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Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Fiat, GM Execs Meet to Talk Possible Sale

Fiat, GM Execs Meet to Talk Possible Sale

ZURICH, Switzerland Dec 14, 2004; Sam Cage writing for the AP reported that executives from General Motors Corp. were meeting with their Fiat SpA counterparts Tuesday for talks likely to focus on the possible sale of the Italian giant's auto business. Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne was expected to insist to GM ... Continue reading

American Standard Names Mary Beth Gustafsson Senior Vice President and General Counsel

American Standard Names Mary Beth Gustafsson Senior Vice President and General Counsel

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 14 -- American Standard Companies, Inc. has named Mary Beth Gustafsson as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, reporting to Chairman and CEO Fred Poses. She succeeds J. Paul McGrath, 64, who will retire in February 2005. McGrath joined American Standard as general counsel more th ... Continue reading

J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Raises Dividend and Authorizes Share Repurchase Program

J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Raises Dividend and Authorizes Share Repurchase Program

LOWELL, Ark.--Dec. 14, 2004--J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., announced today that its Board of Directors raised the Company's quarterly dividend from 3 cents to 12 cents per outstanding share of common stock and authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of its common stock over the next year. "J.B. Hunt Tran ... Continue reading

Synergetic Technologies Inc., Debuts 'CABWATCH(TM)' in Las Vegas

Synergetic Technologies Inc., Debuts 'CABWATCH(TM)' in Las Vegas

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 14 -- SYGG is pleased to announce that the company has demonstrated it's proprietary product 'CABWATCH(TM)" in the Las Vegas Nevada markets. The first appointments and demonstrations were on Thursday December 9, 2004. SYGG president Casey Hall, had his technicians build and install an automotive ba ... Continue reading

GEICO Announces Auto Insurance Rate Decreases for Phoenix Policyholders

GEICO Announces Auto Insurance Rate Decreases for Phoenix Policyholders

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 14 -- GEICO announced today that it has reduced auto insurance rates for its policyholders in Phoenix. The average rate decrease is six percent for GEICO and GEICO General policyholders. "Improved driver experience, which has resulted in a decrease in accidents and fewer losses for our company, is t ... Continue reading

Goodyear Arranges New Financing in Europe

Goodyear Arranges New Financing in Europe

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 14 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that its Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV affiliate has arranged a new pan-European accounts receivable securitization facility. The facility will initially provide 165 million Euro of funding, but has the ability to be expanded to 275 million Eu ... Continue reading

US Marine Industry Leaders Testify in Support of Yamaha at International Trade Commission Hearing

US Marine Industry Leaders Testify in Support of Yamaha at International Trade Commission Hearing

Testimony Refutes Brunswick Corporation's Dumping Claims WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Irwin Jacobs, Bob Deputy and other leading marine industry representatives testified Dec. 14, 2004, at a hearing before the International Trade Commission on behalf of Yamaha in a united effort to refute Brunswick Corporation's dumping clai ... Continue reading

National Average Gas Price Falls 12 Cents Since Mid-November, AAA Fuel Gauge Report Shows

National Average Gas Price Falls 12 Cents Since Mid-November, AAA Fuel Gauge Report Shows

ORLANDO, Fla.--Dec. 14, 2004--The national average price of self-serve regular gasoline is $1.837 per gallon, down 12 cents since mid-November, AAA's daily, online Fuel Gauge Report (http://www.fuelgaugereport.com) shows. The nationwide gas price reached $2.033 per gallon on Oct. 29, short of the all-time record high p ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Monthly Average Gas Price Drops 18 Cents

LA Auto Club: Monthly Average Gas Price Drops 18 Cents

LOS ANGELES--Dec. 14, 2004--While Southern California's average price for regular gasoline dropped more than 18 cents during the past month, it is still 49 cents higher than last December, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California December average price f ... Continue reading

