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Tuesday, September 9, 2003

GM Releases Names Of New Crossover Sport Vans

GM Releases Names Of New Crossover Sport Vans

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. announced the names of its four new crossover sport van (CSV) entries that will debut as 2005 models. Delivering an optimal blend of mid-van versatility with SUV-like attributes, the new models take the segment in a new direction and help GM compete across a broader range of the highly co ... Continue reading

New ACDelco Fuel Induction Service Kit Cleans Engines And Reduces Rough Idle

New ACDelco Fuel Induction Service Kit Cleans Engines And Reduces Rough Idle

GRAND BLANC, MICH. - ACDelco's latest addition to its vehicle care product line is a three-step fuel induction service kit that addresses such customer concerns as rough idle, engine run-on and hesitation. "After about 30,000 to 40,000 miles, regular oil changes don't do enough to clean the engine and remove the sludge ... Continue reading

Visteon-Präsentation auf der Frankfurter Automesse IAA 2003

Visteon-Präsentation auf der Frankfurter Automesse IAA 2003

Dearborn, Michigan, September 9 -- Visteon Corporation . Peter J. Pestillo, Vorsitzender und Geschäftsführer, und Michael F. Johnston, President und leitender Geschäftsführer der Visteon Corporation, lieferten bei der Konferenz der Deutschen Bank zur Frankfurter Automesse IAA 2003 ein Update über die Visteon Corpo ... Continue reading

RX-8 Power Overstated: Mazda Will Buy Yours Back

RX-8 Power Overstated: Mazda Will Buy Yours Back

TOKYO, Sept 9, 2003;Reuters reported that Japan's Mazda Motor Corp has offered to buy back its new RX-8 sports car in the United States after revelations that it had overstated the vehicle's horsepower, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. Mazda had advertised its RX-8, a four-door head-turner that stars in the Hollywo ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Teams With Lord Corporation To Improve Driver Comfort

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Teams With Lord Corporation To Improve Driver Comfort

NOVI, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's operating group, Cooper-Standard Automotive and Lord Corporation have teamed up to develop a more economical and durable dampening device that would offer enhanced performance over traditional hydraulic dampers on various models of General Motors' new mid-size car ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: The New Opel Insignia

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: The New Opel Insignia

Progressively styled design study with dynamic coupé lines Driver-oriented concept car with variable rear seat space Innovative doors, tailgate and lights Rüsselsheim. September 8, 2003; Opel will present the Insignia, an automotive vision of the future and a design study with a new formal concept, for the first time ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corporation Announces Sale of Stock by the Investcorp Group

CSK Auto Corporation Announces Sale of Stock by the Investcorp Group

PHOENIX--Sept. 9, 2003--CSK Auto Corporation today announced that entities associated with or organized by Investcorp, S.A. (the "Investcorp Group") have entered into agreements to sell an aggregate of three million shares of CSK Auto Corporation common stock that they hold in a registered offering and pursuant to Rule ... Continue reading

Casey Mears, New Hampshire Advance

Casey Mears, New Hampshire Advance

CONTACT: Nealie Hamilton, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, nhamilton@ganassi.com Casey Mears, #41 Target Dodge Sylvania 300 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Sylvania 300 (race 27 of 36) TRACK: New Hampshire International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, September 12, 3:00 p.m. ET RACE: Sunday, Septem ... Continue reading

Cyclics Corporation announces Clarehill as European rotomolding partner

Cyclics Corporation announces Clarehill as European rotomolding partner

SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--Sept. 9, 2003--Cyclics Corporation announces a new partnership with UK rotomolder Clarehill Plastics Limited. The agreement gives Clarehill rights to develop rotomolded CBT resin for the British Isles, with the option of working with Cyclics, on market development activities in other European countri ... Continue reading

Delphi Opens the Door for Euro V Compliance With Superior Solenoid and Piezo Technology

Delphi Opens the Door for Euro V Compliance With Superior Solenoid and Piezo Technology

