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Thursday, June 9, 2005

General Motors Honors Top Dealers in New York City

General Motors Honors Top Dealers in New York City

New York, N.Y. -- June 9, 2005 - General Motors' senior executives were in New York City this week to present this year's 'GM Dealer Of The Year' winners with the 2004 Jack Smith Leadership Award. Only 110 GM dealers nationwide earned this distinguished recognition for their dedication to customer satisfaction and sale ... Continue reading

Cruz Pedregon Joliet Preview

Cruz Pedregon Joliet Preview

Eighth annual NHRA Nationals Route 66 Raceway­ Joliet, Ill. Advance Auto Parts Nitro Funny Car - Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Cruz Pedregon In Points Battle JOLIET, Ill. (June 7, 2005) ­ Former Funny Car champion, Cruz Pedregon, heads to Route 66 Raceway this weekend to compete in the eighth annua ... Continue reading

Bay View Acceptance Corporation Joins RouteOne System

Bay View Acceptance Corporation Joins RouteOne System

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 8 -- RouteOne LLC announced today that Bay View Acceptance Corporation is now participating on its credit application management system. California-based Bay View Acceptance provides lending services to more than 7,000 franchised automobile dealers in 32 states. Bay View is the most recent ... Continue reading

Carrier Boyz Racing--Prerace

Carrier Boyz Racing--Prerace

CARRIER BOYZ RACING FRAM AIRHOG TOP FUEL DRAGSTER *Visit our website at www.carrierboyzracing.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE/FAX: 770-476-8477 E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net EIGHT ANNUAL NHRA CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NATIONALS ROUTE 66 RACEWAY - JOLIET, ILL. JUNE 9-12, 2005 * *Larry Carrier 19 ... Continue reading

CCC Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting; Announces Enhancements to Suite Of Claim Management Solutions

CCC Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting; Announces Enhancements to Suite Of Claim Management Solutions

CHICAGO--June 8, 2005--At the CCC Information Services Group Inc. annual stockholders meeting today, shareholders re-elected the following individuals to one-year terms on the Board of Directors: John D. Collins, Morgan W. Davis, Michael R. Eisenson, J. Roderick Heller, III, Thomas L. Kempner, Githesh Ramamurthy, Mark ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Acquisition of Monona Wire Corporation

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Acquisition of Monona Wire Corporation

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, June 8 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. ("CVG") , today announced that on June 3, 2005 it acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Monona Corporation, the parent of Monona Wire Corporation ("MWC"), for cash consideration of $55.0 million. MWC is a leading manufacturer of low volume electronic ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Offering of Common Stock

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Offering of Common Stock

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, June 8 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. ("CVG") , today announced that it, and certain of its stockholders, intend to sell 7,868,446 shares of CVG common stock to the public. Of the shares sold, 1,500,000 shares will be shares newly issued by CVG and the remaining 6,368,446 shares will be shares held ... Continue reading

Diodes, Inc. Ranks No. 28 in BusinessWeek's '2005 List of 100 Best Small Companies'

Diodes, Inc. Ranks No. 28 in BusinessWeek's '2005 List of 100 Best Small Companies'

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., June 8 -- Diodes Incorporated , a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality discrete semiconductors, today announced that for the first time the Company has been named among "The 2005 List of 100 Best Small Companies" in BusinessWeek magazine, scoring 28th in the overall ranking in the ... Continue reading

Elementary School Breaks New Ground in Environmental Education With Ford's $100,000 Radical Renovation

Elementary School Breaks New Ground in Environmental Education With Ford's $100,000 Radical Renovation

Newly Revealed Outdoor Classroom, Water Conservation System, Wildlife Development Habitat Promote Hands-on Learning, Enhance Environmental Awareness Among Students - Ford Motor Company celebrates the importance of environmental education with a $100,000 national award to the newly eco-renovated Escalante Elementary Sch ... Continue reading

Fitch Issues Presale Report on Wells Fargo Financial Auto Owner Trust 2005-A

Fitch Issues Presale Report on Wells Fargo Financial Auto Owner Trust 2005-A

NEW YORK--June 8, 2005--Fitch Ratings issued a presale report today on Wells Fargo Financial Auto Owner Trust 2005-A discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch's expected ratings on the offered notes. The collateral securing the notes is a pool of automobile loan receivables secured by new and used automobile and ligh ... Continue reading

