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Friday, August 18, 2006

Atlantic Capital Group Invests in Four Projects

Atlantic Capital Group Invests in Four Projects

BALTIMORE, Aug. 18 -- Atlantic Capital Group (ACG) announced the closing of its ACG I, LLC Series A Private Placement Offering. The total offering of approximately $9,800,000 was first published on May 16, 2006, and was fully subscribed as of June 19, 2006. Proceeds of the offering were used to acquire ACG's investment ... Continue reading

Award Winning Auto Designer Chip Foose Joins MotorCity Casino Expansion Design Team

Award Winning Auto Designer Chip Foose Joins MotorCity Casino Expansion Design Team

DETROIT, Aug. 18 -- Chip Foose, the renowned designer behind some of the most famous vehicles of the past decade and the star of the popular TLC series "Overhaulin'," has joined MotorCity Casino's (MCC) expansion project as a design consultant. Foose will bring his award-winning design talent to Detroit to help make th ... Continue reading

Charities Benefit from Journalists' Auto Racing Skills at AAA Event

Charities Benefit from Journalists' Auto Racing Skills at AAA Event

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 18 -- Bob Schuman, a reporter for WYCD- FM, "Young Country," recorded the best speed yesterday in the AAA Motorsports Charity Challenge Media-Cup, a simulated NASCAR-type race event sponsored by AAA Michigan at its Dearborn headquarters. Schuman took first place and earned a $500 donation from AAA ... Continue reading

Club Ferdinand

Club Ferdinand

Dear AutoChannel, I am the owner of The Mast Farm Inn and Mast Farm Touring Club in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. <http://www.mastfarminn.com> www.mastfarminn.com The Mast Farm Inn & The Mast Farm Touring Club, in Historic Valle Crucis, North Carolina, are pleased to announce the launch of Club Ferdinand. Club Ferdinan ... Continue reading

COGISTICS, Inc. Chosen as One Of The Top 100 3PL Providers for the Fifth Consecutive Year by Publication Inbound Logistics

COGISTICS, Inc. Chosen as One Of The Top 100 3PL Providers for the Fifth Consecutive Year by Publication Inbound Logistics

LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 18 -- COGISTICS, Inc. has been selected as one of the world's premiere logistics providers as chosen by Inbound Logistics magazine. "World-class logistics performance is crucial," said Felecia Stratton, editor Inbound Logistics. "Given the scope and scale of the challenge, it is impressive to see C ... Continue reading

Cunningham's Morning Session Time Tops SPEED Touring Car Practice at Road America

Cunningham's Morning Session Time Tops SPEED Touring Car Practice at Road America

For Immediate Release Cunningham's Morning Session Time Tops SPEED Touring Car Practice at Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 18, 2006) -- Local driver Peter Cunningham of Grafton, Wis., clocked the fastest time in the first of two Friday practice sessions for Round Seven of the SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Cha ... Continue reading

Cunningham Tops First SPEED Touring Car Practice at Road America

Cunningham Tops First SPEED Touring Car Practice at Road America

For Immediate Release Cunningham Tops First SPEED Touring Car Practice at Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 18, 2006) - Local Peter Cunningham of Grafton, Wis., clocked the fastest time in the first of two practice sessions for Round Seven of the SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship, part of the Generac 5 ... Continue reading

Delphi Announces Results of IUE-CWA Hourly Special Attrition Plan

Delphi Announces Results of IUE-CWA Hourly Special Attrition Plan

6,300 IUE-CWA Employees Opt For Retirements or Buyouts Parties Continue Discussions on Comprehensive Agreement TROY, Mich., Aug. 18 -- Delphi Corp. (DPHIQ) today announced results of the special hourly attrition plan reached on June 16, 2006 between the company, the IUE-CWA and General Motors. Approximately 6,300 Delph ... Continue reading

eCarfly, Inc. Listing over 100 Vehicles

eCarfly, Inc. Listing over 100 Vehicles

DALLAS--Aug. 18, 2006--eCarfly, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ECFL) announced today the company has re-established on-line auctions with over 100 vehicles listed. eCarfly will continue with vehicle listings from all over the country due to the overwhelming response. In addition to the vehicle listings, eCarfly, with begin listing ... Continue reading

