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DaimlerChrysler Services y la Ciudad de Hollywood, Florida Unen Fuerzas para Construir un Parque de la Ciudad y Juegos Infantiles en Un Día

DaimlerChrysler Services y la Ciudad de Hollywood, Florida Unen Fuerzas para Construir un Parque de la Ciudad y Juegos Infantiles en Un Día

* 200 funcionarios de DC Services representan uno de los esfuerzos voluntarios más grandes en la historia de la ciudad de Hollywood * Klaus Entenmann, CEO: "Ponemos en práctica nuestros valores principales" * La construcción de parques es un símbolo del alcance de los empleados a todo el estado HOLLYWOOD, Florida, ... Continue reading

ARA Membership Increased by 108 in 2004

ARA Membership Increased by 108 in 2004

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 20 -- With its single largest increase to its membership since the Stormwater Run-Off issue, the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) welcomed 108 new members to the association. ARA averaged nine new members each month or slightly over 2 new members per week. When asked to what she attributed this ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Arctic Cat Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--Jan. 20, 2005--Arctic Cat Inc. today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 7 cents per share of common and class B common stock. The dividend is payable on or about March 1, 2005, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Februar ... Continue reading

Auto Data Network Reports Third Quarter Financial Results; Company Generates 7% Sequential Organic Growth and Delivers Nine Quarters of Consecutive Net Earnings

Auto Data Network Reports Third Quarter Financial Results; Company Generates 7% Sequential Organic Growth and Delivers Nine Quarters of Consecutive Net Earnings

NEW YORK & TUNBRIDGE WELLS, England--Jan. 20, 2005--Auto Data Network Inc. (OTC BB: ADNW), a provider of software and real-time data services to the worldwide automotive industry, today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter and nine month period ended November 30, 2004. For the third quarter, the Com ... Continue reading

Central Parking Corporation's First Quarter Conference Call on the Internet

Central Parking Corporation's First Quarter Conference Call on the Internet

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Jan. 20, 2005--Central Parking Corporation will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its conference call for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 and outlook on Thursday, January 27, 2005. The live broadcast of Central Parking's quarterly conference call will be available online at www. ... Continue reading

Computer to Plate - Digital - Mitsubishi Genesis DPX 5080

Computer to Plate - Digital - Mitsubishi Genesis DPX 5080

I did some searching on the internet last night for people that deal or have any association with a piece of equipment I have to offer, if my email has reached you and you don’t work with this type of equipment please accept my sincere apologies for sending you this email. Computer to Plate - Digital - Mitsubishi Gen ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Services and City of Hollywood, Fla. Join Forces to Develop City Park and Playground in One Day

DaimlerChrysler Services and City of Hollywood, Fla. Join Forces to Develop City Park and Playground in One Day

* 200 DC Services executives represent one of the largest volunteer efforts in City of Hollywood's history * CEO Klaus Entenmann: "We live our core values." * Park development is a symbol of employee outreach to entire state HOLLYWOOD, Fla., and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 20 -- Top executives from DaimlerChrysler Se ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Services North America Rewards Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy Students for Commitment to Education

DaimlerChrysler Services North America Rewards Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy Students for Commitment to Education

- Three Hundred Agassi Preparatory Students Receive Bicycles and Helmets - DaimlerChrysler Services Field Personnel Take Active Role in Team Building Exercise while Helping At-Risk Youth - Featured Speaker Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor - City of Las Vegas WHAT: DaimlerChrysler Services North America will sponsor the Andre Ag ... Continue reading

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

DOVER, Del., Jan. 20 -- Dover Motorsports, Inc. invites you to participate in a conference call subsequent to the release of Dover Motorsports, Inc.'s earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. The conference call will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. To listen to ... Continue reading

Driving Support for New Orleans Youth Literacy; Aaron Brooks Teams Up with Carfax Jan. 30th

Driving Support for New Orleans Youth Literacy; Aaron Brooks Teams Up with Carfax Jan. 30th

--New Orleans Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks and Carfax are teaming up at the 88th Annual National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Exposition on Sunday, Jan. 30 from 11am - 1pm to raise support for youth literacy and education. Carfax is donating 500 books to the Aaron Brooks Family Foundation for use in ... Continue reading

