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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Oberg Motorsports Begins Sophomore CORR Season in PRO-2

Oberg Motorsports Begins Sophomore CORR Season in PRO-2

Oberg Motorsports Begins Sophomore CORR Season in PRO-2 Eagle River, WI (April 17, 2008) - Oberg Motorsports is ready for the upcoming 2008 Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) season. Mike Oberg and Crew Chief/Chief Mechanic Cory Lambert, have been putting in long hours at the shop in Eagle River, getting the #80 PRO-2 ... Continue reading

Tindle racing with his heart on his firesuit's sleeve in Atlanta

Tindle racing with his heart on his firesuit's sleeve in Atlanta

Former JEGS ProMod Challenge winner Tim Tindle will race for a very special cause when the tour reaches Atlanta Dragway April 24-27 for the 28th annual NHRA Southern Nationals. Tindle will banner the Alabama/Gulf Coast Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to raise awareness for a disease that has stricken his 7-y ... Continue reading

Rolex Series Team-By Team Pre-Race Analysis: Mexico City 250

Rolex Series Team-By Team Pre-Race Analysis: Mexico City 250

MEXICO CITY (April 16, 2008) – The following is a team-by-team analysis for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 Mexico City 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. DAYTONA PROTOTYPES TELMEX CHIP GANASSI RACING WITH FELIX SABATES (Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas â ... Continue reading

Harker-Meyer Team Gain Edge on Performance in Dallas

Harker-Meyer Team Gain Edge on Performance in Dallas

Ennis, TX - It may not have been a win for the Harker-Meyer Team at this weekend LODRS Division Four event held at the Texas Motorplex April 11-13 but it certainly proved the Lend America A/Fuel Dragster Team are back on track after making a career best run of 5.33et at 248mph. It’s been a stressful two weeks for ... Continue reading

Harker Scores First Win of Season

Harker Scores First Win of Season

Ennis, TX - Reining Division Four Champion, Steve Harker and team left a trail of devastation after this weekends LODRS Division Four Event, April 11-13 as once again the Aussie champ claimed victory at the Texas Motorplex. What started out as a strong weekend for Harker only got better for the veteran racer, as Harker ... Continue reading

AGR MOTEGI PRACTICE COMMENTS

AGR MOTEGI PRACTICE COMMENTS

Danica Patrick, #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone "There is a great deal of potential in the Motorola car, because we are not too far off on where we need to be for tomorrow's qualifying run. We are going to have to do some homework tonight to get the handling where it needs to be. Hopefully, we will be able to get o ... Continue reading

Mexico City Next Stop for Dalziel

Mexico City Next Stop for Dalziel

Orlando, Florida (April 17, 2008) – Ryan Dalziel returns to the scene of his Grand-Am Daytona Prototype debut this weekend as he crosses the border to Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for Round 3 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16, the ‘Mexico City ... Continue reading

KANAAN QUICKEST AS PRACTICE BEGINS AT TWIN RING MOTEGI

KANAAN QUICKEST AS PRACTICE BEGINS AT TWIN RING MOTEGI

MOTEGI, Japan, Thursday, April 17, 2008 – Three drivers, representing the past four race winners at Twin Ring Motegi, were stashed in the top five of the speed chart as preparations began for the Indy Japan 300. With a forecast of rain that could wash out final practice and qualifications for the PEAK Motor Oil Po ... Continue reading

Polymer Group, Inc. Expands Environmentally Friendly Acoustic Automotive Offerings

Polymer Group, Inc. Expands Environmentally Friendly Acoustic Automotive Offerings

GENEVA, April 17 -- Based on the commercial success of its environmentally-friendly acoustic materials with major auto makers, Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) (OTC Bulletin Board: POLGA; POLGB) today announced it is expanding the use of these substrates to other vehicle components. Designed to silence interior vehicle noise, ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team - Barcelona Test Report

Honda Racing F1 Team - Barcelona Test Report

BARCELONA 17 APRIL 2008 END OF TEST REPORT The Honda Racing F1 Team returned to the test track this week following the first three races of the 2008 Formula One season. With the majority of teams in action at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, this week's four-day test has allowed Honda to prepare for the next race ... Continue reading

Liz Allison Teams With AutoVantage: Keep Your Child Safe on the Road With Tips From Leading Auto Club

Liz Allison Teams With AutoVantage: Keep Your Child Safe on the Road With Tips From Leading Auto Club

