Altamont Motorsports Park Announces Diverse, Exciting 2007 Event Schedule
TRACY, Calif.--Racing action returns, better than ever, for the 2007 Race Season, starting this weekend at the Altamont Motorsports Park located between Livermore and Tracy, Calif. A diverse slate of racing activity, as seen online at www.AltamontRacing.com, highlights this year's schedule at the San Francisco Bay Area ... Continue reading
BOYD CODDINGTON ANNOUNCES 2007 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Pelle Klein Shout Public Relations (949) 574-1440 pelle@shoutpr.com BOYD CODDINGTON ANNOUNCES 2007 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTIONS La Habra, Calif.- Mar 15, 2007- Legendary Hot Rod builder Boyd Coddington, host of TLC's hit TV show AMERICAN HOT ROD, announces three Boyd Coddington Collector ... Continue reading
BOYD CODDINGTON BUILDS ETHANOL POWERED HOT ROD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Pelle Klein Shout Public Relations (949) 574-1440 pelle@shoutpr.com BOYD CODDINGTON BUILDS SOBE HOT ROD "First Ever Ethanol Powered Hot Rod" La Habra, Calif.- Mar 15, 2007- Highly original hot rodder, Boyd Coddington, along with his AMERICAN HOT ROD crew have teamed up with the SoBe ... Continue reading
BOYD CODDINGTON TEAMS WITH O'REILLY AUTO PARTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Pelle Klein Shout Public Relations (949) 574-1440 pelle@shoutpr.com BOYD CODDINGTON TEAMS WITH O'REILLY AUTO PARTS "Fine Fifty-Seven for O'Reilly Auto Parts" La Habra, Calif.- Mar 15, 2007- Boyd Coddington and his crew of the hit TV show AMERICAN HOT ROD are hard at work creating a ... Continue reading
NAVTEQ Announced Winners of the Global LBS Challenge(R) - The Americas
Sixteen Semifinalists in the Americas Region Showcased at CTIA Wireless 2007 in Orlando, Florida ORLANDO, Fla., March 28 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, announced the winners of the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge - The Americas today at CTIA Wi ... Continue reading
NHRA Kurt Johnson Houston Pre Race: KJ Sees Racing as Best Way to Honor Fallen Star
Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Sees Racing as Best Way to Honor Fallen Star ACDelco Cobalt crew head to Houston Raceway Park saddened yet motivated Sugar Hill, Ga., March 28, 2007 - By its very nature, the racing world is at its best when there are cars on the track. ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Files Term Sheet With Bankruptcy Court to Sell Company Through a Chapter 11 Plan
NOVI, Mich., March 28 -- Tower Automotive (Pink Sheets: TWRAQ) announced today it has filed a restructuring term sheet with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to sell substantially all of its assets through a Chapter 11 Plan to funds and accounts to be designated by Cerberus Capital Managem ... Continue reading
ArvinMeritor Names Rakesh Sachdev President of Asia Pacific
Company Announces New Asian Technical Center in China TROY, Mich., March 28 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc., announced today that Rakesh Sachdev has been named president of Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Sachdev will report directly to ArvinMeritor's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Charles G. "Chip" McClur ... Continue reading
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JIM OBERHOFER (JIM O) -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net 20th ANNUAL ... Continue reading
PR-NHRA- Aussie Father-Daughter Drag Racing Team will do double time at Houston Raceway
*Harker Motorsport - KDH Racing * *media relations* ** *For Immediate Release* *March 28th, 2007 * *Contact: Kate Harker / Harker Motorsport * *Email: kate@harkermotorsport.com <mailto:Will.Hanna@InsideTopAlcohol.com>* **** *Aussie Father-Daughter Top Alcohol Team will do double time at Houston Raceway* ** BAYTOWN, Tex ... Continue reading
PR-NHRA-Harker scores another runner-up finish
*Harker Motorsport* *media relations* ** *For Immediate Release* *March 28th, 2007 * *Contact: Kate Harker / Harker Motorsport * *Email: kate@harkermotorsport.com <mailto:Will.Hanna@InsideTopAlcohol.com>* **** *Aussie Steve Harker scores another runner-up finish* ** MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Aussie Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot S ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Automotive Trade Policy Council, whose members include General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler, praised legislation introduced today by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to force the Japanese government to take action to stop subsidizing millions of auto exports to the ... Continue reading
New Report Analyzes the Worldwide Markets for Wiper Systems in Millions of US$
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52845) has announced the addition of Wiper Systems - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Wiper Systems in Millions of US$. The major End-Use segments analyzed are OEM, and Aft ... Continue reading
Jamrog Named President of Gage Products Company
