Exhibit Enterprises, Inc. (EEI) Puts Dodge Information at Major Auto Shows 'In the Palm of Your Hand' Dodge Exhibit and Product Information, Photographs, And Even Pricing Information are Beamed to Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs; Palm Pilot and Pocket PC Presentation Wins SEGD Award; 'One less piece of paper to carry,' said ... Continue reading
ALTA Launches U.S. Subsidiary; Introduces Proven Automotive Software Solutions
ALTA Launches U.S. Subsidiary; Introduces Proven Automotive Software Solutions ALTA International, Inc. Enters U.S. Marketplace SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 29 ALTA A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark recently-launched its U.S. subsidiary, ALTA International, Inc., focused on providing manufacturing execution software solutions in N ... Continue reading
Lancaster Colony Continues Higher Cash Dividend
Lancaster Colony Continues Higher Cash Dividend COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 29 Lancaster Colony Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable September 28, 2001 to shareholders of record on September 10, 2001. The boa ... Continue reading
WilliamsF1 Team to Achieve Competitive Advantages in Race Car Design With Compaq's AlphaServer Supercomputers New Capabilities Reduce Race Car Design Time ZURICH and GROVE, Wantage, England, Aug. 29 The WilliamsF1 team is accelerating the pace of Formula 1 race car design with a new supercomputing solution from Compaq ... Continue reading
11 Drivers From CON-WAY LTL Components Honored at 'Super Bowl' of Trucking in Minneapolis
11 Drivers From CON-WAY LTL Components Honored at 'Super Bowl' of Trucking in Minneapolis ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 29 Eleven drivers from Con-Way Transportation Services (CON-WAY), which includes a national network of three less-than-truckload (LTL) regional trucking companies, captured top-ten honors this past weekend a ... Continue reading
New T-Bird And Lincoln Plant Still In Pause
Automotive News reported that Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it is not sure when it would restart production of its new Ford Thunderbird convertible and Lincoln sedans, which has been halted by engine quality problems. ... Continue reading
Study Confirms Goodyear Statistics
Government Study Confirms Goodyear Statistics AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 29 Goodyear engineers today said a government study that shows widespread tire neglect among American motorists confirms the tiremaker's research. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study released today revealed that about a third of the ligh ... Continue reading
Many U.S. Passenger Vehicles Are Driven on Under-Inflated Tires, NHTSA Research Survey Shows
Many U.S. Passenger Vehicles Are Driven on Under-Inflated Tires, NHTSA Research Survey Shows U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Urges Motorists To Check Tire Pressure Before Labor Day Travel WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 Prompted by the Administration's emphasis on transportation safety and a new survey showing that many tires ... Continue reading
Cellport Systems Granted Serial Data Interface Control Document License From QUALCOMM
Cellport Systems Granted Serial Data Interface Control Document License From QUALCOMM Broadens Cellport's Market for In-Vehicle, Hands-Free Cell Phone Systems BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 29 Cellport Systems, Inc., a leading provider of automotive wireless communications and telematics systems, today announced it has been gran ... Continue reading
IQS Releases New Version 5.7 of IQS Business System(TM)
IQS Releases New Version 5.7 of IQS Business System(TM) IQS LOGO IQS, Inc. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] CLEVELAND, OH USA 08/28/2001 Improved Multi-Org, Windows XP, SQL 2000, and Web-Based Reporting CLEVELAND, Aug. 29 IQS, Inc. (http://www.iqs.com ) has announced the release of version 5.7 of its IQS Business System(TM) software. ... Continue reading
MELVILLE, N.Y.--Aug. 29, 2001--A unique program to provide teachers affordable auto insurance, career and educational information, and other insurance benefits has been introduced in Florida. Teachers' Insurance Plan offers low-cost auto insurance, "teacher friendly" customer service and other benefits tailored specifi ... Continue reading
Numoda Corporation to Sign Contract with Liaoning, China Company
PHILADELPHIA--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 29, 2001 KerSheng will be the first authorized distributor of Numoda mobile wireless data applications in China It was announced today that KerSheng Flaw Detection Company, Ltd., China, a manufacturing and service company with customers in the railroad, automotive, and aviation indus ... Continue reading
Toray to Acquire Engineering Plastics Compound in the U.S.A.
