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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

GM Fairfax Assembly Plant Produces 10 Millionth Car

GM Fairfax Assembly Plant Produces 10 Millionth Car

Plant Adds Saturn Aura and Chevrolet Malibu SS Versions to its Portfolio KANSAS CITY, Kan. – General Motors Fairfax Assembly plant recognized the production of its 10 millionth car, a black 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, on Friday, Aug. 19, 2005 with a special program. “The program was a chance for us to look ... Continue reading

The First 20 All-New 2007 Mercedes-Benz S600 Flagship Sedans Offered to Annual Saks Fifth Avenue 'The Gift' Holiday Catalog Customers

The First 20 All-New 2007 Mercedes-Benz S600 Flagship Sedans Offered to Annual Saks Fifth Avenue 'The Gift' Holiday Catalog Customers

First Official Photographs of the 2007 S600 Reveal Exclusive Signature Edition Flagship Mercedes-Benz MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 23 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) to offer the first 20 all-new 2007 S600 flagship sedans as an exclusive Signature Edition model that will be available only through the Saks Fifth Avenue annual "The ... Continue reading

ESPRITWeb Article #880, DP Technology Corp. programs a variety of machine tools at EMO, Hannover, German

ESPRITWeb Article #880, DP Technology Corp. programs a variety of machine tools at EMO, Hannover, German

ESPRITWeb Article _____ ID: 880 Date 23-Aug-2005 Distribution Public Title DP Technology Corp. programs a variety of machine tools at EMO, Hannover, German Summary ESPRIT running on machine tools from EMCO, FAMUP, Tsugami, Mori Seiki and Nakamura _____ Camarillo, Calif.—August 12, 2005—DP Technology, develo ... Continue reading

SSA Global Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Results

SSA Global Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Financial Results

CHICAGO--Aug. 23, 2005--SSA Global Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 financial results on September 15, 2005, after the market closes. This release will be followed by a conference call hosted by SSA Global senior ... Continue reading

Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

MUSCATINE, Iowa, Aug. 23 -- The Board of Directors of Bandag, Incorporated, today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.33 per share on the Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company payable October 20, 2005 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 20, 2005. B ... Continue reading

Cleaire Division of Cummins West Awarded EPA Grant to Provide Emission-Reducing Technologies in California

Cleaire Division of Cummins West Awarded EPA Grant to Provide Emission-Reducing Technologies in California

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Aug. 23, 2005--Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls, a division of Cummins West Inc., is part of a team that has received a $211,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for a demonstration project designed to lower emissions on heavy construction equipment in California. The team also includes ... Continue reading

This Week In Ford NASCAR Racing - Nextel, Bush

This Week In Ford NASCAR Racing - Nextel, Bush

This Week in Ford Racing August 23, 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Mark Martin, driver of the No. 6 Viagra Taurus, has two career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victories at Bristol Motor Speedway, which is the site of Saturday night's scheduled Sharpie 500. Martin, who goes into the event fifth in the point standings, spoke ... Continue reading

THREE MEMBERS OF RWI NASCAR BUSCH SERIES TEAM PENALIZED FOR INFRACTIONS AT MICHIGAN

THREE MEMBERS OF RWI NASCAR BUSCH SERIES TEAM PENALIZED FOR INFRACTIONS AT MICHIGAN

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 23, 2005) – NASCAR announced Tuesday that three members of the No. 64 NASCAR Busch Series team have been penalized for rule infractions found during opening day inspection on August 19 at Michigan International Speedway. Rusty Wallace, owner of the No. 64 Dodge, was penalized 25 champi ... Continue reading

Dealer.com ads J.Clark to Head Search Engine Sales Division

Dealer.com ads J.Clark to Head Search Engine Sales Division

BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 23 -- Dealer.com Websystems, a leading provider of online e-business marketing solutions for the Automotive Industry, announced today that Jeff Clark will join the team as its new Search Engine Marketing Sales Director. The addition of Mr. Clark brings Dealer.com a seasoned sales professional with ... Continue reading

2005 Ferrari: 430, Spider; Superamerica: 2005 Maserati 612, Quattroporte; 2005 Aston Martin DB9, In This Month's Letter From Europe

2005 Ferrari: 430, Spider; Superamerica: 2005 Maserati 612, Quattroporte; 2005 Aston Martin DB9, In This Month's Letter From Europe

Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl, European Bureau Chief Well, it was hot but as always it is good to be back! My excitement started in Monaco, where, for once, we had lots of action, lots of crashes, even some overtaking! The crowd was somewhat smaller than in the past due to Ferrari’s lack of success but there w ... Continue reading

School Bus Racing at SSP on Thursday Night

School Bus Racing at SSP on Thursday Night

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Great American School Bus Championship at SSP on Thursday Night NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (August 15, 2005) – This Thursday night, August 25, the Great American School Bus Championship will be featured at the Susquehanna Speedway Park with a great nig ... Continue reading

Green ready for challenge at Bristol

Green ready for challenge at Bristol

Eddyville, Ky. – Mark Green is looking forward to a great day of racing at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday. Green is one of 53 drivers entered in the Food City 250 that will run Friday evening. “Everyone loves the racing at Bristol,” said Green, driver of the #23 BMAR Chevrolet. “It is an incre ... Continue reading

AAA Reports Labor Day Travel Expected Higher Despite Gas Prices

AAA Reports Labor Day Travel Expected Higher Despite Gas Prices

BURNSVILLE, Minn., Aug. 23 -- Despite national record-high gas prices averaging more than $2.61 per gallon, AAA expects no let up in travel for the Labor Day holiday weekend. An estimated 34.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 0.9 percent increase from the 34.2 million who travele ... Continue reading

AIG Auto Insurance Survey Found That Most People Would Prefer to be Stuck With a Spouse in Labor Day Traffic Than a Celebrity

AIG Auto Insurance Survey Found That Most People Would Prefer to be Stuck With a Spouse in Labor Day Traffic Than a Celebrity

Good morning, Today AIG Auto Insurance released the results of it's Labor-Less Labor Day which found that more of half of Americans would prefer to be with their spouse or significant other while stuck in a traffic jam then a celebrity. For those who chose a celebrity "co-pilot," most often picked were George Clooney, ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Declares Third Quarter 2005 Dividend

American Axle & Manufacturing Declares Third Quarter 2005 Dividend

DETROIT, Aug. 23 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced a cash dividend of $0.15 per share payable on September 28, 2005 to stockholders of record on all of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock as of September 7, 2005. AAM is a world leade ... Continue reading

ATA Clarifications to News Coverage of Federal Hours-of-Service Rules for Professional Truck Drivers

ATA Clarifications to News Coverage of Federal Hours-of-Service Rules for Professional Truck Drivers

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Aug. 23, 2005--Recent national and local news coverage of changes by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to the current Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules for professional truck drivers overlooked key truck safety information and necessary context. In future coverage of the issue, reporte ... Continue reading

Compete, Inc.'s Latest Spark! Advisory Sheds Important Light on Automotive Incentive Efficiency Phenomenon; First-Ever Study to Incorporate Vehicle Shopper Counts and Conversion Rates in Order to Quantify Incentive Effectiveness

Compete, Inc.'s Latest Spark! Advisory Sheds Important Light on Automotive Incentive Efficiency Phenomenon; First-Ever Study to Incorporate Vehicle Shopper Counts and Conversion Rates in Order to Quantify Incentive Effectiveness

BOSTON--Aug. 23, 2005--Compete, Inc., the leading predictive analytics firm, today announced the availability of its latest Spark! research advisory, "Paying More for Less: Conversion Efficiency and Effect of Incentive Spending". In this Spark! edition, Compete identified that higher incentives do not always convert mo ... Continue reading

Delphi Technology Featured on YORK Residential Air Conditioners

Delphi Technology Featured on YORK Residential Air Conditioners

New Residential A/C Business Signals Delphi Growth in Non-Traditional Markets TROY, Mich., Aug. 23 -- Delphi Corp. has won new business to supply condenser coils to YORK International Corp. for use in the North American residential air conditioning market. YORK is an independent supplier of heating, ventilation, air-co ... Continue reading

Dollar Rent A Car Charges Into the Future; Celebrates 40 Years By Giving Away a New, 2006 Dodge Charger & Other Prizes

Dollar Rent A Car Charges Into the Future; Celebrates 40 Years By Giving Away a New, 2006 Dodge Charger & Other Prizes

TULSA, Okla., Aug. 23 -- Today through September 30, 2005, Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , will celebrate 40 years of service by awarding one lucky sweepstakes winner a new 2006 Dodge Charger; another lucky winner a five-day/four-night trip for four to Orlando; and 40 daily wi ... Continue reading

