SANMINA-SCI FERTIGUNG IN GUNZENHAUSEN ZERTIFIZIERT
GUNZENHAUSEN, Deutschland, December 2 -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation , ein führender Fertigungsdienstleister, gab heute bekannt, dass das Sanmina-SCI Werk in Gunzenhausen nach dem Qualitätsstandard der Automobilindustrie ISO/TS 16949 zertifiziert wurde. Die Zertifizierung nach dem weltweit höchsten Qualitätsstandard de ... Continue reading
Bay Area Bartenders/Restaurant Owners Ready to Drink and Drive at Infineon Raceway
Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 ***MEDIA OPPORTUNITY*** Notable Bay Area Bartenders/Restaurant Owners Ready to Drink and Drive at Infineon Raceway NEWLY-ELECTED SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE TO SERVE AS GUEST SPEAKER AT ANNUAL HOLIDAY EVENT SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The people who typically ... Continue reading
Auto Club Begins First Day of Rose Parade Float Decorating at Rosemont Pavilion
-- WHO: Approximately 100 Auto Club members will converge on Rosemont Pavilion to volunteer their cutting, gluing and climbing skills during the first day of decorating the Auto Club's float, "Family Vacation." WHAT: The float is a fanciful depiction of the first "SUV" - Supersized, Ultimate Vegetarian. It's a 35-foot- ... Continue reading
KINGSPORT, Tenn.--Dec. 2, 2004--Bad Toys Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:BTYH) announced today it has executed a binding letter of intent to acquire Southland Health Services, Inc. Bad Toys Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and the shareholders of Southland Health Services, Inc. ("Southland") executed a binding letter of intent on ... Continue reading
Receives First Purchase Order for VGR System Deployment at Toyota Motor Corporation in Tsutsumi, Japan NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C., Dec. 2 -- Braintech, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BRHI) , a pioneer in 3D-Vision Guided Robotics (VGR) solutions for industrial automation processes, today announced that the Company has signed a non-e ... Continue reading
Cummins Receives New Unsecured $650 Million Revolving Line of Credit
COLUMBUS, Ind.--Dec. 2, 2004--Cummins Inc. announced today that it has closed on an unsecured $650 million, five-year revolving line of credit. The new revolver replaces a secured $385 million three-year credit facility that was due to expire in November 2005. The agreement is an important step in Cummins efforts to im ... Continue reading
Flexpoint Sensor Systems Announces Listing on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board
DRAPER, Utah--Dec. 2, 2004--Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:FLXT) announced today the Company's Common Shares have been accepted for quotation on the NASD Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB). Trading of Flexpoint's Common Stock will commence on the OTCBB effective immediately under the symbol --FLXT. CEO of F ... Continue reading
Freescale Semiconductor completes spin-off from Motorola
AUSTIN, Texas--Dec. 2, 2004--Freescale Semiconductor New firm with more than 50 years experience and global presence is third-largest U.S. semiconductor company Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. began its new era as a fully independent company today following Motorola, Inc.'s distribution of its remaining equity interest i ... Continue reading
Infor Global Solutions to Provide Supply Chain Software to Tenneco Automotive
NORTHVILLE, Mich., Dec. 2 -- Infor Global Solutions, a global provider of enterprise software solutions to manufacturing and distribution vertical markets, announced that Tenneco Automotive will implement Infor's SupplyWEB solution at its manufacturing plants worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest ... Continue reading
John Deere to Redeem Asset Backed Notes
MOLINE, Ill., Dec. 2 -- John Deere Owner Trust 2001 today announced that is has elected to redeem on December 15, 2004 all of its outstanding Class A-4 3.78% Asset Backed Notes and make the final distribution on its Asset Backed Certificates on such date. The redemption price of the Notes and the final distribution on ... Continue reading
Lexus Gauntlet Trophy on Display at USC v. UCLA Football Game
Media Alert WHAT: The crown jewel of the USC-UCLA rivalry, the Lexus Gauntlet trophy, will be on display at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 4 as the Trojans and Bruins battle in football for citywide bragging rights and points towards winning the fourth annual competition. Stunning to look at, the Lexus Gauntlet trophy ... Continue reading