General Motors Executive Receives EMC Information Leadership Award at Computerworld Honors Gala

General Motors Executive Receives EMC Information Leadership Award at Computerworld Honors Gala

EMC Customers Turner Broadcasting and Acxiom Corporation Also Received 21st Century Achievement Awards at the Gala HOPKINTON, Mass., June 8 -- EMC Corporation, the world leader in information storage and management, announced today that Ralph Szygenda, Group Vice President and CIO at General Motors, received this year' ... Continue reading

Global Concepts Completes Third Major Acquisition in Last 10 Months

Global Concepts Completes Third Major Acquisition in Last 10 Months

MONTCLAIR, N.J.--June 8, 2005--Global Concepts (OTCBB:GCCP) announced today that its major French subsidiary Compagnie Logistic Transport Automobile, S.A. (CLTA) completed the acquisition of 100% Societe Lyonnaise d'Affretement et de Transports Europeens (SLATE). This 10-year-old trucking company adds over 70 cars-carr ... Continue reading

NASCAR Legend Rusty Wallace Issues an Unusual Challenge for Graphic Designers: Design a Better NASCAR Truck or Eat Dust

NASCAR Legend Rusty Wallace Issues an Unusual Challenge for Graphic Designers: Design a Better NASCAR Truck or Eat Dust

"I Can Design the Best NASCAR Truck Ever" Contest Sponsored by thetrueyou.com DAYTON, Ohio, June 8 -- In an unusual move to engage creative professionals, NewPage Corporation's graphic designer-centric Web site, thetrueyou.com, is providing one winner a rare opportunity to design a NASCAR truck with the sole purpose of ... Continue reading

Navigation Products: More Ways To Find Your Way

Navigation Products: More Ways To Find Your Way

-- Global Positioning Systems, or GPS, were once thought of as space age technology with an equally out of this world price tag. Now you'll find mini GPS navigation systems in passenger cars, hiking trails and even golf carts. A video report from General Motors You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.ne ... Continue reading

NHRA Conference Call / Media Advisory

NHRA Conference Call / Media Advisory

Please find below (copy attached as well) an advisory regarding an NHRA conference call next Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 3 p.m. ET. If you wish to participate, please reply with a short note to this email that you will be joining. Thank you. Best, Michael Padian NHRA Media Relations Manager O: 626-250-2217 C: 626-278-031 ... Continue reading

NHRA MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESS LUNCH AND MEDIA DRAG CHALLENGE K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS

NHRA MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESS LUNCH AND MEDIA DRAG CHALLENGE K&N FILTERS SUPERNATIONALS

M E D I A A D V I S O R Y WHAT: NHRA PRESS LUNCHEON AND MEDIA DRAG CHALLENGE: Four NHRA drivers will be available to preview the 36th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, June 16-19. The $2 million race is the 11th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series in 200 ... Continue reading

Solomon Powers First Production Island Spirit

Solomon Powers First Production Island Spirit

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.--June 8, 2005--Solomon Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:SOLM) announced today that the first production Island Spirit Catamaran arrived in Tampa Bay, Florida outfitted with twin ST74 Electric motors after successfully completing a 6,500 mile voyage from Cape Town, South Africa to Tampa Bay Florida. This i ... Continue reading

Stevens seeks first 2005 win at team owner's home track

Stevens seeks first 2005 win at team owner's home track

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 10 of 23 CARQUEST NHRA NATIONALS Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. Race Dates: June 10-12, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net STEVENS SEEKS FIRST 2005 WIN AT TEAM OWNER'S HOME TRACK JOLIE ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Group to Participate in Thomas Weisel Partners Growth Forum 7.0

UnitedAuto Group to Participate in Thomas Weisel Partners Growth Forum 7.0

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--June 8, 2005--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, announced today that Chairman Roger S. Penske will be a presenter at the Thomas Weisel Partners Growth Forum 7.0 in San Francisco, California. The presentation is scheduled to occur from 1:20 p.m. until 1:50 p.m ... Continue reading

