Here's An Idea: Let A Friend Throw Away Your Tax Relief Check - Or Lie About An Insurance Claim ... It Amounts To The Same Thing PROGRESSIVE LOGO Progressive logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] CLEVELAND, OH USA 06/29/2000 Insurance Fraud Costs Americans Over $20 billion a Year Yet Progressive Study of More than 31,000 Americans Fi ... Continue reading
SimpleDevices to Unveil After-Market SimpleAuto(TM) Digital Audio Receiver At DEMOmobile 2001
SimpleDevices to Unveil After-Market SimpleAuto(TM) Digital Audio Receiver At DEMOmobile 2001 Unique SimpleAuto Product Connects Wirelessly and Holds Hundreds of Hours Of Customizable Digital Audio for the Car LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 5 At today's opening of the DEMOmobile conference, SimpleDevices, providers of a multi ... Continue reading
21st Century Holding Company Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend & Completion of American Vehicle Insurance Company Acquisition PLANTATION, Fla., Sept. 5 21st Century Holding Company , which is a vertically integrated financial services holding company, announced that the Board of Directors, at its quarterly meet ... Continue reading
AmeriCredit to Present At Financial Services Conference
FORT WORTH, Texas--Sept. 5, 2001--AmeriCredit Corp. will be presenting at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey 8th Annual Investor Conference in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 6, 2001 at 11:20 a.m. EDT. Daniel E. Berce, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting on behalf of the Company. This presentation can b ... Continue reading
Chrome Systems Corporation released to BusinessWire the press release included at the bottom of this e-mail as of 8:00 am ET Wednesday September 5, 2001. As always, if you have any questions or comments please call or e-mail me any time. Thanks! Dave Thompson Director, Corporate Communications Chrome Systems Corporatio ... Continue reading
Fitch Issues Presale Rpt On DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2001-C
NEW YORK--Sept. 5, 2001--Fitch issued a presale report today on DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2001-C discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch's expected 'AAA' ratings on the class A notes. The securities are backed by a pool of prime retail installment sales contracts secured by new and used automobiles and light duty ... Continue reading
Fitch Issues Presale Rpt On DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2001-C
NEW YORK--Sept. 5, 2001--Fitch issued a presale report today on DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2001-C discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch's expected 'AAA' ratings on the class A notes. The securities are backed by a pool of prime retail installment sales contracts secured by new and used automobiles and light duty ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Will Restate Financial Results for Fiscal 2000 And First Quarter of 2001 to Correct Certain Accounting Errors HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL LOGO Hayes Lemmerz International logo. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] NORTHVILLE, MI USA 05/22/2001 Curtis J. Clawson, Recently Named as President and CEO, Is Also Elected Chairman N ... Continue reading
DETROIT & STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Sept. 5, 2001--In response to the increased development activity of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) cylinder block and head powertrain components, and planned CGI production programs from car and truck manufacturers around the world, Lamb Technicon and SinterCast have established a Collaborat ... Continue reading
Roadway Corporation to Host Third-Quarter Conference Call
AKRON, Ohio--Sept. 5, 2001--Roadway Corporation will release its third-quarter earnings after market Monday, September 24, 2001. The company will host a conference call and Webcast at 9:00 a.m. (ET) the next day, Tuesday, September 25, to review the quarter's results. Those wishing to participate by telephone should di ... Continue reading
SCCA Valvoline Runoffs location not related to headquarters relocation
September 6, 2001 CENTENNIAL, Colo. * Sports Car Club of America, Inc. President and CEO Steve Johnson released the following statement today regarding the site of the Valvoline Runoffs(r)--SCCA Club Racing's headlining event held every year to crown its National Champions: "Last week, the SCCA announced that its corpo ... Continue reading
Union Acceptance Corporation Renews Warehouse Facility