PPG Introduces New 1K Waterborne Vacuum Forming Adhesives for Untreated Polypropylene Substrates
TROY, Mich., Dec. 2 -- PPG Industries, Inc., a Fortune 100 producer of chemicals, coatings, glass, fiber glass and many other products, today announced the release of a new line of Corabond single-component, waterborne, heat-activated adhesives for use with untreated polypropylene substrates. Primarily targeted to vacu ... Continue reading
Precise Biometrics Carries out Two New Shares Issues Worth SEK 61 Million
The amount of the issue is guaranteed through subscription declarations and issue guarantees LUND, Sweden, Feb. 12 -- The Board of Directors of Precise Biometrics AB (publ) has on 11 February 2004 resolved on a new share issue with preferential rights for the Company's existing shareholders, in accordance with the auth ... Continue reading
Radley Corporation to Present at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco, 2004
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--Dec. 2, 2004--Radley Corporation, a leading provider of Electronic Data Interchange and Automated Data Collection, today announced that Ariel Hernandez will be presenting a case study on successful implementation of EDI transactions in an automotive tier-1 supplier environment at the Oracle(R) Open ... Continue reading
Reichhold Establishes New Positions to Foster New Product Introduction in Coatings Industry
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--Dec. 2, 2004--Reichhold, Inc., a major supplier of resins and other polymers to coatings formulators, has established a new role at the company, staffed by industry veterans. A new team of Business Development Representatives has been formed by Reichhold with the directive of fostering new ... Continue reading
Research and Markets: Advance Auto Parts Inc - Business Structure and Operations Analysed
DUBLIN, Ireland--Dec. 2, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10456) has announced the addition of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. to their offering This Company Profile provides top-level company data and information for Advance Auto Part Inc.. The report examines the companys key business s ... Continue reading
Speedemissions Acquires Mobile Vehicle Emission Testing Units to Continue Its Growth Plan
ATLANTA, Dec. 2 -- Speedemissions, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SPEM) , a vehicle emissions testing and safety inspections company, announced that it is again expanding its business through the acquisition of SIT, Inc.'s Atlanta based EMI Mobile Testing Units. This acquisition enhances a unique business segment for Speedemiss ... Continue reading
"UK Road Hauliers Get a Reprieve", Says Road Haulage Association
WEYBRIDGE, England, December 2 -- The Road Haulage Association is delighted that the Chancellor has finally heeded the advice he has been given on the danger of increasing fuel duty by 1.92 pence per litre. RHA Chief Executive Roger King said: "Finally, the crushing sword of Damocles been lifted from over the heads of ... Continue reading
TAMPA, Fla.--Dec. 2, 2004-- Gains Clearance to Trade Hybrid Fuel Systems and Nanobac Technologies Common Stocks on The OTCBB WhiteKnight SST, Inc. (OTC:WKGT) ("WhiteKnight" or "the Company"), a management company, today announced the acquisition by EarthFirst Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:EFTI) of Electric Machinery Enterp ... Continue reading
XPEL Technologies Corp. Available Through Standard & Poor's - Blue Sky Trading Exemptions -
SAN ANTONIO--Dec. 2, 2004--Nevada-based XPEL Technologies Corp. (CNQ:XPEL.U) announced today that its corporate information is now available through Standard & Poor's Market Access Program, which is an information distribution service enabling subscribing publicly traded companies to disseminate data to users of Standa ... Continue reading
Airtrax Intends to Close on Acquisition of FiLCO in Early 2005 to Drive European Sales
- FiLCO Could Produce Up to $50 Million of Product at Year-End 2005 - HAMMONTON, N.J., Dec. 2 -- Airtrax, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AITX) , a developer of patented, omni-directional technology with military and commercial applications, announced today that Airtrax intends to close on its acquisition of FiLCO, a leading man ... Continue reading
Fleetwood Enterprises CEO Edward Caudill Joins Maxwell Technologies Board of Directors
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2 -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. announced today that Edward B. Caudill, president and chief executive officer of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., one of the nation's largest producers of recreational vehicles, and a leader in the building, retailing and financing of manufactured homes, has been appointed to ... Continue reading
