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Nissan Donates $100,000 to Help Victims of Hurricane Charley

Nissan Donates $100,000 to Help Victims of Hurricane Charley

TAMPA, Fla.--Aug. 19, 2004--Nissan North America, Inc. today donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund which enables the Red Cross to provide much needed assistance to victims of Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley . "Our hearts go out to the victims of this devastating storm that swept th ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Gas Mileage Concerns Influence SUV Shoppers

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Gas Mileage Concerns Influence SUV Shoppers

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 19 -- Concerns about gas mileage continue to influence new-vehicle shopping, particularly among consumers who consider purchasing SUVs, according to the 2004 J.D. Power and Associates Escaped Shopper Study(SM) released today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/JDLOGO) The ... Continue reading

DRIVE YOUR FUTURE: The Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship Program Announces National Winners

DRIVE YOUR FUTURE: The Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship Program Announces National Winners

Over $460,000 To Be Awarded to College-Bound Students Beginning School This Fall MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 19 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) will award over $460,000 this month to college-bound students or those attending vocational school who are winners of the DRIVE YOUR FUTURE: The Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship Program. Tw ... Continue reading

New-Generation 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK Convertible Arrives

New-Generation 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK Convertible Arrives

The New SLK Coupe/Roadster: Athletic, Innovative and More Powerful MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 19 -- The original SLK shook up the small roadster market when it was introduced in 1997, and the second generation SLK should wow the market when it hits U.S. streets in the fall of 2004. More than 300,000 of the original Mercedes- ... Continue reading

Honda Michelin Series St. Eustache Race Advisory: STEVEN LAPORTE BACK ON TOP OF POINT STANDINGS FOLLOWING A REVERSAL OF HIS PENALTY

Honda Michelin Series St. Eustache Race Advisory: STEVEN LAPORTE BACK ON TOP OF POINT STANDINGS FOLLOWING A REVERSAL OF HIS PENALTY

Information: Max d'Orsonnens (514) 246-8909 Richard Jacobs (416) 287-4708 Ralph Luciw (416) 287-4367 Two photos of the Honda / Michelin Challenge Series will be sent to e-mail subscribers Round 8 of the Honda Michelin Series at Autodrome St. Eustache STEVEN LAPORTE BACK ON TOP OF POINT STANDINGS FOLLOWING A REVERSAL OF ... Continue reading

Fleetwood RV Launches Elegantly Redesigned 2005 Southwind

Fleetwood RV Launches Elegantly Redesigned 2005 Southwind

Fleetwood Gives Its Top-Selling Gas Motor Home A Dramatic Face Lift RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 19 -- Fleetwood RV, a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles, revealed its highly anticipated 2005 Southwind motor home at the FMCA Summer Motor Home Rally, taking place in Redmond, OR, August 16 - 19, 2004. The elegantly ... Continue reading

Microvision Installs Nomad Expert Technician Systems in Stearns Automotive Group's Four Auto Dealerships

Microvision Installs Nomad Expert Technician Systems in Stearns Automotive Group's Four Auto Dealerships

BOTHELL, Wash.--Aug. 19, 2004--Microvision Inc., a leader in light scanning technology, announced today the sale and installation of 9 Nomad Expert Technician Systems to the Stearns Automotive Group in North Carolina. The family owned business owns two Ford dealerships, as well as a Chevrolet, and a Chrysler Jeep deale ... Continue reading

DMV Announces Drastic Reduction of Wait-Times in Many Larger Offices, Introduces New Customer Service Kiosk

DMV Announces Drastic Reduction of Wait-Times in Many Larger Offices, Introduces New Customer Service Kiosk

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Aug. 19, 2004--DMV officials reported today that an all-out, department-wide effort to lower the amount of time customers have to wait in line for service has paid off, with the latest statistics showing that the largest 91 offices have slashed average wait-times from almost an hour to just under 30 ... Continue reading