Ford PSD by Int'l News and Notes - Bristol

Ford PSD by Int'l News and Notes - Bristol

Contact: Jeffrey Sturek, (704) 450-9060, jeffrey@gperformance.com No. 10 Ford Power Stroke Diesel by International / Terry Cook Bristol 200 / Bristol Motor Speedway - Wednesday, August 23, 2006 STORY LINES LEADING INTO BRISTOL: ~ Nashville Top-10 A Record for ppc Racing: Driver Terry Cook's 10th-place finish at Nashvil ... Continue reading

Ford Reduces North American Vehicle Production as Part of Accelerated 'Way Forward' Turnaround

Ford Reduces North American Vehicle Production as Part of Accelerated 'Way Forward' Turnaround

* 21 percent fourth-quarter reduction is part of aggressive realignment of North American production - laying the groundwork for Ford's accelerated Way Forward turnaround. * Bill Ford: "We know this decision will have a dramatic impact on our employees, as well as our suppliers. This is, however, the right call for our ... Continue reading

Garmin Announces 2006 Analyst Day Meeting and Webcast

Garmin Announces 2006 Analyst Day Meeting and Webcast

CAYMAN ISLANDS, Aug. 18 -- Garmin Ltd. today announced that the company will be meeting with financial analysts and interested institutional investors on September 6, 2006. The meeting will include a formal one-hour presentation followed by a question-and-answer session with Garmin executives -- all of which will be we ... Continue reading

GEICO to Help Sponsor National Safety Council's Graduated Drivers' Licensing Symposium

GEICO to Help Sponsor National Safety Council's Graduated Drivers' Licensing Symposium

WASHINGTON--Aug. 18, 2006--The National Safety Council announced this week that it will hold its second international research symposium on graduated drivers' licensing on February 5-6-7, 2007 in Tucson, Ariz. GEICO signed on earlier this year to support the project and presented the Council with a $50,000 contribution ... Continue reading

Hexagon Press Release - August 18, 2006 - Hexagon Metrology to Host Grand Opening of North American Headquarters on September 14, 2006 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Hexagon Press Release - August 18, 2006 - Hexagon Metrology to Host Grand Opening of North American Headquarters on September 14, 2006 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island

P R E S S R E L E A S E Press Contact: Belinda Jones, HiTech Marketing llc, (860) 399-1147, belinda.jones@hitechmarketing.com Marketing Contact: Bill Fetter, Hexagon Metrology, Inc., (920) 906-7514, william.fetter@hexagonmetrology.com Link to press release: http://hexagonimts.com/content/view/14/15/ Hexagon Metrology t ... Continue reading

JCB DIESELMAX Takes Bonneville Speed Record With Ricardo-Developed Engines

JCB DIESELMAX Takes Bonneville Speed Record With Ricardo-Developed Engines

The international diesel land-speed record for diesel-powered vehicles moved a step closer today as the JCB DIESELMAX broke the Bonneville Salt Flats course record with a measured-mile speed of 317 mph VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Aug. 18 -- Having already achieved a recorded average speed over a measured mile of 308 mph in ... Continue reading

kcr release 8-18-06

kcr release 8-18-06

Brad Keselowski to make Busch Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway Eddyville, KY– Brad Keselowski will make his first start on the NASCAR Busch Series for Keith Coleman Racing at Bristol Motor Speedway on August, 25. Keselowski has made 37 career starts over the past three years in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ... Continue reading

Midtronics, Schumacher Electric Reach Agreement on Battery Charger Product Line

Midtronics, Schumacher Electric Reach Agreement on Battery Charger Product Line

WILLOWBROOK, Ill.--Aug. 18, 2006--Midtronics, Inc. (Willowbrook, IL USA) and Schumacher Electric Corp. (Mount Prospect, IL USA) have announced that the companies have completed the sale of Midtronics' professional battery charger product line to Schumacher Electric. The product line includes hand-portable and bench top ... Continue reading

