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GM to Close Oklahoma City plant

GM to Close Oklahoma City plant

DETROIT Dec 5, 2005; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp., plans to shut down its Oklahoma City plant in the first week of February next year, the automaker told the plant's employees in a letter on Monday. The plant, which has 2,000 active union employees, is the first in a series of 12 facilities GM said it wil ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports tests Mazda5 Against Three Other Tall Wagons

Consumer Reports tests Mazda5 Against Three Other Tall Wagons

YONKERS, NY — The Mazda5 is Consumer Reports’ new top-rated vehicle among wagons and hatchbacks, following tests of four “tall wagons” for the January 2006 issue. The Ford Focus wagon had previously been CR’s top-rated vehicle in that category. New for 2006, the Mazda5 earned an “Exc ... Continue reading

Force goes global; Troxel named "Hostess Diva"

Force goes global; Troxel named "Hostess Diva"

NHRA Newsmakers Your inside glimpse at the world's fastest motorsport (Media Only) NEWS NUGGETS * Force goes global. He's known for his quick, wide smile and odd-ball wit - the kind that draws fans who dream of sharing just five minutes of his conversation. There's no doubt that 13-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Jo ... Continue reading

Racing Legends Nominated For Shav Glick Award

Racing Legends Nominated For Shav Glick Award

Motor Racing Legends Nominated For 7th Annual Shav Glick Award Los Angeles, CA, December 5, 2005 -- Phil Hill, Roger Penske, Carroll Shelby, Ivan Stewart and Mickey Thompson have been nominated for the seventh annual Eagle One-Shav Glick Award. Presented by appearance care products company Eagle One, the award recogniz ... Continue reading

10 Years Later Ziff Davis Launches TechnoRide.com

10 Years Later Ziff Davis Launches TechnoRide.com

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Ziff Davis announced today the launch of its newest consumer Web property, TechnoRide.com (http://www.technoride.com/). Focused entirely on the applications and uses of technology in cars, TechnoRide is the car site for technology enthusiasts. Due to TechnoRide.com's strong traffic growth on PCMag.c ... Continue reading

Auto Manufacturers Can Save Millions by Reducing Defect Detection-to- Correction Time

Auto Manufacturers Can Save Millions by Reducing Defect Detection-to- Correction Time

Delaying a Major Recall Can Cost as Much as $1 Million per Day BOSTON, Dec. 5 -- As 2005 has proven to be a challenging year for the auto industry, manufacturers are under pressure to cut costs, but maintain quality. In a year when almost as many cars will be recalled as sold in the U.S., one critical concept to unders ... Continue reading

Brandimensions Announces Tremendous Success With an Industry Research Program Across the Automotive, Entertainment and Financial Services Sectors

Brandimensions Announces Tremendous Success With an Industry Research Program Across the Automotive, Entertainment and Financial Services Sectors

TORONTO--Dec. 5, 2005-- Topical, Issue-based Industry-specific Reports Capture and Analyze Market Intelligence from Blogs, Chats and Discussion Forums to Help Organizations Make Critical Business Decisions Marketing executives across the automotive, entertainment (television, theatrical releases, music, gaming) and fin ... Continue reading

Digital Recorders, Inc. Announces Additional Profit Improvement Actions

Digital Recorders, Inc. Announces Additional Profit Improvement Actions

DALLAS--Dec. 5, 2005--Digital Recorders, Inc. , a technology leader in transit, transportation, law enforcement, and security digital communications systems, announced today that specific additional actions have been taken to accelerate and strengthen its efforts to attain sustained profitability through strategic chan ... Continue reading

DURA Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

DURA Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--Dec. 5, 2005--DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. , announced today that a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share will be paid on the 7 1/2% convertible trust preferred securities issued by the DURA Automotive Capital Trust. The dividend will be payable on January 3, 2006, to stockholders of record on ... Continue reading