SiriCOMM Provides Update on Network Roll Out

SiriCOMM Provides Update on Network Roll Out

Company Readies to Launch Service Offering JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 19 -- SiriCOMM, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SIRC) , a nationwide broadband wireless software and network company serving the commercial transportation industry and government market, has begun the installation of SiriCOMM Wi-Fi Hot Spots at Pilot Travel Centers nat ... Continue reading

Piston Group Selected for MEDC Training Grant

Piston Group Selected for MEDC Training Grant

DETROIT, Aug. 19 -- Detroit Empowerment Zone-based Piston Group today announced it will receive approximately $57,000 in Economic Development Training (EDTJ) grants provided by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The grants were awarded to six Michigan colleges, universities and community foundations ... Continue reading

Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend

Worthington Industries Declares Quarterly Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Aug. 19, 2004--The board of directors of Worthington Industries, Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share, payable on September 29, 2004, to shareholders of record September 15, 2004. This marks the 147th consecutive quarter that Worthington has paid a dividend since it became a pub ... Continue reading

Chevy Silverado Hybrids Bring a Ray of Light in Charley'd Southwest Florida

Chevy Silverado Hybrids Bring a Ray of Light in Charley'd Southwest Florida

General Motors' Chevrolet Silverado gasoline-electric hybrid pickup trucks, which double as mobile power generators, will get their first real world test helping hurricane victims in Florida. Kevin Ladkey of Manheim's Detroit Auto Auction in Romulus, MI, checks the paperwork prior to the first shipment, Wed. August 18, ... Continue reading

Flexpoint Sensor Systems Updates Progress

Flexpoint Sensor Systems Updates Progress

DRAPER, Utah--Aug. 19, 2004--Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FLXT) today announced the progress the company accomplished during the second quarter. Currently the company is working on six major projects including a medical bed to alleviate bedsores, a Passenger Presence Detection System for automobiles, a s ... Continue reading

Navistar Third Quarter Per Share Earnings Meet Guidance; Solid Future Profit Opportunities Forecast

Navistar Third Quarter Per Share Earnings Meet Guidance; Solid Future Profit Opportunities Forecast

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Aug. 19, 2004--Navistar International Corporation , the nation's largest combined commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engine producer, today reported substantially improved earnings for its third fiscal quarter and said that based on the current outlook, earnings for the fiscal year end ... Continue reading

Strong Labor Day Travel to Cap off Strong Summer Travel Season, Says AAA

Strong Labor Day Travel to Cap off Strong Summer Travel Season, Says AAA

ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 19, 2004--A summer that brought record high gas prices and travel approaching pre-9/11 levels will end with potentially record high Labor Day holiday travel, according to AAA. AAA estimates that 34.1 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 2.2 percent increase from l ... Continue reading

CarMax Foundation Helps Expand MADD College Program

CarMax Foundation Helps Expand MADD College Program

Donation to MADD Expands UMADD Chapters at Colleges in Texas, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, and Kentucky RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 19 -- CarMax, Inc. , the nation's leading specialty retailer of used vehicles, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have announced that the CarMax Foundation has granted $100,000 to MADD to a ... Continue reading

BERU Increases Revenues by 23%

BERU Increases Revenues by 23%

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany--Aug. 19, 2004-- BERU increases revenues by 23% In the first quarter of the 2004/05 financial year, BERU Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigsburg, increased its total revenues by 23.2% to EUR85.5 million (Q1 2003/04: EUR69.4 million), mainly due to strong growth in the youngest division of Electronics and S ... Continue reading

Excelsus Filter Blocks RF Interference to DSL Modems; L-222RJDP Ensures Highest Data Rates and Prevents Modem Connection Failures

Excelsus Filter Blocks RF Interference to DSL Modems; L-222RJDP Ensures Highest Data Rates and Prevents Modem Connection Failures

SAN DIEGO--Aug. 19, 2004--Pulse(R), a Technitrol Company, introduces the Excelsus(R) L-222RJDP radio frequency interference (RFI) filter that optimizes DSL modem performance by blocking interference from AM/FM/HAM radio, televisions, home network devices and other RF sources. It prevents RF interference that can degrad ... Continue reading

