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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Second MX-5 Cup Pole of the Weekend for Evans at Miller Motorsports Park

Second MX-5 Cup Pole of the Weekend for Evans at Miller Motorsports Park

TOOELE, Sept. 12, 2010: Nick Evans continued his dominating performance at Miller Motorsports Park, taking his second SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup pole position of the weekend. Lyonel Kent, of Knoxville, Tenn., will start second for today’s season-ending race. After winning Saturday’s race from the ... Continue reading

Honda Announces Pricing for All-New 2011 Odyssey

Honda Announces Pricing for All-New 2011 Odyssey

Trend-setting minivan adds functionality, style and fuel economy; Odyssey Touring model rates a class-leading 28 mpg TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 9 , 2010; The all-new 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan is set to debut at dealers on September 30 with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) ranging from $27,800 for the value- ... Continue reading

BMW Launches Web Site for Future Electric Sports Car

BMW Launches Web Site for Future Electric Sports Car

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel On the new website www.dontblogaboutthis.com, BMW will unveil a prototype that will be used to test a new fuel electric drive line for a future sports car, that is expected to debut in 2012 under BMW’s EfficientDynamics program. The site does ... Continue reading

Toyota Prius Scores Best in Dutch Ecotest

Toyota Prius Scores Best in Dutch Ecotest

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor Amsterdam Bureau The Auto Channel THE HAGUE, September 10, 2010. The Toyota Prius is the least polluting car of this moment. This is the outcome of an Ecotest of the Dutch Consumer Association. The Prius scored a total of 92 of the maximum of 100 points, resulting in a five star r ... Continue reading

2011 Ford Mustang Review

2011 Ford Mustang Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2011 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe Premium You've got to love this arms race: classic Ford versus Chevrolet. Blue Oval versus Bow Tie. When the latest incarnation of Chevy's Camaro was announced, in 2009 for model year 2010, the V6 had 304 horsepower and the V8 had 400 -- or 426 with a sti ... Continue reading

Fogarty Third In Driver Championship As No. 99 Closes With Four-straight Top-three Podiums

Fogarty Third In Driver Championship As No. 99 Closes With Four-straight Top-three Podiums

TOOELE, September 12, 2010: GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing, and drivers Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty, clinched third place in the 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype Team Championship with a second-place finish in Saturday’s season-ending Utah 250 at Miller Motorsports Park. The runner-up result g ... Continue reading

SunTrust Closes Out Best Rolex Series Season Since 2005

SunTrust Closes Out Best Rolex Series Season Since 2005

Taylor, Angelelli Totally Dominate First Half of 2010 Finale in Utah Before Clutch Problem on Final Pit Stop Forces Them to Settle for Third-Place Finish Looking at the bottom line, Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor clinched SunTrust Racing’s best finish since 2005 in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series championship ... Continue reading

Pacific Mobile/Biosign Car Fourth In Utah 250; AIM Autosport Thrilled To End Year With A Competitive Run

Pacific Mobile/Biosign Car Fourth In Utah 250; AIM Autosport Thrilled To End Year With A Competitive Run

Tooele, September 12, 2010: AIM Autosport’s Pacific Mobile/Biosign Ford Riley finish fourth today in the Utah 250, the final race of the season for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. Despite falling short of a podium finish by a scant 0.223s, team members we’re thrilled ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing: Utah 250 Post-Race Report

Krohn Racing: Utah 250 Post-Race Report

Toole, Sept. 12, 2010: The Utah 250 race at Miller Motorsports Park finished the 12-race 2010 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season on September 11 with a finish we had seen many times this year. The No. 01 TELMEX/Chip Ganassi BMW Riley of Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas won the race and the 2010 GRAND-AM Championship. T ... Continue reading

Mercedes GP Race Results - Monza - Sept 12, 2010

Mercedes GP Race Results - Monza - Sept 12, 2010

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher achieved a double-points finish for the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza today as the pair came home in fifth and ninth places respectively. Both drivers had good starts which helped to make up places on their grid positions as they drove strong races with ... Continue reading

AAA Human Resource Executive Honored by American Society of Employers

AAA Human Resource Executive Honored by American Society of Employers

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 8 -- Ann F. Federici, Senior Vice President of Human Resources with AAA Auto Club Group, has been named "Michigan Human Resource Executive of the Year" by The American Society of Employers (ASE). Federici won the award in the category for firms with 1,000 or more employees. AAA Auto Club Group, h ... Continue reading

PHIL DE LA O CLAIMS VICTORIES AT ROCK ISLAND GRAND PRIX

PHIL DE LA O CLAIMS VICTORIES AT ROCK ISLAND GRAND PRIX

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SEPTEMBER 7, 2010) CONTACT: Race Tech Development 317.270.8723 Info@RaceTechDevelopment.com PHIL DE LA O CLAIMS VICTORIES AT ROCK ISLAND GRAND PRIX "Arizona pilot improves in every on track session to stand atop the podium" Phoenix, Arizona - September 7, 2010 - In his first trip to the most fame ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Offers Fashion's Night Out Shoppers Complimentary Rides in All-New 2011 Jetta

