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Tuesday, April 13, 2004

CSK Auto Corp. Investor Presentation to be Available on Web Site

CSK Auto Corp. Investor Presentation to be Available on Web Site

PHOENIX--April 13, 2004--CSK Auto Corp. , the parent company of CSK Auto Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, will be posting on its Web site the slides included in its current investor presentation used by the company's senior management. The presentation has been updated to reflect the company's ... Continue reading

Ford Escapes Recalled For Balky Engine

Ford Escapes Recalled For Balky Engine

DETROIT, April 13, 2004; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. is recalling 363,440 of its compact Escape sport utility vehicles to fix what the automaker described on Tuesday as an intermittent engine stalling problem. Most of the vehicles affected by the recall are from the 2001, 2002 and early 2003 model years and we ... Continue reading

Allied Holdings Files Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003

Allied Holdings Files Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003

DECATUR, Ga., April 13 -- Allied Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:AHI) announced today that it has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. As previously reported, Allied had delayed filing its Form 10-K to reclassify certain items in its consolid ... Continue reading

Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. Progress Report

Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. Progress Report

CARPINTERIA, Calif., April 13 -- Turbodyne Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TRBD, Berlin: TUD) (the "Company") issued the following progress report today, to update the status of its affairs: Appointment of Officers Effective March 26, 2004, Andrew Martyn-Smith was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer, Ch ... Continue reading

ReserveAmerica Supports the American Recreation Coalition by Joining the Recreation Roundtable

ReserveAmerica Supports the American Recreation Coalition by Joining the Recreation Roundtable

Brock Weatherup Joins the Recreation Roundtable Board of Directors BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. and WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Recreation Roundtable and ReserveAmerica, the United State's leading recreation reservation and campground management solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Brock Weatherup to the presti ... Continue reading

City of San Francisco Takes Delivery of Two Honda FCX Fuel Cell Vehicles

City of San Francisco Takes Delivery of Two Honda FCX Fuel Cell Vehicles

World's Most Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Hits the Streets of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, April 13 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced today the delivery of two Honda FCX hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles to Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom in a ceremony being held today at City Hall. The city of San Franci ... Continue reading

AAA Reports National Gas Prices Set New Record High

AAA Reports National Gas Prices Set New Record High

MINNEAPOLIS, April 13 -- With the price of crude oil staying above $37 per barrel this week, retail gasoline prices are continuing their upward march. The nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline currently is $1.78 per gallon, the highest national average gasoline price on record, and 17.8 cents per gall ... Continue reading

Asbury Automotive Group Reports First Quarter Financial Results

Asbury Automotive Group Reports First Quarter Financial Results

- Reports a 30% Increase in Net Income from Continuing Operations - - Total Revenues Rise 14%; Gross Profit Increases 12% - NEW YORK, April 13 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. ... Continue reading

Hella is Among 20 Most Innovative German Companies

Hella is Among 20 Most Innovative German Companies

PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 13 -- Global automotive lighting supplier Hella KG Hueck & Co. has been cited as one of the 20 most innovative companies in Germany by the trade journal Junge Karriere (Young Career) in its March issue. The study rated 250 companies and 20 research institutions. Survey respondents were rated base ... Continue reading

UQM to Power Hybrid Electric Ultralight Stainless Steel Urban Bus Under Development

UQM to Power Hybrid Electric Ultralight Stainless Steel Urban Bus Under Development

FREDERICK, Colo., April 13 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that its permanent magnet propulsion motors will power a hybrid electric ultralight stainless steel 40 foot urban bus being developed by Autokinetics Inc., Rochester Hills, Michigan, with fu ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Phoenix race

Terry Borcheller - Phoenix race

fitness test Terry Borcheller's fitness regime paid off as he survived a physically exhausting drive to finish 11th in the Daytona Prototype class in the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., and Forest Barber of Fort Worth, Tex., were the first to be taxed in a ... Continue reading

Samenvatting: Psion en Webraska introduceren nieuwe autonavigatiesysteem PsiNav Pro

Samenvatting: Psion en Webraska introduceren nieuwe autonavigatiesysteem PsiNav Pro

Psion Teklogix (LSE: PON), een wereldwijde leverancier van mobiele en draadloze IT, en Webraska Mobile Technologies, een innovatieve producent van GPS, stemgestuurde draadloze navigatieapplicaties en �location-based solutions� (LBS), brengen samen PsiNav Pro op de markt. Dit autonavigatiesysteem biedt audio-v ... Continue reading