Toray Industries, Inc. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Toray Resin Co.(TREC) will acquire a compounds-production facility of Nippisun Indiana Corp. (NIC), a U.S. subsidiary of Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd., in order to reinforce its engineering plastics business in North America. The facility is capable of produci ... Continue reading
AMETEK Names Donald W. Carlson as VP And GM of Its U.S. Gauge Division
AMETEK Inc. today announced that the Board of Directors has elected Mr. Donald W. Carlson, Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK's U.S. Gauge Division, effective September 1, 2001. Mr. Carlson was previously Division Vice President of Operations for U.S. Gauge. Frank Hermance, AMETEK Chairman and Chief Executive ... Continue reading
Softstone, Inc. Announces Merger With Kilkenny Acquisition Corp.
Softstone, Inc., announced that it has completed the purchase of 100% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Kilkenny Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, in exchange for 1,078,387 shares of Softstone's common stock. Kilkenny is an SEC, 12G-registered, publicly-reporting company formerly based in California ... Continue reading
Dollar Rent A Car Expands Wireless Services for Customers
Dollar Rent A Car today announced customers can now not only book a vehicle directly through dollar.com from Personal Data Assistants (PDAs), but can also book a vehicle from Internet- ready cell phones and pocket PCs. Dollar is the first car rental company to launch wireless service accessibility of its Web site for w ... Continue reading
Goodyear Long-Term Debt Rated BBB
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is assigned a senior long-term debt rating of BBB with a Stable trend. The tire industry is a thin margin, mature, low growth industry and is particularly sensitive to the cyclical automotive industry. Goodyear has produced disappointing earnings in the recent past with earnings falli ... Continue reading
American Axle & Manufacturing Announces World Headquarters In Detroit
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced that it will build its new world headquarters in the city of Detroit. The local award-winning architectural and engineering firm, Luckenbach/Ziegelman, designed the new 202,000 square-foot, seven-story headquarters t ... Continue reading
Checkpoint Blitz Launched To Curb DUI Over Dangerous Labor Day Weekend
On the eve of the heavily-traveled and high-risk driving Labor Day holiday weekend, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Nationwide Insurance and police chiefs today launched an anti-drunk driving education and enforcement blitz featuring the widespread use of sobriety checkpoints. With alcohol-related traffic deaths ... Continue reading
Pickup Truck Records One Million Miles on Pennzoil(R) Motor Oil
William White of Lawrenceville, Georgia pulled his 1995 pickup into Lube 3000 on Buford Drive today for its million- mile oil change. He left Lube 3000 with brand a new pickup compliments of Pennzoil. William, who lives in Lawrenceville, has put close to 800 miles per day on his truck, while delivering newspapers from ... Continue reading
IMPCO Awarded Purchasing Agreement From Jungheinrich
IMPCO Technologies, Inc. the World's leading source of advanced alternative fuel systems technology for internal combustion engines in the Industrial, Transportation and Power generation markets, has obtained an open purchasing agreement to supply fully dressed gaseous fueled engine systems to Jungheinrich Group starti ... Continue reading
Motorola and Lincoln Create Next-Generation Telematics Systems
Motorola, together with Ford Motor Company , announced today that Motorola is the exclusive provider of the new Lincoln Vehicle Communications System (VCS), an integrated communication and telematics system, available on model year 2002 Lincoln cars. "The Motorola Timeport(TM) integrated hands-free phone and telematics ... Continue reading
MobileAria Appoints Alan J. Cyron As Executive VP And CFO
Cyron To Provide Expertise, Leadership As Company Moves Toward Service Launch and Growth MobileAria Inc., pioneer of True Hands-Free voice-enabled productivity services for the driver, today announced the appointment of Alan J. Cyron as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Cyron will apply his 25 years ... Continue reading
UAW President Yokich Honored With Renaming of Spring Hill Parkway
UAW President Stephen P. Yokich Honored With Renaming of Spring Hill Parkway DETROIT, Aug. 28 The city of Spring Hill, Tennessee officially renamed the Town Center Parkway Stephen P. Yokich Parkway in honor of the President of the UAW today. The renaming of the Spring Hill road was initiated by the Executive Board of U ... Continue reading
