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Infiniti Ranks Highest in J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Index (CSI) Study [Jul. 23, 03]

Infiniti Ranks Highest in J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Index (CSI) Study [Jul. 23, 03]

GARDENA, Calif. (July 23, 2003) – Infiniti today was named the highest ranked nameplate in J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Customer Service Index (CSI) Study with a score of 900. It was the third time in its history that Infiniti has topped the well-known independent study that measures customer satisfaction with ... Continue reading

Holden's Peter Hanenberger to Retire After 45 Years With GM

Holden's Peter Hanenberger to Retire After 45 Years With GM

Denny Mooney to Succeed Hanenberger as Holden Chairman & Managing Director DETROIT - Peter Hanenberger, a General Motors group vice president and chairman and managing director of GM's Australia subsidiary, Holden Ltd., will retire Jan. 1 after 45 years of service, GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today. Denn ... Continue reading

Saab Ranks First Among European Carmakers In 2003 J.D. Power CSI Study

Saab Ranks First Among European Carmakers In 2003 J.D. Power CSI Study

Beating all of its European competitors, and scoring well above the industry average, Saab scores its highest ever CSI ranking in 2003, a 17-point improvement over the previous study Norcross, GA - Saab improved its ranking to seventh overall in the 2003 J.D. Power Customer Service Index (CSI) with a rating of 892, up ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Speedway, 7-25-03, BMARA Portion

Hales Corners Speedway, 7-25-03, BMARA Portion

This is the story for the BMARA portion of the show. A story will follw for the ProStar Modified portion later. RAY FIRST MILWAUKEE CUP REPEATER by Bryan Gapinski Franklin, WI, July 25---Dave Ray captured the sixth annual Milwaukee Cup Midget Classic, Badger/NAMARS sanctioned event, Friday Night at the Hales Corners Sp ... Continue reading

BMW Report from European Touring Car Championship Race Spa

BMW Report from European Touring Car Championship Race Spa

BMW Corporate Communications 2003 European Touring Car Championship Rounds 11 - 12, 25/26 July, Spa (Belgium) - RACE Priaulx hands his team a home win The Spa weekend ended in the best possible fashion for Belgian based RBM, who run BMW Team Great Britain, with Andy Priaulx claiming victory in the second race of the da ... Continue reading

*****Hales Corners---Early Results, July 25, 2003*****

*****Hales Corners---Early Results, July 25, 2003*****

A more complete story and results will follow. Zdroik Sweeps Mofified Half of Milwaukee Cup Classic At Hales Corners Franklin, Wis. July, 25--Jason Zdriok took home all of the marbles Friday night with a complete sweep of the modified portion of the Milwaukee Cup Classic at the Hales Corners Speedway. Zdroik set fast t ... Continue reading

GM RACING--POCONO WINSTON CUP RACE DAY ADVANCE

GM RACING--POCONO WINSTON CUP RACE DAY ADVANCE

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: media.gm.com GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & QUOTES; SATURDAY ADVANCE; PENNSYLVANIA 500; POCONO RACEWAY; JULY 26 Long Pond, Pa., July 26, 2003 - Jeff Gordon, who trails point leader Matt ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Speedway Points

Hales Corners Speedway Points

Franklin, Wis., July 25 (Modified changed ONLY) UMP Late Model Name Car # 07-25-YTD 1 Specht, Scott 99 4870 2 Scheffler, Russ 74 4785 3 Sievert, Bret 5 4570 4 Scheffler, Rick 15 4565 5 Watson, Jim W-1 3385 6 Sorce, Dan 14 3200 7 Carlson, Chris C-12 3110 8 Scheffler, George 10-S 2705 9 Rezutek, Bill 8-R 2540 10 Letizia, ... Continue reading

GM RACING BULLET POINTS--NASCAR AT POCONO

GM RACING BULLET POINTS--NASCAR AT POCONO

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: media.gm.com GM RACING WINSTON CUP BULLET POINTS-POCONO RACEWAY; PENNSYLVANIA 500; JULY 26, 2003 Race: Pennsylvania 500 Distance: 200 Laps Date: Sunday, July 27, 2003 Television: TNT (l ... Continue reading

