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Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Michael J. Burns Nomeado Presidente do Conselho Administrativo da Dana Corporation;

Michael J. Burns Nomeado Presidente do Conselho Administrativo da Dana Corporation;

Oitavo Presidente do Conselho Administrativo nos 100 Anos de História da Companhia TOLEDO, Ohio, 20 de abril /PR Newswire/ -- A Dana Corporation anunciou hoje que o seu Conselho Administrativo nomeou o presidente e CEO da companhia Michael J. Burns, para o cargo adicional de presidente do Conselho Administrativo. (Log ... Continue reading

Bandag, Incorporated Reports 1st Quarter EPS of $0.20

Bandag, Incorporated Reports 1st Quarter EPS of $0.20

Flash Results Bandag, Incorporated (Numbers in millions, except per share data) Q1 2004 Q1 2003 Net sales $173.5 $175.3 Net income $4.0 $2.4 Diluted earnings per share $0.20 $0.12 Shares outstanding - diluted 19.7 19.3 MUSCATINE, Iowa, April 20 -- Bandag, Incorporated today reported consolidated net income of $4.0 mill ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

NAVTEQ Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

CHICAGO, April 20 -- NAVTEQ Corporation announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed $500 million initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The shares in the offering are being offered by Philips Consumer Electronics B.V. ... Continue reading

New Business Unit Manager named at US Chemical

New Business Unit Manager named at US Chemical

Good afternoon, U.S. Chemical & Plastics, a leader in providing manufactured products for use in the automotive aftermarket, proudly announces the appointment of Tom Gardner as business unit manager of paints & coatings. Further details are enclosed. Thank you in advance for your time and editorial consideration. ... Continue reading

Massachusetts Low-Number 'United We Stand' License Plate Auction to Benefit Families of 9/11

Massachusetts Low-Number 'United We Stand' License Plate Auction to Benefit Families of 9/11

BOSTON, April 20 -- Want a low-number Massachusetts license plate? Now's your chance, and you'll be helping neighbors in need. The state's "United We Stand" license plates -- numbers 101-999 -- are now being sold through a special online "silent auction" organized by the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, in cooperation with the ... Continue reading

World Leader in Hydraulic-Hybrid Technology Launches New Marketing Campaign

World Leader in Hydraulic-Hybrid Technology Launches New Marketing Campaign

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--April 20, 2004-- SHEP Technologies Hires Firm to Strategically Communicate Company's Accomplishments & Growth SHEP TECHNOLOGIES, INC., (OTCBB:STLOF) (BER:IH3) an innovator and developer of hydraulic-hybrid systems which store and provide cost-effective and environmentally-friendly alternati ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts to Present at Lehman Brothers' Seventh Annual Retail Seminar

Advance Auto Parts to Present at Lehman Brothers' Seventh Annual Retail Seminar

ROANOKE, Va., April 20 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , will be making a presentation at the Lehman Brothers' Seventh Annual Retail Seminar on April 26, 2004 beginning at 10:15 a.m. ET. A live broadcast of the presentation will be available online in the Investor Relations section on the Company's website at www.advanceau ... Continue reading

Coachmen's First Quarter Conference Call on the Internet

Coachmen's First Quarter Conference Call on the Internet

ELKHART, Ind.--April 20, 2004--Coachmen Industries, Inc. will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its conference call for the 2004 first quarter results and outlook on Tuesday, April 27, 2004. The live broadcast of Coachmen's quarterly conference call will be available online at www.fulldisclosure.c ... Continue reading

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results; EPS Increases to $0.13 with 44% Increase in Revenues

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results; EPS Increases to $0.13 with 44% Increase in Revenues

SAN ANTONIO--April 20, 2004--Rush Enterprises, Inc. , whose continuing operations includes the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Texas, today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. In the first quarter, ... Continue reading

The State of Indiana and UPS Today Unveiled a New-Look License Plate for the Company's Tractors and Trailers

The State of Indiana and UPS Today Unveiled a New-Look License Plate for the Company's Tractors and Trailers

