Dodge Gives Green Flag to SRT Advertising
Feb 14, 2003
SRT Creative Theme: Race Inspired, Street Legal * Ad debuts during Feb. 16 NASCAR Daytona 500 on FOX * Features Elliott, Marlin, Wallace and Petty * Drivers join Daytona fans for sneak preview Feb. 14, 11:45 a.m. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 14 -- Dodge NASCAR drivers Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin and Rusty Wallace, as we ... Continue reading
Feb 14, 2003
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 14 -- Ford Motor Company engineers will present results from a feasibility study that concludes that a 40 percent weight reduction is achievable for an aluminum truck frame at an equal performance level compared to a steel frame, during the SAE 2003 World Congress, March 3 - 6, Cobo Center, Detroi ... Continue reading
Tampa Bay Race Selected To Highlight Towing Benefits Of GMC Trucks
Feb 14, 2003
FOR RELEASE: February 13, 2003 Tampa Bay Race Selected To Highlight Towing Benefits Of GMC Trucks DETROIT - Building on its series sponsorship of the GMC Pro Grade APBA Offshore Series and official tow vehicle status, GMC has been named the title sponsor of the Offshore Grand Prix of Tampa Bay. The race will be held Oc ... Continue reading
Dodge Unleashes 150 MPH Viper-Powered 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10
Feb 13, 2003
-- Five Hundred Uncoiled Viper Horsepower = Most Powerful Production Pickup Ever CHICAGO, Feb. 13 -- If it's worth doing, it's sometimes worth overdoing. So only Dodge could create the boldest, baddest and fastest full-size pickup ever, the Viper-powered 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10. Taking its rightful place as the ultimate ... Continue reading
Toyota Stages World Premiere of All-New Tundra 'Big Rig' Double Cab Pickup at 2003 Chicago Auto Show
Feb 12, 2003
CHICAGO, Feb. 12 -- The all-new Toyota Tundra "Big Rig" Double Cab pickup truck made its world premiere at a press conference today at the 2003 Chicago Auto Show. "Arriving this fall, the new Tundra Double Cab will be the longest, widest, deepest, and roomiest Tundra we have ever built," said Don Esmond, Toyota Divisio ... Continue reading
Median Age of U.S. Cars and Light Trucks Increases
Feb 11, 2003
DETROIT, Feb. 11 -- For the first time since the mid-1990s, automotive registration data reveal that Americans are keeping older vehicles on the road for longer periods. R. L. Polk & Co., the industry's premier automotive solutions provider, today announced that the median age of cars and light trucks in operation incr ... Continue reading
Deere Reports Improved Results for First Quarter
Feb 11, 2003
- First-quarter net income rises to $68 million vs. year-ago net loss - Strong improvement posted by all equipment businesses - European operations continue making positive contribution MOLINE, Ill., Feb. 11 -- Deere & Company today reported net income of $68.0 million, or $0.28 per share, for the first quarter ended J ... Continue reading
GM raises truck's rebate to $4,000 after sales fall
Feb 11, 2003
Detroit February 11, 2003; Joe Miller writing for Bloomberg reported that General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, increased the Chevrolet Avalanche rebate to $4,000, the highest in the company's U.S. lineup, after the truck's January sales fell 47 percent. The discount rose from $2,500 on Friday and now is ... Continue reading
Rush Enterprises Acquires Orange County Truck and Trailers Inc.
Feb 6, 2003
SAN ANTONIO--Feb. 5, 2003--Rush Enterprises Inc. , which operates the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America, a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Texas, and two farm and ranch superstores ("D&D") in Texas, today announced that it has acquired the common stock of Orange ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck Will Begin Full-Rate Production of Revolution Composite Ready-Mix Drum
Feb 4, 2003
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Feb. 4, 2003--Oshkosh Truck Corporation confirmed today that it's subsidiary, McNeilus Companies, Inc., plans to reach full-rate production this fall at its new plant dedicated to the McNeilus Revolution(TM) composite ready-mix drum. The manufacturing facility is being built approximately 25 miles from t ... Continue reading
NADA MEETING: Nissan Plans Big Dealer Training For Big Pickup
Feb 4, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO February 4, 2003; Bill Koenig writing for Bloomberg reports that Nissan Motor Co. is planning its most extensive U.S. training program for dealers as Japan's No. 3 automaker prepares to introduce its first large pickup to compete in a segment dominated by U.S. automakers. Nissan begins production later th ... Continue reading
Judge Rules Volvo Truck's Parking Brake System Not Defective After Three-Day Trial
Feb 4, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS--Feb. 3, 2003--Following a three-day court trial, United States District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson ruled that a Volvo semi-tractor's parking brake system was not defective. The case arose from a fire that occurred when a U.S. Xpress, Inc. truck driver drove the Volvo truck 16 miles with the parking brake ... Continue reading
GM Starts 2003 with 153 HUMMER Dealerships
Feb 3, 2003
FOR RELEASE: February 3, 2003 GM Starts 2003 with 153 HUMMER Dealerships Dealerships opened recently in the following markets: Columbus, OH, Allentown, PA, Providence, RI, West Palm Beach, FL, Madison, WI and Norwood, MA. Detroit, Mich. - The world’s premiere off-road vehicles, the HUMMER H1 and H2, are at five n ... Continue reading
Feb 3, 2003
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Feb. 3, 2003--The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) today announced it has started a new website-based questionnaire to gather information from those interested in helping to test and operate fuel cell electric vehicles and related infrastructure in real-world conditions. The questionnai ... Continue reading
Continental Supplying Brake and Chassis Systems for Nissan Titan
Feb 3, 2003
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 3 -- Continental Teves, a unit of Continental AG, is supplying advanced electronic brake and chassis technologies to Nissan for installation on the Titan, the company's new full- size pickup. Continental Teves is supplying Nissan with Anti-lock Brake Systems (ABS), Traction Control Systems (TC ... Continue reading
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