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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Picture(s) Of The Day

Picture(s) Of The Day

Red Neck Harleys? Great job guys. ... Continue reading

Honeywell donne à la Audi TDI le coup de pouce pour les 24 heures du Mans

Honeywell donne à la Audi TDI le coup de pouce pour les 24 heures du Mans

TORRANCE, Californie, June 20 -- - La Audi R10 TDI turbo diesel ouvre une nouvelle page dans les annales du sport automobile Honeywell permet à la Audi R10 TDI d'inscrire son nom dans l'histoire du sport automobile en remportant la première grande victoire d'une voiture turbo diesel dans la prestigieuse course d'endu ... Continue reading

6,000 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the 185 Car Crashes That Happen in Detroit Each Day

6,000 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the 185 Car Crashes That Happen in Detroit Each Day

DETROIT--June 20, 2006-- Drivers Involved in Crashes Report Spending Four Days' Time Managing Claims/Repair Process; New Service from Progressive Cuts That Down to 15 Minutes More than 67,500 car accidents happen in the Detroit metropolitan area each year - that's nearly 1,300 a week and 185 a day. And, while more than ... Continue reading

Atlantis Holding Corp Finalizes Acquisition of American Sales & Marketing

Atlantis Holding Corp Finalizes Acquisition of American Sales & Marketing

TUSTIN, Calif., June 20 -- Atlantis Holding Corp has finalized the acquisition of American Sales & Marketing, an Oceanside, California based company that offers sales distribution and marketing service and support for a number of high-quality automotive aftermarket product lines. American Sales & Marketing was formed i ... Continue reading

CITGO/SAMAX honorary team captain

CITGO/SAMAX honorary team captain

CITGO Racing by SAMAX will introduce a young team leader during the Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Bailey Dull of Ashland, Ohio, age 4, will be the CITGO/SAMAX honorary team captain for the June 24 race. He and his mother, Trish Baxton, will carry the team's flag during p ... Continue reading

Document from AGR PR

Document from AGR PR

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Document from Doran Racing

Document from Doran Racing

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D. Stremme No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Advance for the AT&T 250 at The Milwaukee Mile 06.24.06

D. Stremme No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge Advance for the AT&T 250 at The Milwaukee Mile 06.24.06

Media Contact: Angie Copen, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, 704-662-9642, acopen@ganassi.com David Stremme, No. 41 Discount Tire Dodge AT&T 250 - The Milwaukee Mile - 06.24.06 To view the 2006 Discount Tire Media Guide, please visit www.discounttiremotorsports.com <http://www.discounttiremotorsports.com/> No. 4 ... Continue reading

Englishtown - fuller - Post Race 06-18-06

Englishtown - fuller - Post Race 06-18-06

News from David Powers Motorsports Valvoline / Louisiana-Pacific / 84 Lumber / Mac Tools For Images or additional Information, Contact: Don Armstrong (832)-252-8732 or (713) 202-4849 e-mail: Don@DavidPowersMotorsports.com Fuller fights his way back into title hunt with big win ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 18) -- Top Fuel dr ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK Recognized for Six Sigma Achievement by Ford Motor Co.

Freudenberg-NOK Recognized for Six Sigma Achievement by Ford Motor Co.

PLYMOUTH, Mich., June 20 -- In honor of the "Technology Specialist's" quality efforts, Freudenberg-NOK recently received a Recognition of Achievement Award from Ford Motor Co. for its consumer-driven Six Sigma accomplishments. The award is part of the automaker's World Excellence Awards program, which recognizes suppli ... Continue reading

Geodetic Press Release - June 20, 2006 - Geodetic Systems to Host V-STARS User Group Meeting at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference 2006, Tuesday, July 18, in Orlando, Florida

Geodetic Press Release - June 20, 2006 - Geodetic Systems to Host V-STARS User Group Meeting at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference 2006, Tuesday, July 18, in Orlando, Florida

