Archive for June 2008

Winners visit the Porsche Museum 911 Pedal Cars for Children for porsche

Stuttgart. Beaming faces in Zuffenhausen: today four children, aged five and six, each collected their own ‘Model 911’ pedal car from the museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. They were the lucky winners of a raffle which had taken place at the “Bietigheim Wonderland”, an event held in Bietigheim on May 30 and 31, 2008. Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, did not miss the opportunity to greet the young guests himself and hand them their prizes in person:
“I am very pleased to meet such young Porsche enthusiasts and I hope you will have a lot of enjoyment driving your own little 911s”, said the Chairman, congratulating the children.

After receiving their prizes, the children were given a tour of the Porsche Museum to view the legendary exhibits of the sports car manufacturer. They then refreshed themselves with ice-cream and cake in the Porsche Guest Casino. The children were accompanied by their parents, brothers and sisters, as well as the Mayor of Bietigheim, Kurt Leibbrandt, and the Head of Bietigheim’s Culture and Sport Office, Heinz Steidle.

Several hundred children had taken part in the raffle for the prize pedal cars, which are true-to-scale models of the Porsche 911. Porsche had played a decisive part in initiating and sponsoring the local festivities in Bietigheim Town Center, where around 50 bands and groups performed.

performance improvement:02-08 Acura RSX Factory Rear Lip Spoiler

Its not that, that Acura RSX need any improvement in the styling or performance but adding a rear lip spoiler at Acura RSX car is surly like adding creamy icing to a cake. Car owners who want to make their 02 or 08 Acura RSX more eye catching can also buy the factory lip rear spoiler for their Acura car.

The 02-08 Acura RSX Factory Rear lip spoilers are available online at car parts online store in color that matches the Acura cars of their customers. Pre painted to match; these bumper spoilers are primed and finished to enhance the Acura’s aesthetics. The color codes that are available online are:

- B-92P-Nighthawk Black
- YR-552M-Blaze Orange
- G-523M-Jade Green
- NH-578-Taffeta White
- NH-624P-Premium White
- NH-675M-Magnesium
- B-520P-Vivid Blue
- R-81-Milano Red

The aftermarket Acura Rear Lip car spoilers come with a choice. Customers can buy 02-08 Acura RSX factory rear lip spoiler with or without DOT approved LED lights. Both types of spoilers give a dashing look to Acura RSX cars. The car spoiler package comes with all hardwear and templates necessary to attach the car spoiler.

The on road performance of these cars also improves with the attachment of these Acura rear lip spoilers. With the improvement in the aero dynamics of the car the Acura car owners can get enhanced on road performance.

The online car parts store along with 02-08 Acura RSX Factory Rear Lip Spoiler also carries, billet grilles, body kits, wings and performance car parts and accessories

STATEMENT: FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMPLETES THE SALE OF JAGUAR LAND ROVER TO TATA MOTORS

DEARBORN, Mich., June 2, 2008 – Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] has today completed the sale of its Jaguar Land Rover operations to Tata Motors. 

The sale is the culmination of Ford’s decision last August to explore strategic options for the Jaguar Land Rover business, as the company accelerates its focus on its core Ford brand and “One Ford” global transformation.  It also allows Jaguar Land Rover to focus on delivering what is best for its business.   

As part of the overall sale agreement between Ford and Tata Motors, Ford will continue to supply Jaguar Land Rover with engines, stampings and technology, including a range of environmental technologies. 

Ford Motor Company wishes the Jaguar Land Rover management team, its employees and the new owners every success for the future.

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents.  With about 230,000 employees and about 100 plants worldwide, the company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda.  The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. 

Tata Communications signs equity joint venture agreement with shareholders of China Enterprise Communications Limited

Singapore: Tata Communications International Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Communications Limited, has signed an equity joint venture agreement (EJV) with the shareholders of China Enterprise Communications Limited (CEC) for the acquisition of 50 per cent equity interest in CEC. This joint venture, which will become effective after the necessary approvals from the relevant government and regulatory bodies in China are obtained, will be the first-of-its-kind in the Chinese telecom sector post China’s entering the WTO.

“The strategic cooperation between China Enterprise Communications and Tata Communications was carried out under the background of economic globalisation, and the fact that China and India are driving the 21st century world economy. Through the cooperation with Tata Communications, we will focus on the development of the domestic market to provide high quality networking services to multinational enterprises in China as well as China’s domestic enterprises. We intend to grow the strength of the CEC brand,” said Zhu Jianhua, president and CEO of CEC.

CEC is a value-added telecommunications services and integrated IT solutions provider headquartered in Beijing, China. CEC was recently awarded a nationwide IP-VPN service licence by China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the first telecom valued-added service licence granted to a non-facilities based service provider. CEC has network reach throughout China, with no regional restrictions on its service capabilities. CEC provides VPN connectivity reach into 347 cities in China, including a dual-pop presence in tier-one cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. This reach complements Tata Communications’s VPN presence in 120 Indian cities and 19 other major business capitals in North America, Europe and Asia.

“Tata Communications is honoured to have this unique opportunity to establish an EJV with the shareholders of CEC and to become one of the first global telecom companies to attain this type of access to the Chinese market,” said Vinod Kumar, president, data and mobility services, Tata Communications. “Tata Communications understands and respects the complex, fast-changing and extremely competitive Chinese telecom environment and the needs of customers requiring seamless end-to-end connectivity. This is an innovative step in our ongoing effort to enable connectivity and managed services across strategic regions and emerging markets that are of high value to our global customers.”

“This is a historic investment,” said Camille Mendler, vice president of Yankee Group’s Enterprise Research Group. “Not only does it allow for the delivery of unprecedented reach into China and India for global enterprises, it also confirms Tata Communications’s leading position in service delivery to emerging markets.”

CEC is majority owned by China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC); other investors of CEC include SASAC and CE-SCM. Tata Communications’s investment in CEC is subject to various closing conditions as well as approvals from and the relevant Chinese governmental and regulatory bodies, including but not limited to the MII and the Ministry of Commerce.