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation CEO Interviewed By WallSt.Net Regarding Corporate Developments

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation CEO Interviewed By WallSt.Net Regarding Corporate Developments

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 20 -- Energy & Engine Technology Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: EENT) (EENT) announced today that its CEO, Will McAndrew, conducted an interview with WallSt.Net on recent corporate developments, including production updates. Interview highlights included a synopsis of EENT's 2004 successes (including a ... Continue reading

Fitch Upgrades Motorola Inc. to 'BBB+'; Outlook Positive

Fitch Upgrades Motorola Inc. to 'BBB+'; Outlook Positive

NEW YORK--Jan. 20, 2005--Fitch Ratings has upgraded Motorola Inc.'s senior unsecured debt to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' and affirmed the 'F2' commercial paper (CP) program. The Rating Outlook remains Positive. Approximately $5.2 billion of public debt securities are affected by Fitch's action. The rating upgrade and Positive Ou ... Continue reading

IMN Launches Enhanced Loyalty Driver E-Newsletter Program

IMN Launches Enhanced Loyalty Driver E-Newsletter Program

NEWTON, Mass.--Jan. 20, 2005-- Fully Turn-key Service Includes Custom Content from The NewsFlash Corporation(TM) IMN (iMakeNews, Inc.), a leading e-communications service provider, today announced an enhanced program for auto dealers using its Loyalty Driver(TM) e-newsletter service. The program is the result of an all ... Continue reading

International Speedway to Host Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

International Speedway to Host Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 20 -- International Speedway Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") will host a conference call to discuss the Company's fiscal 2004 fourth quarter and full year earnings on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate, dial (973) 582-2710 five to ten minutes prior ... Continue reading

Iteris, Inc. invites you to Attend its Third Quarter Operating Results Conference Call

Iteris, Inc. invites you to Attend its Third Quarter Operating Results Conference Call

ANAHEIM, Calif.--Jan. 20, 2005--Iteris, Inc. (AMEX: ITI) will be holding a conference call in conjunction with the release of its operating results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2004, on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at 1:30 p.m., PST. You are invited to listen to the Iteris conference call with Jack Johnson, ... Continue reading

Major Global Manufacturers Launch 1394-Equipped Consumer Electronics and Consumer Products at CES 2005

Major Global Manufacturers Launch 1394-Equipped Consumer Electronics and Consumer Products at CES 2005

DALLAS--Jan. 20, 2005-- New Generation of HDTVs, DVD Recorders, A/V Receivers, PCs Feature i.LINK(TM), DTV-Link, and FireWire(R) A new generation of 1394-equipped consumer electronics devices and computers were highlighted at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, as major global manufacturers introduced a re ... Continue reading

Multi-Media Productions Announces ADP Dealer Services to Appear on Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV Series

Multi-Media Productions Announces ADP Dealer Services to Appear on Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV Series

BOCA RATON, Fla.--Jan. 20, 2005--Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces the appearance of ADP Dealer Services on World Business Review, hosted by General Alexander Haig. The segment, to be broadcast on Sunday, January 23, will focus on Customer-Centric Management Systems and how technology is making the car buyi ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Automotive Standardizes on Vocollect Voice-Directed Work Solution

O'Reilly Automotive Standardizes on Vocollect Voice-Directed Work Solution

PITTSBURGH--Jan. 20, 2005-- Leading Automotive Aftermarket Specialty Retailer to Implement "Hands-free, Eyes-free(TM)" Picking in All 11 U.S. Distribution Centers in 2005 Vocollect, the global leader in voice-directed work solutions, today announced an agreement with O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. , one of the nation's larg ... Continue reading

Polaris Declares 22 Percent Increase in Cash Dividend

Polaris Declares 22 Percent Increase in Cash Dividend

MINNEAPOLIS--Jan. 20, 2005--Polaris Industries Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 22 percent increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend effective with the 2005 first quarter dividend. The first quarter dividend of $0.28 will be payable on February 15, 2005 to shareholders of record at ... Continue reading