P R E S S R E L E A S E Press Contact: Belinda Jones, HiTech Marketing, belinda.jones@hitechmarketing.com, 860-399-1147 Link to press release: http://www.geodetic.com/pr/index.asp?aID=237 Geodetic Systems to Host V-STARS User Group Meeting at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 2006, Tuesday, July 18, in ... Continue reading

Press Release from Template Monster

Press Release from Template Monster

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Press Release: Infolytica Corporation to release new electric motor design software

Press Release: Infolytica Corporation to release new electric motor design software

*For immediate release: * ***Infolytica Corporation to release new electric motor design software Montreal - June 20th, 2006 www.infolytica.com * Infolytica Corporation announced today that *MotorSolve*, the newest addition to its industry leading software family, will be released in the third quarter of 2006. The pack ... Continue reading

Press Release: Mitchell to Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS): We Hear You!

Press Release: Mitchell to Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS): We Hear You!

Dear Editor, Here is the latest announcement from Mitchell International. Please contact us with any question. Thank you. -kam ---------------------------------- Press Release: Mitchell to Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS): We Hear You! Mitchell Tackles Top Collision Industry Concerns By Providing Transpar ... Continue reading

TiVo Interactive Tags Increase BMW's Visibility on SPEED's Test Drive

TiVo Interactive Tags Increase BMW's Visibility on SPEED's Test Drive

Exclusive TiVo Interactive Advertising Features Enhance Product Integration for the First Time ALVISO, Calif., June 20 -- TiVo Inc. , the creator and the leader in advertising solutions and television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced the first advertiser to use TiVo's exclusive interactive a ... Continue reading

Two Arizona-Based Auto Dealerships Among The Nation's Top-Grossing Black-Owned Businesses

Two Arizona-Based Auto Dealerships Among The Nation's Top-Grossing Black-Owned Businesses

BLACK ENTERPRISE Issues 34th Annual Report on Black-Owned Businesses NEW YORK, June 20 -- Two Arizona-based auto dealerships are among the nation's leading African American-owned businesses, according to the 34th annual BE 100s report issued by BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine. The BE 100s lists are widely recognized as the m ... Continue reading

Visteon Supplies USB Audio Interface for Volkswagen Models

Visteon Supplies USB Audio Interface for Volkswagen Models

KERPEN, Germany, June 20 -- Visteon Corporation , a leading automotive supplier of audio and infotainment systems, provides one of its latest product innovations -- the USB audio interface module -- for a wide range of Volkswagen vehicles. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Available acros ... Continue reading

Air News Advisory: EPA Builds UPS Truck with 60-70% Higher Fuel Economy

Air News Advisory: EPA Builds UPS Truck with 60-70% Higher Fuel Economy

**News Advisory** For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 20, 2006** * * *EPA Builds UPS Truck with 60-70% Higher Fuel Economy* * * Contact: John Millett, (202) 564-4355 / millett.john@epa.gov (Washington, D. C. - June 20, 2006) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will showcase a delivery vehicle that uses advanced h ... Continue reading

Al Unser named Guest Honoree - Legends of Ascot 4th Annual Event - Oct 21, 20006 - Perris Auto Speedway

Al Unser named Guest Honoree - Legends of Ascot 4th Annual Event - Oct 21, 20006 - Perris Auto Speedway

- This mail is a HTML mail. Not all elements could be shown in plain text mode. - For Immediate Delivery The Legends of Ascot announces Al Unser Sr. as its Guest Honoree for the 4th Annual Event. June 19, 2006 - Torrance, CA - The Legends of Ascot announced today that Al Unser Sr. ... Continue reading

AUDIO from Medialink: Spring Car Care Cleaning Tips

AUDIO from Medialink: Spring Car Care Cleaning Tips

--Do you have a bunch of food wrappers or who-knows-what lying under your car seat? Neglecting the cleanliness inside your car or truck can actually lead to health and sanitary concerns. So when it comes to spring cleaning, don't forget the car's interior. Listen to this report at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx ... Continue reading

Business / Automotive News: The Man who Invented the Toll Pass Cover sees a Rapidly Growing Market

