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Sulfur in Gasoline Shell, Texaco Shuts 500 Stations

Sulfur in Gasoline Shell, Texaco Shuts 500 Stations

NEW ORLEANS May 28, 2004; Alan Sayre writing for the AP reported that just before the heavy-driving Memorial Day weekend, more than 500 Shell and Texaco stations in the South have stopped selling gasoline because of high sulfur levels that can ruin vehicle fuel gauges and make an empty tank appear full. The damage done ... Continue reading

Sulfur in Gasoline Shell, Texaco Shuts 500 Stations

Sulfur in Gasoline Shell, Texaco Shuts 500 Stations

NEW ORLEANS May 28, 2004; Alan Sayre writing for the AP reported that just before the heavy-driving Memorial Day weekend, more than 500 Shell and Texaco stations in the South have stopped selling gasoline because of high sulfur levels that can ruin vehicle fuel gauges and make an empty tank appear full. The damage done ... Continue reading

Oxford Automotive, Inc. Ofrece Información Adicional sobre Venta de Planta en México

Oxford Automotive, Inc. Ofrece Información Adicional sobre Venta de Planta en México

TROY, Michigan, 28 de mayo /PR Newswire/ -- Oxford Automotive, Inc., ofrece información adicional en su sitio Web relativo a la venta de su planta localizada en Ramos Arizpe, México. Para mayores detalles, sírvase visitar: http://www.oxauto.com/new_oxford/pages/news_events/ne_press releases.htm. Acerca de Oxford Aut ... Continue reading

Oxford Automotive, Inc. gibt zusätzliche Informationen über den Verkauf seines mexikanischen Werks bekannt

Oxford Automotive, Inc. gibt zusätzliche Informationen über den Verkauf seines mexikanischen Werks bekannt

TROY, Michigan, May 28 -- Oxford Automotive, Inc. hat auf seiner Website zusätzliche Informationen bezüglich des Verkaufs seiner Fertigungsstätte in Ramos Arizpe, Mexiko, veröffentlicht. Weitere Details können Sie unter der folgenden Adresse erfahren: http://www.oxauto.com/new_oxford/pages/news_events/ne_press rel ... Continue reading

(NY-MILBERG-WEISS) Milberg Weiss anuncia la formulación de un pleito contra DaimlerChrysler AG en nombre de los inversores extranjeros

(NY-MILBERG-WEISS) Milberg Weiss anuncia la formulación de un pleito contra DaimlerChrysler AG en nombre de los inversores extranjeros

NUEVA YORK, May 28 -- El gabinete jurídico Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP anuncia un pleito formulado el 24 de mayo de 2004, en nombre de todas aquellas personas y entidades que no son ciudadanos o residentes en Estados Unidos que comprasen o adquiriesen de cualquier otro modo los valores de DaimlerChrysler AG ( ... Continue reading

(NY-MILBERG-WEISS) Milberg Weiss kündigt Gemeinschaftsklage von Fremdaktionären gegen DaimlerChrysler AG an

(NY-MILBERG-WEISS) Milberg Weiss kündigt Gemeinschaftsklage von Fremdaktionären gegen DaimlerChrysler AG an

NEW YORK, May 28 -- Die Rechtsanwaltspraxis Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP kündigte heute an, dass am 24. Mai 2004 eine Gemeinschaftsklage gegen die DaimlerChrysler AG eingereicht wurde. Die Klage wurde im Namen aller Personen und juristischen Personen erhoben, die NICHT Staatsbürger der USA sind oder hier ihre ... Continue reading

ADESA Aligns Corporate Fleet/Lease Operations, Sales, Names Three Auction Fleet/Lease Managers

ADESA Aligns Corporate Fleet/Lease Operations, Sales, Names Three Auction Fleet/Lease Managers

Hi Everyone: Earlier today, I sent this news release along with three photos which were high resolutions. This resulted in a large file being sent and several people not receiving the news because of space limitations. That noted, I am re-sending the release only without the photos. If you would like for me to send the ... Continue reading

ATTIK Drives New Scion Creative Across All Media Platforms in First Steps of Breaking National Campaign

ATTIK Drives New Scion Creative Across All Media Platforms in First Steps of Breaking National Campaign

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28 -- Global creative agency ATTIK today revealed the major elements of its nationally breaking cross-platform advertising campaign for Scion, the new line of vehicles from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., for which ATTIK serves as creative agency of record. The urban trendsetter-targeted brand camp ... Continue reading

Bob Maxey Focuses on Growth in Urban Market Through $3 Million Reinvestment in Mack Avenue Dealership

