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ATS Diesel Performance and NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. Unveil (G) Power Concept at 2009 SEMA Show - Nov. 4 Through Nov. 5

ATS Diesel Performance and NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. Unveil (G) Power Concept at 2009 SEMA Show - Nov. 4 Through Nov. 5

VANCOUVER, Oct. 30 -- WHAT: ATS Diesel Performance and NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. will be exhibiting at the SEMA Show and will announce their collaboration on the ATS (G) Power Concept. The demonstration vehicle combines the latest performance enhancements for a diesel truck, including an on-board hydrogen-rich fuel ... Continue reading

POINTS LEADERS SQUARE OFF IN LAS VEGAS ROUND ONE

POINTS LEADERS SQUARE OFF IN LAS VEGAS ROUND ONE

TEAM JFR QUALIFYING REPORT2009 NHRA Saturday Qualifying Summary5th race of the NHRA Countdown to 123rd of 24 races in the NHRA Full Throttle Series9th annual NHRA Las Vegas NationalsThe Strip at Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, NVOct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2009 * * * * POINTS LEADERS SQUARE OFF IN LAS VEGAS ROUND O ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Qualifying Report: Starting Fourth, Anderson Looks for Perfection in Vegas

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Qualifying Report: Starting Fourth, Anderson Looks for Perfection in Vegas

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com Starting Fourth, Anderson Looks for Perfection in Vegas Event: Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Location: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV Day/Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009 Qualifying for the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals was completed on ... Continue reading

Capps snags No. 2 in Vegas qualifying

Capps snags No. 2 in Vegas qualifying

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of six in Countdown to 1 Playoffs Round 23 of 24 for season Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@ear ... Continue reading

Clay Rogers Claims 3rd USAR Pro Cup Championship

Clay Rogers Claims 3rd USAR Pro Cup Championship

Clay Rogers Claims 3rd USAR Pro Cup Championship SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (October 31, 2009) – Clay Rogers and his Jimmy Craig-owned team secured all of the treats on Halloween weekend at South Boston Speedway, earning the pole, the pit crew championship, a victory in the Strutmasters.com 250 and the 2009 USARacing Pro ... Continue reading

Coughlin will start Vegas race from 11th slot (NHRA/JEGS)

Coughlin will start Vegas race from 11th slot (NHRA/JEGS)

Coughlin will start Vegas race from 11th slot LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31) -- Reigning back-to-back Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will try to win his eighth race of the season and third straight at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the No. 11 position after posting a best pass of 6.688 seconds at 206.35 mph durin ... Continue reading

FW: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Qualifying/Las Vegas

FW: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Qualifying/Las Vegas

From: Jeff Romack Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:44 PM To: Jeff Romack Subject: Kurt Johnson/ACDelco Racing/NHRA Qualifying/Las Vegas [cid:image001.jpg@01CA5A69.A6A6DDE0] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Romack ACDelco Racing Communications Office: 317.843.5447 Cell: 317.698.1016 jeff.romack@pmgincorporated.com ... Continue reading

Hagan hangs on to No. 1 in Vegas

Hagan hangs on to No. 1 in Vegas

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of six in Countdown to 1 Playoffs Round 23 of 24 for season Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@ear ... Continue reading

Johnson Holds Grip on No. 6 Spot Heading into Eliminations at NHRA Las Vegas Nationals

Johnson Holds Grip on No. 6 Spot Heading into Eliminations at NHRA Las Vegas Nationals

Oct. 31, 2009 Contact: Darren Jacobs, (248) 553-4566, Cell: (313) 530-9910 E-mail: djacobs@jrthompson.com <mailto:djacobs@jrthompson.com> TEAM MOPAR(r) PRO STOCK QUALIFYING REPORT 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 23 of 24 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 NHRA Las Vegas Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway FOR ... Continue reading

