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Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Cendant Corporation Announces That Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC Priced $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

Cendant Corporation Announces That Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC Priced $1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

NEW YORK, April 11 -- Cendant Corporation today announced that the parent of its vehicle rental business, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, has priced a private offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior notes, which includes $375 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.625% senior notes due 20 ... Continue reading

Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces Nasdaq Listing Returns to Good Standing

Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces Nasdaq Listing Returns to Good Standing

ADDISON, Texas--April 11, 2006--Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. , a producer and provider of personal non-standard automobile insurance, today announced that on April 11, 2006, we received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that as a result of our filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K on April 11, 20 ... Continue reading

AUDIO from Medialink: You've Got Mail From Your Car

AUDIO from Medialink: You've Got Mail From Your Car

--Talking to your car is no longer science fiction -- it's reality. With OnStar's new vehicle diagnostic technology, you can save time and money. But most importantly, it may give you the peace of mind you have been looking for -- by taking the guesswork out of maintenance and repair. ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce First Quarter 2006 Financial Results

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce First Quarter 2006 Financial Results

TULSA, Okla., April 11 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce first quarter 2006 financial results prior to market open on Monday, April 24, 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO ) A conference call to review the Company's first quarter 2006 results will be held at 9:00 a.m. ... Continue reading

Goodyear CFO to Speak at Morgan Stanley Conference

Goodyear CFO to Speak at Morgan Stanley Conference

AKRON, Ohio, April 11 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today said that Richard J. Kramer, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the April 12 Morgan Stanley Global Automotive Conference in New York. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) He will discuss Goodyear' ... Continue reading

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation Comments on Recent Georgia Jury Verdict

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation Comments on Recent Georgia Jury Verdict

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 11 -- Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation announced today that as a result of a settlement agreement and the benefit of reinsurance, the impact to Infinity's first quarter 2006 earnings from the recent jury verdict against its subsidiary, Atlanta Casualty Company, will be less than $600,0 ... Continue reading

State Farm(R) Details Hurricane Claims Work, Pledges Complete, Continued Response to Concerns

State Farm(R) Details Hurricane Claims Work, Pledges Complete, Continued Response to Concerns

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., April 11 -- State Farm agents and employees remain dedicated to helping customers recover from the devastating storms of 2005, according to Susan Q. Hood, Claims Vice President, State Farm Insurance. "It's a monumental undertaking that continues today," said Hood, "and we stand ready to address any c ... Continue reading

AAA Says Gas Prices Racing Higher as Demand, Oil Price and Global Tension Mount

AAA Says Gas Prices Racing Higher as Demand, Oil Price and Global Tension Mount

ORLANDO, Fla.--April 11, 2006--Average gasoline prices are nearly 40 cents higher than one year ago today with self-serve, regular gasoline now costing an average of $2.687 per gallon, AAA's daily, online Fuel Gauge Report (http://www.aaafuelgaugereport.com) shows. AAA, the nation's largest organization for motorists, ... Continue reading

ADESA Management to Present at Robert W. Baird & Co. 2006 Growth Stock Conference

ADESA Management to Present at Robert W. Baird & Co. 2006 Growth Stock Conference

CARMEL, Ind., April 11 -- ADESA, Inc. announced today that it will be participating at the Growth Stock Conference hosted by Robert W. Baird & Co., on May 9, 2006 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, IL. David Gartzke, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Cam Hitchcock, Executive Vice Pres ... Continue reading

MTC Seeks Nominations for Its Transportation Awards Program

MTC Seeks Nominations for Its Transportation Awards Program

Nomination Deadline Is June 2, 2006 OAKLAND, Calif., April 11 -- Is your bus driver the friendliest, most helpful person on earth? Is there a unique effort in your community that has significantly improved your commute? It's time to recognize those exceptional projects, groups and people who have made it a little easie ... Continue reading

Improved Seating for 2006 CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver

Improved Seating for 2006 CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver

Tickets on Sale Today; New All-Grandstand General Admission and Pit Row Options Offered DENVER, April 11 -- At Life in the Fast Lane, you can witness the 750-horsepower Champ Cars rocketing around the 1.65-mile Pepsi Center track from an up close and personal vantage point. New this year for the 5th annual CENTRIX Fina ... Continue reading

