Ward's Reports Estimated Production
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 19 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 309,972 units, up from the 129,135 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 9,297,236 v ... Continue reading
DEARBORN, Mich., July 19 Ford Motor Company today announced that Darryl Hazel will succeed Brian Kelley as president of Lincoln Mercury effective Aug. 1. Kelley has resigned from the company to become president and chief executive officer of SIRVA, a global relocation, moving and logistics company. Hazel is succeeded a ... Continue reading
Mazda, American Le Mans, Star Mazda Extend Relationship
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced the extension of its relationship with the Star Mazda Series and the American Le Mans Series. The contract extends through the 2008 season, with The Star Mazda Series North American Championship continuing to be a featured support event to th ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Responds to Price Fixing Allegations
MONTVALE, N.J., July 19 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) issued the following statement in response to inquiries about a federal government investigation into allegations of price fixing: "The only allegations that we are aware of relate to civil litigation stemming from unsubstantiated public comments from a terminated de ... Continue reading
Justice Department Launches Mercedes-Benz Price-Fixing Probe
DETROIT Ed Garsten writing for the AP reported today that US Federal officials are investigating allegations of price fixing against Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Manhattan Inc., according to a filing Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In the filing by Mercede ... Continue reading
WOODBURY, N.Y.--July 19, 2002--Research Frontiers Incorporated , the developer and licensor of SPD-Smart(TM) light-control technology, is pleased to report better-than-expected results from recently launched marketing campaigns by its licensees, as well as accelerated progress by its SPD emulsion and film licensees. On ... Continue reading
50th Anniversary Kick Off Event Wrap up and 2003 NCM Event Schedule
Good afternoon, Please find the following wrap up release on our recent 50th Anniversary Kick Off event. I have also attached our 2003 Calendar of Events. Any help in promoting these upcoming activities is greatly appreciated. More information will be sent in the coming months regarding our exciting events scheduled fo ... Continue reading
PITTSBURGH--July 19, 2002--Alcoa Inc. announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Iceland and Landsvirkjun, Iceland's national power company, formalizing their cooperation on a 295,000-metric-ton-per-year, low-emission aluminum smelter to be built in eastern Iceland. Th ... Continue reading
Badger Meter Reports Record Sales and Increased Earnings in Second Quarter
MILWAUKEE--July 19, 2002--Badger Meter, Inc. (AMEX: BMI) today reported record sales and increased earnings for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002. Net sales for the second quarter of 2002 were $43,586,000, a 28.4% increase from sales of $33,949,000 for the same period in 2001. Net earnings for the s ... Continue reading
Caliber Collision Centers Opens New State-of-the-Art Collision Repair Showcase in Anaheim
IRVINE, Calif.--July 19, 2002--Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine-based operator of high-quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas, announced the grand opening of its 24,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art collision repair center located in Anaheim, Calif. According to Bill Lawrence, president and chi ... Continue reading
Drivers Spotlight on Cort Wagner & Bill Auberlen
Editors Note: Photos of Cort Wagner and Bill Auberlen in the #33 Ferrari 360 GT are available on the Grand American Media Website at www.grandamerican.com/media. Additional information may be requested from: Grand American Road Racing Association Christie Hyde (386) 681-4182; email: CHyde@grand-am.com +++++++++++++++++ ... Continue reading
Press Release Issued July 19, 2002 2:00:00 PM ET Warner Resigns From Federal-Mogul Board of Directors To Focus on EDS Leadership Role Full text of this press release available at: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=no& amp;TICK=FMO&STORY=/www/story/07-19-2002/0001767470& ;EDATE -------------------- ... Continue reading
MEDIA ALERT - SCCA ProRally - Round 7 - Maine Forest
The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, or if you wish to opt out of these distributions, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 19 July 2002 MEDIA ALERT: SCCA® P ... Continue reading
New Results Viewing and Presentation Tool For ALGOR's Linear Analysis
PITTSBURGH--July 19, 2002--ALGOR, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, announced that Superview IV, a new integrated results environment that offers a full suite of evaluation and presentation options, is now available for all ALGOR linear analyses. Features include multiple-window displays, fast ... Continue reading
