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Congressional High School Arts Exhibition Opens - General Motors Supports 2004 Student Arts Competition/Exhibition

Congressional High School Arts Exhibition Opens - General Motors Supports 2004 Student Arts Competition/Exhibition

Washington, DC -- Kathleen York - co-star in the West Wing television series - joins more than 300 students, leaders of the U.S. Congress and General Motors officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening this year's Congressional high school art exhibition today at noon in the Cannon House Office Building Ro ... Continue reading

Aerielle, Inc. Announces Next-Generation Delphi XM Radio Universal Audio Adaptor and AudioBUG(TM) Wireless FM Music Transmitter Products

Aerielle, Inc. Announces Next-Generation Delphi XM Radio Universal Audio Adaptor and AudioBUG(TM) Wireless FM Music Transmitter Products

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 14 -- Aerielle, Inc., formerly Aerielle Group International, Inc., announced today the availability of two of their latest Aerielle Enabled(TM) Wireless FM Music Transmitters. The AudioBUG(TM) Model AB-250 expands on the success of their first version AB- 150, and the Delphi XM Universal Aud ... Continue reading

Altair Engineering Announces 2nd Annual Optimization Technology Conference and Call For Presentations

Altair Engineering Announces 2nd Annual Optimization Technology Conference and Call For Presentations

TROY, Mich.--July 14, 2004--Altair Engineering Inc. will host its 2nd Annual Optimization Technology Conference (OTC04) on September 23rd, 2004 at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy, Michigan. Leading manufacturers will present applications, techniques and strategies in structural optimization and CAE-based ro ... Continue reading

Bazemore expects challenges at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

Bazemore expects challenges at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 23 MOPAR MILE-HIGH NHRA NATIONALS BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY Morrison, Colo. Race Dates: July 16-18, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE EXPECTS CHALLENGES AT MOPAR MILE-HIGH NATIONALS MORRISON, Colo. (July ... Continue reading

Coach Industries Group Announces $4.5 Million Wholesale Lending Facility from Sovereign Bank

Coach Industries Group Announces $4.5 Million Wholesale Lending Facility from Sovereign Bank

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--July 14, 2004-- Separately, Coach Announces the Launch of its Go Commercial Lease Subsidiary Coach Industries Group, Inc. (OTCBB:CIGI) ("Coach") a holding company focused on manufacturing luxury limousines and specialty vehicles, announced today that its new wholly-owned subsidiary, Coach Financi ... Continue reading

Coachmen Industries Appoints Jeff Tryka Director of Planning and Investor Relations

Coachmen Industries Appoints Jeff Tryka Director of Planning and Investor Relations

ELKHART, Ind., July 14 -- Coachmen Industries named investment industry veteran Jeff Tryka to fill its newly created position of Director of Planning and Investor Relations, according to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Tomczak. Tryka will be responsible for coordinating the Company's strateg ... Continue reading

EaglePicher Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2004 Financial Results and Timing of Q2 Earnings Conference Call

EaglePicher Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2004 Financial Results and Timing of Q2 Earnings Conference Call

PHOENIX, July 14 -- EaglePicher Holdings, Inc. announces its second quarter and first six months of 2004 financial results and the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Included in this press release is a summary discussion of Sales, Earnings and Ca ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Features Environmental Theme in Birmingham Community House Jazzfest Display

Ford Motor Company Features Environmental Theme in Birmingham Community House Jazzfest Display

DEARBORN, Mich., July 14 -- Ford Motor Company -- a proud sponsor of The Community House Jazzfest for the ninth consecutive year -- is incorporating an environmental theme into its display at the event this year, which is scheduled for July 15, 16 & 17. A benefit for The Community House in Birmingham, Michigan, the eve ... Continue reading

Four University Teams Win SolidWorks' 3D Design & Analysis Award for Race Car Designs at Formula Student Competition

Four University Teams Win SolidWorks' 3D Design & Analysis Award for Race Car Designs at Formula Student Competition

