Don't Leave Yourself or Your Car Out in the Cold, Says AAA
Don't Leave Yourself or Your Car Out in the Cold, Says AAA DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 21 With overnight temperatures predicted near zero degrees, AAA Michigan advises motorists to take some precautions with vehicles. So far today (January 21), since midnight, AAA Emergency Road Service staff have helped 1,600 motorists. Mon ... Continue reading
Procter & Gamble's Susan Arnold Elected to Goodyear Board
Procter & Gamble's Susan Arnold Elected to Goodyear Board AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Susan E. Arnold, the president of Procter & Gamble Co.'s global personal beauty care & global feminine care business, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company . "Susan has a d ... Continue reading
Gallery Of Cool Cars From SEMA
/news/2003/01/21/153076.html CLICK4 Cool customized cars from SEMA. ... Continue reading
SEMA Puts 'Automotive Eye-Candy' Online for Consumer Viewing
SEMA Puts 'Automotive Eye-Candy' Online for Consumer Viewing DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Jan. 21 SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, has posted 1,438 cars, trucks, and performance boats and 948 new automotive products displayed at SEMA Show 2002 in Las Vegas on its consumer Web site, http://www.enjoythedrive.com ... Continue reading
Harley-Davidson Reports Record Fourth Quarter and 17th Consecutive Record Year
Harley-Davidson Reports Record Fourth Quarter and 17th Consecutive Record Year Net Income of $580 Million on Revenue of $4.1 Billion MILWAUKEE, Jan. 21 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced record revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Revenue for the quarter was $1.03 billion ... Continue reading
Ford's 2002 Operating Results Improve By $1.7 Billion Vs. Prior Year
Ford's 2002 Operating Results Improve By $1.7 Billion Vs. Prior Year -- Full-year profit of 47 cents per share, excluding unusual items. -- Fourth-quarter profit of 8 cents per share, excluding unusual items. -- Full-year Ford Credit profit of $1.38 billion, excluding unusual items. -- Positive full-year automotive cas ... Continue reading
Team Mitsubishi Motor Sport USA Reveals Team Line Up for 2003 SCCA ProRally Manufacturers Championship CYPRESS, Calif., Jan. 17 Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has dramatically increased their involvement in the Sports Car Club of America's SCCA ProRally Championship to showcase two Open Class Lancer Evolu ... Continue reading
Cadillac Puts Fans in the Driver's Seat With Super Bowl MVP Award Partnership * * * Cadillac Combines Power and Prestige in Its Partnership With the NFL The Super Bowl MVP Award Encourages Fans to Vote for the MVP Online To Win a Trip to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston DETROIT, Jan. 21 Cadillac continues its partnership ... Continue reading
Details of Dana Corporation's Fourth Quarter Earnings Call Webcast
Details of Dana Corporation's Fourth Quarter Earnings Call Webcast DANA CORPORATION LOGO Dana Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] TOLEDO, OH USA 10/30/2001 TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dana Corporation will announce its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, February 12, 2003. A conference call is sched ... Continue reading
DriverShield to Acquire Presidion Solutions, Inc.
DriverShield to Acquire Presidion Solutions, Inc. Plan Should Accelerate Growth of One of the Nation's Largest Professional Employer Organizations CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DriverShield Corp. reported today that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to acquire Presidion So ... Continue reading
Exide Technologies Enters Ford Warranty Reduction Program
Exide Technologies Enters Ford Warranty Reduction Program PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exide Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: EXDTQ) (http://www.exide.com ), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, has entered into a new warranty reduction program (WRP) with its original equipment ... Continue reading
Monaco Coach Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Conference Call on the Web
Monaco Coach Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter Conference Call on the Web MONACO COACH CORPORATION LOGO Monaco Coach Corporation Logo. Contact: Mike Duncan, 541-686-8011. (PRNewsFoto)[AS] COBURG, OR USA 08/02/2002 COBURG, Ore., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with its fourth quarter an ... Continue reading
nCode's Durability Analysis Software Saves Time, Cost
nCode's Durability Analysis Software Saves Time, Cost SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 21 Advanced software from nCode International can help automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers who must employ all means possible to cut time to market and reduce development and warranty costs. nCode's software ... Continue reading
AIADA Supports House, Senate Proposals to Permanently Repeal Death Tax
AIADA Supports House, Senate Proposals to Permanently Repeal Death Tax WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) strongly supports efforts in Congress to permanently repeal the death tax. In the House, Reps. Jennifer Dunn (R-WA) and Bud Cramer (D-AL) crafted a bill, which wil ... Continue reading
ArvinMeritor to Close Facility in Gordonsville, Tenn.
