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RadMax Engine Report as of June 30, 2012

RadMax Engine Report as of June 30, 2012

REGI U.S., Inc. (OTC BB: RGUS), (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: RGJ) and Reg Technologies Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: RRE.V, OTC BB: REGRF) are pleased to provide the following progress report on the development of the RadMax engine: The current focus of the engineering efforts are to assist Williams and White Machine Inc., ... Continue reading

NVMN: Industry Expert Warns That a Lithium Demand Spike is Imminent

NVMN: Industry Expert Warns That a Lithium Demand Spike is Imminent

Nova Mining Corp. (OTCBB: NVMN): According to an interview named “Lithium Demand Will Spike" by The Energy Report, Daniela Desormeaux, an expert in industrial chemicals and natural resources, named several factors that have led her to conclude that lithium demand will tighten even more. In light of the fact that Bloom ... Continue reading

Hyundai And The Walking Dead Creator/Writer Robert Kirkman Unveil Zombie Survival Machine At Comic-Con

Hyundai And The Walking Dead Creator/Writer Robert Kirkman Unveil Zombie Survival Machine At Comic-Con

Much to the dismay of zombies around the world, a Zombie Survival Machine was unveiled last night at San Diego's Comic-Con. The customized Hyundai Elantra Coupe Zombie Survival Machine, designed by The Walking Dead creator/writer Robert Kirkman and fabricated by Design Craft, was revealed on the Comic-Con floor at the ... Continue reading

KleenSpeed Electric Race Car Sets New Record, Powered by UQM PowerPhase Electric Propulsion System

KleenSpeed Electric Race Car Sets New Record, Powered by UQM PowerPhase Electric Propulsion System

UQM Technologies, Inc. (NYSE MKT:UQM) congratulates KleenSpeed Technologies on setting a new EV lap record at ReFuel 2012. This marks the fourth consecutive year the Kleenspeed team has set a new EV lap record at the event. The KleenSpeed EV-X11 electric race car is powered by a UQM PowerPhase Select 145 electric motor ... Continue reading

W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley Custom Insurance Managers and Announces Executive Appointment

W. R. Berkley Corporation Forms Berkley Custom Insurance Managers and Announces Executive Appointment

W. R. Berkley Corporation today announced the formation of Berkley Custom Insurance Managers, LLC. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, Berkley Custom Insurance Managers will focus on the excess casualty insurance market and will underwrite on behalf of W. R. Berkley Corporation member insurance companies rated A+ (Superior) ... Continue reading

Road Rage: Survey Reveals UK Drivers are in Denial

Road Rage: Survey Reveals UK Drivers are in Denial

ingenie (http://www.ingenie.com) commissioned the survey of over 3,950 UK motorists, conducted by One Poll, which has uncovered that while 83% of drivers don't think of themselves as a "road rager", almost 85% admitted to road rage behaviour. The survey confirmed that road rage remains a major problem with two thirds o ... Continue reading

Chrysler named 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Presenting Sponsor

Chrysler named 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Presenting Sponsor

Today the Detroit Jazz Festival announced that the Chrysler brand will be the official presenting sponsor for the 2012 festival. The sponsorship is an extension of its successful "Imported from Detroit" campaign, celebrating the spirit and determination of Detroit and its residents. "The automotive industry and jazz mu ... Continue reading

Dana Celebrates 65 Years in Brazil

Dana Celebrates 65 Years in Brazil

Dana Holding Corporation announced that the company this month will commemorate 65 years of serving customers in Brazil. Starting from a small workshop in Rio Grande do Sul, Dana's roots in the country have grown to eight major facilities in Diadema, Gravatai, and Sorocaba that employ 2,400. In 2011, Dana strengthened ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Americas Asks Public to Choose Top Entries in the Teens Drive Smart Video Contest

Bridgestone Americas Asks Public to Choose Top Entries in the Teens Drive Smart Video Contest

The top 10 videos have been chosen --now it's time for you to decide who will be the three finalists in the Bridgestone Americas Teens Drive Smart Video Contest. The grand prize-winning video will be unveiled in New York City in Times Square on Aug. 1. The top 10 videos in the safe driving contest are posted at www.tee ... Continue reading

Metals Service Center Institute to Host 11 Manufacturing Summits: Goal to 'Close the Divide Between Jobs, Policy & Growth'

Metals Service Center Institute to Host 11 Manufacturing Summits: Goal to 'Close the Divide Between Jobs, Policy & Growth'

The Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) announced its schedule of 11 Manufacturing Summits across the country. Each event will be co-hosted by area chapters and the national trade association. Themed “Closing the Divide Between Jobs, Policy and Growth', the summits are an opportunity for national and local manufact ... Continue reading