Accuride Corporation Announces Appointments to Board of Directors

Accuride Corporation Announces Appointments to Board of Directors

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--April 11, 2006--Today, Accuride Corporation announced the appointments of Donald T. Johnson, Jr. and Craig H. Muhlhauser to its Board of Directors. Johnson has also been appointed to the Board's Audit Committee. The appointments are effective immediately. "I am pleased to welcome Don and Craig to Accu ... Continue reading

A.D.A.M., Inc. Appoints Mark B. Adams as Chief Financial Officer

A.D.A.M., Inc. Appoints Mark B. Adams as Chief Financial Officer

ATLANTA--April 11, 2006--A.D.A.M., Inc. today announced the appointment of Mark B. Adams to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective April 10, 2006. Mr. Adams will be responsible for the Company's financial, accounting, treasury and ongoing business and operational planning. Mr. Adams will report to Kevin S. ... Continue reading

ADESA, Inc. Schedules First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Conference Call

ADESA, Inc. Schedules First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Conference Call

CARMEL, Ind., April 11 -- ADESA, Inc. will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, May 1, 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051221/DEW014LOGO ) ADESA Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dav ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Reconfirms 2006 Earnings and Cash Flow Outlook

American Axle & Manufacturing Reconfirms 2006 Earnings and Cash Flow Outlook

DETROIT, April 11 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today reconfirmed that it expects its earnings for the full year 2006 to be in the range of $1.20 to $1.30 per share. AAM's 2006 earnings outlook is based on the assumption that its customers' production volumes ... Continue reading

A. O. Smith Declares Quarterly Dividend

A. O. Smith Declares Quarterly Dividend

MILWAUKEE, April 11 -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.16 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on May 15 to shareholders of record April 28. ... Continue reading

Carl Edwards Revs Up for National PTA; Office Depot NASCAR Driver Named Ambassador for Youth to Promote Children's Health and Wellness

Carl Edwards Revs Up for National PTA; Office Depot NASCAR Driver Named Ambassador for Youth to Promote Children's Health and Wellness

CHICAGO--April 11, 2006--National PTA has teamed up with NASCAR's newest young star Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion, to boost family nutrition and wellness and help kids excel in school. Edwards, a former substitute teacher, has been named an Ambassador for Youth for National PTA. He joins b ... Continue reading

Eichhof Holding AG Opts Not to Bid for Amazys Holding AG

Eichhof Holding AG Opts Not to Bid for Amazys Holding AG

GRANDVILLE, Mich.--April 11, 2006--X-Rite, Incorporated , a leading provider of color measurement solutions, has been informed by Amazys Holding AG (SWX:AMSN) that Eichhof Holding AG has abandoned their intent to make a competing public tender offer for Amazys' shares. X-Rite announced its formal tender offer to purcha ... Continue reading

FlexNet Sales Gain Momentum; Customers Embrace Apriso's Adaptive Platform; Apriso Signs 10 Customers in Strategic Markets

FlexNet Sales Gain Momentum; Customers Embrace Apriso's Adaptive Platform; Apriso Signs 10 Customers in Strategic Markets

LONG BEACH, Calif.--April 11, 2006--Ten manufacturing organizations have selected FlexNet(R) from Apriso(R) Corporation in recent months, the company announced today. The customer contracts came quickly on the heels of Apriso's November 2005 release of FlexNet 9.3, the manufacturing industry's first adaptive operations ... Continue reading

G. Craig Sullivan Elected to Goodyear Board

G. Craig Sullivan Elected to Goodyear Board

AKRON, Ohio, April 11 -- G. Craig Sullivan, former chairman and chief executive officer of The Clorox Company, has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company . (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) "Craig Sullivan is a top-rate business leader with extensive exper ... Continue reading

Goodyear Directors Re-Elected at 2006 Annual Meeting

Goodyear Directors Re-Elected at 2006 Annual Meeting

AKRON, Ohio, April 11 -- Shareholders of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today elected James C. Boland, Steven A. Minter, Michael R. Wessel, John G. Breen and William J. Hudson, Jr. to the company's Board of Directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) In other business, shareholders passed ... Continue reading

