Pickups Plus Company Store Sales Up 11% for Second Quarter
Jul 13, 2001
MASON, Ohio--July 12, 2001--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS), a leading retailer and franchiser in the $30 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessories industry, announced today that their company stores sales increased 11% for the second quarter, compared to same stores sales of the previous year. "The second quarter ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2001
AutoZone Hires Morgan Keegan to Advise on Sale of TruckPro; Announces New Senior Vice President - Marketing; Authorizes Additional Stock Repurchases MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 10 AutoZone, Inc. , today announced that AutoZone has engaged Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. to assist the company with the sale of TruckPro, AutoZone' ... Continue reading
Goodyear Rock Crawling Meets 'Culture' in Cedar City, Utah
Jul 9, 2001
Goodyear Rock Crawling Meets 'Culture' in Cedar City, Utah CEDAR CITY, Utah, July 9 Drama will be the main attraction this weekend in this southwestern Utah city known for its summer-long Shakespearean festivities. And the Bard may not be getting all the attention in this Festival City. Cedar City also will play a lead ... Continue reading
Hyundai Santa Fe: On the Road to Becoming the First Environmentally Friendly Sport-Utility
Jul 9, 2001
Hyundai Santa Fe: On the Road to Becoming the First Environmentally Friendly Sport-Utility - New Technology Allows Santa Fe to Travel Farther and Run Cleaner - SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 9 Can you imagine driving a car that doesn't pollute the air? It sounds like a tale from the future. But Hyundai America Technical Cent ... Continue reading
Ford Raises Incentives for Big SUV's
Jul 9, 2001
Bloomberg Reported that Ford Motor Co. is raising consumer incentives on Expedition and Excursion sport-utility vehicles as the second-largest automaker faces increased competition from General Motors Corp. From Tuesday through Oct. 8, Ford will boost the rebates on the large sport-utilities by $500 to a total $2,000, ... Continue reading
Nitronics Systems Urges Nitrogen Tire Inflation
Jul 9, 2001
LAFAYETTE, Colo.--July 9, 2001--Nitronics Systems, Inc. of Lafayette, Colorado urges the motoring public to insist on nitrogen tire inflation for their tires for better mileage, improved road safety and national energy savings. "Nitrogen stays in a tire longer than air does and therefore gives the owner better fuel mil ... Continue reading
Jul 6, 2001
Land Rover North America, Inc. Reports Best Sales Month This Year; U.S. Land Rover Sales Up 2.1 Percent Over June 2000 LANHAM, Md., July 3 Consumer response to a variety of high value marketing programs continues to drive traffic at Land Rover retailers throughout the U.S. The British sport-utility manufacturer posted ... Continue reading
Consumers Love X...Ford Explorer Sets June Sales Record
Jul 6, 2001
Ford Explorer Sets June Sales Record Ford F-Series Sets All-Time Sales Record; Volvo Posts Best Sales Month Ever DEARBORN, Mich., July 3 The Ford Explorer set a June sales record as 42,833 customers took delivery of America's top-selling sport utility vehicle. Ford Explorer's share of the mid-size sport utility segment ... Continue reading
Land Rover's Discovery Series II Named Best Mid-Sized SUV for Total Quality
Jul 6, 2001
Land Rover's Discovery Series II Named Best Mid-Sized SUV for Total Quality LANHAM, Md., July 2 The British-built Land Rover Discovery Series II has been named "Best Mid-Sized Sport-Utility Vehicle" in a new quality study released today. According to Strategic Vision, a San Diego-based automotive research company, Disc ... Continue reading
General Motors Recalling Some 2001 Chevrolet And GMC Full-Size Trucks
Jul 6, 2001
FOR RELEASE: July 6, 2001 General Motors Recalling Some 2001 Chevrolet And GMC Full-Size Trucks DETROIT, Mich. - General Motors announced that a recall campaign is under way regarding a specified number of Chevrolet and GMC full-size trucks. This recall involves approximately 10,000 model year 2001 Chevrolet Silverado ... Continue reading
Times Reports Bridgestone/Firestone to Close Tire Plant at Center of Huge Recall
Jun 28, 2001
The New York Times , the newspaper od record reported tofday that Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. said today that it planned to close one of its biggest tire factories. The factory, in Decatur, Ill., was singled out last August when Firestone recalled about 6.5 million tires after growing concerns about crashes of Ford Expl ... Continue reading
Recall of 6.5 Million Firestone Tires Nears Completion
Jun 25, 2001
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--June 25, 2001--Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. announced today that as of Aug. 29 it will officially conclude its recall of 6.5 million P235/75R15 Radial ATX, ATXII tires and Decatur-produced Wilderness AT tires of the same size. The company has called for drivers to immediately replace tires that were the ... Continue reading
TACH SPECIAL: Mitsubishi Montero: Consumer Reports vs. Reality
Jun 24, 2001
June 24, 2001 When I turned on my TV this morning, I watched and listen to what many of you undoubtedly also saw and heard; that Consumer Reports has judged the Mitsubishi Montero, “Not Acceptable”. The Consumer Reports test video being used on both national and local newscasts showed a Montero careening an ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2001
Description of Rollover Resistance Rating Most rollover crashes occur when a vehicle runs off the road and is tripped by a ditch, curb, soft soil, or other object causing it to rollover. These crashes are usually caused by driver behavior such as speeding or inattention. These are called single vehicle crashes because ... Continue reading
New Rollover Ratings and New Crash Test Results
Jun 22, 2001
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) latest rollover resistance ratings and crash test results for 2001 model year vehicles are now available on the agency's World Wide Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov For rollover resistance, the Dodge Ram Wagon and Jeep Cherokee two-door Utility 4x2 are rate ... Continue reading
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