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Cruisin' For Wishes: GM Lansing Parts Warehouse, UAW Team Up To Support Make-A-Wish Foundation®

Cruisin' For Wishes: GM Lansing Parts Warehouse, UAW Team Up To Support Make-A-Wish Foundation®

LANSING, MICH. - For the fifth consecutive year, GM's Lansing Parts Warehouse and UAW Local 1753 are teaming up to host Cruisin' for Wishes, a car, motorcycle, and tractor show to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Michigan. The event is open to the public; see the end of this release for more information. Organiz ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts/Cruz Pedregon Reading Pre-Race

Advance Auto Parts/Cruz Pedregon Reading Pre-Race

Advance Auto Parts Racing Nitro Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Maple Grove Raceway Pre-Race Notes & Quotes Cruz Pedregon Hopes To Weather Maple Grove Storm Advance Auto Parts Racing Moves Into Pennsylvania MOHNTON, Pa. (Sept. 15, 2004) ­ Hurricane Ivan has weighed on the minds of everyone i ... Continue reading

Apogee Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings; Announces Architectural Manufacturing Expansion

Apogee Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings; Announces Architectural Manufacturing Expansion

MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 15, 2004--Apogee Enterprises, Inc. , today announced fiscal 2005 second quarter earnings. Apogee develops and delivers value-added glass products and services for the architectural, large-scale optical and automotive industries. HIGHLIGHTS -- Earnings from continuing operations were $0.16 per share, ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX Salem Factsheet

ARCA RE/MAX Salem Factsheet

SALEM FACTSHEET PLUS....... RACE: Eddie Gilstrap Motors Fall Classic 200 by Advance Auto Parts, 9-18-04 TRACK: Salem Speedway, .555-mile paved oval LOCATION: Salem, Indiana DISTANCE: 200 laps, 111 miles SANCTION: ARCA SERIES: Event #21 of the 2004 ARCA RE/MAX Series PROMOTER: Owen & Beverly Thompson (812) 883-6504; PR ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Enters Two Axle Joint Ventures with Volvo

ArvinMeritor Enters Two Axle Joint Ventures with Volvo

Continues Expansion of Global Manufacturing Presence with Key Global Vehicle Maker TROY, Mich., Sept. 15 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. has announced the formation of two joint ventures with the Volvo Group. The joint ventures expand ArvinMeritor's capacity to produce commercial vehicle drive axles. The formation has been appro ... Continue reading

Autobytel Inc. to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford & Company Investor Summit; Presentation to be Webcast

Autobytel Inc. to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford & Company Investor Summit; Presentation to be Webcast

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--Autobytel Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Schwartz and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Hoshi Printer will present at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit on Monday, September 20, 2004 at 8:00am PDT / 11:00am EDT. The Conference will be he ... Continue reading

Autobytel Inc. to Present at ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference; Presentation to Be Webcast

Autobytel Inc. to Present at ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference; Presentation to Be Webcast

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--Autobytel Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Schwartz and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Hoshi Printer will present at the ThinkEquity Partners Growth Conference on Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 8:00am PDT / 11:00am EDT. The Conference will be held ... Continue reading

AutoCom Associates Wins the 2004 Magnum Opus Award

AutoCom Associates Wins the 2004 Magnum Opus Award

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Sept. 15, 2004--AutoCom Associates, a public relations agency in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., recently received a Silver Award at the annual Magnum Opus Awards competition held by Publications Management Newsletter. AutoCom was recognized for its work on "Behr In Mind," a quarterly newsletter publi ... Continue reading

Bazemore takes it up a notch for Reading

Bazemore takes it up a notch for Reading

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 19 OF 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, PA. RACE DATES: SEPT. 17-19, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE AIMS TO TAKE IT UP A NOTCH AT MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, Pa. (Sept. 1 ... Continue reading

David Vivian Joins Pro-Spray European Automotive Paint

David Vivian Joins Pro-Spray European Automotive Paint

More news...Just wanted to keep you up-to-date with the automotive aftermarket coatings industry. Pro-Spray European Automotive Finishes is pleased to announce that David Vivian has joined Pro-Spray as a territory sales manager. David has a diverse and extensive background in the automotive collision repair industry. A ... Continue reading

