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Samenvatting: Reg Technologies verwerft licentierechten voor wereldpatenten op de Rand Cam tec...

Samenvatting: Reg Technologies verwerft licentierechten voor wereldpatenten op de Rand Cam tec...

Reg Technologies, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RRE) (OTCBB:REGRF) heeft van Rand Energy Group Inc. het exclusieve recht verworven voor verhandeling van de Rand Cam(TM) technologie over de hele wereld met uitzondering van de Verenigde Staten. In de VS behoort dat recht toe aan REGI U.S., Inc. (OTCBB:RGUS). Reg Technologies, Inc. b ... Continue reading

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Schedules Release of Second Quarter Results and Conference Call

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Schedules Release of Second Quarter Results and Conference Call

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 29 -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced that the Company will release financial results for its fiscal 2005 second quarter, ended October 31st, 2004, on Tuesday, December 7th, 2004 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern). A live audio ... Continue reading

Amex Suspends Trading of Allied Holdings, Inc. Common Stock and Provides Notification to Allied Holdings Regarding Continued Listing Standards

Amex Suspends Trading of Allied Holdings, Inc. Common Stock and Provides Notification to Allied Holdings Regarding Continued Listing Standards

DECATUR, Ga., Nov. 29 -- Allied Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:AHI) announced that it has been notified that The American Stock Exchange (Amex) has suspended trading of the Company's common stock until the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 is filed with the Securities and Exchange C ... Continue reading

NASCAR Teams up with Mobil Travel Guide to Publish 2005 Mobil Travel Guide: NASCAR Travel Planner

NASCAR Teams up with Mobil Travel Guide to Publish 2005 Mobil Travel Guide: NASCAR Travel Planner

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Nov. 29, 2004--The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has teamed up with Mobil Travel Guide, the nation's leading publisher of objective and thorough information for the road traveler, to produce a new, comprehensive travel planner for NASCAR fans. The first edition of this annual ... Continue reading

Coachmen Sues Coleman

Coachmen Sues Coleman

Seeks to Protect Rights Under Licensing Agreement ELKHART, Ind., Nov. 29 -- Coachmen Industries, Inc. today announced the judge presiding over the legal dispute between Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. and The Coleman Company, Inc. entered an order granting Fleetwood's request for an injunction against Coleman, prohibiting ... Continue reading

FANUC Robotics America Files Lawsuit Against Four Companies for Infringing Patented Robot Technology

FANUC Robotics America Files Lawsuit Against Four Companies for Infringing Patented Robot Technology

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 29 -- FANUC Robotics America today filed a lawsuit against four companies, claiming patent infringement of three of FANUC Robotics' patents related to the safe, efficient, and economical use of robots in hazardous environments. The defendants named in FANUC Robotics' lawsuit are Behr System ... Continue reading

Sluggish Michigan Economy Pinned on Big Three Market-Share Losses, Crain's Detroit Business Analysis Shows

Sluggish Michigan Economy Pinned on Big Three Market-Share Losses, Crain's Detroit Business Analysis Shows

DETROIT, Nov. 29 -- Why is Southeast Michigan lagging the rest of the country's economic rebound? An analysis of economic trends by Crain's Detroit Business suggests the 14-point loss in market share among the Big Three automakers over the past decade is the primary culprit. In a report in the Nov. 29 issue of Crain's, ... Continue reading

Media Alert, ARCA RE/MAX Press Conference

Media Alert, ARCA RE/MAX Press Conference

MEDIA ALERT, ARCA RE/MAX SERIES (11-29-04) Dear Media: Happy Holidays. We would like to again cordially invite you to our annual ARCA RE/MAX Series Press Conference at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center (Cincinnati area) on Saturday, December 11, 2004. The conference serves as a preamble to the same-day/same-place ... Continue reading

Detroit Economic Club Presents: Thirty-Ninth Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon

Detroit Economic Club Presents: Thirty-Ninth Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon

DETROIT, Nov. 29 -- The Detroit Economic Club (DEC) will host its Thirty-Ninth Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon for its members and guests on Monday, December 6, 2004. The event, which will be held at Cobo Center located at 1 Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit, will run from 12 p.m. to 1:30 pm. Four speakers, pro ... Continue reading