CONCORD, Mass.--July 14, 2004-- Winners Selected From Teams That Used SolidWorks 3D Mechanical Design and COSMOS Analysis Software to Compete at Prestigious Formula Student 2004 Competition SolidWorks Corporation today announced the winners of the first annual SolidWorks 3D Design & Analysis Award for the best race car ... Continue reading

Kyocera Mita America Launches Network Solutions Group

Kyocera Mita America Launches Network Solutions Group

FAIRFIELD, N.J.--July 14, 2004-- Customer Service Approach to Help Channel Partners and End-Users Better Integrate Document Solutions within Overall IT Strategies Kyocera Mita America, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced the launch of a customer business strategy that combines technic ... Continue reading

Media Advisory: Canadian 'Double-Double'

Media Advisory: Canadian 'Double-Double'

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MOPAR'S HUBINETTE CAPTURES FORMULA D THREE-PEAT, LOOKS FORWARD TO IRWINDALE

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE CAPTURES FORMULA D THREE-PEAT, LOOKS FORWARD TO IRWINDALE

NEWS RELEASE July 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEAM MOPAR CONTACT: Misha Geisert J.R. Thompson Company (317) 432-4110 MoparPR@aol.com MOPAR'S HUBINETTE CAPTURES FORMULA D THREE-PEAT, LOOKS FORWARD TO IRWINDALE FINALE Center Line, Mich. - Mopar driver Samuel Hubinette and the Lateral G Racing team won their third stra ... Continue reading

Morgan looks to elevate his game at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

Morgan looks to elevate his game at Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 13 of 23 MOPAR MILE-HIGH NHRA NATIONALS BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY Morrison, Colo. Race Dates: July 16-18, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 MORGAN LOOKS TO ELEVATE HIS GAME AT MOPAR MILE-HIGH NATIONALS MORRISON, Colo. ... Continue reading

News from the United Steelworkers of America: NAACP to Join Steelworkers' Protest of Bridgestone-Firestone's Plan to Outsource American Jobs

News from the United Steelworkers of America: NAACP to Join Steelworkers' Protest of Bridgestone-Firestone's Plan to Outsource American Jobs

--News From USWA: Negotiations stalled by Company's Refusal to Invest in U.S. Plants WHO: Members of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) WHAT: A rally/demonstration WHEN: 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 14 WHERE: Firestone MasterCare Center, 31 ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Starts ALMS West Coast Swing

Petersen/ White Lightning Starts ALMS West Coast Swing

Petersen/ White Lightning Starts ALMS West Coast Swing SONOMA, Calif., July 14, 2004 - Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing's American Le Mans Series (ALMS) saga makes the year's first west coast swing this weekend with a stop at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. The Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma marks the the ... Continue reading

Ralph Buntyn Named Honorary Life Member of the Power Transmission Distributors Association

Ralph Buntyn Named Honorary Life Member of the Power Transmission Distributors Association

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--July 14, 2004--Motion Industries, North America's leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, is pleased to announce that Ralph Buntyn was recently given the distinction of Honorary Life Member of the Power Transmission Distribution Association (PTDA), accor ... Continue reading

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels - Sutton starts second half of season for karting stars!

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels - Sutton starts second half of season for karting stars!

July 14, 2004 For immediate release; Sutton starts second half of season for karting stars! Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Presented by Toronto Star Wheels starts second half this weekend at Sutton SUTTON, ONTARIO – One of the most historic tracks in Ontario Karting, 3S Go Karts in Sutton, Ontario, will host ... Continue reading

Sunoco Team Ultra 94 - New Sunoco Team Ultra 94 members set for Mosport debut this weekend

Sunoco Team Ultra 94 - New Sunoco Team Ultra 94 members set for Mosport debut this weekend

Press Release; July 14, 2004 New Sunoco Team Ultra 94 members set for Mosport debut this weekend Chiovitti, Holtom and Launi set for series opener TORONTO, ONTARIO – The three new members of Sunoco’s Team Ultra 94 will make their competitive debut this weekend at Mosport in the season opening rounds of the 2004 Bri ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Infineon (Sears Point) Raceway preview

Terry Borcheller - Infineon (Sears Point) Raceway preview

racing roots Terry Borcheller will have a homecoming this week, returning to the track where he received his only formal race instruction. The Gainesville, Ga., driver has won 57 professional races en route to six professional driver championships, but he attended only one four-day racing school. The Bondurant School o ... Continue reading

Urgent: BMW Announces a Recall/Service Campaign on BMW Models Equipped With V8 or V12 Engines- Stop Driving Immediately!