Heafner Tire Group Signs Letter of Intent to Sell Retail Stores
LINCOLN, Neb.--Aug 28, 2001--An investment group consisting of certain key employees of T.O. Haas Tire today announced they have signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of the retail division of T.O. Haas Tire from Heafner Tire Group, Inc. ("Heafner"). Under this agreement, the investment group headed by Georg ... Continue reading
J.D. Power and Associates Ranks Dunlop Best Original Equipment Light Truck Tire
J.D. Power and Associates Ranks Dunlop Best Original Equipment Light Truck Tire BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 28 Dunlop's original equipment light truck tires have received the highest customer satisfaction ranking among buyers in the United States according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2001 Original Equipment Tire Satisfact ... Continue reading
Xavier Dominicis to Oversee Toyota Corporate Contributions and Toyota USA Foundation
TORRANCE, Calif.--Aug. 28, 2001--Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA Inc. has selected Xavier Dominicis to oversee the company's national corporate contributions program and the Toyota USA Foundation. As national manager, corporate contributions and Toyota USA Foundation, Dominicis will be responsible for the administration o ... Continue reading
KARNAC.com Racin' Talk Radio (Radio Show)
KARNAC.com Racin' Talk Radio Show ... Continue reading
Agilent Technologies' Testers Selected by Delphi Automotive Systems
Agilent Technologies today announced that Delphi Automotive Systems has completed the purchase of 11 additional Agilent 3070 in-circuit board-test systems. Delphi currently has more than 150 Agilent 3070 systems, placed in 11 manufacturing plants worldwide. Delphi uses Agilent systems to test and verify quality on key ... Continue reading
Bob Enright Named President of Autocar
Heavy vehicle manufacturing veteran to lead latest entry in the Class 8 LCOE truck market; company will implement customer-focused marketing strategy, preserve heritage of quality Bob Enright knows trucks. And Bob Enright knows business. He's driven heavy-duty trucks across Alaska in the dead of winter, and he's enough ... Continue reading
CPR Wins DaimlerChrysler Gold Award
The delivery of superior, time-sensitive service has earned Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) one of DaimlerChrysler Corporation's coveted awards for excellence for the second consecutive year. CPR earned the DaimlerChrysler Corporation's 2000 Gold Award for demonstrated quality in the day-to-day delivery of parts and fin ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Completes Sale of McConnelsville, Ohio, Heavy Wall Bearing Business
Federal-Mogul Corporation , today reported the completion of the previously announced sale of its industrial heavy wall bearing operation in McConnelsville, Ohio, to Miba-Bearings - US, LLC. The McConnelsville business manufactures full round and half shell journal bearings for use by the worldwide locomotive industry. ... Continue reading
GPS Navigation Antenna System Added to Land Rover Discovery Series II
Andrew Corporation announced that Land Rover, part of Ford Premier Automotive Group, will use an Andrew roof-mounted GPS antenna system to enhance the navigation features of the new model Land Rover Discovery II. The GPS navigation system pinpoints the Land Rover's location to within one meter and also supplies route i ... Continue reading
Innovation and Opportunity Drive Automotive Sensors and Electronics
A steadily growing world market for automotive electronic systems is driving augmented demand for accurate and reliable sensor components that provide the essential input data for these systems. "Nearly every aspect of modern automotive design, from the powertrain to emissions reduction to cabin comfort, has been affec ... Continue reading
Intermec's Intellitag Technology Meets New Tire Tracking Standard
Intermec Technologies Corp.'s Intellitag(R) RFID (radio frequency identification) technology supports a newly developed standard that will help automakers and tire manufacturers track tires before they ever hit the road. Automobile and tire manufacturers, commercial vehicle owners and consumers stand to benefit from a ... Continue reading
Labor Day Travel Expected to Rise, Despite High Gas Prices
The AAA-Chicago Motor Club expects an estimated 33.2 million people to travel more than 50 miles from home this Labor Day Holiday. This year's holiday projections are up slightly from the 32.6 million estimated to have traveled last year, despite a recent spike in Midwest gasoline prices. "Labor day represents a unique ... Continue reading