More news on PRI Sprint & Midget Classic

More news on PRI Sprint & Midget Classic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD - SITE OF 2ND ANNUAL MOPAR PRI SPRINT & MIDGET CLASSIC ADDS GRANDSTANDS, FOOD COURT Laguna Beach, CA (August 18, 2006) - Hot on the heels of additional corporate involvement, the 2nd Annual MOPAR/PRI Sprint & Midget Classic, to be held Friday night, Dec. 15th, 2006, at Orlando ( ... Continue reading

MotorCity Casino Proposed Design Celebrates Detroit's Enduring Romance with the Automobile

MotorCity Casino Proposed Design Celebrates Detroit's Enduring Romance with the Automobile

DETROIT, Aug. 18 -- MotorCity Casino (MCC) announced today an exciting new expansion design, which reflects the historic romance between the City of Detroit and the automobile while creating a state-of-the-art entertainment, conference and resort venue. The expanded complex is expected to be completed in late 2007. "Th ... Continue reading

News from David Powers Motorsports 8-18-06

News from David Powers Motorsports 8-18-06

News from David Powers Motorsports Valvoline / Louisiana-Pacific / Mac Tools For Images or additional Information, Contact: Don Armstrong (832)-252-8732 or (713) 202-4849 e-mail: Don@DavidPowersMotorsports.com Top Fuel team owner David Powers has announced that he has elected not to renew his sponsorship agreement with ... Continue reading

Passenger Cars & Light Duty Trucks, Lawn & Garden Equipment, Pumps & Compressors, and Recreational Equipment Are All Within The Gasoline Engines Market

Passenger Cars & Light Duty Trucks, Lawn & Garden Equipment, Pumps & Compressors, and Recreational Equipment Are All Within The Gasoline Engines Market

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 18, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40862) has announced the addition of Gasoline Engines - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering. This report analyzes the North American markets for Gasoline Engines in Thousands of Units. The major End use segme ... Continue reading

Pressure Products Announces the Global Marketing Release of the SoftTouch Implantable Device/Seat Belt Protection System

Pressure Products Announces the Global Marketing Release of the SoftTouch Implantable Device/Seat Belt Protection System

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 -- Pressure Products(R), Inc. (http://www.pressure-products.com/) announced today that SoftTouch(TM) has been released for sale through its global distribution network. The SoftTouch device, invented by Scott Haack, MD, an emergency room physician, has been proven in crash testing to greatly reduce ... Continue reading

Progressive Announces 3rd Quarter Dividend

Progressive Announces 3rd Quarter Dividend

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--Aug. 18, 2006--The Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation today declared a quarterly dividend of $.00875 per Common Share payable September 30, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2006. The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, in business since ... Continue reading

Randy Hannagan

Randy Hannagan

For More Information contact: Paul W. Joiner III Ideas & Images, Inc. 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com Hannagan getting closer to that first win of the season! Rapid City, SD (August 18th, 2006) The Hurricane, Randy Hannagan was rolling last night in the Black Hills behind the wheel of the Penthouse Magazine #1x Maxim. ... Continue reading

SpeedFreaks - Ernesto Fonseca Fundraiser UPDATE

SpeedFreaks - Ernesto Fonseca Fundraiser UPDATE

SpeedFreaks: Second Round of Auction Items for the Ernesto Fonseca Fund Up For Grabs on SpeedFreaks - eBay Fundraiser Page Friday August 18, 2006 (Los Angeles, CA) – SpeedFreaks’ six year anniversary broadcast at Southern California's SpeedZone last month was a Freakin' Succe$$ on all fronts. The Freak Nation came ... Continue reading

State Auto Financial Declares 11% Increase in Dividend

State Auto Financial Declares 11% Increase in Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Aug. 18, 2006--Today the board of directors of State Auto Financial Corporation announced an increase in the company's regular quarterly cash dividend from $0.09 to $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable September 29, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2006. This ... Continue reading