Delphi Unveils Next-Generation Multec Solenoid Injection System Introduces Piezotec Piezo Valve -Injector System FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 9 -- At the 60th International Motor Show (IAA) Passenger Cars, Delphi Corp. will unveil the next generation of its proven Multec(TM) common rail technology, which uses a unique sol ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive crea sus operaciones de fabricación en Rusia

Tenneco Automotive crea sus operaciones de fabricación en Rusia

Frankfurt, Alemania, September 9 -- - La compañía producirá componentes de escape y su posterior montaje en la planta de Togliatti Tenneco Automotive ha anunciado hoy que la compañía está continuando con su expansión en Europa central y oriental gracias a la apertura de unas instalaciones de fabricación en Togl ... Continue reading

Visteon Presentation at the Frankfurt Auto Show Conference

Visteon Presentation at the Frankfurt Auto Show Conference

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Visteon Corporation . Today, Peter J. Pestillo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael F. Johnston, President and Chief Operating Officer, provided an update on Visteon at Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt Auto Show Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/p ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive startet Fertigungsbetrieb in Russland

Tenneco Automotive startet Fertigungsbetrieb in Russland

Frankfurt, Deutschland, 9. September -- Unternehmen wird Auspuffkomponenten und -baugruppen in ihrer Togliatti Fabrik herstellen Tenneco Automotive kündigte heute an, dass das Unternehmen ihre zentral- und osteuropäische Expansion, durch die Öffnung einer Herstellungsanlage in Togliatti, Russland, ungefähr 1.000 km ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive lance ses opérations de fabrication en Russie

Tenneco Automotive lance ses opérations de fabrication en Russie

Francfort, Allemagne, le 9 septembre -- - La société va produire des assemblages et des composants d’échappement dans son usine de Togliatti Tenneco Automotive a annoncé aujourd’hui la poursuite de l’expansion de la société en Europe centrale et orientale avec l’ouverture d’une usine ... Continue reading

Autofahren ohne böse Überraschungen Jeder zehnte Unfall in Deutschland geschieht beim Überholen, Abbiegen, Ein- und Anfahren

Autofahren ohne böse Überraschungen Jeder zehnte Unfall in Deutschland geschieht beim Überholen, Abbiegen, Ein- und Anfahren

Frankfurt, Deutschland, 9. September -- Stressfreies und damit sicheres Autofahren ist Ziel einer sinnvollen Kopplung von Sensoren und Elektronik im Automobil von heute. Der Fahrer soll wissen, dass er dank der modernen Technik, vor unangenehmen Überraschungen im Straßenverkehr bewahrt bleibt. Eines der jüngsten Bei ... Continue reading

Optimales Fahrgefühl - optimale Mobilfunk-Experience

Optimales Fahrgefühl - optimale Mobilfunk-Experience

Frankfurt, Deutschland, September 9 -- - Leidenschaft für Höchstleistungen: Motorola und Aston Martin bilden exklusive Produktallianz Die Motorola Inc. hat heute ihre Zusammenarbeit mit Aston Martin, dem weltbekannten Hersteller luxuriöser Sportwagen, bekannt gegeben. Die beiden Marktführer haben die jüngsten Mobi ... Continue reading

Presentación de Visteon en la conferencia del Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt

Presentación de Visteon en la conferencia del Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt

Dearborn (Estados Unidos), September 9 -- Hoy, Peter J. Pestillo, presidente y director ejecutivo de Visteon Corporation , y Michael F. Johnston, director de operaciones, han realizado la presentación de las novedades de Visteon en la conferencia del Salón de Automóvil de Frankfurt (Alemania) del Deutsche Bank. (Log ... Continue reading

Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, Sylvania 300 Advance

Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge, Sylvania 300 Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, #40 Coors Light Dodge Sylvania 300 Advance RACE INFORMATION: EVENT: Sylvania 300 (race 27 of 36) TRACK: New Hampshire International Speedway QUALIFYING: Friday, September 12, 3:05 p.m. EST RACE: Sunday ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio to be Standard Equipment on Honda Accord Models

