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Cars Viewers Research Are The Cars They Buy - DUH!

Cars Viewers Research Are The Cars They Buy - DUH!

Washington DC August 21, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that a study by NADAguides.com found a correlation between information researched by customers on their website and results to actual sales data, reports Auto Remarketing. "There are definite correlations between the cars people research and the cars people a ... Continue reading

Porsche To Skip 2007 Model Year for Cayenne

Porsche To Skip 2007 Model Year for Cayenne

Washington DC August 21, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Porsche has decided to skip the 2007 model year of its Cayenne SUV. Dealers must sell 2006 models of the Cayenne until the 2008 model debuts in early 2007 after a midcycle update, reports Automotive News. "We have produced so many Cayennes that this will ... Continue reading

State Lawmakers Line-Up to Drive New Clean Diesels at NCSL Convo

State Lawmakers Line-Up to Drive New Clean Diesels at NCSL Convo

Washington DC August 21, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that more than 100 state legislators from across the country lined up to wait their turn to get behind the wheel of a new clean diesel vehicle during the Diesel Technology Forum's Ride & Drive at the National Conference of State Legislatures convention in Nas ... Continue reading

Mag Says California Auto Sales a Model For The Future?

Mag Says California Auto Sales a Model For The Future?

Washington DC August 21, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that an article in today's Automotive News suggests that recent auto sales trends in the nation's Golden State are key indicators of the future role of International brand vehicles in the U.S. auto industry. Citing data from R.L. Polk, the paper says, "The De ... Continue reading

US Auto Dealerships May Receive More Money for Warranty Parts

US Auto Dealerships May Receive More Money for Warranty Parts

Washington DC August 21, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that should two recent federal court rulings spread across the nation, automakers may wind up paying dealerships an estimated $2 billion or more each year for parts used in warranty repairs. The court decisions upheld laws in New Jersey and Maine which requir ... Continue reading

Insurance Co. Partners With Local Hospital to Provide Free Child Seat Safety Check August 26

Insurance Co. Partners With Local Hospital to Provide Free Child Seat Safety Check August 26

MCKINNEY, Texas, Aug. 21 -- In an effort to help educate parents about child safety, GEICO, along with Presbyterian Hospital of Plano, Safe Kids Collin County, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), the McKinney Fire Department and El Dorado Chevrolet will present a free child seat safety check on Saturday, Aug. 26 from ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Win Release: KJ Scores a Big Win in Memphis

NHRA Kurt Johnson Win Release: KJ Scores a Big Win in Memphis

Contact: Jon Knapp TMG Sports Marketing, Inc. Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Kurt Johnson Scores a Big Win in Memphis Memphis, TN, August 21, 2006 - The third time was the charm for ACDelco Cobalt driver Kurt Johnson, as he took home the Pro Stock title in today's rain-delayed O'Reilly Mid-South NHRA National ... Continue reading

Bank of America Hires Michael Buza To Expand Automobile Team in Chicago

Bank of America Hires Michael Buza To Expand Automobile Team in Chicago

CHICAGO, Aug. 21 -- Bank of America announced today that Michael Buza has joined the bank as a Dealer Financial Services senior client manager serving automobile dealers in the Chicago metro area. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050720/CLW086LOGO-b) In his new role, Buza represents a team of financial, pro ... Continue reading

German Court Rules Daimlerchrysler Must Pay Additional 22.15 Euros Per Share Tendered By Original Investors

German Court Rules Daimlerchrysler Must Pay Additional 22.15 Euros Per Share Tendered By Original Investors

STUTTGART, Germany, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A German court has ruled that DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) should pay former shareholders of Daimler-Benz AG more money in a dispute over the valuation of their stock during the 1998 merger with Chrysler. The Stuttgart court decided that the world's fifth-b ... Continue reading

US Rules Car Makers Must Disclose Black Box' To Vehicle Buyers

US Rules Car Makers Must Disclose Black Box' To Vehicle Buyers

New DOT Rule Requires Automakers to Tell Consumers if New Vehicles Are Equipped with Event Data Recorders Automakers will be required, for the first time ever, to tell new car buyers if an Event Data Recorder (EDR) has been installed under a new rule issued today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National ... Continue reading

Advanced Method's AUTO/DRIVE Increases Web Traffic for Online Car Dealerships by Over 350%

Advanced Method's AUTO/DRIVE Increases Web Traffic for Online Car Dealerships by Over 350%

