1998 Satisfaction Ratings For All-New Models Soar
Analysis released today by automotive consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. shows all-new vehicle models posting the largest gains in the company's 1998 Vehicle Satisfaction Score(R) (VSS) study. ... Continue reading
AAA Michigan Begins Mailing MCCA Refund Checks
AAA Michigan announced today it will begin mailing checks tomorrow, June 3, 1998, to its approximately 1.25 million auto insurance policyholders to refund premiums that were paid to the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA). ... Continue reading
AMETEK Names John Fjeldstad V.P. and G.M.
AMETEK Inc. today announced that it has named John K. Fjeldstad as vice president and general manager of its Dixson Division, effective immediately. He reports to Robert Chlebek, president of AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group. ... Continue reading
An Initiative for Cleaner Air from Volvo
Volvo Car Corporation Converts Its Car Radiators Into Catalytic Converters. By Covering The Surface of the Radiator with a Catalytic Coating, It Helps To Remove Dangerous, Smog-Forming Ozone from Air Flowing Through the Radiator. ... Continue reading
Audi Achieves Best May and Best Year-To-Date Since 1987
Audi of America, Inc. reported U.S. sales of 3,249 for the month of May, representing a 17 percent increase over the same month last year when sales were 2,777. ... Continue reading
Auto Network USA Opens Albuquerque Facility
Auto Network USA, the fastest-growing publicly-held wholesaler of used luxury automobiles in the country, announced today that it has initiated operations at its wholly-owned Auto Network USA - New Mexico facility in Albuquerque. ... Continue reading
BARBERDODGE: Largest Barber Dodge Field Ever For Detroit Grand Prix Is Set
BARBERDODGE: Barber Dodge - Detroit ... Continue reading
BMW and Ford Dominate the 1998 Plant Quality Awards
Ford and BMW both stand out in J.D. Power and Associates redesigned annual Initial Quality Study by sweeping the North America and European regional plant awards, respectively. Honda, Toyota and Nissan each claim one award in the Asian region. ... Continue reading
BMW of North America, Inc. just closed its best May ever, with monthly sales of 12,154 vehicles, an increase of 9.4 percent over the same period last year. Year-to-date sales increased 8.1 percent, to 55,560 compared to 51,366 in 1997. ... Continue reading
California AB 2253 - 'Kim's Law' - Stalled
Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), expressed their disappointment with members of the California Assembly Appropriations Comm. today for stalling a bill this year aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on the state highway system. ... Continue reading
CCC's Pathways Enterprise Solution Selected
CCC Information Services Inc. a provider of solutions to the automotive claims industry, and ABRA Auto Body and Glass, the nation's largest privately held operator of company-owned and franchise collision repair facilities, today announced that ABRA has selected CCC's Pathways(R) Enterprise Solution to manage the compr ... Continue reading
Chrysler Sets All-Time Sales Record
Marking the first time in the Company's history that monthly sales have surpassed 250,000 vehicles, Chrysler Corp. posted its best sales month ever. ... Continue reading
Coalition For Vehicle Choice Says NHTSA Statement is Wrong
A statement today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator that sport utilities, mini-vans and pick-up trucks cause more injuries than passenger cars in side crashes is dead wrong. ... Continue reading
Electric Fuel Successfully Completes Field Test
Electric Fuel Corporation announced today the successful completion of the field test conducted in Germany with Deutsche Post AG, the German Postal Service. ... Continue reading
Ergenics Delivers Custom Hydride/Hydrogen Storage Vessels
Ergenics, Inc. announced that it has delivered its 300th custom metal hydride/hydrogen storage vessel for use with fuel cells. The hydride vessels deliver clean dry hydrogen gas which is efficiently converted into electrical energy by the fuel cells. ... Continue reading
FANUC Robotics Expands Operations in Brazil
FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. has expanded its operations in Brazil by moving into a new 10,000-square-foot facility in the city of Sao Paulo. ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Recognized by Ryobi Outdoor Products
Federal-Mogul Corporation's Wausau, Wisconsin manufacturing facility has been recognized by Ryobi Outdoor Products, Incorporated as Supplier of the Year. ... Continue reading
French Move To Full-scale Test of the Bus Turbopac(TM)
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced that following successful engineering tests in April by French public transport giant RATP full-scale in revenue service tests are to begin immediately to confirm fuel economy benefits and operational reliability, supporting excellent emissions reduction data already obtained. ... Continue reading
Hoosier State Shows Slight Decrease In Plants, Slight Increase in Jobs
The number of manufacturing plants in Indiana decreased by 55 plants, or .46%, within the past twelve months. The statewide total now stands at 11,945 plants, according to the 1998 Indiana Manufacturers Directory, published by Manufacturers' News, Inc., Evanston, Ill. ... Continue reading
IRL Driver Standings Through June 3rd
IRL Driver Standings Through June 3rd ... Continue reading
Jaguar Sales on a Roll in the U.S.
