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Insurance Company to Build Data Center in Colorado Springs - Profitable Business This Insurance Game - Huh?

Insurance Company to Build Data Center in Colorado Springs - Profitable Business This Insurance Game - Huh?

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Sept. 10, 2004--Progressive , whose companies comprise the country's third largest auto insurance group, today announced plans to build a 150,000 square foot data center on the same piece of property in Northgate Corporate Village where the company recently completed a 300,000 square foot call ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel - Web Site of Firsts, Salutes Honda For Their Industry Firsts

The Auto Channel - Web Site of Firsts, Salutes Honda For Their Industry Firsts

September 10, 2004 -- MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Here, at a glance, is a list of firsts recorded by Honda of America Mfg. Inc., which is celebrating its 25th anniversary of U.S. production on Sept. 10, 2004: First Japan-based automaker to build cars in the United States. (Honda Accord at Marysville Auto Plant, Nov. 1, 1982.) ... Continue reading

GM Sets Prices For New 2005 Crossover Sport Vans

GM Sets Prices For New 2005 Crossover Sport Vans

DETROIT - General Motors announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) for its new 2005 crossover sport vans, the Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, Pontiac Montana SV6 and Buick Terraza. Prices start at $24,350 for the Uplander, $24,485 for the Relay, $25,235 for the Montana SV6 and $28,825 for the Terraza. A ... Continue reading

Southeast Michigan Technology Leaders Recognized at Automation Alley's Fourth Annual Awards Gala

Southeast Michigan Technology Leaders Recognized at Automation Alley's Fourth Annual Awards Gala

/ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10 P.M. EDT, TODAY/ Yost, Wood Take Top Honors /ADVANCE/ PONTIAC, Mich., Sept. 10 -- Automation Alley, Southeast Michigan's technology cluster, announced the winners of its Fourth Annual Premier Technology Awards Gala at the Detroit Science Center on Friday, Sept. 10. Award winners include Larry ... Continue reading

2005 Honda Civic Prices and EPA Ratings

2005 Honda Civic Prices and EPA Ratings

September 10, 2004 -- Torrance, Calif. -- Model Transmission MSRP EPA City/Hwy. ... Continue reading

2005 Honda Civic Hybrid Prices and EPA Data

2005 Honda Civic Hybrid Prices and EPA Data

September 10, 2004 -- Torrance, Calif. -- Model Transmission MSRP EPA City/Hwy. ... Continue reading

2005 Honda Civic Si Prices and EPA Data

2005 Honda Civic Si Prices and EPA Data

September 10, 2004 -- Torrance, Calif. -- Model Transmission MSRP EPA City/Hwy. ... Continue reading

2005 Honda S2000 Prices and EPA Ratings

2005 Honda S2000 Prices and EPA Ratings

September 10, 2004 -- Torrance, Calif. -- Model Transmission MSRP EPA City/Hwy. ... Continue reading

2005 Honda Pilot Overview, Prices and EPA Data

2005 Honda Pilot Overview, Prices and EPA Data

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Dodge Quotes from Cup qualifying at Richmond; Newman wins pole

Dodge Quotes from Cup qualifying at Richmond; Newman wins pole

Richmond International Raceway Ray Cooper Rock & Roll 400 Qualifying. Clear!Blue Friday, Sept. 10, 2004. 704-975-3232 RYAN NEWMAN (No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge) - pole winner "It didn't feel like it (perfect lap), but I think when you don't overwork the car here it rewards you. ... Continue reading

The Honda CR-V Returns for 2005 Updated Styling, New Special Edition Model and an Expanded List of Standard Safety Features

The Honda CR-V Returns for 2005 Updated Styling, New Special Edition Model and an Expanded List of Standard Safety Features

September 10, 2004 -- Torrance, Calif. -- For the 2005 model year, the CR-V receives a substantial re-design including new exterior and interior styling, additional standard safety equipment as well as the addition of a new Special Edition (SE) model with features such as a leather interior and body-color bumpers. In a ... Continue reading

Honda Celebrates 25th Anniversary of U.S. Production

Honda Celebrates 25th Anniversary of U.S. Production

Elsinore Rides Again In Re-Enactment of First Line-Off September 10, 2004 -- MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Honda of America Mfg. turned back the clock today in celebration of its first 25 years of manufacturing. During a re-enactment of the 1979 line-off ceremony, the original Elsinore motorcycle roared back to life to the cheer ... Continue reading