Business / Automotive News: The Man who Invented the Toll Pass Cover sees a Rapidly Growing Market

The Man who Invented the Toll Pass Cover sees a Rapidly Growing Market Red Bank, NJ - - 20, 2006 - - - The toll pass transponders that are mounted on car windshields, allowing them to pass through tollbooths without stopping are a time saving convenience. They also cut back on pollution and reduce traffic congestion. T ... Continue reading

Car Pool Survey Reports That Parents Tote Kids an Average of Seven Times Per Month

Car Pool Survey Reports That Parents Tote Kids an Average of Seven Times Per Month

-- No. 1 Leave-behind Odor is Food, Followed by Sweat and Old Shoes -- CHICAGO, June 20 -- Gas prices may be soaring, but Mom and Dad are still willing to take a hit in the wallet when it comes to chauffeuring their children around town. Parents of kids age 16 and under drive a car pool an average of seven times a mont ... Continue reading

Car racing lessons - please read (June 20, 2006)

Car racing lessons - please read (June 20, 2006)

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Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation Names Tom Rader Senior Vice President of Sales

Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation Names Tom Rader Senior Vice President of Sales

BOSTON--June 20, 2006--Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation, a global leader in luxury business and leisure chauffeured transportation, today announced that Tom Rader has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice president of sales. Tom brings with him over 22 years of total sales experie ... Continue reading

DSR Funny Car drivers Capps and Scelzi to pilot dirt cars in Sedalia Wed. night

DSR Funny Car drivers Capps and Scelzi to pilot dirt cars in Sedalia Wed. night

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net DON SCHUMACHER RACING DRIVERS CAPPS AND SCELZI TO PILOT DIRT CARS IN SEDALIA WED. NIGHT MADISON, Ill. (June 20, 2006) - In advance of this weekend's O'Reilly N ... Continue reading

Focus Release

Focus Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 20, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 20 FOCUS WINNERS IN 33 RACES SO FAR INCLUDING EIGHT FIRST-TIME WINNERS! USAC Ford Focus racing in 2006 has produced a wide variety of different race winners, from 16-year-olds Michael Faccinto and Zach Schiff to 46-year-old Mike Ward and they have ... Continue reading

Force Protection Announces Follow-On Order for Additional Cougar Vehicles

Force Protection Announces Follow-On Order for Additional Cougar Vehicles

LADSON, S.C.--June 20, 2006--Force Protection, Inc. (OTCBB:FRPT) today announced a follow-on order by the U.S. Marine Corps for 15 additional Cougar Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicles (JERRV). The order, which includes associated support items and services, is worth an estimated $9.3 million. The ... Continue reading

General Motors Corp.'s Proposed $4.48 Bil. Bank Facility Rated 'B+'; Recovery Rating '1'

General Motors Corp.'s Proposed $4.48 Bil. Bank Facility Rated 'B+'; Recovery Rating '1'

NEW YORK, June 20 -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it had assigned its 'B+' bank loan rating to General Motors Corp.'s (GM) proposed $4.48 billion senior bank facility, expiring 2011, with a recovery rating of '1'. The bank loan is rated one notch higher than the corporate credit rating. This and the '1 ... Continue reading

GUARANTEED VICTORY LANE VISIT FOR GORDON AT INFINEON

GUARANTEED VICTORY LANE VISIT FOR GORDON AT INFINEON

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Live Race of Champions Modified Tour webcast tomorrow night

Live Race of Champions Modified Tour webcast tomorrow night

Live Race of Champions Modified Tour webcast tomorrow night For Immediate Release Contact: Shawn T. Wood June 20, 2006 SELINSGROVE, PA-- The Dirt Track Channel; http://www.thedirttrackchannel.com will bring Dirt Modified fans around the world live action of the Race of Champions doubleheader from New Egypt Speedway tom ... Continue reading