Langdon an intriguing bet, Lucas a longshot, in Las Vegas

Langdon an intriguing bet, Lucas a longshot, in Las Vegas

Langdon an intriguing bet, Lucas a longshot, in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31) -- Team Lucas racers Shawn Langdon and Morgan Lucas will both race for the Top Fuel title of the ninth annual Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, although local sports books will most likely post very different odds for the two drag racers. Rookie-of-t ... Continue reading

Mag-Healer - get rid of your PAIN caused by arthritis

Mag-Healer - get rid of your PAIN caused by arthritis

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McClenathan will start No. 5 in Vegas

McClenathan will start No. 5 in Vegas

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of six in Countdown to 1 Playoffs Round 23 of 24 for season Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@ear ... Continue reading

North Wilkesboro Speedway Reopens With Coveted Date In USARacing Pro Cup Championship Series

North Wilkesboro Speedway Reopens With Coveted Date In USARacing Pro Cup Championship Series

North Wilkesboro Speedway Reopens With Coveted Date In USARacing Pro Cup Championship Series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (October 31, 2009) – North Wilkesboro [N.C.] Speedway, a cornerstone in stock car racing's foundation and a track that occupies a special place in grassroots racing fans' hearts, w ... Continue reading

Ron Hornaday Jr. Wins Copart Challenge of Champions

Ron Hornaday Jr. Wins Copart Challenge of Champions

FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Copart, Inc. , a leading online vehicle auction, is proud to announce that Ron Hornaday Jr. has won the Copart Challenge of Champions and been awarded $5,000 to donate to his favorite charity – Victory Junction, a camp for chronically or terminally ill children. “I want to thank Copart for their ... Continue reading

Tasca and Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Qualifies Fifth in Las Vegas

Tasca and Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Qualifies Fifth in Las Vegas

[image: ?ui=2&view=att&th=124ad98057ca7339&attid=0.1&disp=attd& amp;realattid=ii_124ad98057ca7339&zw] *Bob Tasca III* *Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford Shelby Mustang*** *Nitro Funny Car class* *NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series* * * *10th Annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals * *The Strip at Las Vegas Motor ... Continue reading

Brawn GP Qualifying - Abu Dhabi - October 31, 2009

Brawn GP Qualifying - Abu Dhabi - October 31, 2009

Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button qualified in fourth and fifth positions respectively today for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday. The action began in daylight with darkness rapidly falling over the course of the qualifying hour and the floodlights c ... Continue reading

Ford UAW Workers Reject Management Proposed Cost-saving Contract Changes

Ford UAW Workers Reject Management Proposed Cost-saving Contract Changes

DETROIT October 31, 2009; Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher writinfg for the AP reported that Ford Motor Co. workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labor costs, leaving Ford at a disadvantage to its Detroit rivals as it continues its struggle to return to profita ... Continue reading

10.30 Chery may set up assembly plant in Nigeria

10.30 Chery may set up assembly plant in Nigeria

Chery may set up assembly plant in Nigeria http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012752/Chery-may-set-up-assembly- plant -in-Nigeria.html Shanghai, October 30 (Gasgoo.com) Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. has submitted its proposal to Nigeria's Cross River State government of setting up an auto plant in the ... Continue reading

FireIce driver Payne looking for Las Vegas trifecta

FireIce driver Payne looking for Las Vegas trifecta

FireIce driver Payne looking for Las Vegas trifecta LAS VEGAS (Oct. 30) -- World champion drag racer Jay Payne will try to pull off a rare trifecta at the ninth annual Las Vegas NHRA Nationals by winning three trophies this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Payne will compete in both his FireIce Ford Mu ... Continue reading

Hagan is provisional low qualifier in Vegas on Friday

Hagan is provisional low qualifier in Vegas on Friday

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 5 of six in Countdown to 1 Playoffs Round 23 of 24 for season Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@eart ... Continue reading

Honeywell Declares Quarterly Dividend

Honeywell Declares Quarterly Dividend

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Oct. 30 -- The Board of Directors of Honeywell has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.3025 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on December 10, 2009 to shareowners of record at the close of business on November 20, 2009. Honeywell International (ww ... Continue reading

