Ford's Auto Workers Protest Decision for Mexico Plant To Build New Ford Line for U.S.
DEARBORN, Mich. January 21, 2005; Reuters reported that hundreds of auto workers demonstrated outside Ford Motor Co.'s corporate headquarters on Friday to protest against its plans to build a new line of mid-size passenger cars in Mexico instead of the United States. It was a sign of the times in Detroit where the Big ... Continue reading
ORANGE, Calif.--Jan. 21, 2005--The American Automobile Association (AAA) of Michigan has selected Centergistic Solutions' AgentView(R) Enterprise Performance Management software to serve their 200-seat contact center in Omaha, Neb. The AgentView system will collect and create combined metrics from AAA's Avaya CMS ACD s ... Continue reading
Advantek To Appear On Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV Series
BOCA RATON, Fla.--Jan. 21, 2005--Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces the appearance of Advantek on World Business Review, hosted by General Alexander Haig. The segment will focus on innovations in packaging and tapes to ensure safer and faster shipping. Also featured are cutting edge uses in the pharmaceutica ... Continue reading
Fleetwood Announces Ruling in Coleman Litigation and Updates Expectations for Fiscal 2005
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Jan. 21 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. announced that the judge in the previously reported case between Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc. and The Coleman Company, Inc. has awarded treble damages to Coleman. The total amount of the award now is approximately $14.6 million, plus Coleman's attorneys' fee ... Continue reading
Business as Usual From 'RV ONE' WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- When President Bush needed a quiet, secure staging room during the 55th Presidential Inauguration, Monaco Coach Corporation , the market leader in high-end Class A diesel motorhomes, provided the president with one of its top of the line recreational vehicles, a $5 ... Continue reading
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Jan. 21 -- TriMas Corporation announced today that it has appointed E.R. "Skip" Autry as the company's new chief financial officer (CFO), effective January 24. Benson K. Woo, who has served as CFO since September 2003, has been named executive vice president - Corporate Development. "TriMas is ... Continue reading
I Want My 'lectric Ranger, I Want My "lectric Ranger!
Ford Agrees to Sell Two Electric Trucks to Protesting Lease Holders Rather Than Surrender Them SACRAMENTO January 21, 2004; Jim Wasserman writing for the AP reported that the Ford Motor Co. said Friday it will sell two Ford Ranger electric pickup trucks to a pair of lease holders who staged sit-ins at a Sacramento Ford ... Continue reading
Popular star is Jaguar's lead conservation consultant WHO: Stephanie Powers stage and screen star now playing leading role in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The King and I" at Detroit's Fisher Theatre WHAT: Personal appearance at Troy auto dealership WHERE: Jaguar of Troy 1815 Maplelawn Troy, MI 48084 888-384-1890 WHEN: Mond ... Continue reading
Subaru Announces Participation in Rally America National Championship Series
-- Company Renews Commitment to Subaru Rally Support Program -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 21 -- Subaru of America, Inc. announced today that it will participate in the 2005 Rally America National Championship and renew its commitment to the Subaru Rally Support Program for the year. Under the 2005 program, Subaru will co ... Continue reading
U.S. Based Environmental Systems Products Expands International Vehicle Inspection Business in Asia
ESP Technology and Equipment to Target Region's Severe Air Pollution EAST GRANBY, Conn., Jan. 21 -- Environmental Systems Products Holdings Inc. (ESP) formally opens an international office and production center tomorrow (January 22, 2005) that will manufacture a full range of motor vehicle emissions test equipment in ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production - 1/21/05
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 21 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 310,904 units, down 0.9 percent from the 313,684 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now tot ... Continue reading
ATLANTA, Jan. 21 -- Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, today announced the appointment of Paul S. Ritchie to Chief Executive Officer for Porsche Engineering Services, Inc. (PES) and the appointment of Jeremy P. Goddard to Director of Business Development. As CEO, Ritchie will be responsible for the overall directio ... Continue reading
EPOD International Converts Gas Motor to Hydrogen
KELOWNA, British Columbia--Jan. 21, 2005--EPOD International Inc. (OTCBB:EPOI), a leading developer of advanced energy management technologies that significantly increase the efficiency of electrical power devices, today announces that it has successfully converted a Honda GX160 gasoline-fueled motor to operate using h ... Continue reading
J.C. Agajanian Selected To Receive Shav Glick Award
Los Angeles, CA., Jan. 21, 2005...J.C. Agajanian, one of motor racing's most successful promoters and team owners, has been selected to receive the sixth annual Eagle One-Shav Glick Award. The award is symbolic of distinguished contribution to motorsports in California. The award, presented by the car-care products com ... Continue reading
PLEASANT RIDGE, Mich., Jan. 21 -- Woodward Dream Cruise, Inc. has accepted the bid of Susie Gross of Bloomfield Hills to act as executive director of the organization. Supporters cited Gross' experience as past executive director of The Parade Company, Inc, and her extensive fund-raising and public relations background ... Continue reading
Agreement Paves Way for Expanding GM Accessories Online Catalog Service
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 21 -- Insignia Group, LC (IG) announces it has signed a licensing agreement with General Motors Inc. and its Service and Parts Operation (GM SPO) to provide General Motors Dealers with an online accessories catalog and further support the growing network of GM Authorized Accessories Distributors a ... Continue reading
Activant, Winsby Group Expand ACES Aftermarket Data Mapping Alliance
Activant to Distribute New Release of Popular AceMapper Software; Company Now Converting All Manufacturer Data into ACES Format AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Activant Solutions Inc. will be the exclusive distributor of Winsby Group, LLC's latest release of the proven AceMapper data mapping technology and is offering an exp ... Continue reading
Company Profile for Coach Industries Group, Inc.
