Friday, September 7, 2001

Ford Recalls 778,000 Windstars

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co said it is recalling about 778,000 of its 1999-2001 Windstar minivans because of windshield wiper defects that could cause fires. No injuries had been reported because of the defects, Ford said. Pin holes in the original motor cover could let in water, salt, and windshield washer solution into t ... Continue reading

Raceline (TV Show)

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Team Chicago Challenge (TV Show)

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Corporate Profile for Safco Corporation, dated Sept. 7, 2001

--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0- Published Date: Sept. 7, 2001 Company Name: Safco Corpor ... Continue reading

Ford Lio Ho Wins Best Employer Award in Asia

Ford Lio Ho Wins Best Employer Award in Asia HONG KONG, Sept. 7 Ford Lio Ho Motor Company Ltd. has been named the Number One Best Employer in Taiwan and among the top 20 in all of Asia in a survey ranking the Asian region's top employers. "This is a tremendous achievement for Ford Lio Ho," said Ford Lio Ho President Jo ... Continue reading

Microsoft Welcomes World's First Provider of Wireless Personalized Audio Streaming to Their Mobile Solutions Partner Program: MobileBriefs

Microsoft Welcomes World's First Provider of Wireless Personalized Audio Streaming to Their Mobile Solutions Partner Program: MobileBriefs ATLANTA and NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7 NAB 2001 -- After months of development and testing, MobileBriefs announced the immediate commercial licensing availability of its wireless Personal ... Continue reading

Noble International Announces Quarterly Dividend

Noble International Announces Quarterly Dividend DETROIT, Sept. 7 Noble International, Ltd. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share of Noble common stock to be paid September 29, 2001 to stockholders of record on September 17, 2001. This dividend is the sixth co ... Continue reading

Tomkins PLC's Chairman Addresses AGM

LONDON--Sept. 7, 2001--At today's Annual General Meeting of Tomkins PLC , the Chairman, David Newlands, made the following statement: "As anticipated, during the first four months of the current financial year all of our markets have remained challenging, particularly in the United States. Year to date, sales and profi ... Continue reading

CarMax Group Reports Strong Second Quarter Sales

In a separate release, Circuit City Stores, Inc. today reported second quarter sales for the company, including strong second quarter sales for the CarMax Group . Total sales for the CarMax Group rose 27 percent for the quarter ended August 31, 2001, to $851.8 million from $673.6 million in the same period last year. C ... Continue reading

Haldex Acquires Cutting Edge Technology

Haldex Hydraulic Systems, a division in the Haldex group, has acquired all patents and other assets from the Canadian R&D company Micro Hydraulics Inc. For several years, Micro Hydraulics has been involved in the research and development of technology for energy management and motion control, which has resulted in adva ... Continue reading

Honda Gold Wing is Motorcylist magazine's Motorcycle Of The Year

Honda's 2001 GL1800 Gold Wing won the prestigious Motorcycle Of The Year Award (MOTY) Thursday night, September 6 at the annual Motorcyclist magazine awards banquet held at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, CA. Honda's new high performance street rod, the VTX, took home top honors as Best Cruiser. Of the Gold Wi ... Continue reading

Summer Driving Season Ends, But Prices Continue Rising

An expected run-up in the price of gasoline continued after the Labor Day holiday weekend with motorists in all areas of the region paying higher prices than they did the week before, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The current price in the Los Angeles/Long Beach reporting a ... Continue reading

Delphi's Most Prolific Inventors Inducted Into Innovation Hall of Fame

Delphi Automotive Systems will induct 108 of its most talented inventors into the company's prestigious "Innovation Hall of Fame" during a ceremony tonight at the Royal Oak (Mich.) Music Theatre. Induction into the hall is Delphi Automotive Systems' highest technical honor. With the addition of its newest members, Delp ... Continue reading

