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Robby Gordon Motorsports: Texas Preview

Robby Gordon Motorsports: Texas Preview

Pre-Race Report<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Jim Beam Racing/<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Robby Gordon Motorsports No. 7 Jim Beam Chevrolet Samsung Radio Shack 500 Sunday, April 17, 2005 Race 7/36 Huntersville, N.C. (Apri ... Continue reading

NHRA WJ's Wrap Sheet - The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Edition

NHRA WJ's Wrap Sheet - The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Edition

(Please note: The following has been sent as a supplement to our pre-race release, and takes a look back at WJ's career at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as part of "The Professor's School's Out Tour". We do have a historical picture of the 2000 GM Goodwrench Firebird available upon request. We thank you for you ... Continue reading

G Squared Motorsports: Bonus and Championship Points

G Squared Motorsports: Bonus and Championship Points

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * * * G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS* * OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH* * * * NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES* * PRO-STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL* * RIDER: CHIP ELLIS* * * * MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz* * PHONE: 770-476-8477* * E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net* * * * 18TH ANNUAL NHRA O'RE ... Continue reading

Morse High Students Support the Troops by Donating Repaired Vehicle to Local Charity, Operation Homefront

Morse High Students Support the Troops by Donating Repaired Vehicle to Local Charity, Operation Homefront

SAN DIEGO, April 13 -- "Excel Tech" students at Morse High School in San Diego are donating a car they repaired to Operation Homefront for a military family. The San Diego Area Chapter of Operation Homefront is a San Diego-based non-profit organization that provides support to families of deployed military personnel. T ... Continue reading

21 Minivan Donation Made in Honor of the 21st Anniversary of the 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act

21 Minivan Donation Made in Honor of the 21st Anniversary of the 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act

Just Ahead of Prom and Graduation Season, Chrysler Group and MADD Launch 21-City Campaign to Educate Teens and Parents on Underage Drinking Prevention Chrysler Group Minivans Turn 21 and Take Underage Drinking Education to the Streets WASHINGTON, April 13 -- In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the lifesaving 21 M ... Continue reading

21st Century Insurance Group Announces Earnings Call

21st Century Insurance Group Announces Earnings Call

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--April 13, 2005--For the first time in the Company's 47 year history, 21st Century Insurance Group will hold an earnings teleconference for investors. The call will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. EST. "In response to requests from our shareholders and the analyst community to h ... Continue reading

All-New Mercedes-Benz M-Class Sponsors Boston Marathon

All-New Mercedes-Benz M-Class Sponsors Boston Marathon

Second-Generation M-Class SUV Makes Good Time at 109th Marathon BOSTON, April 13 -- . Mercedes-Benz -- itself celebrating 119 years of building cars -- is proud to be Official Vehicle Sponsor for the 109th Boston Marathon and to highlight the all-new 2006 M-Class SUV. The all-new M-Class will serve as lead and course v ... Continue reading

ANSYS Chosen as Engineering Simulation Solution at Shanghai Supercomputer Center

ANSYS Chosen as Engineering Simulation Solution at Shanghai Supercomputer Center

ANSYS' superior technology and high-quality service solidify deal SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., April 13 -- ANSYS, Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that Shanghai Supercomputer Center (SSC), an organization serving as a catalyst for ... Continue reading

Applied Dynamics International Introduces New PCI-RTA Line of Real-Time Analog Sensor Emulation Boards

Applied Dynamics International Introduces New PCI-RTA Line of Real-Time Analog Sensor Emulation Boards

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--April 13, 2005--Applied Dynamics International, Inc. (ADI) today announced the release of the PCI-RTA line of I/O boards for real-time sensor emulation. The PCI-RTA is a line of intelligent, high-performance PCI-boards designed specifically for real-time simulation, development testing, and acceptance ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Announces Changes in Assembly and Stamping Operations

Chrysler Group Announces Changes in Assembly and Stamping Operations

* Simon Boag named Vice President -- Assembly and Stamping Operations * P. Craig Corrington chooses to retire after 32 years with the Chrysler Group AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 13 -- Chrysler Group announced today that Simon Boag, 39, was named Vice President of Assembly and Stamping Operations, replacing P. Craig Corri ... Continue reading