Podcast Alert: Teen Creates His Own TV Ad Stressing Teenage Seat Belt Safety and Wins National Contest

Podcast Alert: Teen Creates His Own TV Ad Stressing Teenage Seat Belt Safety and Wins National Contest

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 5 -- Daniel Zhao, a 2005 graduate of Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, Calif., is accomplishing what high-priced Madison Avenue ad agencies may find too daunting: convincing teens to save their own lives by reversing a tragic trend that sees nearly 5,500 young people die in car c ... Continue reading

Shared Climate Policy Ideas Help Developing Countries Improve Economic Status, New WRI Study Finds

Shared Climate Policy Ideas Help Developing Countries Improve Economic Status, New WRI Study Finds

MONTREAL, Canada--Dec. 5, 2005--A report released today helps dispel the notion that developing countries are not contributing in the fight against climate change, and suggests ways in which doing more can help rather than harm their development. Brazil, China, India, and South Africa are featured in the report as exam ... Continue reading

Staten Island Board of Business Agents - Tuesday, 12/6 Press Conference Postponed Due to Weather

Staten Island Board of Business Agents - Tuesday, 12/6 Press Conference Postponed Due to Weather

Union Endorsement Rally for SI Speedway to be Re-Scheduled for January NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- WHAT: Press Conference and Rally in Support of the SI Speedway Postponed due to approaching snowstorm The Staten Island Board of Business Agents has postponed tomorrow's press conference, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Decembe ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Wins 2006 All-Stars Award

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Wins 2006 All-Stars Award

Mitsubishi Motors Hits Prestigious Automobile Magazine List for Second Consecutive Year CYPRESS, Calif., Dec. 5 -- AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE announced today that the ninth generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution received the prestigious AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE 2006 All-Stars Award -- the second consecutive year the Evo nameplate ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors to Reveal the 2007 Eclipse Spyder and Concept-CT MIEV at the 2006 NAIAS

Mitsubishi Motors to Reveal the 2007 Eclipse Spyder and Concept-CT MIEV at the 2006 NAIAS

CYPRESS, Calif., Dec. 5 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) will push the limits again with the world reveals of two more vehicles that thrill -- the 2007 Eclipse Spyder and the Concept-CT MIEV -- at the upcoming 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January. The company is building its strongest ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Reaches Agreement With International Truck and Engine

Commercial Vehicle Group Reaches Agreement With International Truck and Engine

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Dec. 5 -- Commercial Vehicle Group announced today that its National Seating Division will sign a three-year supply agreement to continue as the standard truck and bus air suspension seat provider for International Truck and Engine Corporation. National Seating currently provides seats for the Interna ... Continue reading

Are You Driving on Safe Wheels? Farmers Insurance Group(R) Survey Shows 14% of Those Surveyed Never Check Their Tire Pressure

Are You Driving on Safe Wheels? Farmers Insurance Group(R) Survey Shows 14% of Those Surveyed Never Check Their Tire Pressure

LOS ANGELES--Dec. 5, 2005--While most vehicle owners provide regular maintenance to their cars' engines, batteries and other under-the-hood parts, a Farmers Insurance Group(R) survey shows that many drivers ignore one of the most important safety features on their cars: their tires. In a national survey of 1,001 indivi ... Continue reading

Bombardier Aerospace Promotes Industry-Leading Aircraft at Lima 2005

Bombardier Aerospace Promotes Industry-Leading Aircraft at Lima 2005

LANGKAWI, Malaysia--Dec. 5, 2005--Bombardier Aerospace is participating with three of its industry-leading aircraft at the eighth biennial Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2005) at the Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre (MIEC) from December 6-11. In the show's static display, Bombardier ... Continue reading

Chevron Expands Family of Fuel Additives With PurEscape(TM) Performance Optimizer; New Product Enhances Engine Combustion; Can Lead to Smoother Running, More Responsive Vehicle

