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Monday, September 18, 2006

Chevrolet Scores 30th All-Time Manufacturers' Cup Title

Chevrolet Scores 30th All-Time Manufacturers' Cup Title

Kevin Harvick's Win at the Sylvania 300 Helps Chevrolet Clinch its 30th Manufacturers' Cup Championship and 400th Win for the Chevy Monte Carlo DETROIT – Kevin Harvick’s victory of the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sunday helped make history for Chevrolet, securing the 400th victory ... Continue reading

Marine Port China 2006: The 10th International Exhibition on Ports, Shipping and Logistics to Open at the End of September

Marine Port China 2006: The 10th International Exhibition on Ports, Shipping and Logistics to Open at the End of September

In 2010, the Total Weight of Cargo Passing Through Shanghai Port Will Exceed 470 Million Tons, Making it the World's Largest Port SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced today that Marine Port China 2006 will be held at the Shanghai International Exhibition ... Continue reading

#3 FOR SCOTT

#3 FOR SCOTT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 06-281 SCOTT TARGETS 3RD FOCUS TITLE AT ELKIN Good things come in threes. This Saturday night at Friendship Motor Speedway in Elkin, N.C., Chase Scott will look forward to becoming the first Ford Focus driver to experience winning championship ... Continue reading

4-CROWN MIDGETS

4-CROWN MIDGETS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-275 COONS, DRAKE, DARLAND SQUARE OFF & YELEY ENTERED IN ELDORA'S MOPAR THUNDER @ THE "4-CROWN NATIONALS;" STEELE TAKES 25-LAP IOWA SPEEDWAY USAC INAUGURAL; SANTOS SETS ALL-TIME USAC MIDGET QUALIFYING RECORD Three drivers will square off for ... Continue reading

4-CROWN SHOOTOUT AT ELDORA

4-CROWN SHOOTOUT AT ELDORA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 06-280 "4-CROWN" SILVER CROWN SHOOTOUT EXPECTED; STEELE NAILS IOWA 100-LAP VICTORY Dave Steele claimed the latest victory in the USAC Silver Crown Series presented by K&N Engineering, but only two drivers still have a real chance at claiming t ... Continue reading

4-CROWN SPRINTS

4-CROWN SPRINTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-274 WISE, JONES & WORLD RECORD HOLDER HAGEN PREPARE FOR MOPAR THUNDER @ THE "4-CROWN NATIONALS;" DRAKE WINS IOWA SPEEDWAY SPRINT DEBUT This week's $266,000-plus Mopar Thunder @ the "4-Crown Nationals" will play a significant role in the 200 ... Continue reading

5square.com Adds New Unsold Prospect Tool to Web-Based Sales Process Software; Helps Auto Dealers Capture Lost Sales

5square.com Adds New Unsold Prospect Tool to Web-Based Sales Process Software; Helps Auto Dealers Capture Lost Sales

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Sept. 18, 2006--5square.com, which delivers a completely integrated sales system for retail automotive, today released a new Unsold Prospect Tool. The new feature is built right into the overall 5square.com Web-based system. It automatically shows dealers and sales managers every lot visit tha ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Says 48 Million Households are Underinsured

AAA Chicago Says 48 Million Households are Underinsured

AURORA, Ill., Sept. 18 -- A new study by LIMRA International shows that 44 percent of all U.S. households either don't own life insurance and believe they should, or own life insurance and believe they need more. The study also reveals that three-fourths of American households do not have a personal life insurance agen ... Continue reading

'Alamo.com Family Vacation Sweepstakes' to Award 100 Families With Disney(R) Vacations

'Alamo.com Family Vacation Sweepstakes' to Award 100 Families With Disney(R) Vacations

TULSA, Okla., Sept. 18 -- Alamo Rent A Car, the official rental car of Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, announced today that it has launched the 2006 "Alamo.com Family Vacation Sweepstakes." The sweepstakes, which begins today and runs through Dec. 15, will award 100 trips to Disneyland Resort or Walt Di ... Continue reading

AMA Road Race Grand Championships and AMA Motocross Manufacturers Cup Fact Sheet

AMA Road Race Grand Championships and AMA Motocross Manufacturers Cup Fact Sheet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rebecca Ackford, 614-793-4620, rackford@midohio.com AMA ROAD RACE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS & AMA MOTOCROSS MANUFACTURERS CUP FACT SHEET WHAT: AMA Road Race Grand Championships * An unprecedented collaboration of the country's top Pro-Am, amateur and youth motorcycle road racers. * Club Challen ... Continue reading

AUDIO from Medialink: Top Mechanics Weigh in on Keeping Cars in Top Shape

AUDIO from Medialink: Top Mechanics Weigh in on Keeping Cars in Top Shape

--New cars these days seem so advanced, a lot of people think it's ok to put off that oil change or other recommended maintenance for just another couple thousand miles. But Ray Evernham, NASCAR team owner and President and CEO of Evernham Motorsports, says oil changes are still best at 3,000 miles -- that is, if you h ... Continue reading

Aura Systems, Inc. to Present at Friedland Investment Events' Micro-Cap Conference in New York City

Aura Systems, Inc. to Present at Friedland Investment Events' Micro-Cap Conference in New York City

