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XM Satellite Radio 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500 Fact Sheet

XM Satellite Radio 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500 Fact Sheet

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Chicago - Fuller - Pre Race 06-06-06

Chicago - Fuller - Pre Race 06-06-06

News from David Powers Motorsports Valvoline / 84 Lumber / Louisiana-Pacific / Mac Tools For Images or additional Information, Contact: Don Armstrong (832)-252-8732 or (713) 202-4849 e-mail: Don@DavidPowersMotorsports.com Chicago race has extra meaning for 'Hot Rod' Fuller JOLIET, Ill. (June 6, 2006) - There are places ... Continue reading

Mike Coughlin to make run at Super Comp title in Joliet (NHRA/JEG'S)

Mike Coughlin to make run at Super Comp title in Joliet (NHRA/JEG'S)

Coughlin to make run at Super Comp title in Joliet JOLIET, Ill. (June 6) –- During this weekend’s CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, Mike Coughlin plans to present trophies to the winners of the annual JEG'S Allstars competition, which is sponsored by Coughlin â₠... Continue reading

Bluegreen and Supercuts Sponsor NASCAR Team; Brand Leaders Forge Unique Marketing Venture with FitzBradshaw Racing

Bluegreen and Supercuts Sponsor NASCAR Team; Brand Leaders Forge Unique Marketing Venture with FitzBradshaw Racing

BOCA RATON, Fla.--June 6, 2006--Bluegreen Corporation , a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play(R), announced today that it has agreed to sponsor FitzBradshaw Racing for a series of NASCAR(R) Busch(R) Series races and will join forces with Supercuts(R), Inc., a longstanding team sponsor of FitzBradshaw R ... Continue reading

David Stremme Pocono 500 Advance

David Stremme Pocono 500 Advance

CONTACT: Jennifer Powell, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, (704) 662-9642, jpowell@ganassi.com David Stremme, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Advance Pocono 500-Pocono Raceway No. 40 TEAM FACTS: * Feels Like the First Time: This weekend will be the first time that Stremme will race at Pocono Raceway. In anticipation fo ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Canadian Club 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500 Fact Sheet

Klein Tools/Canadian Club 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500 Fact Sheet

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Tim Sauter 28th at Dover

Tim Sauter 28th at Dover

Tim Sauter 28th at Dover Monster Mile proves its nickname is well deserved for Busch Series teams June, 3rd. Dover International Speedway. The concrete one-mile oval at Dover Downs proved its nickname of the “Monster Mile” Saturday afternoon for the drivers in the NASCAR Busch Series. Lester Buildings driver ... Continue reading

SPEED Increases Broadband & Interactive Products

SPEED Increases Broadband & Interactive Products

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--June 6, 2006--SPEED, in association with Global Media Services (GMS), today announced the introduction of SPEED on Demand online, its brand new broadband video on demand Web portal. The portal, located at SPEEDtv.com, will provide access to more than 100 races at $1.99 per video. Viewers can log onto S ... Continue reading

Chrome(R) Releases PC Carbook Plus

Chrome(R) Releases PC Carbook Plus

Upgrade to Popular PC Carbook(R) Tool Provides Significant Enhancements to User Interface, Reports, & Loan/Lease Calculator PORTLAND, Ore., June 6 -- Chrome Systems Inc. today introduced PC Carbook Plus, an upgraded version of the company's widely used PC Carbook for Windows, the comprehensive software tool for vehicle ... Continue reading

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Summit Keynote by Warren Leon, Director, Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Summit Keynote by Warren Leon, Director, Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Summit – June 5, 2006, WPI. Keynote by Warren Leon, Director, Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative This is going to be a talk in three parts: optimistic exhortations, words of caution, and straight information. Let’s start with the optimism: We are all participat ... Continue reading

AmericanTours International LLC geht Partnerschaft mit kanadischer Alberta Motor Assoc. ein

AmericanTours International LLC geht Partnerschaft mit kanadischer Alberta Motor Assoc. ein

BEVERLY HILLS, Kalif.--5. Juni 2006--AmericanTours International (ATI) und die Alberta Motor Association (AMA), ein Mitgliedsclub der Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), die wiederum ein Mitgliedsclub der American Automobile Association (AAA) ist, freuen sich, ihre strategische Partnerschaft bekannt zu geben. Die AM ... Continue reading

Aptima Awarded Five 'Innovative Research' Department of Defense Contracts Totaling $3.74M; 100% win rate covers intelligence/information operations, Army future combat systems, and other innovative technologies

Aptima Awarded Five 'Innovative Research' Department of Defense Contracts Totaling $3.74M; 100% win rate covers intelligence/information operations, Army future combat systems, and other innovative technologies

