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Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Subaru will unveil new Legacy and Outback at the 60th Frankfurt International Motor Show

Subaru will unveil new Legacy and Outback at the 60th Frankfurt International Motor Show

www.autoindex.org CLICK4AUTOINDEX.ORG Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), a global manufacturer of transportation and aerospace-related products and the maker of Subaru automobiles, has announced that it will unveil its new Subaru Legacy and Outback models for the European market at the 60th International Motor Show (IAA ... Continue reading

2003 Ford Thunderbird Review

2003 Ford Thunderbird Review

2003 Ford Thunderbird Base price: $40,355 Price as tested: $41,890 EPA mileage: 17 city/23 highway By Des Toups The Thunderbird is a far better machine than Ford has been given credit for -- poised, gutsy and well-built -- and even after two years on the market, it still turns heads at every stoplight. What's amazing i ... Continue reading

Q1 Award Presented to Wagon Engineering Inc.

Q1 Award Presented to Wagon Engineering Inc.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Aug. 12, 2003--Wagon Engineering Inc. received the Ford Motor Company Q1 certification last month, July 31. Wagon was the first engineering supplier to be presented with the award under the updated 2002 Q1 quality requirements. This recognition is, however, the second presented to Wagon Engineering I ... Continue reading

Neues aus der Biker-Szene: Ein Ständer für alle Fälle

Neues aus der Biker-Szene: Ein Ständer für alle Fälle

London, 12. August -- Neue Ideen in der Bikerszene sind rar: da werden pfiffige Lösungen rund um die Reparatur der heißen Kisten mit offenen Armen aufgenommen. Der aktuelle Geheimtipp unter Motorradfahrern heißt Werner´s Montageständer aus Apelern. Dahinter verbirgt sich ein mobiler und neuartiger Montageständer ... Continue reading

IMTS Forms New Race Car Simulators Subsidiary

IMTS Forms New Race Car Simulators Subsidiary

IMTS FORMS NEW SUBSIDIARY FOR MANUFACTURING AND SALES OF RACE CAR SIMULATORS INDIANAPOLIS (August 12, 2003) – Interactive Motorsports & Entertainment Corporation (OTCBB:IMTS) today announced that it has formed a new subsidiary that will deal in manufacturing and sales of auto racing simulators. The announcement c ... Continue reading

Study Shows California Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV) Users Are Leaving Cars & Trucks at Home

Study Shows California Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV) Users Are Leaving Cars & Trucks at Home

NEVs Account for 26.5 Million Zero-Emission Trips, 12.6 Million Miles Every Year in State; Replace Gasoline Vehicles 2/3 of Time SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Aug. 12 -- Electric vehicle users in California account for 26.46 million one-way trips and 12.58 million zero- emission miles traveled per year, according to a study ... Continue reading

Akzo Nobel Invests in Global Research and Production Facilities in the U.S.

Akzo Nobel Invests in Global Research and Production Facilities in the U.S.

ARNHEM, the Netherlands--Aug. 12, 2003--Akzo Nobel is to establish an international R&D center in Pontiac, Michigan, U.S., for its Car Refinishes business. The site will play a major role in the development of new products for the global and regional refinishes markets. Along with the R&D facilities, Akzo Nobel will al ... Continue reading

Carmakers Settle With California Clean Air Board - Californians to Breath a Little Easier

Carmakers Settle With California Clean Air Board - Californians to Breath a Little Easier

SACRAMENTO, Calif. August 11, 2003; The AP reported that state air regulators and automakers have settled a lawsuit challenging the nation's toughest auto emissions program, a spokesman for California's air board said Monday. General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler and Isuzu Motors have agreed not to challenge new regula ... Continue reading

Sunoco presents GM Racing ASN Canada FIA National Karting Championship

Sunoco presents GM Racing ASN Canada FIA National Karting Championship

For immediate release; GM Racing and Sunoco to Sponsor Canadian National Karting Championships Mosport hosts 'double' weekend of action TORONTO, ONTARIO - (August 10, 2003) GM Racing, worldwide racing arm of General Motors, and Sunoco Ultra 94, the performance brand of Suncor Energy Products, have signed as sponsors of ... Continue reading

Sunoco and GM Racing step up Mosport ALMS program

Sunoco and GM Racing step up Mosport ALMS program

For immediate release; Sunoco to Sponsor Fellows Corvette at Mosport; GM Racing and Sunoco to Sponsor National Karting Championships; Canada's Future Race Stars Win. Toronto, August 10, 2003 It was announced today that Sunoco will be expanding a long-standing and valued relationship with Ron Fellows at the ALMS Race at ... Continue reading

Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Brings Race Fans to Motorsports' Magic Years - and Meet the Drivers as Well

Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Brings Race Fans to Motorsports' Magic Years - and Meet the Drivers as Well

MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 11 -- For the past three decades, every August the hills of the Monterey Peninsula have resonated with the sounds of racing cars from a bygone era and the equally loud sounds of joy from auto-racing fans. And it is that time once again. At the 30th annual Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races ... Continue reading

Eaton Presents the 2003 Woodward Dream Cruise

Eaton Presents the 2003 Woodward Dream Cruise

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Aug. 11, 2003--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that it is honored once again to serve as the presenting sponsor of the Woodward Dream Cruise on August 16, 2003. From around the country, automotive enthusiasts gather in The Motor City, to view thousands of musclec ... Continue reading

Championship Auto Racing Teams Reports Second Quarter 2003 Results

Championship Auto Racing Teams Reports Second Quarter 2003 Results

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11 -- Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003 and detailed several changes in its business model arising from the significant challenges presently facing the corporation. Recognizing that its current business structure needs to ... Continue reading

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