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Spartan Unveils Three New Emergency Rescue Products
Spartan Unveils Three New Emergency Rescue Products at Industry Trade Show New Models Deliver Latest Technological Developments CHARLOTTE, Mich., Aug. 24 Spartan Motors, Inc. will unveil three new emergency products featuring some of the most advanced technologies ever to appear on rescue vehicles. Spartan Motors' Emer ... Continue reading
Dolby Predicts Surround Sound Acceleration for In-Car Entertainment
BERLIN--Aug. 24, 2001--Dolby Laboratories launched its new In-Car Entertainment programme today at the world's largest consumer electronics show, the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), held 25 August-2 September, in Berlin. A demonstration vehicle, fitted out with the latest Dolby technologies, including Dolby Pro L ... Continue reading
MIAMI--Aug. 24, 2001--Mike Eidson, partner at Colson Hicks Eidson and co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs' personal injury and wrongful death cases in the Firestone/Ford Federal Multi-District litigation now pending before United States District Court Judge Sarah Barker in Indianapolis, Indiana, today announced his reac ... Continue reading
Firestone Settles First De-Tread Tire Case Before Jury Returns
MCALLEN, Texas--Aug. 24, 2001--Today a jury of seven women and two men were still deliberating the case when the parties in first national case involving Firestone's recalled tires reached a compromise agreement. Dr. Joel Rodriguez, his wife Marisa, two of their three young children, and Dr. Rodriguez' brother, Dr. ... Continue reading
Digital Motorworks Honored for Business Innovation
AUSTIN, Texas--Aug. 24, 2001--Digital Motorworks (DMi) has won a Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Business Innovation Award for information management leadership in the automotive industry. The Business Awards were presented during ceremonies held on Thursday night (August 23) at the Renaissance Austin Hotel. The cha ... Continue reading
SME's Detroit 2001 APEX Will Showcase Michigan's Manufacturing Tradition
SME's Detroit 2001 APEX Will Showcase Michigan's Manufacturing Tradition DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 24 The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) is excited to present the Midwest's largest metalworking and manufacturing exposition of 2001, the Detroit 2001 Advanced Productivity Exposition (APEX), scheduled for September ... Continue reading
California Auto Club Survey Shows Labor Day Travelers Will See Lowest Gas Prices of Summer
LOS ANGELES--Aug. 24, 2001--Even as wholesale gasoline prices inch up, the average pump price continues to fall in most areas of California, giving Labor Day travelers the lowest prices of the summer season, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. This marks the 13th straight week t ... Continue reading
UAW Strikes Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America
UAW Strikes Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, Ill., Aug. 24 Effective 1:30 a.m., Friday, August 24, 2001, the 2,700 UAW members of UAW Local 2488, Region 4, at Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, located in Bloomington/Normal Illinois, walked out on strike due to the company's refusal ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
Ward's Reports Estimated Production SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 24 Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 309,701 units, down from the 330,470 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North Am ... Continue reading
Astris Energi Plans Venture to Market Fuel Cell Power for Small Vehicles
Astris Energi, Inc. (OTCBB:ASRNF), pioneers in alkaline fuel cell technology, announced today that Astris and ACE Golf Cars (www.acegolfcars.com), a division of ACE Concept, Inc., Indian Wells, CA, have signed a Letter of Intent covering establishment of a joint venture of other small vehicles. Under terms of the Lette ... Continue reading
Delphi and Orbital Sign Technical Transfer and License Agreement
Delphi Automotive Systems and Orbital Engine Corporation announced today they have entered into a technical transfer and license agreement. Under the agreement Delphi has acquired rights to manufacture and sell Orbital's air assisted direct fuel injection technology as part of Delphi's complete fuel and engine manageme ... Continue reading
Hispanics Poised to Shop Online for Cars
While only thirty-seven percent of Hispanic Internet users in the United States have attempted to use online resources for car shopping, nearly three-quarters say they plan to use the web to purchase or research their next vehicle, this according to a recent poll by Roslow Research Group. The new study of Hispanic auto ... Continue reading
Jaguar Plays 'Wicked Games' to Launch The New Jag Generation
Jaguar will debut, in October 2001, the first elements of its global advertising campaign for the all-new X-Type sports sedan. Developed by new global creative partner, Young and Rubicam (Y&R), the new campaign features television, print and outdoor creative executions. The campaign will break with outdoor creative in ... Continue reading
Leave the Doors Unlocked, the Windows Open and the Keys In the Car
In the US, more than one million vehicles were stolen in 2000; that's 2,740 a day, 114 an hour and more than one vehicle stolen every minute. Yet, when it comes to protecting ourselves from car thieves, Americans appear to be throwing caution out the window, according to a survey released today by progressive.com, the ... Continue reading
Louisville Buses to Undergo Regular Emissions Testing and Evaluation
In an effort to maintain the improved emissions and fuel savings of its fleet, the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) in Louisville, Ky., will enter into a service agreement with Mirenco Incorporated that calls for regular testing and reporting services for its buses. TARC currently uses Mirenco's DriverMax(R), a f ... Continue reading
Yakima Sport Racks Sold to Kayak Company for $91 Million
Yakima Products Inc. Chairman John Bowes today announced that Yakima, the nation's leading manufacturer of multi-sport car racks and accessories, was sold for $91 million in cash to America's leading paddle sports company, Watermark Paddlesports, Inc. J.P. Morgan represented Yakima in the sale. Yakima, founded in 1979, ... Continue reading