NORWALK, Conn., April 17 -- You can't always protect children from the world around them. But there is one thing you can help control and it could save their life -- safety in the car. In 2006, every day an average of five children age 14 and younger were killed and 568 were injured in motor vehicle crashes in the Unit ... Continue reading

Capitol Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Capitol Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Milton Resident Took High Honor at Kia Skill National Cup IRVINE, Calif., April 17 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) announced Milton, Wis. resident Michael L. Cole, 25, an automotive technician at Capitol Kia in Madison, Wis., will represent the United States and KMA at the 2008 Kia Skill World Cup in Seoul, April 17-25. Co ... Continue reading

Jake Sweeney Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Jake Sweeney Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Ryland Heights Resident Took Top Honor at Kia Skill National Cup IRVINE, Calif., April 17 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) announced Ryland Heights, Ky. resident Richard C. Middendorf, Jr., 42, an automotive technician at Jake Sweeney Kia in Florence, Ky., will represent the United States and KMA at the 2008 Kia Skill World ... Continue reading

Metro Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Metro Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Cranston Resident Took High Honor at Kia Skill National Cup IRVINE, Calif., April 17 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) announced Cranston, R.I. resident William T. Shaughnessy, 36, an automotive technician at Metro Kia in Johnston, R.I., will represent the United States and KMA at the 2008 Kia Skill World Cup in Seoul, April ... Continue reading

Paramount Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Paramount Kia Technician to Represent United States at Global Automotive Technical Skills Competition in Seoul

Hickory Resident Took High Honor at Kia Skill National Cup IRVINE, Calif., April 17 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) announced Hickory, N.C. resident Seth Heffney, 22, an automotive technician at Paramount Kia in Hickory, will represent the United States and KMA at the 2008 Kia Skill World Cup in Seoul, April 17-25. Heffney ... Continue reading

Suzuki Showcases All-New SX4 Sport, Zuk Concept at 2008 Pittsburgh International Auto Show

Suzuki Showcases All-New SX4 Sport, Zuk Concept at 2008 Pittsburgh International Auto Show

Suzuki displays full-line of vehicles for active lifestyles Zuk concept appeals to four-wheel and two-wheel tuner enthusiasts PITTSBURGH, April 17 -- Led by the all-new 2008 four-door Suzuki SX4 Sport, American Suzuki Motor Corp. arrives at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show poised to impress show goers with its ex ... Continue reading

Nobuaki Katoh to be Elected DENSO President in June

Nobuaki Katoh to be Elected DENSO President in June

KARIYA, Japan, April 17 -- DENSO Corporation today announced plans to elect Nobuaki Katoh as new president and CEO after the annual shareholders meeting in June. Current President and CEO Koichi Fukaya will be promoted to vice chairman and Akihiko Saito will remain as chairman. "I am both honored and determined to lead ... Continue reading

Dana Holding Corporation Names Gary L. Convis Chief Executive Officer

Dana Holding Corporation Names Gary L. Convis Chief Executive Officer

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 17 -- Dana Holding Corporation today announced that it has named Gary L. Convis, 65, to the post of Chief Executive Officer. Convis was appointed to Dana's new Board of Directors in January 2008 after retiring from Toyota Motor Corporation, where he had spent more than 20 years culminating in his ro ... Continue reading

Kia Sedona Named a Top 10 Best Value by GAYOT.com

Kia Sedona Named a Top 10 Best Value by GAYOT.com

Minivan Named Best of Segment in Annual List - Competitive price, comprehensive warranty program impresses value-minded judges - Bevy of standard equipment outshines competition IRVINE, Calif., April 17 -- The 2008 Kia Sedona was named the minivan of choice on GAYOT.com's annual list of the "Top 10 Best Value Automobil ... Continue reading

The History Behind The Mercedes-Benz Brand And The Three-Pointed Star

The History Behind The Mercedes-Benz Brand And The Three-Pointed Star

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com If you're a regular reader of eMercedesBenz, you're no doubt familiar with the origins of the Mercedes-Benz brand and the three-pointed star. But for those of you who are just joining us or those of you who may have missed our past coverage on the subject, Daimler today has published a r ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Reports First Quarter Results

Harley-Davidson Reports First Quarter Results

Company Reduces Full Year Shipments and Revises Guidance MILWAUKEE, April 17 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2008. Revenue for the quarter was $1.31 billion compared to $1.18 billion in the year-ago quarter, a 10.8 percent increase. Net income for the quarter w ... Continue reading