ArvinMeritor to Close Facility in Gordonsville, Tenn. ARVINMERITOR LOGO ArvinMeritor logo. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 05/24/2001 TROY, Mich., Jan. 21 ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced it would close its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) Apertures facility in Gordonsville, Tenn., by August 2003. The closure is the result ... Continue reading
ArvinMeritor Will Reduce Workforce to Strengthen Competitive Position
ArvinMeritor Will Reduce Workforce to Strengthen Competitive Position ARVINMERITOR LOGO ArvinMeritor logo. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 05/24/2001 TROY, Mich., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced it would reduce its global Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) workforce by approximately 300 sala ... Continue reading
Ashland Inc. Announces Webcast of First Quarter Earnings Presentation
Ashland Inc. Announces Webcast of First Quarter Earnings Presentation ASHLAND LOGO Ashland logo. (PRNewsFoto)[JL] COVINGTON, KY USA 12/24/2002 COVINGTON, Ky., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashland Inc. today announced that on Thursday, January 23, at 8:00 a.m. (EDT), it will conduct a live audio webcast of its firs ... Continue reading
Brand Positioning Vital as Price Compression Challenges Growth of Steering System Hard Parts Aftermarket, Says Frost & Sullivan FROST & SULLIVAN LOGO Frost & Sullivan logo. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] SAN ANTONIO, TX USA 07/31/2001 SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 21 With demand for steering system hard parts gradually shifting from premiu ... Continue reading
Capital Automotive Announces 20th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Dividend
Capital Automotive Announces 20th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Dividend MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capital Automotive REIT , the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0. ... Continue reading
Capital Automotive Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings And Conference Call Scheduled for February 4, 2003
Capital Automotive Fourth Quarter 2002 Earnings And Conference Call Scheduled for February 4, 2003 MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capital Automotive REIT , the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, announced today that it will release fourth quarter 2002 earnings ... Continue reading
Coachmen Industries, Inc. Expects Solid Gain in Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2002 Earnings
Coachmen Industries, Inc. Expects Solid Gain in Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2002 Earnings * Expected fourth quarter earnings of $0.17 per share and expected full year 2002 earnings of $0.62 per share mark significant improvement over year-earlier periods. ELKHART, Ind., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coachmen Indus ... Continue reading
Compuware Helps Future Three, a Leading Supply Chain Solution Provider, Reduce Expenses and Improve Quality COMPUWARE LOGO Compuware logo. (PRNewsFoto)[HD AS] FARMINGTON HILLS, MI USA 11/22/2002 Compuware QACenter Drives Application Reliability and Performance, Providing High ROI for Testing of Critical Applications FA ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul's Ann Arbor Research and Development Facility Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation; Looks Forward to Future FEDERAL-MOGUL LOGO Federal-Mogul Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto)[KI JL] SOUTHFIELD, MI USA 10/17/2002 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 20 Federal-Mogul Corporation's focus on advanced product research and develo ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company to Pay Employee Profit Sharing, Bonuses
Ford Motor Company to Pay Employee Profit Sharing, Bonuses DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ford Motor Company announced today it will pay profit sharing to its hourly employees in the United States on March 12. Approximately 95,000 employees are eligible. The average amount is $160. The company also ... Continue reading
GenCorp Board Sets Annual Shareholder Meeting Date
GenCorp Board Sets Annual Shareholder Meeting Date GENCORP LOGO GenCorp Inc. logo. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] SACRAMENTO, CA USA 06/04/2002 SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of GenCorp Inc. set a record date of February 3, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time for determining the shar ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Receives Approval to Preserve Exclusivity On Previously-Filed Plan of Reorganization