JAC Products Wins Toyota Tacoma Roof Rack Business

JAC Products Wins Toyota Tacoma Roof Rack Business

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Nov. 29 -- JAC Products, a leading designer and manufacturer of OEM roof racks for vehicles worldwide, announces it has been selected to design and manufacture an innovative new roof rack for the Toyota Tacoma 4-Door pick-up truck. The multi-year award takes effect in model year 2005. The unique ... Continue reading

World Famous Volo Auto Museum Opens Vault to the Public

World Famous Volo Auto Museum Opens Vault to the Public

VOLO, Ill., Nov. 29 -- The scooter that Peter Parker used to deliver pizzas in "Spiderman 2," a prototype Camaro police car, an actual Indy racecar, and other rare pieces usually reserved strictly for museums could find their way under your tree this holiday season. With nearly 300 collector cars and over twenty famous ... Continue reading

Power Reports: Full-Size Pickup Owners are the Most Loyal Buyers in the Industry

Power Reports: Full-Size Pickup Owners are the Most Loyal Buyers in the Industry

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Nov. 29, 2004--Owners of full-size pickup trucks have become increasingly loyal to the segment in the past two years, and are now the most segment-loyal customers in the industry, according to actual trade-in data from the Power Information Network (PIN). PIN actual transaction data indicate t ... Continue reading

Oasis Auto Center Sponsors Special Charity Auction to Raise Money for a 15-Passenger Van for the `Hayes 6'

Oasis Auto Center Sponsors Special Charity Auction to Raise Money for a 15-Passenger Van for the `Hayes 6'

WHAT & WHY: Oasis Auto Center of Old Bridge will host a charity auction benefiting the Hayes family, which recently welcomed the birth of New Jersey's first sextuplets (six babies) known as the "Hayes 6." Proceeds of the auction will help the Hayes family purchase a 15-passenger club wagon. The auction will include a b ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Expands its Trailer Suspension and Axle Offerings to Meet Growing Customer Requirements

Dana Corporation Expands its Trailer Suspension and Axle Offerings to Meet Growing Customer Requirements

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 29 -- Dana Corporation has expanded its trailer suspension and axle offerings to meet the growing demands of its original-equipment customers and fleet users. The company recently launched the Spicer(R) SmartRide(TM) family of suspension modules and systems to provide greater performance, fuel econom ... Continue reading

Zusammenfassung: Reg Technologies, Inc. teilt Abschluss zu Lizenz-Rechten für weltweite Patente auf die Rand Cam-Technologie mit

Zusammenfassung: Reg Technologies, Inc. teilt Abschluss zu Lizenz-Rechten für weltweite Patente auf die Rand Cam-Technologie mit

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-29. November 2004- Reg Technologies, Inc. ist erfreut mitzuteilen, dass mit der Rand Energy Group Inc. ein weltweites Lizenzabkommen für die Rand Cam(TM)-Technologie erfolgreich abgeschlossen worden ist, wobei die Rechte für die USA, die von REGI U.S., Inc. gehalten we ... Continue reading

Saturn to Kiss the Sky; Reviews of Mercedes SLK350 and Volvo XC90 V-8, Two Cars for 'Responsible' Bad Boys; Spy Shots of Ford's New Suburban-Fighter and Next Hyundai Elantra; Exclusive Pics of Range Rover Sport - and More on TheCarConnection.com

Saturn to Kiss the Sky; Reviews of Mercedes SLK350 and Volvo XC90 V-8, Two Cars for 'Responsible' Bad Boys; Spy Shots of Ford's New Suburban-Fighter and Next Hyundai Elantra; Exclusive Pics of Range Rover Sport - and More on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, Nov. 29 -- 'Scuse me while we kiss the Sky! The folks at Saturn certainly have reason to be kissing their new Sky roadster. The concept vehicle debuting in Detroit next month will be heading for production soon, along with an assortment of new products designed to change the way you think about the Saturn bran ... Continue reading