DSCC Finds Better Ball Joints for Army Vehicles; Solves Quality and Delivery Problems

DSCC Finds Better Ball Joints for Army Vehicles; Solves Quality and Delivery Problems

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 13 -- The Army had a big problem with a part on a widely used military vehicle and Defense Supply Center Columbus was able to come to the rescue. The two upper ball joints of the highly used High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, called the Humvee, were causing logistical problems. The part w ... Continue reading

dodge teleconference. bobby hamilton and chad chaffin

dodge teleconference. bobby hamilton and chad chaffin

Tuesday, April 13, 2004. Ray Cooper Dodge Teleconference Clear!Blue Martinsville Advance Material 704-975-3232 Kroger 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series BOBBY HAMILTON (No. 4 Square D Dodge Ram) NOTE: Hamilton ranks third in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Standings after two races in 2004. He won the last race at Atl ... Continue reading

Bosch Appoints New President, Mexican Operations And Vice President Original Equipment Sales

Bosch Appoints New President, Mexican Operations And Vice President Original Equipment Sales

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 13 -- Robert Bosch Corporation has named Charles Visconti to president, Robert Bosch S.A. de C.V., Mexico and Sheryl Hyman to vice president, original equipment sales for Asian, European and heavy duty customers. In his new role, Visconti will oversee the Bosch business in Mexico. His res ... Continue reading

Two-timer Scelzi aims for Houston Funny Car win

Two-timer Scelzi aims for Houston Funny Car win

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 5 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA SPRING NATIONALS HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK RACE DATES: APRIL 16-18, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 HOUSTON TWO-TIME TOP FUEL WINNER SCELZI AIMS FOR FUNNY CAR WIN BAYTOWN, Texas (April 13 ... Continue reading

Jamie McMurray/No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Martinsville Race Advance

Jamie McMurray/No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Martinsville Race Advance

Media Contact: Jason Wise Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 704-500-6121, jwise@ganassi.com <mailto:jwise@ganassi.com> Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Advance Auto Parts 500 Race Advance April 18, 2004, FOX Television, 1:00 p.m. CT MEDIA NOTE: To view the 2004 Texaco/Havoline Racing Media Guide, pleas ... Continue reading

K. Harvick, M. Crafton Transcript, April 13

K. Harvick, M. Crafton Transcript, April 13

GM RACING, CHEVROLET Contact: Nancy Wager NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Teleconference GM Racing Communications April 13, 2004 nmwager@aol.com This week's NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Teleconference featured Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo and team owner of the No. 6 GM Goodwrench Silverado driv ... Continue reading

Dennis Weaver's International Hydrogen Drive 2004 to Tour Three Countries to Promote Energy Independence

Dennis Weaver's International Hydrogen Drive 2004 to Tour Three Countries to Promote Energy Independence

The Institute of Ecolonomics Raises Awareness of Alternative Fuel Vehicles in a Fifteen-Day, Three-Country Alternative Fuel Vehicle Drive LOS ANGELES, April 13 -- As a pioneer in promoting alternative fuels and energy independence, actor Dennis Weaver and his Institute of Ecolonomics will embark on the latest in a cont ... Continue reading

Goodyear Licenses Theme Manager from Stardock for New Website Launch; Tire Manufacturer Uses Desktop Themes to Promote New Products- Huh?

Goodyear Licenses Theme Manager from Stardock for New Website Launch; Tire Manufacturer Uses Desktop Themes to Promote New Products- Huh?

CANTON, Mich.--April 13, 2004--Goodyear, the world's largest tire company, has licensed Stardock's Theme Manager software as an integral part of its marketing efforts for the launch of Goodyear's new line of Assurance(TM) brand tires. Through the use of Stardock's Theme Manager technology, Goodyear is able to offer vis ... Continue reading

3D Systems Announces the Installation of SLS Systems at the Renault F1 Team Advanced Digital Manufacturing Centre

3D Systems Announces the Installation of SLS Systems at the Renault F1 Team Advanced Digital Manufacturing Centre

VALENCIA, Calif.--April 13, 2004--3D Systems Corporation announced the installation of two Vanguard(TM) HS SLS(R) systems at the Renault F1 Team Advanced Digital Manufacturing (ADM(SM)) Centre in Enstone, England. The addition of the SLS (selective laser sintering) systems enables the team to directly manufacture end-u ... Continue reading

