DETROIT - General Motors Corporation today announced key executive moves at its financial services subsidiary, GMAC. Barbara Stokel has been named executive vice president of GMAC North American Operations, with responsibility for GMAC's U.S and Canadian automotive financing operations and the company's Nuvell and Semp ... Continue reading
Analysis of the Braking, Steering & Suspension Markets
DUBLIN, Ireland--Dec. 2, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28790) has announced the addition of The global chassis sector report: an analysis of the braking, steering & suspension markets to their offering. This exclusive new report, concentrates on three of the most important areas ... Continue reading
Flow International Announces Final Fiscal 2006 First Quarter Results
KENT, Wash., Dec. 2 -- Flow International Corporation , the world's leading supplier of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet products, yesterday reported results and filed the Form 10-Q for its fiscal 2006 first quarter ended July 31, 2005. FLOW had previously announced preliminary first quarter financial results on September 1 ... Continue reading
Copart Reports First Quarter Financial Results
FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Dec. 2, 2005--Copart, Inc. today reported results for the quarter ended October 31, 2005, the first quarter of its 2006 fiscal year. In the quarter Copart earned net income of $22.8 million on revenues of $119.0 million. In the same period last year the Company earned $22.7 million on revenues of $10 ... Continue reading
Homeless Man Saves Driver Of Mercedes - And Gets Nothing
Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on December 2, 2005 at 4:20 PM CST If you're a regular reader of our site, you know that most of the stories we run take a humorous and oftentimes satirical approach to bringing you the latest Mercedes-Benz news and information. This story does not. While visiting the Trinidad and Tobago ... Continue reading
Habitat for Humanity and Chrysler Financial Partner to Build
WHAT: The beating of hammers and the rhythm of volunteers will once again be the music that drives the hearts of Southeast Michigan as a Habitat home is "framed-in" Saturday, December 3 for a family displaced by hurricanes that swept the gulf coast this year. This portable construction site build is a precursor to a sp ... Continue reading
Air News Release: Utility Sector Leaders Pursue Energy Efficiency as Solution to Rising Energy Costs
News for Release: Friday, December 2, 2005 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Utility Sector Leaders Pursue Energy Efficiency as Solution to Rising Energy Costs* Contact: John Millett, 202-564-4355 / millett.john@epa.gov (Washington, D.C.-Dec. 2, 2005) More than 50 organizations, the U.S. Department of Energy ... Continue reading
AMI Semiconductor to Present at the Lehman Brothers Global Technology Conference
POCATELLO, Idaho--Dec. 2, 2005--AMIS Holdings, Inc. , parent company of AMI Semiconductor, a designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal products and structured digital products for the automotive, medical and industrial sectors, today announced that David Henry, senior vice president and CFO, ... Continue reading
An Analysis of the European Bus Industry Covering Current Information and Future Forecasts
DUBLIN, Ireland--Dec. 2, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28505 ) has announced the addition of Europe Panorama Buses 2005 to their offering. Our Europe Panorama Buses 2005 report provides 2004 year-end market data, with 2005 estimates and five-year forecasts. The report gives an i ... Continue reading
Bosch's Vogt Chairs OESA Foreign Subsidiaries Council
TROY, Mich., Dec. 2 -- Neil De Koker, president of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), recently announced that Sylvia B. Vogt, vice president, corporate affairs Americas, Robert Bosch Corporation, was elected as chairperson of the OESA Foreign Subsidiaries Council for the 2005-2006 term. In this role, ... Continue reading
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 2 -- Capital Automotive REIT (the "Company") today announced that, as part of CA Acquisition REIT's previously announced cash tender offer for any and all of the Company's outstanding $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Monthly Income Notes Due 2019 (CUSIP #139733208) (the "Notes") and th ... Continue reading
GATX Announces Planned Aircraft Sales
CHICAGO--Dec. 2, 2005--GATX Corporation today announced a plan to focus its aircraft leasing portfolio around its newer, more profitable aircraft. As part of this plan, GATX announced its intent to sell up to $450 million of older aircraft assets (including wholly owned and joint venture aircraft), or approximately 23% ... Continue reading
