Edmunds Launches Paid Online Services to Enable Efficient Delivery of Quality Customer Care
Highly Effective Web Self-Service and Enhanced Email Management Play Key Role in Auto Information Leader's Business Strategy BOZEMAN, Mont., June 22 -- RightNow(R) Technologies, the leading on demand CRM company focused on customer service, today announced premier automobile information resource Edmunds.com has success ... Continue reading
MCI to Provide 32,000 Volvo Group Employees Worldwide With Remote Access
- MCI Leads Global IP Remote Access Market with More Than 1 Million Corporate Users - ASHBURN, Va., June 22 -- MCI (MCIA.PK) today announced it has signed an agreement with Volvo IT to enable its mobile employees to conduct business while away from the office. Under the terms of the two-year deal, MCI is providing mana ... Continue reading
Wisconsin Badgers Win FutureTruck Competition
By: Eric Mitchell | Ford Communications Network Students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison won the 2004 FutureTruck competition. For more information on FutureTruck, visit futuretruck.org. DEARBORN, Mich., June 18, 2004 -- As the World Champion Detroit Pistons celebrated with a downtown Detroit victory parade, e ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor Union Votes to Go on Strike
SEOUL June 22, 2004; Reuters reported that unionized workers at South Korea's top auto maker, Hyundai Motor Co, voted on Tuesday to launch a strike, a spokesman for its labor union said. "The vote passed with 69.66 percent support," Chang Gyu-ho said by telephone, without elaborating. ... Continue reading
GM CEO Wagoner in South Korea for 3-Day Trip
By Staff Reporter Seoul June 22, 2004; Bae Keun-min writing for the Korea Times reported that Rick Wagoner GM president and CEO Rick Wagoner will visit South Korea on Wednesday, but the detailed agenda for the trip has not been disclosed, raising curiosity over the purpose of the call. Wagoner will fly into the peninsu ... Continue reading
General Motors Dealer Named "Business Person Of The Year"
Robert Menzies Honored By The Black Chamber Of Commerce Of Orange County Anaheim, Calif. June 21, 2004; Robert Menzies, owner of Westminster Pontiac, GMC, Buick, Inc., has been named "Business Person of the Year." Menzies received the prestigious honor from the Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County during the cham ... Continue reading
Forbes Asks: Are The Big Three Losing Their Edge In Pickup Trucks?
Jerry Flint, 06.22.04, 12:01 AM ET Foreign manufacturers dominate the car market in the United States. But Detroit--General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division--still holds 70% of the truck market. U.S. companies are trying to win back some car business while foreigners are attempting to expand their t ... Continue reading
Daimler Will Name Eckhard Cordes as Mercedes Head
FRANKFURT, June 22, 2004; Reuters reported that the Financial Times Deutschland said DaimlerChrysler will name trucks chief Eckhard Cordes to head its luxury Mercedes Car Group unit on July 28, citing sources at the auto maker. Cordes won key approval from employee representatives on the supervisory board by engineerin ... Continue reading
Carmichael Reaches 100th Career Win on his CRF450R at Budds Creek, MD
AMA Chevrolet Motocross Championship Round 4: Budds Creek, MD June 20, 2004 Carmichael Reaches 100th Career Win on his CRF450R at Budds Creek, MD History was made on Father's Day weekend at the AMA Nationals at Budds Creek, Maryland. American Honda's Ricky Carmichael claimed his 100th AMA professional win, taking both ... Continue reading
Reed Sorenson Scores First ARCA Win at Michigan
Contact: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com For Immediate Release Reed Sorenson Scores First ARCA Win at Michigan BROOKLYN, Mich., (June 19, 2004)---Reed Sorenson drove his Target Dodge to Victory Lane Saturday night at Michigan International Speedway. Sorenson wo ... Continue reading
Apogee Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings
MINNEAPOLIS--June 21, 2004--Apogee Enterprises, Inc. , which develops and delivers value-added glass products and services for the architectural, large-scale optical and automotive industries, today announced fiscal 2005 first quarter earnings. HIGHLIGHTS -- Earnings of $0.11 per share, versus $0.01 per share a year ea ... Continue reading
Copart Acquires Facility in Northfield, Ohio
FAIRFIELD, Calif.--June 21, 2004--Copart, Inc. today announced that it has acquired a salvage facility in Northfield, Ohio. With the addition of this 16-acre location Copart now has 106 locations throughout the United States and Canada. "The addition of this facility will take pressure off our existing locations in the ... Continue reading
Fort Gordon To Get NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway Simulators
NASCAR SILICON MOTOR SPEEDWAY SIMULATORS WILL BE INSTALLED AT FORT GORDON MILITARY BASE INDIANAPOLIS (June 21, 2004) – NASCAR <http://www.smsonline.com/> Silicon Motor Speedway's state-of-the-art racing simulators will be installed at the Ft. Gordon military base, it was announced by William R. Donaldson, Chairman an ... Continue reading
