MMCA Auto Owner Trust 2001-2 `AAA' By Fitch
NEW YORK--June 14, 2001--Fitch rates MMCA Auto Owner Trust 2001- 2's $146.2 million 3.8975% class A-1 Notes `F1+', $94 million floating-rate class A-2, $229 million floating-rate class A-3 and $150.0 million floating-rate class A-4 notes `AAA', and the $46.8 million 5.75% class B notes `A'. The trust also issued $54 mi ... Continue reading
Probex to Present at AMEX Online Conference
DALLAS--June 14, 2001--Probex Corp. (AMEX:PRB), an energy technology company specializing in environmental services, today said that it will be presenting at the American Stock Exchange's upcoming online conference, "Where Savvy Investors Meet Undiscovered Companies." You are invited to view slides and listen to the pr ... Continue reading
MILAN, Italy--June 14, 2001--Razorfish, Inc. , the global digital solutions provider, today announced the launch of www.inauto.com, a new portal for Mondadori and ACI, which serves as a point of reference for Italian drivers. Razorfish developed the site to address the needs' of drivers while leveraging the strengths o ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation Comments On 2001 Outlook
CTS Corporation commented today on its outlook for 2001 in light of continued softness in its markets as evidenced by recent announcements of other market participants. "Last month, we announced a restructuring plan that we believe will permit us to operate much more efficiently in the current environment without sacri ... Continue reading
CHP Turns Up Heat On Unsafe Truckers Statewide
WHO: California Highway Patrol WHAT: Statewide special enforcement effort targeting unsafe commercial trucks WHEN: Thursday, June 14, 2001, beginning at 6 a.m. WHERE: Statewide in areas identified as having truck-related problems WHY: In response to an increase in truck-involved and truck-at-fault collisions statewide, ... Continue reading
AutoTrader.com Enhances Online Inventory with High-Quality, Factory Certified Used Vehicles
ATLANTA--June 14, 2001-- Toyota, Lexus and Honda Among Leading Manufacturers to Offer Certified Vehicles on AutoTrader.com AutoTrader.com, the leading Internet auto classifieds destination and marketplace in the United States, today announced the launch of Certified Vehicle listings on its popular site. Toyota, Lexus a ... Continue reading
DETROIT--June 14, 2001-- New Product Facilitates Fast, Seamless Supply-Chain Management Integration with Any ERP, Legacy or Management System iStarSystems today announced iStarHub, a new turnkey back-end integration solution at the Planet Automotive Industry Conference in Detroit. Designed to provide a streamlined appr ... Continue reading
SAN DIMAS, Calif.--June 14, 2001--PaperPak Products, a leading manufacturer of adult incontinent products and packaging materials for food processors, announced it is shipping all unit loads on CHEP pallets effective immediately. The company is manufacturing its product lines, which include the Attends brand, onto CHEP ... Continue reading
Magnequench Introduces New MQP-S-9-8 Spherical Isotropic Powder
ANDERSON, Ind.--June 14, 2001--Magnequench Inc.(R) (MQI), a global industry-leading supplier of permanent magnets materials and magnetic systems, is proud to announce its release of a new spherical isotropic powder product MQP(TM)-S-9-8. This unique powder product is a result of a three-year joint development effort wi ... Continue reading
Pittston to Appear Today Before Investment Firm and Update Business Conditions
RICHMOND, Va.--June 14, 2001--In remarks planned for delivery this morning during the presentation of an overview of the Company to representatives of a local investment firm, The Pittston Company's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Robert T. Ritter, will provide an update on general business conditions. In h ... Continue reading
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT: ALLDATA Launches Library and Educational Vers ion of Online Product
Greetings, The following press release, "ALLDATA Launches Library and Educational Version of Online Product", was launched over the news wire today, June 13, 2001. Our participation at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in San Francisco this weekend represents our first opportunity to launch our A ... Continue reading
DAYTON, Ohio--June 14, 2001--The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced that ReySource(TM), its Internet-based automotive retailing procurement solution, has exceeded $3 million in sales in just ten weeks of operation. ReySource helps auto retailers to manage the purchase of business documents, office supplies, ... Continue reading
Visionics Announces Installation of IBIS Mobile Identification System in Ontario, CA Squad Cars
ONTARIO, Calif.--June 14, 2001-- Successful Pilot Funded by Federal Grant and Supported by Cong. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) and Gary Miller (R-CA) Visionics Corporation , the worldwide leader in identification technologies and systems, announced today the successful installation of its IBIS mobile identification system in Onta ... Continue reading
KleenAir Moves and Prepares to Enter Power Generation Market
KleenAir Systems Inc., has completed its move from Newport Beach to a new 18,000 square foot facility in Fullerton, CA. It is sharing this facility with its licensee, Extengine Transport Systems and Ecologic Engine Testing Laboratories, who are installing a range of chassis and engine dynomometers used for testing auto ... Continue reading