Guru Nanak Auto Enterprises Chooses to Streamline Its Business Processes With IFS Applications(TM)
LINKOPING, Sweden, Dec. 2 -- One of India's leading automotive companies, Guru Nanak Auto Enterprises Ltd. (GNAE), recently entered into a contract to deploy IFS Applications. The software will enable GNAE to adopt best business practices relevant to the automotive industry. IFS Applications will be used to support its ... Continue reading
Rockwell Automation to Host Investor Conference
MILWAUKEE--Dec. 2, 2004--Rockwell Automation, Inc. will host its annual investor conference today in New York. President and CEO Keith Nosbusch and Chief Financial Officer James Gelly will discuss company objectives, market dynamics and longer-term strategies. The company will reiterate that it expects fiscal 2005 dilu ... Continue reading
Sanmina-SCI's Automotive Manufacturing Facility in Germany Achieves ISO/TS 16949 Certification
GUNZENHAUSEN, Germany, Dec. 2 -- Sanmina-SCI Corporation , a leading global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, today announced that its automotive manufacturing facility in Gunzenhausen, Germany, has successfully passed the registration audit for ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification. The newly received certif ... Continue reading
2005 Car Donation Tax Law Leaves Donor & Charity Incentives Strong According to NADAguides.com
COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 2 -- Lots of people are talking about the new car donation tax law going into effect on January 1, 2005, industry leaders say car donors and charities alike will still benefit greatly. The change is that taxpayers can no longer estimate, for themselves, the fair market value of their donated ve ... Continue reading
December 1, 2004 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Fewer than one-half of new-vehicle buyers show a strong familiarity with newly launched models during the shopping process, while nearly one-third are not aware of new models at all, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Avoider StudySM released today. The study ... Continue reading
PSA Peugeot Citroën and Toyota Show Styling of Three Jointly Developed Cars
PSA Peugeot Citroën and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announce that their three-year joint project to design, develop and produce three all-new small passenger cars for the European market is close to fruition. To mark their progress, the two companies have decided to release the first official photograph of th ... Continue reading
Chinese automaker's plan with MG Rover raising eyebrows at home
SHANGHAI Dec 2, 2004; The AFP reported that Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), which has stated ambitions to become the world's sixth largest carmaker by 2010, has expansionist dreams that some say are far too big. SAIC, China's largest state-run automaker, is in the midst of negotiating the purchase of t ... Continue reading
China is HOT! -- UPS to Buy Out Partner's Share in Venture
Snides Remarks: It is ovious that China will become the first world's industrial area...making everything from toys to tires and valves to vehicles and everything in between. I believe that within 30 years the majority of cars in the world will be Made in China. These shipping guys better hope the economy in the U.S. c ... Continue reading
Stronghold Completes Implementation of DealerAdvance in All Four Virginia Based Pohanka Dealerships
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--Dec. 2, 2004-- In October 2004, Pohanka Virginia Division Sold 228 Cars Through Appointment Setting With DealerAdvance(TM) Stronghold Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SGHT), the developer of DealerAdvance(TM), an enterprise software system using wireless and Internet technologies for the aut ... Continue reading
Slovakia is HOT- Getrag Ford Transmissions to Build New Plant
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia The AP reported that Getrag Ford Transmissions, a joint venture between U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. and Germany's Getrag Group, announced Thursday a decision to build a euro300 million (US$399 million) auto parts plant in eastern Slovakia. The company said it plans to build a production facility ... Continue reading