Johnson Grabs No. 6 Spot in Friday Qualifying at NHRA Las Vegas Nationals

Johnson Grabs No. 6 Spot in Friday Qualifying at NHRA Las Vegas Nationals

Oct. 30, 2009 Contact: Darren Jacobs, (248) 553-4566, Cell: (313) 530-9910 E-mail: djacobs@jrthompson.com <mailto:djacobs@jrthompson.com> TEAM MOPAR(r) PRO STOCK QUALIFYING REPORT 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES Round 23 of 24 Oct. 30-Nov. 1 NHRA Las Vegas Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway FOR ... Continue reading

Langdon shines in opening day action at Las Vegas, Lucas has work to do

Langdon shines in opening day action at Las Vegas, Lucas has work to do

Langdon shines in opening day action at Las Vegas, Lucas has work to do LAS VEGAS (Oct. 30) -- Shawn Langdon continued to put a full-court press on his rookie-of-the-year campaign, qualifying a lofty fourth in a crowded field of 26 dragsters at the fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals. Langdon posted two great runs do ... Continue reading

Magna International Inc. - Notice of conference call for third quarter 2009 results

Magna International Inc. - Notice of conference call for third quarter 2009 results

TORONTO, Oct. 30 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A; NYSE: MGA) will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Magna will hold its quarterly conference call on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. EST. The number to use for this call is 1-800-891 ... Continue reading

OPTIMA(R) Ultimate Street Car Invitational Announces National Broadcast Partnership With SPEED(TM)

OPTIMA(R) Ultimate Street Car Invitational Announces National Broadcast Partnership With SPEED(TM)

A broadcast feature, produced by BCII, will showcase OPTIMA Batteries post-SEMA Invitational to air January 30 and 31, 2010 on SPEED MILWAUKEE, Oct. 30 -- OPTIMA® Batteries, the title sponsor and creator of the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, presented by RideTech and K&N Filters, announces an agreement with ... Continue reading

Reynolds Web Solutions Launches Mobile Marketing Solution to Help Dealerships Extend Their Reach with Consumers

Reynolds Web Solutions Launches Mobile Marketing Solution to Help Dealerships Extend Their Reach with Consumers

Mobile Solution Enables Dealers to Offer Text Messaging and Mobile-friendly Web sites as Additional Ways Consumers Can Connect with the Dealership's Products and Services DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Reynolds and Reynolds today announced that Reynolds Web Solutions has launched a mobile marketing solution for dealerships u ... Continue reading

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Friday Update: Fourth on Friday in Vegas, Anderson Targets Saturday Improvement

Summit Racing Greg Anderson NHRA Friday Update: Fourth on Friday in Vegas, Anderson Targets Saturday Improvement

Contact: Jon Knapp Summit Racing PR Ph: 704. 662.3121 J2Racing@aol.com Fourth on Friday in Vegas, Anderson Targets Saturday Improvement Event: Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Location: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV Day/Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 Qualifying for the Las Vegas NHRA Nationals got underw ... Continue reading

Team JEGS racers give fans a sneak peek of 50th anniversary cars (NHRA/JEGS)

Team JEGS racers give fans a sneak peek of 50th anniversary cars (NHRA/JEGS)

Team JEGS racers give fans a sneak peek of 50th anniversary cars LAS VEGAS (Oct. 30) -- The 50th Anniversary celebration of JEGS High Performance Parts got off to an early start Friday when Team JEGS racers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his nephew Troy Coughlin Jr. unveiled special "50 Years" logos on their yellow and black hot ... Continue reading

NSK Showcases Green Auto Products at Tokyo Motor Show

NSK Showcases Green Auto Products at Tokyo Motor Show

Bearings manufacturer exhibits automotive-related technology to illustrate CO2 emissions reductions and improved auto safety ANN ARBOR, MI, Oct. 30 -- NSK's green automotive technology is the centre of attention at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show being held from October 24 to November 4. PHOTO: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin ... Continue reading

Subaru Concepts Push the Limits of the Fast, the Low and the (Very) Slow for 2009 SEMA Show

