Honda Debuts 'Variable Cylinder Management' V6 3.0-liter i-VTEC Engine
Jun 19, 2003
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Honda Debuts 'Variable Cylinder Management' V6 3.0-liter i-VTEC Engine Tokyo, Japan, June. 18, 2003 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today introduced a new V6 engine featuring the latest version of its i-VTEC ('intelligent' VTEC) technology. Through new 'Variabl ... Continue reading
Jun 19, 2003
DETROIT--June 18, 2003--Nissan North America's sprawling manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn., once again topped all other car and truck manufacturing plants in automotive manufacturing efficiency in the highly respected Harbour Report North America 2003. The Smyrna plant produces Nissan Maxima and Altima sedans, th ... Continue reading
Subaru Forester Performs Best Among Small SUVs in Insurance Institute Side Impact Crash Tests
Jun 19, 2003
CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 18 -- Subaru of America, Inc., the only car company that offers symmetrical all-wheel drive as standard equipment on every vehicle in its product line, today announced the 2003 Subaru Forester earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) highest rating in the most recent series of ... Continue reading
New York Auto Show: 46 Vehicle Debuts; Over One Million Visitors
Jun 18, 2003
NEW YORK, June 18 -- With 46 new vehicle announcements under its belt, the largest reported public attendance of any automobile show in the country, and media from every corner of the globe, the New York International Automobile Show has once again proved that the city that never sleeps has its eyes wide open when it c ... Continue reading
Honda President Says US Carmakers To AVIS
Jun 18, 2003
TOKYO June 18, 2003; Edwina Gibbs writing for Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co President Hiroyuki Yoshino said U.S. auto makers will have to pull up their socks in the face of increasing inroads by Japanese competitors into the U.S. market. "They should try harder," Yoshino told reporters when asked about the Japan ... Continue reading
C-Chip Completes Testing of the TRACKING MANAGER for the Automotive Industry
Jun 18, 2003
MONTREAL--June 18, 2003--C-Chip Technologies Corporation (OTCBB:CCHI) wishes to announce that the C-Chip(TM) TRACKING MANAGER, a product designed for the automotive industry, has successfully completed field tests. C-Chip anticipates introducing the TRACKING MANAGER to the market later this summer. Benoit Langlais, Dir ... Continue reading
China Jan-May Automobile Imports Up 83% On Year
Jun 18, 2003
BEIJING June 17, 2003; Dow Jones reported that China recorded an 83% year-on-year increase in automobile imports to 72,399 units in the first five months of 2003, state media reported. The value of those imports more than doubled year on year to $2 billion, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Tuesday, citing ... Continue reading
Isuzu To Up Monthly Small Truck Output At Fujisawa By 30%
Jun 18, 2003
TOKYO June 17, 2003; Dow Jones reports that Isuzu Motors Ltd. plans to boost monthly output of small trucks at its Fujisawa plant by more than 30% from mid-July before stricter regulations on diesel engine gas emissions take effect later this year, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Isuzu, which is stepping up efforts ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Pricing For Tundra Terminator 3 Special Edition Package
Jun 18, 2003
TORRANCE, Calif., June 17 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced pricing for the Terminator 3 (T3) special edition Tundra package. The T3 Tundra has a direct tie-in with this summer's action film "T3: Rise of the Machines," the third installment of the popular "Terminator" films, starring Arnold Sch ... Continue reading
University of Tennessee Wins FutureTruck 2003 Virtual Instrumentation Award
Jun 18, 2003
DEARBORN, Mich.--June 17, 2003-- Competition Sponsored by Ford, DOE and NI Challenges Students to Build Energy-Efficient Vehicles National Instruments today awarded a team of University of Tennessee engineering students the Most Innovative Use of Virtual Instrumentation award at the FutureTruck 2003 competition. The te ... Continue reading
Hyundai Autonet Selects QNX Neutrino RTOS for Multimedia Telematics Platform
Jun 18, 2003
OTTAWA, June 17 -- QNX Software Systems today announced that Hyundai Autonet, a leader in automotive multimedia electronics, has selected the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) realtime operating system (RTOS) for its Driver Information System (DIS) platform. This telematics platform, based on the mobileGT(TM) architecture, is one of ... Continue reading
$1.1B Chrysler Losses Lead to Job Cuts - Most Throught Attrition
Jun 17, 2003
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. June 17, 2003; The AP reported that faced with a second quarter loss of $1.1 billion, the Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG plans to reduce its salaried work force by 2 percent this year. The cuts will come through attrition, not layoffs, spokesman David Barnas said Tuesday. He declined to specif ... Continue reading
Jun 17, 2003
GILROY, Calif.--June 17, 2003--Indian Motorcycle Corporation set a new monthly sales record in May of 563 motorcycles, up 39 percent compared to the same period last year, according to company officials and as reported to the Motorcycle Industry Council. Although the overall industry experienced a slight decline in May ... Continue reading
Jun 17, 2003
LOS ANGELES--June 17, 2003--CarsDirect.com, the leading multi-brand online car buying service, today announced its June 2003 Best Bargains selections. New car buyers can save thousands of dollars on models that are scheduled for 2004 makeovers and those that will soon be retired. A number of existing models are being r ... Continue reading
Japan's Jatco To Build CVTs In Mexico
Jun 17, 2003
MEXICO CITY June 16, 2003; Dow Jones reported that the chairman of Japanese transmission manufacturer Jatco Co. said Monday the company is investing $300 million to begin production in Mexico. At a press conference in Mexico City, Hisayoshi Kojima said the facility in Aguascalientes will be the company's first manufact ... Continue reading
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