New Automotive Magazine First to Target Asian Community

New Automotive Magazine First to Target Asian Community

Asians On Wheels Unveiled at 9th Annual Urban Wheel Awards DETROIT, Dec. 14 -- On Wheels, Inc., publisher of African Americans On Wheels and Latinos On Wheels will soon be launching their newest project, Asians On Wheels (AOW), an Asian-American consumer magazine, targeting Asian adults, women and car enthusiasts. The ... Continue reading

Autobytel Offers Video Ad Program

Autobytel Offers Video Ad Program

Industry-Leading Program Upgraded With State-of-the-Art Video Player; Company Streams Nearly 3,500 Hours of Automotive Commercials in November Alone IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 14 -- Autobytel's video production division, CarTV, has announced it is rolling out its streaming advertising program across the Autobytel network of ... Continue reading

BMW EREZ TEST SUMMARY - DECEMBER 8 - 10, 2004

BMW EREZ TEST SUMMARY - DECEMBER 8 - 10, 2004

12/13/2004; The BMW WilliamsF1 Team completed a three day test at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in southern Spain today, marking the last test of the year. The team was represented by Mark Webber, Antonio Pizzonia and Nick Heidfeld over the three days, all of whom carried out development work on the interim FW26s. N ... Continue reading

18 YOUNG HOPEFULS ARE INVITED TO 2005 FORMULA BMW USA SCHOLARSHIP SHOOT-OUT

18 YOUNG HOPEFULS ARE INVITED TO 2005 FORMULA BMW USA SCHOLARSHIP SHOOT-OUT

Woodcliff Lake, N.J. 12/13/2004; As preparations for the 2005 Formula BMW USA Championship continue, 18 young drivers have received an invitation to compete for five $40,000 Formula BMW USA Junior scholarships. The two day shoot-out will take place at the Formula BMW Racing Center in Valencia, Spain on January 12th and ... Continue reading

Kia Selects davidandgoliath as Advertising Agency

Kia Selects davidandgoliath as Advertising Agency

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 14 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today announced that it has concluded its advertising agency review and has selected davidandgoliath (Los Angeles), the company's current agency-of-record. Davidandgoliath was one of four agencies that participated in the final round of the agency review. The other fi ... Continue reading

The More You Know, the Quicker You Go; My NaviGAtor Traffic Alerts Literally at Your Fingertips!

The More You Know, the Quicker You Go; My NaviGAtor Traffic Alerts Literally at Your Fingertips!

ATLANTA--Dec. 14, 2004--Federal Highway Administrator Mary Peters joined Georgia DOT Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl in launching yet another function of the "My NaviGAtor" system. NaviGAtor, Georgia's premier intelligent transportation system unveiled the E-Mail Traffic Alerts service today. Peters was in town to help ... Continue reading

Hendrickx nombrado vicepresidente del grupo internacional de ruedas de Hayes Lemmerz para las operaciones con aluminio

Hendrickx nombrado vicepresidente del grupo internacional de ruedas de Hayes Lemmerz para las operaciones con aluminio

NORTHVILLE, Michigan, December 14 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. ha anunciado hoy el nombramiento de Marc Hendrickx como vicepresidente de las operaciones de aluminio del grupo internacional de ruedas de la compañía, cargo efectivo a partir del 1 de enero de 2005. Anteriormente fue vicepresidente de ventas y ma ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show gewährt exklusiven Einblick in Design Wettbewerbsbeitrag; Frank Stephenson ist Featured Design Speaker

LA Auto Show gewährt exklusiven Einblick in Design Wettbewerbsbeitrag; Frank Stephenson ist Featured Design Speaker

LOS ANGELES, December 14 -- Stellen Sie sich das Auto vor, das Ihrer Meinung nach die Ultimate LA Machine sein könnte. Fragen Sie anschliessend die Automobildesigner nach ihrer eigenen Interpretation der Ultimate LA Machine, dann kommt dabei eine grosse Vielfalt kreativer Ideen heraus. Genau das forderte die Los Angel ... Continue reading

City of New Haven Signs Agreement with Parcxmart Technologies for Comprehensive Smart Card Payment System

City of New Haven Signs Agreement with Parcxmart Technologies for Comprehensive Smart Card Payment System