Cruz Pedregon Picks Damion Gardner for Ventura USAC Midget Show

Cruz Pedregon Picks Damion Gardner for Ventura USAC Midget Show

Advance Auto Parts Racing Nitro Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series USAC Western States Midget Series News Notes & Quotes Pedregon Picks Gardner to Drive Midget at Ventura Advance Auto Parts Entry Back In Action VENTURA, Calif. (April 13, 2005) ­ NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car driver ... Continue reading

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Racks Up Another Win - With Tire Rack

Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Racks Up Another Win - With Tire Rack

AKRON, Ohio, April 13 -- Dunlop's flagship SP Sport Maxx racked up another win in maximum performance -- this time with Tire Rack, the online performance source for tires. Tire Rack, outlining test results this week, said, "The Sport Maxx achieved the highest lateral g's, which aided driver confidence, and easily set t ... Continue reading

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces Shipment of AXP 1000 Units

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces Shipment of AXP 1000 Units

PLANO, Texas, April 13 -- EENT (BULLETIN BOARD: EENT) , a leading developer of auxiliary power generators for the long haul trucking industry, announced today that it is shipping five units this week of its AXP 1000 generator to dealers, fleets and other customers. This shipment includes the unit referenced in EENT's A ... Continue reading

FARO Confirms Website for Today's Conference Call

FARO Confirms Website for Today's Conference Call

LAKE MARY, Fla., April 13 -- When copying and pasting the URL below to access FARO Technologies, Inc. Conference Call today at 11:00, because some Internet sites show the address on two lines, the space will need to be removed. Alternately, one may access the call via FARO's website: http://www.faro.com/ . Instructions ... Continue reading

Fiat Group Extends Worldwide Corporate Agreement With MSC.Software to Improve Product Development With SimOffice and MSC.MasterKey

Fiat Group Extends Worldwide Corporate Agreement With MSC.Software to Improve Product Development With SimOffice and MSC.MasterKey

Leading European Automotive Manufacturers and Suppliers Broaden Agreement With MSC.Software to Improve Virtual Product Development Maturity and Reduce Design Time and Costs SANTA ANA, Calif., April 13 -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of simulation software and services today announced that Turin, Ita ... Continue reading

Fitch Assigns Indicative Ratings to Goodyear's $3.6B New Bank Facilities

Fitch Assigns Indicative Ratings to Goodyear's $3.6B New Bank Facilities

CHICAGO--April 13, 2005--Fitch Ratings has assigned indicative ratings to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's (GT) new domestic senior secured bank facilities which the company announced earlier this week had been closed, as follows: -- $1.5 billion asset-based first-lien revolving credit facility 'B+'; -- $1.2 billio ... Continue reading

Hearn Motorsports Shows Founding Principles are Strong

Hearn Motorsports Shows Founding Principles are Strong

Hearn Motorsports Shows Founding Principles are Strong BRASELTON, Ga., April 13, 2005 - Hearn Motorsports launched its 2005 Star Mazda Series North American Championship season in convincing style at Sebring International Raceway in March taking third and fourth on the grid and second in the race. They enter the second ... Continue reading

High Gas Prices Keeping Your High-Performance Auto or Luxury SUV Parked? Automotive Performance Parts Can Increase Gas Mileage!

High Gas Prices Keeping Your High-Performance Auto or Luxury SUV Parked? Automotive Performance Parts Can Increase Gas Mileage!

IRVINE, Calif., April 13 -- Recent gasoline price hikes are keeping high-performance autos and luxury SUVs parked. But consumers considering long summer road trips and even regional day trips remain unaware of proven ways to increase gas mileage for virtually every vehicle, from diminutive Mini Coopers to big Hummers a ... Continue reading

Insurance Incentive Hikes Car Sales 23 Percent

Insurance Incentive Hikes Car Sales 23 Percent

Two-thirds of buyers say auto insurance incentive prompted them to buy a VW BETHPAGE, N.Y., April 13 -- The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car in the pilot concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales. Two-thirds of buyers said the insurance package w ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Announces Second Quarter 2005 Conference Call Webcast

Johnson Controls Announces Second Quarter 2005 Conference Call Webcast

MILWAUKEE, April 13 -- Johnson Controls, Inc. announces the following webcast: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) What: Johnson Controls Second Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call When: Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at 10 a.m. Central time Where: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=96 ... Continue reading