INDIANAPOLIS--Sept. 5, 2001--Union Acceptance Corporation ("UAC") today announced that its subsidiary, UAFC Corporation, has renewed its $350 million warehouse facility with Enterprise Funding Corporation, a multiseller conduit administered by Bank of America. This credit facility is insured by MBIA Insurance Corporati ... Continue reading
News With a Twist from Automotive Design & Production Magazine
News With a Twist from Automotive Design & Production Magazine 'Newsmonger' provides industry news with a dash of fun at http://www.autofieldguide.com PLYMOUTH, Mich., Sept. 5 There are lots of sources for news on the auto industry, but only http://www.autofieldguide.com -- the official website of Automotive Design & P ... Continue reading
Autobytel Inc. Reiterates EBITDA Breakeven Guidance for Fourth Quarter 2001
Autobytel Inc. Reiterates EBITDA Breakeven Guidance for Fourth Quarter 2001 IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 5 Autobytel Inc. today announced that the company is reiterating its previously disclosed guidance for EBITDA breakeven in the fourth quarter of 2001. "We are very pleased with the progress of the integration of Autoweb in ... Continue reading
New Survey Finds Kentucky Children at Risk
New Survey Finds Kentucky Children at Risk Ford Motor Company Donates 25,000 Booster Seats to Income-Eligible Kentucky Families Through United Way, Gives Free Booster Seats to KY Ford Motor Company Customers Through Toys 'R' Us, and Sends Educational Program to Local Schools LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 5 Kentucky Lt. Govern ... Continue reading
American Vets Forced Into Slave Labor by Japanese Companies Seek Resolution to 'Unfinished Business'
On Eve of 50th Anniversary of Peace Treaty With Japan, American Veterans Forced Into Slave Labor By Mitsubishi And Other Japanese Companies Still Seek Resolution to 'Unfinished Business' Former Mitsubishi Slave Laborers, Fellow Ex-POWs Rally in Protest of Anniversary; Deliver Letter Requesting Apology with American Fla ... Continue reading
Kia Sephia Becomes Kia Spectra for 2002
What's in a Name? Sephia Becomes Spectra for 2002 IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 5 For model year 2002, the Kia Sephia officially becomes the Kia Spectra sedan, a name change designed to clarify and streamline Kia's model offerings in the United States. The 2002 Spectra compact sedan will be offered in the same trim levels as b ... Continue reading
Chrome Teams With Reynolds and Reynolds
PORTLAND, Ore.--Sept. 5, 2001-- Accurate Online Vehicle Configuration Will Help Sell More Cars Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, announced today it has teamed with Reynolds and Reynolds' Automark Group to provide Automark's auto dealer clients with ... Continue reading
SmarTire Announces Restructuring of Strategic Alliance
RICHMOND, B.C.--Sept. 5, 2001--TRW and SmarTire Systems Inc. , announced today the restructuring of their strategic alliance. This step dramatically broadens SmarTire's market scope to include all levels of the automotive industry including original equipment manufacturers. Under the terms of the restructuring, SmarTir ... Continue reading
Snap-on Executive Frederick D. Hay To Retire
KENOSHA, Wis.--(BUSINES WIRE)--September 5, 2001--Snap-on Incorporated announced today that Frederick D. Hay, senior vice president - operations, has indicated his plans to retire from a 31-year career in the tool and automotive-related businesses. Hay will remain in his current position through the end of the year to ... Continue reading
Sears Launches Automotive on sears.com
Sears Launches Automotive on sears.com Auto Owners Can Research Tires and Batteries Online HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 5 Some auto owners just want to know which tires or batteries to buy. Others want to know why. In either case, sears.com can help. Auto owners wanting to make informed decisions about their tire, batt ... Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 5, 2001--ZoneTrader, Inc., a leading full-service asset management and disposition provider specializing in surplus asset management, announced today that Cummins, Inc. has awarded ZoneTrader a three-year agreement that will include ZoneTrader's Surplus Asset Management (SAM) program, a customized ve ... Continue reading
Leading Automakers to Discuss Logistics Industry Future at Autologistics2001
Leading Automakers to Discuss Logistics Industry Future at Autologistics2001 DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 5 Autologistics2001, a two-day gathering of the world automotive industry's leading logistics experts, will explore the latest measures employed by vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers as they work together to manag ... Continue reading