WOBURN, Mass.--June 6, 2006--Aptima, Inc., a leader in human-centered engineering, today announced that it has been awarded five Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II awards totaling $3.74M from the Department of Defense. Aptima was invited to apply for the five Phase II awards by the U.S. Army and Air For ... Continue reading

Coast Distribution System Inc. Declares Second Quarter 2006 Cash Dividend of $0.05 Per Share Payable on June 30, 2006 to Stockholders of Record on June 16, 2006

Coast Distribution System Inc. Declares Second Quarter 2006 Cash Dividend of $0.05 Per Share Payable on June 30, 2006 to Stockholders of Record on June 16, 2006

MORGAN HILL, Calif., June 6 -- The Coast Distribution System, Inc. (AMEX:CRV) , one of North America's largest suppliers of aftermarket replacement parts, accessories and supplies for the recreational vehicle (RV) and marine industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the cash dividend for its ... Continue reading

GM Certifies and Approves New ARKONA Initiatives; RIM and RAPID Interfaces Lower Parts Management Costs and Improve Efficiencies

GM Certifies and Approves New ARKONA Initiatives; RIM and RAPID Interfaces Lower Parts Management Costs and Improve Efficiencies

SALT LAKE CITY--June 6, 2006--ARKONA Inc. (OTCBB: ARKN), the leader in supplying fully integrated on-demand business management solutions to automotive and powersports dealerships, announced today that integration approval had been received from General Motors for its Retail Inventory Management (RIM) and RAPID systems ... Continue reading

Goodman CEO Comments on Outlook

Goodman CEO Comments on Outlook

HOUSTON--June 6, 2006--Goodman Global, Inc. announced today that it will participate in the KeyBanc Capital Markets 2006 Industrial & Automotive Conference in Boston on Wednesday, June 7, 2006. During the conference, President and Chief Executive Officer Chuck Carroll is expected to confirm the company's previous comme ... Continue reading

Strong Sales Momentum at ICOP Continues

Strong Sales Momentum at ICOP Continues

Pace Set for Record Revenues in Second Quarter Law Enforcement Agencies in Kansas, Maine and Iowa Choose ICOP In-Car Video Units LENEXA, Kan., June 6 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. (NYSE Arca: ICOP), a leading provider of digital in-car video systems for law enforcement, today announced that sales momentum has continued to buil ... Continue reading

STRONG SALES MOMENTUM AT ICOP CONTINUES - Pace Set for Record Revenues in Second Quarter

STRONG SALES MOMENTUM AT ICOP CONTINUES - Pace Set for Record Revenues in Second Quarter

For more information, contact: For Investor Relations: Laura E. Owen, COO Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC 16801 West 116th Street Dodi Handy, President and CEO Lenexa, KS 66219 USA Phone: (407) 585-1080 Phone: (913) 338-5550 ICOP@efcg.net Fax: (913) 312-0264 Lowen@ICOP.com www.ICOP.com strong SALES MOMENTUM A ... Continue reading

Terion Launches Next Generation Web Site with Web Services Capability

Terion Launches Next Generation Web Site with Web Services Capability

PLANO, Texas--June 6, 2006--Terion, Inc. announced today that it has launched a new FleetView trailer management application website. The new site has been built around Terion's industry-leading FleetView(TM) trailer tracking solution, and offers users more tools, easier navigation, and state-of-the-art mapping and lan ... Continue reading

Top RFID Industry Analyst Michael Liard Joins ABI Research

Top RFID Industry Analyst Michael Liard Joins ABI Research

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--June 6, 2006--ABI Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Liard to its RFID research team. The firm is already a leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) market research, while Liard is widely considered one of the industry's foremost analysts of this important and rapidly gr ... Continue reading

Torco Race Fuels Owner Qualifies for Prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Torco Race Fuels Owner Qualifies for Prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Knoll named finalist and invited to Entrepreneur of the Year Nationals Conference DECATUR, Ill., June 6 -- Less than a month ago, Evan Knoll was nominated for the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, today he's a finalist. Knoll, owner and operator of Knoll Gas - Torco Race Fuels and one of the largest s ... Continue reading

Visteon's Henry S. Martin Jr. Appointed to Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board

Visteon's Henry S. Martin Jr. Appointed to Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 6 -- Henry S. Martin Jr., associate director of supplier diversity development for Visteon Corporation , has been named to the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) board of directors. The MHCC is a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to promoting economic development ... Continue reading

AFSA Announces Dates for '07 Vehicle Finance Conference & Expo

AFSA Announces Dates for '07 Vehicle Finance Conference & Expo

Lynne Strang Vice President of Communications American Financial Services Association Telephone: 202-296-5544, ext. 613 Fax: 202-223-0321 AFSA Announces Dates for '07 Vehicle Finance Conference & Expo WASHINGTON, June 6, 2006 . . .The American Financial Services Association (AFSA)'s eleventh Vehicle Finance Conference ... Continue reading