Haldex Receives Nomination for an Additional Global All-Wheel Drive Platform, Increasing the Total Value of the Account With 800 MSEK to 2 BSEK

Haldex Receives Nomination for an Additional Global All-Wheel Drive Platform, Increasing the Total Value of the Account With 800 MSEK to 2 BSEK

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--April 11, 2006--Haldex (STO:HLDX) will supply the latest generation of its Haldex Limited Slip Coupling (Haldex LSC) and Electronic Limited Slip Differential (Haldex eLSD) to two major light-vehicle platforms, starting 2008. Following the initial breakthrough last year as announced on October 26 in 2 ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Reports 2005 Fiscal Year End Results in Line with Prior Guidance; Adequate Liquidity Maintained

Hayes Lemmerz Reports 2005 Fiscal Year End Results in Line with Prior Guidance; Adequate Liquidity Maintained

NORTHVILLE, Mich., April 11 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today reported financial results for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2006. The results were in line with guidance the Company provided to investors in December 2005, when it released fiscal third quarter results. For the fiscal year, the automotive whee ... Continue reading

Hella Sets Goals For Major Growth

Hella Sets Goals For Major Growth

DETROIT, April 11 -- Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. aims to double its global sales of automotive lighting, electronics and aftermarket products to more than $7 billion and significantly increase its American and Asian business in the next six years. Hella has organized its global business into three divisions: Lighting, Elect ... Continue reading

ICOP to Present at the Edgewater Investor Conference

ICOP to Present at the Edgewater Investor Conference

LENEXA, Kan., April 11 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. , a leading provider of digital in-car video systems for law enforcement, today announced that the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Owen, will be a featured presenter at the upcoming EdgeWater Research Spring 2006 Small/Micro Cap Conference to be held in ... Continue reading

Infor Broadens Electronic Support Services to Help Manufacturers Gain New Perspectives on Infor Technology

Infor Broadens Electronic Support Services to Help Manufacturers Gain New Perspectives on Infor Technology

Infor's E:Info knowledge base offers 65,000 no-wait responses to customer questions LAS VEGAS, April 11 -- Infor, the largest global enterprise software provider focused on developing solutions for the manufacturing and distribution industries, today announced the impending expansion of its E:Info service at its Inforu ... Continue reading

Infor Provides Automotive Customers with Onsite Evaluations for Plant Efficiency Improvements

Infor Provides Automotive Customers with Onsite Evaluations for Plant Efficiency Improvements

Infor's BLISS service offers consulting for manufacturing customers to improve operations and tackle diversified global growth head-on LAS VEGAS, April 11 -- Infor, the largest global enterprise software provider focused on developing solutions for the manufacturing and distribution industries, today announced the impl ... Continue reading

International Rectifier Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 27

International Rectifier Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 27

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--April 11, 2006--International Rectifier Corporation will release its fiscal third-quarter results on Thursday, April 27, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, followed by a conference call at 1:40 p.m. Pacific time. CEO Alex Lidow and CFO Mike McGee will discuss the company's March-quarter result ... Continue reading

Keegan: Goodyear Moving in Right Direction

Keegan: Goodyear Moving in Right Direction

AKRON, Ohio, April 11 -- In his address at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's 2006 Annual Shareholder Meeting, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Keegan said the tiremaker remains committed to the strategic direction implemented three years ago to fundamentally change the company. (Logo: http://www.newsco ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Provides 2006 Financial Guidance

Lear Corporation Provides 2006 Financial Guidance

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 11 -- Lear Corporation today will provide 2006 financial guidance in a presentation at the Morgan Stanley Global Automotive Conference in New York, as follows: Lear expects record worldwide net sales in 2006 of approximately $17.7 billion, reflecting primarily the addition of new business globa ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors First Quarter 2006 Earnings and Conference Call Scheduled for April 25, 2006

Lithia Motors First Quarter 2006 Earnings and Conference Call Scheduled for April 25, 2006

MEDFORD, Ore.--April 11, 2006--Lithia Motors, Inc. today announced that its first quarter 2006 earnings will be released on Tuesday, April 25 at 5 a.m. PDT. CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION A conference call to discuss the results for the first quarter 2006 will be on the same day at 11 a.m. PDT and 2 p.m. EDT. HOW TO PARTI ... Continue reading