Majority of Allied Teamsters Authorize Strikes If Contracts Voided

Majority of Allied Teamsters Authorize Strikes If Contracts Voided

Thousands of Members Stand United to Fight Allied Holdings, Inc. WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Nearly 3,700 Teamster members working for Allied Holdings, Inc. in the United States have overwhelmingly authorized a strike in the event that bankruptcy court allows the vehicle-hauling company to reject its labor contract. Allied, ... Continue reading

Medialink Features: Dragonflies, Grasshoppers and Lovebugs ... Oh My; Summer Driving Means More Gunk on Your Car

Medialink Features: Dragonflies, Grasshoppers and Lovebugs ... Oh My; Summer Driving Means More Gunk on Your Car

--They're summer highway casualties, victims of tragic hit-and-run accidents. But there's no need to pull over and exchange information, grasshoppers don't carry insurance. As millions of Americans hit the road during summer driving season, countless dragonflies, grasshoppers and not-so-lovely lovebugs will meet their ... Continue reading

News Release - China Southern Set to Expand Sino-USA Trans-Pacific 777 Service

News Release - China Southern Set to Expand Sino-USA Trans-Pacific 777 Service

For web version of this email, visit http://www.admail.net/view/3df8ba/689aad/ Press Release For Immediate Release: China Southern Set To Expand Sino/American Trans-Pacific Service This Thursday LOS ANGELES, June 20, 2006 - China Southern Airlines, - www.cs-air.com/en - with the largest and most technically advanced ai ... Continue reading

Press Release: QCSA Expands Salvage Auction Footprint to Indianapolis

Press Release: QCSA Expands Salvage Auction Footprint to Indianapolis

Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: QCSA Auto Auctions QCSA Expands Salvage Auction Footprint to Indianapolis Monday, June 19, 2006 Eldridge, IA: QCSA Auto Auctions today announced the opening of its ninth total loss remarketing facility in the Midwestern U.S. Located on the north side of Indianapolis, the 27- ... Continue reading

Ringers Gloves Racing Round-up

Ringers Gloves Racing Round-up

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 800.421.8454 _mindys@ringersgloves.com_ (mailto:mindys@ringersgloves.com) RINGERS GLOVES RACING ROUND-UP Moorpark, Calif. - (June 20, 2006) The NHRA straight liners visited Old Bridge Township Raceway Park over t ... Continue reading

Rumble Import - Announcement New HAYABUSA Undertail LEDs!

Rumble Import - Announcement New HAYABUSA Undertail LEDs!

SUZUKI GSX1300R HAYABUSA 1999-2006 Rumble Concept Undertail Cyclop Series Part#: RU27880 Designed to mount flush with no gaps or spaces between RUMBLE CONCEPT parts and your stock tail section, all our parts are made of 1st quality ABS plastic and painted with base coat and then clear coated for a maximum of shine and ... Continue reading

SME Motorsports Indianapolis Conference & Exposition Features Cutting Edge Manufacturing Technology

SME Motorsports Indianapolis Conference & Exposition Features Cutting Edge Manufacturing Technology

DEARBORN, Mich., June 20 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) recently changed the name of its Manufacturing for Performance event to SME Motorsports Indianapolis, in order to better reflect the event's concentration on the motorsports manufacturing community. The SME Motorsports Indianapolis Conference & Ex ... Continue reading

Timken Friction Management Expertise Keeps Gallatin Steel Up and Running

Timken Friction Management Expertise Keeps Gallatin Steel Up and Running

Emergency On-Site Repair and Condition Monitoring Program Helps Productivity CANTON, Ohio, June 20 -- The Timken Company today announced that Gallatin Steel, a flat-rolled carbon steel producer based in Ghent, Ky., avoided costly downtime in its rolling mill operations as a result of an emergency bearing repair and ins ... Continue reading

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Recognizes J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. as the 2005 Intermodal Carrier of the Year

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Recognizes J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. as the 2005 Intermodal Carrier of the Year

LOWELL, Ark.--June 20, 2006--J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. today announced the Company has been recognized by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Intermodal Carrier of the Year award. "J.B. Hunt provided outstanding intermodal service for Wal-Mart in 2005," said Tracy Rosser, vice presid ... Continue reading

