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Friday, October 16, 2009

Road Racing Drivers Club To Present Young Drivers Symposium At PRI

Road Racing Drivers Club To Present Young Drivers Symposium At PRI

SHOW DEC. 11 HILLIARD, October 16, 2009: The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) will present its first RRDC/FIA Young Drivers Symposium, supported by a grant from the FIA Motor Sport Safety Development Fund, at the 22nd annual Performance Racing Trade Show in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 11. Founded in 1952, the RRDC has been d ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 BMW X5 iDRIVE35d REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2009 BMW X5 iDRIVE35d REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE X5 VEHICLE The BMW X5 is now equipped with a mean 3.0-liter inline twin-turbo diesel engine featuring the horsepower of a V8 but with the fuel efficiency of a 4-cylinder at 22-mpg driving. This is the X3's bigger brother and can fit up ... Continue reading

Acrua Season Re-Cap

Acrua Season Re-Cap

TORRANCE, October 16, 2009: Acura Motorsports teams and drivers dominated the 2009 American Le Mans Series with record runs in both the LMP1 and LMP2 prototype classes. The 2009 10-race ALMS campaign concluded last weekend with another Acura 1-2-3 overall finish at Laguna Seca Raceway. It marked the fifth time in 2009 ... Continue reading

AIM Autosport ; A Complete Season

AIM Autosport ; A Complete Season

Woodbridge, October 15, 2009: The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season came to a dramatic close for AIM Autosport this past weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In a tight battle for fifth place in the championship, the No 61 Ford Riley needed a solid finish in the race to secure the position. In the end, Burt broug ... Continue reading

NWR Finishes 1-2 In Atlantic Championship

NWR Finishes 1-2 In Atlantic Championship

Monterey, October 15, 2009: In a spine-tingling performance by Newman Wachs Racing teammates John Edwards and Jonathan Summerton, they finished 1-2 for the 3rd time this season in today’s race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The duo started where they finished and with those results, actually tie for Championship po ... Continue reading

The Renault-Nissan Alliance at the Women's Forum 2009

The Renault-Nissan Alliance at the Women's Forum 2009

For the fourth consecutive year, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is sponsoring the annual Women's Forum, to be held in Deauville, France from October 15 to 17. The partnership has a natural synergy for the Alliance. ... Continue reading

Grand Am Announces Koni Challenge 2010 Schedule

Grand Am Announces Koni Challenge 2010 Schedule

DAYTONA BEACH, October 16, 2009: Ten races, spanning across the U.S. and Canada, will make up the 2010 Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge schedule, which Grand-Am Road Racing announced today. Nine of those races will be held in conjunction with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. ... Continue reading

Coughlin Team Heads South To Continue Championship Quest

Coughlin Team Heads South To Continue Championship Quest

REYNOLDS, October 16, 2009: As part of his ongoing quest to capture the 2009 NHRA North Central Division Dart Top Sportsman series championship, Mike Coughlin will bring his JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt to Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, Ga., for this weekend’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. Mike is the current p ... Continue reading

Say It Can't Be Done - I Dare You

Say It Can't Be Done - I Dare You

KANNAPOLIS, October 16, 2009: As baseball’s post-season heats up, NASCAR’s appears to be cooling down, at least if you believe that Jimmie Johnson has all but wrapped up a fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Yes, he’s leading the points and yes he’s coming off a win at Auto Clu ... Continue reading

Toyota Named "Greenest" Manufacturer

Toyota Named "Greenest" Manufacturer

Toyota has been hailed as the "greenest" manufacturer in the auto industry's drive to bring down average CO2 emissions. According to research by cleangreencars.co.uk, Toyota is the first car maker in the UK to dip below the 130g/km level for mean carbon emissions across its model range. ... Continue reading

Subaru Outback Scoops Top SUV Award

Subaru Outback Scoops Top SUV Award

Subaru's all-new Outback - the latest version of which has just gone on sale in the UK - has been named Sport Utility Of The Year by leading American motoring magazine, Motor Trend. The accolade is particularly noteworthy as the USA is the world's largest market for sales of SUVs. ... Continue reading