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Sept. 18, 2006--Aura Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AUSI) announced today that it was invited to present at the Friedland Investment Events' upcoming Micro-Cap 2006 Conference to be held at the Doubletree Guest-Suites Times Square Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, September 19, 2006. Aura Systems devel ... Continue reading

Automotive Components Supplier Hella Enhances Collaboration Throughout Value Chain With UGS' Teamcenter

Automotive Components Supplier Hella Enhances Collaboration Throughout Value Chain With UGS' Teamcenter

Hella to Leverage Broad Industry Adoption of JT Data Standard to Significantly Improve Dissemination of 3D Product Engineering Data; Collaborate With Suppliers and Customers PLANO, Texas and COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 18 -- UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, t ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Produces One Millionth T-Trac(TM) Torque Management System

BorgWarner Produces One Millionth T-Trac(TM) Torque Management System

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 18 -- Global powertrain supplier BorgWarner will ship the millionth T-Trac(TM) torque management system from its Seneca, South Carolina facility to Honda Motor Company this month. Previously called InterActive Torque Management II (ITM II)(TM), the BorgWarner T-Trac(TM) system is the only act ... Continue reading

Bourque Runs In Top 10 At NHIS

Bourque Runs In Top 10 At NHIS

Bourque Runs In Top 10 At NHIS “New Hampshire Return Strong and Noticeable�?? Loudon, New Hampshire (September 18th, 2006) - - With NASCAR fans pouring into Loudon by the thousands for a giant weekend stock-car-athon, Pierre Bourque appeared to be headed towards his first top-ten in NASCAR Busch East Series ... Continue reading

CHANGES AT ROCKETSPORTS PLACE CHAMP CAR VETERAN DOMINGUEZ IN A SEAT TO RUN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE

CHANGES AT ROCKETSPORTS PLACE CHAMP CAR VETERAN DOMINGUEZ IN A SEAT TO RUN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Haupt ▪ cell: (517) 927-8472 ▪ e-mail: heatherh@rocketsportsracing.com CHANGES AT ROCKETSPORTS PLACE CHAMP CAR VETERAN DOMINGUEZ IN A SEAT TO RUN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON EAST LANSING, Michigan (September 18, 2006) – The 2006 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car ... Continue reading

CRA TO ARIZONA

CRA TO ARIZONA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-276 KRUSEMAN SEEKS ELUSIVE CRA POINTS IN ARIZONA CRA EVENTS; GARDNER POSTS 16TH FQ, THEN WINS 30-LAPPER AT THE PAS Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. will continue his pursuit of USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series point leader Damion Gardner in a pai ... Continue reading

Creaform Hires Two New Sales Directors to Manage their Growth

Creaform Hires Two New Sales Directors to Manage their Growth

Since the launch of the Hanyscan 3D last fall, the directing team of Creaform has grown in order to meet their objectives QUEBEC, QC, Sept. 18 -- Martin Lamontagne, Vice President of Creaform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Oscar Meza as Sales Director for the Americas and the Rest of the World, and Mr. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and Cranbrook Academy of Art Collaborate to Launch 'ArtWorks ... in Macomb'

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and Cranbrook Academy of Art Collaborate to Launch 'ArtWorks ... in Macomb'

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Sept. 18 -- DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, the world-wide vehicle financing unit of DaimlerChrysler, and Cranbrook Academy of Art, the internationally-acclaimed graduate program in art, architecture and design, have joined forces to support the September 21, 2006 grand opening of the Anton ... Continue reading

Dale White Named Finalist in American Le Mans "From The Fans" Voting

Dale White Named Finalist in American Le Mans "From The Fans" Voting

Dale White Named Finalist in American Le Mans “From the Fans” Voting “Most Popular Driver” Voting Opens for Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Long LAS VEGAS, Nev., September 18, 2006 – Voting for two of the most esteemed awards in the American Le Mans Series have opened and Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Ra ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation to Highlight Core Technologies, European Focus at 2006 International Commercial Vehicle Show

Dana Corporation to Highlight Core Technologies, European Focus at 2006 International Commercial Vehicle Show

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- Dana Corporation will showcase a host of advanced products and technologies designed for the European market during the 61st International Commercial Vehicle Show (IAA) in Hanover, Germany, Sept. 21-28, 2006. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA) Dana's presence will highli ... Continue reading

Desert BMW Announces Groundbreaking of Las Vegas Location

Desert BMW Announces Groundbreaking of Las Vegas Location

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 18 -- Desert BMW of Las Vegas announced today that it will break ground on its new location at 6900 W. Sahara Blvd., on Tuesday, September 19th at 9:30 a.m. The dealership, which is owned by AutoNation, Inc., is currently located at 2333 South Decatur Blvd., on the northwest corner of Sahara and Decatu ... Continue reading

Digital Angel Bolsters Senior Management Team; Hires Seasoned Cattle Expert John L. Braly as Vice President of Business Development and Industry Relations; Patricia Petersen Joins as New General Counsel

Digital Angel Bolsters Senior Management Team; Hires Seasoned Cattle Expert John L. Braly as Vice President of Business Development and Industry Relations; Patricia Petersen Joins as New General Counsel