HAMPTON FALLS, N.H.--Dec. 14, 2004-- Parcxmart Technologies and Duncan Parking Technologies to Offer Convenient Coin-free On-Street and Off-Street Parking and Multi-Application Smart Cards for Retail Purchases Parcxmart Technologies(TM), Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with the City of New Haven to ... Continue reading

Novotechnik Announces Launch of New Lightweight and Durable Linear Potentiometers

Novotechnik Announces Launch of New Lightweight and Durable Linear Potentiometers

LIVONIA, Mich., Dec. 14 -- The Automotive Division of Novotechnik U.S. announced that they are launching their new TEX and LWX linear motion measurement solutions. These new potentiometers utilize Novotechnik's patented pressure compensation system to prevent differential pressures across the shaft seals during mechani ... Continue reading

Sika Automotive Introduces SikaDamp 312; An Expandable Constrained Layer Damper to Be Used for Damping Treatment in Automotive Body Shop Applications

Sika Automotive Introduces SikaDamp 312; An Expandable Constrained Layer Damper to Be Used for Damping Treatment in Automotive Body Shop Applications

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich.--Dec. 14, 2004--Sika Automotive introduces SikaDamp(R) 312, an expandable, elastomeric vibration damping system with superior adhesive and damping properties. This non-tacky, heat reactive material enhances the automotive engineer's ability to reduce undesired low frequency and power train noise ... Continue reading

Stanadyne Holdings, Inc. Announces Senior Discount Notes Offering

Stanadyne Holdings, Inc. Announces Senior Discount Notes Offering

WINDSOR, Conn.--Dec. 14, 2004--Stanadyne Holdings, Inc., the indirect parent company of Stanadyne Corporation, today announced that it has launched an offering of its senior discount notes due 2015, which it expects will yield gross proceeds of approximately $55 million. The notes are being sold to qualified institutio ... Continue reading

E-LOAN(R) Financing for ZAP Cars Now Available

E-LOAN(R) Financing for ZAP Cars Now Available

Consumer Financing to Include New SMART Car From Europe SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 14 -- Automotive technology pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that E-LOAN(R) , an online consumer direct lender, is now providing consumer financing for ZAP's entire line of energy-efficient automobiles, including the new ... Continue reading

NeoSynergy Introduces First Web-Based Automobile Dealership Management System; Revolutionizes Industry by Adding eCommerce Capability

NeoSynergy Introduces First Web-Based Automobile Dealership Management System; Revolutionizes Industry by Adding eCommerce Capability

WELLINGTON, Fla., Dec. 14 -- With the North American automotive industry struggling to best use the limited capabilities of legacy dealership management systems, NeoSynergy today introduced its much anticipated 100 percent Web-based enterprise technology platform that fully integrates and optimizes dealer inventory, sa ... Continue reading

Arizona RV Park Chooses 5G Wireless Solutions Campus-Wide Wi-Fi Network

Arizona RV Park Chooses 5G Wireless Solutions Campus-Wide Wi-Fi Network

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--Dec. 14, 2004--5G Wireless Solutions, Inc., an emerging leader in the wireless broadband industry and a wholly-owned subsidiary of 5G Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:FGWC), announced today that Pleasant Harbor RV Park in Peoria, AZ is enjoying high speed wireless internet access using its W ... Continue reading

ProQuest Company Announces Conference Call to Discuss Voyager Acquisition Plans

ProQuest Company Announces Conference Call to Discuss Voyager Acquisition Plans

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Dec. 14, 2004--ProQuest Company, , a leading electronic publisher for the education and automotive markets will hold a conference call today, December 14, 2004 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time to discuss its acquisition plans announced this morning. This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Pr ... Continue reading

Auto Centrix, Inc. Announces the Signing of World-Wide Rights Agreement for Proxy-Bid Salvage Auction Software

Auto Centrix, Inc. Announces the Signing of World-Wide Rights Agreement for Proxy-Bid Salvage Auction Software