INDIANAPOLIS--April 20, 2004--The state of Indiana and UPS today unveiled a new-look license plate for the company's tractors and trailers. Taking advantage of long-established authority, Indiana has become the first state to offer fleet operators the option of specially branded license plates. UPS, which is licensing ... Continue reading

The Timken Company Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Timken Company Declares Quarterly Dividend

CANTON, Ohio, April 20 -- The board of directors of The Timken Company today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 13 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 2, 2004 to shareholders of record as of May 21, 2004. It will be the 328th consecutive dividend paid on the common stock of the company. (Logo: http://ww ... Continue reading

TRW Automotive to Release First-Quarter 2004 Financial Results on May 5; Followed by a Conference Call and Web Cast

TRW Automotive to Release First-Quarter 2004 Financial Results on May 5; Followed by a Conference Call and Web Cast

LIVONIA, Mich., April 20 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. announced today that it plans to release its first-quarter 2004 financial results at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. The company also scheduled a conference call to occur the same day at 10:00 a.m., where John C. Plant, president and chief executive o ... Continue reading

Valeo - First Quarter 2004 Results

Valeo - First Quarter 2004 Results

- Continuing Margin Growth and Debt Reduction PARIS, April 20 -- Following a meeting of the Board of Directors today, Valeo announced its consolidated results for the first quarter 2004. In millions of euros First Quarter 2004 2003 Change Sales 2,415 2,440 - 1% Gross margin 429 428 % sales 17.8% 17.5% + 0.3 pt Operatin ... Continue reading

Visteon, Van Buren Township Form $1.5 Million Civic Fund to Support Community Improvements

Visteon, Van Buren Township Form $1.5 Million Civic Fund to Support Community Improvements

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., April 20 -- Visteon Corporation and Van Buren Charter Township today announced they have joined forces to create the Van Buren Civic Fund, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising money for township projects and services. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOG ... Continue reading

Clarion Corporation Announces New Vice President of Retail Sales

Clarion Corporation Announces New Vice President of Retail Sales

GARDENA, Calif., April 20 -- Clarion Corporation of America is pleased to announce the promotion of Ralf Engelbrecht to the position of Vice President of Retail Sales. Engelbrecht will oversee all sales of aftermarket products. Engelbrecht began his career with Clarion in 1992 and was most recently Clarion's National S ... Continue reading

Michael J. Burns Named Chairman of Dana Corporation

Michael J. Burns Named Chairman of Dana Corporation

Becomes Eighth Chairman in Company's 100-Year History TOLEDO, Ohio, April 20 -- Dana Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has named president and chief executive officer Michael J. Burns to the additional post of chairman. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) Mr. Burns becomes t ... Continue reading

Indian Motorcycle Corporation - The End of the Ride: Liquidation of 2004 Limited Production and Corporate Motorcycle Collection Now in Progress!

Indian Motorcycle Corporation - The End of the Ride: Liquidation of 2004 Limited Production and Corporate Motorcycle Collection Now in Progress!

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 20 -- When Gilroy, California- based Indian Motorcycle Corporation abruptly halted production and closed their doors in Fall 2003, the company had only manufactured FORTY brand-new bikes for their 2004 line. Bill Melvin -- CEO of National Retail Equipment Liquidators (N.R.E.L.) in Grand Rapid ... Continue reading

Sterling Marlin Talladega Advance

Sterling Marlin Talladega Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Aaron's 499 - Talladega Superspeedway Advance No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Chassis: Sterling Marlin and the Coors Light team are taking chassis #005 to Talladega Superspeedway this wee ... Continue reading

SEMA Cultivates Sales in China: Specialty Equipment Market Association Leadership Evaluates Business Opportunities for Members

SEMA Cultivates Sales in China: Specialty Equipment Market Association Leadership Evaluates Business Opportunities for Members

SHANGHAI, China, April 20 -- An important new business development mission to the world's fastest growing automotive market will take Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) executives and member companies on an unprecedented visit to China. Representing over 5,000 member companies from 47 countries, developing o ... Continue reading