Volkswagen Offers Fashion's Night Out Shoppers Complimentary Rides in All-New 2011 Jetta

Official Automotive Sponsor Creates 'Volkswagen Style Express' So Shoppers Can Ride in Style HERNDON, Va. , Sept. 8 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced its sponsorship of Fashion's Night Out and the creation of the "Volkswagen Style Express" to offer thousands of shoppers a first-time VIP ride in the all-new ... Continue reading

2011 Ford Explorer in Dubai

2011 Ford Explorer in Dubai

2011 Ford Explorer Dubai. While the atmospheric conditions of eastern Iowa can be closely replicated in Ford's Dearborn, Mich., facilities, there's no substitute for being there when validating vehicle capabilities for Dubai customers. "The sweltering heat and humidity conditions of Dubai have helped us develop a bette ... Continue reading

Nissan Leaf Rebate

Nissan Leaf Rebate

- Tennessee announces $2,500 rebate toward purchase of electric vehicle - FRANKLIN, Tenn., Sept. 8 -- Nissan North America, Inc. applauds the state of Tennessee and Governor Phil Bredesen on the announcement of a $2,500 rebate toward the first 1,000 purchases of an electric vehicle in the state. Governor Bredesen annou ... Continue reading

Five Dorel Juvenile Group Booster Seats Rank Among Top-Rated Car Seats in New Report From Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Five Dorel Juvenile Group Booster Seats Rank Among Top-Rated Car Seats in New Report From Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Newly opened Dorel Technical Center for Child Safety reaffirms company's long-term commitment to car seat innovation COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 8 -- In its 2010 "Boosters Are Better" Status Report, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated five Dorel Juvenile Group booster seats among the best available for famil ... Continue reading

IIHS: 2010 Child Booster Seat Ratings: 21 "Best Bets" and 7 "Good Bets" - 8 out of 72 Seats Evaluated Aren't Recommended

IIHS: 2010 Child Booster Seat Ratings: 21 "Best Bets" and 7 "Good Bets" - 8 out of 72 Seats Evaluated Aren't Recommended

ARLINGTON, VA — Boosters are better than they used to be at fitting lap and shoulder belts on 4 to 8-year-old kids to restrain them in a crash. So parents don't have to search as hard for a good fit for their child and vehicle. Most belt-positioning boosters, though, don't offer consistently good fit in all vehicl ... Continue reading

3rd Annual SLMS Student Council Craft Fair & Auto Show will be held Saturday, March 26,

3rd Annual SLMS Student Council Craft Fair & Auto Show will be held Saturday, March 26,

3rd Annual SLMS Student Council Craft Fair & Auto Show will be held Saturday, March 26, 2011 By www.carshownationals.com Dated: Sep 08, 2010 3rd Annual SLMS Student Council Craft Fair & Auto Show Southern Lehigh Middle School Center Valley, PA Show held rain or shine  Saturday, March 26, 2011 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 3rd An ... Continue reading

Air News Release (HQ): EPA Marks the Clean Air Act's 40th Anniversary/Landmark law saves lives and provides billions of dollars in benefits

Air News Release (HQ): EPA Marks the Clean Air Act's 40th Anniversary/Landmark law saves lives and provides billions of dollars in benefits

*CONTACT: *EPA Press Office press@epa.gov *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *Sept. 8, 2010 *EPA Marks the Clean Air Act's 40th Anniversary * "Landmark law saves lives and provides billions of dollars in benefits " *WASHINGTON* - On Tuesday, Sept. 14, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will deliver ... Continue reading

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing for September 9-12, 2010

ASA Press Release - ASA Racing for September 9-12, 2010

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE September 8, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com] ... Continue reading

Coulomb Technologies Announces $15 Million in Series C Funding

Coulomb Technologies Announces $15 Million in Series C Funding

CAMPBELL, Calif.--Coulomb Technologies, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure, today announced that it has secured $15 million in Series C funding. Coulomb will use the funds to help accelerate product development of the ChargePoint® Network, enhance customer support and drive sales. The ... Continue reading

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing/ Richmond International Raceway Advance Notes

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing/ Richmond International Raceway Advance Notes

NEWS RELEASE Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 8500 Westmoreland Drive * Concord, NC 28027 USA Phone (704) 662-9642 www.earnhardtganassi.com <http://www.earnhardtganassi.com> Richmond International Raceway Advance Notes Race: Air Guard 400 on Sunday, Sept. 11 Track: Richmond International Raceway (0.750-mile ... Continue reading