TAMPA, Fla. & HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--Dec. 14, 2004--Auto Centrix, Inc. (PINK SHEETS:ATCX) announced today that it signed an Unlimited License agreement with Vortex Solution Inc of Montreal, Quebec giving Auto Centrix, Inc. exclusive worldwide rights to market, promote, and sell their proxy-bid salvage auction software. ... Continue reading

MBA Holdings Unites with Carr Insurance Agency of Honolulu to Recruit Motorcycle Rental Operators & Grow NMDA Presence in Hawaii

MBA Holdings Unites with Carr Insurance Agency of Honolulu to Recruit Motorcycle Rental Operators & Grow NMDA Presence in Hawaii

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Dec. 14, 2004--MBA Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:MBAH) has signed an agency agreement with Carr's Insurance Agency enlisting Carr's as the Hawaiian agent authorized to sell the products of MBA and its subsidiary, the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA). Carr's is the leading provider of insurance ... Continue reading

Gentex Shipping Auto-Dimming Mirrors For 2005 Kia Sportage

Gentex Shipping Auto-Dimming Mirrors For 2005 Kia Sportage

ZEELAND, Mich., Dec. 14 -- Gentex Corporation , the leading supplier of automatic-dimming mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has begun shipping interior auto-dimming mirrors for the 2005 Kia Sportage, a compact SUV. The Sportage will be sold in North America, Europe, Japan and Korea. Gentex auto-dimming mirr ... Continue reading

Jeep Branded Lifestyle Products to Debut on QVC

Jeep Branded Lifestyle Products to Debut on QVC

NEW YORK--Dec. 14, 2004--Chrysler Group's Jeep(R)-branded lifestyle products, part of a full collection of Jeep brand licensed consumer products, are set to "roll" into homes on December 16 at 10 AM (ET) as part of a special one-hour show on QVC, the leading electronic retailer. During the show, QVC viewers will have a ... Continue reading

AutoOne Insurance Gets Green Light to Offer Services to New States and for New Markets

AutoOne Insurance Gets Green Light to Offer Services to New States and for New Markets

Company Will Begin Writing Assigned Risk Policies in New States in January MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 14 -- AutoOne Insurance, an insurance company that accepts Assigned Risks on behalf of its client insurance companies, has been approved as a servicing carrier to write personal auto assignments in eight new states and to wr ... Continue reading

Cycle Country Accessories Selected as Accessories Provider by Brister's Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Cycle Country Accessories Selected as Accessories Provider by Brister's Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.

MILFORD, Iowa--Dec. 14, 2004--Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX:ATC), the outright leader in developing and manufacturing select custom-fitting accessories for the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and other diversified industry products, is pleased to announce that they have been selected as the primary accessories provid ... Continue reading

Board of Directors Elects Executive Committee for Automotive Industry Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) for 2005

Board of Directors Elects Executive Committee for Automotive Industry Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) for 2005

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Board of Directors of the automotive industry's Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) have announced their 2005 Executive Committee. The members of the Executive Committee are elected by the SP Board of Directors and manage the day-to-day operations of the organization of 29 companie ... Continue reading

The PocketSurfer(TM) Comes to RV Add Ons, Radically Lowering Web Surfing Costs for RV Users

The PocketSurfer(TM) Comes to RV Add Ons, Radically Lowering Web Surfing Costs for RV Users

Groundbreaking Cell Phone Accessory Featuring Wide Screen and 'Human-Sized' Keyboard Now Available on Recreational Vehicle e-Commerce Site MONTREAL and BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 14 -- RVers -- those individuals spending part or all their time on the road in recreational vehicles -- arguably have greater needs for Internet ... Continue reading

Molchan Named Chief Information Officer for Freudenberg-NOK

Molchan Named Chief Information Officer for Freudenberg-NOK

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 14 -- Freudenberg-NOK has named George E. Molchan as chief information officer (CIO). The announcement was made by Ludger Neuwinger-Heimes, chief financial officer for the company. As CIO, Molchan assumes strategic and operational responsibilities for the corporate information technology (IT) func ... Continue reading