Urgent: BMW Announces a Recall/Service Campaign on BMW Models Equipped With V8 or V12 Engines- Stop Driving Immediately!

Vehicles produced between May 12th and July 6th 2004 are affected WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., July 14 -- Due to a temporary production fault at one of our suppliers, a limited number of BMW models with V8 or V12 engines may have received parts which may cause the vehicle to stop running without warning. Affected vehicles inc ... Continue reading

Lincoln Expands Customer Experience With New Time Warner Center Marketing Alliance

Lincoln Expands Customer Experience With New Time Warner Center Marketing Alliance

DEARBORN, Mich., July 14 -- Lincoln, the North American luxury brand of Ford Motor Company, is proud to announce a new alliance with Time Warner Center in New York City that represents a breakthrough way to "shop" for a new vehicle. This innovative alliance is a unique marriage of real estate, retail and automotive mar ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Breaks Ground for New World Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan

BorgWarner Breaks Ground for New World Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 14 -- BorgWarner Inc. has broken ground for new world headquarters located at 3850 Hamlin Road in Auburn Hills, at the southwest corner of Hamlin and Adams Roads. The top-25 global powertrain supplier announced in September 2003 that it would relocate its corporate headquarters from Chicago to ... Continue reading

Chrysler to Use Delphi Satellite Radio Receivers in 11 Models of 2005 Vehicles

Chrysler to Use Delphi Satellite Radio Receivers in 11 Models of 2005 Vehicles

TROY, Mich. July 14, 2004; The AP reported that mobile audio electronics maker Delphi Corp. said Wednesday that Chrysler Group's decision to offer Delphi's satellite radio receivers in 11 models of 2005 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles will deliver a significant supply volume boost to the company. Financial terms of t ... Continue reading

Los Angeles Auto Show kondigt Design Los Angeles aan als thema voor 2005

Los Angeles Auto Show kondigt Design Los Angeles aan als thema voor 2005

LOS ANGELES, July 12 -- De Los Angeles Auto Show heeft vandaag aangekondigd dat het thema voor de editie van 2005 Design Los Angeles wordt. Hiermee wordt de wereldwijde invloed van Zuid-Californië erkend als designcentrum voor voertuigen. Het thema wordt beschouwd als het begin van een lopend programma om voertuigende ... Continue reading

Ford 'Year of the Car' Tour Rolls Into Orlando

Ford 'Year of the Car' Tour Rolls Into Orlando

WHAT: Ford showcases three outstanding and diverse examples of its new "Year of the Car" products on the Orlando stop of its summer North American tour -- the Ford Mustang, the Ford Five Hundred and the Ford Freestyle. WHEN: Thursday, July 15 WHO/WHERE: * Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Media lunch hosted by former Florida residen ... Continue reading

Roseann Stevens Joins Metaldyne as Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Roseann Stevens Joins Metaldyne as Vice President, Sales & Marketing

PLYMOUTH, Mich., July 12 -- Metaldyne announced today that Roseann Stevens has been appointed Metaldyne's new vice president of sales and marketing, effective June 28, 2004. George Thanopoulos, Engine Group president and executive champion of sales, made the announcement. In this position, Stevens will be responsible f ... Continue reading

Los Angeles Auto Show gibt Design Los Angeles als 2005 Thema bekannt

Los Angeles Auto Show gibt Design Los Angeles als 2005 Thema bekannt

LOS ANGELES, July 12 -- Im Hinblick auf den Einfluss Südkaliforniens als Automobil-Design-Zentrum gab die Los Angeles Auto Show heute "Design Los Angeles" als das Thema für die im Januar 2005 stattfindende Messe bekannt. Das Thema wird als Beginn eines fortlaufenden Programms zur Etablierung von Automobil-Design als ... Continue reading