Circuit City Stores Reports Q2 Sales and Earnings Expectations

Circuit City Stores, Inc. today reported sales and earnings expectations for the second quarter ended August 31, 2001, for the company, the Circuit City Group and the CarMax Group . Circuit City Stores, Inc. Sales For the second quarter ended August 31, 2001, total sales for Circuit City Stores, Inc. declined 9 percent ... Continue reading

MAXIMUS Wins Fleet Software Contract from State of New Jersey

The State of New Jersey has selected the MAXIMUS fleet management solution, FleetFocus-M4(TM), to manage and maintain its statewide fleet, including vehicles and equipment in the Department of Transportation, Central Motor Pool, and State Police. The term of this approximately $2.7 million contract is five years. The S ... Continue reading

Court Rules in Equilon's Favor

On August 17, the United States District Court for the Central Division of California issued its opinion in the Coast Village v. Equilon case and found no evidence of bad faith by Equilon Enterprises LLC. The suit, filed by a group of 20 Shell- and Texaco-branded retailers in the Los Angeles area, claimed that the new ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 276,037 units, down from the 302,317 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 10,927,883 vehicles, down 12.6 percent ... Continue reading

Viasystems Group, Inc. Announces New CFO

Viasystems Group, Inc. today announced that Joseph S. Catanzaro has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Catanzaro replaces James G. Powers, who has accepted a similar position with another company. Catanzaro has held senior positions with Viasystems since October 1998, a ... Continue reading

Tomkins PLC Appoints Non-Executive Director

Tomkins PLC announces that Jack Keenan will join the Board as a non-executive director on November 1, 2001 and will become a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Jack Keenan, aged 64, is Deputy Chief Executive of Guinness United Distillers & Vintners and an executive director of Diageo plc; he ... Continue reading

INDY RACING: Infiniti thrilled to see ranks grow at Texas

September 7, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS - The Infiniti Gang is growing in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series. Robbie Buhl and Eddie Cheever Jr. have been the drivers this season to use the Infiniti engine in season-long Indy Racing Northern Light Series competition, but an Infiniti also will power Greg Ray and Indy Racing ne ... Continue reading

ALMS: Competition is the Heart of Michelin's Racing Program

September 7, 2001 GREENVILLE, S.C. - Competition helps Michelin maintain its edge as the industry leader in technology and innovation. The tiremaker views its motor sports program as an integral part of its research and development process. "We race to learn and we race to win," said Michelin Vice President of Marketin ... Continue reading

TRACKS: American Race Trucks Present a 'five ring circus of action' at Irwindale

September 7, 2001 Miller Lite Big 10 Challenge Series Winner To Be Decided As Well Irwindale, Calif. - - It's all on the line on Fan Appreciation Saturday night September 15, for Irwindale Speedway's premier NASCAR weekly racing division, 17 races, 22 weeks, 5 months of high-speed, high-stakes racing all comes down to ... Continue reading

NHRA: Awards ceremony returns to Universal Amphitheater

September 7, 2001 GLENDORA, Calif. -National Hot Rod Association officials announced today that the annual awards ceremony will return to the majestic Universal Amphitheatre near Hollywood. The NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony, where the champions of NHRA's 50th Anniversary season will be crowned, will t ... Continue reading

INDY RACING: Infiniti to Power Four Entrants in Indy Racing Finale at Texas

September 7, 2001 Johnny Herbert and Greg Ray Join Infiniti Lineup- GARDENA, Calif.-- Formula One veteran Johnny Herbert and 1999 Indy Racing champion Greg Ray will join Infiniti regulars Robbie Buhl and Eddie Cheever Jr. in driving the Infiniti Indy 35A V8 engine in the Indy Racing season finale at Texas Motor Speedwa ... Continue reading

ASA: Winchester Speedway, Winchester 400 Both Go Back to the Ages

September 7, 2001 Oldest Half-Mile Oval in Country Started Hosting ASA in 1970 PENDLETON, Ind. – It has a legendary feel, and rightfully so. It was the world’s first half-mile oval race track and, to this day, remains one of the steepest and fastest half-mile tracks in the country. Its every nook and cranny ... Continue reading