Enea Joins AUTOSAR Alliance; Readies AUTOSAR-Compliant Platform for Developing and Deploying Distributed Automotive Software

Enea Joins AUTOSAR Alliance; Readies AUTOSAR-Compliant Platform for Developing and Deploying Distributed Automotive Software

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Aug. 23, 2005--Enea, the world leader in device software for telecommunications, medical and automotive applications, today announced that it has joined the Automotive Open Systems Architecture (AUTOSAR) industry alliance. As an associate member, Enea will support AUTOSAR's work in establishing an op ... Continue reading

FEV Student Co-op Program Benefits All

FEV Student Co-op Program Benefits All

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 23 -- FEV Engine Technology credits its student co-op program for helping to find talented young engineers for the company's North American operations. In cooperation with Kettering University, the FEV co-op program has been in existence since 2000. Fourteen Kettering students have participate ... Continue reading

GAINSCO Announces Completion of Rights Offering

GAINSCO Announces Completion of Rights Offering

DALLAS, Aug. 23 -- GAINSCO, INC. (AMEX:GAN) announced today that it has raised approximately $14.8 million in gross proceeds from the completion of its previously announced Common Stock rights offering. The offering expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 19, 2005. The Company plans to accept all validly ex ... Continue reading

GlobalAutoIndustry.com Partners with RWD Technologies, Inc. to Provide Global Performance Solutions for Automotive Suppliers Worldwide

GlobalAutoIndustry.com Partners with RWD Technologies, Inc. to Provide Global Performance Solutions for Automotive Suppliers Worldwide

TROY, Mich.--Aug. 23, 2005--GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the leading worldwide portal and intelligence source for the automotive industry, announced its partnership with RWD Technologies, Inc., a Baltimore, Maryland company that develops, implements, and supports products and services in the areas of training, consulting, a ... Continue reading

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. maakt resultaten voor het tweede kwartaal bekend

Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. maakt resultaten voor het tweede kwartaal bekend

Redactie Business COLUMBUS, Ohio (VS)--22 aug. 2005--Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. maakte vandaag de financiële resultaten bekend voor het tweede kwartaal eindigend per 30 juni en diende zijn kwartaalverslag op Formulier 10-Q in bij de Securities & Exchange Commission. De hoogtepunten van het kwartaal omvatten: - ... Continue reading

High-Performance Babolat Tennis Shoe with Michelin Sole Debuts Today in U.S.

High-Performance Babolat Tennis Shoe with Michelin Sole Debuts Today in U.S.

The Team All Court Shoe Selected by Tennis Champion, Andy Roddick NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- Leaders in their respective markets, Babolat and Michelin have combined their expertise, passion for innovation and resources to develop the first tennis shoe with a Michelin sole for sale in the United States. Babolat, tennis specia ... Continue reading

Hollywood Stuntman Lands Role in Dunlop Drivers Cup

Hollywood Stuntman Lands Role in Dunlop Drivers Cup

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 23 -- Hollywood stuntman and director Jeff Jensen -- who has doubled for Sean Connery, Jeff Bridges and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- has landed a starring role in the Dunlop Drivers Cup. Jensen, 47, will play himself at the U.S. Regional Qualifier in Phoenix on Sept. 10 and 11. It's a big departure for th ... Continue reading

International Nanotechnology Business Idea Competition Names Judges

International Nanotechnology Business Idea Competition Names Judges

Venture Capitalists, Executives and Academics to Review Entries CLEVELAND, Aug. 23 -- Organizers of the second annual International and North Coast Nanotechnology Business Idea Competitions today announced the names of judges who have thus far agreed to preside over the October 20-21 NANO Week event. The panel includes ... Continue reading

M.A.R.S. International partners with 3M

M.A.R.S. International partners with 3M

PRESS RELEASE - M.A.R.S. International partners with 3M ARLINGTON, TX, August 23, 2005. M.A.R.S. International has partnered with 3M to offer quality automotive reconditioning supplies to hundreds of M.A.R.S. Operators throughout the United States. 3M has long been a quality company in the manufacture of automotive rec ... Continue reading

NSA Architects, Engineers, Planners Joins Crain's List of Largest Architectural Firms

NSA Architects, Engineers, Planners Joins Crain's List of Largest Architectural Firms