3R Racing Skip Sauls Infineon News

3R Racing Skip Sauls Infineon News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com I Went To A Wedding And A Race Broke Out #96 3R Racing Driver Skip Sauls To Wed At Infineon DETROIT - 3R Racing's Skip Sauls will literally race his way to the altar following this weekend's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT event at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Ca ... Continue reading

Award-Winning Dealer Group Adds a Star to Its Lineup

Award-Winning Dealer Group Adds a Star to Its Lineup

Gregory Jackson Opens Doors of Mercedes-Benz of St. Clair Shores With June 22 Black-Tie Grand Opening Celebration MONTVALE, N.J., June 20 -- Gregory Jackson, president of Detroit-based Prestige Automotive Group, will hold the grand opening of Mercedes-Benz of St. Clair Shores on June 22. Prestige was recently featured ... Continue reading

Bill Auberlen - 300th race

Bill Auberlen - 300th race

Bill Auberlen hopes to achieve two milestones this weekend - his 300th professional auto race start and his 170th start in a BMW. He will compete in two races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, driving the No. 30 Sigalsport BMW-powered Riley Mk XI in the June 24 Rolex Sports Car Series race (his 300th pr ... Continue reading

CRUZ PEDREGON / ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM ST. LOUIS ADVANCE

CRUZ PEDREGON / ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM ST. LOUIS ADVANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2006 Media Contacts: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, <http://us.f332.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Allison@jrlgroup.com> ; allison@jrlgroup.com Janie Vogel, JRL Group, (440) 915-7627, <http://us.f332.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=janievogel@yahoo.com> ; janievogel@yahoo.com CR ... Continue reading

Foose Stallion Mustangs Thunder into Dealerships

Foose Stallion Mustangs Thunder into Dealerships

DALLAS--June 20, 2006--Unique Performance Concepts executives have announced the delivery of Foose Stallion Mustangs to select dealerships nationwide. The first vehicles have begun arriving in Florida and the upper Midwest to fulfill orders from fervent enthusiasts. Unique Performance Concepts is a joint venture betwee ... Continue reading

Guy Cosmo Mid-Ohio Release

Guy Cosmo Mid-Ohio Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com Guy Cosmo In For Blackforest Motorsports Grand Am Cup Mustang At Mid- Ohio DETROIT: Guy Cosmo will team up with Valerie Limoges to drive the #4 USG Sheetrock/Ramset Tools/OMP Ford Mustang FR500C at Mid-Ohio for the Grand American Road Racing Associations Grand Am Cup rac ... Continue reading

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *KB RACING LLC* *NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES* *SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PONTIAC GTO PRO STOCK* *JASON LINE – DRIVER * *MEDIA CONTACT: Mickey Schultz* *PHONE: 425-557-8899* *E-MAIL: mschultz@bellsouth.net* *10TH ANNUAL NHRA O’REILLY MIDWEST NATIONALS* *GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY – MA ... Continue reading

Media Alert: First Customer Phase III Camaro to debut at GM Nationals!

Media Alert: First Customer Phase III Camaro to debut at GM Nationals!

Media Friends: The first of 12 limited production 1969 SS-427 & Phase III Baldwin-Motion Camaros, a silver-striped Motion Red Phase III model, will be featured at the GM Nationals, June 23-25, at the Carlisle (PA) Fairgrounds. Powered by a Kinsler-injected 565-cubic-inch, 700-hp Motion Big-Block, the Camaro will be del ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Unveils Eight Newly-Remodeled Stores in Orlando, Daytona Beach and Ocala; Remodels Showcase Company's Commitment to All Stores and Customers in Orlando, Daytona Beach and Ocala

Pep Boys Unveils Eight Newly-Remodeled Stores in Orlando, Daytona Beach and Ocala; Remodels Showcase Company's Commitment to All Stores and Customers in Orlando, Daytona Beach and Ocala