XM Satellite Radio to be Standard Equipment on Honda Accord Models

Honda Expands Number of 2004 Vehicles with XM as Standard Equipment WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- XM Satellite Radio , America's number-one satellite radio service, today announced that its service is a standard feature on certain models of Honda's best- selling Accord for the 2004 model year. In addition to the Accord, all 2 ... Continue reading

A Fresh New Look For GKN Driveline

A Fresh New Look For GKN Driveline

FRANKFURT, Germany--Sept. 9, 2003-- - A new name and vibrant fresh colours for GKN Driveline will debut at the Frankfurt Show, Europe's premier auto industry showcase. Ted Rodewig , marketing director of GKN Driveline said today: "Over the years, GKN's driveline business has, like many others, grown through acquisition ... Continue reading

Auto Body Panels Moves Order Management to the Web with CarParts Technologies' OpenWebs Commerce Server

Auto Body Panels Moves Order Management to the Web with CarParts Technologies' OpenWebs Commerce Server

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.--Sept. 9, 2003-- Real-Time Online Inventory Visibility for Repair Shops Increases Service and Revenue Per Customer CarParts Technologies Inc. (CPT), the leading provider of open, eCommerce and business automation software solutions for the automotive aftermarket, today announced it has succe ... Continue reading

BRC Reaches Full Production in Brazilian Factory

BRC Reaches Full Production in Brazilian Factory

CERRITOS, Calif., Sept. 9 -- IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced that the new facility for BRC products in Manaus, Brazil has reached full capacity production since its April inauguration. The state-of-the-art 75,000 sq. ft. building houses manufacturing lines for a complete range of clean burning gaseous alternative fu ... Continue reading

CARFAX and Local Dealers Team With Parents to Help Teens Become Better, Safer Drivers

CARFAX and Local Dealers Team With Parents to Help Teens Become Better, Safer Drivers

FAIRFAX, Va.--Sept. 9, 2003-- Car Dealers join the CARFAX Safe Teen Drivers Program to reach parents of new drivers in an effort to reduce teen car crash fatalities According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for American teenagers. To he ... Continue reading

China's Foton Motor Company Selects EDS PLM Solutions' Teamcenter(R) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software and Services as Its Corporate Standard

China's Foton Motor Company Selects EDS PLM Solutions' Teamcenter(R) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software and Services as Its Corporate Standard

New Contract With One of China's Fastest Growing Automotive Companies Expands EDS' PLM Leadership in Automotive Industry; Adds New Name to EDS PLM Solutions' List of Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Clients BEIJING and PLANO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- EDS PLM Solutions today announced Beijing Foton Motor Co., L ... Continue reading

Cross-Country Weekend Driving Adventure Comes to Houston; Sam Houston Race Park to Host Stop of Chrysler Group's Route 2003: An American Road Trip

Cross-Country Weekend Driving Adventure Comes to Houston; Sam Houston Race Park to Host Stop of Chrysler Group's Route 2003: An American Road Trip

HOUSTON, Sept. 9 -- Thousands of consumers across the United States will have the opportunity to test-drive the entire line-up of Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehicles during "Route 2003: An American Road Trip" on Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28. The event, which is open to the public and free of charge, ... Continue reading

EDS PLM Solutions Software to Support Shanghai Tongji University's Automotive Engineering Education Initiatives

EDS PLM Solutions Software to Support Shanghai Tongji University's Automotive Engineering Education Initiatives

Academic Grant Valued at US$96 Million to Establish State-of-the-Art Technology Programs at One of China's Leading Universities PLANO, Texas and SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 9 -- EDS PLM Solutions today announced a significant grant of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the Automotive School at Shanghai Tongji U ... Continue reading

EDS Strengthens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Industry Leadership In Asia-Pacific

EDS Strengthens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Industry Leadership In Asia-Pacific

Company Announces Several Significant Agreements for PLM Software And Services; New Contracts Create Largest PLM Implementation in China, Bolster EDS' Position as the Number One PLM Supplier to the Global Automotive Industry EDS Also Announces Major Software Grant to Leading University in China SHANGHAI, China and PLAN ... Continue reading

