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NTN Develops World's First Hydraulic Motorcycle Autotensioner, Compact Yet Ideal For High-revving, High Torque Engines

NTN Develops World's First Hydraulic Motorcycle Autotensioner, Compact Yet Ideal For High-revving, High Torque Engines

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> NTN Develops World's First Hydraulic Motorcycle Autotensioner, Compact Yet Ideal For High-revving, High Torque Engines Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 26, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - NTN Corporation has developed the world's first "Hydraulic Motorcycle Autotensioner". This autotensioner ... Continue reading

Tecnologia Grid PBS Pro da Altair Engineering Acelera Análise de Impacto

Tecnologia Grid PBS Pro da Altair Engineering Acelera Análise de Impacto

Redatores de Negócios/Repórteres de Alta Tecnologia TROY, Michigan - (BUSINESS WIRE LATIN AMERICA)--29 de março de 2004-- Com o apoio formal da Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) ao seu software de gerenciamento de carga de trabalho PBS Pro(TM) e e-Compute Grid Portal, a Altair Engineering contin ... Continue reading

PBS Pro, la tecnología de malla "grid" de Altair Engineering acelera el análisis de accidentes

PBS Pro, la tecnología de malla "grid" de Altair Engineering acelera el análisis de accidentes

Editores de Negocios / Redactores de Alta Tecnología TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE LATIN AMERICA)--29 de marzo de 2004--Altair Engineering continúa su rápido ascenso en el mercado informático de tecnología "Grid", al contar con el respaldo formal de Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) para su ... Continue reading

Technological Advances in Auto Security Devices

Technological Advances in Auto Security Devices

According to Mr. Mobile Electronics, New and Innovative Anti-Theft Devices Can Help Fight Stolen Car Epidemic VAN NUYS, Calif., March 29 -- A car is stolen every 27.5 seconds totaling 1.2 million per year nationally, according to the recent National Insurance Crime Bureau's report on the most stolen vehicles. Californi ... Continue reading

Vibracoustic North America Contributes to Overall Ride of the 'World's Fastest Production Pick-Up Truck'

Vibracoustic North America Contributes to Overall Ride of the 'World's Fastest Production Pick-Up Truck'

PLYMOUTH, Mich., March 29 -- How do NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) components supplied by Vibracoustic North America help a truck set a new speed record? While the components don't actually boost speed or power, they do help improve ride and handling and keep the driver comfortable -- even at record-setting speed ... Continue reading

Marlin Captures Second Top Five Finish of 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway

Marlin Captures Second Top Five Finish of 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway

Contact: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, cell: (704) 658-8540, jpowell@ganassi.com For Immediate Release Marlin Captures Second Top Five Finish of 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 28, 2004) --- Sterling Marlin and the Coors Light crew used pit strategy to earn their second t ... Continue reading

Altair Engineering's PBS Pro Grid Technology Accelerates Crash Analysis

Altair Engineering's PBS Pro Grid Technology Accelerates Crash Analysis

TROY, Mich.--March 29, 2004--With the formal endorsement by Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) of Altair Engineering's PBS Pro(TM) workload management and e-Compute Grid Portal software, Altair Engineering continues its rapid rise in the Grid computing market space. "LSTC's endorsement underscores the swe ... Continue reading

CarTunes on Parade Announced: Detroit/Windsor Public Art Exhibit Celebrates Cars and Music

CarTunes on Parade Announced: Detroit/Windsor Public Art Exhibit Celebrates Cars and Music

DETROIT, March 29 -- CarTunes on Parade, a joint project between the cities of Detroit and Windsor, Canada, is a public art exhibit that celebrates the region's two most famous exports: cars and music. From June through September of 2005, car-shaped sculptures (7' long x 4' tall x 3' wide) decorated with musical themes ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Conference Call to Announce March 2004 Sales

Chrysler Group Conference Call to Announce March 2004 Sales

WHAT: Telephone conference call to discuss Chrysler Group's March sales. WHO: Gary Dilts, Senior Vice President - Sales WHEN: Thursday, April 1, 2004 - 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., EST DETAILS: Teleconference: 1-800-857-0714 Domestic Teleconference: 1-210-795-9123 International Call Leader: Kevin L. McCormick Password: Sales O ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation to Exhibit Off-Highway Systems at World's Leading Construction-Equipment Show