Dear Prez Bush: U.S. Should Cut Gasoline Consumption By 50%; Add Tax on Autos and SUVs That Don't Get a Minimum of 30 MPG; Signed FA

Dear Prez Bush: U.S. Should Cut Gasoline Consumption By 50%; Add Tax on Autos and SUVs That Don't Get a Minimum of 30 MPG; Signed FA

- Energy Independence Proposal Laid Out in Letter to President Bush - - Tax Could Generate As Much As $200 Billion Annually - - Plan Would Spur Automotive Production; Create Jobs - - Dramatic Long-Term Positive Effect on U.S. Economy - NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- "Beginning in 2008, any car or SUV that cannot meet a fuel effi ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls empleará arquitecturas electrónicas estandarizadas

Johnson Controls empleará arquitecturas electrónicas estandarizadas

BURSCHEID (Alemania), November 29 -- - Johnson Controls se une a AUTOSAR y LIN Consortium Recientemente, Johnson Controls, uno de los distribuidores líderes de sistemas interiores para automóviles, componentes electrónicos y baterías, se ha convertido en miembro de AUTOSAR y del LIN Consortium. Ambas organizaciones ... Continue reading

Autohersteller bereiten sich auf 12 Weltpremieren an der LA Auto Show vor

Autohersteller bereiten sich auf 12 Weltpremieren an der LA Auto Show vor

LOS ANGELES, November 29 -- - Pressetage locken Journalisten, Autodesigner und Industrie-Profis an Mehr als zwei Dutzend neue Fahrzeuge werden enthüllt, wenn der Zeitpunkt für die weltweiten oder nordamerikanischen Debüts gekommen ist an den Pressetagen vom 5.-6. Januar 2005 der Los Angeles Auto Show. Für 12 Autos ... Continue reading

Reg Technologies Announces License Rights for Worldwide Patents for The Rand Cam Engine Technology

Reg Technologies Announces License Rights for Worldwide Patents for The Rand Cam Engine Technology

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Nov. 29, 2004--Reg Technologies, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RRE) (OTCBB:REGRF) is pleased to announce that a worldwide license agreement, excluding the rights for the United States of America that are held by REGI U.S., Inc. (OTCBB:RGUS), for the Rand Cam(TM) technology has been successfully complet ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor's Credit Rating Upgraded to Investment Grade

Hyundai Motor's Credit Rating Upgraded to Investment Grade

Moody's Upgrades Ratings of Hyundai Motor to Baa3 SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 29 -- Financial ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Hyundai Motor Company's senior unsecured rating from Ba1 to Baa3, recognizing Hyundai Motor Co.'s commercial paper as investment grade for the very first time in the Korean au ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Conference Call to Announce November 2004 Sales

Chrysler Group Conference Call to Announce November 2004 Sales

WHAT: Telephone conference call to discuss Chrysler Group's November Sales WHO: Gary Dilts, Chrysler Group, Senior Vice President - Sales WHEN: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 - 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST DETAILS: Teleconference: 1-800-857-0714 Domestic Teleconference: 1-210-795-9123 International Call Leader: Kevin L. McCorm ... Continue reading

Custom Air Trucking Increases Route Efficiency with Air-Trak's Cloudberry; Trucking Company Achieves a 25 Percent Increase in Productivity with Cloudberry

Custom Air Trucking Increases Route Efficiency with Air-Trak's Cloudberry; Trucking Company Achieves a 25 Percent Increase in Productivity with Cloudberry

SAN DIEGO--Nov. 29, 2004--Air-Trak, Inc., a developer of location, tracking and messaging systems, today announced that Custom Air Trucking has implemented Air-Trak's Cloudberry mobile resource management system to increase route efficiency and improve customer service. A provider of same-day pick up and delivery servi ... Continue reading

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Holiday Dtv Activation SpecialsTechSat Free2Air CombosAllNew

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Johnson Controls to Employ Standardised Electronics Architectures

Johnson Controls to Employ Standardised Electronics Architectures

BURSCHEID, Germany, November 29 -- - Johnson Controls joins AUTOSAR and LIN Consortium Recently Johnson Controls, one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive interior systems, interior electronics and batteries, became a member of AUTOSAR and of the LIN Consortium. Both organisations are based on partnerships be ... Continue reading