Atlas Holdings LLC Announces Acquisition of Pangborn Corporation

Atlas Holdings LLC Announces Acquisition of Pangborn Corporation

GREENWICH, Conn.--June 6, 2006--Atlas Holdings LLC today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pangborn Corporation ("Pangborn"), a leading global manufacturer of surface preparation capital equipment. Atlas Holdings purchased Pangborn through Capital Equipment Resources LLC, a new platform of Atlas Holdin ... Continue reading

DealerTrack Names Bank of America and TransUnion Executives to Compliance Advisory Council

DealerTrack Names Bank of America and TransUnion Executives to Compliance Advisory Council

John Hyatt and Michael Lines Join Thomas B. Hudson and Mark Kirshbaum as Founding Members of Council LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 6 -- DealerTrack, Inc., a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. today announced that John Hyatt of Bank of America and Michael Lines of TransUnion have joined DealerTrack's Compliance Advisor ... Continue reading

EPA News Brief: TRI Program Adopts Reporting by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes

EPA News Brief: TRI Program Adopts Reporting by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes

*News Brief *If you need more information on this subject, call the listed Press Officer. For Release: (Washington, D.C. -- Tuesday, June 6, 2006) * TRI Program Adopts Reporting by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes _ _*Contact: Suzanne Ackerman, (202) 564-4355 / ackerman.suzanne@epa.gov*_ _*Ow ... Continue reading

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Techweld International of Troy for Race Discrimination

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Techweld International of Troy for Race Discrimination

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 6 -- Sommers Schwartz, P.C., announces that a lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, today, June 6, 2006, on behalf of plaintiffs, Bernard Heath and Wallace Washburn, against Techweld International of Troy, Michigan. Details WHAT: Plaintiffs are claiming ... Continue reading

Flexsteel Announces Quarterly Dividend

Flexsteel Announces Quarterly Dividend

DUBUQUE, Iowa--June 6, 2006--Flexsteel Industries, Inc. ... The Board of Directors declared its third quarter dividend of $0.13 per share payable July 3, 2006 to shareholders on record as of June 16, 2006. Flexsteel has paid cash dividends each year since 1938 on its common stock. This is the 258th consecutive cash div ... Continue reading

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents in Tender Offer and Execution of Supplemental Indentures

H&E Equipment Services, Inc. Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents in Tender Offer and Execution of Supplemental Indentures

BATON ROUGE, La.--June 6, 2006--H&E Equipment Services, Inc. ("H&E Inc.") and its wholly owned subsidiary, H&E Finance Corp. ("H&E Finance" and together with H&E Inc., the "Issuers") announced today the results to date of their previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation for their 11 1/8% Senior Sec ... Continue reading

ITW Announces Plans to Webcast June 13 Presentation for CIBC World Markets Conference

ITW Announces Plans to Webcast June 13 Presentation for CIBC World Markets Conference

GLENVIEW, Ill., June 6 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced plans to webcast its presentation at the CIBC World Markets 1st Annual Industrial Products & Capital Goods Conference in New York City. The presentation will take place June 13 from 2:45 pm to 3:25 pm ET. The URL for the presentation is: http://www.vera ... Continue reading

KUKA Robotics Announces New Easy-to-Use Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Plastics Industry; New Windows-Based GUI Provides Simplified Programmability for 6 Axis Robot Applications

KUKA Robotics Announces New Easy-to-Use Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Plastics Industry; New Windows-Based GUI Provides Simplified Programmability for 6 Axis Robot Applications

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.--June 6, 2006--KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced its new graphical user interface for programming 6 Axis plastics automation applications. The easy-to-use window-based G.U.I. will be used to program and control 6 axis robots in plastic ... Continue reading

Modine Named for Seventh Year to Business Ethics Magazine's List of ''100 Best Corporate Citizens'' for 2006

Modine Named for Seventh Year to Business Ethics Magazine's List of ''100 Best Corporate Citizens'' for 2006

RACINE, Wis.--June 6, 2006--Modine Manufacturing Company , a world leader in researching and developing thermal solutions for a diversified group of markets, announced today it has been named one of the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" for 2006 by Business Ethics Magazine. This is the seventh year of the survey and the se ... Continue reading

Monaco Coach Corporation Announces the Launch of Monaco Financial Services(R)

Monaco Coach Corporation Announces the Launch of Monaco Financial Services(R)

