Dodge NASCAR Winston Cup Quotes from Qualifying at Bristol on Friday
Friday, Aug. 23, 2002 Ray Cooper Bristol Motor Speedway Golin/Harris International Dodge notes and quotes. 803-466-9085 Sharpie 500 Qualifying. PAGE 1. WARD BURTON (No. ... Continue reading
Chevys 1-2-3 in Bristol qualifying
CHEVROLET/TEAM MONTE CARLO NOTES AND QUOTES SHARPIE 500 BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROUND 24 OF 36 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES FRIDAY, AUG. 23, 2002 Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501 JEFF GORDON TAKES POLE AT BRISTOL; DALE JR. SECOND; MICHAEL WALTRIP THIRD POST-QUALIFYING: MIKE SKINNER, NO. 4 KODAK FILMS CHEVY MONTE CARLO ( ... Continue reading
SUNDAY LISTENING SUGGESTION (WHERE AVAILABLE)
The Motorsports Empire Inks Freakin' Deal... This Sunday Night Will Open The Pits To The New TNN As Hosts Of Street Racing Documentary Hollywood, CA (August 22, 2002) - SpeedFreaks, the original motorsports media outlet championing the Sport Compact Revolution, will be the nucleus of what looks to be a massive and poss ... Continue reading
Operation KidSafe Host Digital Fingerprinting Program
Operation KidSafe Join over 500 sponsors worldwide and say YES to hosting one of our child safety events! Maybe a piece of Larry Bird memrobilia can convice you to act now to protect the children of your community! Thanks to the generous donation from ProVision Sports, the 1st 50 businesses to book the program will rec ... Continue reading
The First Sign Telematics Will Be Successful
"Police in North Carolina arrested four men for watching a porno film in the car. They were watching a porno film on the video system of their Lincoln Navigator. ... Continue reading
Maintenance Software For Equipment or Vehicles
EZ Maintenance is a complete Windows based software package that can manage, track, and control all your equipment or vehicle maintenance for only $1,495.00 All orders received by August 28th, 2002 will receive one additional user license at no charge (a $150.00 value). EZ Maintenance is Network/Multi user ready out of ... Continue reading
Fitch Ratings Affirms Cendant After Budget Assets Acquisition
NEW YORK--Aug. 23, 2002--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB+' rating for Cendant Corporation's (Cendant) senior unsecured debt. In addition, the 'BBB' subordinated debt and 'F2' commercial paper ratings are affirmed following Cendant's announcement late yesterday that it has agreed to acquire certain assets of Budget ... Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Aug. 23, 2002--Cummins Inc. announced today that it has submitted its third engine for certification under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) strict new diesel emission standards, which take effect on October 1. The heavy-duty, 11-liter ISM engine will be certified to EPA standards that were ag ... Continue reading
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Aug. 23, 2002--Pierce Manufacturing Inc., a subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corporation , today introduced a complete line of value-priced rescue vehicles under its popular Contender(R) Series name. The new line is designed to give the fire service an economical rescue vehicle that integrates premium feature ... Continue reading
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Aug. 23, 2002--Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced today that its fire apparatus subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., has developed a new all-wheel-drive wildland brush truck. This value priced fire apparatus is designed specifically for quick attack, brush fire and small-scale urban interface fire fig ... Continue reading
Scania boom in Syria 100 trucks delivered since January
SCANIA PRESS INFO / Bo Östlund 23 August 2002 Scania boom in Syria 100 trucks delivered since January Scania is on its way to recording its best-ever year in Syria, with 100 vehicles delivered so far in the first eight months of this year. Behind the truck boom lies not only increased cargo transport to Saudi Arabia a ... Continue reading
FULLERTON, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2002--The City of Houston has signed two contracts with Extengine Transport Systems LLC, a California company, for the purchase of 35 Advanced Diesel Emission Control (ADEC) systems. This purchase funded by Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) grant funds represents a major step in Houston' ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing, Delivers Specially Designed Pumper for Camp David
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Aug. 23, 2002--Pierce Manufacturing Inc., a subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corporation and North America's leading fire apparatus manufacturer, will deliver a custom-designed pumper to the U.S. Navy for use at the Presidential Retreat at Camp David, the official get-away for American presidents from Frankli ... Continue reading
BMW WilliamsF1Team-Belgium GP-Preview
Belgium Grand Prix - 30/31 August 1 September 2002 - PREVIEW The 2002 Belgian Grand Prix will provide the BMW WilliamsF1 Team with the perfect opportunity to dispel the difficult memories of last year's race on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. After the highs of securing a front row lock out in qualifying, the team st ... Continue reading
The Budweiser Autosport 2002 Show
The Budweiser Autosport 2002 Show will have several of the best in Drag Racing as guests.... Scheduled... Larry Dixon... driving the Miller Lite Top Fuel Dragster for Don "The Snake" Prudhomme Racing Larry is holding a slim 80 point lead over Kenny Bernstein, driving the Bud King Dragster, in the PowerAde Drag Racing S ... Continue reading
Q&A WITH JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVY MONTE CARLO-Bristol W.C.