Senator George Allen Visits Siemens VDO Automotive - Newport News

Senator George Allen Visits Siemens VDO Automotive - Newport News

-- WHO: Virginia Senator George Allen WHAT: Local media are invited to join Senator George Allen during his tour of the Siemens VDO Automotive facility located in Newport News, Va. for an introduction to the company's Fuel Components manufacturing and engineering operations. WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 15 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Elects Retired Deloitte & Touche Vice Chairman Richard M. Gabrys to Board of Directors

Dana Corporation Elects Retired Deloitte & Touche Vice Chairman Richard M. Gabrys to Board of Directors

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- Richard M. Gabrys, retired Vice Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP, has been elected to the Dana Corporation Board of Directors, Dana Chairman and CEO Mike Burns announced today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) "Dick Gabrys is widely respected throughout the automotive ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Expands China Presence With New Shanghai Office

BorgWarner Expands China Presence With New Shanghai Office

CHICAGO, Dec. 14 -- Reflecting the significance of China to the company's global growth strategy, BorgWarner Inc. announced today the opening of an office in Shanghai. The 800-square-meter office is in the Shanghai Maxdo Center, located in the Hongqiao area. Employees include representatives of BorgWarner's five busine ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show Affords Exclusive Sneak Peek at Design Competition Entry

LA Auto Show Affords Exclusive Sneak Peek at Design Competition Entry

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 -- Imagine what the Ultimate LA Machine would be. Then, ask automobile designers to come up with their interpretation and you'll get a broad array of creative ideas. That's precisely what the Los Angeles Auto Show asked Los Angeles area automobile design studios to do -- and the results are fascina ... Continue reading

T.A.S. Auto Parts Helps FBI Catch Cyber Crook

T.A.S. Auto Parts Helps FBI Catch Cyber Crook

Tip From Honda Accord Specialists Leads to Indictment of Credit Card `Phisher' STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn., Dec. 14 -- T.A.S. Auto Parts, an Internet retailer specializing in parts and accessories for 94-02 Honda Accords, recently provided the lead needed by federal authorities to apprehend and indict a Texas man who stole ... Continue reading

Super Street Tuner Coursework Introduces Students to the Art of Compact Car Performance Enhancement

Super Street Tuner Coursework Introduces Students to the Art of Compact Car Performance Enhancement

LOS ANGELES--Dec. 14, 2004--PRIMEDIA Enterprises, the worldwide brand licensing division for PRIMEDIA Inc. , the leading targeted media company, today announced the addition of the new SUPER STREET branded tuner curriculum to the Power and Performance, Hot Rod University training with Universal Technical Institute, Inc ... Continue reading

Shopping for a Shiny New Motorcycle?

Shopping for a Shiny New Motorcycle?

COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 14 -- NADAguides.com, a leading vehicle information website, today announced the launch of a new motorcycle building and pricing tool at its website, NADAguides.com (www.NADAguides.com) -- an essential tool for new motorcycle shoppers. The tool, powered by Consumer Research Solutions, Inc. (CRS ... Continue reading

Unveiled A Hundred Years Ago: The “American Mercedes”

Unveiled A Hundred Years Ago: The “American Mercedes”

MONTVALE, NJ December 13, 2004; Today the USA is a nation of cars. This was far from being the case 100 years ago: At that time, motorization was still very much in its infancy. Europe was ahead by quite some distance and led the way in terms of technology. Thus it’s no surprise that old-world automobiles were hi ... Continue reading

Automotive High School Opens Mercedes-Benz Lab Auto Technicians Of Tomorrow Get High-Tech Training Today

Automotive High School Opens Mercedes-Benz Lab Auto Technicians Of Tomorrow Get High-Tech Training Today

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 14 -- Automotive High School is dedicating a new laboratory today, a classroom and workshop where tomorrow's automotive technicians will receive specialized training to prepare them for the increasingly-complex work on modern, high-tech cars. Located at 50 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, Automotive Hig ... Continue reading

