Checking Tire Pressure Can Now Be Done While Sitting In The Car PDK Automotive Group has introduced the Intellivalve, a wireless monitoring system that allows a driver to sit in the car and check air pressure in each tire. The Intellivalve system consists of a digital monitor that sits on the dashboard and wireless air ... Continue reading
Isuzu Announces Dramatically Lower Suggested Retail Prices for 2003 Models
CERRITOS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2002; American Isuzu Motors Inc. today announced dramatically lower manufacturer's suggested retail prices for its 2003 Axiom, Rodeo and Rodeo Sport models. The new prices will make these stylish, durable SUVs accessible to more consumers than ever. In announcing the new pricing, J. T. Maloney ... Continue reading
BMW Motorsports Party and Sports Trophy 2000
BMW Motorsport Party in Kitzbühel. Fun and games with Schumacher, Montoya & Co. Kitzbühel (AUT), 7/8 December 2002. BMW along with its racing drivers and a host of celebrities gathered in Kitzbühel on Saturday to celebrate the end of the 2002 season with some sport, fun and showbiz. BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers Ralf ... Continue reading
The Making Of The New MB Actros MP2 Truck - Video Report
http://www-video.daimlerchrysler.com/dctv/videos/2 0021209_e.ram CLICK4VIDEO As of January 2003, the new Actros will be produced at the Wörth plant. Development, production and distribution units have been working on the new Mercedes-Benz CV flagship since 1998. The market launch is planned for spring 2003. ... Continue reading
Kia Motors Announces New Program to Enhance Retail Buying Experience
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 9, 2002; Kia Motors America, Inc. (KMA) today announced an ambitious three-year initiative called "Kia Circle of Excellence" to significantly improve customer satisfaction and retention and to enhance the company's brand position. Planned for launch in Spring 2003, Kia Circle of Excellence contains ... Continue reading
Microheat Inc. Announces First Shipment of HotShot to the Aftermarket
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Dec. 9, 2002; Microheat Inc. announces that it has begun distribution to the aftermarket of the new and innovative HotShot heated washer fluid system for windshields. The HotShot is a universal add-on accessory that connects to the windshield washer fluid tubes and the car battery -- to fit vir ... Continue reading
Malaysia's Cycle & Carriage, DaimlerChrysler Sign JV Deal
KUALA LUMPUR December 9, 2002; Dow Jones reported that Malaysia's Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd. said Monday it has signed a joint-venture agreement with Germany's DaimlerChrysler AG to distribute Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Malaysia. The joint venture company will be named DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. It will have ... Continue reading
Eaton to Acquire Electrical Division of Delta plc
CLEVELAND--Dec. 9, 2002--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced it has signed an agreement to purchase the electrical division of Delta plc (LSE:DLTA) for 130 million pounds sterling ($205 million). The transaction is expected to close in early 2003, following regulatory review and the ap ... Continue reading
Shopping Mall Parking Lots are Filling Up, Don't Become a Theft or Crash Victim, Says the Auto Club
LOS ANGELES--Dec. 9, 2002--With six fewer shopping days available before Christmas this year, shopping centers and mall parking lots are filling up with frantic gift-buyers. "The closer we get to the holidays, the tougher it is for people to be patient. This is especially true in mall parking lots and streets near the ... Continue reading
Millennium Cell and DaimlerChrysler Formalize Next Phase of Cooperation
EATONTOWN, N.J.--Dec. 9, 2002--Millennium Cell Inc. , a leading technology solutions company that has created a proprietary technology to safely store, generate and deliver pure hydrogen utilizing sodium borohydride, and DaimlerChrysler have moved into a new phase of their business relationship, with DaimlerChrysler ag ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler and Ford Help Ballard to Extend Cash to 2007
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Dec. 9, 2002-- DaimlerChrysler and Ford sign MOU to Fund US $97 Million for Development of Next Generation Fuel Cell Engine Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) today announced a five-year plan that provides for a significant reduction in cash consumption, an organizational restructuring, a redu ... Continue reading