National City Unveils First Bank-Sponsored Internet Automotive Shopping Site
National City Unveils First Bank-Sponsored Internet Automotive Shopping Site CLEVELAND, Sept. 5 Peter E. Raskind, executive vice president, Consumer Finance, National City Corporation announced today the launch of NCAutoChannel.com, the nation's first bank-sponsored online automotive shopping site. NCAutoChannel.com is ... Continue reading
Texaco Purchases Additional Shares of ECD Common Stock
Texaco Purchases Additional Shares of ECD Common Stock Texaco maintains its 20 percent interest in ECD TROY, Mich., Sept. 5 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) announced today that, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement between ECD and Texaco Inc. , Texaco has exercised its right to maintain its 20 percent interes ... Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Sept. 5, 2001-- New MCUs Incorporate CAN, On-Chip Flash for Easy Reprogramming Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. (FMI), an industry leader in microcontrollers for a wide range of embedded applications, is exhibiting its newest 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit microcontroller technology at the Embedded Systems Co ... Continue reading
CCC Information Services Inc. Completes Divestiture of CCC Consumer Services Inc. Business
CHICAGO--Sept. 5, 2001-- Completes Sale of Two Separate Components to Esurance and David Morse & Associates CCC Information Services Inc., a leading supplier of advanced software and communications systems to the automotive claims industry, today announced that it has completed the sale of two components within CCC Con ... Continue reading
Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend
Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000 TROY, Mich., Sept. 5 The Delphi Automotive Systems Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on Delphi $0.01 par value common stock. The dividend i ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz to Postpone Release of Second Quarter Results
Hayes Lemmerz to Postpone Release of Second Quarter Results HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL LOGO Hayes Lemmerz International logo. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] NORTHVILLE, MI USA 05/22/2001 NORTHVILLE, Mich., Sept. 5 Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced that it has postponed the release of its second quarter 2001 earnings relea ... Continue reading
Kingsley Coach Inc. Announces Outstanding Options Expired Unexercised
MIDDLEBURG, Pa.--Sept. 5, 2001--Kingsley Coach Inc. (OTC-BB:KNGS) Kingsley Coach Inc. announced today that options for two million shares granted at the beginning of July 2001 expired at the end of August, 2001, were not exercised and will not be issued. Kingsley Coach is a manufacturer of unique, high quality motorcoa ... Continue reading
Monroe Radio Ad Wins Top Honor
Monroe Radio Ad Wins Top Honor Tenneco Automotive's 'Buy Three, Get One Free' Radio Ad Wins an ADDY(R) MONROE, Mich., Sept. 5 A radio ad for Tenneco Automotive's Monroe Reflex and Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks won Best of Show honors from the American Advertising Federation at its annual ADDY Awards, held this summer in Cle ... Continue reading
Monroe Radio Ad Wins Top Honor
Monroe Radio Ad Wins Top Honor Tenneco Automotive's 'Buy Three, Get One Free' Radio Ad Wins an ADDY(R) MONROE, Mich., Sept. 5 A radio ad for Tenneco Automotive's Monroe Reflex and Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks won Best of Show honors from the American Advertising Federation at its annual ADDY Awards, held this summer in Cle ... Continue reading
HACKENSACK, N.J.--Sept. 5, 2001--I.D. Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of end-to-end wireless asset management solutions, today announced that the United States Navy has initiated funding of Phase II of a three-phase contract for the Company's wireless industrial fleet management system. In the initial stage of Phase ... Continue reading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Sept. 5, 2001--AutoTradeCenter (OTC BB:AUTC) in line with achieving strategic business plan objectives, Wednesday announced several key restructuring changes emphasizing stronger internal control of technology development and client services. These changes include expansion of the company's technolog ... Continue reading
Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. Subsidiary Executes Contract With Nissho Iwai Canada Ltd.