COBURG, Ore., June 6 -- Monaco Coach Corporation , one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, announced today the launch of Monaco Financial Services (MFS). Monaco Financial Services was jointly designed by Monaco Coach Corporation, GE Capital Solutions, and GE Consumer Finance to deliver cost ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ to Present at Bear Stearns Technology Conference; Presentation Will Be Webcast Live on June 13, 2006

NAVTEQ to Present at Bear Stearns Technology Conference; Presentation Will Be Webcast Live on June 13, 2006

CHICAGO, June 6 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, announced today it will present at Bear Stearns 17th Annual Technology Conference on June 13, 2006. Judson Green, President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak at 10:30AM Eastern Time. Inve ... Continue reading

NYSE 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500 Fact Sheet

NYSE 2006 Bombardier Learjet 500 Fact Sheet

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Oil-Dri Announces Five-for-Four Stock Split and Quarterly Cash Dividends; Dividend Payout to Increase 25%

Oil-Dri Announces Five-for-Four Stock Split and Quarterly Cash Dividends; Dividend Payout to Increase 25%

CHICAGO, June 6 -- The Board of Directors of Oil-Dri Corporation of America today approved two measures that will increase this quarter's cash dividend by approximately 25%. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020417/ODCLOGO ) Oil-Dri's Board announced a five-for-four stock split, to be effected by a stock div ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds to Hold Earnings Conference Call Friday, June 9

Reynolds and Reynolds to Hold Earnings Conference Call Friday, June 9

Live Webcast at 9:00 am EDT Friday, June 9. Conference call and replay available at reyrey.com DAYTON, Ohio, June 6 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced today it will host a conference call for prospective and current investors and financial analysts on Friday, June 9, 2006, at 9:00 am EDT. During the call, F ... Continue reading

Ryder Honors Top Carriers of the Year

Ryder Honors Top Carriers of the Year

MIAMI, June 6 -- Ryder System, Inc. , a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced its top carrier selections for the 2005 Ryder Carrier Quality Award. This award recognizes excellence through a variety of metrics, including on- time performance, claims handling, customer ser ... Continue reading

SPAL's Magnetic Alarm Sensor for a Custom Security System

SPAL's Magnetic Alarm Sensor for a Custom Security System

Attached is a new press release and low-resolution photo from SPAL USA. If you would like a hi-res image please reply to this email. You may reply to this email with "remove" in the subject line to be removed from our list IF YOU PREFER TO RECEIVE OUR NEWS VIA REGULAR MAIL PLEASE INDICATE THAT AS WELL. ---------------- ... Continue reading

TIMEHIGHWAY'S ONLINE SCHEDULING SOLUTION SHIFTS SERVICE INTO HIGH GEAR AT UNITED BMW

TIMEHIGHWAY'S ONLINE SCHEDULING SOLUTION SHIFTS SERVICE INTO HIGH GEAR AT UNITED BMW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information contact: Sara West-Callahan Carter-West Public Relations Phone: 949-493-0244 Fax: 949-248-1764 E-mail: swest@earthlink.net TimeHighway's Online Scheduling Solution shifts service into high gear at united bmw of GWINNETT NAPLES, FL, June 6, 2005 - TimeHighway.com today an ... Continue reading

Tri-Track Challenge Yields Three Winners, Elusive Bonus Unclaimed

Tri-Track Challenge Yields Three Winners, Elusive Bonus Unclaimed

Media Contact: Michelle Petroff, (618) 406-6842 or michelle@michellepetroff.com 4th ANNUAL TRI-TRACK CHALLENGE YIELDS THREE DIFFERENT WINNERS, ELUSIVE BONUS UNCLAIMED MACON, IL (June 6, 2006) - For the third consecutive year, superb racing surfaces and stout competition yielded three different winners in the “Tri ... Continue reading

TrueSports, Incorporated, SVRA Announce Enhancements For Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio

TrueSports, Incorporated, SVRA Announce Enhancements For Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Ackford, (614) 793-4620, rackford@midohio.com TRUESPORTS, INCORPORATED, SVRA ANNOUNCE ENHANCEMENTS FOR VINTAGE GRAND PRIX OF MID-OHIO Dublin, Ohio (June 6, 2006) - The 2006 Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio will feature several enhancements for spectators and competitors alike accord ... Continue reading

Trump Entertainment Resorts Announces the $1 Million Mega-Car Giveaway

Trump Entertainment Resorts Announces the $1 Million Mega-Car Giveaway

Players Can Earn Entries Right Away ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., June 6 -- Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. ("Trump") announced today that they will give away 30 cars in 3 days during the $1,000,000 Mega Car Giveaway. Taking place over one incredible weekend, July 7-9, 2006, the company-wide promotion is open to players at th ... Continue reading

Water News Brief: New Guidance Helps Small Drinking Water Systems Identify Affordable-Treatment Options