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.--Aug. 23, 2005--NSA Architects, Engineers, Planners has been named to Crain's List of largest architectural firms in the Detroit metropolitan area which includes Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties. Among the top 20 firms, NSA's 2004 revenues showed the largest percentage i ... Continue reading

Research and Markets : Providing an Instant Overview of the European Truck Market for 2005

Research and Markets : Providing an Instant Overview of the European Truck Market for 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 23, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c23057) has announced the addition of Europe Overview Trucks 2005 to their offering. Our Europe Overview Trucks 2005 report provides 2004 year-end market data, with 2005 estimates and five-year forecasts. The report gives an ... Continue reading

Rocketsports Racing Montreal Pre-Race Report

Rocketsports Racing Montreal Pre-Race Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt ▪ cell: (517) 927-8472 ▪ e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com Rocketsports Racing Montreal Notes and Quotes: EXPERIENCE TO PLAY A KEY ROLE THIS WEEKEND FOR ROCKETSPORTS IN MONTREAL EAST LANSING, Mich. (August 22, 2005) – Rocketsports Racing made an impressiv ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Announces Departure of CFO Lee Wyatt

Sonic Automotive Announces Departure of CFO Lee Wyatt

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 23 -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced today that its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Mr. E. Lee Wyatt, Jr., will be leaving the Company effective September 6, 2005. Mr. Wyatt joined Sonic Automotive as Chief Financial Officer in April 2003. The Company is initiati ... Continue reading

SRC Releases DriveRight(TM) Drive Time Tool

SRC Releases DriveRight(TM) Drive Time Tool

Utility Redefines Industry Approach to Drive Time Polygon Calculations ORANGE, Calif., Aug. 23 -- SRC LLC, a leading systems integrator for enterprise-level business intelligence solutions, announced today the immediate availability of its previously announced new technology for precisely defining drive time polygons. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Announces Winners of 'Hug Your Travel Agent' Contest

Thrifty Announces Winners of 'Hug Your Travel Agent' Contest

TULSA, Okla., Aug. 23 -- Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , today announced the winners of its "Hug Your Travel Agent" contest. The story-telling contest encouraged consumers to share their story of how a travel agent saved their business trip or vacation, with rewards for both ... Continue reading

Tom LaSorda and Greg Smith Bookend AIAG Industry Leadership Conference

Tom LaSorda and Greg Smith Bookend AIAG Industry Leadership Conference

DETROIT, Aug. 23 -- Tom LaSorda, COO, Chrysler Group (CEO, Chrysler Group, effective Sept. 1, 2005) and Greg Smith, executive vice president, Ford Motor Co. and president, The Americas, bookend the Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) Industry Leadership Conference, with five other industry heavyweights in between ... Continue reading

Unconventional Concepts Inc. Convenes Ground-Breaking Research Panel on Police Protective Equipment

Unconventional Concepts Inc. Convenes Ground-Breaking Research Panel on Police Protective Equipment

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 23 -- Unconventional Concepts Inc. (UCI(R)) today announced that it has completed the second phase of a comprehensive, federally supported review of law enforcement protective equipment requirements to assist the Department of Defense in improving its technology transfer planning and execution effo ... Continue reading

Virginia Casts Statewide DUI Net

Virginia Casts Statewide DUI Net

Commonwealth Launches Weekly Sobriety Checkpoint Blitz Effort Buoyed by both Half-Million Dollar Ad Campaign and New Virginia Polling Showing Large Support for Such Checkpoints Campaign Kick-Off in Advance of Deadly Labor Day Holiday and Will Unveil Virginia's Latest Drunk Driving Data WHAT: From the helipad of the Vir ... Continue reading

Westcorp Confirms Discussions

Westcorp Confirms Discussions

IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2005--Westcorp today confirmed that it was in discussions regarding a possible business combination. Westcorp indicated that absolutely no determination has been made as to whether any business combination would be in the best interests of Westcorp's shareholders. As previously reported, the ap ... Continue reading

Yahoo! Kicks off ''Best Of'' Promotion Sponsored by Mazda; Yahoo! Encourages Community Ratings and Reviews With a Chance to Win a New Car

Yahoo! Kicks off ''Best Of'' Promotion Sponsored by Mazda; Yahoo! Encourages Community Ratings and Reviews With a Chance to Win a New Car