With online streaming video and proprietary technology, Advanced Method's groundbreaking new AUTO/DRIVE Web Traffic Accelerator brings a whole new dimension to standard automotive dealership websites. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21 -- When it comes to online presence, the automotive sales industry has lost its focus. With their bl ... Continue reading

Champion Parts Reports Continued Profitability for Second Quarter and Six Months on Lower Sales

Champion Parts Reports Continued Profitability for Second Quarter and Six Months on Lower Sales

HOPE, Ark., Aug. 21 -- Champion Parts, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CREB) , remanufacturer of automotive parts, today announced net income for the second quarter ended July 2, 2006 of $113,000, or $0.03 per share, compared to $256,000, or $0.07 per share for the same period in 2005. Net sales were $4,532,000, compared to $5,9 ... Continue reading

2006 Turkish Grand Prix - Preview

2006 Turkish Grand Prix - Preview

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses 2006 TURKISH GRAND PRIX ISTANBUL 21 AUGUST PREVIEW The Honda Racing F1 Team returns from the summer break this week looking forward to Round 14 of the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Turkish Grand Prix held at the Istanbul Park Circuit on the Asian side of the ... Continue reading

Jason Martin

Jason Martin

For More Information Contact: Paul W. Joiner III Ideas & Images, Inc. 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com Martin back in top 10 at Nodak Speedway! August 21, 2006 (Minot, SD) I has been a rough 45 days for the NOS Energy Drink/Mafia Motorsports team. It's not that the team and it's rookie driver Jason Martin have not been ... Continue reading

Pressure Washer Volunteers Clean Lincoln Memorial With Help From Goodyear

Pressure Washer Volunteers Clean Lincoln Memorial With Help From Goodyear

WASHINGTON, D.C. Tuesday, August 22, 2006 -- between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Volunteers from across America will clean the Lincoln Memorial platform and steps, using high-pressure hose systems and cleaning methods to remove a long-time buildup of dirt and gum from the surfaces. As many as eight teams of professional contract ... Continue reading

Two of the Biggest Launch a (smart) Little Car for the U.S.

Two of the Biggest Launch a (smart) Little Car for the U.S.

By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor You don’t get much bigger in the automobile industry than Roger Penske and Dieter Zetsche; they epitomize auto industry success, but with different roads. Penske first made his reputation in racing, then through expansion into a variety of businesses – Penske Corpo ... Continue reading

Grand Opening Set for Kings Toyota

Grand Opening Set for Kings Toyota

Gigantic Showroom Geared to Customer Comfort CINCINNATI, Aug. 21 -- Kings Toyota has opened a gigantic new car and truck showroom, thought to be the largest facility of its kind in the nation, at 4700 Fields Ertel Road. The multi-million dollar, 68,000 sq. ft. showroom has room to display 150 new Toyota and Scion vehic ... Continue reading

GM Canada's Oshawa, Ont. Plant to Build Camaro

GM Canada's Oshawa, Ont. Plant to Build Camaro

TORONTO, Aug 21, 2006; Reuters reported that GM Canada said on Monday it will build the new Camaro at its plant in Oshawa, Ontario, where workers earlier this year agreed to job cuts to try to secure production of the reborn muscle car. The automaker said production of the Camaro, a classic muscle car of the 1960s and ... Continue reading

RLPTechnologies' OneView360 Helps Companies Overcome the Challenges of Disparate Data

RLPTechnologies' OneView360 Helps Companies Overcome the Challenges of Disparate Data

Enterprise Information Management Solution Overcomes Information Silos DETROIT, Aug. 21 -- RLPTechnologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of R. L. Polk & Co., the premier provider of automotive information and marketing solutions, today unveiled the company's enterprise information management solution, called OneView ... Continue reading

Diversity Driver Nets Career Best Qualifying & Finishing Position

Diversity Driver Nets Career Best Qualifying & Finishing Position

Bourque’s Momentum Grows At Waterford “Diversity Driver Nets Career Best Qualifying & Finishing Position�?? WATERFORD, Connecticut (August 21, 2006) - - 2006 NASCAR Busch East Series Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Pierre Bourque is continuing to prove that consistent seat time pays o ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ and Telogis Fuel Astea's Field Service Optimization Engine

NAVTEQ and Telogis Fuel Astea's Field Service Optimization Engine

CHICAGO, Aug. 21 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, and Astea International, a leading global Service Lifecycle Management solution provider, announced the inclusion of NAVTEQ(R) map data in Astea's Alliance Dynamic Scheduling Engine (DSE) real ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Genuine Parts Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