Q&A WITH JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVY MONTE CARLO (quickest in first practice, 15.420/124.436): ON BREAKING THE NO-WIN STREAK RECORD: "I hope so. We're working hard every weekend to try to make that the track to break the streak. Bristol is a good track for us; we've won a lot of races here. We've never won the nig ... Continue reading
#10 Kanaan CART Montreal Friday Provisional Qualifying
MONTREAL (Friday, Aug. 23, 2002) -- Tony Kanaan and the #10 Pioneer-WorldCom/Mo Nunn Racing Honda-Lola sit on the inside of the seventh row on the provisional starting grid for Sunday's inaugural Molson Indy Montreal after first-round qualifying today. Kanaan had to go to his back-up car to turn a fast lap of 1 minute, ... Continue reading
The Internet (and The Auto Channel) is Different - Size Does Matter
The Internet (and The Auto Channel) is Different - Size Does Matter Over the past 6 years people have asked us …”what is the difference between The Auto Channel and all the other automotive web sites?” The main difference is that we understand the differences between a static print publication and a d ... Continue reading
Speed Channel to televise Talladega Food World 300 ARCA RE/MAX event TOLEDO OH (8-23-02) ARCA RE/MAX Series, Talladega Superspeedway and Speed Channel officials have announced that the October 5 Food World 300 will be televised that evening from 8-11 p.m. Eastern time on Speed Channel. "Anytime Talladega Superspeedway' ... Continue reading
SpeedFreaks To Star On TNN...With Street Racing!
The Motorsports Empire Inks Freakin' Deal... This Sunday Night Will Open The Pits To The New TNN As Hosts Of Street Racing Documentary Hollywood, CA (August 22, 2002) - SpeedFreaks, the original motorsports media outlet championing the Sport Compact Revolution, will be the nucleus of what looks to be a massive and poss ... Continue reading
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Announces Suspension of Dividend Payment
HOUSTON, Aug. 23 Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced today that due to the expected merger with Shell Oil Company it will not pay a dividend for the third quarter 2002. The merger is still expected to close in the second half of 2002. ... Continue reading
PRIMEDIA Forms Consumer Automotive Group
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- David Ferm, President of PRIMEDIA's Consumer Magazine and Media Group, the leading targeted media company , announced today the creation of the Primedia Consumer Automotive Group. The new unit brings together Motor Trend, Automobile, and Liberty Productions to create the premier auto information ne ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated North America Vehicle Production
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 23 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 361,921 units, up from the 350,874 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 10,960,060 ... Continue reading
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Compared to the original, the second-generation 2002 Honda CR- V is bigger inside, but not much bigger outside. That makes it all the better to hold people and more stuff in comfort, without sacrificing ease of use in the CR-V's natural habitat, crowded urban and suburban roads and ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor seeks Daimler's large car technology
August 22, 2002 Seoul -- Bloomberg news reported that Hyundai Motor Co. said it wants to expand its alliance with DaimlerChrysler AG to tap the large car and diesel engine technology of the world's fifth-biggest automaker and extend its own model range. Hyundai Motor also wants to increase its research and development ... Continue reading
GM to Pull Plug on 0% Financing
Ed Garsten writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp., bucking moves by rivals, plans to end zero percent financing on remaining 2002 models after Sept. 3, GM dealers learned Thursday. After Sept. 3, GM will offer 1.9 percent financing for 36 or 48 month loans, and 2.9 percent for 60-month loans on all 2002 ... Continue reading
Kentucky Court Dismisses $30 Million Suit Against Ford
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Thge AP reported that jurors on Thursday dismissed a $30 million lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. over the death of a woman killed in a low-speed traffic crash. Tim Struttman sued Ford and Morton International - now Autoliv Inc. - in 1999, alleging his wife died after the air bag in her 1997 Mercury Sable ... Continue reading
Brazil Seeks Green Car Development
BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug 22 Reuters reported that Brazil hopes to sign an agreement with Germany during next week's Earth Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, that could revitalize the production of greener alcohol-powered cars in Brazil, Foreign Minister Celso Lafer said on Thursday. Lafer also reiterated that Latin Ame ... Continue reading
Cadillac At 100 Aims For Up Up Market
DETROIT, Aug 22 Michael Ellis writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp.'s Cadillac division, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on Thursday, will seek to become more exclusive by moving upmarket to the $100,000 price segment, Cadillac officials said. While BMW AG and DaimlerChrysler AG's Mercedes divis ... Continue reading
Jaguar Formula 1 Team Not for Sale
LONDON UK, August 22- Will Gray writing for Reuters reported that Ford-owned Formula One team Jaguar is not for sale, the company's group vice president Richard Parry-Jones said on Thursday. The BBC reported earlier that Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, boss of soft drink company Red Bull, was in talks with Ford's top-lev ... Continue reading
Toyota Turkey To Produce New Model for Export
ISTANBUL, Aug 22 Reuters isa reporting that Toyota Motor Corp's Turkish arm said on Thursday it had started production of station wagons for export to Europe from its plant in western Turkey. Toyota Otomotiv Sanayi Turkiye said it aimed to produce and export 12,000 station wagons and 28,000 Corolla sedans to 22 Europea ... Continue reading
Driver Distractions Growing - CHPS
Sacramento, Calif. Jim Wasserman writhing for the AP reported that: "Gone are the good old days of distracted driving, when motorists merely juggled coffee, shaved, read a map, drove with a pet dog in the lap and lit cigarettes for the miles still ahead. Today, millions of American drivers take traditional driver absen ... Continue reading
Complete List Of July 2002 Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in July 2002 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. The list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipment involved, with a brief description of the safety problem. NHTSA said ... Continue reading
Dan Jangblad to Become Manager of Business Development Within Saab
LINKOPING, Sweden, Aug. 23, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- In recent years Saab has gradually stepped up its efforts to support the defence forces in its reorganisation into a network-based defence system (NCW). Full implementation of NCW requires integration of systems across the traditional dividing lines in the defence system, ... Continue reading
Navistar plans to cut 10% of US workforce
Jeremy Grant writing for the Financial Times reported that Navistar, the US maker of heavy and medium-size trucks, said yesterday it planned to cut about 10 per cent of its workforce in the US, as it moves to reduce fixed costs in the face of increasingly tough market conditions. It also said it wanted to cut by half t ... Continue reading
'Near-luxury' Cars a Hit with Middle-class Buyers
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Cecily Fraser writing for CBS.MarketWatch.com submited this story: What's the difference between an entry-level luxury car and a top-of-the-line Honda Accord? Certainly not their sticker price. With the median price of a new car in the U.S. now over $21,000, luxury carmakers have been rolling ou ... Continue reading
Lawsuit Against Firestone Elicits Receipt of Complaints From Consumers Nationwide
PASADENA, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2002--In slightly over a week since a class action lawsuit was filed against Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. and Bridgestone Corporation, Inc. for alleged defects in its Steeltex tire series, attorneys from the law firm of Lisoni & Lisoni have received and studied reports from consumers and gover ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Slight Ups and Downs Hint At Further Stability Leading to Labor Day
LOS ANGELES--Aug. 23, 2002--With the final three- day weekend of the summer driving season only two weeks away, the average price of gasoline remains relatively stable with only slight movement up and down during the past week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Fuel Prices Hold Steady as Labor Day Approaches
HOUSTON--Aug. 23, 2002--As we move closer to the end of the summer driving season, fuel prices in the Lone Star State have remained relatively stable compared to a week ago, according to the Weekend Gas Watch compiled by AAA Texas. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for ... Continue reading