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2005--Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today kicked off the Best Of Yahoo! Sweepstakes, where users are entered for a chance to win their choice of a 2006 MAZDA5 or MX-5 Miata each time they cast a vote for their favorite establishment on bestof.yahoo.com. Now through October ... Continue reading

Racer Bobby Hamilton Teams With AutoVantage

Racer Bobby Hamilton Teams With AutoVantage

NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 23 -- As gas prices continue to climb nationwide, motorists are looking to shift into savings at the pump. According to the Lundberg Survey, the national average for a gallon of gas is $2.53, a new record. "Off the track, I'm just like you. I'm constantly checking gas prices and figuring out ways t ... Continue reading

Navicom GPS Announces New Orders

Navicom GPS Announces New Orders

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 23 -- Global-E Investments, Inc. , soon to be renamed NowAuto Group, Inc., which recently acquired the assets of NowAuto, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NWAU), today announced it has signed a contract with Allied Dealer Services for 300 GPS units per month. Under the terms of the agreement, Allied Dealer Se ... Continue reading

Suzuki Selects XM Satellite Radio for New 2006 Models

Suzuki Selects XM Satellite Radio for New 2006 Models

All-new Suzuki Grand Vitara and Suzuki XL-7 Arrive XM-Ready WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 4.4 million subscribers, today announced that Suzuki, one of Japan's fastest growing automakers, will offer XM Radio for the first time this fall. For t ... Continue reading

AAA Reports Gas Prices Won't Cause Decrease in Labor Day Travel

AAA Reports Gas Prices Won't Cause Decrease in Labor Day Travel

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23 -- Despite national record-high gas prices averaging more than $2.61 per gallon, AAA expects no let up in travel for the Labor Day holiday weekend. An estimated 34.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 0.9 percent increase from the 34.2 million who traveled last ... Continue reading

Ron Douglas Named Crew Chief For Cruz Pedregon Racing

Ron Douglas Named Crew Chief For Cruz Pedregon Racing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Harris, Cox Marketring Group Pedregon Racing (704) 799-2114 ­ office (704) 756-9301 - mobile Ron Douglas Named Crew Chief for Advance Auto Parts Funny Car Wes Cerny Parts Ways With Cruz Pedregon Racing BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Aug. 23, 2005) ­ Cruz Pedregon Racing today announced Ron Dou ... Continue reading

Generation Y Drivers Love to Customize their Rides

Generation Y Drivers Love to Customize their Rides

Washington DC August 22, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that for today’s youth, personalization of their cars has become the norm. A story in today’s Detroit News reports on the growing trend of young people to make their cars “hip” -- a fad that has caused a boom in sales of aftermarket parts, which gener ... Continue reading

UAW May Be Buckling Down Sooner than Later for Talks with GM

UAW May Be Buckling Down Sooner than Later for Talks with GM

Washington DC August 22, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that the time may have arrived for the United Auto Workers union to work with General Motors on a plan to help decrease the automaker’s burgeoning health care costs, UAW Vice President Richard Shoemaker told local union leaders Monday, reports The Detro ... Continue reading

Priceline.com Announces Rental Car Super Sale; Name Your Own Price(R) and Save Big on a Labor Day or Early Fall Rental

Priceline.com Announces Rental Car Super Sale; Name Your Own Price(R) and Save Big on a Labor Day or Early Fall Rental

NORWALK, Conn.--Aug. 23, 2005--Just in time for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, priceline.com's Name Your Own Price rental car service launched today its Rental Car Super Sale, with big savings on weekend and weekly rentals in selected markets. To qualify for the special savings, priceline.com customers have until Sept ... Continue reading

Harman International's Consumer Group Acquires PhatNoise

Harman International's Consumer Group Acquires PhatNoise

WOODBURY, New York--Aug. 23, 2005--The Consumer Group of Harman International, the maker of high-end audio equipment, announced today that it has acquired the assets and customer business of PhatNoise, Inc., a Los Angeles-based developer of integrated digital media systems for the automotive environment. "PhatNoise is ... Continue reading

California Repeats as the Nation's Auto Theft Hot Spot

California Repeats as the Nation's Auto Theft Hot Spot

Nationally, Auto Theft Declines 2.6% PALOS HILLS, Ill., Aug. 23 -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported today that for calendar year 2004, California has once again set the pace for auto theft. Seven of the nation's top ten areas with the highest vehicle theft rates are in California. The communities of ... Continue reading

