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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

RACING BUSINESS (DUBLIN, OH.) - THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL SEES CONTINUED SUCCESS IN 2007

RACING BUSINESS (DUBLIN, OH.) - THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL SEES CONTINUED SUCCESS IN 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Ackford, 614-793-4620, rackford@midohio.com THE MID-OHIO SCHOOL SEES CONTINUED SUCCESS IN 2007 HOLIDAY DISCOUNTS / 2008 CALENDAR NOW AVAILABLE DUBLIN, Ohio (December 18, 2007) -The Mid-Ohio School, the comprehensive driving and riding instruction company based at Mid-Ohio Sports C ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (REDONDO, CA.) - Auberlen To Chase Two Championships in 2008

TEAM REPORTS (REDONDO, CA.) - Auberlen To Chase Two Championships in 2008

Bill Auberlen will chase at least two championships in 2008, aiming for the top in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and KONI Challenge Series. The Redondo Beach, Calif., driver has won two of his six professional auto-racing championships in Grand-Am competition, with 30 victories, 46 podiums, 11 pole positions and ... Continue reading

SCCA (TOPEKA, KS.) - G Production and Spec Miata Air Wednesday on SPEED

SCCA (TOPEKA, KS.) - G Production and Spec Miata Air Wednesday on SPEED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE G Production and Spec Miata Air Wednesday on SPEED TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 18, 2007) - The diversity of G Production meets the excitement of Spec Miata, as SCCA National Championship Runoffs programming continues Wednesday, Dec. 19, on SPEED. Beginning at noon (EST), Jay Marlowe's No. ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - USAC 2007 ROOKIE AWARD WINNERS TO BE HONORED..

SPECIAL EVENT (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - USAC 2007 ROOKIE AWARD WINNERS TO BE HONORED..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 18, 2007 Contact: DICK JORDAN 07-277 EDWARDS, STEWART FIELDED ENTRIES FOR NATIONAL "ROOKIES OF THE YEAR" DODSON & STENHOUSE; PENNINGTON, JOSETT, SWANSON, INTRAVAIA & ROBERTSON ALSO GARNER 2007 ROOKIE HONORS Cameron Dodson of Greenfield, Ind. and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Olive Branch, Miss. ... Continue reading

2008 NAIAS: World Debut of the BMW X6 SAV Coupe - FIRST LOOK VIDEO

2008 NAIAS: World Debut of the BMW X6 SAV Coupe - FIRST LOOK VIDEO

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ - December 18, 2007: The world debut of the First Sports Activity Coupé will be on January 13, 2008 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The BMW X6 will be built at the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with a U.S. market launch on April 19, followed by its European la ... Continue reading

GM Raising Prices on Some 2008 U.S. Vehicles

GM Raising Prices on Some 2008 U.S. Vehicles

DETROIT, Dec 18, 2007: Reuters reported that General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it will increase prices by as much as $1,500 on its 2008 model year vehicles in the United States to recover rising steel and commodity costs. The price increases are effective for vehicles invoiced to dealers on and after Dec. 19. "While ... Continue reading

RACING BUSINESS (NEWTON, NC.) - Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Closes $800,000 Private Placement

RACING BUSINESS (NEWTON, NC.) - Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Closes $800,000 Private Placement

Company Targeting 80+ Racing Days in 2008 NEWTON, N.C., Dec. 18 -- Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DJRT) a "Full Throttle" lifetime experience company, is pleased to report closing $805,000 private placement of 2.1 million units. Each unit was priced at $0.38 and consists of one share of DJRT commo ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (CONCORD, NC.) - Sorenson Complements On-Track Performance with Off-Track Highlights in 2007

TEAM REPORTS (CONCORD, NC.) - Sorenson Complements On-Track Performance with Off-Track Highlights in 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Patrick Rogers at Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Media Relations, 704-662-9642 Sorenson Complements On-Track Performance with Off-Track Highlights in 2007 CONCORD, N.C. (December 18, 2007)-Reed Sorenson scored his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole position at the famed Ind ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - SERIES NOTES