Bob Maxey Focuses on Growth in Urban Market Through $3 Million Reinvestment in Mack Avenue Dealership

Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, Lincoln Mercury President Darryl Hazel, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano Among Others Scheduled to Attend June 2 Gallery Showroom Premiere DETROIT, May 28 -- The honorable Kwame M. Kilpatrick, Lincoln Mercury President Darryl Hazel, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Detroit Ci ... Continue reading

Coors Light Dodge Salutes the Troops with Marine paint scheme

Coors Light Dodge Salutes the Troops with Marine paint scheme

Contact: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, office: (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com <mailto:nhamilton@ganassi.com> For Immediate Release Coors Light Dodge Salutes the Troops with Marine paint scheme MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 21, 2004) ---Coors Light will be highlighting their support of the troop ... Continue reading

eAutoclaims Completes Capital Raise, Over-Subscribes With Total of $2.5 Million

eAutoclaims Completes Capital Raise, Over-Subscribes With Total of $2.5 Million

OLDSMAR, Fla., May 28 -- eAutoclaims (BULLETIN BOARD: EACC) announced today the final closing of approximately $2.5 million in new financing. Of the $2.5 million, $2.25 million was a sale of equity to multiple investors at $0.28 per share and $250,000 was an 8% convertible debenture from one of the Company's Directors. ... Continue reading

Ford to Participate in Sanford Bernstein's Strategic Decisions Conference

Ford to Participate in Sanford Bernstein's Strategic Decisions Conference

DEARBORN, Mich., May 28 -- Bill Ford, Ford Motor Company Chairman and CEO, will speak at Sanford Bernstein's Strategic Decisions Conference in New York on Thursday, June 3. The presentation, which will be followed by a Q&A session, will begin at 9 a.m. EDT and last approximately 45 minutes. A live audio webcast of this ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates $20,000 to Children's Miracle Network

Nissan Donates $20,000 to Children's Miracle Network

IRVING, Texas--May 28, 2004--Children in North Texas are getting help from Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation (NMAC) in the form of a donation made to the Children's Miracle Network (CMN). NMAC gave $20,000 to the organization that raises funds for local children at pediatric hospitals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. T ... Continue reading

(NY-MILBERG-WEISS) Milberg Weiss Announces the Filing of a Class Action Suit Against DaimlerChrysler AG on Behalf of Foreign Investors

(NY-MILBERG-WEISS) Milberg Weiss Announces the Filing of a Class Action Suit Against DaimlerChrysler AG on Behalf of Foreign Investors

NEW YORK, May 28 -- The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP announces that a class action lawsuit was filed on May 24, 2004, on behalf of all persons and entities who are NOT citizens or residents of the United States who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of DaimlerChrysler AG ("DaimlerChrysle ... Continue reading

ProQuest to Present at Banc of America Education & Business Services Conference

ProQuest to Present at Banc of America Education & Business Services Conference

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 28 -- ProQuest Company , a leading electronic publisher of information solutions for the education, automotive and power equipment markets, announced that it will make a company presentation at the Banc of America Education & Business Services Conference at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel in New York ... Continue reading

Rendell Administration Welcomes 500 New Jobs to Pennsylvania

Rendell Administration Welcomes 500 New Jobs to Pennsylvania

Advance Auto Parts Plans to Open Northeast Distribution Center in Lehigh County NEW SMITHVILLE, Pa., May 28 -- On behalf of Governor Edward G. Rendell, David Yeager, Director of the Governor's Action Team, today announced that 500 jobs will be created in Lehigh County with the opening of Advance Auto Parts' first and o ... Continue reading

Sewell Cadillac Saab of Grapevine to Open on May 31; Newest Cadillac Saab Dealership in the Country to Be Located on Highway 114 in Grapevine

Sewell Cadillac Saab of Grapevine to Open on May 31; Newest Cadillac Saab Dealership in the Country to Be Located on Highway 114 in Grapevine

GRAPEVINE, Texas--May 28, 2004--Sewell Cadillac Saab of Grapevine's new state-of-the-art facility will open for business on May 31 at 1001 E. State Highway 114 at Minters Chapel in Grapevine. The only Saab dealership in Tarrant County, Sewell Cadillac Saab of Grapevine will offer full service and sales Monday through S ... Continue reading

State Auto Financial Declares Quarterly Dividend

State Auto Financial Declares Quarterly Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ohio--May 28, 2004--The board of directors of State Auto Financial Corporation today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share, payable June 30, 2004, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2004. This is the 52nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend declared by the company's ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Announces Settlement of Lawsuit