PPG Announces Share Repurchase; Directors Set Dividend

PPG Announces Share Repurchase; Directors Set Dividend

PITTSBURGH--Jan. 20, 2005--As a result of strong earnings and cash flow announced earlier today, PPG Industries announced it expects to purchase up to $500 million of stock by year end under a previously authorized and announced share repurchase program. Combined with the $100 million share repurchase completed late la ... Continue reading

Remote Dynamics, Inc. Announces First Quarter Financial Results

Remote Dynamics, Inc. Announces First Quarter Financial Results

RICHARDSON, Texas--Jan. 20, 2005--Remote Dynamics, Inc. , a leading provider of telematics-based management solutions for commercial fleets, today reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended Nov. 30, 2005. Total revenues were $4.5 million for the first fiscal quarter ended Nov. 30, 2005, compared with ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Group to Host Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Earnings Conference Call

UnitedAuto Group to Host Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Earnings Conference Call

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Jan. 20, 2005--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, will host its fourth quarter and full-year 2004 financial results conference call as follows: WHEN: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 TIME: 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time PHONE: United States, please call (800) 553-5260 Inte ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Releases Monthly Perspective on Gasoline Prices

AAA Chicago Releases Monthly Perspective on Gasoline Prices

AURORA, Ill., Jan. 20 -- The statewide average for gasoline in Illinois and Northern Indiana has increased slightly in the past month; however, a few counties saw a decline in the price at the pump. Illinois motorists will pay an average of $1.85 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, according to AAA Chicago's most ... Continue reading

Dodge Charger driver Rusty Wallace quotes from DIS Test.

Dodge Charger driver Rusty Wallace quotes from DIS Test.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Day Three, Second Session. 704-975-3232 RUSTY WALLACE (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger) "We unloaded on day 1 with two cars and one car ran a 49.70 and the other car came off the truck at a 49.50. We started working on both cars and made a dec ... Continue reading

New Cars.com Study Shows Dealerships' Online Advertising Strategies Are Evolving

New Cars.com Study Shows Dealerships' Online Advertising Strategies Are Evolving

Cars.com to Release Study Findings, Present Workshop Sessions and Host Booth #3675 at the 2005 NADA Convention and Exposition CHICAGO, Jan. 20 -- A new cars.com study reports sixty-five percent of dealerships surveyed report a change in why they advertise online in the last year. Scheduled for release at the 2005 Natio ... Continue reading

How to Spot a Flood-Damaged Car

How to Spot a Flood-Damaged Car

The Experts at NADAguides.com Offer Tips to Help Used Car Shoppers Avoid Buying a Flood-Damaged Ride COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 20 -- Rain, hail, sleet, floods, mudslides ... this winter has definitely been a bear for residents all over the nation. But as the weather begins to break and as we approach the busy season for ... Continue reading

GM President to Address Journalists at Opening of New York International Auto Show

GM President to Address Journalists at Opening of New York International Auto Show

New York Auto Show Preview March 23 & 24 NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- Gary L. Cowger, president of General Motors North America, will be the featured speaker at the annual New York International Auto Show International Motor Press Association press breakfast on Wednesday, March 23 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The ... Continue reading

Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive to be Showcased on NBC Live Special from Detroit on January 23

Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive to be Showcased on NBC Live Special from Detroit on January 23

'International Auto Show' to bring famed Motor City extravaganza into America's living rooms with NASCAR announcers as hosts DETROIT, Jan. 20 -- America's and the world's most popular hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius, will be one of stars showcased on NBC's two-hour special, the "International Auto Show," on Sunday, Ja ... Continue reading

PRIMEDIA Launches Hard Drive -the Ultimate Automotive Experience

PRIMEDIA Launches Hard Drive -the Ultimate Automotive Experience

NEW YORK--Jan. 20, 2005-- 10-City Tour to Feature The World Drift Championships, Auto Cross/Time Attack, Drag Racing, Car Show, Audio Challenge, Dyno Challenge, Gran Turismo(TM) 4 Challenge and More PRIMEDIA Inc. , the leading targeted media company, today announced the launch of a new automotive lifestyle event series ... Continue reading

