LA Auto Club: The Key to Saving Money is to Save Gas; Conserving Two Gallons Can Make a Difference
LOS ANGELES--April 14, 2006--E-mail inboxes have been filling with forwarded messages encouraging motorists to boycott certain brands of gasoline as a response to rising gas prices. The messages claim that consumer backlash against oil producers will force them to lower pump prices. But a reduction of miles driven has ... Continue reading
$1.30 a Gallon Gas! - A Reader Tells How
Subject: Gas be damned! Body: i've received this from A LOT of people...keep passin it on! This idea just may work. Not the don't buy gas on certain day thing. NEW Idea. PLEASE Read on..... If we don't stick together we ALL will be paying $4.00 per gallon..... GAS WAR - an idea that WILL work This was originally sent b ... Continue reading
Shelby GT-H commemorates 40-year anniversary of famed Shelby/Hertz GT350H "Rent-A-Racer"
MUSTANG MUSCLE FOR RENT: FORD, SHELBY, HERTZ TEAM UP ON SHELBY GT-H Shelby GT-H commemorates 40-year anniversary of famed Shelby/Hertz GT350H "Rent-A-Racer" Shelby, Ford Racing give Mustang GT V-8/automatics extra "show," added "go" to make Shelby GT-H A special run of about 500 units will be available for rent exclusi ... Continue reading
Ford Reorganiza Operación en Sudamérica
* Dominic DiMarco es nombrado director ejecutivo de Canadá y Sudamérica SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brasil, 13 de abril /PR Newswire/ -- Ford Motor Company anunció hoy una reorganización de las operaciones en Canadá y Sudamérica, y nombró a Dominic DiMarco, director ejecutivo para Canadá y Sudamérica. Simultáneame ... Continue reading
Russia's OAO GAZ Automaker to Produce DaimlerChrysler Cars
MOSCOW April 14, 2006; The AP reported that Russia's OAO GAZ automaker agreed to buy DaimlerChrysler AG production lines in suburban Detroit and move them to Russia, where it will produce DaimlerChrysler cars under license. GAZ said in a statement Friday it will buy the production lines from the Sterling Heights plant ... Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ohio--April 14, 2006--Hexion Specialty Chemicals today announced its intent to begin a cash tender offer in the near future to purchase all of its 8% Senior Notes, 9.5% Senior Second Secured Notes, and 13.5% Senior Subordinated Notes. To finance the offer, the company has obtained commitments for new senior s ... Continue reading
PASADENA, Kalifornien--13. April 2006--Die Avery Dennison Corporation gab heute bekannt, dass das US-amerikanische Patent- und Markenamt dem Antrag des Unternehmens nachgekommen ist und das US-Patent Nr. 5.897.930 des Unternehmens 3M noch einmal überprüfen will. Dieses Patent ist aktuell Gegenstand von Rechtsstre ... Continue reading
PHOENIX, Ariz.--April 14, 2006--On April 14, 2006, CSK Auto Corporation announced that, pending completion of the previously announced investigation by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors into certain accounting errors and irregularities, it is delaying the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchan ... Continue reading
Lear's First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call Details
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 14 -- Lear Corporation will hold a conference call to review the company's first-quarter 2006 financial results and related matters on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. To participate in the conference call: * Domestic calls 1-800-789-4751 * International calls 1-706-679-3323 The audi ... Continue reading
PROVO, Utah--April 14, 2006--Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca:RZ) ("Raser"), an energy technology development and licensing company that advances electric motor, electronic motor drive, power generation and related technologies, today announced the filing of its annual report on form 10-KSB for the calendar year 200 ... Continue reading
UAG'S Sytner Group Selects ADP's Kerridge Automotive Systems as Sole DMS Provider in the UK
- Leading UK Retailer of Prestige and Specialist Cars to Place All Dealerships on the Latest Autoline DMS - HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 14 -- Sytner Group, the UK's leading retailer of prestige and specialty cars, today announced its selection of ADP's Kerridge Autoline Solutions as the single dealer management system ... Continue reading
Subaru Unleashes Impreza(R) WRX STI Limited for 2007
- Less Show, Same Go - Leather Interior, Power Moonroof - Only 800 Numbered Units Available NEW YORK, April 14 -- Subaru of America, Inc. unveiled the 2007 Impreza WRX STI Limited model at the New York International Auto Show. The new edition of the road-conquering Impreza WRX STI packages greater comfort and refinemen ... Continue reading
Compli to Sponsor and Participate in the National Association of Dealer Counsel Member Conference
