GRAN TURISMO 3: ADVERTISERS GUIDE By Wolf Feather/Jamie Stafford FEATHER7@IX.NETCOM.COM Initial Version Completed: July 2, 2002 FINAL VERSION Completed: August 16, 2002 ==================================== ==================================== ==================================== JOIN THE FEATHERGUIDES E-MAIL LIST: To be the first to know when my new and updated guides are released, join the FeatherGuides E-mail List. 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Therefore, printing this guide may not be very wise. ==================================== PERMISSIONS This guide may ONLY be posted on FeatherGuides, GameFAQs.com, PSXCodez.com, Cheatcc.com, Absolute-PlayStation.com, Games Domain, InsidePS2Games.com, RedCoupe, CheatPlanet.com, The Cheat Empire, a2zweblinks.com, Gameguru, cheatingplanet.com, gamesover.com, vgstrategies.com, ps2fantasy.com, hellzgate, RobsGaming.com, GT3 High Speed, and neoseeker.com. Permission is granted to download and print one copy for personal use. ==================================== ==================================== ==================================== INTRODUCTION This guide came about due to a post on the GameFAQs message board for Gran Turismo 3 asking about the advertisers in the game. Information here is listed in the order given in the Gran Turismo 3 game manual, pages 40-44. Note that this guide does NOT cover music credits. Nothing in this game guide will help with game performance, but the information contained here may be interesting nonetheless. Where possible, company information has been taken directly from the Web site (except the manufacturers, for which company information is not presented here). Please feel free to contact me at FEATHER7@IX.NETCOM.COM to add, update, or correct any information. Also, I made a similar effort to this for F1 2001, as part of the full game guide for that game. Some of the information in this guide is taken from the F1 2001 Game Guide, with appropriate modifications. Perhaps of particular interest is the number of companies based in Belgium. ==================================== ==================================== ==================================== MANUFACTURERS Alfa Romeo Web Site - http://www.alfaromeo.com/ American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Web Site - http://www.honda.com/ Aston Martin Web Site - http://www.astonmartin.com/start.html Audi Web Site - http://www.audi.com/ BMW Web Site - http://www.BMWUSA.com/ Citroen Web Site - http://www.citroen.com/ Daihatsu Web Site - http://www.daihatsu.com/ DaimlerChrysler Web Site - http://www.DaimlerChrysler.com/ Fiat Web Site - http://www.fiat.com/ Ford Motor Company Web Site - http://www.ford.com/ General Motors Web Site - http://www.gm.com/ Gillet Vertigo Web Site - http://www.gilletvertigo.com/ Jaguar Web Site - http://www.jaguar.com/global.html Lancia Web Site - http://www.lancia.de/ (German site) Lister Web Site - http://www.listercars.co.uk/ Lotus Web Site - http://www.lotuscars.com/ Mazda Web Site - http://www.mazda.com/ Mercedes-Benz Web Site - http://www.mbusa.com/ Mini Cooper Web Site - http://www.mini.com/ Mitsubishi Web Site - http://www.mitsubishi.com/ Nissan Web Site - http://www.nissandriven.com/ Pagani Web Site - http://www.modena-design.it/ Panoz Motor Sports Web Site - http://www.panozmotorsports.com/ Peugeot Web Site - http://www.peugeot.com/ Renault Web Site - http://www.renault.com/ Ruf Web Site - http://www.ruf-automobile.de/html/english.html Shelby Web Site - http://www.shelbyamerican.com/ Subaru Web Site - http://www.subaru.com/ Suzuki Web Site - http://www.suzuki.co.jp/ Tickford Web Site - http://www.tickford.com.au/ Tommy Kaira Web Site - http://www.tommykaira.com/ Tom's Web Site - http://www.tomsracing.co.jp/ Toyota Web Site - http://www.toyota.com/ TVR Web Site - http://www.tvr-eng.co.uk/ Vauxhall-Opel Web Site - http://www.vectra-sport.com/ Volkswagon Web Site - http://www.volkswagen.de/ ==================================== TUNING PARTS MANUFACTURERS Masterlift Web Site - http://www.masterlift.com/ Company Description - Kap Lift Truck was founded in 1971 as strictly a forklift service company, yet in time, the company added sales and rentals, establishing itself as an industry leader and reliable full service forklift dealer. In 1983, Master Lift Truck became the realized dream of a man with a "van and a pager". Persistence and an emphasis on customer service contributed to the success of and exceptional reputation that Master Lift Truck achieved. Kap Lift Truck and Master Lift Truck Service were acquired in early 2000 and merged, creating MasterLift. Today, the tradition continues, with the core values of both companies being the foundation of MasterLift's business philosophy. Mine's Web Site - http://www.mines-wave.com/ Company Description - ??? (The site is entirely in Japanese... and I cannot read Japanese.) Mugen Web Site - http://www.kingmotorsports.com/mugen/ Company Description - Since its establishment in 1973, Mugen has nourished intimate relations with Honda. Because it forms the nucleus of Honda's car racing efforts many motorsports fans think Mugen is a Honda affiliate. Another factor in the confusion is that founder and President Hirotoshi Honda is the son of the late Soichiro Honda, founder of the Honda Motor Company. But Mugen is an independent firm and does not depend fully on Honda. There is currently no capital relationship between the two, and Mugen's racing engines and racing carts are sold under the Mugen brand. The reason Mugen is only bases its vehicle development and racing activities on Honda cars in a category in which participants compete in remodeling such market products as touring cars and GTs is 'a result of a consideration of the best advantages in terms of business.' Thus, the 'wet' factor - a relationship of mutual trust and an accumulation of technology cultivated through many years of cooperation - has acted heavily on the 'dry' judgment criteria - racing results. We could say that Mugen is an engine constructor and a racing team that specializes in Honda. Nismo Web Site - http://www.nismo.co.jp/ Company Description - ??? (The site is entirely in Japanese... and I cannot read Japanese.) Ralliart Web Site - http://www.ralliart.com/ Company Description - Racing team aligned with Mitsubishi. SiFo Web Site - http://www.sifo.jp/ Company Description - ??? (The site is entirely in Japanese... and I cannot read Japanese.) Spoon Web Site - http://www.spoon.jp/eng/ Company Description - Company history section listed as forthcoming on the Web site. TRD Web Site - http://www.trdusa.com/ (American site) Company Description - From the racetrack to the street, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) U.S.A., Inc. plays a key role in providing Toyota with an enhanced performance image. A subsidiary of Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., TRD designs and builds Toyota racing engines in addition to developing and marketing performance aftermarket parts for Toyota vehicles. Keeping pace with motorsports and the aftermarket industry in the U.S., TRD has grown from fewer than 50 associates in early 1995 to more than 180 today. TRD's CART Division is housed in a 47,000 square foot Costa Mesa, CA facility, complete with four engine dynamometers, a prototype machine shop, an engine design studio and several specialized workshops. Within this state-of-the-art facility, highly skilled TRD engineers and technicians design, manufacture and