Johnson Controls Names Keith Wandell President of Automotive Group
MILWAUKEE, July 29 -- Johnson Controls, Inc. today announced that Keith E. Wandell has been named President of the company's automotive group. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) Mr. Wandell, 53, will be responsible for the global automotive interiors and battery businesses whose sales totaled ... Continue reading
BOSTON--July 29, 2003-- E-Communications Company Boosts Dealerships' Revenues with eCRM Programs @uto(TM)Revenue, a Boston-based company specializing in eCRM programs for automobile dealerships, announced today that the company's e-communications program @uto(TM) had generated over one million dollars in additional rev ... Continue reading
Muscle Cars Burn Up the Auction Block at 31st Annual Denver Collector Car Show & Auction For Immediate Release Contact: Stephanny Hartzell July 29, 2003 (260) 920-1692 Denver, CO-Staying true to current trends in the collector car market, muscle cars were the big winners at the 31st annual Denver Collector Car Show & A ... Continue reading
Advance Auto Parts to Release Earnings on August 6, 2003
ROANOKE, Va., July 29 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. announced today that it will report its second quarter results after the close of business on August 6, 2003. The Company will detail its results on a conference call scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 6, 2003, which will be made available concurrent ... Continue reading
STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Reports Fiscal Year End and Fourth Quarter
MILWAUKEE, July 29 -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION today reported operating results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended June 29, 2003. For the year ended June 29, 2003, net sales were $196.3 million, compared to net sales of $207.3 million in the prior year period. Net income was $16.4 million compared to $15 ... Continue reading
Syntel Declares Special One-Time Dividend of $1.25 per Share; Initiates Quarterly Dividend Payments
TROY, Mich., July 29 -- Syntel, Inc. , a global information technology services company, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a one-time special dividend of $1.25 per share payable to Syntel shareholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2003. The dividend is payable September 12, 200 ... Continue reading
Auto Aftermarket Item Data Study Released Today
Dear Editor, We put the news referenced below out on the public wires this afternoon. We thought you might be interested in it and are sending this note in case you missed the release for any reason. Scott Luckett, Vice President, Information Technology at the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) today an ... Continue reading
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--July 29, 2003--O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ("O'Reilly" or "the Company") today announced record revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2003, representing 39 quarters of record revenues and earnings for O'Reilly since becoming a public company in April 1993. Net income for the second quarter end ... Continue reading
NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway Simulators To Be Installed at St. Louis Location
NASCAR SILICON MOTOR SPEEDWAY SIMULATORS TO BE INSTALLED AT ST. LOUIS NASCAR SPEEDPARK LOCATION INDIANAPOLIS (July 29, 2003) – NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway’s state-of-the-art racing simulators are being installed at a new NASCAR SpeedPark location in St. Louis that will greet NASCAR racing fans in November ... Continue reading
Japan's Auto Production Rose 3.9% On Year In June
TOKYO July 29, 2003; Dow Jones reports that Japanese output of cars, trucks and buses rose for the first time in four months in June, mainly driven by demand for new models in the domestic and export markets, industry data released Tuesday showed. Overall, automobile output in Japan rose 3.9% on year to 874,876 units i ... Continue reading
Japan's Auto Exports Fell 1.0% On Year In June
TOKYO July 29, 2003 Dow Jones reported that Japan's exports of cars, trucks and buses fell 1.0% on year in June to 389,453 units, down for the second straight month, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Tuesday. Weak exports to North America was the main factor behind the decline in June, offsetting the ... Continue reading
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--July 29, 2003--International Rectifier, IR(r), , today introduces the IR3310, IR3311 and IR3312 high-side intelligent power switch (IPS) devices with accurate high frequency current sensing and built-in protection circuits for 14V automotive applications. The new IPS devices enhance reliability and ... Continue reading
Supreme Industries Reports Revenues and Earnings for Second-Quarter and First-Half 2003
GOSHEN, Ind.--July 29, 2003--Supreme Industries, Inc. (AMEX:STS), a leading manufacturer of specialized vehicles including truck bodies and shuttle buses, today announced revenues and earnings for the 2003 second quarter and first half ended June 28, 2003. Second-quarter 2003 revenues of $60,749,000 were up two percent ... Continue reading
Industry Magazine : Fiat My Replace Heada Man
MILAN, July 28,2003; Reuters reported that top executives from U.S. Ford or French Peugeot may replace head of Fiat's loss-making auto unit Giancarlo Boschetti, who hits retirement age in 2004, an industry magazine reported on Monday. Automotive News magazine said in an article published on its Web site that Fiat group ... Continue reading
Infineon Raceway (Nee Sears Point) Set to Repave Road Course in August
Contact: John Cardinale Infineon Raceway (707) 933-3907 Infineon Raceway to Repave Road Course in August SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The sound of roaring engines will go silent at Infineon Raceway when the track closes for nearly three weeks in August to repave the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course. Repaving will ... Continue reading
Tomy Drissi Looks for a Repeat Podium Finish in the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivires
CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOMY DRISSI LOOKS FOR A REPEAT PODIUM FINISH IN THE GRAND PRIX DE TROIS-RIVIÈRES TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Quebec - 2000 Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires® Cup ³Most Improved Driver,² Tomy Drissi, intends to repeat his podium performance when the Trans-Am Se ... Continue reading
Scott Pruett Up for Trois-Rivires Challenge
CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCOTT PRUETT UP FOR TROIS-RIVIÈRES CHALLENGE TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Quebec - Scott Pruett, driver of the No. 7 Jaguar R Performance XKR in the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich® Tires Cup, will face his biggest challenge this season on Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Gra ... Continue reading
Johnny Miller Looks To Change His Luck at Trois-Rivieres
CONTACT: Harry Warren, (517) 927-3613 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOHNNY MILLER LOOKS TO CHANGE HIS LUCK AT TROIS-RIVIÈRES Trois-Rivières, Quebec - Johnny Miller will be on a quest during the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières on Saturday, Aug. 2. The driver of the No.64 Eaton Cutler-Hammer Jaguar XKR will try to shake a streak ... Continue reading
Titan International, Inc. Consolidates Tire Manufacturing
QUINCY, Ill., July 28 -- Titan Tire, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. , is consolidating all tire manufacturing into its principal tire facility located in Des Moines, Iowa. The Brownsville, Texas, location will continue as a distribution and warehouse center for Titan, however, production will be suspended un ... Continue reading
Thor Wins $30 Million in Orders for Buses and RVs
JACKSON CENTER, Ohio, July 28 -- Thor Industries, Inc. announced today that it has received bus and motor home orders totaling $30 million from four major customers. ElDorado National (California), Inc. received orders for 42 of its newly introduced 40 ft. Axess low-floor buses for ShuttlePort Florida, LLC for use at F ... Continue reading
Coachmen Industries, Inc. Second Quarter Profits Reverse First Quarter Losses
- Earnings of $2.8 million or $0.18 per share brings company to break- even position for the first six months. - Sales of $173.9 million substantially increase over first quarter sales of $146.4 million; outperforms sales of $170.7 million in 2002. - Both business segments show improved performance. ELKHART, Ind., July ... Continue reading
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