ChannelNet Expands Relationship With Autobytel's AVV to Provide Lead Management Tools to Automotive Retailers

ChannelNet Expands Relationship With Autobytel's AVV to Provide Lead Management Tools to Automotive Retailers

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 14 -- ChannelNet (www.channelnet.com), the premier builder of multichannel marketplace solutions, has expanded its relationship with Autobytel's AVV, Inc. subsidiary (www.avv.com), a leader in dealership management tools and services, to provide lead management capabilities to automotive retai ... Continue reading

SIRIUS to Provide Real-Time Traffic Data to Vehicles

SIRIUS to Provide Real-Time Traffic Data to Vehicles

Satellite Radio Broadcaster Signs with NAVTEQ to Offer Customers Most Up-to-Date Traffic Information NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that it will provide real-time traffic data to vehicles over its nationwide satellite radio network. The company has signed an agreement with NAVTEQ , the prem ... Continue reading

National Car Rental and Alamo Rent a Car Launch XM Satellite Radio in Rental Vehicles Nationwide

National Car Rental and Alamo Rent a Car Launch XM Satellite Radio in Rental Vehicles Nationwide

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 2.5 million subscribers, today announced that Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc., operator of National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car, which together comprise one of the world's largest car rental companies, is now off ... Continue reading

ALMS / Corvette Books

ALMS / Corvette Books

December 14, 2004 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kristin Omdahl Email: info@c2group.com John Thawley Announces Two Additional Sports Car Racing Photo Books Detroit – Motorsports photographer, John Thawley, announced today the release of a two additional photo books in a series reviewing the 2004 road-racing season: 2 ... Continue reading

Pasha Celebrates 2 Million Vehicles Processed at San Diego Facility; Flagship Facility Commenced in 1990 and Now Processes 300,000 Cars per Year

Pasha Celebrates 2 Million Vehicles Processed at San Diego Facility; Flagship Facility Commenced in 1990 and Now Processes 300,000 Cars per Year

CORTE MADERA, Calif.--Dec. 14, 2004--The Pasha Group, a leading global transportation and logistics provider, today announced it has processed its 2 millionth vehicle at its state-of-the-art automotive terminal operation facility at the Port of San Diego in National City. Since the inception of its port automotive oper ... Continue reading

Pasha Selected to Process Bentley Motorcars to Retailers for U.S. Market

Pasha Selected to Process Bentley Motorcars to Retailers for U.S. Market

CORTE MADERA, Calif.--Dec. 14, 2004--Bentley Motors, manufacturer of British sporting grand touring cars, has chosen The Pasha Group to handle port operations services for the Western Region of America for its Arnage model range and new Continental GT. Pasha, which provides logistics services throughout the factory to ... Continue reading

Pasha's Car Hauler MV Jean Anne to Call Port of San Diego Home

Pasha's Car Hauler MV Jean Anne to Call Port of San Diego Home

CORTE MADERA, Calif.--Dec. 14, 2004--Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines today announced it has selected the Port of San Diego as the home port for the MV Jean Anne, a 579-foot roll on/roll off (Ro/Ro) Pure Car Truck Carrier vessel. Designed and built to transport more than 3,000 American-sized vehicles and other rolling stoc ... Continue reading

Motorists Should Tread Carefully This Winter in Snow, Ice and Slush

Motorists Should Tread Carefully This Winter in Snow, Ice and Slush

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- For many people, the winter season means a welcome opportunity to ski, skate, sled and slide. On the highway, however, the goal is maximum grip. One of the best ways to improve winter traction in a vehicle this winter is to increase the contact points between the vehicle and the road surface. Fo ... Continue reading

Goodyear Says to Get a Grip, Winter Around the Corner

Goodyear Says to Get a Grip, Winter Around the Corner

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- As the first significant snow of the season begins falling in some areas, motorists are reminded that the comfort level of their winter driving may be dependent upon the gripping ability of their tires. Not only that, but the venerable Farmers' Almanac is predicting a wild winter with heavy prec ... Continue reading