Pump it Up! New Dodge - A Man's Car

Pump it Up! New Dodge - A Man's Car

DETROIT, Jan 20, 2005; Reuters reported that DaimlerChrysler has no qualms about ignoring female tastes -- at least when it comes to selling Dodge cars. The new Dodge Magnum sport wagon and a soon-to-be-released Dodge Charger, a modern update of the classic muscle car from the 1960s, are very much targeted at a male au ... Continue reading

Delphi Reports Loss in 4Q 2004 Vs. Profit in 2003

Delphi Reports Loss in 4Q 2004 Vs. Profit in 2003

CHICAGO January 20, 2005;David Bailey writing for Reuters reported that Delphi Corp., the largest U.S. auto parts supplier, on Thursday posted a $102 million fourth-quarter net loss because of North American vehicle production cuts and rising costs for raw materials. Delphi, which released preliminary results pending t ... Continue reading

SAE feiert Hundertjahrjubiläum dieses Jahr an mehreren Jubiläumsveranstaltungen

SAE feiert Hundertjahrjubiläum dieses Jahr an mehreren Jubiläumsveranstaltungen

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, January 20 -- Am 20. Januar 2005 feiert die Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) ihren 100. Geburtstag. Seit 1905 stellt die SAE ihre Dienste der Automobilbranche zur Verfügung und plant dieses Ereignis entsprechend zu feiern an mehreren ihrer diesjährigen Konferenzen und Messen. An diverse ... Continue reading

SAE celebra su centenario a través de la realización de eventos conmemorativos a lo largo de todo el año

SAE celebra su centenario a través de la realización de eventos conmemorativos a lo largo de todo el año

PITTSBURGH (EE UU), January 20 -- El 20 de enero de 2005 se cumple el 100 aniversario de la creación de la Sociedad de Ingenieros del Automóvil (SAE). Para conmemorar sus 100 años de servicio continuado en la comunidad de la automoción, de 1905 a 2005, SAE tiene previsto desarrollar eventos especiales en diversas c ... Continue reading

Iteris and Valeo Technology Honored by Scientific American Magazine; Leading Business and Technology Publication Recognizes Value of Innovation That Can Help Save Lives

Iteris and Valeo Technology Honored by Scientific American Magazine; Leading Business and Technology Publication Recognizes Value of Innovation That Can Help Save Lives

ANAHEIM, Calif.--Jan. 20, 2005--Iteris Inc. (AMEX:ITI), a leader in the development of vision-based technology that enhances driver safety, today announced that its AutoVue Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system, jointly developed with Valeo SA for Nissan, has been recognized as one of 50 leading technology innovations in ... Continue reading

Quorum Joins STAR

Quorum Joins STAR

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 20 -- STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail), the IT standards organization for the North American retail automotive industry, has announced that Quorum Information Technologies Inc. (Quorum), a provider of automotive dealership and customer relationship management systems has recently j ... Continue reading

The 2005 North American International Auto Show Presents Poster Contest Winning Entries

The 2005 North American International Auto Show Presents Poster Contest Winning Entries

DETROIT, Jan. 20 -- The 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) shines a spotlight on creativity and artistry - not only in the form of fabulous automobiles, but in the winning entries of the annual NAIAS High School Poster Contest, currently on display at COBO Center. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/ ... Continue reading

FORD MOTOR CREDIT EARNS RECORD $2.9 BILLION IN 2004

FORD MOTOR CREDIT EARNS RECORD $2.9 BILLION IN 2004

Fourth Quarter Earnings of $543 Million Reported DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 20 -- Ford Motor Credit Company reported record net income of $2.9 billion in 2004, up $1.1 billion from earnings of $1.8 billion a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis from continuing operations, Ford Motor Credit earned $4.4 billion in 2004, compared ... Continue reading

Advanta Spokesperson Bill Rancic Wants to Put You in the Driver's Seat of His ``Apprentice'' Dream Car

Advanta Spokesperson Bill Rancic Wants to Put You in the Driver's Seat of His ``Apprentice'' Dream Car