PORTLAND, Ore.--April 14, 2006--Compli(R) is sponsoring and will provide information on its Compli Director Dealership Liability Management System (DLMS) at the second annual National Association of Dealer Counsel Members Conference (NADC). The NADC is by and for lawyers who work with auto and other vehicle dealerships ... Continue reading
Industry Leaders Discuss National Consumer Education Campaign on Auto Financing
WHAT: In a groundbreaking effort, many of the largest players in the vehicle financing industry have joined forces on a major education initiative called AWARE (Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics). Utilizing an arsenal of customer-education tools, AWARE's goal is to ensure that potential buyers o ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Offers Authentic Rockford Fosgate PUNCH in U.S. Outlander
System Introduced in All-New 2007 Outlander at New York Auto Show TEMPE, Ariz., April 14 -- Rockford Corporation today announced that Mitsubishi Motors North America will offer the legendary Rockford Fosgate PUNCH in a premium, high-output audio system as an optional upgrade for both the LS and XLS models for U.S. cust ... Continue reading
Toyota Camry Wins the Edmunds' Inside Line Six-Cylinder Family Sedan Comparison Test
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--April 14, 2006--Inside Line, Edmunds.com's high-speed online car magazine, today announced that the 2007 Toyota Camry won the latest six-cylinder family sedan comparison test, which is described in full at V6 Family Sedan Comparison Test: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articl ... Continue reading
Auto Dealer Institute Signs Agreement with Institute for Ethical Behavior
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--April 14, 2006--The Automotive Dealership Institute and the Institute for Ethical Behavior have signed an agreement that will enable ADI to incorporate the Institute for Ethical Behavior's nationally recognized ethics training into its own comprehensive four-week Automotive Finance and Insurance Mana ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Prices Rise above $2.90; Central Coast Average Tops $3 Per Gallon
LOS ANGELES--April 14, 2006--Prices across the state continued their upward march this week with all factors indicating a $3 per gallon average in the Southland could be reached within a couple of weeks, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. Gasoline prices in a handful of areas, ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Oil and Gas Prices Push Higher
HOUSTON--April 14, 2006--The current average for a gallon of gasoline in the Lone Star State is more than 40 cents higher today than what Texas motorists paid only a month ago, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. Gas prices in Texas averaged $2.297 a gallon last month. Today, the statewide average price for a ga ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler to Sell Manufacturing Assets From Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
Gorky Automotive Works (GAZ) to Reutilize Plant Tooling Auburn Hills, MI - April 14, 2006: DaimlerChrysler Corp. announced that it has reached an agreement to sell tooling and other assets from its Sterling Heights (Mich.) Assembly Plant to East Coast Trading Company (ECTC), a U.S.-based intermediary exporter. The agre ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Passat's Aerodynamic Appearance Package Makes World Debut at New York Auto Show
NEW YORK CITY â At the New York International Auto Show, Volkswagen of America, Inc., will feature a Passat equipped with an appearance package inspired by the Passat R GT that was shown at the Specialty Equipment Market Associationâs (SEMA) annual exhibition in November 2005. Although the vehicle was a conce ... Continue reading
All GM Small SUVs Now Carry 5-Star/5-Star Crash Ratings
Chevy HHR Receives 5-Star Front and Side impact Safety Ratings DETROIT - The 2006 Chevrolet HHR small utility vehicle earned best-in-class, "five star" crash safety ratings in the latest federal New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) frontal and side-impact crash tests. NCAP results are conveyed via a star rating system - f ... Continue reading
BorgWarner and EPA Announce Technology Development Partnership
WHO U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg BorgWarner Chairman and CEO Tim Manganello Diesel Technology Forum Executive Director Allen Schaeffer WHAT BorgWarner and EPA are announcing a technology development partnership to clean the air, save Americans ga ... Continue reading
AAA Minnesota/Iowa Cautions Parents About Second-Hand Car Seats
BURNSVILLE, Minn.--April 13, 2006--Thousands of Iowans will soon begin thumbing through the classifieds section to find the biggest, most attractive neighborhood garage sales for a bargain. However, when it comes to buying a car seat, the savings may not be worth the risk. Children's items are quite popular at garage s ... Continue reading