PHILADELPHIA--June 20, 2006--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today announced that each of its eight stores in the Orlando, Daytona Beach and Ocala areas will celebrate Grand Re-Openings beginning Thursday, June 22. The stores, which have undergone ... Continue reading

Race Fans Invited to Walk Track, Search for Treasure in Sonoma

Race Fans Invited to Walk Track, Search for Treasure in Sonoma

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 Race Fans Invited to Walk the Track, Look for 'Golden Lug Nuts' Following Dodge/Save Mart 350 SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - Infineon Raceway will open its world-famous road course to the public following Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event with the raceway' ... Continue reading

TONY PEDREGON / Q POWER NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM ST. LOUIS ADVANCE

TONY PEDREGON / Q POWER NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM ST. LOUIS ADVANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2006 Media Contacts: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, <mailto:allison@jrlgroup.com> allison@jrlgroup.com Janie Vogel, JRL Group, (440) 915-7627, <mailto:janievogel@yahoo.com> janievogel@yahoo.com TONY PEDREGON - 2003 NHRA Funny Car Champion - Q POWER NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM ST. ... Continue reading

World Omni/CenterOne Presents National Auction Awards

World Omni/CenterOne Presents National Auction Awards

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.--June 20, 2006--World Omni Financial Corp. (World Omni) and its division, CenterOne Financial Services LLC (CenterOne), recently presented the Region One World Class Auction of the Year, Region Two World Class Auction of the Year, and World Class Internet Auction of the Year awards to Manheim Auto ... Continue reading

Group 1 Automotive Announces Pricing of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes

Group 1 Automotive Announces Pricing of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes

HOUSTON--June 20, 2006--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today announced the pricing of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2036 (the "Convertible Notes") in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities A ... Continue reading

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against CSK Auto Corporation by the Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP

Shareholder Class Action Filed Against CSK Auto Corporation by the Law Firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP

RADNOR, Pa., June 20 -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin & Barroway, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on behalf of all securities purchasers of CSK Auto Corporation ("CSK Auto" or the "C ... Continue reading

Configuresoft's ECM Automated SOX Compliance Drives ''Value Every Time'' for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.; ''Auditors gain another level of security'' with Enterprise Visibility, Reporting Integrity

Configuresoft's ECM Automated SOX Compliance Drives ''Value Every Time'' for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.; ''Auditors gain another level of security'' with Enterprise Visibility, Reporting Integrity

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--June 20, 2006--When Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (DTAG) found itself consumed with manual checks and spreadsheets to collect data for internal auditors, the Company turned to Configuresoft's Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM). ECM offers DTAG an out-of-the-box, automated solution t ... Continue reading

Inquisite's Online Survey Technology Keeps ARI Fleet in the Fast Lane With Customers

Inquisite's Online Survey Technology Keeps ARI Fleet in the Fast Lane With Customers

Global Fleet Management Organization Stays on the Leading Edge of Customer Service by Keeping in Tune With Customer Preferences AUSTIN, Texas, June 20 -- When it comes to taking the pulse of its worldwide customers, Automotive Resources International (ARI) -- a leading global fleet solutions provider specializing in co ... Continue reading

Jack London Square Adopts Carsharing with Flexcar; Flexcar Establishes East Bay Carsharing Service

Jack London Square Adopts Carsharing with Flexcar; Flexcar Establishes East Bay Carsharing Service

SAN FRANCISCO--June 20, 2006--East Bay traffic congestion is one of the worst in the Bay Area, as growth continues from new residential and commercial development. Along with traffic congestion comes parking shortages. Residents and tenants located at Jack London Square know this very well, as hundreds of new residenti ... Continue reading

Merkle Rewards Top Employee with New BMW Convertible

Merkle Rewards Top Employee with New BMW Convertible

LANHAM, Md.--June 20, 2006--Merkle (www.merklenet.com), one of the nation's largest database marketing agencies, named Steve Rudman the winner of the 2005 Chairman's Award, Merkle's highest level of employee recognition. The award is given to the employee who made the greatest contribution to Merkle's continued success ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ to Present at William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference; Presentation Will Be Webcast Live on June 27, 2006