Chevron Expands Family of Fuel Additives With PurEscape(TM) Performance Optimizer; New Product Enhances Engine Combustion; Can Lead to Smoother Running, More Responsive Vehicle

SAN RAMON, Calif.--Dec. 5, 2005--Chevron Products Company, a leading provider of engine oils, lubricants, coolants and related services, today introduced a new addition to its industry-leading family of fuel additives. PurEscape(TM) Performance Optimizer defines a new step-out category for fuel additives. Chevron has d ... Continue reading

Orbital Awarded $12 Million Fleet Management Contract for Foothill Transit in California; Company's Transportation Management Systems Division to Provide SmartBus System for Foothill Transit in West Covina, California

Orbital Awarded $12 Million Fleet Management Contract for Foothill Transit in California; Company's Transportation Management Systems Division to Provide SmartBus System for Foothill Transit in West Covina, California

DULLES, Va.--Dec. 5, 2005-- Fleet of 300 Public Transit Vehicles to be Tracked and Managed by Company's GPS Satellite-based System Orbital Sciences Corporation announced today that its Transportation Management Systems division (Orbital TMS) has been awarded an $11.7 million contract by Foothill Transit of West Covina, ... Continue reading

Second Printing of Michelin Guide New York City 2006 Now Under Way

Second Printing of Michelin Guide New York City 2006 Now Under Way

Premier edition of the Michelin Guide for New York City breaks all sales projections NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Michelin announced today that within two weeks of the release of the Michelin Guide New York City 2006 -- its first restaurant and hotel guide in North America -- the company has begun a second printing to meet exce ... Continue reading

Shoe Named Champion of Champions

Shoe Named Champion of Champions

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 800.421.8454 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) TONY SCHUMACHER NAMED CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Moorpark, Calif. - (December 5, 2005) Ringers Gloves would like to congratulate Tony Schumacher and his ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results

CSK Auto Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results

PHOENIX--Dec. 5, 2005--CSK Auto Corp. , the parent company of CSK Auto Inc., a specialty retailer in the automotive aftermarket, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Financial Results Net sales for the 13 weeks ended Oct. 30, 2005 (the "third quarter of fiscal 2005") increased 1.7% ... Continue reading

WIX Filters Presents Lap Leader Awards to Top NASCAR Drivers

WIX Filters Presents Lap Leader Awards to Top NASCAR Drivers

NEWS RELEASE Contact: Bruce Johnston Ashleigh Lockhart WIX Filters Wray Ward Laseter (704) 869-3383 (704) 926-1314 Bruce.Johnston@affiniagroup.com alockhart@wwlcreative.com WIX Filters Presents Lap Leader Awards to Top Drivers in NASCAR's NEXTEL Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series Stewart, Truex Jr., Skinner Share Mo ... Continue reading

DENSO Announces Major Expansion of Maryville, Tenn. Manufacturing Facility

DENSO Announces Major Expansion of Maryville, Tenn. Manufacturing Facility

Approximately $185 Million Investment and 500 New Jobs by 2010 MARYVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 5 -- Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee President Mack Hattori today jointly announced a significant expansion of DENSO's manufacturing facilities in Maryville. It will be the largest single expansion i ... Continue reading

TJX to Offer Car-Buying Expertise and Assistance to Employees

TJX to Offer Car-Buying Expertise and Assistance to Employees

NEWTON, Mass.--Dec. 5, 2005-- Unique Employee Benefit Links Employees with Experts Who Help Them Save Time and Money When Buying a Vehicle AutoHeroes, a company that offers expert personalized car-buying assistance to consumers, today announced a new corporate program, launched with Partners HealthCare-affiliated hospi ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Promotes Gregory E. Haan to Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Parts Department

Advance Auto Parts Promotes Gregory E. Haan to Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Parts Department

ROANOKE, Va.--Dec. 5, 2005--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, announced today that Gregory E. Haan has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Parts Department. In this new position, Mr. Haan will ... Continue reading