KeyBank Forms Alliance With American International Automobile Dealers Association

KeyBank Forms Alliance With American International Automobile Dealers Association

CLEVELAND, Nov. 29 -- More than 10,000 members of the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) now have access to service offerings from the Key AutoFinance Commercial Finance group, part of Cleveland-based KeyBank NA . In addition to providing guidance on inventory, real estate and other financing ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for its 7% Notes Due 2005

Pep Boys Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for its 7% Notes Due 2005

PHILADELPHIA--Nov. 29, 2004--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket and service chain, announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Offer") for any and all of its $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount 7% Notes due 2005 (CUSIP 713278AD1) (the "Securities") and a con ... Continue reading

Pep Boys to Offer Senior Subordinated Notes

Pep Boys to Offer Senior Subordinated Notes

PHILADELPHIA--Nov. 29, 2004--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket and service chain, announced that it is seeking to raise approximately $150,000,000 through a public offering of new senior subordinated notes due 2014 (the "Subordinated Notes"). Pep Boys intends to use the net ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Production Practices of Leading Automotive Component Manufacturers Examined

Research and Markets: Production Practices of Leading Automotive Component Manufacturers Examined

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 29, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10089) has announced the addition of Automotive Suppliers: 2004 Global Best Practices Statistical Yearbook to their offering Do you know how your company performs up against the competition and industry best practice? Where ... Continue reading

Simrit Recognized as Top Quality Supplier by Bombardier Recreational Products

Simrit Recognized as Top Quality Supplier by Bombardier Recreational Products

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 29 -- Simrit, the industrial products division of Plymouth, Mich.-based Freudenberg-NOK, was recently honored by Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) during its annual award program in Racine, Wis. Simrit -- which supplies BRP with reed valves and shaft seals for outboard marine engines -- ... Continue reading

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company Honored with Longevity Award by the University of Southern California in Conjunction with the Los Angeles Business Journal

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company Honored with Longevity Award by the University of Southern California in Conjunction with the Los Angeles Business Journal

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--Nov. 29, 2004--Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, flatbeds, refrigerated vans and Tautliner(R) curtainsided trailers, and which is commemorating its 90th year as America's oldest trailer manufacturer, was honored with the Longevity Award from the ... Continue reading

Virginia Dolesy Awarded Certified Subrogation Recovery Professional Designation

Virginia Dolesy Awarded Certified Subrogation Recovery Professional Designation

DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 29 -- Wheels, Inc., a leader in the multi-billion-dollar fleet-leasing industry, announced today that Virginia "Ginny" Dolesy has been awarded the insurance designation Certified Subrogation Recovery Professional (CSRP) by the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP). NASP is a n ... Continue reading

WaveCrest Names Ed Benjamin as Vice President, Light Transport

WaveCrest Names Ed Benjamin as Vice President, Light Transport

Industry Veteran to Lead Business Unit for Maker of TidalForce Electric Bikes DULLES, Va., Nov. 29 -- Ed Benjamin, a longtime bicycle industry veteran and a leading authority on light electric vehicles, has been named vice president, light transport for WaveCrest Laboratories. WaveCrest is a leading-edge technology com ... Continue reading

Infineon Raceway Distributes $458,000 to Charity

Infineon Raceway Distributes $458,000 to Charity

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 Infineon Raceway Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities Distributes Record $458,000 SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The Infineon Raceway Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities will distribute $458,000 to 36 needy youth organizations in Sonoma County for the 2004 season. T ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Is Awarded Significant New Transfer Case Business From North American OEM

BorgWarner Is Awarded Significant New Transfer Case Business From North American OEM

CHICAGO, Nov. 29 -- BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems has been awarded a major new-business contract to supply its most advanced 4WD system to a North American OEM. "This is the most advanced Torque-On-Demand(R) transfer case system BorgWarner has produced to date," said Cindy Niekamp, President and General Manager, Borg ... Continue reading

