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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--Sept. 28, 2001--International Speedway Corporation ("ISC") today announced that it will acquire the remaining 10% interest it does not already own in Homestead-Miami Speedway, LLC ("HMS") from Leisure Racing Services, Inc. ("LRSI"). As predetermined in the July 1997 Purchase Agreement when ISC acqu ... Continue reading
Over 6,000 Auto Dealers to be Tested in 2nd Annual Metricals Study
Metricals, a New York-based research company, announces the Second Annual Inbox Challenge. The study, occurring during the first two weeks of November 2001, will evaluate auto dealership responsiveness based on over 30,000 anonymous online tests to some 6,000 randomly selected dealerships nationwide. Last year's Inbox ... Continue reading
Auto Club: Gas Prices Continue Downward Trend
Falling demand for gasoline, coupled with ample supplies have led to falling pump prices for the second consecutive week throughout Southern California, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. In the period immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Was ... Continue reading
Eaton Revises Third Quarter and Full Year Outlook
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced revised expectations for third quarter and full year operating earnings per share in light of weakening industrial markets and the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The company now expects third quarter operating EPS to be 20-30 percent below the ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Completes $126M Lease Financing for Its Dodge Ram
Tower Automotive, Inc. announced today that it successfully completed a $126 million lease financing for Tower's new Dodge Ram frame assembly line located in its Milwaukee facility. GE Capital's Structured Finance Unit and Philip Morris Capital Corporation provided the equity investment for the lease. Key Global Financ ... Continue reading
ON Semiconductor to Attain International Automotive Certification
As part of its ongoing mission to lead the industry in the delivery of quality devices, ON Semiconductor today announced that it has renewed its QS9000 certification and is the first semiconductor company to attain certification in the ISO/TS16949 Quality System Standard established by the International Automotive Task ... Continue reading
BusinessWeek Online:Honda's CR-V: Craftily Retooled Vehicle
Daily Briefing: NEWS ANALYSIS By Chester Dawson in Tokyo An all-American donnybrook has broken out this year between Ford Motor and Honda . After three years as best-seller in its class, the Japanese company's highly popular CR-V entry-level sport-utility vehicle has been knocked off its peak by Ford's new Escape. In t ... Continue reading
Nissan's Tennessee Worker Vote On Unionizing
NASHVILLE, Sept 27 Reuters reported that a vote likely to take place next week will decide whether the United Auto Workers union wins the right -- for the first time since it was founded in 1935 -- to organize a U.S. factory wholly owned by a foreign automaker. The vote by more than 4,700 eligible workers at a Nissan M ... Continue reading
Autos and Techs Drive Eurostocks Rally - We are Happy
LONDON Reuters reports that Autos and technology shares powered European stock markets on Friday, extending the rally to a fifth session, with all eyes on firm Wall Street futures ahead of a crucial batch of U.S. economic data. At 6:30 a.m. EDT, the pan-European FTSE Eurotop 300 index was ahead 1.6 percent and the blue ... Continue reading
LONDON, Sept. 28 -- Rolls-Royce plc and its partner, the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation, today (28 September 2001) officially opened their first aero repair and overhaul facility to service commercial and military customers in East Asia. Rolls-Royce Engine Services Limitada Inc. will provide maintenance s ... Continue reading
Cummins Inc. Schedules Earnings Conference Call
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Sept. 27, 2001--Cummins Inc. announced today that it is scheduled to release third-quarter financial results on October 11, 2001. The company will hold a live listen-only audio webcast at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The company's news release announcing the results will be available on BusinessWir ... Continue reading
ESPRIT CAM News On-Line from DP Technology Corp.
