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Wednesday, December 31, 2003

FreeMarkets to Buy Auto Parts Exchange From Covisint a Joint Venture Of the "Big Three'...How Many $$$$Millions did they lose this time?

FreeMarkets to Buy Auto Parts Exchange From Covisint a Joint Venture Of the "Big Three'...How Many $$$$Millions did they lose this time?

Snides Remarks: Once again the stockholders of the big three get screwed because of mis-management...when Covisint was formed absolutly everyone outside of the boobs that put money into it were 100% sure that it would fail and take more bottom line $$$bucks from car sales into the toilet. How much of an investment in t ... Continue reading

Happy New Year: NHTSA October and November 2003 US Auto Makers Recalls

Happy New Year: NHTSA October and November 2003 US Auto Makers Recalls

NHTSA Publishes List of October, November 2003 Recalls The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of auto safety recalls announced in October and November 2003 and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. This list identifies the make and model of the vehicle or equipme ... Continue reading

Magna International Inc. - 2004 Outlook

Magna International Inc. - 2004 Outlook

TORONTO, Canada, December 31 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, MG.B; NYSE: MGA) will announce its outlook for 2004 on Wednesday, January 7, 2004. Magna will present its 2004 outlook at the Auto Analysts of New York (AANY) Detroit Auto Conference on Thursday, January 8, 2004 at 11:45 a.m. EST (Toronto Time). Magna ... Continue reading

Magna International Inc. - 2004 Outlook

Magna International Inc. - 2004 Outlook

TORONTO, Dec. 31 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, MG.B; NYSE: MGA) will announce its outlook for 2004 on Wednesday, January 7, 2004. Magna will present its 2004 outlook at the Auto Analysts of New York (AANY) Detroit Auto Conference on Thursday, January 8, 2004 at 11:45 a.m. EST (Toronto Time). Magna will also w ... Continue reading

Magna International Inc. - Aussichten für 2004

Magna International Inc. - Aussichten für 2004

TORONTO, Canada, December 31 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, MG.B; NYSE: MGA) wird am Mittwoch, 7. Januar 2004 die Unternehmensaussichten für 2004 ankündigen. Magna wird seine Unternehmensaussichten für 2004 am Donnerstag, dem 8. Januar 2004 um 11:45 (EST, Toronto-Zeit) auf der Detroiter Autokonferenz der Au ... Continue reading

Sypris Completes First Phase of Deal with Dana

Sypris Completes First Phase of Deal with Dana

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Dec. 31, 2003--Sypris Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has completed the purchase of a manufacturing plant located in Morganton, North Carolina from Dana Corporation ("Dana") and will now begin to furnish Dana with a wide range of drive train components under an eight-year supply agreement that ... Continue reading

Wallace, Stewart, Earnhardt Jr. To Race in Rolex 24

Wallace, Stewart, Earnhardt Jr. To Race in Rolex 24

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

Vehicle Emissions Inspections to Begin Jan. 1 in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton Counties

Vehicle Emissions Inspections to Begin Jan. 1 in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton Counties

Emissions Inspections Now Required Annually at the Time of Safety Inspection HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 31 -- Beginning Jan. 1, the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Environmental Protection (DEP) will implement federally mandated vehicle emissions inspections in Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties ... Continue reading

Ford Mobility Motoring Program - Assistance for Persons with Physical Disabilities

Ford Mobility Motoring Program - Assistance for Persons with Physical Disabilities

http://www.mobilitymotoringprogram.com/ The approach that provides a lot more than cash! Ford Motor Company understands that a physical disability doesn't mean that life can't be rewarding. In fact, for many thousands of Ford Motor Company customers, Mobility Motoring has meant that their lives can also be easier and m ... Continue reading

2004 Hyundai Sonata a Smart Buy

2004 Hyundai Sonata a Smart Buy

December 30, 2003 -- Fountain Valley, CA -- Car buyers looking for the "smart buy" in a midsize sedan can now look past the higher-priced midsize sedans to find world class value, safety, performance and luxury in Hyundai's refined 2004 Sonata. From its distinctive and elegant look to its advanced safety features, stat ... Continue reading

2004 Hyundai Tiburon Sports Coupe - V6 Power, 6-Speed Transmission Available

2004 Hyundai Tiburon Sports Coupe - V6 Power, 6-Speed Transmission Available

December 30, 2003 -- Fountain Valley, CA -- Three words describe the exciting 2004 Hyundai Tiburon - Styling, Performance and Value. The second-generation Tiburon was all new for 2003 and went on sale during the first quarter of 2002. Changes For 2004 When you already have a powerful, high-styled vehicle you stay with ... Continue reading

Hyundai's Flagship Sedan For 2004 - The XG350

Hyundai's Flagship Sedan For 2004 - The XG350

December 30, 2003 -- Fountain Valley, CA -- Hyundai got a head start on the 2004 model year with the release of the luxurious 2004 Hyundai XG350 in July 2003. Hyundai's flagship sedan is revised and even more refined for 2004. Some of the changes are easy to see; the 2004 XG350 has been tastefully restyled with a new g ... Continue reading

2004 Hyundai Santa Fe

2004 Hyundai Santa Fe

December 30, 2003 -- Fountain Valley, CA -- Hyundai's Award Winning SUV Now Available with 3.5-Liter Engine, 5-Speed Shiftronic Automatic Transmission and New Electronic 4WD System The hot-selling Hyundai Santa Fe sport utility vehicle got even more popular this summer with the addition of the 3.5-liter V6 engine. The ... Continue reading

Hyundai's Elantra Revised Inside And Out For 2004

Hyundai's Elantra Revised Inside And Out For 2004

Fountain Valley, CA December 30, 2003; The Elantra is Hyundai's best selling model in the U.S. and for 2004, the Elantra receives sheet metal styling revisions and interior enhancements. The 2004 Hyundai Elantra is available in three trim levels -- Elantra GLS, Elantra GT 4-door and Elantra GT 5-door. What's New The st ... Continue reading

New Car Review:2004 Acura 3.2 TL

New Car Review:2004 Acura 3.2 TL

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Review 2004 Acura 3.2 TL Technology, performance, and refinement are Acura hallmarks, and are all finely exemplified by the third-generation 3.2TL, all-new for 2004. It builds on the strengths of the previous TL, introduced in 1999, to give it a higher standard of luxury appointmen ... Continue reading

FreeMarkets Signs Agreement to Acquire Covisint Auction Services

FreeMarkets Signs Agreement to Acquire Covisint Auction Services

PITTSBURGH--Dec. 31, 2003-- Purchase positions company as premier provider of sourcing technologies and services to the automotive industry FreeMarkets, Inc. , the leading provider of global supply management (GSM) solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the sourcing and services assets of ... Continue reading

Superior Industries Announces Board Resignation

Superior Industries Announces Board Resignation

VAN NUYS, Calif.--Dec. 31, 2003--Superior Industries International, Inc. announced today that Rudolph (Rudy) A. Schlais, Jr. has resigned from the company's Board of Directors for personal reasons. Schlais was elected to Superior's Board in March 2003. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Louis Borick said, "Rudy Schla ... Continue reading

Consumer Incentives, Stronger Economy Likely to Help U.S. Auto Sales End 2003 With a Flurry

Consumer Incentives, Stronger Economy Likely to Help U.S. Auto Sales End 2003 With a Flurry

DETROIT December 30, 2003; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that generous consumer incentives and an improving economy appear to be lifting sales of new cars and trucks to one of the highest levels of the year in December, analysts say. Gary Lapidus of Goldman Sachs predicts a seasonally adjusted annual sellin ... Continue reading

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