Guidepoint(TM) Debuts New In-Vehicle Access Panel

Guidepoint(TM) Debuts New In-Vehicle Access Panel

Fast-growing aftermarket telematics firm adds a "blue light" special PONTIAC, Mich., Nov. 29 -- Move over blue button, there's a new star -- with a different kind of blue -- that's begun showing up in cars and trucks across North America: Guidepoint(TM). Guidepoint, a stolen vehicle recovery, driver safety and convenie ... Continue reading

Automakers Prepare for 12 World Debuts at LA Auto Show

Automakers Prepare for 12 World Debuts at LA Auto Show

Media Days Attracts Journalists, Auto Designers and Industry Executives LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 -- The covers will be flying off of more than two dozen new vehicles as they make their World or North American debuts during media days, Jan. 5 and 6, at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show. Of those, 12 vehicles will be making the ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: WJ Ready to Commit 2004 Mulligan Season to Memory

NHRA Pre Race: WJ Ready to Commit 2004 Mulligan Season to Memory

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson Ready to Commit 2004 "Mulligan" Season to Memory GM Performance Parts team aims to close 2004 season with win in Pomona SUGAR HILL, GA., November 8, 2004 - Pro Stock legend Warren Johnson has little in common with stan ... Continue reading

SmarTire Strengthens Competitive Position with Granting of New Patent

SmarTire Strengthens Competitive Position with Granting of New Patent

Innovative multi-mount technology provides solutions to product installation and servicing issues RICHMOND, BC, Nov. 29 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (OTCBB: SMTR) announced today that it has been granted a U.S. patent protecting its innovative multi-mount technology for the installation of sensors in tire pressure monitori ... Continue reading

Dow and GM Launch Phase II of World's Largest Industrial Fuel Cell Program

Dow and GM Launch Phase II of World's Largest Industrial Fuel Cell Program

MIDLAND, Mich., Nov. 29 -- The Dow Chemical Company and General Motors Corp., today launched the second phase of their joint project to prove the viability of hydrogen fuel cells for motor vehicles and possibly for distributed power generation. The project has now expanded from a single GM test cell, installed in Febru ... Continue reading

Toyota Tundra Double-Cab Rides the Rails - Leading the Way on Two Amtrak Routes

Toyota Tundra Double-Cab Rides the Rails - Leading the Way on Two Amtrak Routes

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 29 -- All aboard the Toyota Tundra express! As part of the marketing campaign for the Toyota Tundra Double-Cab full-sized pick up truck, images of the truck have been painted on the sides of two Amtrak locomotives, one running the "Texas Eagle" route segment from Chicago to San Antonio, and the o ... Continue reading

Quick Maintenance Tips for Winter Reliability

Quick Maintenance Tips for Winter Reliability

PHOENIX, Nov. 29 -- CSK Auto, Inc., operator of 1128 Checker, Schuck's, and Kragen Auto Parts stores throughout 19 western states, offers the following suggestions to help improve your driving experience in the season of freezing temperatures: 1. Keep ice scrapers and snow brushes in the house if an overnight storm is ... Continue reading

Audi of America, Inc. Appoints Johan de Nysschen as Executive Vice President

Audi of America, Inc. Appoints Johan de Nysschen as Executive Vice President

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 29 -- Today Audi of America, Inc. announced the appointment of Johan de Nysschen as its Executive Vice President in charge of business in the United States and Canada. He will assume these responsibilities as of Wednesday, December 1. de Nysschen joins Audi of America after many successful int ... Continue reading

Former Head of BMW's South African Operations to Take Over As Chief of Rolls-Royce Brand

Former Head of BMW's South African Operations to Take Over As Chief of Rolls-Royce Brand

BERLIN (November 29, 2004; The AP reported that the former head of BMW's South African operations will take over as new chief of the automaker's luxury brand Rolls-Royce, BMW AG said Monday. Ian Robertson will take over from BMW chief financial officer Stefan Krause, who was acting as the interim head of Rolls-Royce. B ... Continue reading

Arotech's Armor Division Receives $4 Million in Orders for Armored Vehicles; Most Vehicles Destined for Iraq