WJ's Wrap Sheet - Route 66 Raceway Edition

WJ's Wrap Sheet - Route 66 Raceway Edition

(Please note: The following has been provided as a supplement to our pre-race release for this weekend's Carquest Auto Parts Nationals, and is intended to provide a look back at Warren Johnson's career at Route 66 Raceway. We have pictures in JPEG format of WJ's 1998, 1999 and 2001 cars available upon request, as well ... Continue reading

AmTrust Now Available On RouteOne System

AmTrust Now Available On RouteOne System

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 9 -- RouteOne LLC, the joint venture formed by DaimlerChrysler Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and Toyota Financial Services, announced today that AmTrust Bank will participate in its credit application management system. RouteOne's web-based sys ... Continue reading

Cascade Corporation Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended April 30, 2005

Cascade Corporation Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended April 30, 2005

PORTLAND, Ore.--June 9, 2005--Cascade Corporation today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2005. Overview -- Net sales of $114.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 were 22% higher than net sales of $93.5 million for the prior year quarter. -- Net income of $12.2 million ($0.9 ... Continue reading

Circuit City Stores, Inc. to Host First Quarter Results Conference Call

Circuit City Stores, Inc. to Host First Quarter Results Conference Call

RICHMOND, Va., June 9 -- Circuit City Stores, Inc. announced that it plans to report first quarter results on Friday, June 17, 2005. The company expects to host a conference call for investors at 11:00 a.m. EDT that day. Investors in the United States and Canada may access the call at (800) 399-0127. Other investors ma ... Continue reading

Federal-Provincial Funding Available submit@theautochannel.com

Federal-Provincial Funding Available submit@theautochannel.com

<C A N A D A B O O K S> <2 6 B e l l e v u e> <S t A n n e d e s L a c s> <Q c , C a n a d a> <J O R 1 B O> Press Release The <C a n a d i a n S u b s i d y D i r e c t o r y> is now available. This guide contains more than 3100 listings of grants and loans offered by both the federal and provincial governments. It als ... Continue reading

Finance Express Announces the Acquisition of Global Credit Services, Inc.

Finance Express Announces the Acquisition of Global Credit Services, Inc.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., June 9 -- Finance Express, LLC, which operates the first online auto finance platform specifically designed for the independent dealer, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Global Credit Services, Inc., an auto technology company located in Orange County, Californi ... Continue reading

Fitch Assigns 'BBB' & 'F2' Ratings to Residential Capital Corp.

Fitch Assigns 'BBB' & 'F2' Ratings to Residential Capital Corp.

NEW YORK--June 9, 2005--Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' senior unsecured debt rating and 'F2' commercial paper rating to Residential Capital Corporation (ResCap). In addition, Fitch has upgraded the long-term and short-term ratings of GMAC Bank and removed them from Rating Watch Evolving, where they were placed on M ... Continue reading

Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

CORALVILLE, Iowa--June 9, 2005--Heartland Express, Inc. The Board of Directors of Heartland Express, Inc. announced today the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend. The $0.02 per share dividend will be paid on July 1, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 20, 2005. A total of approx ... Continue reading

Jackson Products Acquires Olympic Optical

Jackson Products Acquires Olympic Optical

ST. LOUIS, June 9 -- Jackson Products, Inc. a privately held manufacturer and distributor of personal and highway safety products, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Olympic Optical, a national distributor of safety eyewear and hearing protection. The acquisition will include an assignment of the licens ... Continue reading

Knight Transportation Selects Terion's FleetView 3 Trailer Management System

Knight Transportation Selects Terion's FleetView 3 Trailer Management System

PLANO, Texas--June 9, 2005--Terion, the leading provider of trailer fleet management systems with over 85,000 devices installed, today announced that Knight Transportation has purchased FleetView 3(R), Terion's patented Cargo Sensor, and Tractor ID for its entire fleet of trailers and tractors. FleetView 3 will enable ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Honors Nine Suppliers in Seventh Annual Hall of Fame Awards Program

Lear Corporation Honors Nine Suppliers in Seventh Annual Hall of Fame Awards Program

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 9 -- Lear Corporation today announced the presentation of its highest honor, the Lear Hall of Fame Award, to nine suppliers based on superior service to Lear. This year's recipients were recognized at a recent ceremony marking Lear's seventh annual Hall of Fame Supplier Awards Program. The winni ... Continue reading

