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Wednesday, August 27, 2003

NHTSA Investigates Air bags on Lincoln Town Cars

NHTSA Investigates Air bags on Lincoln Town Cars

WASHINGTON, Aug 27, 2003; Reuters reported that the government has opened an investigation of complaints that side air bags on some Lincoln Town Cars deploy inadvertently. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had received 138 complaints that air bags on 2001-2003 Town Cars deployed while the car w ... Continue reading

NAMARS schedule updates

NAMARS schedule updates

MANSFIELD SET FOR SEPTEMBER 6; NAMARS 500 CANCELED, GRUNDY COUNTY ADDED Speedway, IN - 8/27/03 NAMARS will return to Mansfield Motorsports Speedway for yet a third attempt at running the Mansfield MidgetCar Classic on Saturday, September 6. The two prior attempts to run the Event this season have been thwarted by incli ... Continue reading

Giaffone Back, Joins Takagi at Chicagoland Test

Giaffone Back, Joins Takagi at Chicagoland Test

Contact: Laz Denes, 256-657-6190 ldenes@monunnracing.com www.monunnracing.com media information Giaffone Returns To Join Takagi at Chicagoland Test JOLIET, Ill. (Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003) - Felipe Giaffone, injured in a racing accident at Kansas Speedway on July 6, returned to the cockpit of the #21 Hollywood/Mo Nunn R ... Continue reading

Review: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII

Review: Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII

Mitsubishi Lancer EVO…it’s like two cars in one. By Bob Gordon As I got out of the silver Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII I had just parked in front of a local teen hang-out, a group of young men and women looked at me not with distain or the loathing that teens can lay on an old dad type, no even though I did n ... Continue reading

Group 1 Automotive to Present at Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference

Group 1 Automotive to Present at Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference

HOUSTON--Aug. 27, 2003--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, announced that executive management will make a presentation at the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference being held in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003 at 8:55 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The presentation will cover Group ... Continue reading

Lancaster Colony Continues Higher Cash Dividend

Lancaster Colony Continues Higher Cash Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 27 -- Lancaster Colony Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable September 30, 2003, to shareholders of record on September 10, 2003. The board voted to continue the cash dividend at th ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Recibe Reconocimiento de Latina Style en Calidad de Empresa Superior para las Mujeres Hispanas que Trabajan

Chrysler Group Recibe Reconocimiento de Latina Style en Calidad de Empresa Superior para las Mujeres Hispanas que Trabajan

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., 27 de agosto /PR Newswire/ -- Chrysler Group ha sido nombrada una de las mejores 50 empresas para las mujeres hispanas que trabajan, según la encuesta de la revista femenina Latina Style sobre los mejores lugares donde trabajar. Este es el quinto año que Chrysler Group aparece en la lista de las ... Continue reading

Four Steps to a New Reliable, Cleaner and Decentralized Energy Supply based on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Four Steps to a New Reliable, Cleaner and Decentralized Energy Supply based on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

STARNBERG, Germany--Aug. 27, 2003--With a new reliable, cleaner and decentralised Energy Supply based on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, incidents like the 2003 blackout in US and Canada would not have happened. The "components" to achieve this goal are available; some need additional R & D work, but the target can be achieve ... Continue reading

Tuner Market Heats Up in Los Angeles; 20,000+ Enthusiasts Expected - 450 Customized Cars Displayed

Tuner Market Heats Up in Los Angeles; 20,000+ Enthusiasts Expected - 450 Customized Cars Displayed

Saturday, August 30 5:00 - Midnight WHAT: The hottest new automotive gadgets including sound, tires and rims, neon lighting and more will all be on display at Hot Import Nights (HIN) auto event at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday, August 30. Beginning at 5:00 p.m. thousands of car enthusiasts will be amaze ... Continue reading

DENSO to Establish Shanghai, China Joint Venture to Produce Fuel Injection Pumps for Diesel Vehicles

DENSO to Establish Shanghai, China Joint Venture to Produce Fuel Injection Pumps for Diesel Vehicles

TOKYO, Aug. 27 -- DENSO Corporation announced that it will establish a joint venture to produce fuel injection pumps for diesel vehicles with Shanghai Pudong "EV" Fuel Injection Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Dong Song International Trading Co., Ltd. Both companies are based in Shanghai, China. DENSO will invest US$4.6 million ... Continue reading

Ole' - Chrysler Group Recognized by Latina Style as a Top Company For Working Hispanic Women

Ole' - Chrysler Group Recognized by Latina Style as a Top Company For Working Hispanic Women

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Chrysler Group has been named one of the 50 best companies for working Hispanic women, according to Latina Style magazine's annual corporate poll of best places to work. This is the fifth year Chrysler Group has made the "Top 50" list. The annual national listing researches and evaluates ... Continue reading

N.A.D.A. Appraisal Guides Announces NASCAR Sweepstakes Winner

N.A.D.A. Appraisal Guides Announces NASCAR Sweepstakes Winner

COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 27 -- N.A.D.A. Appraisal Guides today announced the winner of its Let's Go NASCAR Racing Sweepstakes, a joint effort between N.A.D.A. Appraisal Guides and NASCAR Winston Cup Scene. Sue Brockus of Indianapolis, Indiana, is the lucky winner of two tickets to the October 2003, UAW-GM Quality 500 N ... Continue reading

With Soaring CA Gas Prices, It's Perfect Timing to Win Hybrid Vehicle; Pasadena Not-for-Profits Turn Over Keys to New Car

With Soaring CA Gas Prices, It's Perfect Timing to Win Hybrid Vehicle; Pasadena Not-for-Profits Turn Over Keys to New Car

PASADENA, Calif.--Aug. 27, 2003--Yorba Linda resident, Jim Tagle, has been randomly selected from over 10,000 entries submitted for the open drawing of a new hybrid car during the "Spring 2003 KPCC and Wescom Credit Union Toyota Prius Giveaway." Wescom Credit Union's donation of the hybrid vehicle to fellow Pasadena-ba ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Unveils 2004 Motorcycles and Announces New Warranty Program

Harley-Davidson Unveils 2004 Motorcycles and Announces New Warranty Program

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 27 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. introduced its Model Year 2004 motorcycle line-up to the public today as it kicked off its four-day 100th Anniversary celebration in Milwaukee. Key new models include a completely redesigned XL Sportster family and a new VRSCB V-Rod power cruiser, which complements the VRSCA ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan's Analysis Of The European In-Car Infotainment Market; Infotainment Revolution In Top Gear

Frost & Sullivan's Analysis Of The European In-Car Infotainment Market; Infotainment Revolution In Top Gear

LONDON--Aug. 27, 2003--The automotive industry is bracing itself for an onslaught of major car manufacturers offering integrated infotainment functions, transforming the humble dashboard into the lively hub of next-generation car information, navigation and entertainment systems. The drive towards the infotainment visi ... Continue reading

AAA Minnesota/Iowa Completes Its Public Affairs Department

AAA Minnesota/Iowa Completes Its Public Affairs Department

BURNSVILLE, Minn., Aug. 25 -- AAA Minnesota/Iowa, an organization with 710,000 members between the two states, announced the reorganization of its public affairs department, which includes new staff as well as a renewed commitment to representing its members' needs at both state capitols in St. Paul, Minn. and Des Moin ... Continue reading

Agilisys Automotive Adds Their Comprehensive Expertise To Important Auto Industry Event - AUTO-TECH 2003

Agilisys Automotive Adds Their Comprehensive Expertise To Important Auto Industry Event - AUTO-TECH 2003

