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Wednesday, November 19, 2003

ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Steve Scgalski To President of Meritor Suspensions Systems Co.

ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Steve Scgalski To President of Meritor Suspensions Systems Co.

TROY, Mich., Nov. 19 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced that Steve Scgalski has been appointed president of Meritor Suspensions Systems Co. (MSSC), effective immediately. MSSC is a joint venture with Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing, which was created in 1986 and provides leading technology and high-quality suspensions syst ... Continue reading

Pruett Nominated for Second-Straight TA DRIVER OF THE YEAR Award

Pruett Nominated for Second-Straight TA DRIVER OF THE YEAR Award

TRANS-AM CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 MOTOROCK CONTACT: Chris Fleming 212-691-2800 Cell: 917-647-4790 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 19, 2003 PRUETT NOMINATED FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD LANSING, Mich. ‹ 2003 Motorock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodric ... Continue reading

ASA Schedules Famed Venues Toledo Speedway and Indianapolis Raceway Park In 2004

ASA Schedules Famed Venues Toledo Speedway and Indianapolis Raceway Park In 2004

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Chrysler Adds $500 Customer Cash Incentives - GM Customers Can Delay Payments - Ford Extends 0%

Chrysler Adds $500 Customer Cash Incentives - GM Customers Can Delay Payments - Ford Extends 0%

DETROIT November 19, 2003; Sholnn Freeman writing for Dow Jones reported that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group Wednesday added $500 in new customer rebates on most models, as Detroit auto makers continue to ramp up deals on 2004 models. In another new program, General Motors Corp. is allowing customers to defer mont ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Names Bill Kelley Director, Drivetrain Technology

BorgWarner Names Bill Kelley Director, Drivetrain Technology

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 19 -- BorgWarner Inc. has appointed Bill Kelley to the newly created position of Director - Drivetrain Technology. Kelley will be responsible for developing advanced drivetrain products and technologies that combine the expertise of BorgWarner Transmission Systems and BorgWarner TorqTransfer S ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Increases Dividend 25%; Announces 2 for 1 Stock Split

Johnson Controls Increases Dividend 25%; Announces 2 for 1 Stock Split

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 19 -- The Board of Directors of Johnson Controls, Inc. today voted to increase the cash dividend and split its shares two for one. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) The quarterly dividend on common shares was raised from $.36 to $.45 per share ($.225 on a post-split basis). T ... Continue reading

Survey Says: Here's the Most-Wanted Gifts for Your Car

Survey Says: Here's the Most-Wanted Gifts for Your Car

-- The most-wanted mobile electronic accessory this holiday season is a portable version of the hottest trend in car audio-XM radio. In this case it's a Delphi XM Roady ($119), a portable satellite receiver that quickly goes from your car to your home and even comes with interchangeable faceplates, according to Best Bu ... Continue reading

The Call Center Networking Group -CCNG- and Advanstar Technology Group Announce Strategic Alliance to Promote Call Center Industry

The Call Center Networking Group -CCNG- and Advanstar Technology Group Announce Strategic Alliance to Promote Call Center Industry

WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.--Nov. 19, 2003-- Alliance Will Boost Membership Through New Member Services and Events Advanstar Technology Group and the Call Center Networking Group (CCNG), the industry's largest professional networking membership organization, have announced a strategic alliance to promote and develop new con ... Continue reading

Mazda RX-8 Wins 2004 RJC Car of The Year

Mazda RX-8 Wins 2004 RJC Car of The Year

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Mazda RX-8 Wins 2004 RJC Car of The Year Mazda <http://www.japancorp.net/topimg/Low_Mazda1118.jpg> Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 19, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation's four-door, four-seater rotary sports Mazda RX-8, launched in April this year, was named '2004 RJC ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler, City of New York Team Up To Put Fleet of Zero Emission Vehicles to Work Around the City

DaimlerChrysler, City of New York Team Up To Put Fleet of Zero Emission Vehicles to Work Around the City

* Automaker Donates 352 GEM Vehicles * Clean, Quiet, Convenient, Low-Cost Transportation for the City * Donation Marked in City Hall Ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 19 WHAT: DaimlerChrysler will officially turn over the keys to GEM electric vehicles to the City of New York. The automaker is donating 352 zero emission electric ... Continue reading

Nestor Receives Fourth Patent for Its Video-Based Red Light Enforcement and Safety Product ``CrossingGuard''

Nestor Receives Fourth Patent for Its Video-Based Red Light Enforcement and Safety Product ``CrossingGuard''

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Nov. 18, 2003--Nestor, Inc. (OTC: NESO), is pleased to announce the issuance of U.S. Patent #6,647,361 on November 11, 2003. The patent entitled "Non-Violation Event Filtering for a Traffic Violator Detection System" teaches the use of customer selectable filters designed to reduce the number of event ... Continue reading

AAA Supports New 'America on the Move' Smithsonian Exhibition That Showcases History of Transportation

AAA Supports New 'America on the Move' Smithsonian Exhibition That Showcases History of Transportation