Ford won't build Escape hybrid in Ohio
CLEVELAND December 9, 2002; The AP reported that with sales decreasing, Ford has decided not to build a hybrid version of the Escape sport utility vehicle at its Ohio Assembly Plant, the automaker said. Ford had been considering building the hybrid Escape at the plant in suburban Avon Lake alongside the regular Escape, ... Continue reading
Big Three Up Consumer Incentives
DETROIT December 9, 2002; Reuters reports that Ford Motor Co. raised incentives on some of its best-selling sport utility vehicles Friday, a day after a similar but more aggressive move by archrival General Motors Corp. to entice buyers in a weaker market. Ford had already offered three-year interest-free loans for the ... Continue reading
YANTAI, China December 9, 2002; Eugene Tang and Jiang Jianguo writing for Bloomberg reported that General Motors Corp. and China's largest carmaker plan to buy state-owned Yantai Body Co., which would give the world's biggest automaker its fourth manufacturing plant in China. "We are in talks with Yantai Body," said Da ... Continue reading
BMW to get less aid than expected for plant
FRANKFURT, Dec 9, 2002; Reuters reported that BMW AG will receive less help from the German government than it anticipated to build a new 1.3-billion-euro factory in the east German town of Leipzig, a magazine said on Monday. BMW had hoped to receive around 416 million euros in state aid for the plant from the German g ... Continue reading
Nov Vehicle Sales: BMW Brand Down 4% As Market Weak
Monday 5:04 am ET MUNICH December 9, 2002; Dow Jones reported that Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Monday said the new Mini helped November vehicle sales rise 4% on the year to 85,100, but the core BMW brand again suffered amid auto-market weakness. The BMW brand's car sales skidded 4.6% in November to 71,500, slightly wor ... Continue reading
RM Auctions and Canepa Design Select JMPR for Public Relations Projects
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2002; RM Auctions, Inc., and Canepa Design have retained the services of JMPR, Inc. for a series of public relations projects in 2002 and 2003. RM Auctions, Inc., with headquarters in Canada and Beverly Hills, Calif., is the leader in the investment-grade collector car auction market in ... Continue reading
DENSO to Start Sales and Production Company in Turkey
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> DENSO to Start Sales and Production Company in Turkey Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 09, 2002 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation today announced details of a new investment in a new sales and manufacturing company in Istanbul, Turkey. Sales of starters and alternator products wil ... Continue reading
Some Execs (Fiddled And) Scored Big as (Rome Burned) Company Values Plunged
Editors Note:We have all been adversly affected by the Internet Dreamers and Ponzi Schemers. This story that appears in the Mercury News is beginning to shed light on the crooks who are responsible for our nations economic woes. Hang the bastards we say! Story By Chris O'Brien and Jack Davis Mercury News Dec. 08, 2002: ... Continue reading
IIHS: HAVE WE TESTED YOUR CAR?
http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ratings.h tm CLICK HERE Links to individual vehicle ratings in our 40 mph FRONTAL OFFSET CRASH TEST. A major part of IIHS' current testing program is Crashworthiness Evaluations of new passenger vehicles. The principal component of each vehicle's rating is performance in a 40 mp ... Continue reading
Ford President Raps Japan Auto Makers for Relying on Weak Yen
NEW YORK December 7, 2002; Japan Today reported that Ford Motor Co President and Chief Operation Officer Nick Scheele said Friday Japanese auto manufacturers are making profits in the United States by relying on a weak yen and accused Japanese government officials of trying to keep the Japanese currency weak. Scheele c ... Continue reading
DoCoMo, Nissan form liaison venue to promote telematics
TOKYO December 6, 2002; Japan Today reported that NTT DoCoMo Inc and Nissan Motor Co said Thursday they have set up a liaison conference to expedite commercialization of automobile telematics equipment for sending and receiving information useful to drivers on a real-time basis. The telematics technology combines autom ... Continue reading
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