MATRA Automobile Engineering Extends Usage of Virtual Product Development Solutions Through MSC.MasterKey Licensing System

MATRA Automobile Engineering Extends Usage of Virtual Product Development Solutions Through MSC.MasterKey Licensing System

French Engineering Company Uses SimOffice Products to Meet New Design and Performance Requirements, Reduce Development Time and Develop Better Prototypes SANTA ANA, Calif., June 9 -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of simulation software and services, today announced that MATRA Automobile Engineering h ... Continue reading

New Survey Shows High Gas Prices Having Big Impact On America's Travel Plans

New Survey Shows High Gas Prices Having Big Impact On America's Travel Plans

-- Summer travel season is here. But for many Americans, high prices at the gas pumps are putting a major crimp in their vacation plans. Get on the road with these hot summer travel tips. A video report from Thrifty Rent-A-Car . You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/home.aspx?story=30587 ... Continue reading

Panasonic Releases Component Library for Nexxim and Ansoft Designer; Device Models for Advanced High-Density Surface-Mount Components Target High-Performance RF and Multi-Gigabit PCB Designs

Panasonic Releases Component Library for Nexxim and Ansoft Designer; Device Models for Advanced High-Density Surface-Mount Components Target High-Performance RF and Multi-Gigabit PCB Designs

PITTSBURGH--June 9, 2005--Panasonic and Ansoft Corporation today announced the release of a new device library for Nexxim(TM) and Ansoft Designer(R) based on Panasonic's high-density miniaturized surface-mount technology (SMT) components. Engineers designing electronic equipment, such as cellular handsets, car navigati ... Continue reading

Piaggio USA, Inc. Selects Kraftworks to Support Dealer Network Advertising, Marketing and Promotions

Piaggio USA, Inc. Selects Kraftworks to Support Dealer Network Advertising, Marketing and Promotions

NEW YORK, June 9 -- Piaggio USA, Inc., manufacturers of the world-famous Vespa(R) Italian motor scooter, announced today that it has selected KraftWorks to lead a targeted advertising program for the Vespa brand in the U.S. The campaign, supporting Vespa's fast-growing U.S. dealership network, will include traditional ... Continue reading

Pixim Closes $12 Million Financing; Funding to Accelerate Company Growth and New Product Development

Pixim Closes $12 Million Financing; Funding to Accelerate Company Growth and New Product Development

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--June 9, 2005--Pixim, a leading developer of digital imaging systems, today announced that it has closed a round of $12 million in new financing. Existing investors including Mohr Davidow Ventures, Mayfield, and Newbury Ventures and several new investors including Honda Motor Company Ltd. and Atri ... Continue reading

VIPsports.com NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car

VIPsports.com NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car

A Lot of Momentum ... MILFORD, Mich., June 9 -- This coming weekend, June 10-12, the VIPsports.com Dodge Stratus Top Alcohol Funny Car will compete at the 8th Annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Rt. 66 Raceway, in Joliet, Illinois. The ParkerTech Racing Services team has built up a lot of momentum early in the ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Announces Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call to Be Held on June 16, 2005

Winnebago Industries Announces Third Quarter Financial Results Conference Call to Be Held on June 16, 2005

FOREST CITY, Iowa--June 9, 2005--Winnebago Industries, Inc. , the nation's leading manufacturer of motor homes, will host a conference call on Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 10 am ET to discuss the financial results of its third quarter of fiscal 2005 ended May 28, 2005. The Company will release its financial results on Ju ... Continue reading

XPEL Approaches 10,000 Monthly Product Downloads; 30.8% Growth Over Same Period in 2004; Largest Revenue Month Since Inception

XPEL Approaches 10,000 Monthly Product Downloads; 30.8% Growth Over Same Period in 2004; Largest Revenue Month Since Inception

SAN ANTONIO--June 9, 2005--XPEL Technologies Corp. (CNQ:XPEL.U) announced today that monthly product downloads from its database during the month of May reached 9,884 kits for the first time in Company history. The number of kits produced by XPEL and its worldwide dealer base exceeded production levels during May of 20 ... Continue reading