Barron-Takagi Michigan Saturday Qualifying

Barron-Takagi Michigan Saturday Qualifying

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Barron Qualifies Sixth, Takagi 11th for Firestone Indy 400 BROOKLYN, Mich. (Saturday, July 26, 2003) - Alex Barron will start Sunday's Firestone Indy 400 from the outside of the third row while Mo Nunn Racing teammate Tora T ... Continue reading

CASCAR - Vancouver Final Qualifying & Starting Grid

CASCAR - Vancouver Final Qualifying & Starting Grid

CASCAR Super Series Canadian Tire 100 - Vancouver Molson Indy Final Qualifying / Pole / Starting Grid For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / July 26, 2003 PHOTO: Jeff Lapcevich will be the polesitter for Saturday afternoon's Canadian Tire 100 at the Vancouver Molson Indy CREDIT: G ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX results, Pocono (7-26-03)

ARCA RE/MAX results, Pocono (7-26-03)

ARCA RE/MAX Series release/story from Saturday's Pennsylvania 200 at Pocono Raceway will be forthcoming. For now, here are the results. ... Continue reading

New Chevy Fourth in IRL MIS Qualifying

New Chevy Fourth in IRL MIS Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Note to editors: High resolution digital photos of the new Gen IV Chevy Indy V8 are now available on request. Images can also be downloaded from the Digital Media section of the GM Racing media site a ... Continue reading

Fort Knox Names Schmiedt, Czerwonka to Senior Finance and Audit Positions

Fort Knox Names Schmiedt, Czerwonka to Senior Finance and Audit Positions

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., July 25 -- Fort Knox National Company (Fort Knox), a leading provider of electronic payment services, recently announced the appointment of two new senior leaders to the company's executive team. Donald A. Schmiedt, CPA was named the company's new Vice President of Finance and Accounting, with respo ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Names Daniel A. Ninivaggi Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Lear Corporation Names Daniel A. Ninivaggi Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 25 -- Lear Corporation today announced the appointment of Daniel A. Ninivaggi to vice president, secretary and general counsel, effective immediately. He will report to Lear Vice Chairman, James H. Vandenberghe. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021202/LEARLOGO ) Ninivaggi joins Lear ... Continue reading

PETERSEN MOTORSPORTS/WHITE LIGHTNING RACING ADDS DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND XTRAJET TO PROGRAM

PETERSEN MOTORSPORTS/WHITE LIGHTNING RACING ADDS DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND XTRAJET TO PROGRAM

PETERSEN MOTORSPORTS/WHITE LIGHTNING RACING ADDS DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND XTRAJET TO PROGRAM SONOMA, Calif., July 25, 2003 – 24 Hours of Le Mans GT Class winner Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing is proud to announce the addition of executive air charter service XtraJet (www.XtraJet.com) as a corporate partner f ... Continue reading

Public Grand Opening Saturday, July 26; MTA Joins Elected Officials, Olympic Gold Medal Winners in Official Dedication of the New 13.7-Mile Metro Gold Line

Public Grand Opening Saturday, July 26; MTA Joins Elected Officials, Olympic Gold Medal Winners in Official Dedication of the New 13.7-Mile Metro Gold Line

LOS ANGELES, July 25 -- MTA joined an array of local, state and federal officials today including several past Olympic Gold Medal winners at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to officially dedicate the opening of the Los Angeles to Pasadena Metro Gold Line. The 13.7-mile light rail line opens to the public Saturday ... Continue reading

Tecnomatix Schedules Second Quarter 2003 Results Conference Call For July 30

Tecnomatix Schedules Second Quarter 2003 Results Conference Call For July 30

HERZLIA, Israel--July 25, 2003--Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. , the driving force in Manufacturing Process Management (MPM), will issue a news release announcing its second quarter 2003 results on Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at 7AM EDT (4AM PDT). Management will hold a conference call with investors and analysts at 8:30AM ... Continue reading