Harvey Westbury Announces Expansion of National Advertising Campaign
PATERSON, N.J.--Dec. 2, 2005--Harvey Westbury Corporation (Pink Sheets:HVYW) announced today that production for the initial TV commercial for Garry's Royal Satin Marine(R) wax has been completed and the commercial has been scheduled to air on Ship Shape TV, the #1 television show about boating and do it yourself boat ... Continue reading
Kent Kresa Elected Non-Executive Chairman of Avery Dennison as Philip M. Neal Retires
PASADENA, Calif.--Dec. 2, 2005--Avery Dennison Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected Kent Kresa as non-executive chairman, effective today. As part of this planned transition of executive leadership, Philip M. Neal, chairman and former chief executive officer of Avery Dennison, is retiring from ... Continue reading
RACINE, Wis.--Dec. 2, 2005--With cold weather and snow pounding the Midwest and winter officially beginning soon, Modine Manufacturing Company , a world leader in heat transfer, is launching a new product from its Commercial HVAC&R Division, the Hot Dawg(R) separated combustion garage heater. The Hot Dawg Model HDS is ... Continue reading
Press Release: 13TH YEAR BRINGS RECORD NUMBER OF CLASSES, STUDENTS TO THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Scott Reisz, (614) 793-4600, truesports.pr@midohio.com 13TH YEAR BRINGS RECORD NUMBER OF CLASSES, STUDENTS TO THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL DUBLIN, Ohio (December 1, 2005) - The Mid-Ohio School, the high-performance driver instruction program operated by TrueSports, Inc., based at Mid-Ohio Sports C ... Continue reading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Dec. 2, 2005--Quadriga MotorSports(TM), a division of MotorSports Emporium Inc. (OTCBB: MSEP), announced today it is readying retailers, distributors and other key supply chain vendors for the sale of GS610(TM) to the discriminating auto parts consumer. GS610(TM) brake fluid is a best-of-breed produc ... Continue reading
Racing the Clock and Ringing the Bell at the New York Stock Exchange
Racing the Clock and Ringing the Bell at the New York Stock Exchange NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series TM stars open the NYSE WHAT: 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(tm) Champion Tony Stewart along with the nine other drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, and NASCAR and Sprint Nextel executives after ringing The Opening B ... Continue reading
Timken Receives Disbursement Under U.S. Trade Law
CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The Timken Company today announced that it received approximately $81 million under the U.S. Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) for 2005. Timken will apply the entire amount toward funding the company's U.S. pensions. CDSOA provides the authority for U.S. Customs to distribute anti ... Continue reading
Trivantis' 2006 Release of Lectora Authoring Software Takes eLearning Development to the Next Level
CINCINNATI--Dec. 2, 2005--Trivantis Corporation, the leader in digital authoring and publishing software, today announced the release of the Lectora 2006 line of authoring and publishing tools, which includes Lectora Publisher, Lectora Professional Publishing Suite, and Lectora International Publishing Suite, plus spec ... Continue reading
Viewlocity and Archstone Consulting Announce Alliance
ATLANTA--Dec. 2, 2005--Viewlocity and Archstone Consulting today announced an alliance to offer Viewlocity's Inbound Planning software to the Automotive Market. This alliance will focus on providing companies with capabilities in managing their inbound logistics spend and logistics network processes. Viewlocity's Inbou ... Continue reading
EPA Celebrates the Nation's Cleaner Environment on its 35th Anniversary
News for Release: Friday, December 2, 2005 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *EPA Celebrates the Nation's Cleaner Environment on its 35th Anniversary *Contact: Dave Ryan, 202-564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov (Washington, D.C.-Dec. 2, 2005) EPA celebrated its 35th anniversary today by citing the significant progres ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production December 2, 2005
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 2 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 346,980 units, up 36.1 percent from the 254,955 cars and trucks built last week, according to WardsAuto.com. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 15,359,092 ... Continue reading
'Five Decades of Lamborghini' Exhibit Presents Timeless Italian Design
Vintage and Contemporary Automotive Exposition Joins in Fortunoff's 'The Secrets of Italy' Event Celebrating Italian Artistry Sunday, December 4th, 6 pm to 9 pm at Fortunoff in White Plains NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- The striking evolution of Italian car design will be presented in "Five Decades of Lamborghini," a one-day-onl ... Continue reading
