FREDERICK, Colo., April 25 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) announced today that it has completed an agreement with Phoenix Motorcars, Inc. to collaborate on the development of a plug-in hybrid model of a sport utility truck currently produced and sold by Phoenix as an all-electric vehicle. Plug-in hybrid electric ... Continue reading
IRVINE, CA Apr 25, 2007; BlueFire Ethanol, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Arnold R. Klann will speak Monday, April 30th at 8 a.m. Pacific time in a webinar on "What's Real and What's Not in Cellulosic Biofuels," presented by Inside Greentech. Other participants will include John Howe, Vice President Public Affairs of Cel ... Continue reading
The One Trillion Yen Question to Ask Japanese Prime Minister Abe During His Visit to Washington
WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Automotive Trade Policy Council President Stephen Collins issued the following statement: "When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Washington, DC this week, we hope he is asked the one trillion yen question: "When will the Japanese Government trim its excessive and ... Continue reading
ALMS (BOSTON) - Trans Sport Racing Committed To The Use Of Green Components
Team Trans Sport Racing (TSR) of the American Le Mans Series GT2 Class will be the world’s first motor sports carbon-neutral team. Through a new partnership with Renewable Choice Energy, TSR will purchase renewable energy credits that will foster the creation of profitable, clean energy projects. The team will pu ... Continue reading
NHRA (GLENDORA) - D1 GRAND PRIX TO SHOWCASE AT EAST COAST NHRA XPLOD EVENT
NHRA and the D1GP professional drifting series have announced that they will combine forces at the historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The sport compact spectacle of drag racing and drifting will be held during the NHRA Sport Compact Springnationals, May 4-6, in Englishtown, N.J. D1 Grand Prix qualifying will be ... Continue reading
One in Three American Deaths Overseas Due to Car Crashes According to New Study
WASHINGTON--Make Roads Safe â The Campaign for Global Road Safety, today released a first-of-its-kind analysis of State Department data that ranks road crashes as the leading cause of death for healthy Americans traveling abroad. In observance of the first United Nationâs Global Road Safety Week, April 23-29, ... Continue reading
A1GP - (BRITAIN) - McIntosh and Lacroix Head to A1GP Finale
Brands Hatch, England (Wednesday 25 April, 2007) - The eleventh and final round of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will be hosted this weekend, 27th - 29th April, at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit in Great Britain with Canada represented on-track by Vancouver's Sean McIntosh and Québec's Kevin Lacroix. M ... Continue reading
GM's Lutz Pushes for Transformation, Not "Incrementalist" Notions
By Drew Winter WardsAuto.com Apr 24, 2007 LOUISVILLE, KY â There are a lot of things that could keep General Motors Corp. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz awake at night, but No.1 these days is what he calls âglobal climate-change mania.â Speaking at the Global Automotive Conference here Monday, Lutz takes shots a ... Continue reading
NASCAR (NNCS) - SEASON IN REVIEW AN ONGOING LOOK AT 2007
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2007) Six drivers have won NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races this season, potentially earning 10 valuable bonus points for each victory. If those drivers make the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, their positions entering the Chase will be determined by the number of wins they accumulate over ... Continue reading
Penton's WardsAuto.com Named a Winner in "Best of the Web" Competition
NEW YORK--Penton Media Inc. today announced that its Broadcast Engineering® family of e-newsletters and Web site, and its WardsAuto.com site have been selected as winners in the 2007 âBest of the Webâ awards competition, conducted by min and minâs b2b. WardsAuto.com was named as the winner of the â ... Continue reading
Forbes' Hottest SUV's For 2007
Sport utility vehicles have become the family vehicles of choice for their spacious interiors and flexible cargo capacity. In recent years, sales of traditional truck-based SUVs have suffered, especially for the largest models. The new trend is crossovers â vehicles with car-like underpinnings matched with tall, s ... Continue reading
NASCAR NCTS (KANSAS) - Sauter Ready for Kansas City
Tim Sauter will make his third career start at the Kansas Speedway when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to the one and a half mike speedway in the nation’s heartland. Sauter’s two previous starts at Kansas were in the NASCAR Busch Series where he has averaged an 18th place finish. It has been four w ... Continue reading
SatCon Announces Certification of Photovoltaic PowerGate® Inverters
BOSTON--SatCon Technology Corporation® (Nasdaq CM: SATC), a developer of power management and system architecture solutions for the alternative energy and distributed power markets today announced that it has obtained certification of its PowerGate® Inverter product-line for commercial photovoltaic applications t ... Continue reading
Business Drivers Willing to Act on Reducing Environmental Pollution
LeasePlan Introduces GreenPlan to Support Businesses and Business Drivers ALMERE, The Netherlands, April 25 -- Business drivers are more aware of the important role they play in reducing environmental pollution and are willing to act on it, as shown by a worldwide LeasePlan survey amongst business drivers. To facilitat ... Continue reading
NHRA (CALIFORNIA) - BECKMAN SEES ATLANTA DRAGWAY FOR FIRST TIME IN "NEW" HOT ROD
"Fast" Jack Beckman jumped from 17th to ninth place in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Funny Car point standings following his drive to the semifinal round at The Strip at Las Vegas last week. And he credits his "new" Mail Terminal Services Dodge Charger R/T "hot rod" tuned by Todd Okuhara and Phil Shuler for the ... Continue reading
TOKYO, April 25 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Fourth Quarter Results Honda's consolidated net income for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2007 totaled JPY 176.1 billion (USD 1,492 million), a d ... Continue reading
Volvo Reveals Location of This Year's Buried Treasure: The Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea
Volvo Car Corporation Sinks Treasure Chest Filled With $50,000 in Gold and Key to New XC90 'Somewhere in the World' and Gets Ready to Launch Online Treasure Hunt, May 4 IRVINE, Calif., April 25 -- Ahoy, raise the main sail, maties! "Somewhere in the World," Volvo Car Corporation has sunk real-life treasure -- a chest f ... Continue reading
Reality Check for the Automotive Market - What the Industry's Top Bosses Need to Know!