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Posts Strong Sales in North America

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Posts Strong Sales in North America

DETROIT, April 13 -- Kolbenschmidt Pierburg, a major tier-one automotive supplier based in Germany, recorded steady sales for its North American operating divisions in 2004 and has been awarded major contracts that will substantially improve sales over the next four years. The company's current annual North American sa ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile Champ Car entitlement news

Milwaukee Mile Champ Car entitlement news

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE 100 YEARS AND ACCELERATING Contact: Jim Tretow Director of Public Relations (414) 453-5761 jtretow@milwaukeemile.com Time Warner Cable Road Runner, U.S. Bank Renew Champ Car Race Sponsorship at The Milwaukee Mile (West Allis, WI) April 13, 2005 - The high-speed world of open wheel r ... Continue reading

MOPAR'S FORMULA D CHAMPION HUBINETTE NAMED AS SPOKESPERSON FOR EA GAMES 'JUICED'

MOPAR'S FORMULA D CHAMPION HUBINETTE NAMED AS SPOKESPERSON FOR EA GAMES 'JUICED'

NEWS RELEASE April 13, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S FORMULA D CHAMPION HUBINETTE NAMED AS SPOKESPERSON FOR EA GAMES 'JUICED' Center Line, Mich. - Mopar's "Crazy Swede" was recently named as the spokesperson for "Juiced," EA Gam ... Continue reading

Nation's Largest Lifestyle Custom Car Show Rolls into Charlotte

Nation's Largest Lifestyle Custom Car Show Rolls into Charlotte

IRVINE, Calif.--April 13, 2005-- XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights Lifestyle Car Show Arrives at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart on April 23 with More Live Music, Cars and Entertainment Than Ever Before Vision Entertainment brings the 2005 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) tour to Charlotte Merchandise Mar ... Continue reading

NMDA and Universal Underwriters Group Enter Agreement on Motorcycle Garage Keepers and Open Lot Coverage

NMDA and Universal Underwriters Group Enter Agreement on Motorcycle Garage Keepers and Open Lot Coverage

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--April 13, 2005--MBA Holdings (OTCBB:MBAH) announced that its subsidiary, National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) has entered into an agreement with Universal Underwriters Group, a leading insurance provider to underwrite insurance products to franchised motorcycle dealers. Universal Underwrite ... Continue reading

Noble International, Ltd. to Host First Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

Noble International, Ltd. to Host First Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

WARREN, Mich., April 13 -- Noble International, Ltd., ("Noble" or the "Company") plans to release operating results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2005 before the opening of the stock market April 21, 2005. We invite you to listen to the conference call to discuss first quarter results at 10 a.m. EDT on that da ... Continue reading

OCUL Services Corporation and Aimbridge Indirect Lending Provide Convenience to Credit Union Members

OCUL Services Corporation and Aimbridge Indirect Lending Provide Convenience to Credit Union Members

DENVER--April 13, 2005-- Three More Ohio Credit Unions Sign onto the Program to Offer Enhanced Member Services AIL-Ohio; an auto financing network jointly owned by Aimbridge Indirect Lending, the OCUL Services Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ohio Credit Union League) and several Ohio credit unions; recent ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Looks to Carry Sebring Momentum To Road Atlanta

Petersen/ White Lightning Looks to Carry Sebring Momentum To Road Atlanta

Petersen/ White Lightning Looks to Carry Sebring Momentum To Road Atlanta BRASELTON, Ga., April 13, 2005 – Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing enters Sunday’s Grand Prix of Atlanta with momentum on their side. The No. 31 Westward Ho Casino/ MMPIE/ PAWS/ Michelin Porsche 911 GT3 RSR opened the 2005 American ... Continue reading

PODS Inc. - Announces Explosive Increase In Inter-Franchise Sales

PODS Inc. - Announces Explosive Increase In Inter-Franchise Sales

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.--April 13, 2005--PODS(R), Inc. ("PODS"), a leading provider of mobile storage and moving solutions for residential and business customers, announced today that March sales generated from inter-franchise (cross-country) relocation services exceeded $3MM. The Company began actively marketing this se ... Continue reading