Water News Brief: New Guidance Helps Small Drinking Water Systems Identify Affordable-Treatment Options

*News Brief *If you need more information on this subject, call the listed Press Officer. For Release: (Washington, D.C. -- Tuesday, June 6, 2006) *New Guidance Helps Small Drinking Water Systems Identify Affordable-Treatment Options *Contact: (Media only) Dale Kemery, (202) 564-4355 / kemery.dale@epa.gov or Contacto e ... Continue reading

XtremeMac Announces Ship Date, Lower Price for MicroMemo Recorder; Digital Recorder for iPod to Ship in Early July, Priced at $59.95

XtremeMac Announces Ship Date, Lower Price for MicroMemo Recorder; Digital Recorder for iPod to Ship in Early July, Priced at $59.95

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--June 6, 2006--XtremeMac announced today that its highly anticipated MicroMemo digital audio recorder for iPod will begin shipping in early July and will carry a $59.95 suggested retail price. The one-touch recording device incorporates a detachable, omnidirectional microphone and a built-in speak ... Continue reading

Mercedes Accused Of Anti-Union Acts

Mercedes Accused Of Anti-Union Acts

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on June 6, 2006 at 11:55 AM CST If you remember a few months back, we told you about the the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' attempt to form a union at Mercedes-Benz's Vance Plant in Alabama. We then told you about a dispute that erupted when the United Aut ... Continue reading

The Brabus Tuning Package For The Updated 2007 Mercedes E-Class

The Brabus Tuning Package For The Updated 2007 Mercedes E-Class

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on June 6, 2006 at 10:30 AM CST It's been only two months since Mercedes announced the second coming of the E-Class, an updated version of the widely popular sedan that features a number of new revisions. More power, slightly enhanced styling, and a wealth of new electrical components ar ... Continue reading

Spartan Chassis Secures $45 Million Contract to Supply Components for Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles

Spartan Chassis Secures $45 Million Contract to Supply Components for Iraqi Light Armored Vehicles

New Vehicle Program Will Help Protect New Iraqi Military from Threat of Explosive Devices CHARLOTTE, Mich., June 6 -- Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , today announced it has secured a role through BAE Systems to supply and integrate key chassis components and assist in the manufacturing of ... Continue reading

Make Father's Day a Ferrari Happy Day for Your Dad!

Make Father's Day a Ferrari Happy Day for Your Dad!

LONDON, June 6 -- - ATTN. Feature Editors - Give Your Dad his Very Own Dream Car...a Radio Controlled Ferrari by Nikko UK Has Dad always dreamed of owning a Ferrari? Well make his dreams come true, look no further on Father's day than at the radio control Ferrari supercars by Nikko UK, the UK's leading distributor of r ... Continue reading

GM Chairman Addresses Stockholders at Annual Meeting - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

GM Chairman Addresses Stockholders at Annual Meeting - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

WILMINGTON, Del. - June 6, 2006: General Motors Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner today delivered a state of the business address at the company's annual meeting of stockholders. The following are his remarks: "Our top priority at General Motors today, as it has been for the past year, is turning ... Continue reading

Bob Lutz Opens 13th Annual Auto Interiors Show Tomorrow in Detroit

Bob Lutz Opens 13th Annual Auto Interiors Show Tomorrow in Detroit

DETROIT, June 6 -- General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz kicks off the 13th annual Auto Interiors Show tomorrow at Cobo Center with a keynote address on the power of interiors to help rebuild an automotive brand. His talk on "Conquering Inner Space: Revitalize Your Brand by Refining Interior Design" will lead off two d ... Continue reading

New Ford S-Max And Galaxy Debut At Mobility Roadshow

New Ford S-Max And Galaxy Debut At Mobility Roadshow

ESSEX, England - June 6, 2006: The new Ford S-MAX and Galaxy seven-seaters will be the leading attractions at the Mobility Roadshow 2006, the world's largest outdoor mobility event for disabled and elderly people, their carers and families. The exciting new additions to the Ford range will be among no fewer than 21 veh ... Continue reading

Avis is First Rental Car Company to Offer Mobility Scooters With Car Rentals

Avis is First Rental Car Company to Offer Mobility Scooters With Car Rentals

PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 6 -- Avis Rent A Car System, LLC today announced a new pilot program that will give customers the ability to rent a mobility scooter and have it waiting in the trunk of their next rental vehicle or delivered to the customer's location. Mobility scooters are four-wheeled, lightweight, battery-oper ... Continue reading

Turbine Truck Engines Inc. Secures 10 Million Dollar Equity Line of Credit for New Energy Efficient ``Flex-Fuel'' Engine