DETROIT, Aug. 25 -- Agilisys Automotive, the leading global provider of automotive-specific business solutions continues their strong affiliation with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG). Automotive industry leaders gather in Detroit each August to discuss important issues and trends including: OEM requirements ... Continue reading

Altair Engineering CEO Jim Scapa Receives Department of Defense Award

Altair Engineering CEO Jim Scapa Receives Department of Defense Award

TROY, Mich.--Aug. 25, 2003--Jim Scapa, CEO of Altair Engineering Inc., a global leader in product design consulting, engineering software and high performance computing technology, was named the recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored 2003 ESGR Above and Beyond Award, at a dinner and awards ceremony held ... Continue reading

AMERCO Files Fiscal Year 2003 and Restated 2002 and 2001 Financial Results

AMERCO Files Fiscal Year 2003 and Restated 2002 and 2001 Financial Results

RENO, Nev., Aug. 25 -- AMERCO , the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Republic Western Insurance Company (RepWest) and Amerco Real Estate Company, with the inclusion of SAC Holding Corporations and their wholly owned subsidiaries (Combined Group) today reported its fiscal year ... Continue reading

AmeriCredit Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2003 Operating Results; Company Also Restates Results for Fiscal Year 2002

AmeriCredit Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2003 Operating Results; Company Also Restates Results for Fiscal Year 2002

FORT WORTH, Texas--Aug. 25, 2003--AmeriCredit Corp. today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2003 and a restatement of operating results for fiscal year 2002 and the nine months ended March 31, 2003. This announcement updates the August 6, 2003, press release that provided summary operat ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX 3 Races in 8 Days release, plus Factsheets

ARCA RE/MAX 3 Races in 8 Days release, plus Factsheets

ARCA RE/MAX WARRIORS BUSY IN THE HOMESTRETCH; 3 RACES IN 8 DAYS! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOLEDO OH (8-25-03) The ARCA RE/MAX Series, often recognized as the most versatile stock car tour in America, will hold true to form when the series, in its 51st season, will set off on a three-race, late-season charge all within a s ... Continue reading

Army's Mobile Parts Hospital to Deploy to Kuwait

Army's Mobile Parts Hospital to Deploy to Kuwait

DETROIT, Aug. 25 -- The U. S. Army's National Automotive Center (NAC) today announced that the Army will deploy its first Mobile Parts Hospital, a unique self-contained, self-sustaining mobile mini-manufacturing center, to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in support of the American forces in Iraq. Once in Kuwait, the Mobile Parts ... Continue reading

Coors Light Dodge pays homage with "Here's to the Twins" paint scheme in Kansas

Coors Light Dodge pays homage with "Here's to the Twins" paint scheme in Kansas

Contact: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, office: (704) 662-9642, cell: (704) 658-8540, jpowell@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Coors Light Dodge pays homage with "Here's to the Twins" paint scheme in Kansas MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 23, 2003) ---Coors Light is bri ... Continue reading

Driving Ford's 500-hp GT Supercar; Hog Heaven in the New Harley F-250; Toyota Builds a Green Performance Machine; Spies Capture Next Pontiac Grand Am; Automakers Back on the Grid; and DCX Pays for a Merger That Wasn't - on TheCarConnection.com!

Driving Ford's 500-hp GT Supercar; Hog Heaven in the New Harley F-250; Toyota Builds a Green Performance Machine; Spies Capture Next Pontiac Grand Am; Automakers Back on the Grid; and DCX Pays for a Merger That Wasn't - on TheCarConnection.com!

DETROIT, Aug. 25 -- It's the most expensive car ever to wear the blue oval, as well as the fastest and most powerful. Now the long wait is over. See Ford's 500-horsepower GT supercar in action this week -- exclusively on TheCarConnection.com. If big and bold is your speed, you'll go to hog heaven when you check out the ... Continue reading

Envirokare Announces an Aggressive Search for Experienced Management in the Composite Industry

Envirokare Announces an Aggressive Search for Experienced Management in the Composite Industry

ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 25, 2003--George Kazantzis, President of Envirokare Tech, Inc. (OTCBB:ENVK), announced an aggressive search for experienced management in the composite industry. Steve Pappas, Chairman of the Board of Directors called this move a significant step towards the commercialization of the TPF process. As ... Continue reading

First 2004 Suzuki Veronas Arrive in Baltimore, Md. Aug. 25

First 2004 Suzuki Veronas Arrive in Baltimore, Md. Aug. 25

- Suzuki's Largest Car Ever, the New, In-Line Six-Cylinder Midsize Verona Sedan is the First of Nine New Models to Debut in Five Years as Part of Automaker's Plan to Triple Sales By 2007 - NEWS/PHOTO ALERT FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2003 WHAT: American Suzuki welcomes the arrival of the first shipment of the all-new Verona ... Continue reading

Fitch Assigns Expected National Rating To DaimlerChrysler -- Thailand's -- Guaranteed Bonds

Fitch Assigns Expected National Rating To DaimlerChrysler -- Thailand's -- Guaranteed Bonds

BANGKOK & LONDON & NEW YORK--Aug. 25, 2003--Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has today assigned an expected Long-term National rating of 'AA+(tha)' to the THB3.0 billion three-year guaranteed debentures to be issued by DaimlerChrysler (Thailand) Limited ("DCT"). The Outlook is Stable. The rating is based entirely on a ... Continue reading

Ford y Telemundo Presentan Historias de Negocios Hispanos de Gran Éxito con su Nueva Serie de Televisión

Ford y Telemundo Presentan Historias de Negocios Hispanos de Gran Éxito con su Nueva Serie de Televisión

* Ford Motor Company se asocia con la cadena de televisión en español Telemundo para destacar el éxito de líderes empresariales hispanos * El programa de televisión de media hora de duración, titulado 'El Camino Al Triunfo', ayuda a los propietarios de negocios hispanos a manejar sus finanzas personales y ofrece ... Continue reading

From Automotive Parts and Accessories to Total Lifestyle Support, AUTOBACS SEVEN CO., LTD., Launches First U.S. Mega Store in Orange County (Stanton), CA

From Automotive Parts and Accessories to Total Lifestyle Support, AUTOBACS SEVEN CO., LTD., Launches First U.S. Mega Store in Orange County (Stanton), CA

STANTON, Calif., Aug. 25 -- AUTOBACS SEVEN CO., LTD., a publicly traded company on the Tokyo, Osaka and London stock exchanges, is opening its first U.S. SUPER AUTOBACS "Car-Life" retail store in Stanton, California on August 28, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. AUTOBACS SEVEN is Japan's largest automotive aftermarket parts and acces ... Continue reading

Hales Corners Release

Hales Corners Release

Hales Corners Finale Weekend Up Next Franklin, Wis., Aug. 25–The final weekend of racing at the Hales Corners Speedway is scheduled for the 2003 Labor Day calendar. After this coming weekend, the track is scheduled to by sold to Menards, Inc. and the site cleared for a Menards super store. On Friday, August 29, t ... Continue reading

i2 Rated in U.S. Transportation Management Systems - TMS - Marketscope

i2 Rated in U.S. Transportation Management Systems - TMS - Marketscope

DALLAS--Aug. 25, 2003--i2 Technologies, Inc. (OTC:ITWO), a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain management solutions, today announced that it received a "positive" rating in Gartner's U.S. Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Marketscope dated August 20, 2003. The report evaluated 12 TMS vendors. "The transpo ... Continue reading

interSTATE NET BANK Expands Auto Lending Division

interSTATE NET BANK Expands Auto Lending Division

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Aug. 25 -- Hal J. Shaffer, interSTATE NET BANK's President and CEO, announced that the Bank's Auto Financial Services Division has expanded its services to accommodate auto dealers located throughout the U.S. Shaffer stated that ISNB's goal to be a full service lender, and the increasing numbers of o ... Continue reading