SO. ST. PAUL, Minn.--Sept. 18, 2006-- Strengthening Executive Team Key to Strategic Development Plan, Growing Global Business Digital Angel Corporation (Amex:DOC), an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announce ... Continue reading

Dollar and Thrifty Keep Customers Moving With Pass24(TM)

Dollar and Thrifty Keep Customers Moving With Pass24(TM)

TULSA, Okla., Sept. 18 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , the parent company of Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, today announced the launch of Rent A Toll Pass24(TM), an automatic toll payment system, which allows customers to travel uninterrupted on toll roads in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan are ... Continue reading

Earl's Release

Earl's Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER KAPLAN NEW WESTERN MIDGET FQ LEADER Ryan Kaplan of Chico, Calif. has moved into the top spot in the Earl's Fast Qualifier standings in USAC's Western Midget Series after posting the fastest time for Saturday night's race at Bakersfield, Calif. ... Continue reading

Exide Technologies Announces Closing of $75 Million Rights Offering and $50 Million Private Placement

Exide Technologies Announces Closing of $75 Million Rights Offering and $50 Million Private Placement

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--Sept. 18, 2006--Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, today announced the completion of its previously announced rights offering. The Company sold 10,928,730 shares of its common stock to existing stockholders, excluding Tontine Capital Partners, L.P ... Continue reading

Final Results!!!

Final Results!!!

Final Results!!! A.C.I Headquarters Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake Award Department Madrid, Spain. Ref:ALI/309V/06 Batch Number:09/W678/06 18th September,2006 www.acculotto.com [http://www.acculotto.com] We are pleased to announce to you the result of the Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake program held in Madrid. Your email addres ... Continue reading

Gallant Effort By Dexter Bean Comes Up Short In Salem

Gallant Effort By Dexter Bean Comes Up Short In Salem

Gallant Effort By Dexter Bean Comes Up Short In Salem “Bean Nets First Career Pole; Leads 64 Laps�?? SALEM, Indiana (September 18, 2006) - - Saturday’s Eddie Gilstrap Motors ARCA Fall Classic presented by Advance Auto Parts will be a race that 2006 ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Dexte ... Continue reading

Goodyear Conveying Star Status to More Distributors

Goodyear Conveying Star Status to More Distributors

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Sept. 18 -- Pluto's demotion decreased our solar system's planet count by one, but Goodyear Engineered Products promises to uncover a galaxy of new "stars" in the near future. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) Goodyear won't need a telescope to find terrestrial prospects ... Continue reading

HUNT EYES #7

HUNT EYES #7

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-279 HUNT EYES WIN #7 SATURDAY AS SPRINTS HEAD FOR ANDERSON Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. has 21 career victories in USAC's tough Western Sprint Car Series and a victory in Saturday's USAC/CASA 50-lapper at Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Ca ... Continue reading

IHS to Host Investor Conference October 5

IHS to Host Investor Conference October 5

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--Sept. 18, 2006--On Thursday, October 5, 2006, IHS will host an Investor Day in Denver from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. MDT. The conference will focus on detailed overviews of the IHS business, including both operating segments -- Energy and Engineering -- and will provide investors an opportunity to get 'h ... Continue reading

Imagitas and Ohio BMV Mark Successful Year of Alliance

Imagitas and Ohio BMV Mark Successful Year of Alliance

Program Saves Money, Creates Jobs and Provides Valuable Customer Service Benefits WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 18 -- Imagitas Inc. and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles today recapped the first year of their public-private alliance by noting that the program has produced greater-than-expected cost savings, created jobs in Ohi ... Continue reading

Infosys Implements PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications at Nissan North America; PeopleSoft 8.8 Deployment Will Streamline HR Processes across 25,000 Nissan Employees

Infosys Implements PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications at Nissan North America; PeopleSoft 8.8 Deployment Will Streamline HR Processes across 25,000 Nissan Employees

FREMONT, Calif. & REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--Sept. 18, 2006--Infosys Technologies Limited and Oracle today announced the successful "go-live" of an Oracle's(R) PeopleSoft 8.8 implementation at five Nissan North America locations spanning the US, Canada and Mexico. Nissan North America Inc., the North American subsidiary o ... Continue reading

InStream Financial Says Supply Chain Finance 'Next Wave' in Cost Containment

InStream Financial Says Supply Chain Finance 'Next Wave' in Cost Containment

Innovations in supply chain finance technology and financing helping companies gain cost advantages HUNTINGTON WOODS, Mich., Sept. 18 -- Citing a new Supply Chain Finance Benchmark Report released today by the Aberdeen Group, InStream Financial President Tom Cross echoes findings that the next cost battleground for com ... Continue reading

Insurance.com Reports Drivers Should Compare Auto Insurance Rates During Life Events

Insurance.com Reports Drivers Should Compare Auto Insurance Rates During Life Events

CLEVELAND, Sept. 18 -- Insurance.com, the nation's largest online auto insurance agency, reports that the best time for drivers to compare auto insurance rates is during major life events such as getting married or purchasing a new home. When couples get married they not only start a new life together, they also merge ... Continue reading