ESPRIT 2002 Now Shipping: DP Technology's Fifth Major CAM Software Release in Two Years Solid Simulation and Verification, Project Manager, and Automatic Feature Recognition Included in the Latest Turning, Milling, and Wire-EDM Enhancements http://www.dptechnology.com/Press_Releases/01-09_ESPRIT_200 2_Now_Shipping.htm ... Continue reading
BADEN, Germany--Sept. 27, 2001--Intel Corporation introduced today a new program designed to help developers successfully build products and services that deliver wireless voice and data information to vehicles and other 'in-dash' automobile systems -- a category of computing products know as telematics. The Intel Tele ... Continue reading
Consumers Should Expect Further Reductions in Gasoline Prices
Motorists who have experienced two consecutive weeks of moderate price declines at the pump should see continued lower prices as local and national suppliers seek stability following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. The Automobile Club of Southern California and the American Automobile Association join with U.S. Ener ... Continue reading
Zipcar Rolls Into D.C. With Support From Real Estate Developer
After a successful summer market test in Washington D.C., Zipcar, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company that has revolutionized the way in which urban Boston area drivers view automobile transportation, is rolling into the nation's Capitol. Zipcar provides "wheels when you want them"(TM), and has one car in Arlington, VA, ... Continue reading
Electronic Toll Collection Systems in Europe
Global Positioning Satellites Taking Their Toll ? Electronic Toll Collection Systems in Europe Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) and Road User Charging (RUC) systems are starting to feature heavily on European governments' agendas. Whilst countries like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain have now had tolling systems on t ... Continue reading
Energy Dept. and AAA Say Fuel is Plentiful
U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham and AAA President Robert L. Darbelnet held a joint news conference today to reassure Americans that fuel supplies are plentiful and to advise motorists and gas station owners about responsible gasoline pricing and consumption during the war on terrorism. AAA President Darbelnet sai ... Continue reading
Sapa AB Anounces Completion of Divestment of Sapa Autoplastics
Sapa AB announces that it has completed the sale of Autoplastics. Autoplastics will reassume its previous name Plastal. New owners are Gilde Investment Management B.V., the Dutch investment buy-out specialist, and Autoplastics management. The transaction was subject, inter alia, to the European Commission's competition ... Continue reading
R.D. Leaman Appointed President of Valeo Sylvania
Richard D. Leaman has been appointed president of Valeo Sylvania, the 50-50 automotive lighting systems joint venture of Osram Sylvania and Valeo. Effective October 1, Leaman will succeed James L. Johnson Jr., who will assume the role of executive vice president and general manager, Global Automotive Lighting for Osram ... Continue reading
Fitch Places Budget & ANC Rental ABS Deals On Rtg Watch Neg
Fitch places the ratings of Team Fleet Financing Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc.) and National Car Rental Financing Limited Partnership (a wholly owned subsidiary of ANC Rental Corporation) rental car ABS transactions on Rating Watch Negative. Fitch expects rental car demand to decline over ... Continue reading
Infineon Technologies Enables Infotainment Functionality In The Car
Infineon Technologies (DAX/NYSE: IFX), a leading manufacturer of semiconductors for automotive and communication applications, today announced that samples of its dedicated telematics controller for infotainment applications are available. The microcontroller, designated the TC1920, is based on the 32-bit TriCore(TM) U ... Continue reading
AAA Auto Club South Announces Initiative to Protect Freedom to Travel
AAA Auto Club South announced today an aggressive initiative to protect and promote America's freedom of mobility. Called, "Freedom to Travel," this initiative has five primary goals: 1. To protect Americans' freedom of mobility. This longstanding AAA mission has taken on even greater importance since September 11, 200 ... Continue reading
AAA and the U.S. Energy Department are urging Americans to act responsibly and not overreact at the gas pumps as the United States launches war against terrorism. During a joint news conference this afternoon, the Energy Department and AAA announced that fuel supplies are plentiful. Both agencies confirmed that immedia ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart seeks continued consistency in Kansas City
September 28, 2001 ATLANTA - Tony Stewart comes to the inaugural Protection One 400 at Kansas Speedway riding a wave of front-running consistency. Since winning at Bristol (Tenn.) on Aug. 25, Stewart has finished no lower than seventh in the three races run since notching his 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victo ... Continue reading
INDY RACING/CART: Toyota to supply one open-wheel spec in 2003
September 28, 2001 TORRANCE, Calif. - Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., today announced that, beginning in 2003, Toyota will only supply a 3.5-liter, normally aspirated V8 engine for top-tier, open-wheel racing in the United States. The powerplant will meet Indy Racing League specifications, whic ... Continue reading
LATE MODELS: Hamlet Will Be Racing For Terror Victims