Subaru Concepts Push the Limits of the Fast, the Low and the (Very) Slow for 2009 SEMA Show

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 30 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced two tuner models along with a "blast from the past" Subaru classic that will debut at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov. 3-6. Further models will be announced in due course. (Log ... Continue reading

Navistar, JAC to Explore Diesel Engine Joint Venture in China

Navistar, JAC to Explore Diesel Engine Joint Venture in China

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar, Inc. and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (“JAC”) will explore a potential engine joint venture to develop, build and market advanced diesel engines for commercial vehicles in China. The potential joint venture, if formed, would have a 50/50 ownership between Navistar, a leadin ... Continue reading

Ford and Azure Dynamics Team Up To Deliver Battery Electric Commercial Van in 2010

Ford and Azure Dynamics Team Up To Deliver Battery Electric Commercial Van in 2010

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 30 -- -- Ford Motor Company, collaborating with Azure Dynamics, will introduce battery electric Transit Connect commercial van to market in 2010 -- The Transit Connect BEV is the first production vehicle from accelerated electric vehicle strategy, which includes Ford Focus BEV passenger car in 201 ... Continue reading

2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Qualifying

2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Qualifying

2009 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX YAS MARINA 31 OCTOBER QUALIFYING Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button qualified in fourth and fifth positions respectively today for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday. The action began in daylight with darkness rapidly falling o ... Continue reading

Aftersoft Network N.A. Inc Announces Release of OpenWebs Version 5

Aftersoft Network N.A. Inc Announces Release of OpenWebs Version 5

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Oct. 31 -- Aftersoft Network N.A., Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Aftersoft Group, Inc. (OTC: ASFG.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: ASFG.OB) , a leading provider of business automation and ecommerce solutions for the automotive aftermarket, is pleased to announce the general release of OpenWebs, Version 5, (OW V ... Continue reading

Afton Spooktacular postponed due to rain - date to be announced

Afton Spooktacular postponed due to rain - date to be announced

Attention: The Auto Channel The 2009 Afton SPOOKTACULAR (Afton, NY) scheduledfor today (10/31/09) has been postponed due to rain and a new date will beannounced soon. That date will NOT be November 7th as that is thedate of the Bethel Motor Speedway banquet. ... Continue reading

Automotive Dealers Learn How to Leverage Google's Secrets to Achieve Google-Like Success in Online Vehicle Advertising

Automotive Dealers Learn How to Leverage Google's Secrets to Achieve Google-Like Success in Online Vehicle Advertising

FirstLook Executive Applies Google Relevance Model to Automotive Internet Business CHICAGO, Oct. 31 -- Optimizing relevance for consumers has been the key to success for Google and now executives at FirstLook, the pioneer in automotive retail performance solutions, are illustrating how this model can be the key to succ ... Continue reading

10.29 Brilliance to run Zhonghua, Jinbei brands separately

10.29 Brilliance to run Zhonghua, Jinbei brands separately

Brilliance to run Zhonghua, Jinbei brands separately http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1012756/Brilliance-to-run-Zhonghua -Jinb ei-brands-separately.html Shanghai, October 30 (Gasgoo.com) Brilliance China announced today that Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co. would sell its 51% stake in Brilliance's own-bran ... Continue reading

Audiovox to Supply Chrysler Dealers with the First OE Release of the FLO TV(TM) Auto Entertainment System

Audiovox to Supply Chrysler Dealers with the First OE Release of the FLO TV(TM) Auto Entertainment System

Audiovox will work through Mopar to Supply Chrysler Dealers with the First OE Release of the FLO TV(TM) Auto Entertainment System HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30 -- Audiovox Corporation , and FLO TV Incorporated, provider of the award-winning FLO TV(TM) live mobile TV service and a wholly owned subsidiary of Qua ... Continue reading

Harbin Electric to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on November 10, 2009

Harbin Electric to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on November 10, 2009