assemble Toyota's Champ Car racing engines. TRD's Sales and Special Projects Division is housed separately, in a 45,000 square foot Tustin, CA facility. Here TRD develops, markets and inventories a variety of high performance sport parts designed to enhance the driving experience for Toyota owners. Also from the Tustin facility, TRD's Special Projects group develops and assembles Toyota racing engines for Off Road, Pikes Peak, Toyota Atlantic, and NASCAR Dash series competitions. ==================================== IN GAME BRANDS .be Web Site - http://www.diplobel.org/default_en.htm Company Description - .be is a Belgian trademark used by the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Cooperation to help advertise Belgium. This official Web site (Diplobel) covers various diplomatic aspects of Belgium. The initial page presented is in English, but the site is also available in Belgium's two national languages: French and Dutch. Alitalia Web Site - http://www.alitalia.it/eng/entry.html Company Description - With over fifty years of hard-earned experience behind it, Alitalia is one of the leading airlines in Europe and in the world. With a network spanning sixty countries, Alitalia transports over 25 million passengers a year and, in 1999, the Group achieved an overall turnover of 10,400 billion lire (about 5,370 million euro). Alitalia competes on the world market and the Group's levels of efficiency and development ensure that it provides standards of service that very few of its rivals can match. Its main objective is, and always has been, to provide the best possible service for customers and their changing needs, by continuously reviewing every aspect of its operation and by taking immediate action when circumstances change, or when customers come up with suggestions. Arai (Arai Helmet) Web Site - http://www.araihelmet.com/ Company Description - This is a manufacturer of racing helmets which sells its products primarily in the Americas, in Japan, and in Europe. Arcor Web Site - http://www.arcor.de/home/index.php Company Description - ??? (The site is entirely in German... and I cannot read German.) Atelia Web Site - http://www.atelia.be/ Company Description - This is a Belgian insurance broker company. The initial page presented is in English, but the site is also available in Belgium's two national languages: French and Dutch. Autobacs Web Site - http://autobacs-seven.com/ Company Description - The customer service staff of Super Autobacs provides automotive goods, parts and tools to meet customers' needs with appropriate advice and services. Needless to say, we provide a rich menu of attentive pit services, including the installation of car-audio equipment and the replacement of tires. Autobacs Seven, the company that creates a new car life style by assimilating car culture, makes the age of the franchise chain of Super Autobacs, a store that evolves together with customers' hearts. BBS (BBS-Kraftfahrzeugtechnik) Web Site - http://www.bbs-ag.com/ Company Description - This company manufactures custom rims. Belcar Web Site - http://www.sportplanet.be/belcar/selectlang.html Company Description - Belcar is the Belgian national endurance racing series for amateur GT and Tour Cars drivers. This site is only available in French and Dutch, the official languages of Belgium. Bosch Web Site - http://www.bosch.com/en/start/index.htm Company Description - Bosch is a worldwide name in a large number of areas. These include, for example, electrical and electronic automotive technology, power tools, household appliances, thermotechnology, as well a automation technology and packaging technology. The small 'workshop for precision mechanics and electrical' which Robert Bosch founded in Stuttgart in 1886, and which soon specialized in ignition systems for motor vehicles and engines of all kinds, has now become the Bosch group, which is active worldwide and is one of the largest companies in the Federal Republic of Germany in terms of turnover, which amounted to 34 billion Euros in 2001. BP Web Site - http://www.bp.com/ Company Description - One enduring characteristic of the oil industry has been change. As a company with a long history in oil and natural gas, petrochemicals and more recently in renewable and alternative energy technologies, BP has learned to be responsive to change and indeed to be at the forefront of the change process. Today's organization is well suited to a modern, global, learning corporation. It enables us to remain responsive and flexible, to spread success across the company and to ensure our core values and objectives are embedded everywhere within the organization. Brembo Web Site - http://www.brembo.com/ Company Description - Brembo anticipates the future of brake system performance through technology, innovation and design - creating a total quality product. From the initial design, engineering excellence, iron casting and assembly through rigorous bench, road and track testing, Brembo continues to push the envelop in brake systems. Brembo integrates the processes and optimization of the whole production cycle. Brembo brake systems and components have one of the industry's highest reliability records reaffirming the maximum level of safety and improved product performance, an enviable performance record that inspires confidence in the Brembo brand. The push toward innovative braking solutions not only involves new technologies, new materials, new shapes and new markets: product performance must also be combined with the search for a unique style, in line with the design of the vehicle application. Further more, this continuous search for excellence has been backed by care and attention to customer relationships, even more so after delivery of the product in order to ensure customer satisfaction-no matter if the customer is a neighborhood repair shop, Formula 1 racing team, or global auto manufacturer. Brembo also sees the future in terms of sustainable growth. By increasing its application of eco- compatible technologies, the recycling of all materials used during the processing phases and the careful reduction of pollution, the company demonstrates its continuing commitment to the environment. Brembo's focus on the future includes the development of its personnel. With the goal of being one of the most efficient, industry leading companies. Brembo recognizes that its personnel is its true asset and that the propulsive thrust, the engine that drives every innovation Brembo brings to market is the product of a single great team. Bridgestone Web Site - http://www.bridgestone.com/ Company Description - Bridgestone Corporation, based in Tokyo, is the world's largest manufacturer of tires and other products. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries operate 46 tire plants and 52 plants for diversified products in 24 nations and market their products in more than 150 nations. The companies' diversified business includes automotive components, industrial products, construction and civil engineering materials, bicycles, sporting goods, and precision parts for electronic equipment. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. Web Site - http://www.firestone.com/ (FireStone) Company Description - Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding, Inc is an international manufacturer with 38 production facilities throughout the Americas. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company was formed in 1990 when Bridgestone U.S.A. merged with The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. We are a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation. Calsonic (CalsonicKansei North America, Inc.) Web Site - http://www.calsonic.com/ Company Description - CalsonicKansei Corporation, formed in 2000, was a merger between Calsonic and Kansei. Calsonic has long been a leader in thermal and exhaust systems, while Kansei is known for its advanced engineering capabilities in automotive electronics, and in interior and exterior components. The companies shared a vision that systems integration is the future of automotive component manufacturing. In 2001, CalsonicKansei merged Calsonic North America and Kantus Corporation to form CalsonicKansei North America. The company is well poised to meet the challenges of our domestic and global customers. Worldwide design and production facilities, as well as subsidiaries and joint ventures, can deliver common platform modules, with customization as needed. Engineers listen to what you and consumers want-increased comfort and safety, advanced display and information technology, less noise, improved fuel economy, reduced emissions, durability, recyclability, and more-and can provide either an individual component or a complete integrated system or module to meet performance and design expectations. Castrol Web Site - http://www.castrol.com/ Company Description - On 19 March 1899, Charles Cheers Wakefield set up an oil company. Ten years later he produced a new lubricant that would revolutionize transport in the first half of the Twentieth century. He called the new oil Castrol. The success of Castrol owes much to the original philosophy of Charles Wakefield. Wakefield established the foundations of a specialist lubricants company committed to premium quality, high performance and leading edge technology. Through this company he played a key role in the developing transport industries and the pioneering days of record achievements. Wakefield drew on the help and encouragement of his customers in developing his new Castrol Oil because he had the foresight to see that progress for both parties would be best achieved in partnerships to Castrol today as it was then. In those early days, when aircraft, the motorcycle and the motor car were emerging, Castrol worked hand in hand with the pioneers of the time. It was natural that Castrol was the chosen oil for breaking world speed and endurance records, on land, sea and in the air. The land speed record alone has been broken 21 times by cars using Castrol lubricants. With a century of experience in satisfying our customers' needs, we remain as committed today to providing the most technically advanced lubricants and services as Charles Cheers Wakefield when he founded the company. Chevron-Gulf Web Site - http://www.chevron.com/ Company Description - Based in San Ramon, Calif., Chevron Products Co. is one of the largest refiners and marketers of petroleum products in the United States. With six refineries and 7,900 retail outlets, it serves customers in 29 states - - primarily in the West, Southwest and South. It is also one of the top three asphalt sellers in the nation, a product supplied by two additional asphalt refineries in Willbridge, Ore., and Perth Amboy, N.J. Chevron Product's three largest refineries -- in Pascagoula, Miss. and the California cities of Richmond and El Segundo -- are complex and highly efficient facilities, each a strong competitor in its respective region. The West Coast refineries are configured to reliably produce large volumes of high-value, cleaner-burning gasoline and diesel fuels, designed to meet the specific and stringent air quality needs of the California market. The company's three smaller refineries --on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, in El Paso, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah -- are positioned to take advantage of growing niche markets. With one of the strongest brands in the fuels and convenience business, Chevron Product's retail network is among the market leaders in roughly 17 states. The company's proprietary and patented gasoline additive, Techron, is widely recognized as providing unbeatable intake system performance, while also not contributing to harmful combustion chamber deposits in automobile engines. Moreover, with self-serve pumps that use FastPay technology, computerized point-of-sale terminals and a satellite communication network, Chevron's facilities are designed for maximum consumer convenience. On October 9, 2001 Chevron and Texaco merged to form ChevronTexaco Corp. D2 (D2/Mannesmann) Web Site - http://www.mannesmann.com/ (Mannesmann); http://www.vodafone.com/ (Vodafone) Company Description - Mannesmann has been taken over by Vodafone. Vodafone is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world. It has interests in mobile networks in 28 countries across five continents. Vodafone aims to be the world's leading wireless telecommunications and information provider, generating more customers, more services and more value than any of its competitors Denso Web Site - http://www.denso.co.jp/index-e.html Company Description - When DENSO became independent of Toyota Motor Corporation, it was originally named Nippondenso, and its aim was to become the best component manufacturer in Japan (Nippon). This spirit, far from waning, has become stronger over time. With the determination of becoming a great component manufacturer worthy of the name "Nippon", DENSO has consistently taken bold steps in anticipation of change, not confining itself to Japan, DENSO expanded the geographical sphere of its activities in search of new markets and customers throughout the world. At the same time, DENSO explored new business territories, expanding its range of activities. Let's take a look at DENSO's transition. We have since taken further bold steps: immediately after the end of the war, DENSO marketed an electric washing machine that achieved the highest unit sales in Japan, even higher than the figures achieved by manufacturers that had launched electric washing machines before us, and in 1953, we began a technical tie-up with Robert Bosch to acquire world-class technology, and in 1959 through M&A (merger and acquisition), we made a serious entry into the spark plug market. Meanwhile, we have always taken unconventional actions ahead of the times: we were among the first manufacturers to succeed in commercializing such new products as heaters, air conditioners and fuel injection pumps, thereby setting trends in the automobile industry. In 1968, we established our IC laboratory, becoming one of the world's few component manufacturers capable of in-house IC production, and we even established our production companies outside Japan, ahead of auto manufacturers. As a result, DENSO developed to an extent unimaginable at the time of its founding. This is because we have been riding the crest of prosperity of the automobile industry, and particularly because we have made our key moves in anticipation of future trends. Elf (Elf/Total) Web Site - http://www.totalfinaelf.com/ho/en/index.htm Company Description - The first page of Elf Aquitaine's history was written on the 14th of July 1939. On that day, a gas field was discovered in France, at Saint Marcet, in Aquitaine. The discovery confirmed France's hopes. A large scale programme for prospecting throughout the country had begun in 1930, aimed at providing reliable