Winnebago Industries Announces Settlement of Lawsuit

FOREST CITY, Iowa--May 28, 2004--Winnebago Industries, Inc. , the nation's leading motor home manufacturer, today announced that it has settled all claims raised in a lawsuit titled Sanft, et al vs. Winnebago Industries, Inc., et al involving 21 participants in the Winnebago Industries, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan ... Continue reading

Michigan Law Enforcement Officials Remind Motorists to Buckle Up or Pay Up Over Memorial Day Holiday

Michigan Law Enforcement Officials Remind Motorists to Buckle Up or Pay Up Over Memorial Day Holiday

Law enforcement officials throughout the state remind motorists to Buckle Up or Pay Up as they travel over the Memorial Day holiday. Safety Belt Enforcement Zones are blanketing the state through June 6th in an effort to raise safety belt use to 90 percent in Michigan. More than 500 law enforcement agencies will be con ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts to Open New Distribution Facility in Lehigh Valley, Pa

Advance Auto Parts to Open New Distribution Facility in Lehigh Valley, Pa

500 New Jobs Will Be Created by Leading Automotive Aftermarket Retailer LEHIGH VALLEY, Penn., May 28 -- Advance Auto Parts , a leading retailer of automotive parts and accessories, announced during a press conference today that the Company's operating subsidiary is under contract to purchase and expand a new distributi ... Continue reading

Jim Beam Donates Another $100,000 to The Michael Andretti Foundation to Help America 'Drink Smart(R)'

Jim Beam Donates Another $100,000 to The Michael Andretti Foundation to Help America 'Drink Smart(R)'

First Donation of $20,000 Goes to Purdue University to Support Alcohol Education DEERFIELD, Ill., May 28 -- Jim Beam, sponsor of Andretti Green Racing and 2003 IndyCar(R) Series Rookie of the Year Dan Wheldon, Thursday continued its support of The Michael Andretti Foundation, donating $100,000 as part of Jim Beam's ong ... Continue reading

Blount Returns to Busch Series with New Team and New Sponsors; GlobalNet Corporation is new Telecom Sponsor

Blount Returns to Busch Series with New Team and New Sponsors; GlobalNet Corporation is new Telecom Sponsor

AVENTURA, Fla.--May 28, 2004--Chad Blount will make his return to the NASCAR Busch Series this weekend in a rather unique set of circumstances. He will pilot the #78 DODGE. "I can't wait to get back behind the wheel this weekend," said Blount. "We had planned on running the ARCA race this week, but this great opportuni ... Continue reading

More Americans to Take Summer Road Trips in Dirty Cars

More Americans to Take Summer Road Trips in Dirty Cars

Five Tips for Keeping the Car Clean During Vacation Season CHICAGO, May 28 -- As the summer vacation season begins, a majority of U.S. families will get into their cars and embark on escapes that range from big cities and giant amusement parks to open skies and national parks. Indeed, if past trends persist, eight in 1 ... Continue reading

For Those That Like "DIMPELED" Cars - Plaza Motors Announces Memorial Day Weekend 'Hail Sale'

For Those That Like "DIMPELED" Cars - Plaza Motors Announces Memorial Day Weekend 'Hail Sale'

Consumers to Save Thousands of Dollars on an Enormous Selection of Luxury Vehicles ST. LOUIS, May 28 -- Plaza Motors, the "luxury car center of the universe," today announced that it would be holding a special "Hail Sale" beginning this weekend. As a result of a powerful hailstorm earlier this week, a significant numbe ... Continue reading

Fiat Chairman Umberto Agnelli's Death Raises Questions About Family's Future Grip on Company

Fiat Chairman Umberto Agnelli's Death Raises Questions About Family's Future Grip on Company

ROME May 28, 2004; Alessandra Rizzo writing for the AP reported that the death of Umberto Agnelli, Fiat's chairman and the last member of its old guard, marks the end of an era at the Turin-based auto giant and raises questions about the family's future grip on the company. Agnelli's death came as Fiat battles to rebou ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson Set to End Spring Swing on a High Note

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson Set to End Spring Swing on a High Note

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson Set to End Spring Swing on a High Note GM Performance Parts driver aims for sixth win at Heartland Park Topeka SUGAR HILL, GA., May 27, 2004 - The NHRA's Spring Swing will come to a close with the running of this weeke ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: Kurt Johnson Aims for Inaugural Win at Heartland Park Topeka

NHRA Pre Race: Kurt Johnson Aims for Inaugural Win at Heartland Park Topeka

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Kurt Johnson Aims for Inaugural Win at Heartland Park Topeka ACDelco Cavalier pilot looks to improve on last year's runner-up finish Sugar Hill, Ga., May 27, 2004 - Over the course of his 11-year NHRA career, Pro Stock standout Kurt ... Continue reading

Attention Rich TACH'ers: See the Stunning DB9 Coupe and DB9 Volante June 1 at Big Rock - If Ya Gotta Ask How Much? You Can't Afford It!