JerrDan Introduces Revolutionary Side Loading Vehicle Retriever
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Dec. 2, 2005--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , announced today that its towing equipment subsidiary, JerrDan Corporation, has introduced a revolutionary new concept in towing and recovery equipment, the Side Loading Vehicle Retriever (SLVR), which provides unmatched performance capabilities for city towing an ... Continue reading
Goodyear Offers New Hose Tracking Technology
AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- To help industrial hose end- users, Goodyear Engineered Products is introducing an on-line tracking system that takes the guesswork out of hose maintenance. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) Goodyear Hose Trakker Online monitors hose assemblies from pre- installation thr ... Continue reading
Laurie Harbour-Felax to Address Society of Automotive Analysts on Survival of Auto Industry
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 2 -- The Society of Automotive Analysts (SAA) welcomes Laurie Harbour-Felax, one of the automobile industry's foremost global automotive manufacturing consultants, to its networking breakfast on Tuesday, December 6. The title of Ms. Felax's presentation will be "What The Automotive Industry Needs ... Continue reading
Toyota and Honda Report Record Sales for November
Washington DC December 2, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that early reports indicate a record month of sales in November for Toyota and Honda, with Nissan and DaimlerChrysler posting modest losses, reports USA Today. Toyota’s sales increased by over 10 percent from a year ago, while Honda gained 11 percent. ... Continue reading
Paper Says Ford to Close Plants
NEW YORK, Dec 2, 2005; Reuters repoirted that according to the WSJ the Ford Motor Co. is likely to close five plants that employ about 7,500 workers, or about 6 percent of the company's North American workforce. Citing two people familiar with Ford's product plans, the paper said the company was likely to shut assembly ... Continue reading
Mercedes Kicks Butt Once Again
Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on December 2, 2005 at 8:35 AM CST Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that's right - Mercedes has once again showed their supreme dominance in the world of automakers by obliterating their poor, feeble, helpless competitors. Was that dramatic or what? After writing all these Mercedes awards stor ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group Receives 2005 CustomerSat ACE Award
SEATTLE--Dec. 2, 2005--The Cobalt Group, Inc., the leading provider of marketing services to the retail automotive industry, today announced that it has won a 2005 ACE Award in Customer Excellence from CustomerSat, the leader in real-time customer feedback solutions. The CustomerSat ACE awards certify, acknowledge and ... Continue reading
Illinois Weekend of Child Safety Fairs
SPRINGFIELD & CHICAGO, Ill.--Dec. 2, 2005--As part of a statewide partnership designed to reduce the leading cause of fatalities among children, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Illinois State Police and 21st Century Insurance will bring their consumer safety program promoting compliance with Illinois law for child safety sea ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Prices Continue Falling Across the State
HOUSTON--Dec. 2, 2005--Gasoline prices continue lower across Texas as motorists enjoy the eighth straight week of relief at the pumps, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for a gallon of regular self serve is $2.058 a gallon -- a weekly drop of 5.1 cents. The highest average on the su ... Continue reading
Ford Developing Bio-Material to Use in Cars
By Darrell Dawsey, FCN Dr. Cynthia M. Flanigan holds up a small block of yellow foam and wags it under the nose of a visitor to her laboratory at Ford Motor Company's Research and Innovation Center. A sweet odor, not unlike the smell of freshly cut flowers, wafts from the block. For Flanigan, it may well be the scent o ... Continue reading
Ford Brand Loyalty A Bit Better Than Average
By Kristopher Spencer, FCN Ford Fusion Building brand loyalty is essential to maintaining strong market share, and 2005 trade-in sales data collected by J.D. Power & Associates' Power Information Network (PIN) showed Ford's brand loyalty is approximately two percentage points higher than the industry average. "Trade-in ... Continue reading
Auto Sales in U.S. Fall in November Despite Lower Gas Prices, Deep Discounts From Automakers
