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Saturday, December 16, 2006

Brembo Introduces New Intermediate Caliper at PRI

Brembo Introduces New Intermediate Caliper at PRI

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/fi ... Continue reading

Compli and New York State Automobile Dealers Association to Bring Compli’s Dealership Liability Management System to NYSADA Members

Compli and New York State Automobile Dealers Association to Bring Compli’s Dealership Liability Management System to NYSADA Members

PORTLAND, Ore.--Compli® and the New York State Automobile Dealers Association (NYSADA) are collaborating to promote the Compli Dealership Compliance Management System (DCMS) to NYSADA members. Compli is the leading provider of compliance management and risk mitigation products to the nation’s auto dealerships. NYSAD ... Continue reading

Ferro Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Ferro Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

CLEVELAND--The Board of Directors of Ferro Corporation has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14.5 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 9, 2007 to shareholders of record on February 15, 2007. About Ferro Corporation Ferro Corporation (http://www.ferro.com) is a leading global supplier ... Continue reading

Ford Announces Corporate Realignment

Ford Announces Corporate Realignment

* Additional Focus on Worldwide Markets and Customers * Improves Leverage of Global Assets and Capabilities DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 14 -- Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan Mulally today announced a realignment of the company's organization that puts additional focus on its worldwide markets and customers while be ... Continue reading

MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE AND THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL OFFER LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPERS

MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE AND THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL OFFER LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Ackford, 614-793-4620, <mailto:rackford@midohio.com> rackford@midohio.com MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE AND THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL OFFER LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPERS DUBLIN, Ohio (December 15, 2006) - Christmas is fast approaching, and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and The M ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: 2007 NHRA XPLOD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES SCHEDULE

NHRA NEWS: 2007 NHRA XPLOD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES SCHEDULE

2007 NHRA XPLÔD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES SCHEDULE FEATURES 11 RACES, TWO STOPS IN INDIANAPOLIS GLENDORA, Calif. (Dec. 14, 2006) – NHRA announced today its 2007 NHRA Xplôd Sport Compact Racing Series schedule will be comprised of eight stand-alone NHRA Xplôd Sport Compact Series events and three tie-in events wi ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: GATES CORPORATION NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF NHRA XPLOD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES

NHRA NEWS: GATES CORPORATION NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF NHRA XPLOD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761 GATES CORPORATION NAMED OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF NHRA XPLÔD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES GLENDORA, Calif. (Dec. 14, 2006) – NHRA officials announced today a long term agreement with Gates Corporation as the official automotive belts and hoses supplie ... Continue reading

THIS NEW CAR: Effectively Deploying Mass-Transit Facilities -- Interview with Former Amtrak Acting Chair Michael Dukakis -- Sunday on WICN/90.5 FM & WICN.org

THIS NEW CAR: Effectively Deploying Mass-Transit Facilities -- Interview with Former Amtrak Acting Chair Michael Dukakis -- Sunday on WICN/90.5 FM & WICN.org

*This New Car* *Exploring Transportation Alternatives * <http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar/schedule.htm> ** <http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar/schedule.htm> * **December 17: Effectively Deploying Mass-Transit Facilities Plus An Interview with Michael Dukakis, Former Acting Chair of Amtrak* * Worcester, MA - ... Continue reading

Triarc to Continue to Pay Higher Dividend Rate on Class B Common Stock, Series 1, until June 30, 2007

Triarc to Continue to Pay Higher Dividend Rate on Class B Common Stock, Series 1, until June 30, 2007

NEW YORK--Triarc Companies, Inc. announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has determined that until June 30, 2007, the Company will continue to pay regular quarterly cash dividends on the Class B Common Stock, Series 1, that are at least 110% of any regular quarterly cash dividends that are paid on the Cla ... Continue reading

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum News Release - Kansas Man Wins Museum Raffle

Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum News Release - Kansas Man Wins Museum Raffle

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 12/15/2006 CONTACT: Gran Roberts, For Immediate Release Marketing Director December 2006 (260) 925-1444 ext. 30 Kansas Man Wins Museum Raffle AUBURN - Melvin Massey of Denton, Kansas, was the first-place winner in the "Ticket to Ride" raffle drawing, held Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. i ... Continue reading