ATLANTA--Aug. 21, 2006--The Board of Directors of Genuine Parts Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of thirty-three and three quarter cents ($.3375) per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable October 2, 2006 to shareholders of record September 8, 2006. Tom Gallagher, Chairman, Presi ... Continue reading

Bazemore out and on fire in Memphis second round

Bazemore out and on fire in Memphis second round

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 OUT AND ON FIRE IN MEMPHIS SECOND ROUND ... Continue reading

Syntel Adds New Member to Board of Directors

Syntel Adds New Member to Board of Directors

TROY, Mich.--Aug. 21, 2006--Syntel, Inc. today announced that James "Jim" Swayzee, former partner at Accenture, has joined the Company's Board of Directors. "Jim's deep, international experience in management consulting and strategic planning make him a valuable asset to our board," said Bharat Desai, Syntel's Chairman ... Continue reading

Over 3,300 Mini Owners Nationwide Hit the Road to Drive Cross Country in Their Minis for 'Mini Takes the States'

Over 3,300 Mini Owners Nationwide Hit the Road to Drive Cross Country in Their Minis for 'Mini Takes the States'

The 2006 MINI TransAmerican Motortastic Road Trip to End All Road Trips Rally The MINI Takes the States Rally Kicked off in California, Following the 33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races and Ends 3,123 Miles Across the Country at the Lime Rock Vintage Festival in Connecticut MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 21 -- More t ... Continue reading

ABI Research Finds China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea Charting Different Nav Courses

ABI Research Finds China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea Charting Different Nav Courses

SINGAPORE--Aug. 21, 2006--Differing conditions in China, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea mean that each country's automotive navigation market shows different development patterns, but a new study from ABI Research indicates that all will show strong growth, driven by keen competition to support new functions. The study, ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Reminds Motorists to Be on Alert as Schools Open

AAA Chicago Reminds Motorists to Be on Alert as Schools Open

AURORA, Ill., Aug. 21 -- As students return to school, AAA Chicago reminds motorists to slow down and watch out for school-age pedestrians. "Children get caught up in the excitement of 'back-to-school' season and forget to look out for cars," said Beth Mosher, spokesperson for AAA Chicago. "Many youngsters have trouble ... Continue reading

BorgWarner to Showcase All-Wheel Drive Expertise at 2006 SAE AWD Symposium

BorgWarner to Showcase All-Wheel Drive Expertise at 2006 SAE AWD Symposium

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 21 -- BorgWarner's industry-leading capabilities in all-wheel drive (AWD) technology and vehicle dynamics will be spotlighted at the 2006 Society of Automotive Engineers AWD Symposium August 22 and 23, at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) in East Liberty, Ohio. "OEMs all over the world, ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Announces Interior Experience Executive Leadership Appointments

Johnson Controls Announces Interior Experience Executive Leadership Appointments

PLYMOUTH, Mich. and BURSCHEID, Germany, Aug. 21 -- Johnson Controls, Inc. today announced new executive leadership roles for two of its Interior Experience executives. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) Dr. Beda-Helmut Bolzenius, 50, has been appointed Johnson Controls' vice president and pre ... Continue reading

RHS Small Block Chevy Heads Feature State-of-the-Art Technology & Performance

RHS Small Block Chevy Heads Feature State-of-the-Art Technology & Performance

Below and attached is the latest information from RHST on their NEW Small Block Chevy Heads. New Pro ActionT Small Block Chevy Heads Feature State-of-the-Art Technology & Performance Delivering "Power By Design" right out of the box The new Pro ActionT Small Block Chevy Cylinder Heads by RHST utilize advanced airflow a ... Continue reading

Road America 2006 Results

Road America 2006 Results

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Fuller maintains, 'It's not a jinx'

Fuller maintains, 'It's not a jinx'

Fuller maintains, 'It's not a jinx' MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 20) -- It was suppose to be his first repeat win but Top Fuel favorite "Hot Rod" Fuller was bitten by a mechanical gremlin in the first round Sunday at the O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals. After his second No. 1 qualifier title of the season, Fuller, driving the Dav ... Continue reading

JAMA UPDATE NEWS: JAMA Europe Brochure & Newsletter Issue No.3

JAMA UPDATE NEWS: JAMA Europe Brochure & Newsletter Issue No.3

*: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: ------------------------------------------------------------- JAMA UPDATE NEWS [ http://www.jama-english.jp/ ] ------------------------------------------------------------- *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: *: August 21, 2006 * CONTENTS * [1] Common Challenges, ... Continue reading

