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Tejas Securities Group, Inc. Releases a Research Report on Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.

Tejas Securities Group, Inc. Releases a Research Report on Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- Tejas Securities Group, Inc. released a fixed income research report today on Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. . Tejas Securities Group, Inc., a Texas Corporation ("Tejas Securities"), is a wholly owned subsidiary and a primary business operating unit of Tejas Incorporated, a publicly traded hold ... Continue reading

Visteon to Release Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results by Teleconference and Webcast

Visteon to Release Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results by Teleconference and Webcast

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 13 -- Visteon Corporation , one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive components and integrated systems, will release its third quarter 2006 financial results at 7 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Oct. 31, via PR Newswire. At 9 a.m. EST, a conference call is scheduled to discuss the results ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago: October Monthly Fuel Price Averages Lowest for the Year

AAA Chicago: October Monthly Fuel Price Averages Lowest for the Year

AURORA, Ill., Oct. 13 -- Statewide averages for the price of gasoline in Illinois and northern Indiana have decreased substantially since last month. AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, regular unleaded gasoline has decreased 45 cents during the past month, forecasting an average cos ... Continue reading

Goodyear Takes Action to Enhance Cash Position During Strike

Goodyear Takes Action to Enhance Cash Position During Strike

AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has significantly enhanced its cash position by borrowing nearly $1 billion under an existing revolving credit facility. The company said it borrowed approximately $675 million on October 13 and $300 million on October 5 under its $1.5 b ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto brinda teleconferencia sobre ganancias del tercer trimestre

UnitedAuto brinda teleconferencia sobre ganancias del tercer trimestre

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--United Auto Group, Inc. , una empresa automotriz minorista internacional, brindará una teleconferencia para exponer sus resultados financieros del tercer trimestre de 2006, como se indica a continuación: CUÁNDO: martes 24 de octubre de 2006 HORA: 2:00 p.m. Hora diurna del este TELÉFONO: Est ... Continue reading

Forget Chains...AutoSock Rolls Out at SEMA

Forget Chains...AutoSock Rolls Out at SEMA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUTOSOCK ROLLS OUT AT SEMA Innovative traction device used successfully across Europe rolls into U.S. market at SEMA. (OSLO, Norway) - October 10, 2006 - The makers of AutoSock(r), a unique, traction-improving fabric cover that slips over automobile and truck tires, announced today it will launch ... Continue reading

100% Financing For Mfg. Homes / Land

100% Financing For Mfg. Homes / Land

:: This Is A Special Member Mailing For Recognized Industry Professionals From MortgageTrends And Is Not Intended For Consumer Viewing:: New Lending Program For Manufactured Land / Homes => Details & Rate Sheets - http://www.worldnetcapital1.com Program Highlights: - Up to 100% LTV...Purchase or Rate/Term Refinance - 1 ... Continue reading

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Mercury General Corporation

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Mercury General Corporation

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Friday, October 13, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of: -- Mercury General Corporation (Stock Symbol: MCY) Mercury General Corporation options will open with position limits of 5,000,000 shares. Th ... Continue reading

Baldor Electric Company 3rd Quarter and YTD 2006 Results and Discussion

Baldor Electric Company 3rd Quarter and YTD 2006 Results and Discussion

FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct. 12 -- Baldor Electric Company markets, designs, and manufactures industrial electric motors, drives, and generators and is based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Today Baldor announced unaudited results of the third quarter and first nine months of 2006. 3rd Quarter Year-To-Date 2006 2005 2006 2005 (in t ... Continue reading

Complete First-Season American Dragster DVD Available Now

Complete First-Season American Dragster DVD Available Now

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ryan Johnson, American Dragster TV, (805) 938-1106, (805) 938-1206 fax, (805) 448-4466 cell, ryan@americandragster.tv ryan@newrule.com COMPLETE AMERICAN DRAGSTER FIRST-SEASON DVD AVAILABLE NOW SANTA MARIA, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2006) - New Rule Productions today announced the availability of a ... Continue reading