Honda Celebrates 25 Years Of Manufacturing Leadership in America

Honda Celebrates 25 Years Of Manufacturing Leadership in America

September 10, 2004 -- MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- On September 10 - exactly 25 years after Honda began producing motorcycles here - the company and the communities that host its operations will celebrate this American experiment, which became one of the most remarkable business stories of the late 20th century. When Honda Moto ... Continue reading

Chrysler 300C For Sale Overseas

Chrysler 300C For Sale Overseas

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept 10, 2004; Jeffrey Jones writing for Reuters reported that Chrysler will soon offer its hot-selling 300C sedan to buyers outside North America, as it moves to more than double the number of its models available overseas. Dieter Zetsche, president and chief executive of DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler u ... Continue reading

Two North Texas Museums Receive Grants from the Nissan Foundation

Two North Texas Museums Receive Grants from the Nissan Foundation

IRVING, Texas--Sept. 10, 2004--The Nissan Foundation, a non-profit, charitable giving arm of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA), awarded $25,000 in grants to two non-profit organizations in North Texas. The National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth received $15,000 and the International Museum of Cu ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production - September 10, 2004

Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production - September 10, 2004

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 10 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 294,593 units, down 5.8 percent from the 312,624 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now to ... Continue reading

New Contract Agreement Reached Between Timken and the United Auto Workers

New Contract Agreement Reached Between Timken and the United Auto Workers

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Timken, Local 1645, and the United Auto Workers (UAW) jointly announced agreement on a new contract. Effective September 12, 2004 through September 8, 2007, the new contract will cover all production and skilled trade employees at the company's facilities in Torrington, Connecticut. (Logo: htt ... Continue reading

AltWheels Alternative Transportation Fest Sept. 18 -19

AltWheels Alternative Transportation Fest Sept. 18 -19

MEDIA ALERT AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival September 18 &#8211; 19, 2004 WHAT: AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival, New England&#8217;s largest gathering of environmentally-friendly vehicles, fuel systems, experts and innovators WHEN: Saturday &#8211; Sunday, September 18 - 19; 10:00 am &#8211; ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Unveils Viano Activity Crossover Concept

Mercedes-Benz Unveils Viano Activity Crossover Concept

A new crossover concept from Mercedes-Benz will gauge the level of interest in vehicles that depart from the beaten track and take new roads into the future at this year&#8217;s International Commercial Vehicle Fair (IAA) in Hanover at the end of September. Combining American styling with European dimensions and dynami ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz at the 2004 Paris Motor Show Intros "Vision" - Diesel Powered Sports Tourers

Mercedes-Benz at the 2004 Paris Motor Show Intros "Vision" - Diesel Powered Sports Tourers

The innovative Sports Tourer concept developed by Mercedes-Benz is becoming more and more versatile. At the Paris Motor Show the Stuttgart brand is presenting a study for this future-oriented touring car in two variants for the first time: the European version of the "Vision R" Grand Sports Tourer is now joined by the ... Continue reading

Empire Resources Declares Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2004

Empire Resources Declares Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2004

FORT LEE, N.J., Sept. 10 -- Empire Resources, Inc. (AMEX:ERS) , announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share. The dividend is payable on October 5, 2004 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 29, 2004. The Board of Directors intends to review its dividen ... Continue reading

First Investors Reports First Quarter Earnings and Expands Share Repurchase Program

First Investors Reports First Quarter Earnings and Expands Share Repurchase Program

HOUSTON, Sept. 10 -- First Investors Financial Services has reported net income of $86,953 or $0.02 per share for the three months ended July 31, 2004, the first quarter of fiscal year 2005. This compares to the $220,079 or $0.04 per share reported for the three months ended July 31, 2003. The decline in net income is ... Continue reading

Goodyear Plans Cost Reduction Actions in Non-Tire Businesses

Goodyear Plans Cost Reduction Actions in Non-Tire Businesses

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that its Engineered Products and Chemical businesses are implementing rationalization programs to reduce costs in their operations. The company will record rationalization charges in the third quarter of 2004 in connection with these actions. T ... Continue reading

Park V Leather to Hold Auction in Memory of Indian Larry; Proceeds to Benefit ASPCA

Park V Leather to Hold Auction in Memory of Indian Larry; Proceeds to Benefit ASPCA

