Telephone and Non-Car Guy and Now GM CEO Receives $9 Million Pay Package
DETROIT, Sept 10, 2010; David Bailey and Kevin Krolick writing for Reuters that GM will pay new Chief Executive Dan Akerson $9 million in cash salary and stock grants, the U.S. government-owned automaker said on Friday. Akerson succeeded Ed Whitacre as CEO on Sept. 1 and received a pay package that matched Whitacre's. ... Continue reading
China BAK Awarded a New Contract to Supply High-Power Batteries to Chery Automobile
SHENZHEN, China, Sept.10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China BAK Battery, Inc. ("China BAK", the "Company", or "we") , a leading global manufacturer of lithium-based battery cells, today announced that the Company's Tianjin facility was awarded a new contract by Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. ("Chery"), one of the largest ... Continue reading
2010 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE
2010 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX MONZA 10 SEPTEMBER PRACTICE The final European race weekend of the season began today at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in northern Italy. Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher focused on evaluating the set-up and balance of their MGP W01 cars which ran in a special low-downforce configuration r ... Continue reading
ASA Press Release - Congratulations to these 2010 ASA Champions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE September 10, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com ... Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 10 -- -- Prestigious list ranks leading organizations promoting Hispanic diversity in the workplace -- Company ranked in top tier of 60 leading organizations for promoting supplier diversity -- Recognition validates Company's enterprise-wide approach to diversity Chrysler Group LLC once again ... Continue reading
Dyson Racing Utah 250 Grand-Am Rolex Qualifying
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FIVE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED IN FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION’S NASCAR DESIGN CONTEST TO SUPPORT JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEARBORN, Mich., September 10, 2010 – Five finalists have been chosen from the 60 designs submitted this summer by JDRF children with type 1 diabetes, as part of a charity contest to d ... Continue reading
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 10 -- FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, celebrated the grand opening of the expanded Syracuse, NY branch on Thursday, September 9, 2010. A ribbon cutting ceremony, marking the official opening of the 20,000 sq. ft. fac ... Continue reading
Ford Global Week of Caring - Five Years of Reaching Out and Making a World of Difference
DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 10 -- -- The Ford Volunteer Corps goes to work in communities around the world during the 5th annual Ford Global Week of Caring. -- Thousands of Ford volunteers in more than 25 countries are coming together to ease pressing needs in their local towns and villages from September 4-11, including do ... Continue reading
Ford Partners With The People's Fleet to Help Non-Profits Execute Philanthropic Works
- Ford Motor Company is providing four 2011 Ford Fiestas to select non-profits throughout Southern California to help them execute their charitable works - Qualified non-profit organizations pursuing positive social change throughout Southern California can register at ThePeoplesFleet.com for the chance to receive a br ... Continue reading
GEORGE RETURNS TO TOLEDO SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND
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Keith Steele - TORC Fall Crandon Race Report
Steele Learns from 2010 Season Madison, WI (September 10, 2010) - The final race of the year finds Keith Steele and the #29 Monster Energy Kumho Tire PRO-2 Chevy making the trek to "Big House" in Crandon, Wisconsin during the Labor Day Weekend. Steele Off-Road Racing has had plenty of success in Crandon on the Sportsma ... Continue reading
K-PAX Racing Combined Practice Results for VIR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE K-PAX Racing’s Volvos Run Second and Third in Combined Practice at VIR Alton, VA (September 10, 2010) – The K-PAX Racing Volvos posted two of the three fastest times in Friday’s combined practice sessions for the Race Keeper World Challenge VIR Grand Prix presented by Special Ops Watch at Vi ... Continue reading
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Pacific Mobile/Biosign car qualifies fourth for Utah 250
Contact Mark Jackson 416.891.0261 media@aimautosport.com Pacific Mobile/Biosign car qualifies fourth for Utah 250 AIM Autosport looking to finish Grand-Am season strongly Tooele, Utah (September 10, 2010) — AIM Autosport’s Pacific Mobile/Biosign car has qualified fourth and will start tomorrow’s Utah 250 from the ... Continue reading
Parnelli Jones & Andy Granatelli pair in the Palos Verdes Concours Road Rallye
