GM Strengthens Connection to the SAE World Congress
FOR RELEASE: February 28, 2003 GM Strengthens Connection to the SAE World Congress International Conference provides forum for addressing technical issues DETROIT - General Motors is increasing its presence at the 2003 SAE World Congress with greater executive and employee involvement and an exhibit highlighting its en ... Continue reading
GM Thank$ It$ Loyal Owner$ A Thou$and Time$
FOR RELEASE: February 28, 2003 GM Thanks Its Loyal Owners A Thousand Times $3,000 Total Cash Available For Current GM Owners DETROIT - General Motors Corp. today announced its latest retail marketing program. GM will reward its owners with $1,000 loyalty cash toward the purchase or lease of any '02 or '03 model vehicle ... Continue reading
Review: 2003 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4WD Sport Edition
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Only the name remains the same. Back in 1985, when it made its debut, the Toyota 4Runner was little more than a compact pickup truck with a built-in camper shell. As was the norm in those days, the first 4Runner was built for hard use, and was a ruggedly capable vehicle that became ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck Named Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Feb. 28, 2003--Oshkosh Truck Corporation received the 2002 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Award yesterday evening in an awards ceremony held in Milwaukee, Wis. Oshkosh pulled in the top honor, winning a Grand Award for companies with 800 or more employees. The company earned the recognition for overa ... Continue reading
Universal Ice Blast Receives Purchase Order From Ford Motor Company
Ford Orders Ice Blast's New Rust Inhibitor System KIRKLAND, Wash., Feb. 28 -- Universal Ice Blast, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: UIBI) , announced today that it has received a purchase order from Ford Motor Company for an automated rust inhibitor spray station, a new product from UIBI. This follows last year's installation of ... Continue reading
Ford's Rintamaki to Retire After 30 Years
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 28 -- Ford Motor Company today announced that John Rintamaki, chief of staff, has decided to retire effective August 1 after 30 years with the company. Allan Gilmour, vice chairman and chief financial officer, will assume Rintamaki's responsibilities for Human Resources, Government Affairs, Washin ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Record High Gasoline Prices Creep Downward
HOUSTON--Feb. 28, 2003--The record high gasoline prices set last week have started to creep downward, 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 a gallon of regular se ... Continue reading
Visteon Leaders to Participate in Key Industry Panels at SAE
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 28 -- Two Visteon Corporation executives will participate in key industry panels at this year's Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress. Monday, March 3, 2003 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Jim Orchard, president, North America/Asia, Visteon, will participate in a panel discussion titled "17 Millio ... Continue reading
ItalDesign Moray - homage to the fifty-year old Corvette
<www.autoindex.org>CLICK4 More Geneva Stories The Moray project, which will be presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show on March 4, 2003, embodies the homage that Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro wish to pay to the fifty-year era of the Chevrolet Corvette, the supreme symbol of the American sports car. Real ... Continue reading
Delphi Division Books More Than $305 Million In Common Rail and Sensor Business in Asia Pacific
Delphi sees strong sales in AP region in month of January TROY, Mich., Feb. 28 -- Delphi Corporation's Energy & Chassis Systems division announced today that, in January, it booked business in the Asia Pacific region totaling more than $305 million to supply diesel common rail systems and sensor components. "We are ple ... Continue reading
Delphi Division Books More Than $85 Million in Catalytic Converter Business in January
Delphi continues solid growth in Asia Pacific region TROY, Mich., Feb. 28 -- Delphi Corporation's Energy & Chassis Systems division announced today that, in January, it booked business exceeding $85 million to supply catalytic converters to several customers in North America and the Asia Pacific region. "We continue to ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 28 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 350,630 units, up from the 339,885 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 2,812,804 ... Continue reading
GM Reportedly Moving 5,500 Jobs to Warren, Mich.