Strong sales in May helped Jaguar Cars continue its strongest start ever in the US. Year-to-date sales of more than 9,000 cars improved 18 percent compared with the same period a year ago and exceed Jaguar's previous best five-month start in 1986. ... Continue reading
J.D. Power and Associates 1998 Initial Quality Study 2(SM):
The results of J.D. Power and Associates completely redesigned annual Initial Quality Study (IQS2) were unveiled today, and contain an intriguing mix of consistency and surprise. ... Continue reading
Laforza Automobiles Signs Letter Of Intent
Laforza Automobiles, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board LFZA) (LAI) announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent with ILFAS of Lithuania. ILFAS is the manufacturer of the LADA Automobile, better known as the "Russian Fiat." ... Continue reading
Land Rover North America, Inc. reported May sales of 1,937, marking the best month to date in 1998. ... Continue reading
Lexus Breaks All-Time Sales Record
Sales remain strong as the Lexus Division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. posted its best-ever month with sales of 14,620 in May, an improvement of 100 percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading
Magna Announces Completion of Steyr Acquisition
Magna International Inc. reported today that the previously announced purchase by Magna of 66.8% of Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG and of 50% of Steyr-Daimler-Puch Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co. KG and Steyr-Daimler-Puch Fahrzeugtechnik AG was completed today. ... Continue reading
Magna to Host Three Local Charities at the 1998 Detroit Grand Prix
Hundreds of families from southeast Michigan will be part of the action and excitement of the 1998 Detroit Grand Prix, thanks to Magna International which is donating its suite to three charities during the June 5-7 race weekend. ... Continue reading
Mazda Reports Month-End May Sales
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) reported month-end May sales today of 21,898. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Records Highest C-Class Sales in its History
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. (MBNA) and its 320 dealer partners across America continued 1998's record-breaking momentum with May sales of 15,647 vehicles, an increase of 60.3 percent over May 1997 (9,759). ... Continue reading
Michael Price Joins Westar Financial's Board of Directors
Westar Financial Services Incorporated (OTC: WEST), a prime- credit auto lessor, announced that Michael A. Price, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of T&W Financial Corporation has joined Westar's Board of Directors. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Posts Largest Sales Month This Year
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. announced total sales of 19,315 units, an increase of 24 percent over May 1997 sales. The company attributed its strong sales showing to positive consumer reaction to new broadcast advertising. ... Continue reading
NASCAR GDS: Fact Sheet, The Country Cupboard "150"
NASCAR GDS: Fact Sheet, The Country Cupboard ... Continue reading
NASCAR-WCUP: Troy Cole: From Firefighter to NASCAR Gas Man
NASCAR-WCUP: Troy Cole: From Firefighter to NASCAR Gas Man ... Continue reading
New Motorcycle Review: Honda Valkerie/6FC
Honda Valkerie/6FC ... Continue reading
New Trade Magazine for the Asia-Pacific Auto Industry
AutoAsia, the first regional magazine for the Asian automotive industry, targets executives at vehicle manufacturers and suppliers right across the Far East. ... Continue reading
Pirelli Announces 4x4 Bidirectional WDM System
Pirelli Cables and Systems North America today announced that it has successfully doubled the capacity of its bidirectional Wavelength Division Multiplexing System to 80 gigabits per second. ... Continue reading
Porsche U.S. Sales up Twenty-Three Percent
Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, today announced sales and stock figures for the month of May 1998. ... Continue reading
S&P Assigns AA+ Rating to Denso Corp.
Standard & Poor's today assigned its double-'A'-plus long-term corporate credit rating to Denso Corp. and a preliminary double-'A'-plus rating to the company's Y100 billion shelf registration program for the Japanese market. ... Continue reading
Syntroleum Expanding R&D Facilities
Syntroleum Corporation announced today that it has completed the purchase of a 16,500 square foot laboratory facility and approximately 95 acres of land located at 4332 South 49th West Avenue in Tulsa. ... Continue reading
Texas Consumers Can Now Buy Auto Insurance Real-Time On The Internet
Beginning today, Texas consumers have the option to buy their auto insurance instantly over the Internet at Progressive's Web site, http://www.progressive.com. Progressive is one of the largest auto insurers in the state and in the country. ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Best-Ever Sales Month
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. today reported the best sales month in its 41-year history with total May sales of 136,274, an increase of 17.4 percent over last May and eclipsing the previous sales mark set in July, 1986. ... Continue reading
Tracks: Mr. Backwards to Attempt Jump on Harley at Bloomington
Tracks: Mr. Backwards to Attempt Jump on Harley at Bloomington ... Continue reading
Two Directors Re-Elected to Group 1 Automotive Board
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., , a leading operator and consolidator in the automotive retailing industry, announced the re-election of two directors for three-year terms. The election was held at the company's annual meeting. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Reports May Sales - Best in 11 Years
With sales of 19,046, Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported its best May sales results since 1987. This figure represents a 38.5 percent increase over last year's May figure of 13,754. ... Continue reading
WOO: Kinser Extends Lead With Lebanon Valley Victory
WOO: Kinser Extends Lead With Lebanon Valley Victory ... Continue reading
WOO: World of Outlaws Point Standings Through June 2nd
WOO: World of Outlaws Point Standings Through June 2nd ... Continue reading
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