TOMS RIVER, N.J., Sept. 10 -- Motorcycle enthusiasts around the world were stunned to hear of legendary motorcycle artist Larry "Indian Larry" Desmedt's sudden death late last month. As his fans mourn the loss of the self-described Renaissance man who appeared in movies, television shows and magazines and won countless ... Continue reading

United Way's 56th Torch Drive Mobilizes Metro Detroiters to Create Lasting Change

United Way's 56th Torch Drive Mobilizes Metro Detroiters to Create Lasting Change

DETROIT, Sept. 10 -- United Way Community Services began its 2004 Torch Drive Sept. 10, with the ceremonial lighting of its 54-foot torch in downtown Detroit. The organization then dispatched some 1,200 volunteers into dozens of southeast Michigan communities for a two-day community service blitz known as Days of Carin ... Continue reading

Titan International, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend

Titan International, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend

QUINCY, Ill.--Sept. 10, 2004--The Board of Directors of Titan International, Inc. has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.005 (one half cent) per common share for the third quarter of 2004. The cash dividend is payable October 15, 2004, to stockholders of record on September 30, 2004. Titan is a supplier of mounted ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Inc. Receives Mayor's Emission Strategy For London Taxis

KleenAir Systems Inc. Receives Mayor's Emission Strategy For London Taxis

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 10, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced today that the company has received a draft of the Emission Strategy for London Taxis published in support of the Mayor's Air Quality Strategy. The letter indicates implementation plans for the upgrade of London Taxis to meet Euro 3 standards ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Announces Exec Changes

Advance Auto Parts Announces Exec Changes

ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 10 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. announced that, Lawrence P. Castellani, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will retire effective May 19, 2005 after its annual stockholders' meeting. Mr. Castellani will remain as Chairman of the Board. Michael N. Coppola, Advance's Executive Vice President and ... Continue reading

Kia Announces Pricing for All-New 2005 Spectra5

Kia Announces Pricing for All-New 2005 Spectra5

Sport-Tuned, Feature-Packed 5-Door Combines a Highly Competitive Price With Class-Leading Standard Safety Features, Interior Volume IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 10 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) announced pricing for the all-new 2005 Spectra5 five-door hatchback today with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) starting ... Continue reading

Freedom Motors Signs Contract to Develop Small Rotapower Engine

Freedom Motors Signs Contract to Develop Small Rotapower Engine

DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 10 -- Freedom Motors (www.Freedom-Motors.com) has signed a contract with a multi-billion dollar company to develop rotary engines using its licensed Rotapower(R) engine technology. The contracting company expects to sell over 10 million engines per year. Freedom Motors will receive a royalty per en ... Continue reading

Ford Announces Exec Changes Including -O'Connor Retirers - Hesterberg Replaces

Ford Announces Exec Changes Including -O'Connor Retirers - Hesterberg Replaces

* James G. O'Connor is retiring as group vice president, North America, Marketing, Sales & Service at year's end, and will be succeeded by Earl Hesterberg, currently vice president, Ford of Europe, Marketing, Sales & Service. * Marv Adams is promoted to senior vice president, chief information officer. * Tony Brown is ... Continue reading

CA Gov. Signs Landmark Bill

CA Gov. Signs Landmark Bill

Hello, Please find attached Carfax's announcement and reaction of Gov. Schwarzenegger's landmark action on S.B. 871, which will allow the California DMV to release accident reports. Should you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. ... Continue reading

Car Safety Concerns on the Increase with Kickoff of Carpooling Season; National Poll of Moms Reveals Fears about Carpooling, Distractions and Overall Safety of Vehicles

Car Safety Concerns on the Increase with Kickoff of Carpooling Season; National Poll of Moms Reveals Fears about Carpooling, Distractions and Overall Safety of Vehicles

GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 3, 2004--As the new school year begins, moms are hitting the road more -- navigating busy morning carpools and rushing to afternoon soccer practice. A new national survey sponsored by Nissan North America, Inc. indicates that many mothers are extremely concerned about their children's safety, esp ... Continue reading

Chariot Manufacturing Sells 'Specialty' Trailer

Chariot Manufacturing Sells 'Specialty' Trailer

BARTOW, Fla., Sept. 3 -- American Commerce Solutions, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AACS) today announced that its subsidiary, Chariot Manufacturing Company, Inc., has sold the first Chariot trailer specifically designed for the landscape industry. Steven D. Smith, President of Chariot, stated, "We are pleased to announce that ... Continue reading

GoPed(R) Scooter Manufacturer Files Major Lawsuit Against Delaware Corp.