James F. Albaugh Joins TRW Board of Directors

James F. Albaugh Joins TRW Board of Directors

LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 18 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. today announced the election of James (Jim) Albaugh, executive vice president, The Boeing Company, to the Company's Board of Directors. The appointment is effective immediately and will bring the number of TRW Directors to nine. Mr. Albaugh joins as an independe ... Continue reading

Jason Martin

Jason Martin

For More Information Contact: Paul W. Joiner III Ideas & Images, Inc. 816-305-0450 www.ideasimages.com www.jasonmartinmotorsports.com <http://www.jasonmartinmotorsports.com/> Martin scores career best finish at Jackson! September 18, 2006 (Madison, WI) For the most part the 2006 World of Outlaw season has been a tough ... Continue reading

Kontos Kommentary for August 2006

Kontos Kommentary for August 2006

Regards, Angie Timmons DISCLAIMER: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or e ... Continue reading

Legendary Frank Cooke Collection

Legendary Frank Cooke Collection

Please find release attached on upcoming auction of the legendary Frank Cooke collection; by Bonhams & Butterfields, 9/23, North Brookfield, MA. Images, more info available. Catalog on line at www.bonhams.com/us; motorcars start at lot 1000. ... Continue reading

Lower Costs Expected to Put More Drivers on FasTrak(R)

Lower Costs Expected to Put More Drivers on FasTrak(R)

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 18 -- The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) is making it easier than ever for motorists to take advantage of the region's FasTrak(R) electronic toll collection program. Beginning October 1, the opening prepaid toll balance required for new customers will drop to $25 from the current $40. "We're resp ... Continue reading

Midas Signs Amendment to Credit Agreement with Increased Accordion, Fewer Restrictions

Midas Signs Amendment to Credit Agreement with Increased Accordion, Fewer Restrictions

ITASCA, Ill.--Sept. 18, 2006--Midas, Inc. has signed an amendment to its existing five-year $110 million unsecured revolving credit facility that reduces borrowing costs, increases the accordion feature and eliminates key restrictions affecting the company's use of cash. The amended facility increases the accordion fea ... Continue reading

MIDGETS TO SHASTA

MIDGETS TO SHASTA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-278 MIDGETS INVADE SHASTA RACEWAY PARK SATURDAY; HANSEN AGAIN TOPS AT BAKERSFIELD Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. plays host to a USAC "doubleheader" Saturday featuring the Western Midgets and Sprint Cars. Jerome Rodela is set to co ... Continue reading

News Release: 10 Small Businesses and Congregations Awarded for Excellence in Energy Efficiency

News Release: 10 Small Businesses and Congregations Awarded for Excellence in Energy Efficiency

News for Release: Monday, September 18, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *10 Small Businesses and Congregations Awarded for Excellence in Energy Efficiency *Contact: Enesta Jones, (202) 564-4355 / jones.enesta@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - Sept. 18, 2006) EPA is recognizing eight small businesses and two c ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: O'REILLY FALL NATIONALS ADVANCE PACKAGE (TEXAS MOTORPLEX)

NHRA NEWS: O'REILLY FALL NATIONALS ADVANCE PACKAGE (TEXAS MOTORPLEX)

O'REILLY NHRA FALL NATIONALS presented by Castrol Syntec FACT SHEET WHAT: 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec, the 20th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Professional competitors in three categories earn points leading to 2006 NHRA POWERade Series world c ... Continue reading

Ophthonix Partners with Liz Halliday, American Le Mans Series Star; Maker of iZon(TM) Eyeglasses Accelerates Entry into Motor Sports and Link between Driving and Vision

Ophthonix Partners with Liz Halliday, American Le Mans Series Star; Maker of iZon(TM) Eyeglasses Accelerates Entry into Motor Sports and Link between Driving and Vision

SAN DIEGO--Sept. 18, 2006--Ophthonix announced at VisionExpo West in Las Vegas, the largest optical professional meeting held annually, it will partner with Liz Halliday, famed female driver in the American Le Mans Series to represent the iZon brand. "The Le Mans series is an ideal platform to highlight the driving vis ... Continue reading

Patent Trolls Foster Innovation, Marketplace Liquidity, According to WolfBlock's Steve Rubin

Patent Trolls Foster Innovation, Marketplace Liquidity, According to WolfBlock's Steve Rubin

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- High-profile patent cases such as the May 2006 eBay decision and, most recently, the case against Blackboard Inc., which brought allegations of patent infringement to the steps of academia, have continued to fuel negative press about so-called "patent trolls" and focused even greater attention on ... Continue reading

REGI U.S., Inc. Retains Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.; Chicago-Based Firm to Provide Fully Integrated Financial Public Relations Program for Company

REGI U.S., Inc. Retains Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.; Chicago-Based Firm to Provide Fully Integrated Financial Public Relations Program for Company

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Sept. 18, 2006--REGI U.S., Inc. (the "Company" or "REGI"") (OTCBB:RGUS) (FWB:RGJ) today announced that it has retained the Chicago-based financial public relations firm of Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc. to carry out a fully-integrated financial public relations campaign for the company. Fo ... Continue reading

Reynolds Announces Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period

Reynolds Announces Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced that the Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with respect to its merger with Universal Computer Systems Holding, Inc. Completion of the merg ... Continue reading