Cummins Joins EPA’s Climate Leaders, Sets Emissions Reduction Goal

Cummins Joins EPA’s Climate Leaders, Sets Emissions Reduction Goal

COLUMBUS, Ind.--As a part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, Cummins today announced its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders program. By participating in Climate Leaders, Cummins has pledged to reduce its corporate-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results

TULSA, Okla., Oct. 12 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce third quarter 2006 financial results prior to market open on Thursday, October 26, 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO ) A conference call to review the Company's third quarter 2006 results will be held at 10:00 a ... Continue reading

Everyone is a Winner in Mayor of Goody's Country Contest

Everyone is a Winner in Mayor of Goody's Country Contest

50 Race Fans' Faces to Adorn Tony Stewart's No. 8 DEI NASCAR Busch Series Race Car at Charlotte Goody's Headache Powders to Donate $5,000 to Dale Earnhardt Foundation PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12 -- Everybody wins in the Mayor of Goody's Country Contest. Goody's Headache Powder(R) today announced that all 50 finalists have been ... Continue reading

Fitch Expects to Rate Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust 2006-2 'F1+/AAA'

Fitch Expects to Rate Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust 2006-2 'F1+/AAA'

NEW YORK--Fitch expects to rate Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust 2006-2 fixed-rate asset-backed notes as follows: -- $219,000,000 class A-1 'F1+'; -- $378,000,000 class A-2 'AAA'; -- $306,000,000 class A-3 'AAA'; -- $135,000,000 class A-4 'AAA'; -- $45,000,000 class B 'AA'; -- $48,000,000 class C 'A'; -- $39,000,000 clas ... Continue reading

Group 1 Automotive Schedules 2006 Third-Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Group 1 Automotive Schedules 2006 Third-Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

HOUSTON--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2006, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, before market open. Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1’s president and chief executive officer, and the company’s senior management team w ... Continue reading

Holiday Rebate Offers Up-to-$50 Savings on Hot New HD Radio Receivers

Holiday Rebate Offers Up-to-$50 Savings on Hot New HD Radio Receivers

COLUMBIA, Md., Oct. 12 -- A new HD Radio Holiday Rebate Program was announced today that will reduce HD Radio(TM) receiver prices up to $50. The Program applies to 20 HD Radio receivers, from table tops to car connector adapters, and makes many more products available to consumers for under $200. The Rebate begins toda ... Continue reading

LEXINGTON ENERGY SERVICES ON BOARD WITH ROCKETSPORTS FOR FINAL TWO 2006 CHAMP CAR EVENTS

LEXINGTON ENERGY SERVICES ON BOARD WITH ROCKETSPORTS FOR FINAL TWO 2006 CHAMP CAR EVENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt ▪ cell: (517) 927-8472 ▪ e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com LEXINGTON ENERGY SERVICES ON BOARD WITH ROCKETSPORTS FOR FINAL TWO 2006 CHAMP CAR EVENTS EAST LANSING, Michigan (October 12, 2006) – An unfamiliar-looking #18 Rocketsports Champ Car will roll off ... Continue reading

News Release: Companies Set Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals

News Release: Companies Set Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals

News for Release: Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Companies Set Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals* Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / <jones.enesta@epa.gov>smith.roxanne@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - Oct. 12, 2006) Thirteen companies are setting new targets for ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ is Ready to Wrap Up Richmond

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ is Ready to Wrap Up Richmond

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ is Ready to Wrap Up Richmond GM Performance Parts GTO crew returns to Virginia for rain-delayed race Sugar Hill, Ga., October 12, 2006 - For the second time in the last three races, the POWERade Drag Racing Series will return to a racetr ... Continue reading

Ninth Annual Benefit for The Lili Claire Foundation Hosted by Actor Matthew Perry Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

Ninth Annual Benefit for The Lili Claire Foundation Hosted by Actor Matthew Perry Saturday, October 14, 2006 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel

WHO: The 9th annual dinner and auction benefiting The Lili Claire Foundation is set for Saturday, October 14th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel hosted by Matthew Perry and sponsored by Chrysler Financial. Perry returns to television with the new series "Studio 60" on NBC. The gala will bring together some of Hollywood's eli ... Continue reading

Noble Acquires Pullman Industries

Noble Acquires Pullman Industries

Noble Expands Structural Tube Product Line and Capabilities Noble Provides 2007 EPS Guidance of $1.50 WARREN, Mich., Oct. 12 -- Noble International, Ltd. ("Noble" or the "Company") announced it has acquired the stock of Pullman Industries, Inc. ("Pullman"), a leading manufacturer of tubular and shaped structures using ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell to Unveil New License Plate

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell to Unveil New License Plate

Governor Edward G. Rendell will unveil Pennsylvania's newest license plate at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, at American Legion Post 960, 1537 Woodbourne Rd., Levittown. Governor Rendell will be joined by officials representing the Pennsylvania Department of the American Gold Star Mothers and various veterans' organiza ... Continue reading

Phil's Inc. Import Wars #7 - The Sport Compact Series

Phil's Inc. Import Wars #7 - The Sport Compact Series

For immediate release October 11, 2006 Evanston, IL Phil?s Inc. Announces Added Purse for the Final Round of Racing at Import Wars The Grand Finale of the 2006 Import Wars ?The Sport Compact Series, sponsored by Phil?s Incorporated, is this Sunday, October 15. As an added bonus, Phil?s Inc. is adding additional prize m ... Continue reading

Raffo Racing Outlaw 250 Race Report

Raffo Racing Outlaw 250 Race Report

For immediate release October 12, 2006 Arlington Hts., IL Raffo Racing takes a shakedown run at the MDR Outlaw 250 In preparation for the upcoming 2006 SCORE Tecate Baja 1000, Chris Raffo took his Class 300 Chevrolet K5 Blazer for a shakedown run in the Lucerne Valley. The Class 300 vehicles at the MDR Outlaw 250 were ... Continue reading

RoC Finale live audio webcast this weekend from Five Mile Point Speedway

RoC Finale live audio webcast this weekend from Five Mile Point Speedway

RoC Finale live audio webcast this weekend from Five Mile Point Speedway For Immediate Release Contact: Shawn T. Wood shawn@thedirttrackchannel.com Oct. 12, 2006 SELINSGROVE, PA -- The season finale for the Race of Champions (RoC) dirt modified tour for the sportsman and modifieds will be broadcast live this weekend on ... Continue reading

SAMAX Motorsport - Patrick Carpentier

SAMAX Motorsport - Patrick Carpentier

SAMAX Motorsport has signed Patrick Carpentier to drive the team's No. 11 Pontiac-powered Riley Mk XI Daytona Prototype in the 2007 Rolex Sports Car Series. Carpentier, currently living in Las Vegas, drove for SAMAX in the 2006 series race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., where he and Milka Duno of Caracas, Venez ... Continue reading

Standard Parking Announces Expanded

Standard Parking Announces Expanded

CHICAGO--Standard Parking Corporation , one of the nation's largest providers of parking management services, today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the authorization to repurchase shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock during 2006 to $20 million from $7.5 million through a combination of ... Continue reading

Toyota Starts Hybrid Vehicle Production in North America

Toyota Starts Hybrid Vehicle Production in North America

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Starts Hybrid Vehicle Production in North America Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 13, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it held a line-off ceremony for the Camry Hybrid at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) on October 1 ... Continue reading

Six Largest Automotive Companies Discuss ITC 'Sunset Review' of Tariffs on Imported Corrosion Resistant Steel

Six Largest Automotive Companies Discuss ITC 'Sunset Review' of Tariffs on Imported Corrosion Resistant Steel