A. O. Smith Increases Quarterly Dividend; Announces Judgment in Dip Tube Trial

A. O. Smith Increases Quarterly Dividend; Announces Judgment in Dip Tube Trial

MILWAUKEE, July 13 -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation today announced a $.01 increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend to a rate of $.16 per share. The increased dividend will apply to both Common Stock and Class A Common Stock and is payable on Aug. 16 to shareholders of record July 30. A judge in the Civ ... Continue reading

ArcaEx 2004 Firestone Indy 200 Fact Sheet

ArcaEx 2004 Firestone Indy 200 Fact Sheet

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ARCA RE/MAX Factsheet, Gateway Int'l

ARCA RE/MAX Factsheet, Gateway Int'l

Next up for the ARCA RE/MAX Series - the Shop 'n Save 150 Friday night, July 16 from Gateway Int'l Raceway in Madison, Illinois. For continually updated Gateway entry lists, news, notes and more, check www.arcaracing.com; and thanks for your interest..... GATEWAY INT'L RACEWAY FACTSHEET RACE: Shop 'n Save 150, 7-16-04 ... Continue reading

BAM! - driver photos

BAM! - driver photos

Attached are a new photo of BAM! driver Lucas Luhr and a copy of the photo of Leo Hindery, Jr. that was sent earlier this year. ... Continue reading

BAM! - Infineon (Sears Point) preview

BAM! - Infineon (Sears Point) preview

mileage plus BAM! (British American Motorsport) should be collecting frequent-travel miles. The team returned from the 24 Heures du Mans in France last month and immediately launched a two-month road trip, crossing North America from Florida to Ohio, New York, Connecticut, California, Oregon, Canada and Wisconsin. BAM! ... Continue reading

Christmas in July at SSP on Thursday

Christmas in July at SSP on Thursday

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Santa Claus Visits SSP on Thursday for Christmas in July NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (July 13, 2004) – This Thursday night, July 15, SSP will host its Christmas in July with a special guest appearance by Santa Claus along with the 410 Sprint Cars, Xtreme Enduro Stoc ... Continue reading

Corteco Names Musgrave as President

Corteco Names Musgrave as President

PLYMOUTH, Mich., July 13 -- Corteco, the automotive aftermarket business of Freudenberg-NOK, has appointed Thomas L. Musgrave as president. The announcement was made by Dr. Mohsen Sohi, president and CEO of Freudenberg-NOK. "Corteco's success and growth are based on a strong team of leaders committed to the company's s ... Continue reading

Force Protection, Inc. Names Mark V. Edwards Vice President, Manufacturing

Force Protection, Inc. Names Mark V. Edwards Vice President, Manufacturing

CHARLESTON, S.C.--July 13, 2004--Michael Watts, Chief Executive Officer of Force Protection, Inc. (OTCBB:FRCP) announced today he has appointed Mark V. Edwards as Vice President, Manufacturing, a new position for the company. Edwards will drive the day-to-day manufacturing of Force Protection's line of mine and ballist ... Continue reading

GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Services Launches Electronic PM Reminders(SM)

GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Services Launches Electronic PM Reminders(SM)

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., July 13 -- GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Services has introduced new email functionality for PM (Preventive Maintenance) Reminders. PM Reminders(SM) is an electronic notification sent directly to drivers via email to remind drivers when an oil change is overdue. As a new enhancement to Fleet Service ... Continue reading

Keynotes Highlight OSGi Alliance 2004 World Congress; Senior Technology Executives to Highlight OSGi-based Deployments in Mobile, Automotive and Home Environments

Keynotes Highlight OSGi Alliance 2004 World Congress; Senior Technology Executives to Highlight OSGi-based Deployments in Mobile, Automotive and Home Environments

SAN RAMON, Calif.--July 13, 2004--The OSGi(TM) Alliance today announced the agenda for the OSGi Alliance 2004 World Congress, featuring keynotes from senior executives of IBM, Motorola, Siemens, and Sun Microsystems. Now in its third year, the annual World Congress takes place October 11 - 15, 2004 in Barcelona, Spain. ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Firestone Indy 200 Facts