Ferro Schedules Conference Call for 2006 Third Quarter Results

Ferro Schedules Conference Call for 2006 Third Quarter Results

CLEVELAND--Ferro Corporation announced today it will conduct a conference call on Thursday, December 21 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Participants from Ferro will include Chairman, President and CEO James Kirsch, Vice President and Chief Financial Offi ... Continue reading

Garmin Co-Founder Adopts Rule 10b5-1 Stock Disposition Plan

Garmin Co-Founder Adopts Rule 10b5-1 Stock Disposition Plan

CAYMAN ISLANDS, Dec. 15 -- Garmin Ltd. today announced that co-founder Gary L. Burrell, who retired as Co-CEO in August 2002 and as Co-Chairman in August 2004, has established a pre-arranged trading plan to sell a portion of his shares in the company over a designated period. The plan was adopted in accordance with Rul ... Continue reading

Quantum Technologies Schedules Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

Quantum Technologies Schedules Fiscal 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 15 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , will hold a conference call to announce its financial results for its fiscal 2007 second quarter, ended October 31, 2006. The call will be held Monday, December 18, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time). If you are interested in ... Continue reading

VIDEO from Medialink and General Motors: Luxury Car Business Surges

VIDEO from Medialink and General Motors: Luxury Car Business Surges

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 -- Contrary to some segments of the automobile business that have been affected by the rise in gas prices, the luxury car business is surging -- even as the definition of "what luxury means" continues to change. (See video at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=32845) There was a day when pow ... Continue reading

Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Event

Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Event

--Barrett-Jackson Auction Company: WHAT: The 5th Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Event -- The World's Greatest Collector Car EventsTM The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach, Fla. will take place over five days filled with spectacular cars, celebrities, special events and displays that o ... Continue reading

Gary Cummings Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FleetNet America, Inc.

Gary Cummings Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FleetNet America, Inc.

CHERRYVILLE, N.C., Dec. 15 -- FleetNet America, Inc. announces the promotion of Gary W. Cummings to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2007. In this new position, Mr. Cummings will be responsible for all of FleetNet's operations. Mr. Cummings is currently serving as FleetNet's Vi ... Continue reading

News Release: Poland Joins Methane to Markets

News Release: Poland Joins Methane to Markets

News for Release: Friday, Dec. 15, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Poland Joins Methane to Markets *Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - Dec. 15, 2006) Poland became the 19th country to join the Methane to Markets partnership, the international initiative t ... Continue reading

News Release: Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company, Two Managers Plead Guilty to Felony Pollution Charges - $5 Million Criminal Penalty, Plus Half Million Community Service Payment

News Release: Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company, Two Managers Plead Guilty to Felony Pollution Charges - $5 Million Criminal Penalty, Plus Half Million Community Service Payment

News for Release: Friday, Dec. 15, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Sinclair Tulsa Refining Company, Two Managers Plead Guilty to Felony Pollution Charges* ** *"$5 Million Criminal Penalty, Plus Half Million Community Service Payment " *Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov* * (Washingt ... Continue reading

Raceway Sells Jim Russell Racing Schools to London-Based Group

Raceway Sells Jim Russell Racing Schools to London-Based Group

Infineon Raceway Sells Jim Russell Racing Schools to London-Based Group SONOMA, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2006) - Officials from Infineon Raceway today announced the sale of the Jim Russell Racing Schools to a London-based automotive marketing group. Emotive Group, whose United States division operates the Formula BMW USA Serie ... Continue reading

Red Bull Racing - Three Day Test Round Up

Red Bull Racing - Three Day Test Round Up

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Woodard Racing Suspends Derek Lusk

Woodard Racing Suspends Derek Lusk

Woodard Racing Suspends Derek Lusk CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Friday, December 15, 2006) - - Woodard Racing owner Rick Woodard announced today the indefinite suspension of crew member Derek Lusk for violation of NASCAR’s substance abuse policy. Earlier this week, NASCAR also suspended Lusk from attending any NAS ... Continue reading