energy supplies. After this first discovery, the Régie Autonome des Pétroles (Rap) was formed. Encouraged by this first success, exploration continued in south-western France and, in 1941, the Société Nationale des Pétroles d'Aquitaine (SNPA) was formed, despite the lack of means and finance. The founding of the Bureau de Recherches de Pétrole (BRP), in 1945, showed France's ambition to go beyond he borders and look for oil overseas. Rap, SNPA, BRP: the ancestors of Elf Aquitaine were born. ... Through consolidating its positions in the petroleum industry, its many discoveries, the successful redeployment in chemicals and the development of Sanofi, Elf Aquitaine now has three strong sectors: hydrocarbons, chemicals and health. It has continued its internationalization with the takeover of the British company RTZ Oil and Gas in 1988, and above all the American chemical company Pennsalt Corporation in 1989, with which Atochem has attained a world dimension. In 1991, Elf Aquitaine was first quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1993, with the takeover of Yves Saint Laurent, Sanofi became a leader in world prestige perfumery. 1994 was another great year for the Group and for Sanofi which took over the Sterling Winthrop pharmaceutical company, thus consolidating its international scale in health. The time of privatization has come for Elf, a new major stage in the Group's history. The operation was a great success, and there were 96.9 million applications for 38.6 million shares. History has given way to the present and future of the number one French company. Ellegi Motori Web Site - http://www.ellegimotori.com/english.html Company Description - The Ellegi Motori srl was born in the 1989, after 18 years of exprerience and passion in the car world of Mr Gaetano Lionti. Thanks to the years that he stayed by an important firm leader in the racing sector, in which his work was exclusively the preparation of engines from the F3 to the F1, he obtained enough experience that gave him the courage to try with his strength to enter in the racing world. Mr Gaetano from the start of his activity has prepared various type of engines for many cars and championships, in particular Alfa and Fiat engines for the F3 championship and engines based on Alfa and BMW for long and sprint races in circuit and in mountains, historic engines as Ford, Cosworth, Mercedes, Rover V8, for team and drivers of different nationality. From 1996 the Ellegi Motori starts to work in an interesting and fascinating world of the ultralight aeroplane, our suggestion has been a reliable engine that satisfy the requests of a machine to fly, all this with a Fiat Fire 1100 and 1240 engine. Enkei Web Site - http://www.enkei.com/ Company Description - Enkei manufactures custom rims. Exxon Mobil Corp. Web Site - http://www.exxonmobil.com/ Company Description - Both Exxon and Mobil trace their roots to the late 19th century, when American industry was booming in numerous sectors - steel, railroads and banking, to name a few. The nation's young petroleum industry picked up the pace, too, to meet the growth in demand for kerosene, lubricants and greases. John D. Rockefeller acquired a diversity of petroleum interests during that period and, in 1882, organized them under the Standard Oil Trust. That same year marked the incorporation of two refining and marketing organizations -- Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey and Standard Oil Co. of New York. 'Jersey Standard' and 'Socony,' as they were commonly known, were the chief predecessor companies of Exxon and Mobil, respectively. For both companies, the remainder of the century was a time of expansion beyond America's shores. Large 'kerosene clippers' enabled overseas shipments of products in bulk quantities. Affiliates and sales offices of the two companies spread across Europe and Asia. Standard Oil's MEI FOO kerosene lamps introduced illumination across China and opened a vast new market. In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of the Standard Oil Trust, resulting in the spin-off of 34 companies, including Jersey Standard and Socony. In the same year, the nation's kerosene output was eclipsed for the first time by a formerly discarded byproduct - gasoline. The growing automotive market ultimately inspired the product trademark Mobiloil, registered by Socony in 1920. ... In 1998, Exxon and Mobil signed a definitive agreement to merge and form a new company called Exxon Mobil Corporation. 'This merger will enhance our ability to be an effective global competitor in a volatile world economy and in an industry that is more and more competitive,' said Lee Raymond and Lou Noto, chairmen and chief executive officers of Exxon and Mobil, respectively. After shareholder and regulatory approvals, the merger was completed November 30, 1999. Falken (Falken Tire Corporation) Web Site - http://www.falkentire.com/ Company Description - Falken Tire Corporation, best known for our Ultra High Performance Radials, is a subsidiary of The Ohtsu Tire and Rubber Company Limited of Osaka, Japan. We are dedicated to providing value in the Falken Ultra High Performance Tire brand through a sustained commitment to advanced technological achievements, innovative products, a heightened level of environmental consciousness and the belief that sound business practices lead to successful partners. Goodyear Web Site - http://www.goodyear.com/ Company Description - Looking back, the founding of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 1898 seems especially remarkable, for the beginning was anything but auspicious. The 38-year-old founder, Frank Seiberling, purchased the company's first plant with a $3,500 down payment - using money he borrowed from a brother-in law. The rubber and cotton that were the lifeblood of the industry had to be transported from halfway around the world, to a landlocked town that had only limited rail transportation. Even the man the company's name memorialized, Charles Goodyear, had died penniless 30 years earlier despite his discovery of vulcanization after a long and courageous search. Yet the timing couldn't have been better. The bicycle craze of the 1890s was booming. The horseless carriage, some ventured to call it the automobile, was a wide-open challenge. Even the depression of 1893 was beginning to fade. So on August 29, 1898, Goodyear was incorporated with a capital stock of $100,000. David Hill, who purchased $30,000 of stock, became the first president. But it was the dynamic and visionary founder, hard-driving Frank Seiberling, who chose the name and determined the distinctive winged-foot trademark that remains an integral part of the Goodyear signature, a symbolic link with the company's historic past. Something else about these legendary early years lingers on through Goodyear's history. Something elusive and intangible, yet very real. Something about the people. People such as Frank Seiberling, actually trying to liquidate family-owned property in 1898 when he ended up taking that once-in-a-lifetime chance to buy - at a bargain - the seven-acre tract that became Goodyear. People such as George Stadelman, a man who avoided crowds and never made a speech, yet had a gift of integrity and foresight that guided Goodyear's sales through a critical 20 years. People such as Paul Litchfield, whose conviction and leadership helped inspire Goodyear's development for nearly six decades. With just 13 workers, Goodyear