Saturday, October 19, 2002

Shanghai to host F1 race beginning in '04

October 18, 2002 BEIJING, The AP reported that Formula One will race in China for the first time in 2004. The circuit has a seven-year deal beginning that year to hold a grand prix race at a new $244 million track in Shanghai, the sport's governing body said Friday. "Formula One is the biggest annual global sporting ev ... Continue reading

NASCAR Bush Grand National Sams Town 250 Lineup

Driver and his qualifying speed. 1. (60) Greg Biffle, Ford, 116.817 mph. 2. (2) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 116.792. ... Continue reading

Improved Search Installed

Hello dere TACH'ers; With more than 500,000 pages of info, our current site search was not meeting our standards for quick and accurate responses to the hundreds of thousands of auto queries each day. So, we are doing some upgrades and housecleaning, and until it works again it won't. To find what you are seeking witho ... Continue reading

Toyota launches Camry in India, goal 20 pct share

BANGALORE, India, Oct 19, 2002 Reuters reported that Japan's Toyota Motor Corp today launched sales of its imported Camry sedan in India, aiming to capture 20 to 25 percent of a small but growing luxury sedan market. Company officials told a news conference in Bangalore they expected to sell about 1,000 units of the mo ... Continue reading

GM's China unit to focus on domestic growth

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Oct 18, 2002; Michael Ellis writing for Reuters reported that - General Motors Corp.expects to export more vehicles from its joint venture plants in China, but China will not serve as a major base for the sale of new cars and trucks to the rest of the world, GM's head of its Chinese operations said o ... Continue reading

GM Won't Meet Goal to Grab 10% of Asia's Market Share by 2004

October 18, 2002 DETROIT, writing for The Wall Street Journal reported that General Motors Corp. , which has been trying to boost its market share across Asia to 10% by 2004, will fall short of meeting that goal, said Phil Murtaugh, head of GM's China Group. "I don't think we'll get there by 2004," he told a small grou ... Continue reading