MARKHAM, Ontario--Sept. 5, 2001-- Strategic Partnership Propels Initial Entry Into The Mexican Market. Contract Could Potentially Generate $39 Million USD Over A Three-Year Period Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW) (OTCBB:ESWW), a company that develops, manufactures and markets environmental technologies, to ... Continue reading
John F. Donnelly Named Senior Vice President of Donnelly Corporation's Global Customer Business
John F. Donnelly Named Senior Vice President of Donnelly Corporation's Global Customer Business DONNELLY CORPORATION JOHN DONNELLY John F. Donnelly, senior vice president global customer business unit. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] HOLLAND, MI USA 09/05/2001 HOLLAND, Mich., Sept. 5 Donnelly Corporation today announced that John F. ... Continue reading
Mechanical Dynamics' Management to Present at Next Week's RedChip(TM) Investor Conference in New York City; Proceedings Will Be Webcast Live ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 5 Michael E. Korybalski, chairman and CEO, and Dave Peralta, vice president and CFO, will present the Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. investment story at the Red ... Continue reading
ROSEMONT, Ill.--Sept. 5, 2001--Steel Service Center Institute: Forecast 2002 Conference September 10-11, 2001 Westin O'Hare - Chicago 6100 River Road Rosemont, Illinois Why Attend Forecast 2002 focuses on the most relevant issues and information to provide on-target, product- and market-specific assessments needed in t ... Continue reading
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Offer the Best of Both Worlds
PALO ALTO, Calif.--Sept. 5, 2001--A new Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) study indicates that consumers think plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) offer the best of both worlds with the advantages of both electric and gasoline vehicles -- such as savings on fuel and maintenance, use of an existing 120-volt i ... Continue reading
Volvo Announces New 300 Horsepower AWD Wagon
Volvo Announces New 300 Horsepower AWD Wagon At the Paris Motor Show 2000, a Bolt of Blue Lightning Struck from the Volvo Cars Stand. Now It's Striking Again at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2001. The Volvo Performance Concept Car II Shows that a Future High-Performance Car from Volvo Could Very Well be an Estate Car. FRANK ... Continue reading
BMW Reports Strong August Sales
BMW Reports Strong August Sales, Monthly Sales Increase 13 Percent and Year-to-Date Sales Increase 20 Percent WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Sept. 5 BMW of North America, LLC reported year-to-date sales of 145,357, an increase of 20 percent, over the 120,763 sold in the first eight months of 2000. BMW posted sales of 19,054 veh ... Continue reading
Jaguar R-Coupe Concept Debuts at the Frankfurt Auto Show
Jaguar R-Coupe Concept Debuts at the Frankfurt Auto Show IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 5 Jaguar will unveil its new R-Coupe Concept at the Frankfurt Auto Show on September 10, 2001. The four-seater luxury coupe is the first vehicle to explore and demonstrate the new design philosophy at Jaguar. Faithful to core Jaguar values f ... Continue reading
Porsche Debuts New 911 4S Carrera in Frankfurt
Porsche to Debut Another New 911(R) Carrera(R) Model in Frankfurt; New Carrera 4S Model Takes the Place of Carrera 4 Coupe in North America PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 4S TO DEBUT IN FRANKFURT Porsche's new 911 Carrera model debuting in Frankfurt. (PRNewsFoto)[HD] ATLANTA, GA USA 09/05/2001 ATLANTA, Sept. 5 Porsche today annou ... Continue reading
Acura Announces Pricing for 2002 3.2 CL Luxury Performance Coupe
Acura Announces Pricing for 2002 3.2 CL Luxury Performance Coupe TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 5 Acura today announced pricing for the 2002 3.2 CL luxury performance coupe. The CL is available in two distinct versions, the luxurious 3.2 CL priced at $28,030, and the high-performance 3.2 CL Type-S, priced at $30,380. 2002 CL ... Continue reading
Daewoo August Sales Report 2001