High Gas Prices Impacting American's Travel Plans

High Gas Prices Impacting American's Travel Plans

TULSA, Okla., June 9 -- Eighty percent of consumers in a recent survey said rising gas prices have impacted their household budgets, with 39 percent indicating that high gas prices have forced them to stay home more often. The national study of 1,000 consumers was commissioned by Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dol ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Annual General Meeting in London

Clean Diesel Technologies Annual General Meeting in London

STAMFORD, Conn.--June 9, 2005--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. ("Clean Diesel" or CDT) (OTCBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS), a developer of chemical and technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, announced today at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London increased growth opportunities for its diesel ret ... Continue reading

SSP Postpones Thursday, Will Race on Sunday Night

SSP Postpones Thursday, Will Race on Sunday Night

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SSP Postpones Racing Events on Thursday and Will Race on Sunday Night NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 9, 2005) â&#8364;&#8220; Due to a late afternoon storm, SSP has postponed its racing events originally scheduled for Thursday night, June 9 to Sunday night, June 12 wh ... Continue reading

Valence Technology Presents at All Electric Combat Vehicle Conference

Valence Technology Presents at All Electric Combat Vehicle Conference

AUSTIN, Texas--June 9, 2005--Valence Technology, Inc. , developers of Saphion(R) technology, the first commercially available safe, phosphate-based lithium-ion battery, announced its participation on June 15, 2005, at the 6th Annual All Electric Combat Vehicle (AECV) Conference in Bath, England. Military equipment is s ... Continue reading

BMW Produces 500,000th X5 Sports Activity Vehicle

BMW Produces 500,000th X5 Sports Activity Vehicle

SPARTANBURG, S.C., June 9 -- BMW Manufacturing Co. produced its 500,000th X5 Sports Activity Vehicle today, just five and a half years after its market introduction. The milestone vehicle is an X5 3.0d, equipped with a 3.0-liter inline six- cylinder diesel engine and outfitted with the BMW Individual Maritime package, ... Continue reading

Steelworkers and Bridgestone/Firestone Reach Tentative Agreements

Steelworkers and Bridgestone/Firestone Reach Tentative Agreements

PITTSBURGH--June 9, 2005--The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that tentative agreements have been reached in three contract negotiations covering 6,000 workers at eight U.S. plants. The master contract covers members at Local 7 in Akron, Ohio; Local 138 in Noblesville, Indiana; Local 310 in Des Moines, Iowa; ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Declares Quarterly Dividend

Pep Boys Declares Quarterly Dividend

PHILADELPHIA--June 9, 2005--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket chain announced that its Board of Directors approved the payment of the next quarterly dividend of $.0675 per share on July 25, 2005, to shareholders of record on July 11, 2005. The annual dividend of ... Continue reading

Vehicles That Get More Than 1,500 mpg Compete at SAE Supermilage Event at Eaton

Vehicles That Get More Than 1,500 mpg Compete at SAE Supermilage Event at Eaton

MARSHALL, Mich.--June 9, 2005--Can you imagine a vehicle that achieves nearly 1,750 miles per gallon (mpg)? It exists. In fact, at last year's Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage(TM) event, hosted by Eaton Corp. , the winning vehicle boasted an incredible 1,747 mpg. This year's Supermileage(TM) event wil ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005

IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005

CAMPBELL, Calif.--June 9, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for June, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month ... Continue reading

Navistar Reports Second Quarter Earnings at High End of Guidance; Accelerated Earnings Gains Seen for Fourth Quarter

Navistar Reports Second Quarter Earnings at High End of Guidance; Accelerated Earnings Gains Seen for Fourth Quarter

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--June 9, 2005-- Class 8 Market Share Continues To Improve, Initiatives Keep Company On Growth Track Navistar International Corporation today reported strong revenues for the three months ended April 30, 2005, driven by favorable market conditions. The company said it earned $53 million, equal to $0.70 ... Continue reading

Ford To Grow Truck Business In 2005

Ford To Grow Truck Business In 2005

-- Ford plans for unprecedented back-to-back annual F-Series sales of 900,000 or more -- New 2006 Ford LCF entry will extend Ford dominance in commercial trucks -- Ford expects to increase sales in every segment of its commercial truck business SAN ANTONIO, June 9 -- Ford, the dominant force in the U.S. truck market, p ... Continue reading

