ALSTOM Wins 120M Euro Order for 4 Geothermal Power Plants in Mexico
ALSTOM has won a turnkey order worth around 120 million euros to supply 4x25 MW geothermal power plants to Mexican utility, Comision Federal de Electricidad. ... Continue reading
AMA: AMA SuperCross Superstars Ready to Rumble
AMA SUPERCROSS SUPERSTARS READY TO RUMBLE ... Continue reading
American Suzuki Posts Highest Calendar Sales Year Since 1987
American Suzuki Motor Corporation ended 2000 posting 60,845 sales for the calendar year, a strong 22-percent increase over 1999 sales, and captured the title of "fastest-growing Japanese car company in the United States." ... Continue reading
American Suzuki Unveils Heisman Vehicles in Detroit January 9
In a tribute to the excitement and tradition of college football's Heisman Trophy, American Suzuki will unveil two one- of-a-kind SUV show vehicles during a festive tailgate party at NAIAS on Tuesday, January 9 at 3:10 p.m. ... Continue reading
BMW Delivers Strongest Sales Success Ever in 2000
BMW of North America, Inc. has continued its winning streak for calendar year 2000 and surpassed all previous U.S. sales figures, reporting 189,423 vehicles, an increase of 22 percent over 154,970 vehicles sold a year ago. ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Announces Year-End and December Sales
For the year 2000, Chrysler Group sales were 2,522,695 units, dipping four percent from a record 2,638,561 vehicles sold in 1999. ... Continue reading
Coach and Lexus Renew Partnership to Produce Coach Edition ES 300
Renowned for its distinguished leather products, Coach Inc. and Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced the introduction of the 2001 Lexus ES 300 Coach Edition. ... Continue reading
Daewoo Finishes 2000 With 122% Sales Increase Over 1999
Daewoo's year end total sales of 68,360 units marked a 122% increase over 1999, the company's first year in business in America. ... Continue reading
Dana Sealing Products Unit Earns European Quality Award
Industria Serva, a wholly owned sealing products subsidiary of Dana Corporation , has been recognized with the Aragonese Excellence Award. ... Continue reading
Delphi Demonstrates Newly Available Rear-Seat Entertainment System at CES
Delphi Automotive Systems announces the commercial availability of its Communiport(R) Rear-Seat Entertainment System, to be featured at the 2001 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading
Edelbrock Completes Acquisition of Russell Performance Products
Edelbrock Corporation announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Russell Industries, DBA Russell Performance Products Inc. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Sets New Full Year U.S. Sales Record
U.S. consumers purchased or leased 4,202,820 new cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in the 2000 calendar year, breaking the company record (4,163,369) that was set last year. ... Continue reading
Infiniti Reports Best Calendar Year with Sales of 78,351 Units
Boasting the best sales year in its 11-year history, Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America (NNA), reported total 2000 calendar year sales of 78,351 units, a 7.9 percent increase versus 1999. ... Continue reading
IROC: Dismore is fourth Indy Racing Driver Invited to IROC Series for 2001
IROC: Dismore is fourth Indy Racing Driver Invited to IROC Series for 2001 ... Continue reading
Isuzu Axiom: Newest SUV Makes First Public Appearance
The 2002 Isuzu Axiom will be introduced at the Los Angeles Auto Show Jan. 4. ... Continue reading
Kia Reports Record Sales for 2000; Kia Sales Pass 160,000 Units
Kia Motors America announced that record December sales of 14,510 vehicles propelled the company to an all-time annual sales record of 160,606. ... Continue reading
Land Rover Announces Year-End 2000 Sales Results
Land Rover North America, Inc. has announced year-end sales results for 2000, the company's second-best U.S. sales year. ... Continue reading
Mazda December Sales Jump 15.9%
Mazda North American Operations announced its sales for 2000 increased 4.8 percent over the previous year. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Records Highest U.S. Sales in Its History
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) reported record-breaking year-end sales of 205,614 in 2000 -- setting an all-time record for MBUSA. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Reports All-Time Record Sales in 2000
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) announces record- breaking sales for the second consecutive year. ... Continue reading
Motor Trend Magazine Names Chevrolet's Silverado Pickup Truck of the Year
Motor Trend magazine announced the selection of the Chevrolet Silverado Heavy-Duty as the 2001 Truck of the Year (issue dated February 2001). ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Bobby Allison to Oversee New Craftsman Truck Team
Bobby Allison to Oversee New Craftsman Truck Team ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Fox Sports Network Friday Night
NASCAR WCUP: Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Fox Sports Network Friday Night ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Driver, Crew Chiefs Named at PPI Motorsports
NASCAR WCUP: Driver, Crew Chiefs Named at PPI Motorsports ... Continue reading
Nissan Division Posts 11 Percent Sales Increase for 2000
Bolstered by strong truck sales, the Nissan Division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) posted 2000 calendar year sales of 673,737 vehicles, an 11.4 percent increase versus calendar year 1999. ... Continue reading
PhatNoise Licenses Its Digital Media Jukebox Technology to Visteon
PhatNoise, Inc., developer of the first complete automotive digital media jukebox system, announced that Visteon Corporation has licensed PhatNoise's award-winning technology for a new vehicle audio system, called the MACH(R) MP3 Jukebox. ... Continue reading
Saab 9-5 2.3t WagonE (2001) Review ... Continue reading
Saab Announces Best December Ever -- Sales up 29 Percent
Saab Cars USA, Inc., the U.S. importer and distributor of Saab 9-3 and 9-5 automobiles, announced sales of 3,753 cars during December 2000 -- a 29 percent increase over December 1999 (2,920 cars) and its best December ever. ... Continue reading
Secretary Slater Announces New Head Restraint Proposal
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater proposed a new safety standard to upgrade the present requirement for head restraints for passenger cars, light multipurpose vehicles, trucks and buses. ... Continue reading
Subaru Posts Best Total Sales Year Since 1987
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) announced its year-end sales figures for 2000, recording a sales total of 172,216 units. ... Continue reading
Toyota Camry is America's Best-Selling Passenger Car For the Fourth Year
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced that Camry was the nation's best-selling passenger car for the fourth year in a row. ... Continue reading
Toyota Sets Sales Record for Fifth Year in a Row
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., reported best-ever year- end total sales of 1,619,206 vehicles, up 9.7 percent while the Camry became the best-selling car in America for the fourth year in a row. ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Tom Gloy Racing Returns to Trans Am for 2001
TRANS AM: Tom Gloy Racing Returns to Trans Am for 2001 ... Continue reading
Visteon Announces Agreement With XM for Satellite Radio Delivery
Visteon Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement with XM(TM) Satellite Radio to help bring the next generation of audio entertainment to both drivers and passengers alike. ... Continue reading
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