SAE Announces Winners of the 2004 Aero Design East Competition

SAE Announces Winners of the 2004 Aero Design East Competition

DELAND, Fla., April 20 -- The SAE 2004 Aero Design East competition, held last weekend in Deland, Florida, was a great success with the participation of 35 collegiate teams from the United Sates, Canada, and Brazil. The event, part of the SAE Collegiate Design Series was hosted by the University of Central Florida, in ... Continue reading

AUTOENTHUSIASTICS WILL GO ANY WHERE FOR THEIR LOVE

AUTOENTHUSIASTICS WILL GO ANY WHERE FOR THEIR LOVE

CHICAGO (April 20, 2004) – It started with Sturgis. Then came the Saturn Homecoming and the Jeep Jamboree. More and more Americans are willing to drive hundreds, even thousands, of miles to rally around certain makes and models of automobiles. The proof is in the numbers: last year, 450,000 people attended the Ha ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Declares Dividend

Dana Corporation Declares Dividend

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 20 -- Dana Corporation today declared a dividend on its common stock of 12 cents per share, payable on June 15, 2004, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) Dana Corporation is a global leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture ... Continue reading

Tesma International Inc. - Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Conference Call for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2004

Tesma International Inc. - Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Conference Call for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2004

CONCORD, ON, April 20 -- Tesma International Inc. (TSX: TSM.A; NASDAQ; TSMA) is holding its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at the Design Exchange, 2nd Floor, Toronto-Dominion Centre, Ernst & Young Tower, 234 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, commencing at 11:00 a.m. EST. The meeting will be webcast ... Continue reading

Timken Company Shareholders Elect New Director

Timken Company Shareholders Elect New Director

CANTON, Ohio, April 20 -- At The Timken Company's annual meeting of shareholders today, Jerry J. Jasinowski, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, was elected for a three-year term expiring at the 2007 annual meeting. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991012/TKRLOGO ) Also at the annual mee ... Continue reading

NEXCUP Talladega: Sterling Marlin and Lee Mccall (Dodge Teleconference)

NEXCUP Talladega: Sterling Marlin and Lee Mccall (Dodge Teleconference)

Tuesday, April 20, 2004. Ray Cooper Dodge Motorsports Teleconference Clear!Blue Martinsville Recap, Talladega Advance 704-975-3232 STERLING MARLIN (No. 40 Coors Light Dodge) NOTE: Marlin finished ninth last Sunday at Martinsville to record his third top-10 finish of the season. He remains 14th in the series standings a ... Continue reading

Valeo - First Quarter 2004 Results

Valeo - First Quarter 2004 Results

PARIS, France, April 20 -- - Continuing margin growth and debt reduction Following a meeting of the Board of Directors today, Valeo announced its consolidated results for the first quarter 2004. In millions of euros First Quarter 2004 2003 Change Sales 2,415 2,440 - 1% Gross margin 429 428 % sales 17.8% 17.5 % + 0.3 pt ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Ranked Among Best for Diversity

Chrysler Group Ranked Among Best for Diversity

DiversityInc names Chrysler Group to its 'Top 50' list for first time AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 20 -- DiversityInc named Chrysler Group to its "Top 50" list for Diversity this week. The announcement marked the first time Chrysler Group has joined the prestigious list of honorees. The annual national listing, now in it ... Continue reading

NayKid In Colorado - Lux and White Dominate Pueblo Double Race Weekend

NayKid In Colorado - Lux and White Dominate Pueblo Double Race Weekend

NayKid In Colorado - Lux and White Dominate Pueblo Double Race Weekend PUEBLO, Col., April 20, 2004 - Fresh off a sweep of the podiums at the first two races of the year, NayKid Racing kept a stranglehold on the T1 class of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) this weekend at Pueblo (Colorado) Motorsports Park. The tr ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Schedule for Quarterly Release and Conference Call

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Schedule for Quarterly Release and Conference Call

NEW YORK--April 20, 2004--Standard Motor Products, Inc. automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, is scheduled to report its earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2004 on Monday, April 26, 2004 before the opening of the stock market. Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 AM, Eastern T ... Continue reading