Automotive News Manufacturing Conference to Explore Manufacturers' Flexible Strategies For Auto Production

Automotive News Manufacturing Conference to Explore Manufacturers' Flexible Strategies For Auto Production

WHAT: 2005 Automotive News Manufacturing Conference, "The Flexible Future" WHEN: Monday - Wednesday, June 13 - 15 WHERE: The Wynfrey Hotel, Birmingham, Ala. MEDIA ASSIST: The Wynfrey Hotel's Hampshire Room will serve as a media center, equipped with phone and high-speed Internet lines, work areas and information tables ... Continue reading

Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. Successfully Completes Phase One Testing Using Altair's Nanomaterials in Its PLI Batteries

Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. Successfully Completes Phase One Testing Using Altair's Nanomaterials in Its PLI Batteries

NEW YORK, June 9 -- Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (ABAT - News), a developer and manufacturer of rechargeable Polymer- Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries, announced today the successful completion of phase one tests utilizing Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Lithium Titanate Spinel Electrode Nanomaterials in its PLI batter ... Continue reading

Statement From American Beverage Institute On New MADD President

Statement From American Beverage Institute On New MADD President

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The following letter was sent to new MADD National President Glynn Birch by American Beverage Institute Executive Director John Doyle. Dear Mr. Birch, The American Beverage Institute, an association of America's leading family restaurants, would like to congratulate you on becoming the National Pr ... Continue reading

Ford Names Fredrik Arp President, CEO of Volvo Cars

Ford Names Fredrik Arp President, CEO of Volvo Cars

Hans-Olov Olsson to Become Chairman of the Board of Volvo Cars Corp. DEARBORN, Mich., June 9 -- Ford Motor Company announced today Fredrik Arp has been appointed chief executive officer and president of Volvo Cars Corp., succeeding Hans-Olov Olsson, who becomes chairman of the board of Volvo Cars. Arp most recently ser ... Continue reading

MSN Autos Expands to Include Content From Consumer Reports

MSN Autos Expands to Include Content From Consumer Reports

New Content to Help Consumers Make More-Informed Decisions About Buying a New Car REDMOND, Wash. and YONKERS, N.Y., June 9 -- Buying or leasing a car is one of the biggest decisions families make. Luckily, it's not a decision people have to make alone. Today the MSN(R) network of Internet services and Consumer Reports ... Continue reading

CarsDirect Acquires 1-800 Communications

CarsDirect Acquires 1-800 Communications

LOS ANGELES--June 9, 2005--CarsDirect, a leading Internet car-shopping service, today announced the acquisition of 1-800 Communications, a top provider of special finance auto leads to dealers. This latest addition provides a powerful new sales tool for CarsDirect's premier dealer network and makes CarsDirect the natio ... Continue reading

DENSO Develops World's First 1800-Bar Diesel Common Rail System with Piezo Injectors

DENSO Develops World's First 1800-Bar Diesel Common Rail System with Piezo Injectors

Reduces Harmful Emissions, Yet Produces More Engine Power TOKYO, June 9 -- DENSO Corporation has jointly developed with Toyota Motor Corporation the world's first 1,800-bar diesel common rail system with newly developed piezo injectors*. This system is installed on the Toyota Avensis, available in Europe since May. "A ... Continue reading

ZAP to Roll Out Smart Cars to Dealers in Eight More U.S. States; ZAP Prepares Distribution Plans for Fuel-Efficient Automobiles

ZAP to Roll Out Smart Cars to Dealers in Eight More U.S. States; ZAP Prepares Distribution Plans for Fuel-Efficient Automobiles

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--June 9, 2005--ZAP (OTCBB:ZAPZ), pioneering the next generation of advanced transportation and energy technologies, announced today it would be delivering U.S. certified Smart Cars Americanized by ZAP to qualified dealers in eight U.S. states. All vehicles have been paid for and are in ZAP's current ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Turbocharged Gasoline Engines Will Play an Increasingly Important Role in Helping OEMS Meet Future Fuel Economy Regulations

Research and Markets: Turbocharged Gasoline Engines Will Play an Increasingly Important Role in Helping OEMS Meet Future Fuel Economy Regulations