WASHINGTON--Nov. 18, 2003--AAA announced today it is a proud sponsor of the Smithsonian Institution's new multi-media exhibition that traces the evolution of the modern transportation system from the late 1800s to today. Titled "America on the Move" and housed in the National Museum of American History, the exhibition ... Continue reading

Starcraft to Supply OEM With Certified Wheels, Hummer Accessories

Starcraft to Supply OEM With Certified Wheels, Hummer Accessories

GOSHEN, Ind.--Nov. 18, 2003--Starcraft Corporation announced today the following results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 28, 2003: -- Revenues increased 84 percent for the fiscal year, 38 percent for the fourth quarter -- Net income for the fiscal year was $11.8 million, or $2.49 per share and $2 ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Event Provides Legal Alternative for Hundreds of Valley Street Racers

Drag Racing Event Provides Legal Alternative for Hundreds of Valley Street Racers

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 18 -- More than 200 sport compact racers and over 1,000 friends and spectators gathered at Sport Compact Only Night at Firebird International Raceway in Chandler last weekend, DragRacing.com announced today. The event was the latest in a two-year-old series of automotive/lifestyle events. Organized b ... Continue reading

Nissan CEO: We Will Launch 5 New Models In China By 2006

Nissan CEO: We Will Launch 5 New Models In China By 2006

BEIJING November 19, 2003; Dow Jones reported that Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it expects sales at its joint venture with China's Dongfeng Automobile Co. to reach 900,000 units by 2010. That would be up from a sales target of 550,000 units in 2006, said Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO of Nissan Motor. The US$2 bill ... Continue reading

Chip Ganassi Racing Scores Triple Crown in 2003 Rookie Title

Chip Ganassi Racing Scores Triple Crown in 2003 Rookie Title

Media Contact: Jason Wise, Chip Ganassi Racing (704) 500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com <mailto:jwise@ganassi.com> -For Immediate Release- Chip Ganassi Racing Scores Triple Crown in 2003 Rookie Title MOORESVILLE, N.C., (November 18, 2003) --- The future looks bright for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. The NASCAR racin ... Continue reading

Jamie McMurray Named NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year

Jamie McMurray Named NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year

Havoline Driver Jamie McMurray Named NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year McMurray Continues Rookie of the Year Tradition for Havoline Racing San Ramon, Calif., (Nov. 18, 2003) --- Havoline Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates marked history today as Jamie McMurray became the third rookie driver for Havol ... Continue reading

ANDRETTI GREEN RACING ANNOUNCES FRANCHITTI'S BACK

ANDRETTI GREEN RACING ANNOUNCES FRANCHITTI'S BACK

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New Vespa Motor Scooter Introduced

New Vespa Motor Scooter Introduced

The Granturismo Is The Fastest, Most Powerful Vespa Model Ever Developed LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 -- For the first time since 1996, Piaggio USA Inc., manufacturer of the world-famous Vespa(R) motor scooter, has introduced a new model to the U.S. market. The Vespa Granturismo, as its name implies, is a touring vehicle by de ... Continue reading

Michelin Announces Winners of 15th Annual Michelin Design Competition For College for Creative Studies Students

Michelin Announces Winners of 15th Annual Michelin Design Competition For College for Creative Studies Students

Winning entries from competition will be displayed at the North American International Auto Show as part of the Michelin Challenge Design(TM) Display DETROIT, Nov. 18 -- The 15th Annual Michelin Design Competition for the College for Creative Studies (CCS) Students was held last week at the Detroit Institute of Arts. C ... Continue reading

Bill Baker to Retire After a 30-Year Career in Automotive Public Relations

Bill Baker to Retire After a 30-Year Career in Automotive Public Relations

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 18 -- William E. "Bill" Baker will close a 30-year career in automotive public relations when he retires December 31, 2003 from his position as Director, Special Projects for Land Rover North America, Inc. Baker was one of the original eight executives who founded the company that brought the Range ... Continue reading

From Science to Science Fiction; Nissan Engineer to Illustrate the Past, Present and Future of Automotive Safety

From Science to Science Fiction; Nissan Engineer to Illustrate the Past, Present and Future of Automotive Safety

-- Bob Yakushi, director of product safety, regulatory and accessory quality at Nissan North America, Inc., will discuss Nissan's safety innovations and the automotive industry's technology trends that affect the safety of drivers and passengers at the Washington Automotive Press Association (WAPA) luncheon on Wednesda ... Continue reading

New York International Auto Show Releases 2004 Dates

New York International Auto Show Releases 2004 Dates

America's Longest-Running Auto Show Opens to the Public April 9th NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) has set the dates for the 2004 New York International Automobile Show. The Auto Show public dates are Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 18 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention ... Continue reading

Global Electric Secures Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Rights for Four-Wheeled, Electric-Propulsion Vehicles

Global Electric Secures Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Rights for Four-Wheeled, Electric-Propulsion Vehicles

BURBANK, Calif. & LAS VEGAS--Nov. 18, 2003--Whistler Investments, Inc. (OTCBB:WHSL) (name change pending to Global Electric) announced today that a formal licensing agreement for four-wheeled, electric-propulsion vehicles has been secured with RV Systems, a company founded and led by electric-power guru Mr. Chaz Haba. ... Continue reading

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