Hayes Lemmerz Receives Approval to Preserve Exclusivity On Previously-Filed Plan of Reorganization HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL LOGO Hayes Lemmerz International logo. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] NORTHVILLE, MI USA 05/22/2001 NORTHVILLE, Mich., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ... Continue reading
Holiday RV Announces Status of Loan Agreement and Other Matters
Holiday RV Announces Status of Loan Agreement and Other Matters LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Holiday RV Superstores, Inc. announced today that the Company's major investor has advanced an additional $1.3 million to the Company pursuant to an amendment to the Loan Agreement between the Company a ... Continue reading
Investment Manager to Hold eAutoclaims Common Stock
Investment Manager to Hold eAutoclaims Common Stock OLDSMAR, Fla., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The manager of the Canadian Advantage Limited Partnership and the Advantage (Bermuda) Fund Ltd., which collectively own 4.1 million shares of eAutoclaims (OTC Bulletin Board: EACC) common stock, said that he will contin ... Continue reading
John Lauer Joins Akebono North America as Vice President Of Sales, Marketing and Business Planning
John Lauer Joins Akebono North America as Vice President Of Sales, Marketing and Business Planning FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 20 Akebono Corporation, North America's leading supplier of advanced automotive friction materials and components, today announced the appointment of John Lauer as Vice President of Sales, Ma ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Chooses Perceptron AutoGauge(TM) Systems For its Tuscaloosa, Ala. Plant
Mercedes-Benz Chooses Perceptron AutoGauge(TM) Systems For its Tuscaloosa, Ala. Plant Largest Flexible Measurement System Installation in North America PLYMOUTH, Mich., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perceptron, Inc. today announced Mercedes-Benz U.S. will install its AutoGauge(TM) flexible measurement systems (FMS) ... Continue reading
Precision Auto Care Announces Preliminary 2nd Quarter Results and Annual Meeting Results
Precision Auto Care Announces Preliminary 2nd Quarter Results and Annual Meeting Results LEESBURG, Va., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precision Auto Care, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PACI) today announced that the Company's stockholders had approved by an overwhelming margin proposals to increase the authorized share ... Continue reading
Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance Ramps Up Auto Finance With DealerTrack
MELVILLE, N.Y.--Jan. 21, 2003--Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance (WFFA), a division of Wells Fargo & Company, today announced that it has joined the DealerTrack(TM) auto finance platform. WFFA joins an expanding group of lenders linking to the Web-based platform in order to accelerate the entire dealer-to-lender relatio ... Continue reading
MILFORD, Iowa--Jan. 21, 2003-- Management has Scheduled a Conference Call With the Investment Community for Today At 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time...See Details Below Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (OTCBB:CYCY), the recognized leader in developing and manufacturing custom-fitted accessories for the all-terrain vehicle (ATV), ... Continue reading
SANTA ANA, Calif.--Jan. 21, 2003--The adventure never ends as the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows(R) Presented by Toyota Trucks get into the groove of the 2003 season at the Minneapolis Convention Center on January 24-26, 2003. Regarded as the nation's oldest and largest consumer-oriented powersports show se ... Continue reading
Multimedia Available: Jaguar Racing Team Launches Its 2003 Challenger, the Jaguar R4
-- The Jaguar Racing team on January 21 unveiled its 2003 challenger, the Jaguar R4. Building on lessons learned in 2002 (with R3), this season's challenger is more of a conventional and less adventurous design than last year's. Video & photos available You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream. ... Continue reading
ZAP Hires Automotive Executive
SEBASTOPOL, Calif., Jan. 21, 2003; Electronic transport developer ZAP announced today that it has hired Mr. James Thomas as Vice President of Sales Operations. James Thomas brings to ZAP more than 25 years of automotive sales, marketing and operations experience. He began his career with General Motors and has held man ... Continue reading
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Jan. 21, 2003--Alamo Rent a Car announces its European Early Bird promotion. Through March 31, 2003 customers making their European car reservation with Alamo will receive a 25% discount from Alamo's Standard Prepaid Inclusive Rates in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and ... Continue reading