Attention Rich TACH'ers: See the Stunning DB9 Coupe and DB9 Volante June 1 at Big Rock - If Ya Gotta Ask How Much? You Can't Afford It!

WHO: Irma Elder, CEO - the Elder Automotive Group Simon Rodd - Aston Martin North American Operations Manager Richard Powell - Aston Martin North American Customer Service Manager WHAT: Aston Martin "Driven to the 9's" Tour DB9 Coupe and DB9 Volante, the most sophisticated 2 + 2 sports cars available in the world today ... Continue reading

'Yes' Vote on Helmet Repeal Will Cost State of Michigan $140 Million, Reports AAA

'Yes' Vote on Helmet Repeal Will Cost State of Michigan $140 Million, Reports AAA

DEARBORN, Mich., May 28 -- A proposed state law that would allow motorcyclists to ride without helmets would also come with a hefty annual price tag: 22 fatalities, 132 incapacitating injuries, 610 other injuries and $140 million in economic costs to Michigan citizens, according to a study released yesterday (May 27) b ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Weeks Estimated North American Vehicle Production- May 27, 2004

Ward's Reports Weeks Estimated North American Vehicle Production- May 27, 2004

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 28 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 313,117 units, down 6.8 percent from the 336,049 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now tota ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2004 Toyota Highlander Limited 4x2

New Car Review: 2004 Toyota Highlander Limited 4x2

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS To say that Toyota's Highlander has been a success since its introduction in 2001 is at least mild understatement - it's the best-selling car-based SUV on the market, and the benchmark vehicle for the mid-sized, middle-class crossover class. Its on-road, all-weather comfort orienta ... Continue reading

ADESA Aligns Corporate Fleet/Lease Operations, Sales, Names Three Auction Fleet/Lease Managers

ADESA Aligns Corporate Fleet/Lease Operations, Sales, Names Three Auction Fleet/Lease Managers

Hi Everyone: Attached is a news release on the appointments of Chris Walsh to the position of Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales Operations at ADESA Corp., Pamela Keefe to Fleet/Lease Manager at ADESA Charlotte, Todd Strawn to Fleet Lease Manager at ADESA Ocala and Jose Arroyo to Fleet/Lease Manager at ADESA San D ... Continue reading

Fiat's Agnelli Family Holdings Varied and Extensive

Fiat's Agnelli Family Holdings Varied and Extensive

TURIN, May 28, 2004; Reuters reported that the Agnelli family empire ranges from cars and tractors to art and energy, with a network of retailers and partnerships that spans over 100 countries. At the centre of the Agnelli galaxy is 105-year-old carmaker Fiat, which is controlled by the family via their Ifil holding co ... Continue reading

Fiat Chairman Umberto Agnelli, Who Led Automaker Out of Hard Times, Dies of Cancer at 69

Fiat Chairman Umberto Agnelli, Who Led Automaker Out of Hard Times, Dies of Cancer at 69

TURIN, Italy May 28, Dennis Redmont writing for the AP reported that Fiat Chairman Umberto Agnelli, who helped orchestrate a turnaround at his family's troubled automaker, died of cancer little more than a year after taking the company's top position, a Fiat spokesman said Friday. He was 69. Agnelli died late Thursday, ... Continue reading

Autobytel to Present at Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Internet Conference; Presentation to be Webcast

Autobytel to Present at Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Internet Conference; Presentation to be Webcast

IRVINE, Calif.--May 21, 2004--Autobytel Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Schwartz is scheduled to speak at the Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Internet Conference at 2:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 27, 2004. The Conference will be held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Those interested in listening to ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - All-Star practice, May 21

Chevy Notes - All-Star practice, May 21

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications nmwager@aol.com ofc: (727) 784-8465 fax: (727) 787-8990 cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES ALL STAR CHALLENGE POST PRACTICE NOTES LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY May 21, 2004 JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLE ... Continue reading

Dashboard Confessional Award Their Customized Honda Civic To Mike Shelby, Jr. of Ortonville, Mich.