NEW YORK--July 19, 2002--Razorfish, Inc. , the digital solutions provider, today announced it has developed a website as part of the 100-year anniversary of Ford Motor Company. The website is one of the key elements in the automotive manufacturer's centennial celebration, which will culminate on June 16, 2003. Ford eng ... Continue reading
Revised HMS Media Advisory (I1)
Contact: Todd Fisher (843) 784-7223 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2002 ***REVISED Due to mechanical problems, Ben Basinger will not be able to make test runs at HMS on Friday in his sprint car as previously planned. However, Pete Walton, the director of the series will be available for any comments or questions about ... Continue reading
RPMworld Online Drag Racing Partners with Hamilton Motorsports
LAKE VILLA, Ill.--July 19, 2002--Hamilton Motorsports today announces that a major partnership has been signed between RPMworld Online Drag Racing and Hamilton Motorsports to support Steve Hamilton's, Hamilton Motorsports Top Fuel team. The new entry, "The RPMworld Top Fuel Dragster" will be a part of a fresh and innov ... Continue reading
Wescast Delivers Strong Second Quarter Results
BRANTFORD, Ontario--July 19, 2002--Wescast Industries Inc. (TSX:WCS.A.TO) reported strong second quarter 2002 financial performance. "I am extremely pleased with the Company's performance this quarter," said Ray Finnie, President and CEO. "We capitalized on the strong customer demand in the second quarter and delivered ... Continue reading
----- Original Message ----- From: Carolina Motorsports Tech Center To: USAR Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:32 PM Subject: Andy Houston Andy Houston to drive the Carolina Team Concept ProCup Car by Cynthia Davis The Houston name is synonymous with Hickory Motor Speedway. On July 27th Andy Houston will return to the tra ... Continue reading
Long Beach Film Festival - Now Accepting Films & Screenplays
Filmmakers & Screenwriters (please forward to interested parties): The Long Beach Film Festival is now accepting screenplays and films (short, documentary & feature) in all formats. The winners' work will be reviewed by a committee of established production companies. This is a great way to get exposure and even discov ... Continue reading
Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2002 Earnings and a Quarterly Dividend
NEW YORK--July 18, 2002--Standard Motor Products, Inc. automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, reported net sales for the second quarter of 2002, the three months ended June 30, 2002, of $179.3 million, as compared to net sales of $181.9 million during the comparable quarter of a year ago. Net earnin ... Continue reading
FOR RELEASE: July 19, 2002 GM Wraps Up The HUMMER Dealer Network Addition of 14 new dealers brings network to 147 total Detroit, MI. -The world's premiere off-road vehicles, the HUMMER H1 and HUMMER H2, are at 147 new GM HUMMER dealerships across North America. In each of these markets General Motors signed a new HUMME ... Continue reading
AAA to Relaunch 'Share With Care' Safety Program to Combat Deadly Car-Truck Crashes
--AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety WHAT: The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety will release the results of a new study on what specific driving behaviors lead to car-truck crashes and what can be done to help prevent them. With car drivers accounting for most of the fatalities in car-truck crashes, it's essential for ... Continue reading
Alex Job Racing - Washington practice
Washington, DC practice, July 19, 2002 strong start Alex Job Racing recorded the first and third-fastest GT times during the first American Le Mans Series practice on the new Washington, DC track. Lucas Luhr was quickest with a time of one minute 13.607 seconds on the 1.7-mile course in the No. 23 McKenna Xybernaut Por ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Notes & Quotes - J.Gordon & NHIS Qualfiying, July 19
TEAM MONTE CARLO Contact: Nancy Wager New England 300 Post Practice nmwager@aol.com Friday, July 19, 2002 GM Racing Communications New Hampshire International Speedway (727) 784-8465 Page 4 Jeff Gordon, three-time winner at NHIS and driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet Monte Carlo, talks with the media: (On the track) ... Continue reading
elliott wins pole at nhis; dodge cup notes and quotes
Friday, July 19, 2002 Ray Cooper New Hampshire International Speedway Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 New England 300 Qualifying. BILL ELLIOTT (No. 9 Dodge Dealers Dodge Intrepid R/T) NOTE: This is Elliott's third pole of the season and his seventh top 10 starting spot in the past eight ... Continue reading
Castroneves Top Chevy in IRL Qualifying
Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 Castroneves Is Top Chevy Driver in Nashville Qualifying NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 19, 2002 -- Helio Castroneves cemented his position as a frontrunner for tomorrow night's Indy Racing League Firestone Indy 200 with a front-row start ... Continue reading
#21 Giaffone IRL Nashville Friday Qualifying
Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com Felipe Giaffone #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn Racing Chevrolet G-Force Firestone Indy 200 - Friday, July 19, 2002 - Qualifying Notes/Quotes Nashville Superspeedway - Nashville, Tenn. - 1.33-Mile Concrete Oval Round 10 of 15 on the 2002 Indy Racing Le ... Continue reading
Gumball by Nicholas Frankl. Photos by writer and Bruce Korman. – 160 cars, 6 days, 2800 miles = 700 speeding tickets and $100k in fines! Shotguns have a funny ability to make an English gentleman, even one with the stiffest-of-upper-lips, do unspeakable things. You won’t, therefore, be surprised to learn th ... Continue reading
Visteon Corporation Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $72 Million
DEARBORN, Mich., July 19 -- Visteon Corporation today announced net income of $72 million for the Second Quarter or $0.56 per share -- in line with consensus expectations. In the Second Quarter of 2001, Visteon posted a net loss of $40 million or $0.31 per share, including a $100 million after-tax restructuring charge. ... Continue reading
Cummins Inc. Reports Earnings For The Second Quarter 2002
COLUMBUS, Ind.--July 19, 2002--Today Cummins Inc. reported second quarter earnings of $.33 per share, or $13 million profit after taxes, on sales of $1.46 billion. This compares to a loss of $2.14 per share, or an $82 million loss after taxes in the second quarter of 2001 on flat sales of $1.46 billion. The loss in 200 ... Continue reading
IDI Global, Inc. Reaches Agreement to Acquire Motor Millions
OREM, Utah--July 19, 2002--Internet Development Incorporated (IDI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IDI Global, Inc. (OTCBB:IDIB), is pleased to announce the execution of a letter of intent to acquire Motor Millions, LLC. Motor Millions was created to teach people how to create their own business by buying and selling aut ... Continue reading
FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - French GP - Practice
---------- From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com> To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net> Subject: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - French GP - Practice Date: Fri, Jul 19, 2002, 10:33 AM If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, change this mail window to a fixed-size fo ... Continue reading
PRIMEDIA Partners with RaceFan, Inc. to Provide Racing News, Results and Statistics to Automotive Internet Users BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 4, 2002) – PRIMEDIA, the largest publisher in the world of magazines for automotive enthusiasts, has joined with RaceFan, Inc, a motorsports marketing services company, located in ... Continue reading
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS What are important characteristics for a luxury car? Comfort, certainly, and that is enhanced by mechanical and ride smoothness. Quietness, too, is critical, and that is ensured by solid design and construction, and excellence in soundproofing engineering and manufacturing. Power d ... Continue reading
Tire industry petitions feds to change tire monitor rule
July 19, 2002 WASHINGTON -- The AP reported that the tire pressure monitors required by the federal government beginning with the next model year will not always tell drivers when their tires are underinflated and could lead to even more accidents, the tire industry says. The standard issued last month by the National ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler, Metaldyne discuss Indiana parts-plant venture
July 19, 2002 Auburn Hills, Michigan -- Bloomberg News is reporting that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler unit and auto-parts supplier Metaldyne Corp. may create a joint venture at an Indiana plant where the automaker produces suspension, engine and transmission components. The companies signed a letter of intent to consi ... Continue reading
Crown Victoria hearing delayed by venue dispute
July 19, 2002 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- AP reported that a hearing that could have forced Ford Motor Co. to make immediate changes to gas tanks on the more than 20,000 Crown Victoria police cruisers in Texas has been delayed as attorneys dispute venues. A state judge had scheduled the hearing for Monday to consider a te ... Continue reading
Honda completes Japanese steel airlifts to North America plants
July 19, 2002 Torrance, California -- Bloomberg news reported that Honda Motor Co., Japan's second-biggest automaker, completed airlifting steel to plants in North America from its home country and arranged contracts with local suppliers to avoid future shortages. Honda began flying in carbon sheet steel for plants in ... Continue reading