Sept 16th OSCAAR Results

Sept 16th OSCAAR Results

TJ Woolsey Wins the 2006 Don Biederman Memorial <http://www.oscaar.ca/reports/2006/060916pete/060916pete.htm> TJ Woolsey celebrating 1st OSCAAR win by taking the 2006 Don Biederman Memorial at Peterborough Speedway, September 16, 2006 (Photo by Don McLeod) By Sandy Macfarlane & Don McLeod September 17, 2006 TJ Woolsey ... Continue reading

Simmetrix Announces Breakthrough Parallel Meshing Technology Release

Simmetrix Announces Breakthrough Parallel Meshing Technology Release

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.--Sept. 18, 2006--Simmetrix Inc., the leading provider of component software for simulation-based design and CAD/CAE integration, today announced the release of Parallel MeshSim. Parallel MeshSim provides a breakthrough technology for meshing of very large scale simulation problems based on a unique a ... Continue reading

Simmetrix Announces Release of Simulation Modeling Suite 6.0

Simmetrix Announces Release of Simulation Modeling Suite 6.0

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.--Sept. 18, 2006--Simmetrix Inc., the leading provider of component software for simulation-based design and CAD/CAE integration, today announced the release of Simulation Modeling Suite 6.0. To keep pace with the ever-expanding needs of the CAD/CAE market, Simmetrix continues to respond with new inno ... Continue reading

Simmetrix Signs 51st License of Simulation Modeling Technology

Simmetrix Signs 51st License of Simulation Modeling Technology

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y.--Sept. 18, 2006--Simmetrix Inc., the leading provider of component software for simulation-based design and CAD/CAE integration, today announced the signing of the 51st license of their simulation technology. The Simmetrix Inc. products have long been leading component software toolkits allowing deve ... Continue reading

Steel Parts Corporation Announces Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

Steel Parts Corporation Announces Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing

DETROIT, Sept. 18 -- Steel Parts Corporation announced today that due to worsening conditions in the automotive supplier marketplace and unsustainable debt, Steel Parts filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit on Friday, September 1 ... Continue reading

StoneEagle Press Release

StoneEagle Press Release

STONEEAGLE RELEASES INVENTORY ANALYIS MODULE TO ENHANCE SECUREMETRICS F&I AND SALES MANAGEMENT REPORTING SOLUTION SEcureMetrics is Currently Utilized by Approximately 2500 Franchise Automobile Dealers through Relationships with General Agencies and Aftermarket Providers that Specialize in Finance Related Products and S ... Continue reading

The Hanover Insurance Group Launches Popular Connections Auto Product in Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

The Hanover Insurance Group Launches Popular Connections Auto Product in Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

-Multi-Variate Product Expected to Mirror its Success in Other States- -Flexibility Provides Expanded Market Reach to Independent Agents- WORCESTER, Mass., Sept. 18 -- The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. , a leading super regional property and casualty company, announced today that its popular Connections(TM) Auto produc ... Continue reading

The Hartford's New Auto Insurance Plan Reaches More Customers, with Greater Choice and Convenience

The Hartford's New Auto Insurance Plan Reaches More Customers, with Greater Choice and Convenience

Company's 'Dimensions with Auto Packages' now available in more states; four coverage options, fast quoting technology and one-stop shopping help agents meet their clients' needs HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 18 -- America is, among other things, a nation of consumers, and many of us prefer as much choice as possible when mak ... Continue reading

Thor Reports Record Quarter, 12 Months Sales, Net Income, E.P.S., Results in Excess of Analysts Increased Consensus Estimates; Declares $1 Per Share Special Dividend

Thor Reports Record Quarter, 12 Months Sales, Net Income, E.P.S., Results in Excess of Analysts Increased Consensus Estimates; Declares $1 Per Share Special Dividend

JACKSON CENTER, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- Thor Industries, Inc. , announced record results that are in excess of analysts' increased consensus estimates, for the fourth quarter and 12 months ended July 31, 2006. Net income for the 12 months was a record $172,464,000 up 42% from $121,767,000 last year. Basic E.P.S. for the 12 m ... Continue reading

Todd Bowsher Salem Recap

Todd Bowsher Salem Recap

Bowsher Wrangles 9th Place Finish at Salem For Immediate Release (9/18/06 - Salem, IN) - Todd Bowsher driver of the GFS Marketplace Ford completed his 150th ARCA RE/MAX Series career race Saturday at the Salem Speedway in Indiana. Bowsher qualified the #21 into the Eddie Gilstrap Motors ARCA Fall Classic in the 18th st ... Continue reading

Tony Leis Salem Recap

Tony Leis Salem Recap

Leis Gains Valuable Experience at Salem; Frustrated with Finish For Immediate Release (9/17/06 - Salem, IN) - Rookie driver Tony Leis gained some valuable experience behind the wheel at Salem Speedway in the ARCA RE/MAX Series on Saturday. Leis turned in a lap of 18.434 sec / 108.387 mph in Pork Pole Qualifying, puttin ... Continue reading

Total Parts Plus Introduces Parts Plus Content Complete

Total Parts Plus Introduces Parts Plus Content Complete

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., Sept. 18 -- Total Parts Plus, a leading provider of obsolescence and environmental compliance management services, announces the release of "Parts Plus Content Complete." Parts Plus Content Complete is a hybrid of Total Parts Plus' industry leading supply chain management tools and custom engin ... Continue reading