RACO Industries Selects PowerLOC'S Destinator Navigation Device
Paradigm Advanced Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of GPS-based location and asset tracking, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, PowerLOC Technologies Inc., has received an initial six-figure order from RACO Industries, Inc. for its Destinator(TM) GPS-based navigation system. RACO placed their order ... Continue reading
Joseph Plomin, senior vp and GM of heavy duty/industrial for Delco Remy
Delco Remy America President, Richard Stanley, announces the appointment of Joseph Plomin as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Heavy Duty/Industrial Division for Delco Remy America. As General Manager, Plomin will have responsibility for Delco Remy's global heavy duty and industrial original equipment bu ... Continue reading
Pierre Gagnon, newly appointed president and COO of Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Motors America, Inc. announced a series of senior leadership appointments for Mitsubishi Motors in North America. The appointments, effective at the end of the month, involve executives at Mitsubishi Motors America (MMA), the umbrella entity of the company's subsidiaries in North America; Mitsubishi Motor Sa ... Continue reading
News from Kenworth: MHC Kenworth in Dallas Receives Award
MHC Kenworth-Dallas has won the "Public Image Award" awarded annually by the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA). It was the first ever award to a TACA allied member, which includes truck dealers and materials suppliers to the concrete and aggregates industry in Texas. MHC Kenworth won the award in the "most ... Continue reading
John W. Potter Joins Oxford Automotive as President and CEO
Oxford Automotive, Inc., a leading full-service global supplier of highly engineered metal-formed systems and mechanisms, announced today that John W. Potter has joined the company as president and chief executive officer. "We are excited to announce John Potter's appointment," said Selwyn Isakow, chairman of Oxford Au ... Continue reading
i2 and Industrial Business Unit Announces Many Implementations
i2 Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of dynamic value chain and marketplace solutions, today announced that its Automotive and Industrial Business Unit has completed customer implementations with many leading manufacturers and their suppliers, following record sales reported in 2000 for i2's automotive and indus ... Continue reading
National Safety Council's First Aid Institute Launches Revised Program
The National Safety Council (NSC)*s First Aid Institute has launched a newly revised Automated External Defibrillation program designed to save lives in cases of sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is one of the leading causes of death around the world. Nearly 225,000 Americans are victims of SCA each ye ... Continue reading
GM Colmotores announces the most powerful automotive website
GM Colmotores has announced the launch of the most powerful automotive website offered to date to the Colombian customer, www.chevrolet.com.co. By harnessing GM's global experience in e-commerce and combining it with local expertise and dealer insight in the strategic planning of the website, GM was able to design a co ... Continue reading
Hybrid transit bus offers glimpse at tomorrow's lower-emission transportation
Hybrid transit bus offers glimpse at tomorrow's lower-emission public transportation DETROIT - General Motors is donating an environmentally sensitive clean diesel hybrid transit bus for use during a major environmental conference to be held June 20-23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. The diesel-electric hybrid vehicle will shuttle ... Continue reading
Leading environmentalist and fuel cell innovator joins GM
General Motors and General Hydrogen announced a 25-year collaboration today to accelerate the spread of a hydrogen infrastructure, and to speed the introduction of fuel cell vehicles into markets in North America, Europe, Asia and emerging economies. The strategic alliance will focus on several key areas, including hyd ... Continue reading
Lowriders: Star Attraction at "Chevy Impala Heritage Tour"
It is impossible to miss them easin' down the highway with their wild modifications, outrageous designs, detailed personalization and ability to "slam". These vehicular works of art - aka "lowriders" - will be the star attraction of the "Chevy Impala Heritage Tour" that will cruise through Arizona, California, Colorado ... Continue reading
Mobility Names School Dean And Former President of ESPN to Board
Mobility Technologies, Inc. today announced that J. William Grimes, former President & CEO of ESPN, and Patrick T. Harker, Ph.D., Dean of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, will join the company's Advisory Board. The company has retained several of the nation's foremost thought leaders from several discipl ... Continue reading
North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of June 11, 2001
Total U.S. Passenger Car:29,474Total U.S. Truck:38,772Total Canada Passenger Car:12,854Total Canada Truck:7,506Total N.A. Car and Truck:97,922 North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of June 11, 2001 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Employees laid off 6/11 6/12 6/13 6/14 6/15 6/16Passenger Bowling Green, Ky. OT OT O ... Continue reading
Oldsmobile has a few words for the Jeep Grand Cherokee