Automotive Executive Joins Azure Dynamics' Board of Directors

Automotive Executive Joins Azure Dynamics' Board of Directors

OAK PARK, Michigan, April 17 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD & LSE: ADC) ("Azure" or the "Company") a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, announced today the appointment of James C. Gouin to its Board of Directors, subject to normal regulatory approvals and pro ... Continue reading

Passive Safety Must not be Watered Down in Future EU Pedestrian Safety Regulations Says Frontal Protection Systems (FPS) Specialist, Concept Mouldings

Passive Safety Must not be Watered Down in Future EU Pedestrian Safety Regulations Says Frontal Protection Systems (FPS) Specialist, Concept Mouldings

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, April 17 -- Pedestrian impacts with motor vehicles in urban environments are impossible to avoid completely, so it is vital that a focus is maintained on reducing the severity of injuries when this occurs says, energy absorbing FPS specialist, Concept Mouldings. The UK motor industry and its sup ... Continue reading

Ener1 Joins Counterparts in Briefing Capitol Hill on Electrification of Auto Industry

Ener1 Joins Counterparts in Briefing Capitol Hill on Electrification of Auto Industry

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 17 -- Ener1, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ENEI) , a leading alternative energy company, will participate in an industry briefing of U.S. Congressional staff on the latest developments in the electrification of the American automotive industry. Manufacturers of advanced automotive batteries will jo ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby Receives the Automotive Executive of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award and Tells 200 Industry Leaders that 'The Greatest Time is Right Now' for American Automotive

Carroll Shelby Receives the Automotive Executive of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award and Tells 200 Industry Leaders that 'The Greatest Time is Right Now' for American Automotive

DETROIT, April 17 -- The 2008 Automotive Executive of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to design innovator and racing legend, Carroll Shelby, at the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC) on April 16. The Award is sponsored by DNV Certification and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG). During his award acc ... Continue reading

Chronic Car Audio, Inc. Proposes Reverse Merger With CDG Investments Inc.

Chronic Car Audio, Inc. Proposes Reverse Merger With CDG Investments Inc.

MESA, Ariz., April 17 -- Chronic Car Audio, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CCAU) of Mesa, Arizona, submitted a proposal to CDG Investments Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: CDGEF) to do a reverse merger. CDGEF has the capital to facilitate Chronic Car Audio, Inc.'s continued growth. CDGEF is listed on the OTC BB and Chronic Car Audio, Inc. is ... Continue reading

2009 Subaru Forester Earns IIHS '2008 Top Safety Pick' Award

2009 Subaru Forester Earns IIHS '2008 Top Safety Pick' Award

CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 17 -- The all-new 2009 Subaru Forester has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's, "2008 Top Safety Pick" award. To win this award, a vehicle must offer superior overall crash protection among the vehicles in their class. To qualify, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good i ... Continue reading

News Advisory(HQ): Earth Day 2008: Green Technology and Buildings Bloom on the National Mall

News Advisory(HQ): Earth Day 2008: Green Technology and Buildings Bloom on the National Mall

**News Advisory** For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 17, 2008 *Earth Day 2008: Green Technology and Buildings Bloom on the National Mall * Contact: Suzanne Ackerman, (202)-564-4355 / ackerman.suzanne@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - April 17, 2008) On April 20 - 22, 2008, EPA will hold the National Sustainable Design Ex ... Continue reading

SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. CEO Interviewed Live on Steve Crowley's American Scene Radio Show!!

SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. CEO Interviewed Live on Steve Crowley's American Scene Radio Show!!

Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:30 AM EDT SpongeTech(R)'s CEO Interview Aired Today on American Scene Radio Show!! NEW YORK, April 17 -- SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SPNG) is pleased to announce that its Chief Executive Officer and President, Michael Metter, will be interviewed today on Steve Crowle ... Continue reading

Sticker Dude Motorsports and Q Racing Engine Oil

Sticker Dude Motorsports and Q Racing Engine Oil

Sticker Dude Motorsports Brings Q Racing Engine Oil to Off-Road Racing Lake Zurich, IL (April 16, 2008) - Sticker Dude Motorsports is proud to announce their partnership with Shell Racing Solutions and Q Racing Engine Oil. The team?s Toyota-powered PRO Super Buggy, and the two Toyota Tacoma PRO Light trucks, will be ma ... Continue reading