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.) - SERIES NOTES

1. ESPN2 to televise 2008 Indy Pro Series slate 2. Manning returns to A.J. Foyt Racing 3. Indy Pro Series To Sponsor Loyet Motorsports At Chili Bowl 4. Adam Andretti to debut with new Indy Pro Series effort 5. ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (LIVONIA, MI) - HIGH DEMAND PUSHES ROUSH® TO INCREASE PRODUCTION ON P-51A* MUSTANG

SPECIAL EVENT (LIVONIA, MI) - HIGH DEMAND PUSHES ROUSH® TO INCREASE PRODUCTION ON P-51A* MUSTANG

When Jack Roush pulled off the cover and unveiled the new 510-horsepower ROUSH® P-51A* Mustang at the SEMA Show in October, it took just moments before the telephones started ringing at the offices with dealers and consumers clamoring to get hold of the muscle car. Although the ROUSH order bank isn't scheduled to open ... Continue reading

Statement by the Pew Campaign for Fuel Efficiency on Today's House Energy Bill Vote

Statement by the Pew Campaign for Fuel Efficiency on Today's House Energy Bill Vote

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Charitable Trusts Campaign for Fuel Efficiency, issued the following statement on today's U.S. House vote that sends the energy bill with a provision to increase fuel efficiency standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 to President Bush ... Continue reading

AWEA Statement on Energy Bill Passed by Congress

AWEA Statement on Energy Bill Passed by Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: December 18, 2007 Christine Real de Azua at (202) 383-2508 AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF FINAL ENERGY BILL NOW GOING TO THE PRESIDENT FOR SIGNATURE The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement by AWEA Senior Director of ... Continue reading

Statement from Robert Nardelli, Chairman and CEO, Chrysler LLC, Regarding New, Nationwide U.S. Fuel Economy Standards

Statement from Robert Nardelli, Chairman and CEO, Chrysler LLC, Regarding New, Nationwide U.S. Fuel Economy Standards

Auburn Hills December 17, 2007; “We commend the Congress for passing an energy bill today and we fully support it being signed into law. Chrysler is committed to meeting the fuel economy standards of the bill and doing our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and our country’s reliance on foreign oil. We c ... Continue reading

Avis Launches New Online Tool to Help Travelers Maximize Free Time on Business Trips

Avis Launches New Online Tool to Help Travelers Maximize Free Time on Business Trips

Web site integrates downloadable information with Where2 GPS device PARSIPPANY, N.J., Dec. 18 -- To help business travelers make their journeys less stressful and maybe even entertaining, Avis Rent A Car System, LLC today launched a new service at www.avis.com/mywhere2 to connect its customers with information on conce ... Continue reading

Importance of Building Trust With Online Shoppers

Importance of Building Trust With Online Shoppers

CHICAGO, Dec. 18 -- Cars.com will discuss the role confidence plays in the car shopping process during a workshop it will present in February 2008 at the 91st annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention and Expo in San Francisco. The session, "A Matter of Trust: Driving Sales With Online Buyers," i ... Continue reading

'Tis the Season for Teens to Stay Focused On The Road While Driving

'Tis the Season for Teens to Stay Focused On The Road While Driving

Mobile Phone Usage, In-Car Eating Top List of Driver Distractions Causing Accidents AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 18 -- As students head "home-for- the-holidays" at the end of this week, Takata, the world's leading safety belt manufacturer, has developed a list of safe driving "Tips for Teens" to follow while driving this ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - Patrick Sheltra & Co. Happy With ARCA Daytona Test

TEAM REPORTS (DAYTONA, FLA.) - Patrick Sheltra & Co. Happy With ARCA Daytona Test

Patrick Sheltra & Co. Happy With ARCA Daytona Test “Team Shows Restrictor Plate Strength; Will Make Adjustments To Come Back Hoping For Thundering Applause�?? DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (December 18, 2007) - - Thundering applause. Those two words are what Whitesville, Kentucky-based Sheltra Motorspor ... Continue reading

Second Year of Shell Passionate Experts Marketing Program Brings Exciting New Advertising and Promotions in 2008

Second Year of Shell Passionate Experts Marketing Program Brings Exciting New Advertising and Promotions in 2008