Freight Wing Inc.'s Futuristic Aerodynamic Technology Hits the Road on Semi-Trailers of Today; New Fairing System Streamlines Trailer Profile, Reducing Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Freight Wing Inc.'s Futuristic Aerodynamic Technology Hits the Road on Semi-Trailers of Today; New Fairing System Streamlines Trailer Profile, Reducing Fuel Consumption and Emissions

SAMMAMISH, Wash.--Sept. 15, 2004--Freight Wing, Inc. today announced the launch of its aerodynamic system that improves the fuel efficiency of tractor-trailers. Developed via a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Freight Wing Aerodynamic System(TM) streamlines the profile of box-shaped trailers, enabling the ... Continue reading

GlobalAutoIndustry.com's China Auto Suppliers Group Expands Product Line by Offering Low Cost, High-Tech Telematics Solution from China

GlobalAutoIndustry.com's China Auto Suppliers Group Expands Product Line by Offering Low Cost, High-Tech Telematics Solution from China

TROY, Mich.--Sept. 15, 2004--The China Auto Suppliers Group, a joint venture initiative of GlobalAutoIndustry.com and a consortium of China-based automotive companies, has expanded its product line by offering a low-cost, high-tech telematics solution for the automotive industry. The telematics solution combines a GPS ... Continue reading

Independent Panel of International Judges Names Alcoa 2004 EHS Achievement Award Recipients

Independent Panel of International Judges Names Alcoa 2004 EHS Achievement Award Recipients

PITTSBURGH--Sept. 15, 2004--Alcoa today announced the 12 recipients of its 2004 Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Achievement Awards, which are among the highest honors that a facility, team, or individual can earn within the company. The awards were selected by a panel of independent international experts from ren ... Continue reading

Infineon Reaches Settlement with DoJ on Industry Wide DRAM Antitrust Investigation

Infineon Reaches Settlement with DoJ on Industry Wide DRAM Antitrust Investigation

MUNICH, Germany--Sept. 15, 2004--Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the United States Department of Justice - Antitrust Division - (DoJ) to plead guilty to a single and limited charge related to the violation of US antitrust laws in connection with the pricing ... Continue reading

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Magna confirms record date for its quarterly interest payment to holders of 8.65% Series A Preferred Securities due September 30, 2048

Magna confirms record date for its quarterly interest payment to holders of 8.65% Series A Preferred Securities due September 30, 2048

AURORA, ON, Sept. 15 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, MG.B; NYSE: MGA) today confirmed that its quarterly interest payment with respect to its outstanding 8.65% Series A Preferred Securities due September 30, 2048 ("Series A Securities") (TSX:MG.PRA) will be payable on September 30, 2004 to securityholders of re ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: WJ Looks to Give the DRCE 3 Win #1 in Reading

NHRA Pre Race: WJ Looks to Give the DRCE 3 Win #1 in Reading

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson Looks to Give the DRCE 3 Win #1 in Reading Recent progress has GM Performance Parts team looking forward to defending their 2003 win SUGAR HILL, GA., September 15, 2004 - In a sport of racing in straight lines, Warren ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates $20,000 to Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Grant Supports Increasing Educational Opportunities for Hispanic Youth

Nissan Donates $20,000 to Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Grant Supports Increasing Educational Opportunities for Hispanic Youth

WASHINGTON--Sept. 15, 2004--In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month and in support of its long-standing commitment to education, Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) presented a $20,000 donation to the Board of Directors of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). The donation, presented at the CHCI's VIP rece ... Continue reading

Oxford Automotive and Lender Group Agree to Term Sheet For $100 Million Senior Lending Facility

Oxford Automotive and Lender Group Agree to Term Sheet For $100 Million Senior Lending Facility

Facility would position company to move business plan forward TROY, Mich., Sept. 15 -- Oxford Automotive, Inc., a Tier 1 supplier of stampings and welded assemblies, announced that it has agreed to a non-binding term sheet with certain members of an ad hoc committee of holders of its 12% Senior Notes due 2010 (the "Len ... Continue reading

Quaker State Racing/Tony Pedregon Reading Pre-Race

Quaker State Racing/Tony Pedregon Reading Pre-Race

Quaker State Racing Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Maple Grove Raceway ­ Mohnton, Pa. Pre-Race Notes & Quotes Tony Pedregon Ready for Pennsylvania¹s ŒMineshaft¹ Quaker State Racing Looks for Record-Breaking Weekend MOHNTON, Pa. (Sept. 15, 2004) ­ Maple Grove Raceway has traditionally be ... Continue reading

