Hanoi, Aug. 17th 2005 – Ford Asia Pacific and Africa 's President, Peter Daniel, today met with Vietnam Vice Prime-minister Vu Khoan and some other government officials during his 2-day visit to Ford Vietnam. This visit was the first visit by the Ford executive since taking on his new role as regional president b ... Continue reading
Magna gibt Ergebnisse des zweiten Quartals und des laufenden Geschäftsjahrs bekannt
AURORA, Kanada, August 18 -- Die Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.SV.A, MG.MV.B; NYSE: MGA) gab heute die Finanzergebnisse für das zweite Quartal und das Halbjahr zum 30. Juni 2005 bekannt. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- DREI MONATE ZUM SECHS MONATE ZUM 30. JUNI 30. JUNI -- ... Continue reading
AIAG AutoTech 2005 Town Halls Respond to Supply Chain Challenges
Addressing Customs Programs and Health Care Costs DETROIT, Aug. 18 -- AIAG AutoTech 2005 continues to provide a robust conference program with two special interest town halls on customs programs and health care costs and their related impacts on the supply chain. AIAG AutoTech 2005 will run Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, 2005, at ... Continue reading
A New School Year Begins in Iowa
Guest Editorial by: Randy Williams, president of AAA Minnesota/Iowa BURNSVILLE, Minn., Aug. 18 -- Preparing for the 2005-06 school year is important to parents, teachers, children and another important group often forgotten -- motorists. AAA Minnesota/Iowa urges motorists to keep their eyes open and their minds alert i ... Continue reading
A New School Year Begins in Minnesota
Guest Editorial by: Randy Williams, President of AAA Minnesota/Iowa BURNSVILLE, Minn., Aug. 18 -- Preparing for the 2005-06 school year is important to parents, teachers, children and another important group often forgotten - motorists. AAA Minnesota/Iowa urges motorists to keep their eyes open and their minds alert in ... Continue reading
AssuranceAmerica Corporation Announces Regulator Approval to Begin Operations in Texas
ATLANTA--Aug. 18, 2005--ASSURANCEAMERICA CORPORATION (OTC BB: ASAM.OB), an Atlanta-based insurance enterprise with operations in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, and Alabama, announced today its subsidiary, AssuranceAmerica Insurance Company, has received approval from the Texas Department of Insurance to commence ins ... Continue reading
Dollar Rent A Car Introduces DOLLAR Express, Helps Customers Get on their Way with No Delay
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 18 -- Effective immediately, Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , has introduced a new and improved way for frequent travelers to rent DOLLAR(R) vehicles. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050818/DATH019LOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020418 ... Continue reading
Douglas Fisher Becomes First Photographer to Purchase ART VPS Hardware Ray-Tracing
LONDON--Aug. 18, 2005--Douglas Fisher has become the first photographer to purchase hardware ray-tracing technology from ART VPS. Fisher specializes in advertising photography, shooting exclusively on high-end digital equipment and doing his own post-production work. He is using the ART VPS PURE card to create 3D photo ... Continue reading
Gentex Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
ZEELAND, Mich., Aug. 18 -- Gentex Corporation , the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming automotive rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a six percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend rate from $0.085 (8-1/2 cents) to ... Continue reading
-- Applications include Manufacturing, Shipping/Logistics -- DETROIT, Aug. 18 -- ImageID Ltd.'s Visidot(TM) Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) system is an accurate and cost- effective solution for rapid multiple-asset AIDC and asset tracking for the automotive industry, with application in both manufactu ... Continue reading
ImageID Visidot to Attend AutoTech 2005
We'd like to update you with what's new at Ford... Are you attending AutoTech 2005 at the end of this month? If so and you'd like to speak with someone from Visidot let me know, I'd be happy to arrange a brief meeting for you at the show. Below please find a release with more information about Visidot and Ford. Best, B ... Continue reading