Ford Marks New Fiesta Success With First Special Edition

Ford Marks New Fiesta Success With First Special Edition

Britain's latest Fiesta celebrates its remarkable launch success with a new line-up and a new Titanium Individual special edition. The new line-up has six series and five engine options to choose from and broadens the Fiesta appeal to a wider range of consumers. ... Continue reading

World's First Emission-Free Foundry

World's First Emission-Free Foundry

From 2010, BMW’s Landshut plant will boast the world’s first foundry with emission-free sand core production. The light-alloy foundry at the BMW plant is introducing a new sand core production method for gravity die-casting, whereby conventional organic binders will be replaced by highly eco-friendly inorganic binder ... Continue reading

New Ford Mondeo Titanium Available With Econetic Technologies

New Ford Mondeo Titanium Available With Econetic Technologies

Ford is introducing a new high series addition to its Mondeo line-up powered by ECOnetic technologies - the Mondeo Titanium 2.0 115PS TDCi with 139g/km CO2 emissions. ... Continue reading

Golf and Fiesta Storm Ahead in Race for Sales Recovery

Golf and Fiesta Storm Ahead in Race for Sales Recovery

A handful of key models remain the driving force behind a fragile European new car market recovery, according to the latest monthly analysis from JATO Dynamics, the world's leading provider of automotive data and intelligence ... Continue reading

Mazda Retails Better Than Expected in September Fuelled by All-New Mazda3 Sales

Mazda Retails Better Than Expected in September Fuelled by All-New Mazda3 Sales

The European automotive industry rebounded slightly in September, with a drop of just 2.6 per cent year-on-year, but many carmakers continue to struggle and conditions remain challenging. There were some bright spots in September for the Mazda brand, fuelled by sales of the all-new Mazda3, which was launched a few mont ... Continue reading

Suzuki Launches New 2010 Kizashi Sedan - VIDEO ENHANCED

Suzuki Launches New 2010 Kizashi Sedan - VIDEO ENHANCED

- With the introduction of the all-new Kizashi, Suzuki delivers the sophistication and driving experience of premium sport sedans for the price of an ordinary midsize car. - Kizashi is an uncommon blend of the emotionally satisfying elements of fine European sedans and the virtues of modern Japanese car ownership. - No ... Continue reading

New 2010 Renault Mégane R.S.: the Latest Renault Sporting Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

New 2010 Renault Mégane R.S.: the Latest Renault Sporting Vehicle - VIDEO ENHANCED

PARIS - October 16, 2009: New Mégane R.S. is the latest addition to Renault's line-up of sporting vehicles and stands out from the other models that make up the Mégane range through its styling and performance which live up every bit to the newcomer's sporty pedigree. In response to customer demand, New Mégane R.S. ... Continue reading

Ford Focus BEV Drivers Sought by Hillingdon

Ford Focus BEV Drivers Sought by Hillingdon

London residents will be among the first in Britain to experience Ford's latest zero emissions technology ... Continue reading

Top Marks for Dealers in Suzuki GB Guild Awards Ceremony

Top Marks for Dealers in Suzuki GB Guild Awards Ceremony

Suzuki GB hosted its annual Guild Awards Ceremony at Fawsley Hall in Daventry this week. The competition, which was split into three categories, attracted over 900 entrants from the company's 149 car dealerships in the UK. The categories were: Aftersales Advisor, Sales Executive and Technician. ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta ECOnetic - Australia's most fuel efficient car

Ford Fiesta ECOnetic - Australia's most fuel efficient car

Ford Australia today set a new fuel efficiency benchmark for the auto industry in this country by introducing Australia's most fuel efficient car - the Ford Fiesta ECOnetic. ... Continue reading

New Brand Terminal for Audi in Berwick, Victoria

New Brand Terminal for Audi in Berwick, Victoria

Audi has opened a brand new dealership in Berwick, Victoria, known as Audi Barry Bourke ... Continue reading

