BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Hockenheim-Practice
German Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE 26th July 2002 Weather: cloudy, 21°C Air, 24° Track The BMW WilliamsF1 drivers Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya were today 5th and 7th respectively in the first Free Practice sessions for the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. Ralf Schumacher: 5th Chassis: FW24 06 (T-Car FW24 02) ... Continue reading
Montgomery Gets First Legitimate Practice at Pocono
Montgomery Gets First Legitimate Practice at Pocono LONG POND, Penn. (July 25, 2002) - Due to rain, the ARCA RE/MAX Series teams had very limited practice time at Pocono Raceway when they visited the track in the spring. This time around, the weather cooperated, practice, qualifying and happy hour all went off without ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Retains GlobalHue as its Multicultural Agency
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 26 - DaimlerChrysler announced today that GlobalHue has been retained to handle the auto company's multicultural marketing account. After putting its multicultural business up for review four months ago, DaimlerChrysler reviewed 13 bids from 24 agencies invited to compete for its business. In ... Continue reading
July 26, 2002 TOKYO — Japan Today reported that Ford Japan Ltd. is recalling a total of 1,252 units of the Mondeo car that were manufactured from June 2000 to May this year due to possible defects, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Friday. In a report to the transport ministry, Ford Japan sa ... Continue reading
Toyota To Double Hybrid Vehicle Lineup
NEW YORK, July 26 Reuters repeated that the Nihon Keizai Shimbun's online Saturday edition said, "Toyota Motor Corp plans to double the number of its eco-friendly hybrid models to six by the end of 2003 to cement its lead in the growing field of low emission vehicles. Toyota, Japan's largest automaker, will release in ... Continue reading
Helm Sells $10 Million in Auto Repair Manuals Online
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich., July 26 -- Helm Inc., a marketing communication services firm based in Highland Park, Mich., announces e-commerce revenues of $10 million from the online sales of its automotive repair manuals in the last three years. In 1998, Helm became the first to offer original OEM automotive repair manuals o ... Continue reading
2002 German Grand Prix Free Practice
Honda F1 Press Information 26 July 2002 PANIS LEADS HONDA QUARTET IN FREE PRACTICE Panis and Sato finish 12th and 14th at Hockenheim ------------------------------------------------ Olivier Panis (Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda) finished 12th to head the Honda-powered drivers in today’s free practice session for the Ge ... Continue reading
DEARBORN, Mich., June 10, 2002 – After more than 40 years of storage in a garage in northern Michigan, Ford Motor Company's 20 millionth vehicle, a 1931 Model A Fordor Town Sedan, has been found and fully restored. The vehicle will be reintroduced to the public at the 30th annual Old Car Show and Swap Meet in Iol ... Continue reading
US Cars Struggle in Booming Korean Market
Kim Ki-tae writing for the Korean Times reported that car importers have unfolded a series of aggressive marketing campaigns in an attempt to continue the record-breaking sales in the first half of year. BMW Korea, which sold 500 units in a month for the first time for a foreign car importer, has opened 10 repair cente ... Continue reading
GM To Outsource Engines To India's Hind Motors
NEW DELHI, July 26 Reuters reported that General Motors Corp will outsource engines and transmissions from India's Hindustan Motors for a new vehicle it will launch locally, the two said in a joint statement on Friday. Hindustan Motors Ltd, one of India's oldest auto companies, makes the Ambassador car, the Lancer seda ... Continue reading
RV Maker Fleetwood Names Edward B. Caudill President and Chief Executive Officer
RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 26 Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., the nation's largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, announced today the appointment of Edward B. Caudill as president and chief executive officer. Caudill, 59, has 25 years of management experienc ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Announces Second Quarter Results
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 26- Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.,a provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, today reported higher net earnings from operations, excluding business transformation costs, for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. The Company recorded net earnings from operatio ... Continue reading
J.P. Morgan Buys Nissan Parts Subsidiary
