AAA Texas Promotes New Texas Teen Driver License Law
WASHINGTON--June 20, 2001--Today the state of Texas drew praise from national safety advocates and AAA for passage of a new life-saving teen-driving bill. Texas became one the most recent states to enact Graduated Driver Licensing when Governor Perry signed the bill into law last Friday. "Motor vehicle crashes are the ... Continue reading
-- Consumer Reports(R) has rated the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Limited "Not Acceptable" after it tipped up severely on two wheels during CU's emergency avoidance-maneuver tests. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?3319 This multimedia news story is for free and ... Continue reading
Astris Energi Shares Admitted For Trading on U.S. OTC Bulletin Board
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada--June 20, 2001--Astris Energi Inc. (OTC BB: ASRNF), pioneering developers of alkaline fuel cell energy-generating systems for small vehicles, homes, motor homes and boats, reported that its common stock began trading today on the U.S. OTC Bulletin Board Service. Transactions are being execu ... Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA--June 20, 2001--Pep Boys , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today crowned Ken Karaczewski of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., one of four overall winners in the first-ever "Virtual Car Show," a nationwide competition to showcase some of America's finest cars. Karacze ... Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA--June 20, 2001--Pep Boys , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today crowned Mark Bartle of Fort Worth, Texas, one of four overall winners and the "Best of Show" recipient in the first ever "Virtual Car Show," a nationwide competition to showcase some of Ameri ... Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA--June 20, 2001--Pep Boys , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today crowned Jerry Duckett of Long Island, New York, one of four overall winners in the first-ever "Virtual Car Show," a nationwide competition to find the top cars in America. Duckett, with his " ... Continue reading
North Carolina Speedway And General Mills Announce Extension Of Title Sponsorship Agreement
ROCKINGHAM, N.C.--June 20, 2001--North Carolina Speedway and General Mills have signed a title sponsorship agreement that extends the naming rights of the fall NASCAR weekend at the 1.017-mile superspeedway located in Rockingham, North Carolina, officials announced today. The Sam's Club 200 NASCAR Busch Series race is ... Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA--June 20, 2001--Pep Boys , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today announced that it had agreed to become the presenting sponsor of the Pennsylvania 500, one of the upcoming major races in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, to be held July 29 at Pocono Raceway i ... Continue reading
Towards Intelligent FEA: ALGOR Launches Human Factors Initiative
PITTSBURGH---June 20, 2001--ALGOR, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, today announced a human factors initiative to optimize its FEA software by further improving ease of use and substantially reducing the time it takes to perform FEA analyses. Now available, the first release resulting from th ... Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA--June 20, 2001--Pep Boys , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today crowned Jaime Stamatson of Wichita, Kan., one of four overall winners in the first-ever "Virtual Car Show," a nationwide competition to showcase some of America's finest cars. Stamatson, with ... Continue reading
21st Century Insurance: Major Sponsor for Aviation Expo 2001: ``The Triumph of Flight''
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--June 20, 2001-- More Than 300,000 People Expected to Descend on Van Nuys Airport for Weekend Event of Aerial Maneuvers, June 23-24 21st Century Insurance has announced its participation as the platinum sponsor of the Van Nuys Aviation Expo 2001, the largest free family event in Los Angeles, whic ... Continue reading
RESTON, Va.--June 20, 2001--Vingage Corporation, a leading technology company that has created an efficient and cost effective platform for the management and delivery of video on the Internet, has licensed its technology to the American Automobile Association (AAA) Foundation for Traffic Safety to help drivers of all ... Continue reading
Analysts International Announces New Business
MINNEAPOLIS--June 20, 2001-- Company Growing Market Share Despite Challenging Business Environment; Agreements with Lear Corporation, Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program Membership Announced Analysts International , a diversified business and information technology consulting and services fi ... Continue reading
