Mercedes-Benz Announces Availability of Sirius Satellite Radio
Apr 19, 2004
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Provides an Enhanced Audio Experience MONTVALE, N.J. and NEW YORK, April 19 -- Mercedes-Benz USA and SIRIUS Satellite Radio are pleased to announce availability of the premier satellite radio service as a dealer installed option for most model year 2004 and newer Mercedes-Benz vehicles at authori ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend and Announces Officer Changes
Apr 19, 2004
ATLANTA--April 19, 2004--The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 30 cents per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable July 1, 2004 to shareholders of record June 11, 2004. The Board of Directors also approved the following corporate officer chan ... Continue reading
Apr 19, 2004
Consolidation of the supplier industry is endangering automotive OEMs' access to critically important innovation BOSTON, April 19 -- Consolidation in the automotive industry -- driven by intensive cost pressure from OEMs -- is threatening those same OEMs' competitiveness. Over the past decade, automotive OEMs have outs ... Continue reading
Apr 19, 2004
TROY, Mich., April 19 -- Automation Alley, Southeast Michigan's regional technology cluster, broke ground today on its new headquarters in Troy, which will house the Automation Alley Technology Center, Automation Alley Member Consortium activities and the GLIMA Network, the Association of Interactive Professionals. The ... Continue reading
Auto Club of Southern California's 'Great Battery Roundup'
Apr 19, 2004
--Motorists Can Drop off Batteries Daily April 17-24 at Auto Club Collection Locations to Aid 2003 Cedar Fire Burn Area in Mission Trails Regional Park What: "The Great Battery Roundup(R)" is a campaign to collect vehicle, motorcycle and boat batteries for recycling. Batteries will be collected 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily f ... Continue reading
Diamond Powersports Sales Up 62% for the Month of March
Apr 19, 2004
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 19 -- Diamond Powersports Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DPWS) is pleased to announce that the company has just finished another record month for sales and gross profit. The company finished the month of March very strong with sales up 62% from the previous year and gross profit up 121% during the s ... Continue reading
PACE Union Has Safety Concerns Over Materials Used in Cooper Tires
Apr 16, 2004
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 16 -- The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union (PACE) announced today that it has requested information from Taiwanese-owned Continental Carbon Company concerning alleged quality problems with material used to manufacture tires at Cooper Tire and Rubber Compa ... Continue reading
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe to Purchase Remaining 50 Percent Share in Sweden's Dackia Retail Chain
Apr 16, 2004
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 16 -- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe, an affiliate of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , has strengthened its position in Scandinavia with an agreement to buy the outstanding shares of one of Sweden's major retail tire groups, Dackia. Goodyear Dunlop expects to complete the purchase of the chai ... Continue reading
AAA Chicago Will Recycle Old Car Batteries in Honor of Earth Day
Apr 16, 2004
AURORA, Ill., April 16 -- AAA Chicago will observe Earth Day, April 22, by asking motorists in Illinois and northern Indiana to scour garages, backyards and storage sheds for used lead-acid vehicle batteries, and bring them to local Approved Auto Repair shops for recycling as part of a AAA Battery Service initiative ca ... Continue reading
Revenue Growth Drives Increased Delphi Cash Flow in Q1
Apr 16, 2004
Non-GM revenue up 23 percent year-over-year; Cash from operations up 43 percent from Q1 2003; Solid progress continues on competitiveness initiatives TROY, Mich., April 16 -- Delphi Corp. today reported Q1 2004 revenues of $7.4 billion, up from $7.2 billion for the same period in 2003. Non-GM revenues were $3.2 billion ... Continue reading
Dana Corporation Opens New Automotive Systems Technology Center
Apr 16, 2004
Facility Focuses on Enhanced Customer Service, Improved Product Development TOLEDO, Ohio, April 16 -- Dana Corporation today unveiled its new Automotive Systems Group Technology Center during a ceremony for industry leaders, government officials, and members of the media. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/1999 ... Continue reading
Massachusetts Students Experiment With Fuel Cell Technology
Apr 16, 2004
General Motors Sponsors Nationwide Fuel Cell Education Program For Middle-Schoolers Cambridge, Mass. - Today on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, students from the Harbor Middle School of Boston and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Open School of Cambridge, will experiment with hydrogen fuel cell tech ... Continue reading
Continental Debuts Next Generation ABS on All-New 2005 Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee in New York
Apr 15, 2004
- First Jeep Brand Sport Utility Vehicle with Electronic Stability Program (ESP) - NEW YORK, April 15 -- Continental's next generation anti-lock brake system, the MK25e, is making its worldwide debut on the all-new 2005 Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee. The 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee was introduced at the New York International Au ... Continue reading
TI Automotive Wins Major European Contracts
Apr 15, 2004
WARREN, Mich., April 15 -- TI Automotive, the world's leading supplier of automotive fluid storage and delivery systems, has been awarded new supply contracts worth more than $100 million from three auto manufacturers in Europe -- PSA Peugeot Citroen, Toyota and Volkswagen. TI Automotive will provide brake line and und ... Continue reading
KleenAir Announces Major Increase in Sales
Apr 15, 2004
IRVINE, Calif.--April 15, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) in its recently released 10K annual report, indicated an increase in sales from $51,235 in 2002 to $734,993 in 2003, a fifteen-fold increase. In the face of continued delays by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resource Board ... Continue reading
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