KnowledgeWorks and Ford Foundations Bringing Together Statewide Leaders to Focus on Educational Needs of 1.2 Million Ohio Workers

KnowledgeWorks and Ford Foundations Bringing Together Statewide Leaders to Focus on Educational Needs of 1.2 Million Ohio Workers

CINCINNATI, Sept. 9 -- Today KnowledgeWorks Foundation and Ford Foundation announce the formation of the Ohio Bridges to Opportunity Initiative, designed to promote educational opportunities for Ohio's 1.2 million "working poor." For Ohio to compete successfully in today's technology-driven marketplace, policy makers m ... Continue reading

Mattel and Maserati Enter Into New Era of Luxury with Simultaneous Launch of Quattroporte and Hot Wheels Collectible Counterpart

Mattel and Maserati Enter Into New Era of Luxury with Simultaneous Launch of Quattroporte and Hot Wheels Collectible Counterpart

-- Mattel Inc. and Maserati today concurrently debuted the Maserati Quattroporte and its Hot Wheels(R) die-cast counterpart at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The Maserati Quattroporte is the newest edition to the collection of vehicles meticulously replicated by Hot Wheels(R) designers and engineers to capture the authentic ... Continue reading

Mattel and Maserati Enter Into New Era of Luxury with Simultaneous Launch of Quattroporte and Hot Wheels Collectible Counterpart

Mattel and Maserati Enter Into New Era of Luxury with Simultaneous Launch of Quattroporte and Hot Wheels Collectible Counterpart

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Sept. 9, 2003--Mattel, Inc. and Maserati today concurrently debuted the Maserati Quattroporte and its Hot Wheels(R) die-cast counterpart at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The Maserati Quattroporte is the newest edition to the collection of vehicles meticulously replicated by Hot Wheels(R) designers and en ... Continue reading

New IRMCO Automotive Dry Film Lubricant Allows Aluminum & High Strength Steel to Stretch 25 - 55% Greater

New IRMCO Automotive Dry Film Lubricant Allows Aluminum & High Strength Steel to Stretch 25 - 55% Greater

EVANSTON, Ill.--Sept. 9, 2003--Evanston IL based IRMCO(R) (www.irmco.com) has developed IRMCO DRY(R), a high performance, high solids polymer (HSP) dry film lubricant that allows all metal types greater formability in deep drawing and stamping applications. Scientific studies show that IRMCO's HSP allows metal to form ... Continue reading

Phaos Technology Provides DaimlerChrylser with Web Services Security Technology

Phaos Technology Provides DaimlerChrylser with Web Services Security Technology

The New Solution Enables a Dealer Identity Management Initiative NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- Phaos Technology, a leading provider of identity management security solutions, has announced that it is providing DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC with Web Services security technology for use in one of their consumer credi ... Continue reading

ProQuest Company to Webcast Investor Day, Wed. Sept. 10

ProQuest Company to Webcast Investor Day, Wed. Sept. 10

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Sept. 9, 2003--ProQuest Company , a leading provider of information solutions and content to the library, classroom, automotive and powersports markets, will webcast its previously announced Investor Day to be held at ProQuest headquarters on Wed., Sept. 10. Presentations will be given by senior manag ... Continue reading

Recent Growth Prompts Move to New Headquarters for Athena Technologies, Inc.

Recent Growth Prompts Move to New Headquarters for Athena Technologies, Inc.

WARRENTON, Va., Sept. 9 -- Athena Technologies announced today that it has completed its move to its new headquarters located at the Vint Hill Technological Park in Warrenton, Virginia. Athena has leased 13,500 square feet at 6876 Watson Court. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030123/ATHLOGO ) "Our steady g ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds' Award-Winning Networkcar(TM) Solution Now Available at JM Lexus

Reynolds and Reynolds' Award-Winning Networkcar(TM) Solution Now Available at JM Lexus

The world's largest Lexus dealership offers Networkcar on its new and pre- owned vehicles. SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 9 -- Networkcar(TM), a Reynolds and Reynolds company , announced today that its award- winning automotive safety, security and performance monitoring system will be available for the first time in South F ... Continue reading