Training Reimbursement Funds-OH

Training Reimbursement Funds-OH

To view this email as a web page, please follow this link: <http://emailer.4ues.com/reader.ice?EIRL2829962506&submit@theaut ochannel.com&m260888> Are you a supplier to Caterpillar? Are you a manufacturing business in Ohio? If you answered yes to both questions please read on. The State of Ohio has set aside training gr ... Continue reading

Trash and Recycling News Release: EPA Seeks Better Use of Millions of Tons of Wasted Sand

Trash and Recycling News Release: EPA Seeks Better Use of Millions of Tons of Wasted Sand

News for Release: Monday, September 18, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) * EPA Seeks Better Use of Millions of Tons of Wasted Sand *Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - Sept. 18, 2006) EPA is today releasing a guide to help states get more productive use out of milli ... Continue reading

VIDEO from Medialink: What You Need to Know About Hitting the Road Without Breaking the Bank

VIDEO from Medialink: What You Need to Know About Hitting the Road Without Breaking the Bank

--With gas prices skyrocketing, it's important to make sure while you're focused on saving pennies at the pump, you are also making other informed decisions regarding the maintenance of your vehicle. Motorists can avoid extra costs this fall in a variety of ways - from choosing the right type of gas and getting regular ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Selects XPower and Progress Software to Drive Superior Customer Service

Volvo Cars Selects XPower and Progress Software to Drive Superior Customer Service

BEDFORD, Mass.--Sept. 18, 2006-- First SOA-enabled Dealer Management System in Europe Deployed Across all 65 Belgian Volvo Dealerships in Record Eight Months; Integration with Corporate Systems Completed in Two Weeks Progress Software Corporation , a provider of leading application infrastructure software to develop, d ... Continue reading

WYSONG REPEATS AS CHAMP

WYSONG REPEATS AS CHAMP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 06-277 WYSONG REPEATS AS ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAMPION; FITZGERALD SCORES IN SERIES FINALE AT SALT LAKE CITY Jimmy Wysong of Salt Lake City, Utah has repeated as the champion of USAC's Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series. He emerged wi ... Continue reading

XenTx(TM) Announces Wal-Mart In-Store Advertising Campaign

XenTx(TM) Announces Wal-Mart In-Store Advertising Campaign

NHRA Legend Jim White Joins XenTx(TM) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 18 -- EMTA Holdings, Inc. , an energy conservation chemical company, announced today that XenTx (TM), the Company's signature line of extreme metal treatment applications, is to begin a Wal-Mart in-store advertising campaign in 875 Wal-Mart stores nationwid ... Continue reading

New Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Debuts at Clean Energy Event

New Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Debuts at Clean Energy Event

DENVER--Sept. 18, 2006--A new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, capable of 125 mpg and receiving electricity from or sending it to the grid, will be available for viewing at "Clean Energy Partnerships." The event, part of the statewide Colorado's Tech Week, will be in Fort Collins on Monday, September 18. The Colorado G ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- September 22, 2006 Racing Program

Bloomington Speedway -- September 22, 2006 Racing Program

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY P.O. Box 239 Clear Creek, IN 47426-0239 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22, 2006 11th ANNUAL INDIANA SUPER STOCK & UMP MODIFIED NATIONALS HARD CHARGER & SECOND TEN RACES ADDED (Bloomington, Ind. - Septembe ... Continue reading

Orbital Settles R & D Syndicate Dispute with Coles Myer

Orbital Settles R & D Syndicate Dispute with Coles Myer

PERTH, Australia, Sept. 17 -- This information is provided as an update to Orbital's announcements on 28 April 2006 and 3 August 2006. Orbital (BULLETIN BOARD: OBTLY) today announced that it had settled it's dispute with Coles Myer Ltd and subsidiaries ("CML") concerning the joint venture R & D syndicated arrangements ... Continue reading

Orbital and Bajaj Sign New License for Gaseous Autorickshaw

Orbital and Bajaj Sign New License for Gaseous Autorickshaw

PERTH, Australia, Sept. 18 -- Orbital Corporation Limited (ASX Code: OEC; OTC Bulletin Board: OBTLY) and Bajaj Auto Ltd, India have announced an expansion of their licensing arrangements to cover liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) applications. In May 2004, the parties announced a Technical Coo ... Continue reading

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship - Vincec doubles up!

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship - Vincec doubles up!

