July 11, 2001 - Seven Indy Racing teams and drivers started to unlock the secrets of speed at the all-concrete Nashville Superspeedway during private Indy Racing Northern Light Series testing July 10 on the 1.33-mile ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Hamilton already familiar with Chicagoland Speedway
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C., – This weekend’s inaugural Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joilet, Ill. will be in Square D’s back yard. Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team are among the few teams that are familiar with the ... Continue reading
USAC: Speeds too fast to race at Nashville next week; Race cancelled
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 The United States Auto Club (USAC) has received testing data from team tests conducted at Nashville Superspeedway last week that shows a substantial increase in lap speeds over tests conducted by USAC in May. Because of the findings, the Friday ... Continue reading
CART: RPM Band featuring Kenny Brack and Carpentier to debut in Toronto
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 DETROIT - R.P.M., the newly formed rock band featuring CART drivers Kenny Brack of Team Rahal and Patrick Carpentier of Player's Forsythe Racing, will make its debut Friday at Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant in Toronto during the Molson Indy Drivers ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Elliott's outlook sunny for Tropicana 400
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - Bill Elliott thinks Chicago might just be his kind of town. Elliott, in the No. 9 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T, is one of a handful of drivers who have had an opportunity to test at the new 1.5-mile speedway. He gives the track hig ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Aspen Paschall named Thunder Valley's Driver of the Month
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 As a young girl Aspen Paschall enjoyed going to the races with her father, Max, and sister, Jennifer. "Going to the drag races a couple times a year was something we did as a family that I really looked forward to. Jennifer and I never could sl ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton ready for new challenge at Chicagoland
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 âœWe had a great run last week at Daytona. We were competitive all night long. We had good pit stops and we communicated real well. Thatâ™s what we needed to do and we did it. Now, we can move on and try and do the same thing t ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ribbs ready for Kentucky coming off second best finish
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 Willy T. Ribbs and the No. 8 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dodge Motorsports Team enter this weekend's race at Kentucky Speedway feeling good about their second best finish of the season. Last week at Kansas Speedway, Ribbs recorded a 15th place finish ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Ruttman looks forward to second visit to Kentucky
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 Kentucky Speedway has not been very kind to Joe Ruttman and the Dana Racing Team. Last year, the team was as high as second during an early rain delay, but just after the race got restarted, the unthinkable happened. Ruttman crashed and ended t ... Continue reading
CART: Franchitti back in the thick of championship chase heading to Toronto
Posted By Terry Callahan Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel July 12, 2001 DETROIT - Look who's back. While Kenny Brack of Team Rahal and Helio Castroneves of Marlboro Team Penske were grabbing most of the headlines through the first half of the FedEx Championship Series season, a former championship contender was lur ... Continue reading
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