Mike Corbin and His Workshop of Wizards Addresses Slander and Defamation By Hollister Pinnacle News

Mike Corbin and His Workshop of Wizards Addresses Slander and Defamation By Hollister Pinnacle News

Mike Corbin Demands Public Retraction, Provides Proof of False And Defamatory Statements Published by Pinnacle News Since April 2002 HOLLISTER, Calif., Aug. 25 -- Mike Corbin states: "The time has come to address concerns that have been brought to my attention regarding the status of a company that I founded years ago, ... Continue reading

nCode Introduces ICE-flow Studio(TM) For Faster, Easier, Better Test/CAE Reporting

nCode Introduces ICE-flow Studio(TM) For Faster, Easier, Better Test/CAE Reporting

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 25 -- nCode International has introduced ICE-flow Studio, a powerful tool that enables anyone to develop comprehensive engineering reports easily and quickly. Studio allows multiple sets of CAE results and/or multichannel test data to be interactively combined on a single page and exported as a ... Continue reading

Newstream.com Digest: Hottest Back-to-School Looks, Christina Aguilera to Endorse SKECHERS, Yahoo! & ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Team Up & Other Free Multimedia Content For Journalists

Newstream.com Digest: Hottest Back-to-School Looks, Christina Aguilera to Endorse SKECHERS, Yahoo! & ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Team Up & Other Free Multimedia Content For Journalists

NEW YORK--Aug. 25, 2003-- ------------------------------------------------ The Hottest Looks for Back-to-School One of the most important details for the back-to-school season is the outfit. And back-to-school means back to the mall in search of the newest look. So what are the hottest styles this season? Get video now ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: K.J. Adopts His Own Version of Points Racing for the U.S. Nationals

NHRA Pre Race: K.J. Adopts His Own Version of Points Racing for the U.S. Nationals

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net K.J. Adopts His Own Version of Points Racing for the U.S. Nationals ACDelco Cavalier crew takes aggressive stance for NHRA's biggest race SUGAR HILL, GA., August 24, 2003 - As the season winds down for the various racing series acros ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson & Pro Stock Have Grown Up Together

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson & Pro Stock Have Grown Up Together

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson & Pro Stock Have Grown Up Together GM Performance Parts Grand Am driver's first national event was the 1971 U.S. Nationals SUGAR HILL, GA., August 21, 2003 - The National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) Pro Stock division ... Continue reading

Phone Jokes

Phone Jokes

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Release-Yeley Seeks Repeat Win at DuQuoin State Fair August 31!!

Release-Yeley Seeks Repeat Win at DuQuoin State Fair August 31!!

Yeley Seeks Repeat in 53rd Horn Memorial at DuQuoin DuQuoin, IL August 26, 2003-Phoenix, Arizona’s J.J. Yeley is the driver that has fans, officials and car owners talking all over the country as he enters the 53rd running of the prestigious Ted Horn Memorial 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Sunday, August 31st. ... Continue reading

Sense Initiates Exchange Offer for Convertible Notes

Sense Initiates Exchange Offer for Convertible Notes

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 25 -- Sense Technologies Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SNSG) today announced the launch of an exchange offer for all of its secured and unsecured convertible promissory notes outstanding. The offer is expected to be open for twenty business days, although management and the Board of Directors reserves the ... Continue reading

Team Target Toughs Out Sharpie 500

Team Target Toughs Out Sharpie 500

Contact: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, cell: (704) 500-6068, nhamilton@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Team Target Toughs Out Sharpie 500 BRISTOL, Tenn. (August 24, 2003) --- With all odds against him, Casey Mears drove his Target Dodge to an impressive 21st p ... Continue reading

This Year's Grand Prix of Denver will Rewrite History

This Year's Grand Prix of Denver will Rewrite History

CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 25, 2003 THIS YEAR¹S GRAND PRIX OF DENVER WILL REWRITE HISTORY DENVER ‹ This year¹s Grand Prix of Denver, Round 9 of the 2003 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup championship, will definitely be one ... Continue reading

Triangle Rent a Car Signs with BellSouth Long Distance for All of Its Offices

Triangle Rent a Car Signs with BellSouth Long Distance for All of Its Offices

RALEIGH, N.C.--Aug. 25, 2003-- Company to Rely on BellSouth as Source of Reliable and Cost-Effective Telecommunications Services After sampling a competitor, one of the largest rental car firms in the Carolinas is turning to BellSouth for its communications services. Triangle Rent A Car has selected BellSouth to provid ... Continue reading

Worthington CFO Moves to Graphic Packaging

Worthington CFO Moves to Graphic Packaging

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Aug. 25, 2003--Worthington Industries, Inc. today announced that John T. Baldwin will resign as Chief Financial Officer effective September 8th to accept a position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Graphic Packaging Corporation , formed from the merger of two companies on August ... Continue reading

1-800-Radiator Offers Special Discount to Labor Day Travelers; Drivers to Receive Half Off Radiator Replacement Parts Over Holiday Weekend

1-800-Radiator Offers Special Discount to Labor Day Travelers; Drivers to Receive Half Off Radiator Replacement Parts Over Holiday Weekend

BENICIA, Calif.--Aug. 26, 2003--The number of travelers over Labor Day weekend is expected to be the highest in nine years thanks to the early arrival of the holiday weekend according to American Automobile Association. To aid millions of Labor Day motorists, 1-800-Radiator, the nation's leading independent provider of ... Continue reading

22 Students From Michigan Will be on the Field For the Battle of the Bands at the Ford Detroit Football Classic

22 Students From Michigan Will be on the Field For the Battle of the Bands at the Ford Detroit Football Classic

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 26 -- For many fans attending the Ford Detroit Football Classic at Ford Field Saturday, August 30, the most interesting competition won't be the game between teams from Alabama State University and Florida A&M University. The real action will be the halftime Battle of the Bands, sponsored by AAA M ... Continue reading

ActiveWeb Services Is Selected by Big Dog Motorcycles(R) for Warranty Processing, TREAD Reporting and Service Parts Management

ActiveWeb Services Is Selected by Big Dog Motorcycles(R) for Warranty Processing, TREAD Reporting and Service Parts Management

AURORA, Ill. and WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 26 -- Big Dog Motorcycles(R), the leading designer and manufacturer of high performance, highly-styled heavyweight cruisers, has chosen ActiveWeb Warranty and ActiveWeb Parts to streamline their post production operations, improve service to their dealers. ActiveWeb Warranty automat ... Continue reading

Alternate Fuel Vehicles and Cutting Edge Technologies Lead Ford Motor Company Entries for 2003 Challenge Bibendum(TM)

Alternate Fuel Vehicles and Cutting Edge Technologies Lead Ford Motor Company Entries for 2003 Challenge Bibendum(TM)

Manufacturer Enters Fuel Cell, Hybrid and Hydrogen Vehicles in Annual Environmental Event DETROIT, Aug. 26 -- Advanced technology is the common theme in the wide variety of vehicles from Ford Motor Company that will be participating in the 2003 Challenge Bibendum September 23-25. The annual environmental vehicle compet ... Continue reading