Toyota Financial Services Chooses BANKLINK as Its Strategic Cash Management Partner; BANKLINK products will help Toyota Financial Services launch its new bank

Toyota Financial Services Chooses BANKLINK as Its Strategic Cash Management Partner; BANKLINK products will help Toyota Financial Services launch its new bank

NEW YORK--April 20, 2004--BANKLINK, a unit of Fiserv, Inc. and a leading provider of Web-based treasury management products and services, announced today that Torrance, CA-based Toyota Financial Services has selected BANKLINK as its Web-based cash management solutions provider. Toyota Financial Services is launching To ... Continue reading

Gentex Reports Record Revenues and Net Income for First Quarter

Gentex Reports Record Revenues and Net Income for First Quarter

ZEELAND, Mich., April 20 -- Gentex Corporation , the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, today reported record revenues and net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. The Company achieved its all-time quarterly sales record in t ... Continue reading

ECD Ovonics' Hydrogen Storage Technology Provides a Bridge to Future Fuel Cell Vehicles

ECD Ovonics' Hydrogen Storage Technology Provides a Bridge to Future Fuel Cell Vehicles

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 20 -- As California moves forward to make its vision of a Hydrogen Highway Network a reality, one of the crucial elements will be safe and efficient hydrogen storage on-board vehicles and at refueling stations. Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems (TOHS), an ECD Ovonics joint venture, is showing how ... Continue reading

Continental Begins Production on MK25e Electronic Brake Systems

Continental Begins Production on MK25e Electronic Brake Systems

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 20 -- Continental Teves, a unit of Continental AG, has started production of its MK25e series of Electronic Brake Systems (EBS) for model year 2005 vehicles, at the company's award-winning Morganton, N.C. plant. The first of this product generation worldwide, full production of the MK25e syst ... Continue reading

Auto Buying Expert Rebuts Recent Media Reports; Says Car Financing Through an Auto Dealer May Be Best Way To Go

Auto Buying Expert Rebuts Recent Media Reports; Says Car Financing Through an Auto Dealer May Be Best Way To Go

NEWTON, Mass.--April 20, 2004-- Christopher Burdick of AutoHeroes Offers Five Rules to Help Consumers Get Lowest Financing Rate on Their Cars A recent study by the Consumer Federation of America reveals questionable business ethics practiced by automobile dealers when securing loans for their customers. These practices ... Continue reading

SsangYong Rodius Introduced

SsangYong Rodius Introduced

CLICK4MORE from www.autoindex.org SsangYong has issued the first details on its upcoming new MPV, called the Rodius. Its name comes from the combination of Road and Zeus. The new MPV, code named A100 is based on the platform of the New Chairman. It is powered by a Mercedes-derived 2.7-liter common-rail diesel engine, w ... Continue reading

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2004 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT

NEW CAR REVIEW: 2004 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT

THE AUTO PAGE<br> By JOHN HEILIG<p> <b>SPECIFICATIONS</b><br> <b>MODEL: Subaru Forester 2.5 XT</b><br> <b>ENGINE: 2.5-liter turbocharged horizontally opposed four</b><br> <b>HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 210 hp @ 5,600 rpm/235 lb-ft @ 3,600 rpm</b><br> <b>TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic</b><br> <b>WHEELBASE: 99.4 in.</b><br> <b>L ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Grows Revenue and Improves Operational Profit

Tenneco Automotive Grows Revenue and Improves Operational Profit

-- Record quarterly revenue of $1.03 billion -- First quarter EBIT up 5 percent -- adjusted EBIT up 33 percent -- Adjusted EPS improves significantly -- Record low debt net of cash balances of $1.277 billion at quarter- end LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 20 -- Tenneco Automotive announced today that the company reported a fi ... Continue reading

DuPont Coatings Business is Among the First to Earn New Auto Industry ISO Quality Management Certifications

DuPont Coatings Business is Among the First to Earn New Auto Industry ISO Quality Management Certifications