Stronghold Technologies Announces New Customer Contract With The Largest Ford Dealership In The State Of Washington; Stronghold's First Customer in Washington

Stronghold Technologies Announces New Customer Contract With The Largest Ford Dealership In The State Of Washington; Stronghold's First Customer in Washington

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--Sept. 9, 2003--Stronghold Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SGHT), the developer of DealerAdvance(TM), an enterprise software system leveraging wireless technologies for the automotive retail industry, today announced the signing of Harris Ford to a three-year contract. Harris Ford is the lar ... Continue reading

The 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show: Concept Cars Plus World Premieres from Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin

The 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show: Concept Cars Plus World Premieres from Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin

-- The 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show is set to be a show of concept cars and world premieres -- with many new designs and models ready to be revealed. Ford of Europe's sporty concept car, the Visos, will have its public debut, as well as Jaguar's vision of the future the R-D6. The covers will also be lifted for the first t ... Continue reading

TNT Logistics North America Wins Two of the Automobile Industry's Top Honors; Chrysler Gold Award and Ford Q1

TNT Logistics North America Wins Two of the Automobile Industry's Top Honors; Chrysler Gold Award and Ford Q1

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Sept. 9, 2003--Continuing its excellence in automotive logistics, TNT Logistics North America has won two of the automotive industry's top honors in 2002, Chrysler's Gold Award and Ford's Q1 Award. The coveted Chrysler Gold Award is presented to logistics companies whose outstanding overall performa ... Continue reading

Saab Cars USA, Inc. Increases Online Viewership Using Scene7 Platform

Saab Cars USA, Inc. Increases Online Viewership Using Scene7 Platform

Saab Adds Scene7 'Dynamic Zoom And Pan' to Highlight Product Details NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 9 -- Scene7, the leading provider of dynamic imaging software, today announced that Saab Cars USA, Inc. ( http://www.saabusa.com/ ) has licensed Scene7's Infinite Imaging(TM) Platform to enhance the presentation of its automobile ... Continue reading

Despite Sluggish Travel and Economic Trends, Events on the Increase in 2003-2004; Annual Trend Results Released

Despite Sluggish Travel and Economic Trends, Events on the Increase in 2003-2004; Annual Trend Results Released

MPI Foundation/GPJ Event Trends Report 2003 reveals marketing trends and increasing role of face-to-face meetings in business AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Despite sluggish travel and economic trends, 47% of organizations will increase the use of events as a marketing medium in 2003-04 signaling the importance of doi ... Continue reading

Delphi Unveils Revolutionary New Braking Technology

Delphi Unveils Revolutionary New Braking Technology

New Twin-Disc System Provides High Specific Torque Capability With Substantial Improvements in Thermal Management, Leading to Benefits in Weight, Packaging and NVH FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 9 -- Delphi Corp. has developed a revolutionary new technology that it believes will help solve many of the challenges currently f ... Continue reading

Delphi's Vision-Based Technologies Will Enable 'Intelligent' Safety Systems

Delphi's Vision-Based Technologies Will Enable 'Intelligent' Safety Systems

Delphi Confident of Maintaining Its Leading Position In New Safety Technologies FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 9 -- A new generation of vision- based technologies will be introduced by Delphi Corp. at the IAA (Frankfurt Autoshow), with the launch of two production-ready vehicle safety systems. Lane Departure Warning and Rec ... Continue reading

Motorola's 8-Bit MCU Speeds LIN Bus Development in New Cars

Motorola's 8-Bit MCU Speeds LIN Bus Development in New Cars

HC908QL4 Adds Intelligence and Flexibility to LIN Designs by Reducing Complexity AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Motorola, Inc.'s Semiconductor Product Sector, a founding member of the LIN (Local Interconnect Network) Consortium, has expanded its 8-bit HC08 "Q-LIN" family with a LIN-slave device, the 68HC908QL4. The QL4 help ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Unveils SLR McLaren in Frankfurt