SPRING HOUSE, Pa.--Jan. 20, 2005-- Rancic, the Original "Apprentice," to Auction Auto Won on the Hit Reality Series to Benefit Charity It's hot, it's fast, and soon it can be yours. Bill Rancic, entrepreneur-on-call for Advanta Corp. , announced today that he wants to put you in the driver's seat of the 2005 Chrysler C ... Continue reading

Behr Earns 2004 Global Supplier Award From DaimlerChrysler

Behr Earns 2004 Global Supplier Award From DaimlerChrysler

DETROIT, Jan. 20 -- Behr GmbH & Co. KG was one of nine suppliers to receive DaimlerChrysler's Global Supplier Award for outstanding performance in 2004. Behr received the award for an interior commodity. Behr supplies air conditioning and engine cooling systems and components from manufacturing locations throughout the ... Continue reading

Bosch Group Acquires U.S. Distributor of High-Efficiency Water Heaters

Bosch Group Acquires U.S. Distributor of High-Efficiency Water Heaters

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 20 -- The Bosch Group has announced a 100 percent acquisition of Controlled Energy Corporation (CEC), based in Waitsfield, Vt. The company will be integrated into Bosch's subsidiary BBT Thermotechnik, a leading European manufacturer of heating products. CEC, a long-standing distributor of ... Continue reading

Delphi Continues Transformation Progress in 2004

Delphi Continues Transformation Progress in 2004

Non-GM business reaches record high 49 percent during quarter; Company exceeds headcount reduction expectations; 26 percent growth in CY operating cash flow funding transformation activities; TROY, Mich., Jan. 20 -- Delphi Corp. today reported preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter and calendar year 2004 results. As det ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Orders Fourth TrueView(TM) Vision Guided Robotics System, Powered by Braintech's eVF(TM), for Engine Casting Plant in Cleveland, Ohio

Ford Motor Orders Fourth TrueView(TM) Vision Guided Robotics System, Powered by Braintech's eVF(TM), for Engine Casting Plant in Cleveland, Ohio

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C., Jan. 20 -- Braintech, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BRHI) , a pioneer in Vision Guided Robotics ("VGR"), today announced that Ford Motor Company has ordered another TrueView(TM) VGR system, powered by Braintech's eVisionFactory(TM) (eVF)(TM), marking the fourth 3D-VGR system scheduled for installation at ... Continue reading

German Toll Collect Only the Beginning of DSRC's Potential, Finds ABI Research

German Toll Collect Only the Beginning of DSRC's Potential, Finds ABI Research

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Jan. 20, 2005--After more than a year of delays, the German Toll Collect project was finally launched at the start of 2005, with few operational problems. Now that the launch has occurred without any major issues, other European nations will examine this type of project for their own road-tolling need ... Continue reading

Intelligent Motor Cars Group Acquisition to be Completed Q1 2005

Intelligent Motor Cars Group Acquisition to be Completed Q1 2005

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Jan. 20, 2005--Intelligent Motor Cars Group, Inc. (OTCBB:IMCG) today announced that in the first quarter of 2005 IMCG expects to complete the acquisition of at least one buy-here/pay-here retail lot. In addition, the Company is seeking to launch additional retail dealerships during the second qua ... Continue reading

List of 297 Tainted Petrol Pumps allotted by NDA Government.

List of 297 Tainted Petrol Pumps allotted by NDA Government.

List of 297 Tainted Petrol Pumps allotted by NDA Government. This is the Sixth Edition of Tainted Petrol Pumps and Gas Agencies allotted by NDA Government. The Supreme Court sought the government's response on shutting 297 petrol pumps whose closure has been recommended by a committee that probed their allotment. It is ... Continue reading

PPG Reports Fourth-Quarter EPS, Sales Records on Stronger Volumes

PPG Reports Fourth-Quarter EPS, Sales Records on Stronger Volumes

PITTSBURGH--Jan. 20, 2005--PPG Industries reported today fourth-quarter net income of $183 million, or $1.06 a share. This includes aftertax charges of $3 million, or 1 cent a share, to reflect the previously announced decision to begin expensing stock options in 2004; $6 million, or 3 cents a share, to reflect the net ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Wins Web Business Renewal with Southeast Toyota Distributors