Sales and Orders Triple for Newly Positioned BMW 323i

Sales and Orders Triple for Newly Positioned BMW 323i

Sales of BMW's 323i Sedan tripled last month with customers flocking to the six-cylinder-powered 3 Series that is available for the price of some four-cylinder powered rivals ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC to Showcase Four Mopar Image Vehicles at 2009 SEMA Show

Chrysler Group LLC to Showcase Four Mopar Image Vehicles at 2009 SEMA Show

A Dodge Challenger with over 400 kilowatts, a Jeep Wrangler that transforms into a mobile campsite, a luxury Dodge Ram 1500 and a go-anywhere, do-anything extreme Jeep Wrangler with 40-inch tyres. It must be SEMA season ... Continue reading

Schuppan Drives in Landmark Australian Eco Challenge

Schuppan Drives in Landmark Australian Eco Challenge

MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA - October 16, 2009: Former long distance sports car driver Vern Schuppan is set to trade high-speed thrills for cutting edge environmental motoring. ... Continue reading

ATX Teams With Peugeot to Offer In-Vehicle Alerts on Speed Camera Locations

ATX Teams With Peugeot to Offer In-Vehicle Alerts on Speed Camera Locations

Latest Connected Vehicle Service Provides Web Portal for Downloading Alerts to Vehicle DUSSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 15 -- ATX Group, one of the leading providers of customized, connected vehicle services to the global automotive industry, announced today the launch of a Web-based service in France and the United Kingdom o ... Continue reading

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Tracy Lawrence, Blue Oyster Cult and Chuck Wicks to Perform at Miami-Dade Parks 2009 Ribfest, Presented by Miller Lite

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Tracy Lawrence, Blue Oyster Cult and Chuck Wicks to Perform at Miami-Dade Parks 2009 Ribfest, Presented by Miller Lite

Ribfest 2009, Presented by Miller Lite, takes over Homestead Air Reserve Park with a Grilling and Live Music Extravaganza MIAMI, Oct. 15 -- Miami-Dade Park & Recreation, in partnership with Eventus, a leading national experiential, sports and entertainment company, announced today sizzling performances and details for ... Continue reading

Weyauwega Fall Finale Off-Road Race Report

Weyauwega Fall Finale Off-Road Race Report

* * FALL FINALE HAS GREAT RACER TURNOUT Weyauwega, WI (October 14, 2009) - The final weekend of off-road racing in the Upper Midwest saw ninety-five Sportsman racers enter the Fall Finale in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. The Waupaca County Fairgrounds with its covered concrete grandstands and a .75 mile harness racing track wa ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC to Showcase Four Mopar Image Vehicles at 2009 SEMA Show

Chrysler Group LLC to Showcase Four Mopar Image Vehicles at 2009 SEMA Show

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 15 -- A 556-horsepower Dodge Challenger, a Jeep® Wrangler that transforms into a mobile campsite, a luxury Dodge Ram 1500 and a go-anywhere, do-anything extreme Jeep Wrangler with 40-inch tires. It must be SEMA season. Four Mopar-customized vehicles will steal the show next month at the Speci ... Continue reading

ATX Teams With Peugeot to Offer In-Vehicle Alerts on Speed Camera Locations

ATX Teams With Peugeot to Offer In-Vehicle Alerts on Speed Camera Locations

DUSSELDORF, Germany, October 15 -- - Latest Connected Vehicle Service Provides Web Portal for Downloading Alerts to Vehicle ATX Group, one of the leading providers of customized, connected vehicle services to the global automotive industry, announced today the launch of a Web-based service in France and the United King ... Continue reading

EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Administrator Announces Plan to Retool and Reinvigorate Clean Water Enforcement Program

EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Administrator Announces Plan to Retool and Reinvigorate Clean Water Enforcement Program

*CONTACT: *Deb Berlin berlin.deb@epa.gov 202-564-4914 202-564-4355 * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *October 15, 2009 *EPA Administrator Announces Plan to Retool and Reinvigorate Clean Water Enforcement Program * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced today at a House Trans ... Continue reading