Ford E-News - Sept. 8, 2010

Ford E-News - Sept. 8, 2010

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 8 -- 2011 F-150 SVT Raptor raises the bar for off-road performance Tough truck enthusiasts love the F-150 SVT Raptor, and yet Ford engineers are still finding ways to make the performance truck champ even sweeter. For 2011, those improvements come in the form of a SuperCrew option, along with mak ... Continue reading

Frito-Lay Starts 'Charge' on Largest Fleet of All-Electric Trucks in North America

Frito-Lay Starts 'Charge' on Largest Fleet of All-Electric Trucks in North America

First Five Trucks in US Hit Streets of NYC PLANO, Texas, Sept. 8 -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division is setting the wheels in motion for what will ultimately be the largest fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America this week. New York City will become the first U.S. city to receive its favorite ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan: The Need to Reduce Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Drives the European Market for Gasoline Exhaust After-treatment Technologies

Frost & Sullivan: The Need to Reduce Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Drives the European Market for Gasoline Exhaust After-treatment Technologies

LONDON, September 8, 2010 -- The need to meet Euro 6 regulations, which focus on the reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, is poised to spur growth of the European market for gasoline exhaust after-treatment technologies. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will likely adopt particulate matter (PM) filters f ... Continue reading

Getloaded Partners with NASCAR’s Baker Curb Racing

Getloaded Partners with NASCAR’s Baker Curb Racing

MIDLOTHIAN, Va.--Getloaded announces associate sponsorship with Baker Curb Racing, one of NASCAR’s most influential teams, and launches 20-stop Get Spotted sweepstakes tour with an appearance by NASCAR legend Hermie Sadler at Sadler’s Travel Plaza in Emporia, Va., on September 8th. “Having traveled the ... Continue reading

Heart Car Ready for Utah

Heart Car Ready for Utah

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Iteris, Inc. to Present at the 2010 Wedbush Securities Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Conference

Iteris, Inc. to Present at the 2010 Wedbush Securities Clean Technology & Industrial Growth Conference

SANTA ANA, Calif.--Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), a leader in the traffic management market that focuses on the application and development of advanced technologies, today announced that Abbas Mohaddes, the Company’s chief executive officer, will present at the 2010 Wedbush Securities Clean Technology & Industri ... Continue reading

John Frana - TORC Fall Crandon Race Report

John Frana - TORC Fall Crandon Race Report

Frana Continues to Challenge for Win - Takes Second @ Crandon Three wins during 2010 TORC season Loves Park, IL (September 7, 2010) - John Frana and his Frana Vehicles AWD Honda powered Super Buggy have risen to the occasion with podium finishes at Bark River and Chicagoland, now it was time to prove their mettle at th ... Continue reading

Just Six Days Left to Join Zipcar's 'Low-Car Diet' Challenge

Just Six Days Left to Join Zipcar's 'Low-Car Diet' Challenge

Participants from across the U.S. and Canada encouraged to get smart about alternative transportation options by giving up their cars for 30-days CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 8 -- Beginning September 14, 2010, participants in Zipcar cities across the United States and Canada are taking on the world's largest car-sharing ser ... Continue reading

LUCAS OIL AMA MOTORCROSS FINAL ... LIVE ON SPEED ... SATURDAY!

LUCAS OIL AMA MOTORCROSS FINAL ... LIVE ON SPEED ... SATURDAY!

FINAL LUCAS OIL AMA NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO SO CAL LIVE ON SPEED Pala Raceway – September 11, 2010 Corona, Calif. - - The grueling 5-month, 10-state Lucas Oil AMA National Pro Motocross Championship will run its final race of the season in southern California for the first time in ... Continue reading

MANHEIM MILWAUKEE AND LEXUS FINANCIAL SERVICES HOST DEALER APPRECIATION EVENT

MANHEIM MILWAUKEE AND LEXUS FINANCIAL SERVICES HOST DEALER APPRECIATION EVENT

corp_C FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lois Rossi Sept. 8, 2010 Director Public Relations, Manheim (678) 645-2028 MANHEIM MILWAUKEE AND LEXUS FINANCIAL SERVICES HOST DEALER APPRECIATION EVENT Special Online Event Sale Honored Top Lexus Dealers ATLANTA - Manheim Milwaukee and Lexus Financial Services teamed up to thank t ... Continue reading

NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart and the Office Depot Foundation To Donate 2,000 Book Bags to Richmond-Area Children In Need

NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart and the Office Depot Foundation To Donate 2,000 Book Bags to Richmond-Area Children In Need

[cid:image001.jpg@01CB4A86.05B98AF0] NASCAR DRIVER TONY STEWART AND THE OFFICE DEPOT FOUNDATION TEAM UP TO DONATE 2,000 BOOK BAGS TO RICHMOND-AREA CHILDREN IN NEED The Office Depot Foundation Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of its National Backpack Program in 2010 RICHMOND, Va., September 8, 2010 * Office Depot(r) , a ... Continue reading