production began on Nov. 21, 1898, with a product line of bicycle and carriage tires, horseshoe pads and - fitting the gamble Seiberling was making - poker chips. The first recorded payroll amounted to $217.86 based on the prevailing wage of 13 to 25 cents an hour for a 10-hour day. After the first full month of business, sales amounted to $8,246. Since the first bicycle tire in 1898, Goodyear pedaled its way toward becoming the world's largest tire company, a title it earned in 1916 when it adopted the slogan 'More people ride on Goodyear tires than on any other kind,' becoming the world's largest rubber company in 1926. Today, Goodyear measures sales in excess of $14 billion, although it took 53 years before the company reached the first billion-dollar-year milestone. The company has about 96,000 associates worldwide. And it all began in a converted strawboard factory on the banks of the Little Cuyahoga River in Akron, Ohio. Spanning the years, through all of those yesterdays, a legion of firsts and facts and figures appears that reflects, in the highlights that follow, the making of a company. GT Association Web Site - http://www.jgtc.net/race/whats/whts_eng.htm Company Description - The JGTC Series began in 1994 with a total entry of 18 cars. There was a multitude of people involved in preparation of the series before its historical launch. After the disappearance of the All Japan Sports Prototype Car Championship (JSPC), much in the same way that the various World Group C Series' disbanded, Japanese sponsors, teams, circuits, and automotive industry-related companies acted together to establish the GT Association (GT-A) in 1994. It was agreed that the main consideration for racing is that fans and sponsors come first.' The GT-A conducted an in-depth investigation as to why the number of JSPC Series participants decreased in the final days of its existence and made a thorough study of measures to introduce so as to avoid the same mistake. Carefully analyzing the information it had gathered, the GT-A set out to create an event that offers entertainment at its best. An event capable of giving full satisfaction to fans, sponsors and spectators alike. As the foundation to build such an event was the new concept of 'introducing regulations that would increase the attraction of racing events by preventing one team, driver or model from winning continuously.' Gulf (International Lubricants) Web Site - http://www.gulflubes.com/ Company Description - Gulf got started back in 1901 with the first major discovery of oil in Texas, at the Spindletop well. Just ten years later, Gulf scored another breakthrough when it tapped the first overwater well at Ferry Lake in Louisiana. Over the next few years, Gulf would be first to drill for oil in Mexico and first to open a drive-in service station. The 1920's saw the birth of the Gulfpride® brand, known as The World's Finest Motor Oil. Within ten years, Gulf was sponsoring Will Rogers on the radio and advertising at sporting events. In 1938, a Gulf station in Miami was voted 'World's Swankiest.' It included a hotel, restaurant, bar, engraved stationery, and even a lighthouse. When America went to war in 1941, over 6,000 Gulf employees served in our armed forces. Gulf continued to grow in the decades to come, becoming a global brand and operating service stations in 48 U.S.states. In 1969, Gulf sponsored NBC's coverage of the Moon landing, which had the largest audience in broadcast history. In 1985, Gulf was purchased by Chevron. Today, Gulf has been reborn as Gulf Lubricants, the easy way to buy lubricants at value prices. Whether you shop by phone or on the web, you'll get lubes you need without a hassle. It's the same spirit of friendly service and innovation that have been Gulf's trademarks for 100 years. Gulf (Sociedad Anonima Espanola de Lubricantes) Web Site - ??? Company Description - ??? Gulf Canada Resources Limited Web Site - http://www.canadianenterprises.org/gulfcanadaresources/ Company Description - Gulf Canada Resources Limited is a publicly traded company that explores for, develops, produces and markets conventional and synthetic crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas. Its head office is in Calgary, Alberta, and its executive office is located in Denver, Colorado. Gulf Canada's roots and history are Canadian - Gulf is a Canadian success story that dates back to the founding of The British American Oil Company Limited in 1906. The company, created by Albert LeRoy Ellsworth, received its charter in October of that year, and began distributing kerosene and lubricating oils in downtown Toronto. From those humble beginnings, B-A grew to become a major refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Following the 1947 discovery of oil at Leduc, which led to the creation of today's multi-billion-dollar oil and gas business in Western Canada, the company moved quickly to establish itself as a Canadian explorer and producer. It entrenched itself as such in 1956 by acquiring Canadian Gulf Oil Company. Canadian Gulf Oil had begun operations in Western Canada in 1941, and was a highly successful explorer with discoveries such as the Stettler oilfield to its credit. The acquisition confirmed B-A's status as a major, fully integrated oil company. By the 1960s, the company had become Canada's second largest oil company, exploring for and producing oil and gas in Western Canada, operating nine strategically located refineries, and selling a variety of petroleum products and accessories from 5,000 service stations located coast-to-coast. But as one of the company's advertising slogans made clear, 'At B-A, nothing stays the same any longer than it takes to improve it.' So in January 1969, B-A amalgamated with The Royalite Oil Company, Limited, a smaller integrated oil company that traced its roots back to 1912 and the discovery of gas at Turner Valley, Alberta; and with Shawinigan Chemicals Limited. The combined entity became Gulf Oil Canada Limited, later shortened to Gulf Canada Limited, the Canadian member of the international Gulf Oil family. Gulf Canada continued to explore for oil and gas in Western Canada and extended its search into Canada's northern and East Coast frontier regions. It also continued to refine and market products all across Canada, operating facilities in every province and employing at one time over 11,000 Canadians. Then in 1984, Chevron Corporation acquired the parent Gulf Corporation and a year later sold its approximately 60 per cent interest in Gulf Canada to Olympia & York. Gulf Canada became a Canadian-owned entity once again, and embarked on a period of diversification and change, including the sale of all of its refining and marketing assets. In 1987, the company reorganized, creating three separate publicly traded companies to give shareholders the opportunity of directly owning interests in the various businesses. One of those companies was Gulf Canada Resources Limited, which was created to carry on the oil and gas business as one of Canada's largest upstream companies focussed on exploration and production. Then in January 1995, a group of investors led by Torch Energy Investors Incorporated acquired a 25 per cent interest in Gulf. In recent years, Gulf's principal operating centres have been Western Canada and Indonesia, with additional exploration properties in Algeria and Australia, and a significant exploration land position in the United States. The billion-dollar