Talk is Cheap, but Gas is Cheaper; Cricket Communications Announces 99 cent Gas Promotion at Area Filling Station

Talk is Cheap, but Gas is Cheaper; Cricket Communications Announces 99 cent Gas Promotion at Area Filling Station

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 18 -- It will soon be much cheaper for Pittsburgh residents to fill up their gas tanks, thanks to Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services. The company announced today that the first 100 cars to arrive at the Bloomfield BP gas station located at 4006 Liberty Avenu ... Continue reading

The Hartford Offers New 12-Month Auto Insurance Policies

The Hartford Offers New 12-Month Auto Insurance Policies

Company's popular 'Dimensions' plan available in select states with guaranteed annual rates on new policies and discounts for auto and home customers HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 18 -- Many auto insurance policies are offered on a 6-month basis, and the rates for those policies can sometimes change when the policy is renewed. ... Continue reading

U.S., Canada Partner With Trade Community to Coordinate Emergency Response

U.S., Canada Partner With Trade Community to Coordinate Emergency Response

Exercise and Updated Plan Prepares Speedy Business Resumption Across Border WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced this week that their business resumption plans have been updated to reflect the analysis of a joint U.S.-Canada-trade exercise conducted last month in Detroit. CBP, along with ... Continue reading

Vandergriff hopes night time is the right time in Memphis

Vandergriff hopes night time is the right time in Memphis

2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA MID-SOUTH NATIONALS Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Race Date: Aug. 18-20, 2006 Vandergriff hopes night time is the right time in Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn. (August 17, 2006)- Coming down from the cool north woods of Brainerd, Minn. to the triple digit hea ... Continue reading

IRL's Rice, Race Car Head to McCovey Cove

IRL's Rice, Race Car Head to McCovey Cove

MEDIA ADVISORY Indianapolis 500 winning car & driver in McCovey Cove For Giants-Reds Game Car will be in McCovey Cove as early as 6 p.m. for special photo op WHAT: 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice will promote the Aug. 25-27 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway during the San Francisco Giants' game with ... Continue reading

Tire Pressure Monitoring System Components in China Mainly Depend on Importation

Tire Pressure Monitoring System Components in China Mainly Depend on Importation

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 18, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40884) has announced the addition of "China TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) Industry Report, 2005-2006" to their offering. This report describes TPMS thoroughly: background, classification, usage and structure, and a ... Continue reading

EOS Highway 1 Debuts At Pebble Beach

EOS Highway 1 Debuts At Pebble Beach

Volkswagen’s California Design Center builds an ideal coastal cruiser PEBBLE BEACH, CA - August 18, 2006: The Eos Highway 1 design study will debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance during the weekend of August 18-20. It will be showcased on the Concept Lawn in front of the Lodge at Pebble Beach, an ide ... Continue reading

R. Ferri Competizione and Ferrari Silicon Valley Team to Compete in Road America

R. Ferri Competizione and Ferrari Silicon Valley Team to Compete in Road America

Ferrari GT430 - #61 Includes Legendary Team - Drivers at Generac 500 TORONTO and REDWOOD, Calif., Aug. 18 -- Ferrari Silicon Valley and R. Ferri Competizione announced today that they will be teaming for the latest in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). Ferrari Ontario and Ferrari Silicon Valley along with official cor ... Continue reading

Take a Cruise Down Memory Lane with TheCarConnection.com's Complete Coverage of the Woodward Dream Cruise

Take a Cruise Down Memory Lane with TheCarConnection.com's Complete Coverage of the Woodward Dream Cruise

Also catch spy shots of Mercedes S-Class convertible, test drive the Yukon Denali and the Dodge Challenger Concept - and more, this week DETROIT, Aug. 18 -- Call it the million-man cruise. It might seem like everyone in Detroit turns out for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise -- and that's not far from the truth. At leas ... Continue reading

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inducts Newest Members

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Inducts Newest Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ron Watson 1-800-250-7223 MANSELL, McGRIFF, KARAMESINES, FORBES-ROBINSON, WARD, TURNER AND CARNEGIE INDUCTED INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA NOVI, Mich., Aug. 18, 2006 - The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America celebrated its newest members last night during its 18th annual induct ... Continue reading