TROY, Mich., April 20 -- The DuPont Mount Clemens automotive coatings plant, DuPont Troy Coatings Laboratory and operations at the DuPont Automotive headquarters here are now registered to comply with the latest ISO quality management standard for the auto industry, ISO/TS-16949:2002, well ahead of deadlines set by the ... Continue reading

IdleAire Window Units Let Truckers Shut Down Engines without Shutting Off Accessories

IdleAire Window Units Let Truckers Shut Down Engines without Shutting Off Accessories

Siemens Wins $10 Million Agreement to Assemble Grid-Powered Systems that Provide Cool Air and Cool Services-- Plus Save Energy, Reduce Pollution KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 20 -- Knoxville-based IdleAire Technologies announced today it is awarding Siemens Energy & Automation a $10 million agreement to assemble key componen ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Reports First Quarter 2004 Results - Sales Up Losses Down

Federal-Mogul Reports First Quarter 2004 Results - Sales Up Losses Down

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 20 -- Federal-Mogul Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: FDMLQ) today reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2004. Financial Summary (in millions) Three Months Ended March 31 2004 2003 Net sales $1,553 $1,367 Gross margin 297 273 Net loss from continuing operations (20) (37 ... Continue reading

Virtual Services, Schefenacker Vision Systems Partner to Successfully Implement CATIA V5

Virtual Services, Schefenacker Vision Systems Partner to Successfully Implement CATIA V5

CATIA V5 Implementation results in Superior Engineering and Design Efficiency for Supplier TROY, Mich., April 20 -- Virtual Services, Inc. and Schefenacker Vision Systems have partnered to successfully implement CATIA V5 software at Schefenacker's Marysville, Mich. facility. The Schefenacker installation is one of the ... Continue reading

Free VIN Etching and Windshield Inspections

Free VIN Etching and Windshield Inspections

Circle April 24 on Your Calendar for Auto Safety Fair MACON, Ga., April 20 -- GEICO and Safelite AutoGlass have teamed up for an auto safety fair and will 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 ... Continue reading

Auto Club of Southern California's 'Great Battery Roundup'

Auto Club of Southern California's 'Great Battery Roundup'

--Motorists Can Drop off Batteries Daily April 17-24 at Auto Club Collection Locations to Aid 2003 Cedar Fire Burn Area in Mission Trails Regional Park What: "The Great Battery Roundup(R)" is a campaign to collect vehicle, motorcycle and boat batteries for recycling. Who: The Auto Club and motorists working together to ... Continue reading

Delphi Joins AUTOSAR

Delphi Joins AUTOSAR

New standardized interfaces could substantially reduce electronics software development costs WUPPERTAL, Germany, April 20 -- Delphi Corp. has joined the AUTOSAR Partnership as a premium member, company officials announced today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020315/DEF002LOGO ) AUTOSAR is a development ... Continue reading

Zoom! Zoom! - Mazda Sponsors Hotels.com Road Trips 'Set Your Wheels in Motion' National Sweepstakes

Zoom! Zoom! - Mazda Sponsors Hotels.com Road Trips 'Set Your Wheels in Motion' National Sweepstakes

DALLAS, April 20 -- Hotels.com, www.hotels.com, the largest specialized discount lodging online travel site worldwide, announced today that Mazda is the official sponsor of its Hotels.com Road Trips Set Your Wheels In Motion national sweepstakes. The sweepstakes is kicking off the launch of the new Hotels.com Road Trip ... Continue reading

Womans Web Site Signs Volvo Cars As Sponsor of "Online Safety Center"

Womans Web Site Signs Volvo Cars As Sponsor of "Online Safety Center"

Volvo Cars Becomes Exclusive Safety Content Sponsor on the iVillage Network, iVillage Survey Shows Car Safety and Durability as Most Sought After Benefits by Women NEW YORK, April 20 -- iVillage Inc. , a leading women's media company and the number one source for women's information online, today announced an online sa ... Continue reading