Daewoo August Sales Report 2001 COMPTON, Calif., Sept. 5 Daewoo Motor America, Inc. today announced sales figures for the month of August: August YTD August YTD 2000 2001 Leganza 3174 17706 1084 14825 Nubira 2331 14717 1077 11657 Lanos 2126 14833 1414 11520 Total 7631 47256 3575 38002 Daewoo Motor America, Inc. is base ... Continue reading
Ford Awards Scholarships In Billboard Contest
Ford Motor Company Fund Awards Scholarships In Billboard Contest to Promote Booster Seat Safety Boost America! Education Campaign Projected to Reach 35 Million U.S. Schoolchildren and Their Families DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 5 Ford Motor Company Fund today announced that Boost America!, its $30 million child passenger saf ... Continue reading
Parts.com Releases TradeMotion 3.9;
Parts.com Releases TradeMotion 3.9; More Than 567,000 New Collision and Mechanical Parts Added New Accessory Catalog and Keyword Search SANFORD, Fla., Sept. 5 Parts.com, Inc. , a marketplace and software solutions provider for the auto parts industry, today announced the release of its TradeMotion 3.9 software which in ... Continue reading
Covisint Selects MatrixOne for Collaboration and Sourcing
Covisint Selects MatrixOne for Collaboration and Sourcing Global provider of collaboration solutions for the value chain to be integrated with Covisint suite of products DETROIT and WESTFORD, Mass., Sept. 5 Covisint today announced the selection of MatrixOne, Inc. , for its family of best-of-breed technology providers. ... Continue reading
Delphi Reaches One Million Unit Milestone for E*STEER in Europe
Delphi Reaches One Million Unit Milestone for E*STEER(TM) (Electric Power Steering) in Europe DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000 FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 5 Following two full years of production, Delphi Automotive Systems has produced more than one milli ... Continue reading
Delphi to Exhibit E/E Packaging Solutions With Flat Wire At Frankfurt Motor Show
Delphi to Exhibit E/E Packaging Solutions With Flat Wire At Frankfurt Motor Show DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000 FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 5 As vehicle manufacturers continue to look for ways to improve vehicle packaging, Delphi Automotive Systems , th ... Continue reading
Fuel Cell Developer Astris Energi Names I.M.I. as Rep in India and Asia
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada--Sept. 5, 2001--Astris Energi Inc. (OTC BB: ASRNF), pioneer developers of alkaline fuel cell energy systems for small vehicles and home use, Wednesday announced the appointment of I.M.I. Inc. as the company's consultants and authorized representatives for business development in India, Sout ... Continue reading
Edelbrock Corporation Reports Sales and Earnings
TORRANCE, Calif.--Sept. 5, 2001--Edelbrock Corporation today reported financial results for its fiscal 2001 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2001. Edelbrock said that sales of its popular automotive and motorcycle performance products remained strong but declined slightly for the quarter and the year due to conti ... Continue reading
Automotive Telematics on the Start of Explosive Growth Cycle
MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 4, 2001--According to a new study published by Telematics Research Group, automotive telematics is in the infancy stage and is on the start of an explosive growth cycle. While only 5% of new autos sold are telematics-enabled today, by 2006 33% of new autos sold will have telematics. More importantly, ... Continue reading
American Suzuki Experiences Four Percent Sales Increase for Year-to-Date
American Suzuki Experiences Four Percent Sales Increase for Year-to-Date BREA, Calif., Sept. 4 American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) Automotive Division posted a four percent year-to-date sales increase over 2000 sales, with sales of 44,501 units this year. Suzuki's entry level SUV, the Vitara, posted a 13-percent i ... Continue reading
KARNAC.com Racin' Talk Radio (Radio Show)
KARNAC.com Racin' Talk Radio Show ... Continue reading