ESI Global Forum 2010 Call for Papers is Now Open

ESI Global Forum 2010 Call for Papers is Now Open

PARIS--ESI Group (ISIN FR0004110310), pioneer and world-leading supplier of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes, announced today its first global users’ conference and exhibition on Simulation-Based Design and Virtual Prototyping - ESI Global Forum 2010 - which will take place on M ... Continue reading

National and State Efforts Draw Attention to Teen Driver Safety

National and State Efforts Draw Attention to Teen Driver Safety

National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 18-24 WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To commemorate National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW), national organizations and state highway safety agencies have a variety of events and activities planned to draw attention to the senseless tragedies associated with ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Passenger Car OEM Quarterly Data Book - Strategic Analysis of the Activities of the World's Top 19 Passenger Car OEMs

Research and Markets: Passenger Car OEM Quarterly Data Book - Strategic Analysis of the Activities of the World's Top 19 Passenger Car OEMs

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a27ac1/passenger_car_oem) has announced the addition of the "Passenger Car OEM Quarterly Data Book: Q2 2009" report to their offering. The Passenger Car OEM Quarterly Data Book (formerly Automotive Quarterly Review) is an essential source of infor ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics: Small Car Boom Hits Short-Term Automotive Electronics Demand

Strategy Analytics: Small Car Boom Hits Short-Term Automotive Electronics Demand

BOSTON--The Strategy Analytics Automotive Electronics service report, “Automotive System Demand Forecast 2007 to 2016: Small Car Strength Hits Short-Term Electronics Demand,” highlights the impact that the surge in small car market during 2009 has had on the demand for automotive electronics. Government incentive p ... Continue reading

NextGen Research Looks Under the Hood of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

NextGen Research Looks Under the Hood of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--The hybrid-electric and electric vehicle markets have been growing slowly for the last few years, but the price premium for the additional hardware required has always been a significant barrier to mass-market appeal. Hydraulic and flywheel energy storage systems remain very much in the evaluation pha ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Secures 10-Year Contract at Ontario International Airport to Build, Maintain New Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station

Clean Energy Secures 10-Year Contract at Ontario International Airport to Build, Maintain New Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--The City of Los Angeles has awarded a 10-year contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to design, build, and operate a new public access CNG fueling station at Ontario International Airport (ONT) to serve growing fleets of CNG-fueled airport courtesy shuttle buses, taxicabs and shuttle vans. CNG fuel re ... Continue reading

Polaris Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Polaris Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

MINNEAPOLIS--Polaris Industries Inc. : Third Quarter Highlights: Net income of $0.94 per diluted share for the third quarter 2009 exceeded Company expectations Sales declined 25% to $436.2 million in the third quarter 2009, in-line with expectations Gross profit margin percentage for the third quarter of 2009 improved ... Continue reading

The Peugeot RCZ Will Make Its UK Debut At The Mph Show In November

The Peugeot RCZ Will Make Its UK Debut At The Mph Show In November

The MPH show in November will be the stage for the UK premiere of Peugeot's exciting new RCZ Coupe. ... Continue reading

Ford SYNC Meets Best Buy Mobile as Ford and Best Buy Team Up to Help Customers Get Connected

Ford SYNC Meets Best Buy Mobile as Ford and Best Buy Team Up to Help Customers Get Connected

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 15 -- -- Ford and consumer electronics leader Best Buy team up to help build SYNC® awareness and provide mobile technical support through Best Buy Mobile stores and Geek Squad nationwide -- More than 30 Texas Best Buy locations will host pilot consumer programs throughout October, providing SYNC ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Social Media Networking Reaches More Prospects Than Online Search Engines or Portals According to Recent Snapshot of New-Vehicle Buyer Online Activity

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Social Media Networking Reaches More Prospects Than Online Search Engines or Portals According to Recent Snapshot of New-Vehicle Buyer Online Activity

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15 -- Social media networking Web sites, such as Facebook, have greater reach among new-vehicle prospects than online search engines or portals--such as Google and Yahoo, according to the opening presentation at the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Internet Roundtable. The conference is current ... Continue reading