PODIUMS, WINS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR P1 ENGINES OVER HOLDIAY WEEKEND

PODIUMS, WINS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR P1 ENGINES OVER HOLDIAY WEEKEND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SEPTEMBER 8, 2010) CONTACT: Race Tech Development 317.270.8723 Info@RaceTechDevelopment.com PODIUMS, WINS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR P1 ENGINES OVER HOLDIAY WEEKEND "Rock Island Grand Prix, Pro Kart Challenge, FKCS and IKF Action" September 8th, 2010 - With events taking place in the Midwest and throu ... Continue reading

Solera Holdings, Inc. and Founder/CEO Together Contribute Largest Donation Ever Received by I-CAR Education Foundation

Solera Holdings, Inc. and Founder/CEO Together Contribute Largest Donation Ever Received by I-CAR Education Foundation

$100,000 Contribution Dedicated to Scholarships and Comprised of $50,000 from Solera and $50,000 from Solera's Founder and CEO, Tony Aquila SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 -- Solera Holdings, Inc. , the leading global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry, today announced a $100,00 ... Continue reading

Suzuki 'AllPoints' Launches Video Contest and Online Game

Suzuki 'AllPoints' Launches Video Contest and Online Game

-- "Live Large!" video contest asks AllPoints participants to share how they "live large" through user-generated original video. -- Suzuki waves the green flag on its Kizashi(TM) Ring of Fire online racing game, offering players four levels of fun in the 2011 Suzuki Kizashi. -- AllPoints program runs through January 3, ... Continue reading

Tesla Motors Selects Apriso’s Manufacturing Execution System to Accelerate Production

Tesla Motors Selects Apriso’s Manufacturing Execution System to Accelerate Production

LONG BEACH, Calif.--Apriso, a leading provider of software solutions for sustained manufacturing operational excellence, today announced Tesla Motors has selected Apriso’s FlexNet as its enterprise Manufacturing Execution System for advanced lithium-ion battery and Powertrain components manufacturing, and assemb ... Continue reading

Thousands of Bikers Roar Into Sin City to Celebrate Tenth Annual Las Vegas BikeFest®, September 30-October 3

Thousands of Bikers Roar Into Sin City to Celebrate Tenth Annual Las Vegas BikeFest®, September 30-October 3

Exciting, Four-Day Extravaganza Attracts Bikers from Across the Nation LAS VEGAS, Sept. 8 -- More than 30,000 bikers and motorcycle enthusiasts from across the county are expected to cruise into Las Vegas for the tenth annual Las Vegas BikeFest®, a national motorcycle and biker rally to be held September 30-October 3, ... Continue reading

TVA Forum Promotes Electric Vehicle Network in Tennessee

TVA Forum Promotes Electric Vehicle Network in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders from federal, state and local governments, the automotive industry and electric utilities met Wednesday in Tennessee - soon to host what is believed to be one of the nation's largest electric vehicle charging networks - to discuss a national transition to ele ... Continue reading

Vector Strategy Expands US Military Ground Vehicle and Armor Forecast to 2020

Vector Strategy Expands US Military Ground Vehicle and Armor Forecast to 2020

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C.--Vector Strategy has released an expanded forecast with the September 2010 publication of their US Military Ground Vehicle and Armor Procurement Forecast. This new release extends the forecast’s time horizon by five years, to 2020, and includes a complete forecast of vehicle procurement alon ... Continue reading

VSCDA Vintage Festival

VSCDA Vintage Festival

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West Virginia University Partners with Zipcar to Offer 24/7 Transportation Option

West Virginia University Partners with Zipcar to Offer 24/7 Transportation Option

Program Replaces WeCar, Provides Access to Convenient and Cost-Efficient Alternative to Owning a Car CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 8 -- Today, West Virginia University (WVU) launched a new partnership with Zipcar Inc., providing the campus with access to the world's leading car-sharing service. The partnership replaces WeCar ... Continue reading

Zero Motorcycles Adds New Leadership Naming Industry Veteran Scot Harden as Vice President

Zero Motorcycles Adds New Leadership Naming Industry Veteran Scot Harden as Vice President

-- AMA Hall of Famer to Oversee Global Marketing and Communications Efforts -- SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 8 -- Zero Motorcycles today announced that Scot Harden has joined the company as Vice President of Global Marketing. Harden, who comes to Zero from BMW/Husqvarna, brings more than 40 years of racing, management, pro ... Continue reading

NADAguides iPhone Site Provides Car Shoppers With Vehicle Pricing and Information Where and When They Need It

NADAguides iPhone Site Provides Car Shoppers With Vehicle Pricing and Information Where and When They Need It

-NADAguides pricing and information consistently growing since late 2009, NADAguides has developed an iPhone site to satisfy the increasing consumer need for instant access to car shopping tools and information on the go. With this free iPhone site, users can build and price new cars with options and research used car ... Continue reading

