Live Product Installations Will Heat Up SEMA Spring Expo Action Center
Jan 31, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Rosemarie Kitchin, rosemariek@sema.org SEMA 909/396-0289, ext.104 Lisa Guth, lisag@sema.org SEMA 909/396-0289, ext. 181 LIVE PRODUCT INSTALLATIONS WILL HEAT UP SEMA SPRING EXPO ACTION CENTER Demonstrations Will Show Profit Opportunities in Real Time DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Jan. 30, 20 ... Continue reading
Jan 30, 2003
Mopar Motorsports NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series News Release MOPAR TO SPONSOR DRAG CITY CENTER LINE, Mich. (Jan. 29, 2003) -- Development of southern California's first professional drag racing facility in 30 years is progressing rapidly. City officials from Banning, California have given their approval. Engineers a ... Continue reading
CARQUEST World of Wheels Heats Up This Weekend at McCormick Place
Jan 30, 2003
CHICAGO, Jan. 30 -- Mini Me, NASCAR champion Sterling Marlin, WWE legend Jerry "The King" Lawler and The Fridge are some of the celebrities making appearances, Friday through Sunday, at the 41st Annual CARQUEST World of Wheels at McCormick Place - Lakeside Center. Other entertainment includes Chicago-area high school a ... Continue reading
BUFFALO AUTO SHOW FEATURES GM ENGINE BUILD DEMO
Jan 30, 2003
FOR RELEASE: January 30, 2003 Engine-build demonstrations featuredBUFFALO, N.Y.- The world's largest engine manufacturing facility, the General Motors Powertrain (GMPT) Tonawanda Engine plant, is geared up to play a key role in this year's Buffalo Auto Show, which runs February 5-9. "Visitors to the show will be able t ... Continue reading
Police group sues Ford over gas tanks
Jan 30, 2003
NEW YORK, Jan 29, 2003; Gail Appleson writing for Reuters reported that a national group of police organizations on Wednesday sued Ford Motor Co. <F.N> seeking a court order forcing the company to improve the safety modifications being made to fuel systems in police cars. The case brought by the National Association of ... Continue reading
Ashland Inc. Board Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Jan 30, 2003
COVINGTON, Ky., Jan. 29 -- The board of directors of Ashland Inc. today declared the regular quarterly dividend of 27.5 cents per common share on the company's stock, equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.10 per share. This action marks the 266th consecutive quarterly dividend paid on common shares, which began in Dec ... Continue reading
2003 Automotive Aftermarket Catalogs On Line
Jan 30, 2003
Press Release Date: January 30, 2003 What's new for 2003? Most of the performance automotive aftermarket has released the 2003 versions of their printed catalogs by now and consumers can find them available to order online at www.Roadcatalogs.com. The company ships automotive catalogs worldwide and is the official onli ... Continue reading
Cellphones "blind" drivers, U.S. study shows
Jan 28, 2003
WASHINGTON, Jan 27, 2003; Maggie Fox writing for Reuters reports that drivers who use a cellular telephone, even with a "hands-free" device, suffer from a kind of tunnel vision that endangers themselves and others, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Legislation that seeks to make mobile telephone use by drivers safer by ... Continue reading
Kentucky Additive Maker Honors Car Clubs
Jan 27, 2003
Eagle One Honors Car Clubs For Community Service Programs For the tenth year in a row, appearance care products manufacturer Eagle One has presented its Golden Rule Award to four regional car clubs for outstanding community service programs. This year's winners for programs conducted in 2002 were: West, Big Bear Lake A ... Continue reading
Press Release: SEMA Forms Lighting Task Force
Jan 25, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Steve McDonald, stevem@sema.org <mailto:stevem@sema.org> SEMA, 202/783-6007, ext. 31 SEMA FORMS LIGHTING TASK FORCE Group Meets With NHTSA Officials to Identify/Address Federal Lighting Concerns WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 24, 2003) - SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, has ... Continue reading
Midas Extends Line of Credit in Order to Complete Refinancing
Jan 25, 2003
ITASCA, Ill.--Jan. 24, 2003--Midas, Inc. has obtained a 60-day extension from its current bank group on its $100-million line of credit originally scheduled to mature on Jan. 29, 2003. Earlier this month, Midas signed a commitment letter with Foothill Capital Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Comp ... Continue reading
Snap-on Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend
Jan 24, 2003
KENOSHA, Wis.--Jan. 24, 2003--The Snap-on Incorporated board of directors declared today a first-quarter dividend of $0.25 per share, payable March 10, 2003, to shareholders of record on February 17, 2003. Snap-on has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1939. Snap-on Incorporated is a leading global innovat ... Continue reading
GM Motor Club Readies Winter Drivers
Jan 24, 2003
FOR RELEASE: January 24, 2003 GM Motor Club Readies Winter Drivers Southfield, Mich., January 24, 2003 - History has shown that even during mild winters, hazardous snowstorms, blizzards, below-zero temperatures and bitter winds can hit when we least expect it. For example, in 1993, central New York and northeast Pennsy ... Continue reading
Advance Auto Parts Produces Solid Fourth Quarter Results
Jan 23, 2003
Advance Auto Parts Produces Solid Fourth Quarter Results ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 23 Advance Auto Parts, Inc. announced today that it achieved 3.1% comparable store sales growth in its fourth quarter ended December 28, 2002 compared to 5.2% last year. The do-it-yourself business grew by 2.7% and the do-it-for-me or commercia ... Continue reading
Tony Aquila Named President and Chief Operating Officer of Mitchell International
Jan 23, 2003
SAN DIEGO Jan. 23, 2003; Mitchell International Inc. announced today that Tony Aquila, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Product Management, has been appointed to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Jim Lindner, Mitchell's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board o ... Continue reading
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