NASCAR (NNCS) - GANASSI/SABATES TEXAS PREVIEW
David Stremme and the No. 40 Coors Light Dodge Team Facts: * Expectations High for CGRFS at Texas: Did you know that the 2005 NNCS event at Texas Motor Speedway was the site of the best combined finishes for the team since moving to a three-car operation in 2003? All three cars finished in the top five with Jamie McMur ... Continue reading
News on SAE 2007 World Congress, April 16-19, at Cobo Center
SAE Career Fair Draws Record Number of Companies; David Cole to Headline Historical Sessions; Women Engineers to Address Alternative Fuels; International Networking Reception Features OEMs and Suppliers; Two SAE World Congress Seminars Now Available Online DETROIT, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- -- SAE Career Fair ... Continue reading
LONDON, April 10 -- Frost & Sullivan confers the 2007 Company of the Year Award in the European powertrain market upon Zeroshift. In presenting this Award, Frost & Sullivan commends the company's technological leadership in automated manual transmissions (AMTs) and its efforts to gain improved visibility in the OEM mar ... Continue reading
International Auto Brands March 2007 Sales Springboard to April and Beyond
By AIADA Staff March turned out to be an above average month for auto sales in the U.S., as the number of units sold climbed a slight 0.8 percent for a total of 1,542,229 units. It was a particularly good month for International brands, who collectively saw sales of autos rise a whopping 8.8 percent over March 2006, en ... Continue reading
NASCAR (BCS) - GANASSI/SABATES TEXAS PREVIEW
Reed Sorenson and the No. 41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge Team Facts:</p> <p>· He’s on Target at Texas: After taking last weekend off, Reed Sorenson will rejoin his No. 41 Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit team to go racing in Texas Saturday. Sorenson has had much success in Busch Series competition in the Lone S ... Continue reading
Webby Awards Announce Best Automotive Nominees
For Immediate Release Gita Chandra, gita@mkpr.com Jenny Chang, jenny@mkpr.com Michael Kaminer Public Relations, 212.627.8098 THE 11th ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS® ANNOUNCE NOMINEES FOR BEST AUTOMOTIVE SITE OF THE YEAR Winners Will Be Honored at New York City Ceremony on June 5 http://www.webbyawards.com http://peoplesvoice. ... Continue reading
W. Alan McCollough Elected to Goodyear Board
AKRON, Ohio, April 10 -- W. Alan McCollough, former chairman and chief executive officer of Circuit City Stores Inc., has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company . (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) "Alan McCollough is a respected business leader who led a ... Continue reading
Goodyear Directors Re-Elected at 2007 Annual Meeting
AKRON, Ohio, April 10 -- Shareholders of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today re-elected 11 members of the company's Board of Directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) Re-elected were: * James C. Boland, vice chairman, Cavaliers Operating Company, LLC; * John G. Breen, former chairman o ... Continue reading
INDYCAR - NEWS AND NOTES (April 10)
<P>1. 50 years of Foyt <P>2.Foyt honored by Automotive Hall of Fame <P>3. Crews, Crawford partnership has been a success <P> 1. 50 years of Foyt: (First of a series): In recognition of A.J. Foytâs 50th anniversary season in Indy car racing, weâll look at some of the highlights of the past 50 years. ⢠Foy ... Continue reading
A. O. Smith Declares Quarterly Dividend
MILWAUKEE, April 10 -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.17 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on May 15 to shareholders of record April 30. ... Continue reading
Hella Named General Motors Supplier of the Year
PLYMOUTH TWP., Mich., April 10 -- Hella KGaA Hueck & Company was presented the General Motors 2006 Supplier of the Year award for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class parts and services. The 15th annual award -- themed the "Best of the Best" -- was given during ceremonies Saturday, March 31 ... Continue reading
Hyundai's U.S. Sales Goals Set High
Washington DC April 10, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Hyundai division is under the gun from its bosses in South Korea to sell 555,000 units in the United States this year -- 500,000 of them retail. "That's ambitious," admits Steve Wilhite, COO of Hyundai Motor America. According to Automotive News, last yea ... Continue reading
RACING VENUES - MADISON INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY MOVES UP TO LEVEL II AS A ASA MEMBER TRACK
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 10, 2007) - Madison (Wis.) International Speedway was one of the first racetracks to join the ASA Member Track program back in 2003. Since then they have remained in the program as Level II participants, but in 2007 MIS owner Terry Kunes made the decision that the time was right, and it was t ... Continue reading
AutoObserver.com Expects Nissan to Rebound from Sales Slump
--Edmunds.com: WHAT: Nissan U.S. sales were at an all-time high in 2005, but the company couldn't keep up the momentum, and sales fell 5.3% in 2006. Edmunds' AutoObserver.com analysis suggests that Nissan is on its way to being much more competitive in the next 18 months as it is set to introduce four new models and re ... Continue reading
U.S. Automakers Challenge Vermont Emissions Law
Washington DC April 10, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the U.S. auto industry challenges Vermont in court on Tuesday, trying to block efforts by 10 states adopting stricter limits on vehicle emissions of carbon dioxide. The trial comes a week after the Supreme Court ruled that greenhouse gases meet the defini ... Continue reading
INDYCAR - Luczo-Dragon Racing to Enter 2007 Indy 500 with Driver Ryan Briscoe
<p><b>Ryan Briscoe named driver for month of May </b></p> <p>LOS ANGELES, April 10 -- Luczo-Dragon Racing, LLC announced today that IndyCar Series veteran Ryan Briscoe will attempt to qualify the #12 Symantec Dallara Honda for the 2007 Indianapolis 500-mile race. The team will lease equipment from Penske Racing, Inc., ... Continue reading
NHRA - SCELZI SEEKS SPRING SUCCESS AT THE STRIP
FRESNO, Calif. (April 10, 2007) - Four-time NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series champion Gary Scelzi has done quite well at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, thank you very much. The majority of his successes, however, came in the fall event and not in the spring. Fresno native Scelzi, who has three Top Fuel champion ... Continue reading