2006 Honda Civic Achieves 'Top Safety Pick - Gold' Award From the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

2006 Honda Civic Achieves 'Top Safety Pick - Gold' Award From the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 5 -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced yesterday that the 2006 Honda Civic has achieved the Institute's new "Top Safety Pick -- Gold" award, after earning "Good" ratings in frontal, side impact and rear impact tests and measurements. The 2006 Civic is the only small car ... Continue reading

3D Systems Delivers a New Engineered, Production-Grade Plastic -- DuraForm(R) EX Plastic

3D Systems Delivers a New Engineered, Production-Grade Plastic -- DuraForm(R) EX Plastic

VALENCIA, Calif.--Dec. 5, 2005--3D Systems Corporation , a leading provider of rapid 3-D printing, prototyping and manufacturing solutions, announced today the introduction of DuraForm(R) EX plastic, a new, advanced, engineered, production-grade plastic for rapid manufacturing. The company plans to offer DuraForm EX pl ... Continue reading

Amicus Says RAC 'Policing' Role for Drivers Puts Their Safety at Risk

Amicus Says RAC 'Policing' Role for Drivers Puts Their Safety at Risk

LONDON, December 5 -- Amicus has reacted angrily to news articles which suggest that an agreement has been reached between the police and RAC whereby RAC employees would act as a look out in crime riddled areas. In a piece in yesterday's Mail on Sunday, the RAC admitted they had agreed to place their drivers in areas w ... Continue reading

DispenseSource Appoints J.D. Harris as Executive Vice President of Professional Services

DispenseSource Appoints J.D. Harris as Executive Vice President of Professional Services

IRVINE, Calif.--Dec. 5, 2005--DispenseSource, Inc., a leading provider of inventory management solutions for the industrial market, announced today the appointment of J.D. Harris to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Professional Services. Harris will drive all aspects of customer care, including ... Continue reading

Drive Your Way to Safety and Savings

Drive Your Way to Safety and Savings

SAN ANTONIO--Dec. 5, 2005--Crash test ratings tell us which cars best protect against injuries and which cars may incur the greatest amount of damage. They also can tell us which cars are the most expensive to insure. That's because certain cars that suffer damage in minor collisions could cost more to repair -- the co ... Continue reading

HARMAN/BECKER Automotive Implements Global Product Development Strategy With PTC Windchill(R)

HARMAN/BECKER Automotive Implements Global Product Development Strategy With PTC Windchill(R)

NEEDHAM, Mass.--Dec. 5, 2005-- Leading Supplier of Automotive Communication Systems Increases Number of Windchill Seats to 1,000 - Windchill becomes Backbone for Data Management, Workflow and Collaboration PTC , the Product Development Company(TM), today announced that HARMAN/BECKER Automotive Systems GmbH headquartere ... Continue reading

Hot Import Nights and Power 96 Team up for the Biggest Car Show and Concert to Hit Miami

Hot Import Nights and Power 96 Team up for the Biggest Car Show and Concert to Hit Miami

IRVINE, Calif.--Dec. 5, 2005-- Nina Sky to Headline Nation's Largest Lifestyle Custom Car Show Featuring Hundreds of the Hottest Custom Cars in a Night Club Atmosphere with DJs, Dancing and More Vision Entertainment brings the 2005 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) tour to the Miami Beach Convention Center Dec ... Continue reading

Introduction of Innovative Features and Accessories Push Growth of Personal Motorized Recreational Vehicles in 2005

Introduction of Innovative Features and Accessories Push Growth of Personal Motorized Recreational Vehicles in 2005

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 5 -- Motorized recreational vehicles are fun, entertaining and new developments in design, power and pricing have made them appealing to a greater proportion of the North American population. Observers of recreational products and activities believe that ATVing is the fastest growing recreationa ... Continue reading

Material Sciences Corporation Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results of Operations Before Income Taxes, Projected Timetable for Completion of Financial Statements and Restatement of Prior Period Financial Statements