Toyota Program Provides Latinos a Way to Express Their Cultures on Their Cars

Toyota Program Provides Latinos a Way to Express Their Cultures on Their Cars

Limited-Edition Decals Designed Especially for Latino Customers TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 7 -- The numbers speak for themselves: Latinos Hablan Toyota. In recent years, Toyota has been regarded as Latinos' brand of choice, ranking No. 1 among Hispanics in the U.S.(1) In celebration of its loyal Latino fans, Toyota has cr ... Continue reading

MEDIA ADVISORY: Chevrolet Cruze to Launch at Lordstown, Ohio

MEDIA ADVISORY: Chevrolet Cruze to Launch at Lordstown, Ohio

Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 What: Launch event for the first Chevrolet Cruze compact sedans for delivery to buyers in the U.S. and Canadian markets. When: 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. EDT; Request media positioned by 10 a.m.; electrical power, mult box and camera riser provided Where: Outside the administration buil ... Continue reading

Navistar Defense to Produce Additional U.K. Tactical Support Vehicles

Navistar Defense to Produce Additional U.K. Tactical Support Vehicles

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it received a second delivery order valued at $56 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence for an additional 89 International® MXTâ„¢ Husky vehicles. “Improvised explosive devices continue to threaten coalition forces and the MXT provides the prote ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

Pep Boys Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced results for the thirteen (second quarter) and twenty-six (first half) weeks ended July 31, 2010. “Our results mark the sixth consecutive quarter of improved profitabil ... Continue reading

Ross Hoek Motorsports - TORC Fall Crandon Race Report

Ross Hoek Motorsports - TORC Fall Crandon Race Report

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SPEARS SRL NTS Inc 100 - Sights and Sounds

SPEARS SRL NTS Inc 100 - Sights and Sounds

The below link are the 'Sights and Sounds' of this past weekend's SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series "NTS, Inc 100" from Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. See complete race coverage later this week at www.rpmtvonline.com. ... Continue reading

Tyco Electronics Affirms Q4 Revenue and Adjusted EPS Guidance; Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Mechatronics Business and Updates GAAP EPS Guidance

Tyco Electronics Affirms Q4 Revenue and Adjusted EPS Guidance; Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Mechatronics Business and Updates GAAP EPS Guidance

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Sept. 7 -- Tyco Electronics Ltd. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its mechatronics business located in Niefern, Germany to L. Possehl & Co. mbH. The closing of the transaction is expected to occur within 30 days and, in connection with the sale, the comp ... Continue reading

ZAP Electric Truck and Van Qualify for Federal Tax Credit

ZAP Electric Truck and Van Qualify for Federal Tax Credit

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 7 -- An electric truck and van produced by ZAP Jonway (OTC:ZAAP) (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAAP) qualify for a ten percent federal tax credit, up to a maximum of $2,500. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100708/SF32168LOGO-b) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100708/SF32168LOGO-b) T ... Continue reading

PACCAR Launches Engine Website

PACCAR Launches Engine Website

BELLEVUE, Wash.--PACCAR announced today the launch of its new website dedicated to PACCAR engines. The website, www.paccarengines.com, is an exciting and informative source to learn about the PACCAR engines installed in DAF, Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. “We are pleased that our customers will have access to the ... Continue reading

Adam Carolla to Participate in the Coronado Speed Festival

Adam Carolla to Participate in the Coronado Speed Festival

SAN DIEGO, Sep. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Comedian, actor and Internet sensation Adam Carolla is making a repeat performance at the Coronado Speed Festival. Carolla will race his Bob Sharp Racing 1973 Datsun 610 B Sedan Trans Am Race Car, a car he debuted at the event in 2009. The 13th annual Fleet Week Coronado Spe ... Continue reading

KUKA Systems unit KTPO produces milestone 500,000th Wrangler body

KUKA Systems unit KTPO produces milestone 500,000th Wrangler body

TOLEDO, OH and AUGSBURG, Germany, Sept. 7 -- The KUKA Systems manufacturing operation in Toledo, Ohio celebrated the production of its 500,000th Jeep Wrangler car body last month. The half-million mark was reached as the plant transitioned to manufacturing 2011 model Wranglers. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100 ... Continue reading

2011 Audi A8 NY Dealer Atlantic Audi Brings A8 Home for Elite Debut

2011 Audi A8 NY Dealer Atlantic Audi Brings A8 Home for Elite Debut

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.--2011 Audi A8 NY dealer Atlantic Audi is announcing the arrival of Audi’s all-new, redesigned luxury sedan, the Audi A8. “We have already begun taking orders to accommodate the backlog of buyers who’ve been anticipating the vehicle’s official release and those who are just now d ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts to Present at the 2010 Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference

Advance Auto Parts to Present at the 2010 Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference

ROANOKE, Va.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, accessories and maintenance items, will be presenting at the 2010 Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference in New York City, on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 11:10 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. A live broadcast of the presen ... Continue reading

Audiovox Corporation to Present at 8th Annual CL King Best Ideas Conference 2010

Audiovox Corporation to Present at 8th Annual CL King Best Ideas Conference 2010

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Sept. 7 -- Audiovox Corporation , today announced that Patrick Lavelle, president and chief executive officer will present at the 8th Annual CL King "Best Ideas" Conference 2010 in New York at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel on September 16, 2010. Audiovox's presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:15 p. ... Continue reading

Backupify Secures $4.5 Million in Series A Funding Led by Avalon Ventures and General Catalyst

Backupify Secures $4.5 Million in Series A Funding Led by Avalon Ventures and General Catalyst

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Backupify, the leading provider of online backup, archiving and export services for cloud-based social media and SaaS data, today announced that it has secured $4.5 Million in Series A funding co-led by Avalon Ventures and General Catalyst, with additional participation from Lowercase Capital and Firs ... Continue reading

Chartis Introduces New Auto Coverage Enhancement That Helps Business Customers “Go Green�??

Chartis Introduces New Auto Coverage Enhancement That Helps Business Customers “Go Green�??

NEW YORK--Chartis today announced the introduction of an Auto Physical Damage Alternative Fuel Incentive Deductible coverage enhancement, developed by its Commercial Casualty Division to assist business customers in their efforts to be environmentally responsible. “We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver innovat ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Completes Acquisition of IMW

Clean Energy Completes Acquisition of IMW

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of IMW Industries, Ltd. (IMW). IMW manufactures and services advanced natural gas fueling compressors and related equipment that is sold to station operators and commercial fleets and has provided more than 1,0 ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Enters Agreement With Daimler Trucks

Commercial Vehicle Group Enters Agreement With Daimler Trucks

- CVG and Daimler Trucks Enter into Four-Year Long-Term Agreement - CVG to Open New Facility in Mexico NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Sept. 7 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company (DTNA), through 2014 to provide products for D ... Continue reading

EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Awarded

EPA News Release (HQ): EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Awarded

*CONTACT:* EPA Press Office press@epa.gov *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* September 7, 2010 EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Awarded * * *WASHINGTON* - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun to award its competitive grants under President Barack Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is targ ... Continue reading

FORD and Carl Edwards Reveal 'Race Carl Edwards' Winner!

FORD and Carl Edwards Reveal 'Race Carl Edwards' Winner!

HUTCHINSON, Kan., Sept. 7 -- The Midwest Ford dealers, in conjunction with Carl Edwards, are pleased to announce that Scott Lehman has been selected as the winner of the Race Carl Edward competition, and has earned the position as the one person in America claiming to be as fast as Carl Edwards. Two weeks ago, Ford lau ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan: Indonesia's Passenger Vehicle Sales to Grow at CAGR of 8.6 percent Due to Increased Demand for MPVs, SUVs and Entry of Low-Cost Economical Cars

Frost & Sullivan: Indonesia's Passenger Vehicle Sales to Grow at CAGR of 8.6 percent Due to Increased Demand for MPVs, SUVs and Entry of Low-Cost Economical Cars

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 7 -- Frost & Sullivan expects Indonesia's passenger vehicle sales to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6 percent from 2010 to 2015 due to increased demand for multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and entry of low-cost economical cars. (Logo: http:// ... Continue reading

Hudson Securities Completes $30 Million PIPE Financing for Chinese Motor Vehicle Company

Hudson Securities Completes $30 Million PIPE Financing for Chinese Motor Vehicle Company

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 7 -- Hudson Securities, Inc. today announced the completion of a $30 million private placement transaction for Jinhao Motor Company (OTCQB: GIMC), a Nevada-headquartered company that manufactures motorcycles and small engines for overseas and domestic markets at its subsidiary in the People's R ... Continue reading

International Speedway Corporation and KB Marine Holdings Announce Extension on the Closing of the Staten Island Property Sale

International Speedway Corporation and KB Marine Holdings Announce Extension on the Closing of the Staten Island Property Sale

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 7 -- International Speedway Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select Market: ISCA; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB) ("ISC") today announced that it executed a second amendment ("Second Amendment") to its definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to sell its 676-acre parcel of property located in Staten Island ... Continue reading

Magic Mile Not So Magical for Kimmel at DuQuoin

Magic Mile Not So Magical for Kimmel at DuQuoin

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MANHEIM NAMES LOU VERRENGIA VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS

MANHEIM NAMES LOU VERRENGIA VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS

corp_C FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lois Rossi Sept. 7, 2010 Director Public Relations, Manheim (678) 645-2028 MANHEIM NAMES LOU VERRENGIA VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS ATLANTA - Manheim announced today the appointment of Louis "Lou" Verrengia to vice president of commercial accounts. In this position, Lou wi ... Continue reading