YONKERS, N.Y.--June 20, 2001-- Statement by Dr. R. David Pittle, Senior Vice President and Technical Director Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports Here are the facts of what occurred. Using its standard test protocols, CU tested seven SUVs on the same day, May 16. During those tests the only vehicle to tip up ... Continue reading
GMAC Reaches $7 Billion In SmartNotes(SM) Outstandings
FOR RELEASE: June 20, 2001 GMAC Reaches $7 Billion In SmartNotes(SM) Outstandings DETROIT -General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) announced today that it has exceeded $7 billion in outstandings in its SmartNotes program. SmartNotes (www.smartnotes.com) are GMAC's fixed-income medium-term securities designed speci ... Continue reading
Kansas Speedway Signs Multi-Year Deals with Ameristar Casino, O'Reilly Auto Parts
KANSAS CITY, Kan.--June 20, 2001--Kansas Speedway, Ameristar Casino and O'Reilly Auto Parts are three nationally recognized forces in business and will now be three forces in motorsports for years to come. Speedway and company officials on Wednesday unveiled multi-year plans for sponsorships for two of the track's majo ... Continue reading
Opel Vivaro - A Name with a Message
FOR RELEASE: June 20, 2001 Opel Vivaro - A Name with a Message Finding the right way to express a unique vehicle's character Rüsselsheim - Parents-to-be know the problem: it's not so easy to come up with a name for the child. But whilst many little Sarahs and Toms may meet their namesakes at school, automobile manufac ... Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA--June 20, 2001--Pep Boys , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today announced that it had agreed to become the presenting sponsor of the Pennsylvania 500, one of the upcoming major races in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, to be held July 29 at Pocono Raceway i ... Continue reading
PPG Spokesman Ruch Retires; Worden Heads Public Relations
PITTSBURGH--June 20, 2001--John S. Ruch, PPG Industries' manager of corporate public information, said he would retire July 1, concluding a PPG career spanning nearly 33 years. He will be succeeded by Jeffrey A. Worden, who was named manager of public relations and will be responsible for media relations and executive ... Continue reading
Winnebago Industries Announces Executive Management Changes
FOREST CITY, Iowa--June 20, 2001--Winnebago Industries, Inc. Board of Directors has announced the election of William J. O'Leary to serve in the position of vice president of product development at their meeting today, following the recent retirement of Ronald Buckmeier. Buckmeier served Winnebago Industries in product ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Montero: Consumer Reports vs. Reality
By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher When I turned on my TV this morning, I watched and listen to what many of you undoubtedly also saw and heard; that Consumer Reports has judged the Mitsubishi Montero, “Not Acceptable”. The Consumer Reports test video being used on both national and local ... Continue reading
Central Parking Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.015 Per Share
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--June 19, 2001--Central Parking Corporation today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.015 (one and one-half cent) per share for the Company's common stock. The quarterly cash dividend will have a record date of June 29, 2001 and will be distributed ... Continue reading
Foamex Names Senior Vice President - Finance; Michael D. Carlini Will Also Serve as Acting CFO
LINWOOD, Pa.--June 19, 2001--Foamex International Inc. announced today the appointment of Michael D. Carlini, 48, as Senior Vice President - Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer. The announcement was made by John Televantos, President and Chief Executive Officer of Foamex. "Mike is a certified public accountant w ... Continue reading
New Partnership Between Millennium LMI and LINC to Invest in Hispanic-Owned Auto Dealerships
News/Assignment Editors & Automotive/Government Writers SAN ANTONIO--June 19, 2001-- NOTE TO EDITORS: *T Press Conference Wednesday, June 20, 2001 2:00 P.M. Marriott Rivercenter Third Floor, Conference Room 3 San Antonio, Texas *T In a landmark move that is gaining national attention both inside and outside the automot ... Continue reading
Saturn Donates Child Safety Seats To Children's Hospital Of Michigan
FOR RELEASE: June 19, 2001 Saturn Donates Child Safety Seats To Children's Hospital Of Michigan TROY, Mich. - In what's become an annual tradition, Saturn Corporation will again donate 100 child safety seats to Children's Hospital of Michigan, located in Detroit, as part of its ongoing commitment to child vehicle safet ... Continue reading