Reading NHRA TV Schedule

Reading NHRA TV Schedule

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations/Marketing 317.227.1044 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS TV SCHEDULE Indianapolis – (September 15, 2004) After a one week break from the U.S. Nationals, The Nationa ... Continue reading

Scelzi to weather Ivan and Force at Maple Grove

Scelzi to weather Ivan and Force at Maple Grove

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 19 OF 23 LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY READING, PA. RACE DATES: SEPT. 17-19, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI TO WEATHER IVAN AND FORCE AT MAPLE GROVE READING, Pa. (Sept. 15, 2004) - ... Continue reading

Speedway Motorsports 2004 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Speedway Motorsports 2004 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

CONCORD, N.C.--Sept. 15, 2004--Speedway Motorsports , a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time). To participate in the conference call, please di ... Continue reading

Stovold, Hiltz shine at Innisfil during Festival of Rotax

Stovold, Hiltz shine at Innisfil during Festival of Rotax

For immediate release; September 15, 2004 Stovold, Hiltz shine at Innisfil during Festival of Rotax INNISFIL, ONTARIO Gilford's Matt Stovold led the field from start to finish in the Rotax Max Senior finale at the Festival of Rotax, held at the new Innisfil Indy last weekend. "This is a great result for our Holgate Mot ... Continue reading

Tarry Shebesta to Speak About Used Car Leasing at ACVL Conference

Tarry Shebesta to Speak About Used Car Leasing at ACVL Conference

Tarry Shebesta to Speak About Used Car Leasing at Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors Conference CINCINNATI--Sept. 15, 2004--Tarry Shebesta, president of Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), will speak at the Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors' conference on September 20-22. The Dearborn, Michigan event i ... Continue reading

Tarry Shebesta to Speak About Used Car Leasing at Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors Conference

Tarry Shebesta to Speak About Used Car Leasing at Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors Conference

CINCINNATI--Sept. 15, 2004--Tarry Shebesta, president of Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), will speak at the Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors' conference on September 20-22. The Dearborn, Michigan event is a forum for industry leaders to discuss current markets, legislation, and other issues affecting th ... Continue reading

TRW Automotive Facility Earns IndustryWeek '10 Best Plants' Award

TRW Automotive Facility Earns IndustryWeek '10 Best Plants' Award

LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 15 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. announced that its Kelsey-Hayes Company automotive braking facility in Fowlerville, Mich., earned a place on IndustryWeek's prestigious list of 10 best plants in North America for 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010824/TRWLOGO ) According to I ... Continue reading

Visteon Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Fourth Consecutive Year

Visteon Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Fourth Consecutive Year

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 15 -- Visteon Corporation , one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive components and integrated systems, has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the fourth consecutive year. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Companies listed in the ... Continue reading

Volkswagen AG and Abu Dhabi End Talks on Stock Purchase

Volkswagen AG and Abu Dhabi End Talks on Stock Purchase

WOLFSBURG, Germany, September 15 -- The Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and the representatives of the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi have mutually agreed to end their talks about the use of Volkswagen shares in the context of the acquisition of LeasePlan. No agreement was possible regarding the purchase p ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Selects IdaTech for Automotive Diesel Fuel Cell Fuel Processor System

Volkswagen Selects IdaTech for Automotive Diesel Fuel Cell Fuel Processor System

BEND, Oregon, September 15 -- IdaTech, fuel cell systems and solutions provider, has been selected by automobile manufacturer Volkswagen of Germany to design and manufacture an integrated fuel processor system operating on diesel fuel to be used in an automotive application: Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The agreement, p ... Continue reading

Pritiko ready for Sunoco finale!

Pritiko ready for Sunoco finale!