Zafira Goes On Sale In Japan As Subaru Traviq
Based on the Opel/Vauxhall Zafira compact van, the Subaru Traviq went on sale in Japan on August 22, 2001. General Motors and Fuji Heavy Industries, which manufactures Subaru vehicles, expect initial sales of up to 12,000 units a year. The Zafira is now available on five continents as an Opel, Vauxhall, Chevrolet, Hold ... Continue reading
RACING: Longtime Motorsports Writer Bill Lorenzen Passes Away
August 24, 2001 BENICIA, Calif. - Longtime motorsports journalist Bill Lorenzen died from complications stemming from heart surgery on Aug. 7. He was 69-years-old. Lorenzen was a member of the Motorsports Press Association (MSPA) for more than 20 years and served as vice president of automotive writers. ... Continue reading
FIA RALLY: 51st Neste Rally Finland Preview
August 24, 2001 FIA World Rally Championship leader Tommi Mäkinen is one of several contenders for victory on the Rally Finland, the ninth round of this year's series which starts tomorrow morning. The local driver is a five-time winner of the event, which is based on fast, wide gravel roads near the university town o ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Dorricott drivers look to the 'Gateway' of the west
August 24, 2001 MADISON, Ill. - Dorricott Racing's Townsend Bell and Damien Faulkner have proven they are the elite of the 2001 Indy Lights driver corps but podium finishes this weekend at Gateway International Raceway in round nine of the 12-race series might possibly set the stage for a two-driver, down-the-stretch c ... Continue reading
USAR Announces Opening of Northern Office
August 24, 2001 2002 Race Dates Confirmed with Jennerstown Speedway Fayetteville, GA - United Speed Alliance Racing President Gene Cox has announced plans to open a satellite office for USAR and the Hooters ProCup Series at Jennerstown Speedway. The office will assist the Series and its operation of the Hooters ProCup ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Northern Light Series Notebook
August 24, 2001 Schmidt to field two new drivers at Gateway; Walker switches to Menard power INDIANAPOLIS - One week ago, Sam Schmidt Motorsports was a team without a driver. What a difference a week makes. Schmidt's team will field two cars in an Indy Racing Northern Light Series event for the first time in its initia ... Continue reading
BMW Team PTG - Mid-Ohio ALMS test session
August 24, 2001 Team PTG has visited the 2.25-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course once before with great success. In 1998, Bill Auberlen qualified the No. 10 Team PTG M3 on the GT3 class pole and with co-driver Boris Said lead every lap to win the third round of the United States Road Racing Championship race seri ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Food City 250 Post Qualifying Notes and Quotes
August 24, 2001 JEFF GREEN-10-Nestle Nesquik Ford Taurus (Qualified 3rd) - WAS YOUR EARLY DRAW A DISADVANTAGE TODAY? "I don't think so. It might be a little bit faster at the very end, but the concrete doesn't change much. If it cools off, it might make the motors run better, but the track should stay pretty much the s ... Continue reading
CART unveils five-year plan and strategic direction
August 24, 2001 CHICAGO - Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. today will announce its five-year strategic direction in meetings with sponsors and manufacturers. As part of the plan, CART identified six imperatives that will serve as the roadmap to grow the open-wheel racing sanctioning organization's business. The pre ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Marlin and Leffler ready for racing action at Bristol
August 24, 2001 Sterling Marlin · Marlin became the first Dodge to win in 2001 last weekend at Michigan. He is currently fourth in overall NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship points. His highest championship finish ever is third (1995) when he won three races and scored nine top-5 finishes. · Marlin is the only dr ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Sears Point Raceway Begins Construction on Pedestrian Tunnels
August 24, 2001 SONOMA, Calif. - Fans will no longer only travel above ground when they visit Sears Point Raceway. In conjunction with the $35 million Modernization Plan currently under way at the track, excavation will begin in the next two weeks on two underground tunnels. Designed to expedite pedestrian traffic thro ... Continue reading
CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings
August 24, 2001 Target Chip Ganassi Racing owner Chip Ganassi reached a rare milestone Sunday when he became only the second car owner in CART history to win CART and NASCAR events on the same weekend. Ganassi's teams captured CART's Motorola 220 at Road America - where rookie driver Bruno Junqueira (Target Toyota Lola ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Bell Firmly In Front As Dayton Indy Lights Heads To Gateway
August 24, 2001 Championship Leader Returns To Site Of First Oval Win With 27 Point Lead MADISON, Illinois - Riding a two-race win streak and his biggest points lead of the season, Townsend Bell (DIRECWAY Lola) returns to the site of his first oval track race win at Gateway International Raceway this weekend in firm co ... Continue reading
MIDGET RACING: Teddy Beach heads into final stretch with NAMARS regional point lead
August 24, 2001 (Donnelsville, OH) - NAMARS Midget rookie sensation, teenager Teddy Beach, is headed for a big finish to the season as he's planted solidly in the top-two in points in both the National and Regional series after accumulating four Feature wins this year. While 17-year-old Teddy is tearing up the "senior ... Continue reading
USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Illiana
August 24, 2001 STOOPS FREIGHTLINER USAC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 22, 2001 – Schererville, Indiana - Illiana Motor Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brian Tyler, 69, Dynamics-18.190; 2. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-18.447; 3. Eric Gordon, 3ac, DeSalle-18.551; 4. Robbie Rice, 15, Davis/Bowman-18.560; 5. ... Continue reading
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