F1Radio Network to b'cast GP of France from BMW WilliamsF1 compound
This weekend's Grand Prix of France at Magny-Cours will be broadcast on U.S. Formula 1 Radio Network from the BMW WilliamsF1 Team's motor home at the circuit, beginning at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 21. To check the list of local stations that will carry this coverage, go to www.usf1radio.com. ... Continue reading
J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Zero-Percent Financing Driving Strong Sales in June
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--July 18, 2002--A return by automakers to aggressive use of zero-percent financing is driving sales of U.S. light vehicles through the second week in July to a near-record pace, according to J.D. Power and Associates. Total new light-vehicle sales in July are projected to hit an 18.1 million-un ... Continue reading
Infineon Announces Third Quarter 2002 Results
MUNICH, Germany--July 19, 2002--Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE:IFX): - Infineon improved revenues, EBIT and reduced net loss sequentially and year on year in a continued difficult market environment and gained market share in all business groups - Third quarter revenues were Euro 1.4 billion - up 1 percent sequenti ... Continue reading
USFreightways Reports Second Quarter Results
CHICAGO--July 19, 2002--USFreightways Corporation reported revenue for the second quarter ended June 29, 2002 of $626.7 million compared to $623.9 million reported for the second quarter which ended June 30, 2001. Earnings before impairment charges at USF Worldwide Inc., the Company's freight forwarding operation, were ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Summer's Mid-Way Point Sees Prices On a Downward Trend
LOS ANGELES--July 19, 2002--Motorists throughout the southwest are seeing lower pump prices this week, but for Los Angeles area drivers, the downward trend has lasted for three consecutive weeks, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. However, despite recent decrease ... Continue reading
AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Mixed Action at the Pumps
HOUSTON--July 19, 2002--Motorists saw mixed action at the gas pumps during the past week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA Texas. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. The statewide average price for regular self-serve is $1.32 a gall ... Continue reading
Woodside Injured in Shop Accident, Will Miss Altamont Race
Contacts: Barbara Evans, Evans MMPR 661/287-5842 704/662-9724 818/404-5770 (cell) evansmmpr@earthlink.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WOODSIDE INJURED IN SHOP ACCIDENT, WILL MISS ALTAMONT RACE July 18, 2002 (Saugus, Calif.) - Sean Woodside, driver of the #45 Lucas Oil/Ron's Rear Ends/NAPA Filters Chevrolet in the Featherlite ... Continue reading
Melanie Wells reporting for Forbes submitted this story. GM is turning the rugged HUMMER into a slick sport utility. How does it do that without emasculating the brand? For more than a year marketers at General Motors Corp. have danced attendance on Frederick Chin, a clean-cut consulting partner at Ernst & Young in Los ... Continue reading
First 2003 Model Year Subaru Baja Rolls Off Production Line
LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 18 -- Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) and Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. (SIA) announced today the start of production of the 2003 model year Subaru Baja as part of a special "line off" ceremony. During the ceremony, an SIA Associate drove the first bright yellow Subaru Baja off the production line to ... Continue reading
Subaru Announces Pricing on 2003MY Legacy, Outback And Impreza Models
CHERRY HILL, N.J., July 18 -- Subaru of America, Inc., a pioneer of all-wheel drive vehicles designed for the active lifestyle, announced today the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) for 2003 model year Legacy, Outback and Impreza models. The big news for 2003 includes the addition of a new Legacy L Special ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Reveals Name of Soon to Be Launched S.U.V.
CYPRESS, Calif., July 18 -- Newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Motors America, Inc., Pierre Gagnon, announced that the automaker's first new vehicle in its Project America series has been named. The eagerly-anticipated, all-new, mid-sized Sport Utility Vehicle designed and built in Nort ... Continue reading
GEM Steps Up Marketing Programs in California
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 18 -- Global Electric Motorcars, LLC, a DaimlerChrysler company, is stepping up its marketing efforts in California by launching an expanded rental program aimed at exposing first-time electric vehicle drivers to its GEM cars and turning them into potential buyers. "Once you drive it, you'll ... Continue reading
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