2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Review

2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Review

2006 Corvette Z06 Redux (c) 2006 by Carey Russ The phone rang. It was the scheduler from the press fleet delivery service. There was a problem with the car I was supposed to get for this week, but they had a replacement in mind. It's not particularly unusual in my business for a scheduled test car to become unavailable ... Continue reading

VW EOS Highway 1 Debuts at Pebble Beach

VW EOS Highway 1 Debuts at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif August 18, 2006; The Eos Highway 1 design study will debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance during the weekend of August 18-20. It will be showcased on the Concept Lawn in front of the Lodge at Pebble Beach, an ideal setting to emphasize Eos Highway 1’s seductive blend of elegance a ... Continue reading

Ford Announces Production and Job Cuts - VIDEO NEWS STORY

Ford Announces Production and Job Cuts - VIDEO NEWS STORY

NEW YORK - August 18, 2006: Ford has announced that it will cut 4th Quarter production by 21% and will eliminate about 6,000 salaried jobs. Click below to watch the video news story. ... Continue reading

Toyota Prius Touring Edition Shod With Bridgestone Turanza

Toyota Prius Touring Edition Shod With Bridgestone Turanza

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 18, 2006) – Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) has announced that Bridgestone® brand Turanza™ EL40002™ tires will be original equipment on the new 2007 Toyota Prius Touring Edition. BFNT will supply the Prius Touring Edition with Bridgestone Turanza EL40002 ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Rocks On At 'Download 2006'

Volkswagen Rocks On At 'Download 2006'

AUBURN HILLS, MI – August 18, 2006: Volkswagen of America, Inc., announced today that it is the official automotive sponsor of the second annual Download Festival, Live Nation’s premiere music and technology festival that will descend upon the U.S. in Boston on August 20 and San Francisco on September 30. As ... Continue reading

Putting the Tire Screech Back in Panic Stops Could Save Lives

Putting the Tire Screech Back in Panic Stops Could Save Lives

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Aug. 18, 2006--A positive invention, ABS brakes, have one major flaw. They kill! The screeching tire sound emitted when non-ABS brakes are engaged is lost in an ABS system. Fortunately a new device is looking to correct that. This invention artificially replaces the blood-curdling screech of tires in ... Continue reading

Ford Cuts Back on 2006 Manufacturing

Ford Cuts Back on 2006 Manufacturing

FORD REDUCES NORTH AMERICAN VEHICLE PRODUCTION AS PART OF ACCELERATED ‘WAY FORWARD’ TURNAROUND 21 percent fourth-quarter reduction is part of aggressive realignment of North American production – laying the groundwork for Ford's accelerated Way Forward turnaround. Bill Ford: "We know this decision will h ... Continue reading

Hydrogenics Joins Plug-In Hybrid Consortium - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Hydrogenics Joins Plug-In Hybrid Consortium - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--Aug. 18, 2006--The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the "Consortium") announced today that Hydrogenics, , a world leading provider of hydrogen and fuel cell products, joined the Hybrid Consortium to participate in the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Consortium is made up of a gro ... Continue reading

Mini USA Delivers First Mini Cooper S With John Cooper Works GP Kit To Customers At Monterey Historic Race Weekend

Mini USA Delivers First Mini Cooper S With John Cooper Works GP Kit To Customers At Monterey Historic Race Weekend

32 Lucky Customers Sign up to Take Delivery of Limited-Production, High Performance Model at Event MONTEREY, CA - August 18, 2006: MINI USA announces that 32 lucky customers will take advanced delivery of the first 2006 MINI Cooper S models with the John Cooper Works GP Kit (MINI GP) at the Rolex Monterey Historic Auto ... Continue reading