AMI DODUCO Named an 'A' Supplier by Sanyo Hungary

AMI DODUCO Named an 'A' Supplier by Sanyo Hungary

DOROG, Hungary--Aug. 26, 2003--AMI DODUCO announced that its Hungary operation was named an "A" supplier by Sanyo Hungary Kft., placing it among Sanyo's top-performing vendors. AMI DODUCO provides Sanyo with low-pressure plastic injection molding tools used in the production of mobile phone batteries. Sanyo's batteries ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Juan De La Riva To Senior Vice President and President, Light Vehicle Systems

ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Juan De La Riva To Senior Vice President and President, Light Vehicle Systems

TROY, Mich., Aug. 26 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced the appointment of Juan De La Riva to the position of senior vice president and president, Light Vehicle Systems (LVS), effective immediately. He will report to ArvinMeritor's President and Chief Operating Officer Terry O'Rourke. As president of LVS, De La Riva ... Continue reading

AssuranceAmerica Corporation Announces Appointment of Mr. Daniel Brannock as President of AssetAmerica Insurance Agencies, LLC

AssuranceAmerica Corporation Announces Appointment of Mr. Daniel Brannock as President of AssetAmerica Insurance Agencies, LLC

ATLANTA--Aug. 26, 2003--Lawrence ("Bud") Stumbaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer of ASSURANCEAMERICA CORPORATION (OTCBB: ASAM) today announced the appointment of Daniel Brannock as President of AssetAmerica Insurance Agencies, LLC, its retail agency chain. Prior to joining AssetAmerica, Mr. Brannock was Vice P ... Continue reading

Auto-Q International, Inc. Featured on CEOcast.com

Auto-Q International, Inc. Featured on CEOcast.com

LONDON, Aug. 26 -- Auto-Q International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AUTQ) has been featured on CEOcast.com. CEOcast is the premier source of original and syndicated streaming broadcast interviews of CEOs of public companies. CEOcast is distributed to millions of on-line investors at over 700 financial websites as well as to ... Continue reading

Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

MUSCATINE, Iowa, Aug. 26 -- The Board of Directors of Bandag, Incorporated, today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.32 per share on the Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company payable October 17, 2003 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 18, 2003. B ... Continue reading

Busy week for Waterdown karter

Busy week for Waterdown karter

For immediate release; Busy week for Waterdown karter Tyler Brown fifth at Karting Nationals, then tests stock car Tyler Brown, a 12-year-old karter from Waterdown, Ontario took part in the Sunoco presents the GM Racing ASN Canada FIA National Karting Championships last weekend at Mosport International Raceway, and the ... Continue reading

Cirrus Logic Receives Delphi Zero Defects Award for High-Quality Analog Audio Products

Cirrus Logic Receives Delphi Zero Defects Award for High-Quality Analog Audio Products

AUSTIN, Texas--Aug. 26, 2003--Cirrus Logic Inc. has received the Delphi Delco Electronic Systems Absolute Zero Defect Award, given annually to suppliers that demonstrate the highest ability to provide products with no defects and that conform to Delphi's stringent specifications for quality and performance. Cirrus rece ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Vehicles Showcased in Boston

Clean Diesel Vehicles Showcased in Boston

Clean Diesel Drive Highlights the Latest in Diesel Technology; Vehicles Coming Soon to the United States BOSTON, Aug. 26 -- U.S. and European automakers demonstrated the latest in clean diesel technology today during a Clean Diesel Drive at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston. The event, hosted by the Diesel Technology F ... Continue reading

Columbitech Adds Linux Client Support To Its Wireless VPN Creating An Open and Flexible Environment For Developers

Columbitech Adds Linux Client Support To Its Wireless VPN Creating An Open and Flexible Environment For Developers

NEW YORK--Aug. 26, 2003-- Provides proven wireless security for new PDA and telematics applications Wireless security software developer Columbitech today announced the availability of a Linux client for its Columbitech Wireless Suite. This new feature that enables an open-source environment coupled with Columbitech's ... Continue reading

CSM Worldwide to Auto Suppliers: North American Market Holds Opportunities in New Places

CSM Worldwide to Auto Suppliers: North American Market Holds Opportunities in New Places

DETROIT, Aug. 26 -- The North American automotive market may not get the attention of a burgeoning market such as China, but it remains an important base of opportunity to automotive suppliers that can adapt to the changing landscape. This was the message from CSM Worldwide at a recent client briefing, a message meant ... Continue reading

CTA Acoustics Presents QuietBlend(TM) Development At Inter-Noise 2003 in South Korea

CTA Acoustics Presents QuietBlend(TM) Development At Inter-Noise 2003 in South Korea

Major development by CTA Acoustics presented to international noise control engineering community SEOGWIPO, South Korea, Aug. 26 -- CTA Acoustics presented a detailed look at its new QuietBlend(TM) material here today at the 2003 Inter- Noise Congress & Exposition at the Jeju International Convention Center. QuietBlend ... Continue reading

Dan Gamel Reports Record Increases in Revenues

Dan Gamel Reports Record Increases in Revenues

FRESNO, Calif.--Aug. 26, 2003--Dan Gamel, Inc., parent company of Dan Gamel's RV Centers, announced record revenues for the second quarter and the first half of calendar year 2003. Warren Klein, Chief Financial Officer, reported that revenues for the first six months were up 19% over 2002 and 50% over 2001. For July, t ... Continue reading

DENSO to Establish Shanghai, China Joint Venture to Produce Fuel Injection Pumps for Diesel Vehicles

DENSO to Establish Shanghai, China Joint Venture to Produce Fuel Injection Pumps for Diesel Vehicles

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> DENSO to Establish Shanghai, China Joint Venture to Produce Fuel Injection Pumps for Diesel Vehicles Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 26, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation today announced that it will establish a joint venture to produce fuel injection pumps for diesel vehicl ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Corporation Schedules Release of Earnings for Fiscal 2003 Fourth Quarter and Year Ending June 30, 2003 Conference Call

Edelbrock Corporation Schedules Release of Earnings for Fiscal 2003 Fourth Quarter and Year Ending June 30, 2003 Conference Call

TORRANCE, Calif.--Aug. 26, 2003--Edelbrock Corporation today announced that it will release earnings for its Fiscal 2003 Fourth Quarter and Year Ending June 30, 2003, before the market opens on September 3, 2003. Senior management consisting of Vic Edelbrock, President and Chief Executive Officer and Jeffrey L. Thompso ... Continue reading

Foul Weather Driving Training Video Now Available from Smith System; Trains Drivers on How to Adapt and Stay Safe in Inclement Weather

Foul Weather Driving Training Video Now Available from Smith System; Trains Drivers on How to Adapt and Stay Safe in Inclement Weather

ARLINGTON, Texas--Aug. 26, 2003--Smith System, the leader in professional driver training, today announced the availability of The Keys to Foul Weather Driving, its newest training video that teaches drivers how to adjust to changing weather and road conditions. The video demonstrates how to handle dangerous driving si ... Continue reading

GM Racing - J. Gordon, R. Loomis Darlington Adv. Teleconf.

GM Racing - J. Gordon, R. Loomis Darlington Adv. Teleconf.