Reynolds and Reynolds Wins Web Business Renewal with Southeast Toyota Distributors

High performance of Reynolds advanced WebMakerX(R) platform and support team extends agreement for another three years DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced that is has reached an agreement with Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) that renews Reynolds as the automotive group's ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Wins 2004 Shareholder Value Awards

Tenneco Automotive Wins 2004 Shareholder Value Awards

Company Recognized for Delivering Highest Return of Any Global Automotive Supplier in 2004 and Over the Last Three Years LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan. 20 -- Tenneco Automotive has been named a winner of two 2004 Shareholder Value Awards, recognizing the company for delivering the highest shareholder return for automotive sup ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive Announces Update on Liquidity

Tower Automotive Announces Update on Liquidity

NOVI, Mich.--Jan. 20, 2005--Tower Automotive, Inc. today announced that its ongoing initiatives to improve liquidity were adversely impacted by the length of customer shutdowns over the holiday season. While the holiday shutdowns were planned, the length of these shutdowns were longer than anticipated at certain key cu ... Continue reading

Universal Automotive Industries Engages Elite Financial Communications Group as Investor Relations Counsel

Universal Automotive Industries Engages Elite Financial Communications Group as Investor Relations Counsel

Company To Launch Comprehensive Market Awareness Campaign Immediately ALSIP, Ill., Jan. 20 -- Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. today announced that it has engaged Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC as its Investor Relations counsel. Elite Financial Communications Group is a respected financial communication ... Continue reading

Progressive Distributes December Results

Progressive Distributes December Results

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--Jan. 20, 2005--The Progressive Corporation today reported the following results for December and fourth quarter 2004, each of which includes an additional week of operating (underwriting and service) results as compared to the corresponding periods of the prior year: ---------------------------- ... Continue reading

NowAuto, Inc. Raises Revenue and EPS Guidance for 2005 and Provides Corporate Updates

NowAuto, Inc. Raises Revenue and EPS Guidance for 2005 and Provides Corporate Updates

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 20 -- NowAuto, Inc. is raising guidance for 2005 and providing corporate updates. NowAuto expects to earn net income between $5 and $6 million or between 31 and 38 cents per share in 2005. The Company is projecting revenue for fiscal 2005 of between $25 and $30 million. The Company currently has ... Continue reading

NASCAR Driver / Cancer Survivor Initiates Fund for Ailing Crew Chief

NASCAR Driver / Cancer Survivor Initiates Fund for Ailing Crew Chief

SEATTLE--Jan. 20, 2005--NASCAR Driver, Jerrod Sessler, has set up a fund for his crew chief, John King. King is undergoing treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer and is without a paycheck and health insurance. Sessler has agreed to match gifts to the fund up to $1,000. Breast cancer in men is rare. ... Continue reading

Guidepoint Helps Bring Car 'Back in 60 Minutes'

Guidepoint Helps Bring Car 'Back in 60 Minutes'

GPS service helps California driver recover Mazda MX3 in an hour SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 20 -- Forget gone in 60 Seconds. The new standard in the car thievery is turning out to be "back in 60 minutes." That's because GPS systems like Guidepoint Systems (http://www.guidepointsystems.com/ ) are helping vehicle owners rec ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Announces Record Fourth Quarter and 19th Consecutive Record Year

Harley-Davidson Announces Record Fourth Quarter and 19th Consecutive Record Year

Company Surpasses $5 Billion in Revenue MILWAUKEE, Jan. 20 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. today announced record revenue and earnings for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. Revenue for the quarter was $1.22 billion compared with $1.16 billion in the year-ago quarter, a 5.4 percent increase. Net income for t ... Continue reading

Ford Reports 2004 Net Income of $3.5 Billion, or $1.73 Per Share; Fourth-Quarter Net Income of $104 Million, or 6 Cents Per Share

Ford Reports 2004 Net Income of $3.5 Billion, or $1.73 Per Share; Fourth-Quarter Net Income of $104 Million, or 6 Cents Per Share