TEN Magazines Launches New HUMMER Website

TEN Magazines Launches New HUMMER Website

A New Place for Content and Product Information Dedicated to Hummer Enthusiasts CORONA, Calif., April 20 -- TEN Magazines, the world's largest automotive network, announces the launch of its newest website, www.HMRtrucks.com. The new website joins the TEN Network of 15 community websites that are accessed by over 2-mil ... Continue reading

Automotive Aftermarket Companies Seek to Optimize Inventories with Smart Software's SmartForecasts

Automotive Aftermarket Companies Seek to Optimize Inventories with Smart Software's SmartForecasts

BELMONT, Mass.--April 20, 2004-- Panelite, Dana Corporation, and Chicago Rawhide latest to buy SmartForecasts for intermittent demand forecasting and better inventory management Smart Software, a leading supplier of demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization solutions, announced that three companies recen ... Continue reading

Drew Industries Announces Webcast of First-Quarter Conference Call on April 27

Drew Industries Announces Webcast of First-Quarter Conference Call on April 27

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 20 -- Drew Industries Incorporated , a White Plains, NY-based manufacturer of components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, today announced it plans to release its first quarter 2004 financial results before the market opens Tuesday, April 27, 2004. The Company w ... Continue reading

Majority Stockholder of Sports Resorts International, Inc. Offers to Buy Out Subsidiaries and Outstanding Shares

Majority Stockholder of Sports Resorts International, Inc. Offers to Buy Out Subsidiaries and Outstanding Shares

OWOSSO, Mich., April 20 -- Donald J. Williamson, majority shareholder of Sports Resorts International, Inc., has offered to buy SPRI subsidiaries The Colonel's Inc., and Rugged Liner, Inc., both Michigan corporations, and Brainerd International Raceway and Resort, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, by transferring 40 milli ... Continue reading

VanKam Freightways Selects WebTech Wireless Fleet Management Services

VanKam Freightways Selects WebTech Wireless Fleet Management Services

BURNABY, British Columbia--April 20, 2004--WebTech Wireless (TSX VENTURE: WEW), today announced that VanKam Freightways, a leading North American transportation service provider, has equipped over 200 vehicles with WebTech Wireless' tracking and fleet management solution. The company is using the solution to monitor an ... Continue reading

Jamie McMurray Talladega Race Advance

Jamie McMurray Talladega 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 Aaron's 499 Race Advance April 25, 2004, FOX Television, 1:30 p.m. ET MEDIA NOTE: To view the 2004 Texaco/Havoline Racing Media Guide, please visit htt ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Founder Boone Pickens to Lead Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Compressed Natural Gas -CNG- Fueling Station at Love Field

Clean Energy Founder Boone Pickens to Lead Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Compressed Natural Gas -CNG- Fueling Station at Love Field

-- WHEN: Thursday, April 22, 2004, at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: 8010 Denton Drive at Gilford (west side of Love Field) Miller, Pickens and other city officials will be present at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new fueling station to serve the general public as well as the City of Dallas, Dallas County, Dallas Independent Schoo ... Continue reading

Minorplanet Systems USA, Inc. Announces Increased Funding Commitment

Minorplanet Systems USA, Inc. Announces Increased Funding Commitment

RICHARDSON, Texas--April 20, 2004--Minorplanet Systems USA, Inc. , a leading provider of telematics-based management solutions for commercial fleets, today reported that the company had obtained an increase in the original funding commitment of $1.3 million to $1.6 million. The funding commitment of $1.6 million will b ... Continue reading

US Department of Transportation Approves Transport of Hydrogen in Metal Hydride Storage Systems

US Department of Transportation Approves Transport of Hydrogen in Metal Hydride Storage Systems

Approval Represents Significant Step in the Advancement of the Hydrogen Economy ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., April 20 -- Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC (TOHS) announced today that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved the transport of hydrogen in metal hydride storage systems developed by TOHS for porta ... Continue reading

ZAP Acquires Electric Transportation Company

ZAP Acquires Electric Transportation Company

SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 20 -- Electric transportation pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire The Electric Transportation Company, LLC (ETC) of Santa Barbara, California. Similar to ZAP, ETC was founded in the early 1990s to design, develop and market an electric ... Continue reading