Oldsmobile has a few words for the Jeep Grand Cherokee. "Not So Grand," "Power Envy," and "270 hp? Not in this SUV." As part of an awareness campaign for the redesigned 2002 Bravada, Oldsmobile worked with five St. Louis Jeep Grand Cherokees owners to wrap their SUVs with words describing the benefits of the 2002 Brava ... Continue reading
PPG Honors 10 Firms as Excellent Suppliers
PPG Industries has recognized 10 suppliers for extraordinary performance in 2000. Margaret H. McGrath, vice president of purchasing and distribution, said PPG's Excellent Supplier Awards are based on ratings for quality, delivery, documentation, innovation, responsiveness and commercial value. Participation in the comp ... Continue reading
QUANTUM Technologies partnership provides GM with lots of potential
General Motors and QUANTUM Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IMPCO Technologies, Inc., today announced an equity partnership deal for the development of hydrogen storage devices that could make future fuel cell electric vehicles competitive with today's gasoline vehicles in terms of range. GM will be acq ... Continue reading
The UAW and GM join forces and resources
The UAW and GM join forces and resources to prepare its team for the 21st century. The UAW-GM Center for Human Resources makes tomorrow's technology easily accessible through a unique mobile exhibit, called the Road to Tomorrow Tour, which is set to arrive at the GM Service Parts Operations ACDelco Parts Distribution C ... Continue reading
CART: Junqueira and Minassian hoping to continue successful tradition in Detroit
June 14, 2001 Detroit -- Target Chip Ganassi Racing travels to Detroit this weekend with aspirations of continuing their dominance at the 2.346-mile temporary street course in Belle Isle. Since 1998, Team Target drivers have led an amazing 73 percent of the laps (166 of 227 laps) and former team driver Juan Montoya, wh ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Keller heads into the unknown at Kentucky Speedway
June 14, 2001 Kentucky...The Unknown... The NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division is competing at four new tracks during the 2001 season. For the first time since 1989 (Louisville Speedway), the Busch Series will be heading to Kentucky. Jason Keller and the Albertson's team are preparing to compete on the new sp ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green returns home to Kentucky Speedway
June 14, 2001 Jeff Green returns home this weekend as the Busch Series makes its inaugural visit to the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway for Saturday night's Outback Steakhouse 300. The Owensboro, Ky., native is looking to rebound from 29th-place performance in Dover that saw him slip to second in the point standings and ope ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jimmy Spencer always looks forward to home state race at Pocono
June 14, 2001 Jimmy Spencer, driver of the No. 26 Kmart Taurus, is preparing for a big week as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series heads to Pocono for Sunday's Pocono 500. Spencer, who is a native of nearby Berwick, Pa., will be hosting his annual charity golf outing on Thursday and will then celebrate Father's Day on Sunday ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Veteran Ruttman Returns to Busch Series at Kentucky
June 14, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Joe Ruttman will pilot the #1 Yellow Racing Chevrolet in Saturday night’s Outback Steakhouse 300 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series event at Kentucky Speedway. Ruttman is filling in for driver Jimmy Spencer, who has a NASCAR Winston Cup Se ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Turn Three is the Key to Pocono
June 14, 2001 Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, is unique among the race tracks on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit with its three long straightaways and three corners. Elliott Sadler-21-Motorcraft Taurus-says getting through turn three, before heading down a 3,740-foot straightaway, is a key at Pocono. Sadler f ... Continue reading
CART series launches busiest stretch of the season at Detoit
June 14, 2001 DETROIT - The FedEx Championship Series hits the road in more ways than one this weekend, as the most grueling stretch of the 2001 campaign begins with the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit on The Raceway at Belle Isle (2 p.m. ET Sunday, live, ABC-TV). The Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix kicks off a ... Continue reading
DRAG RACING: Lippencot Jr Wins Top Fuel at Indy
June 14, 2001 Clermont, IN - Burbank, CA's Bob Muravez, better known in drag racing circles as "Floyd Lippencot Jr" captured his first-ever Goodguys Top Fuel crown at the 13th Hot Rod Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park by defeating Roger Lechtenberg of Cedar Falls, IA. "This is my fifth time competing at IRP and fi ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: David Pearson Had Fun Winning Races With Dodge
June 14, 2001 LONG POND, Pa. - David Pearson was NASCAR's Rookie of the Year in 1960. He started 574 Grand National races over three decades, winning 105 times and capturing three Grand National championships. By the time he retired in April 1986, his prematurely gray hair and wily tactics had prompted the world of sto ... Continue reading
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