Turbine Truck Engines Inc. Secures 10 Million Dollar Equity Line of Credit for New Energy Efficient ``Flex-Fuel'' Engine

DELAND, Fla.--June 6, 2006--Turbine Truck Engines Inc. (TTE) (OTCBB:TTEG) is the owner of an exclusive license for manufacturing and marketing Heavy Duty Highway Truck Engines utilizing a new Pulse Detonation Technology embodied in U.S. Patent #6,000,214 "Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine System Having Intermittent F ... Continue reading

New Innovation : " Driver's 3rd Eye"

New Innovation : " Driver's 3rd Eye"

Monitor and Pre-alarm the whole car power system for Drivers -Charging System Alarm -Regulator System Alarm -Alternator System Alarm -Battery Capacity Alarm 1. Just plug it into cigarette lighter socket, then " Driver 3rd Eye" start monitoring the whole car power system for Drivers. 2. It doesn't like voltage meters. B ... Continue reading

NEXTEL Cup Rookie David Stremme to Pilot Coors Light Dodge at Pocono ARCA Event

NEXTEL Cup Rookie David Stremme to Pilot Coors Light Dodge at Pocono ARCA Event

NEXTEL Cup Rookie David Stremme to Pilot Coors Light Dodge at Pocono ARCA Event CONCORD, N.C. (June 2, 2006) --- Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates(CGRFS) announced today NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series rookie David Stremme will drive the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge in the ARCA/ReMax event on Saturday, June 10 at Michigan In ... Continue reading

Centrality Communications and msystems(TM) Offer a Smarter Solution for Navigation and Infotainment Systems

Centrality Communications and msystems(TM) Offer a Smarter Solution for Navigation and Infotainment Systems

TAIPEI, Taiwan--June 6, 2006-- By Combining msystems' mDOC H-series Embedded Flash Drive With Centrality's Atlas Navigation Processor, a Fully-Loaded, High-Performance, Reliable GPS System Can Be Designed for a Relatively Low Cost msystems , a leader in smart personal storage, and Centrality Communications, a leading p ... Continue reading

Toyota Texas Notes and Quotes

Toyota Texas Notes and Quotes

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Feed Your Body, Mind and Car with Fuel You Can Eat

Feed Your Body, Mind and Car with Fuel You Can Eat

* Wild Wheels event serves up 'Back to the Future' Edible Fuels Lunch and Exotic Wheeled Vehicles * Discover the Benefits of Food that Doubles as Fuel What: In the 1989 film, "Back to the Future II," Christopher Lloyd (Doc) used banana peels and other organic matter to fuel his time machine. While time travel remains a ... Continue reading

2006 British Grand Prix - Preview

2006 British Grand Prix - Preview

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses. 2006 BRITISH GRAND PRIX SILVERSTONE 6 JUNE PREVIEW The British Grand Prix, round eight of the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship, takes places this weekend at the historic Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, UK. As the first of this season's two home races for t ... Continue reading

Jacobs Receives BMW Contract

Jacobs Receives BMW Contract

TULLAHOMA, Tenn., June 6 -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that a subsidiary company received a contract from BMW to construct and commission their Aerodynamisches Versuchszentrum (AVZ), a new aerodynamic research and development center to be located in Munich, Germany. Jacobs recently completed the desi ... Continue reading

Eldon, Winchester Next For Sprints

Eldon, Winchester Next For Sprints

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 5, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-123 SPRINTS READY FOR "SHOW-ME" STATE RETURN AND SUNDAY'S "KENNY IRWIN MEMORIAL" AT WINCHESTER The USAC Sprint Cars will make their first dirt-track appearance in Missouri in a couple of years Friday when they visit Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon f ... Continue reading

KCR Release 6-5

KCR Release 6-5

Long tapped to drive for KCR Eddyville, Ky. – Carl Long will pilot the #23 Keith Coleman Racing Chevrolet beginning in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway, the team announced today. Long has made 35 combined starts in part-time duties on NASCAR’s top three series, including 22 on the Nextel Cup ... Continue reading

Press release -- ADI Releases 3rd-Quarter Training Menu

Press release -- ADI Releases 3rd-Quarter Training Menu

Please feel free to post the attached press release and training menu, which has just been released. Thanks, Keith Tuber President/Director of Corporate Affairs Automotive Dealership Institute 6613 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85250 Tel. ... Continue reading

Rodela Chasing Brown

Rodela Chasing Brown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 5, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-126 RODELA CHASES BROWN TO VENTURA SATURDAY Defending USAC Western Midget Champion Jerome Rodela of El Monte, Calif. trails series point leader Tyler Brown of Norco, Calif. by only 23 points going into this Saturday night's race at the Ventura (C ... Continue reading

Wysong Aims at 4-In-A-Row

Wysong Aims at 4-In-A-Row

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 5, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-128 WYSONG GOES FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT SATURDAY AT RMR Jimmy Wysong will aim for his fourth consecutive USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car feature win Saturday night as the series resumes at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake Ci ... Continue reading

Crawford Top CRA Qualifier!