GoPed(R) Scooter Manufacturer Files Major Lawsuit Against Delaware Corp.

MINDEN, Nev., Sept. 3 -- Patmont Motor Works, Inc., a Minden based manufacturing company of small motorized scooters, filed a major lawsuit against CSK Auto Parts , the New York Stock Exchange listed company that owns Checker Auto Parts, Schuck's Auto Supply, and Kragen Auto Parts. The suit was filed by Senator William ... Continue reading

Hyundai Strikes Again - Record Sales in August

Hyundai Strikes Again - Record Sales in August

RÜSSELSHEIM, Germany, September 3 -- - Cross-reference: photo is available at http://www.presseportal.de/story.htx?nr=592346 - Year-over-year sales increase of 30.3 percent in August - Sales forecast stable with accumulated sales of 225,029 units in Europe Hyundai celebrates a record-breaking month of August in Europe ... Continue reading

Mazda American Credit Offers Payment Deferrals to Central Florida Customers

Mazda American Credit Offers Payment Deferrals to Central Florida Customers

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 3 -- Mazda American Credit announced today that customers in Central Florida affected by Hurricane Charley may defer their automobile payments through the company's Disaster Relief Program. "Hurricane Charley hit Central Florida hard and we realize many customers have been impacted. This program ... Continue reading

NASCAR Shakes Up California Labor Day Weekend

NASCAR Shakes Up California Labor Day Weekend

Hollywood Stars Flock to NASCAR DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 3 -- NASCAR's popularity as a sport has grown over the past several years, and so has its popularity in Hollywood. With over 75 million NASCAR fans across the country, it only makes sense that the music, TV and film industries cash in on what many Fortune 500 c ... Continue reading

Rusty Wallace Teleconference

Rusty Wallace Teleconference

California Speedway Ray Cooper Rusty's Last Call Clear!Blue Friday Sept. 3, 2004. 704-975-3232 RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge) OPENING REMARKS "I haven't changed my mind about anything. I'm excited about it. ... Continue reading

Westport Innovations Inc.: Philippines Commits to CWI Engines for New CNG Transit Initiative

Westport Innovations Inc.: Philippines Commits to CWI Engines for New CNG Transit Initiative

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Sept. 3, 2004--Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) (TSX:WPT) will supply 100 B-series compressed natural gas-fueled (CNG) engines for public transit buses in Metro Manila as part of the Philippine government's Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport (NGVPPT). These will be the first fleets ... Continue reading

WHELDON NOMINATED FOR THIRD QUARTER DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD

WHELDON NOMINATED FOR THIRD QUARTER DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

Tony Pedregon Drives to Quarterfinals

Tony Pedregon Drives to Quarterfinals

Quaker State Racing Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series 50th Annual U.S. Nationals ­ Skoal Showdown Results Elimination Notes & Quotes Tony Pedregon Drives to Quarterfinals Quaker State Racing Solid in the Heat INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 6, 2004) ­ Tony Pedregon maneuvered the Quaker State Racing Mont ... Continue reading

Tyler Brown - Canadian Nationals

Tyler Brown - Canadian Nationals

For immediate release; September 3, 2004 Top 10 for Brown at Canadian Nationals Despite Last Lap Spin Brown finishes 10th at Canadian Nationals CHILLIWACK, BC - Motorsport can give you the highest of highs and the lowest of lows and Waterdown Karter Tyler Brown experienced it all at this year's ASN Canada FIA Canadian ... Continue reading

Bristol West Holdings Announces Upcoming Presentations

Bristol West Holdings Announces Upcoming Presentations

DAVIE, Fla., Sept. 7 -- Bristol West Holdings, Inc. announced today that its Chairman and CEO, James R. Fisher, is scheduled to present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. His presentation will begin at 1:10 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, September 9, 2004. A live audio we ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Expands in Eastern Europe with Dedication of New Poland Plant

