Friday, March 17, 2006

Moller/Pratt-Whitney Deal Status: NO GO, After all!

DAVIS, Calif.--March 17, 2006--Moller International, Inc. (OTCBB:MLER), the developer of the Skycar(R) aircraft, made the following announcement today. Moller International has not reached an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. for a joint development of engine technology as previously announced on March 16 ... Continue reading

Volvo Unveils I-SAM Heavy Hybrid - VIDEO ENHANCED

Gothenburg - March 17, 2006: Sweden-based AB Volvo, parent of both Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks, has unveiled a hybrid drive concept for heavy vehicles that offers fuel savings of up to 35%. Called I-SAM, it consists of a combined starter motor, drive motor and alternator, and an electronic control unit. ... Continue reading

All-Terrain Vehicle Season Set to Begin; ATV Safety Institute Offers Training

IRVINE, Calif.--March 17, 2006--Warmer weather brings out all-terrain vehicle owners from their winter hibernation, and the All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute again wishes to remind riders all over the country of the importance of hands-on training and following common-sense safety tips. RiderCourses Available for Jo ... Continue reading

BMW 7 Series To Be Added To Production In Cairo From 2nd Half Of 2006

Cairo/Munich - March 17, 2006: The BMW 7 Series will be built in Cairo later this year, in addition to the BMW X3, BMW 5 and BMW 3 Series models. This locally assembled BMW 7 Series will feature the long wheelbase and a power plant from the eight-cylinder gasoline range. BMW 3 and 5 Series automobiles have been built i ... Continue reading

India Moves from Landfill Gas to Clean Energy

News for Release: Friday, March 17, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)* India Moves from Landfill Gas to Clean Energy *Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne@epa.gov (media only) Erin Birgfeld, (202) 343-9079 (all other inquiries) (Washington, D.C. - March 17, 2006) As the third largest met ... Continue reading

Moller International Partners with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to Produce New High Efficiency Diesel Rotary Engine

DAVIS, CA - March 16, 2006: Moller International, Inc. (OTCBB:MLER.OB), is pleased to announce that it has formed a strategic alliance with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne to jointly develop the Moller International (MI) compound rotary engine. As the newest addition to the Rotapower engine product line, we believe these en ... Continue reading

2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Chevrolet's Corvette has a unique place in the sports car pantheon. For most of its history, it has been the only true sports car built by a major American automaker. And, since V8 engines found their way under the fiberglass hood in 1955, the `Vette has ... Continue reading

Mercedes Driver Attempts To Avoid Assassination Squad

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on March 17, 2006 at 8:55 AM CST Genius, pure genius. That's what I thought when I read this story. First of all, let me preface this article by saying I am one that prefers to drive slightly above the posted speed limit. Unfortunately in doing so, my driving adventures are oftentimes ha ... Continue reading

Allegheny Technologies Announces Phase II Expansion of its Titanium Capabilities

PITTSBURGH--March 17, 2006--Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced today the Phase II expansion of its titanium production capabilities. These investments, which total approximately $25 million, are aimed at increasing ATI's capacity to produce titanium and titanium alloys for aerospace applications and other ro ... Continue reading

Allied Van Lines Receives Industry Honors for Fleet Safety

CHICAGO, March 17 -- The American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA) has honored Allied Van Lines with the 2005 Fleet Safety Award for carriers logging more than 80 million miles in 2005. Judged by a panel of AMSA's moving and transportation experts, the award is based on accident reports and roadside inspection his ... Continue reading

Bekins Signs True Van Lines as a New Agent

CHICAGO, March 17 -- Bekins Holding Corporation (BHC) today announced the signing of Dallas, Texas-based True Van Lines (TVL) as an agent for Bekins. Initially, 23 domestic offices of True Van Lines will operate as interstate booking and servicing entities for Bekins. "The Bekins/True Van Lines agreement breaks new gro ... Continue reading