Hyundai Sales:August Is Best Sales Month in HMA History
Hyundai Sales Continue To Climb; August Is Best Sales Month in HMA History FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4 Hyundai Motor America today announced record sales of 34,474 vehicles for the month of August, up 46 percent over the previous year. "Hyundai's August sales set a new best- ever sales record for Hyundai Motor Ame ... Continue reading
Subaru Reports Best August Sales Since 1987
Subaru of America, Inc. Reports Best August Sales Since 1987; - Total Sales Up 7 Percent From Last Year; Second Best August In History - CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 4 Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA), a pioneer of crossover all-wheel drive vehicles designed for the active lifestyle, announced today strong August total sales ... Continue reading
Acura Sets Second Best All Time Sales Month
Acura Sets Second Best All Time Sales Month TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 4 Acura announced August sales of 15,743 the second highest monthly total in division history finishing 239 units short of the record set in March of this year. The August results also mark the 10th straight month of record-breaking sales for Acura, su ... Continue reading
Jaguar Announces August Sales IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 Jaguar North America today announced August sales of 3,711 new cars, an increase of five percent over the same period last year. Year-to-date sales are 26,824. "As the industry launches its new 2002 models, retailers are working hard to place customers in new cars," ... Continue reading
GM Truck Sales Continue Momentum: SUVs on Industry Record Pace
GM Truck Sales Continue Momentum: SUVs on Industry Record Pace - Industry on target for Third-Best All-Time Sales - GM Truck Sales Up 7%; Passenger Cars Down 20% - Overall August Sales Down 7% - GM Announces August Production Results and 3rd and 4th Quarter Estimates DETROIT, Sept. 4 General Motors dealers sold 403,258 ... Continue reading
American Honda Posts New Records in August; Civic Beats All-Time Best Sales Performance
American Honda Posts New Records in August; Civic Shatters All-Time Best Sales Performance TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 4 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. recorded its second best sales month ever in August with total sales of 117,264 cars and light trucks, just 0.4 percent off the previous mark set in August of last year. Le ... Continue reading
Kia Records Best Sales Month Ever; August Sales Up 41 Percent Versus Year Ago
Kia Records Best Sales Month Ever; August Sales Up 41 Percent Versus Year Ago IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 Kia today announced its best sales month ever with 23,276 vehicles sold in August, marking a 41-percent increase over August 2000. With year-to-date sales of 144,314, the Korean carmaker is 40 percent ahead of last yea ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports August Sales TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 4 Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported August sales of 158,918 cars and trucks, an increase of 7.2 percent over last August. Calendar-year-to-date (CTYD) sales total 1,167,582, an increase of 70,604 units, or 6.4 percent compared to the same period l ... Continue reading
Infiniti Reports August Sales GARDENA, Calif., Sept. 4 Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc. today reported August sales of 6,170 units. Sales for Infiniti's flagship Q45 luxury performance sedan, completely redesigned for the 2002 model year, are up 30.9 percent versus last year with sales of 474 ... Continue reading
Nissan Reports August Sales GARDENA, Calif., Sept. 4 The Nissan Division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced August sales of 52,905 units, a decline of 15.5%. The Nissan Pathfinder led the division with sales of 6,769 units, up 14.2 percent versus last year. Sentra sales totaled 10,363 while sales for t ... Continue reading
Porsche Cars North America Reports August Sales for U.S.