Navistar Defense Receives $66 Million in Vehicle Delivery Orders

Navistar Defense Receives $66 Million in Vehicle Delivery Orders

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it has received $66 million in delivery orders from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command. All 492 vehicles will go to support security and rebuilding efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. “In less than seven years, we have received nearly 30,000 ve ... Continue reading

Navistar Defense to Produce Additional U.K. Tactical Support Vehicles

Navistar Defense to Produce Additional U.K. Tactical Support Vehicles

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it received a second delivery order valued at $56 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence for an additional 89 International® MXTâ„¢ Husky vehicles. “MXT Husky units are currently supporting missions in Afghanistan and the Ministry of Defence has ... Continue reading

New Industry Award to Debut at The 2010 SEMA Show

New Industry Award to Debut at The 2010 SEMA Show

-- SEMA Show Exhibitors Select the Industry's 'Hottest Vehicles' -- DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Sept. 7 -- SEMA Show exhibitors will choose three outstanding vehicles as the winners of an all-new award, simply called the "SEMA Award." Presented in three categories - "Hottest Car," "Hottest Truck," and "Hottest 4x4-SUV" - the ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

Pep Boys Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket service and retail chain, today announced results for the thirteen (second quarter) and twenty-six (first half) weeks ended July 31, 2010. “We continue to earn the trust of our customers every day by deliverin ... Continue reading

Port of Richmond, CA -- Grand Opening Event: The Honda Port-Of-Entry Project

Port of Richmond, CA -- Grand Opening Event: The Honda Port-Of-Entry Project

A Port Project Bringing Economic Development & Jobs to Richmond and to California PORT OF RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 7 -- You are cordially invited to celebrate American Honda Motor Company's return to the Port of Richmond, CA. The first vehicles have already been arriving and the operation is well underway. Officials of ... Continue reading

POSITION ONE MOTORSPORTS SCORES SOLID RESULTS OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND

POSITION ONE MOTORSPORTS SCORES SOLID RESULTS OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (SEPTEMBER 7, 2010) CONTACT: Race Tech Development 317.270.8723 Info@RaceTechDevelopment.com POSITION ONE MOTORSPORTS SCORES SOLID RESULTS OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND "Three Podiums, Two Victories and Two Championships" September 7, 2010 - The holiday weekend proved to be nothing but a successful one f ... Continue reading

Quantum Awarded $30 Million Contract to Supply Key Components and Sub-Systems Related to Q-Drive Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain Systems

Quantum Awarded $30 Million Contract to Supply Key Components and Sub-Systems Related to Q-Drive Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain Systems

Purchase Order Enables the Start of Production of Fisker Karma, as Part of the Forecasted 15,000 Vehicles per Year IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 7 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has received a $30 million purchase order for supplying key components and subsystems related to Quantum ... Continue reading

Quinn-Direct: How to Find a Good Driving Instructor and Avoid the Cowboys!

Quinn-Direct: How to Find a Good Driving Instructor and Avoid the Cowboys!

LONDON, Sept. 7 -- Looking through the Yellow Pages for a driving instructor can be a difficult task. What should I be looking for? How much should I pay? How many lessons will I need? If this is you, then fret no further. In order to make it easier for you to find an appropriate Approved Driving Instructor, we at Quin ... Continue reading

RE: Celebration of Speed

RE: Celebration of Speed

Hiya! Just to let you know the Ulster Rally was a success, points for 4th overall on both days and I am now lying 6th in the championship and 3rd junior yey! Some more news for you though, a bit different as well....This Sunday I raced against a the three fastest creatures on the planet in my rally car at Eagle Heights ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Chinese Automotive Market: Passenger Cars, Components and Aftermarket 2010-2012

Research and Markets: Chinese Automotive Market: Passenger Cars, Components and Aftermarket 2010-2012

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cc3938/chinese_automotive) has announced the addition of Globis GmbH's new report "Chinese Automotive Market: Passenger Cars, Components and Aftermarket 2010-2012" to their offering. “Chinese Automotive Market: Passenger Cars, Components and Aft ... Continue reading

Scott Taylor Racing - TORC Fall Crandon Report

Scott Taylor Racing - TORC Fall Crandon Report

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State Police: Nine Killed, 271 Injured in Labor Day Driving Period Crashes

State Police: Nine Killed, 271 Injured in Labor Day Driving Period Crashes

Troopers Arrest 374 for DUI; Issue 8,105 Speeding Citations HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nine people died and 271 others were injured in 754 crashes investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police during the four-day Labor Day holiday driving period, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski said today. Eigh ... Continue reading

The World's Rarest and Most Expensive Car Wax at GBP24,000 Released by Brough & Howarth

The World's Rarest and Most Expensive Car Wax at GBP24,000 Released by Brough & Howarth