Dashboard Confessional Award Their Customized Honda Civic To Mike Shelby, Jr. of Ortonville, Mich.

VENICE, Calif.--May 21, 2004--Prior to their headlining concert at the DTE Energy Music Theater on Thursday, May 20, as part of Civic Tour 2004, Dashboard Confessional awarded Mike Shelby, Jr. of Detroit one of the customized and autographed Honda Civics that they personally designed. Shelby was among the lucky contest ... Continue reading

dodge quotes from craftsman truck series race at lms

dodge quotes from craftsman truck series race at lms

Friday, May 21, 2004. Ray Cooper Lowe's Motor Speedway. Clear!Blue NCTS Infineon 200. 704-975-3232 BOBBY HAMILTON (No. 4 Square D Dodge Ram) - Finished 10th, 4th in points "We just needed gas, and we had to come in to pit. ... Continue reading

First-Round Toyota Atlantic Championship Qualifying Results from Monterrey

First-Round Toyota Atlantic Championship Qualifying Results from Monterrey

MONTERREY, Mexico (May 21, 2004) ‹ Provisional results from today's first-round qualifying session for the Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama are attached in PDF format. Results in HTML format are available at toyotaatlantic.com. ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from S.R.C.A. Dragstrip

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from S.R.C.A. Dragstrip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION S.R.C.A. DRAGSTRIP MAY 21, 2004 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 NHRA EVENT MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST NATIONALS GREAT BEND, Kan. - NHRA Drag Racing action kicked off today at S.R.C.A. Dragstrip for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Ser ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- Friday Results from Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- Friday Results from Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION FAMOSO RACEWAY MAY, 21, 2004 Contact: George Phillips, NHRA (626) 327-0840 LUCAS, WILLIAMSON LEAD QUALIFYING AT FAMOSO RACEWAY BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - After Friday's first-day of qualifying at Famoso Raceway, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Morgan Luc ... Continue reading

Quest Industries, Inc. Announces Sale of Assets

Quest Industries, Inc. Announces Sale of Assets

New Firm to be Called Redline Quest Products MIAMI, May 21 -- Quest Industries, Inc., today announced the sale of all of its assets to an affiliate of Hartford Computer Group, Inc., a privately held corporation with various holdings in financial, manufacturing and consumer product distribution and marketing. Through Ha ... Continue reading

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Announces Management Changes; Changes Will Allow Enhanced Focus on Key Areas

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Announces Management Changes; Changes Will Allow Enhanced Focus on Key Areas

SAN ANTONIO--May 21, 2004--Rush Enterprises, Inc. today announced the appointment of James Thor as Senior Vice President of Retail Sales. The Company has also announced that David Orf, who is currently Rush's Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, will be Senior Vice President Marketing, Fleets and Specialized ... Continue reading

Ryan Dalziel Fastest in First-Round Toyota Atlantic Qualifying for Grand Prix of Monterrey

Ryan Dalziel Fastest in First-Round Toyota Atlantic Qualifying for Grand Prix of Monterrey

RYAN DALZIEL FASTEST IN FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING FOR GRAND PRIX OF MONTERREY: PADS LEAD IN TOYOTA ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY YOKOHAMA STANDINGS MONTERREY, Mexico (May 21, 2004) ‹ Ryan Dalziel padded his lead in the Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama point standings by setting the fastest time in ... Continue reading

World's Largest Car Wash Soaps Up: Coast-to-Coast Event to Benefit Children's Charity

World's Largest Car Wash Soaps Up: Coast-to-Coast Event to Benefit Children's Charity

-- Fifteen hundred volunteers, 200 hotels and millions of soap suds are all pitching in to "Give Kids the World" this weekend. On Saturday, May 22, volunteers around the country will participate in the 6th Annual Mr. Clean AutoDry Car Wash Day. By the end of the day, 10,000 cars will be washed nationwide, raising an es ... Continue reading

Document from Doran Racing

Document from Doran Racing

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

Mandarino, Andretti Winners at Road America

Mandarino, Andretti Winners at Road America

The PDF file attached is absolutely safe -- it CANNOT include viruses. ... Continue reading

Mandarino, Andretti Winners at Road America

Mandarino, Andretti Winners at Road America

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FARO Gage Heats up Market With Summer 'Concert Tour'

FARO Gage Heats up Market With Summer 'Concert Tour'

