Way To Go SEMA!, Senate Gets It Right-Defeats Vehicle Scrappage Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Brian Caudill, <brianc@sema.org> SEMA 202/783-6007, ext. 39 Rosemarie Kitchin, <rosemariek@sema.org> SEMA 909/396-0289, ext. 104 VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE LEGISLATION DEFEATED IN U.S. SENATE WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 14, 2002) - Car hobbyists and related businesses scored a major victory yes ... Continue reading
AutoTradeCenter Gross Revenues Up Over 263 Percent for Same Period Last Year
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--March 14, 2002--AutoTradeCenter (OTC BB: AUTC) Thursday announced its third consecutive month of positive EBITDA. Total vehicle sales on the company's branded Web sites for February 2002 doubled over February 2001. Gross revenues for the months of January and February 2002 were up over 263 percent fo ... Continue reading
After A Bumpy Ride, Martino is ready to cruise in Florida
(Note: The following is also attached in text format for your convenience.) Contact: Jon G. Knapp Phone: (704) 662-3121 Fax: (704) 662-3021 AFTER A BUMPY RIDE, MARTINO IS READY TO CRUISE IN FLORIDA Jesel Motorsports crew looks for a strong performance at the Mac Tools Gatornationals Farmingdale, N.J., March 15, 2002 - ... Continue reading
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Mazda MPV ENGINE: 3.0-liter DOHC 24-valve V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 200 hp @ 6200 rpm/200 lb-ft @ 3000 rpm TRANSMISSION: Five-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 111.8 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 187.8 x 72.1 x 68.9 in. STICKER PRICE: $25,000 (est.) Mazda has added power and bette ... Continue reading
Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship Race One Notes from Sebring
Race Notes for Race 1 at Sebring 4:25 PM - The field is given the two minute warning to roll on to the track for the 13-lap Round One race. 4:26 PM - No. Sellers will lead the 25-car field, after capturing the pole on Wednesday afternoon. 4:27 PM - The pace car rolls on to the 3.7-mile road course. 4:28 PM - No. ... Continue reading
Virtually all new cars have airbags, and they're saving lives. They're reducing driver deaths by about 14 percent, and passenger bags reduce deaths by about 11 percent. People who use safety belts may think they don't need airbags. But they do. Airbags and lap/shoulder belts work together as a system, and one without t ... Continue reading
IIHS Low Speed Crash Results: Midsize Moderately Priced Cars
MIDSIZE MODERATELY PRICED CARS Bumpers should protect car bodies from damage in low-speed collisions, the kind that frequently occur in congested urban traffic. But many don't. The Institute conducts four 5 mph crash tests to assess bumper performance: front-into-flat-barrier, rear-into-flat-barrier, front-into-angle-b ... Continue reading
STAMFORD, Conn.--March 14, 2002--Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. today announced the public offering of 7,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $16.50 per share. The stock will commence trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABG." In the offering, the company is selling 4,500,000 shares ... Continue reading
AutoInfo, Inc. Announces 2001 Year End Results and the Expansion of Its Agent Network
BOCA RATON, Fla.--March 14, 2002--AutoInfo, Inc. (OTC BB:AUTO) today announced results of its operations for the year ended December 31, 2001. The Company reported gross revenues of $8.0 million as compared with $3.4 million for the prior year. Net revenues (gross revenues less the direct cost of transportation) were $ ... Continue reading
HIGHWAY PATROL PRECISION DRIVING TEAM WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE OPENING NIGHT
HIGHWAY PATROL PRECISION DRIVING TEAM WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE OPENING NIGHT The California High Patrol's Precision Driving Team will be back at the Speedway on Saturday night, March 16, with a brand new, thrill-pack display of close-order drill at 70+ miles per hour. Led by senior officer Mark Garrett, the team does th ... Continue reading
TORONTO--March 14, 2002--Eduardo Guendelman, President and C.E.O. of Paradigm Advanced Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:PRAV), announced today that John Tillger has joined the Advisory Board of Paradigm. "We are pleased to have John Tillger's logistics management expertise added to the diverse capabilities of the other member ... Continue reading
GENEVA--March 14, 2002-- New micro includes 143 general purpose Inputs/Outputs and 512Kbytes internal Flash memory which guarantees retention of 20 years and 100,000 cycles over -40 to +125 degree Celsius automotive temperature range STMicroelectronics today introduced a new 16-bit automotive-grade microcontroller chip ... Continue reading
Guy Smith Will Start Sebring From 12th Slot
GUY SMITH STARTS 9TH AT SEBRING Briton Guy Smith will start the 12 Hours of Sebring on Saturday (March 16th) from 12th place on the grid but remains confident of a strong finish in the race. The 27 year-old from Hull, partnered in this event by team owner Jim Matthews and Belgian Marc Goossens, was delighted with the p ... Continue reading
Organized Crime Imposes Fraud Tax on NY Drivers