SUVOA Comment on Landmark Proposed Changes in Federal Fuel Economy Rules

SUVOA Comment on Landmark Proposed Changes in Federal Fuel Economy Rules

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- Against a backdrop of gas prices exceeding $2.50 a gallon, Sport Utility Vehicle Owners of America (SUVOA) is available to comment on landmark changes in federal fuel economy standards rules to be unveiled today. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will announce fuel econom ... Continue reading

Grants Targeting Illegal Street Racing Announced by California Office of Traffic Safety

Grants Targeting Illegal Street Racing Announced by California Office of Traffic Safety

ONTARIO, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2005--Police departments and other local law enforcement agencies in Ontario, Irwindale, and Riverside will share $1.2 million in local traffic safety grants in connection with a major education and enforcement campaign targeting illegal street racing. The grants are part of a $5 million state ... Continue reading

Branson, Missouri Takes Sting Out of Gas Prices

Branson, Missouri Takes Sting Out of Gas Prices

BRANSON, Mo., Aug. 23 -- Branson, Missouri is taking the sting out of rising gas prices by offering visitors Gas Buster Discount Cards worth up to $50 off show and attraction tickets, lodging, meals and retail purchases when they spend just $20 on gas during their trips to town through October 31, 2005. Log on to http: ... Continue reading

New Automatic High Beams Illuminate Age-Old Safety Concern

New Automatic High Beams Illuminate Age-Old Safety Concern

ZEELAND, Mich., Aug. 23 -- Admit it, you've done it too. At one time or another, you've accidentally left your high beams "on," only to blind another driver and find yourself "flashed" as you pass the oncoming vehicle. The experience is enough to make you hesitant to use your high beams the next time you drive at night ... Continue reading

Ford Cologne Plant Produces 25 Millionth Engine

Ford Cologne Plant Produces 25 Millionth Engine

COLOGNE, Germany, August 23, 2005 – Ford's engine plant in Cologne has achieved a major milestone, building the 25 millionth engine since production started in 1962. The milestone product, a 4.0-litre V6 engine with 205 PS, will be exported to North America. Ford's engine plant in Cologne was inaugurated in 1962, ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Workers Strike to Support Union Official Fired by the Company

Rolls-Royce Workers Strike to Support Union Official Fired by the Company

LONDON August 23, 2005; The AP reported that almost 100 workers at a factory of airplane engine maker Rolls-Royce PLC joined a strike Tuesday to support a union official fired by the company. The Amicus union said the strike by engineers will continue indefinitely and it is preparing a vote for around 800 other workers ... Continue reading

Carmax Raises Second Quarter Expectations

Carmax Raises Second Quarter Expectations

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 23 -- For the second quarter ending August 31, 2005, CarMax, Inc. today: * Raised comparable store used unit sales expectations to growth of approximately 10%, and * Raised earnings per share expectations to approximately 37 cents. On June 20, 2005, CarMax had estimated second quarter comparable sto ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler To Build VW Mini-Van for U.S. Market?

DaimlerChrysler To Build VW Mini-Van for U.S. Market?

FRANKFURT, Germany August 23, 2005; The AP reprted that Financial daily Handelsblatt, citing company sources, said the automakers DaimlerChrysler AG and Volkswagen AG are in talks about jointly producing a VW-branded minivan for the U.S. market, and that an announcement was likely at next month's international auto sho ... Continue reading

Volvo Car to Slash Up to 1,500 Jobs in Effort to Cut Costs by $131 Million This Year

Volvo Car to Slash Up to 1,500 Jobs in Effort to Cut Costs by $131 Million This Year

STOCKHOLM, Sweden August 23, 2005; AP The AP reported that Volvo Car Corp. said it will slash between 1,000 and 1,500 jobs as part of an effort to cut costs by $131 million this year. The automaker, which is owned by Ford Motor Co., has been hit hard by a weak dollar, rising raw materials prices and stiff competition i ... Continue reading

Proposed NHTSA CAFE Structure Will Benefit Safety and Fuel Economy, Aluminum Industry Says

Proposed NHTSA CAFE Structure Will Benefit Safety and Fuel Economy, Aluminum Industry Says