GRAND AM: Darren Law Hopes To Be A Force In Grand-Am Finale At Daytona

September 7, 2001 GT Class Leader Has His Eye On More Points DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Darren Law expects some pretty intense racing when the Grand American Rolex Road Racing Series returns to Daytona International Speedway on Sept. 14-16 for the Grand-Am Finale. The three-hour enduro for the Rolex Sports Car Series will b ... Continue reading

ALMS: Law Tapped for Viper Ride at Laguna Seca

September 7, 2001 SALINAS, Calif. - Darren Law will be aboard the American Viper Racing Dodge Viper GTS-R in the Grand Sport Touring (GTS) class at this weekend's Monterey Sports Car Championship at Laguna Seca. Law will again be teaming up with Shane Lewis, who he drove with in the 2000 American Le Mans season. The du ... Continue reading

NHRA's 50 Greatest Drivers: No. 12 -- Lee Shepherd

September 7, 2001 Lee Shepherd was a soft-spoken Texan who let his driving do his talking. He was a member of the Reher, Morrison, and Shepherd triumvirate -- a remarkable trio of racers who utterly dominated Pro Stock in the early 1980s with their tri-colored Camaros. Shepherd won four straight Winston championships i ... Continue reading

NHRA's 50 Greatest Drivers: No. 13 -- Pat Austin

September 7, 2001 Pat Austin is the most successful drag racer born after the 1940s and the best driver of his generation. His 68 Alcohol Funny Car wins are 25 more than the next-winningest sportsman racer, and his 73 overall wins, including five in Top Fuel, make him the fourth-winningest NHRA driver ever, just ahead ... Continue reading

ASA: Clanton Hopes To Become First Two-Time Winner At Memphis

September 7, 2001 Series Makes Third Trip to State-of-the-Art .75-mile PENDLETON, Indiana - The American Speed Association ACDelco Series will makes its third-trip to one of the newest short tracks in the country, the .75-mile Memphis Motorsports Park on Sunday, September 9, for the Rev Up Sports Drink 200 . And the de ... Continue reading

ASA: Kittleson Continues to Support Missing Children in Memphis

September 7, 2001 Florida native looking to make fifth start of 2001 season MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. - American Speed Association rookie Travis Kittleson is set to again use the hood of his number 30 Bob Steele Chevrolet to help find a local missing youth when the ASA ACDelco Series travels to Memphis Motorsports Par k for ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Can Tighten Short Track Stranglehold at Richmond

September 7, 2001 DETROIT - Pontiac driver Tony Stewart has proven to be a winner on all types and sizes of racetracks during his three seasons on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. He owns 12 career victories in just 93 starts, and they've come on everything from flat tracks to banked tracks, from concrete to asphalt, fr ... Continue reading

CART joins Entertainment Expert CIE, Forsythe Racing to stage Mexico event

September 7, 2001 MEXICO CITY - Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. today announced it has reached agreement with Mexico-based entertainment giant Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento (CIE) and CART racing team Forsythe Racing to conduct a round of CART's FedEx Championship Series in Mexico City beginning in ... Continue reading

BUSINESS: Reynard Motorsports builds unique new vehicle

September 7, 2001 Reynard Motorsport, the world's leading constructor of racing cars, has turned its skills to building a completely new type of vehicle for the Blueyonder Challenge Project, an attempt on the Human Powered Vehicle World Land Speed Record by British Olympic Gold Medal cyclist, Jason Queally. Chris Field ... Continue reading

INDY RACING: Foyt picks Greg Ray for Infiniti ride at Texas

September 7, 2001 FORT WORTH, Texas - 1999 Indy Racing champion Greg Ray will return to the Indy Racing Northern Light Series at the Chevy 500 on Sept. 16 at Texas Motor Speedway, driving an Infiniti-powered car owned by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt. Ray, from Plano, Texas, will drive the No. 11 A.J. Foy ... Continue reading