ArvinMeritor Expands in Eastern Europe with Dedication of New Poland Plant

POZNAN, Poland, Sept. 8 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. unveiled a new Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) Customer Value Center (CVC) in Swarzedz, Poland, today with a dedication ceremony for customers, government officials and the media. The new 1,000-square-meter CVC will serve as final assembler of more than 200,000 door modules a y ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Institutes Search for New CFO

ArvinMeritor Institutes Search for New CFO

Soderstrom Elects Early Retirement TROY, Mich., Sept. 8 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today that, by mutual agreement, Carl Soderstrom has elected to take early retirement from his position as senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), and will leave the company at the end of the year. Soderstrom will w ... Continue reading

Automatic Guided Vehicles -AGVs- Industry Reports Increase in New Systems Business of over 50% for First Half of 2004 and Introduces Video to Promote Benefits of AGV Technology

Automatic Guided Vehicles -AGVs- Industry Reports Increase in New Systems Business of over 50% for First Half of 2004 and Introduces Video to Promote Benefits of AGV Technology

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Sept. 8, 2004--The AGVS Product Section of the Material Handling Industry of America announced today that they have seen an increase in the volume of new and expansion systems business for the first half of 2004 as reported by member companies from 47 systems in the first half of 2003 compared to 72 sy ... Continue reading

AutoXray's EZ Charge Check 200/100 Battery Tester Wins Another Motor Top 20 Tool Award

AutoXray's EZ Charge Check 200/100 Battery Tester Wins Another Motor Top 20 Tool Award

Who: AutoXray, the leading provider of cost-effective automotive diagnostic scanners and MidTronics, leader in battery management technology. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030721/AUTXLOGO) What: Motor Magazine Top 20 Tool Award Where: The Top 20 winning products are listed in the September issue of Motor ... Continue reading

Bankers Integration Group Strengthens State of Art Online Financing For Auto Dealers With Five Additional Lenders

Bankers Integration Group Strengthens State of Art Online Financing For Auto Dealers With Five Additional Lenders

DETROIT, Sept. 8 -- Bankers Integration Group (BIG) Inc., a state-of-the-art decisioning engine that approves auto loans in real-time, today announced an alliance with five more lenders. They are: * Bay View Acceptance Corporation * Consumer Portfolio Services * Crescent Bank & Trust * InterState Net Bank * Nationwide ... Continue reading

BNSF Logistics, LLC. and Autolog Corporation Announce Expansion of Auto Transport (Car-Rail) Service Geared to Needs of Snowbirds

BNSF Logistics, LLC. and Autolog Corporation Announce Expansion of Auto Transport (Car-Rail) Service Geared to Needs of Snowbirds

SPRINGDALE, Ark., and LINDEN, N.J., Sept. 8 -- BNSF Logistics, LLC., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF), and Autolog Corporation, one of the oldest and largest transporters of privately owned vehicles, announce the expansion of service to include numerous Midwestern ... Continue reading

Brocade Steers Audi AG Onto Right Data Track

Brocade Steers Audi AG Onto Right Data Track

Automotive Manufacturer Consolidates Storage Infrastructure With SilkWorm Fibre Channel Directors SAN JOSE, Calif. and MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 8 -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade(R)) , the world's leading provider of infrastructure solutions for Storage Area Networks (SANs), today announced that AUDI AG, ... Continue reading

CarsDirect.com Introduces LoanStore.com; Online Leader Extends Its Award-Winning No-Hassle Service Expertise to Home Mortgage Lending

CarsDirect.com Introduces LoanStore.com; Online Leader Extends Its Award-Winning No-Hassle Service Expertise to Home Mortgage Lending

LOS ANGELES--Sept. 8, 2004--CarsDirect.com, a leading online automotive research and shopping service, today announced the debut of its latest online destination, LoanStore.com (www.loanstore.com). The one-stop resource for mortgage shoppers is the company's newest addition to a fast-growing portfolio of consumer servi ... Continue reading

Company's Focus on Safety Pays Off in Strong Finish at ATA National Championships; Jevic Professional Driver Places in Top Three

Company's Focus on Safety Pays Off in Strong Finish at ATA National Championships; Jevic Professional Driver Places in Top Three

DELANCO, N.J., Sept. 8 -- For the second year in a row, Jevic Transportation driver Scott Stoudnour has placed among the top three drivers nationwide in the 5-axle division of the American Trucking Association's National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC), held in Salt Lake City, UT this past August 18-21. The NTDC, no ... Continue reading

Custom Cars, Wild Rides and Entertainment Bring Thousands of Families Together; DaimlerChrysler Kicks Off Third-Annual Chrysler Ownership Event, 'Chrysler Block Party,' September 25 at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill.

