John Force wins AARWBA's Titus Award
POMONA, Calif. January 12, 2003; John Force made more history Saturday night as the first four-time winner of the Jerry Titus Memorial Award presented each year to the driver earning the most total votes in balloting for auto racing's official All-America Team as selected by the membership of the American Auto Racing W ... Continue reading
AMA Supercross Series 250cc/125cc West
AMA Supercross Series 250cc/125cc West Round 2: Phoenix, AZ January 11, 2003 After two weeks, the new-season hype has worn off. It's business as usual in the Supercross wars, and the Honda Red Riders closed out an action-packed race in Phoenix with Ricky Carmichael claiming fourth place in the 250 race amidst amazing c ... Continue reading
SKYFi Portable XM Satellite Audio System Named Best of CES Finalist
DETROIT, and WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2003; Delphi Product & Service Solutions, part of Delphi Corporation , and XM Satellite Radio announced today that the new SKYFi(TM) Audio System was named a finalist for the Best of CES award for 2003 in the portable audio category. The SKYFi Audio System, a self-contained "boom box," ... Continue reading
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 13, 2003; Jaguar is spotlighting the all-wheel drive benefits of its X-TYPE sports sedan with a dramatic new advertising campaign entitled 'Claws'. "The X-TYPE is the only car in its class with permanent all-wheel drive as standard," says George Ayres, Vice President, Marketing, Jaguar Cars North A ... Continue reading
Midas Elects Alan Feldman President and Chief Executive Officer
ITASCA, Ill.--Jan. 13, 2003--The board of directors of Midas, Inc. has elected Alan Feldman to serve as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. He also has been elected to the board. Feldman, 50, joins Midas after nearly 20 years in the food and restaurant industries. He held senior management pos ... Continue reading
TI Automotive Acquires Pierburg's Electric Fuel Pump Unit
WARREN, Mich., Jan. 13, 2003; TI Automotive, a leading supplier of fuel systems, has acquired the electric fuel-pump division of Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG in Neuss, Germany. Bill Laule, TI Automotive's chief executive officer, said the move is designed to enhance the company's global fuel-pump design and manufacturing ... Continue reading
Chrysler Announces Pricing for All-New 2004 Pacifica
* Premium Sports Tourer Available in All-Wheel and Front-Wheel Drive * Segment Buster to Go on Sale in Early Spring * Combined with Introduction of Chrysler Crossfire, Pacifica Builds New Momentum for Brand AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 13, 2003; The Chrysler Group announced pricing today for its all-new 2004 Chrysler Paci ... Continue reading
New Integrated Circuit For Controlling the Brightness of LEDs
IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 13, 2003-- -- Single driver can control from six to more than 100 LEDs -- Micro-miniature package saves space and cuts cost -- Provides both analog and digital dimming capability Microsemi Corp. , a leading manufacturer of power management integrated circuits, announced a new six-channel LED sink d ... Continue reading
Multimodal Interface for Ford Model U Concept SUV
BOSTON--Jan. 13, 2003-- Company's Speech Technologies Support Concept Car's Multimodal Interface On Display at North American International Auto Show SpeechWorks International, Inc. , the global leader in speech technologies and services, today announced that it has collaborated with Ford Research for the design and im ... Continue reading
Not Just Tire Kicking: Lookers Buys UK Renault Auto Dealer Franchise
LONDON January 13, 2003; Dow Jones reported that Lookers PLC Monday said it has acquired the Renault franchise for south Manchester and central Cheshire with the purchase of Jackson & Edwards Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. The Jackson & Edwards businesses comprise two existing Renault dealerships in Altrincham, south Man ... Continue reading
Thai 2002 New Vehicle Sales At 6-Year High
BANGKOK January 13, 2003; Dow Jones reports that new vehicle sales in Thailand soared 37.8% last year to 409,362 units, its highest level in six years, thanks to the country's robust economic growth, according to data released by Toyota Motor Thailand Co. Monday. ... Continue reading
NEW YORK January 13, 2003; The AP reported that U.S. purchases of machine tools fell 9.7 percent in November from the previous month, and dropped 4.3 percent from the same time a year ago, two industry groups reported. Companies spent an estimated $145.52 million for machine tools in November, the Association for Manuf ... Continue reading
Detroit Auto Show: Attendee Reactions From First Public Day
Detrroit January 13, 2003; Sarah Freeman writing for the AP reported that parents hoisted toddlers into trucks with bases that stood higher off the ground than the youngsters' heads, while workers wearing white gloves and smocks followed closely with soft fabric, wiping away any fingerprints left behind. All the while ... Continue reading
Daewoo Targets Big Rise In 2003 Sales
Seoul January 13, 2003; Sangim Han writing for Bloomberg reporterd that Daewoo Motor Sales Corp., the Korean sales agency for GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. and Ssangyong Motor Co., said it wants to sell 27 percent more vehicles by volume this year. The company aims to sell 274,118 vehicles in 2002, compared with 216, ... Continue reading
Anderson In For Double Whammy?
ANDERSON, Ind. January 13, 2003; The AP reports that auto-parts maker Delphi Corp. plans to re-evaluate its ignition production operation in Anderson in an effort to return it to profitability. If the effort does not succeed, Delphi, the world's largest auto parts supplier, could take steps that include closing or sell ... Continue reading
Delphi Dayton Plants- "Better Improve Or Else"
DAYTON, Ohio January 13, 2003; The AP reports that four Delphi Corp. plants will be sold, closed or dramatically reduced if they don't start turning a profit, company officials said. Workers at two Dayton brake plants and two Moraine air conditioning compressor plants received letters Friday warning of consequences if ... Continue reading
Japan Inc. Carmakers To Jointly Develop Fuel Cells
TOKYO, Jan 13, 2003; Reuters reported that a group of top automakers aims to jointly develop technology to allow fuel cell cars to cover similar distances as gasoline engine cars, a Japanese newspaper reported on Monday. The unprecedented effort on fuel cells brings together companies including Toyota Motor, Nissan Mot ... Continue reading
China's Auto Sector Profits Surge In 2002
SHANGHAI, Jan 13, 2002; Reuters reported that China's auto industry raked in gross profits of 43.1 billion yuan ($5.21 billion) over 2002, up 60.94 percent from 2001, the State Development Planning Commission said on Monday. Vehicle sales in the world's fastest-growing auto market climbed 30.8 percent to 646.5 billion ... Continue reading
From The Horses Mouths Gary Cowger, Mark LaNeve, Tom Stephens, Wayne Cherry, Bob Lutz Detroit Opera House NAIAS January 5, 2003 Gary Cowger: Good evening and welcome. By the time this great building opened, as the Capitol Theater, on January 12, 1922, Cadillac was already on its way to becoming 'the standard of the wor ... Continue reading
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