Iteris Appoints Tom Blair as Senior Vice President of iPerform Group

Iteris Appoints Tom Blair as Senior Vice President of iPerform Group

Iteris, Inc. (NYSE MKT:ITI), a leader in providing intelligent traffic management solutions, announced that Tom Blair, an experienced software industry leader has joined the company and has assumed the new position of senior vice president of Iteris's recently established iPerform group. 'Tom is a seasoned software exe ... Continue reading

Sprint Cup - Busch New Hampshire Race Preview

Sprint Cup - Busch New Hampshire Race Preview

MOORESVILLE, Jul. 10, 2012: What is in a number? By definition, a number is a mathematical object used to count, label and measure. A number’s use, however, can extend beyond mathematical purposes and is oftentimes used for ordering or for codes. NASCAR is a sport that is all about numbers and their mathematical m ... Continue reading

Camping World Trucks - Todd Bodine Iowa Race Preview

Camping World Trucks - Todd Bodine Iowa Race Preview

REDEMPTION IN IOWA: Todd Bodine is anxious to turn his luck around this weekend at Iowa Speedway. The two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion has three starts at the 0.875-mile tri-oval, with one top-ten and five laps led to his credit. In eight races this season, 'The Onion' has an average starting positio ... Continue reading

FIA F1 - Webber Stays With Red Bull

FIA F1 - Webber Stays With Red Bull

Silverstone, Jul. 11, 2012: Red Bull Racing have announced that Mark Webber’s contract has been extended for another year, meaning the Australian will continue to drive for the team in 2013. Webber, who won Sunday’s British round, has been at Red Bull since 2007. “Mark has driven very well in the first n ... Continue reading

Grand Am DP - Montoya, McMurray Team Up For Kroger Super Weekend

Grand Am DP - Montoya, McMurray Team Up For Kroger Super Weekend

INDIANAPOLIS, Jul. 11, 2012: Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya and 2010 Brickyard 400 winner Jamie McMurray will discover different interpretations of what it means to be a teammate during the Kroger Super Weekend at the Brickyard on July 26-29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Montoya and McMurray are NASCA ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Event - Saavedra Added To Sonoma Test Day

Special Motorsports Event - Saavedra Added To Sonoma Test Day

Indianapolis, Jul. 11, 2012: Sebastian Saavedra, who's third in the Firestone Indy Lights championship standings heading into the Edmonton Indy race weekend, will test an IZOD IndyCar Series car for Andretti Autosport on Aug. 17 at Sonoma Raceway. Ten IZOD IndyCar Series drivers are scheduled to participate in the test ... Continue reading

GM, Daimler and Toyota Lead Automakers in Emerging Technology Partnerships

GM, Daimler and Toyota Lead Automakers in Emerging Technology Partnerships

Megatrends like sustainability, urbanization and materials revolution are forcing OEMs to build a web of partnerships that drive innovation -- or to risk being left in the dust. Technologies like alternative fuels, electric vehicles, and advanced composites are partial responses to these megatrends, but understanding t ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Declares Third Quarter Dividend

Ford Motor Company Declares Third Quarter Dividend

The Board of Directors of the Ford Motor Company today declared a third-quarter dividend of $0.05 per share on the company's Class B and common stock. This is the same level of dividend paid in the first and second quarters of 2012. The third-quarter dividend is payable on Sept. 4, 2012, to shareholders of record on Au ... Continue reading

Neonode Signs Long-Term License Agreement with Alpine for Next Generation In-Vehicle Touch Infotainment Systems

Neonode Signs Long-Term License Agreement with Alpine for Next Generation In-Vehicle Touch Infotainment Systems

Neonode Inc , the MultiSensingTM touch technology company, announced today that it has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Alpine Electronics Inc., a leading automotive systems and audio specialist, to embed Neononde's patented MultiSensing technology, that includes the Neonode AlwaysON and proximity fea ... Continue reading

2012 Civic Tour Hits the Road with Linkin Park and Incubus

2012 Civic Tour Hits the Road with Linkin Park and Incubus

The 2012 Honda Civic Tour (HCT) is giving music fans a chance to win a Linkin Park customized and autographed Honda Si Coupe and CBR250R motorcycle plus an exclusive fly-away trip to Los Angeles that includes signed instruments and a visit to a Linkin Park music video shoot. Beginning today, July 12, 2012, fans can ent ... Continue reading

Autodesk Helps Morgan Cars Produce One of its Most Successful Designs Yet

Autodesk Helps Morgan Cars Produce One of its Most Successful Designs Yet

Morgan Motor Company, has become the latest automotive manufacturer to use Autodesk visualisation software to help accelerate time to market for new car models. Autodesk software helped Morgan to go from sketches of its new 3-Wheeler model to first production in just five months and to meet early deadlines for marketin ... Continue reading

