New Campaign Returns to Heritage of ``Trust the Midas Touch''
Mar 4, 2004
ITASCA, Ill.--March 4, 2004--Midas, Inc. is returning to its heritage of trust, first used in Midas advertising in the 1980s, in the first marketing campaign from its new national advertising agency DDB Chicago collaborating with Ogilvy & Mather Toronto. "Trust is the essence of any brand and a differentiating and endu ... Continue reading
Mar 4, 2004
WELLESLEY, Mass.--March 4, 2004-- Conference Program to Place Special Emphasis on Wireless Sensing Technology Advanstar Communications, Inc. today announced that Donald L. Runkle, vice chairman of Delphi Corporation, and Kermit Hoffman, president of GE Infrastructure Sensing - Americas, will keynote at the upcoming Sen ... Continue reading
MEMSIC Manufacturing Facility Qualified and Shipping from New Facility in Wuxi, China
Mar 4, 2004
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--March 4, 2004--MEMSIC, Inc., the leading provider of CMOS-based MEMS accelerometers/sensors, announced today that it has occupied and qualified its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in the Wuxi New District in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. The new facility has an initial product ... Continue reading
Mar 4, 2004
TELFORD, Pa.--March 4, 2004--Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. (ESW) (OTCBB: ESWW) is pleased to announce the successful completion of a comprehensive testing program to validate and verify performance of its Particulate Reactor(TM) high performance Diesel Oxidation Converter (DOC). The Company has now submitted ... Continue reading
Prestolite Electric Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Company
Mar 4, 2004
ANN ARBOR, Michigan March 4, 2004; Prestolite Electric Holding, Inc. today announced that Genstar Capital, ULC ("Genstar Capital") and Prestolite Electric have signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of First Atlantic Capital, Ltd. ("First Atlantic") to sell Prestolite Electric, a Genstar Capital portfolio comp ... Continue reading
Now Mini can go on an Adventure Without Getting Lost
Mar 4, 2004
CRANFIELD, BEDFORDSHIRE, England, March 4 -- MINI, part of the BMW Group, has signed a deal with Trafficmaster to offer Smartnav as an approved accessory on all new MINI cars. The contract means that customers can purchase Smartnav and have it installed on their MINIs at 150 approved MINI dealerships. Smartnav, the lat ... Continue reading
SAE International Announces New Member Service
Mar 4, 2004
What: Press conference introducing Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International's newest member service. This service, formed by automotive industry veterans Neil Schilke and Herb Everss, will assist the global automotive industry in resolving specific technical and business challenges by bridging the resource g ... Continue reading
Gifts for the Car Lover Father or Uncle or Aunt Or Wife
Mar 4, 2004
<<ole0.bmp>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2004 Media Contacts: Richard Amador (714) 241-3983 richardA@iEquus.com Kristin Brocoff (714) 433-0112 kristinB@iEquus.com EQUUS PRODUCTS, INC. OFFERS FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS FOR THE CAR LOVER FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. - Whether dad's a full-blown grease monkey, an occasiona ... Continue reading
KENNY AND BRANDON BERNSTEIN ENDORSE RINGERS GLOVES
Mar 4, 2004
Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations/Marketing 317.227.1044 RingersIndy@aol.com KENNY AND BRANDON BERNSTEIN ENDORSE RINGERS GLOVES INDIANAPOLIS (March 3, 2004) â“ Ringers Gloves will be the official mechanicâ™ s glove of Kenny Bern ... Continue reading
Pep Boys Reports 14% Comp Sales Increase; Adjusted EPS of $.12 vs. Guidance of $.02 - $.04
Mar 4, 2004
PHILADELPHIA--March 3, 2004--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, announced the following results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2004. Operating Results Fourth Quarter Sales Sales for the thirteen weeks ended January 31, 2004, ... Continue reading
"Breathalizer " Ingnition Interface : Guilty Until Proven Innocent in New York
Mar 3, 2004
Proposed Ignition Interlock Bill Violates Civil Liberties and Imposes Enormous Expense on All New York Drivers, Says American Beverage Institute WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Radical legislation proposed by New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) would require every driver in New York to prove their sobriety by passing ... Continue reading
Gentex Corporation Opens New Facility in Germany
Mar 3, 2004
ZEELAND, Michigan, March 3 -- Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has completed construction of its new automotive sales and engineering facility in Erlenbach, Germany. The new facility will allow Gentex to better serve its European customers and e ... Continue reading
SCO Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against AutoZone
Mar 3, 2004
Lawsuit Alleges Copyright Act Violations for Infringing Uses of SCO's Copyright Protected UNIX System V Technology LAS VEGAS, March 3 -- The SCO Group, Inc. , the owner of the UNIX(R) operating system and a leading provider of UNIX-based solutions, today announced it has filed suit against AutoZone, Inc., for its alleg ... Continue reading
AutoZone EPS up 32% to $1.04; Total Sales Up 3.4%; ROIC Improves to 24.5%
Mar 3, 2004
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 3 -- AutoZone, Inc. today reported sales of $1.159 billion for its second fiscal quarter (12 weeks) ended February 14, 2004, an increase of 3.4% from fiscal 2003. Same store sales, or sales for domestic stores open at least one year, were flat overall. Retail same store sales were down 1% while AZ ... Continue reading
TI Automotive to Build New Plant in Mexico
Mar 2, 2004
WARREN, Mich.--March 2, 2004--TI Automotive, the world's leading supplier of fully integrated fluid storage and delivery systems, will build its seventh manufacturing plant in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Located in Reynosa's Villa Florida Industrial Park, the new 60,000-square-foot facility will employ 400 people and ... Continue reading
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