Flexpoint Sensor Systems Updates Progress

Flexpoint Sensor Systems Updates Progress

DRAPER, Utah--Aug. 19, 2004--Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FLXT) today announced the progress the company accomplished during the second quarter. Currently the company is working on six major projects including a medical bed to alleviate bedsores, a Passenger Presence Detection System for automobiles, a s ... Continue reading

GEICO Associates Bring Relief to Victims of Hurricane Charley

GEICO Associates Bring Relief to Victims of Hurricane Charley

LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 19 -- The damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Charley didn't stop associates at GEICO's Lakeland office from bringing some much needed relief to Punta Gorda residents. Despite personal hardships, Florida associates as well as GEICO catastrophe claims teams worked long hours to handle claims ... Continue reading

Lancaster Colony Reports Fiscal Year And Fourth Quarter Results

Lancaster Colony Reports Fiscal Year And Fourth Quarter Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 19 -- Lancaster Colony Corporation today reported that net income for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, totaled $80,002,000, compared to $112,546,000 earned in the preceding fiscal year. Diluted earnings per share were $2.24 compared to $3.11 a year ago. Net sales for the most recent fiscal year ... Continue reading

Microvision Reports Sale and Installation of Nomad Expert Technician Systems to the Stearns Automotive Group's Four Auto Dealerships

Microvision Reports Sale and Installation of Nomad Expert Technician Systems to the Stearns Automotive Group's Four Auto Dealerships

BOTHELL, Wash.--Aug. 19, 2004--Microvision Inc., a leader in light scanning technology, announced today the sale and installation of 9 Nomad Expert Technician Systems to the Stearns Automotive Group in North Carolina. The family owned business owns two Ford dealerships, as well as a Chevrolet, and a Chrysler Jeep deale ... Continue reading

Navistar Third Quarter Per Share Earnings Meet Guidance; Continued Improvements Seen for Fourth Quarter; Focus On Cost Reductions Continues; Solid Future Profit Opportunities Forecast

Navistar Third Quarter Per Share Earnings Meet Guidance; Continued Improvements Seen for Fourth Quarter; Focus On Cost Reductions Continues; Solid Future Profit Opportunities Forecast

WARRENVILLE, Ill.--Aug. 19, 2004--Navistar International Corporation , the nation's largest combined commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engine producer, today reported substantially improved earnings for its third fiscal quarter and said that based on the current outlook, earnings for the fiscal year end ... Continue reading

NEC Electronics Europe Takes the Honours for Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership of the Year Award - Press Release

NEC Electronics Europe Takes the Honours for Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership of the Year Award - Press Release

To view this press release on the Internet, please click here: http://awards.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?doci d=23012726 Press Release NEC Electronics Europe Takes the Honours for Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership of the Year Award Frankfurt, Germany, August 19, 2004 For excellent discernme ... Continue reading

Toyota's Indiana Plant Featured in Company's Latest Corporate Ad

Toyota's Indiana Plant Featured in Company's Latest Corporate Ad

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- Toyota Motor North America, Inc. today announced that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) will be featured in the third print execution of its new corporate advertising campaign, initially launched in July. Entitled "Good Business," the campaign emphasizes Toyota's long-term commitment to th ... Continue reading

Delphi and Parlex Enter Into Strategic Alliance to Grow Military/ Aerospace Market Presence

Delphi and Parlex Enter Into Strategic Alliance to Grow Military/ Aerospace Market Presence

Companies to Leverage Expertise in Flex Circuit Design and Assembly METHUEN, Mass. and TROY, Mich., Aug. 19 -- Delphi Corporation and Parlex Corporation have entered into a strategic alliance that is expected to benefit both companies' current-sales and future-growth prospects in the military/aerospace interconnect mar ... Continue reading

Auto Injury Victims Who Hire an Attorney Are Less Likely to Be Satisfied With Their Total Payment: Findings From a New IRC Study