Schaeffler Brings Proven Thermal Management Module to North American Market

Schaeffler Brings Proven Thermal Management Module to North American Market

To help automakers meet upcoming fuel economy and emissions regulations, Schaeffler has developed an advanced thermal management system to more precisely control drivetrain temperature. Through the proactive management of engine, transmission, hybrid component and battery temperature, Schaeffler's Thermal Management Mo ... Continue reading

Autobytel Announces Effectiveness of 1-for-5 Reverse Stock Split

Autobytel Announces Effectiveness of 1-for-5 Reverse Stock Split

Autobytel Inc. , a leading provider of online consumer purchase requests and marketing resources for the automotive industry, today announced that the previously announced 1-for-5 reverse split of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, took effect after the close of trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market ... Continue reading

MapQuest Selects TomTom Maps to Power Its Mobile Application

MapQuest Selects TomTom Maps to Power Its Mobile Application

TomTom announces a partnership with MapQuest, Inc., wholly owned by AOL, to power the company's mobile app with TomTom maps. Available for Android and iOS, MapQuest's free apps provide access to a wireless version of the well-known MapQuest website. With this partnership, TomTom is further expanding its reach in the mo ... Continue reading

Details of Ford Motor Company's July 25 Briefing on 2012 Second Quarter Results

Details of Ford Motor Company's July 25 Briefing on 2012 Second Quarter Results

Ford Motor Company will release its preliminary 2012 second quarter financial results at 7 a.m. EDT Wednesday, July 25. The following briefings will be held after the announcement: At 9 a.m. EDT, Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company, and Bob Shanks, executive vice president and chief ... Continue reading

Mclaren Group To Represent UK Manufacturing Excellence At The Science Museum

Mclaren Group To Represent UK Manufacturing Excellence At The Science Museum

The McLaren Group has beaten competition from hundreds of UK companies to achieve selection for an exhibition demonstrating the very best of British manufacturing this summer. ... Continue reading

Kia Apprentice Scheme Launched At All-New Kia Academy

Kia Apprentice Scheme Launched At All-New Kia Academy

Kia Motors UK officially opened an all-new Training Academy in Ruddington, South Nottingham on Wednesday 11 July. The Academy gives the next generation of Kia apprentices from across the UK the opportunity to become fully qualified at the facility in their chosen course. ... Continue reading

Mazda Partners With Optima To Pursue Smart Repair Opportunity

Mazda Partners With Optima To Pursue Smart Repair Opportunity

Mazda Motors UK Ltd has engaged Optima Smarter Solutions and ACIS to help its network of over 140 dealers and 125 authorised vehicle body repairers capture an increased share of the fast-growing SMART repair and rapid repair market. ... Continue reading

Nissan Leaf Gets The Blue Light

Nissan Leaf Gets The Blue Light

Portuguese police will soon have new leads and be charged. Local police have taken delivery of a fleet of Nissan LEAF electric vehicles. ... Continue reading

Ampera Earth Completes The Circuit

Ampera Earth Completes The Circuit

The reigning European Car of the Year just became even more desirable with the introduction of the Ampera Earth, available to order from today at £29,995 including Plug in Car Grant. ... Continue reading

1,000 Kilometres To The Sea: Beetle Fans From Across Europe Gather On The Shores Of The Baltic

1,000 Kilometres To The Sea: Beetle Fans From Across Europe Gather On The Shores Of The Baltic

With their song '1000 Kilometer bis zum Meer' (1000 kilometres to the sea), the German pop rock group Luxuslärm made it into the top ten radio charts across Germany. ... Continue reading

Ford Celebrates Production Of 40 Million Engines At Dagenham

Ford Celebrates Production Of 40 Million Engines At Dagenham

Consistently high output at Ford Dagenham over the last 50 years has propelled production at the East London engine site past the milestone of 40 million engines - enough to stretch 20,000 miles, or four fifths of the way around the globe, when placed end to end. ... Continue reading

Suzuki Launches All-New 2012 Merchandise Collection

Suzuki Launches All-New 2012 Merchandise Collection

Suzuki GB PLC has launched its largest ever clothing and merchandise collection for the 2012 season, with all-new lines that see the Japanese manufacturer depart from traditional and conventional automobile branded designs, to a range styled closer to high street fashion labels. ... Continue reading

Innovative 8-Speed Automatic Transmission and Single Cab Variant to Strengthen Volkswagen's Amarok Range

Innovative 8-Speed Automatic Transmission and Single Cab Variant to Strengthen Volkswagen's Amarok Range

Volkswagen has increased the appeal of its award-winning Amarok range with the introduction of an innovative 8-speed automatic transmission on dual cab models, powered by the new TDI420 engine. Meanwhile, a single cab Amarok also makes its Australian debut, expanding Volkswagen's existing dual cab ute range. ... Continue reading

Suzuki Offers Fans the Chance to Make a Pass at Billy

Suzuki Offers Fans the Chance to Make a Pass at Billy

Suzuki Australia has instigated an addictive new reason to visit its popular website. ... Continue reading

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