Custom Cars, Wild Rides and Entertainment Bring Thousands of Families Together; DaimlerChrysler Kicks Off Third-Annual Chrysler Ownership Event, 'Chrysler Block Party,' September 25 at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 8 -- Thousands of Chrysler owners and their families from across the country will cruise to the Chicago area in September to share a day of wild rides, live musical entertainment, and, of course, cars. The event, titled "Chrysler Block Party," will take place at Six Flags Great America in Gur ... Continue reading

Day Auto Group Presents Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics Luncheon Friday, October 15, 2004, at Westin Convention Center

Day Auto Group Presents Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics Luncheon Friday, October 15, 2004, at Westin Convention Center

-- Special Guests Include Head Coaches Joe Paterno, Rene Portland and Ed DeChellis -- MONROEVILLE, Pa., Sept. 8 -- To kick off the fall sports season, Day Auto Group, in conjunction with the Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce, announces it will present the annual Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics Luncheon, to be h ... Continue reading

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Reports Record Revenue Last Week From Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Reports Record Revenue Last Week From Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 8 -- Energy & Engine Technology Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: EENT) reports that its BMZ Generators Technology business unit recorded approximately $43,000 in gross revenue for the week ended September 3, 2004, even with the evacuation from its original Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, Florida locatio ... Continue reading

EnerTeck Corporation Announces Business Development Agreement to Measure Fuel Efficiency for Maritime Customers

EnerTeck Corporation Announces Business Development Agreement to Measure Fuel Efficiency for Maritime Customers

STAFFORD, Texas, Sept. 8 -- EnerTeck Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ETCK) (the "Company") today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, EnerTeck Chemical Corp. ("ECC") has entered into a business development agreement with Janelle Engineering, Inc. ("JEI") for the purpose of measuring and recording fuel efficiency fo ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes ATX Technologies' Business Development Strategy Leadership in Telematics

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes ATX Technologies' Business Development Strategy Leadership in Telematics

LAS VEGAS--Sept. 8, 2004--In a recent study entitled North American Passenger Vehicle Telematics Market, Frost & Sullivan named ATX Technologies, Inc. as the recipient of the 2004 Business Development Strategy Award for the company's development and introduction of telematics-based vehicle relationship management (vRM) ... Continue reading

G.I. Joe's Names Under Armour(R) as Its Vendor of the Year

G.I. Joe's Names Under Armour(R) as Its Vendor of the Year

WILSONVILLE, Ore., Sept. 8 -- Citing a true partnership for sales growth, which included a commitment to new in-store fixtures, on-time deliveries and new product introductions, Norm Daniels, President and CEO of G.I. Joe's, named Under Armour, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland as its 2004 Vendor of the Year. Under Armour se ... Continue reading

Jeep 101(R) Cross-Country Weekend Driving Adventure Visits Edwards Air Force Base, Sept. 11-12

Jeep 101(R) Cross-Country Weekend Driving Adventure Visits Edwards Air Force Base, Sept. 11-12

Edwards Air Force Base to Host Seventh Stop of Military/Public Nationwide Tour AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 8 -- Thousands of consumers, members and employees of the military and their families will experience the Jeep(R) brand firsthand when the entire line of Jeep vehicles rolls into Edwards Air Force Base for a two-da ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Inc. Affiliate to Receive $2.25 Million in Funding

KleenAir Systems Inc. Affiliate to Receive $2.25 Million in Funding

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 8, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced today that their U.K. affiliate has signed a contract for a pre-IPO equity funding of $2.25 million with Hoodless Brennan, a London corporate broker and major fund-raiser active on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). KleenAir Systems Inc. ... Continue reading

Lear Announces Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Lear Announces Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 8 -- Lear Corporation will hold a conference call to review the company's third-quarter 2004 financial results and related matters on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. To participate in the conference call: * Domestic calls 1-800-789-4751 * International calls 1-706-679-3323 The audi ... Continue reading

Porsche Reveals Details About the New Boxster for 2005; First Major Makeover in Model's Eight-Year History

Porsche Reveals Details About the New Boxster for 2005; First Major Makeover in Model's Eight-Year History