Remote Dynamics and Zeosoft Sign Joint Marketing Agreement to Enable Mobile Data Centers with Handheld Capabilities for Fleet Operators

Remote Dynamics and Zeosoft Sign Joint Marketing Agreement to Enable Mobile Data Centers with Handheld Capabilities for Fleet Operators

RICHARDSON, Texas--April 13, 2005-- REDIview(TM) GPS-based Mobile Resource Management Solution Links Handheld Devices to Enterprises for Complete Mobile Workforce Integration Remote Dynamics, Inc. , a leading provider of telematics-based management solutions for commercial fleets, and Zeosoft(TM) Technology Group, a pi ... Continue reading

Rising Driving Costs and Lower Rates Push Consumers to Shop for Auto Insurance; Top 10 Checklist Uncovers Hidden Savers That Cut Costs for Drivers

Rising Driving Costs and Lower Rates Push Consumers to Shop for Auto Insurance; Top 10 Checklist Uncovers Hidden Savers That Cut Costs for Drivers

LOS ANGELES--April 13, 2005--Consumers are countering rising gasoline prices and other vehicle operating costs by capitalizing on lower auto insurance rates, according to Answer Financial Inc., the nation's leading independent insurance agency. With more than 100,000 in-force policies across all 50 states, the Los Ange ... Continue reading

Sweda Named Director of Taxes at Hayes Lemmerz

Sweda Named Director of Taxes at Hayes Lemmerz

NORTHVILLE, Mich., April 13 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. , announced the appointment of Christine M. Sweda to the position of Director of Taxes, reporting to James Yost, Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Sweda comes to Hayes Lemmerz with a broad range of tax management and manufacturing expe ... Continue reading

SwRI, Chinese Auto Industry Regulator Agree to Enter Joint Venture

SwRI, Chinese Auto Industry Regulator Agree to Enter Joint Venture

SAN ANTONIO--April 13, 2005--Southwest Research Institute(R) (SwRI) and the state-owned China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) have agreed to form a joint-venture company to provide research, development and testing services for automotive products, components and systems in China. The joint venture, ... Continue reading

The New Face of Racing: Cosmetic Industry Leader StriVectin-SD(R) Sponsors Top Fuel Dragster at SummitRacing.com Nationals in Las Vegas

The New Face of Racing: Cosmetic Industry Leader StriVectin-SD(R) Sponsors Top Fuel Dragster at SummitRacing.com Nationals in Las Vegas

SALT LAKE CITY, April 13 -- For the first time in NHRA history, a high-end skin-care product is sponsoring a Top Fuel dragster. StriVectin-SD(R), the "stretch mark cream turned anti-wrinkle phenomenon(TM)," is the title sponsor of a nitro-fueled rail at the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals April 14-17 in Las Vegas. Why ... Continue reading

This Earth Day, AAA and the EPA Encourage Motorists to ``Get the Lead Out'' by Sponsoring Battery Roundup

This Earth Day, AAA and the EPA Encourage Motorists to ``Get the Lead Out'' by Sponsoring Battery Roundup

ORLANDO, Fla.--April 13, 2005--In commemoration of Earth Day next week, AAA and the EPA are asking motorists nationwide to help take charge of their environment by helping "Get the lead out" during AAA's Great Battery Roundup(R). With an estimated 248 million vehicles on the road in North America, the proper use and di ... Continue reading

Tommy Thompson Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Speaks Out On The Auto Industry's Health Care Cost Crisis

Tommy Thompson Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Speaks Out On The Auto Industry's Health Care Cost Crisis

Media Invited To Attend Thompson Speech & Press Conference Keynote Speech, 12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M. ET Press Conference Immediately Following Thompson's Speech The rising costs of health care and health insurance threaten businesses large and small and, in turn, economic growth, wages and jobs. This national issue has bu ... Continue reading

Webcast Alert: Gentex Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings Conference Call Webcast

Webcast Alert: Gentex Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings Conference Call Webcast

ZEELAND, Mich., April 13 -- Gentex Corporation announces the following Webcast: What: Gentex First Quarter Earnings Conference Call When: April 20, 2005 @ 1:30 p.m. Eastern Where: http://www.gentex.com/ How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Lisa Richlich, Investor Relati ... Continue reading