ISO reacts to IRC Report "Auto Injury Insurance Claims"
Hi, Given your coverage of your recent coverage of the IRC study that compares auto injury claims in four tort states , I am hoping you would be interested in the attached piece in which ISO reacts to the findings of the report. ISO's VP, Lee Fogle, comments on the findings that reveal dramatically different types of t ... Continue reading
Keymark Corporation Switches to Avitar's ORALScreen(R) DRUGOMETER(TM)
Agreement Signifies Avitar's Growing Penetration in the Manufacturing Sector CANTON, Mass., Aug. 18 -- Avitar (AMEX:AVR) today announced that Keymark Corporation has abandoned urine-based drug testing and is using Avitar's ORALScreen DRUGOMETER for pre-employment and random drug testing. Keymark is one of the largest i ... Continue reading
Lancaster Colony Reports Higher Sales and Net Income
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- Lancaster Colony Corporation today reported net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 of $93,088,000, compared to $80,002,000 earned in the preceding fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $2.67 compared to $2.24 a year ago. Net sales for the fiscal year were $1,131 m ... Continue reading
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--Aug. 18, 2005--Marne resident Rodney Beach will travel to Miami, Fla. to see the NASCAR Ford 400 on November 20, 2005, as the winner of the Comerica/Berlin Raceway promotion. The promotion also gave businesses an opportunity to win a company outing at the Berlin Raceway on August 27, 2005, for up t ... Continue reading
MOPAR'S JOHNSON LOOKING TO TURN THE TIDE IN MEMPHIS
NEWS RELEASE August 18, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S JOHNSON LOOKING TO TURN THE TIDE IN MEMPHIS Center Line, Mich. - Allen Johnson and the J & J Racing team have been on top of their game thus far in the 2005 NHRA POWERade Pro ... Continue reading
Nominate a Goodyear Hero for Truck Driver Appreciation Week
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today urged the public to nominate a Goodyear North America Highway Hero for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Aug. 21-27. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) The annual Appreciation Week recognizes America's 3.24 million drivers ... Continue reading
Proliance Elects Paul R. Lederer Chairman of the Board
NEW HAVEN, Conn.--Aug. 18, 2005--Proliance International, Inc. (AMEX: PLI) today announced that Paul R. Lederer has been elected to serve as Chairman of the Board, succeeding Barry Banducci. Mr. Lederer has been a member of the Board of Directors of Proliance's predecessor company, Transpro, Inc., since the Company bec ... Continue reading
PORTLAND, Ore.--Aug. 18, 2005--Riverlake Partners, LLC, today announced the acquisition of the Decorative Systems Division of UK automotive group Pressac plc, a decorative automotive product manufacturer with global operations. Riverlake, a private equity buyout fund focused on traditional manufacturing industries, pur ... Continue reading
NEWTON, Mass.--Aug. 18, 2005-- World's Premier Event for Supply Chain Technologies and Solutions to Be Held September 26-29, 2005 at Chicago's Navy Pier Questex Media Group, Inc. today announced that Daimler Chrysler, Delta Airlines, Ford, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Philips are among the leading organizations participat ... Continue reading
NEWPORT, Wales, Aug. 18 -- Surface Technology Systems plc (STS) , a leader in plasma process technologies for the growing MEMS and related markets, today announced that it has received an order for its new Pegasus Deep Reactive Ion Etch system from leading automotive MEMS device manufacturer, Robert Bosch GmbH. The ord ... Continue reading
Tango Prepares Industry Study for Florida Market Launch
CALGARY, Alberta--Aug. 18, 2005--Tango Incorporated (Pink Sheets:TNGO) and its Board of Directors have commissioned a survey of the Florida Automobile Dealer market. Industry management professionals have prepared a study, specific to the functionality of the AutoBidXL transaction system, for the company. A focus group ... Continue reading
The Autoline Group Inc. Announces Acquisition of GeNOsys Inc.