FERNDALE, Mich., March 28 -- Robert Jamrog has been named president of Gage Products Company, a leading global supplier of test fuels, paint solvents and closed-loop paint-system recycling technology for the automotive industry, according to Daniel Finkiewicz, chairman of the company's board of directors. Prior to join ... Continue reading
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52881) has announced the addition of âCar Plugs in the United Kingdomâ to their offering. Our Car Plugs in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the car plugs indus ... Continue reading
Audi Announces 2008 R8 U.S. Pricing
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 28 -- Audi of America, LLC announced today pricing for the all-new 2008 R8 sports car. The R8 with a six- speed manual transmission will have a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $109,000 when it launches this fall in the United States. Models equipped with the six-speed R tronic automa ... Continue reading
Asian Automakers Dominate Luxury Sector
Washington DC March 28, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Japanese and Korean automakers at the New York International Auto Show next week will showcase new offerings that could tighten their stranglehold on the luxury vehicle segment in the United States. More than seven of 10 of the 1.5 million luxury cars sol ... Continue reading
Neil Schloss Named Vice President and Treasurer; Ann Marie Petach To Leave Ford
DEARBORN, Mich., March 28 -- Ford Motor Company today announced that Neil Schloss has been named vice president and treasurer, effective immediately. In his new role, Schloss will report to Don Leclair, executive vice president and chief financial officer. "Neil has played a critical role in securing the funding we nee ... Continue reading
Bosch Start-Stop Systems Reduce Consumption, Emissions
BMW system featuring Bosch starter to begin series production in March FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 28 -- Bosch's Smart Electronic stop-start system will begin production at BMW in March 2007, with first variants of the BMW 1-series featuring the start-stop system as standard equipment. The start-stop system switches ... Continue reading
The Dirty Secret about Flex "Clean" Cars
Washington DC March 27, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that President Bush enjoyed a high-profile photo-op on Monday with the heads of the Big Three automakers and their latest clean-car models. The impressive lineup included a GM model that can run on ethanol, a plug-in Ford powered by hydrogen, and a DaimlerChry ... Continue reading
Zipcar, MBTA Enhance Partnership to Reduce Car Ownership, Increase Commuting Options
Partnership introduces Zipcars to additional stations, brings car sharing to Malden, Quincy, Newton, and Braintree CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28 -- To reduce car ownership and provide more commuting options, Zipcar and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) today announced a multi-faceted partnership that w ... Continue reading
FREDERICK, COLORADO, MARCH 27, 2007⦠UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM), a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that two hybrid electric future heavy truck demonstrators developed by Armor Holdings for the U.S. Army that are powered by UQM® electric propulsion systems have begun Military ... Continue reading
FREDERICK, Colo., March 28 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that a UQM(R) propulsion system will be turning the propeller of a single seat demonstrator airplane powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries as part of planned experimental fli ... Continue reading
Land Rover Offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as Standard Equipment
- Land Rover offering SIRIUS as standard equipment on 2007 model year Range Rover and Supercharged Range Rover Sport - SIRIUS now available on all Land Rover vehicles with the launch of the all-new LR2 DETROIT and NEW YORK, March 28 -- Land Rover and SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that SIRIUS is available as st ... Continue reading
Hyundai Receives Five-Star Safety Ratings From NHTSA
2007 Veracruz, Santa Fe and Elantra Earn Highest Government Crash Test Ratings FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 28 -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gave five-star crash test ratings, the highest government rating under the agency's New Car Assessment Program, to the all-new 2007 Hyundai Verac ... Continue reading
London Paper Says General Motors will not bid for Chrysler
LONDON, March 27, 2007; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. will not make a first-round bid for DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler unit, leaving just private equity firms and an auto parts supplier in the running, the Times reported on Wednesday. Unnamed sources close to the talks were quoted in the newspaper as sayi ... Continue reading
Dealer.com Wins Platinum Dealer’s Choice Award