***Invitation to Cover*** (Journalists Only) WHAT: Six Largest Automotive Companies in U.S. Discuss the International Trade Commission's (ITC) Sunset Review of Tariffs on Imported "Corrosion Resistant" (Coated) Steel WHEN: 2:00 PM on Monday, October 16, 2006 WHERE: Hogan & Hartson, LLP 555 13th Street, NW, Washington D ... Continue reading

Volvo: Reversal Of Reserve for Tax Receivables Yields Positive Earnings Effect Of SEK 300 M

Volvo: Reversal Of Reserve for Tax Receivables Yields Positive Earnings Effect Of SEK 300 M

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--AB Volvo has decided to reverse a valuation reserve for deferred tax receivables in the Mack Trucks subsidiary. The decision is based on the fact that Volvo assesses that the company has a long-term higher profitability. Reporting of the deferred tax receivables reduces tax expenses in the income sta ... Continue reading

Stoneridge, Inc. To Broadcast Its Third-Quarter 2006 Conference Call On The Web

Stoneridge, Inc. To Broadcast Its Third-Quarter 2006 Conference Call On The Web

WARREN, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- Stoneridge, Inc. will broadcast its 2006 third-earnings conference call live over the Internet on Friday, October 27, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time with President and Chief Executive Officer, John Corey; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, George Strickler and Director of Co ... Continue reading

Market News First Covers Manchester Inc.

Market News First Covers Manchester Inc.

DALLAS--Market News First (www.MN1.com) will be featuring a live exclusive interview with a representative of Manchester Inc. (OTCBB:MNCS) on Monday, Oct. 16, 2006 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. CDT. Don’t miss MN1.com’s continuous coverage of Manchester Inc. Manchester recently closed a $300 mi ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Bose is Recognized for Highest Audio Brand Power in the U.S.

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Bose is Recognized for Highest Audio Brand Power in the U.S.

Auto Manufacturers Look for Co-Branding Relationships to Enhance Brand Image WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Oct. 13 -- For a fourth consecutive year, Bose is recognized as having the strongest brand power in the United States among audio brands included in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Global Automotive Component Brand ... Continue reading

2006 Brazilian Grand Prix - Preview

2006 Brazilian Grand Prix - Preview

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses 2006 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX INTERLAGOS 13 OCTOBER PREVIEW The final race of the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship, Round 18 - the Brazilian Grand Prix, takes place next weekend at the Interlagos circuit in the city of Sao Paulo. A unique and exciting circuit, infamous ... Continue reading

AAA and Tire Industry Demonstrate How Improper Tire Care Can Affect Motorist's Safety

AAA and Tire Industry Demonstrate How Improper Tire Care Can Affect Motorist's Safety

--Falling temperatures, wet or snowy weather conditions all affect how your vehicle grips the road. If tires are under inflated or bald, you may not be as connected to the road as you think. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics show that about one in every three cars has a significantly ... Continue reading

Hella To Announce New Automotive Electronics Technology

Hella To Announce New Automotive Electronics Technology

WHAT: Hella, a major supplier of automotive electronics and lighting, will introduce a new ultrasonic parking-assistance system that can automatically parallel park a vehicle within seconds. WHEN AND WHERE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 17, during Convergence 2006 at Hella's booth #239 in the Wayne Exhibit Hall, located ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: PADIAN NAMED PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER FOR NHRA

NHRA NEWS: PADIAN NAMED PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER FOR NHRA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761 PADIAN NAMED PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER FOR NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 13, 2006)- Michael Padian has been named public relations manager for the National Hot Rod Association, NHRA Director of Media Relations Anthony Vestal announced today. Padian w ... Continue reading

ADESA, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Conference Call

ADESA, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Conference Call

CARMEL, Ind., Oct. 13 -- ADESA, Inc. will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, October 30, 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051221/DEW014LOGO ) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Gartzk ... Continue reading

