Saturday, October 29, 2005

VOLVO CAR NOT PART OF UNITED NATIONS STUDY

October 29, 2005; The Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-For- Food Program lists Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) among 2,500 companies involved in business with Iraq. Volvo CE, which manufactures and sells heavy construction equipment vehicles, is not a part of Ford Motor Company or Volvo Car C ... Continue reading

GM to Double Number of Crossover Entries to 14 by 2009

DETROIT - General Motors will double its number of entries in the rapidly growing crossover vehicle segment to 14 during the next four years, Bob Lutz, vice chairman of product development, said today. Crossovers, which combine the best features of cars and sport utility vehicles, have become increasingly popular with ... Continue reading

Hundreds of Lives Saved by Daytime Running Lamps

DETROIT – An estimated 423 U.S. traffic deaths have been avoided in the last decade because daytime running lamps are standard on virtually all General Motors’ vehicles. If all new vehicles from model year 1996 on had been equipped with this technology, some 1,236 lives could have been saved, according to a ... Continue reading

GM Recalls SUV's For Latch Problem

Make / Models : Model/Build Years: CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER EXT 2002-2003 GMC / ENVOY XL 2002-2003 ISUZU / ASCENDER 2003 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V494000 Mfg's Report Date : OCT 26, 2005 Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Potential Number Of Units Affected : 98007 Summa ... Continue reading

Bristol West Announces $20 Million Stock Repurchase Program and Quarterly Dividend

DAVIE, Fla., Oct. 28 -- Bristol West Holdings, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $20 million of the Company's outstanding common stock. This stock repurchase program is separate from and in addition to the $30 million stock repurchase program previously announced on ... Continue reading

Flextronics Announces Appointment to Audit Committee

SINGAPORE, Oct. 28 -- Flextronics today announced that it has appointed Lip Bu Tan, a director of Flextronics since 2003, to the Company's Audit Committee. As a result of the recently- announced resignations of Michael Moritz and Patrick Foley, the Company had only two members on its Audit Committee. On October 25, 200 ... Continue reading

Sports Resorts International, Inc. Terminates Tender Offer

OWOSSO, Mich., Oct. 28 -- Sports Resorts International, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that it has terminated its Tender Offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of its common stock as instructed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All shares tendered during the Tender Offer will be returned t ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. , an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, is scheduled to report its earnings for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 before the opening of the stock market. Management will hold a conference call ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. to Present at Gabelli & Company's 29th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. , an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, announced that Lawrence I. Sills, its Chief Executive Officer, and James J. Burke, its Chief Financial Officer, will give a presentation at Gabelli & Company's 29th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium ... Continue reading

Ken Schrader Teams Up With NASCAR's Leading On-Track Diversity Initiative

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 28 -- Drive for Diversity, managed by Access Marketing & Communications, announced today that NASCAR driver Ken Schrader will join the program in 2006 as a team owner. With more than four decades of racing experience, including several years of team ownership and track promotion, Ken Schrader brin ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRI Results from THE STRIP at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Windham and Payne early leaders at The Strip LAS VEGAS - After a hiatus of a little less than a week, NHRA racing act ... Continue reading

Consumers Crucial In Outcome of Oil Change Intervals

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., Oct. 28 -- U.S. consumers could be in the middle of a tug-of-war between two leading providers of passenger car motor oil over whether the intervals between oil changes will keep increasing to favor high-performance lubricants, according to a new study by Kline & Company. For the foreseeable future, ... Continue reading

Sears to Provide Free Flat Tire Repair to Customers in South Florida Following Hurricane Wilma

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 28 -- Sears, Roebuck and Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation , today announced that Sears will be providing free flat-tire repair at Sears Auto Centers at select locations in South Florida impacted by Hurricane Wilma. "Sears is providing this service as a courtesy to ... Continue reading

SmarTire Reports Fiscal 2005 Year End Financial Results

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Oct. 28 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMTR) reported today its financial results for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2005. The company's consolidated financial statements and all financial information contained in this release are stated in U.S. dollars and are prepared in accorda ... Continue reading