September 28, 2001 Butch Hamlet’s mind will be on racing this weekend, but he doesn’t want anyone to forget those who have been touched by the terror attacks in New York and Washington, DC. Hamlet will be concentrating on the Taco Bell 300 at Martinsville Speedway this weekend, but the driver of the Taco Be ... Continue reading
ALMS: Park Place Racing/Fordahl Motorsports Completes Team for Petit Le Mans
September 28, 2001 BELLEVUE, Wash – Park Place Racing/Fordahl Motorsports announced today that Englishman Oliver Gavin will be the third driver in the Park Place Racing/Fordahl Motorsports/Yokohama/Gatorz/TransGroup-sponsored Saleen S7 for the Audi Petit Le Mans in early October. Gavin will join Park Place driver ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ince Hopes Kansas City Homecoming Will End in Victory Lane
September 28, 2001 DETROIT - Pontiac crew chief James Ince returns home to the Midwest this week as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series visits the new Kansas Speedway and is hoping a little "home cooking" will be just the thing to help his team to its first-ever series victory. Ince, who calls the shots for the No. 10 Valvol ... Continue reading
SCCA: Musical Corvette Seats For Road Atlanta Season Finale
September 28, 2001 CENTENNIAL, Colo. *Normally, a series' silly season effects the following year, but SCCA Pro Racing Speedvision World Challenge GT Championship Rookie of the Year hopeful Bobby Sak, Grand-Am SRII point leader Andy Lally and seven-time race winner "Wild" Bill Cooper have engaged in a game of musical C ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Northern Light Series Weekly Notebook
September 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 - 1998 Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever Jr. turned laps Sept. 26 on the repaved Texas Motor Speedway in preparation for the season-finale Chevy 500 Oct. 6. ... Continue reading
ASA: Rookie Sauter and Veteran St. Amant Still in Race for Championship
September 28, 2001 PENDLETON, Ind. - The 2001 American Speed Association will wrap up its 34th year of championship stock car racing on Saturday night, September 29 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Clermont (IN) for the tirerack.com 200 presented by BFGoo drich Tires. The event will have significant meaning, as rookie J ... Continue reading
FORMULA: Family ties: Donahue ready to fulfill dream of driving at Indy
September 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Two years ago, the realization hit David Donohue with swift certainty. He was turning test laps in an Indy Racing League car owned by Panther Racing at Texas Motor Speedway. When he finished, someone asked him if he wanted to race in the Indianapolis 500. Right then he knew it: He had ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: SAP, IMS team up to raise funds for American Red Cross
September 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS,- SAP , the world's leading provider of e-business solutions, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. (IMS) announced Sept. 27 that the two companies have combined forces to help raise funds for the American Red Cross at this weekend's second annual running of the SAP United States Gra ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Ford teams kick off two practice sessions at Kansas City
September 28, 2001 Practice for the inaugural Busch Series race at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway kicked off today with two practice sessions, and rookie Greg Biffle posted the fastest lap in the morning practice session with a time of 31.606 seconds (170.854 mph). Veteran Elton Sawyer, who has been on a hot streak as of ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Action Will Pick Up At Martinsville Speedway On Friday
September 28, 2001 MARTINSVILLE, VA – There was no action at Martinsville Speedway Thursday, but a lack of action didn’t mean a lack of race teams. In fact, by the time registration closed Thursday for the Taco Bell 300, the infield was jam-packed full of the rigs that haul the Late Model Stock Cars. But th ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: Flying Finns Hakkinen, Raikkonen Form Special Relationship
September 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The biggest news in United States sports earlier this week was the announcement by basketball player Michael Jordan that he would make a comeback in the National Basketball Association this season at age 38. In Formula One auto racing, the recent revelation by two-time world champion M ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Coors continues lap donations at Kansas City
September 28, 2001 KANSAS, Mo.-- Coors Brewing Company will continue its effort to help the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America by extending its $10 donation for every lap that the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge R/T completes in this weekend's NASCAR Winston Cup race in Kansas, Mo. Following last weekends ra ... Continue reading
FORMULA ONE: SAP U.S. Grand Prix Notebook
September 28, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - Last year's Indianapolis 500 winner, Juan Pablo Montoya, said Sept. 27 that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a hallowed ground. "This is a holy place for motor racing, and people admire it that way," Montoya said. "And that's why I think Formula One is going to be successful in Ameri ... Continue reading
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