SALT LAKE CITY--Aug. 18, 2005--The Autoline Group Inc. (OTCBB: AULN), a Utah corporation (the "company"), announced the closing of its merger proposal with GeNOsys Inc., a Nevada corporation ("GeNOsys"). Under the merger, GeNOsys became a wholly owned subsidiary of the company following the issuance of 40 million share ... Continue reading
Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend
COLUMBUS, Ohio--Aug. 18, 2005--The board of directors of Worthington Industries, Inc. today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, payable on September 29, 2005, to shareholders of record September 15, 2005. This marks the 151st consecutive quarter that Worthington has paid a dividend since it became ... Continue reading
Ballard Announces Supply Agreement for Fuel Cell-Powered Lift Truck Market
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Aug. 18, 2005--Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) today announced that is has signed an Equipment Supply Agreement ("ESA") with Cellex Power(TM) Products, Inc. ("Cellex") to deliver 27 Mk 902 4.8 kilowatt fuel cells to Cellex for integration into its power units for its upcoming beta trials. C ... Continue reading
Air Force Reserve Jet Car Challenges Indianapolis to Race
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 18 -- In a fraction of the time it takes to sit through a red light, the Air Force Reserve Jet Car accelerates from zero to 400 mph! This jet-powered car, made of aluminum stretched over a chrome-moly chassis, will create mini sonic booms as it thunders down a runway at Mt.Comfort Airport, during the In ... Continue reading
Torrance California August 17, 2005; The 2006 Acura RL combines performance, technology, style and safety in an athletic luxury package that pushes the boundaries of automotive design on multiple fronts. No production car at any price has ever offered more advanced electronic technology or drive-system sophistication. ... Continue reading
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS It's not unusual for an automaker to build a sports model of a popular sedan. And the sports model is often the premium-priced offering in the lineup. And so Kia has a sports model of its compact Spectra sedan, called the Spectra SX. It's premium-priced, too, with a base MSRP of $1 ... Continue reading
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 18 -- Most import automakers have had remarkably good sales in August so far, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031009/LATH011ALOGO) Edmunds.com reports that Honda's U.S. market share was over 9.5% in ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler: Supervisory Board Decides on Personnel Changes
* Dr. Dieter Zetsche (52) to take charge of the Mercedes Car Group as of September 1, 2005 * Dr. Eckhard Cordes (54) to leave DaimlerChrysler at his own request on August 31, 2005 * Thomas W. LaSorda (51) and Eric Ridenour (46) to assume their new positions at Chrysler Group as of September 1, 2005 STUTTGART, Germany, ... Continue reading
Dodge Announces Pricing for All-New 2006 Charger SRT8
With 425-Horsepower HEMI(R) and 420 lb.-ft. of Torque, 'Charger on Steroids' Is the Ultimate Modern American Muscle Sedan * All-new 2006 Dodge Charger SRT8 priced at $35,995 * Zero to 60 mph in low 5 seconds, quarter-mile in under 14 seconds, 0-100-0 mph in under 17 seconds * Horsepower-per-liter rating exceeds that of ... Continue reading
* All-new 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe priced at $83,995 * Boasts Viper-signature triple 500s: 505-cubic-inch V-10 engine, 500 horsepower, 525 pound-feet of torque * Zero to 60 mph in under 4 seconds, 0-100-0 mph in low 12 seconds, over 1g on the skidpad AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 18 -- Dodge announced pricing today for ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Top Five Tips for Cutting Your Gas Bill Down To Size
LOS ANGELES--Aug. 18, 2005--With gasoline prices breaking new record highs every day in Southern California, motorists are seeing their gas bills go higher and higher. But according to the Automobile Club of Southern California, there are very simple steps motorists can take to help cut their gasoline bill down to size ... Continue reading
New DCX Chairman Dieter Zetsche will also head Mercedes after Eckhard Cordes leaves Aug. 31
Washington DC August 18, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that in a swift consolidation of power, DaimlerChrysler’s CEO-elect will also take over the responsibility of running Mercedes, when the current leader vacates the position at the end of this month. Dieter Zetsche, who will take over as Daimler CEO on J ... Continue reading
GM's OnStar Advisors Will Remind Subscribers of Open Recalls
DETROIT, Aug. 18, 2005 GM vehicle owners with OnStar service who fail to take their vehicles in for recall repairs after 60 days will receive a reminder when they push the blue OnStar button for service. The new service, provided by OnStar advisors during non-emergency service request calls, includes an offer to connec ... Continue reading