New Thunderbird to be Unveiled by Ford at September SAE
Motoring excitement returns as Ford Motor Company introduces the new Thunderbird at the Society of Automotive Engineers September dinner meeting. The dinner program will be an informal evening of interaction with Ford's program team sharing stories of the rebirth of the Thunderbird with the audience. "The new T-Bird ex ... Continue reading
West Swedish Companies Establish Telematics Valley
The companies Ericsson, Mecel, Saab, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Global Trucks Corporation and WirelessCar have formed an open organization for companies involved in telematics. The forum has its base in Gothenburg and currently has 26 active members. The joint organization, Telematics Valley (www.telematicsvalley.org ... Continue reading
Yellow Driver Wins Third National Grand Champion Title
Ray Simon, a driver for Yellow Freight System out of St. Cloud, MN, was named National Grand Champion for an unprecedented third time in his career at the 64th Annual National Truck Driving Championships held Aug. 22-25 in Minneapolis, MN. Simon also received National Grand Champion honors in 1992 and 1997. ... Continue reading
ASA: Dick Trickle Returns To ASA For Minnesota State Fair Race
August 29, 2001 PENDLETON, Ind. - Once again, as it has nearly ever year since 1978, the American Speed Association will invade the Minnesota State Fair Speedway for its annual Labor Day event, the Miller Lite 300. It continues to be the only race run th roughout the year on the tough, moderately banked, half-mile oval ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr Preview, Darlington
August 29, 2001 Dale Jr. Quotes “I said in the Playboy interview that the Darlington track surface was made up of nothing but sharp chunks of seashells since all the asphalt had been worn away. Then, I went down there to the track to promote the race, and they gave me a hard time about that comment.The new presid ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Sixth win, points lead on Gordon's mind entering Darlington
August 29, 2001 DARLINGTON, S.C. - Darlington Raceway may soon be known as the track "Too Tough To Tame...Except For Jeff Gordon." Gordon, driver of the DuPont Chevrolet, will attempt to win his sixth race in only 18 starts at Darlington Raceway – an average of one win every three starts – and increase his ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: In his 25th Southern 500 start, Rudd fond of 'Lady in Black'
August 29, 2001 Darlington, S.C. - Many men would say that it takes patience to properly court a lady, and Ricky Rudd, driver of the No. 28 Texaco/Havoline Ford, agrees. Most drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series consider Darlington to be a very unforgiving track, thus the given phrase, "Lady in Black." Rudd will be ... Continue reading
CART: First time champhionship leader Castroneves looks to protect lead at Vancouver
August 29, 2001 DETROIT - The FedEx Championship Series brings a breathtaking points race to one of its most breathtaking venues this weekend when the series travels to the Pacific Northwest for the Molson Indy Vancouver at Concord Pacific Place (6 p.m. ET Sunday, tape delay, ESPN2). The Canadian Rockies will serve as ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Two new teams join Indy Racing at crucial Chicago race
August 29, 2001 JOLIET, Ill. - Two new Indy Racing teams will join the field for the inaugural Delphi Indy 300 on Sept. 2 at Chicagoland Speedway, as 26 cars are entered for what could be the pivotal race of the Northern Light Series season. Racing Professionals and Conquest Racing will make their Indy Racing League de ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tires & History Highlight Traditional Southern 500 Race
August 29, 2001 #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson believes tires and history will be the two main topics of conversation when the NASCAR Winston Cup Series races this weekend at Darlington Raceway. Darlington is the site of NASCAR’s first 500-mile race won by Johnny Mantz on Sept. 4, 1950. Darlington als ... Continue reading
NHRA: Kurt Johnson changes colors for US Nationals
August 29, 2001 Kurt Johnson will attempt to forge three noble metals - gold, silver and platinum - into his third U.S. Nationals trophy. Johnson will unveil a new silver paint scheme on his ACDelco Platinum Spark Plugs Cavalier at the crown jewel of NHRA's golden anniversary season. K.J.'s Cavalier will carry its new ... Continue reading
NHRA: Return to US Nationals a sentimental journey for Warren Johnson