GM RACING Contact: Nancy Wager NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference GM Racing Communications August 26, 2003 nmwager@aol.com This week's NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference featured Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo and his crew chief, Robbie Loomis. The series moves to Darlington Raceway next w ... Continue reading

GORE MEAs Powering HySTAT(TM) Fuel Cells From HYDROGENICS

GORE MEAs Powering HySTAT(TM) Fuel Cells From HYDROGENICS

The New Stationary Power Generator Will Be Introduced at CNE Fuel Cell Demonstration in Toronto ELKTON, Md., Aug. 26 -- W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, Inc. announced today that its membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) are powering the HySTAT(TM) fuel cell stationary power generator produced by HYDROGENICS CORPORATION . Hydro ... Continue reading

Infineon Samples the World's Smallest 1-Gbit Double Data Rate SDRAMs - 110-nm Technology and Dual-Die-Stack Allow Highest Density on Smallest Space

Infineon Samples the World's Smallest 1-Gbit Double Data Rate SDRAMs - 110-nm Technology and Dual-Die-Stack Allow Highest Density on Smallest Space

MUNICH, Germany--Aug. 26, 2003--Infineon Technologies AG (FSE:IFX) today announced that it has shipped first samples of its 1-Gbit Double Data Rate (DDR) Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) to selected key customers. The devices are fabricated using the company's advanced 110nm CMOS process. At only 160mm(2) chip size they are th ... Continue reading

Infotainment Revolution In Top Gear

Infotainment Revolution In Top Gear

The automotive industry is bracing itself for an onslaught of major car manufacturers offering integrated infotainment functions, transforming the humble dashboard into the lively hub of next-generation car information, navigation and entertainment systems. The drive towards the infotainment vision has already begun, w ... Continue reading

Insight Investments, Corp. Recognized as a Top Supplier by American Honda Motor Co. Inc.

Insight Investments, Corp. Recognized as a Top Supplier by American Honda Motor Co. Inc.

ORANGE, Calif.--Aug. 26, 2003--Insight Investments, Corp., a firm specializing in technology acquisition, leasing and disposal, today announced it has been named a Premier Partner by American Honda Motor Co. Inc. Insight Investments, Corp. was one of 15 American Honda suppliers selected for the Premier Partner Award fr ... Continue reading

Intelligent Motor Cars to Open New Dealership

Intelligent Motor Cars to Open New Dealership

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Aug. 26, 2003--Intelligent Motor Cars, the operating subsidiary of Intelligent Motor Cars Group, Inc. (OTCBB:IMCG), today announced the opening of the Company's first retail dealership. Located in the heart of Fort Lauderdale's auto dealer market, the dealership will be the first dedicated Buy He ... Continue reading

Jaguar Secures Third Trans-Am Title With 1-2-3 Finish at Road America

Jaguar Secures Third Trans-Am Title With 1-2-3 Finish at Road America

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 26 -- Jaguar clinched its third Trans-Am Series Manufacturers' Championship title after a 1-2-3 victory at the historic Road America circuit at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Sunday. Driving his silver Jaguar R Performance XKR coupe, two-time Trans-Am Series champion Scott Pruett led from start to fini ... Continue reading

Johnny Miller Ready To Hit the Streets of Denver

Johnny Miller Ready To Hit the Streets of Denver

CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOHNNY MILLER READY TO HIT THE STREETS OF DENVER DENVER - Johnny Miller¹s battle for his first Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup championship will heat up as the Series takes to the streets of Denver during the Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denve ... Continue reading

Kingsley Coach Appoints John Thompson as Outside Director

Kingsley Coach Appoints John Thompson as Outside Director

MIDDLEBURG, Pa., Aug. 26 -- Kingsley Coach Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: KNGS) today announced the appointment of John Thompson as an outside Director of the Company. Mr. Thompson has recently acquired over five percent (5%) of the Company in open market transactions. He is a Harvard Business School graduate and has over 40 ye ... Continue reading

Lord Corporation Announces Reorganization

Lord Corporation Announces Reorganization

CARY, N.C., Aug. 26 -- Lord Corporation announced a corporate reorganization involving the elimination of their Division based organization and merging of Business Units under common leadership. This change is effective immediately. In announcing this change, Richard L. McNeel, President & CEO said, "The restructuring ... Continue reading

Lord Corporation Announces Reorganization

Lord Corporation Announces Reorganization

CARY, N.C., Aug. 26 -- Lord Corporation announced a corporate reorganization involving the elimination of their Division based organization and merging of Business Units under common leadership. This change is effective immediately. In announcing this change, Richard L. McNeel, President & CEO said, "The restructuring ... Continue reading

Maine Times Profiles NASCAR Driver Ricky Craven

Maine Times Profiles NASCAR Driver Ricky Craven

Article Chronicles the Ascent of One of Maine's Favorite Sons in the Racing World PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 26 -- In its September issue, Maine Times looks at how one small-town Mainer made it to the big ovals of Winston Cup, just like he said he would. Ricky Craven always knew where he belonged. Like so many Maine kids, h ... Continue reading

MEDIA ADVISORY: Toyota F1 Teleconference

MEDIA ADVISORY: Toyota F1 Teleconference

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Reynolds and Reynolds Expands Web Services Partnership with Southeast Toyota Distributors to Include All Toyota and Scion Sites

Reynolds and Reynolds Expands Web Services Partnership with Southeast Toyota Distributors to Include All Toyota and Scion Sites

Reynolds Automark(R) Web Services helps Southeast Toyota drive its Web presence, generate traffic and increase sales leads. DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 26 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced that it has been selected by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) to develop and deploy SET's new Scion Web sites. Sc ... Continue reading

Ride a Segway at AUTO-TECH 2003 at Cobo Conference Center August 26 & 27 Courtesy of VIA Information Tools of Rochester

Ride a Segway at AUTO-TECH 2003 at Cobo Conference Center August 26 & 27 Courtesy of VIA Information Tools of Rochester

Members of the Media are invited to take a ride on one of six Segways stationed near the statue of Joe Louis on the first floor of Cobo outside the exhibit area from 10am - 5:30pm both Tuesday and Wednesday. VIA Information Tools Use Segway Riders at AUTO-TECH 2003 to Introduce "Business Atoms," A Whole New Approach to ... Continue reading

Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, Southern 500 Advance

Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, Southern 500 Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge Southern 500 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Southern 500 (race 25 of 36) TRACK: Darlington Raceway QUALIFYING: Friday, August 29, 3:05 p.m. EST RACE: Sunday, August 31, 1:00 p.m ... Continue reading

Sunoco Team Ultra 94 wins at Mosport

Sunoco Team Ultra 94 wins at Mosport

Press Release; More wins for Sunoco's Team Ultra 94! Matt Champagne and Jordy Vorrath deliver victories at Mosport MOSPORT, ONTARIO - Sunoco's Team Ultra 94 had their third of four race weekends in the 2003 Bridgestone/FormulaCar Magazine F2000 Racing Series at Mosport this past weekend. The team consisting of Matt Cha ... Continue reading

Vetronix Joins ETAS -- a Subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH; Combination of Strengths & Product Offerings Will Create Synergies for Future Growth

Vetronix Joins ETAS -- a Subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH; Combination of Strengths & Product Offerings Will Create Synergies for Future Growth

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--Aug. 26, 2003--Vetronix Corporation is pleased to announce that, effective July 9, 2003, it has been acquired by Robert Bosch GmbH. Managed by ETAS GmbH, a subsidiary of Bosch, plans are to leverage the synergies between Vetronix and ETAS to strengthen both companies' market presence and product ... Continue reading

Webcast Alert: AMERCO Announces Its Combined Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year End 2003 and First Quarter Fiscal Year 2004 Investor Conference Call on the Web; Live and Archived Conference Call Notification

Webcast Alert: AMERCO Announces Its Combined Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year End 2003 and First Quarter Fiscal Year 2004 Investor Conference Call on the Web; Live and Archived Conference Call Notification

