Celadon Group Announces Third Quarter Outlook and Investor Presentation
INDIANAPOLIS--March 19, 2001--Celadon Group, Inc. announced that it expects third quarter results to be at the low end of published analysts' expectations, excluding the loss associated with the operations of TruckersB2B, Inc., its majority owned e-commerce division. In addition to the loss from operations of TruckersB ... Continue reading
DETROIT, March 19 Leaders from all the major players in automotive telematics will meet in Detroit this May 15-16 to discuss revenue models and the future of telematics at the eyeforauto Telematics 2001 conference at Cobo Center on May 15-16. http://www.eyeforauto.com/telematics Chet Huber, President and CEO of OnStar ... Continue reading
Business Editors ELKHART, Ind.--March 19, 2001--CTS Corporation today announced the availability of a new patented line of ultra small, surface mount strain gage pointing devices (cursor controls) designed specifically for use in portable applications such as palm-top, sub-notebook and notebook computers; internet appl ... Continue reading
Global Ocean Race Press Conference - Miami
Organizers and participants in the first Volvo Ocean Race, a 32,250 nautical mile global sailing event that begins September 23, 2001 will host a press conference and reception in Miami, March 23. The Volvo Ocean Race will feature top sailing syndicates and skippers in a round-the-world sailing competition that will ma ... Continue reading
LZ450 Luxury Sedan and All-New Elantra GT Highlight Hyundai's Dallas Auto Show Lineup
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 19 The Hyundai LZ450 luxury sedan and the all-new Hyundai Elantra GT five-door sedan are the headliners in the Hyundai display at the 2001 Dallas Auto Show at the Dallas Convention Center from March 21 to March 25. The Hyundai LZ450 luxury sedan is the largest, most luxurious sedan in the ... Continue reading
Mandel and Schwab Named Co-Grand Marshals for Porsche Rennsport Reunion
ATLANTA, March 19 On the road to what promises to be one of the most spectacular one-marque events in vintage motorsports history, Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has announced that Leon Mandel, vice president and publisher of AutoWeek magazine and Frederick J. Schwab, president and CEO of PCNA, will serve as co-gran ... Continue reading
PM Boulevard(TM) Partners With Integrity Solution To Offer E-Business Online Training
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 PM Boulevard, LLC, a leading provider of online project management services, today announced a partnership with Integrity Solution, LLC, an information technology risk management consulting firm that assists organizations with deploying distributed enterprise applications. The companies will m ... Continue reading
Mom And Dad, Weight And Relationships, The Internet And Guns MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, March 19 Mom controls us, television and the Internet help us feel like we're in control, and we want to control our weight more than our spousal relationships, according to a new progressive.com survey. The countrywide survey found th ... Continue reading
Safetyforum.com: Chrysler Renews Efforts to Hide Lemon Documents
ARLINGTON, Va., March 19 Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler is cranking up the volume in its efforts to prevent distribution of papers documenting the extent of its lemon recycling practices. The automaker has filed an unprecedented request that the North Carolina Court of Appeals reconsider its decision last week to va ... Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ind.--March 19, 2001--Cummins Inc. today introduced PowerSpec, a revolutionary Internet application that enables Cummins automotive customers to investigate their engine's control system and electronic features and allows Signature 600, ISX and ISM customers to custom-spec the electronic features of their eng ... Continue reading
Starcraft Corporation Receives Nasdaq Staff Determination
GOSHEN, Ind.--March 19, 2001--Starcraft Corporation --The Company received a Nasdaq Staff Determination on March 12, 2001 indicating that the Company fails to comply with the net tangible assets, market capitalization and net income requirements for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(2)(B), and tha ... Continue reading
AAA Says Lower Airfares for Off-Peak Travel is Key to Reducing Delays At Congested Airports
WASHINGTON--March 19, 2001--AAA said today that it agrees with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta that some system of peak pricing to encourage travel at off-peak times is needed to control delays at the most congested airports. In a letter to the secretary, AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet said, "AAA welc ... Continue reading
Short Track U.S.A. (Radio Show)
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Daewoo Workers Protest & Burn US Flag
(Editor's Note: When in doubt, do something stupid) Seoul - At least three people were injured on Saturday when approximately 2,000 students, union members and laid-off workers held a march to condemn the Korean government's goal of selling the bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co. to General Motors Corp. Demonstrators protesting ... Continue reading