Material Sciences Corporation Announces Preliminary Second Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results of Operations Before Income Taxes, Projected Timetable for Completion of Financial Statements and Restatement of Prior Period Financial Statements

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Dec. 5 -- Material Sciences Corporation , a leading provider of material-based solutions for acoustical and coated metal applications, today reported preliminary results of operations before income taxes for its second quarter ended August 31, 2005. All results from continuing operations before ... Continue reading

Philips Transforms Car Infotainment with Nexperia Automotive Media Processors; New Multimedia Devices Offer Multiple Connectivity Capabilities to Connect to Entertainment, Information and Services on the Move

Philips Transforms Car Infotainment with Nexperia Automotive Media Processors; New Multimedia Devices Offer Multiple Connectivity Capabilities to Connect to Entertainment, Information and Services on the Move

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands--Dec. 5, 2005--Consumer demand for the latest in-car infotainment applications ranging from stereo, navigation, MP3 players and telematics to video entertainment is increasingly driving the use of electronics in cars. To address this demand, Royal Philips Electronics today introduced the firs ... Continue reading

The European Market for Portable Digital Music is Expected to Reach EUR 3 Billion in 2005, So Car Manufactures Now Have to Respond to New Customer Demands

The European Market for Portable Digital Music is Expected to Reach EUR 3 Billion in 2005, So Car Manufactures Now Have to Respond to New Customer Demands

DUBLIN, Ireland--Dec. 5, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28877) has announced the addition of The Trends and Challenges For In-Car Audio in the Digital Age to their offering. This report provides a detailed analysis of the key market trends and technical developments for the audio ... Continue reading

Virgin Mobile to Trial Ki-Bi Cards in Retail Distribution of Mobile Content; Virgin Mobile to Trial Ki-Bi Cards with Selected Handsets in Q1 06

Virgin Mobile to Trial Ki-Bi Cards in Retail Distribution of Mobile Content; Virgin Mobile to Trial Ki-Bi Cards with Selected Handsets in Q1 06

TEL AVIV, Israel--Dec. 5, 2005--Mobile content distribution specialist Ki-Bi Mobile Technologies ("Ki-Bi" or "the Company") announces that Virgin Mobile, the UK's leading mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) with more than 4 million customers*, is to bundle Ki-Bi cards with selected handsets to assess retail distribu ... Continue reading

Automation Alley Signs 600th Member Company, Stola North America

Automation Alley Signs 600th Member Company, Stola North America

TROY, Mich., Dec. 5 -- Automation Alley, which drives the growth and image of Southeast Michigan's technology economy, announced today that its 600th member-company has joined; the newest addition is Stola North America. "The 600 member-company mark is an impressive accomplishment for Automation Alley as the member cou ... Continue reading

Carraro Drives Product Lifecycle Management with MatrixOne; Automotive Supplier Deploys MatrixOne PLM to Speed Innovation and Gain a Competitive Edge

Carraro Drives Product Lifecycle Management with MatrixOne; Automotive Supplier Deploys MatrixOne PLM to Speed Innovation and Gain a Competitive Edge

WESTFORD, Mass.--Dec. 5, 2005--MatrixOne, Inc. , a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced that The Carraro Group, headquartered in Padua, Italy, has selected MatrixOne as its PLM platform. The Carraro Group designs, manufactures and sells ... Continue reading

Coach Industries Group, Inc. - CIGI - Mandates Dresdner Bank to Secure up to a $100 Million Securitization Facility

Coach Industries Group, Inc. - CIGI - Mandates Dresdner Bank to Secure up to a $100 Million Securitization Facility

COOPER CITY, Fla.--Dec. 5, 2005--Coach Industries Group, Inc. ("Coach") (OTCBB:CIGI), which offers an array of financial services to commercial fleet operators, today announced an agreement mandating Frankfort, Germany based Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (Dresdner Bank AG) to structure up to a $100 million dollar secu ... Continue reading