Crawford Top CRA Qualifier!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 5, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER CRAWFORD TOPS CRA QUALIFYING!!! Drivers earning top Earl's points in last weekend's action included Jerry Coons Jr. (National Midgets), Tony Hunt (Western Sprints), Jimmy Crawford (CRA Sprints), Michael Faccinto (California Focus), Chett Gehrke (Mid ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: PRO STOCK RACERS CHASE BIG PAYDAY IN KING DEMON CROWN

NHRA NEWS: PRO STOCK RACERS CHASE BIG PAYDAY IN KING DEMON CROWN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761 ANDERSON TOP SEED AGAIN IN NHRA KING DEMON CROWN JOLIET, Ill. ¯ Greg Anderson will lead the NHRA King Demon Crown field as the No. 1 seed for the third year in a row as the lucrative special event takes center stage June 10 during the ninth annual CARQ ... Continue reading

Morris, IL Midget Results

Morris, IL Midget Results

USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 3, 2006 - Morris, Illinois - Grundy County Speedway - Co-Sanctioned by UMARA & WOWMS QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bobby Santos, 98s, Santos-14.614; 2. Brian Olson, 71x, Olson-14.638; 3. Scott Thoman, 88. Thoman-14.650; 4. ... Continue reading

Midgets Make Lake Ozark Debut Friday

Midgets Make Lake Ozark Debut Friday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 5, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-124 MIDGETS MAKE LAKE OZARK DEBUT FRIDAY KAEDING WINS "PEPSI/MT. DEW KNOXVILLE MIDGET NATIONALS" The USAC National Midget Series makes Lake Ozark Speedway debut this Friday night in Eldon, Mo. and Jerry Coons Jr. will continue his quest for his f ... Continue reading

Steve Kinser and NST Visit SSP on Thursday and Friday

Steve Kinser and NST Visit SSP on Thursday and Friday

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Steve Kinser and the National Sprint Tour Visits SSP on Thursday and Friday Night NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (June 6, 2006) – With more than $100,000 in prize monies up for grabs in two days on Thursday, June 8 and Friday, June 9, the visit by the National ... Continue reading

''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' Comes to Life as Hot Import Nights Hits Indianapolis

''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' Comes to Life as Hot Import Nights Hits Indianapolis

IRVINE, Calif.--June 6, 2006-- "The Fast and the Furious" Villain, Drift King, Will Join Carrie Vaughn from Playboy and MySpace and Leyla Milani from "Deal or No Deal" as Special Celebrity Hosts XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights (HIN) heads into Indianapolis with celebrity hosts and cars from "The Fast and the Fur ... Continue reading

Wavecom and Peiker Co-Suppliers of Wireless Capabilities to BMW

Wavecom and Peiker Co-Suppliers of Wireless Capabilities to BMW

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France--June 6, 2006--Wavecom SA (PARIS:AVM) (ISIN:FR0000073066), and Peiker Acustic today announced that the BMW group will integrate hands-free telephone capability into its 7 series line of passenger cars using a Peiker Acoustic GmbH & Co. dashboard with embedded Wavecom wireless technology. The ... Continue reading

Ruppel Readies Team for 2006 Championship Off-Road Racing Season

Ruppel Readies Team for 2006 Championship Off-Road Racing Season

June 6, 2006 Chetek, WI For Immediate Release Ruppel Readies Team for 2006. After completing a very eventful 2005racing season. The team went through a variety of high and lows. A continual engine overheating problem caused several lows, but the team was competitive in every round of racing. One of the highlights was a ... Continue reading

RJR wins Protruck division at the Baja 500

RJR wins Protruck division at the Baja 500

Reinertson Johnson Racing takes home class honors at the BAJA 500! June 6, 2006 Barstow, CA For immediate release After a sixth place finish at the Best in the Desert ? Parker 425, RJR Racing was looking to get back on the podium in Baja. The team spent several weekends prerunning the rough and sometimes narrow 424-mil ... Continue reading

Mazda Launches Freshened Mazda Axela in Japan

Mazda Launches Freshened Mazda Axela in Japan

HIROSHIMA - June 6, 2006: Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that sales of the freshened Mazda Axela (known as Mazda3 in other markets) , a sporty compact vehicle which has received rave reviews in the markets around the world, will commence on June 22 at Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Mazda Autozam dealers throughout Ja ... Continue reading