Dana Corporation to Exhibit Off-Highway Systems at World's Leading Construction-Equipment Show

MUNICH, Germany, March 29 -- Dana Corporation today began exhibiting its off-highway technologies at Bauma 2004, one of the world's largest construction-, mining-, and off-highway-equipment trade shows. The show runs through April 4. Located at Hall A4, Stand 316, Dana will display its systems capabilities in axles, tr ... Continue reading

dodge teleconference with newman and borland

dodge teleconference with newman and borland

Dodge Motorsports Media Conference Call Ryan Newman and Matt Borland No.12 ALLTEL Dodge Toll Free Number: 800-857-3457 Call Day: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 CALL TIME: 11 A.M. EASTERN LEADER: DEBBY ROBINSON PASSCODE: DODGE MOTORSPORTS ### Ray Cooper Clear!Blue, LLC rcooper@clearblue.biz C: 704.975.3232 The information cont ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. Breaks $100,000 Barrier in Contributions to Oklahoma Schools

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. Breaks $100,000 Barrier in Contributions to Oklahoma Schools

DTG Awards $44,858 in Grants to Oklahoma Schools in 2003-04 in Fifth Year of Neighbors Together for Schools(R) Program TULSA, Okla., March 29 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced that it has exceeded the $100,000 level in financial grants awarded to Oklahoma teachers as part of its Neighbors Togethe ... Continue reading

Eleven States Pose 'Severe' Threat to U.S. Security, Charges Coalition for a Secure Driver's License

Eleven States Pose 'Severe' Threat to U.S. Security, Charges Coalition for a Secure Driver's License

Group Issues National Color-Coded Threat Assessment Map Calls U.S. 'Only as Strong as its Weakest Link' NEW YORK, March 29 -- U.S. citizens are at added risk of terrorist attacks because some states still have loopholes in their driver licensing laws that allow potential terrorists access to train and airplane travel, ... Continue reading

Istanbul Show Another Triumph for Evader!

Istanbul Show Another Triumph for Evader!

ISTANBUL, Turkey--March 29, 2004--Bellevue-Washington based Evader, Inc. (www.evader.us.) (NASD.OTC:EVDR), the maker of electric high-performance vehicles powered by their leading-edge proprietary technology wrapped up the 2004 International Motorcycle Show in Istanbul, Turkey Sunday night after four very successful da ... Continue reading

McMurray Battles to Eighth-Place Finish in Bristol

McMurray Battles to Eighth-Place Finish in Bristol

Media Contact: Jason Wise, Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (704) 500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com -For Immediate Release- McMurray Battles to Eighth-Place Finish in Bristol BRISTOL, Tenn., (March 28, 2004) --- Jamie McMurray was the warrior and the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge was his shield as he battled to ... Continue reading

Metaldyne Announces Delay in Filing of Form 10-K with SEC due to Independent Inquiry

Metaldyne Announces Delay in Filing of Form 10-K with SEC due to Independent Inquiry

PLYMOUTH, Mich., March 29 -- Metaldyne Corporation (the "Company") today announced a delay in the filing of its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), on March 29, 2004, the Company is obligated to file its Annual Re ... Continue reading

Quality Distribution, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2003

Quality Distribution, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2003

TAMPA, Fla.--March 29, 2004--Quality Distribution, Inc. (the "Company") today reported a net loss per diluted share of $4.95 for the fourth quarter of 2003, compared to a net loss per diluted share of $2.56 for the fourth quarter of 2002. For the year 2003, the Company reported a net loss per diluted share of $12.51, c ... Continue reading

Streicher Mobile Fueling Expands Operations

Streicher Mobile Fueling Expands Operations

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--March 29, 2004--STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC. , an outsourcing value added refueling and fuel management service for vehicle and equipment fleets, today announced the expansion of its services into the Charlotte, North Carolina market. The new operating location is the second for the Company in N ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Homestead race