Jaguar Announces 2007 XKR Coupe and Convertible Pricing and Option Packages

Jaguar Announces 2007 XKR Coupe and Convertible Pricing and Option Packages

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 17 -- Jaguar North America today announced the Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) as well as option packages for the supercharged 2007 XKR Coupe and Convertible. Taking its performance to a new level, Jaguar has engineered the stunning 2007 XKR to exceed the high demands that consumer ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago's August Fuel Report Shows Prices Remain High

AAA Chicago's August Fuel Report Shows Prices Remain High

AURORA, Ill., Aug. 17 -- Statewide averages for the price of gasoline in Illinois and northern Indiana have increased since last month. AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois regular unleaded gasoline has increased 2 cents during the past month, forecasting an average cost of $3.15 per g ... Continue reading

Subaru Extends Sponsorship With PSIA, AASI, and NSP for Five More Years

Subaru Extends Sponsorship With PSIA, AASI, and NSP for Five More Years

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 17 -- The Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA), American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI), and the National Ski Patrol (NSP) announce that they will receive continued support from Subaru of America, Inc. The new five-year agreement with Subaru brings the total number of years ... Continue reading

Auto Industry Veteran Christopher Taravella Joins Oxlo Board of Directors

Auto Industry Veteran Christopher Taravella Joins Oxlo Board of Directors

Former VP and General Counsel for DaimlerChrysler Financial Services North America Brings Valuable Industry Expertise to Dealer Integration Network Company BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug. 17 -- Oxlo Systems Inc., the operator of the leading automotive retail integration network, announces the appointment of Christopher A. Tara ... Continue reading

NextEnergy Strengthens Michigan as a Leader in Alternative Energy Research and Development with Advanced Mobile Microgrid Power System

NextEnergy Strengthens Michigan as a Leader in Alternative Energy Research and Development with Advanced Mobile Microgrid Power System

NextEnergy project, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armament Command/National Automotive Center to provide on demand power anywhere in the world DETROIT, Aug. 17 -- NextEnergy, Michigan's alternative energy accelerator, and its collaborators, the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armament Command (TAC ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania's First Ethanol Production Plant to Locate in Clearfield County

Pennsylvania's First Ethanol Production Plant to Locate in Clearfield County

CLEARFIELD, Pa., Aug. 17 -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania's first ethanol production facility will locate in Clearfield County and build on the state's commitment to helping consumers move away from high-cost fossil fuels to homegrown energy solutions. "Today, Pennsylvania takes another g ... Continue reading

IndyCar Series Title Up for Grabs in Sonoma

IndyCar Series Title Up for Grabs in Sonoma

Contact: John Cardinale 707-933-3907 IndyCar(r) Series Championship Up for Grabs at Infineon Raceway, Aug 25-27 SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The twists and turns of Infineon Raceway's road course will play a major role in the chase for the 2006 IRL IndyCar(r) Series championship. The Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, ... Continue reading

Bazemore remembers his "first" in Memphis

Bazemore remembers his "first" in Memphis

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA MID-SOUTH NATIONALS Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Race Date: Aug. 18-20, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net BAZEMORE REMEMBERS HIS "FIRST" IN MEMPHIS MEMPHIS ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire and CarDomain.com Name "Drift in the Drizzle" Winner

Cooper Tire and CarDomain.com Name "Drift in the Drizzle" Winner

Cooper Tire and CarDomain.com Name "Drift in the Drizzle" Winner Need for Speed Formula D Drift event in Seattle, Wash., new set of Cooper tires await winner FINDLAY, OHIO, August 17, 2006 - COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY and CarDomain.com announced today that Robert Soriano from Carson, Calif., has won the "Drift in the ... Continue reading

California New Vehicle Registrations Decline 5.5% First Half of Year

California New Vehicle Registrations Decline 5.5% First Half of Year

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 17 -- The California Motor Car Dealers Association (CMCDA) announced that new light vehicle registrations in California declined 5.5% during the first half of this year versus a year earlier. Consistent with these results, the outlook for the state's new vehicle market this year is somewhat clo ... Continue reading

