AirGATE Moves its RFID Child Safety Seat 'Smart Buckle' Into Fast Lane
Jul 29, 2004
RFID Developer Contracts Outside Engineering Firm to Speed Development of a Working Prototype of its RFID-Enabled Seat Buckle for August Demo DALLAS, July 29 -- The AirGATE Technologies subsidiary of the X-Change Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: XCHC) has accelerated the development of its 'Smart Buckle' child safety seat ... Continue reading
DURA Automotive Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results
Jul 29, 2004
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--July 29, 2004--DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. , today reported revenues of $658.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, up 9 percent compared to $606.4 million in the prior-year period. Including a pretax facility consolidation charge of $11.6 million and a reduction in the year-to- ... Continue reading
ACDelco Race For Performance Sales Team Competition Gets Vehicle Owners The Products They Need
Jul 28, 2004
GRAND BLANC, MICH. - ACDelco wants its customers to be able to get the parts they ask for when they take their vehicles in for repair. To help ensure that repair shops are stocked with its products, ACDelco is introducing its 2004 Race for Performance Team Competition, a sales and training incentive program for teams o ... Continue reading
SmarTire Announces Battery-less Tire Pressure Monitoring Technology
Jul 28, 2004
Company's Next Generation Technology Designed To Set New Industry Standard RICHMOND, BC, July 28 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (OTCBB: SMTR) announced today that it has successfully completed the initial test phase of a new battery-less tire pressure and temperature monitoring system. With the automotive industry in search ... Continue reading
Aftermarket Technology Corp. Reports Second Quarter Results
Jul 28, 2004
-- Sales to Honda increase 165% quarter over quarter -- $8 million of newly awarded business in Logistics segment -- Second quarter adjusted EPS of $0.30 ($0.24 on a GAAP basis) -- Issues third quarter EPS guidance and revised full year guidance WESTMONT, Ill., July 28 -- Aftermarket Technology Corp. today reported fin ... Continue reading
Jul 28, 2004
DALLAS--July 28, 2004--B. Edward Ewing, Chairman and CEO of the Ewing Management Group (EMG), announced today that an EMG-led team has signed a definitive agreement with affiliates of The Carlyle Group and Lightyear Capital to acquire the stock of the affiliates of the Key Automotive Group which it did not previously o ... Continue reading
Car Owners Can Now Use Nanotechnology to Improve Cabin Air Quality
Jul 28, 2004
SALEM, NH Jul 28, 2004; The NanoBreeze(TM) Car Air Purifier from NanoTwin Technologies uses photocatalytic nanotechnology to clean and purify the air inside the passenger compartment of any motor vehicle. Motor vehicles emit several pollutants that EPA classifies as known or probable human carcinogens. EPA estimates th ... Continue reading
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Forms Joint Venture With Saiyang Sealing Products Company of China
Jul 28, 2004
NOVI, Mich., July 27 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's operating group, Cooper-Standard Automotive, has formed a joint venture company with Saiyang Sealing Products Company of China for the manufacture and sales of automobile sealing systems under the name Cooper Saiyang Wuhu Automotive. The joint venture facility is l ... Continue reading
Jul 28, 2004
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--July 27, 2004--Three new, highly effective, high-temperature heavy duty brake linings for trucks and trailers have been introduced by Abex(R), the commercial-vehicle industry's premier brand of linings, lined shoes, stop box kits and severe duty disc pads. Abex brake products are manufactured and mar ... Continue reading
Jul 28, 2004
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--July 27, 2004--O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ("O'Reilly" or "the Company") today announced record revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2004, representing 43 quarters of record revenues and earnings for O'Reilly since becoming a public company in April 1993. Net income for the second quarter end ... Continue reading
KOITO and DENSO Develop World's First Mercury-Free High-Intensity Discharge Headlamp System
Jul 27, 2004
Provides Bright Light and Long Bulb Life Without Harmful Environmental Effects of Mercury TOKYO, July 27 -- KOITO Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and DENSO Corporation have developed, along with Toyota Motor Corporation and Royal Philips Electronics, the world's first mercury-free high intensity discharge (HID) headlamp system ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results
Jul 27, 2004
NOVI, Mich.--July 27, 2004--Tower Automotive, Inc. today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004, and updated earnings guidance. Second-Quarter Highlights: -- Met guidance, excluding charges -- New business launches remain on track -- Completed refinancing -- Earnings still bear costs of ... Continue reading
TBC Reports Second Quarter Results
Jul 27, 2004
~ Results In-Line with Previous Guidance and Company Reiterates Full-Year Earnings Outlook Before Change in Accounting Treatments ~ PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., July 26 -- TBC Corporation , one of the nation's leading marketers of automotive replacement tires, today reported sales and earnings for the second quarter and s ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive to Transfer Production to Milan, Tennessee
Jul 26, 2004
NOVI, Mich.--July 26, 2004--Tower Automotive, Inc. today announced that it will transfer production of its suspension link arm business, an automotive suspension component, from the company's facility in Bowling Green, Ky., to its plant in Milan, Tenn. "The transfer of this product is part of a restructuring of our Nor ... Continue reading
Distributors Deal With Product Proliferation as Demand for Performance Tires Surges
Jul 26, 2004
PALO ALTO, Calif.--July 26, 2004--Responding to the North American consumers' demand for a wider range of tires, manufacturers are flooding the market with stylized high performance as well as larger-sized tire lines for passenger cars and light trucks. To tackle the resulting market proliferation, distributor networks ... Continue reading
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