Auto Injury Victims Who Hire an Attorney Are Less Likely to Be Satisfied With Their Total Payment: Findings From a New IRC Study

MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 19 -- A new study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) finds that people injured in an auto accident who hire an attorney are less likely to be satisfied with their total payment than injured people who do not hire an attorney. Almost three-fourths of those without an attorney were satisfied with ... Continue reading

Civic Tour With Dashboard Confessional Ends

Civic Tour With Dashboard Confessional Ends

VENICE, Calif.--Aug. 19, 2004--One of the hottest concert tours has come to an end -- Civic Tour featuring Dashboard Confessional. From nightly crowd sing-a-longs to 10 fans so far winning fully customized Dashboard Confessional Honda Civics, this year's Civic Tour has proved to be a box office and audience success, an ... Continue reading

King David Bikers Provides 50 Bike Motorcycle Motorcade, Escorts Friends of the Israeli Defense Force - FIDF - Fundraising Meeting

King David Bikers Provides 50 Bike Motorcycle Motorcade, Escorts Friends of the Israeli Defense Force - FIDF - Fundraising Meeting

-- WHAT: Israeli Defense Force Soldier meets King David Bikers -- the nation's largest Jewish Motorcycle Riding Association -- for Fundraising Mission for the "Friends of the Israeli Defense Force" -- worldwide fundraising organization WHERE: Synagogue/Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Lauderdale 3500 North Ocean Blvd, Fort Lau ... Continue reading

Departures Magazine Reveals Its Readers' Picks for Favorite Luxury Goods

Departures Magazine Reveals Its Readers' Picks for Favorite Luxury Goods

NEW YORK--Aug. 19, 2004--Departures, the luxury lifestyle magazine published exclusively for American Express Platinum Card and Centurion members, showcases its readers' passions and obsessions in the 2004 Departures Readers' Favorites Survey: Luxury Goods, published in September issue. Readers were asked to vote for t ... Continue reading

Business Week Online: Exit -- and Entry -- Ramps at GM

Business Week Online: Exit -- and Entry -- Ramps at GM

By Detroit August 18, 2004; David Welch and David Kiley writing for Business Week online reported that Mark Hogan, a top exec, may soon be leaving. That could open a lane for former Chrysler Group honcho Wolfgang Bernhard It may be lonely at the top -- but not at General Motors (GM ). The carmaker has two vice-chairmen ... Continue reading

VW Mexico Strike Continues

VW Mexico Strike Continues

MEXICO CITY, Aug 19, 2004; Reuters reported that the union striking for a second day at Volkswagen AG's giant plant in Mexico on Thursday said it hoped to cut a deal with management in its pay dispute by the weekend. Union leader Jose Luis Rodriguez told Reuters that talks with management late on Wednesday did not end ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: The Automotive Powertrain Database - 5000 Lines of Data on 46 Categories Of Components

Research and Markets: The Automotive Powertrain Database - 5000 Lines of Data on 46 Categories Of Components

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 18, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of The Automotive Powertrain Database to their offering. The Powertrain Sectoral database encompasses components from valve stem seals to exhaust systems and catalysts sourced from around 330 suppliers in ... Continue reading

Ansoft Corporation First Quarter Results - 19% Increase in Revenue

Ansoft Corporation First Quarter Results - 19% Increase in Revenue

PITTSBURGH--Aug. 18, 2004--Ansoft Corporation today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended July 31, 2004. Revenue for the first quarter totaled $12.7 million, an increase of 19% compared to $10.7 million reported in the previous fiscal year's first quarter. Net income for the first quart ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: The Automotive Exterior Database - 3700 Lines of Data with the Major Component Types

Research and Markets: The Automotive Exterior Database - 3700 Lines of Data with the Major Component Types

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 18, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) has announced the addition of The Automotive Exterior Database to their offering. The Exterior Sectoral database examines the contributions of nearly 400 suppliers in Europe to the critical, visible stages of vehicle assembly and f ... Continue reading