HARBIN, China, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Harbin Electric, Inc. ("Harbin Electric" or the "Company", Nasdaq: HRBN), a leading developer and manufacturer of a wide array of electric motors in the People's Republic of China, today announced that the Company will host a conference call to discuss its third qua ... Continue reading

KVH Receives $10.2 Million in New Orders for Fiber Optic Gyros for Remote Weapon Stations

KVH Receives $10.2 Million in New Orders for Fiber Optic Gyros for Remote Weapon Stations

New shipments of KVH's precision DSP-3100 FOGs for stabilization of vehicle-mounted remote weapons expected to be completed by end of first quarter 2010 MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Oct. 30 -- KVH Industries, Inc., announced today that it has received new orders totaling $10.2 million for its precision fiber optic gyros (FOGs) fo ... Continue reading

Latest Car Electronics Products from Somax China

Latest Car Electronics Products from Somax China

Dear Customer, Below is our latest Car Electroincs, please check it. Any need, please contact me directly. More info about our latest Car Alarm Systems, Parking Sensor and HID Kits, please logo on: http://www.somax-china.com/Productlist.html?CatID=200222066 Products prices are negotiatable according to your order quant ... Continue reading

Penske Automotive Reports Third Quarter Results

Penske Automotive Reports Third Quarter Results

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Penske Automotive Group, Inc. , an international automotive retailer, today reported third quarter adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to PAG of $30.9 million, or $0.34 per share attributable to common shareholders, which compares to $26.6 million, or $0.28 per share, in the ... Continue reading

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

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

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0e3c15/light_commercial_v) has announced the addition of the "Light Commercial Vehicles Market in Slovakia to 2013" report to their offering. This report includes data on the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market in Slovakia allowing the reader to ... Continue reading

SIRIUS XM Radio Announces Introductory Trial Offer Now Available On Chrysler Group LLC Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles

SIRIUS XM Radio Announces Introductory Trial Offer Now Available On Chrysler Group LLC Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles

Certified Pre-owned Vehicles include a three-month trial subscription to the "SIRIUS Everything" package NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- SIRIUS XM Radio and Chrysler Group LLC today announced that Chrysler Group customers in the United States will receive an introductory three-month trial subscription of the "SIRIUS Everything" p ... Continue reading

ST's New Automotive Power-Management Chip Reduces Car-Battery Load

ST's New Automotive Power-Management Chip Reduces Car-Battery Load

Enables ultra-low standby current designs with fail-safe functionality and optimized system cost GENEVA, Oct. 30 -- STMicroelectronics , a world leader in automotive and power semiconductors, today unveiled its new power management chip for car body applications. The device addresses the carmakers' challenge to reduce ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Announces Decision Not to Renew Partnership With NHRA Funny Car Driver Cruz Pedregon for 2010

Advance Auto Parts Announces Decision Not to Renew Partnership With NHRA Funny Car Driver Cruz Pedregon for 2010

ROANOKE, Va.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc., , a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories and maintenance items, announced today that the Company will not renew its partnership with NHRA Funny Car Driver Cruz Pedregon for 2010. Advance’s contract with the Cruz Pedregon team will end on Dece ... Continue reading

AIS Rebates Launches New Product – Digital Rebate Alert for New Vehicle Incentives and Rebates

AIS Rebates Launches New Product – Digital Rebate Alert for New Vehicle Incentives and Rebates

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Automotive Information Systems Inc. (AIS) has just introduced their Digital Rebate Alert (DRA) system. The DRA system provides consumers automatic incentive updates in any digital communication channel desired. DRA can be integrated with Dealer Websites, CRM applications and other consumer communicati ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Amends Stockholder Rights Plan

American Axle & Manufacturing Amends Stockholder Rights Plan

DETROIT, Oct. 30 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, announced today that AAM's Board of Directors has approved an amended and restated Rights Plan to preserve the long-term value and availability of AAM's net operating loss carryforwards ("NOLs") and related tax b ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Reports Third Quarter 2009 Earnings of $0.35 per share

American Axle & Manufacturing Reports Third Quarter 2009 Earnings of $0.35 per share

