Friday, June 6, 2003

Company Profile for Oshkosh Truck Corporation

--Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a Fortune 1000 industrial company and a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for four primary markets: defense, concrete placement, refuse hauling, and fire and emergency. The company's brands - Oshkosh, Pierce, McNeilus, Medtec, Geesink and Norba - are considered lea ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Rolls Into Minnesota to Celebrate Worlds Oldest Auto Dealer

Ford Motor Company executives will be in the Twin Cities to celebrate the anniversary of the oldest Ford dealer in the world, Tenvoorde Ford. On June 16, 1903, Ford Motor Company was incorporated. Three months earlier Steve Tenvoorde, a Minnesota businessman, established Tenvoorde Ford in St. Cloud, MN making it the wo ... Continue reading

Gingo Named Executive Vice President of Goodyear

AKRON, Ohio, June 6 -- Joseph M. Gingo, who has held several key global technical and business leadership positions for the tiremaker, has been named executive vice president, quality systems and chief technical officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company . Gingo, 58, has been serving as Goodyear's senior vice presid ... Continue reading

Kia Sorento Earns Top Honors in Quality

Strategic Vision Releases 2003 Total Quality Index(TM) IRVINE, Calif., June 6 -- The 2003 Kia Sorento mid-size sport utility vehicle was rated highest in its segment by new car buyers in the 2003 Strategic Vision Total Quality Index(TM) (TQI). The Sorento tied with the Toyota 4Runner in the Medium SUV category. The ann ... Continue reading

Traffic Accident Research Team: Gathering 'Know-How' That Saves Lives

In Pursuit of Car Safety, Volvo's Research Team Has Spent Nearly 30 Years Studying More Than 30,000 Real World Traffic Accidents GOTHENBURG, Sweden, June 6 -- Shortly after a Volvo engineer invented the three-point seatbelt, which is now an industry standard, Volvo conducted a comprehensive survey aimed at reducing inj ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Weekly North American Vehicle Production

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 6 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 351,867 units, up from the 305,774 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 7,467,315 v ... Continue reading

Orbital Engine Raises Additional $6 Million Capital

PERTH, Australia, June 6, 2003; Orbital Engine Corporation Limited advises that it has successfully raised $2.8 million through a placement of approximately 23.3 million shares at an issue price of $0.12 per share. The Company will also make an offer via a Share Purchase Plan so that all its shareholders resident in Au ... Continue reading

Japan Nissan, China Dongfeng To Finalize JV Deal

BEIJING June 6, 2003; Dow Jones reported that Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and Dongfeng Motor Corp., China's third largest automaker, are expected to finalize Monday their landmark joint venture deal. In September 2002, Dongfeng clinched China's biggest automaking foreign investment as Nissan agreed to pay 8.55 billion yua ... Continue reading

Toyota To Sell Lexus Cars In Japan

TOKYO June 6, 2003; Kazuhiro Shimamura writing for Dow Jones reported that Toyota Motor Corp. said it will start sales of its "Lexus" luxury brand cars in Japan. Toyota plans to start selling four new models of Lexus cars from August 2005 at 180 showrooms nationwide. The company expects annual sales of 50,000 to 60, 00 ... Continue reading

Chevy Texas IRL Qualifying

Contact: Rick Voegelin rickvoegelin@compuserve.com GM Racing Communications (831) 761-2201 http://media.gm.com/gmracing Hornish Top Chevy Driver in Texas IRL Qualifying FORT WORTH, Texas, June 5, 2003 - Sam Hornish Jr. is the fastest Chevy qualifier for Saturday night's Bombardier 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. After thu ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Drop for 11 Straight Weeks

LOS ANGELES--June 6, 2003--Prices at the gas pump fell throughout the Southwest for the 11th consecutive week, according to the Weekend Gas Watch, compiled by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Currently, the average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $1.738 per ... Continue reading

Model T Caravan Drives Across Wisconsin to Board S.S. Badger For Final Leg of Pilgrimage Home

A caravan of 43 classic Model T's left Lancaster, CA on May, 25 for a 3,000 mile pilgrimage to Ford Motor Company World Headquarters. The caravan will arrive just in time to help celebrate Ford's 100th Anniversary on June 16, 2003. The Model T's will be driving across central Wisconsin to meet the S.S. Badger car ferry ... Continue reading

Bruce Swift Joins Metaldyne as Driveline & Transmission Group President

PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 5 -- Metaldyne today announced that Bruce Swift has joined the company as president of its Driveline & Transmission Group. Tim Leuliette, Metaldyne's chairman, president and CEO, made the announcement. In this role, Swift will oversee all functions of the Driveline & Transmission Group's business ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation awarded Toyota South Africa driveline business

Toledo, Ohio, June 5 -- Dana Corporation announced today that it will supply carrier differentials and propshafts to Toyota South Africa for the 2005 Hilux pick-up truck, built on the same platform as the Toyota Tacoma. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) Dana secured this new business in part du ... Continue reading

IIR Industry Alert: Ford Pursues Goal of Flexible Manufacturing

HOUSTON--June 5, 2003--Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Inc.; Houston). Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Mich.) is on the fast track to converting its assembly plants to flexible manufacturing operations. For details on this development, including a financial analysis of Ford Corporation, ... Continue reading

Nearly 12,000 RV Enthusiasts Traveling to Louisville for Biggest Rally of 2003

VENTURA, Calif., June 5 -- This year thousands of recreational vehicle owners, better known as RVers, will be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky for the Great North American RV Rally. This is the first time the Rally will be hosted by Louisville and the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center (KFEC). Affinity Group, Inc. (AGI ... Continue reading

Warrantech President of Domestic Operations to Step Down

BEDFORD, Texas--June 5, 2003--Warrantech Corporation (OTC:WTEC), a leading independent provider of service contracts and after-market warranties, announced today that Ron Glime, president of Warrantech's domestic operations, will step down from that position effective June 30, 2003, for personal reasons. Mr. Glime will ... Continue reading

Travel Bookings Return to 2002 Levels, According to AAA Travel Barometer

ORLANDO, Fla.--June 5, 2003--In an encouraging sign for the travel industry, travel bookings have returned to their 2002 levels, according to the most recent AAA Travel Barometer. The National Travel Barometer for the week of May 26 to June 1 showed overall travel agency bookings - cruises, tour packages, car rentals a ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX starting grid, Pocono

MEARS MAKES NEW ARCA RE/MAX TRACK RECORD AT POCONO LONG POND PA (6-5-03) Casey Mears set a new one-lap ARCA RE/MAX Series track record here Thursday at Pocono Raceway. Mears, in Chip Ganassi's Target Dodge, won the Old Milwaukee Pole with a speed of 169.802 mph surpassing Stuart Kirby's old mark of 169.329. "We had a r ... Continue reading