RENO, Nev., Aug. 26 -- In conjunction with AMERCO, you are invited to listen to its combined fourth quarter fiscal year end 2003 and first quarter fiscal year 2004 investor conference call that will broadcast over the Internet on Friday, September 5, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time. What: AMERCO Combined Fourth Quarter ... Continue reading

Ford announces mazda executive appointments

Ford announces mazda executive appointments

Cologne, Germany, August 27 -- - Lewis Booth appointed president and chief operating officer of Ford Europe - John Parker appointed executive vice president and assistant to the president at Mazda - Mazda elects Hisakazu Imaki president and chief executive officer Ford Motor Company today announced that Lewis Booth has ... Continue reading

Ford ernennt neue Führungskräfte

Ford ernennt neue Führungskräfte

Köln/Deutschland, August 27 -- - Lewis Booth wird President und Chief Operating Officer für Ford Europe - John Parker wird Executive Vice President und Assistent der Unternehmensleitung von Mazda - Mazda ernennt Hisakazu Imaki zum President und CEO (4 Uhr, 27. August in Köln; 22 Uhr, 26. August in Dearborn, Mich., U ... Continue reading

Se propone una inversión de 350 millones de dólares en Federal-Mogul

Se propone una inversión de 350 millones de dólares en Federal-Mogul

Southfield, Estados Unidos, August 27 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FDMLQ) ha expresado hoy a la Corte de Bancarrota de los Estados Unidos del Distrito de Delaware de que ha realizado una aproximación a Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners L.P. (CVC), que ha expresado su interés en realizar u ... Continue reading

Ford anuncia cambios en su directiva

Ford anuncia cambios en su directiva

Colonia (Alemania), August 27 -- - Lewis Booth es nombrado nuevo director general de Ford Europe - John Parker pasa a ser el vicepresidente ejecutivo y ayudante del director general de Mazda - Mazda elige a Hisakazu Imaki como su nuevo director general Ford Motor Company ha anunciado hoy que Lewis Booth ha sido nombrad ... Continue reading

Matsushita Announces Business Restructuring and Growth Strategy for its Motor Company; New Business Model with Expansion in China Aims for Enhanced Profitability

Matsushita Announces Business Restructuring and Growth Strategy for its Motor Company; New Business Model with Expansion in China Aims for Enhanced Profitability

OSAKA, Japan--Aug. 27, 2003--Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI ), best known for its "Panasonic" brand products, today announced that it will implement business restructuring and a new growth strategy at the Motor Company (an internal divisional company of MEI). The Motor Company, representing a business do ... Continue reading

$350 Million Investment Proposed in Federal-Mogul

$350 Million Investment Proposed in Federal-Mogul

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: FDMLQ) today advised the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware that it has approached Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners, L.P. (CVC), which has expressed an interest in making an equity investment of $350 million in the company ... Continue reading

ALTA International Expands Detroit Operations; Company's Growth Prompts Move to Larger Quarters

ALTA International Expands Detroit Operations; Company's Growth Prompts Move to Larger Quarters

DETROIT--Aug. 27, 2003--Due to the widespread market acceptance of the ALTA PowerB2O(TM) solution, Detroit based ALTA International has significantly expanded its staff and moved to larger offices. The company is the developer of ALTA PowerB2O(TM), a global plant floor software solution that enables automotive supplier ... Continue reading

ALTA International to Port ALTA PowerB2O to Additional Operating Systems; Manufacturing Event Management solution to run on AIX, Oracle

ALTA International to Port ALTA PowerB2O to Additional Operating Systems; Manufacturing Event Management solution to run on AIX, Oracle

DETROIT--Aug. 27, 2003--To meet customer and market demand for the ALTA PowerB2O(TM) solution, Detroit based ALTA International has announced its commitment to port its Manufacturing Event Management solution to the IBM AIX platform in the near term, with plans for a port to the Oracle database platform in the future. ... Continue reading

AutoZone to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

AutoZone to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 27 -- AutoZone, Inc. will be making a presentation to the investment community at the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, beginning at 10:30 A.M. EDT. A live broadcast of the presentation will be available online in the Investor Relations section of www.autozo ... Continue reading

EquityOutlook.Com Announces Stock Evaluation Ratings for Microsoft Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Schering-Plough Corp., Ford Motor Company, Sprint Corp. PCS Group

EquityOutlook.Com Announces Stock Evaluation Ratings for Microsoft Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Schering-Plough Corp., Ford Motor Company, Sprint Corp. PCS Group

SHREVEPORT, La.--Aug. 27, 2003--EquityOutlook.Com makes these short-term stock recommendations: Microsoft Corporation - BUY Broadcom Corporation - SELL Schering-Plough Corp. - SELL Ford Motor Company - BUY Sprint Corp PCS Group - BUY WHAT THESE RATINGS MEAN: EquityOutlook.Com ranks stocks with a proprietary unbiased sy ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company - August 2003 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Ford Motor Company - August 2003 U.S. Sales Conference Call

You are invited to participate in Ford Motor Company's August 2003 U.S. sales conference call hosted by George Pipas, U.S. Sales Analysis Manager. The conference call will begin at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 and last 45 minutes. To access the call, please dial 800-299-0433 about 10 minutes prior to ... Continue reading

Mazdaspeed Motorsports Saves the Day For MS Benefit Weekend

Mazdaspeed Motorsports Saves the Day For MS Benefit Weekend

Mazdaspeed Motorsports Saves the Day For MS Benefit Weekend August 27, 2003: The Washington DC Region of the Sports Car Club of America and Mazdaspeed Motorsports announced today that Mazdaspeed Motorsports would be sponsoring the 4th Annual Mazdaspeed Motorsports 600 to Benefit MS. The Labor Day Weekend tradition, hel ... Continue reading

Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Opens Office at Port of Manzanillo, Mexico

Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Opens Office at Port of Manzanillo, Mexico

PORT OF MANZANILLO, Mexico--Aug. 27, 2003-- New Office Yet Another Node in Menlo's Expanding Mexican Network to Support Growing Trade between Mexico and North America, South America and Asia Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, a leading global heavyweight freight forwarding company (previously called Emery Forwarding), today a ... Continue reading

North America Leads First-Half Sales Increase at Behr

North America Leads First-Half Sales Increase at Behr

TROY, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Led by growth in North America, German-based Behr GmbH & Co. KG has reported a first-half sales increase of nearly 18 percent to $1.66 billion in 2003. Sales from Behr's engine cooling and air conditioning product divisions for the first half-year were much higher than the previous year due to t ... Continue reading

Robert Bosch GmbH Recently Appointed Chairman of the Board To Address 2003 Frankfurt Auto Show; Press Briefing, September 9

Robert Bosch GmbH Recently Appointed Chairman of the Board To Address 2003 Frankfurt Auto Show; Press Briefing, September 9

What: Robert Bosch GmbH will hold a press conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in IAA Congress Center CMF. Franz Fehrenbach, chairman of Bosch's board of management, will discuss the company's market position and release product news. In addition, Bosch will showcas ... Continue reading

SAK Logistics Changes Name to Invistics; Helping Manufacturers Increase Inventory Visibility and Analysis

SAK Logistics Changes Name to Invistics; Helping Manufacturers Increase Inventory Visibility and Analysis

ATLANTA--Aug. 27, 2003--SAK Logistics, a leading provider of lean manufacturing software that accelerates plant performance, today announced a name change to Invistics, Inc. Founded in 1999, the company is renaming itself Invistics to represents their keen focus on inventory visibility and analytics in manufacturing op ... Continue reading