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date; Conference Call To Be Held With Management

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation Announces First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date; Conference Call To Be Held With Management

CRANFORD, N.J.--April 11, 2006--Mack-Cali Realty Corporation today announced that it will release its first quarter 2006 earnings results before the opening of the market on Thursday, May 4, 2006 and will host a conference call with management the same day at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The live conference call can be li ... Continue reading

Modine Announces it Has Completed the Process of Shifting Production from its Bensalem, Pennsylvania Plant to Other U.S. Facilities

Modine Announces it Has Completed the Process of Shifting Production from its Bensalem, Pennsylvania Plant to Other U.S. Facilities

RACINE, Wis.--April 11, 2006--Modine Manufacturing Company , a global leader in designing and developing heating and cooling solutions for a diversified group of markets today announced it has successfully completed shifting production from its Bensalem, Pennsylvania plant to its other U.S. facilities under budget and ... Continue reading

MotorSports Emporium Announces Indianapolis 500 Ticket Giveaway; 15 Tickets Available to MSEP Shareholders

MotorSports Emporium Announces Indianapolis 500 Ticket Giveaway; 15 Tickets Available to MSEP Shareholders

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--April 11, 2006--MotorSports Emporium Inc. (OTCBB: MSEP) announced today the details of their Indianapolis 500 ticket giveaway. David Keaveney, president and CEO of MotorSports Emporium, commented, "We are very fortunate to have a small allotment of tickets for the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 ... Continue reading

Olympic Gold Medalist Josh Davis Delivers Keynote Address to XPEL Dealers

Olympic Gold Medalist Josh Davis Delivers Keynote Address to XPEL Dealers

- 3rd Annual Dealer Conference - - Attendees From Canada, Mexico, The U.K. and U.S. - - Held Near Historic Alamo - SAN ANTONIO, April 11 -- XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV: DAP.U) successfully completed its third annual XPEL Dealer Conference this past weekend, hosted by the Historic Menger Hotel located in beautiful dow ... Continue reading

Pointer Telocation Ltd. Announces Exercise of Warrants to Purchase 616,104 Ordinary Shares of the Company in Consideration for Approximately $2.7 million Investment in the Company

Pointer Telocation Ltd. Announces Exercise of Warrants to Purchase 616,104 Ordinary Shares of the Company in Consideration for Approximately $2.7 million Investment in the Company

GIVATAYIM, Israel, April 11 -- Pointer Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ Capital Market: PNTR), a leading provider of Stolen Vehicle Retrieval services in Israel, Argentina and Mexico, and a leading provider of Road Side Assistance and Towing services in Israel, announced that warrant holders of the company have recently exercis ... Continue reading

Sequoia Interests Corporation Updates Shareholders

Sequoia Interests Corporation Updates Shareholders

MT. JULIET, Tenn.--April 11, 2006--Sequoia Interests Corporation (Pink Sheets:SQNC), a subsidiary of Baby Bee Bright Corporation, a private Tennessee corporation, announced today that the company continues to roll out DiamondFlo(TM). The recent merger with Baby Bee Bright Corporation has not altered the company's busin ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of First Quarter Results and Conference Call

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of First Quarter Results and Conference Call

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 11 -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. today announced it will release first quarter 2006 financial results on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern). To access the live broadcast of the call over the Internet go to: www.ccbn.co ... Continue reading

Sprint Nextel Joins with Virginia State Police, Virginia DMV, NASSP and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(TM) Driver Kyle Busch to Tell Teens: ''Focus on Driving''; Virginia Kickoff of Focus on Driving Education Program Follows Successful Orlando, Fla. Pilot

Sprint Nextel Joins with Virginia State Police, Virginia DMV, NASSP and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series(TM) Driver Kyle Busch to Tell Teens: ''Focus on Driving''; Virginia Kickoff of Focus on Driving Education Program Follows Successful Orlando, Fla. Pilot