Capital Automotive Announces 25th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Common Share Dividend

Capital Automotive Announces 25th Consecutive Increase in Quarterly Common Share Dividend

MCLEAN, Va., April 13 -- Capital Automotive REIT , the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4200 per common share of beneficial interest for the first quarter ending March 31, 2004. The dividend i ... Continue reading

Capital Automotive Declares Series A Preferred Share Dividend

Capital Automotive Declares Series A Preferred Share Dividend

MCLEAN, Va., April 13 -- Capital Automotive REIT , the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a dividend for the period commencing February 1, 2004 and ending April 30, 2004 of $0.46875 per Series A Cumulative Redeemable Pref ... Continue reading

Evader Expands Manufacturing and Adds to Advisory Board

Evader Expands Manufacturing and Adds to Advisory Board

HONG KONG--April 13, 2004--Bellevue-Washington based Evader, Inc. (www.evader.us.) (NASD.OTC:EVDR), the maker of electric high-performance vehicles powered by their leading-edge proprietary technology announced today that global demand for Evader motorbikes has triggered the addition of another assembly line in the Eva ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Celebrates 30 Years of Mobil 1 Synthetic Leadership; Mobil 1 Has Been the World Leader in Synthetic Motor Oil Technology and Innovation since 1974

ExxonMobil Celebrates 30 Years of Mobil 1 Synthetic Leadership; Mobil 1 Has Been the World Leader in Synthetic Motor Oil Technology and Innovation since 1974

FAIRFAX, Va.--April 13, 2004--ExxonMobil is commemorating three decades of innovation and leadership in synthetic motor oils with the 30th anniversary of Mobil 1. Since its introduction in 1974, Mobil 1 has outperformed conventional oils and has become the world's number one-selling synthetic motor oil. To honor this l ... Continue reading

FleetPride and Yellow Roadway Corporation Announce Strategic Parts Supply Agreement

FleetPride and Yellow Roadway Corporation Announce Strategic Parts Supply Agreement

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, April 13 -- FleetPride, the nation's largest independent heavy-duty truck parts distributor, today announced a strategic parts supply agreement with Yellow Roadway Corporation, one of the world's largest providers of transportation services. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010427/FLEE ... Continue reading

GEICO and Safelite Team Up April 24 for Free VIN Etching and Auto Safety Fair

GEICO and Safelite Team Up April 24 for Free VIN Etching and Auto Safety Fair

MACON, Ga., April 13 -- GEICO and Safelite AutoGlass have teamed up to provide free VIN etching and free windshield inspections to motorists on Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at GEICO facilities, 4400 Ocmulgee East Blvd. in Macon. Insurance experts believe that VIN (vehicle identification number) etching can be ... Continue reading

IR Recognition Systems HandReaders Secure Assets for Major British Retailer; WHSmith Expands Use of Biometrics to Eliminate ID Cards and Verify Employee Identities

IR Recognition Systems HandReaders Secure Assets for Major British Retailer; WHSmith Expands Use of Biometrics to Eliminate ID Cards and Verify Employee Identities

CAMPBELL, Calif.--April 13, 2004--IR Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand's (IR) Security & Safety Group's Electronic Access Control Division (EACD), today announced that major UK retailer WHSmith is expanding its use of HandReaders at its Swindon headquarters in a move to cut costs and improv ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors First Quarter 2004 Earnings and Conference Call Scheduled for April 26, 2004

Lithia Motors First Quarter 2004 Earnings and Conference Call Scheduled for April 26, 2004

MEDFORD, Ore.--April 13, 2004--Lithia Motors, Inc. today announced that its first quarter 2004 earnings will be released on Monday, April 26 at 5 a.m., Pacific time. Conference Call Information A conference call to discuss the results for the first quarter 2004 will be on the same day at 7 a.m. PT, 8 a.m. MT, 9 a.m. CT ... Continue reading

Lotus Turns to Delmia Corp. and Dassault Systemes to Reduce Design Process Time

Lotus Turns to Delmia Corp. and Dassault Systemes to Reduce Design Process Time

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--April 13, 2004-- Integrated Engineering and Manufacturing Environment Key Enabler for Complete Product Lifecycle Management Solution Delmia Corp., a Dassault Systemes company , today announced that British-based automotive company, Group Lotus plc, has selected its DELMIA V5 Human, V5 DPM Assembly, ... Continue reading