MSC.Software's Enterprise Solution Enables Leading Brake System Supplier to Speed Product Development and Reduce Time-To-Market on a Global Scale TOKYO, April 13 -- MSC.Software Corp. , the leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions including simulation software and services, announced that ADVICS Co., ... Continue reading
Alcoa to Sell Home Exteriors Business
NEW YORK--April 13, 2006--Alcoa today announced that it plans to divest its Alcoa Home Exteriors business which manufactures and markets premium products for the residential construction and remodeling markets in the United States. The business has 1,400 employees, had revenues of approximately $600 million in 2005, an ... Continue reading
Allied Holdings, Inc. Files Motion for Interim Relief Under Section 1113(e)
DECATUR, Ga., April 13 -- Allied Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AHIZQ.PK) announced today that it had filed a motion seeking interim relief from the Company's collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters under Section 1113(e) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The motion was filed with the U. ... Continue reading
Autostrada Motors Inc. Announces a Letter of Intent to Acquire Water Bank of America Inc.
SALT LAKE CITY--April 13, 2006--Autostrada Motors Inc. (OTCBB: ASDM), whose business is the operation of an automotive dealership that participates in the retail and wholesale used car markets, announces the execution of a Letter of Intent to acquire Water Bank of America Inc., a Canadian corporation. The closing is su ... Continue reading
PASADENA, Calif.--April 13, 2006--Avery Dennison Corporation announced today that the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the Company's Request for Reexamination of 3M Company's U.S. Patent No. 5,897,930, the patent that is the subject of ongoing litigation between the two companies. Avery Dennison's request ... Continue reading
Baldor Electric Company 1st Quarter 2006 Results and Discussion
FORT SMITH, Ark., April 13 -- Baldor Electric Company markets, designs, and manufactures industrial electric motors, drives, and generators and is based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Today Baldor announced the unaudited results of the first quarter of 2006. 1st Quarter (in thousands except per share data) 2006 2005 % Apr 1 ... Continue reading
CENTRIX Appoints Senior Executives to Lead Credit Union, Banking, Dealer Efforts
New Management Structure Strengthens Focus on Key Auto and Funding Markets CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 13 -- CENTRIX Financial announced today the appointment of senior executives to lead the company's credit union, banking and automotive dealer businesses. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041103/LAW083LOGO ) ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation Announces Dates for First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call
ELKHART, Ind.--April 13, 2006--CTS Corporation will release earnings for the first quarter 2006 at approximately 5:30 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. A conference call to discuss first quarter 2006 financial results is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The dial-in number for the confe ... Continue reading
Direct General Corporation Announces Conference Call Details
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--April 13, 2006--Direct General Corporation today announced that it will release its 2006 first quarter results after the market closes on May 2, 2006. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 11:00 a.m. (ET), May 3, 2006. The conference call will be broadcast over the Internet ... Continue reading
Diversified Machine, Inc. Partners with DSSI for Indirect Procurement Services
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 13 -- Today, DSSI announced a multi- year agreement to provide purchasing services to Diversified Machine, Inc. (DIVMI). Under this agreement, DSSI will provide indirect materials procurement services for all three DIVMI facilities located in Howell, Canton and Detroit, Michigan. Diversified Ma ... Continue reading
Ducati Motor Holding Board of Directors Meeting, April 13th, 2006
BOLOGNA, Italy, April 13 -- The Board of Directors of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. , exercising the powers granted to it by art. 7 of the Company's by-laws as amended by the resolution of the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of January 26th, 2006, approved today a capital increase of up to Euro 80 million, inclusive ... Continue reading