Porsche Cars North America Reports August Sales for U.S. ATLANTA, Sept. 4 Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States and Canada, today announced U.S. retail sales totaled 1830 cars, 6 percent fewer than for the same period last year. Year-to-date sales in the ... Continue reading
Land Rover North America, Inc. Reports 200,000th Vehicle Sale Since Inception; Discovery Has Best August Ever LANHAM, Md., Sept. 4 In August, Land Rover North America, Inc. posted the 200,000th vehicle sold in North America since the company's inception in 1986. Various retail support programs have created a greater pu ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Another week, another test for Ribbs at Richmond
September 5, 2001 Earlier in the year, the state of Virginia was not very kind to Willy T. Ribbs when he missed the fourth race of the year at Martinsville, Virginia. Ribbs is hoping that his luck and experence improves at Richmond. “I hope we have a little better trip to Virginia this time around than we did ear ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Hamilton one of many big guns to run at Richmond
September 5, 2001 With many teams arriving in Richmond for a one-race deal with either a Winston Cup driver or a past Truck Series winner, it became an easy choice for Bobby Hamilton to make the Kroger 200 one of his races for Dana Corporation. Every year, Hamilton is required to make five starts in the No. 4 Dana Dodg ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Matt Kenseth plans to run familiar setup at Richmond
September 5, 2001 You qualified and finished well at Richmond last time. What are your chances of bettering that performance at RIR this weekend? "Since both races are at night, we can pretty much take the same setup we had last time, fine tune it, and apply it to the fall race. Before we were just struggling in genera ... Continue reading
USAC: White surprises DuQuoin field, extends Silver Crown lead
September 5, 2001 Paul White of Temple, Texas scored his second consecutive dirt-track USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet victory Sunday afternoon in the "Ted Horn 100" at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds. He also won the August 18 "Tony Bettenhausen 100" at Springfield, Ill. White passed Dave Darland at the white flag ... Continue reading
USAC: Hendrix completes western 'cycle' with Tucson win
September 5, 2001 Rick Hendrix of Simi Valley, Calif. led the final 10 laps of Saturday night's 40-lap USAC Western Sprint Car race at Tucson (Ariz.) Raceway Park. The win made him the first driver in history to win races in all three USAC Western series - Sprint Cars, Midget Cars and TQ Midgets. Hendrix, USAC's 1992 T ... Continue reading
USAC: Kaeding wire-to-wire in Joliet sprint debut
September 5, 2001 Drivers will aim for a $10,000 winner's share of the prize money up for grabs in this weekend's "Racin' With D.O. Racin' Fest 2001" special event at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, Ind., then travel to Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for Sunday afternoon's nationally-televised Stoops Fre ... Continue reading
USAC: Evans repeats in Santa Maria TQs; Johnson second again
September 5, 2001 West Evans of Moorpark, Calif., who recorded his initial USAC WorldCom TQ Midget Car victory in July at Bakersfield, Calif., returned to victory lane Sunday night at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway in the first series race in seven weeks. Evans passed series point leader Walt Johnson on the second lap a ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Hamilton finishes with leaders at Darlington
September 5, 2001 DARLINGTON, S.C., - Bobby Hamilton and the Square D Chevrolet ran well throughout the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Sunday and completed all 367 laps to finish 15th. With the weather a threat all day, the Square D team had to contend with changing track conditions as heavy cloud cove ... Continue reading
USAC: Hines sweeps Joliet and USAC 50th Hoosier Lottery Hut 100
September 5, 2001 Tracy Hines swept to victories at Joliet, Ill. and Putnamville, Ind. last week but the USAC Midget Car spotlight is squarely on Shane Hollingsworth and John Wolfe this week. Hollingsworth, of Indianapolis, Ind., leads Wolfe, of Winchester, Ind., by only three points in the USAC Dirt-Track Regional Mid ... Continue reading
CART: BBC2 Grandstand to provide television coverage of inaugural Rockingham 500
September 5, 2001 DETROIT (September 4, 2001) - Championship Auto Racing Teams announced today that its worldwide television rights holder and partner, ESPN International, has reached an agreement with BBC2 Grandstand to provide television coverage of the inaugural Rockingham 500, scheduled for Saturday, September 22 a ... Continue reading