For immediate release; September 15, 2004 Pritiko ready for Sunoco finale! Matt Pritiko ready for championship run this weekend at Innisfil LONDON, ONTARIO - London karter Matt Pritiko will be in for the fight of his life this weekend at Innisfil Indy, host site of the final round of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Cham ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Presents to College Presidents at the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference

Johnson Controls Presents to College Presidents at the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference

President Bush Designates September 12-18, 2004 National HBCU Week MILWAUKEE, Sept. 15 -- Gary Brimmage, vice president and general manager - service, North America, for the Controls Group of Johnson Controls, addressed college presidents and business leaders during the White House Initiative on Historically Black Coll ... Continue reading

Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries Recalls 23,137 Subaru Brand Cars Over Fuel Leaks

Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries Recalls 23,137 Subaru Brand Cars Over Fuel Leaks

TOKYO September 15, 2004; The AP reported that Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries said Wednesday it would recall a total of 23,137 Subaru brand cars to tighten a bolt on the oil control valve that could come loose and cause engine oil to leak and catch fire. The company informed Japan's Transport Ministry of the recall afte ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Selects IdaTech for Automotive Diesel Fuel Cell Fuel Processor System

Volkswagen Selects IdaTech for Automotive Diesel Fuel Cell Fuel Processor System

BEND, Ore., Sept. 15 -- IdaTech, fuel cell systems and solutions provider, has been selected by automobile manufacturer Volkswagen of Germany to design and manufacture an integrated fuel processor system operating on diesel fuel to be used in an automotive application: Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The agreement, part of ... Continue reading

Modine Supplies Engine Cooling Modules for New BMW 1 Series

Modine Supplies Engine Cooling Modules for New BMW 1 Series

RACINE, Wis.--Sept. 15, 2004--Modine Manufacturing Company , a worldwide leader in applied thermal management, announced today it is now producing engine cooling modules for the new BMW 1 Series, which will be launched simultaneously worldwide on Saturday, September 18. BMW expects the 1 Series to be a very successful ... Continue reading

SmarTire Announces Supply Agreement With Aston Martin

SmarTire Announces Supply Agreement With Aston Martin

Aston Martin to include Company's Tire Monitoring Systems on New Models RICHMOND, BC, Sept. 15 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (OTCBB: SMTR) announced today that Aston Martin, part of Ford Motor Company's Premier Automotive Group has been including the Company's tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) in the DB9 model that we ... Continue reading

Attention Automotive Press: Siemens VDO Automotive Hosts Electronics University

Attention Automotive Press: Siemens VDO Automotive Hosts Electronics University

-- Who: For working press only. What: Siemens VDO Automotive's Annual Electronics University (EU) When: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004 School begins with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Morning sessions run from 9 a.m. to Noon Afternoon sessions run from 12:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Where: Birmingham Public Schools Corporate T ... Continue reading

Autoextremist.com, the Auto Industry's Most Respected and Influential Source for Online Commentary and Editorial Opinion, Announces New Automotive Research Division

Autoextremist.com, the Auto Industry's Most Respected and Influential Source for Online Commentary and Editorial Opinion, Announces New Automotive Research Division

DETROIT, Sept. 15 -- Autoextremist.com, the website weekly that started out as a controversial thorn in the auto industry's side, but which has grown to become the most influential and respected commentary and editorial opinion site about the auto business, announces a new research division. Peter M. DeLorenzo, Founder ... Continue reading

One on One Drags at SSP on Thursday

One on One Drags at SSP on Thursday

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two Races Left at SSP for 2004 with the One-on-One Drags on Thursday NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (September 14, 2004) – This Thursday night, September 16, SSP will host the first of its final two 410 Sprint Car races of the 2004 season. The return of the popular ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive lanza sus nuevos productos de recambio en Europa

Tenneco Automotive lanza sus nuevos productos de recambio en Europa

FRANKFURT, Alemania, September 15 -- - La compañía presenta sus productos de escape, suspensión y filtros de la gama DNX Tenneco Automotive , líder en productos de escape y suspensión para los sectores de mercado de recambios y de equipamiento original para automóvil, ha presentado hoy su gama de escapes deportiv ... Continue reading

Focus on Revenue Growth: Frost & Sullivan's Updated Light Truck Accessory Aftermarket Research Service

Focus on Revenue Growth: Frost & Sullivan's Updated Light Truck Accessory Aftermarket Research Service

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--The number of light trucks in the North American vehicle parc is expanding, providing aftermarket manufacturers with a larger base of vehicles to accessorize. New Strategic Analysis Service deliverable from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.transportation.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of ... Continue reading

Bankers Integration Group and CBC Companies Announce the Integration of BIGFNI and CBC ACAPS(R)

Bankers Integration Group and CBC Companies Announce the Integration of BIGFNI and CBC ACAPS(R)