LAKE MARY, Fla., May 26 -- FARO Technologies, Inc. , the market-share leader in the portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) field, announced it is ramping up production of the FARO Gage in order to meet increasing demand. The effort coincides with the Company's Gage "concert tour," a country-wide effort to show m ... Continue reading

Newstream Digest: When Your Teenager Starts to Drive, Staying Safe and Fit During Swim Season & Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

Newstream Digest: When Your Teenager Starts to Drive, Staying Safe and Fit During Swim Season & Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

NEW YORK--May 26, 2004--Newstream Digest When Your Teenager Starts to Drive Summer is almost here, which means teenagers across the nation will be out of school and looking to drive their parents' car. But if a teenager gets into an accident, it is most likely that the parents' savings will be on the line. That is why ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation liefert Ventildeckelbauteile für Ford

Dana Corporation liefert Ventildeckelbauteile für Ford

BARCELONA (Spanien), May 26 -- Die Dana Corporation gab heute bekannt, das Unternehmen sei als Lieferant einer neuen Variante von Ventildeckelbauteilen für die 4,0-Liter V-6-Motoren der Ford Motor Company ausgewählt worden. Die neuen Ventildeckelmodule wird laut Dana in den Fahrzeugen ab Modelljahr 2005 zum Einsatz k ... Continue reading

As Drivers Hit the Road for Memorial Day, Ethanol is Helping to Moderate Gasoline Prices

As Drivers Hit the Road for Memorial Day, Ethanol is Helping to Moderate Gasoline Prices

By Expanding Domestic Supplies, Ethanol Reduces Gasoline Prices 30 Cents Per Gallon Nationwide WASHINGTON, May 27 -- As motorists across the country gas up for Memorial Weekend travel, they are confronted with record high gasoline prices, often over $2 per gallon. Think it couldn't be any worse? Think again. According ... Continue reading

FRANCHITTI FINISHES UP PREPARATIONS FOR SUNDAY'S INDIANAPOLIS 500

FRANCHITTI FINISHES UP PREPARATIONS FOR SUNDAY'S INDIANAPOLIS 500

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

American Standard Completes Three-for-One Stock Split Commences Trading Today with Adjusted Share Price

American Standard Completes Three-for-One Stock Split Commences Trading Today with Adjusted Share Price

PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 28 -- American Standard Companies Inc. announced that its shares will begin trading today on a split-adjusted basis, as the company completes its previously announced three-for-one stock split, which was approved by shareowners at its annual meeting on May 4. The stock split entitled all shareowne ... Continue reading

Education is Freedom(SM) Grants Close to $1 Million; Foundation Awards 212 National Scholarships, Renews Awards to 2003 Winners

Education is Freedom(SM) Grants Close to $1 Million; Foundation Awards 212 National Scholarships, Renews Awards to 2003 Winners

DALLAS, May 28 -- Building on its successful inaugural year, the Education is Freedom foundation (EIF) has announced it is awarding college scholarships totaling $424,000 to 212 high school seniors across the country and renewing awards totaling $496,000 to last years' recipients. [A list by home state of the 2004 reci ... Continue reading

Major League Soccer Scores Big with Traffic Safety -

Major League Soccer Scores Big with Traffic Safety -

Unveils New Campaign to Improve Fan Safety In & Out of the Stadium NEW YORK, May 28 -- Major League Soccer is hoping to help make it a record-breaking season. Record-breaking for safety belt use that is. MLS is teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and TEAM Coalition to unveil new i ... Continue reading

Pickups Plus, Inc. Demands Immediate Removal of Unauthorized Listing on Berlin Stock Exchange

Pickups Plus, Inc. Demands Immediate Removal of Unauthorized Listing on Berlin Stock Exchange

CINCINNATI--May 28, 2004--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS), a retailer and national franchiser in the expanding light truck and SUV aftermarket accessory industry, today learned that the company has been listed on the Berlin Stock Exchange along with more than 200 U.S. publicly traded companies recently listed without a ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Convertible Preferred Securities

Tower Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Convertible Preferred Securities

NOVI, Mich.--May 28, 2004--Tower Automotive, Inc. announced today that a dividend of $0.84375 per share will be paid on the 6 3/4% trust convertible preferred securities issued by the Tower Automotive Capital Trust. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2004, to stockholders of record on June 15, 2004. The dividend ... Continue reading

Traffic Safety Hits a Home Run with Tigers; Comerica Park to Assist with Efforts to Reach 90% Safety Belt Use

Traffic Safety Hits a Home Run with Tigers; Comerica Park to Assist with Efforts to Reach 90% Safety Belt Use