NEW YORK, March 14 -- Two million dollars a day is stolen from honest New York drivers, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). This not only adds $124 to the cost of a typical auto insurance policy, it increases the likelihood that drivers will be the target of a staged ``accident.'' ``Driving safel ... Continue reading
Subaru Not Associated With World Maps That Do Not Include Israel
CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 14 -- Subaru of America, Inc. has received several inquiries alleging that the Subaru parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is distributing world maps that do not include Israel. This is completely inaccurate. Fuji Heavy Industries has not published or distributed a map of the kind we hav ... Continue reading
GM Brings Safety Advantages Of Stability Enhancement
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2002 GM Brings Safety Advantages Of Stability Enhancement To More Sport Utility Models Detroit, MI- GM is the leader in bringing the safety advantages of vehicle stability enhancement to more people, in more market segments than any other automaker. Furthering this leadership, GM will now make th ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2002 ORLANDO, FL - Chevrolet and GMAC Financial Services teamed with six Orlando-area schools today in an effort to curb student violence. This union also marks the local acceleration of a Chevrolet program known as "Chevy R.O.C.K." -- a national initiative dedicated to young people. ROCK stands ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2002 Tampa, FL - Chevrolet and GMAC Financial Services teamed with 17 Tampa-area schools today in an effort to curb student violence. This union also marks the local acceleration of a Chevrolet program known as "Chevy R.O.C.K." -- a national initiative dedicated to young people. ROCK stands for R ... Continue reading
North American Production for Week of March 4, 2002
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2002 North American Production for Week of March 4, 2002 Total U.S. Passenger Car 38,644Total U.S. Truck 53,092Total Canada Passenger Car 13,512Total Canada Truck 6,498Total N.A. Car and Truck 121,850 North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of March 18, 2002 Mon 3/18 Tue 3/19 Wed 3/20 ... Continue reading
OLDSMAR, Fla.--March 13, 2002--eAutoclaims, Inc. (OTCBB:EACC) which provides online claims management solutions for the auto insurance industry through both an applications services provider (ASP) and outsourcing services, announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2002. Total revenues ... Continue reading
Leaders in Automotive, Consumer Goods, and Retail to Address i2 PLANET Audience May 13-16
DALLAS--March 14, 2002-- Karenann Terrell of DaimlerChrysler, Mark Leposky of TaylorMade-adidas Golf, and Colin Dyer of the WWRE to Share Industry Best Practices Karenann Terrell, director of eConnect Platform at DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Mark Leposky, vice president of global operations at TaylorMade-adidas Golf Co ... Continue reading
Napier Environmental Technologies Inc.: 2001 Year's Results
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Napier Environmental Technologies Inc. (T-NIR) has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2001 together with management's discussion and analysis (MD&A). Complete copies of these documents may be reviewed on the Company's web site at www.napierenvironmental.c ... Continue reading
COSTA MESA, Calif.--March 14, 2002--In a special presentation series to be held during National Manufacturing Week at the Innovation Arena in the South Hall of Chicago's McCormick Place, nMetric CEO Tom Carpenter has been selected as the inaugural speaker. Carpenter's presentation will be at 10:30 am, March 18. To the ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: March 14, 2002 DETROIT, Mich.,- Following Sunday's NASCAR Winston Cup Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR took the No. 20 Pontiac of Tony Stewart, the No. 8 Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr., the No. 22 Dodge of Ward Burton and the No. 32 Ford of Ricky Craven to the Lockheed wind tunnel in Mariett ... Continue reading
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Accelerated Engine Development Is Key to Success at Phoenix International Raceway PHOENIX, March 14, 2002 -- When Chevrolet launched its first Indy car engine program in 1986, it took one year of development and 17 races for the ... Continue reading
Delphi Announces New Executive Appointments
Remenar Elected New Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems President TROY, Mich., March 14 Delphi Automotive Systems today announced the retirement of Paul J. Tosch, 61, Delphi vice-president and president of Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems. Tosch will conclude his duties May 1, 2002. He will be succeeded by Robert J. Remenar ... Continue reading
Kia Minivan Rated 'Poor' in Bumper Tests
Reuters reports that IIHS tests show that Kia Motors' Sedona minivan suffered more than $4,000 in damage during a low-speed bumper crash test because its airbags deployed.<P>The Sedona had a total of $9,747 in damage in four such bumper tests, a performance the insurance industry-sponsored group rated "poor." <P>The In ... Continue reading
Honda Civic Led 2000-Model Vehicle Thefts
Bloomberg News reported that Honda Motor Co.'s Civic car had the highest number of thefts among 2000-model cars and trucks during that year and DaimlerChrysler AG's Plymouth Breeze sedan had the worst rate, a U.S. agency said. The theft rate for all the 2000 models was 2.89 per 1,000 vehicles, unchanged from the compar ... Continue reading