Kokomo Midget Results

Kokomo Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 20, 2006 - Kokomo, Indiana - Kokomo Speedway - "Indiana Midget Week" FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Josh Wise (#20 Stewart), 2. Shane Cottle (#44 Pace), 3. Chase Barber (#91x Barber), 4. Dave Darland (#9 Nine Racing), 5. ... Continue reading

Laguna Seca Track Record Lowered for Third Time by Zonta

Laguna Seca Track Record Lowered for Third Time by Zonta

Laguna Seca Track Record Falls Again … Three Days in a Row for Zonta Salinas, Calif. (August 20, 2006) – On the final day of the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races Presented by Toyota, Ricardo Zonta and the Panasonic Toyota Racing Team F1 car continued to lower the record for the 11-turn, 2.238 mile Laguna Se ... Continue reading

NHRA News: Two Pro Categories Completed in Jupiter, Fla.

NHRA News: Two Pro Categories Completed in Jupiter, Fla.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brian Hacker (626) 428-0280 WHITE WINS FIRST WALLY AT RAIN SHORTENED PALM BEACH NHRA SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS; PRAYOONTO WINS THIRD JUPITER, Fla. - Gary White (Pro RWD) won his first career NHRA Wally at the Palm Beach NHRA Sport Compact Nationals at Moroso Motorsports Park. This was one o ... Continue reading

NHRA UPDATE: Rain POSTPONES O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals

NHRA UPDATE: Rain POSTPONES O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals

At 9 p.m. CT, Sunday's O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals Final Eliminations at Memphis Motorsports Park were officially postponed. They are scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 21. Due the postponement, the satellite uplink has been cancelled. For highlights of today's first round of eliminations, tune in to ESPN2' ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals postponed until Monday

O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals postponed until Monday

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 O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NATIONALS POSTPONED UNTIL MOND ... Continue reading

Perris CRA Sprint Results

Perris CRA Sprint Results

USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 19, 2006 - Perris, California - Perris Auto Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Damion Gardner, 50, Chaffin-16.470; 2. Cory Kruseman, 38, Crossno-16.573; 3. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-16.710; 4. Tony Jones, 4, Alexander-16.828; 5. ... Continue reading

Petersen/White Lightning's Love Affair with Road America Continues

Petersen/White Lightning's Love Affair with Road America Continues

Petersen/White Lightning’s Love Affair with Road America Continues 2005 GT2 Champions Fight for American Le Mans GT2 Win; Add to Streak ELKHART LAKE, Wisc., August 20, 2006 – Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing has a love affair with the beautiful Road America facility here in Elkhart Lake, Wisc. Since debu ... Continue reading

Press Release: Valley Gets Most of Show In; Carlson Takes Home $500.00

Press Release: Valley Gets Most of Show In; Carlson Takes Home $500.00

Don Carlson Takes $500 Pro Stock Win, Then Came the Rains. Saturday August 19th, 2006 – By: Rodney Rescott West Lebanon, NY: Mother Nature put Howard Commander’s Lebanon Valley Speedway on the clock this past Saturday Night. With rains closing in on the Valley of Speed, the JH Financial program went off a few minut ... Continue reading

Salt Lake City Sprint Results

Salt Lake City Sprint Results

USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE GROUP ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 19, 2006 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Rocky Mountain Raceways QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jimmy Wysong, 1, Wysong-14.222; 2. Jim Waters, 24, Ault-14.324; 3. Ryan Burdett, 36, Burdett-14.698; 4. Dave Fitzgerald, 32, Hamblin-14.703; 5. ... Continue reading

Sascha Maassen - Road America

Sascha Maassen - Road America

Sascha Maassen notched his second American Le Mans Series prototype win on Sunday, topping the LMP2 class at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Maassen, of Raeren, Belgium, and Timo Bernhard of Dittweiler, Germany, combined for the class win in the No. 6 Penske Racing Porsche RS Spyder – their first prototype win tog ... Continue reading

Troxel has difficult day in Memphis, falls in points -EVENT ON RAIN DELAY

Troxel has difficult day in Memphis, falls in points -EVENT ON RAIN DELAY

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 TROXEL HAS DIFFICULT DAY IN MEMPHIS, FALLS IN POI ... Continue reading

Dion Hindi

Dion Hindi

For More Information contact: Paul W. Joiner III Ideas & Images, Inc. 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com Hindi keeps up short track mastery at Nodak Speedway! August 21, 2006 (Minot, ND) Another short track another top 10 finish. This is getting old hat for Neon Dion Hindi. Saturday night at Nodak Speedway in Minot, ND t ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- August 25 Racing Program