LONDON and DETROIT, Aug. 18 -- The Boards of Tata Motors and INCAT announced today that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer, made on behalf of Tata Technologies Inc., for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of INCAT. Tata Technologies Inc., incorporated in Nevada, is a whol ... Continue reading
Garini Group in Brazil Boosts Order with Evader
SAO PAULO, Brazil--Aug. 18, 2005--Bellevue-Washington based Evader, Inc. (www.evader.us.) (Pink Sheets:EVDR), the maker of electric high-performance vehicles powered by their leading-edge proprietary technology is proud to announce today that the Garini Group has expanded its initial order commitment of 110,000 units b ... Continue reading
DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 18, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22813) has announced the addition of Garage Doors: UK to their offering. It is believed that the number of domestic garage doors sold within the UK has risen steadily throughout this report's review period. The number of do ... Continue reading
WJ's Wrap Sheet - Memphis Motorsports Park Edition
(Note: The following is sent as a supplement to the Warren Johnson Memphis Pre Race release sent earlier, and serves to provide a look back on WJ's career at Memphis Motorsports Park. We do have pictures available upon request in JPEG format of WJ's 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1998 racecars. We thank you for your interest and s ... Continue reading
NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: Surging KJ Maintains Status Quo Heading into Memphis
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Surging Kurt Johnson Maintains Status Quo Heading into Memphis ACDelco Cobalt Crew Ready to Add Memphis Motorsports Park to Winner's List Sugar Hill, Ga., August 17, 2005 - Over the last eight weeks, Kurt Johnson and his ACDelco Cobalt ... Continue reading
NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: A Short Week Creates Long Hours for WJ & Crew before Memphis
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net A Short Week Creates Long Hours for WJ & Crew before Memphis GM Performance Parts Racing team Tests to Gain Info on their GTO Sugar Hill, Ga., August 17, 2005 - For the eighth time this season, the NHRA's POWERade Drag Racing Series wil ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: How Teens and College-Bound Drivers Can Create a Roadside Emergency Kit for Their Cars
LOS ANGELES--Aug. 18, 2005--The Auto Club reminds teen motorists and university students heading back to college in the next few weeks that it's important to be prepared for a possible breakdown, even in a properly maintained vehicle. According to Bill Howell, AAA's battery service manager, it's wise for novice teen dr ... Continue reading
Dream Cruisers from the General Motors Heritage Collection on Display
DETROIT –The Woodward Dream Cruise is an event unlike any other in the world, with over 40,000 cruisers planning to participate and an estimated audience of over 1 million viewers expected to populate the sixteen mile-long corridor along Woodward, from the Michigan Sate Fair Grounds to Wide-Track Boulevard in dow ... Continue reading
IRL Cars Ready for Chocolate Mini-Grand Prix Through San Francisco Streets
Contact: John Cardinale 707-933-3907 IRL Cars Take to the San Francisco Streets in Chocolate Mini-Grand Prix What: Three open-wheel racecars will rumble through the streets of San Francisco at historic Ghirardelli Square for the Chocolate Mini-Grand Prix. When: Wednesday, Aug. 24, 11:30 a.m. (Pacific) Who: IRL IndyCar( ... Continue reading
San Francisco Opens Its Heart and Bridge to Ferrari
Prancing Horse Procession of 60 Ferraris Crosses Golden Gate Bridge to Showcase Brand's California Heritage and 50+ Years of Success in North America SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 -- In celebration of more than 50 years of passion and heritage in the North American market, as well as its own significant California legacy, Fer ... Continue reading
AAA's Monthly Report Shows Record-Setting Rise in Fuel Prices
AURORA, Ill., Aug. 17 -- Both statewide averages for the price of gasoline in Illinois and Northern Indiana have risen sharply since mid-July. AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois regular unleaded gasoline has risen 27 cents over the past month, forecasting an average cost of $2.63 per ... Continue reading
IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 17, 2005--Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine-based operator of high-quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas, sponsored its second Annual North Texas Charity Golf Tournament held in Euless, Texas, on June 9, 2005, to raise over $44,000 for the Children's Miracle Network. "We ar ... Continue reading
TRW Plans to Close Sterling Heights, Michigan Manufacturing Facility