'Un-Gunk Your Car' Promotion Kicks-Off in February HOUSTON, Dec. 18 -- Building off the momentum of 2007, the Shell "Stop Gunky Build-up" advertising campaign featuring the Shell Passionate Experts will continue in 2008 with a continued focus on the company's commitment to fuel quality. Like last year, the campaign wil ... Continue reading

The Time it Takes to 'Get Things Right' Considerably Impacts Auto and Homeowners Insurance Claim Customer Satisfaction

The Time it Takes to 'Get Things Right' Considerably Impacts Auto and Homeowners Insurance Claim Customer Satisfaction

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Dec. 18 -- When filing an insurance claim, the time it takes to repair the damage has a major impact on homeowner and auto insurance customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Insurance Claims Study(SM) released today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/2005 ... Continue reading

Nissan FORUM Concept Utilizes Design and Technology Innovations to Create a Unique Family Activity Space

Nissan FORUM Concept Utilizes Design and Technology Innovations to Create a Unique Family Activity Space

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Dec. 18 -- The Nissan FORUM, an exploratory design concept developed by Nissan Design America, Inc. (NDA), represents the next revolution in family transportation. Answering the challenge of making family passenger vehicles more appealing to both drivers and passengers, FORUM offers a wide arra ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Predicts Increase in Holiday Travel

AAA Chicago Predicts Increase in Holiday Travel

AURORA, Ill., Dec. 18 -- Americans are feeling the crunch at the pump and the airports, but it's not keeping them home this holiday season. AAA Chicago estimates that 62.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, only a 0.7 percent increase from last year's 64.7 million travelers. AAA's po ... Continue reading

World's First Heated Frameless Wiper Clears Windshield on $2 Million Supercar

World's First Heated Frameless Wiper Clears Windshield on $2 Million Supercar

DiMora Motorcar is First OEM to Select HeatFlexx System as Standard Equipment SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Dec. 17 -- Von Stach Products (VSP) announced today that its "HeatFlexx" heated frameless windshield wiper will be standard equipment on the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan, the world's most expensive production auto ... Continue reading

2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara to be Raffled Off during Michigan International Auto Show

2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara to be Raffled Off during Michigan International Auto Show

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Henri Boucher, Show Producer (616-447-2860 / henrib@showspan.com) Dianna Stampfler, Show Publicist (269-330-4228 / dianna@promotemichigan.com) 2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara to be Raffled Off during Michigan International Auto Show Proceeds Benefit Helen DeVos Ch ... Continue reading

Air News Brief (HQ): EPA issues rule to reduce mercury releases from steel manufacturing facilities

Air News Brief (HQ): EPA issues rule to reduce mercury releases from steel manufacturing facilities

*News Brief* * * If you need more information on this subject, call the listed Press Officer For Release: (Washington, D.C. - Monday December 17, 2007) *EPA issues rule to reduce mercury releases from steel manufacturing facilities * * * Contact: Margot Perez-Sullivan, (202) 564-7849 / perezsullivan.margot@epa.gov* * * ... Continue reading

Auction Direct USA Chooses Martino Flynn, LLC

Auction Direct USA Chooses Martino Flynn, LLC

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 17 -- Auction Direct USA (AuctionDirectUSA.com), one of the fastest-growing, used-vehicle superstores in the United States, has named Martino Flynn, LLC its agency of record. As Auction Direct USA continues to expand along the east coast, Martino Flynn will support the company's marketing efforts, ... Continue reading

AWEA Statement on Competitive Electricity Markets Investigation

AWEA Statement on Competitive Electricity Markets Investigation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: December 17, 2007 Christine Real de Azua at (202) 383-2508 AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ON CALL FOR INVESTIGATION OF COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY MARKETS The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement by AWEA Policy Director Rob Gramlich on plan ... 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., Dec. 17 -- Chronic Car Audio, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CCAU) of Mesa, Arizona, submits 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 list ... Continue reading

