Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production
Feb 28, 2003
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 28 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 350,630 units, up from the 339,885 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 2,812,804 ... Continue reading
GM Reportedly Moving 5,500 Jobs to Warren, Mich.
Feb 28, 2003
DETROIT February 28, 2003; Dow Jones reporterd that according to the Detroit Free Press General Motors Corp. is moving 5,500 engineers and technical staff from its center in Pontiac to a technical center in Warren, Mich. The company has consolidated 40 work sites into several locations. Jim Queen, GM's vice president f ... Continue reading
Thunderbird Retractable Glass Roof Concept Car
Feb 28, 2003
www.autoindex.org CLICK4 More From Geneva Geneva February 28, 2003; Valmet Automotive presents at the Geneva Motor Show a new retractable concept car with glass roof. The Thunderbird Retractable Glass Roof has a fully automatic retractable roof with two glass panels. The structural parts of the panels are made of sheet ... Continue reading
Korea Kia Motors Aims To Sell 126,000 Cars In Europe This Year
Feb 28, 2003
SEOUL February 28,2003; Jeongjin Lim writing for Dow Jones reported that Kia Motors Corp. said Friday it has set a European sales target of 126,000 cars this year, up 26% from 100,000 units sold in 2002. South Korea's second largest carmaker set up units in Austria, Hungary, Czech, Belgium and the U.K. late last year i ... Continue reading
New Fiat CEO Morchio Is Ex-Pirelli Exec
Feb 28, 2003
MILAN February 27, 2003; Jane Barrett writing for Reuters reported that Fiat is due to get a new set of top managers on Friday, after its core owners said former Pirelli executive Giuseppe Morchio would be named as Fiat's fourth CEO in nine months at a board meeting. In a statement released on Wednesday, Ifi and Ifil s ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2003
Washington February 27, 2003; Dan Hart writing for Bloomberg reported that a Ford Motor Co. Crown Victoria car used by police that already is the subject of lawsuits is being investigated by federal regulators for wheel defects that reportedly can cause drivers to lose control. The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin ... Continue reading
Brilliance China Won't Cut Mid-Range Sedan Price
Feb 28, 2003
Hong Kong In 03 Thursday 10:52 pm ET HONG KONG February 27, 2003;Loretta Ng writing for Dow Jones Newswires reported that Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. said Friday it doesn't plan to cut the price of its mid-range sedans this year, despite increasing competition in China's sedan market. The company is keepi ... Continue reading
Mazda North America Head To Leave
Feb 28, 2003
TOKYO, Feb 28, 2003; Reuters reports that Mazda Motor Corp, said on Friday that the head of its North American operations will step down effective March 1. A Mazda spokesman in Tokyo declined to disclose the reasons for the unexpected move. But he said the decision was made by the Board of Directors and relayed to Char ... Continue reading
GM to Trim Production of Saturns
Feb 27, 2003
DETROIT February 27, 2003; Michael Ellis writing for Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. on Thursday said it will cut back production of its slow-selling Saturn small- and mid-size cars by shutting the two plants where the cars are assembled for two weeks in March. The Saturn L Series, the division's first entry ... Continue reading
Dodge Unleashes 500 HP Viper-Powered Dodge Ram SRT-10 Concept
Feb 27, 2003
EDMONTON, AB, Feb. 27, 2003; DaimlerChrysler Canada introduced its 500 HP concept truck that may well become the most powerful production light duty pickup in the world. The Dodge Ram SRT-10 Concept makes its Canadian debut at the Edmonton International Auto Show today. If it's worth doing, it's sometimes worth overdoi ... Continue reading
Delphi Division Books More Than $117 Million in Fuel Handling Business In January
Feb 27, 2003
TROY, Mich., Feb. 27 -- Delphi Corporation's Energy & Chassis Systems division announced today that, in January, it booked business worth more than $117 million to supply fuel pumps and fuel sender assemblies to several OEMs and suppliers in North America. "We have an extensive portfolio of fuel handling, emissions and ... Continue reading
Management changes in Ducati Motor Holding
Feb 27, 2003
Bologna, Italy, February 27 -- - Appointments in commercial management Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. , a leading manufacturer of high performance motorcycles, today announced important changes in the commercial area. Today Michael Lock, former Country Manager of Ducati UK, was appointed Country Manager of Ducati North Am ... Continue reading
KleenAir to Exhibit Particulate and NOx Reduction Systems at the SAE Show in Detroit
Feb 27, 2003
IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 27, 2003--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) will be exhibiting at the Annual Convention of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) in Detroit from March 3rd to 7th. Displayed at the Ford booth will be ServoTech's Ford licensed SOBRIS SCR and HC injection systems. Applications to be demonstrated ... Continue reading
Feb 27, 2003
WARRENDALE, Pa., Feb. 27 -- As official sponsor of the SAE 2003 World Congress, DaimlerChrysler Corporation has dedicated a lot of resources to the cause of reshaping and updating many aspects of the annual Society of Automotive Engineers' event. Now they're punctuating that effort with a flourish by showcasing some no ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Product-Led Revitalization on Track
Feb 27, 2003
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 27 -- The following statement is attributable to Jim Padilla, president of Ford North America and executive vice president of Ford Motor Company. "Contrary to recent speculation, Ford Motor Company has not delayed any approved North American product programs and is fully on track to support its pr ... Continue reading
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