INDY RACING: Sharp, Buhl reach 221 mph at first Michigan test

September 7, 2001 BROOKLYN, Mich. - Scott Sharp and Robbie Buhl each turned laps of 221 mph during a Firestone tire test Sept. 5 at Michigan International Speedway, the first laps turned by an Indy Racing League car on the 2-mile oval. The Indy Racing Northern Light Series will compete at MIS for the first time July 28 ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Named Production Supplier by European Automaker

BorgWarner has passed a significant milestone in the commercialization of its DualTronic(TM) wet-clutch and control system modules for a new concept automatic transmission, in being recently named the production supplier of the modules by a major European vehicle manufacturer. Production is expected to begin in 2003. T ... Continue reading

Cascade Corp. Announces Operating Results for its Second Quarter

Robert C. Warren, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascade Corporation reported net income for the second quarter ended July 31, 2001 of $4.1 million ($.34 per share), compared to net income of $4.6 million ($.38 per share) in the second quarter of the prior year. Consolidated net sales were $75.7 million, ... Continue reading

Cummins Westport receives orders for 108 natural gas bus engines

Cummins Westport Inc., a joint venture company owned by Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia announced today that it has received two orders for a total of 108 low-emissions natural gas bus engines for Southern California. The orders, for Cummins Westport C8.3G ... Continue reading

Delphi Strengthens Leadership Responsibilities

Delphi Automotive Systems announced today a change in leadership responsibilities in its Electronics and Mobile Communications sector which will allow it to more strategically focus efforts on growing customer relationships, future product development plans enterprise-wide and in the rapidly expanding electronics and m ... Continue reading

Exide Technologies Wins Two-Year Contract to Supply Pacific Automotive

Exide Technologies , the global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, announced today that it has signed an exclusive two-year agreement to supply Australia- based Pacific Automotive with transportation batteries. Pacific Automotive, a division of Pacific Dunlop, Ltd., is a leading retailer and wholesaler of au ... Continue reading

Gentex Begins Shipping for Nissan Altima

Gentex Corporation , the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, has begun shipping interior automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for the Nissan Altima. Gentex's base automatic-dimming mirror is standard equipment on the Altima 2.5 SL and is an o ... Continue reading

Penske Auto Centers Names Executive Management Promotions

Penske Auto Centers LLC today announced the promotion of Scott Moss to Chief Administrative Officer. In addition to this new assignment, Moss will continue to act in the capacity of Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Company. James Wheat, President and CEO of Penske Auto Centers, stated "When I joined Pen ... Continue reading

PPG Expands Capabilities for Production of Silica-Based Synthetic Sheet

PPG Industries has started operation of a second full-scale line at its Barberton plant for production of its silica-based synthetic printing sheet. The $15 million unit more than doubles capacity for manufacturing Teslin sheet and expands product capabilities, according to Kathleen McGuire, vice president, silicas. "F ... Continue reading

S&P Asgns CBTC Goodyear Tire & Rubber Ser 2001-34 Rtg

Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'B' rating to $21,875,000 class A-1 8.00% corporate-backed trust certificates series 2001-34 issued by Corporate Backed Trust Certificates Goodyear Tire & Rubber Note-Backed Series 2001-34 Trust. The rating reflects the credit quality of the underlying securities, $25 million ... Continue reading

Survey: Enterprise and Hertz, Favorite Among Small and Home Businesses

The latest TECHNOMETRICA study reveals that among Small and Home offices (SOHOs), Enterprise is not only one of the best-known car rental companies (59% familiarity), but also among the most well-liked (85% of those familiar are favorable towards the brand). Hertz is also well known among SOHOs (52% familiarity), and e ... Continue reading

Visteon Supplies Renault in Europe and Mexico

Visteon Corporation's facilities in Europe and Mexico have won significant business to supply Renault with interiors products and climate control components. Since March 2001, Visteon has been manufacturing the instrument panel for Renault's New Clio in the European market. The instrument panel incorporates a 'seamless ... Continue reading