BURLINGTON, Vt.--Dealer.com, a leading provider of online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced it has been recognized by thousands of automotive dealers across the country for its innovative solution and unique approach to automotive web design. The company is the recipient of the Platinum A ... Continue reading
Nokia Selects Tele Atlas Connect for N95 to Provide Global Maps to Wireless Users ORLANDO, Fla., March 27 -- CTIA Wireless 2007 -- Tele Atlas (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, today announced the availability of Tele Atlas Co ... Continue reading
-- Reva Squire and Dale Murray Named 2007 Fellowship Recipients -- Fellows will participate in rigorous two-year curriculum -- The company pledges an additional $25,000 to renew its commitment to increasing minority media ownership AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 27 -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation and the National Associatio ... Continue reading
Motorola's G24 Wireless Module Will Serve as Engine for Ongoing Communication Between Volkswagen Vehicles and Crown Telecom 24-Hours Support Centers ORLANDO, Fla., March 27 -- CTIA Wireless 2007 -- Motorola, Inc. , today announced it will provide Crown Telecom the wireless core of an innovative telematics solution that ... Continue reading
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52831) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: World Starting Lighting and Ignition Lead Acid Battery Markets to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research titled World Starting, Lighting and Ignition Lead Acid Batt ... Continue reading
Petro Stopping Centers Announces 2006 Annual Results and Conference Call
EL PASO, Texas--Petro Stopping Centers, L.P. today announced its operating results for the year ended December 31, 2006. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Net revenue for 2006 of $2.15 billion was $303.6 million, or 16.5%, higher than 2005. The increase in revenue was driven primarily by a 12.6% increase in the average retail selli ... Continue reading
MetaSwarm Holdings, Inc. Announces Entering Into a Merger Agreement With e-Auto Network, Inc.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 27 -- MetaSwarm Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with e-Auto Network, Inc. a publicly traded Florida Corporation trading under the symbol EANW.PK. In conjunction with the execution of that agreement, e-Auto ... Continue reading
Autoliv Receives More Awards from Toyota
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--At the annual supplier convention of Toyota Europe, Autoliv (STO:ALIV) â the global leader in automotive safety systems â was honoured with two regional awards. During the last months, Autoliv received three global Toyota awards, also for its contributions during 2006, from Mr. Katsuaki Wat ... Continue reading
AAA Claims Hosts Career Day Saturday
DEARBORN, Mich., March 27 -- AAA Michigan is hosting a Claims Career Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (March 31) at the AAA Michigan Headquarters Administrative Office Building, located at 1 Auto Club Drive, Dearborn. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about Claims opportunities, which include openin ... Continue reading
CompleteAuto Program EXPLODING With Over 10,000 Vehicles Listed on eBay Motors!
ORLANDO, Fla.--CompleteAuto, an RCAU Company (Pink Sheets:RCAU), an eBay Motors certified solution provider, is pleased to announce today that it has unexpectedly penetrated the 10,000 vehicle listings barrier, and is continuously listing vehicles on a rapid basis. At the time of writing, CompleteAuto currently has 10, ... Continue reading
Yen at 'lowest level since 1986' on a real effective basis according to report WASHINGTON, March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report by 30 leading economists calling for an increase of 25-30 percent in the value of the yen to the dollar is "a timely and urgent reminder to US policymakers about the dangers to the ... Continue reading
Mrs. Laura Bush to Attend National CeaseFire Leadership Summit, University of Illinois at Chicago, March 29, 10 a.m. to Noon CHICAGO, March 27 -- More than 100 business leaders from throughout Illinois and the rest of the country will come together March 29 to strategize a solution to reduce violence in neighborhoods t ... Continue reading
Simko Prepares For A Platinum Run In Music City
Simko Prepares For A Platinum Run In Music City ââ¬ÅMichigan Native Excited About Heading Southââ¬??? NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 27, 2007) - - Sitting 11th in American Speed Association (ASA) Late Model Challenge Series points, Michael Simko and his Auburn Racing Enterprises team head south for Saturd ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book Sponsors Press Days at 2007 New York Auto Show
Company Highlights New Vehicle Information, Analysis and kbb.com as No. 1 Site among New Vehicle Buyers IRVINE, Calif., March 27 -- The Trusted Resource(R), Kelley Blue Book, the most visited new-vehicle shopping site is once again an official sponsor of press days and the media center at the New York International Aut ... Continue reading
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