United PanAm Financial Announces Second Quarter 2003 Results

United PanAm Financial Announces Second Quarter 2003 Results

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--July 25, 2003--United PanAm Financial Corp. today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2003. For the quarter ended June 30, 2003 the company reported net income of $4.11 million, equal to $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.02 million, or $0.17 per diluted sha ... Continue reading

Barron-Takagi Michigan Friday Practice

Barron-Takagi Michigan Friday Practice

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Barron Fourth, Takagi Ninth in Afternoon Practice at Michigan BROOKLYN, Mich. (Friday, July 25, 2003) - Alex Barron and Tora Takagi wrapped up the opening day of practice for Sunday's Firestone Indy 400 with the fourth- and ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG Fri. practice notes-Infineon Raceway

BMW Team PTG Fri. practice notes-Infineon Raceway

BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship - Round 6 Practice Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Calif. Friday, July 25, 2003 Race Date: Sunday, July 27, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 BMW Team PTG Sets the Pace in Speed GT Practice; Auberlen Leads Both Sessions Bill Auberlen, in the No. 7 BMW Team ... Continue reading

CASCAR - Vancouver Practice Session Results

CASCAR - Vancouver Practice Session Results

CASCAR Super Series Canadian Tire 100 - Vancouver Molson Indy Friday Practice Session #1 For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / July 25, 2003 Thomson quickest in practice for the Canadian Tire 100 CASCAR race at the Vancouver Indy VANCOUVER, BC - For the second weekend in a row, t ... Continue reading

CASCAR - Vancouver - Qualifying Session #1

CASCAR - Vancouver - Qualifying Session #1

CASCAR Super Series Vancouver Molson Indy Canadian Tire 100 Qualifying Session #1 For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / July 25, 2003 PHOTO: Al Turner only got in one fast lap during the first qualifying session for the Canadian Tire 100, but it was good enough to earn him the pr ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Services North America Kicks Off New Initiative August 2 To Transfer Entrepreneurial Skills to Chicago Youth

DaimlerChrysler Services North America Kicks Off New Initiative August 2 To Transfer Entrepreneurial Skills to Chicago Youth

WHAT: In conjunction with the Chicago Alumni chapter of Iota Phi Theta, DaimlerChrysler Services North America announced today its sponsorship of a new initiative called Business Kids. The nation-wide education program, in Chicago at Iota Phi Theta's 40th anniversary national convention, exposes minority elementary stu ... Continue reading

Donaldson Company Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Increase

Donaldson Company Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Increase

MINNEAPOLIS--July 25, 2003--Donaldson Company, Inc. , announced today that the company's board of directors has increased the common stock cash dividend for the second time in fiscal year 2003. The board declared a regular cash dividend of 9 1/2 cents per share, payable September 12, 2003, to shareholders of record as ... Continue reading

Donaldson Company Names John P. Wiehoff to Board of Directors

Donaldson Company Names John P. Wiehoff to Board of Directors

MINNEAPOLIS--July 25, 2003--Donaldson Company, Inc. , today announced that it has appointed John P. Wiehoff to its board of directors, effective immediately. Wiehoff will serve on the corporate governance and audit committees. Wiehoff, 41, is chief executive officer of Minneapolis-based C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. , ... Continue reading

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--POCONO QUALIFYING

GM RACING NOTES & QUOTES--POCONO QUALIFYING

Contact: Ron Lemasters Jr. GM Racing Communications r.lemasters@att.net (704) 792-1801 phone (704) 236-9831 cell For more information: media.gm.com GM RACING WINSTON CUP NOTES & QUOTES; QUALIFYING; PENNSYLVANIA 500; POCONO RACEWAY; JULY 25, 2003TONY STEWART, NO. 20 HOME DEPOT CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: Qualified 33rd: "I d ... Continue reading