Dongfeng Motor sold 1.02 million vehicles in first 11 months

Dongfeng Motor sold 1.02 million vehicles in first 11 months

Dongfeng Motor sold 1.02 million vehicles in first 11 months http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4234/Dongfeng-Motor-sold-1-02-million-veh icles-in-first-11-months.html Shanghai. December 17 (Gasgoo.com) - Dongfeng Motor Group, China's third-biggest auto maker, sold 1.02 million vehicles in the first eleven months, exceeding ... Continue reading

ITW Reports 16.6 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended November 30, 2007

ITW Reports 16.6 Percent Growth in Operating Revenues for Three Months Ended November 30, 2007

Acquisition Revenues Increased 9.8 Percent and Base Revenues Grew 2.5 Percent For The Three Month Period; Company Lowers Earnings Forecast Range to $0.82 - $0.86 GLENVIEW, Ill., Dec. 17 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today reported an operating revenue increase of 16.6 percent for the three months ended November 30, 2007. ... Continue reading

Leading Automakers Express Support for SIRIUS-XM Merger

Leading Automakers Express Support for SIRIUS-XM Merger

WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The world's leading automakers joined the list of prominent businesses and organizations in favor of the merger of XM Satellite Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio . General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia Motors America have publicly supported a c ... Continue reading

MaximTrak and CNA Partner to Provide Car Dealers with Electronic VIN Rating System, Save Time in the F & I Office

MaximTrak and CNA Partner to Provide Car Dealers with Electronic VIN Rating System, Save Time in the F & I Office

WAYNE, Pa., Dec. 17 -- MaximTrak, a leading technology provider for the retail automotive finance and insurance industries (F & I), and CNA National Warranty Corporation, a vehicle service contract company that has been named top provider for three years in a row in the Dealers' Choice Awards, have partnered to provide ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile News - Matt Kenseth Returns To Race, Aug 22-24 Governor's Cup Weekend Takes Shape

Milwaukee Mile News - Matt Kenseth Returns To Race, Aug 22-24 Governor's Cup Weekend Takes Shape

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE AMERICA'S LEGENDARY OVAL Media Contact: Jim Tretow, Milwaukee Mile VP - Media & Comm., (414) 453-5761 x2222, jtretow@milwaukeemile.com Matt Kenseth Returns To Race at The Milwaukee Mile August 22-24 Governor's Cup Weekend Takes Shape MILWAUKEE, Wis. (December 17, 2007) - Wisconsin N ... Continue reading

Monaco Coach Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Program

Monaco Coach Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Program

COBURG, Ore., Dec. 17 -- Monaco Coach Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program whereby up to an aggregate of $30 million of its outstanding common stock may be repurchased from time to time. The duration of the repurchase program is open-ended. Under the program, M ... Continue reading

More driving hours for truckers? Senate panel to examine controversial DOT plan

More driving hours for truckers? Senate panel to examine controversial DOT plan

MEDIA ALERT: Bush Administration decision to allow 11-hour truck driving limit focus of U.S. Senate hearing; Truck crash victims and safety advocates to protest new Hours of Service rule that would cause greater truck driver fatigue and endanger motoring public. WHAT: In spite of a U.S. Court of Appeals twice striking ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ and American Digital Cartography, Inc. Team Up to Offer Personalized Data Licensing Options

NAVTEQ and American Digital Cartography, Inc. Team Up to Offer Personalized Data Licensing Options

Customizing NAVTEQ(R) Map Data to Meet Application Requirements is Easier than Ever with ADCi, a NAVTEQ Network for Developers(TM) Zone Partner CHICAGO, Dec. 17 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, today announced the addition of American Digital ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Signs as Founding Member With Wavefront

NAVTEQ Signs as Founding Member With Wavefront

Agreement helps Canadian wireless developers improve speed to market CHICAGO, Dec. 17 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions (LBS), announced today a signed agreement with Wavefront -- a new not-for-profit organization in British Columbia that provi ... Continue reading

Quantum Technologies Schedules Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

Quantum Technologies Schedules Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results Conference Call

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 17 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , will hold a conference call to announce its financial results for its fiscal 2008 second quarter, ended October 31, 2007. The call will be held Tuesday, December 18, at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time). If you are interested i ... Continue reading

Research News Release (HQ): Giving the Environmental Workforce of Tomorrow a Green Light