Fresh Automotive Web Site Takes Enthusiasts Inside Performance

Fresh Automotive Web Site Takes Enthusiasts Inside Performance

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17 -- On the streets and in seductive ads you can see and hear America's passion for automotive performance. We're obsessed with horsepower, with looks, and with making our own personal statement. Consumers and performance retailers alike are hungry for deep, accurate performance information. Now they ... Continue reading

BorgWarner's Innovative All-Wheel Drive Technology Powers New Porsche Sports Car

BorgWarner's Innovative All-Wheel Drive Technology Powers New Porsche Sports Car

BorgWarner friction products, high-flow air pump, lubrication pump and twin turbochargers also provide powertrain benefits AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 17 -- BorgWarner's InterActive Torque Management (ITM3e(TM)) all-wheel drive system is standard on the 2006 Porsche sports car that launched this year. "This application o ... Continue reading

Titan Tire Signs Five-Year Tire Agreement with Deere & Co.

Titan Tire Signs Five-Year Tire Agreement with Deere & Co.

QUINCY, Ill.--Aug. 17, 2006--Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. has entered a new five-year agreement to supply Deere & Company with construction and forestry tires. With Titan's recent acquisition of Continental Tire North America, Inc.'s off-the-road (OTR) tire plant in Bryan, Ohio, Dee ... Continue reading

Vogue and Lexus Open Fall Fashion Season

Vogue and Lexus Open Fall Fashion Season

The Leading Luxury Automaker and the Venerated Arbiter of Fashion Come Together to Usher in This Fall's Fashion Season at the Elegant Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 17 -- Celebrating its mutual passion for beautiful design, Lexus and Vogue for the first time will present the "The Lexus Fash ... Continue reading

Ricardo Developing World-Leading, Low CO(2) SULEV Diesel Engine Technology

Ricardo Developing World-Leading, Low CO(2) SULEV Diesel Engine Technology

VAN BUREN TWP., Mich., Aug. 17 -- Ricardo announced today that the company is working on an advanced research project -- in collaboration with a global manufacturer -- to demonstrate an advanced diesel technology capable of achieving U.S. Super Ultra-Low Emission (SULEV) and Tier II Bin 2 requirements. The objective of ... Continue reading

The Barrett-Jackson Experience Arrives for Pebble Beach Concours and Woodward Dream Cruise

The Barrett-Jackson Experience Arrives for Pebble Beach Concours and Woodward Dream Cruise

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Aug. 17, 2006--The third issue of The Barrett-Jackson Experience hit newsstands on Aug. 15, 2006, nationwide, including expanded distribution in major retail stores. The highly anticipated third issue from the Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. will debut for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Woo ... Continue reading

US Energy Initiatives Posts Growth

US Energy Initiatives Posts Growth

TAMPA, Fla.--Aug. 17, 2006--US Energy Initiatives Corporation ("US Energy" or the "Company") (OTCBB:USEI) today reported the Company's financial results for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006. For the three month period ended June 30, 2006, the Company revenues increased 624% from $35,574 to $257,585 wh ... Continue reading

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results

JINZHOU CITY, China--Aug. 17, 2006--Wonder Auto Technology, Inc., formerly MGCC Investment Strategies Inc. (OTCBB:MGIS) ("Wonder Auto" or "the Company"), whose subsidiary Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. ("Halla") designs, develops, manufactures and sells automotive electrical parts and is the second larges ... Continue reading

Azure Dynamics formalizes supply contract with StarTrans for hybrid bus production

Azure Dynamics formalizes supply contract with StarTrans for hybrid bus production

TORONTO, Aug. 17 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD & LSE: ADC) ("Azure" or the "Company") a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial and military vehicles, today announced it has signed a definitive supply agreement for the production of hybrid shuttle buses with StarTrans, a b ... Continue reading

BimmerWorld Denver Wrap-Up

BimmerWorld Denver Wrap-Up

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com BimmerWorld CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver Wrap-Up The streets of Denver took their toll on the BimmerWorld team when the SPEED World Challenge Series Touring Cars took part in the CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver. James Clay in the #36 BimmerWorld 325i fin ... Continue reading

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