DETROIT, May 28 -- The Detroit Tigers and Comerica Park are hoping to help make it a record-breaking season in Michigan this year. Record- breaking for safety belt use that is. The Tigers are teaming up with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) to boost safety belt use to 90 percent, making Michigan th ... Continue reading

Nextel Debuts TV Spots with Gordon and Kenseth

Nextel Debuts TV Spots with Gordon and Kenseth

RESTON, Va.--May 28, 2004--Second phase of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(TM) advertising features drivers and teams Nextel Communications Inc. announced today that the second phase of its NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(TM) advertising will launch Sunday, May 30, during the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. ... Continue reading

Europe's Largest 'Knowledge System' for Remote Diagnosis of Vehicle Faults Unveiled

Europe's Largest 'Knowledge System' for Remote Diagnosis of Vehicle Faults Unveiled

LONDON, May 28 -- - TRW Automotive uses eGain knowledge management software to aid 14,000 European dealers and garages Vehicle mechanics across Europe will be able to share their expertise and experience of specific vehicle faults thanks to an internet-based 'knowledge system' unveiled by TRW, the world's tenth largest ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX results, Lowe's Motor Speedway

ARCA RE/MAX results, Lowe's Motor Speedway

2004 ARCA RE/MAX SERIES EVENT #6 Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord NC, 5-27-04 Official Results, Quaker Steak & Lube 100 FIN STR NO DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS 1 1 64 Ryan Hemphill/Apollo PA TrimSpa Dodge 73 Running 2 8 50 Justin Hobgood/Columbia SC Germain Motor Company Dodge 73 Running 3 5 46 Frank Kimmel/Jef ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Memorial Day Weekend Sees New Record High Gasoline Prices but Relief May Be in Sight

Auto Club: Memorial Day Weekend Sees New Record High Gasoline Prices but Relief May Be in Sight

LOS ANGELES--May 28, 2004--Motorists hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend, the traditional beginning of the summer driving season, will pay record high prices at many destinations, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the ... Continue reading

IHRA Pre Race: Despite Potential Distractions, Harold Martin's Focus Remains on Reaching ACDelco Nationals Winner's Circle

IHRA Pre Race: Despite Potential Distractions, Harold Martin's Focus Remains on Reaching ACDelco Nationals Winner's Circle

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Team ACDelco IHRA Pre-Race Fact Sheet Harold Martin Owner/Driver ACDelco Pro Modified Pontiac Grand Am Event: Fourth Annual ACDelco Nationals, the third event of the 12-race, 2004 IHRA Hooters Drag Racing Series. Location: Virginia M ... Continue reading

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Record Prices as Memorial Day Draws Near

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Record Prices as Memorial Day Draws Near

HOUSTON--May 28, 2004--For the fourth straight week, all Texas cities surveyed have set new weekly records, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The national average for regular self-serve gasoline is $2.05 a gallon, four cents higher than last week's average, and 55 cents higher than last year's average. The Tex ... Continue reading

Autobytel Consumer Data Suggests Rising Gas Prices Are Fueling Car-Buying (and Political) Decisions as Summer Buying Season Heats Up

Autobytel Consumer Data Suggests Rising Gas Prices Are Fueling Car-Buying (and Political) Decisions as Summer Buying Season Heats Up

* Nearly 2 out of 3 Survey-Takers Say They'd Be Less Inclined to Buy a Truck/Large SUV Today Than Last Summer; Only 3.6% Say They'd Be More Inclined * Requests to Buy SUVs/Trucks Drop Dramatically, While Requests for Smaller Passenger Cars Rise Sharply - Bucking Years-Long Industry Trends * Roughly Half of Those Polled ... Continue reading

Save the World Air, Inc. Elects Board and Officers

Save the World Air, Inc. Elects Board and Officers

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--May 28, 2004--Save the World Air, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ZERO) held its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 24, 2004, at which the following individuals were elected as directors of the company: Edward L. Masry Eugene E. Eichler Bruce H. McKinnon Robert F. Sylk Hon. John J. Brown John F. Pric ... Continue reading

GM "Road To Hydrogen" Tech Tour Highlights Fuel-Saving Technologies

GM "Road To Hydrogen" Tech Tour Highlights Fuel-Saving Technologies

Hybrids Take A Leading Role In Seattle Stop SEATTLE - With the summer driving season beginning this weekend and increased fuel prices in the national spotlight, General Motors has taken a broad range of its fuel-efficient advanced technology vehicles to Seahawks Stadium in downtown Seattle. The GM "Road to Hydrogen" Te ... Continue reading