GM Balks At Deal to Buy $1.2 Billion of Daewoo Assets
The Detroit News reports that General Motors Corp. wants to buy fewer assets from Daewoo Motor Co. than it agreed to purchase for $1.2 billion in September, complicating efforts to sell the insolvent South Korean automaker. GM doesn't want some overseas sales units and two overseas plants it had agreed to buy in Septem ... Continue reading
NHTSA Issues Report on Dual-Fuel
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a proposal on the implementation of the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 (AMFA), which encourages the development and use of methanol, ethanol and natural gas, and promotes the production of alternative fuel vehicles. NHTSA also proposed exten ... Continue reading
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in January 2002 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA sa ... Continue reading
Tips Help Wiser Drivers Wise Up
FT. COLLINS, Colo., March 14 -- With spring arriving, longer days and better weather mean you may be spending more time in your car doing things you've put off all winter. Unfortunately, one in eight drivers is involved in an accident each year. While you may not be able to avoid a collision, you can steer clear of mis ... Continue reading
Ready for Holiday Travel? Remember to Check Your Windshield
PITTSBURGH, March 14 -- As the weather warms up, more and more people will be taking to the roads for spring holidays or vacations. And, if you're one of them, you're probably going to give your car a good safety check-up before you leave ... tires, brakes, transmission. But what about that rock chip in your windshield ... Continue reading
Senators Reid and Ensign Endorse Electric Fuel's Zero-Emission Bus Program
WASHINGTON, March 13-- Electric Fuel Corporation announced today that at a press conference held this morning at the Upper Senate Park, Nevada senators Harry Reid (D) and John Ensign (R) expressed their support for deploying the Electric Fuel zero-emission bus in Southern Nevada. The joint press conference was the high ... Continue reading
Cummins Westport to demonstrate low-emissions natural gas transit bus at Globe 2002
VANCOUVER, March 13 Cummins Westport Inc., a joint venture of Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia, announced today that it will demonstrate its low-emissions C Gas Plus natural gas engine in a transit bus at Globe 2002, the 7th biennial trade fair and conferenc ... Continue reading
Chairman Lutz, Vice Chairman Devine Only Two GM Executives to Receive Bonuses in 2001
DETROIT AP reports that Robert Lutz, chairman of General Motors Corp's North America division, and John Devine, GM vice chairman and chief financial officer, were the only two executives at the world's biggest automaker to receive bonuses last year, records show. GM Chairman John F. Smith Jr. and CEO Rick Wagoner along ... Continue reading
AIADA Hails Senate Passage of Fuel Economy Amendment
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) issued the following statement today following Senate passage of an amendment to the energy bill sponsored by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Christopher Bond (R-MO) to give the Department of Transportation the authority to determine ... Continue reading
NHRA: New-look team has Benza energized
For more information, contact Rob Geiger at 281-913-3316. New-look team has Benza energized GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 13) – Pro Stock driver Bob Benza will make his 2002 debut this weekend at the 33rd annual Mac Tools Gatornationals with a completely new outlook. Benza has taken what he hopes is the final step tow ... Continue reading
OLDSMAR, Fla.--March 13, 2002--eAutoclaims, Inc. (OTCBB:EACC) which provides online claims management solutions for the auto insurance industry through both an applications services provider (ASP) and outsourcing services, announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2002. Total revenues ... Continue reading
AAA's First Monthly ``Travel Barometer''
TAMPA, Fla.--March 13, 2002--Traveling by auto retained its appeal in the month of February, while air travel and several other travel indicators continued to show signs of recovery, according to the latest AAA Auto Club South "Travel Barometer" comparing monthly travel statistics. The statistical snapshot illustrates ... Continue reading
Featherlite Announces Year-End Results
CRESCO, Iowa--March 13, 2002-- After Profitable 3rd Quarter, 4th Quarter Sees $4.9 Million Loss; $8.8 Million Loss for Year Featherlite, Inc. today reported net losses of $4.9 million, or 75 cents per diluted share, on sales of $39.1 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001. This compares with losses of $ ... Continue reading
Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Race Report
Honda Racing Report Sunday, March 10, 2002 Circuit:Fundidora Park (2.10-mile road course), Monterrey, Mexico 2001 Winner:Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) 81.648 mph average speed Weather:Partly cloudy, mild, 67-degrees F Race Results: Fn.St. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Speed/Notes 1. 5. Cristiano da Matta Newman-Haas Raci ... Continue reading
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