Cascade Corporation Announces Purchase of PSM

Cascade Corporation Announces Purchase of PSM

PORTLAND, Ore.--Cascade Corporation announced today that it has acquired PSM Corporation, a manufacturer of construction attachments based in Woodinville, Washington. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PSM specializes in designing, manufacturing and marketing attachments and tools used on medium and heavy dut ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Files Lawsuit Against Oregon State University and Director of Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program to Protect Intellectual Property Rights

Motorcycle Safety Foundation Files Lawsuit Against Oregon State University and Director of Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program to Protect Intellectual Property Rights

IRVINE, Calif.--The Motorcycle Safety Foundation filed a lawsuit against Oregon State University, its president, and also against Stephen Garets, both individually and in his official capacity as director of the Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program of OSU, charging the parties with copyright infringement and violation ... Continue reading

News From USW: USW Accepts Goodyear Offer to Return to Meaningful Bargaining

News From USW: USW Accepts Goodyear Offer to Return to Meaningful Bargaining

PITTSBURGH--News From USW: The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has offered to return to the bargaining table for meaningful negotiations. The union has consulted its Bargaining Committee and has agreed to resume negotiations. Bargaining is scheduled to resume in Pitts ... Continue reading

Take your Autocareer to the Next Level

Take your Autocareer to the Next Level

ShowroomToday.com The Spot for Automotive Sales Professionals Dec 2006 - Vol 1, Issue 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In This Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Automotive Sales Training Automotive Sales Management Finance & Insurance Training Internet Sales Training CareerShowroom - Au ... Continue reading

MX-5 Cup Teammates Battle at Mosport and Mid-Ohio This Weekend on SPEED

MX-5 Cup Teammates Battle at Mosport and Mid-Ohio This Weekend on SPEED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MX-5 Cup Teammates Battle at Mosport and Mid-Ohio This Weekend on SPEED TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 15, 2006) - Tune into SPEED this weekend for some fierce teammate competition, as programming continues for the SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook. Round Three from Mo ... Continue reading

HOW WE BECAME ADDICTED TO OIL AND HOW TO BREAK THE ADDICTION RIGHT NOW

HOW WE BECAME ADDICTED TO OIL AND HOW TO BREAK THE ADDICTION RIGHT NOW

Edwin Black is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling investigative author of 50 bestselling editions in 13 languages in 60 countries, as well as scores of newspaper and magazine articles in the leading publications of the United States, Europe and Israel. His work focuses on genocide and hate, ... Continue reading

ENERGY, SECURITY AND THE LONG WAR OF THE 21st CENTURY

ENERGY, SECURITY AND THE LONG WAR OF THE 21st CENTURY

R. James Woolsey joined Booz Allen Hamilton in July 2002 as a Vice President and officer in the firm's Global Resilience practice, located in McLean, Virginia. Previously Mr. Woolsey served in the U.S. Government on five different occasions, where he held Presidential appointments in two Republican and two Democratic a ... Continue reading

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES - TODAY AND TOMORROW

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES - TODAY AND TOMORROW

Mr. Stephen Ellis is manager of AFV & Fuel Cell Vehicle Marketing at American Honda Motor Company. Steve's career at Honda began 23 years ago. Steve has worked on numerous vehicle related environmental and energy efficiency projects including the creation of Honda's AFV department. He served on various South Coast Air ... Continue reading

WHERE ARE THE MONORAILS?

WHERE ARE THE MONORAILS?

DICK FALKENBURY In 1997, Dick Falkenbury authored an initiative to 'build, operate and maintain' a forty mile monorail system hat ould span the city of Seattle in a huge "X". With a handful of volunteers and no support, the initiative gathered 18,500 signatures while spending only $2,000--and it won the first election. ... Continue reading

Tiger Truck Introduces Largest Capacity Off-Road Truck

Tiger Truck Introduces Largest Capacity Off-Road Truck

DALLAS, Dec. 15 -- Tiger Truck began deliveries of the Champ 4500 today. This full-sized truck has a true useful load of more than 3,300 lbs. The cargo bed of the 2-door standard cab model is a generous 103" x 62" with no wheel hump and is easily the largest capacity bed in the category. A drive-away Champ starts at $1 ... Continue reading

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