Sales Of GM Daewoo Cars Soar In ASEAN

Sales Of GM Daewoo Cars Soar In ASEAN

Sales in first four months of 2004 grew 292 percent year on year Lacetti is hottest seller Thailand's Ministry of Industry names Lacetti "Car of the Year" Sales of GM Daewoo products in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region in the first fourth months of 2004 totaled 6,341 units, representing a year- ... Continue reading

ACDelco Introduces New 60 Series Car and Truck Battery

ACDelco Introduces New 60 Series Car and Truck Battery

GRAND BLANC, MICH. May 27, 2004; ACDelco now offers the new ACDelco 60 Series Battery as part of its highly regarded battery product line. This competitively priced car and truck battery carries the ACDelco brand of quality and dependability and is intended to complement, not replace, the ACDelco Professional Series Ba ... Continue reading

Fiat Chairman Agnelli Dead at 69

Fiat Chairman Agnelli Dead at 69

MILAN, May 28, 2004; Reuters reported that Italian police confirmed on Friday that Umberto Agnelli, the chairman of Italian carmaker Fiat (Milan:FIA.MI - News), had died. Agnelli, 69, took over the chairmanship of the Italian industrial group last year after the death of his elder brother Gianni, and he had been fighti ... Continue reading

AAA Says Summer Expected to Bring 7.5 Million Calls for Roadside Assistance

AAA Says Summer Expected to Bring 7.5 Million Calls for Roadside Assistance

ORLANDO, Fla.--May 27, 2004--AAA, the leading provider of automotive services to North American vehicle owners, is projecting more than 7.5 million motorists will experience a vehicle breakdown during June, July and August this year. AAA said its emergency road service forecast for the summer driving season is up 1.4 p ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio Carburetion Day Report

XM Satellite Radio Carburetion Day Report

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

M/A-COM Selected by Ford Motor Company to Provide Satellite Radio Antennas

M/A-COM Selected by Ford Motor Company to Provide Satellite Radio Antennas

- Latest Contract Extension Firmly Establishes M/A-COM as the Industry's Preferred Satellite Antenna Supplier - LOWELL, Mass., May 27 -- M/A-COM, a business unit of Tyco Electronics and a leading provider of wireless Radio Frequency (RF) and microwave components, today announced a new multi-year agreement with Ford Mot ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Indy 500 Carburetion Day Report

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Indy 500 Carburetion Day Report

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

TEAM 7-ELEVEN'S KANAAN POLISHES INDIANAPOLIS 500 SETUP ON CARBURETION DAY

TEAM 7-ELEVEN'S KANAAN POLISHES INDIANAPOLIS 500 SETUP ON CARBURETION DAY

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

Nissan Armada Becomes Official Company Car of Non-Profit Organization Tread Lightly!

Nissan Armada Becomes Official Company Car of Non-Profit Organization Tread Lightly!

LOS ANGELES--May 27, 2004--The full-size Nissan Armada sport-utility vehicle has been named as the official company car of Tread Lightly!(R), a national non-profit organization fostering low-impact use of motor vehicles in the outdoors. Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) has provided Tread Lightly! with two 2004 model Ar ... Continue reading

Dodge quotes from Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying

Dodge quotes from Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying

May 27, 2004 Ray Cooper Lowe's Motor Speedway Clear!Blue, Inc. Coca-Cola 600. Qualifying. 704-975-3232 KYLE PETTY (No. 45 Krazy Kritters/Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge) "We were junk over here last Friday. We came back on Saturday and made huge improvements and from last Saturday until today we've made even more huge imp ... Continue reading

CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES COCA COLA 600 Advance LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY

CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES COCA COLA 600 Advance LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications nmwager@aol.com cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES COCA COLA 600 Advance LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY May 27, 2004 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RCR PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE "RIDE FOR RICHARD" PROMOTION COMMENTS BY ... Continue reading

PAUL NEWMAN AND MICHAEL BROCKMAN ANNOUNCE ENTRY INTO AGT

PAUL NEWMAN AND MICHAEL BROCKMAN ANNOUNCE ENTRY INTO AGT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Todd Benne toddbenne@americangt.com 636.262.1723 PAUL NEWMAN AND MICHAEL BROCKMAN ANNOUNCE ENTRY INTO AGT Wilton, CT- Paul Newman and teammate Michael Brockman today announced their entry into the American GT Challenge series. Newman will pilot the number 79 Corvette, while Brockman will ... Continue reading

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