RICHMOND, Va.--April 11, 2006-- Busch and Fellow Driver Kasey Kahne Star in Focus on Driving Public Service Announcements Sprint Nextel , in partnership with the Virginia State Police, the Virginia DMV, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), today announced the Virginia kickoff of "Focus o ... Continue reading

State Farm(R) President Trosino to Retire at End of Year

State Farm(R) President Trosino to Retire at End of Year

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., April 11 -- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. announced today that Vincent J. Trosino Sr., its president, vice chairman and chief operating officer, will retire at the end of 2006, ending a 44-year career with the company. Trosino, 65, became president eight years ago. He had been named exec ... Continue reading

Transbotics Corporation Announces First Quarter Results

Transbotics Corporation Announces First Quarter Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--April 11, 2006--Transbotics Corporation, (OTCBB:TNSB) (www.transbotics.com), announced the results for its three month period ended February 28, 2006. Revenues for the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2006 increased 29.0% to $2,054,005 compared to $1,592,350 in 2005. The net income increased for the 2 ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto to Host First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

UnitedAuto to Host First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--April 11, 2006--United Auto Group, Inc. , an international automotive retailer, will host its first quarter 2006 financial results conference call as follows: WHEN: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 TIME: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time PHONE: United States, please call (888) 423-3275 International, plea ... Continue reading

AAA Texas: Fuel Gauge Monthly Report; Steep Increases Across State

AAA Texas: Fuel Gauge Monthly Report; Steep Increases Across State

IRVING, Texas--April 11, 2006--Gasoline prices across Texas rose sharply in the past month to an average of $2.662 per gallon, a 38 cent increase from last month, according the AAA Texas' Monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The current average price is 49 cents higher than last year's monthly average of $2.169 per gallon. "We a ... Continue reading

Auto Club: Monthly Gas Price Average Skyrockets

Auto Club: Monthly Gas Price Average Skyrockets

LOS ANGELES--April 11, 2006--The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Southern California has jumped 28 cents from March to April and is still climbing, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report. Since January, prices have climbed nearly 55 cents due to speculation over inter ... Continue reading

USA TODAY and NADA Name Winner of Dealer Innovation Award

USA TODAY and NADA Name Winner of Dealer Innovation Award

MCLEAN, Va., April 11 -- USA TODAY and the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) will present the Dealer Innovation Award today to Andrew Budd, owner of Country Chevrolet, in Warrenton, Va. Budd was selected from among four finalists as the national winner of the annual award. The USA TODAY Dealer Innovation A ... Continue reading

NHTSA Recognizes Cleveland Auto Dealers for Safety Initiatives

NHTSA Recognizes Cleveland Auto Dealers for Safety Initiatives

AUSTIN, Texas, April 11 -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Monday, April 10 recognized the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association and 13 individuals and organizations from across the nation for accomplishments in improving traffic safety. NHTSA Acting Administrator Jacqueline Gl ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice.com Announces New Car Best Deals for April 2006

IntelliChoice.com Announces New Car Best Deals for April 2006

CAMPBELL, Calif.--April 11, 2006--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for April 2006. IntelliChoice.com's "Best Deals of the Month" identify new cars, trucks and SUVs with the best ownership cost valu ... Continue reading

ASC's Chris Theodore Foresees 'Sunvertible' Market of 1 Million Units Annually

ASC's Chris Theodore Foresees 'Sunvertible' Market of 1 Million Units Annually

Says ASC's InfiniVu(TM) Roof Systems Poised to Lead the Way Sees a Strong Market for Four-Door Convertibles As Well LEXINGTON, Ky., April 11 -- Citing the growing popularity of skylights in homes, the bulging demographics of Generation Y and the inherent "Peter Pan-ism" among a certain percentage of consumers in every ... Continue reading

Stay Informed about the Latest Developments within the World's Automotive Industry

Stay Informed about the Latest Developments within the World's Automotive Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--April 11, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35475) has announced the addition of World Automotive Manufacturing - April Issue to their offering. World Automotive Manufacturing is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings and analysis specific to the m ... Continue reading

Honda Sponsors MTV and VH1 Pink 'Flashmob' Concert on Broadband and Mobile Platforms

Honda Sponsors MTV and VH1 Pink 'Flashmob' Concert on Broadband and Mobile Platforms

