Sports Cars Gone Wild: Billed as 'Premier Street Legal Racing Event of the Year'
Dec 14, 2004
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Dec. 14, 2004--SPEED Channel cameras will be on hand to record the inaugural running of Sports Cars Gone Wild, an event matching some of the world's most prestigious luxury marques against each other on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway road course. "Sports Cars Gone Wild is the latest in a line of SPEED Ch ... Continue reading
SME Aligns With Industrial Press Inc. to Offer Additional Manufacturing References and Guides
Dec 14, 2004
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 13 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and Industrial Press Inc. are collaborating in a new joint initiative to provide enhanced authoritative manufacturing and engineering references and guides. SME is one of the world's largest publishers of manufacturing technical information and in ... Continue reading
Earl Scheib Announces Significantly Improved Operating Results in Second Quarter Fiscal 2005
Dec 14, 2004
SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.--Dec. 13, 2004--Earl Scheib, Inc. (AMEX:ESH) reported its results for the second quarter and six months ended October 31, 2004 of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2005. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 were $12,448,000, a decrease of 3.2% from the second quarter of fiscal 2004 net sa ... Continue reading
Chrysler, Ford, Mazda Recall Over 1 Million Vehicles
Dec 12, 2004
DETROIT Dec 11, 2004; Tom Brown writing for Reuters reported that DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of concerns about their safety. Separately, Ford Motor Co. said on Friday it was recalling about ... Continue reading
Any Ford Tech People Out There? I Have A Question
Dec 10, 2004
Volkswagen Recalls 290,000 Diesel Vehicles
Dec 10, 2004
BERLIN December 10, 2004; The AP reported that Volkswagen is recalling some 290,000 diesel vehicles worldwide to carry out checks on their fuel pumps. The automaker said it was contacting owners of vehicles with three- or four-cylinder diesel engines that were built between March and August of this year. The recall aff ... Continue reading
NHTSA Seeks Dodge Durango and Dakota Recall
Dec 10, 2004
WASHINGTON Dec 10, 2004; Federal safety regulators have asked DaimlerChrysler AG to recall 600,000 Dodge Durango and Dakota trucks because their wheels could fall off, a Chrysler spokesman confirmed Thursday. The investigation involves Durango sport utility vehicles and Dakota pickups from the 2000 to 2003 model years. ... Continue reading
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) Chooses the Sacramento Region for its New Campus
Dec 9, 2004
After one year of intense, collaborative work between the Sacramento Area Commerce & Trade Organization (SACTO) and other financial, real estate, regulatory and legal partners, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI), a trade school that specializes in auto technology, has signed a deal to open a 22.5 acre undergradu ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi recalls 60,000 vehicles
Dec 8, 2004
TOKYO December 8, 2004: Japan Today reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp will recall some 60,000 vehicles of its RVR car and two other models in Japan for free repairs to defective brake pipes, the transport ministry said Tuesday. The vehicles subject to the recall were produced between January 1991 and November 1992, ... Continue reading
Dec 7, 2004
WASHINGTON--Dec. 7, 2004--The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), based in Diamond Bar, Calif., and the Verband Deutscher Automobiltuner e.V. (VDAT), located in Duesseldorf, Germany, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote increased cooperation between their associations and member compani ... Continue reading
Dec 7, 2004
DUBLIN, Ireland--Dec. 7, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10734) has announced the addition of Automotive Aftermarket in Belgium to their offering. Our Automotive Aftermarket in Belgium industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the automotiv ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Future Trends and Developments in the Italian Automotive Aftermarket
Dec 7, 2004
DUBLIN, Ireland--Dec. 7, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10761) has announced the addition of Automotive Aftermarket in Italy to their offering. Our Automotive Aftermarket in Italy industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the automotive af ... Continue reading
RepairOne(R) to Acquire Meineke Car Care Center in South Daytona
Dec 7, 2004
PORT ORANGE, Fla., Dec. 7 -- RepairOne(R) Automotive Concepts LLC announced today the creation of a purchase agreement to acquire the Meineke Car Care Center in South Daytona within the month. Once renovated, the Meineke building will serve as the second RepairOne(R) auto repair/service center in central Florida. (Logo ... Continue reading
American Honda Motor Company To Deploy Nomad in its U.S. Based Training Centers
Dec 7, 2004
BOTHELL, Wash.--Dec. 7, 2004-- Approximately 1,500 to 1,800 Honda service technicians are trained annually in 12 U.S. training centers Microvision Inc. announced today that American Honda Motor Company has ordered 14 Nomad Expert Technician Systems to be deployed in its 12 U.S. training centers. The centers provide tra ... Continue reading
NHTSA Opens VW Golf Defect Investigation
Dec 7, 2004
NHTSA Action Number : PE04079 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make : VOLKSWAGEN Model: GOLF Manufacturer : VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC Year : 1999 Component : FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP Date Investigation Opened : November 29, 2004 Date Investigation Closed : Open Summary: ODI HAS RECEIVED FIVE CONSUMER ... Continue reading
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