Arotech's Armor Division Receives $4 Million in Orders for Armored Vehicles; Most Vehicles Destined for Iraq

NEW YORK--Nov. 29, 2004--Arotech Corporation announced today that its MDT vehicle-armoring subsidiary has received orders for armored vehicles valued at $4 million. Vehicles will be armored in MDT's Auburn, Alabama facility, and will be delivered to Iraq. "Demand for our armored vehicles continues to be strong and our ... Continue reading

WheelsTV Network Announces TOP 200; Consumers Can 'Test-Drive' 200 Different Models

WheelsTV Network Announces TOP 200; Consumers Can 'Test-Drive' 200 Different Models

ACTON, Mass.--Nov. 29, 2004--WheelsTV(TM) (www.WheelsTV.net), the first television network devoted exclusively to the world's fascination with cars, trucks and motorcycles, today announced TOP 200(TM), a program series that will air on the network and as a video-on-demand showcase. Top 200(TM) will provide viewers with ... Continue reading

Hyperion Offers Employees $5000 Toward Purchase of Fuel Efficient Cars; Drive Clean to Drive Change Initiative Aims to Help Clear the Air

Hyperion Offers Employees $5000 Toward Purchase of Fuel Efficient Cars; Drive Clean to Drive Change Initiative Aims to Help Clear the Air

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Nov. 29, 2004--Hyperion , the leading provider of Business Performance Management software, today launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to clear the air by helping its employees purchase fuel-efficient cars for their personal use. Under its Drive Clean to Drive Change initiative, Hyperion will re ... Continue reading

Saturn Sky Roadster Concept Heralds New Design Direction

Saturn Sky Roadster Concept Heralds New Design Direction

Detroit - Saturn today released the first visual rendering of its upcoming sports roadster and announced that the two-seater will carry the name Sky. The rear-wheel drive Sky will showcase new design cues that will appear across Saturn’s future products as the brand renews and extends its portfolio over the next ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Setting Up Joint Venture With Merrill Lynch for U.S. Financing

Mitsubishi Motors Setting Up Joint Venture With Merrill Lynch for U.S. Financing

TOKYO November 29, 2004; The AP reported that money-losing Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday that it is setting up a joint venture with Merrill Lynch to offer financing services in the United States. Details of the deal were not decided, but Mitsubishi Motors also said it agreed to sell US$2 billio ... Continue reading

ISSI Announces a Complete Line of Serial EEPROMs for the Automotive Market

ISSI Announces a Complete Line of Serial EEPROMs for the Automotive Market

RoHS Compliant versions SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 29 -- Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. , a leader in advanced memory solutions, today announced a complete line of serial EEPROM devices for the automotive market. This new product offering covers densities from 1K to 64K and is offered in all three popular interface p ... Continue reading

Green or Mean? ETA Announces the Best and Worst Performers in Greener Motoring Guide

Green or Mean? ETA Announces the Best and Worst Performers in Greener Motoring Guide

WEYBRIDGE, England, November 29 -- The greenest car on Britain's roads today is the Honda Civic 1.4IMA Executive says the Environmental Transport Association (ETA), the ethical alternative breakdown service which highlights the most environmentally effective cars in their Car Buyers Guide, published today on line at ww ... Continue reading

Illinois River Energy Breaks Ground on Illinois' 11th Ethanol Plant, an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com

Illinois River Energy Breaks Ground on Illinois' 11th Ethanol Plant, an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com

HOUSTON--Nov. 29, 2004--Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources Incorporated; Houston). Farmer cooperative owned ethanol venture, Illinois River Energy LLC (Morris, Ill.), has broken ground on a new 50 million gallon per year fuel ethanol plant located in Illinois. For details on this develop ... Continue reading

China's Automakers' Profits Decline

China's Automakers' Profits Decline

BEIJING, Nov. 29, 2004; Xinhuanet reported that China's vehicle manufacturers' profits registered their first year-on-year fall in six years, with the trend set to continue. The National Bureau of Statistics revealed that vehicle producers' profits dropped 7.9 per cent year-on-year during the first three quarters of 20 ... Continue reading

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