Join NHRA Pro Stock Bike Riders on Cruise at FRAM Autolite Nationals

Join NHRA Pro Stock Bike Riders on Cruise at FRAM Autolite Nationals

Contact: John Cardinale Infineon Raceway (707) 938-8448 X107 Join NHRA Pro Stock Bike Riders on Caravan From Infineon Raceway to Pyramid Brewery & Alehouse Evening Highlighted by Screening of Cult Classic 'Heart Like a Wheel' SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Motorcyclists are invited to join top riders on the NHRA ... Continue reading

Magna International Inc. second quarter 2003 results

Magna International Inc. second quarter 2003 results

TORONTO, July 25 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG.A, MG.B; NYSE:MGA) will announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003 on Wednesday, August 6, 2003. We will hold our conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. EDT (Toronto Time). The number to use for this call is 1-800-428 ... Continue reading

MSX International Prices Senior Secured Notes

MSX International Prices Senior Secured Notes

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 25 -- MSX International today announced that it has priced a private offering of senior secured notes. The company and a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary based in the United Kingdom will issue various notes totaling $100.5 million in the aggregate. The notes, which yield an average 11.31% inter ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Numidia Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Numidia Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHEAST DIVISION NUMIDIA RACEWAY FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2003 RACING UNDERWAY AT NUMIDIA RACEWAY NUMIDIA, Pa. - Racing action kicked off today for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the RBS Trailer Sales Thrills in the Hills today at Numidia Raceway with Santo ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Sonoma test day

Orbit Racing - Sonoma test day

solid start Orbit Racing took advantage of clear, warm weather conditions to work on car setup for Sunday's American Le Mans Series race at Infineon (Sears Point) Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Leo Hindery and Peter Baron, who drive the No. 43 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RS, raced on the Sonoma track in 2002. Their teammate ... Continue reading

S&P Rates Morgan Stanley Auto Ln Tr 2003-HB1 Nts

S&P Rates Morgan Stanley Auto Ln Tr 2003-HB1 Nts

NEW YORK--July 25, 2003--Standard & Poor's--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its ratings to Morgan Stanley Auto Loan Trust 2003-HB1's asset-backed notes (see list). The rating on the class A notes reflects 5.75%% subordination and an overcollateralization target amount of 11.8% of the current pool bala ... Continue reading

Vice President of General Motors Research & Development and Planning To Address American Statistical Association

Vice President of General Motors Research & Development and Planning To Address American Statistical Association

'The Essential Role of Statistical Sciences in Business Decision - Making' Lawrence D. Burns will deliver the President's Invited Speaker Address at the 163rd annual Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) at 4:00pm on Monday, August 4, 2003, in the Continental Ballroom of the Hilton San Francisco. The American Statistical As ... Continue reading

Visteon Names Anjan Chatterjee Senior Vice President, Strategy And Business Planning

Visteon Names Anjan Chatterjee Senior Vice President, Strategy And Business Planning

DEARBORN, Mich., July 25 -- Visteon Corporation has named Anjan Chatterjee, senior vice president, strategy and business planning. In this position he will further develop the company's strategic global direction by integrating existing product lines, marketing, manufacturing and supply chain strategies into a single, ... Continue reading

Scelzi No. 1 Qualifier on Fri. in Seattle

Scelzi No. 1 Qualifier on Fri. in Seattle

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS Round 14 of 23 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash. Race Date: July 25-27, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI LOW QUALIFIER FRIDAY NIGHT IN SEATTLE KENT, Wash. (July 25, 2003) - Gary Scelzi put his Oakley Ti ... Continue reading

Bazemore No. 8 after chute deploys in Seattle

Bazemore No. 8 after chute deploys in Seattle

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS Round 14 of 23 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash. Race Date: July 25-27, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE DEPLOYS CHUTE EARLY IN FIRST ROUND, TAKES NO. 8 SPOT IN SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND KENT, Wash. (Ju ... Continue reading

Cannon No. 14 on Fri. in Seattle

Cannon No. 14 on Fri. in Seattle

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS Round 14 of 23 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash. Race Date: July 25-27, 2003 Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501, cell 203-243-2438 CANNON QUALIFIES NO. 14 ON FRIDAY IN SEATTLE KENT, Wash. (July 25, 2003) - Not one Funny Car managed to ... Continue reading

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