Zeosoft Technology Group Signs Agreement with Remote Dynamics to Transform Fleet Vehicles into Enterprise Mobile Data Centers

Zeosoft Technology Group Signs Agreement with Remote Dynamics to Transform Fleet Vehicles into Enterprise Mobile Data Centers

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--April 13, 2005--Zeosoft(TM) Technology Group Inc., a pioneer of mobile infrastructure software and application development technologies, today announced a co-marketing agreement with Remote Dynamics Inc., a leading provider of telematics-based management solutions for commercial fleets. Under this ag ... Continue reading

Murillo Named to Sales and Marketing Staff at Infineon Raceway

Murillo Named to Sales and Marketing Staff at Infineon Raceway

Contact: John Cardinale Infineon Raceway (707) 933-3907 Lindsey Murillo Named to Staff at Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Lindsey Murillo has been named to the sales and marketing department at Infineon Raceway, raceway officials announced. Murillo has been named Sales and Marketing Coordinator. M ... Continue reading

Lake Pleasant Taken over by Cycle de Mayo Event

Lake Pleasant Taken over by Cycle de Mayo Event

PEORIA, Ariz.--April 13, 2005--Cinco De Mayo weekend will never be the same in Arizona! Thousands of people daily will take over Lake Pleasant May 5-8. The purpose: to participate in the first-time-ever Cycle De Mayo festival that benefits the Make A Wish Foundation. Spearheaded by producers and visionaries Andrew Wise ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation to Supply Frame, Other Key Components for General Motors' New HUMMER H3

Dana Corporation to Supply Frame, Other Key Components for General Motors' New HUMMER H3

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 13 -- Dana Corporation announced today that it will supply full-perimeter frames, as well as thermal-acoustical protective shields (TAPS) and power steering hose assemblies, for General Motors' 2005 HUMMER H3. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA) "The HUMMER name demands a high ... Continue reading

Sales of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Surpass Three Million Units in North America Since Debut in 1992

Sales of the Jeep Grand Cherokee Surpass Three Million Units in North America Since Debut in 1992

* Sales of the all-new 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee continue to accelerate with monthly and year-over-year gains AUBURN HILLS, Mich. and STUTTGART, Germany, April 13 -- The Jeep(R) Grand Cherokee -- which debuted by being driven through a glass wall during the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 7, 1992 -- recen ... Continue reading

Orbit Introduces New Economical Control Panels For Snow and Ice Melting Radiant Heating Systems

Orbit Introduces New Economical Control Panels For Snow and Ice Melting Radiant Heating Systems

PERKASIE, Pa., April 13 -- Orbit Radiant Heating, a leading provider of high-quality electric radiant heating solutions for residential and commercial applications, now offers a new series of control panels for its snow and ice melting systems used for parking lots, steps, driveways, walkways, handicapped ramps, and pa ... Continue reading

Red Bull Dragster Day Brings New Meaning to 'Fuel-Efficiency'

Red Bull Dragster Day Brings New Meaning to 'Fuel-Efficiency'

Applications for Detroit-based Human Powered Dragster Now Being Accepted DETROIT, April 13 -- Are you a would-be automotive engineer? Do you doodle car concepts? Are your cell phone minutes consumed with discussions about gear ratios? Red Bull Dragsterday may be your road to greatness. This unique event, to be held in ... Continue reading

Skyrocketing Demand For CuproBraze: One Million in Service by 2007

Skyrocketing Demand For CuproBraze: One Million in Service by 2007

DETROIT--April 13, 2005--The CuproBraze Alliance forecasts one million brazed copper-brass heat exchangers in service by 2007. Staffan Anger, president of Outokumpu Copper Strip Oy, briefed the press on behalf of the CuproBraze Alliance, Wednesday morning at the SAE 2005 World Congress (the annual meeting of the Societ ... Continue reading

DCR Systems Partners With Metro Toyota to Operate Dealer-Based Collision Repair Facility

DCR Systems Partners With Metro Toyota to Operate Dealer-Based Collision Repair Facility

Turnkey On-Site Facility an Industry First CLEVELAND, April 13 -- Mentor-based DCR Systems ( http://www.dcrsystems.net/ ) has reached an agreement to design and operate a full-service collision repair facility in concert with the Metro Toyota auto dealership in Brook Park, Ohio. The deal marks a first for DCR Systems a ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Hopes to Give an Old Friend a Big Sendoff in Las Vegas