Flying Lizard ShoreTel 2006 Sponsorship

Team Contact: Jennifer Hart, Flying Lizard Motorsports Tel: 707.935.9600 x 552; Mobile: 415.425.3578, e-mail: jennifer@lizardms.com Flying Lizard Welcomes ShoreTel as Sponsor for 2006 ALMS Season March 17, 2006 - Sebring, Florida - Flying Lizard Motorsports announced today that ShoreTel, Inc., a technology company base ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz to Rationalize Its U.S. Aluminum Wheel Capacity

NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 17 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today announced that it will close its Huntington, Indiana cast aluminum wheel manufacturing facility by the end of its 2006 fiscal second quarter. The plant closing is part of the Company's ongoing plan to maximize utilization of its facilities and elimi ... Continue reading

Honeywell Announces Results of the Tender Offer For Its 5.125% Notes Due November 1, 2006

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., March 17 -- Honeywell today announced the results of its any and all cash tender offer for its outstanding 5.125% Notes due November 1, 2006 (CUSIP No. 438516AM8/ISIN No. US438516AM86). The Offer was made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Honeywell's Offer to Purchase date ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Receives Global Recognition for Supplier Diversity Success

Company Earns Corporate Diversity Innovation Award From World Diversity Leadership Council MILWAUKEE, March 17 -- Johnson Controls has been recognized by the World Diversity Leadership Council as winner of the global Corporate Diversity Innovation award. Johnson Controls is being honored with the award based on its sup ... Continue reading

Rofin-Sinar Board Member Change

PLYMOUTH, Mich. and HAMBURG, Germany, March 17 -- ROFIN-SINAR Technologies Inc. , one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of high-performance laser beam sources and laser- based solutions, today announced, that William R. Hoover has resigned from his position as outside director of RSTI's Board of direc ... Continue reading

Volkswagen of America Very SIRIUS

NEW YORK and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 17 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced that Volkswagen will offer SIRIUS as its sole satellite radio provider for vehicles sold in this country through 2012. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 ) Volkswagen will exclus ... Continue reading

Audi Signs Exclusive Agreement With SIRIUS Satellite Radio

NEW YORK and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 17 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio and Audi of America, Inc. today announced that Audi will offer SIRIUS as its exclusive satellite radio provider for Audi vehicles sold in the U.S., beginning with model year 2007 through 2012. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH12 ... Continue reading

Amerityre's CEO to Discuss Advantages of Manufacturing Polyurethane Tires

Details Manufacturing Techniques to Make 'The Optimal Tire' HILTON HEAD, S.C., March 17 -- Richard Steinke, Chief Executive Officer of Amerityre Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: AMTY) , is scheduled to address attendees at The 22nd Annual Tire Industry Conference held in Hilton Head, South Carolina today. Mr. Steinke will ... Continue reading

Trader Publishing to Become Two Companies

NORFOLK, Va.NORFOLK, Va.--March 17, 2006--Trader Publishing Company: -- Co-Owner Landmark Keeps Real Estate, Apartment, Employment and Recreational Publications and Websites and Other Businesses -- Co-Owner Cox Keeps Automobile-Related Publications and Websites -- 11 Regional Printing Plants Will Serve Both Companies T ... Continue reading

Landmark Communications Gives Up Trader Publishing Company

Cox To Control Automobile-related Publications and Websites, Paid Distribution Systems and Further Interest in AutoTrader.com ATLANTA, March 17 -- Cox Enterprises, Inc. and Landmark Communications, Inc. today announced they have agreed to a division of assets of their 50/50 partnership in Trader Publishing Company, the ... Continue reading

Release: British Motorists Now Have Engine Makeover in a Can

WOODBRIDGE, England, March 17 -- - ATTN: Feature and Motoring Editors - With photos When mechanical engineer Dave Burnett returned to the UK from working in the States, he found his elderly father's beloved Nissan Bluebird smoking away and its cylinders in a sorry state. Long hunts around British motoring stores for a ... Continue reading

Quantum Delivers Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicles to Burbank