Ramtron to Present High-Performance Nonvolatile FRAM Products To Automotive Industry at Convergence 2004

Ramtron to Present High-Performance Nonvolatile FRAM Products To Automotive Industry at Convergence 2004

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Aug. 18, 2004-- Presentations Daily at 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., October 18th - 20th, Booth #121 Ramtron International Corporation , the leading supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric semiconductor products, today announced that the company will debut its nonvolatile ferroelectric ran ... Continue reading

Motorcycle Builder American Eagle Approves Reverse Stock Split

Motorcycle Builder American Eagle Approves Reverse Stock Split

CARLSBAD, Calif.--Aug. 18, 2004--American Eagle Manufacturing Company, Inc., (OTCBB:AEMC), a Nevada Corporation, engaged in the assembly and sale of custom built motorcycles, announces today that its Board of Directors has approved a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company's stock. Shareholders as of the record dat ... Continue reading

ARKONA Reports Record First Quarter Revenues

ARKONA Reports Record First Quarter Revenues

SALT LAKE CITY--Aug. 18, 2004--ARKONA Inc. (OTC BB: ARKN), the emerging leader and the pioneer in Web-enabled dealer management solutions for the automobile and powersports dealerships, today announced record financial results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2004. The company reported total revenue of $1,800, ... Continue reading

Bazemore looks to repeat in Memphis

Bazemore looks to repeat in Memphis

DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 17 of 23 O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NHRA NATIONALS MEMPHIS (Tenn.) MOTORSPORTS PARK RACE DATES: Aug. 20-22, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE LIKES THE PRESSURE, LOOKS TO REPEAT IN MEMPHIS MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. ... Continue reading

PR: Automotive Capital Group Now Offering Same-Day Vehicle Title Loan

PR: Automotive Capital Group Now Offering Same-Day Vehicle Title Loan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Automotive Capital Group Now Offering Same-Day Vehicle Title Loan and Solutions for Title Loan Refinancing Title Loan Industry is Booming and Charges up to 295% Interest, WHY? SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 18, 2004 -- Automotive Capital Group, Inc. (OTC: AOCP) announced today a new program that offers v ... Continue reading

REVISED: Bazemore looks to repeat in Memphis

REVISED: Bazemore looks to repeat in Memphis

REVISED: Bazemore reached the final round in 1992; he did not win the event. DON SCHUMACHER RACING NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ROUND 17 of 23 O'REILLY MID-SOUTH NHRA NATIONALS MEMPHIS (Tenn.) MOTORSPORTS PARK RACE DATES: Aug. 20-22, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 ... Continue reading

AAA Minnesota/Iowa's President Says, 'School's Open - Drive Carefully'

AAA Minnesota/Iowa's President Says, 'School's Open - Drive Carefully'

Guest Editorial by: Jeff Ogden, president of AAA Minnesota/Iowa BURNSVILLE, Minn., Aug. 18 -- The following is a statement from Jeff Ogden, president of AAA Minnesota/Iowa: While parents are preparing their children for the 2004-05 school year and children are saying goodbye to their summer vacations, back to school is ... Continue reading

Active Recognition Technologies Partners With Computerized Valet Parking Systems

Active Recognition Technologies Partners With Computerized Valet Parking Systems

- Leading Provider of High-Tech Valet Parking Technology Integrates ART's V-Metrics Software - PHOENIX, Aug. 18 -- Active Recognition Technologies (ART), a developer of vehicle identification and license plate recognition (LPR) software, announced today that it has executed a partner agreement with Computerized Valet P ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts/Cruz Pedregon Memphis Pre-Race

Advance Auto Parts/Cruz Pedregon Memphis Pre-Race

Advance Auto Parts Racing Nitro Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Pre-Race Notes & Quotes Cruz Pedregon Looks to Adapt to Memphis Advance Auto Parts Racing Prepares for Unusual Conditions MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 18, 2004) ­ Cruz Pedregon and the Advance Auto Parts ... Continue reading