LONG BEACH, Calif.--June 20, 2001-- Streaming Media West, Booth No. 109 oplayo inc., a premier developer of advanced, plug-in-free, Java-based streaming video technologies, today announced that Exile on Seventh, a full-service online marketing and advertising agency with clients such as eBay and WebVan, has selected op ... Continue reading
Internet and Wireless Communications Boost On-the-Spot Claim Services
BOSTON--June 20, 2001--Sending vans out on the road to settle automobile claims on the spot is more complex than making sure there's enough gas in the tank. Today, it takes high-powered Internet technology and wireless communications to electronically link "claims offices on wheels" with the insurance company, Frank P. ... Continue reading
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. & MELBOURNE, Fla.--June 20, 2001--NxGen Telematics, Inc., Apple Valley, MN announced today that it has signed an agreement with Fleet Advertising Media Group, Inc., St. Paul, MN to be its supplier for the Terion FleetView(TM) Trailer Monitoring System. "The GPS systems are critical in the sales and ... Continue reading
The following iNEXTV press release was sent out earlier today. Please call me if you have any questions, need additional information, or would like to speak with an iNEXTV executive. If you would like to view other press releases, please visit http://www.iNEXTV.com (click on "About Us"). Thanks. Jocelyn Brandeis Direct ... Continue reading
Buick To Launch Rendezvous TV Commercials With Tiger Woods
"I guess we're not in Kansas anymore." In a telling statement from a new television commercial, Tiger Woods sums up Buick's approach to growing trends in vehicle capability. The 2002 Buick Rendezvous cross-over vehicle combines the best features of a sedan, minivan and SUV into an all-new segment-defining vehicle. The ... Continue reading
Yahoo! Everywhere Teams with Ford's Th!nk Mobility Enterprise
Pedal-Power Assisted, Go-Anywhere Bikes and Accessories Available for Purchase -- Anytime and Just About Everywhere -- Thanks to Yahoo! Everywhere and Yahoo! Shopping Are rising gas prices getting you down? This summer, Yahoo! Inc. , a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company, and TH!NK Mobili ... Continue reading
California Gross Polluter Data Added to Carfax Database
Carfax, the leading provider of vehicle history information, announced the addition of California gross polluter data records to its comprehensive database of more than 1.4 billion unique vehicle history records. Carfax estimates that more than half a million of the California vehicles in their database fall in the gro ... Continue reading
Planet Honda Opens $4.5 Million Showroom in Clifton
Planet Honda, the top-selling Honda dealership in the Northeast at its Union location, is taking the fun car-buying experience to higher levels at its new Clifton dealership. A press tour of the $4.5 million showroom at 584 Route 3 West in Clifton will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2001. During the tour, Ti ... Continue reading
CPCU Society and National Insurance Crime Bureau Join Together
In an effort to educate consumers nationwide about insurance fraud and the price we all pay for these crimes, the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released prevention tips that may help Americans avoid becoming fraud victims. This joint education e ... Continue reading
MSC.Software Expands Asia-Pacific Reach
MSC.Software Corp., the established information technology software and services provider helping companies worldwide develop better products faster, today announced a deal with Shanghai Automotive Information Industry Investment Ltd. (SAIS), a division of Shanghai Auto Industry Group. Under the terms of the agreement, ... Continue reading
California Teen Driving Law Could Prevent Nearly 100,000 Crashes
California's Graduated Driver Licensing Law (GDL), one of the toughest teen driving laws in the nation, will have a major impact on the number one killer of teens -- motor vehicle crashes -- over the next decade, according to the Automobile Club of California. A new statistical analysis for the Auto Club by the nationa ... Continue reading
RACO Launches Turnkey Vehicle Location Tracking Solution
RACO Industries Inc. announced that the TR101 L-Biz(TM) Tracker, a key component of its turnkey wireless location system, is now operational. This catapults RACO into the mobile asset tracking field, in addition to their historic focus on the bar coding and data collection industry. The Tracker is an LSP (Location Serv ... Continue reading