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., Sept. 15 -- Bankers Integration Group, Inc. and CBC Companies announced today that they will integrate Bankers Integration Group, Inc.'s BIGFNI software system into CBC's credit management system, CBC ACAPS(R). ACAPS(R) is a registered trademark of American Management Systems, Incorporated. Banke ... Continue reading

Curomax Employee Receives Associate Member of the Year Award from the Ontario Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association; Exceptional Dealer Support Skills Recognized by Trade Association

Curomax Employee Receives Associate Member of the Year Award from the Ontario Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association; Exceptional Dealer Support Skills Recognized by Trade Association

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--Sept. 15, 2004--Curomax Corp., the North American leader in dealer finance e-commerce solutions and the originator of the premier multi-asset finance portal in Canada, today announced that Curomax and its dealer support representative Adam Coker, received the Associate Member of the Year Award for ... Continue reading

IPA SBRB Study Indicates Healthcare Fastest Growing Small Business Cost; General Economy a Major Concern

IPA SBRB Study Indicates Healthcare Fastest Growing Small Business Cost; General Economy a Major Concern

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.--Sept. 15, 2004-- Payroll, inventory/materials, competition also cause concern, poll shows Owners of small businesses contend that healthcare costs are their most rapidly increasing expense, according to the results of the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB) surv ... Continue reading

OEConnection Selected as NorthCoast 99 Best Places to Work in Northeast Ohio

OEConnection Selected as NorthCoast 99 Best Places to Work in Northeast Ohio

RICHFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- OEConnection LLC, provider of supply chain, order management, and data mining and reporting solutions for the automotive industry, is pleased to announce the company's selection as a 2004 NorthCoast 99 winner. Sponsored by the Employers Resource Council (ERC), Northeast Ohio's largest emplo ... Continue reading

Pierre Auto Group Implements Stronghold Technologies' DealerAdvance in All Four Seattle Based Dealerships

Pierre Auto Group Implements Stronghold Technologies' DealerAdvance in All Four Seattle Based Dealerships

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--Sept. 15, 2004-- In July 2004, Pierre Achieves 42% of Total Cars Sold Through Appointment Setting with DealerAdvance Stronghold Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SGHT), the developer of DealerAdvance(TM), an enterprise software system using wireless and Internet technologies for the automotiv ... Continue reading

PR: Automotive Capital Group, Inc. to Open New Dealership in Scottsdale

PR: Automotive Capital Group, Inc. to Open New Dealership in Scottsdale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Automotive Capital Group, Inc. to Open New Dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona Specializing in Honda and Toyota Vehicles Automotive Capital Group, Inc. Expanding Revolutionary No Credit Check Auto Financing PHOENIX, Sept. 15, 2004 -- Automotive Capital Group, Inc. (OTC: AOCP) announced today that it ... Continue reading

Superior Industries Will Present at the Banc of America Securities 34th Annual Investment Conference Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. PDT

Superior Industries Will Present at the Banc of America Securities 34th Annual Investment Conference Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. PDT

VAN NUYS, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--Superior Industries International, Inc. announced today that it will make a presentation on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. PDT before the Banc of America Securities 34th Annual Investment Conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, California. You can access a webc ... Continue reading

TBC Corporation Comments on Financial Impact of Florida Hurricanes

TBC Corporation Comments on Financial Impact of Florida Hurricanes

~ Anticipates Adverse Impact of $0.04 to $0.05 per Diluted Share ~ ~ Five Stores with Significant Physical Damage and Minor Damage to Other Locations ~ ~ Stores Now Reopened with Sales Returning to Normal Levels ~ PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Sept. 15 -- TBC Corporation , one of the nation's leading marketers of automotiv ... Continue reading

Patriot Motorcycles Corp. Positions Itself to Become the Largest Distributor of Affordable On and Off-Road Products in U.S.

Patriot Motorcycles Corp. Positions Itself to Become the Largest Distributor of Affordable On and Off-Road Products in U.S.