Columbitech Partners with Hewlett-Packard Consulting & Integration in Automotive Telematics
HANNOVER, Germany--Jan. 21, 2003-- Columbitech's Wireless Security Products to Be Used in Joint Marketing to Auto Makers Columbitech today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Hewlett-Packard Services - Consulting & Integration to jointly develop the market for secure automotive telematics, combining He ... Continue reading
Driven to Distraction: Auto Club Launches Campaign Against Multi-Tasking While Driving
LOS ANGELES--Jan. 21, 2003--Distractions are one of the major causes of vehicle collisions, posing an increasing danger for motorists in Southern California as traffic congestion rises. To help combat the dangers posed by distractions, the Automobile Club of Southern California is launching a campaign to educate motori ... Continue reading
FileNet ECM Solution Drives Automated Traffic Court at Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts
COSTA MESA, Calif.--Jan. 21, 2003-- ECM Solution Delivers $1 Million Cost Reduction and Improves Revenue Collection FileNet Corporation , the market share leader of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, today announced that the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts, Miami, Fla., has implemented a FileNet Enterpris ... Continue reading
Heads Up Displays: Eyes on the Road, Hands on the Wheel
January 2003 (Newstream) -- Pilots of F-18s have been using the technology for years -- displays of vital information appearing on the cockpit windshield. Soon, automobile drivers will get a similar view with speed, navigation information -- even urgent warning messages -- displayed on their windshield. The goal of the ... Continue reading
News Release: Bridgestone/Firestone Introduces Latest Ultra-High Performance Tire
<<01.21.03 Introduces Latest Ultra-High Perf. ... Continue reading
SHREVEPORT, La.--Jan. 21, 2003-- StockPickReport.Com (IARD#119079 - http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=bw ) makes these stock evaluations for the short term: Pfizer - Underperform http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=pfe Atmel - Outperform http://www.stockpickreport.com/?src=atml McDonald's Corporation - Underperform h ... Continue reading
Textron Sells Interest in Automotive Joint Venture to Collins & Aikman
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Jan. 21, 2003--Textron Inc. today announced that it has sold its 50% interest in an Italian automotive joint venture to Collins & Aikman . Terms were not disclosed, however the transaction will result in an after-tax gain of $12 million in the first quarter of 2003 for Textron. The joint venture produ ... Continue reading
Yanmar exhibits Scania engine for the first time
The first result of the co-operation between Scania Industrial and Marine Engines and Yanmar marine is shown for the first time at the Düsseldorf boat show in Germany. On display is a 12-litre marine engine for pleasure boats with 720 hp. In October 2002, Scania and Yanmar signed an agreement that gives Yanmar the rig ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Takes Third Straight Dakar Rally Title
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Mitsubishi Motors Takes Third Straight Dakar Rally Title Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 21, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - The Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution/Montero Evolution crew of Hiroshi Masuoka and Andreas Schulz have won the 2003 Telefonica Dakar Rally in 49 hours, 8 minutes and 52 se ... Continue reading
Detroit Auto Show: Design and Technology Revolution
http://www.newstream.com/assets/2003/01/15/2003011 5ML7588/01CH03-0152_V_56k.wmv CLICK4VIDEO-56k(1:30) http://www.newstream.com/assets/2003/01/15/20030115ML7588/0 1CH03-0152_V_T1.wmv CLICK4VIDEO-300k(1:30) January 2003 (Newstream) -- As the North American International Auto Show convenes this week in Detroit, automaker ... Continue reading
JagUar Racing Team Launches Its 2003 Challenger, the JagUar R4
http://www.newstream.com/assets/2003/01/21/2003012 1UK7635/01U3-402_56k.wmv http://www.newstream.com/assets/2003/01/21/20030121UK7635/0 1U3-402_T1.wmv January 2003 (Newstream) -- The Jaguar Racing team on January 21 unveiled its 2003 challenger, the Jaguar R4. Building on lessons learned in 2002 (with R3), this season' ... Continue reading
Heads Up Displays: Eyes on the Road, Hands on the Wheel
January 2003 (Newstream) -- Pilots of F-18s have been using the technology for years -- displays of vital information appearing on the cockpit windshield. Soon, automobile drivers will get a similar view with speed, navigation information -- even urgent warning messages -- displayed on their windshield. The goal of the ... Continue reading
After a year of cute cars, 2003 promises more power, pace and raw sex appeal.
