The First All-New 2002 Dodge Ram Truck Rolls Off The Production Line in St. Louis
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 24 -- The first all-new 2002 Dodge Ram Truck rolled off the assembly line today at the Chrysler Group's St. Louis North Assembly Plant (SLNAP), which is the beginning of a three-plant production ramp-up that will create the capacity to build more than 400,000 Dodge Ram trucks annually. <p> The ... Continue reading
DETROIT, July 24 -- The birthplace of the Model T, voted the most significant car of the 20 century, the Ford Piquette Avenue assembly plant in Detroit, will be open to the public from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on July 28, in celebration of the Tricentennial of Detroit. Located at 411 Piquette Avenue at Beaubien in Detroit's fa ... Continue reading
ANC Rental Corporation Announces Conference Call on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--July 24, 2001-- ANC Rental Corporation invites you to participate in a conference call with our senior management to discuss our Second Quarter 2001 Earnings Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) Domestic Dial-In: 877/715-5321 International Dial-In: 973/628-9554 Please dial in 10-15 ... Continue reading
Apogee Enterprises Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
MINNEAPOLIS--July 24, 2001--The Board of Directors of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. announced it has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0525 per share, payable August 29, 2001 to shareholders of record August 13, 2001. The company has approximately 28.3 million shares outstanding. Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (www ... Continue reading
News from Kenworth: Kenworth Nova Scotia Relocates
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeff Parietti, (425) 828-5196 jparietti@paccar.com Kenworth Nova Scotia Relocates in New Glasgow To Better Serve Customers KIRKLAND, Wash., July 24, 2001 - Kenworth Nova Scotia has relocated to a larger, more convenient site in New Glasgow. The new 10,000 square-foot facility ... Continue reading
GLEN ELLYN, Ill.--July 24, 2001--Racing Champions today announced profitable results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2001. The Company earned $0.14 per diluted share as compared with $0.06 per share in the year ago second quarter. For the first six months the Company earned $0.19 per diluted share ... Continue reading
Replacement Tire Report Sent to House Committee
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that it has completed its review of 11 different models/sizes of tires that were designated by Ford Motor Company as replacements for Firestone Wilderness AT tires on Ford vehicles. The review was requested Ju ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group Announces:Revenues and Net Loss Increase
SEATTLE--July 24, 2001--The Cobalt Group , a leading provider of e-business products and services to the automotive industry, today announced financial results for its second quarter, ended June 30, 2001. Revenues for the second quarter of 2001 were $12.6 million, compared to $10.2 million in the second quarter of 2000 ... Continue reading
Atmel Introduces AM/FM Chip to Enable Car-Radio Reception Quality
Atmel(R) Corporation announced today the highly integrated AM/FM receiver IC T4258, providing outstanding car-radio reception quality. Along with the frequency synthesizer U4256BM for car-radio front ends, the T4258 offers a global solution for all car-radio receivers. The signal path is fully programmable, and thus al ... Continue reading
ELKHART, Ind.--July 24, 2001--CTS Corporation today announced the addition of 125.000 MHz Gigabit Ethernet clock oscillators to its CB3 family of economical 5mm x 7mm hermetically sealed, ceramic oscillators. Wide acceptance of the Ethernet protocol and its adaptability, coupled with today's requirement for gigabit spe ... Continue reading
KleenAir Moves to New Hi-Tech Facility
FULLERTON, Calif.--July 24, 2001--KleenAir Systems Inc., (OTCBB:KAIR) has moved into a new 18,000 square foot facility in Fullerton, CA. The new facility includes $2 million dollars worth of hi-tech automotive emissions testing equipment. This comprises a chassis dynomometer, a large engine dyno, a small engine dyno an ... Continue reading
State Street to Assist Volkswagen AG in Launch of Defined Contribution Pension Fund
MUNICH, Germany--July 24, 2001-- Furthers State Street's Commitment To Assist Companies in Key European Markets With Transition to New Pension Fund Model State Street Bank GmbH, Munich, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boston-based State Street Corporation , announced today that it will assist Volkswagen AG in developi ... Continue reading
DULLES, Va.--July 24, 2001--Vastera, Inc. , the leading provider of solutions for Global Trade Management today announced that it has awarded Ford Motor Company's and Visteon Corporation's U.S. air - ocean and U.S. - Mexico customs clearance processing business to Fritz and The Miles Group, respectively. Fritz and Mile ... Continue reading
MatrixOne Provides Engineering and Project Management for XCELLSiS
MatrixOne's Business Collaboration Platform eMatrix To Manage and Distribute Project and Product Information Between XCELLSiS Operations In Germany, USA and Canada MatrixOne, Inc. , the first in Intelligent Collaborative Commerce(TM), today announced that XCELLSiS, one of the leading developers and manufacturers of fue ... Continue reading
Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. Reports Q2 Net Earnings and Revenues
Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. today announced net earnings for its second quarter ended June 30, 2001. Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 were $241,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million, or ($0.16) per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Diluted share ... Continue reading
BMW Selects CATIA V5 for Chassis Design Project
IBM and Dassault Systemes announced that BMW Group has selected CATIA Version 5 (V5) for the design, analysis and manufacture of chassis systems. The first phase of the project will be a pilot implementation to prepare for the future group wide introduction of CATIA V5 at BMW. The pilot will run parallel to the existin ... Continue reading
Kenworth Factory Installs puraDYN Filter Systems for Fort Worth Carrier
Fort Worth Carrier Works With Kenworth to Equip All New Trucks With puraDYN By-Pass Oil Filtration Systems The Fort Worth Carrier Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas has arranged with Kenworth Truck Company, one of the nation's leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, to factory-install By-Pass Oil Filtration Systems ... Continue reading