DANA POINT, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--Michel Attias, CEO of Patriot Motorcycles Corp. (Pink Sheets:PMCY), announced today its intention to dominate the growing U.S. market for affordable On and Off-road Motorcycles and ATVs. Through its recent agreement with Winspeed-Motors, Patriot Motorcycles Corp. has obtained the exc ... Continue reading

KleenAir Systems Inc. Reviews CARB Trading Credit Certification Program

KleenAir Systems Inc. Reviews CARB Trading Credit Certification Program

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced today that the California Air Resource Board (CARB) reviewed plans for Retrofit Verification of KleenAir's NOxMaster(TM) NOx Reduction System (SCR), including its Diesel Particulate Filter. KleenAir received an Executive Order in April 2002, e ... Continue reading

Market Diversification Creates a Plethora of Opportunities for Vendors in Power Inverter Markets

Market Diversification Creates a Plethora of Opportunities for Vendors in Power Inverter Markets

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--One of the prominent characteristics of the global power inverter markets is the distinct segregation of vendors based on end-user segments. This increases their dependency on a particular segment and makes them susceptible to the peculiar market trends. New analysis from Frost & Sull ... Continue reading

Union Leaders to Attend Jaguar Talks

Union Leaders to Attend Jaguar Talks

LONDON, September 15 -- Tony Woodley, General Secretary of T&G, and Derek Simpson, General Secretary of Amicus, today confirmed that they will be meeting with senior Ford managers on Friday. This top level meeting follows mounting speculation in the media regarding the future of the Jaguar plant at Browns Lane in Coven ... Continue reading

Good-Bye Auto Valuation Services - ADP Offers Dealers Daily Updates to Actual Vehicle "Sold-for" Prices

Good-Bye Auto Valuation Services - ADP Offers Dealers Daily Updates to Actual Vehicle "Sold-for" Prices

Creates Immediacy, Increases Accuracy of Vehicle Valuations Nationwide SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 15 -- ADP Claims Services Group, a leading provider of information services for the insurance, collision repair and automotive recycling industries, announced today it will add a new source of sold-vehicle information to Aut ... Continue reading

Automotive Capital Group, Inc. to Open New Dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona Specializing in Honda and Toyota Vehicles

Automotive Capital Group, Inc. to Open New Dealership in Scottsdale, Arizona Specializing in Honda and Toyota Vehicles

Automotive Capital Group, Inc. Expanding Revolutionary No Credit Check Auto Financing PHOENIX, Sept. 15 -- Automotive Capital Group, Inc. announced today that it will be opening a specialty vehicle dealer lot in Scottsdale, Arizona. The new dealer lot will specialize in Honda and Toyota pre-owned vehicles for the sub-p ... Continue reading

Avenida Technologies Awarded Contract from Jaguar and Land Rover for Advanced Electronic Product Information Management System

Avenida Technologies Awarded Contract from Jaguar and Land Rover for Advanced Electronic Product Information Management System

NEW YORK & TUNBRIDGE, United Kingdom--Sept. 15, 2004--Auto Data Network, Inc. (OTC BB: ADNW), a provider of software to the Automotive Industry, today announced that its subsidiary, Avenida Technologies Limited (Avenida), an innovative provider of rules-based business automation software, has been awarded a contract fo ... Continue reading

ZAP Signs $100 Million Exclusive Agreement for Apollo Fuel Cell Technology

ZAP Signs $100 Million Exclusive Agreement for Apollo Fuel Cell Technology

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 15 -- Transportation pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that its automotive distribution subsidiary Voltage Vehicles has signed an exclusive agreement with Apollo Energy Systems of Pompano Beach, Florida for its fuel cell technology. Under the contract, ZAP's Voltage Vehicles s ... Continue reading

Iveco and Delphi Showcase Safety at IAA

Iveco and Delphi Showcase Safety at IAA

Supplier and OEM team up to demonstrate advanced safety TROY, Mich. and TURIN, Italy, Sept. 15 -- Iveco SpA and Delphi Corp. are teaming up to showcase advanced safety technologies at next week's 60th International Motor Show (IAA) for Commercial Vehicles held in Hanover, Germany. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/ ... Continue reading

Toyota to Assemble Prius in China

Toyota to Assemble Prius in China

TOKYO September 15, 2004; CBS Marketwatch reported that Toyota Motors China FAW Group said Wednesday they have agreed to jointly produce Prius gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in China by the end of 2005. The move marks the first overseas production of Prius outside Japan. Toyota and FAW Group, which already produces ... Continue reading

Valeo erhält bei der Automechanika den Innovationspreis für sein Fahrspurwechsel-Warnsystem

Valeo erhält bei der Automechanika den Innovationspreis für sein Fahrspurwechsel-Warnsystem