AFCO Plans to Invest Additional $20 Million in Anderson, S.C. Facility; South Carolina Company to Produce Next-Generation DENSO Fuel Pump

AFCO Plans to Invest Additional $20 Million in Anderson, S.C. Facility; South Carolina Company to Produce Next-Generation DENSO Fuel Pump

ANDERSON, S.C., Aug. 18 -- Associated Fuel Pump Systems Corporation (AFCO) plans to invest an additional $20 Million in its Anderson, S.C. manufacturing plant. This investment will bring production of DENSO's newly designed, Grand Half (GH) automotive fuel pump to the United States. Launched in 2003 in Japan, the GH fu ... Continue reading

ARCA RE/MAX Factsheet, Springfield dirt-mile

ARCA RE/MAX Factsheet, Springfield dirt-mile

ARCA RE/MAX SERIES STEERS FOR DIRT-TRACK ROOTS; SPRINGFIELD MILE-DIRT NEXT..... SPRINGFIELD IL - 5-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Frank Kimmel will be going after an unprecedented 5th straight win at the central-Illinois mile dirt in Springfield when the 42nd annual Allen Crowe Memorial rolls off Sunday afternoon, Au ... Continue reading

Automotive Capital Group Now Offering Same-Day Vehicle Title Loan and Solutions for Title Loan Refinancing

Automotive Capital Group Now Offering Same-Day Vehicle Title Loan and Solutions for Title Loan Refinancing

Title Loan Industry is Booming and Charges up to 295% Interest, WHY? SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 18 -- Automotive Capital Group, Inc. announced today a new program that offers vehicle title loan and title loan refinancing at discounted interest rates. Title loans are becoming extremely popular for short-term cash and lende ... Continue reading

Caterpillar Expands Remanufacturing Business with Purchase of Automotive Transmission Remanufacturing Company

Caterpillar Expands Remanufacturing Business with Purchase of Automotive Transmission Remanufacturing Company

PEORIA, Illinois, August 18 -- - Growth Opportunity Will Leverage Remanufacturing Competency Caterpillar Inc. and Remy International, Inc. have announced that Caterpillar Remanufacturing Services ("Cat Reman") will acquire Williams Technologies, Inc. ("WTI"), a leading remanufacturer of automatic transmissions, torque ... Continue reading

CSK Auto Corp. to Report Second Quarter Financial Results

CSK Auto Corp. to Report Second Quarter Financial Results

PHOENIX--Aug. 18, 2004--On Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, CSK Auto Corp. will report its second fiscal quarter financial results immediately after market close, and invites investors to listen to a broadcast of the company's conference call that will follow at 5 p.m. (ET). Investors may listen to a simultaneous webcast of th ... Continue reading

Delphi and XM Introduce 'SKYFi2' Satellite Radio Receiver

Delphi and XM Introduce 'SKYFi2' Satellite Radio Receiver

All-new SKYFi2 includes first-ever pause and replay features NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Delphi Corp. , a pioneer of in-vehicle entertainment and electronics, and XM Satellite Radio , America's No. 1 satellite radio service, are introducing another breakthrough product, the new Delphi XM "SKYFi2" -- the next generation SKYFi ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Introduces Mobil Polyrex EM Grease; Mobil Polyrex EM Grease Delivers Exceptional Protection for Electric Motor Bearings

ExxonMobil Introduces Mobil Polyrex EM Grease; Mobil Polyrex EM Grease Delivers Exceptional Protection for Electric Motor Bearings

FAIRFAX, Va.--Aug. 18, 2004--ExxonMobil today announced the introduction of Mobil Polyrex(R) EM polyurea grease, which is designed specifically to enhance the performance and reliability of electric motor bearings and ball or lightly loaded roller bearings operating at high temperatures. Formulated with ExxonMobil's pr ... Continue reading

FARO Laser Tracker Brighter Than Ever

FARO Laser Tracker Brighter Than Ever

LAKE MARY, Fla., Aug. 18 -- FARO Technologies, Inc. , the market-share leader in the portable coordinate measurement machine (PCMM) field, announced the release of its latest generation of FARO Laser Trackers with many enhancements over the previous model. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO ... Continue reading