-- Full-year and fourth-quarter net income and earnings per share improved from 2003. -- Total full-year pre-tax profits of $5.8 billion, excluding special items, increased $2.4 billion from 2003. -- Full-year earnings from continuing operations of $2.11 per share, excluding special items. -- Record full-year pre-tax p ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Reports 2005 Third-Quarter Results

Arctic Cat Reports 2005 Third-Quarter Results

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--Jan. 20, 2005-- Earnings Per Share of $0.28 Exceed Expectations for the Quarter; Sales in-Line with Company's Guidance; Company Reiterates Outlook for Record Full-Year Sales and Increased Earnings Arctic Cat Inc. today reported net sales of $188.9 million for the fiscal 2005 third quarter ende ... Continue reading

Asbury Automotive Group Comments on Fourth Quarter Earnings

Asbury Automotive Group Comments on Fourth Quarter Earnings

Preliminary Results Significantly Exceed Current Analysts' Expectations Announces Implementation of Efficient Regional Management Structure NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. , one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today announced that based on preliminary unaudited fin ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports First Quarter Results

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports First Quarter Results

Live Webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET. Conference call and replay available at reyrey.com DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced that net income of $21 million, or 33 cents per share for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004, compared to net income of $24 million or 34 cents per s ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Brian Vickers

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Brian Vickers

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 20, 2005 BRIAN VICKERS, NO. 25 GMAC CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO (WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NEW INFIELD AT DIS COM ... Continue reading

dodge charger quotes from DIS. Kasey Kahne

dodge charger quotes from DIS. Kasey Kahne

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Day Three, Second Session. 704-975-3232 KASEY KAHNE (No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger) "The garage area is pretty cool for the fans, especially with the windows in the garage areas. They can watch what's going on there. ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS

New Car Review: 2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS

2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Trucks, particularly SUVs, looked to be taking over not long ago, but across the industry, cars are making a comeback. And this is especially true at Buick. It's newest offering is the LaCrosse, a new name for a new mid-sized Buick sedan, and it promises to ... Continue reading

Plastic Omnium: Inergy Automotive Systems Seeks to Acquire Yapp, the Chinese Fuels Systems Market Leader

Plastic Omnium: Inergy Automotive Systems Seeks to Acquire Yapp, the Chinese Fuels Systems Market Leader

PARIS, January 20 -- - Memorandum of Understanding signed in Beijing Inergy Automotive Systems (IAS) and State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC) of the People's Republic of China announce today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby Inergy would acquire a majority stake in Yangzhou Yapp A ... Continue reading

Crown Royal IROC Series Unveils 2005 Driver Field

Crown Royal IROC Series Unveils 2005 Driver Field

Seven Reigning Series Champions Set to Battle for $1 Million Top Prize DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 19 -- Crown Royal International Race of Champions (IROC) officials announced today the driver field for the 2005 Crown Royal IROC Series, which kicks off its 29th season on Friday, February 18 at Daytona International Speed ... Continue reading

U.S. Car Industry Faces Do-Or-Die Fight, NRDC Analyst Tells World Auto Congress

U.S. Car Industry Faces Do-Or-Die Fight, NRDC Analyst Tells World Auto Congress

New TV Spots for Auto Show Encourage Detroit to Get in the Hybrid Game DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 19 -- With oil prices again near $50 a barrel and Detroit socked with both declining market share and profit-eating incentive wars on their bread-and-butter vehicles, America's Big Three face an unprecedented competitive challe ... Continue reading

Jim Beam(R) to Sponsor NEXTEL Cup(R) Car In 2005 Season; Robby Gordon to Drive No. 7 Chevrolet

Jim Beam(R) to Sponsor NEXTEL Cup(R) Car In 2005 Season; Robby Gordon to Drive No. 7 Chevrolet

Jim Beam, 'The Official Spirit of Racing,' Extends Motorsports Involvement DAYTONA, Fla., Jan. 19 -- Jim Beam Brands Co. announced today that its flagship brand, Jim Beam(R) Bourbon, has teamed up with Robby Gordon Motorsports to sponsor the No. 7 car for the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL(R) Cup Series. Team owner and veteran dri ... Continue reading

