ADVISORY/Photos of (left photo) Harry Pearce, Donald Macmillan,and Walter Pivinski and (right photo)J. Stephen Larkin, Walter Pivinski, and Donald Macmillan are available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, PressLink and Business Wire's Web Site.Photo/Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) The photo is BW2 on AP PhotoExpress. The photo is on Business Wire's Web Site at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.033000/bw2 Photo caption reads: (Left photo): FUTURE CARS - Auto industry leaders met today (March 30) with Vice President Al Gore to review results of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles was a cooperative research program between the U.S. government and major auto corporations, aimed at establishing U.S. leadership in the development of extremely fuel-efficient (up to 80 mpg) vehicles while retaining the features Program (PNGV PNGV Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles PNGV Partnership for New Generation of Vehicles ) at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington D.C. Harry Pearce, vice chairman of General Motors Corporation, is shown here with Donald Macmillan, president of Alcan Global Automotive Products, and Walter Pivinski, Alcan automotive's director of marketing & communications. GM's Precept An order, writ, warrant, or process. An order or direction, emanating from authority, to an officer or body of officers, commanding that officer or those officers to do some act within the scope of their powers. Rule imposing a standard of conduct or action. , a five-passenger hybrid-electric family sedan designed to achieve 80 miles per gallon Noun 1. miles per gallon - the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of was one of several aluminum-intensive, high-mileage vehicles on display. Alcan contributed to the development of the Precept and also partnered with Ford Motor Company in the creation of its PNGV concept car - the Prodigy. PNGV is a partnership between the U.S. Federal government and the U.S. auto industry (DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation) under the auspices of the United States Council for Automotive Research United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) is an umbrella organization for collaborative research that comprises DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation. Its goal is to further strengthen the technology base of the U.S. (USCAR USCAR United States Council for Automotive Research USCAR United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands ). (Business Wire photo) (Right photo): ALUMINEERING - Aluminum industry executives were present for a review of the auto industry's Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) program with Vice President Al Gore today (March 30) at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington D.C. Shown with Ford Motor Company's PNGV concept car, the Prodigy, are (from left to right): J. Stephen Larkin, president of the Aluminum Association; Walter Pivinski, director of North American marketing & communications for Alcan Global Automotive Products, and Donald Macmillan, president of Alcan Global Automotive Products. The Ford Prodigy and the General Motors Precept This article or section contains information about a . It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature, though such must be attributed to relevant sources. Concept cars, by definition, rarely become production models, and any given specifications may change , also shown at the PNGV program, are aluminum-intensive, high-mileage concept vehicles. PNGV's goal is to develop a new generation of vehicles with very low emissions and up to three times the fuel efficiency of conventional cars without compromising performance, affordability, safety or utility. (Business Wire photo) Contact: Patrick Carpenter, Alcan Aluminum, 440. 423.6522, patrick.carpenter@alcan.com or Larry Weis, AutoCom Associates, 248.647.8621 usautonews@aol.com |
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