Launch of new prototype Spyker C12 Spyder

Launch of new prototype Spyker C12 Spyder

Spyker presented two world premières on its stand during the VIP gala event of the Miljonair Fair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. On Thursday 9 December at 10 pm Tom Coronel, Spyker’s race driver during the 24 hours of Le Mans 2003, and Victor Muller, CEO and Founder of Spyker, unveiled Spyker’s latest protot ... Continue reading

Data Engine Will Transform VIN to Full Vehicle Description

Data Engine Will Transform VIN to Full Vehicle Description

PORTLAND, Ore.--Dec. 14, 2004-- Chrome's Vehicle Data Normalization System Benefits Dealers, Auto Finance and Insurance Companies Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of data, configuration technology and commerce solutions for the automotive industry, today announced the broad availability of its Chrome Engine(TM) (En ... Continue reading

Sports Cars Gone Wild: Billed as 'Premier Street Legal Racing Event of the Year'

Sports Cars Gone Wild: Billed as 'Premier Street Legal Racing Event of the Year'

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Dec. 14, 2004--SPEED Channel cameras will be on hand to record the inaugural running of Sports Cars Gone Wild, an event matching some of the world's most prestigious luxury marques against each other on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway road course. "Sports Cars Gone Wild is the latest in a line of SPEED Ch ... Continue reading

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AVL Global's GPS/GSM Tracking Unit Receives Rave Reviews from Major North American RV Dealer

AVL Global's GPS/GSM Tracking Unit Receives Rave Reviews from Major North American RV Dealer

FORT GRATIOT, Mich.--Dec. 14, 2004--AVL Global, Inc. (OTC:AVLL) announced today that the testing it initiated with Moturis Ltd., one of the largest RV rental agencies in North America, has been extremely well received. The AVL unit was demonstrated for all Moturis sales representative's from across the United States at ... Continue reading

Mazda Recalls Tribute and Mazda6 for Defects

Mazda Recalls Tribute and Mazda6 for Defects

Make : MAZDA Model : MAZDA6 Year : 2004 Manufacturer : MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 04V582000 Recall Date : DEC 09, 2004 Component: SEAT BELTS:REAR Potential Number Of Units Affected : 190 Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE RIGHT AND/OR LEFT REAR SEAT BELTS MAY NOT LOCK PROPERLY D ... Continue reading

Führende Produktions-Manager treffen sich in Leipzig - Einer der führenden Regio­nen in Europa

Führende Produktions-Manager treffen sich in Leipzig - Einer der führenden Regio­nen in Europa

LONDON, December 13 -- Zwischen dem 7. und 9. Juni 2005 wird die erste europäische AutoMan-Konferenz in Leipzig, Deutschland, durchgeführt. Die Konferenz wird organisiert von dem globalen Automobilindustrie-Spezialisten Ultima Media und unterstützt durch dessen internationales Magazin für die Pro­duk­tion im Auto ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Extends $250 Million Receivables Facility and Enters Commitment for New $300 Million Financing Facility

Collins & Aikman Extends $250 Million Receivables Facility and Enters Commitment for New $300 Million Financing Facility

TROY, Mich., Dec. 13 -- Collins & Aikman Corporation , today announced that on Friday, December 10, 2004, Collins & Aikman Products Co. (Products), a wholly owned subsidiary of Collins & Aikman, and CARCORP, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Products, amended their existing receivables transfer agreement related to it ... Continue reading

Hendrickx Named Vice President of Hayes Lemmerz' International Wheel Group's Cast Aluminum Operations

Hendrickx Named Vice President of Hayes Lemmerz' International Wheel Group's Cast Aluminum Operations

NORTHVILLE, Mich., Dec. 13 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced today the move of Marc Hendrickx to the position of Vice President of the Aluminum Operations for the Company's International Wheel Group, effective January 1, 2005. He was previously Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the International Wh ... Continue reading

DealerTrack Partners With N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company To Launch New BookOut(TM) Feature

DealerTrack Partners With N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company To Launch New BookOut(TM) Feature