Klein Tools/Jim Beam Driver Dan Wheldon Firestone Indy 200 Facts

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

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson Returns to His Roots to Race in Denver

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson Returns to His Roots to Race in Denver

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson Returns to His Roots to Race in Denver GM Performance Parts driver calls on racing experience from 30 years ago to prepare for defense of Mile-High Nationals title SUGAR HILL, GA., July 12, 2004 - After a two-week brea ... Continue reading

Northeast Auto Acceptance Corp's First Quarter Revenue Tops $10 Million

Northeast Auto Acceptance Corp's First Quarter Revenue Tops $10 Million

MERRICK, N.Y.--July 13, 2004--Northeast Auto Acceptance Corp. (OTC: NAAC) announced today that the company's first quarter 2004 revenue soared 40% to $10,090,387. The company had posted revenue of $7,225,693 in the first quarter of 2003. Bill Solko, Northeast's CEO stated, "We are extremely pleased with the results of ... Continue reading

PACCAR Announces Dividend

PACCAR Announces Dividend

BELLEVUE, Wash.--July 13, 2004--PACCAR Inc's Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of twenty cents ($.20) per share, payable September 7, 2004, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2004, according to Mark C. Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executive offi ... Continue reading

Porsche to Offer Factory-Installed XM Radio on Three Porsche Models

Porsche to Offer Factory-Installed XM Radio on Three Porsche Models

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 2.1 million subscribers, today announced that Porsche, one of the world's premier automobile manufacturers, will offer XM Radio as a factory-installed feature on three Porsche models for the 2005 model year. (Log ... Continue reading

Richie Hearn Brings Team to Native California

Richie Hearn Brings Team to Native California

Richie Hearn Brings Team to Native California SONOMA, Calif., July 13, 2004 - Richie Hearn got his racing start dominating the karting scene in California. This weekend, the five-time Indianapolis 500-starter will bring his two-race old Star Mazda team to Infineon Raceway for its first race on Hearn's native soil. The ... Continue reading

Starcraft and IMPCO Announce Formation of Powertrain Integration Venture; Starcraft Announces Private Placement of $15 million in Subordinated Convertible Notes

Starcraft and IMPCO Announce Formation of Powertrain Integration Venture; Starcraft Announces Private Placement of $15 million in Subordinated Convertible Notes

GOSHEN, Ind.--July 13, 2004--Starcraft Corporation and IMPCO Technologies Inc., of Cerritos, California have jointly announced the formation of Powertrain Integration, LLC. The new company will provide powertrain integration, engineering expertise and production capabilities to satisfy the OEM need for low volume, on-h ... Continue reading

Team 7-Eleven, 2004 Firestone Indy 200 Fact Sheet

Team 7-Eleven, 2004 Firestone Indy 200 Fact Sheet

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UnitedAuto Adquire Glenvarigill na Escócia; Adiciona as Franquias Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati e Porsche

UnitedAuto Adquire Glenvarigill na Escócia; Adiciona as Franquias Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati e Porsche

Redatores de Negócios/Repórteres do Setor Automotivo BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan - (BUSINESS WIRE LATIN AMERICA)--13 de julho de 2004-- A UnitedAuto Group Inc. , varejista especializada do setor automotivo da FORTUNE 500, anunciou a aquisição do negócio de carros especiais da Glenvarigill na Escócia. O ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio 2004 Firestone Indy 200 Fact Sheet

XM Satellite Radio 2004 Firestone Indy 200 Fact Sheet

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Alcan's Aluminum Bumpers Help Opel Put Safety Front and Centre on its New Astra

Alcan's Aluminum Bumpers Help Opel Put Safety Front and Centre on its New Astra

GOTTMADINGEN, Germany, July 13 -- Alcan's state-of- the-art aluminum front bumper beams are making an important contribution to the new Opel Astra's safety system. Over a million bumper beams a year are now being manufactured for Opel models alone. In 2003 Alcan produced over six million side-impact beams, two million ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Announces First North American Application of Intelligent Torque Management System

BorgWarner Announces First North American Application of Intelligent Torque Management System