Curomax Standardizes on Vehicle Data from Chrome Systems

Curomax Standardizes on Vehicle Data from Chrome Systems

PORTLAND, Ore.--Jan. 19, 2005-- Consistent vehicle descriptions and used values data mapping to help streamline online loan process Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions, has announced that Toronto, Canada-based Curomax Limited., a leader in dealer fina ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Bobby Labonte

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Bobby Labonte

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications Cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 19, 2005 BOBBY LABONTE, NO. 18 INTERSTATE BATTERIES CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: "We're a day and a half into a ... Continue reading

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Jeff Burton

Chevy Notes - Daytona Test, Jeff Burton

Contact: Nancy Wager GM Racing Communications Cell: (727) 415-3109 For more information: media.gm.com CHEVROLET NOTES & QUOTES NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DAYTONA TEST SESSION 2 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY January 19, 2005 JEFF BURTON, NO. 31 CINGULAR WIRELESS CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO: (WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON 2005?) "I ... Continue reading

Richie Stevens completes 3-day test in Team Mopar Dodge

Richie Stevens completes 3-day test in Team Mopar Dodge

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 RICHIE STEVENS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THREE DAYS OF TESTING IN TEAM MOPAR DODGE INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 19, 2005) - Richie Stevens Jr. today completed three days of testing the Don Schumacher Racing Team Mopar ... Continue reading

2003 GT Champion Randy Pobst to Drive MAZDA6 in Speed World Challenge Series

2003 GT Champion Randy Pobst to Drive MAZDA6 in Speed World Challenge Series

- Tri-Point Motorsports to Field Three-Car Team for Pobst, Altenburg and Crescentini - IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 19 -- MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development today announced that Randy Pobst will drive one of Tri-Point Motorsports' MAZDA6 racecars in the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car series. Joining the 2003 GT-class c ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Parent Company ACG Sponsors NASCAR Racecar Driver Carl Edwards

AAA Chicago Parent Company ACG Sponsors NASCAR Racecar Driver Carl Edwards

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 19 -- The Auto Club Group (ACG), the largest AAA affiliate in the Midwest, has signed a contract with Roush Racing to sponsor the No. 99 AAA Ford Taurus, driven by Carl Edwards, at NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races in 2005. "Sponsorship of a car and driver on the hugely popular NASCAR racing circuit ... Continue reading

Subaru Extends and Expands Relationship With the National Gardening Association

Subaru Extends and Expands Relationship With the National Gardening Association

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 19 -- Subaru of America, Inc. is pleased to announce today that it will extend and expand its relationship with the National Gardening Association (NGA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of gardening. Under the terms of the partnership, Subaru will again be the offici ... Continue reading

Thomas Equipment, Inc. and Pneutech Inc. Announce Commencement of Production in Busan, South Korea

Thomas Equipment, Inc. and Pneutech Inc. Announce Commencement of Production in Busan, South Korea

CENTREVILLE, New Brunswick--Jan. 19, 2005-- Pneutech Inc. to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomas Equipment, Inc. Thomas Equipment, Inc. ("Thomas") (OTCBB:TEQI) and Pneutech Inc. ("Pneutech") announced today the completion and opening of a new state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Busan, S ... Continue reading

IRL-First day of testing for Patrick Carpentier

IRL-First day of testing for Patrick Carpentier

Hi Included with the release is the results of the first day of testing at Homestead max CARPENTIER SHINES WITH A SIXTH-PLACE FINISH IN FIRST DAY OF TESTING Homestead, FL (January 19, 2005) - The newly configured Red Bull Cheever Racing team finished up their first day of IndyCar Series open testing in heavy traffic on ... Continue reading

Bill Elliott, No. 39 Dodge Charger, Budweiser Shootout Quotes

Bill Elliott, No. 39 Dodge Charger, Budweiser Shootout Quotes

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005 Ray Cooper Daytona International Speedway Clear!Blue Day Two, Second Session. Page 1. 704-975-3232 BILL ELLIOTT (No. 39 Coors Dodge Charger) "My first plan is to run the Budweiser Shootout in Chip Ganassi's Coors' sponsored Dodge. ... Continue reading

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