10.15Gonow Auto's Iran plant rolls out first vehicle

10.15Gonow Auto's Iran plant rolls out first vehicle

Gonow Auto's Iran plant rolls out first vehicle http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012544/Gonow-Auto-s-Iran-plant-ro lls-o ut-first-vehicle.html Shanghai, October 15 (Gasgoo.com) A pickup truck recently rolled off the production line at the Iranian plant of Zhejiang Gonow Auto Co., Ltd., the first vehicle that the c ... Continue reading

10.15Tengzhong submits no application yet for Hummer

10.15Tengzhong submits no application yet for Hummer

Tengzhong submits no application yet for Hummer http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012547/Tengzhong-submits-no-appli catio n-yet-for-Hummer.html Shanghai, October 15 (Gasgoo.com) China's commerce ministry has not yet received an application from heavy machinery maker Tengzhong for the acquisition of the Hummer brand ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Provides Third Quarter Update

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Provides Third Quarter Update

TULSA, Okla., Oct. 15 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today announced that based on preliminary results, it expects vehicle rental revenues for the third quarter of 2009 to decrease approximately 12% compared to the third quarter of 2008, as an approximate 12% improvement in pricing on a year-over-year basis d ... Continue reading

kbb.com Picks 10 Sinister New-Car Faces for Halloween

kbb.com Picks 10 Sinister New-Car Faces for Halloween

Editors Choose Wicked-Looking New Car List to Celebrate Scary Halloween Season IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15 -- According to a study published in the December 2008 edition of the journal Human Nature, "people seem to like mature, dominant, masculine, arrogant, angry-looking cars." In honor of this ghoulish automotive delight ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Company Financials - Robert Bosch GmbH

Research and Markets: Company Financials - Robert Bosch GmbH

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d80396/company_financials) has announced the addition of the "Company Financials: Robert Bosch GmbH" company profile to their offering. The Company Financials offers insights into the financial performance of the company over last five years for a ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Light Commercial Vehicles Market in Switzerland to 2013

Research and Markets: Light Commercial Vehicles Market in Switzerland to 2013

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a26285/light_commercial_v) has announced the addition of the "Light Commercial Vehicles Market in Switzerland to 2013" report to their offering. This report includes data on the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market in Switzerland allowing the rea ... Continue reading

Retarus is the New Ford Certified VAN Provider in Europe

Retarus is the New Ford Certified VAN Provider in Europe

MILAN, October 15 -- - Ford Restructures EDI Processes Ford will implement significant changes for its EDI processes at the end of this year. As of January 1, 2010, clients and suppliers must establish EDI connections with Ford via OFTP either on their own or through a "Ford Certified VAN Provider". Effective immediate ... Continue reading

A. Schulman Introduces Invision(R) Enhanced Polyolefin Resins for Sheet and Profile Producers

A. Schulman Introduces Invision(R) Enhanced Polyolefin Resins for Sheet and Profile Producers

Patent-pending technologies provide processing, performance and appearance benefits, including durable high- or low-gloss "paint-like" surface finishes AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- A. Schulman, Inc. today announced the introduction of a family of high-performance Invision® enhanced polyolefin resins for sheet and profile p ... Continue reading

Audi Drives Forward in-Car Entertainment with NXP HD Radio Technology

Audi Drives Forward in-Car Entertainment with NXP HD Radio Technology

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands--NXP Semiconductors today announced that Audi of America will offer HD Radio, powered by NXP’s leading SAF3560 single chip solution, as standard on a range of 2011 Audi models. With the new NXP technology-based Harman Becker HD Radio, drivers and passengers of Audi models available from late 20 ... Continue reading

Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) Enhances Residual Risk Analysis Tool with Monthly Residual Value Data

Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) Enhances Residual Risk Analysis Tool with Monthly Residual Value Data

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today announced the addition of monthly residual value updates to its Residual Risk Analysis tool, which is used by vehic ... Continue reading

Cars that go 300 MPH. Get 2,000 MPG.

Cars that go 300 MPH. Get 2,000 MPG.