ATLANTA--Sept. 8, 2004--Porsche today disclosed the first information available on its 2005 entry level sports car, the Boxster, and its higher performing stable mate, the Boxster S. For 2005, both models feature significant styling changes, more powerful engines, numerous handling enhancements, and greater active and ... Continue reading

Save The World Air's CAT-MATE Anti-Pollution Device Successfully Completes Motorcycle Tests at Independent VCA-Certified Laboratory

Save The World Air's CAT-MATE Anti-Pollution Device Successfully Completes Motorcycle Tests at Independent VCA-Certified Laboratory

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 -- Final tests conducted at an independent Hong Kong laboratory approved by Britain's Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) found that the CAT-MATE pollution-reduction device developed by Save The World Air, Inc., cut carbon monoxide emissions from a two-stroke motorcycle engine by an average 78%, the ... Continue reading

Scion Presents the 6th Annual PlanetOut Short Movie Awards in Association with the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Scion Presents the 6th Annual PlanetOut Short Movie Awards in Association with the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Audience Will Be Able to View Winners of Biggest Online Gay and Lesbian Film Event at www.planetout.com and www.gay.com Deadline for Entries: December 17, 2004 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8 -- PlanetOut Inc., a global online media company serving the gay and lesbian market, today announced a call for entries for the 6th annua ... Continue reading

Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc. Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended June 30, 2004

Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc. Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended June 30, 2004

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Sept. 8, 2004--STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC. , an outsourced refueling and fuel management solution for vehicle and equipment fleets, today announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, as follows: (All amounts in thousands of dollars, except share and volume data) ... Continue reading

Stremme, Team TRIMSPA Eager to Top Spring Richmond Performance

Stremme, Team TRIMSPA Eager to Top Spring Richmond Performance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Spencer Andrews Braun Racing (704) 799-1118 spencer@braunracing.com Stremme, Team TRIMSPA Eager to Top Spring Richmond Performance Richmond, VA (September 8, 2004) – David Stremme and Team TRIMSPA had to start from scratch preparing for this weekend’s Emerson Radio 250 at Rich ... Continue reading

Universal Automotive Engages New Independent Auditing Firm

Universal Automotive Engages New Independent Auditing Firm

ALSIP, Ill., Sept. 8 -- Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. today announced it has engaged Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, LLP (Blackman Kallick) as its new independent auditing firm, effective September 3, 2004, succeeding Ernst & Young, LLP, which has been the company's auditors since 2002. Robert Zimmer, chief finan ... Continue reading

Unlimited Coatings Corporation and Global Automotive Holdings, LLC Cancel Previously Announced Letter Of Intent

Unlimited Coatings Corporation and Global Automotive Holdings, LLC Cancel Previously Announced Letter Of Intent

KEMAH, Texas--Sept. 8, 2004--Unlimited Coatings Corporation (Pink Sheets:UCCD) today announced that the transaction described in a previous press release dated Aug. 31, 2004 between UCCD and Global Automotive Holdings, LLC (GAH) will not take place at this time. UCCD required Sellers to deliver to UCCD certain financia ... Continue reading

UPTREND Announces NASCAR Team Sponsorship

UPTREND Announces NASCAR Team Sponsorship

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 -- AirVest, Inc., a division of UPTREND Corp. , has agreed to sponsor the #21 Innovative Motorsports' Toyota Tundra driven by Hank Parker, Jr. in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, with the next race being in Richmond, VA at the Kroger 200. "This sponsorship will begin to put AirVest in th ... Continue reading

ZAP Solves Battery Dilemma for Mobile Electronics

ZAP Solves Battery Dilemma for Mobile Electronics

Unique Device Extends Battery Life for 80 Percent of Handheld Market SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 8 -- In an effort to advance electric vehicle battery technology, industry pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) unveiled today ZAP(R) Portable Energy(TM), a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery and power storage technology for ... Continue reading

SE-Rious Performance for the 2005 Altima

SE-Rious Performance for the 2005 Altima

GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 8, 2004--Nissan takes its "high performance -- high value" SE-R philosophy to the next level in 2005 with the addition of a new Altima SE-R. The Altima SE-R, which is set to arrive at Nissan dealers nationwide September 22, joins the currently available Sentra SE-R and Sentra SE-R Spec V lineup. ... Continue reading