Frost & Sullivan to Host Unique Analyst Briefing on the CEO Report on Tuesday 8 May 2007 LONDON, April 25 -- Frost & Sullivan will host a conference call on Tuesday 8 May 2007 at 15.00 BST to present its exclusive 360 Degree CEO Perspective of the Global Automotive Industry. The Automotive industry is in the middle of ... Continue reading
NHRA (GEORGIA) - KURT JOHNSON PREVIEW
The National Hot Rod Association's Pro Stock category is arguably the most competitive in all of motorsports. At each of the 23 stops on the POWERade Drag Racing circuit, an average of twenty-five racers battle throughout qualifying to earn one of sixteen spots in Sunday's final eliminations field, with entire fields c ... Continue reading
INDYPRO (INDIANAPOLIS) - Eight Days
As my Guthrie Racing team flew home from Florida on April 2nd after a two-race weekend in St. Petersburg, there was only one thing that we were thinking about discussing: What car will I drive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway? My #4 Car Crafters / Dallara was severely damaged after a crash I was in during the âM ... Continue reading
NASCAR (DAYTONA) - WEEKLY FINES REPORT
Montoya Fined, Placed on Probation for Inappropriate Gesture DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2007) â NASCAR announced today that Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the No. 42 Dodge in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been fined $10,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 because of an inappropriate gesture made during a p ... Continue reading
Are California's Auto Theft 'Hot Spots' Cooling Down?
<p> <i>Annual Report Shows Theft is Down in Most Regions. The Exception: The Silicon Valley </i> <p>LOS ANGELES April 24, 2007 Californians love their cars - and so do thieves. But while the Golden State remains the nation's car theft capital, fewer cars are being stolen in nearly every region of the state, according t ... Continue reading
Chevron's Lubricants University Offers Lubrication Course in Spanish
Dear AutoChannel, We wanted to let you know that a "Fundamentals of Lubrication" course in Spanish has been introduced to the portfolio of course offerings available through Chevron's Lubricants University website. With an increasing number of Spanish speaking professionals in the United States, the course targets Span ... Continue reading
Tire Maintenance Critical to Road Safety, Fuel Economy and Tire Life SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 24 -- Discount Tire, America largest independent tire retailer, and the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) have partnered for the 6th Annual National Tire Safety Week being conducted April 22-28. The nationwide effort is d ... Continue reading
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2007 Earnings
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--OâReilly Automotive, Inc. (âOâReillyâ or âthe Companyâ) today announced record revenues and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007, representing 54 consecutive quarters of record revenues, earnings and comparable store sales increases for OâReilly since ... Continue reading
Automotive Pioneer Jim Moran Dies at 88
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.--Jim Moran, automotive pioneer and founder of JM Family Enterprises, Inc., died April 24, 2007 at Hillsboro Beach, FL. He was 88. Revered and respected as much for his philanthropic generosity as his numerous and outstanding contributions to the automotive industry, Jim Moran created a legacy buil ... Continue reading
Toyota Surpassed GM in First Quarter Sales
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com: WHAT: According to quarterly sales results announced today, Toyota became the worldâs number one car company for sales for the first three months of this year. Toyota surpassed General Motors, the world leader for 76 years, for the first time. âWhile the figures announced to ... Continue reading
Historic Automobile Touring Trophy Returns to Anderson, SC after 96 Year Absence
ANDERSON, S.C.--What: One of the most important prizes in early automotive history - a magnificent sterling silver punchbowl commissioned for AAA by the citizens of Anderson, SC - returns home this Friday for the first time in 96 years. The trophy - created for the famous AAA Glidden Tours that helped popularize the us ... Continue reading
Tritex Corporation Acquired by Harbour Group
WATERBURY, Conn.--Tritex Corporation, the parent company of the Haydon companies, has been acquired by the Harbour Group family of companies. Haydon which operates 11 facilities on three continents was founded here in 1951. The global headquarters for the company will remain here in Waterbury. Haydonâs products in ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz to Offer SIRIUS Satellite Radio in More Than 80 Percent of Its Vehicles
SIRIUS added as standard equipment on S-Class and CLS MONTVALE, N.J. and NEW YORK, April 24 -- Mercedes- Benz, USA and SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) plans to significantly increase the rate at which they install SIRIUS radios in Mercedes-Benz vehicles to more than 80 percent for ... Continue reading
Smart Energy Solutions and Autolite(R) Brand Enter Into Licensing Agreement
Innovative battery product to feature Autolite(R) name POMPTON PLAINS, N.J., April 24 -- Smart Energy Solutions (SMGY.OB) and Autolite(R) have entered into an agreement to license the rights to use the Autolite(R) brand name for Smart Energy's innovative, easy to install, automotive battery protector product, which use ... Continue reading
Plans for Singapore's First Dedicated Automobile Terminal Established
<http://www.japancorp.net> Plans for Singapore's First Dedicated Automobile Terminal Established Tokyo, Japan, Apr 24, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line), PSA Singapore Terminals, and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) have agreed on a contract for establishing the first dedicated automobile terminal ... Continue reading
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