Hi , The automotive future is looking brighter – and greener – thanks in part to students and researchers at The Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research (CAR). In the past few months, they’ve unveiled a car that goes 300 mph using a hydrogen fuel cell and a solar-powered vehicle that g ... Continue reading

Coskata Inc. Unveils Semi-Commercial Feedstock Flexible Ethanol Facility in Madison, PA

Coskata Inc. Unveils Semi-Commercial Feedstock Flexible Ethanol Facility in Madison, PA

MADISON, Pa.--Coskata Inc., a leading developer of next generation biofuels, today announced the successful start-up of their semi-commercial flex ethanol facility located in Madison, PA. The accomplishment represents the successful scale-up of the company’s technology, and will serve as a showcase for the world’s ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - TARGET AND ACTIVISION PARTNER WITH EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING TO FEATURE DJ HEROT ON THE NO. 1 CHEVROLET DRIVEN BY MARTIN TRUEX JR.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing - TARGET AND ACTIVISION PARTNER WITH EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING TO FEATURE DJ HEROT ON THE NO. 1 CHEVROLET DRIVEN BY MARTIN TRUEX JR.

<<Picture (Device Independent Bitmap)>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jarrod England at Earnhardt Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Media Relations, 704-662-9642 TARGET AND ACTIVISION PARTNER WITH EARNHARDT GANASSI RACING TO FEATURE DJ HERO(tm) ON THE NO. 1 CHEVROLET DRIVEN BY MARTIN TRUEX JR. Special Paint Schem ... Continue reading

Fitch Affirms Three HSBC Automotive Trusts

Fitch Affirms Three HSBC Automotive Trusts

NEW YORK--Fitch Ratings affirms four classes of asset-backed notes within three HSBC Automotive Trusts. The affirmations are a result of continued available credit enhancement in excess of stressed remaining losses. Current principal allocation and expected future cash flows are also contributing factors. The collatera ... Continue reading

Fitch Upgrades 7 & Affirms 8 Classes of 3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trusts

Fitch Upgrades 7 & Affirms 8 Classes of 3 Ford Credit Auto Owner Trusts

NEW YORK--Fitch Ratings affirms eight and upgrades seven classes of three Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust transactions as part of its on going surveillance process. The affirmations and upgrades are a result of continued available credit enhancement in excess of stressed remaining losses. The collateral continues to perfo ... Continue reading

Global Science & Technology To Build Mobile Environmental Data Platform For National Weather Service

Global Science & Technology To Build Mobile Environmental Data Platform For National Weather Service

GREENBELT, Md.--Global Science & Technology, Inc. is proud to announce its team will build a Mobile Platform Environmental Data observation network (MoPED) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – National Weather Service (NWS). “Collecting environmental data from vehicles for weather foreca ... Continue reading

Goodyear to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Goodyear to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will report third quarter 2009 financial results before markets open on Wednesday, October 28, to be followed by an investor conference call at 10 a.m. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) Participating in the conference call will be Rob ... Continue reading

IHS CERA Chairman Daniel Yergin Will Deliver Keynote Address at World Economic Outlook Conference in Boston

IHS CERA Chairman Daniel Yergin Will Deliver Keynote Address at World Economic Outlook Conference in Boston

LEXINGTON, Mass.--Daniel Yergin, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates (IHS CERA) chairman and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Prize, will address the IHS Global Insight World Economic Outlook Conference October 20 in Boston. Yergin's address, "Governments and Markets: A Return to the Commanding Heights?”, wi ... Continue reading

Media Announcement: Introducing DuPont Performance Services - An Integrated, Value-Added Offering from DuPont Performance Coatings

Media Announcement: Introducing DuPont Performance Services - An Integrated, Value-Added Offering from DuPont Performance Coatings

Introducing DuPont Performance Services - An Integrated, Value-Added Offering from DuPont Performance Coatings WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 15, 2009 – In a major realignment of its service offering to its paint brand customers, DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) has folded its value-added services under one integrated o ... Continue reading