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 9 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c18837) has announced the addition of The global market for automotive turbochargers: 2005 edition to their offering. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH ) This exclusive report reviews the key market dri ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Seeks Licenses for ARIS 2000 Selective Catalytic Reduction

Clean Diesel Technologies Seeks Licenses for ARIS 2000 Selective Catalytic Reduction

STAMFORD, Conn.--June 9, 2005--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT) (OTCBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS), a developer of chemical and technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, stated today its intention to step up licensing negotiations with global, tier-one automotive suppliers following strengthened pa ... Continue reading

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP FORM

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP FORM

NEWS RELEASE June 9, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S HUBINETTE STRIVES TO MAINTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP FORM Center Line, Mich. - Team Mopar's Samuel Hubinette is known for his flamboyant drifting style in the Need For Speed Formula Drift ... Continue reading

Nissan Business Update - May/June 2005

Nissan Business Update - May/June 2005

TRAPPES, France, June 9 -- Global Impressive quality scores for Nissan in the US Nissan has scored well in two quality surveys conducted recently in the US. In the latest JD Power Initial Quality Study (IQS), Nissan and Infiniti collectively moved to 5th position out of 14 corporate automotive manufacturers (from 11th ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Salute to Sixties-Era Drag Race Photographers Opens at UCR California Museum of Photography

Auto Club: Salute to Sixties-Era Drag Race Photographers Opens at UCR California Museum of Photography

RIVERSIDE, Calif.--June 9, 2005--Before auto-focus lenses and high-speed motor drive cameras simplified taking pictures of fast-moving objects, photographers working for National Dragster magazine strove to chronicle some of the planet's fastest cars in the 1960s - the dragsters of the new National Hot Rod Association ... Continue reading

Nation's Largest RV Retailer, FreedomRoads, Closes $400 Million Syndication

Nation's Largest RV Retailer, FreedomRoads, Closes $400 Million Syndication

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--June 9, 2005-- Largest Ever RV or Boat Floor Plan Syndication Expected to Help Drive Dynamic Company Growth Toward $2 Billion in Sales The nation's largest RV retailer, FreedomRoads, today announced that it has closed a $400 million floor plan syndication, the largest floor plan credit facility in t ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Western Auto Manufacturers Still Playing Catch-Up With Japan

Research and Markets: Western Auto Manufacturers Still Playing Catch-Up With Japan

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 9 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c18903 ) has announced the addition of A Review of Flexible Automotive Manufacturing to their offering. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH ) Automakers are trying to be more flexible -- using advances in ... Continue reading

NEC Electronics America Receives Seventh Consecutive Award From Honda

NEC Electronics America Receives Seventh Consecutive Award From Honda

NEC Electronics America Recognized for 100 Percent On-Time Delivery of Quality Products SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8 -- NEC Electronics America, Inc. today announced that Honda North America Purchasing has honored the company with its Delivery Performance Award for excellent delivery service and quality of products. The ... Continue reading

Continental Showcases Total Vehicle Safety Concept

Continental Showcases Total Vehicle Safety Concept

Goal is to reduce crashes, mitigate injuries by providing a cocoon of safety WASHINGTON, June 8 -- In a presentation at ESV 2005 in Washington, D.C. today, Continental Automotive Systems, North America, Chief Engineer Phil Headley told an audience of motor vehicle engineers from around the world that the technology to ... Continue reading

First Dad to Head MADD

First Dad to Head MADD

MADD to Unveil First Male National President, Urge Congress to Save Nationwide Victims' Assistance Program, Provide State-by-State Drunk Driving Status Report MEDIA ALERT - Embargoed Until June 9, 2005 WHAT: As part of its 25-year anniversary celebration, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will hold a news conference ... Continue reading

AAA Web Site Helps Motorists Find Stations With Cheapest Gas

AAA Web Site Helps Motorists Find Stations With Cheapest Gas

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, June 8 -- AAA Minnesota/Iowa announces the launch of a new Web site -- AAA Fuel Price Finder -- to help consumers locate the least expensive fuel across the country. Both gas station location and fuel prices are located at http://www.autoclubgroup.com/mnia/autos/index.asp , scrolling down to "Aut ... Continue reading

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