Bloomington Speedway -- August 25 Racing Program

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIDWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES TO VISIT BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY $2500 to win -- $200 to start ON AUGUST 25 , O'NEAL WOOD PRODUCTS MODIFIEDS AND TIRE & ... Continue reading

ICOP Selected By Royal Palm Beach Police Department

ICOP Selected By Royal Palm Beach Police Department

ICOP Video Management System Noted as 'Most Feature-Rich, User-friendly System Out There' LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 21 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. (NYSE Arca: ICOP), an industry-leading company engaged in advancing digital surveillance solutions, today announced that the Royal Palm Beach Police Department in Florida has selected th ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Amends Shareholder Rights Plan

Pep Boys Amends Shareholder Rights Plan

PHILADELPHIA--Aug. 21, 2006--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, announced today certain revisions to its shareholder rights plan consistent with corporate governance best practices. As part of a previously announced agreement with a group of investor ... Continue reading

Factory Five Fine Tunes Sports Car Kit Designs with SolidWorks Software

Factory Five Fine Tunes Sports Car Kit Designs with SolidWorks Software

CONCORD, Mass.--Aug. 21, 2006--Factory Five Racing is using SolidWorks(R) 3D CAD software to design racing car kits that make hobbyists' dreams come true. From Cobra and Ferrari kit cars and even its own street-legal supercar kit, Factory Five Racing has cut development time and costs in half with SolidWorks and COSMOS ... Continue reading

Avon Automotive Management Group Closes Transaction

Avon Automotive Management Group Closes Transaction

CADILLAC, Mich., Aug. 21 -- Avon Automotive has closed its management-led buyout with Avon Rubber p.l.c., acquiring the firm's automotive division with a renewed commitment to outstanding product quality and customer service. Avon Automotive becomes one of the industry's leading global suppliers of low-pressure hoses f ... Continue reading

OSCAAR Results From Mosport

OSCAAR Results From Mosport

John Fletcher Captures 6th OSCAAR Win of 2006 at Mosport Speedway <http://www.oscaar.ca/reports/2006/060819mosp/060819mosp.htm> Andrew, John and Billy Fletcher celebrating the 50 lap feature win, August 19, 2006, at Mosport Speedway (Photo by Don McLeod) By Don McLeod & Sandy Macfarlane August 20, 2006 Mosport Speedway ... Continue reading

David M. Flaum Joins Torvec's Board

David M. Flaum Joins Torvec's Board

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 21 -- Torvec, Inc. announced today that David M. Flaum has joined the company's board of directors. Mr. Flaum is a Rochester, New York leading real estate developer. In 1985, he founded Flaum Management Co., Inc., a full service regional real estate development and property management firm. Mr. Fl ... Continue reading

KUKA Robotics Introduces New Family of High Speed SCARA Robots

KUKA Robotics Introduces New Family of High Speed SCARA Robots

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.--Aug. 21, 2006--KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced the introduction of its KUKA KR10 SCARA robot family. The new high speed SCARA robot family is designed for customers needing highly reliable an precise automation solutions of long rea ... Continue reading

NASCAR Busch Series : Robots.com Race Review

NASCAR Busch Series : Robots.com Race Review

Robots.com Race Review August 19th, Michigan International Speedway. The RobotWorx Chevy piloted by Jeff Green had a solid run Saturday at the Michigan International Speedway finishing on the lead lap in 22nd place. The NASCAR Busch Series race ended controversially with Dale Earnhardt Jr. spinning Carl Edwards with on ... Continue reading

Team Makita Suzuki Racing's Ricky Carmichael Clinches AMA Toyota Motocross Championship with Two Rounds Remaining

Team Makita Suzuki Racing's Ricky Carmichael Clinches AMA Toyota Motocross Championship with Two Rounds Remaining

BINGHAMTON, N.Y., Aug. 21 -- American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) is proud to announce that Team Makita Suzuki Racing's Ricky Carmichael captured his seventh consecutive AMA Toyota Motocross Championship at Broome-Tioga Sports Center in Binghamton, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20, 2006. With two rounds remaining ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Recognizes Hella for Development Competence