Justin Gardiner writing for Japan Today peers into his crystal ball. The RX-8 puts a mean face on 2003 Winter Mitsubishi answers Subaru's newly facelifted and tweaked Impreza WRC STi with their rally-bred Lancer Evolution VIII. Capped at a maximum power output of 280hp, the Lancer, set to be unleashed later this month, ... Continue reading
Toyota to increase number of hybrid car models
TOKYO January 21, 2003: Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp plans to increase the number of its hybrid car models to about 10 within four or five years, Toyota President Fujio Cho said Monday. "We want to add one or two models this year, including a full model change. In four or five years, there will be about ... Continue reading
Bridgestone shows off world's biggest tire
TOKYO January 21, 2003; Japan Today reported that Bridgestone Corp. exhibited the biggest tire in the world at its factory in Kodaira, western Tokyo. The 5.1-ton tire is 4.02 meters in diameter and made specifically for 350-ton trucks used for carrying ore at mines in North America and Indonesia, according to Bridgesto ... Continue reading
Toyota launches Wish 7-seat minivan
NAGOYA January 21, 2003; Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Corp launched a new compact-class, seven-passenger vehicle, the Wish on Monday, which it says offers the interior comfort of a station wagon or minivan and the driving performance of a sedan. The vehicle, designed on the theme "a wish comes true," will be ... Continue reading
Production of the Mazda2 Begins in Europe
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Production of the Mazda2 Begins in Europe Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 20, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda has achieved a major milestone in its history by manufacturing the first model engineered by the company in Europe. The first of the Mazda2 has just come off the assembly line ... Continue reading
Ford Will Produce Mondeo Cars in China in 2003
SHANGHAI, Jan 21, 2003; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co said it plans to produce its Mondeo luxury cars in China, the world's fastest growing auto market, in the second half of this year. "Ford is going to introduce the second product, Mondeo. We will be producing the Mondeo in the second half," Kenneth Hsu, Beijin ... Continue reading
Mazda6 a Go In China; Preparations for Mazda's Third Model in China Right on Track
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Ceremony to Mark First Production of Mazda6 at FAW Car Company in China; Preparations for Mazda's Third Model in China Right on Track Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 21, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - A ceremony was held today at FAW Car Co., Ltd. (FCC) in Changchun, Jilin Province, China ... Continue reading
ZAP Hires Automotive Executive
SEBASTOPOL, Calif., Jan. 21, 2003; Electronic transport developer ZAP announced today that it has hired Mr. James Thomas as Vice President of Sales Operations. James Thomas brings to ZAP more than 25 years of automotive sales, marketing and operations experience. He began his career with General Motors and has held man ... Continue reading
City Of Long Beach California Orders Refuse Trucks Powered by 280 HP C Gas Plus Engines
VANCOUVER, Jan. 20, 2003; Cummins Westport Inc. a joint venture of Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana, and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver announced that the City of Long Beach, California has placed an order for the Cummins Westport C Gas Plus low- emissions natural gas engine for use in refuse collection trucks ... Continue reading
Dealix Dealer Network Doubles in 2002; Averages 110% Annual Growth Rate Over Past Five Years
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 20, 2003; Dealix Corporation(Invoice Dealers) the market expert and leader in automotive Internet marketing services, reported today that the number of auto dealers in its Dealix Premium Dealer Network doubled in 2002. Dealix attributes this benchmark growth to the increased levels of consumers ... Continue reading
China To Build 3.6 million Vehicles In 2003
SHANGHAI, Jan 21, 2003; Reuters reported that China's blossoming auto industry is expected to produce 3.6 million vehicles this year, 1.3 million of them cars, the official Xinhua News Agency said on Tuesday. That would represent a 19.2 percent rise in car production from last year and a 10.8 percent rise in overall ve ... Continue reading
Flexcar and Vetronix Ink Long-Term Strategic Partnership Agreement for Telematics
SEATTLE & SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--Jan. 20, 2003-- Unique Solution Utilizes Vetronix Mastertrak(TM) Fleet Product to Improve Fleet Management and Customer Experience for National Car-Sharing Provider Flexcar and Vetronix today announced the signing of a long-term strategic partnership for use of Vetronix's Mastertrak Fle ... Continue reading
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