Progressive Announces 4th Quarter Dividend

Progressive Announces 4th Quarter Dividend

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--The Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation today declared a quarterly dividend of $.00875 per Common Share payable December 31, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 8, 2006. The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, in business since 1937, ranks thir ... Continue reading

Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. Founder Discusses Anhydrous Ammonia Engine

Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. Founder Discusses Anhydrous Ammonia Engine

ALGONA, Iowa--On Tuesday, October 10, 2006, the President of Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. (HEC), Ted Hollinger, outlined the company’s progress on the first ammonia-fueled internal combustion engine being designed for wide commercial sales. Hollinger’s presentation was part of the two day Ammonia Conference h ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto tiendra une conférence téléphonique portant sur ses résultats du troisième trimestre

UnitedAuto tiendra une conférence téléphonique portant sur ses résultats du troisième trimestre

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan--United Auto Group, Inc. , un détaillant automobile international, tiendra une conférence téléphonique portant sur ses résultats financiers pour le troisième trimestre 2006 comme suit : DATE : mardi 24 octobre 2006 HEURE : à 14 heures (EDT) TÉLÉPHONE : Des États-Unis, composez le (8 ... Continue reading

Scion Announces Pricing for xB Release Series 4.0 - the Final Limited Production for 2006

Scion Announces Pricing for xB Release Series 4.0 - the Final Limited Production for 2006

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 13 -- Scion, of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., announced today that the fourth and last limited production Scion for 2006, the xB Release Series 4.0 (xB R.S. 4.0), will hit dealer showrooms next month. The 2006 xB Release Series 4.0 will come in Maziora Torched Penny exterior paint. Maziora, b ... Continue reading

Introducing the Next Big SHIFT_ from Nissan

Introducing the Next Big SHIFT_ from Nissan

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Draw your own conclusions… Rogue will make its global debut at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 7, 2007. More details on the launch of Rogue will be available at a later date. ... Continue reading

Make It Go Away: Custom Mercedes Wagon Up For Grabs

Make It Go Away: Custom Mercedes Wagon Up For Grabs

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on October 13th, 2006 At 9:15 AM CST Occasionally when writing, words escape me. It's as if there no possible way to describe exactly what is laying before my eyes. Such is the case with this vehicle, a vehicle that could only have been found by the gentlemen of Jalopnik, and a vehicle t ... Continue reading

Continental Automotive Systems Exhibits 'Forward Thinking'

Continental Automotive Systems Exhibits 'Forward Thinking'

Applying 100 Years of Experience to Engineer the Technologies for the Car of the Future DETROIT, Oct. 13 -- During the Convergence 2006 tradeshow, being held October 16-18 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Continental AG's Automotive Systems Division is demonstrating how it is applying its 100 years of experience to develop n ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Rates R- and GL-Class Best Luxury Sport Utility Vehicles

Consumer Reports Rates R- and GL-Class Best Luxury Sport Utility Vehicles

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on October 13th, 2006 At 7:55 AM CST Before I begin this morning, let me preface this story by saying I could care less what Consumer Reports has to say about anything - vacuums, microwaves, washers, refrigerators, cars, it doesn't matter - the publication never has and never will have e ... Continue reading

Volkswagen and OSRAM Partner on the Chameleon Featuring Futuristic Technologies with Nostalgic Flavor

Volkswagen and OSRAM Partner on the Chameleon Featuring Futuristic Technologies with Nostalgic Flavor

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 13 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. and OSRAM have collaborated for an exciting new concept vehicle, dubbed the "Chameleon." OSRAM LED technology and other cutting edge advancements are showcased on the "Chameleon," a futuristic update of the 1964 Volkswagen Deluxe Microbus. Affectionately known ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals, Friday from Auto Club Famoso Raceway

NHRA Summit Racing Series Pacific Division Finals, Friday from Auto Club Famoso Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION AUTO CLUB FAMOSO RACEWAY Friday, October 13, 2006 - NHRA summit racing series finals HALTED BY RAIN BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Teams from seventeen NHRA member tracks made the trip to Auto Club Famoso Raceway for this weekend's NHRA Summit Racing Series Paci ... Continue reading