Cooper-Standard Automotive to Acquire ITT Industries' Auto Fluid Handling Systems

Cooper-Standard Automotive to Acquire ITT Industries' Auto Fluid Handling Systems

Combined Global Fluid Systems Division offers customers integrated line of fluid management products NOVI, Mich., Dec. 5 -- Cooper-Standard Automotive today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with ITT Industries Inc. whereby Cooper-Standard will acquire ITT's Fluid Handling Systems business in a transa ... Continue reading

Freescale's Power Management Chip Packs Powerful Punch for Mobile Devices; Single Chip Powers Voice Recording, Audio/Music Playback and Other Media Features

Freescale's Power Management Chip Packs Powerful Punch for Mobile Devices; Single Chip Powers Voice Recording, Audio/Music Playback and Other Media Features

TEMPE, Ariz.--Dec. 5, 2005--Freescale Semiconductor is meeting the increasing demands to power new features in today's smart mobile devices with the introduction of the world's most highly integrated power management and user interface (PMUI) chip. With this single-chip device, designers can optimize system power and d ... Continue reading

Measurement Specialties Agrees to Acquire ATEX, Motorsport Sensor Specialist

Measurement Specialties Agrees to Acquire ATEX, Motorsport Sensor Specialist

HAMPTON, Va., Dec. 5 -- Measurement Specialties, Inc. , a designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the capital stock of ATEX, a sensor company based outside of Paris, France for 2.7 million euro. As part of the transaction, Measuremen ... Continue reading

Novel Transistor Architecture from Freescale Breaks Through CMOS Scaling Barriers; First Transistor to Include Planar and Vertical Thin Body Structures Unveiled at IEDM 2005

Novel Transistor Architecture from Freescale Breaks Through CMOS Scaling Barriers; First Transistor to Include Planar and Vertical Thin Body Structures Unveiled at IEDM 2005

WASHINGTON--Dec. 5, 2005--Freescale Semiconductor has demonstrated a breakthrough transistor that overcomes many of the design and manufacturing challenges associated with vertical multi-gate devices. The invention, called the Inverted T Channel-Field Effect Transistor (ITFET) device, features the industry's first ever ... Continue reading

Proficiency and CENIT Forge Sales Alliance and Technology Partnership

Proficiency and CENIT Forge Sales Alliance and Technology Partnership

WALTHAM, Mass.--Dec. 5, 2005-- Sales Agent Agreement for Germany, Austria and Switzerland Designed to Boost Benefit of Proficiency's Enterprise Interoperability Software Under Partnership CENIT Will Develop Technology Designed to Integrate Proficiency's Collaboration Gateway with mySAP PLM Solution Proficiency, a globa ... Continue reading

Visy Oy Enters North American Terminal Market

Visy Oy Enters North American Terminal Market

Signs reseller agreement with N.C. Cuthbert DENVILLE, N.J., Dec. 5 -- Visy Oy, a worldwide provider of advanced vision technology including optical character recognition systems, announces an agreement to serve the North American transport terminal market through N.C. Cuthbert LLC of Denville, New Jersey, a consultancy ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Transmission Systems Breaks Ground For French Facility

BorgWarner Transmission Systems Breaks Ground For French Facility

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, December 5 -- In response to increasing demand for BorgWarner DualTronic(TM) transmission technology in Europe and associated new business gained in transmission controls systems, BorgWarner Transmission Systems has broken ground for a new, 160,000-square-foot facility in Eyrein, north of Tulle, ... Continue reading

China Automotive Systems and Sensor System Solutions Announce Letter of Intent

China Automotive Systems and Sensor System Solutions Announce Letter of Intent

WUHAN, Hubei, China and IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. , a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China and Sensor System Solutions, Inc. (3S), (BULLETIN BOARD: SSYO) , a manufacturer of Micro-Electro-Mechanical- Systems (MEMS) sensors, intelligent sensor ... Continue reading