Fitch Issues Presale Report on Morgan Stanley Auto Loan Trust 2004-HB2

Fitch Issues Presale Report on Morgan Stanley Auto Loan Trust 2004-HB2

NEW YORK--Aug. 18, 2004--Fitch Ratings issued a presale report today on Morgan Stanley Auto Loan Trust (MSALT) 2004-HB2 discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch's expected 'AAA' ratings on the class A notes, 'A+' ratings on the class B notes, 'BBB+' ratings on the class C notes, 'BBB' ratings on the class D notes, a ... Continue reading

Fitch Issues Presale Report on Morgan Stanley Auto Loan Trust 2004-HB2

Fitch Issues Presale Report on Morgan Stanley Auto Loan Trust 2004-HB2

NEW YORK--Aug. 18, 2004--Fitch Ratings issued a presale report today on Morgan Stanley Auto Loan Trust (MSALT) 2004-HB2 discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch's expected 'AAA' ratings on the class A notes, 'A+' ratings on the class B notes, 'BBB+' ratings on the class C notes, 'BBB' ratings on the class D notes, a ... Continue reading

Fitch Ratings Affirms Harley-Davidson & Harley-Davidson Financial Services

Fitch Ratings Affirms Harley-Davidson & Harley-Davidson Financial Services

CHICAGO--Aug. 18, 2004--Fitch Ratings has affirmed Harley-Davidson Inc.'s (HDI) senior unsecured debt at 'AA-' and Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.'s (Financial) senior unsecured debt at 'AA-', as well as its 'F1+' commercial paper rating issued under 100% owned subsidiary, Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. The Rat ... Continue reading

Goodyear Announces Closing of $680 Million Credit Facility

Goodyear Announces Closing of $680 Million Credit Facility

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has closed a $680 million senior secured funded credit facility. This facility, which matures in September 2007, refinances the company's $680 million senior secured U.S. revolving credit facility, which would have matured on April 30, 2 ... Continue reading

Hidden Costs of Offshore Sourcing May Add 20% to Die Casting Expense

Hidden Costs of Offshore Sourcing May Add 20% to Die Casting Expense

ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 18 -- Unexpected costs often drive up the final price of die cast products by as much as 20 per cent for manufacturers and OEMs that use offshore sourcing, according to a study conducted by the North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The r ... Continue reading

JONGBLOED WHEELS TO SPONSOR AGT SERIES

JONGBLOED WHEELS TO SPONSOR AGT SERIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Todd Benne toddbenne@americangt.com 636.262.1723 JONGBLOED WHEELS TO SPONSOR AGT SERIES, WILL OFFER ‘JONGBLOED WHEELMAN AWARD’ Wilton, CT- The American GT Challenge series today announced an agreement with Jongbloed Wheels as an AGT sponsor. Jongbloed will provide the ‘Jongbloed Whe ... Continue reading

Kevin McGlensey, Former Senior Executive of Invensys and Triconex, Named President of ORYXE Energy International

Kevin McGlensey, Former Senior Executive of Invensys and Triconex, Named President of ORYXE Energy International

IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 18, 2004--ORYXE Energy International announced today that Kevin McGlensey, a chemical engineer who has served as president of several well-known companies in the energy industry, has been named President and Chief Marketing Officer of ORYXE Energy, a progressive energy technology company based in I ... Continue reading

Motorola Launches Pininfarina Limited Edition Phone

Motorola Launches Pininfarina Limited Edition Phone

Latest Phone Is Co-Branded With the Design Company Behind Ferrari MONTEREY, Calif., Aug. 18 -- Motorola today announced the Pininfarina Limited Edition Motorola i833, designed by Pininfarina, the design company behind such iconic cars as Ferrari and Maserati. This marks the debut of the first mobile phone to come out o ... Continue reading

