Cummins Westport receives first order for B LPG Plus Propane Engine
Jun 3, 2003
VANCOUVER, June 2 -- Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) announced today that it has received its first order for the B LPG Plus propane engine that was commercially launched on May 15, 2003. California's Ontario International Airport has ordered 20 Cummins Westport 195-horsepower B LPG Plus engines using liquid petroleum gas ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Sales Increase for Seventh Month in a Row
Jun 2, 2003
13,160 Units Sold in the U.S. Results in Best May on Record IRVINE, Calif., June 2 -- Volvo Cars recorded its best May sales ever in North America, with a 64.1 percent increase over May 2002. This is the seventh consecutive month of year over year increases. Year-to-date sales are up 26.3 percent in the United States. ... Continue reading
U.S. Aftermarket Poised To Deliver On Telematics Promises OEMs have yet to Fulfill, Says ABI
Jun 2, 2003
Oyster Bay, NY June 2, 2003; Despite some false starts in the past, this year will serve as the backdrop for the mass-market rollout of aftermarket telematics systems in the U.S., according to a new report from research firm, Allied Business Intelligence (ABI). All of the major U.S. vehicle security system manufacturer ... Continue reading
Auto Quality Found in Whole Experience, Says Strategic Vision
Jun 2, 2003
SAN DIEGO--June 2, 2003--New vehicle buyers determine quality by the whole experience, not just parts, says San-Diego based research firm Strategic Vision. The company today released the results of its 2003 Total Quality Index(TM) (TQI), that measures the complete ownership experience, including the emotions generated ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Announces Summer Sales Drive
Jun 2, 2003
-- Incremental Marketing Spending for the Program is $100 Million -- The Core Message is Chrysler Group's 'Best Values in America' -- New Campaign Aimed at Increasing Showroom Traffic AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 2 -- Consumers who want more proof that Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep(R) dealers have the Best Values in America wi ... Continue reading
Special Issue of Crain's Detroit Business Commemorates Ford's 100th Anniversary
Jun 2, 2003
DETROIT, June 2 -- When Henry Ford founded Ford Motor Co. in 1903, a new era of growth and technology began, helping make Detroit the automobile capital of the world. To observe Ford's 100-year anniversary and examine its influence and annual economic impact on metro Detroit, Crain's Detroit Business is publishing a sp ... Continue reading
China's Xiali Auto Cuts Prices Of Three Sedan Models
Jun 2, 2003
SHANGHAI June 2, 2003; Dow Jones reported that Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co. , the joint- venture partner of Toyota Motor Corp., has cut its prices on three models to help boost its share of China's intensely competitive auto sector. The price cuts on the Vizi, Echo, and Xiali 2000 sedans will range from 5,000 yuan ... Continue reading
Renault Samsung Motors May Sales 9,552 Units; -8.5% On Year
Jun 2, 2003
Sunday 10:04 pm ET SEOUL June 1, 2003; Dow Jones reporte dthat Renault Samsung Motors Corp.'s May automobile sales fell 8.5% on year to 9,552 units amid sluggish domestic demand, said the car maker in a statement Monday. Domestic sales fell 9.1% on year to 9,448 units while exports jumped to 104 units from 40 units a y ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor May Local Sales -27% To 54,861
Jun 2, 2003
SEOUL June 1, 2003; Jeongjin Lim writing for the Dow Jones Newswires reported that Hyundai Motor Co.'s May domestic sales tumbled 27% on year to 54,861 units due mainly to weak domestic consumption, the Yonhap Infomax reports citing unnamed company officials Monday. Hyundai Motor couldn't immediately confirm the figure ... Continue reading
Nissan CEO, President Carlos Ghosn Hopes to Grab Share of Lucrative U.S. Big Truck Market
Jun 2, 2003
CANTON, Miss. June 1, 2003; Barbara Powell,writing for the AP reported that Nissan CEO and President Carlos Ghosn says his intent to sell one million more vehicles by the end of 2004 and grab a share of the lucrative U.S. big truck market "is no threat to anybody." But at last week's opening of the Japanese automaker's ... Continue reading
Allied Holdings Reaches Tentative Agreement With U.S. Teamsters
Jun 2, 2003
DECATUR, Ga., June 1 -- Allied Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:AHI) today announced that subsidiaries of its Allied Automotive Group have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract with their employees represented by the Teamsters Union in the United States. Terms of the new agreement are subject to ratification by the ... Continue reading
Teamsters Agree To New Agreement For Transporter Drivers
Jun 1, 2003
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2003; Reuters reported that the truckers who haul most new cars and other vehicles in the United States reached tentative contract agreements late on Saturday, averting a threatened nationwide strike. The new contracts, which cover about 9,000 drivers, mechanics and other workers at more than a doze ... Continue reading
California protest urges Ford to boost fuel economy
May 31, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2003; Spencer Swartz writing for Reuters reported that environmental protesters gathered in San Francisco on Saturday for the first of several nationwide protests aimed at pressuring Ford Motor Co. to boost the fuel economy of its cars and trucks. The groups say they are taking aim at Ford, the w ... Continue reading
Walter P. Chrysler Museum Kicks Off Summer with Trio of Events
May 31, 2003
Car Shows, Father's Day Fun Fill June Calendar EVENTS: Sunday, June 1 -- 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 7th annual Orphan Car Show sponsored by Walter P. Chrysler Museum Riverside Park, near historic Depot Town in downtown Ypsilanti $3 admission for spectators Saturday, June 7 -- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 14th annual Chrysler Employee Motor ... Continue reading
May 31, 2003
NEW YORK, May 30 -- More than $3 million in prizes and scholarships were awarded to the nation's best high school automotive education students at the 2003 National Automotive Technology Competition, which was held at the New York International Auto Show last month. First place winners, Brian Greenwood and Matthew Funk ... Continue reading
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