SPI - Single-Fiber Laser Breaks the kW Barrier

SPI - Single-Fiber Laser Breaks the kW Barrier

SOUTHAMPTON, England--Aug. 27, 2003--Southampton Photonics, Inc. (SPI) and the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) today announced a major breakthrough by demonstrating over 1kW output in a high-quality beam (M2 approx 3) from a single-fiber laser. The team, led by Johan Nilsson, Yoonchan ... Continue reading

ANJI-TNT Automotive Logistics Co. Delivers with Descartes

ANJI-TNT Automotive Logistics Co. Delivers with Descartes

SHANGHAI, China--Aug. 27, 2003-- Strengthening Customer Responsiveness with Regular, On-time Deliveries to Some of China's Largest Automakers The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (TSX:DSG), a trusted provider of logistics solutions, today announced that ANJI-TNT Automotive Logistics Co., a specialized third-party logistic ... Continue reading

First American CREDCO's Information Solutions Now Available on DealerTrack(TM)

First American CREDCO's Information Solutions Now Available on DealerTrack(TM)

- Instant Access to Credit Reports, Risk Scores and Fraud Alerts Enables Car Dealers to Close Deals Faster - POWAY, Calif., Aug. 27 -- First American CREDCO, the leading provider of specialty credit reports to the automotive industry, today announced the integration of its credit reporting and consumer information serv ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Enterprises Announces First Quarter Conference Call to Be Held on September 4, 2003

Fleetwood Enterprises Announces First Quarter Conference Call to Be Held on September 4, 2003

First Quarter Results to Be Released RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 27 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. , the nation's leader in recreational vehicle sales and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, will host a conference call to discuss the results for its first quarter ended July 27, 2003. The Company will r ... Continue reading

Reverse Logistics Pioneers to Partner for Electronics Reuse and Recycle Projects

Reverse Logistics Pioneers to Partner for Electronics Reuse and Recycle Projects

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Image Microsystems, Inc. (IMI), a reverse logistics, recycling and remarketing company specializing in processing electronic technology equipment, today announces a partnership with A T C Logistics & Electronics (ATCLE), a market leader in providing outsourced logistics and electronics repair ... Continue reading

Survey Finds Vehicle Manufacturers Increasingly Prepared to Meet Looming TREAD Act Compliance Deadlines While Suppliers Grapple with Changing Requirements

Survey Finds Vehicle Manufacturers Increasingly Prepared to Meet Looming TREAD Act Compliance Deadlines While Suppliers Grapple with Changing Requirements

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Aug. 27, 2003--According to the results of a survey released today by automotive consultancy Syncata Corporation, more than 85 percent of vehicle manufacturers stated that they were prepared to generate and submit early warning reports to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as ... Continue reading

The Major Automotive Companies Announces 90-Day Extension to Trade on Nasdaq SmallCap

The Major Automotive Companies Announces 90-Day Extension to Trade on Nasdaq SmallCap

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--Aug. 27, 2003--The Major Automotive Companies, Inc. today announced that the Company has received notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Company has been granted an extension of 90 calendar days to regain compliance with Nasdaq's Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(5) (the "Rule") that requires a minimum o ... Continue reading

Thinkpath Announces the Win of New Business with an Existing Client Worth Approximately $200,000 US

Thinkpath Announces the Win of New Business with an Existing Client Worth Approximately $200,000 US

TORONTO--Aug. 27, 2003--Thinkpath Inc., (OTCBB:THTHF), a global provider of technological solutions and services in engineering knowledge management, including design, build, drafting, technical publishing, and consulting, announced a $200,000 US contract with an existing aerospace client for the creation of a depot ma ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Awarded Contract to Develop Generator for Marathon Engine

UQM Technologies Awarded Contract to Develop Generator for Marathon Engine

Natural Gas or Propane Fueled Five Kilowatt Marathon Engine Generator Aimed as Primary Energy Source for Residential Stationary Power Market FREDERICK, Colo., Aug. 27 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Marathon Engine Systems to develop a generator for their Ma ... Continue reading

US$350 million investment proposed in Federal-Mogul

US$350 million investment proposed in Federal-Mogul

Southfield, Michigan, August 27 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: FDMLQ) today advised the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware that it has approached Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners, L.P. (CVC), which has expressed an interest in making an equity investment of US$350 million in ... Continue reading

SUV Owners of America Delivers 'Cease and Desist' Petition To Arianna Huffington and Other Anti-SUV Zealots

SUV Owners of America Delivers 'Cease and Desist' Petition To Arianna Huffington and Other Anti-SUV Zealots

6,000 plus SUV Owners and Supporters Urge Huffington, Others to Stop Encouraging Domestic Terrorists Like ELF WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Five days after a shocking episode of anti-SUV domestic terrorism in southern California, the SUV Owners of America (SUVOA) is delivering a petition with 6,065 supporter names to activist ... Continue reading

SRS Labs Demonstrates Latest Audio Technology Solutions at IFA 2003 in Europe

SRS Labs Demonstrates Latest Audio Technology Solutions at IFA 2003 in Europe

Company to Demonstrate Audio Technologies for Home Theater; Portable Audio; and Automotive Markets SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 27 -- SRS Labs, Inc. , a leading provider of innovative audio, voice and semiconductor technology solutions, will be showcasing its wide range of technology solutions for the home theater, portable ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club Predicts Record Travel for Labor Day Weekend Despite Record Gas Prices

LA Auto Club Predicts Record Travel for Labor Day Weekend Despite Record Gas Prices

LOS ANGELES--Aug. 27, 2003--This Labor Day weekend is expected to be the busiest for travelers in recent years, with an estimated 4.77 million Californians and 3 million Southern Californians taking holiday trips, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. That's about a 1.7 percent increase from last yea ... Continue reading

Hisakazu Imaki Appointed President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation

Hisakazu Imaki Appointed President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Hisakazu Imaki Appointed President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 27, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that Hisakazu Imaki has been named president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Imaki succeeds L ... Continue reading

Fuel Savings Tips as Gas Prices Soar

Fuel Savings Tips as Gas Prices Soar

BETHESDA, Md., Aug 27 -- With gas prices exceeding two dollars a gallon in many parts of the country, the Car Care Council is offering gas-saving maintenance and driving tips that really work. "Millions of dollars worth of gasoline is wasted every day by motorists, because simple and inexpensive vehicle maintenance is ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Reports Automakers' True Cost of Incentives: Large Vehicles Receive Most Subsidization and Large Trucks Gain Most Market Share

Edmunds.com Reports Automakers' True Cost of Incentives: Large Vehicles Receive Most Subsidization and Large Trucks Gain Most Market Share

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 27 -- Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com/), the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer incentive per vehicle sold in the United States was $2,668 in July 2003, up $519 or 24.2% from July 2002 and up 1.7% from June 2003. Industry avera ... Continue reading

Vehicle Prices Affected by Early New Model Year Introductions, According to Edmunds.com

Vehicle Prices Affected by Early New Model Year Introductions, According to Edmunds.com

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 27 -- The average automotive net price -- new vehicle transaction price adjusted for incentives - was $24,179 in July 2003, 16.6% below the average sticker price of $28,990, according to Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com/), the premier online resource for automotive information. In June 200 ... Continue reading

AAA Texas Expects Labor Day Travel to Increase Slightly Despite Record High Gas Prices; Top Travel Destinations for Texans

AAA Texas Expects Labor Day Travel to Increase Slightly Despite Record High Gas Prices; Top Travel Destinations for Texans