GEICO and Mike Wallace Back Together for the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series

GEICO and Mike Wallace Back Together for the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series

CONCORD, N.C., Oct. 13 -- Mike Wallace, veteran NASCAR driver, will team with GEICO for the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series racing season that begins in February. Wallace will pilot the #7 GEICO Chevrolet and will remain with Phoenix Racing for the next three seasons. Wallace now races behind the wheel of the #1 Miccosukee Ga ... Continue reading

Jeg Coughlin returns in grand style (NHRA)

Jeg Coughlin returns in grand style (NHRA)

Coughlin returns in grand style DINWIDDIE, Va. (Oct. 13) -- Friday the 13th was anything but unlucky for three-time NHRA champion Jeg Coughlin as he returned from an 11-month layoff in grand style, running the quickest and fastest pass of his career -- a 6.618 at 208.49 mph. Coughlin's impressive run in his brand-new S ... Continue reading

Europe September 2006: New Car Sales Slip Except Fiat and Toyota

Europe September 2006: New Car Sales Slip Except Fiat and Toyota

FRANKFURT, Oct 13, 2006; Michael Shields European Auto Correspondent writing for Reuters - New car sales in Europe fell 2.6 percent in September, the fourth monthly decline in a row, but Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) and Toyota (7203.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) posted double-digit gains, industry data showed. J ... Continue reading

Hyundai Talks: Buy stake in Uz-Daewoo Plant

Hyundai Talks: Buy stake in Uz-Daewoo Plant

SEOUL, Oct 13, 2006 Cheon Jong-woo reiting for Reuters reported that Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top auto maker, is in talks with the government of Uzbekistan to buy a stake in a former Daewoo Motor factory in the central Asian state, both sides said on Friday. In October 2005, an Uzbek industry official said the ... Continue reading

This New Car: How Carbon-Literate Are You? -- Sunday, 10 p.m. (EST) on WICN/90.5 FM & WICN.org

This New Car: How Carbon-Literate Are You? -- Sunday, 10 p.m. (EST) on WICN/90.5 FM & WICN.org

*This New Car* *Exploring Transportation Alternatives * <http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar/schedule.htm> ** <http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar/schedule.htm> * **October 15 - How Carbon-Literate Are You?* * Worcester, MA --* On Sunday, October 15 at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern), WICN/90.5 FM, the NPR affiliate servin ... Continue reading

25 Pole Positions Set For 2006 SCCA National Championship Runoffs

25 Pole Positions Set For 2006 SCCA National Championship Runoffs

25 Pole Positions Set For 2006 SCCA National Championship Runoffs TOPEKA, Kan., (Oct. 12, 2006) - A cold Heartland Park Topeka track didn't deter racers from clocking some of the fastest laps of the week at the 2006 SCCA National Championship Runoffs(r). Highs in the low 50's and strong blustery winds only seemed to ma ... Continue reading

Meet Automotive Artist Robert Seabeck at the Automotive Hall of Fame

Meet Automotive Artist Robert Seabeck at the Automotive Hall of Fame

- Who: Renowned artist Robert Seabeck - Where: The Automotive Hall of Fame 21400 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, Michigan - When: Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, 6 - 8 p.m. - Admission: Free DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 13 -- Having attained worldwide recognition as a wildlife and landscape artist, Robert Seabeck has turned his creative ta ... Continue reading

AFV Institute Expands Alternative Fuel Information Services

AFV Institute Expands Alternative Fuel Information Services

For Immediate Release Contact: Kimberly Taylor October 12, 2006 702-203-4982 ktaylor@afvi.org ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFORMATION SERVICES EXPANDED Clean Energy Provides Support to Help Navigate the Changing Alternative Fuels Industry Las Vegas, NV-The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVI) announced today a partnership wi ... Continue reading