Parnelli Jones & Andy Granatelli pair in the PV Pirates Road Rallye to kick off the 18th Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance Rancho Palos Verdes, CA – September 10, 2010 - On Saturday September 18, racing legends Parnelli Jones and Andy Granatelli - in Parnelli’s schoolbus yellow 2007 Saleen/Parnelli ... Continue reading
Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 PatrickSheltra.com Dodge Charger Toledo ARCA Fast Facts
Patrick Sheltra, No. 60 PatrickSheltra.com / Ferguson Pipe Dodge Charger, Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200 Fast Facts ARCA Racing Series Race No. 17, Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200, Toledo (Oh.) Speedway, Toledo, Ohio Race Information: Event: Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200, Sunday, September 12 at 2:00 p.m. Local Time ... Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 -- Bonnie Addario of The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation and Dr. David Jablons, Director of the UCSF Thoracic Oncology Program are honored to announce today that Porsche will be a major collaborator in the October 16, 2011 exclusive QUAIL PORSCHE RACE CAR CLASSIC in Carmel, California a ... Continue reading
SAE International Updates R-134a Recovery and Recycling Service Equipment Standards
WARRENDALE, Pa., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International announced that it has updated the equipment standards covering the recovery and onsite recycling of R-134a refrigerant used to service mobile air conditioning systems. In December 2009, SAE International's J2788 HFC-134a (R-134a) Recovery/Recycling ... Continue reading
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The Sports Illustrated College Football Experience presented by Nissan kicks off its 10-game nationwide tour on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, at the highly-anticipated rematch of the 2002 BCS Championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Miami Hurricanes. This program, developed with the ... Continue reading
Tata Technologies Names John Howaniec President - PLM Solutions
New executive will guide the company's breakthrough growth worldwide NOVI, Mich., Sept. 10 -- Tata Technologies, a global leader in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO), Enterprise Solutions services, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) today announced the appointment of John Howaniec as President - PLM Solutions. ... Continue reading
ARM, Dolby and Ittiam Collaborate to Bring Optimized Home Audio Solutions to Market
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom--ARM® and Ittiam, an embedded media processing systems company, today announced at IBC in Amsterdam, the implementation of the Dolby® MS10 Multistream Decoder on ARM Cortex™-A Series of processors, including optimization on NEON™. This implementation includes Dolby Digital Pl ... Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE K-PAX Racing Volvos Finish First and Third in First Race at VIR Alton, VA (September 11, 2010) – Randy Pobst took advantage of his pole position start, built a large lead in the number 6 K-PAX Racing Volvo S60 and took the victory in the first of two races at the Race Keeper World Challenge VIR ... Continue reading
Navistar Joins USARacing as Official Truck of the Pro Cup Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAVISTAR JOINS USARACING AS OFFICIAL TRUCK OF THE PRO CUP SERIES Bristol, Tenn. (September 11, 2010) – International Truck and Engine Corporation/Navistar has joined USARacing as the Official Truck of the Pro Cup Series, series officials announced today. As part of the agreement, a Navistar ... Continue reading
Rain Puts Patrick Sheltra On Front Row At Toledo Speedway
Rain Puts Patrick Sheltra On Front Row At Toledo Speedway “Team’s Season Of Hard Work And Endless Efforts Allows Sheltra To Be Credited As Pole Sitter�?? TOLEDO, Ohio (September 11, 2010) - - For the first time in his ARCA Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX and Menards career, Patrick Sheltra wil ... Continue reading
Saturday VIR Qualifying Red Flagged
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE K-PAX Racing Volvos to Start First and Fourth in First Race at VIR Alton, VA (September 11, 2010) – The K-PAX Racing Volvos will start from the first and sixth starting positions for Saturday’s race at the Race Keeper World Challenge VIR Grand Prix presented by Special Ops Watch at Virginia In ... Continue reading
LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 11 -- Sean O'Hair scored a hole-in-one today during the third round of the BMW Championship, the third leg in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. In recognition of O'Hair's hole-in-one, BMW donated a four-year college scholarship to the Evans Scholars Foundation, which will provide an incrementa ... Continue reading
The North Face to Launch Explore Your Parks Program