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Hopes to Give an Old Friend a Big Sendoff in Las Vegas

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Kurt Johnson Hopes to Give an Old Friend a Big Sendoff in Las Vegas ACDelco Team looks to Change Their Luck at SummitRacing.com Nationals Sugar Hill, Ga., April 12, 2005 - For just over four years, every time Kurt Johnson has pulled to ... Continue reading

Preh Automotive's North American Strategy: Cutting-Edge Technology

Preh Automotive's North American Strategy: Cutting-Edge Technology

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 13 -- In a press conference held at the 2005 SAE Congress & Exposition in Detroit, Preh Automotive President and CEO Michael Roesnick outlined the company's strategy to gain business in the North American market with superior technology in its product line of driver controls and system sensor ... Continue reading

TEN Magazines Acquires ACCESS RPM, Inc.

TEN Magazines Acquires ACCESS RPM, Inc.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracy Teuscher 330-830-2312 thebuzzmakertracy@yahoo.com http://www.trucksmag.com/press.asp TEN MAGAZINES??? ACQUIRES ACCESS RPM???, DICK DIXON ACCEPTS POSITION AS VP/GROUP PUBLISHER CORONA, CA ­ TEN Magazines, a visionary industry leader in automotive aftermarket publishing ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for April 2005

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for April 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif.--April 13, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for April, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Mo ... Continue reading

Hafei Saibao goes on sale in China

Hafei Saibao goes on sale in China

Harbin Hafei officially started sales of its new Saiabo in China last week. Saibao (translates to Competing Leopard) was previewed last summer at the Beijing Autoshow. It is a Pininfarina-designed sedan, the first member of a new lineup. According to insider information this Saibao and different looking Saibao prototyp ... Continue reading

New Audi A6 presented as Long-Wheelbase Exclusively for the Chinese Market

New Audi A6 presented as Long-Wheelbase Exclusively for the Chinese Market

The new Audi A6L, built in the Changchun plant in China, celebrated its debut in Shanghai on 8 April. Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, and the joint venture partners of FAW-VW, President of the FAW Group Zhu Yanfeng and General Manager of FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd., ... Continue reading

Toyota Names New Executives

Toyota Names New Executives

Tokyo April 13, 2005; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION announced today planned executive changes, as described below. 1. Newly Appointed Members of the Board of Directors (9 people)-Pending approval at this year's regularly scheduled general shareholders' meeting in June Name New title Current title Hajime Wakayama Senior Mana ... Continue reading

Continental components feature prominently in the new BMW 3 Series

Continental components feature prominently in the new BMW 3 Series

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 13 -- Continental Teves' innovative brake system helps the new BMW 3-Series stop quicker, respond faster in inclement weather, start easier on hills and monitor the car's on- road position through the electronic stability control system, known as Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) at BMW. The ne ... Continue reading

50,000th Isuzu/Gm Gas Low Cab Forward Rolls Off The Line In Janesville

50,000th Isuzu/Gm Gas Low Cab Forward Rolls Off The Line In Janesville

Janesville, WI April 13, 2005; The 50,000th Isuzu/GM Gas Low Cab Forward (LCF) rolled off the line at the Janesville Assembly Plant in Janesville, Wis., today. Flowers Industries, Inc, the nation&#8217;s top N-Series Gas model purchaser received the medium-duty truck. "We are extremely proud of this milestone," said Ji ... Continue reading

AAA Says 'Get the Lead Out' for Its Great Battery Roundup April 16-23

AAA Says 'Get the Lead Out' for Its Great Battery Roundup April 16-23

AURORA, Ill., April 13 -- In commemoration of Earth Day, AAA Chicago and the EPA are asking area motorists to help take charge of their environment by helping "Get the lead out" during AAA's Great Battery Roundup. "AAA wants to educate the public on the potential dangers of having old lead acid batteries in our living ... Continue reading

ATX Touts Hands-Free Programming of Car Navigation Systems

ATX Touts Hands-Free Programming of Car Navigation Systems

Drivers Able to Use Telematics to Request Dynamic Content Downloads To Their Vehicle DETROIT, April 13 -- Manually entering a destination into the many varieties of in-vehicle and portable navigation systems on the market often presents both potential distraction and irritating inconvenience to drivers. Now, drivers ca ... Continue reading