Ohio DPS & 21st Century Insurance Sponsor Child Safety Seat Fair

Ohio DPS & 21st Century Insurance Sponsor Child Safety Seat Fair

DAYTON, Ohio--As part of a statewide partnership designed to reduce the leading cause of death among children, the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, Ohio Department of Public Safety and 21st Century Insurance will bring their consumer safety program and the company’s spokesperson Erik Estrada to Dayton this w ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: After a One-Week Delay, KJ Looks to Make His 300th Race a Winner

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: After a One-Week Delay, KJ Looks to Make His 300th Race a Winner

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net After a One-Week Delay, KJ Looks to Make His 300th Race a Winner ACDelco Cobalt pilot hopes to reach milestone and winner's circle in Richmond Sugar Hill, Ga., October 12, 2006 - The POWERade Drag Racing Series returns to Richmond, VA this ... Continue reading

Ford Charlotte Busch Advance

Ford Charlotte Busch Advance

FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES Dollar General 300 Advance, Page 1 October 12, 2006 Lowe's Motor Speedway It was announced earlier this week that David Ragan, driver of the No. 6 Ford F-150 in the Craftsman Truck Series, would succeed Mark Martin in the No. 6 Roush Racing Nextel Cup entry for 2007. Ragan, who is scheduled ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at South Georgia Motorsports Park

NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals at South Georgia Motorsports Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA, (626) 278-1956 NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES SOUTHEAST DIVISION FINALS KICK OFF AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK CECIL, Ga. - The top drivers in NHRA's Southeast Division Summit Racing Series have converged on South Georgia Motorsports Park to compete for team and individu ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals UPDATED FACT SHEET

NHRA NEWS: Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals UPDATED FACT SHEET

***Eds. note: Please note the new starting times for three of the pro qualifying sessions (both Friday sessions have new times and the afternoon session on Saturday has been moved up; Saturday's noon session remains the same). Also, satellite feed information has been added. TORCO RACING FUELS NHRA NATIONALS FACT SHEET ... Continue reading

The Board of Scania Rejects MAN's Modified Offer

The Board of Scania Rejects MAN's Modified Offer

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--The Board of Scania (STO:SCVA)(STO:SCVB), having consulted its financial advisers, rejects MAN’s modified offer. As in the case of MAN’s initial offer, the modified offer substantially undervalues Scania, in particular in two principal respects: - the earnings outlook for the standalone com ... Continue reading

Carpentier To Race in Daytona Prototypes (z04)

Carpentier To Race in Daytona Prototypes (z04)

Patrick Carpentier Looking for a Busy Schedule in 2007 CARPENTIER TO RACE IN THE R0LEX SPORTS CAR SERIES IN 2007 Montréal, QC, October 12, 2006 - After a transitional year where he only competed in a handful of events in 2006, Canadian driver Patrick Carpentier looks set for a very busy 2007 racing season. The former ... Continue reading

Team JNE Consulting Capture OSCAAR Title

Team JNE Consulting Capture OSCAAR Title

Peterborough, On: Team JNE Consulting captured their first OSCAAR Outlaw Super Late Model Title Sunday at Peterborough Speedway Autumn Colours Classic. Going into the event all John Fletcher needed to do was to start the feature. OSCAAR allows a five lap warm before the green flag waves on any 5o race and during this p ... Continue reading

Major Damage, or Just a Few Dings? Either Way, a Car Accident Can Be a Major Time Drain – But Not Anymore for Hartford Area Drivers

Major Damage, or Just a Few Dings? Either Way, a Car Accident Can Be a Major Time Drain – But Not Anymore for Hartford Area Drivers

HARTFORD, Conn.--More than 25,600 car crashes happen in the Hartford metropolitan area each year – that’s nearly 500 a week and 70 a day. When you consider that drivers involved in crashes generally report spending at least four full days either managing the process of getting their cars repaired or shopping ... Continue reading

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