For immediate release September 17, 2006 Vincec doubles up! Mike Vincec takes two titles in Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship GOODWOOD, ONTARIO – Mike Vincec calls Goodwood Kartways his ‘home’ track, and he had a homecoming of sorts this past weekend, as the track played host to the final round of ... Continue reading

CASCAR Sportsman Series - Race #5 Kawartha Summary & Results

CASCAR Sportsman Series - Race #5 Kawartha Summary & Results

CASCAR Sportsman Series Summary & Results: Kawartha 100 For more information contact CASCAR’s Toronto office at (416) 531-4714 For immediate release / September 17, 2006 McGlynn’s third consecutive CASCAR Sportsman Series victory earns him his first points championship PETERBOROUGH, ON – Shawn McGlynn co ... Continue reading

Ford Excercises Rights for Rover Brand Name

Ford Excercises Rights for Rover Brand Name

FRANKFURT, Sept 18, 2006; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co will exercise its right to buy the Rover brand name from German premium carmaker BMW, a spokesman for Ford's Premier Automotive Group (PAG) said on Monday. "We feel it is in interests of our Land Rover business to have the Rover brand," the spokesman said, a ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Retail Sales Price Hikes During the Model Year Have Become a Thing of the Past

New-Vehicle Retail Sales Price Hikes During the Model Year Have Become a Thing of the Past

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Sept. 18 -- Competitive pressures are nearly eliminating new-vehicle price increases during a model year, according to real-time retail transaction data from the Power Information Network (PIN), a division of J.D. Power and Associates. To better reflect consumer demand for new vehicles, PIN da ... Continue reading

Acura Introduces Two New Vehicles: The 2007 Turbo RDX and High Performance MDX

Acura Introduces Two New Vehicles: The 2007 Turbo RDX and High Performance MDX

By Marty Bernstein AIADA Contributing Editor Building on its tremendous success in the increasingly hip crossover segment, Acura has introduced two premium vehicles that are sure to wow just about any driver looking for comfort, driving performance and quality fuel economy. There’s an all-new RDX entry premium and ... Continue reading

Ford Looks to Cut 600 Dealerships Over Three Years

Ford Looks to Cut 600 Dealerships Over Three Years

Washington DC September 18, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford is aiming to eliminate up to 600 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury dealerships over three years through its store consolidation plan. The automaker is offering some dealers up to $300,000 in financial aid to encourage dealership mergers as a way of stre ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Rejects MAN Offer for Scania - VIDEO ENHANCED NEWS

Volkswagen Rejects MAN Offer for Scania - VIDEO ENHANCED NEWS

WOLFSBURG, Germany, September 18 -- Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has always stated that its investment in Scania is of a strategic nature and is in the industrial interests of the Group. Acceptance of today's takeover offer for Scania announced by MAN would not be in line with these industrial interests. For this reas ... Continue reading

Toyota Unveils Long Bed Versions of All-New 2007 Tundra Full-Size Pickup Truck

Toyota Unveils Long Bed Versions of All-New 2007 Tundra Full-Size Pickup Truck

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 18 -- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today unveiled long bed versions of the all-new 2007 Tundra full-size pickup truck at a press conference here at the Toyota Technical Center-Calty Design Studio. The unveiling took place as part of Toyota's participation in the annual National Truck Equipm ... Continue reading

Public Safety Interest Group Joins Motor Carriers to Petition for Federally Mandated 68-mph Speed Governors on Heavy Duty Trucks

Public Safety Interest Group Joins Motor Carriers to Petition for Federally Mandated 68-mph Speed Governors on Heavy Duty Trucks

ATLANTA & GREEN BAY, Wis.--Sept. 18, 2006--In what is believed to be the first Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) petition jointly filed by a public safety interest group and a group of motor carriers, Road Safe America and Schneider National Inc. petitioned the FMCSA last week to require electronic sp ... Continue reading

US Energy Weekly Fuel Report for the Week of September 18, 2006; Dual-Fuel Gallon Saves 57% over Diesel

US Energy Weekly Fuel Report for the Week of September 18, 2006; Dual-Fuel Gallon Saves 57% over Diesel

TAMPA, Fla.--Sept. 18, 2006--US Energy Initiatives Corporation ("US Energy" or the "Company") (OTCBB:USEI) issued the Company's Weekly Fuel Price Report for the week of September 18, 2006. US Energy is an ISO9001-2000 manufacturer of a patent, dual-fuel, diesel to natural gas conversion system. The Weekly Price Report ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series, Sunday from Heartland Park Topeka

NHRA Summit Racing Series, Sunday from Heartland Park Topeka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA Sunday, September 17, 2006 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 SUMMIT CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA, Kan. - Rodney Thompson took the win in Super Pro and Gary Schueneman won his second NHRA West Central Divisi ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Sunday from Houston

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Sunday from Houston

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA (626) 428-0289 RAIN DELAYS ALCOHOL FINALS, ALL OTHER CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN HOUSTON HOUSTON - The final eliminations at the 19th Annual Sportsman Challenge, a round ... Continue reading

Travelers of New Jersey Offers 10 Percent Discount on Auto Insurance for Hybrid Drivers

Travelers of New Jersey Offers 10 Percent Discount on Auto Insurance for Hybrid Drivers

Insurance Discount Matches New Jersey Turnpike HOV Perk for Hybrids PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 18 -- New Jersey hybrid owners can now take advantage of a 10 percent discount* on auto insurance offered by Travelers of New Jersey, the company announced today. The discount comes on the heels of Governor Jon S. Corzine's anno ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book and MileOne Dealerships Sign Agreement

Kelley Blue Book and MileOne Dealerships Sign Agreement

LeadDriver(TM) Becomes KBB's Best-Selling Dealer Service IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 18 -- Kelley Blue Book, The Trusted Resource(R), the leading provider of new and used vehicle information, has signed a one-year agreement with MileOne, the mid-Atlantic region's largest dealer group, bringing Kelley Blue Book's LeadDriver s ... Continue reading