TOKYO, July 26 Reuters reported that the private equity arm of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co Inc said on Friday it had reached agreement to buy a Japanese auto parts subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co Ltd for around 10 billion yen ($86 million). Nissan, Japan's third-largest carmaker, said separately it would sell its 51 percent s ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor Workers Give Up Vacation Time To Build Ordered Cars
July 26, 2002 Seoul -- Bloomberg News reported that Hyundai Motor Co. factory workers will give up part of their one-week summer vacation as South Korea's largest automaker tries to reduce an order backlog of more than 200,000 vehicles. Hyundai Motor will run its plants for five evenings next week to produce about 10,0 ... Continue reading
Parts Suppliers To Ford - Must Take Risks and May Get Rewards
July 26, 2002 Dearborn, Mich. -- Bloomberg News reports that Ford Motor Co. is expanding a program that rewards parts suppliers if car and truck warranty costs fall and charges them if the expenses rise, as the world's second-largest automaker tries to improve quality. The automaker started the program with seven compa ... Continue reading
Rubber Use In China Is Really Rolling Along
HONG KONG, July 26 Reuters is reporting that an automotive boom is driving China into pole position as the world's largest rubber consumer, surpassing the United States where Wall Street's problems are forecast to put a brake on car sales later this year, commodities traders say. As Chinese car sales are expected to to ... Continue reading
Start Order & News - Maine Forest - SCCA ProRally
The press release text included below is also available in a formatted Word97-Word2000 document. If you would prefer to receive our press releases in that format, or if you wish to opt out of these distributions, please send your request to: sccaprorally@aol.com. For immediate release 25 July 2002 Start Order & Late Br ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Continue Downward Trend in Most Places
LOS ANGELES--July 26, 2002--Gasoline prices continued their downward march throughout most of the southwest during the past week, the only exception being the central coast of California where prices registered a slight up-tick, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading
AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch; Fuel Prices Inch Upward
HOUSTON--July 26, 2002--Pump prices inched upward throughout the Lone Star State during the past week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by AAA Texas. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. The statewide average price for regular self-serve is ... Continue reading
Aftermarket Technology Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2002 Results
WESTMONT, Ill., July 25 Aftermarket Technology Corp. today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2002.Second QuarterNet sales increased by $8.5 million to $100.7 million in the second quarter of 2002 versus the prior year's second quarter. Income from continuing operations (before extraordinary item ... Continue reading
CEO of DaimlerChrysler's U.S. Unit Says Survival Fight Won, Future Bright
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. AP reported that the Chrysler Group no longer is in a fight for its life, and its restructuring plan is paying dividends sooner than expected, the chief executive of DaimlerChrysler AG's U.S. unit said Thursday. "We are clearly focused on lifting this company from the struggle for survival to a new ... Continue reading
NASCAR NEWS - Labonte, Kellogg's Racing Team Both Sharply Focused in Return to Pocono
POCONO, Pa., July 25 As Terry Labonte® and the Kellogg's Racing Team prepared for the second half of the 2002 season, they set one very clear goal for themselves. "We want to be in the Top 10 in the point standings at the end of the year," Labonte said. "I've always prided myself on being consistent. We had gotten off ... Continue reading
Sinatra makes comeback as pitchman for Ford T-Bird
DETROIT, July 25 Reuters reported that "Frank Sinatra makes a comeback of sorts in a new television advertisement for the "cool" retro-styled Thunderbird roadster Ford Motor Co. resurrected last year. The ad, which conjures up memories of the lyrics "One More for the Road" from one of Sinatra's most famous songs, featu ... Continue reading
KENOSHA, Wis., July 25 Today, the Chrysler Group dedicated a new 500,000 square-foot expansion of its Kenosha Engine Plant with the launch of the 3.5-liter V6 engine that will power the all-new Chrysler Pacifica, which begins production in early 2003. The proven 3.5-liter SOHC 24-valve V6 engine will offer brisk perfor ... Continue reading
Williams Controls Expands Board and Names Nathan L. Belden As New Director
PORTLAND, Ore., July 25 The Board of Directors of Williams Controls, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WMCO - News) has expanded its Board from 6 to 7 members, and has appointed Nathan L. Belden to fill the newly created board seat, effective July 16, 2002. Williams Controls recently completed a series of recapitalization tran ... Continue reading
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