ADVISORY/Experts Available To Comment on Auto Sales Trends.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2002 TOPIC: Auto sales seem to be on pace to top annual sales estimates by 1 million vehicles, thanks to continuing incentives and improving economic news. According to a story by USAToday, March sales are projected to be at an annualized rate of between 16.5 million and 17 million, a report by J.D. Power and Associates said. That caused the research firm to raise its full-year projection to 16.4 million, the story said. At the start of the year, some Wall Street analysts and automakers had predicted sales as low as 15.5 million. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Rik Paul is Paul I, 1754–1801, czar of Russia (1796–1801), son and successor of Catherine II. His mother disliked him intensely and sought on several occasions to change the succession to his disadvantage. Automotive Editor of Consumer Reports where he's responsible for automotive editorial content in Consumer Reports' monthly issues, as well as special publications-such as New Car Preview, SUV Special, and buying guide. In addition, he manages the web site, Consumer Reports Online. PR: Douglas Love 914/378-2437; lovedo@consumer.org Sid (1) (Society for Information Display, Santa Ana, CA, www.sid.org) A membership organization founded in 1962 devoted to the information display industry. With chapters around the world, SID hosts conferences in the U.S. and abroad and publishes a monthly magazine. DeBoer is considered to be one of the true visionaries Visionaries may refer to:
n. See lithium oxide. [New Latin, from lithion, from Greek, diminutive of lithos, stone.] Motors started as a small Dodge dealership established in Southern Oregon This article is about the southern region of the U.S. state of Oregon. For the University, see Southern Oregon University. Southern Oregon is a region of the U.S. in 1946. In 1999 Lithia Motors had over $1 billion in revenues. Sid DeBoer and Lithia's management team are known as the "operators" in the industry with a proven operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. that has allowed the company to maintain the highest margins in the publicly traded sector. PR: Dan Retzlaff 541/776-8619; dretzlaff@Lithia.com Prof. John Mathews John Mathews (1744–November 17, 1802) was an American lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1781 where he endorsed the Articles of Confederation on behalf of South Carolina. is an economist at the University of Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee . His expertise includes automobile dealer issues and market analysis. 608/262-7746 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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