Jaguar and Land Rover Recommend Trafficmaster's Smartnav to Their Customers
Feb 27, 2004
CRANFIELD, England, February 27 -- Trafficmaster Plc, announces that Jaguar and Land Rover, both part of the Ford Premier Automotive Group, will from today offer Smartnav to its customers as their recommended dealer fit satellite navigation system. Smartnav will be available through Land Rover's 133 and Jaguar's 100 UK ... Continue reading
Grundig Brand to Premiere in Europe
Feb 27, 2004
Auto show to showcase integrated company, new products and concepts GENEVA, Feb. 27 -- Delphi Corp. will debut its new mobile multimedia brand, Delphi Grundig, for the first time to the public at next week's Geneva Motor Show. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020315/DEF002LOGO ) "We have combined our produc ... Continue reading
Superior Industries Shipping Aluminum Wheels for Nissan's New Titan Truck and Armada SUV
Feb 27, 2004
VAN NUYS, Calif.--Feb. 27, 2004--Superior Industries International, Inc. announced today that it has begun shipping cast aluminum wheels for Nissan's new 2004 Titan full size truck and Pathfinder Armada SUV. The wheel is being manufactured at Superior's facilities in Chihuahua, Mexico. "This important new wheel program ... Continue reading
Ford Launches Intelligent Highway Revolution: 'Smart' Vehicles Transmit Where & How They Are
Feb 27, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 26 -- Ford and the Minnesota Department of Transportation today announced a partnership to construct an intelligent transportation system where cars will talk to the highway, and to each other, to keep passengers out of traffic jams and bad weather. During the first phase of the program in Minnesota, ... Continue reading
Feb 27, 2004
PASADENA, Calif.--Feb. 26, 2004--Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC. (BFNT) announced today that it is recalling 490,000 Steeltex tires (LT265/75R16 Load Range D) tires which were made in Canada for use on Ford Excursion vehicles manufactured in 2000-2002 and for some 2003 models. These tires are allegedly ... Continue reading
Restructuring Charges Drive Midas to a Net Loss in Fiscal 2003
Feb 27, 2004
ITASCA, Ill.--Feb. 26, 2004--Midas, Inc. reported a net loss of $76.2 million--or $4.93 per diluted share--for fiscal 2003, which ended Jan. 3, 2004. The loss is primarily the result of business transformation charges of $102.6 million related to the completion of a major restructuring in which the company exited the u ... Continue reading
Feb 26, 2004
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--Feb. 25, 2004--O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ("O'Reilly" or "the Company") today announced record revenues and earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003, representing 11 consecutive years of record revenues and earnings and positive comparable store product sales increases for O'Rei ... Continue reading
Champion Spark Plugs Power Kenseth to Photo-Finish Win in Subway 400
Feb 25, 2004
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 25 -- Defending NASCAR Winston (now Nextel) Cup series champion Matt Kenseth, driving the #17 Ford powered by Champion(R) spark plugs, edged Kasey Kahne by .0138 seconds to win Sunday's Subway 400 at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. Kenseth's victory returned "The World's Favorite Spa ... Continue reading
Schnitzer Steel to Add Three Stores to Its Pick-N-Pull Auto Parts Business
Feb 25, 2004
PORTLAND, Ore.--Feb. 25, 2004--Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. ("Schnitzer") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, PNP Auto Parts Canada Co., signed definitive agreements to buy the assets and will lease the sites of three self service used auto parts stores in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta and Kelowna, Br ... Continue reading
Goodyear Radials Beat Competitor by 56% in USAF F-16 Test
Feb 25, 2004
SINGAPORE, Feb. 25 -- In a head-to-head battle for tire business on the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the United States Air Force notified The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that its radial aviation tires won a USAF performance shootout with a major competitor. Goodyear Flight Radials beat a Michelin radial tire design by 56 p ... Continue reading
Enova Systems Delivering Production Power Components to Ford for Fuel Cell Hybrid Focus FCV
Feb 25, 2004
TORRANCE, Calif.--Feb. 25, 2004--Enova Systems (OTCBB:ENVA), Torrance, California, a developer and manufacturer of electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, announced today that it has received a purchase order and will commence delivery of production high voltage power conversion systems (HPC) f ... Continue reading
Isuzu Launches CV Telematics, The Mimamori-kun Online Service
Feb 25, 2004
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Isuzu Launches CV Telematics, The Mimamori-kun Online Service Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 25, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Isuzu Motors Limited begins sales of commercial vehicle telematics, the Mimamori-kun online service from February 25, 2004 in Japan. The unconventional service, ... Continue reading
Feb 25, 2004
GARDENA, Calif.--Feb. 25, 2004--The awards season is upon us, and Americans are abuzz about a hot new category: best movie for in-vehicle viewing on a road trip. The recently released "Quest for the Perfect Road Trip" survey -- sponsored by Nissan North America, maker of the Quest minivan -- reveals adults' top DVD pic ... Continue reading
Oki Electric Licenses ARM Technology for Digital Consumer and Automotive Applications
Feb 25, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, England and TOKYO, Feb. 25 -- ARM , the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. , one of the leading system-on-chip (SoC) providers in Japan, today announced that Oki has licensed the ARM946E-S(TM) microprocessor core for use in dig ... Continue reading
DENSO Increases Motor Sports Team Sponsorships for 2004 With Investment in F1 and World Rally
Feb 25, 2004
JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> DENSO Increases Motor Sports Sponsorships for 2004 Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 25, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Today Japan-based DENSO Corporation announced its motor sports sponsorship plan for the 2004 season. DENSO has been sponsoring motor sports since 1971. This year, DENSO wil ... Continue reading
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