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--April 13, 2006--DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. , today announced it will host a live Webcast of its 2006 first-quarter earnings conference call on Thursday, April 27, 2006, at 11:30 a.m. ET. To access the Webcast, go to the investor relations section of the company's Web site, www.duraauto.com, a ... Continue reading
EMTA Holdings Announces National Media Campaign
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 13 -- EMTA Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has signed a multi-year media contract with Global Media Group. This two-year contract is valued at $6,000,000 and will provide a continuous stream of newspaper articles and radio news segments to newspapers and radio stations throughout North A ... Continue reading
FindProfit.com Updates Outlooks on Terabeam, Bausch & Lomb, Harley-Davidson, and Teekay Shipping
PRINCETON, N.J., April 13 -- FindProfit (http://www.findprofit.com/), an investment service that delivered a +12% average return in 2005 and market-beating returns every year since 2002, has published updated outlooks on Terabeam , Bausch & Lomb , Harley-Davidson , and Teekay Shipping , among others. Sign up now for a ... Continue reading
Ford to Provide Way Forward Update
Ford Motor Company will host a telephone conference call today for news media and the investment community to provide an update on the company's North American "Way Forward" plan. Mark Fields, executive vice president and president, The Americas; Anne Stevens, executive vice president and chief operating officer, The A ... Continue reading
Group 1 Automotive Schedules 2006 First-Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call
HOUSTON--April 13, 2006--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006, on Tuesday, May 2, at 7 a.m. EDT. Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1's president and chief executive officer, and the company's senior management t ... Continue reading
DUBLIN, Ireland--April 13, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35675) has announced the addition of Operational Leasing Spreads Growth Across Europe to their offering. The brief highlights the progressive growth instore for the European operational leasing market which is forecast to ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls, NEF and USEA Announce Energy Contest Winners
Students, Teacher Will Receive VIP Tour of Hawaii, Trip to Washington, D.C. MILWAUKEE, April 13 -- The winners of the fifth annual Igniting Creative Energy Challenge showed this year that a young generation is ready to fight to save our natural resources. The Challenge is an educational competition sponsored and funded ... Continue reading
Lithia Motors Selects First Look as Pre-Owned Inventory Management Partner
MEDFORD, Ore.--April 13, 2006--Lithia Motors, Inc. today announced that it has selected First Look as its pre-owned inventory management software provider. President and Chief Operating Officer, Bryan DeBoer, commented, "After comprehensively analyzing all of the pre-owned inventory management programs on the market, L ... Continue reading
Midtronics, Inc. Licenses Patented inGEN(R) Technology to Lear Corporation
WILLOWBROOK, Ill.--April 13, 2006--Midtronics, Inc. and Lear Corporation, Lear Automotive (EEDS) Spain, S.L. have signed a license agreement that will integrate Midtronics' patented inGEN(R) technology into Lear's newly announced Battery Monitoring System (BMS) product. inGEN technology is described by Midtronics as a ... Continue reading
Ohio Casualty Corporation to Present Webcast of 1Q 2006 Earnings Results Conference Call
FAIRFIELD, Ohio--April 13, 2006--Ohio Casualty Corporation invites you to listen to members of management in a live Internet broadcast of the Corporation's first quarter 2006 earnings results conference call for investors and members of the financial community. The call/broadcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT on April 2 ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck to Announce Second Quarter Earnings on May 2, 2006
OSHKOSH, Wis.--April 13, 2006--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, will issue its second quarter fiscal year 2006 financial results on May 2, 2006. A live conference call for security analysts and institutional investors will be held at 9:00 a.m. EDT the same day. Th ... Continue reading
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio--April 13, 2006--The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies' National Catastrophe Response Team (NCRT) stands at the ready to handle increased claims volume resulting from weather-related events including hurricanes, tornadoes, hailstorms and floods - so called Catastrophe, or CAT claims. Now, ... Continue reading
ATLANTA, April 13 -- SEEBURGER Inc. announced today that it is positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant in Gartner, Inc.'s "Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers, 1Q06."[1] SEEBURGER also recently was positioned in Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Integration Service Providers, 1Q06," published in January 2006 [2]. The new ... Continue reading