Industry Leaders Join Forces to Integrate Used Car Values With Online Credit Applications MELVILLE, N.Y. and MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 13 -- DealerTrack, Inc. and the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) Company today announced that they are partnering to launch DealerTrack BookOut(TM) with N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide(R) v ... Continue reading

Cooper's Dattilo Named Tire Industry Executive of the Year

Cooper's Dattilo Named Tire Industry Executive of the Year

FINDLAY, Ohio, Dec. 13 -- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY CEO Thomas A. Dattilo is the Industry Executive of the Year reported today by Rubber & Plastics News, a leading industry publication. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010404/COOPERLOGO ) Dattilo has served as the Chairman, President and CEO of Cooper Ti ... Continue reading

Sherrod Vans to Offer KVH TracVision A5 as Option on Premier Conversion Vehicles

Sherrod Vans to Offer KVH TracVision A5 as Option on Premier Conversion Vehicles

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--Dec. 13, 2004-- Provides Access to Over 125 Channels of DIRECTV Programming with KVH's Low-profile, In-motion Satellite TV Antenna Sherrod Vans, one of the premier high-end van converters in the industry, has chosen the TracVision(R) A5 low-profile satellite TV antenna from KVH Industries, Inc., as an ... Continue reading

Looking for the Ultimate Gift This Year? Bid on a Lamborghini (or Two) from the U.S. Marshals Service

Looking for the Ultimate Gift This Year? Bid on a Lamborghini (or Two) from the U.S. Marshals Service

U.S. Marshals Service to Auction Forfeited 2001 Diablo and 1997 Diablo Roadster on the Bid4Assets Web Site SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 13 -- Bid4Assets, Inc., a leading online auction site for high-end assets from government, non-profits and private industry, today announced that it will auction a 2001 Lamborghini Diablo ... Continue reading

SME Aligns With Industrial Press Inc. to Offer Additional Manufacturing References and Guides

SME Aligns With Industrial Press Inc. to Offer Additional Manufacturing References and Guides

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 13 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and Industrial Press Inc. are collaborating in a new joint initiative to provide enhanced authoritative manufacturing and engineering references and guides. SME is one of the world's largest publishers of manufacturing technical information and in ... Continue reading

CalPERS Calls on the Auto Industry to Explain Their Lawsuit against California Greenhouse Regulations

CalPERS Calls on the Auto Industry to Explain Their Lawsuit against California Greenhouse Regulations

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Dec. 13, 2004--The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), concerned with the auto industry's decisions to file a lawsuit rather than comply with California regulations calling for cleaner cars, has asked its staff to invite the auto companies to come to Sacramento to explain their ... Continue reading

Hendrickx Named Vice President of Hayes Lemmerz' International Wheel Group's Cast Aluminum Operations

Hendrickx Named Vice President of Hayes Lemmerz' International Wheel Group's Cast Aluminum Operations

NORTHVILLE, Michigan, December 13 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced today the move of Marc Hendrickx to the position of Vice President of the Aluminum Operations for the Company's International Wheel Group, effective January 1, 2005. He was previously Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Internati ... Continue reading

Intelligent Motor Cars Group Announces 7-for-1 Forward Split

Intelligent Motor Cars Group Announces 7-for-1 Forward Split

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Dec. 13, 2004--Intelligent Motor Cars Group Inc. (OTCBB:IMCG), today announced that, through a board resolution on 12-9-04, its Board of Directors has declared a 7-for-1 stock split in the form of a common stock dividend to shareholders of record. As a result, shareholders of record will see seve ... Continue reading

Earl Scheib Announces Significantly Improved Operating Results in Second Quarter Fiscal 2005

Earl Scheib Announces Significantly Improved Operating Results in Second Quarter Fiscal 2005

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.--Dec. 13, 2004--Earl Scheib, Inc. (AMEX:ESH) reported its results for the second quarter and six months ended October 31, 2004 of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2005. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 were $12,448,000, a decrease of 3.2% from the second quarter of fiscal 2004 net sa ... Continue reading

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