NationsRent Second Quarter 2004 Conference Call; Supplemental Information

NationsRent Second Quarter 2004 Conference Call; Supplemental Information

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Aug. 18, 2004--As announced on August 12, 2004, NationsRent Companies, Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter financial results and general business conditions on Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ... Continue reading

NationsRent Second Quarter 2004 Conference Call; Supplemental Information

NationsRent Second Quarter 2004 Conference Call; Supplemental Information

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Aug. 18, 2004--As announced on August 12, 2004, NationsRent Companies, Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter financial results and general business conditions on Thursday, August 19, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: Kurt Johnson Burns Gas & Midnight Oil in Search for Power

NHRA Pre Race: Kurt Johnson Burns Gas & Midnight Oil in Search for Power

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Kurt Johnson Burns Gas & Midnight Oil in Search for Power ACDelco Racing team looks for first win at Memphis Motorsports Park Sugar Hill, Ga., August 18, 2004 - Across the world of motorsports, there is one basic need common to every ... Continue reading

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson Enlists Help to Maximize Short Week Before Memphis

NHRA Pre Race: Warren Johnson Enlists Help to Maximize Short Week Before Memphis

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Warren Johnson Enlists Help to Maximize Short Week Before Memphis GM Performance Parts Racing team spreads out to prepare for O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals SUGAR HILL, GA., August 17, 2004 - Warren Johnson is the acknowledged "Profess ... Continue reading

Quaker State Racing/Tony Pedregon Memphis Pre-Race

Quaker State Racing/Tony Pedregon Memphis Pre-Race

Quaker State Racing Funny Car Pedregon Racing NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series O¹Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Pre-Race Notes & Quotes Tony Pedregon Readies for ŒOld School¹ Weekend Quaker State Racing Into the Memphis Night MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 18, 2004) ­ ... Continue reading

Ramtron to Present High-Performance Nonvolatile FRAM Products To Automotive Industry at Convergence 2004

Ramtron to Present High-Performance Nonvolatile FRAM Products To Automotive Industry at Convergence 2004

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Aug. 18, 2004-- Presentations Daily at 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., October 18th - 20th, Booth #121 Ramtron International Corporation , the leading supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric semiconductor products, today announced that the company will debut its nonvolatile ferroelectric ran ... Continue reading

Remy International Announces the Sale of Williams Technologies

Remy International Announces the Sale of Williams Technologies

ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 18 -- Remy International, Inc. today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the sale of its U.S. transmission remanufacturing operation, Williams Technologies, Inc. (WTI) to Caterpillar, Inc. The business, which is located in Summerville, South Carolina, employs approximately 500 and i ... Continue reading

Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton to Visit Monaco Coach Corporation's Recreational Vehicle Plant in Coburg, Oregon

Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton to Visit Monaco Coach Corporation's Recreational Vehicle Plant in Coburg, Oregon

Monaco Coach Is a Charter Partner of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Take Pride in America Program COBURG, Ore., Aug. 18 -- Monaco Coach Corporation announced today that on Thursday, August 19, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton will visit its Coburg, Oregon, manufacturing facilities. The Secretary will tour t ... Continue reading

Sigmetrix To Deliver Interoperability Solutions With PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0

Sigmetrix To Deliver Interoperability Solutions With PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0

MCKINNEY, Texas--Aug. 18, 2004-- The New CETOL 7.1 Release continues to bring advanced variation behavior modeling and tolerance analysis expertise to PTC customers and prospects Sigmetrix, LLC, a software integration and strategic software partner with PTC since 1990 and the preferred supplier of tolerance analysis so ... Continue reading

Titan International, Inc. CEO files Form 4

Titan International, Inc. CEO files Form 4

QUINCY, Ill.--Aug. 18, 2004--Titan International, Inc. President and CEO Maurice Taylor Jr. intends to sell up to 40,000 shares of Titan International common stock owned by the Maurice and Michelle Taylor Foundation. The Foundation funds are primarily used to award college scholarships to children of Titan employees. I ... Continue reading

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