IRVINE, Calif., March 17 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., today announced the delivery of five hydrogen-fueled Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles to the City of Burbank, California. This is part of a larger South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) program to develop and demonstrate 30 hydrogen ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Sport Trac Earns NHTSA'S Highest Crash Test Ratings

&#8226; <p>Ford's all-new 2007 Ford Sport Trac earns five-stars in both frontal and side crash ratings for drivers and passengers; The current 2006 Ford Explorer also earned five-stars in both frontal and side crash ratings for drivers and passengers. &#8226; The 2007 Sport Trac offers a suite of 10 advanced safety tec ... Continue reading

Spring Car Care: It May Be A Good Time To Inspect Your Shocks And Struts

GRAND BLANC, MI &#8212; March 17, 2006: Most owners know their vehicles require routine maintenance, including periodic inspection of their batteries, spark plugs, tires, windshield wipers, filters and fluids. But often the parts drivers can&#8217;t see &#8212; such as shock absorbers and struts, located under the vehi ... Continue reading

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Fuel Prices Eat up More Green on St. Patrick's Day

HOUSTON--March 17, 2006--Texas motorists saw a second consecutive week of higher prices at the pump, according to the AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for a gallon of regular self serve is $2.340 a gallon -- up 7 cents. Dallas has the highest average on the list at $2.373 a gallon. Corpus Chris ... Continue reading

GM Provides Updated Preliminary 2005 Results, Delays Filing 10-K

DETROIT March 16, 2006; General Motors Corp. today provided updated preliminary financial results for 2005 and said it will delay filing its annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission due to an accounting issue regarding the classification of cash flows at ResCap, the residential mortgage su ... Continue reading

Tim Sauter Ready for NASCAR'S Fastest Track

Atlanta Pre-race Notes Tim Sauter ready for NASCAR&#8217;S fastest track After three straight weeks west of the Mississippi, the NASCAR Busch Series stays closer to its southern roots this weekend with the running of the Nicorette 300 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Following a strong run last week in Las Vegas, Lester ... Continue reading

Flying Lizard Sebring 2006 Qualifying

Team Contact: Jennifer Hart, Flying Lizard Motorsports Tel: 707.935.9600 x 552; Mobile: 415.425.3578, e-mail: jennifer@lizardms.com Flying Lizard Qualifies Sixth and Tenth in GT2 for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring March 16, 2006 - Sebring, Florida - Flying Lizard drivers Marc Lieb and Darren Law qualified the team ... Continue reading

Driver News - Reid Arnold preps for 2006 Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship

Reid Arnold preps for 2006 Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Top Canadian in Mini Max on Florida Winter Tour Keswick, Ontario - March 15, 2006 â&#8364;&#8220; Reid Racing has just completed their first Florida Winter Tour series on a high note and are now making preparations to contest the 2006 Sunoco Ron Fellow ... Continue reading

Petersen/ White Lightning Sebring Qualifying - Bergmeister Takes Fifth in Time Trials Shootout

Petersen/ White Lightning Sebring Qualifying &#8211; Bergmeister Takes Fifth in Time Trials Shootout SEBRING, Fla., March 16, 2006 &#8211; The 2006 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season officially began today with qualifying for the 54th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. 2005 ALMS GT2 Champion and defending 12 Ho ... Continue reading

Ovonic(R) Hydrogen Hybrid Vehicle Begins Fleet Testing at South Coast AQMD

LONG BEACH, CA Mar 16, 2006; Experts from around the world have gathered in Southern California this week to chart the course for a future filled with hydrogen vehicles. Hot topics at the National Hydrogen Association's Annual Conference include the substantial progress achieved by hydrogen fuel cell and internal combu ... Continue reading

70-Day Around-the-Globe Road Trip on 35 Tanks or Less

John and Helen Taylor Kick Off North American Leg of 70-Day Around-the-Globe Road Trip, Planning to Show American Drivers How to Stretch Their Fuel Purchase SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 -- Today, John and Helen Taylor begin the North American leg of their historic pursuit to set a Guinness World Record for Fuel Efficiency b ... Continue reading