--Coach Industries Group, Inc. ("Coach") is a holding company, which through its subsidiaries, offers an array of financial services and insurance products to commercial fleet operators and independent contractors in the courier industry. The Company also manufactures specialty vehicles for commercial fleet operators i ... Continue reading
California Website Lists 2005 ZAP WORLDCAR(TM) as Certified ZEV
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 21 -- Advanced transportation firm ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that the State of California's Air Resources Board has posted the ZAP WORLDCAR and the WORLDCAR Utility in its online guide of certified "Zero-Emission Vehicles" or ZEVs. California established a website, www.DriveCle ... Continue reading
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 21 -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation -- Briggs & Stratton today announced fiscal 2005 second quarter consolidated net sales of $503.7 million and consolidated net income of $7.1 million or $.14 per diluted share. The second quarter of fiscal 2004 had consolidated net sales of $416.0 million and net incom ... Continue reading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Jan. 21, 2005--David Keaveney, CEO of MotorSports Emporium, Inc. (OTCBB:MSEP), announced today ScaleCars.com (a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSEP) will be a featured vendor at the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction to be held January 26-30, 2005, in Scottsdale, Arizona. SPEED channel will feature LIVE ... Continue reading
Toyota USA Foundation to Sponsor University of Michigan College of Engineering 2005 Summer Academy
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 21 -- The Toyota USA Foundation named The University of Michigan College of Engineering the recipient of a $150,000 grant to support the college's 2005 Summer Engineering Academy for junior high and high school students. A check presentation will be made later today that will include representati ... Continue reading
2005 North American International Auto Show Final Weekend Packed With Entertainment & Attractions
Celebrity Appearances Scheduled for Rappers, Rev. Joseph "Run" Simmons of Run D.M.C. and Coolio DETROIT, Jan. 21 -- The 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will wrap up another exciting year with a weekend of family- friendly entertainment, celebrity appearances and attractions, Saturday, Jan. 22 and Su ... Continue reading
CANTON, Mich., Jan. 21 -- Yazaki Corporation (Yazaki), a leading supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the automotive industry, is supplying several components to Ford Motor Company's Scientific Research Vehicle (SRV) project. The components include two high-voltage electrical distribution systems using high- ... Continue reading
The 39th Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show is Coming to the Novi Expo Center
NOVI, Mich., Jan. 21 -- The Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) is sponsoring the 39th Annual Detroit Camper & RV Show, Wednesday, February 16 through Sunday, February 20, 2005, at the Novi Expo Center in Novi, Mich. New, year 2005 recreation vehicles will be on display including foldin ... Continue reading
IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 21, 2005--New motorcycle sales continued to climb last year, rising through the one million mark and reaching levels not seen since the 1970s. The Motorcycle Industry Council is currently estimating 2004 two-wheeler sales of nearly 1,050,000, and the upward trend continues as the industry has sold ... Continue reading
Petersen/ White Lightning Receives Official Invitation to Defend Le Mans Title
Petersen/ White Lightning Receives Official Invitation to Defend Le Mans Title LAS VEGAS, Nev., January 21, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing has received a first-round invitation to compete in the 73rd Annual 24 Heures Du Mans. The Automobile Club De L’ Ouest (ACO)- the sanctioning body f ... Continue reading
ZF Moves North American Headquarters to Detroit Area
NORTHVILLE, Mich., Jan. 21 -- ZF -- a leading worldwide automotive supplier of driveline and chassis technology -- announced January 11 that, effective immediately, its North American Technical Center in Northville, Mich., near Detroit, will serve as its North American Headquarters. The facility will be known as the ZF ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors in Talks With DaimlerChrysler Over Compensation Settlement
TOKYO January 21, 2005; The AP reported that Mitsubishi Motors is in talks with DaimlerChrysler AG to compensate the German automaker for damages related to recall scandals at the Japanese automaker's truck unit, the company said Friday. The talks on possible compensation are continuing, although Mitsubishi Motors has ... Continue reading