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. to Broadcast Fiscal 2005 Guidance Conference Call via Live Webcast

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. to Broadcast Fiscal 2005 Guidance Conference Call via Live Webcast

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--April 13, 2004--Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. FROM: Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. SUBJECT: Fiscal 2005 Guidance Conference Call and Live Webcast WHO: Management of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. WHEN: Tuesday, April 20, 2003 at 11:00 am Eastern Time URL: http://www.vcall.com. An archive of the webcast will be avail ... Continue reading

Nation's Leading Mobility Industry Executives and Governmental Leaders Set to Convene Policy Forum in Nation's Capital

Nation's Leading Mobility Industry Executives and Governmental Leaders Set to Convene Policy Forum in Nation's Capital

WARRENDALE, Pa., April 13 -- The nation's top mobility industry executives and governmental officials will discuss the future of the automotive industry when the Society of Automotive Engineers, International (SAE) convenes the 2004 SAE Government/Industry Meeting in Washington, D.C., next month. This year's event -- t ... Continue reading

Saturn Electronics and Engineering Deploys Agile in 12 Weeks

Saturn Electronics and Engineering Deploys Agile in 12 Weeks

Leading Automotive Supplier's Use of Agile's Product Lifecycle Management Solutions Results in Reduced Product Development Time and Increased Cost Savings SAN JOSE, Calif., April 13 -- Agile Software Corporation , a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Saturn Electronic ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors to Present at McDonald Investments Emergency Rescue Conference

Spartan Motors to Present at McDonald Investments Emergency Rescue Conference

CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 13 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. today announced it will be presenting at the McDonald Investments Emergency Rescue Conference on April 29, 2004 in Indianapolis. The Charlotte, Mich.-based manufacturer of custom motorhome chassis, fire truck chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles said this first-ever i ... Continue reading

Timken Secures Significant Bearing Order From Indian Steel Mill

Timken Secures Significant Bearing Order From Indian Steel Mill

CANTON, Ohio, April 13 -- The Timken Company announced today that it has received a significant bearing order from India- based Jindal Steel & Power Limited, the world's largest coal-based sponge iron plant. The order, worth more than $700,000 (USD), calls for Timken to provide Jindal Steel's Raigarh plant with two typ ... Continue reading

Timken to Repair Bearings for Rolls-Royce Model AE 3007 Engine

Timken to Repair Bearings for Rolls-Royce Model AE 3007 Engine

CANTON, Ohio, April 13 -- Timken has been named by Indianapolis-based Rolls-Royce Corporation as the approved repair service provider for the Model AE 3007 jet aircraft engine. Rolls-Royce will handle all bearing repair sales, but will use the Timken Aerospace facility as a supplier to perform the repair service. (Logo ... Continue reading

Visteon Radiators Race With Every Daytona 500 Team, Now Officially Licensed by NASCAR(R)

Visteon Radiators Race With Every Daytona 500 Team, Now Officially Licensed by NASCAR(R)

LIVONIA, Mich., April 13 -- At this year's Daytona 500 there was no competition for one underhood component: 100 percent of the race teams ran cars equipped with Visteon radiators. Visteon Corporation and NASCAR(R) re-signed the agreement for Visteon Aftermarket to be the manufacturer of Officially Licensed NASCAR Perf ... Continue reading

Visteon Vice President to Discuss Trends in Supply Chain Management at 2004 APMA Annual Conference and Exhibition

Visteon Vice President to Discuss Trends in Supply Chain Management at 2004 APMA Annual Conference and Exhibition

DEARBORN, Mich., April 13 -- Jon Maples, vice president of Quality and Materials Management for Visteon Corporation , will speak on April 14, 2004, at the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Hamilton, Ontario. Maples will focus on "Total Value Chain Management: Acting ... Continue reading

Zoospeed.com Brings Porsche Spyder 550 Scale 1:2.3 to United States

Zoospeed.com Brings Porsche Spyder 550 Scale 1:2.3 to United States

KALAMAZOO, Mich., April 13 -- Porsche's first purpose built racecar, made famous by Hollywood rebel, James Dean, is back in production. At least at scale 1:2.3 size. It is available for the first time in the United States exclusively at Zoospeed.com. Any Porschephile or automobile aficionado knows the significance of t ... Continue reading