Stock Car Satruday Night at SSP This Weekend

Stock Car Satruday Night at SSP This Weekend

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stock Car Saturday Night Season Returns to SSP on April 19; Eckert Uses Test & Tune to Prepare for Big Race this Weekend Newberrytown, PA (April 16, 2008) - The popular Stock Car Saturday Night Series returns to the Susquehanna Speedway Park on Saturday, April ... Continue reading

Tindle racing with his heart on his firesuit's sleeve in Atlanta (NHRA/JEGS)

Tindle racing with his heart on his firesuit's sleeve in Atlanta (NHRA/JEGS)

Tindle racing with his heart on his firesuit's sleeve in Atlanta Former JEGS ProMod Challenge winner Tim Tindle will race for a very special cause when the tour reaches Atlanta Dragway April 24-27 for the 28th annual NHRA Southern Nationals. Tindle will banner the Alabama/Gulf Coast Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma S ... Continue reading

Beijing auto show spotlights global automakers' hopes for China's booming market

Beijing auto show spotlights global automakers' hopes for China's booming market

BEIJING April 17, 2008; Joe McDonald writing for the AP reported that on display at next week's Beijing auto show: Global automakers' hopes that booming China will drive sales this year as demand elsewhere slumps. General Motors Corp. plans to show 42 models at Auto China 2008. Volkswagen AG is debuting two cars design ... Continue reading

Rising Petrol Prices and Insurance Premiums Drive UK Motorists Off The Road

Rising Petrol Prices and Insurance Premiums Drive UK Motorists Off The Road

THIS RELEASE HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY WEBITPR writeit:- This release is available at: http://www.webitpr.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=8296 Related Links:- MoneyExpert - http://moneyexpert.com/ Rising Petrol Prices and Insurance Premiums Drive Motorists Off The Road Rising insurance premiums, petrol < prices and car ... Continue reading

UAW Workers at GM Crossover Factory in Lansing Off Jobs in Local Contract Dispute

UAW Workers at GM Crossover Factory in Lansing Off Jobs in Local Contract Dispute

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. April 17, 2008; Kathy Barks Hoffman writing for the AP reported that workers at a key General Motors Corp. assembly plant near Lansing have walked off their jobs in a local contract dispute. United Auto Workers members streamed from the plant that makes hot-selling crossover vehicles just after a ... Continue reading

Treasured Titan - the new Toyota Land Cruiser V8 by delta4x4

Treasured Titan - the new Toyota Land Cruiser V8 by delta4x4

European premiere: delta4x4 the Bavarian specialist for SUVs presents its new upgrade-program with high performance brake system for this luxurious offroad vehicle ... Continue reading

The Sportservice Lorinser ML Black & White

The Sportservice Lorinser ML Black & White

- At chess black and white are the antagonists. But not only there the extreme colour contrast between bright and dark brings excitement and thrill into play, as the Sportservice Lorinser ML Black & White based on the Mercedes-Benz ML 320 CDI demonstrates. ... Continue reading

The new 2009 Land Rover Discovery 3

The new 2009 Land Rover Discovery 3

The eye-catching exterior revisions for 2009 add fresh refinement to the acclaimed exterior design - incorporating new front and rear body colour bumpers, body coloured wheel arches and revised exterior detailing. ... Continue reading

Inland Empire Auto Show Quickly Establishing Itself as a Top Auto Show Player in Southern California

Inland Empire Auto Show Quickly Establishing Itself as a Top Auto Show Player in Southern California

- West Coast Customs, Extreme Autofest, Green Street, Street Trucks Open, Extreme Motorsports Expo - All Making Huge Appearances at the IE Auto Show - ONTARIO, Calif., April 16 -- The 2008 Inland Empire Auto Show (IEAS), San Bernardino and Riverside Counties' top destination location for auto enthusiasts, today announc ... Continue reading

An Inside First Look At The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

An Inside First Look At The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com Wondering what the interior of the forthcoming 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class looks like? Wonder no more. The industrious spy photographer of Auto Express recently captured an undisguised view of the new model's interior, revealing precisely what to expect in terms of ergonomics and styling. ... Continue reading

Monaco Coach Corporation Invites You to Join Its First Quarter Conference Call on the Web

Monaco Coach Corporation Invites You to Join Its First Quarter Conference Call on the Web

COBURG, Ore., April 16 -- In conjunction with its first quarter earnings release, Monaco Coach Corp. invites you to listen to its conference call broadcast live over the Internet at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/MONACO) What: Monaco Coach Corpor ... Continue reading

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