Modine Manufacturing’s New Effinity93 Unit Heater Wins Top Innovation Award from Contracting Business.Com

Modine Manufacturing’s New Effinity93 Unit Heater Wins Top Innovation Award from Contracting Business.Com

RACINE, Wis.--Modine Manufacturing Company , a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, received a first-place award for its new Effinity93 gas-fired unit heater with Conservicore ™ technology from Contracting Business.com, a leading business-to-business magazine for commercial, resid ... Continue reading

PPG Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

PPG Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

PITTSBURGH--PPG Industries today reported sales for the third quarter of $3.2 billion, a decline of 24 percent versus the prior year’s third quarter including a 5 percent decline resulting from a business divestiture in 2008. The company reported net income of $159 million, or 96 cents per share. Adjusted net income ... Continue reading

REV Names City of Santa Monica as First US Customer for Their Co-Development and Launch Programs

REV Names City of Santa Monica as First US Customer for Their Co-Development and Launch Programs

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Electric fleet vehicle solution provider Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) today announced that the City of Santa Monica, Calif. will be their first US customer to purchase a REV 300 ACX. As part of the demonstration project with REV, the City will use the proprietary REV 300 ACX PACKs to trans ... Continue reading

Safety-Kleen Powers Recycle Center at Lowe's Motor Speedway with Solar Energy During NASCAR

Safety-Kleen Powers Recycle Center at Lowe's Motor Speedway with Solar Energy During NASCAR

Safety-Kleen Partners with Mobile Solar Power to Bring Renewable Energy to the NASCAR Banking 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte CONCORD, N.C., Oct. 15 -- Having played a key role in keeping NASCAR events "green" for decades, Safety-Kleen is now taking those efforts to the next level by incorporating solar power ... Continue reading

Team News: AIM Autosport ends 2009 Grand-Am season 6th in Championship

Team News: AIM Autosport ends 2009 Grand-Am season 6th in Championship

AIM Autosport A Complete Season Team ends the Grand-Am Rolex Spots Car Series sixth overall Woodbridge, Ontario (2009.10.14) The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season came to a dramatic close for AIM Autosport this past weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In a tight battle for fifth place in the championship, the No ... Continue reading

TOYOTA Embarks Upon Further Creative Collaboration With Chicago Fashion Scene

TOYOTA Embarks Upon Further Creative Collaboration With Chicago Fashion Scene

Friday Press Conference to Provide Details on New Creative Lounge in Chicago CHICAGO, Oct. 15 -- Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) joins the City of Chicago to celebrate the one-year anniversary of a ground-breaking, cross-industrial collaboration between the world's largest car manufacturer and Chicago's fashion communit ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009

Winnebago Industries Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009

FOREST CITY, Iowa--Winnebago Industries, Inc. , the leading United States motor home manufacturer, today reported financial results for the Company’s fourth quarter and fiscal year ended August 29, 2009. Revenues for the fourth quarter ended August 29, 2009 were $59.5 million versus $85.3 million for the fourth quart ... Continue reading

Shell Becomes Presenting Sponsor of Motor Press Guild's 2009 Track Day

Shell Becomes Presenting Sponsor of Motor Press Guild's 2009 Track Day

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 -- The Los Angeles-based Motor Press Guild (MPG) is pleased to announce that Shell will be the presenting sponsor for the 2009 MPG Track Day to be held on October 27 and 28 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. The two-day annual event draws more than 100 journalists to test-drive the y ... Continue reading

2009 ARCA Champion Lofton Available to Media at LMS, Pursuing NASCAR Opportunities

2009 ARCA Champion Lofton Available to Media at LMS, Pursuing NASCAR Opportunities

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Air News Release (HQ): 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available/Guide helps drivers save money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Air News Release (HQ): 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available/Guide helps drivers save money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions

*CONTACTS: *Cathy Milbourn (EPA) 202-564-7849 202-564-4355 milbourn.cathy@epa.gov * *(202) 586-4940 (DOE) * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *October 15, 2009* ** 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available ** *G"uide helps drivers save money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions"* * *WASHINGTON *- The U.S. Environmental Prote ... Continue reading