acquisition of Clyde Petroleum plc in the first quarter of 1997 added significant producing assets and exploration lands in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Indonesia and Australia, as well as exploration lands in Libya, Syria, Yemen, The Falkland Islands and Argentina. Gulf is now poised for renewed growth by pursuing its many opportunities, both in Canada and abroad. Karcher Web Site - http://www.karcher.de/ Company Description - ith headquarters located in Germany - a country known for its precision engineering - Kärcher has been pioneering innovative cleaning technologies since 1951. As a result, the company has become a leader in producing cleaning equipment, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of pressure washers. In fact, the company is so large that a Kärcher product is sold approximately every seven seconds! (In fact, Kärcher probably sold two products in the time it took you to read this far.) With literally thousands of commercial and consumer cleaning products and hundreds of patents in cleaning technology, Kärcher is professionally dedicated to finding thorough and efficient solutions to every kind of cleaning problem. And that's good news for owners of Kärcher products. Laguna Seca Raceway Web Site - http://www.laguna-seca.com/ Company Description - Now officially named Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, this racing venue in California, USA, is home to the world-famous Corkscrew. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of the real-world circuits included in Gran Turismo 3. Lee Copper Web Site - http://www.leecooper.ch/ Company Description - This is a clothing company specializing in jeans. Much of the site is in German. Magneti Marelli Web Site - http://www.magnetimarelli.com/ Company Description - The Fiat owned Magneti Marelli Companies are international leader in the design and production of high-tech components and systems for the automotive industry. They supply the world's major car manufacturers such as Renault, Citroën, Peugeot, Fiat Group, Ford, Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, BMW-Rover, DaimlerChrysler, GM-Opel, Volvo, Saab, Nissan, Toyota and Daewoo. Materne Web Site - http://www.materne.be/ Company Description - Materne-Confilux is one of the biggest European producers of jams and compotes. The company was founded in 1888 and has been housed in ultra-modern installations at Floreffe in the province of Namur in Belgium since 1980. Given that Materne Confilux's activities depend on nature, this company has managed to perfectly blend into the rural setting of the Sambre valley and makes investments day after day, out of respect for its environment. Michelin Web Site - http://www.michelin.com/ Company Description - Michelin is one of the world's major tire manufacturers. For more than a century, Michelin has remained loyal to the dual aim of its founders: product quality and quality of service to the customer. Mitsubishi Oil See Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Momo/Breed Web Site - http://www.momo.it/ Company Description - This company manufactures custom parts for cars - normal and racing - and proudly shows Michael Schumacher (F1 World Champion driver for Ferrari) all over its site. Motul Web Site - http://www.motul.com/ Company Description - Motul is a specialist in industrial lubricants. For many years MOTUL has been synonymous with performance and reliability. MOTUL TECH shows that it meets the same requirements by providing the best solutions to the industries. Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Web Site - http://www.nmoc.co.jp/index_e.html Company Description - Ensuring the fulfillment of Japan's energy needs-past, present, and future-Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corporation (NMOC) has undertaken diverse operations for more than a century to ensure Japan has stable energy supplies. The Company operates Japan's largest oil importing, refining, distributing, and marketing network; imports and distributes coal and natural gas; and maintains an extensive and growing oil exploration and development program. Aiming to further expand and diversify its profit base and become a comprehensive energy company, NMOC is strengthening its integrated oil operations and expanding its operations involving new energy sources. Nippon Oil See Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Omega Web Site - http://www.omegalubricants.com/ Company Description - Omega Lubricants are designed for all types of car and industrial uses. Oreca Web Site - http://www.orecaracing.com/ Company Description - French-based racing team. Oz Web Site - http://www.ozracing.com/ Company Description - Technology, research, innovation, high-quality, passion and design have always represented the components of O.Z. Racing's success. The philosophy of this company, as shown by its products, is to combine advanced technology with a strong personality, both in races and in normal road use. This philosophy allowed O.Z. Racing to face the challenges of the new Millennium. Its aim now is to develop its international position more and more through an effective policy of globalization (O.Z. already exports 90% of its production). The experiences in competitions, also transferred to mass production of road wheels, gave big satisfactions to O.Z. Racing, such us victories in F1 and Rally World championships, not to mention four successive victories in Indy 500 and three in 24 Hours of Le Mans. Penzoil Products Co. Web Site - http://www.pennzoil-quakerstate.com/ Company Description - Pennzoil-Quaker State Company was formed in late 1998 through the spin-off of Pennzoil Company's marketing, manufacturing and fast oil change businesses (Pennzoil Products Group) and the simultaneous merger of all of Quaker State Corporation into Pennzoil Products Group. Pennzoil-Quaker State is one of the leading automotive consumer products companies in the world. Pennzoil-Quaker State Company has a substantial portfolio of leading automotive consumer products and provides a wide variety of services. The consumer brands include the number-one and number-two selling motor oil brands, major maintenance and appearance chemicals and top automotive accessories. In addition, the new company owns Jiffy Lube International, the number-one branded fast-oil change operation and holds a significant position with independent fast oil change providers and other channels of the installed motor oil market. Pirelli Web Site - http://www.pirelli.com/ Company Description - In all parts of the world, Tyres and Cables & Systems are essential to national economies in the areas of transportation of people and goods and transmission of energy and information. Pirelli's business is centred on these key markets in which we are among the world leaders and innovators. For more than a century we have grown as a truly multinational corporation, deeply rooted in local markets throughout the world and building upon our two core product sectors. Our technological and research capacity in terms of professional skills and resources will continue to be a great source of our strength. This, coupled with close involvement with customer requirements, enables us to manufacture and market good value, high quality products and to operate successfully from our bases around the world. A high priority is extended to continuous improvement in the
      environmental impact of our processes and products.