August 23, 2005 (Washington, DC) -- Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is releasing its proposed rule to create a size-based standard for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE), using size-based criterion to set fuel economy regulations for SUVs, pickups, vans and minivans. The following statement ... Continue reading

Car Shoppers Need to Know Signs of Vehicle Accident Damage, Survey Finds

Car Shoppers Need to Know Signs of Vehicle Accident Damage, Survey Finds

CarMax's Car-Buying Experts Give Tips to Spot Hidden Damage Indicators RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 23 -- Most people do not know the biggest warning sign that a vehicle may have been in a major accident, according to a recent poll conducted by CarMax, Inc., the nation's largest retailer of used cars. More than 70 percent of re ... Continue reading

13-year-old wins 360 Sprint A Feature

13-year-old wins 360 Sprint A Feature

A picture is included in the attachments. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: April Spurgeon Tel. (405)942-6950 Cell phone. (405)740-9702 e-mail: april@xtremesupernationals.com www.treyrobb.com TREY ROBB, 13, MAKES HISTORY WITH A FEATURE WIN Oklahoma City, OK-Trey Robb, 13, made history this past Friday night by being the y ... Continue reading

Record High Gas Prices to Cause No Drop off in Labor Day Holiday Travel, Says AAA; AAA Offers Tips To Keep Vacation Gas Costs Down

Record High Gas Prices to Cause No Drop off in Labor Day Holiday Travel, Says AAA; AAA Offers Tips To Keep Vacation Gas Costs Down

ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 23, 2005--Despite record gas prices averaging more than $2.61 per gallon, AAA expects no let up in travel for the Labor Day holiday weekend. AAA estimates that 34.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 0.9 percent increase from the 34.2 million who traveled last y ... Continue reading

Infiniti Road Show – Sausalito Event Scott Fessenden, Director, Infiniti Marketing

Infiniti Road Show – Sausalito Event Scott Fessenden, Director, Infiniti Marketing

Good morning. Welcome to the “Infiniti Limited Engagement Summer Tour.” You may recognize the graphics on the sides of these trailers from our commercials and print ads. In a sea of look-alike advertising, the Limited Engagement Summer Event materials really stand out. And these graphics frame our vehicles really w ... Continue reading

2006 Cadillac STS-V and XLR-V arrive in Europe

2006 Cadillac STS-V and XLR-V arrive in Europe

FOR RELEASE: 2005-08-22 CONTACTS 2006 Cadillac STS-V and XLR-V arrive in Europe European debut at the 2005 Frankfurt Auto Show Supercharged 4.4 liter Northstar V8 engine delivers 350 kW (469 hp*) in STS-V and 330 kW (443 hp*) in XLR-V Handcrafted leather wrapped interior Cadillac Vs provide alternatives to high-end per ... Continue reading

ABI Research Scrutinizes `Workhorse' Automotive X-by-Wire Application

ABI Research Scrutinizes `Workhorse' Automotive X-by-Wire Application

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Aug. 22, 2005--The recent launch of Citroen's ambitious C5-by-Wire hatchback, with its electronically-controlled brake, throttle, and radical steering system, marks yet another high-profile advance for so-called "X-by-Wire" automotive systems that replace traditional mechanical linkages with electroni ... Continue reading

IDOT Announces Dan Ryan Construction Schedule Through 2006

IDOT Announces Dan Ryan Construction Schedule Through 2006

CHICAGO, Aug. 22 -- The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today the upcoming construction schedule from September 2005 through Summer 2006 for the southern section of the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) from 71st Street to the I-57/I-94 interchange. IDOT's "Road Doctors" will reconstruct entrance and ... Continue reading

Hearn Motorsports Leaves Road America Frustrated, Eager for Next Star Mazda Event

Hearn Motorsports Leaves Road America Frustrated, Eager for Next Star Mazda Event

Hearn Motorsports Leaves Road America Frustrated, Eager for Next Star Mazda Event ELKHART LAKE, Wis., August 22, 2005 - Hearn Motorsports had hoped to turn its luck around at Road America. However, at the end of the ninth race in the 2005 Star Mazda Series North American Championship presented by Goodyear, the second-y ... Continue reading

CRA SPRINTS HEAD TO SANTA MARIA SATURDAY

CRA SPRINTS HEAD TO SANTA MARIA SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 22, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-243 KRUSEMAN WINS "JEFF BAGLEY CLASSIC" AT THE PAS Saturday's Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint car race at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway features a battle for the series point lead between defending champion Rip Williams of Yorba Linda, Calif. and 20 ... Continue reading

