GM Collision Information Now Available Electronically
Grand Blanc, Mich. -General Motors Service Parts Operations (GM SPO) has launched two new programs that allow GM dealers and independent collision repair shops to access collision repair and service manual information quickly and accurately via the internet. The goal of the program is to improve customer service and sa ... Continue reading
Applied Thin Films Signs Agreement on HTS Wire Development
Promising technology aimed at enhancing the development of next generation high temperature superconductor wire Applied Thin Films Inc. (ATFI), a privately held company developing advanced materials and thin film technologies for the energy, aerospace and automotive industries, today announced a non-exclusive license a ... Continue reading
J.D. Power Reports: Domestics Dominate Midsize SUV Segment
U.S. automakers continue to dominate the midsize SUV segment, according to a Power Information Network (PIN) Market Assessment Study released today by J.D. Power and Associates. Domestic midsize sport utility vehicles -- which include the popular Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Blazer, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango -- ... Continue reading
Cummins Announces 2002 Outlook
Cummins Inc. today released its expectation for improved profitability despite essentially flat revenues for 2002. Cummins Chairman and CEO, Tim Solso, said, "continuing efforts to reduce costs will enable Cummins to achieve a profitability improvement over 2001 with little to no improvement in revenue." During the Oct ... Continue reading
Detroit Diesel Finds Solution With Bottomline Technologies' PayBase
Leading engine manufacturer moves to FRM technology to reduce A/P processing costs and improve workflow Bottomline Technologies(R) , a leading global technology provider of Financial Resource Management (FRM) software, today announced that Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) has gone live with PayBase(R), the payment comp ... Continue reading
ASV Receives Patent for MTSS Undercarriage
ASV, Inc. announced today its Maximum Traction and Support System(TM) (MTSS) undercarriage has been awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The revolutionary rubber-tracked technology contained in the MTSS undercarriage is found on ASV's Posi-Tracks(TM) and Caterpillar Inc.'s new Multi-Terrai ... Continue reading
Vetronix Receives Prestigious Henry Ford Technology Award
Vetronix Corp., a leading provider of Telematics systems and automotive diagnostic equipment, announced that the Vetronix End-of-Line (EOL) Vibration Analysis System has been awarded the Henry Ford Technology Award (HFTA). Established in 1981, HFTA is the highest and most prestigious honor the Ford Motor Company awards ... Continue reading
Auto Sales Booming- Congrats America For Keeping Us Rolling
DETROIT -- November 28--It is reported that demand for new cars and trucks is exceeding industry expectations even after a torrid October and despite a cloudy economic outlook. Major automakers plan to release November sales results Monday and analysts expect another robust month. Many induxtry experts see the possibil ... Continue reading
Saftey Gift Ideas For The Holidays
BALTIMORE, Nov. 29 -- Holidays are usually a time for exchanging expensive, frivolous or non-essential gifts. This year Pat Goss, master technician on PBS' weekly automotive magazine, MotorWeek, suggests giving the gift of ``safety'' to family members and friends. ``Road flares and booster cables aren't something we th ... Continue reading
Increase Road Safety in Florida by Building Young Drivers' Vehicle `IQ'
BOCA RATON, Fla.--Nov. 28, 2001--A new national educational program is now available to Florida schools that could make local roads safer by improving the "vehicle intelligence" of young drivers - especially in their use of wireless phones. The vehicle intelligence (vIQ) video and educational guide -- now being offered ... Continue reading
Raytech Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results for 2001
SHELTON, Conn.--Nov. 28, 2001--Raytech Corporation today announced net income for the thirteen-week period ended September 30, 2001 amounting to $881 thousand or $.02 per basic share as compared to $2.9 million or $.84 per basic share for the corresponding period in 2000. Sales for the thirteen-week period of $48.7 mil ... Continue reading
ADVISORY/BOTCC and CMXchange to Hold Press Conference at FIA Expo
-- Who: The Board of Trade Clearing Corporation (The Clearing Corporation) and Commodities Management Exchange Inc. (CMXchange) What: A significant joint announcement will be made regarding a derivatives trading initiative. Representatives from the automobile industry will participate. ... Continue reading
ADVISORY/The December 5, 2001 Meeting of the Board of Directors of Pace Has Been Cancelled
-- N O T I C E THE DECEMBER 5, 2001 MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PACE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ... Continue reading
Microsemi Awarded Additional Patent for Backlight Technology
IRVINE, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2001--Microsemi Corp. , today announced that it has now extended its backlight patent portfolio with yet another backlight controller IC patent. The new patent brings the total backlight count to four patents covering and protecting Microsemi's unique and efficient method of driving fluorescent ... Continue reading
-- The Gala, hosted by the Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (EVAA) and sponsored by Ford Motor Company and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 13th from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the brand new Golden State Museum. All conference attendees -- including members of the pr ... Continue reading
Nacom Makes a Major Investment in Moldflow Manufacturing Solutions Products
WAYLAND, Mass.--Nov. 28, 2001--Moldflow Corporation , the world leader in software solutions for optimizing the design and manufacture of plastic products announced today that the Nacom Corporation division of the Yazaki Group, a leading manufacturer of junction blocks and electronic parts for automotive applications, ... Continue reading
Teleflex Presents to Investors At Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Basic Industries Conference
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--Nov. 28, 2001--Teleflex Incorporated management spoke to investors at the Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Basic Industries conference. Jeffrey P. Black, president, and Harold L. Zuber Jr., executive vice president and chief financial officer, spoke about new products, systems capabilities and the compa ... Continue reading
NACE Shows Claims Gateway Feature That Will Revolutionize Claims Processing