HOUSTON--Aug. 27, 2003--AAA Texas expects Labor Day travel to increase slightly despite record high gasoline prices. In all, 2.52 million Texans plan to take a trip 50 miles or more from home this Labor Day holiday, up less than one percent from 2.50 million estimated to have traveled last year. Of those traveling, 2.3 ... Continue reading

Drivers Find Little Wrong with Their Own Driving Habits, But Plenty in Others'; Insurance Company Survey Reveals Americans' Pet Peeves and `Car-ma' Behind the Wheel

Drivers Find Little Wrong with Their Own Driving Habits, But Plenty in Others'; Insurance Company Survey Reveals Americans' Pet Peeves and `Car-ma' Behind the Wheel

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--Aug. 27, 2003--As you sit in your car fighting Labor Day holiday weekend traffic, you can take comfort in knowing that the vast majority of drivers around you describe their driving behavior as "safe," "reliable," confident" or "smart." You may take less comfort in knowing that many of these same driv ... Continue reading

Porsche Announces Third Cayenne Model; Introduction Comes on the Heels of Strong Cayenne Sales in North America

Porsche Announces Third Cayenne Model; Introduction Comes on the Heels of Strong Cayenne Sales in North America

ATLANTA, Aug. 27 -- Following the successful worldwide launch of the Porsche Cayenne -- success measured in many ways including two top magazine awards and more than 7,300 Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo V8 models sold in North America to date -- Stuttgart, Germany-based Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG today announced the int ... Continue reading

MOTOR TREND and AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE Take a Trip Online With New Road Trip Planner

MOTOR TREND and AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE Take a Trip Online With New Road Trip Planner

New Online Tool Provides Opportunities for Advertisers The PRIMEDIA Consumer Automotive Group today announced the launch of the Trip Planner, an exclusive online travel-planning tool powered by Trip King, to the MOTOR TREND and AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE Web sites. "We have a very passionate readership base and we are excited ... Continue reading

Altair Engineering Awarded U.S. Patent for New Ultra-Short Drive Shaft

Altair Engineering Awarded U.S. Patent for New Ultra-Short Drive Shaft

TROY, Mich.--Aug. 27, 2003--Altair Engineering, a global leader in product design consulting, engineering software and high-performance computing technology, was awarded a U.S. patent on Aug. 5 for the design and development of an ultra-short drive shaft for automotive and other industry applications. The new drive sha ... Continue reading

SAE International Announces April World Congress Dates Beginning in 2005

SAE International Announces April World Congress Dates Beginning in 2005

WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 27 -- The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) announced today that it is moving its annual SAE World Congress event dates from the traditional early March timeframe into the month of April beginning in 2005. The 2004 event, hosted by Ford Motor Company, is still set for March 8-11 ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group to Offer New Vehicle Savings to Supplier Employees

Chrysler Group to Offer New Vehicle Savings to Supplier Employees

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 27 -- DaimlerChrysler Corp. will begin offering "preferred" new-vehicle pricing to employees of Chrysler Group suppliers, beginning in August 2003. The program, the DaimlerChrysler Affiliate Rewards Supplier Program, gives the U.S. employees of Chrysler Group suppliers and their subsidiaries t ... Continue reading

Car Rental Sites Draw More Than Four Million Travelers in July, According to Nielsen//NetRatings

Car Rental Sites Draw More Than Four Million Travelers in July, According to Nielsen//NetRatings

Hertz, Avis and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Brands Most Visited by Consumers, Thrifty Garners Largest Audience Growth NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- Nielsen//NetRatings, the global standard for Internet audience measurement and analysis, reports that more than 4.5 million* consumers logged on to car rental brand Web sites from home an ... Continue reading

Carfax.com and Edmunds.com Now Give Used Car Buyers Vehicle's History As Well As Future Cost Projections

Carfax.com and Edmunds.com Now Give Used Car Buyers Vehicle's History As Well As Future Cost Projections

FAIRFAX, Va.--Aug. 27, 2003--Consumers have saved tens of thousands of dollars, and avoided major headaches, by learning the past about a used car they're about to purchase. These consumers know they can go to www.carfax.com and run a vehicle history report on virtually any used car. Now, consumers can also better unde ... Continue reading

Ford Speeds Delivery of Emergency Parts with OEConnection's D2D Express(SM)

Ford Speeds Delivery of Emergency Parts with OEConnection's D2D Express(SM)

RICHFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 26 -- Ford Motor Company continues to help their dealers get their customers back on the road faster than ever before. Ford is getting backordered auto parts to their dealerships in just one day using OEConnection's new supply chain management product, D2D Express. During July 2003, over 5,300 car ... Continue reading

Infotainment Revolution In Top Gear

Infotainment Revolution In Top Gear

The automotive industry is bracing itself for an onslaught of major car manufacturers offering integrated infotainment functions, transforming the humble dashboard into the lively hub of next-generation car information, navigation and entertainment systems. The drive towards the infotainment vision has already begun, w ... Continue reading

infoUSA Data to Be Integrated with Motorola's VIAMOTO Wireless Location-Based Navigation System

infoUSA Data to Be Integrated with Motorola's VIAMOTO Wireless Location-Based Navigation System

OMAHA, Neb.--Aug. 26, 2003--infoUSA, the leading provider of proprietary business and consumer databases and sales and marketing solutions, and Motorola, Inc. , a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband communications today announced the incorporation of infoUSA's Point-of-Interest (POI) data in the recentl ... Continue reading

Third Championship In Sight for Pruett at Denver

Third Championship In Sight for Pruett at Denver

CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP IN SIGHT FOR PRUETT AT DENVER DENVER - Scott Pruett can put an exclamation point on his nearly flawless season at Round 9 of this year¹s Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup championship, Sunday, Aug. 31 during the Centrix Grand Pri ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Honored with Chrysler Group's Interior Component Award

Lear Corporation Honored with Chrysler Group's Interior Component Award

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 26 -- Lear Corporation , today announced that it has been presented with the Chrysler Group's prestigious Interior Component Award in recognition for outstanding performance among suppliers of automotive interior products and systems. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021202/LEARLOGO ... Continue reading

Sika Industry Introduces Polyurethane Adhesive Super Kits For Auto Glass Replacement

Sika Industry Introduces Polyurethane Adhesive Super Kits For Auto Glass Replacement

'All-in-One' adhesive kit for convenience, ease-of-use and reduced liability MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Aug. 26 -- Sika Industry Auto Glass Replacement Group introduces new Sika Super Kits which combine their fast- curing one-component polyurethane Autoglass adhesives with Sika Aktivator Pads and all new Sika 206 Stix in ... Continue reading

NTT DoCoMo to Establish Communications Research Center in Beijing

NTT DoCoMo to Establish Communications Research Center in Beijing

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> NTT DoCoMo to Establish Communications Research Center in Beijing Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 26, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. today announced that it will establish DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Beijing Co., Ltd. to research and promote the advancement of mobil ... Continue reading

Rolex Vintage Festival To Feature More Than 200 Race Cars Plus Legendary Drivers John Fitch, Phil Hill, Hans Stuck

Rolex Vintage Festival To Feature More Than 200 Race Cars Plus Legendary Drivers John Fitch, Phil Hill, Hans Stuck

LAKEVILLE, Conn., Aug. 26 -- For as little as $5 for a Friday admission, or $45 for a complete weekend pass, race car fans in the Northeast can re-live 80 years of motorsports history at the 2003 Rolex Vintage Festival at Lime Rock Park presented by BMW in the foothills of the Berkshires at Lime Rock Park. This Labor D ... Continue reading

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