CHICAGO, July 13 -- BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems's patented Interactive Torque Management I system (ITM-I(TM)) will provide maximum performance and enhanced security through on-demand four-wheel drive for a major North American OEM's popular front-wheel drive-based sport wagon, beginning in 2006. "This first ITM(TM) ... Continue reading

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Gateway International Raceway Notes & Quotes

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Gateway International Raceway Notes & Quotes

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Subaru of America, Inc. Names Dominick Infante as New Product Public Relations Manager

Subaru of America, Inc. Names Dominick Infante as New Product Public Relations Manager

CHERRY HILL, N.J., July 13 -- Subaru of America, Inc., the only car company that features Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive as standard equipment on every vehicle in its product line, today announced the appointment of Dominick Infante to product public relations manager. "We are pleased to have Dominick on board," said Mike ... Continue reading

TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc. to Manufacture Next Generation Heated Gas Inflator (HGI) in Mesa, Arizona

TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc. to Manufacture Next Generation Heated Gas Inflator (HGI) in Mesa, Arizona

MESA, Ariz., July 13 -- TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that beginning in late 2005, its Mesa Operations will manufacture the next generation Heated Gas Inflator (HGI), a world-class, low cost, environmentally friendly passenger airbag inflator. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2001082 ... Continue reading

Don't Let High Gasoline Prices Put the Brakes on Your Travel Plans Because Lodging.com Is Giving Gas Away!

Don't Let High Gasoline Prices Put the Brakes on Your Travel Plans Because Lodging.com Is Giving Gas Away!

Enter For the Chance to Win Free Gasoline For One Year on Lodging.com PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 13 -- In response to chart-topping gasoline rates, Lodging.com, a leading hotel reservation travel Web site and subsidiary of Cendant Corporation , is bringing new meaning to the phrase "fill 'er up." For each week of the summe ... Continue reading

LeaseCompare.com Expands Car Leasing Options with FairLease Alliance

LeaseCompare.com Expands Car Leasing Options with FairLease Alliance

LeaseCompare.com Expands Car Leasing Options with FairLease Alliance CINCINNATI--July 13, 2004--Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), the leader in online direct-to-consumer auto leasing, announced the expansion of leasing services on its website www.LeaseCompare.com. ACS has added a major lender, FairLease, a prog ... Continue reading

ZAP Secures $45 Million Floor Plan Line of Credit for Auto Dealers

ZAP Secures $45 Million Floor Plan Line of Credit for Auto Dealers

SANTA ROSA, Calif., July 13 -- Advanced technology vehicle company ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) says it has secured a $45 million line of credit for qualified ZAP dealers to finance their inventory, or floor plan. ZAP announced today that it has signed an agreement with Clean Air Motors, LLC (CAMCO), a wholly owned subsi ... Continue reading

Emission-Reducing Engine Technology Earns Engineers National Inventor of the Year Award

Emission-Reducing Engine Technology Earns Engineers National Inventor of the Year Award

Intellectual Property Owners Assoc. Honors Duo for Caterpillar's ACERT(R) Technology WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Millions of Americans, including children exposed to exhaust from school buses and others who encounter diesel fumes in cities and on highways, can breathe easier thanks to the work of two engineers who are being ... Continue reading

Capital Automotive Declares Quarterly Preferred Share Dividends

Capital Automotive Declares Quarterly Preferred Share Dividends

MCLEAN, Va., July 13 -- Capital Automotive REIT , the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a dividend for the period commencing May 1, 2004 and ending July 31, 2004 of $0.46875 per Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred S ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: Kurt Johnson Focuses on Delivering in Denver

NHRA Pre Race: Kurt Johnson Focuses on Delivering in Denver

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Kurt Johnson Focuses on Delivering in Denver ACDelco crew set to conquer the mountain at the Mile-High Nationals Sugar Hill, Ga., July 12, 2004 - The POWERade Drag Racing Series will kick off the second half of the 2004 season this w ... Continue reading

Bad Toys, Inc. to Acquire Gambler Motorcycle Company, Inc.

Bad Toys, Inc. to Acquire Gambler Motorcycle Company, Inc.