SaVi Media Group, Inc. Hits Milestone with California Testing
ANAHEIM, Calif.--Jan. 21, 2005--California has the most stringent vehicle emissions fuel quality standards in the world. Meeting those stringent standards has challenged new cars and proven extremely difficult for currently owned vehicles. Now, new technology and a unique process has created SaVi Media Groups' Powerval ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Make U-Turn and Rise after Three Months of Declines
LOS ANGELES--Jan. 21, 2005--Southern California motorists have been enjoying slowly but steadily declining gasoline prices since late October, but that trend appears to have ended as prices in most areas increased slightly last week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The avera ... Continue reading
General Motors Sells 10-Millionth Used Vehicle At Auction
GM Sponsored Auctions Achieves Milestone at Manheim's Arena Auto Auction DETROIT - General Motors today reached a company landmark with the sale of the 10-millionth GM remarketed vehicle at auction. The vehicle was sold today at Manheim's Arena Auto Auction in Bolingbrook, Illinois. "This is a milestone that speaks to ... Continue reading
Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, J. Nemechek & S. Riggs
Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 20, 2005 MB2/MBV DRIVERS JOE NEMECHEK, NO. 01 U.S. ARMY CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO AND SCOTT RIGGS, NO. 10 VALV ... Continue reading
Dodge Charger driver Rusty Wallace from DIS Test
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Day Three, Second Session. 704-975-3232 RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) "We unloaded on day 1 with two cars and one car ran a 49.70 and the other car came off the truck at a 49.50. We started working on both cars and made a dec ... Continue reading
Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Dave Blaney
Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications Cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 20, 2005 DAVE BLANEY, NO. 07 JACK DANIELS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: (ON THE NEW INFIELD) "It sure is nice in ... Continue reading
Patrick Carpentier Red Bull Cheever Release - Homestead-Miami Test Day 2
FROM Max d'Orsonnens Cell 514-246-8909 Office phone 450-964-0240 Office Fax 450-964-1541 Montréal Line 514-990-4988 e-mail: maxdo@videotron.ca Three photos of Patrick Carpentier will be sent to our email subscribers CARPENTIER SHINES WITH A SIXTH-PLACE FINISH IN FIRST DAY OF TESTING Homestead, FL (January 20, 2005) - ... Continue reading
New Purple Matco Tools Funny Car drops in on Horsepower TV
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 NEW PURPLE MATCO TOOLS FUNNY CAR DROPS IN ON HORSEPOWER T.V. EN ROUTE TO VEGAS INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 20, 2005) - It's been a busy off-season for the members of Don Schumacher Racing as t ... Continue reading
North American International Auto Show Downtown Parking Update
WHO: Attendees to Public Days of the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at COBO Conference/Exhibition Center are advised to check their local media for parking and traffic updates before heading downtown or go to the NAIAS Web site (http://www.naias.com/ ) for a complete parking map of garages availabl ... Continue reading
TROY, Mich., Jan. 20 -- According to Solutia Automotive, the use of laminated automotive glass is on the rise for both concept and production vehicles, and no place is that more evident than the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which concludes Sunday, Jan. 23, in Detroit. The glass used in the side, ... Continue reading
Honda and Disneyland Resort Form Strategic Alliance
Multi-Year Agreement Provides Mutual Benefits for Both Businesses, Which Value Innovation, Quality, Creativity TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 20 -- A new 10-year business alliance was announced today between American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and the Disneyland Resort that provides sponsorship of the theme park's new 50th Annivers ... Continue reading
Kimmel Chases 7th Crown; Starts at Daytona
Kimmel Steering for Record 7th ARCA RE/MAX Series Crown; Starts at Daytona (1-21-05) Whether it's the ARCA RE/MAX Series or the higher leagues in NASCAR, it's hard to be a champion. Six-time RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel would know. The Clarksville, Indiana second-generation racer will seek his seventh series tit ... Continue reading
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