Terry Borcheller - Homestead race

two for two Terry Borcheller and Craig Stanton increased their lead in Grand-Am Cup championship standings with a smooth victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 28. Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., and Stanton, of Long Beach, Calif., are two for two this season, with both wins in the No. 44 Porsche 996 prepared by ... Continue reading

USAA Names New Life Insurance Company President

USAA Names New Life Insurance Company President

SAN ANTONIO--March 29, 2004--USAA, a diversified financial services provider, has named Kristi A. Matus president of USAA Life Insurance Company. Matus assumed the position effective March 26 following the retirement of James M. Middleton, who was with USAA for 15 years, including four years as president of USAA Life I ... Continue reading

Visteon Team Wins Company's Highest Award

Visteon Team Wins Company's Highest Award

DEARBORN, Mich., March 29 -- A team of Visteon IT employees has been awarded the company's most prestigious internal honor, the Leading the Way Summit Award, for its work on the cloning and separation of IT applications from Ford Motor Company. Visteon's Clone Cluster 1 Team was one of six individuals and teams recogni ... Continue reading

Toyota and China FAW Establish Joint Venture to Build Engines in Changchun, China

Toyota and China FAW Establish Joint Venture to Build Engines in Changchun, China

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Toyota and China FAW Establish Joint Venture to Build Engines in Changchun, China Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 29, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Totota Motor Corporation announced today that TMC and China FAW Group Corporation (FAW) established on March 25 a joint venture to manufactur ... Continue reading

Pride, Passion and Faith Mark New Mercedes Marketing Initiative

Pride, Passion and Faith Mark New Mercedes Marketing Initiative

New MBUSA Advertising Campaign Debuts Today MONTVALE, N.J., March 29 -- "Nobody ever poses with their toaster" proclaims a new Mercedes-Benz ad featuring a pictorial array of nearly a century of Mercedes-Benz owners and their automobiles. The ad, one of three television spots which will debut this week, marks the launc ... Continue reading

Toyota Releases Outline of Japan New Netz Sales Channel - Is US Next?

Toyota Releases Outline of Japan New Netz Sales Channel - Is US Next?

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Toyota Releases Outline of New Netz Channel Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 29, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation released an outline today of the new Netz sales channel, which is set to start operations in May. TMC is implementing a new product and distribution strat ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Announces Its Largest Teen Seat Belt Campaign Ever - Will Reach 14,000 High School Classrooms

Volkswagen Announces Its Largest Teen Seat Belt Campaign Ever - Will Reach 14,000 High School Classrooms

Students Participate in National Seat Belt Safety Contest for Chance to Have their PSA Broadcast on Television SAN DIEGO, March 29 -- For a second straight year, Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Scholastic Marketing Partners, a division of Scholastic, are joining forces to help thwart the number-one killer of American t ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2004 Ford Escape XLT

New Car Review: 2004 Ford Escape XLT

THE AUTO PAGE<br> By JOHN HEILIG<p> SPECIFICATIONS<br> MODEL: Ford Escape XLT <br> ENGINE: 3.0-liter Duratec V6<br> HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 201 hp @ 5,900 rpm/196 lb-ft @ 4,700 rpm<br> TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic<br> WHEELBASE: 103.1 in.<br> LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 173.0 x 70.1 x 69.1 in.<br> STICKER PRICE: $26,340<br> ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Named as a 2003 Vendor of the Year by Advance Auto Parts

Tenneco Automotive Named as a 2003 Vendor of the Year by Advance Auto Parts

LAKE FOREST, Ill., March 29 -- Tenneco Automotive has received a 2003 Vendor of the Year Award from Advance Auto Parts, recognizing the company as a top performing, service-oriented supplier during the past year. The Award was announced at the recently held Advance Auto Parts Leadership Conference. Advance Auto Parts, ... Continue reading

PR Agency Fleishman-Hillard and Strat@comm Join Forces

PR Agency Fleishman-Hillard and Strat@comm Join Forces

Combination Will Create Transportation Communications Powerhouse WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Fleishman-Hillard International Communications announced today that it has acquired a majority interest in Strat@comm, a D.C.-based public affairs firm specializing in transportation public affairs with offices in Washington, D.C., ... Continue reading