      Our management objective is the achievement of an
      effective balance between personal accountability and
      team work, central guidance and local operating
      responsibility.  Over the last year, with the objective
      of creating ever greater value, we have chosen new
      technologies as the way ahead; our goal is to become a
      company with fully integrated on-line operations, from
      procurement to manufacturing, from distribution to
      sales: e-Pirelli.  This framework will enable us to
      finance our continued growth through adequate profits,
      in the interest of our shareholders, customers and
      employees.
Potenza
   Web Site - http://www.potenza.com/
   Company Description - Potenza tires for cars and trucks
      are made by Bridgestone, the Japanese company which now
      owns the storied American tire manufacturer Firestone.
PPG Industries, Inc.
   Web Site - http://www.ppg.com/
   Company Description - PPG Industries was founded in 1883
      as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.  The company's first
      plant, at Creighton, Pa., near Pittsburgh, was the
      first commercially successful plate glass factory in
      the United States.  PPG expanded flat glass production
      operations rapidly during the next decade and a half
      through new facilities and acquisitions.
      Diversification began at the end of the 19th century
      with construction of a plant in Ohio in 1899 to ensure
      a reliable supply of alkali for glassmaking - the first
      of PPG's chemicals businesses - and the 1900
      acquisition of a paint company that was the foundation
      of its coatings businesses.  In 1902, PPG became one of
      the first American manufacturing firms to establish
      European operations.  Glass and paint provided
      continued prosperity to the company in the 1920s as the
      auto industry and construction of skyscrapers
      transformed and modernized the American scene.  During
      this period, PPG also increased its commitment to
      development of technology for improved production
      efficiency and high product quality and versatility.
      One early achievement was, in 1924, the first straight
      line conveyor method of glass manufacture, which
      advanced the glass production process much as the
      assembly line transformed the auto industry.  In the
      decades since, PPG has continued to develop new glass
      and paint products to meet more demanding market needs,
      and to expand its array of chemical products.  In 1952,
      recognizing the potential of another type of glass
      product, the company established its fiber glass
      business.  One of the 'miracle' fibers created by
      laboratory researchers, fiber glass continues to
      achieve expanding use in a variety of products, and PPG
      has been in the forefront of product and process
      development.  As a result of its diversification,
      growth, rapidly developing global presence, and the
      passing of the old plate process for making glass, the
      company changed its name to PPG Industries in 1968.  In
      the ensuing decades, as many of its basic commodity
      product markets matured in North America and Europe,
      the company gave new emphasis to development of
      specialty, value-added products, process efficiency and
      accelerated global expansion.  Today PPG is a leader in
      its markets, streamlined and efficient, and on the
      leading edge of new technologies to provide a growth
      focused future worldwide.
Promotic
   Web Site - http://www.promotic.com/
   Company Description - Our CALLING is to be the architect
      responsible for the installation of any solution in the
      face of the challenges set before us.  Our BUSINESS
      CULTURE is rigour, mutual respect and dialogue.  Our
      COMMITMENT is to ensure the relevance, coherence and
      effectiveness of all our communication actions in all
      disciplines by grouping them around the same GOAL: YOUR
      SATISFACTION!
Radio Contact
   Web Site - http://www.radiocontact.com/
   Company Description - This is a new method of radio
      broadcasting in British Columbia, Canada.
Rays (Mackin Industries, Inc.)
   Web Site - http://www.mackinindustries.com/rays.html
   Company Description - RAYS, established in 1973, is the
      premier Japanese manufacturer of high end wheels for
      both motorsports and street use.  By following their
      virtual goal of 'contributing to the promotion of motor
      sports culture,' RAYS continues to manufacture wheels
      with innovative design and the highest technology.
      RAYS strives to stay ahead of the competition by
      forging strong trusting relationship with top race and
      tuning teams around the world and continually
      researching new materials and technologies to make the
      future racing wheels a reality today.
Razo (Car Mate Mfg. Co., Ltd.)
   Web Site - http://www.carmate.co.jp/
   Company Description - Car Mate Mfg. Co., Ltd.. The Group's
      principal activity is the manufacture and sale of
      automotive related goods including car accessories,
      mirrors, special security seats for children, roof
      racks, tire chains, fragrances, deodorants, engine
      starters, turbo timers. It is also engaged in the
      manufacture and sale of leisure, outdoor and sports
      goods such as snow-boards, camping gear and wears. Car
      related goods accounted for 94% of fiscal 2001
      revenues; outdoor, leisure and sports goods, 6%. The
      Group has five consolidated subsidiaries, three in
      Japan and one each in Hong Kong and China. M.T. Kosan
      is a major shareholder with 36.54% of issued stock.
      (This information from
      http://www.corporateinformation.com/)
Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp.
   Web Site - http://www.redlineoil.com/
   Company Description - In the world of motor sports, the
      Red Line Oil logo is everywhere.  It's on Winston Cup
      stock cars, drag racing Pro Stocks, SCCA Trans-Am cars
      and CART Champ Cars.  The Red Line sticker is on desert
      race trucks, unlimited air racers, motocross bikes,
      competition snowmobiles and off-shore race boats.  Why
      are those stickers on everything that's fast?  Because
      all those racers want you to know one reason they win
      is they're using the absolute best in lubrication.  You
      also see 'Red Line Oil' displayed on non-racing
      vehicles of every imaginable shape, size and type.