LONDON, September 7, 2010 -- The world's most expensive car wax-and probably its best-is soon to be revealed at a prestigious location in London. Definitive Wax Marble costs GBP24,000 a pot. The wax comes in a simple but stylish white and grey marble cube, sourced in Athens. The secret ingredients are sourced from refi ... Continue reading

THURSDAY: NASCAR star Tony Stewart to host "Back To School" Celebration at local Office Depot

THURSDAY: NASCAR star Tony Stewart to host "Back To School" Celebration at local Office Depot

[cid:image001.jpg@01CB4A86.05B98AF0] MEDIA ALERT WHO: Tony Stewart, a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series(tm) champion and driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet, will headline a special "Back To School Celebration" event at a local Office Depot store in Glen Allen, Virginia. Stewart will be helping Richmo ... Continue reading

TOYOTA SPEEDWAY TO HONOR TEACHERS/STUDENTS ... AND SEPTEMBER 11th

TOYOTA SPEEDWAY TO HONOR TEACHERS/STUDENTS ... AND SEPTEMBER 11th

SEPTEMBER 11th RACES AT TOYOTA SPEEDWAY WILL HONOR TEACHERS & STUDENTS … AUTO CLUB “BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT” September 11th Remembrance Scheduled Irwindale, Calif. - - Teachers and students* will be admitted without charge to Toyota Speedway this Saturday night as a tribute to them and to celebrate Auto Club’s “ ... Continue reading

TRW's Dynamic Locking Tongue Helps to Enhance Seat Belt System Performance

TRW's Dynamic Locking Tongue Helps to Enhance Seat Belt System Performance

LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 7 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , the global leader in active and passive safety, is beginning to equip seat belt systems with its new Dynamic Locking Tongue (DLT) technology. The DLT is an elegant, lightweight and compact design consisting of a seat belt tongue (the plate which fastens into th ... Continue reading

Walter P. Chrysler Museum Welcomes Auto/Photo Experts for Two Enthusiast Series Programs - Sept. 18 and Oct. 6

Walter P. Chrysler Museum Welcomes Auto/Photo Experts for Two Enthusiast Series Programs - Sept. 18 and Oct. 6

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 7 -- The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, in Auburn Hills, Mich., is hosting two enthusiast presentations this fall - one highlighting the back stories of several of the vehicles within its collection and the other featuring tricks of the trade for taking pictures like a pro. Both programs are pres ... Continue reading

Wonder Auto Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Jinheng Auto Safety System Business

Wonder Auto Announces Completion of the Acquisition of Jinheng Auto Safety System Business

-- Revenue and Net Income Forecasts for Full Year Fiscal 2010 Increased JINZHOU CITY, China, Sept. 7 /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 ... Continue reading

ZoomSafer Selected as Newest AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah ‘Show Your Card & Save’ Alliance Member

ZoomSafer Selected as Newest AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah ‘Show Your Card & Save’ Alliance Member

RESTON, Va.--ZoomSafer, the leading provider of smartphone software to help prevent distracted driving, today announced a “Show Your Card & Save�?? alliance with AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah (AAA NCNU) whereby members can purchase ZoomSafer software at a significant discount directly from the Zoo ... Continue reading

ACTION ALERT - LIVABLE COMMUNITIES BILL IS A SOCIALIST TRAP

ACTION ALERT - LIVABLE COMMUNITIES BILL IS A SOCIALIST TRAP

NEWS FROM BEARWITNESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ACTION ALERT - WARNING - LIVABLE COMMUNITIES BILL IS A SOCIALIST TRAP! The Senate Banking Committee passed the Livable Communities Act, moving the bill one step closer to final passage. The bill creates $4 billion in ... Continue reading

Hello My Daerest Friend,

Hello My Daerest Friend,

Hello My Daerest Friend, how are you doing today?i hope all is well with you Am miss Glory Ruba. Please let it not be a suprise to you. ... Continue reading

Press Release-Miles wins DuQuoin UMP Modified Race

Press Release-Miles wins DuQuoin UMP Modified Race

By Jay Hardin/Track Enterprises DuQuoin, IL (September 7, 2010)-Shelby Miles of Bloomington, Indiana dominated the 17th Bill Oldani Memorial for UMP Modifieds Labor Day on the DuQuoin State Fair "Magic Mile" leading all 20 laps of the main event. Curt Rhodes of Taylorville, Illinois finished second with Jesse Snyder of ... Continue reading

Atul Auto looking to acquire majority stake in Scooters India

Atul Auto looking to acquire majority stake in Scooters India

MUMBAI: Three-wheeler maker, Atul Auto, is interested in acquiring a "not-less-than 51 per cent stake" in Scooters India, a public sector undertaking in which the Government is mulling a divestment. "We are interested in acquiring a majority stake in Scooters India. We will not go ahead with the deal if the Government ... Continue reading

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