DETROIT Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reportesd that customers avoided car showrooms in November, despite lower gas prices and deep discounts, handing domestic and foreign automakers a disappointing month. The Big Three -- General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler -- reported lower November sales on Thursday, and even Toy ... Continue reading
November 2005 Car Sales ; US Makers Lose ' Asian Makers Win
DETROIT December 1, 2005; Jui Chakravorty writing for Reuters reported that Detroit's Big Three automakers all posted a slide in U.S. vehicle sales in November, losing further market share to major Japanese rivals. General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, on Thursday posted an 11-percent drop in November U. ... Continue reading
Hall Metallic Opens Doors at Focus: HOPE Campus
Machined Parts Manufacturer Brings Jobs to Detroit Minority Enterprise to Offer Opportunities to Focus: HOPE Graduates DETROIT, Dec. 1 -- Hall Metallic, a precision machined parts manufacturer, officially opened its doors on the campus of Focus: HOPE, near the M-10 Lodge freeway and the Davison Freeway in Detroit. Owne ... Continue reading
Ford's Dealerships in Germany Select Garmin's StreetPilot
OLATHE, Kan., Dec. 1 -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced Ford's automotive dealerships in Germany now offer all customers the opportunity to purchase a Garmin StreetPilot i3, StreetPilot c310, or StreetPilot c330 directly from the dealership. Ford plans to offer additional StreetPilot ... Continue reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Dec. 1, 2005--The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) this week published the first edition of its "California Manufacturers Leading the Way" (CMLW) series and unveiled New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) of Fremont, California as the first of many companies to be highli ... Continue reading
USAC Orlando Sprint Qualifying
USAC SPRINT CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 1-2, 2005 Orlando, Florida Orlando Speedworld Speedway “Mopar-PRI Sprint & Midget Classic” QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Dec. 1) 1. Bryan Clauson, 7c, C & A-13.362; 2. Tracy Hines, 69, Dynamics-13.414; 3. Levi Jones, 2B, 2B Racing-13.481; 4. ... Continue reading
USAC MIDGET CAR : Orlando Midget Qualifying
USAC MIDGET CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 1-2, 2005 Orlando, Florida Orlando Speedworld Speedway “Mopar-PRI Sprint & Midget Classic” QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Dec. 1) 1. Tracy Hines, 11, Wilke-Pak-13.157; 2. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-13.225; 3. Bryan Clauson, 67, Kunz-13.249; 4. ... Continue reading
Race Fan Spends Night Outside to Earn Infineon Raceway Lifetime Pass
Race Fan Spends Night Outside to Earn Infineon Raceway Lifetime Pass SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Robert Ade endured a night outside in cold and rainy conditions to earn the first Lifetime Pass issued in the 37-year history of Infineon Raceway. Ade arrived at Infineon Raceway at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday and brave ... Continue reading
Mercedes CLS Earns NST MasterCard Car Of The Year Award
Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on December 1, 2005 at 9:50 AM CST Mercedes has added yet another award to its prestigious repertoire, this time taking home the New Strait Times (NST) MasterCard Car of the Year Award for the always-impressive CLS 350. The award was given by a panel of five senior automotive journalists ... Continue reading
Exide Announces Price Increases on Industrial Energy Batteries and Products in North America
ALPHARETTA, Ga.--Dec. 1, 2005--Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, announced today that it will raise prices on its Industrial Energy products in the motive power and network power segments in North America. The price increases are effective for all orders placed o ... Continue reading
NHRA NEWS: Phoenix Custom Apparel renews deal with NHRA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761 PHOENIX CUSTOM APPAREL EXTENDS ASSOCIATION WITH NHRA AS OFFICIAL UNIFORM SUPPLIER GLENDORA, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2005) - Phoenix Custom Apparel has renewed its multi-year agreement with NHRA to continue its association as the Official Uniform of NHRA, it was ... Continue reading
AAA Encourages Teens' Geography, Travel Knowledge With Contest
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1 -- If you are driving due west from Dodge City, which state will you first come to? In what state is the world-famous Waimea Canyon? What is the Loire Valley famous for? High school students across the United States soon will tackle questions about fjords, freeways, French-speaking islands and more, ... Continue reading
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