U.S. Secretaries of Commerce and Labor Will tour firm's Beijing automotive plant on June 22 PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 21 -- As a leading, global supplier of vehicle interiors, Johnson Controls has set its sights on leveraging new business opportunities in China's burgeoning automotive market. The company will have a chance ... Continue reading
Motorock Trans-Am Series Advance Materials for Infineon Raceway
CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MOTOROCK TRANS-AM SERIES READY TO RUMBLE THROUGH THE VINEYARDS SONOMA, Calif. (June 21, 2004) ‹ The Motorock Trans-Am Series is steeped in tradition; a tradition that began in 1966Šas is NASCAR, which has sanctioned stock car racing ... Continue reading
Uni-Solar Ovonic's Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Systems to Power Beijing New Capital Museum
Project will showcase Uni-Solar's lightweight, flexible solar cells in China BEIJING, China and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 22 -- United Solar Ovonic LLC (Uni-Solar Ovonic), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) , today announced the signing of a new contract to provide a 300kW solar photovol ... Continue reading
HUTCHINSON, Kan., June 22 -- Where could you expect to find marketing managers and corporate executives from nationally known companies such as Cracker Barrel, Saturn, Walt Disney World, Wal-Mart, Pennzoil/Shell, Dodge, and Daytona 500 combined with over 10,000 RVers? The only place you are likely to come across such a ... Continue reading
Nova To Direct $20 Million Equity Line of Credit Toward Personal Watercraft Industry
TORRANCE, Calif.--June 22, 2004--Nova Communications Ltd. (OTCBB:NCVM) announced today that following its meeting of the Board of Directors, it has been agreed that the Company will direct the proceeds of its $20,000,000 private equity line of credit with Dutchess Private Equity Funds, L.P. toward the personal watercra ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Succeeds in China's Green Building Market
Ministry of Science building demonstrates the latest in energy-saving technology BEIJING, June 21 -- Johnson Controls, Inc., the global leader in facility management and control, has successfully completed a project with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Chinese government. The collaboration proved effective in pro ... Continue reading
Tim Fedewa to Drive #12 Mike and Ike(R) Brand Race Car in Daytona
Start Your Engines ... BETHLEHEM, Pa., June 22 -- Just Born, Inc., makers of MIKE AND IKE(R) chewy fruit flavored candies will be sponsoring the No. 12 Chevrolet Monte Carlo racecar at Daytona International Speedway as part of the brand's re-launch activities. For this one time race, MIKE AND IKE(R) candies have teamed ... Continue reading
Hearn Motorsports To Debut at Mid-Ohio
Hearn Motorsports To Debut at Mid-Ohio LAS VEGAS, June 21, 2004 - Richie Hearn took "off" the month of May to make his fifth career Indianapolis 500 start. He now pulls his full focus back to his new Pro Formula Mazda Series team in preparation for the remaining nine races of the season. The 13-turn, 2.25-mile Mid-Ohio ... Continue reading
WHAT: Thirty-six school bus drivers from around the state will compete in a written exam and an obstacle course drive-through to determine the 2004 state school bus driving champion. The winner will get an all-expense-paid trip to Minneapolis in July to compete for the national title. WHEN: Tuesday, June 22. * Drivers ... Continue reading
32nd Annual Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA Show Is June 24 - 27
Over 25,000 People Expected at the "Granddaddy of Corvette Shows" at Pheasant Run Resort & Spa in St. Charles, Ill. ST. CHARLES, Ill., June 21 -- Pheasant Run Resort & Spa, located just miles from downtown Chicago at 4051 East Main Street in St. Charles, Ill., is pleased to welcome back Bloomington Gold Corvettes USA. ... Continue reading
Company Will Grow Seat Trim Cover Operations Near Shanghai for Export to its Japan Plants PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 21 -- Since entering China's emerging automotive market in 1997, vehicle-interior supplier Johnson Controls has invested millions of dollars, opened 12 facilities, and won sourcing contracts for dozens of car ... Continue reading
Norsk Hydro ASA to Build Plant in Mexico
OSLO, Norway, June 22 -- To better serve the growing automotive markets, Norsk Hydro ASA has decided to construct a new aluminium precision tubing plant in Mexico. The new capacity will secure Hydro's position as the global market leader in aluminium precision tubing for the automotive industry. The Mexican market for ... Continue reading
Car Cover Made of High-Tech Evolution(R) Fabric Protects Your Car From Damaging Sun Rays
ROSWELL, Ga., June 22 -- It's easy to protect your car from the sun's UV rays which can fade paint colors, cloud and crack the clear coat, reduce gloss, and damage interior components, according to Bruce Williamson, a nonwovens fabric expert from Kimberly-Clark. Williamson says one of the best ways to prevent UV damage ... Continue reading
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