Gov. Sonny Perdue Kicks Off Second Annual Dodge Tour de Georgia at State Capitol

Gov. Sonny Perdue Kicks Off Second Annual Dodge Tour de Georgia at State Capitol

WHEN: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:00 p.m. WHO: Gov. Sonny Perdue, Dodge Tour de Georgia and Georgia Cancer Coalition representatives will be on hand to proclaim April 18 - 25, 2004, Dodge Tour de Georgia Week. Gov. Perdue will sign the proclamation and be presented with an official Tour jersey and bicycle. Event include ... Continue reading

Mark Armstrong to Retire From Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Mark Armstrong to Retire From Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

FINDLAY, Ohio, April 13 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced today that after 26 years of loyal and dedicated service, Mark Armstrong has elected to retire from his position as Vice President of the Company. "Mark's contributions to Cooper Tire have been crucial in the development and implementation of our Cooper ... Continue reading

Shirley Peterson Elected to Goodyear Board

Shirley Peterson Elected to Goodyear Board

AKRON, Ohio, April 13 -- Shirley D. Peterson, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company . "Shirley has had a distinguished career as a leader in business, government and academia," said Goodyear Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Keegan. "She will make important contri ... Continue reading

BT Broadcast Services Teams Up With NASCAR.COM to Offer Live In-Truck Video

BT Broadcast Services Teams Up With NASCAR.COM to Offer Live In-Truck Video

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- NASCAR.COM, the official site of NASCAR, has teamed up with BT Broadcast Services, the Americas Inc. to bring, for the first time online, live in-truck video and audio from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races. NASCAR.COM will offer fans Live Ride-Along Video feature on the website, where fan ... Continue reading

Program to Create New Profit Center for Auto Aftermarket Launched by NeoMedia's Micro Paint Repair Business Unit

Program to Create New Profit Center for Auto Aftermarket Launched by NeoMedia's Micro Paint Repair Business Unit

FT. MYERS, Fla.--April 13, 2004--A marketing and services program designed to create new profit centers for automotive aftermarket companies and other businesses has been launched by the NeoMedia Micro Paint Repair Business Unit, part of NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM). NeoMedia's new "Footsteps" program is ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds' Networkcar(R) Named Finalist for Top Telematics Industry Award

Reynolds and Reynolds' Networkcar(R) Named Finalist for Top Telematics Industry Award

SAN DIEGO, April 13 -- Networkcar(R), a Reynolds and Reynolds company , announced today that it's been named a finalist for the Second Annual Telematics Update Magazine Telematics Award program. It was selected for both the Best Commercial Vehicle Solution category and the Best Consumer Vehicle Application group. Other ... Continue reading

Strategic Partnerships with OEMs to Revitalize Primary Lithium Battery Market

Strategic Partnerships with OEMs to Revitalize Primary Lithium Battery Market

PALO ALTO, Calif.--April 13, 2004--Competition between the three most common primary lithium battery chemistries (lithium/sulfur dioxide, lithium/thionyl chloride, lithium/manganese dioxide) in various applications stymies growth in the market. Vendors need to focus on the specific requirements of the original equipmen ... Continue reading

Visteon Declares Second Quarter 2004 Dividend

Visteon Declares Second Quarter 2004 Dividend

DEARBORN, Mich., April 13 -- The Board of Directors of Visteon Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on June 1, 2004, to shareholders of record as of April 30, 2004. Visteon has paid a dividend each quarter since it became an independent, ... Continue reading

Earth Day is Perfect Day to 'Be Car Care Aware'

Earth Day is Perfect Day to 'Be Car Care Aware'

It Pays to Make Your Car More Environmentally Sound BETHESDA, Md., April 13 -- Earth Day is April 22, the perfect occasion to make sure your car is running efficiently, saving both money and the environment. April is National Car Care Month. "Poor vehicle maintenance directly impacts the environment, with 10 percent of ... Continue reading

Travelers in the Driver's Seat With Launch of 'Hotels.com Road Trips'

Travelers in the Driver's Seat With Launch of 'Hotels.com Road Trips'

'Hotels.com Road Trips' Targets the $250 Billion Auto Travel Market and Provides Local Drive Alternatives Good on One Tank of Gas; Kick-Off Includes Gasoline Rebate and National Sweepstakes DALLAS, April 13 -- Just in time for the peak summer travel planning period, Hotels.com, www.hotels.com, the largest specialized d ... Continue reading