DETROIT February 28, 2003; Dow Jones reporterd that according to the Detroit Free Press General Motors Corp. is moving 5,500 engineers and technical staff from its center in Pontiac to a technical center in Warren, Mich. The company has consolidated 40 work sites into several locations. Jim Queen, GM's vice president f ... Continue reading
NAPA Driver Michael Waltrip Represents Aftermarket at AAIA Summit
More than 300 People Turn Out to Meet Two-time Daytona 500 Winner ATLANTA, Feb. 28 -- More than 300 legislators, staff and guests turned out to meet the driver of the NAPA #15 Chevrolet at a key automotive aftermarket legislative summit in Washington D.C. NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip, winner of this year's Daytona 500 ... Continue reading
Thunderbird Retractable Glass Roof Concept Car
www.autoindex.org CLICK4 More From Geneva Geneva February 28, 2003; Valmet Automotive presents at the Geneva Motor Show a new retractable concept car with glass roof. The Thunderbird Retractable Glass Roof has a fully automatic retractable roof with two glass panels. The structural parts of the panels are made of sheet ... Continue reading
Korea Kia Motors Aims To Sell 126,000 Cars In Europe This Year
SEOUL February 28,2003; Jeongjin Lim writing for Dow Jones reported that Kia Motors Corp. said Friday it has set a European sales target of 126,000 cars this year, up 26% from 100,000 units sold in 2002. South Korea's second largest carmaker set up units in Austria, Hungary, Czech, Belgium and the U.K. late last year i ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Quadruple Whammy Sends Gas Prices Higher for Ninth Straight Week
LOS ANGELES--Feb. 28, 2003--Gasoline prices in Southern California continued rising last week for the ninth consecutive week. Four key factors contributing to the increases are: war fears, lower crude oil imports, a severe winter storm in the eastern United States and the switch from winter to summer formula gasoline i ... Continue reading
New Fiat CEO Morchio Is Ex-Pirelli Exec
MILAN February 27, 2003; Jane Barrett writing for Reuters reported that Fiat is due to get a new set of top managers on Friday, after its core owners said former Pirelli executive Giuseppe Morchio would be named as Fiat's fourth CEO in nine months at a board meeting. In a statement released on Wednesday, Ifi and Ifil s ... Continue reading
Washington February 27, 2003; Dan Hart writing for Bloomberg reported that a Ford Motor Co. Crown Victoria car used by police that already is the subject of lawsuits is being investigated by federal regulators for wheel defects that reportedly can cause drivers to lose control. The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin ... Continue reading
Brilliance China Won't Cut Mid-Range Sedan Price
Hong Kong In 03 Thursday 10:52 pm ET HONG KONG February 27, 2003;Loretta Ng writing for Dow Jones Newswires reported that Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. said Friday it doesn't plan to cut the price of its mid-range sedans this year, despite increasing competition in China's sedan market. The company is keepi ... Continue reading
Bridgestone To Build Third Factory in China
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2003; Reuters reports that Japan's largest tyre maker, Bridgestone Corp, said on Friday it would build a tyre factory in Wuxi, China, its third in the country as it responds to strong demand in the booming Chinese auto market. Details will be announced on Friday afternoon, but the Nihon Keizai Shimbun re ... Continue reading
Mazda North America Head To Leave
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2003; Reuters reports that Mazda Motor Corp, said on Friday that the head of its North American operations will step down effective March 1. A Mazda spokesman in Tokyo declined to disclose the reasons for the unexpected move. But he said the decision was made by the Board of Directors and relayed to Char ... Continue reading
TRW Smarting As SmarTire Fails to Meet Debt Obligations
Thursday 4:55 pm ET RICHMOND, B.C. February 27, 2003; Dow Jones reported that SmarTire Systems Inc. has failed to meet debt obligations to TRW Inc. and SensoNor asa. In a news release, SmarTire said failure to meet its obligations to TRW has resulted in the termination of the royalty-free perpetual right for it to use ... Continue reading
CCC to Offer Customers Vehicle History Reports for Claims Settlements
CHICAGO--Feb. 27, 2003-- Relationship Bolsters CCC Valuation Product, CCC Valuescope(TM) Claim Services, Formerly Named Total Loss CCC Information Services Inc. announces that it has entered into a relationship with CARFAX(R) to provide CARFAX Vehicle History Reports to customers of CCC Valuescope(TM). CCC has supplied ... Continue reading
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