GM Earns $1.3 Billion Or $2.25 Per Share In First Quarter 2004

GM Earns $1.3 Billion Or $2.25 Per Share In First Quarter 2004

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. today reported earnings of $1.3 billion, or $2.25 per diluted share of GM common stock, in the first quarter of 2004. These results represent an increase of 24 percent from the year-ago period, when GM earned $1.0 billion, or $1.84 per share, from continuing operations and before special ... Continue reading

Chrysler Will Reduce Dealerships

Chrysler Will Reduce Dealerships

FRANKFURT, April 20, 2004; Reuters reported that DaimlerChrysler U.S. unit Chrysler wants to consolidate its dealership network, German newspaper Financial Times Deutschland reported on Tuesday. "The number of dealers should be reduced," Chrysler boss Dieter Zetsche told the FTD in an interview. Zetsche declined to com ... Continue reading

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Provides Business Update

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Provides Business Update

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--April 20, 2004--Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. today provided a business update for fiscal 2004, which ended on March 27, 2004, and its financial outlook for fiscal 2005. Fiscal 2004 The Company currently anticipates fourth quarter diluted earnings per share to be between $0.15 and $0.16, which is within th ... Continue reading

Shell to Launch Enhanced Gift Card Program

Shell to Launch Enhanced Gift Card Program

HOUSTON, April 20 -- Shell Oil Products US, marketer of the No. 1 selling gasoline brand in the United States, today announced the launch of an enhanced gift card program. The program has been redesigned to give Shell retailers and wholesalers more value through incremental business and consumer trial of the Shell bran ... Continue reading

Lowe's Motor Speedway Teams With TicketsNow.com to Sell Exclusive NASCAR Packages

Lowe's Motor Speedway Teams With TicketsNow.com to Sell Exclusive NASCAR Packages

Newly Released Luxury Suites Offer Fans 'The Ultimate Racing Experience' CONCORD, N.C. and CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill., April 20 -- TicketsNow.com has teamed with Lowe's Motor Speedway to become the primary seller of exclusive Luxury Suite and Terrace Box Seat packages for the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge (5/22), CARQUEST Auto Par ... Continue reading

GM Daewoo car tops U.S. safety test

GM Daewoo car tops U.S. safety test

GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. said yesterday that its Kalos subcompact passenger car received the highest scores in crash tests by the United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to the test results of "2004 Light Passenger Cars" posted by the U.S. traffic sa ... Continue reading

U. S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Safety Grants To StatesTo Deter Impaired Driving, Increase Safety Belt Use

U. S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Safety Grants To StatesTo Deter Impaired Driving, Increase Safety Belt Use

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced incentive grants totaling $33 million to states for programs to combat alcohol-impaired driving and to increase the use of safety belts and child restraints. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data show that safety belts and child restra ... Continue reading

GM recalling Malibus to fix seat belts, brakes

GM recalling Malibus to fix seat belts, brakes

DETROIT April 19, 2004; The AP reported that General Motors Corp. said Monday it will recall about 108,000 Chevrolet Malibu cars from the 2004 model year to fix a seat belt anchor that may detach in a severe side-impact crash and reprogram an antilock brake system controller. The recall covers certain Malibus built bet ... Continue reading

Dwight Davis Set to Serve up Success for Evader Team

Dwight Davis Set to Serve up Success for Evader Team

NEW YORK--April 19, 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 Dwight F. Davis has joined the company as Vice President of Advertising. With a family background ... Continue reading

Stremme Looks for More Superspeedway Success in Talladega

Stremme Looks for More Superspeedway Success in Talladega

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Spencer Andrews Braun Racing (704) 799-1118 spencer@braunracing.com Stremme Looks for More Superspeedway Success in Talladega Talladega, AL (April 19, 2004) â€&#8220; TRIMSPA driver David Stremme may never have raced in a Busch Series event at Talladega Superspeedway but that does not m ... Continue reading

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