Sirius Satellite Radio to Be Offered on Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Vehicles
May 14, 2003
- Beginning in September, SIRIUS will be available on ten 2004 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. - Ford Motor Company will expand its lineup offering SIRIUS to include Mazda, Land Rover, Volvo, Jaguar and Aston Martin. DEARBORN, Mich., and NEW YORK, May 13, 2003 - Available in September, Ford Motor Company and SIRIUS ... Continue reading
ABRA Techs Achieve Ultra Tech Status
Apr 4, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS--April 3, 2003--ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today that all the technicians in their Colorado and Utah markets have achieved Sherwin Williams' Ultra Tech certification. According to Sherwin Williams, ABRA is the first multi-location collision repair c ... Continue reading
Modine Awarded Two New Truck Programs With Blue Diamond Truck Company
Mar 14, 2003
RACINE, Wis.--March 13, 2003--Modine Manufacturing Company announced today that it has been named the supplier for two truck programs for the Blue Diamond Truck Company. Both programs will be incremental business gains for Modine. "Over the last 12 years we have strengthened our relationship at International, and we ha ... Continue reading
Feb 25, 2003
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Feb. 25, 2003--Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced today that it has received two federal grants to further develop its ProPulse(R) hybrid electric drive technology for heavy trucks. The Department of Energy, acting through its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has granted Oshkosh $4.5 million ... Continue reading
Feb 9, 2003
Saab Jan U.S. vehicle sales up 62.0 pct
Feb 4, 2003
DETROIT, Feb 3, 2003; Reuters reported the following Saab Automobile AB U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in January 2003 versus the same year-earlier month. Percent changes are based on the daily sales rate, and reflect 25 selling days in January vs. 25 in the same month last year. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler expected to post sharp fourth-quarter profit rise
Jan 29, 2003
FRANKFURT January 29, 2003; Reuters reported that the world's fifth-largest carmaker DaimlerChrysler is next week expected to post a sharp rise in fourth-quarter profits from the previous year, helped by a recovery at its U.S. Chrysler arm. A Reuters poll of 18 analysts put an average foreast for DaimlerChrysler's four ... Continue reading
Jan 17, 2003
NORMAL, Ill., Jan. 17, 2003; Local officials and NASA Endeavour astronaut Colonel Mark Lee joined Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) executives today in celebration as the first Mitsubishi Endeavor, a crossover S.U.V., rolled off the line at the company's manufacturing facility in Normal, Ill. Highlighting th ... Continue reading
Jimmie Johnson to Run IROC in 2003
Jan 8, 2003
For more information, contact: John Lewensten Team Lowe's Racing (704) 453-3942 JOHNSON TO RUN IN 2003 IROC DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2003) - Jimmie Johnson, driver of the NASCAR Winston Cup No. 48 Lowe's Home Improvement Chevrolet, accepted an invitation to participate in the 2003 International Race of Champions (I ... Continue reading
Pioneering ABC TV Executive Arledge Dies
Dec 6, 2002
NEW YORK Decembwer 6, 2002; Tara Burghart writing for The AP reported that Roone Arledge, the groundbreaking ABC television executive whose legacy includes everything from ``Monday Night Football'' and ``Nightline'' to the slow-motion instant replay, has died at the age of 71. Arledge died Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Ke ... Continue reading
Volkswagen's Audi, Toyota Corolla : Good Bumper Test Rating - Complete Results
Dec 4, 2002
December 3, 2002 ARLINGTON, VA -- In 5 mph crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to assess and compare how well car bumpers resist damage in low-speed impacts, the midsize 2002 Audi A4 performed well. Another midsize car, the 2003 Honda Accord, performed reasonably well but not as well as ... Continue reading
Polk Assists Auto Manufacturers Re-Defining Dealer Territories Using 2000 Census Information
Oct 21, 2002
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 21 -- R. L. Polk & Co. announced today that it is assisting several automotive manufacturers, including DaimlerChrysler, as they begin to re-define their dealer territories based solely on Census 2000 tracts. This switch to Census 2000 tract-based geography offers OEMs stable territory definitio ... Continue reading
RACEf/x System Brings Real-Time Race Data to Telecasts
Oct 14, 2002
Asset Caption: LynuxWorks' LynxOS real-time software powers the Sportvision RaceF/X solution, seen here as shown during a live broadcast of a NASCAR race. The LynxOS' embedded operating system allows telemetry data from the race car to be delivered and processed in real-time, resulting in a constantly-updated display o ... Continue reading
Nissan says China Venture May Export in 1 to 2 Years
Oct 2, 2002
TOKYO, Oct 2, 2002; Edwina Gibbs writing for Reuters reports that Nissan Motor Co Ltd (Tokyo:7201.T - News) said on Wednesday that its planned $1 billion joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp, China's second-largest auto group, could be exporting trucks within one to two years. "Selling trucks overseas is a definite p ... Continue reading
Volkswagen's SEAT sees potential 2002 loss
Sep 29, 2002
FRANKFURT, Sept 29, 2002; Reuters reported that carmaker SEAT, a division of German giant Volkswagen AG , said it would be difficult to post a profit this year after problems with the production of its new Ibiza model, a German magazine reported on Sunday. "Our figures at the moment are below last year's, as we had pro ... Continue reading
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