Electronics a Key Topic at SAE Automotive Dynamics, Stability and Controls Conference

Electronics a Key Topic at SAE Automotive Dynamics, Stability and Controls Conference

TROY, Mich., March 29 -- Many of the systems in today's automobiles are governed by advanced electronics. This holds true for the management of handling, stability, steering, braking, and traction control systems. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) will hold a three day conference on these ever-dev ... Continue reading

The Italian Job - Buckinghamshire Style

The Italian Job - Buckinghamshire Style

LONDON, March 29 -- ATTN: TV News Editors, Motoring Correspondents Video News Release - Tuesday March 30, 17:00-17:15 BST (16:00-16:15 GMT) - The calm of the English countryside is about to be shattered. The lanes and byways around Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire are going to resound to the roar of nine vintage Fiat 50 ... Continue reading

Electronic Stability Control Coalition Releases Consumer Education Materials At Lifesavers 2004 Conference

Electronic Stability Control Coalition Releases Consumer Education Materials At Lifesavers 2004 Conference

University of Iowa Safety Study and Comprehensive Brochure Now Available to Consumers at www.esceducation.org DETROIT, March 29 -- The Electronic Stability Control Coalition today released new materials at the annual Lifesavers Conference aimed at continuing its efforts to educate consumers about the latest in automoti ... Continue reading

Toyota Intros New Models at Bangkok Motorshow

Toyota Intros New Models at Bangkok Motorshow

Toyota Motor Thailand exhibited a new version of its Soluna Vios at the recent Bangkok Motorshow. Developed by TRD, Toyota's racing and in-house tuning arm the 1.5 VVT-i engine was equipped with a turbocharger. Power is increased to 143 bhp @ 6400 rpm, while max torque is 196 Nm @ 4400 rpm. New tyres, with a size of 20 ... Continue reading

Porsche Debuts V6 Model of Cayenne SUV in South Korea

Porsche Debuts V6 Model of Cayenne SUV in South Korea

SEOUL, March 29, 2004; Yonhap News reported that world-famous sports car maker Porsche introduced a six-cylinder version of its first-ever sport utility vehicle (SUV) in South Korea on Monday, the German automaker's Korean dealer said. The SUV model, the Cayenne V6, priced at 110 million won (US$95,260), has a maximum ... Continue reading

Daewoo Commercial Reborn as Tata Motors Affiliate

Daewoo Commercial Reborn as Tata Motors Affiliate

GUNSAN, South Korea, March 29, 2004; Yonhap News reported that Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co., which has been under court receivership, made a fresh start as an affiliate of the world's sixth-largest truck maker, Tata Motors of India, as they signed an acquisition contract Monday. A signing ceremony was held at the Daew ... Continue reading

China's Lanxing Formally Gives up Bid for Ssangyong Motor

China's Lanxing Formally Gives up Bid for Ssangyong Motor

SEOUL, March 29, 2004; Yonhap news reported that China's Lanxing Group formally announced its decision Monday to pull out of the bidding for South Korea's Ssangyong Motor Co. In a brief statement released by its South Korean financial adviser, Lanxing said it has finally decided to give up its bid for Ssangyong, follow ... Continue reading

Hyundai Mobis to Jointly Build Plant in Slovakia With Kia

Hyundai Mobis to Jointly Build Plant in Slovakia With Kia

SEOUL, March 29, 2004; Yonhap News reported that South Korea's Hyundai Mobis, an auto parts arm of the Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday it has decided to build a factory in Slovakia, where its sister company Kia Motors Corp. will be setting up its first European plant. The move is part of Hyundai Motor Group's attempt ... Continue reading

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Introduces Next Generation Electronic Throttle Control

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Introduces Next Generation Electronic Throttle Control

DETROIT, March 29 -- Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG is introducing a new electronic throttle control (ETC) that is 20 percent lighter at a price of up to 20 percent lower than current models. "Modular design, common components and a redesigned housing formed from high-pressure die-cast aluminum are the key elements to the E ... Continue reading