SAN RAMON, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2001--ADP(R) will unveil its new open information exchange technology at the NACE 2001 convention in Las Vegas. This technology, featured in ADP's Claims Gateway suite of services, will revolutionize the automotive claims process by allowing a truly connected, open-standards environment for ... Continue reading
TROY, Mich.--Nov. 28, 2001-- Karenann Terrell, director of eConnect Platform at DaimlerChrysler Corporation, will take an introspective look at how women make a difference in the automotive business, from engineering and design to e-business and marketing on Tuesday, December 11, at the Somerset Inn, Troy. The Somerset ... Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Nov. 28, 2001--BCB Plastics, the only firm representing 650 plastic manufacturers in Ningbo, plastics capital of China, will take its first outsourcing orders from the U.S. at the IAPD conference, beginning here in Nashville today. With their cell phones ready to take orders, Founders William Xin, a X ... Continue reading
Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. Receives Sales Order In Excess Of $900,000
MARKHAM, Ontario--Nov. 28, 2001--Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW) (OTCBB:ESWW), a company that develops, manufactures, and sells environmental technologies, today announced that the Company has received a sales order from Eastern Tools & Equipment, Inc. of California in excess of $900,000. The order is for ... Continue reading
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2001--NaviCom Inc. announced today that it has selected Televoke as the automated telematics service platform for its GPS Theft Prevention Vehicle System (GTVS). Televoke will provide NaviCom with theft notification, tracking, and control services, via the phone and Internet, for GTVS ... Continue reading
Orlando Sanford Expands Public Parking; Introduces Free Terminal Shuttle and Self-Pay Parking System
SANFORD, Fla.--Nov. 28, 2001--Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) has expanded its public parking lots to compliment its growth in passenger traffic. In addition to expanding the number of parking spaces, the airport has instituted a self-pay parking system for the short-term and long-term parking lots, and a f ... Continue reading
Sapa Closes Painting Plant in Kungalv
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Nov. 28, 2001--Sapa AB is forced to close its painting operations in Kungalv, Sweden. 47 employees are affected by this closedown. The plant paints large plastic components for trucks and other heavy vehicles. The closure of the operations is a consequence of the dominating customers gradually moving ... Continue reading
Teleflex Presents to Investors At Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Basic Industries Conference
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--Nov. 28, 2001--Teleflex Incorporated management spoke to investors at the Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Basic Industries conference. Jeffrey P. Black, president, and Harold L. Zuber Jr., executive vice president and chief financial officer, spoke about new products, systems capabilities and the compa ... Continue reading
New Chevys Starr In Dallas Parade
FOR RELEASE: November 28, 2001 Neiman Marcus/Adolphus/Children's Parade--We'll Be There DALLAS- Santa may rely on reindeer to take him where he needs to go, but this year's Neiman Marcus/Adolphus/Children's Parade trusts Chevrolet to bring the holiday spirit to thousands of children and their families as the parade ush ... Continue reading
Tech Business Honors Mayor Jerry Brown for Economic Development of Downtown Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2001--Oakland City Mayor Jerry Brown received the High-Tech Economic Development Award in honorable recognition of the growth of technology business in downtown Oakland from business consulting and systems integration firm Syncata Corporation which opened new offices in Downtown Oakland's hist ... Continue reading
Lehmer's Jeep GMC and Oldsmobile Adopts Mobile Sales System
WHIPPANY, N.J. and CONCORD, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2001-- DealerAdvance's Pioneering Technology Brings 65-Year-Old Dealership Beyond Zero Percent Financing Lehmer's Jeep, GMC and Oldsmobile in Concord, Calif., has adopted Stronghold Technologies' DealerAdvance(TM) mobile sales system, bringing innovative technology to the 65 ... Continue reading
Ford and SMUD To Sponsor Gala Event At the Electric Transportation Conference
Asset Caption: Web-ready logo Asset Caption: Press releaseAsset Description: Word document file Business & Automotive Editors/Energy & Environment Writers Electric Transportation Industry Conference NOTE TO MEDIA: Logo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at ... Continue reading
10th Annual Cycle World International Motorcycle Show
SANTA ANA, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2001--Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2001 the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows(R) Presented by Toyota Trucks will make its annual migration to Seattle's Stadium Exhibition Center. The nation's oldest and largest consumer-oriented powersports show series, this once-a-year gathering of new model ve ... Continue reading
Advance Completes Acquisition of Discount Auto Parts
ROANOKE, Va.--Nov. 28, 2001--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Discount Auto Parts, Inc., further strengthening Advance's position as the nation's second largest retailer of auto parts and accessories. With the completion of the transaction, Advance Auto Parts has become ... Continue reading
November 29, 2001 Sacramento - Earlier this year automotive production in the U.S. slowed down rapidly with automakers having to make near instantaneous adjustments to employment and production schedules to avoid serious financial problems. In Europe and Asia, however, sales of new cars remained stable with occasional ... Continue reading
Eastern Europe Vying for New Plant
November 29, 2001 Sacramento - Central and Eastern European governments have watched with envy in what Skoda has done for the Czech Republic. Skoda has become an economy unto itself with suppliers locating around the assembly plant, all providing thousands of jobs and many of the cars being exported, offering the Repub ... Continue reading
Where Would You Buy Ethanol for Your Car?
November 29, 2001 Sacramento - That's what critics are saying to the latest General Motors plan to build a full-sized pickup truck that runs on gasoline and E85 ethanol. The General announced yesterday that it would begin building ethanol-capable versions of its gas guzzling Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra in the first ... Continue reading
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