Three Top North American Companies Received the Invest in France Automotive Award

Three Top North American Companies Received the Invest in France Automotive Award

CHICAGO, April 13 -- Three top North American automotive companies were honored by the French government at the tenth annual Invest in France Automotive Awards ceremony held at the Detroit Institute of Arts on April 12 during the 2005 SAE World Congress. The three companies honored this year were GM Powertrain, Magna I ... Continue reading

Hybrid Technologies and California Highway Patrol Showcase Lithium Powered Chopper

Hybrid Technologies and California Highway Patrol Showcase Lithium Powered Chopper

LAS VEGAS & HOLLYWOOD--April 13, 2005-- Hybrid Receives State of California and Congressional Recognition for the Their Partnership with CHP Hybrid Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:HYBT) - www.hybridtechnologies.com - R-Electric Car Co., Global Hybrid Corp., Solium Power Corp., and WhistlerTel - emerging leaders in the develop ... Continue reading

Iteris' Lane Departure Warning System Earns Highest Industry Recognition, Receives 2005 Automotive News PACE Award

Iteris' Lane Departure Warning System Earns Highest Industry Recognition, Receives 2005 Automotive News PACE Award

ANAHEIM, Calif.--April 13, 2005--Iteris, Inc. (AMEX:ITI), a leader in the development of vision-based technology that enhances driver safety, today announced that its Lane Departure Warning (LDW) technology, jointly developed for Nissan with Valeo, won a 2005 PACE Award (Automotive Suppliers' & OEMs Contributions to Ex ... Continue reading

Golan Products Awarded GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract

Golan Products Awarded GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract

GARDENA, Calif.--April 13, 2005--Golan Products Inc., a leading manufacturer of billet fuel and oil filters plus precision made motorcycle accessories announced today it has received a U.S. General Services Administration ("GSA") Federal Supply Schedule contract. This contract gives U.S. Federal agencies, including the ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Reports Record First Quarter

Harley-Davidson Reports Record First Quarter

Moderates 2005 Motorcycle Shipment Growth Forecast MILWAUKEE, April 13 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced record revenue and earnings for its first quarter ended March 27, 2005. Revenue for the quarter was $1.24 billion compared with $1.17 billion in the year-ago quarter, a 6.0 percent increase. First quarter dil ... Continue reading

Cars and Microsoft - Two Chuckles Worth

Cars and Microsoft - Two Chuckles Worth

<p><b>Snide&#8217;s Remarks;</b><i> I don&#8217;t pass along to my reader anything that arrives in my morning email treasure trove but this is an exception&#8230;it marries the two legs of The Auto Channel&#8230;Cars and Computers and gives my Unix guys another anti-Microsoft chuckle.</i> GENERAL MOTORS VS MICROSOFT Fo ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Announces Another Recall

Mitsubishi Announces Another Recall

TOKYO April 12, 2005; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp., a Japanese automaker whose sales have plunged on recurring recalls, has announced another recall affecting 179,000 cars for a defect in the air conditioning system that caused at least two injuries. The recall reported to the ... Continue reading

Auto Insurance; Top 10 Checklist Uncovers Hidden Savers That Cut Costs for Drivers

Auto Insurance; Top 10 Checklist Uncovers Hidden Savers That Cut Costs for Drivers

LOS ANGELES--April 13, 2005--Consumers are countering rising gasoline prices and other vehicle operating costs by capitalizing on lower auto insurance rates, according to Answer Financial Inc., the nation's leading independent insurance agency. With more than 100,000 in-force policies across all 50 states, the Los Ange ... Continue reading

Magma and ARM Announce Comprehensive, Low-Power Implementation Solution for Low-Power SoC Designs

Magma and ARM Announce Comprehensive, Low-Power Implementation Solution for Low-Power SoC Designs

SANTA CLARA, California and CAMBRIDGE, England, April 13 -- - Fully automated implementation solution supports designs with multiple supply voltages and leakage management, including MTCMOS power gating, using Magma's Blast Power Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. , a provider of chip design solutions, and ARM ((LSE:ARM); ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Road Atlanta preview

