ASHA Corporation to Present ``4x4 Systems for the 21st Century'' at SAE TOPTEC Symposium.SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--March 23, 1999-- Media are Invited to Test Drive the Next Generation Of GERODISC(TM) ASHA Corporation/McLaren Engines, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASHA) will be presenting a technical paper at the two-day Society of Automotive Engineers' TOPical, TEChnical symposium (TOPTEC) April 12-13, 1999 in South Bend, Indiana This article is about the city in Indiana, US. For other uses of the name South Bend, see South Bend (disambiguation). South Bend is a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. . The purpose of the two-day TOPTEC is to acquaint drivetrain and chassis engineers, from around the world, with a variety of current and future approaches to the challenge of activating all four wheels in powering a ground vehicle. The symposium will be presenting current and future innovations in four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive technology. The ASHA presentation will be delivered by Murat Okcuoglu, ASHA's Managing Director of Advanced Engineering. The paper is entitled "Rationalized 4x4 Systems for the 21st Century" and is scheduled for presentation the afternoon of Monday, April 12. ASHA, in addition to the presentation, will provide a display of its current and future drivetrain technologies for review by the engineering community in attendance. The media are invited the following day (Tuesday, April 13) to test drive the next generation of GERODISC(TM)-based all-wheel drive drivetrain systems. The by-invitation-only Ride-and-Drive will be held at the AM General Off-Road course in South Bend from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. ASHA Corporation develops advanced technology products and automotive design and manufacturing techniques for the global automotive industry, and licenses the award winning GERODISC(TM) traction control system A traction control system (TCS), on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction (and therefore the control of the vehicle) when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. . Currently, ASHA has multiple worldwide license agreements in place for 4WD, 2WD, and AWD AWD Alive with–disseminated and/or metastatic disease platforms. McLaren Engines, Inc. is a complete powertrain design, fabricating, and testing facility occupying over 55,000 square feet of office and laboratory space in Livonia, Michigan. McLaren Engines, Inc. operates as a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of ASHA Corporation, under the direction of Wiley McCoy, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . During its thirty year record of service, McLaren Engines has serviced the research, development, and testing needs of more than one hundred clients, and is an ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 registered firm. The stock is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market (Symbol: ASHA). Visit ASHA Corporation on the Internet at www.ashacorp.com, and McLaren Engines, Inc. at www.mclarenengines.com. |
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