Volkswagen Recognizes Hella for Development Competence

PLYMOUTH TWP., Mich., Aug. 21 -- Volkswagen has given automotive supplier Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. its prestigious Volkswagen Group Award for development competence. The award recognizes Hella as one of Volkswagen Group's 24 best suppliers and is based on quality, innovation, customer service and technical support. Hella ... Continue reading

Precision Auto Care Signs Agreement with Identifix

Precision Auto Care Signs Agreement with Identifix

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Aug. 21, 2006--Identifix, one of the nation's premier sources of online and hotline diagnostic and repair information, today announced it has signed an agreement with Precision Auto Care Inc. (OTCBB:PACI) to introduce Identifix services to all 330 Precision Tune Auto Care franchises nationwide. "Our mi ... Continue reading

Amerityre and Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd. Enter into License Agreement

Amerityre and Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd. Enter into License Agreement

Chinese Tire Manufacturer to Build Factory to Retread OTR tires with Polyurethane Treads BOULDER CITY, Nev., Aug. 21 -- Amerityre Corporation , a leading developer of polyurethane elastomer tire technologies, announced today that it has entered into a manufacturing license agreement with Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

US Energy Weekly Fuel Report Week Ending August 19, 2006; Dual-Fuel Gallon Saves 35% over Diesel

US Energy Weekly Fuel Report Week Ending August 19, 2006; Dual-Fuel Gallon Saves 35% over Diesel

TAMPA, Fla.--Aug. 21, 2006--US Energy Initiatives Corporation ("US Energy" or the "Company") (OTCBB:USEI) issued the Company's Weekly Fuel Price Report for the week ending August 19, 2006. US Energy is an ISO9001-2000 manufacturer of a patent, dual-fuel, diesel to natural gas conversion system. The Weekly Fuel Price Re ... Continue reading

Fifth Victory for the Audi R10 TDI

Fifth Victory for the Audi R10 TDI

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc., Aug. 20 -- The Audi R10 TDI remains unbeaten: Frank Biela (Germany) and Emanuele Pirro (Italy) celebrated together with their team-mates Dindo Capello (Italy) and Allan McNish (Scotland) a double victory in the fifth race of Audi's new diesel sportscar. In the seventh round of the American Le Mans ... Continue reading

FORD FOCUS FUEL CELL VEHICLE STARS AT WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE

FORD FOCUS FUEL CELL VEHICLE STARS AT WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE

Onlookers test the water vapor only exhaust from Ford's Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle at Detroit's "Dream Cruise" The Ford Focus Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle is one of the stars of this year's Woodward Dream Cruise in Birmingham, Mich.--on the road and on display at the Ford exhibit in Birmingham's Shain Park. Because of th ... Continue reading

News from David Powers Motorsports

News from David Powers Motorsports

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 Fuller maintains, 'It's not a jinx' MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 20) -- It was suppose to be his first repeat win but ... Continue reading

Shenandoah Focus Results

Shenandoah Focus Results

1 SERIES RACE REMAINING ---------------------- USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 19, 2006 - Shenandoah, Virginia - Shenandoah Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Aron Oakley, 43, Tucker-15.472; 2. Mark Burt, 22, Burt-15.553; 3. Chase Scott, 77, Performance Research-15.611; 4. Bradley Riethmeyer, 11, ... Continue reading

Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Race Report: 2006 AMA Superbike Series, round nine, Virginia International Raceway

Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Race Report: 2006 AMA Superbike Series, round nine, Virginia International Raceway

For more information contact: Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Pete terHorst, Vreeke & Associates (800) 887-4296; pterhorst@vreeke.com For Immediate Release August 20, 2006 Dunlop Motorcycle Tires Race Report: 2006 AMA Superbike Series, round nine, Virginia International Raceway Alton, Va. - The 2006 AMA Superbike Series crowne ... Continue reading

Vandergriff qualifies No. 16 in Memphis

Vandergriff qualifies No. 16 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 qualifies No. 16 in Memphis Memphis, Tenn., (August 19, 2006)- The UPS team had to endure remarkably hot and humid conditions this weekend at Memphis Motorsport ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sunday from Yellowstone Drag Strip

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sunday from Yellowstone Drag Strip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION YELLOWSTONE DRAG STRIP - ACTON, MONTANA SUNDAY, AUGUST, 20 2006 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA (626) 428-0289 NORTHWEST DIVISION CROWNS CHAMPIONS AT YELLOWSTONE ACTON, Mont. - Eliminations are complete at Yellowstone Drag Strip's 3rd Annual Summ ... Continue reading

Michelin Appoints New Director of Motorcycle Racing

Michelin Appoints New Director of Motorcycle Racing

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