Research News Release (HQ): Giving the Environmental Workforce of Tomorrow a Green Light

News for Release: Monday, December 17, 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) * * *Giving the Environmental Workforce of Tomorrow a Green Light* * * Contact: Suzanne Ackerman, (202)564-4355 / ackerman.suzanne@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - December 17, 2007) To ensure a healthy future for all Americans, EPA is of ... Continue reading

Smalley Steel Ring Company Purchases Spirolox

Smalley Steel Ring Company Purchases Spirolox

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., Dec. 17 -- Smalley Steel Ring Company, the industry leader in spiral retaining rings, snap rings, and wave springs, announced today the purchase of Spirolox, Inc. from the Kaydon Corporation . "We are looking forward to providing Spirolox customers with world-class industrial products and service," s ... Continue reading

Smart Energy Solutions Enters Distribution Agreement With Iveco, Leading Global Truck Manufacturer

Smart Energy Solutions Enters Distribution Agreement With Iveco, Leading Global Truck Manufacturer

Manufacturer Brings Battery Brain to Over 340 Daily Dealers POMPTON PLAINS, N.J., Dec. 17 -- Smart Energy Solutions, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: SMGY) , inventor and manufacturer of the innovative Battery Brain(TM) vehicle aftermarket device, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Iveco and has shi ... Continue reading

The Cobalt Group Wins Achievement in Customer Satisfaction (ACE) Award for Third Year in a Row

The Cobalt Group Wins Achievement in Customer Satisfaction (ACE) Award for Third Year in a Row

Cobalt wins the 2007 ACE Awards for Achievement in Customer Excellence SEATTLE, Dec. 17 -- The Cobalt Group, Inc., the leading provider of marketing services to the retail automotive industry, today announced that it was the recipient of the 2007 ACE Awards for Achievement in Customer Excellence. This is the third year ... Continue reading

Hyundai technicians arraigned over leaking secret technologies to Chinese automaker

Hyundai technicians arraigned over leaking secret technologies to Chinese automaker

Hyundai technicians arraigned over leaking secret technologies to Chinese automaker http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4247/Hyundai-technicians-arraigned-over-l eaking-secret-technologies-to-Chinese-automaker.html Shanghai. December 18 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C Two Hyundai employees were arraigned by local police on charges of selli ... Continue reading

China's LIONAX Secures a Contract on the US Recreational Vehicle Market

China's LIONAX Secures a Contract on the US Recreational Vehicle Market

PARIS, December 17 -- LIONAX, the first Chinese company listed on Euronext, announced today that it has secured a significant order for Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) for the Recreational Vehicle (RV) market in the United States from the Odyssey Group. The Odyssey Group is a leading auto parts supplier for RV ... Continue reading

Five Chinese automakers to attend '08 Detroit International Auto Show

Five Chinese automakers to attend '08 Detroit International Auto Show

Five Chinese automakers to attend '08 Detroit International Auto Show http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4243/Five-Chinese-automakers-to-attend-08 -Detroit-International-Auto-Show.html Shanghai. December 18 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C Five Chinese automaker will show up at the 2008 Detroit International Auto Show in January next year, ... Continue reading

Chrysler starts to sell Chery A1 in Mexico

Chrysler starts to sell Chery A1 in Mexico

Shanghai. December 18 (Gasgoo.com) -Chrysler will start to sell its first batch of Dodge A1 sedan, the re-badged Chery A1 mini car, in Mexico very soon. This is the first successful move since the cooperation between the Chrysler and Chery, Xinhua News Agency reported today. "Chery A1 cars, built at the company's Wuhu ... Continue reading

Chinese auto maker exports 20,000 vehicles to Syria

Chinese auto maker exports 20,000 vehicles to Syria

Chinese auto maker exports 20,000 vehicles to Syria http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/4246/Chinese-auto-maker-exports-20-000-ve hicles-to-Syria.html Shanghai. December 18 (Gasgoo.com) - China's Hafei Automobile Industry Group Co has exported 18,000 vehicles to Syria year-to-date, and the number is likely to top 20,000 unit ... Continue reading

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