INDYCAR - Four Winners, Three Women Among Drivers Named To Indy Field
Thirty-eight entries, 69 cars set for 91st Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 â Four past winners and the top 11 finishers from last yearâs thrilling race are among the highlights of the entry list for the 91st Indianapolis 500, scheduled for Sunday, May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedw ... Continue reading
Automotive News to Host Online Open ( Free) House Apr. 16-22, 2007
DETROIT, April 10 -- Executives with a professional interest in the automotive industry can electronically preview one of the premier sources for late-breaking news and information Apr. 16-22, 2007. Automotive News is hosting a complimentary one-week-only Online Open House during which its subscriber-only content at ww ... Continue reading
NHRA - Two-time series champ Coughlin ready to dance with Lady Luck
LAS VEGAS (April 10) -- Jeg Coughlin Jr. admits he's not a big gambler, but he does know a thing or two about numbers, statistics, and probability. As the 23-event POWERade Drag Racing Series heads to Las Vegas, Coughlin thinks its time to pad his impressive record in the Pro Stock class and he believes his front-runni ... Continue reading
F1 - HONDA RACING F1 TEAM CONFIRMS AGREEMENT WITH INSTRON
As confirmed at the launch of the Honda Racing F1 Team's new environmental concept at the Natural History Museum in February, the team has agreed a partnership with Instron. A leading global specialist in structural and materials testing, Instron's equipment is designed to test and evaluate mechanical properties of mat ... Continue reading
NHRA - Densham Looks To Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Apr. 10) - After an up-and-down start to the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Funny Car driver Gary Densham is looking forward to a weekend of nitromethane and slots in Sin City. Densham’s victory at the 2002 running of this weekend's eighth annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals only fu ... Continue reading
Non-Stop Demand for British Taxi
LONDON - April 10, 2007: Figures published by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders last week show 469 new British built TX4 taxis were sold during March. This was the fifth consecutive record month of UK sales since the new Euro IV compliant London style TX4 Hackney Carriage was launched. The sales were 37.5 ... Continue reading
Experience the excitement of the motorsports experience up close! ROSSFORD, Ohio, April 10 -- Buddy's Toys is hosting the Michigan International Speedway show car and mobile ticket office in Rossford, Ohio, on Saturday April 28th. The car will be on display from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and located at 124 Bacon Street, acr ... Continue reading
Toyota Assisting Chinese Program for Training Automotive Maintenance Technicians
<http://www.japancorp.net> Toyota Assisting Chinese Program for Training Automotive Maintenance Technicians Tokyo, Japan, Apr 10, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it is supporting a Chinese government program for training automotive maintenance technicians by helping to devise ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces New G-BOOK mX Telematics Service
<http://www.japancorp.net> Toyota Announces New G-BOOK mX Telematics Service Tokyo, Japan, Apr 10, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it will begin rolling out its new G-BOOK mX telematics service and a G-Book mX-compatible HDD navigation system with the launch of new vehicles in Japa ... Continue reading
2009 FORD FLEX: AN ALL-NEW FULL-SIZE CROSSOVER REDEFINES THE JOURNEY FOR THE AMERICAN FAMILY Bold Design Inside and Out: New Ford Flex full-size crossover is the first vehicle of its kind with a bold design, striking interior and seven-passenger seating for families. Cool Features: Interior refrigerator, second-row foo ... Continue reading
Visteon CEO Michael F. Johnston Receives $5.27M in Compensation Despite Money-Losing 2006
DETROIT April 9, 2007; Jim Irwin writing for the AP reported that Michael F. Johnston, chairman and chief executive officer of Visteon Corp., received compensation valued at $5.27 million in 2006, according to an analysis of a federal regulatory filing made Monday. The auto parts manufacturer lost $163 million last yea ... Continue reading
California's Top Traffic Safety Issues Examined at 2007 Summit
SAN DIEGO--The stateâs top traffic safety and transportation officials, along with law enforcement and advocates from throughout the state, are meeting in San Diego this week to discuss Californiaâs top traffic safety concerns, share best practices and generate innovative ideas for improving safety on roadway ... Continue reading
Magna Divisions Recognized by Honda North America for Superior Performance
TROY, Mich., April 9 -- Ten divisions of Magna International Inc., the most diversified automotive supplier in the world, have won 11 Honda North America supplier awards for superior performance in 2006. The awards were presented by Honda North America at its annual supplier conference held in Toronto, Ontario, on Marc ... Continue reading
The Dodgers and Earl Scheib Want You to Drive Dodger Blue
LOS ANGELES--The Los Angeles Dodgers are partnering with Earl Scheib, the official paint and body shop of the Dodgers, to offer fans the ultimate opportunity to show their âBlue Prideâ â by actually driving Dodger Blue. Dodger fans can join âThe Big Blue Car Crewâ by having their cars painted w ... Continue reading
Spartan Chassis Expands Manufacturing Capacity With Two Additional Plants
CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 9 -- Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , announced the purchase of two manufacturing facilities near its headquarters in Charlotte, Mich. The facilities, which total 80,000 square-feet, will help Spartan meet anticipated increased demand from its military customers to s ... Continue reading
TORONTO, April 9 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) (LSE: ADC) ("Azure" or the Company") a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, today announced it has signed a supply agreement with Electro Autos Eficaces of Mexico ("EAE"). The initial order is for 1,000 drive sys ... Continue reading
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