Navistar Letter to Shareowners

Navistar Letter to Shareowners

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--June 5, 2006--Navistar International Corporation , the nation's largest combined commercial truck and mid-range diesel engine producer, today released the following letter from Dan Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and chief executive officer, that has been mailed to its shareowners. ------------- ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group and Magna Announce Collaboration in Unique Toledo South Manufacturing Project

Chrysler Group and Magna Announce Collaboration in Unique Toledo South Manufacturing Project

Magna joins Chrysler Group's Supplier Park to support 2007 Jeep(R) Wrangler production AUBURN HILLS, Mich. and AURORA, Ontario, June 5 -- Chrysler Group and Magna International Inc., today announced that they will collaborate in a unique Supplier Park project in Toledo. Within this collaboration, Magna, through its Mag ... Continue reading

Altamont Sprints June 17

Altamont Sprints June 17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 5, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-125 ALTAMONT WELCOMES SPRINTS BACK JUNE 17 SWANSON GARNERS 30-LAP TRIUMPH AT MADERA The USAC Western Sprint Car series will return to Altamont Raceway Park in Tracy, Calif. June 17 with a 50-lap feature on tap as part of a USAC "tripleheader" als ... Continue reading

Honda Announces Tax Credits for Hybrids - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Honda Announces Tax Credits for Hybrids - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Buyers are eligible for federal tax credits ranging from $1,300 for Accord Hybrid to $2,100 for Civic Hybrid TORRANCE, CA - June 5, 2006: Customers who purchase a new 2006 Honda hybrid vehicle on or after January 1, 2006, may be eligible for federal tax credits ranging from $1,300 to $2,100 when they file their 2006 ta ... Continue reading

Rob Bunker - Milwaukee race

Rob Bunker - Milwaukee race

Rob Bunker added another first to his growing list of accomplishments – his first oval-track race finish. The Bridgewater, N.J., teen was chasing a top-five result in the June 2 Star Mazda Championship race on the Milwaukee Mile, but a worsening oversteer condition left him 13th. Bunker qualified the No. 18 AIM Au ... Continue reading

CRA Saturday at The PAS

CRA Saturday at The PAS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 5, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-127 SATURDAY'S RACE AT PAS LOOMS LARGE FOR CRA CONTENDERS KRUSEMAN TAKES VENTURA 30-LAPPER This Saturday night's 30-lap race at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway could prove pivotal in the battle for the 2006 USAC/CRA Sprint Car series title. Defendi ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices Announces Executive Appointments

Energy Conversion Devices Announces Executive Appointments

Multi-Plant Photovoltaic Expansion Strategy and Increased Development Activities Lead to Organizational Changes ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., June 5 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) today announced several executive appointments in conjunction with its multi-plant photovoltaic expansion strategy, the expected ... Continue reading

Cheech Marin Named Grand Marshal of NASCAR Weekend

Cheech Marin Named Grand Marshal of NASCAR Weekend

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 Cheech Marin Named Grand Marshal for NASCAR Weekend at Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Cheech Marin has been named Grand Marshal of the Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series weekend at Infineon Raceway, June 23-25. Marin, best known as one-half of the ... Continue reading

Hyundai Mobility Program Helps Drivers With Special Physical Needs Afford Adaptive Equipment to Make Driving Possible

Hyundai Mobility Program Helps Drivers With Special Physical Needs Afford Adaptive Equipment to Make Driving Possible

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 5 -- Hyundai Motor America announced today the launch of an initiative to support vehicle owners with special physical needs. Through the new Mobility Program, customers will be reimbursed up to $1,000 for new adaptive equipment installed in any new Hyundai vehicle leased or purchased thro ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. to Host a Media Briefing Tuesday, June 6

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. to Host a Media Briefing Tuesday, June 6

What: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) will host a media briefing to announce a fundamentally new device with potential to open a whole new field of semiconducting control devices. Stanford R. Ovshinsky will discuss the Ovonic Quantum Control, a unique proprietary all thin-film control device based on his ... Continue reading

Renault's New Trafic Passenger and New Trafic Generation

Renault's New Trafic Passenger and New Trafic Generation

For A More Mobile World Of Motoring PARIS - June 5, 2006: At the time of its launch at end-2001, Renault Trafic stood out as a market benchmark. Today, New Trafic Passenger and New Trafic Generation go even further by offering a host of comfort and safety features more commonly associated with the world of passenger ca ... Continue reading

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

It must be mating season. Auto Central - June 6, 2006: Photo of two planes coming in for a landing at San Francisco International Airport. According to Clyde Cassady of Sacramento, California: "Here is a great optical illusion photo taken of a Lufthansa 747-400 and a United 757-200 that were on simultaneous approaches ... Continue reading

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