Mazda Caught in Miata Horsepower Fib
Los Angeles - Salesmen may call it puffery, an overstatement of the facts, but consumers call it a lie. In the face of public criticism, Mazda Motor Corp.'s North American unit has offered to buy back all its 2001 Miata sports cars or give owners free factory-scheduled maintenance and $500 because the automaker oversta ... Continue reading
ALDOC EUROPE Signs Agreement to License Parts.com TradeMotion
Prepares for June 2001 Launch of Exclusive Marketplace Partnership Includes 400+ Manufacturers, 10,000 Wholesale Distributors, 7,000 Workshops SANFORD, Fla., March 19 Parts.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MIRM), a marketplace and software solutions provider for the parts industry, announced the signing of an agreement t ... Continue reading
CHEP Expands Depot Network To Better Serve Canadian Customers
TORONTO--March 19, 2001-- New facilities in Toronto, Calgary and Winnipeg augment nationwide service system Space is added to Vancouver and Moncton, NB depots To exceed the requirements of customers in Canada, CHEP has added three new depots and dramatically expanded two others within the past 12 months. The action wil ... Continue reading
Dean Zakos Promoted to Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Modine
RACINE, Wis.--March 19, 2001--Modine has promoted Dean R. Zakos to the position of vice president, general counsel and secretary. He succeeds Walter E. Pavlick, who will be retiring from Modine after 21 years of service. Zakos will report to Donald R. Johnson, president and CEO at Modine. Zakos has been with Modine for ... Continue reading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 19 Entrada Software, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: ETSW) the leading provider of traceability solutions for manufacturers, today announced that Dr. Mikel Harry has joined Entrada Software's Board of Strategic Advisors. Dr. Harry, Founder and Chairman of the Six Sigma Academy, joins existing board ... Continue reading
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., March 19 Environmental Tectonics Corporation (Amex: ETC), today announced that Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion, is now utilizing ETC's Conditioned Air Supply System (CAS(R)) for improved accuracy in their race car engine testing. JGR's dedication to winning includes ... Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS--March 19, 2001--Graco Inc. today announced that it is conducting an outside search for a new President & Chief Executive Officer and that as a result, the following changes in management will be effective on April 2, 2001: Dale D. Johnson, age 46, has been named Vice President of the Contractor Equipment D ... Continue reading
Miller Industries Third Quarter Conference Call to be Broadcast Over The Internet
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 19 Miller Industries, Inc. intends to release its third quarter fiscal 2001 results for the period ended January 31, 2001 on Monday, March 19, 2001, after the close of the market. In conjunction with this release, the Company will host a conference call that will be simultaneously broadcast li ... Continue reading
Modine Selected Again Among '100 Best Corporate Citizens'
RACINE, Wis.--March 19, 2001--Modine Manufacturing Company has been chosen by Business Ethics magazine for the second consecutive year as one of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The listing will be the cover article of the March/April 2001 issue of Business Ethics, a publication on corporate social responsibility tha ... Continue reading
MSN Carpoint Selects Aether Systems To Provide Auto Dealers Access to Car Buyers Anytime, Anywhere
OWINGS MILLS, Md.--March 19, 2001-- Aether's NetSearch Enables Two-Way, Quick and Easy Response To Consumers and Improved Dealer Accountability Aether Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of wireless data products and services, today announced a strategic partnership with MSN Carpoint, the most visited car buying and own ... Continue reading
DETROIT, March 19 Imagine you've just won Survivor II and have a little green to throw around. Okay, a lot of green. What are you going to buy, another Ford Focus? Before you go forking over the cash for something considerably more plebeian, examine TheCarConnection.com's Top Ten cost-no-object cars. After all, if you ... Continue reading
General Motors Selects SeeBeyond for Enterprise-wide Solutions
General Motors Corp. and SeeBeyond, a leading global provider of eBI (eBusiness Integration) solutions, today announced that GM has selected SeeBeyond as its global standard for enterprise application integration (eAI). Providing application connectivity to enable the seamless, instantaneous flow of information both wi ... Continue reading
Microchip Technology Raises PICmicro Performance Speed
Providing the flexibility to operate at higher frequencies, Microchip Technology increased the top-end performance of its 8-bit PICmicro(R) microcontrollers to a maximum speed of 40 MHz. Offering 10 MIPS capability, the PIC16C5X and PIC16C6XX families of microcontrollers provide a flexible, cost-effective solution when ... Continue reading