The Board of Scania Rejects MAN's Offer

The Board of Scania Rejects MAN's Offer

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Sept. 18, 2006--MAN AG has today made a public offer for all the shares in Scania AB (STO:SCVA) (STO:SCVB). On 13 September, 2006 the Board of Directors of Scania AB received a letter from the Chairman of the Executive Board of MAN AG, describing a possible offer on Scania. In all material aspects, t ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Co., General Motors Have Discussed Merger or Alliance, Automotive News reports

Ford Motor Co., General Motors Have Discussed Merger or Alliance, Automotive News reports

DETROIT, Sept. 18 -- Executives from Ford Motor Co. and General Motors have discussed a possible merger or alliance, Automotive News reports in its Monday, Aug. 18, edition. The negotiations began in July after Nissan Motor Co. ... Continue reading

Runner-up finish for Troy Coughlin in Reading rain re-do (NMCA/JEGS)

Runner-up finish for Troy Coughlin in Reading rain re-do (NMCA/JEGS)

Runner-up finish for Troy Coughlin in Reading rain re-do ATLANTA (Sept. 16) -- Pro Street driver Troy Coughlin scored his second runner-up finish of the 2006 National Muscle Car Association's Edelbrock series Saturday at Atlanta Dragway. Coughlin lost to points leader Vinny Budano by two hundredths of a second in a mak ... Continue reading

New Diesel Cars Following Ecology Path

New Diesel Cars Following Ecology Path

Tokyo September 18, 2006; Daisuke Segawa Yomiuri reporting for Shimbun reported that, Japan, Europe and the United States plan to implement by 2010 drastically toughened restrictions on automobile emissions, with vehicles that fail to clear the standards banned from sale. European carmakers are set to launch more model ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Moves Closer to No. 1 in India

Hyundai Motor Moves Closer to No. 1 in India

Seoul September 17, 2006; Kim Yon-se writing fore the Korea Times reportred that Hyundai Motor plans to invest about $500 million in India by 2008 to overtake Japan’s Suzuki, the No.1 foreign carmaker in the country. Hyundai Motor officials say the annual output from its two factories _ the second one is under con ... Continue reading

Chevrolet To Launch World's Largest Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet

Chevrolet To Launch World's Largest Fuel Cell Vehicle Fleet

More Than 100 to Debut in 2007 in First Meaningful Market Test of Fuel Cell Vehicles SAN DIEGO September 17, 2006; General Motors committed to building the world’s largest fuel cell vehicle fleet today by announcing its next-generation fuel cell vehicle – the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell. GM will build more th ... Continue reading

Product is Job Number One at Ford

Product is Job Number One at Ford

DETROIT September 17, 2006; Jui Chakravorty writing for Reuters reported that the recovery of Ford Motor Co. -- even with plans to cut 45,000 jobs, close 16 factories and save $5 billion -- hinges on a deceptively simple solution: it has to build cars people want to drive, analysts said. "They have a lot of work ahead ... Continue reading

More Californians Eligible for Financial Help to Repair Polluting Vehicles

More Californians Eligible for Financial Help to Repair Polluting Vehicles

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Sept. 12, 2006--Thousands more low-income California consumers are now qualified to receive financial assistance to help their vehicles pass Smog Check. For the second time this year, the Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Automotive Repair (DCA/BAR) has increased the maximum household income ... Continue reading

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP BOX SCORE (Series presented by K & N Engineering) Newton, Iowa - Iowa Speedway 7/8-Mile Paved Oval - September 17, 2006 - 100 Laps - Round 12 Total Posted Purse - $85,779 Race Organizer - Andy Vertrees "Iowa Speedway 100" FIN POS ST POS DRIVER CAR NAME/ NUMBER Money Won LAPS COMP RUNNING/ ... Continue reading

NHRA North Central Division Summit Finals Sunday from ORP

NHRA North Central Division Summit Finals Sunday from ORP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 Contact: Dana Mariotti, NHRA, (626) 428-0289 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION SUMMIT FINALS INDIANAPOLIS - Racing is complete at the NHRA Summit Racing Series 30th Annual ... Continue reading

Iowa Sprint Results

Iowa Sprint Results

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 16-17, 2006 - Newton, Iowa - Iowa Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Sept. 16) 1. Darren Hagen, 67k, Kunz-21.554; 2. Tracy Hines, 69, Dynamics-21.602; 3. Jay Drake, 62, BWB-21.642; 4. ... Continue reading

Iowa Midget Results

Iowa Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 16-17, 2006 - Newton, Iowa - Iowa Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Sept. 16) 1. Bobby Santos III, 4, Klatt-22.572; 2. Dave Steele, 91, Nine Racing-22.682; 3. Josh Wise, 20, Stewart-22.856; 4. ... Continue reading

Ford's Way Forward Must Tap its Lean Roots

Ford's Way Forward Must Tap its Lean Roots

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 17 -- Commenting on the dramatic retreat announced by the Ford Motor Company, James Womack, founder and chairman of the Lean Enterprise Institute, said that Ford needs to tap its lean roots to find a road out of the automaker's deepening financial hole. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh ... Continue reading

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