LXE Improves its Leadership Position in Vehicle-Mount Computers with the Introduction of the VX5

LXE Improves its Leadership Position in Vehicle-Mount Computers with the Introduction of the VX5

ATLANTA, March 29 -- LXE Inc., a leading manufacturer of rugged wireless computers that improve the performance of supply-chain execution applications, today announces the introduction of the fully rugged, full-screen VX5 vehicle-mount computer. The VX5 comes with a Pentium III processor, making it one of the most powe ... Continue reading

LXE Mejora Posición de Liderazgo en Computadores Montadas en Vehículos con Introducción de VX5

LXE Mejora Posición de Liderazgo en Computadores Montadas en Vehículos con Introducción de VX5

ATLANTA, 29 de marzo /PR Newswire/ -- LXE Inc., líder en la fabricación de computadoras inalámbricas robustas que mejoran el desempeño de las aplicaciones de ejecución de cadenas de abastecimiento, anuncia hoy la presentación de la robusta computadora para montaje en vehículos VX5 de pantalla completa. La VX5 tr ... Continue reading

AutoXray Wins HOW Magazine's Packaging Award

AutoXray Wins HOW Magazine's Packaging Award

Who: AutoXray, the leading provider of cost-effective automotive diagnostic scan tools. What: HOW Magazine's 2004 International Design Competition Packaging Category Where: HOW's 2004 International Design Competition winners are listed in the April issue of HOW Magazine. When: April 2004 How: HOW magazine chose 3 judge ... Continue reading

Progressive Marks One Year Anniversary of Concierge-Level of Service with the Opening of 20th Claims Center in Miami

Progressive Marks One Year Anniversary of Concierge-Level of Service with the Opening of 20th Claims Center in Miami

MIAMI--March 29, 2004-- Miami Site Handles Entire Claims/Repair Process From Soup to Nuts, Providing One-Stop Convenience for Customers or Anyone in the Area Who Has a Claim with Progressive Nearly a year after the Progressive group of insurance companies announced its national rollout of a new type of claims service t ... Continue reading

Trans Max Technologies, Inc. Announces Signing of Letter of Intent to Acquire Advanced Micro Power Corporation.

Trans Max Technologies, Inc. Announces Signing of Letter of Intent to Acquire Advanced Micro Power Corporation.

RONKONKOMA, N.Y.--March 29, 2004--Trans Max Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:TMXT News), is pleased to announce that an agreement in principle and a definitive Letter of Intent has been signed to acquire Advance Micro Power Corporation (AMP) of Ronkonkoma NY. Peter Mergenthaler, CEO of Trans Max Technologies, Inc. (Trans Max) ... Continue reading

Volvo Names America's Three Top Hometown Heroes

Volvo Names America's Three Top Hometown Heroes

NEW YORK--March 29, 2004-- Top Winners Announced in Second Annual Volvo for Life Awards; Celebrity Judges to Present Winners at April 7 Volvo for LifeAwards Ceremony in Times Square; One Hero Will Receive a Volvo Car for Life A native of New Jersey who for the past 10 years has overseen an orphanage for more than 100 c ... Continue reading

Driving DB9 - Can it Turn Aston Martin Around? More Car Owners 'Upside Down,' Reports JD Power; Spy Shots of Next Bentley Sedan and Kia Sedona; Drive the Malibu Maxx and Mazda MPV; and a Pontiac GTO Convertible? - that and more on TheCarConnection.com

Driving DB9 - Can it Turn Aston Martin Around? More Car Owners 'Upside Down,' Reports JD Power; Spy Shots of Next Bentley Sedan and Kia Sedona; Drive the Malibu Maxx and Mazda MPV; and a Pontiac GTO Convertible? - that and more on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, March 29 -- If image equaled sales, Aston Martin might be one of the most popular cars in the world. Yet the elegant British automaker has spent its entire 90-year history teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. One year, only a bottle of wine saved it from bankruptcy. But are Aston's fortunes about to take a tur ... Continue reading

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe Signs 10-Year Business Transformation Outsourcing Agreement with IBM

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe Signs 10-Year Business Transformation Outsourcing Agreement with IBM