Mercedes-Benz Unveils SLR McLaren in Frankfurt

New SLR Super Sports Car Makes Global Debut at Frankfurt Show FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 9 -- The new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren is making its world premiere today during press activities preceding the opening of the Frankfurt Auto Show. The new SLR super sports car marks a new era of Mercedes-Benz passion for high-perfo ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Motorola Intros Ultimate Comunication System For Aston Martin DB9

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Motorola Intros Ultimate Comunication System For Aston Martin DB9

Frankfurt, Germany, September 9 -- - Passion for performance drives Motorola and Aston Martin to exclusive product alliance Motorola, Inc. announces an alliance with Aston Martin, the world renowned manufacturer of prestigious luxury sports cars. The two market leaders have combined the latest mobile technology and aut ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Valeo Raytheon Systems Intros Vehicle Radar System

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Valeo Raytheon Systems Intros Vehicle Radar System

Frankfurt, Germany, September 9 -- - Taking the nasty surprises out of driving As a key to safe driving, reducing driver workload and stress is the goal behind the meaningful integration of sensor technology and electronics in today's automobiles. Drivers must be able to rest assured in the knowledge that, thanks to ad ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Launches Manufacturing Operations in Russia

Tenneco Automotive Launches Manufacturing Operations in Russia

Company to Produce Exhaust Components and Assemblies at its Togliatti Plant FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 9 -- Tenneco Automotive announced today that the company is continuing its Central and Eastern European expansion by opening a manufacturing facility in Togliatti, Russia, approximately 1,000 kilometers southeast of Mo ... Continue reading

Largest International Telematics Focused Conference and Exhibition Confirmed - Telematics Update Detroit 2004, May 25-26

Largest International Telematics Focused Conference and Exhibition Confirmed - Telematics Update Detroit 2004, May 25-26

- Telematics Detroit 2004 Will See the Convergence of Keynotes From Top Telematics Executives and the Only Dedicated Telematics Exhibition DETROIT, Sept. 9 -- EyeForAuto's Telematics Update presents Telematics Detroit 2004, May 25-26, Detroit Cobo Center. In its 4th consecutive year Telematics Detroit brings together t ... Continue reading

AUTOMOBILE Magazine Launches Q4 Trade Advertising Campaign

AUTOMOBILE Magazine Launches Q4 Trade Advertising Campaign

AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE, part of the PRIMEDIA Consumer Automotive Group, today announced the launch of a fourth quarter print advertising campaign targeting the automotive and advertising communities. The campaign will feature a series of 3-5 different ads running in trade publications such as Advertising Age, ADWEEK, BRAN ... Continue reading

Visteon presentation at the Frankfurt Auto Show Conference

Visteon presentation at the Frankfurt Auto Show Conference

Dearborn, Michigan, September 9 -- Visteon Corporation . Today, Peter J. Pestillo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Michael F. Johnston, President and Chief Operating Officer, provided an update on Visteon at Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt Auto Show Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cg ... Continue reading

Ziebart Celebrates Grand Opening of Monroe Superstore

Ziebart Celebrates Grand Opening of Monroe Superstore

WHAT: Ziebart, an automotive appearance and protection retailer featuring auto glass repair and replacement marks the grand opening of its new Monroe Superstore. The two-day celebration, includes exciting giveaways for customers and a donation to the Humane Society of Monroe. WHERE: 1173 W Front Street, Monroe, MI 4816 ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Jaguar Intros R-D06 Concept

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Jaguar Intros R-D06 Concept

Jaguar introduced a new concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show which is a follow-up to the succesful R-Coupe prototype. Every day we make decisions. We choose the rational - following our head - or the emotional - following our heart. The real trick, though, is to balance the two and so get the best of both worlds. Th ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update : Audi LeMans Quattro Revealed

Frankfurt Auto Show Update : Audi LeMans Quattro Revealed

Audi has issued the following press release: A high-performance sports car, a roadgoing vehicle that could be said to have inherited the genes of the Audi R8, three-times winner of the Le Mans 24-Hours race: Audi reveals its ‘Le Mans quattro’ concept study. This fascinating driving machine is a synthesis of ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Mercedes-Benz Introduces Vision CLS Concept Coupe