DETROIT, October 30 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2009. Third Quarter 2009 Results -- Third quarter sales of $409.6 million is AAM's highest quarterly sales total in 2009 -- Net income of $19.6 mil ... Continue reading

AmeriCredit Announces $227 Million Prime/Near-Prime Asset-Backed Securitization

AmeriCredit Announces $227 Million Prime/Near-Prime Asset-Backed Securitization

FORT WORTH, Texas--AMERICREDIT CORP. today announced the pricing of a $227 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities under the AmeriCredit Prime Automobile Receivables Trust (APART) platform, which represents loans originated through distribution channels the company has suspended. The lead managers ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Completes Sale of Meritor Suspension Systems Company

ArvinMeritor Completes Sale of Meritor Suspension Systems Company

TROY, Mich., Oct. 30 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today that it has completed the sale of its 57-percent stake in the Meritor Suspension Systems Company (MSSC) joint venture to Mitsubishi Steel Mfg., LTD (MSM) for approximately $13 million, which included a $12 million cash dividend received by ArvinMeritor in the t ... Continue reading

Capital Automotive LLC Declares Quarterly Preferred Unit Distributions

Capital Automotive LLC Declares Quarterly Preferred Unit Distributions

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 30 -- Capital Automotive LLC (the "Company"), the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Managers has declared a dividend for the period commencing August 1, 2009 and ending October 31, 2009 of $0.46875 per Series A Cumulative Re ... Continue reading

Continental and Hoosier Announce Strategic Alliance Partnership

Continental and Hoosier Announce Strategic Alliance Partnership

FORT MILL, S.C. and LAKEVILLE, Ind., Oct. 30 -- The convergence of the high-performance street tire and race tire industries took a significant step forward today as Continental Tire and Hoosier Racing Tire announced a strategic alliance based on a shared vision for motorsports marketing and race proven technology. By ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 151st Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 151st Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

FINDLAY, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable Dec. 30, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business Dec. 2, 2009. This will mark the 151st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. ... Continue reading

CR2 Motorsports - TORC Las Vegas Race Report

CR2 Motorsports - TORC Las Vegas Race Report

* RAYFORD HAS BEST FINISH OF THE YEAR ? 4TH PLACE FINAL ROUND OF TORC PRO-LIGHT SERIES Las Vegas, NV (October 29, 2009) - Chad Rayford and his Water FX AMSOIL Maxxis Tire Nissan Frontier entered the final weekend of racing in the inaugural Traxxas TORC Series presented by AMSOIL looking to improve on his fifth place Pe ... Continue reading

Cummins Reports Improving Sales and Earnings Despite Continued Widespread Economic Weakness

Cummins Reports Improving Sales and Earnings Despite Continued Widespread Economic Weakness

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. today reported third quarter sales of $2.53 billion and net income of $95 million, or $0.48 a share, down considerably from last year’s record third quarter results. However, the Company significantly improved its profitability and cash position from the second quarter despite the global ... Continue reading

Donaldson Company to Present at Gabelli & Company’s 33rd Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

Donaldson Company to Present at Gabelli & Company’s 33rd Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

MINNEAPOLIS--Donaldson Company, Inc. announced today that Bill Cook, Chairman, President and CEO, will present at the Gabelli & Company 33rd Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 3rd at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET). The presentation will be webcast live on the Investor Relations sect ... Continue reading

Enova Announces Expected Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2009

Enova Announces Expected Earnings for the Third Quarter of 2009

TORRANCE, Calif.--Enova Systems, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ENA) (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS), a production company in the emerging alternative energy industry and a leading developer of proprietary electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, today announced expected net sales and gross margin for the third quarte ... Continue reading

EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Proceeds with Revoking Regulations Allowing Carbofuran Pesticide Residues on Food

EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Proceeds with Revoking Regulations Allowing Carbofuran Pesticide Residues on Food

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Ford Updates Pickup Box and Cab Assembly Programs