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Aug. 17 -- TRW Automotive U.S. LLC today announced its intention to close its Sterling Heights manufacturing facility by July 2006. The Sterling Heights facility has approximately 135 employees and assembles ball joints and conventional steering linkage for the automotive industry. Plans are to ... Continue reading
Iteris Lane Departure Warning System Hits the Road with Infiniti Five-City Tour
ANAHEIM, Calif.--Aug. 17, 2005--Iteris Inc. (AMEX:ITI), a leader in the development of vision-based technology that enhances driver safety, is taking its award-winning Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system on the road as part of the Infiniti Limited Engagement Summer Tour. The tour will showcase the technological advance ... Continue reading
Raytech Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results for 2005
SHELTON, Conn.--Aug. 17, 2005--Raytech Corporation today announced a net loss for the thirteen-week period ended July 3, 2005 of $3.4 million or $.08 loss per basic and fully diluted share compared to net income of $.1 million or nil per basic and fully diluted share for the same period in the prior year. Raytech recor ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Announces Changes in Dodge Marketing and Business Center Operations
- Two Leading Executives Exchange Jobs to Further Career Development AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 17 -- Chrysler Group announced two new management appointments today affecting its Dodge Marketing and Business Center organizations. Darryl R. Jackson, will exchange assignments with Steven J. Landry as Vice President - Grea ... Continue reading
Bazemore turns focus on winning rounds and 2006
DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA MID-SOUTH NATIONALS MEMPHIS (Tenn.) MOTORSPORTS PARK Race Dates: Aug. 19-21, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE TURNS FOCUS ON WINNING ROUNDS AND 2006 ... Continue reading
POINTS BATTLE TIGHTENS FOR TRANS-AM CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bruce Lyon brucel@rocketsportsracing.com (517) 281-5053 POINTS BATTLE TIGHTENS FOR TRANS-AM CHAMPIONSHIP LANSING, Mich. (August 17, 2005) With just two races remaining in the 2005 Trans-Am Championship, the points battle tightened after Klaus Graf went to the Cytomax Sport Drink 100 victo ... Continue reading
Jimmy Kite Looks to Site of Debut to Keep IndyCar Momentum Strong
Jimmy Kite Looks to Site of Debut to Keep IndyCar Momentum Strong FOUNTAIN, Col., August 17, 2005 - Jimmy Kite (Stockbridge, Ga.) is fresh off his highest IRL IndyCar Series finish of the season and couldn't have asked for a better place to keep that momentum going than Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR). The one- ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - Road America preview
Road America Terry Borcheller has been a class race leader at Road America. He achieved that in 2001 in a Saleen S7R. Now he wants a podium finish at the same track in a 2005 Saleen. Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., will have his chance during an American Le Mans Series race on Aug. 21, sharing driving duty with Johnny ... Continue reading
60-Ferrari Procession Prances Over Golden Gate Bridge Capping Ferrari's 50th U.S. Anniversary
Ferrari Event Celebrates Brand's Strong Ties to State of California WHO: Ferrari North America, Inc. WHAT: In celebration of more than 50 years of passion and heritage in the North American market, as well as its own significant California legacy, Ferrari North America and an owner's brigade of more than 60 vintage and ... Continue reading
ECD Ovonics' Battery Subsidiary Grants Patent License to Intellect Battery Co. of China
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Aug. 17 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) announced today that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. (Ovonic Battery), has entered into a patent license agreement in connection with its proprietary nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery technology with Intellect Battery Co. Lt ... Continue reading
Reply! Announces 2005 Editor's Choice Awards
Leader in Online Automotive and Real Estate Referral Services Selects Best Cars in Overall Consumer Ownership Experience WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Aug. 17 -- Reply! Inc. (www.reply.com), a leading provider of online services for consumers and performance-based e- marketing solutions, today announced the winners of its firs ... Continue reading
Get Ready, Camp Jeep(R) On The Road is Coming to Houston
-- Bumpy, muddy driving adventure arrives in Houston -- Free, two-day driving event lets consumers get behind the wheel of a Trail Rated(R) Jeep vehicle -- Mountain biking, Quattro bungee jumping and climbing wall offer those with a sense of adventure plenty to do WHAT: Camp Jeep(R) On The Road -- the traveling tour th ... Continue reading
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