Tuesday, October 14, 2003

NHTSA Releases Study on Vehicle Weight, Safety

Weight reductions in passenger cars, lighter vans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) increased the risk of fatal crash involvement, a study by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded. The study of 1991-99 models also found that la ... Continue reading

Solutia Automotive Named Finalist in Automotive News PACE Awards

Solutia's Vanceva(TM) Quiet acoustic auto glass interlayer considered for excellence in innovation award TROY, Mich., Oct. 14 -- In its first year of submitting a product technology for consideration in the Automotive News PACE Awards, Solutia Automotive has been recognized as one of 23 finalists in the prestigious pro ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Confirmed EPA Fuel Economy Estimates for Prius Hybrid Mid-Size Sedan

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced confirmed fuel economy estimates for the all-new 2004 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. When Prius goes on sale this week it will carry an EPA fuel economy rating of 60 MPG in the city and 51 MPG on the highway with a combined city/highway ... Continue reading

600th Career Start for Sterling Marlin at Martinsville Speedway this weekend

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge Old Dominion 500 Advance 600th Career Start RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Old Dominion 500 (race 32 of 36) TRACK: Martinsville Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, October 17 at 3:05 p.m. EST ... Continue reading

Belo Interactive Audience-Targeted Ads Outperform Run-of-Site Campaign's 7x Larger Reach

Belo Interactive Brings TACODA Behavioral Ad Targeting to Real Estate Clients; Builds on Earlier Success With Automotive and Leisure Travel Clients DALLAS, Oct. 14 -- An audience-targeted ad campaign for a local home builder running on Belo Interactive's DallasNews.com has outperformed a run-of-site (ROS) campaign for ... Continue reading

Eaton Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $1.39 Per Share

CLEVELAND--Oct. 14, 2003--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced net income per share of $1.39 for the third quarter of 2003, an increase of 7 percent from net income per share of $1.30 in the third quarter of 2002. Sales in the quarter were $2.03 billion, 11 percent above last year. Net ... Continue reading

Von Dutch Introduces a Signature Custom Classic Motorcycle

'Kustomize Your Life'(TM) With Von Dutch Kustom Cycles RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Oct. 14 -- In the 50's, 'T' Shirts and Jeans became a fashion statement throughout America. As a result, Hollywood introduced James Dean and Marlon Brando. They became know as American rebels, but Kenneth Howard (Von Dutch) was the father ... Continue reading

Mazda to Unveil Two-Seat Sports Car Concept and Hydrogen Rotary Engine at 2003 Tokyo Motor Show

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Mazda to Unveil Two-Seat Sports Car Concept and Hydrogen Rotary Engine at 2003 Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 14, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation zooms into the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show with the strongest line of production and concept cars in company ... Continue reading

Zanardi to race in BMW at FIA ETCC Final Round

BMW Corporate Communications 14 October 2003 ALESSANDRO ZANARDI READY FOR RACING COMEBACK IN MONZA FIA EUROPEAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 18/19 OCTOBER 2003 Munich/Moza. When Alessandro Zanardi makes his first competitive outing in a racing car for over two years at Monza this weekend it will be at the wheel of a BMW 32 ... Continue reading

Kingsley Coach Expanding into Homeland Defense with Mobile Command Station

MIDDLEBURG, Pa., Oct. 14 -- Kingsley Coach (BULLETIN BOARD: KNGS) announced today it has received approval to compete in the bidding for the design and manufacture of a Mobile Command Station. The pre-bid is scheduled for October 21, 2003 with the bid opening in November 2003. Ralph Dickenson, CEO of Kingsley Coach, st ... Continue reading

Group 1 Automotive Elects New Board Member

HOUSTON--Oct. 14, 2003--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced today that J. Terry Strange was elected to the board of directors. His term will expire in 2004. Strange will replace Kevin Whalen on the board as a class II director, bringing the number of independent directors on the seven ... Continue reading

Car sales in Europe for September 'encouraging' news

BRUSSELS, Belgium October 14, 2003; Paul Geitner writing for the AP reported that Western European car sales in September were 4.4 percent ahead of last year, raising hopes that the market may be on the road to recovery, the Association of European Auto Manufacturers (ACEA) said Tuesday. Registrations, which reflect sa ... Continue reading

American Commerce Solutions Closes On Chariot Trailer

BARTOW, Fla., Oct. 14 -- American Commerce Solutions, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AACS) today announced that the company completed the acquisition of Chariot Manufacturing Company, Inc. on Saturday, October 11, 2003. President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel L. Hefner reported today that Chariot Manufacturing Company, Inc ... Continue reading

Philippines to Become Ford's ASEAN Export Hub

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 14 -- Ford Motor Company today reaffirmed its commitment to turn the Philippines into a regional export hub for its ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) operations. The company also announced an additional US$50 million investment into its Santa Rosa manufacturing facility. The pledg ... Continue reading

Fairchild Agrees to Buy European Market Leader for Motorcyclist Gear and Accessories

DULLES, Va.--Oct. 13, 2003--The Fairchild Corporation , announced today that a definitive agreement has been signed to buy Hein Gericke, PoloExpress and IFW from the Administrator for Eurobike AG in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fairchild's equity investment will be EUR 32.5 million. The balance of the purchase price will be fi ... Continue reading

TAOS, Inc. Display's Vehicle Displays At Symposium

Paper Addresses Ambient Light Sensing as a New Safety Measure for In-Vehicle Displays PLANO, Texas, Oct. 13 -- Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions(R), Inc. (TAOS) will present a technical paper on new safety measures for in-vehicle displays at the Society for Information Display (SID) 10th Annual Symposium on Vehic ... Continue reading

MTA Urges Union Leaders to Back Off From Strike Threat

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 -- MTA officials today urged leaders of the union representing MTA's maintenance workers not to go on strike and strand hundreds of thousands of public transit users, wreck the regional economy and clog Los Angeles streets and freeways. "A strike is not only unnecessary, but it will do great harm t ... Continue reading

Valeo Announces a Plan to Sell Its Heavy Vehicle Signal Lighting Activity

PARIS, Oct. 13 -- Valeo today announced that its subsidiary Valeo Vision has convened its Central Works Council to a meeting on October 21, 2003, to discuss the proposed sale of its heavy vehicle signal lighting activity to a group of investors, in association with some of the managers of the site. This activity, which ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Selects Tri-Way Manufacturing Technologies

WINDSOR, Ontario, Oct. 13 -- Tri-Way Manufacturing Technologies Corporation has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from DaimlerChrysler to provide new manufacturing systems to produce two separate transmission components. The systems will incorporate several of Tri-Way's newly developed modular components. Th ... Continue reading