Ford Updates Pickup Box and Cab Assembly Programs

NEWS Contact: George Gilbert Ford Collision Parts Hotline 313-248-8639 cphelp@ford.com IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORD UPDATES PICKUP BOX AND CAB ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS ·Seven part numbers for 2009-model F-150s have been added to the FCSD Pickup Box program; increases total to 30. ·Part numbers for 2008-2010 models have been a ... Continue reading

GE Transportation Helps Mine Efficiency Through Wheel Modernizations

GE Transportation Helps Mine Efficiency Through Wheel Modernizations

ERIE, Pa.--GE Transportation’s Mining division announced today the successful upgrade of more than 40 haul trucks since July for various mines to lower life cycle costs and improve availability and productivity of assets during the current economic downturn. The trucks have been outfitted with GE’s GDY106 AC electr ... Continue reading

GOSO, an Automotive Dealer Web and Social Media Suite, Partners with Carfax

GOSO, an Automotive Dealer Web and Social Media Suite, Partners with Carfax

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- GOSO, a new web technology-based product designed for automotive dealers, is proud to announce its partnership with Carfax. GOSO, an intuitive vehicle inventory broadcast platform, will integrate Carfax vehicle history information as a free, value-added feature to consumers. GOSO publishes and sh ... Continue reading

IAS Expands Underwriting Relationship With Assurant Solutions

IAS Expands Underwriting Relationship With Assurant Solutions

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30 -- Innovative Aftermarket Systems (IAS), a leading provider of F&I software and aftermarket programs, today announced the expansion of its underwriting relationship with Assurant Solutions to include Tire and Wheel. IAS and Assurant Solutions currently enjoy a strong and mutually beneficial relat ... Continue reading

iRacing Simulation Gives NASCAR Hall of Fame Guests Authentic Driving Experience

iRacing Simulation Gives NASCAR Hall of Fame Guests Authentic Driving Experience

Qualifying and Racing in Ultra-Realistic Racing Simulators to Be a Highlight of Fans' Race Day Experience BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 30 -- If the two living members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame's inaugural class of inductees, Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, are still wondering who's the better racer, they won't need to order ... Continue reading

ITW Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend

ITW Directors Declare Quarterly Dividend

GLENVIEW, lll., Oct. 30 -- The board of directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 cents per share or $1.24 per share on an annual basis. This dividend will be paid on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 to stockholders of record on Thursday, December 31, 2009. With $17.1 bill ... Continue reading

MARC DAVIS - ALREADY PROVING THE SUCCESS OF DIVERSITY IN MOTORSPORTS ON A WORLDWIDE STAGE

MARC DAVIS - ALREADY PROVING THE SUCCESS OF DIVERSITY IN MOTORSPORTS ON A WORLDWIDE STAGE

MARC DAVIS - ALREADY PROVING THE SUCCESS OF DIVERSITY IN MOTORSPORTS ON A WORLDWIDE STAGE Young African-American Driver to compete in ASA Transcontinental Series event in South Africa American Speed Association PR Dept. Release / Photo: Marc Davis Motorsports DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Friday, October 30, 2009) - He is only 19 ... Continue reading

Midwest Off-Road Sportsman Racers Unite

Midwest Off-Road Sportsman Racers Unite

* MIDWEST SPORTSMAN OFF ROAD RACERS UNITE! Appleton, WI (October 30, 2009) ? After a race season that saw racer participation drop significantly over the previous season, a group of Midwest drivers have come together to form an association to bring the sidelined competitors back to the track. The group known as, Midwes ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation to Present at the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference 2009

Oshkosh Corporation to Present at the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference 2009

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation announced today that its management will participate in the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference 2009 being held at the Goldman Sachs Conference Center in New York City on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The presentation is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. EST and will be webcast with v ... Continue reading

PACCAR Investor Conference Presentation

PACCAR Investor Conference Presentation

BELLEVUE, Wash.--PACCAR will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday November 4, 2009. A real-time audio Webcast of the presentation will be available at www.paccar.com. An audio replay will be available following the presentation at the same link. PACCAR is a glob ... Continue reading