Reuters reported that thousands of United Auto Workers union members rallied outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to support their employer, Ford Motor Co., as Congress held hearings into the recall of Firestone tires used on Ford's popular Explorer sports utility vehicle. The union said around 3,500 workers, most from ... Continue reading
Ford Seeks to Dispell VW Speculation
Reuters reported that Ford moved Tuesday to quell market speculation that it was planning to take over Volkswagen AG, after a senior Ford executive fueled market talk with comments made in a magazine interview. ``There is no truth in speculation for a takeover,'' a spokesman for Ford's German unit Ford-Werke AG told Re ... Continue reading
KARNAC.com Racin' Talk Radio (Radio Show)
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CogniTens Accomplishes Sales in the Europe and Broadens US Sales
CogniTens 3D Vision Systems Ltd. announced it has delivered its first 3D non-contact measurement systems, the Optigo(TM) 100 and Optigo 100E systems, to customers in Europe in Q2 2001. Systems have been installed at a leading manufacturer of quality automobiles based in Southern Germany, and at a service bureau in Germ ... Continue reading
CON-WAY LTL Components Receive Performance Awards
Ryder Transportation, Ciba Additives and Toyota Parts Operation Recognize CON-WAY for Quality Service Less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carriers Con-Way Central Express (CCX) and Con-Way Western Express (CWX), have been recognized for superior service levels by Ciba Additives, Ryder System, Inc., and Toyota Motor Corpo ... Continue reading
Firestone CEO Questions Safety Of Explorer In Testimony Before Congress
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. CEO John T. Lampe, in testimony before Congress, said that the company's tires are safe and again raised tough questions about Ford's most popular selling SUV, saying that testing and accident data prove "there is something wrong with the Ford Explorer." In order to get the answers the public ... Continue reading
Firstline Poly Products Acquires 'Cheap Heap Auto Rentals Ltd.'
The Board of Directors of Firstline Poly Products International, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has executed a Share Purchase Agreement between Firstline and Cheap Heap Auto Rentals Ltd., acquiring 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of 'Cheap Heap Auto Rentals Ltd.' of Regina in the Province of Saskatchewan ... Continue reading
Ford Enters 6-Sigma Enterprise Agreement with Micrografx
Ford Motor Company has entered an agreement with Micrografx, Inc., making components of the iGrafx Enterprise Process Management Solutions standard for all 6-Sigma trained personnel as well as the companies 110,000 PC Renewal participants. Ford's 6-Sigma professionals - Black Belts, Master Black Belts and Green Belts w ... Continue reading
Pininfarina Selects think3 for Automotive & Transportation Design
Pininfarina Studie Ricerche S.p.A "Amazed" by Power & Flexibility of Global Shape Modeling for Design Modification & Experimentation, Expects to Slash Design Time By Weeks with thinkdesign 6.0 Mechanical design software upstart think3 today announced that world-renowned design firm Pininfarina S.p.A. (Torino, Italy) ha ... Continue reading
Praxair Oevel Belgium Facility Earns QS 9000 Certification
Praxair, Inc. announced that its Oevel, Belgium, Semiconductor Process Gases Facility has received QS 9000 certification. This plant creates product blends, and supplies various silicon precursor, etchant, dopant, and reactant semiconductor process gases for worldwide distribution. QS 9000, along with ISO 9000, is an i ... Continue reading
Saturn Announces 2000 Supplier Recognition Award Winners
More than 200 suppliers were honored in Tennessee as Saturn Corporation held its annual Supplier Recognition Award Ceremony. Representatives from the various supplier companies participated in the event, which is in its ninth year. "Some of our suppliers have been with us since the beginning," said Bill Hurles, Saturn ... Continue reading
Tiger Has New Bag For Buick Classic; Awesome Fivesome For Pro Am
To commemorate the official launch of the all new 2002 Buick Rendezvous, Buick spokesman Tiger Woods will play with a special golf bag during this week's Buick Classic at Westchester Country Club in New York. This bag is similar to the Buick bag he normally carries, except the name "Rendezvous" has been added underneat ... Continue reading
Westar Financial Reports Managed Assets Exceed $500 Million
Westar Financial Services Incorporated, the leading automobile e-finance company, reported that its portfolio of managed assets now exceeds $500 million, fueled by rapidly accelerating Private Label activity through its financial portal. At March 31, 2001 the face value of the accounts serviced by the company was $410 ... Continue reading
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