Feb 24, 2003
FOR RELEASE: February 24, 2003 Detroit, Michigan - Jenne-Tai (JT) Wang, Ph.D., Principal Research Engineer and Lab Group Manager of Occupant Safety Systems at General Motors Research & Development Center, was honored as one of the "Asian Engineer of the Year" at the second annual National Asian American Engineer Award ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports Mexico Sales for January
Feb 24, 2003
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 24 -- Toyota Motor Sales de Mexico (TMEX) reported total January sales of 462 through its six dealerships established in three major cities. Toyota sales have totaled 4,298 units since Toyota began selling cars in Mexico in April 2002. "We are truly pleased with Toyota's January sales figures in Mexic ... Continue reading
Lexus Brand to Be Introduced in Japan
Feb 24, 2003
TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 24 -- Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan recently announced it will re-organize its current sales channels and add a Lexus channel with 150 showrooms in mid-2005. Lexus vehicles are currently sold in more than 35 countries, but in Japan, the same vehicles have always been offered as Toyota models ... Continue reading
VW Sees German Passenger Car Market Recovery
Feb 24, 2003
FRANKFURT February 24, 2003;Dow Jones reports that Volkswagen AG is optimistic about a turnaround in the German passenger car market, a VW executive told investors Monday. "We expect it to pick up in the second half of this year," said Detlef Wittig, who is responsible for the VW brand's sales and marketing. Speaking a ... Continue reading
Subaru To Adopt Toyota Telematics System
Feb 24, 2003
TOKYO, Feb 24, 2003; Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp said today it had agreed with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd to let Fuji's Subaru-brand vehicles carry its "G-Book" information and entertainment system. Under a basic agreement unveiled by the two Japanese automakers, Toyota's G-Book telematics system would be lo ... Continue reading
Delphi Selected by GM to Provide Additional Passenger Airbag Suppression Systems
Feb 24, 2003
Delphi System Readying Vehicles For FMVSS 208 Compliance KOKOMO, Ind., Feb. 24 -- Delphi Corp. has been selected to supply its RECOGNITION(TM) passive occupant detection system for six future General Motors car platforms. Delphi Delco Electronics Systems is already supplying the system for several GM truck platforms in ... Continue reading
All Systems Go For SAE 2003 World Congress: Excitement Builds in Final Week of Preparation
Feb 24, 2003
Non-North American Attendance Expected to be Strong in Spite of International Uncertainty WHO: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) WHAT: SAE 2003 World Congress WHEN: Conference runs March 3-6, 2003. WHERE: Cobo Center, One Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48126 WEB SITE: www.sae.org/congress Excitemen ... Continue reading
Jaguar to Develop Production Based V8 Engine for Trans-Am Series With Rocketsports Racing
Feb 24, 2003
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 24 -- It was the perfect race weekend, for Scott Pruett of Rocketsports Racing, taking the Jaguar R Performance Pole Award, the fastest lap of the race, and winning the inaugural Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the season opener of the 2003 Trans-Am Series for the BF Goodrich Tires Cup. Pruett' ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce North America Site Goes Live
Feb 24, 2003
CHANTILLY, Va., Feb. 24 -- Rolls-Royce said today (February 24) that it has launched a new website that highlights the company's presence in North America. The site, located at www.rolls-royce.com/northamerica provides information on Rolls-Royce businesses in North America, including facilities and locations, joint ven ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2003
SCANIA PRESS INFO / Bo Östlund 21 February 2003 2002 a record year in South Africa: New regional head office in South Africa to coordinate business in the region Following its best year to date since it resumed operations in South Africa in 1995, Scania’s wholly owned subsidiary, South Africa Pty. Ltd., has open ... Continue reading
Asahi Glass and Catalytic Solutions in Diesel Development Agreement
Feb 24, 2003
TOKYO AND OXNARD, Calif--Feb. 24, 2003--Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (AGC), and Catalytic Solutions, Inc. (CSI), have entered into an agreement to develop new catalyzed diesel particulate filters based upon AGC's novel silicon nitride substrate technology and CSI's unique MPC(R) catalyst. This agreement reflects the special r ... Continue reading
Financial Times: GM, Toyota Stockpile Parts In Case Of War
Feb 24, 2003
NEW YORK February 23,2003; Dow Jones reported that the FT said that General Motors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. have told their component suppliers in Asia and Japan to stockpile spare parts in Europe in case an invasion of Iraq leads to disruption of shipping through the Suez canal. According to the report, which cite ... Continue reading
Honda to release remodeled Fusion scooter
Feb 24, 2003
TOKYO February 22, 2003; Honda Motor Co said Friday it will release next Friday remodeled versions of its Fusion scooter, with an engine displacement of 250 cc. Honda, which stopped manufacturing the Fusion in 1999, has resumed production because large scooters have become popular with young people in Japan. The Fusion ... Continue reading
Chicago Auto Show Closes to Enthusiastic Public
Feb 23, 2003
CHICAGO, Feb. 23 -- The 95th Chicago Auto Show closed Sunday night with optimism expressed from organizers and manufacturers alike. "This has been a remarkable ten days," said show chairman Bob Van Iten. "We were blessed by dodging every weather calamity that brushed the area, but seemed to avoid us as if Mother Nature ... Continue reading
Shanghai Volkswagen Relaunches Santana
Feb 23, 2003
Beijing February 23, 2003; The Peoples Daily reported that Shanghai Volkswagen Co. Ltd., a Sino-German joint venture, has recently relaunched its standard Santana car, a move certain to heat up competition in the local market. A corporate executive said that the company has made improvements on the standard Santana mod ... Continue reading
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