KINGSPORT, Tenn.--July 13, 2004--Bad Toys, Inc. (OTCBB:BTOI), a Nevada corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling custom V-Twin motorcycles, custom street rods and provides brokerage service to custom, classic cars, and motorcycle owners, announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Average Monthly Gas Price Falls 12 Cents from June

LA Auto Club: Average Monthly Gas Price Falls 12 Cents from June

LOS ANGELES--July 13, 2004--The average monthly price of regular gasoline in Southern California dropped 12 cents from June, but still set an all-time high for the month of July, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California average price for regular self-s ... Continue reading

Midwest Generation President Named to Cummins Board

Midwest Generation President Named to Cummins Board

COLUMBUS, Ind.--July 13, 2004--Cummins Inc. announced today that Georgia Nelson, President of Midwest Generation EME LLC, has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors. Nelson, whose term begins immediately, becomes the eighth member of the Cummins Board. Nelson has been President of Midwest Generation since the ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby to Introduce Shelby Ford Expedition at SEMA

Carroll Shelby to Introduce Shelby Ford Expedition at SEMA

Carroll Shelby and Ford Collaborate Once Again to Debut New Concept Vehicle LOS ANGELES, July 13 -- Carroll Shelby International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CSBI) announced today that it will unveil a limited edition Shelby Ford Expedition concept vehicle at the 2004 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las ... Continue reading

iQ Power Appoints Dr. Weininger as CFO - Reduction of the Board

iQ Power Appoints Dr. Weininger as CFO - Reduction of the Board

MUNICH, Germany, July 14 -- iQ Power Technology Inc. (IQP: Frankfurt; IQPR: OTC US Bulletin Board) announces the appointment of Dr. Herbert Weininger as iQ's new Chief Financial Officer, a position which was previous held provisionally by CEO Peter E. Braun. Dr. Weininger is a former CEO of the German listed Spütz AG ... Continue reading

Sporty Special Edition 'FT-Special' Added to Mazda AZ-Wagon Lineup

Sporty Special Edition 'FT-Special' Added to Mazda AZ-Wagon Lineup

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Sporty Special Edition 'FT-Special' Added to Mazda AZ-Wagon Lineup Mazda <http://www.japancorp.net/topimg/Low_mazda0713.jpg> Tokyo, Japan, July. 13, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation introduces the affordably-priced "FT-Special," a sporty special edition o ... Continue reading

Toyota Industries and DENSO to Establish New Car Air-Conditioning Compressor Production Company in Georgia, USA

Toyota Industries and DENSO to Establish New Car Air-Conditioning Compressor Production Company in Georgia, USA

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Toyota Industries and DENSO to Establish New Car Air-Conditioning Compressor Production Company in Georgia, USA Tokyo, Japan, July. 13, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Industries Corporation and DENSO Corporation today announced the companies will jointly establish a com ... Continue reading

Armor Enterprises to secure major manufacturing agreement for electric powered vehicles

Armor Enterprises to secure major manufacturing agreement for electric powered vehicles

SOLANA BEACH, CA, July 14 -- Armor Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB: ARME). Armor Enterprises Inc. (Armor) announced today that an executive of a strategic partner of Armor met with the Managing Director of Majestic Auto Limited, one of the divisions of The Hero Group Of Companies of India, this week at the Las Vegas Facility. ... Continue reading

Mazda Accessories Sales at All-Time High as Drivers Create Their Own Zoom-Zoom

Mazda Accessories Sales at All-Time High as Drivers Create Their Own Zoom-Zoom

- Endless Options Available to Customize Full Line of Mazda Vehicles - IRVINE, Calif., July 14 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced sales of $34.9 million in combined port- and dealer-installed accessories for the first half of 2004. Achieving an 87-percent increase in sales since 2001, with an ann ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson's Second Century Momentum Builds With Another Record Quarter

Harley-Davidson's Second Century Momentum Builds With Another Record Quarter

MILWAUKEE, July 14 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced record revenue and earnings for its second quarter ended June 27, 2004. Revenue for the quarter was $1.33 billion compared with $1.22 billion in the year-ago quarter, an 8.9 percent increase. Second quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) were 83 cents, a 25. ... Continue reading

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