August 29, 2001 Warren Johnson is not one to wax nostalgic about the past, but even the stern Professor of Pro Stock has a soft spot for the U.S. Nationals. He will compete at Indianapolis Raceway Park for the 26th time in this year's edition of drag racing's most prestigious event. Johnson ranks his six previous U.S. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Mast, Dodson Working Together to Build Foundation at Eel River
August 29, 2001 DETROIT -- You have to walk before you can run. And while not all teams share the same level of resources, those fighting to make the field can match the effort put forth by a championship team. Hard work is one common thread that runs through every race team in the NASCAR Winston Cup garage. Projects a ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Elliott Sadler to drive Motorcraft F 150 at Richmond
August 29, 2001 DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 28, 2001 - Elliott Sadler and Motorcraft will team up in Richmond, Va., for two races next week. Sadler will drive the #84 Long Brothers Racing F-150, carrying the familiar Motorcraft paint scheme in the Kroger 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond International Speedw ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Sadler on a qualifying roll heading to Darlington
August 29, 2001 Elliott Sadler is on a qualifying roll heading into the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The third-year driver of the #21 Motorcraft Taurus has qualified fourth in each of the last two races, matching his career best. Sadler also qualifies well at Darlington, where he has started inside ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Bill Elliott's winning ways are untamed when racing at Darlington
August 29, 2001 DARLINGTON, S.C., - When it comes to conquering the "track that's too tough to tame," Bill Elliott knows it can be done - and he's got the stats to prove it. Elliott's success at the track leads all active drivers in poles, wins (tied with Jeff Gordon), top fives, top 10s and laps led. But the No. 9 Dod ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Drivers recall their first Darlington stripe
August 29, 2001 One of the most enduring races in the history of NASCAR Winston Cup racing will take place this weekend as historic Darlington Raceway hosts the annual Labor Day Weekend Mountain Dew Southern 500 Sunday afternoon. Ford drivers Jeff Burton, Ricky Rudd and Jimmy Spencer spoke about Darlington and, among o ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Hamilton wants a return to Darlington's victory lane
August 29, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The last time driver Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Racing Team saw Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, it was from victory lane after Hamilton’s win in the Darlington 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event in May. As the team prepares the Square D Chevrolet for Sunday’s Sou ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Spencer returns to site of first race for Yellow Racing
August 29, 2001 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Saturday’s Dura Lube 200 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race marks the return to the site of Jimmy Spencer’s first race in the #1 Yellow Racing Chevrolet. Darlington (S.C.) Raceway’s spring event was Team Yellow Racing’s best performance in the first f ... Continue reading
CART: Gidley to race in Vancouver following Elkhart Lake crash
August 29, 2001 Vancouver, British Columbia - The winning tradition returned to Team Target last week in Elkhart Lake, Wis. as rookie Bruno Junqueira overcame a spin early in the race to capture the team's first victory of the season. Junqueira had fallen to 21st after his spin before storming through the field to coll ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Atwood ready for busy weekend at Southern 500
August 29, 2001 DARLINGTON, S.C. - Casey Atwood heads to Darlington Raceway with an action packed agenda that includes a new look for the No. 19 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T. As title sponsor of the race, Mountain Dew has a number of activities planned for the No. 19 Dew Crew from Evernham Motorsports. Those activities i ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett and Darlington: The son also rises
August 29, 2001 DARLINGTON, S.C. - Try to imagine #88 UPS driver Dale Jarrett, not as a Winston Cup champion or the front man in all those funny UPS ads, but as an impressionable eight-year-old boy watching his father win the 1965 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Then you'll have some basis for understanding why Jar ... Continue reading
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