Concert to Air on VSPOT at VH1.com and MTV Overdrive at MTV.com Beginning Thursday, April 13 'Flashmob' Video Clips Available Through VH1 Mobile and MTV Mobile MTV to Air Concert on Friday, April 14 NEW YORK, April 11 -- MTV and VH1 will paint their respective broadband and mobile platforms "pink" with content from an ... Continue reading

AAA Branches Offer Free DVD - Young Drivers: The High-Risk Years

AAA Branches Offer Free DVD - Young Drivers: The High-Risk Years

AURORA, Ill., April 11 -- "The little girl driving that truck -- is she hurt bad?" "Yes, ma'am." "...Is she dead?" "Yes, ma'am." These are words that no parent wants to hear. A 16-minute video produced by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) contains three such examples of real-life tragedy. Called Young D ... Continue reading

DCX' Sue Unger Honored by Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management

DCX' Sue Unger Honored by Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management

DaimlerChrysler AG's Senior Vice President and CIO receives the Fox Information Technology Leader Award AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 11 -- Sue Unger, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for DaimlerChrysler AG, was honored yesterday by Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management, which ... Continue reading

Identifix Scores a Direct Hit with 5,000 Automotive Repair Shops

Identifix Scores a Direct Hit with 5,000 Automotive Repair Shops

ST. PAUL, Minn.--April 11, 2006--Identifix, one of the nation's premier sources of online and hotline diagnostic and repair information, today announced that the number of automotive repair shops using the award winning Direct-Hit(TM) online system to quickly and effectively diagnose and repair vehicles has surpassed 5 ... Continue reading

Land Rover Pairs With Maria Sharapova - Game. Set. Match.

Land Rover Pairs With Maria Sharapova - Game. Set. Match.

NEW YORK, April 11 -- Land Rover today announced a multi-year relationship with Wimbledon Champion and one of the world's most talented female athletes -- Maria Sharapova. The internationally regarded 18-year-old will formally assume a new role as an ambassador for the Land Rover brand at an exclusive Land Rover VIP ev ... Continue reading

NABAS to Award over $120,000 in Scholarships

NABAS to Award over $120,000 in Scholarships

--EDITOR'S ADVISORY NABAS TO AWARD OVER $120,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WHAT: The National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers (NABAS) will donate over $120,000 in college scholarships to outstanding Metro-Detroit African American high school seniors at its 18th Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet. The students plan to pu ... Continue reading

Cycle Country Announces New ''SS'' Wheel Cover in Full Production

Cycle Country Announces New ''SS'' Wheel Cover in Full Production

MILFORD, Iowa--April 11, 2006--Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX:ATC), the recognized leader in developing and manufacturing a variety of products for the all terrain vehicle (ATV), garden tractors, and golf cars, today announced that it has shipped and fulfilled the first batch of orders for the "SS" Chrome Wheel ... Continue reading

Las Vegas Mayor and County Commissioner Take Inaugural Spin to Open GM's 'The Drive'

Las Vegas Mayor and County Commissioner Take Inaugural Spin to Open GM's 'The Drive'

LAS VEGAS - April 10, 2006: Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Clark County Commissioner Myrna Williams (District E) were the first consumers to take a spin around the track at the public opening of General Motors' new performance driving park, "The Drive," in Las Vegas today. "The Drive," located at the base of the Sah ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Covers New Terrain With 2007 Jeep Patriot -VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Chrysler Group Covers New Terrain With 2007 Jeep Patriot -VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Auburn Hills, MI - April 11, 2006: The 2007 Jeep Patriot, the seventh SUV to be introduced under the Jeep® brand, is making its debut at the New York Auto Show. Designers say the compact SUV maintains the brand’s standard ability to drive in rough terrain but is also fuel efficient. Besides conserving energy, C ... Continue reading

World Premiere of the New Generation E-Class: Safer, More Dynamic and More Powerful

World Premiere of the New Generation E-Class: Safer, More Dynamic and More Powerful

Technological trendsetter for the upper-range segment E-Class safety features are unrivaled its segment Over one million E-Class sedans and station wagons sold since market launch in 2002 Stuttgart, Apr 11, 2006 On April 12, 2006, the new generation of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class will celebrate its world premiere at the ... Continue reading