WASHINGTON--The North Face today announced the launch of the Explore Your Parks program, a partnership with the Maryland and Virginia State Parks, American Hiking Society and The National Park Trust, to encourage families to get outdoors and enjoy state parks in the Washington, DC, area this fall. By providing families ... Continue reading
USARacing American Freedom Spectacular 200 Notes and Quotes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jimmy White Camp & Associates, Inc. (704) 788-7979 racecamp@aol.com USARACING PRO CUP SERIES NOTES AND QUOTES FOR THE AMERICAN FREEDOM SPECTACULAR 200 AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010. BENNY GORDON IN THE No. 66 SAMUEL METALS/VSI/KUKA DRINK FORD WON TONIGHT’S RACE AT B ... Continue reading
Toyota Australia to Supply Engines to ASEAN Plants
Tokyo, Sept 10, 2010; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd. (TMCA), TMC's manufacturing and sales subsidiary in Australia, will produce a new-model gasoline engine at its Altona Plant from around 2012 and supply it to Toyota manufacturing plants in ASEAN countries for use ... Continue reading
Final 31 Champions Crowned at Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals
LINCOLN, Sept. 11, 2010: National Champions in the final 31 classes at the 38th Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships were crowned Friday on a day that was disrupted by rain, but saw a major record broken at the Lincoln Airpark. Jennifer Isley, of Coto De Caza, Calif., captured her fifth SCCA Solo National Champio ... Continue reading
Mercedes GP Qualifying - Monza - Sept 11, 2010
MERCEDES GP PETRONAS drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher will start the Italian Grand Prix from seventh and 12th positions respectively tomorrow following today's qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. NICO ROSBERG "Seventh place is definitely the best performance that was possible for us today ... Continue reading
Cunningham, Buras Earn World Challenge Poles; GT Grid Set On Points
ALTON, September 11, 2010: Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Todd Buras, of Daytona Beach, Fla., will start Saturday afternoonâs Race Keeper VIR Grand Prix presented by MTM Special Ops Watch on the GTS and Touring Car poles, respectively. A red flag ended the GT qualifying session before drivers had an opp ... Continue reading
Five Finalists Announced In Ford Customer Service Division's NASCAR Design Contest For JDRF
DEARBORN, Mich., September 10, 2010 â Five finalists have been chosen from the 60 designs submitted this summer by JDRF children with type 1 diabetes, as part of a charity contest to design the paint scheme for the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion driven by Bill Elliott. On-line voting ended on Friday, Sep ... Continue reading
IZOD IndyCar Series Teams Load Up For Japan
Indianapolis, Sept. 10, 2010: By land, sea and air, the IZOD IndyCar Series is en route to Japan for the Sept. 19 Indy Japan 300. The 13,000-mile round-trip adventure for the 25 IZOD IndyCar Series entrants making the trip begins at the Indianapolis International Airport, where they unload their cars and equipment from ... Continue reading
Sheltra Resurrects Old Piece; Hoping For Payoff In Championship Bid
TOLEDO, September 10, 2010: With only four races remaining on the 2010 ARCA Racing Series (ARS) presented by RE/MAX and Menards tour, Indiantown, Florida native Patrick Sheltra knows he has to be fully armed and ready for any kind of assault that may come his way. Especially at Toledo Speedway, site of Sundayâs No ... Continue reading
IZOD IndyCar Series Announces 2011 Schedule
<b>Diverse, challenging championship features eight oval, nine road/street events</b> WEST ALLIS, Sept. 10, 2010: The return of two traditional venues and the addition of an exciting new downtown event are highlights of the 17-race 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series schedule announced Sept. 10. Series officials unveiled the 2011 ... Continue reading
ROSEMEAD, Calif.--If you're thinking of buying a plug-in electric vehicle, steer your web browser to www.sce.com/pev to find Southern California Edisonââ¬â¢s (SCE) new online ââ¬ÅPlug-in Car Rate Assistant.ââ¬??? It will put customers in the driverââ¬â¢s seat to estimate the cost ... Continue reading
Audi Teams Up With Athletes and Celebrities for Fourth Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle
- California's First Lady Maria Shriver to serve as Honorary Chair - 1,500 people to participate in the Challenge to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities - Fleet of all-new Audi A8 vehicles to make their way down the Pacific Coast Highway HERNDON, Va., Sept. 10 -- Audi, in conjunction with Be ... Continue reading
Texas Cultural Tour, Pt. 3 - Houston
A Mega-cultural Metropolis on Billionaires Bayou After just a few business trips, describing Houston in a few words is difficult. The typical trip involves driving or being driven from one of the two airports to the hotel, visiting clients and having dinner, then out the next morning. View through the windshield only. ... Continue reading
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