Innovations Spur Demand for Sensors from Semiconductor Manufacturers
Advances in technology will accelerate demand for sensors in the semiconductor industry. The introduction of smart technology will boost demand for magnetic sensors as new silicon-based ultrasonic sensors will offer semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, firms cost-effective solutions with superior performance ... Continue reading
Delco Remy & Hitachi, Ltd. Announce Joint Venture
Delco Remy International, Inc., and Hitachi, Ltd., of Japan today announced a joint venture, Hitachi Remy Automotive GmbH, to be headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and established this month. The initial alliance will be the foundation for a global partnership to develop, manufacture and market automotive starting motor ... Continue reading
Dura Reports Q2 and Six-Month Results
Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., reported financial results for the quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2001. Highlights for the quarter included: -- Earnings of $0.70 per diluted share; -- Cash flow from operations allowing for $71.2 million reduction in debt, bringing the year-to-date reduction to $133.3 millio ... Continue reading
UnitedAuto Reports Record Second Quarter Results
Revenue Increased 34.1% to $1.6 Billion Net Income Increased 88.9% to $13.4 Million ($0.40 Per Share) from $7.1 Million ($0.24 Per Share) Same Store Retail Revenue and Gross Profit Increased 9.0% and 7.6%, Respectively United Auto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, announced record results for s ... Continue reading
KleenAir Moves to New Hi-Tech Facility
KleenAir Systems Inc., has moved into a new 18,000 square foot facility in Fullerton, CA. The new facility includes $2 million dollars worth of hi-tech automotive emissions testing equipment. This comprises a chassis dynomometer, a large engine dyno, a small engine dyno and a motorcycle chassis dyno. This will enable t ... Continue reading
Saturn Original Parts Links Up With OEConnection
Independent automobile parts and service providers will have on-line access to purchase Saturn original equipment parts through OEConnection’s e-Commerce suite of products. Saturn Corporation, headquartered in Detroit, Mich. and OEConnection, LLC, headquartered in Richfield, Ohio, announced today an agreement tha ... Continue reading
Pinnacle Business Management Announces Preliminary June Sales Figures
Company Identifies 15,000 Shareholders Pinnacle Business Management has announced the preliminary and un-audited June financials for its McMurray, Pa.-based All Pro division. During the month of June 2001, the All Pro division saw total combined sales in excess of $800,000. However, several start-up charges meant the c ... Continue reading
Volvo Chooses ONE TOUCH Knowledge Systems
ONE TOUCH Knowledge Systems, the company that powers live, interactive communications, collaboration, and learning with broadband applications, today announced that Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. has selected the ONE TOUCH KnowledgeSite(TM) Classroom solution to communicate and collaborate with its retailer network ... Continue reading
Asbury Autogroup Expands Its Atlanta Presence
Asbury Autogroup, one of the largest dealership groups in the United States, today announced the expansion of its Atlanta presence by acquiring two luxury dealerships in the region. The Audi of North Atlanta and Infiniti of Marietta dealerships will join Asbury Automotive Group Atlanta, dba Nalley Companies. Jim Nalley ... Continue reading
Akron Set to Welcome 390 Champions for the 64th All-American Soap Box Derby
AKRON, Ohio--(BW SportsWire)--July 23, 2001--More than 390 boys and girls from throughout the United States and from the Philippines, Germany and Japan are arriving in Akron today to compete in the 64th All-American Soap Box Derby on Saturday, July 28, at Derby Downs here. Beginning today, at 9:00 a.m., each of the you ... Continue reading
59 Drivers To Represent CON-WAY at Nationals
This year, Con-Way Transportation Services (CON-WAY) is proud to be sending 59 drivers to the American Trucking Association's 2001 National Truck Driving Championships. This is the largest number of drivers ever sent by any one trucking company in the history of the competition. Driver sales representatives from the co ... Continue reading
Agbar Technologies Selects Chicago for Corporate Headquarters
Agbar Technologies, a leading provider of vehicle testing, maintenance and safety inspection services, has chosen Chicago for its corporate headquarters. "Chicago is an ideal major business center, with its central location, excellent business and transportation infrastructure and attractive quality of life," noted Chr ... Continue reading
Consolidated Freightways Honors Four Drivers
Continuing a proud, 72-year tradition of highlighting the accomplishments of its professional drivers, Consolidated Freightways (CF) , the North American long-haul freight specialist, will formally honor four drivers who have surpassed three million accident-free miles. Over the past few months, these professional long ... Continue reading
Cooperative Development Effort Aims to Tackle $21B Insurance Rip-Off
Elite Logistics Inc., a leader in the fast-growing telematics industry, announced today that it is teaming with Independent Witness Inc. (IWI), a leading innovator in event data recording technology, to develop "black box" technology for measuring and communicating data related to vehicle impacts, shipment damage and s ... Continue reading
NHTSA Survey Reinforces CTIA's Call for Education on Distracted Driving
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a new survey on cell phone use by American drivers. In the survey NHTSA found that at any given time only 3 percent of drivers are actively using their wireless phones. "Today's survey confirms that education is a priority on the driver distracti ... Continue reading
Southern Californians Use IRS Rebates to Hit the Road
With IRS rebate checks up to $300 for individuals and $600 for married couples beginning to arrive in mailboxes this week, some taxpayers are planning to use the money for travel, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Would-be travelers have asked agents at many of the Auto Club's 70 AAA Travel Agenc ... Continue reading
United PanAm Financial Announces Second Quarter 2001 Results
United PanAm Financial Corp. announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2001. For the quarter, the company reported income from continuing operations and net income of $1.9 million, equal to $0.11 per diluted share, contrasted with a loss from continuing operations of $1.8 million, or $0.11 per share, for ... Continue reading
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