Liberty Mutual, BMW Car Club of America Foundation, and BMW Dealers Team Up for Teen Driving Safety

Liberty Mutual, BMW Car Club of America Foundation, and BMW Dealers Team Up for Teen Driving Safety

GREENVILLE, S.C., April 13 -- The BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) Foundation today announced a partnership with Liberty Mutual Group and BMW dealers throughout the U.S. designed to save the lives of teen drivers. Through the BMW CCA Foundation's Street Survival(TM) safe teen driving program, the organizations will pr ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Sales, USA Announces Management Changes

Toyota Motor Sales, USA Announces Management Changes

TORRANCE, Calif., April 13 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) today announced the below-listed organizational changes, effective immediately. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030501/TOYLOGO ) Dian Ogilvie, formerly group vice president & general counsel is promoted to senior vice president & general ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Continue Climbing as New Record Prices Are Set

LA Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Continue Climbing as New Record Prices Are Set

LOS ANGELES--April 13, 2004--The average monthly price of regular self-serve gasoline in Southern California climbed another 6 cents from March to reach an all-time April high of $2.261 per gallon, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. While this is a record monthly high f ... Continue reading

Statement Regarding Preliminary NHTSA Toyota -Lexus Investigation

Statement Regarding Preliminary NHTSA Toyota -Lexus Investigation

Reports For Camry, Camry Solara And ES 300 Throttle Control System April 13, 2004 The auto industry has experienced a long history of isolated reports of alleged sudden acceleration, involving vehicles of virtually every make. Numerous investigations going back many decades have consistently suggested that these incide ... Continue reading

VW: The Wrong Focus

VW: The Wrong Focus

Guest Editorial By Jerry Flint Forbes.Com Aurban Hills April 13, 2004; VW Microbus: This 21st-century update of a VW classic won rave reviews on the show circuit, but a production model is still years away. Just when things were looking up, Volkswagen is falling into trouble again. Last year it sold 303,000 Volkswagen ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Fuso Settlement Proposed in Fatal Wheel Accident

Mitsubishi Fuso Settlement Proposed in Fatal Wheel Accident

TOKYO April 13, 2004; The AP reported that Japanese truckmaker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. said Tuesday it has offered to settle out of court a 165 million yen (US$1.57 million) lawsuit brought by a woman whose daughter was killed by a wheel that flew off a Mitsubishi truck. The offer followed an announcement l ... Continue reading

Exide is Exclusive Supplier to Farm & Home Supply

Exide is Exclusive Supplier to Farm & Home Supply

Retailer is Newest Exide Customer in the Mid-States Buying Group LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., April 12 -- Exide Technologies, (BULLETIN BOARD: EXDTQ) ( www.exide.com ) a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, has been named the exclusive battery supplier to Farm & Home Supply. Exide is supplying a complete range ... Continue reading

Motorock Trans-Am Series Entry List for Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Motorock Trans-Am Series Entry List for Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Dear Media Member: Attached is the 2004 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach entry list for the Motorock Trans-Am Series race, scheduled for Sunday April 18, immediately following the Champ Car World Series event. Also attached is an entry list statistical summary. ... Continue reading

Suzuki's Mladin Ready for Infineon Raceway

Suzuki's Mladin Ready for Infineon Raceway

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 Suzuki's Mladin Looks for Repeat at Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Mat Mladin is off to a perfect start in the chase for the 2004 AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship, and he hopes to continue his hot streak at Infineon Raceway, April 30-May 2, during the Ka ... Continue reading

Tommy Kendall To Appear on "Wind Tunnel" with Dave Despain

Tommy Kendall To Appear on "Wind Tunnel" with Dave Despain

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOUR-TIME MOTOROCK TRANS-AM SERIES CHAMPION TOMMY KENDALL TO APPEAR ON SPEED CHANNEL¹S ³WIND TUNNEL² WITH DAVE DESPAIN INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2004) ‹ The Motorock Trans-Am Series¹ only four-time Drivers¹ Champion, Tommy Kendall ... Continue reading

JOHN FINGER WINS AGT INAUGURAL EVENT

JOHN FINGER WINS AGT INAUGURAL EVENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Todd Benne toddbenne@americangt.com 636.262.1723 JOHN FINGER WINS AGT INAUGURAL EVENT Kershaw, South Carolina- By winning the inaugural American GT Challenge event at Carolina Motorsports Park this weekend, John Finger, in the number 14 John Finger Mazda Mustang has established himself as ... Continue reading