INGOLSTADT, Alemania, December 2 -- - Más de 55 millones de espectadores han visto la película y el prototipo de coche - Las encuestas realizadas a los espectadores de EE UU confirman la mejoram de la imagen de Audi gracias a la película - Hay informes del prototipo en más de 40 países Audi AG ha conseguido un imp ... Continue reading
David Willemot Appointed Executive Director of Logistics for S-Y Systems Technologies America, LLC
DEARBORN, Mich.--Dec. 2, 2004--David Willemot was appointed Executive Director of Logistics for S-Y Systems Technologies America, LLC., a Siemens VDO Automotive (AG) and Yazaki Corporation joint venture company supplying electrical and electronic distribution systems, announced Robert Crumley, president. He is responsi ... Continue reading
Methode Electronics, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2005 Results
CHICAGO--Dec. 2, 2004--Methode Electronics, Inc. a global manufacturer of electronic component and subsystem devices, today announced operating results for the fiscal 2005 second quarter ended October 31, 2004. Methode reported second quarter fiscal year 2005 net sales of $99.7 million and net income of $6.5 million, o ... Continue reading
2005 TL Campground and RV Park Campground Directory Now In Distribution
VENTURA, Calif.--Dec. 2, 2004--The 2005 Trailer Life Campground RV Parks & Services Directory (TL Directory), the most widely recognized and used campground rating system in the country, features a new campground ratings system to address the changing needs of RVers. The 2005 edition publishes the first major revision ... Continue reading
Hyundai Boosted Sales Growth in Europe - Over 300,000 Units Sold Until November
RÜSSELSHEIM, Germany, December 2 -- - Cumulative sales of 309,250 until November are just another historic milestone achievement for Hyundai in Europe this year. - Brand profile of Hyundai sharpens as product & service quality become more widely known. In November Hyundai continued to outpace the automobile industry i ... Continue reading
INGOLSTADT, Germany, December 2 -- - Audience of Over 55 Million Has Seen Film and Concept Car to Date - Surveys Among US Cinema-Goers Confirm Image Boost For Audi - Reports on the Film Car in Over 40 Countries The product placement in the Hollywood blockbuster "I, Robot" starring Will Smith has proved a huge success f ... Continue reading
Cooper Reaches Agreement with USWA - Injunction on Sale of Four Plants to be Lifted
FINDLAY, Ohio, Dec. 1 -- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY today announced that it and its subsidiary, Cooper- Standard Automotive, have reached an agreement with the United Steelworkers of America, the USWA locals in Auburn, Ind., El Dorado, Ark., and two locals in Bowling Green, Ohio, that will result in the injunction on ... Continue reading
Honda America Achieves Two Model Production Flexibility on Single Line
December 1, 2004 -- Lincoln, AL -- Associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (HMA) today reached a production milestone at 2:45 p.m. with the roll out of a 2005 Odyssey minivan and V-6 engine on an assembly line that minutes earlier had been building 2005 model Honda Pilot sport utility vehicles. This is the fi ... Continue reading
November 2004 U.S. Auto Sales Scorecard
Detroit December 2, 2004; The AP reported that November 2004 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. This list compares sales in November 2004 with sales in November 2003 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, ... Continue reading
Ford, GM to Lower Production in 2005
DETROIT December 2, 2004; Sarah Karush writing for the AP reported that in what has become a familiar pattern, the country's top two automakers reported weak November sales on Wednesday, while Chrysler and the Japanese companies continued to surge ahead. Both General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said they would redu ... Continue reading
RV Sales Surge Despite High Fuel Prices
LOUISVILLE, Ky. December 2, 2004; Bruce Schreiner writing for the AP reported that stubbornly high fuel prices haven't slowed the $12 billion-a-year recreational vehicle industry, on course to reach record high revenues for a second straight year. Industry executives credit the buying surge to low interest rates and ba ... Continue reading
Clarion Corporation of America Announces First In-Dash DVD with iPod
Unique In-Car Audio Experience to Be Unveiled at 2005 Consumer Electronics Show GARDENA, Calif., Dec. 1 -- Clarion Corporation of America today announced that it will unveil at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) a fully integrated iPod solution for its new VRX755VD in-dash DVD player / monitor combination. Clario ... Continue reading
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