Ringers Gloves Battle and POWERade Championship Points

Ringers Gloves Battle and POWERade Championship Points

* Visit our website at www.g2motorsports.net* *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 G Squared Motorspor ... Continue reading

WISE CHALLENGING FOR 2 EARL'S FQ TITLES

WISE CHALLENGING FOR 2 EARL'S FQ TITLES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 22, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER Josh Wise has closed in on two Earl's Fast Qualifier Championship point leaders following results of last week's USAC races. Wise now trails Dave Steele by just one point in the Weld Racing Silver Crown FQ standings after winning the pole for Sat ... Continue reading

TRI-CITY & MILWAUKEE'S "PARNELLI JONES CLASSIC" NEXT UP FOR "THUNDER & LIGHTNING" SPRINTS

TRI-CITY & MILWAUKEE'S "PARNELLI JONES CLASSIC" NEXT UP FOR "THUNDER & LIGHTNING" SPRINTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 22, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-241 A trio of drivers seeking USAC's 2005 Valvoline National Sprint Car Championship will vie for the series point lead in a pair of races this week. Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. hosts Wednesday night's USAC "doubleheader" also feat ... Continue reading

COTTLE TAKES INDIANA MIDGET WEEK TITLE DRAKE & RAY SCORE, RODRIGUEZ WINS "HUT 100"

COTTLE TAKES INDIANA MIDGET WEEK TITLE DRAKE & RAY SCORE, RODRIGUEZ WINS "HUT 100"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 22, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-242 TRI-CITY WEDNESDAY, "HALL OF FAME CLASSIC" SATURDAY; Josh Wise continues to lead the USAC National Midget Series standings after posting "top-10" finishes in two of last week's three "Indiana Midget Week" events. He takes a 66-point lead o ... Continue reading

FLOCK LEADS WESTERN MIDGETS TO STOCKTON

FLOCK LEADS WESTERN MIDGETS TO STOCKTON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 22, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-245 Robby Flock of Murrieta, Calif. hopes to take the next step toward a fifth USAC Western Midget title this Saturday at Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway when the series joins the Western Sprints for a USAC "doubleheader." A 50-lap Midget race i ... Continue reading

TORRID WESTERN SPRINT POINT RACE MOVES TO STOCKTON FOR SATURDAY'S 50-LAPPER

TORRID WESTERN SPRINT POINT RACE MOVES TO STOCKTON FOR SATURDAY'S 50-LAPPER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 22, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 05-244 Saturday's 50-lap Valvoline USAC Western Sprint race at the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway features a fantastic duel for the series point lead between several drivers. The California Asphalt Sprintcar Association (CASA) is joining with USAC ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania Allows Motorcyclists to Ride Without Helmets

Pennsylvania Allows Motorcyclists to Ride Without Helmets

But Who Pays the Bills for Brain Injury When There is an Accident? PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22 -- The following is an op-ed or "Letters" statement from The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania passed a law to allow motorcyclists to drive without wearing a helmet. But who pays the medical bills when a motorc ... Continue reading

Students to Explore Auto Careers in New Car & Truck Dealerships

Students to Explore Auto Careers in New Car & Truck Dealerships

NADA Sponsors National Automotive Career Week, October 24-29 MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 22 -- Students across the U.S. will learn about the wide variety of career opportunities available in automobile and truck dealerships during Automotive Career Week, October 24-29, 2005 -- a program sponsored by the National Automobile Deale ... Continue reading

Power Information Network Reports: Asian Automakers Gain Market Share in August

Power Information Network Reports: Asian Automakers Gain Market Share in August

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Aug. 22, 2005--The Asian automakers gained retail market share while General Motors and Ford Motor Company experienced a decline through the first half of August, according to the Power Information Network (PIN). Based on actual retail transaction data from PIN, American Honda gained 3.9 point ... Continue reading

Dana Appoints Nick Stanage to Lead Commercial Vehicle Group

Dana Appoints Nick Stanage to Lead Commercial Vehicle Group

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 22 -- Dana Corporation announced today that Nick Stanage has joined the company as vice president and general manager of its Commercial Vehicle Group. In this role, he will be responsible for leading Dana's global commercial vehicle operations. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ... Continue reading

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