Wireless Sensors Without Batteries Open Up a World of New Applications

Wireless Sensors Without Batteries Open Up a World of New Applications

MENLO PARK, Calif. & BOSTON & MUNICH, Germany--Sept. 8, 2004-- 3i-Backed EnOcean to Introduce Revolutionary Wireless and Battery-Free Sensors to American Product Designers EnOcean GmbH, a German-based Siemens AG spinoff, today announced that it will introduce its wireless and battery-free sensors at the 2004 Wireless S ... Continue reading

Document from Infineon Raceway

Document from Infineon Raceway

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

Group 1 Automotive Acquires New York Platform; Nissan Add-Point Opens in Boston

Group 1 Automotive Acquires New York Platform; Nissan Add-Point Opens in Boston

HOUSTON--Sept. 9, 2004--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, today announced that it has entered the New York market with the recently completed acquisition of the Hassel Auto Group on Long Island. Hassel Auto Group consists of four dealerships in Freeport, Glen Cove and Huntington, N.Y. These d ... Continue reading

Jim Beam Inks Two Year Deal with Andretti Green Racing

Jim Beam Inks Two Year Deal with Andretti Green Racing

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email /f ... Continue reading

Racing Still a Go at SSP Tonight

Racing Still a Go at SSP Tonight

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Racing Still A Go at SSP on Thursday Night NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (September 9, 2004) – Despite early morning showers, the crew at SSP is getting ready for a big night of racing tonight, September 9, with the final round for the Great American School Buses of 2 ... Continue reading

Ringers Gloves Indy Wrap-Up

Ringers Gloves Indy Wrap-Up

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations/Marketing 317.227.1044 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) RINGERS GLOVES WEEKEND WRAP-UP Indianapolis – (September 9, 2004) The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) visited the Indianapolis R ... Continue reading

Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia Announces Program and Speakers for Annual Meeting

Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia Announces Program and Speakers for Annual Meeting

ATLANTA--Sept. 9, 2004--The program and speakers for the Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia's (ITS GA) annual meeting were announced today. "The Business of ITS" is the focus of the meeting being held October 3 - 5, 2004 at the Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia. "We have an excellent program a ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: As Summer Wanes So Do Gas Prices

LA Auto Club: As Summer Wanes So Do Gas Prices

LOS ANGELES--Sept. 10, 2004--The price of gasoline took an expected downturn last week with the traditional end of the summer driving season, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.093 a gallo ... Continue reading

Dodge notes from Richmond truck race

Dodge notes from Richmond truck race

Richmond International Raceway Ray Cooper Kroger 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Clear!Blue Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004. 704-975-3232 TED MUSGRAVE (No. 1 Mopar Dodge Ram) - Winner "I was concerned because Jamie's truck was a little bit better on the long runs. I kept getting tight in the center and he could rotate in the ... Continue reading

Jeep(R) Liberty CRD Diesel SUVs to Run on Clean, Renewable Biodiesel Fuel as They Leave the Factory Floor

Jeep(R) Liberty CRD Diesel SUVs to Run on Clean, Renewable Biodiesel Fuel as They Leave the Factory Floor

- Fuel made from Ohio soybeans - Renewable fuel reduces reliance on oil for transportation - Chrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche: 'An important first step in encouraging wider use of clean, renewable fuels' AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Each new 2005 Jeep(R) Liberty Common Rail Diesel (CRD) sport-utility vehicle rolling off ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Automotive Internet Users Increasingly Visit Manufacturer Web Sites First During the Shopping Process

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Automotive Internet Users Increasingly Visit Manufacturer Web Sites First During the Shopping Process

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Sept. 9 -- While the majority of new-vehicle buyers who use the Internet continue to begin their vehicle shopping at an independent Web site, manufacturer sites are making significant inroads in attracting Internet shoppers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 New Autoshopper.com S ... Continue reading

Kirby Wins Pole at Chicagoland, ARCA RE/MAX starting grid

Kirby Wins Pole at Chicagoland, ARCA RE/MAX starting grid

Stuart Kirby Wins Pork Pole at Chicagoland; Hemphill Alongside JOLIET IL (9-9-04) Stuart Kirby (far right), in Bob Schacht's #75 Ford Taurus, won the Pork Pole Award at Chicagoland Speedway for Saturday's ARCA RE/MAX Series ReadyHosting.com 200. It was his third career pole award driving for Schacht in only his 12th se ... Continue reading

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