New ZAPCARS on Display at the New York International Auto Show

New ZAPCARS on Display at the New York International Auto Show

NEW YORK--April 11, 2006--Automotive pioneer ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP)(PCX:ZP) announced today that it will be exhibiting at the New York International Auto Show for the first time with a full line of fuel-efficient and advanced technology ZAPCARS(TM) and other vehicles on display, all designed to help Americans save gas and ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Sets Up Hybrid Tax Hotline

Ford Motor Company Sets Up Hybrid Tax Hotline

Credits from $1,950 to $5,925 available for Ford, Mercury Hybrids New hotline provides Ford and Mercury dealers a single source of information on federal, state, and local incentives available for Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid owners Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid qualify for a federal tax credit worth $1,950 to $ ... Continue reading

General Motors Sells Isuzu Shares

General Motors Sells Isuzu Shares

TOKYO April 11, 2006; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that cash-strapped General Motors Corp. is selling the shares it holds in truckmaker Isuzu to two Japanese trading companies and a bank for about US$300 million (euro248 million) to fund its turnaround in North America, the U.S. automaker said Tuesday. GM ... Continue reading

NHTSA Presents 14 Awards for Safety Accomplishments

NHTSA Presents 14 Awards for Safety Accomplishments

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today recognized 14 individuals and organizations from across the nation for accomplishments in improving traffic safety. During a luncheon at the 24th Annual Lifesavers conference, NHTSA Acting Administrator Jacqueline Glassman presented Public Service Awards ... Continue reading

Saab Automobile USA Announces Partnership With Angel Flight America

Saab Automobile USA Announces Partnership With Angel Flight America

NEW YORK – Saab Automobile USA announced that it has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Angel Flight America to support and promote the charity’s urgent air transportation services. Angel Flight America (AFA), the country’s largest aviation-related charitable organization, will receive a c ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Lithia Motors Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

MEDFORD, Ore.--April 10, 2006--Lithia Motors, Inc. today announced that the Board of Directors has approved a dividend of $0.12 per share for the first quarter of 2006. Shareholders of record as of April 21, 2006 will receive the dividend that will be payable May 5, 2006. About Lithia Lithia Motors, Inc. is a Fortune 1 ... Continue reading

Maserati and PTC(R) Renew Partnership for Racing Success

Maserati and PTC(R) Renew Partnership for Racing Success

NEEDHAM, Mass.--April 10, 2006--PTC , the Product Development Company(TM), today announced that Maserati Corse, the racing department of the Italian car manufacturer Maserati, has renewed its commitment to deploy the PTC Product Development System for another three years. The agreement qualifies PTC as a Technical Part ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ and CBS RADIO to Broadcast New NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) Service

NAVTEQ and CBS RADIO to Broadcast New NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) Service

Real-Time Traffic Data for Navigation Devices Available Via Radio Data System Protocol CHICAGO, April 10 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, and CBS RADIO have teamed up to begin offering a new traffic information service via the Radio Data Syst ... Continue reading

iCarMagic Dick Cadenasso Appointed CEO

iCarMagic Dick Cadenasso Appointed CEO

NOVATO, Calif.--April 10, 2006--iCarMagic, provider of a revolutionary Customer Relationship Management System designed specifically for the automotive dealer, announces that it has further rounded out the executive team with Dick Cadenasso, a long time partner in the company, appointed CEO and founder Keith Latman wil ... Continue reading

The All-New Audi TT in Fashion in New York City

The All-New Audi TT in Fashion in New York City

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 10 -- Audi has announced today that the all-new TT will make its North American debut at the 2006 New York Auto Show. New York has long been one of the premier cities for fashion and design trends through out the world. This makes New York the perfect place for the 2008 TT to make its auto sh ... Continue reading

Red Bull Racing Selects MTS for Formula 1 Transmission Testing System

Red Bull Racing Selects MTS for Formula 1 Transmission Testing System

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., April 10 -- MTS Systems Corporation today announced that the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team has selected MTS to provide a fully dynamic transmission test system for the development of Formula 1 gearbox systems at its headquarters in Milton Keynes, U.K. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/200 ... Continue reading

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