TRANS AM: Scott Pruett to drive with Rocketsports Racing in Laguna Seca Trans Am race
September 5, 2001 LANSING, MI - Rocketsports Racing will campaign a third entry driven by road racing champion Scott Pruett in the Trans-Am 125 for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the Monterey Sports Car Championship Presented by Mazda weekend on September 7-8. Pruett, who won the 24 Hours ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. prepares for night race at Richmond
September 5, 2001 The Budweiser No. 8 team won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in July, which qualifies them for the Winston No Bull 5 promotion this weekend at Richmond. Should the team win the race Saturday evening, they will win a million dollar bonus from Winston. In addition, a lucky fan will also win a million from Wins ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Elliott and Atwood have good finishes at Darlington
September 5, 2001 DARLINGTON, S.C. - The No. 9 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T and the No. 19 Dodge Dealers Intrepid R/T from Evernham Motorsports earned their stripes during the 367-lap Mountain Dew Southern 500. Bill Elliott drove his Dodge Intrepid R/T to a fifth place finish and Casey Atwood piloted his Dodge Intrepid R ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green hopes to repeat at Richmond
September 5, 2001 Jeff Green On Richmond: Jeff Green, 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Champion and driver of the No. 10 Nestlé Nesquik Ford Taurus, scored his first win at Richmond International Raceway in the spring of 2001. It was his first win in the No. 10 Nestlé Nesquik car. "Racing at Richmond will be a little differe ... Continue reading
US F2000 alumni becomes youngest major open wheel series champion
September 5, 2001 FAIRFIELD, N.J. (September 4, 2001)—This past weekend U.S. F2000 alumni Sam Hornish Jr. captured the Indy Racing Northern Light Series championship. In winning the championship at the age of 22, Hornish Jr. becomes the youngest-ever driver to win a major open-wheel championship. With one race re ... Continue reading
US F2000: Greg Tracy to make US F2000 return at Daytona
September 5, 2001 FAIRFIELD, N.J. (September 4, 2001)— Tiburon Racing today announced that the 1992 USAC Formula 2000 runner-up, Greg Tracy, will contest the U.S. F2000 National Championship Presented by Speeedvision season-finale doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway. Tracy, who last competed in a Formu ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jarrett rolls on to Richmond in search of third RIR win
September 5, 2001 RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 4, 2001 - #88 UPS driver Dale Jarrett returns to one of his favorite venues this Saturday at Richmond International Raceway. After winning at R.I.R. in 1997 and 1999, Jarrett and the rest of Team UPS hope his alternate year victory trend extends to 2001. Items of note entering Sat ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: No Bull Five excitement heats up for Richmond this weekend
SAVANNAH, Tenn. - Neither rain, fog nor closed airports could keep 2001 Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip from his appointment Tuesday - a lunch date with one very lucky NASCAR Winston Cup Series fan. Waltrip, the driver of the No. 15 NAPA Chevrolet, is one of five NASCAR Winston Cup Series drivers eligible for the ... Continue reading
INDY RACING: Plenty on the line in Chevy 500 season finale at Texas
September 5, 2001 FORT WORTH, Texas, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001 - With Sam Hornish Jr. clinching the Northern Light Cup on Sept. 2 at Chicago, all of the attention at the Chevy 500 at Texas Motor Speedway will turn to the race on the track instead of the statistics. That only seems fitting. ... Continue reading
Volvo Continues to Post Record Sales; August Increase Up 18.6% for North America
Volvo Continues to Post Record Sales; August Increase Up 18.6% for North America IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4 Volvo Cars of North America, LLC reported its best August on record for 2001. A continued strong showing by the S60 and the V70 Cross Country drove sales of 13,145 units, capping a summer season of five consecutive ... Continue reading
Saab Cars USA Sales Up 12.5 Percent
Saab Cars USA Sales Up 12.5 Percent * Best Month Ever for Saab 9-5 * Saab 9-3 Convertible Sales Up 21 Percent NORCROSS, Ga., Sept. 4 The award-winning Saab 9-5 had its strongest month ever in the US since its debut in early 1998 with a sales volume of 2,807 units in August. This represents a 32 percent increase for the ... Continue reading
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