Psion Teklogix Unveils PsiNav Transportation System Powered by Webraska SmartZone Navigation Technology

Psion Teklogix Unveils PsiNav Transportation System Powered by Webraska SmartZone Navigation Technology

LONDON & PARIS--April 13, 2004-- Solution Provides GPS-Based Navigation and Logistical Information for Home Delivery, Courier and Field Service Markets Webraska Mobile Technologies, the pioneering provider of GPS, voice-enabled wireless navigation applications and location-based services (LBS) solutions, and Psion Tekl ... Continue reading

Motorock Trans-Am Series Racers Ready for Thriller at the Beach

Motorock Trans-Am Series Racers Ready for Thriller at the Beach

CONTACT: Justin Anderson, Ph: 704-348-9400, Cell: 704-589-2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MOTOROCK TRANS-AM SERIES RACERS READY FOR THRILLER AT THE BEACH LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 12, 2004) &#8249; The Motorock Trans-Am Series will kick off its 2004 season April 16-18, during the 30th Anniversary Toyota Grand Prix of Long B ... Continue reading

Clean Energy to Acquire CNG Fueling Operations of Public Service New Mexico

Clean Energy to Acquire CNG Fueling Operations of Public Service New Mexico

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--April 12, 2004--Clean Energy, North America's leader in clean transportation, has reached agreement with Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) to purchase its network of natural gas fueling stations pending final approval by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Clean Energy has assumed ... Continue reading

Coach Industries Group Announces Credit Facility; Industry Shows Strength as Ford Motor Company Announces Limousine Orders Up 150%

Coach Industries Group Announces Credit Facility; Industry Shows Strength as Ford Motor Company Announces Limousine Orders Up 150%

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--April 12, 2004--Coach Industries Group, Inc. (OTCBB:CIGI) ("Coach") a holding company focused on the luxury automotive and limousine manufacturing industry, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Commercial Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (CTMC) (www.uscoach.com), has received ... Continue reading

Clean Energy and ALT Terminate Acquisition

Clean Energy and ALT Terminate Acquisition

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--April 12, 2004--Clean Energy, North America's leader in clean transportation, and Applied LNG Technologies USA, LLC (ALT), have terminated the acquisition by Clean Energy of ALT's LNG supply and distribution operations and certain of its affiliates due to a condition of closing that could not be met ... Continue reading

Randy Ruhlman ready to start the 2004 Trans-Am Season at Long Beach Grand Prix Opener

Randy Ruhlman ready to start the 2004 Trans-Am Season at Long Beach Grand Prix Opener

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Randy Ruhlman ready to start the 2004 Trans-Am Season at Long Beach Grand Prix Opener Long Beach, CA (April 12, 2004) -- The Long Beach Grand Prix has been a favorite event for top Trans-Am driver Randy Ruhlman, who also considers this track to be one of the most challenging on the circuit. The 20 ... Continue reading

BMW Performance Center Revs Up for 2004

BMW Performance Center Revs Up for 2004

New Driving School Schedule Features More Class Offerings SPARTANBURG, S.C., April 13 -- Driving enthusiasts now have more opportunities to tune up their skills behind the wheel with more class offerings added to the 2004 driving program at the BMW Performance Center. Located in Spartanburg, SC, the Performance Center ... Continue reading

SAE Detroit Section to Introduce 2004 Cadillac CTS-V at May 11 Meeting

SAE Detroit Section to Introduce 2004 Cadillac CTS-V at May 11 Meeting

-- General Motors to introduce Cadillac CTS-V at the SAE Detroit Section meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 2004. Speakers will be James E. Taylor, Vehicle Line Executive, North American Car Group; Mark L. Reuss, Executive Director, Vehicle Architecture and GM Performance Division and Kenneth E. Morris, Program Engineering Ma ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby Honored With J. D. Power and Associates Chairman's Award

Carroll Shelby Honored With J. D. Power and Associates Chairman's Award

LOS ANGELES, April 12 -- Legendary racer and automotive icon Carroll Shelby, still a dominant force in the automotive industry at age 81, was honored with the prestigious J. D. Power and Associates "Chairman's Award" at the Global Automotive Week Awards Reception Wednesday evening, April 7, 2004 in New York. This award ... Continue reading

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