AMSOIL Diesel Recovery Now Available In Larger Containers

AMSOIL Diesel Recovery Now Available In Larger Containers

AMSOIL Diesel Recovery fuel additive is now available in gallons, as well as five gallon containers and drums. When AMSOIL introduced its new diesel fuel additive last winter the market reception exceeded expectations. AMSOIL Diesel Recovery meets an important wintertime need for for diesel operators in northern climat ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors, Inc. Announces Closing of $46.0 Million Class A Common Stock Underwritten Public Offering, Including Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option

Lithia Motors, Inc. Announces Closing of $46.0 Million Class A Common Stock Underwritten Public Offering, Including Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option

MEDFORD, Ore.--Lithia Motors, Inc. (the "Company") , a leading operator of automotive franchises and retailer of new and used vehicles and services, today announced that the Company raised $46.0 million through its previously announced underwritten public offering by issuing 4,600,000 shares of the Company’s Class A ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil assumes title sponsorship of Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge

Lucas Oil assumes title sponsorship of Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge

Lucas Oil assumes title sponsorship of Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge CORYDON, Ind. (Oct. 15) -- Industry leader Lucas Oil Products has assumed title sponsorship of the popular Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, the charity event that pits NASCAR pros against NHRA drivers to raise money for the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project. The ... Continue reading

Secure Trailer Depot Offers New Safe Location in Dallas, TX

Secure Trailer Depot Offers New Safe Location in Dallas, TX

DALLAS--Secure Trailer Depot has opened another new location at 10851 Miller Road, Dallas, TX. The high security Dallas, TX property is completely fenced and provides 24 hour security staffing. STDI Laredo incorporates high resolution cameras, full property lighting, and bar coding of each unit entering the property. C ... Continue reading

Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series Highlights from Irwindale

Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series Highlights from Irwindale

> > > Here are the RPMTV highlights from Saturday night's "NTS, Inc. 125" at > Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. ... Continue reading

Subaru Donates 'Hep B Hero Mobile' to Support Campaign

Subaru Donates 'Hep B Hero Mobile' to Support Campaign

- Company Supports Asian/Pacific Islander Community in Promoting Hep B Awareness - SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 -- Subaru of America is joining the San Francisco Hep B Free campaign as the official vehicle and partner by donating the use of a 2010 Subaru Legacy detailed with full color artwork promoting the campaign theme wh ... Continue reading

Wright Express to Release Third-Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Wednesday, October 28

Wright Express to Release Third-Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Wednesday, October 28

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine--Wright Express Corporation announced today that it will report third-quarter 2009 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Michael Dubyak, chief executive officer, and Melissa Smith, chief financial officer, will host a conference call that morning at 10:00 a.m. E ... Continue reading

NADAguides.com Names The Top Five Vehicles of the 2009 Orange County Auto Show

NADAguides.com Names The Top Five Vehicles of the 2009 Orange County Auto Show

- Highlights of the Season-Opening OC Auto Show Feature New Styling, Performance and Efficiency - ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 15 -- As the first major market auto show of the season, the Orange County Auto Show offers those in attendance a first look at hundreds of 2010 model year cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs, in additi ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago: October Fuel Prices Decline in Illinois But Rise in Indiana

AAA Chicago: October Fuel Prices Decline in Illinois But Rise in Indiana

AURORA, Ill.--Over the past month, fuel prices have decreased in Illinois and northern Indiana, giving more relief to consumers. AAA Chicago’s most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, regular unleaded gasoline has decreased 8 cents during the past month, forecasting an average cost of $2.51 per ga ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports; Embracing Social Media in Automotive Marketing is Critical to Changing Customer Perceptions

J.D. Power and Associates Reports; Embracing Social Media in Automotive Marketing is Critical to Changing Customer Perceptions

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15 -- Investment in high-quality digital and social media content is key to changing customer perceptions of a brand, as well as in raising brand awareness and consideration levels, according to industry experts at the 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Internet Roundtable. The conference is curr ... Continue reading

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