Pep Boys to Present at Gabelli & Company’s 33rd Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

Pep Boys to Present at Gabelli & Company’s 33rd Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced that it will present an overview of the Company’s vision – to be the automotive solutions provider of choice for the value-oriented customer – and the strategy for achieving t ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: New Datamonitor Report: Light Commercial Vehicles Market in Spain to 2013

Research and Markets: New Datamonitor Report: Light Commercial Vehicles Market in Spain to 2013

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fb897b/light_commercial_v) has announced the addition of the "Light Commercial Vehicles Market in Spain to 2013" report to their offering. This report includes data on the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market in Spain allowing the reader to gain ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Pricing of Its Common Stock Offering

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Pricing of Its Common Stock Offering

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. , an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, at an offering price of $8.50 per share. In connection with this offering, the Company has granted th ... Continue reading

Viasystems Announces Proposed Private Offering of $220 Million of Senior Secured Notes

Viasystems Announces Proposed Private Offering of $220 Million of Senior Secured Notes

ST. LOUIS--Viasystems, Inc. announced today that it is proposing to offer in a private placement $220 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2015. The net proceeds of this offering are intended to be used to fund the previously announced tender offer to repurchase any and all of Viasystems’ ... Continue reading

Wonder Auto Enters into Framework Agreement to Deliver Electric Motor for Alternative Energy Vehicles

Wonder Auto Enters into Framework Agreement to Deliver Electric Motor for Alternative Energy Vehicles

BEIJING, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. ("Wonder Auto" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of automotive electric parts, suspension products and engine components in China, today announced that its subsidiaries Jinzhou Wonder Motor Co., Ltd. ("Wonder Motor") and Jinzhou Halla ... Continue reading

Zeus Increases Its Presence in Aerospace Industry with AS9100 Certification

Zeus Increases Its Presence in Aerospace Industry with AS9100 Certification

Capitalizing on more than 40 years of polymer experience, Zeus firmly establishes itself as a leader in creating solutions for demanding aerospace applications ORANGEBURG, S.C., Oct. 30 -- Zeus, Inc., a leader in material science and polymer extrusions, announces the acquisition of AS9100 certification for aerospace ap ... Continue reading

Team JEGS Racers Give Fans A Sneak Peek Of 50th Anniversary Cars

Team JEGS Racers Give Fans A Sneak Peek Of 50th Anniversary Cars

LAS VEGAS October 30, 2009: The 50th Anniversary celebration of JEGS High Performance Parts got off to an early start Friday when Team JEGS racers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and his nephew Troy Coughlin Jr. unveiled special "50 Years" logos on their yellow and black hot rods. Both men are racing at this weekend's ninth annual La ... Continue reading

Rittenberry Names President and CEO Of PBIR And Palm Beach Driving Club

Rittenberry Names President and CEO Of PBIR And Palm Beach Driving Club

Jupiter, October 30, 2009: Jason Rittenberry, a seasoned motorsports executive with 10 years of experience in the business, has been named president and chief executive officer of Palm Beach International Raceway (“PBIR”) in Jupiter, Florida. Rittenberry will be replacing Ron Dixon, who will be moving on from ... Continue reading

Bwarn GP Practice - Abu Dhabi - October 30, 2009

Bwarn GP Practice - Abu Dhabi - October 30, 2009

The first on-track action for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix got underway today at the impressive new Yas Marina Circuit. With the final race of the season due to be Formula One's first day/night race, today's first practice session began at 1300 with the second session taking place from 1700, the same time as the ... Continue reading

Charting The Progression Of Robertson Racing

Charting The Progression Of Robertson Racing

Braselton, October 29, 2009: The progression of the Robertson Racing GT2 program has been fantastic to witness in the American Le Mans Series. Now the team is going global with its entry into this weekend’s inaugural Asian Le Mans Series event in Okayama, Japan. In the team’s first race outside the boundaries ... Continue reading

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