* Deal is part of company's overall global procurement strategy AKRON, Ohio and BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 29 -- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe -- an affiliate of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , the world's largest tire company -- announced today a 10- year Business Transformation Outsourcing program worth an estimate ... Continue reading

Siebel Systems Positioned in Leader Quadrant in B2C Customer Relationship Management Suite Magic Quadrant

Siebel Systems Positioned in Leader Quadrant in B2C Customer Relationship Management Suite Magic Quadrant

SAN MATEO, Calif.--March 29, 2004-- Siebel Systems Provides Integrated CRM Solutions, Powerful Analytics Capabilities, and Wide Range of Industry-Specific Functionality Siebel Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of business applications software, today announced that it has been positioned in the "Leader" quadrant in Ga ... Continue reading

The World's Most Exciting New Cars & Trucks Take Center Stage at the New York Auto Show

The World's Most Exciting New Cars & Trucks Take Center Stage at the New York Auto Show

NEW YORK, March 29 -- The world's automakers have pulled out all the stops to make 2004 the most amazing year ever for new vehicle introductions. Moreover, where can you see them all under one roof? The 2004 New York International Automobile Show from April 9 to April 18. "There are more all-new cars and trucks coming ... Continue reading

Ethanol to Power the Future of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Ethanol to Power the Future of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

PALO ALTO, Calif.--March 29, 2004--Hydrogen fuel cell technology's potentially strong future as a fuel for automobiles and various other applications is likely to be weakened by issues regarding its availability and the expenses involved in storage. Bio-based products such as ethanol are expected to open up new areas f ... Continue reading

Inventors of Delphi's Common Rail Injector and System Honored With 2004 'Boss' Kettering Award

Inventors of Delphi's Common Rail Injector and System Honored With 2004 'Boss' Kettering Award

TROY, Mich., March 29 -- Delphi Corporation today named 5 of its top inventors as winners of the "Boss" Kettering Award, one of the company's most prestigious engineering achievements, in recognition of their outstanding engineering achievements for Delphi's Common Rail Injector and System. The Common Rail system is a ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation to Supply Spicer(R) Driveshafts for Iveco European Trucks

Dana Corporation to Supply Spicer(R) Driveshafts for Iveco European Trucks

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 29 -- Dana Corporation announced today that it has been selected to supply Spicer(R) driveshaft assemblies to Iveco, a company in the Fiat Group, for all of the truck manufacturer's needs in Europe through 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) "We are very pleased to expan ... Continue reading

ASQ Automotive Division and Carnegie Mellon GSIA to Host Conference on Lean Quality: The Coming Revolution in Reducing Warranty Expense

ASQ Automotive Division and Carnegie Mellon GSIA to Host Conference on Lean Quality: The Coming Revolution in Reducing Warranty Expense

-- What: More than $10 billion each year is spent in North America on direct warranty expense in the automotive industry (AMR Research). And, while quality has improved greatly during the last 10 years, it has not improved in the last two. Join industry experts as they explore how the current warranty analysis process ... Continue reading

Top-Führungskräfte der weltweiten Automobilindustrie erstmalig in Konferenz versammelt

Top-Führungskräfte der weltweiten Automobilindustrie erstmalig in Konferenz versammelt

LONDON, March 29 -- Am 8. und 9. Juni werden Top-Führungskräfte der Automobilhersteller und -zulieferer im Rahmen der weltweit ersten Konferenz für Automobilhersteller, der AutoMan Global 2004, im The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan (USA) zusammentreffen. Die AutoMan Global Konferenz wurde vom AMS Magazin ( ... Continue reading

iQ Power Makes First Delivery of the SEM(TM) Smart Energy Manager to Vehicle Manufacturer

iQ Power Makes First Delivery of the SEM(TM) Smart Energy Manager to Vehicle Manufacturer

MUNICH, Germany, March 29 -- iQ Power Technology (OTCBB: IQPR, Frankfurt: IQP) just passed an important milestone along its roadmap with yet another one of the its sophisticated products. This marks the first time that iQ Battery Research and Development GmbH, the German engineering unit of iQ Power Technology Inc., ha ... Continue reading