Auto Repair Emerges as the Darling of Consumer Services
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 22 Compared with other services, auto repair is a real bargain. Over the past decade, the cost of hospital services have risen more than 100 percent and financial services have risen 90 percent while automotive maintenance and repair has risen only 44.5 percent, making auto repair the darling of the ... Continue reading
Haute in the Desert; Las Vegas Odyssey 2002 Tickets Now on Sale
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 20 -- Presented by Audi, the third annual Las Vegas Odyssey returns to the Neon Oasis November 14-17, 2002. A celebration of the food and wine lifestyle through art, education and inspiration, Las Vegas Odyssey is a series of wine tastings, dinners, and cooking demonstrations that go beyond the traditio ... Continue reading
MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 21 -- Mercedes-Benz USA today announced that the highly-anticipated, new-generation 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans will begin arriving at Mercedes-Benz dealer showrooms nationwide on August 26 with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting at $46,950* for the E320. Representing abo ... Continue reading
DETROIT Justin Hyde writing for Reuters reports that automakers and auto industry experts see August shaping up as another hot month for U.S. vehicle sales, thanks to interest-free loans and other hefty rebates. But a number of observers are beginning to question how long new vehicle sales, a linchpin that accounts for ... Continue reading
AMA/ATVA Challenge Attacks on All-Terrain Vehicles
G02027 August 22, 2002 For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Lindsay Phone: (614) 856-1900 Fax: (614) 856-1920 AMA/ATVA Challenge Attacks on All-Terrain Vehicles PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Groups that are attacking the safety record of all-terrain vehicles are ignoring vital data concerning these popular off-highway vehicles, ... Continue reading
Dorricott Racing Preview - Montreal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hyneman jhyneman@compuserve.com DORRICOTT RACING LOOKING TO MONTREAL FOR AN ENCORE ALL-PODIUM PERFORMANCE MONTREAL, Que., Canada (Aug. 22, 2002) - There is only one way Dorricott Racing's Jon Fogarty, Alex Gurney, and Luis Diaz can better a near perfect performance and All-Dorricott ... Continue reading
MINI MotoringGear(TM): The Driving Force Behind Fall Fashion
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 22 -- Buckle up. Fall fashion is taking a sharp turn with MINI MotoringGear(TM). Inspired by the legendary auto brand, MINI, this original line of clothing and accessories features lots of functional fashion with a twist. From jackets with padded elbows (so that you can rest your arm while mo ... Continue reading
Michelin's Challenge Designs Selected for Display at the 2003 North American International Auto Show
DETROIT, Aug. 22 -- Since it's founding in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Detroit has been influenced by French culture. Detroit will get another influx of French culture next January when Michelin Challenge Design(TM) displays the most creative French-influenced vehicle designs at the 2003 North American Intern ... Continue reading
Delphi Products Support Successful HUMMER H2 Launch
TROY, Mich., Aug. 22 Delphi Corp. is supporting General Motors' launch of its HUMMER H2 through a wide array of products and technologies aimed at supporting the HUMMER H2's off-road toughness and on-road refinement. Technologies provided by Delphi include innovative safety, suspension, powertrain and electronics syste ... Continue reading
Daewoo Motor suppliers to meet over delayed payment
SEOUL, Aug 23 Reuters is reportinhg that parts suppliers to Daewoo Motor Co, South Korea's third-largest automaker, said on Friday they would meet Daewoo creditors on Monday to seek more than one trillion won ($844.8 million) in overdue payment for components. In April, General Motors Corp agreed to invest $251 million ... Continue reading
Japan Car Industry To Set Up Office In China
WASHINGTON -Dow Jones reported that the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association is set to open an office in Beijing as early as next year to gather information on China's rapidly growing car market for Japanese automakers, the major daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on its Web site Thursday. The Japanese auto industry ... Continue reading
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