Bell Industries Acquires Technology Consulting Firm
Bell Industries, Inc. announced it has acquired Project Support Systems (PSS), a privately owned technology consulting firm based in Anderson, Indiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PSS provides management consulting and technology project management services to middle market and Fortune 500 companies in ... Continue reading
Murata Electronics Introduces Adapted High Voltage Capacitors
Modifications to High Voltage Capacitor Suite Meet Industry Demand Murata Electronics North America, a world-leading innovator in electronics, announced the adaptations of its new high voltage capacitors (including the GRM and GHM series), with voltage ratings equal to or greater than 500V. These new capacitors meet th ... Continue reading
ACLN Announces February Car Volumes
ACLN Limited announced that in the month of February it shipped approximately 12,000 automobiles. Year-to-date through February, the Company has shipped over 22,000 cars, which compared to the 16,340 cars shipped in the first quarter of 2000, represents a 36% increase. The Company also reported that it presently has a ... Continue reading
2002 Lincoln Blackwood Will Debut With Ultrasonic Reverse Sensing System
When the 2002 Lincoln Blackwood debuts this summer, its many state-of-the-art luxury systems and appointments will include a Reverse Sensing System, which alerts drivers to objects in their path while driving in reverse. The distinctive Lincoln Blackwood, which breaks all the rules about luxury vehicles, is the first i ... Continue reading
Volvo Global Trucks Deliveries as of February 2001
Deliveries from Volvo Global Trucks through February 2001 amounted to 26 017 trucks compared to pro forma 27 925 trucks last year (-7%). Compared to the same period last year total order intake was down 13%, whereof North America was down 18% and Europe 7%. All segments, including the vocational, are now affected by th ... Continue reading
SPEED RACING RADIO with Jeff Bressler (Radio Show)
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Daewoo Motor America Announces Enterprise as Preferred Provider
ST. LOUIS, March 16 Daewoo Motor America, with more than 500 retail dealerships nationwide, has entered into an agreement with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to provide rental cars to meet Daewoo Motor's customer service loaner needs. "Daewoo, which recently received one of the top rankings in the J.D. Power and Associates Cust ... Continue reading
Litigation and Fraud Force Consumers to Pay More for Auto Insurance
The House Insurance Committee, chaired by Representative Leslie Waters, R-Largo, recently passed two bills aimed at addressing the dramatic increase in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance costs in Florida. These bills attack the two major problems with Florida's No-Fault auto insurance system-litigation and frau ... Continue reading
Pinnacle Announces Preliminary Sales Figures for All Pro
Pinnacle Business Management has announced the preliminary February sales figures for the companies that it recently acquired from Lo Castro and Associates. According to preliminary and unaudited figures, during the month of February 2001, the All Pro Auto Mall, All Pro Daewoo and All Pro Communications (including wire ... Continue reading
LA's Los Altos High School Designs Dream Vehicle for Chrysler Group
Annual Design Contest Yields Top Prize for Area Students LOS ANGELES, March 16 Teamwork, dedication and imagination contributed to the triumph of Los Altos High School during the 2001 "Build Your Dream Vehicle" educational challenge in Los Angeles. The winning team's concept vehicle, Serenity, earned $3,000, a first pl ... Continue reading
Sumida America Brings Automotive Coil Solutions to North America
Sumida America Corporation, a driving force in the fields of advanced magnetics, reed relays, surge arresters, and other electronic components, announces its launch into the automotive coils market in North America. Sumida America brings over 50 years of experience in coil and wire wound component production of parent ... Continue reading
Pierce Receives Contract to Refurbish Fire Trucks for the U.S. Army
Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., will refurbish 23 M2500L fire trucks for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command. This is Pierce's largest refurbishment contract for the U.S. military to date, and it is valued at $2.4 million. Lear Siegler, a focused susta ... Continue reading
SI Technologies Announces Second-Quarter Operating Results
SI Technologies, Inc., which designs, manufactures and markets high-performance industrial sensors, weighing and factory automation equipment and systems, and related products, today announced operating results for the second quarter and first half of FY2001. Revenues for the quarter ended January 31, 2001, totaled $9. ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