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: Mercedes-Benz Introduces Vision CLS Concept Coupe

Mercedes-Benz is unveiling its Vision CLS coupé study at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. This new and exciting vehicle concept is the first to combine the elegance and dynamism of a coupé with the comfort and practicality of a full-fledged saloon. "Our Vision CLS is a coupé generation ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: World preview of Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: World preview of Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

Daniele Bandiera, President of the Alfa Romeo Business Unit, presented an exciting concept car to the international press this morning. It is called the '8c Competizione' and it joins the other important novelties displayed on the Alfa Romeo stand at the 60th Frankfurt International Motor Show: the new Alfa 166 (also h ... Continue reading

"G6" Chosen As Name For Pontiac's New Midsize Car

"G6" Chosen As Name For Pontiac's New Midsize Car

LAS VEGAS - Pontiac's all-new entry in the midsize car segment for 2005 will be called G6, Pontiac told its dealers here today in a meeting. "G6 is truly a 21st Century Pontiac," said Lynn Myers, Pontiac-GMC general manager. "It is so new and different from the Grand Am that it demands a name that is equally new. G6 wi ... Continue reading

Federal Judge OK's Stealing U-Haul's Audience, Is Steaming Open Direct Mail Envelopes and Inserting Competitors Flyers Next?

Federal Judge OK's Stealing U-Haul's Audience, Is Steaming Open Direct Mail Envelopes and Inserting Competitors Flyers Next?

WASHINGTON, Sept 8, 2003; Peter Kaplan writing for Reuters reported that - A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge by truck and trailer rental company U-Haul to pop-up Internet advertisements, in a ruling that could embolden providers of the ads. U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, in a ruling handed down on F ... Continue reading

Incentives Incentives Incentives Not Just For US Cars Any More

Incentives Incentives Incentives Not Just For US Cars Any More

DETROIT September 8, 2003; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that the Big Three automakers and their Asian competitors had far different U.S. sales last month, but there was a common theme -- the foreign companies, like the domestics, used heavy incentives to lure buyers. Toyota Motor Corp., which outsold Daiml ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: GM Unveils Design for New European Luxury Car

Frankfurt Auto Show Update: GM Unveils Design for New European Luxury Car

FRANKFURT September 8, 2003; Neal E. Boudette writing for the WSJ reported that General Motors Corp. on Monday unveiled a design for a new European luxury car, a sign it's gearing up to take a run at German premium car makers BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Developed by GM's Opel unit in Germany, the Insignia is a two-door, rea ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Receives Request for Additional Information

ArvinMeritor Receives Request for Additional Information

TROY, Mich., Sept. 8 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that it has received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) relating to its filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) in connection with its tender offer for all of the outstanding comm ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Comments on Federal Trade Commission Decision to Extend Probe into Antitrust Concerns over ArvinMeritor Offer

Dana Corporation Comments on Federal Trade Commission Decision to Extend Probe into Antitrust Concerns over ArvinMeritor Offer

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 8 -- Dana Corporation issued the following statement today in connection with a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) request for additional information from ArvinMeritor, Inc. and Dana relating to ArvinMeritor's unsolicited tender offer for all outstanding Dana shares. The "second request" seeks informati ... Continue reading

Subaru Rally Team USA Takes Top Spots at Wild West Rally

Subaru Rally Team USA Takes Top Spots at Wild West Rally

- Hagstrom and Lagemann Take First and Second in Open Class - OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 8 -- Subaru Rally Team USA driver Pasi Hagstrom and co-driver Marko Taskinen made their US rally debut in their 2004 WRX STi and finished first overall in the SCCA ProRally class at this weekend's 2003 Wild West Rally. Subaru teammates ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca race

Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca race

tuning Terry Terry Borcheller ran a strong pace in the last west-coast American Le Mans Series race of the season, held Sept. 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif. Borcheller, of Phoenix, and Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Fla., combined for a seventh-place GT finish in the No. 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Ferrari 360 Modena ... Continue reading

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