Terry Borcheller - Road Atlanta preview

home faith Terry Borcheller has good reason to enjoy racing at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., the site of the next American Le Mans Series race. The 2001 ALMS GTS champion likes the track and the area so much, he moved his family from Phoenix to nearby Gainesville, Ga. In 1983, Borcheller was one race from the World K ... Continue reading

Nissan's Ghosn Says Asia to Lead Growth as U.S. Cools

Nissan's Ghosn Says Asia to Lead Growth as U.S. Cools

April 12, 2005; Bloomberg reported that Nissan Motor Co., Japan's No. 2 carmaker, expects sales gains in Asia and Russia in the next three years to make the company less dependent on the U.S. for growth, Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn said. Ghosn said in an interview today he expects to raise the company's global ... Continue reading

GM Executive Says U.S. Engineers Should Be Trained More Like Their Asian, European Counterparts

GM Executive Says U.S. Engineers Should Be Trained More Like Their Asian, European Counterparts

DETROIT April 12, 2005; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. executive Bob Lutz said Tuesday that U.S. automakers could streamline their design process if American engineers were trained more like their Asian and European counterparts. "We are actually training our engineers to be manage ... Continue reading

Hubinette Begins Quest to Repeat as the 2005 Formula Drift Champion

Hubinette Begins Quest to Repeat as the 2005 Formula Drift Champion

NEWS RELEASE April 12, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S HUBINETTE SET TO BEGIN DEFENSE OF FORMULA D CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE Center Line, Mich. - Samuel Hubinette is set to begin his quest to repeat as the 2005 Formula Drift champion thi ... Continue reading

Autosport Development Atlanta Pre Race Report

Autosport Development Atlanta Pre Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC / Trenton Forging #5 GTO Road Atlanta Pre-Race Report Autosport Development Team Anxious To Hit The Track Detroit &#8211; April 12, 2005 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Series is back in action as part of the Sportsbook.com Grand Prix ... Continue reading

TEXAS Race Advance

TEXAS Race Advance

Shane Hmiel Texas Motor Speedway Sponsor: WINFUEL Owner: Todd Braun Busch Crew Chief: Todd Lohse Busch Chassis: BR06 Manufacturer: Chevrolet Engine Builder: Dale Earnhardt Inc. Shane Hmiel / Braun Racing Quick Facts: · - BR06 is the same car that Jamie McMurray drove to victory lane at Rockingham in 2004 · - Shan ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Innovation Wins Automotive News Pace Award

Tenneco Automotive Innovation Wins Automotive News Pace Award

Kinetic Reverse Function Stabilizer (RFS) Called a Model of Innovation Two Other Tenneco Technologies Receive Honorable Mentions LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 12 -- Tenneco Automotive announced today that it received an Automotive News PACE Award for its Kinetic RFS technology, a suspension system innovation designed to eli ... Continue reading

i2 Wins Prestigious Automotive News PACE Award; i2 Optimal Scheduler honored in the Information Technology and Services Category

i2 Wins Prestigious Automotive News PACE Award; i2 Optimal Scheduler honored in the Information Technology and Services Category

DALLAS--April 12, 2005--i2 Technologies, Inc. (OTC:ITWH), a leading provider of demand-driven solutions designed to enable business agility, was named a 2005 Automotive News PACE Award winner at a ceremony in Detroit last night. Established in 1994 and jointly presented by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Transportation Resea ... Continue reading

AAA Reports National Gas Prices Break Record Highs in April

AAA Reports National Gas Prices Break Record Highs in April

MINNEAPOLIS, April 12 -- After breaking the previous all-time record high national average price for self-serve regular gasoline on March 17, fuel prices have skyrocketed an additional 21.2 cents per gallon to $2.266 per gallon today. Previous to this recent climb, the record-high price was $2.054 per gallon set on May ... Continue reading

AAA Reports National Gas Prices Down One Cent From Record High

AAA Reports National Gas Prices Down One Cent From Record High

BURNSVILLE, Minn., April 12 -- After breaking the previous all-time record high average price for self-serve regular gasoline on March 17, fuel prices have skyrocketed an additional 21.2 cents per gallon to $2.266 per gallon today. Previous to this recent climb, the record-high price was $2.054 per gallon set on May 26 ... Continue reading

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