Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Earnings to Exceed Expectations
Apr 15, 2004
FINDLAY, Ohio, April 15 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced that the Company's earnings per share for the first quarter of 2004 will be in the range of 30 to 34 cents (which includes the impact of approximately $4 million in restructuring costs), significantly higher than our previous estimate of 24 to 28 c ... Continue reading
Diamond Powersports Sales Up 52% for Year End 2003
Apr 15, 2004
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 15 -- Diamond Powersports Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DPWS) is pleased to announce that the company released its year-end financial for period ending December 31, 2003. In their report, Diamond Powersports showed a 52% increase in sales for year- end 2003 as compared to the prior year. Sales for ... Continue reading
UTI Announces Training Alliance With Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
Apr 15, 2004
Toyota Professional Automotive Technician Program (TPAT) Will Be Offered to UTI Students PHOENIX, April 15 -- Universal Technical Institute, Inc. , one of the nation's leading providers of technical education training, today announced that it has entered into a training alliance with Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., to ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Company Reports First Quarter Results
Apr 15, 2004
ATLANTA--April 15, 2004--Genuine Parts Company reported sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Larry Prince, Chairman of the Board of Directors, announced today that sales totaling $2.2 billion were up 9% compared to the first quarter of 2003. Net income for the quarter was $100.2 million, an in ... Continue reading
TRW Automotive Launches Next Generation Electric Parking Brake on Audi A6
Apr 15, 2004
LIVONIA, Mich., April 15 -- TRW Automotive has launched its next generation Electric Parking Brake (EPB) system on the new Audi A6. The system, an important step in the evolution towards fully electrical braking systems, handles emergency stop and conventional parking brake applications. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/c ... Continue reading
Annual Student Auto Skills Contest to Start in Florida, Ends at Ford Headquarters
Apr 15, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.--April 15, 2004--The hands-on portion of the nation's largest competition for high school auto technicians begins with the first statewide competition on Friday, April 16, in Daytona Beach, Fla., and ends with a National Finals event June 29 at Ford Motor Company's World Headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. Mo ... Continue reading
Apr 15, 2004
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> DENSO Earns 2004 Climate Protection Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Third EPA Award for DENSO Tokyo, Japan, Apr. 15, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last night (U.S. time) awarded a 2004 Climate Protection Award to ... Continue reading
Apr 15, 2004
LOS ANGELES--April 15, 2004--The Automobile Club of Southern California's "Great Battery Roundup(R)" is about to get under way, and the Club is urging Southern California motorists to scour garages, carports and yards for used car, truck, motorcycle and boat batteries, and donate them at designated recycling sites. For ... Continue reading
Apr 15, 2004
WOODBURY, N.Y.--April 14, 2004--Research Frontiers Incorporated has granted DuPont a non-exclusive license to manufacture and sell SPD-Smart(TM) architectural and automotive window products worldwide (except Korea). The license provides for a 10% royalty to Research Frontiers on sales of licensed products. In addition, ... Continue reading
JC Whitney Hires Search Engine Marketing Firm
Apr 14, 2004
SUTTONS BAY, Mich.--April 14, 2004--Oneupweb, a leading top-tier search engine marketing firm, today announced a new client relationship with JC Whitney, the largest direct marketer of automotive accessories and parts. Like many of Oneupweb's clients, JC Whitney continues to keep ahead of its customers' needs, using se ... Continue reading
AutoZone Completes Purchase of ABC Discount Auto Parts
Apr 14, 2004
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 14 -- AutoZone, Inc. , today announced it completed the purchase of selected assets of ABC Discount Auto Parts located in Southern New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The asset purchase of 12 stores, previously owned by Lou and Carla Fishman, fits perfectly with AutoZone's desire to develop marke ... Continue reading
DENSO Earns 2004 Climate Protection Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Apr 14, 2004
Third EPA Award for DENSO TOKYO, April 14 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last night awarded a 2004 Climate Protection Award to the Electrical Inverter Air Conditioning Team, comprised of DENSO Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Toyota Industries Corporation, at the agency's annual Earth Techn ... Continue reading
ABI Research Predicts 500% Growth Rate For Automotive Diesel Particulate Filters By 2010
Apr 14, 2004
LONDON, UK — April 14, 2004 — Stronger emissions standards worldwide are poised to substantially increase the demand for automotive catalysts. Upcoming Euro 4 emissions standards mean that many premium, diesel-powered vehicles will need to be outfitted with diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems from the f ... Continue reading
Hella is Among 20 Most Innovative German Companies
Apr 13, 2004
PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 13 -- Global automotive lighting supplier Hella KG Hueck & Co. has been cited as one of the 20 most innovative companies in Germany by the trade journal Junge Karriere (Young Career) in its March issue. The study rated 250 companies and 20 research institutions. Survey respondents were rated base ... Continue reading
DSCC Finds Better Ball Joints for Army Vehicles; Solves Quality and Delivery Problems
Apr 13, 2004
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 13 -- The Army had a big problem with a part on a widely used military vehicle and Defense Supply Center Columbus was able to come to the rescue. The two upper ball joints of the highly used High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, called the Humvee, were causing logistical problems. The part w ... Continue reading
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