Cat(R) Lift Trucks Unveils New Electric Walkie Line; Complete Redesign Makes These High Performance Electric Walkies the Most Maneuverable on the Market

Cat(R) Lift Trucks Unveils New Electric Walkie Line; Complete Redesign Makes These High Performance Electric Walkies the Most Maneuverable on the Market

HOUSTON--Dec. 5, 2005--Cat(R) Lift Trucks has introduced its brand new line of electric walkies, featuring alternating current (AC) drive motors, 500-hour service intervals, advanced regenerative braking for longer run time and reduced energy consumption, and a compact design that makes it the most maneuverable in the ... Continue reading

United Solar Ovonic Solar Products for Residential Community

United Solar Ovonic Solar Products for Residential Community

Agreement to supply solar panels to power 3,000 new Army homes on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 5 -- United Solar Ovonic LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) , announced today that it has signed an agreement with Actus Lend Lease to supply 7MW of photovo ... Continue reading

SmarTire Announces SmartWave(TM) Brand for Wireless GateWay Product Line

SmarTire Announces SmartWave(TM) Brand for Wireless GateWay Product Line

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Dec. 5 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMTR) announced today that its new wireless gateway product line will carry the SmartWave(TM) brand. The SmartWave brand will apply to all products developed under SmarTire's wireless gateway architecture. Under the SmartWave brand, the compan ... Continue reading

Shelby Automobiles New Management

Shelby Automobiles New Management

Joseph Jacuzzi Named Vice President of Marketing and Communications of Shelby Automobiles, Inc. LAS VEGAS, Dec. 5 -- Carroll Shelby International, Inc. the parent company of Shelby Automobiles Inc. today announced the appointment of Joseph (Joe) Jacuzzi as Vice President of Marketing and Communications of Shelby Automo ... Continue reading

Visteon Delivers Electronics Innovations for Nissan

Visteon Delivers Electronics Innovations for Nissan

Infotainment systems improve consumer choice and enhance the driving experience VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Dec. 5 -- More than 15 Nissan and Infiniti models will carry Visteon Corporation infotainment systems -- delivering personalization with satellite radio and Mach(R) Voice Link. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bi ... Continue reading

NAIAS 2006 Charity Preview Celebrates 30 Years of Supporting Detroit's Children's Charities

NAIAS 2006 Charity Preview Celebrates 30 Years of Supporting Detroit's Children's Charities

North American International Auto Show provides essential financial support DETROIT, Dec. 5 -- The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2006 Charity Preview marks a special anniversary: 30 years of providing essential financial support to metro Detroit's children's charities. Collectively, these charities pro ... Continue reading

Magazine Announces Its 2006 All-Stars Awards

Magazine Announces Its 2006 All-Stars Awards

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Dec. 5, 2005--AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE, America's leading automotive lifestyle publication, today announced the winners of the 2006 AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE All-Stars Awards. Each year, the editors of AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE convene to test, evaluate and debate the performance, significance and contributions of the ... Continue reading

ITT Industries Announces Sale of Auto Brake & Fuel Tubing Business to Cooper-Standard Automotive for $205 Million

ITT Industries Announces Sale of Auto Brake & Fuel Tubing Business to Cooper-Standard Automotive for $205 Million

- Divestiture moves portfolio closer to achieving premier multi-industry performance - Benefits include improved growth profile, increased margins, more efficient use of capital - ITT to use proceeds to pay down debt and grow core businesses - Company conducting strategic review of businesses within Electronic Componen ... Continue reading

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited Interim Results

Johnson Electric Holdings Limited Interim Results

HIGHLIGHTS -- Turnover up 9% to US$626 million -- Operating profit down 19% to US$62 million -- Decline in operating profitability primarily due to unprecedented increases in raw material prices -- particularly copper and steel -- Net profit attributable to shareholders down 24% to US$53 million -- Earnings per share d ... Continue reading

First IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards Announced

First IIHS Top Safety Pick Awards Announced

FIRST SELECTION OF TOP SAFETY PICKS: INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 10 CAR DESIGNS THAT WIN ARLINGTON, VA — December 4, 2005; The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today announces 10 cars (2006 models) that win its first ever Top Safety Pick award. The awards recognize car designs that afford the best protection for pe ... Continue reading

"Becoming a Guide in the Sponsorship Hunt" Free Sponsorship Webinar on December 8th

"Becoming a Guide in the Sponsorship Hunt" Free Sponsorship Webinar on December 8th

"Becoming a Guide in the Sponsorship Hunt" Free Sponsorship Webinar on December 8th ERIE, PA (DECEMBER 4th, 2005) - RaceQuest, a company dedicated to providing race teams and promoters with sponsorship marketing tools, will host its first FREE sponsorship webinar for the 2006 racing campaign on Thursday December 8th, 2 ... Continue reading

Automotive News Says Ford To Close Plants

Automotive News Says Ford To Close Plants

FRANKFURT December 5, 2005; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co plans to close more than eight North American assembly and parts plants in a drive to revive faltering operations on the continent, industry paper Automotive News reported on Monday. Citing a "key company insider," the paper said the number-two U.S. carmak ... Continue reading

New Mobile Phone Based System to Help Fight Car Thefts

New Mobile Phone Based System to Help Fight Car Thefts

COVENTRY, England, December 5 -- A new car security system that identifies car owners through their mobile phones is set to revolutionise the fight against car thieves. Auto-txt immediately identifies a car as stolen if the car is started with the keys but the mobile phone is not present. Most significantly, when the p ... Continue reading

Best of the Best Auto Club Approved Auto Repair Facilities Receive Quality Awards

Best of the Best Auto Club Approved Auto Repair Facilities Receive Quality Awards

LOS ANGELES--Dec. 5, 2005--Twenty-one Southland vehicle repair shops have earned the Automobile Club of Southern California's Approved Auto Repair coveted Quality Service Award for customer satisfaction and service quality. The Quality Award honorees were selected from approximately 600 Approved Auto Repair facilities, ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Jetta and Passat Named 'Top Safety Picks' by The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Volkswagen Jetta and Passat Named 'Top Safety Picks' by The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 4 -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced that the Volkswagen Jetta and Passat are "Top Safety Picks" for 2006. They earned this distinction based on their results in front and side impact tests plus their seat and head restraints that protect the neck in rear impact ... Continue reading

Subaru Legacy Earns First-Ever IIHS 'Top Safety Pick Gold' Award

Subaru Legacy Earns First-Ever IIHS 'Top Safety Pick Gold' Award

2006 Subaru Legacy receives highest possible safety rating from IIHS for frontal, side and rear-impact crash tests for both driver and passenger seating positions CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec. 4 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the 2006 Subaru Legacy earned the highest rating in the Insurance Institute for Hig ... Continue reading

Audi Leads Industry With Three Models Named "Top Safety Pick" By Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Audi Leads Industry With Three Models Named "Top Safety Pick" By Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 4 -- Audi sets the benchmark by being the only manufacturer to have three model lines awarded the "Top Safety Pick" rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The A3, A4, and A6 models all received this honor by their performance in both front-offset and side-impact crash tests. P ... Continue reading

Ford Five Hundred & Mercury Montego Earn IIHS' New 'Top Safety Pick-Gold' Rating

Ford Five Hundred & Mercury Montego Earn IIHS' New 'Top Safety Pick-Gold' Rating

<A href="/link.html?http://www.iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx"> ;CLICK4 Complete IIHS Test Results</a><p> DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 4, 2005; The Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego are the only Americans among the field of tough competitors to win gold. But it's not an Olympic official presenting these prestigious awards, ... Continue reading

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