March 19, 2001 Fourth round of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship. This is a momentous event for two reasons. Firstly the arrival of Citroen as a registered contender in the FIA Manufacturers Championship, secondly the first round of the FIA's new cost limiting Super 1600 championship. CHARACTER OF THE EVENT The fir ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Dodge Dealers 400 Race Results, Darlington
March 19, 2001 DARLINGTON, SC: Following are the race results for the Dodge Dealers 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (2) Dale Jarrett, Taurus, 293 laps, $214,612. 2. (13) Steve Park, ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: New Infiniti 35A Engine Finishes 11th at Phoenix
March 19, 2001 Phoenix, Ariz. -- The all-new Infiniti Indy 35A engine finished 11th in its debut race at Phoenix International Raceway today, in the back of Robbie Buhl's No. 24 Team Purex Dreyer & Reinbold Racing GForce. Starting eighth in the Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200, Buhl fought handling problems and narrowly ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Race Results
March 19, 2001 PHOENIX - Results Sunday from the Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Phoenix International Raceway, with finishing position, starting position (in parenthesis), driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (2) Sam Hornish Jr., Dallar ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jeff Gordon Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (sidelined with motor problems on lap 240) "We kept adjusting on it and I thought we were getting better. But all of a sudden I looked up and the temperature gauge was about 250 (degrees) and it started sputtering after that. We came in and tried to fix it ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Mike Skinner Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 Mike Skinner, No. 31 Lowe's Chevrolet Monte Carlo (sidelined in crash, finished 37th): "I guess somebody's spotter didn't see who was out there or something like that. They turned up into us and just kept on turning into us. I don't know why they didn't just turn the steering wheel back to the left. But ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Hamilton Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 Bobby Hamilton, No. 55 Square D Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 9th) "We're real happy. Every race this year we've had a top 10 car, we've just made a few mistakes. But the team is really coming together. We keep getting stronger and stronger. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 Steve Park, No. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 2nd): "We were real dominant on the long runs. This is a tough old place. It wears tires out. We worked real hard on getting out set-up where it needed to be on the long runs. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett Wins Darlington, Rough Day for Dale Junior
March 19, 2001 Dale Jarrett won Sunday’s Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington (SC) Raceway, beating the Dale Earnhardt Inc. team with driver Steve Park by slightly more than half-a-second. Jarrett was able to hold off Park in a final seven-lap green flag rush to the finish line. The race had been stopped briefly to cl ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 Jerry Nadeau, No. 25 UAW-Delphi Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 20th): "I was the last survivor on the island for Hendrick Motorsports this weekend. I learned a lot about being patient today, but I didn't learn much about this track, unfortunately. The car was just so erratic today, I didn't know what to ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 VALVOLINE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TOP 10) "It was a good run for us. We thought we had them in a good position there right at the end, but we faltered a little bit and fell back. We got tight and just struggled a little bit, probably the last 30 laps of the ra ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ron Hornaday Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 RON HORNADAY, NO. 14 CONSECO PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON WHAT HAPPENED IN HIS INCIDENT) "We were just running where we shouldn't have been. I was passing the '11' car (Bret Bodine) for the third time. I guess the leader was behind us and he just got caught up on my right rear and turned me straight in the fe ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Hornish earns historic win at Phoenix
March 19, 2001 PHOENIX, - Sam Hornish Jr. was only 16 years old and a high school student when 24-year-old Buzz Calkins won the first Indy Racing League race at Walt Disney World Speedway in January 1996. Sunday Hornish, now 21, became the youngest winner in series history and probably the youngest in major North Ameri ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 KEN SCHRADER, NO. 36 M&M'S PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON HIS RUN) "Thirteenth isn't what you want, but it's been a while since I've been on the lead lap at Darlington. "We ran with a different group of cars than I've been running with. That just makes everybody hungrier because when you're not running good at ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Post Race Quotes