PARIS, Frankreich, September 15 -- Das Fahrspurwechsel-Warnsystem, das Valeo gemeinsam mit Iteris entwickelt hat, wurde bei der Frankfurter Automechanika mit dem Innovationspreis in der Kategorie Systeme und Module ausgezeichnet. Mit diesem Preis wird das einfallsreiche Prinzip und die Zweckmässigkeit des neuen Fahrer ... Continue reading

Valeo Wins the Innovation Award at Automechanika for its Lane Departure Warning System

Valeo Wins the Innovation Award at Automechanika for its Lane Departure Warning System

PARIS, France, September 15 -- The Lane Departure Warning System, designed by Valeo in partnership with Iteris, has won the Innovation Award for the Systems and Modules category at Automechanika in Germany, in recognition of the intelligence and usefulness of this new driving assistance system. Valeo Chairman and CEO T ... Continue reading

AP Interview: GM Chief Says Auto Maker Looking to Cut Costs, but Nothing Drastic on Tap

AP Interview: GM Chief Says Auto Maker Looking to Cut Costs, but Nothing Drastic on Tap

ROMULUS, Mich. September 14, 2004; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that lagging sales and lower-to-flat net vehicle pricing has General Motors Corp. searching for ways to trim costs, but the world's largest automaker doesn't expect drastic operational changes anytime soon, chairman and chief executive Rick Wa ... Continue reading

eBay Auction Brokers, United Auction Brokers, Announce The UAB Business Alliance Website

eBay Auction Brokers, United Auction Brokers, Announce The UAB Business Alliance Website

NEW YORK--Sept. 14, 2004--United Auction Brokers(TM), LLC, the leaders in eBay Auction Brokering, announces the launch of www.uabbusiness.com their Business Alliance Website. Through their national network of brokers, United Auction Brokers now offers the opportunity for any business to sell merchandise, inventory, clo ... Continue reading

Automechanika 2004 - Summary: Visteon a Strong Partner in the Aftermarket

Automechanika 2004 - Summary: Visteon a Strong Partner in the Aftermarket

KERPEN, Germany, Sept. 14 -- Visteon Corporation presents its full-service aftermarket product, sales and service programs at Automechanika, the leading European trade show for replacement parts and accessories, in Frankfurt, Germany, from Sept. 14-19 (Hall 3.0, Stand B 91). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2 ... Continue reading

Goodyear Commercial Tires Star on International's Pickup

Goodyear Commercial Tires Star on International's Pickup

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 14 -- International Truck's new pickup truck - standing more than two feet above the formerly large Hummer or Ford F-350 for those who want to make a statement - rides on Goodyear commercial truck tires. The International CXT - for Commercial Extreme Truck - is the world's largest production pickup t ... Continue reading

Microvision Features Nomad Expert Technician System At North America's Premier Trucking Association Conference

Microvision Features Nomad Expert Technician System At North America's Premier Trucking Association Conference

BOTHELL, Wash.--Sept. 14, 2004-- Company expands automotive marketing efforts into trucking industry for its unique wireless computer with head-worn, see-through display Microvision, Inc. , today announced that it will showcase the Nomad Expert Technician System to the American Trucking Association at their annual TMC ... Continue reading

Talk'n'Ride With the First Bluetooth(R) Enabled Motorcycle Helmet From Motorola and MOMODESIGN

Talk'n'Ride With the First Bluetooth(R) Enabled Motorcycle Helmet From Motorola and MOMODESIGN

Motorola / MOMODESIGN Bluetooth(R) Enabled Motorcycle Helmet Extends Wireless Communications to Highly Mobile Individuals on the Motorcycle MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 14 -- Motorola and MOMODESIGN today announced their first Bluetooth enabled motorcycle helmet that will make it possible for motorcycle riders to scoot aroun ... Continue reading

Copart Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2004 Financial Results

Copart Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2004 Financial Results

FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Sept. 14, 2004--Copart, Inc. today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2004. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 Copart earned net income of $21.4 million on revenues of $100.1 million. In the same period last year the company earned $13.3 million on revenues of $8 ... Continue reading

Tom Semple Retiring as NDA President

Tom Semple Retiring as NDA President

SAN DIEGO--Sept. 14, 2004--After 24 years of dedicated service to Nissan, Tom Semple has announced he will retire as President of Nissan Design America, Inc., effective Sept. 30, 2004. Semple's duties will be undertaken by new NDA senior management members. The following organizational changes at NDA will be effective ... Continue reading

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