      Their discriminating owners know that the superior
      lubrication from Red Line products make whatever it is
      they drive, ride, sail or fly perform better and last
      longer.  Because the Red Line name is synonymous with
      high-performance and victory, many people put the
      stickers on vehicles that don't use the product.  Kids
      today even use the famous Red Line logo for bragging
      rights on non-automotive items such as snowboards,
      school notebooks and clothing.
RES
   Web Site - ???
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Seiko
   Web Site - http://www.seiko.com/
   Company Description - Seiko Instruments, one of three
      principle companies that comprise the Seiko Group, was
      founded in 1937 to manufacture watches, an extension of
      a family watch assembly and repair operation started in
      1881.  During the past half century the company has
      evolved into an engineering and manufacturing giant
      that has brought precision time-keeping into the
      electronic age.  Today, watch making continues to be an
      important part of the company's culture.  But it
      represents only about 30 percent of the business.  The
      majority of the company's business comes from the
      commercialization of proprietary technologies the
      company originally pioneered for watch manufacturing.
      The diversification plan began in the late 1960's.
      Core competency in electronics was quickly added to
      those of miniaturization and precision engineering and
      manufacturing.  And the company began to apply its
      expertise to the development of products in four core
      areas: Electronic components, consumer/business
      products, color graphic computer peripherals and
      factory automation systems.
Shell Oil Co. (Shell/Helix)
   Web Site - http://www.shell.com/
   Company Description - This company's core business include
      oil exploration and production, chemicals, gas and
      power, and oil products.
Sloggi
   Web Site - ???
   Company Description - The only Sloggi I am finding online
      is a lingerie manufacturing company... which has
      absolutely nothing to do with Gran Turismo 3!!!
Sonax
   Web Site - http://www.sonax.dk/
   Company Description - This site is entirely in Danish, and
      I do not speak Danish.
Speedline
   Web Site - http://www.speedlinetechnologies.com/
   Company Description - Formed in 1998, Speedline
      Technologies has built a reputation as an industry
      innovator dedicated to the development and manufacture
      of product solutions for the electronics assembly and
      semiconductor packaging industries.  Comprised of five
      best-in-class brands - ACCEL microelectronics cleaning
      and reflow systems, CAMALOT dispensing and conformal
      coating systems, ELECTROVERT wave soldering, reflow
      soldering and cleaning equipment, MPM stencil and wafer
      bump printing systems, SCS conformal coatings and
      services, and global service and training leader
      Speedline Global Services - Speedline Technologies is
      part of Cookson Electronics, the world's leading
      supplier of circuit board manufacturing and assembly
      solutions.  Cookson Electronics is a division of
      Cookson Group plc, a global leader in electronic
      materials and ceramics.  Today, Speedline Technologies
      is building on its strong industry heritage by
      leveraging its process knowledge expertise across its
      equipment and service offerings to help customers
      throughout the world solve complex manufacturing
      challenges, optimize production and speed their
      products to market.
Telefonica
   Web Site - http://www.telefonica.com/
   Company Description - Telefonica is the leading
      telecommunications operator in the Spanish- and
      Portuguese-speaking world and the second largest
      European operator by market capitalization.
      Telefonica is a major player in seventeen countries,
      although it is present in fifty countries.
Texaco, Inc.
   See Chevron-Gulf
Total
   See Elf
Trampio  (Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.)
   Web Site - http://www.toyojapan.com/tires/p_1.html
   Company Description - Since its founding in 1945, Toyo
      Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd. has been providing not only
      high-quality rubber and polyurethane products but also
      superior services, by optimizing its top-of-the-class
      technology.  Thanks to its expertise, Toyo is
      recognized as one of the leading rubber and
      polyurethane product manufacturers in the world.
      Toyo's business include tires, automotive parts, and
      chemical and industrial products.
Valvoline Co., The
   Web Site - http://www.valvoline.com/
   Company Description - The Valvoline Company, a division of
      Ashland Inc., serves more than 140 countries worldwide
      and is a leading marketer, distributor and producer of
      quality branded automotive and industrial products and
      services.  Products include automotive lubricants,
      transmission fluids, gear oils, hydraulic lubricants,
      automotive chemicals, specialty products, greases and
      cooling system products.  Valvoline also offers Eagle
      One car care products for automotive cleaning and
      maintenance and operates Valvoline Instant Oil Change,
      the second largest quick-lube chain in the U.S.
Xanavi (Xanavi Informatics Corporation)
   Web Site - http://www.xanavi.co.jp/e/
   Company Description - As cars have already become an
      indispensable part of people's lives all over the
      world, higher levels of safety, comfort and
      environmental concerns are now more in demand.  Since
      its establishment, Xanavi Informatics Corporation has
      continuously been providing in-vehicle information
      systems under the slogan 'Create highly reliable
      products by providing customers satisfaction.'  Our
      business is focused on car navigation systems created
      by a combination of world class electronic technology
      and application technology for vehicles.  Now that we
      are entering the age of actual ITS (Intelligent
      Transport Systems), we are challenged to meet the need
      for more creative products through marketing and full
      usage of fast-changing electronic technology.
Yokohama (Advan)
   Web Site - http://www.advancorp.com/
   Company Description - By utilizing the highest quality
      materials and the most advanced technology available,
      and by building creative, long-term partnerships with
      its customers, ADVAN International Corporation's
      mission is to be an innovative leader within the
      computer peripheral industry.  ADVAN International
      Corporation was established as a privately held company
      in 1982 by Kenzo Sudo for the purpose of marketing
      Memory Products and Semiconductors.  In 1997, ADVAN
      expanded its line into computer peripherals, and TFT
      LCD Active-Matrix Flat Panel Monitors.  Among ADVAN's
      leading products is its high-end, 18.1 inch TFT-LCD
      Monitors with a maximum resolution of 1200 x 1024. Our
      products are manufactured by numerous strategic
      partners in the Pacific Rim.  The TFT-LCD Monitors are
      marketed in the United States under the ADVAN's label
      to Federal, State, City Government, Hospitals, Medical
      Communities, Industrial customers, and Financial
      Institutions.

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