March 19, 2001 PHOENIX, - Quotes from Indy Racing Northern Light Series drivers after Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway: CASEY MEARS (#31 Galles Racing SportsLine.com G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone): "The car was a bit easier to drive today than it had been all weekend, but we still have a l ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON SALVAGING A DECENT FINISH TODAY) "We really were off all weekend long. We could never find it. We changed a lot of stuff. This Interstate Batteries Pontiac team worked real hard and we just never gave up. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Post Race Notes, Darlington
March 19, 2001 TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: (ON THE PIT ROAD INCIDENT WITH RUSTY WALLACE) "We pulled out of our spot and I was all the way up against the wall. Rusty pulled out, pulled up beside me and then for some reason, moved up into us and put us in the wall. That drove the right side of the ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Darlington's Pits Leaves Stewart in the Pits
March 19, 2001 DARLINGTON, S.C., - A potential top-five finish for Tony Stewart in the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway ended after a pit road accident with Rusty Wallace on lap 135. With the caution flag waving for oil on the race track, Stewart and the rest of the lead lap cars in the 43-car field hea ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Strong run but few points for Cheever at Phoenix
March 19, 2001 Phoenix, AZ - The same determination and passion for performance that powered the #51 Excite@Home Indy Race Team and Infiniti Motorsports to their first Indy Racing victory at Pikes Peak last June was displayed Sunday at the first round of 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series competition at Phoenix Int ... Continue reading
Northern Light IRL: Maurice Lacroix Watches Teams Up with IMS, Indy Racing
March 19, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS- Maurice Lacroix Swiss Watches has been named the Official Watch of the Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard 400 and the Indy Racing League, Maurice Lacroix and Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced today. The winner of the 2001 Indianapolis 500 will receive a special edition 18-karat r ... Continue reading
ALMS: BMW M3 GTR Finishes Third in GT Class Debut
March 18, 2001 SEBRING, Fla., -- The largest crowd ever assembled (170,000 estimated) to watch a Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring witnessed another BMW motorsports achievement as the newly introduced No. 42 BMW Motorsport M3 GTR of JJ Lehto and Jorg Muller finished third in the GT class. The GTR covered 323 laps around the ... Continue reading
SEBRING: Audi Scores Michelin's Third Consecutive Sebring Victory
March 18, 2001 * Audi Scores Michelin's Third Consecutive Sebring Victory - Michelin-shod Audi R8s swept the top four positions and scored Michelin's third consecutive 12 Hours at Sebring victory today. Rinaldo Capello, Michele Alboreto and Laurent Aiello finished .482 seconds ahead of second-place finishers Frank Biel ... Continue reading
USAC: Paul White wins first Coors Light Silver Bullet Race
March 18, 2001 PHOENIX, AZ: Paul White of Temple, Texas scored his first USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series victory in Sunday's 100-mile Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 feature event at the Phoeniz (Ariz.) International Raceway. It came in his 28th series start. White took the lead from pole starter Dave Steele on th ... Continue reading
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 12 YEAR 2001
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 12 YEAR 2001 ... Continue reading
Luxury sport-utility vehicles are some of the most prestigious products in the American automotive marketplace, and so nearly all top-level automakers have an offering in the class. ... Continue reading
The new Buick LeSabre Limited isn't exactly a young person's car, says Matt Hagin. His dad, Bob, says that the younger buyers are missing out on a lot of traditional American comfort and reliability. ... Continue reading
Dark Chapter In Ford's Racing History
The Ford Motor Company is making much fanfare over the fact that this is its 100th year in automobile racing. ... Continue reading
Mercedes Benz C320 Sport (2001)
With so much attention paid to Mercedes-Benz's SUVS and sports cars, it's easy to forget about the company's sales leader, the C-Class. ... Continue reading
More Cars We Don't Get To Test
Periodically we feel compelled to write about certain vehicles we are aren't allowed to road test. Be it for insurance reasons, vehicle availability or just being in a small market, this latest list of rebuffs are particularly painful ... Continue reading
When the Toyota's Recreational Activity Vehicle with 4wd, or RAV4, was introduced in '96, it set other car companies scrambling to come up with their own versions of a crossover small passenger car/SUV. ... Continue reading
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