Spartan Motors Announces Webcast of First Quarter Conference Call on April 27
CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 13 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. will announce its first quarter 2006 results prior to the market opening on April 27, 2006. The Company will also host a webcast of its conference call on the same day at 10 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results with analysts and institutional investors: What: Spart ... Continue reading
FORT WORTH, Texas--April 13, 2006--Teletouch Communications, Inc. (AMEX:TLL) announced today that it has ended its Answering Service and related Help Desk Services businesses, effective April 5th. In preparation for the completion of the previously announced sale of Teletouch's paging assets, the Company executed an as ... Continue reading
Travis Pastrana to Appear at Wentworth SubaruCity
What: Downtown Portland will be abuzz on Thursday evening, April 20, when Wentworth SubaruCity hosts a meet and greet, and an autograph session, with Subaru Rally Team USA driver Travis Pastrana. His "#199" Subaru Impreza WRX STI rally car will be on display. The event is free and open to the public. (Logo: http://www. ... Continue reading
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., April 13 -- Crystal I. Pratt, a senior at Detroit's Cass Technical High School, was named Visteon Corporation's Visteon Scholar at the National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers' (NABAS) 18th Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet on April 11 at Cobo Center in Detroit. (Logo: http://www.ne ... Continue reading
2007 Kia Sorento Makes North American Debut at New York Auto Show
NEW YORK--April 13, 2006--(Grassroots Newswire)- Kia Motors America (KMA) today unveiled the 2007 redesigned Sorento midsize SUV during a press conference at the New York Auto Show. The 2007 Sorento sports a new, more powerful, all-aluminum V6 engine producing 262 horsepower - more than Toyota Highlander V6, Ford Explo ... Continue reading
International Speedway Declares Annual Dividend
~Shareholders Re-Elect Five Directors and Approve Long-Term Incentive Plan~ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., April 13 -- International Speedway Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") today announced an increase in its annual dividend and the re-election of five Board of Directors members. ISC declared an annual dividend of $0. ... Continue reading
Toyota and Nevada Partners Team Up to Provide Transportation to Seniors in Clark County
Toyota Will Also Provide Assistance for Job Training and High School Initiatives HENDERSON, Nev., April 13 -- Nevada Partners today accepted the donation of a new Toyota Sienna Rampvan from Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS). Nevada Partners will work with local faith-based organizations to make the wheelchair-accessi ... Continue reading
Ford's Twin Cities and Norfolk Assembly Plants Will Be Idled As Way Forward Plan Moves Ahead
* Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minn., and the Norfolk Assembly Plant in Virginia will be idled in 2008 as part of the company's Way Forward plan. * Ford will be able to maintain its production capacity and undisputed leadership of the full-size pickup truck market with fewer plants, thanks to flexible manufa ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler to Sell Manufacturing Assets from Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
Gorky Automotive Works (GAZ) to Reutilize Plant Tooling AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 13 -- DaimlerChrysler Corp. today announced it has reached an agreement to sell tooling and other assets from its Sterling Heights (Mich.) Assembly Plant to East Coast Trading Company (ECTC), a U.S.-based intermediary exporter. The agree ... Continue reading
Suzuki SX4 Makes North American Debut at 2006 New York International Auto Show
New Value-Priced Suzuki Sport X-over Features Standard All-Wheel Drive and Excellent Utility in a Stylish Package NEW YORK, April 13 -- American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) today debuted the all-new 2007 Suzuki SX4 compact sport X-over (cross-over) hatchback in North America at the 2006 New York International Auto ... Continue reading
Japan Automakers' Target Both Economy and Luxury
NEW YORK, April 13 Jui Chakravorty writing for Reuters reported that Japan's automakers this week unveiled new U.S. models targeting the high demand for hybrids and luxury cars -- including an upcoming Lexus sedan that will rank as the priciest hybrid to date. Toyota's Lexus LS sedan, which will go on sale in 2007, was ... Continue reading
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