Senior Automotive Manufacturing Executives Around the World Gather for the First Time

Senior Automotive Manufacturing Executives Around the World Gather for the First Time

LONDON, March 29 -- Automakers' and suppliers' top executives will be meeting on June 8 and 9 in The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan in the first global automotive manufacturing conference, AutoMan Global 2004. Organised by Automotive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) magazine, the AutoMan Global conference aims t ... Continue reading

The all-new Aston Martin DB9 Does a Route 66

The all-new Aston Martin DB9 Does a Route 66

<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="535"><TR> <TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="greyText">By: Ellen Akins | Ford Communications Network</TD> </TR> DEARBORN -- In just over a month, Aston Martin&#8217;s &#8220;Driven to the 9&#8217;s Tour&#8221; will hit the road across North America. The tour launches two al ... Continue reading

Ssangyong Motor Creditors Revisit Sale

Ssangyong Motor Creditors Revisit Sale

SEOUL, March 29, 2004; Jean Yoon writing for Reuters reported that creditors of South Korea's Ssangyong Motor Co (KSE:003620.KS - News) could take months to rethink the sale of the carmaker after an initial deal with a Chinese firm fell apart, bank officials and analysts said on Monday. Creditors are not expected to ru ... Continue reading

Fire Ends Shane Lewis/ MINI Homestead Dominance

Fire Ends Shane Lewis/ MINI Homestead Dominance

Fire Ends Shane Lewis/ MINI Homestead Dominance HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 28, 2004 - Shane Lewis, who yesterday controlled Sport Touring (ST) class qualifying for today's Grand-Am Cup 250 here at Homestead-Miami Speedway, dominated the early going of the three-hour Grand-Am Cup event with his No. 20 Nuzzo Motorsports MINI ... Continue reading

Craig Stanton Two-For-Two With Homestead Win

Craig Stanton Two-For-Two With Homestead Win

Craig Stanton Two-For-Two With Homestead Win HOMESTEAD, FLA., March 28, 2004 - Californian Craig Stanton's love-affair with Florida race tracks continued today with an overall win in the Grand-Am Cup 250 here at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS). Stanton has now won the two opening rounds of the 2004 Grand-Am Cup season. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Announces Synthetic Rubber Developments

Goodyear Announces Synthetic Rubber Developments

AKRON, Ohio, March 28 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is looking to "tap" into several new proprietary synthetic rubber products it has developed that could help the company reduce its natural rubber dependency by as much as 15 percent over the next few years. "We've been working on these polymers for some time," ... Continue reading

NexCup Chevy Race Notes - Bristol, Mar. 28

NexCup Chevy Race Notes - Bristol, Mar. 28

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications nmwager@aol.com ofc: (727) 784-8465 fax: (727) 787-8990 cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES FOOD CITY 500 RACE NOTES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY March 28, 2004 JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET MONTE CAR ... Continue reading

NexCup Dodge Quotes from Bristol

NexCup Dodge Quotes from Bristol

Sunday, March 28, 2004. Ray Cooper Food City 500. Clear!Blue Bristol Motor Speedway. 704-975-3232 RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge) - Finished Second "I thought I could get 'em. ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Sunday from Memphis Motorsports Park

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Sunday from Memphis Motorsports Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN. Sunday, March 28, 2004 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 STIDHAM, MEYER SCORE WINS AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In the final rounds from the O'Reilly NHRA Sportsman Champions ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Southwestern International Raceway

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Southwestern International Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION SOUTHWESTERN INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 WILSON, GORDON WIN / FLETCHER DOUBLES TUCSON, Ariz. - David Wilson earned his first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series win this weekend at Southwest ... Continue reading

Parkeracing Continues Corvette Tradition In AGT

Parkeracing Continues Corvette Tradition In AGT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Todd Benne toddbenne@americangt.com 636.262.1723 Parkeracing Continues Corvette Tradition In AGT Wilton, CT- Today, parkeracing announced it's intentions to compete in the AGT Series beginning with the 4th of July round at Lime Rock. "We are making significant changes to almost every syst ... Continue reading

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