NAVTEQ to Present at William Blair & Company Growth Stock Conference; Presentation Will Be Webcast Live on June 27, 2006

CHICAGO, June 20 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, announced today it will present at the William Blair & Company 26th Annual Growth Stock Conference on June 27, 2006. Judson Green, President & Chief Executive Officer, will speak at 4:00 PM Ea ... Continue reading

NBA 2006 Finals Trophy Tour Stops at Fort Riley, Kan., Courtesy of Toyota and the USO

NBA 2006 Finals Trophy Tour Stops at Fort Riley, Kan., Courtesy of Toyota and the USO

ARLINGTON, Va., June 20 -- The NBA and Toyota, in conjunction with the USO, are sending NBA Legend Danny Manning and New Jersey Nets player Jacque Vaughn to Fort Riley, Kan., June 24 on the NBA's 2006 Finals Trophy Tour. This is the fourth stop on a five-base tour, which includes one-day interactive festivals at milita ... Continue reading

Polaris Industries Selects UniPress Software's FootPrints to Improve and Expedite IT Support to More Than 2,000 Employees across Nine US Offices

Polaris Industries Selects UniPress Software's FootPrints to Improve and Expedite IT Support to More Than 2,000 Employees across Nine US Offices

EDISON, N.J.--June 20, 2006-- Organization Cites FootPrints' Ease-of-Use, 100% Web-Based Architecture, and Email Management Functionality as Top Reasons for Selecting the Award-Winning FootPrints Service Desk UniPress(R) Software, Inc., a leading mid-market provider of 100% web-based service desk automation software, t ... Continue reading

Team Gallagher Places 2nd at Hollywood Beach Super Boat Grand Prix

Team Gallagher Places 2nd at Hollywood Beach Super Boat Grand Prix

WASHINGTON, Mo., June 20 -- Xtreme Companies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: XTME) today announced that Team Gallagher Offshore Racing, running its Challenger DDC-28, placed 2nd at the Hollywood Beach Super Boat Grand Prix off the coast of Florida during the June 16-18 competition. Xtreme CEO Laurie Phillips stated, "We are cer ... Continue reading

Terion Deploys ObjectFX Technology in Web-Based Trailer Tracking Service; Geospatial Visualization Tightly Integrated with Terion Wireless Trailer Fleet Management Technology

Terion Deploys ObjectFX Technology in Web-Based Trailer Tracking Service; Geospatial Visualization Tightly Integrated with Terion Wireless Trailer Fleet Management Technology

MINNEAPOLIS--June 20, 2006--ObjectFX(R) Corporation, a leader in delivering dynamic location-enabled enterprise information solutions, today announced that Terion Incorporated, the leading provider of trailer fleet management systems, has deployed ObjectFX technology in the next-generation version of its industry-leadi ... Continue reading

USAC Release - ANDERSON HOSTS NEXT ROUND OF "WEDNESDAY NIGHT THUNDER"

USAC Release - ANDERSON HOSTS NEXT ROUND OF "WEDNESDAY NIGHT THUNDER"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 19, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-156 ANDERSON HOSTS NEXT ROUND OF "WEDNESDAY NIGHT THUNDER" INDIANAPOLIS – Competitors in the USAC Regional, Indiana Ford Focus and Kenyon Midget Car Series continue their seasons Wednesday with ... Continue reading

USAC Release - CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS MIDGETS RETURN TO BAKERSFIELD; MEIER WINS AT TRACY

USAC Release - CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS MIDGETS RETURN TO BAKERSFIELD; MEIER WINS AT TRACY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 19, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-154 CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS MIDGETS RETURN TO BAKERSFIELD; MEIER WINS AT TRACY INDIANAPOLIS – Bobby Michnowicz leads the USAC California Ford Focus Dirt Midget Car Series back into action Saturda ... Continue reading

USAC Release - MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGETS HIT ANDERSON, XENIA THIS WEEK

USAC Release - MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGETS HIT ANDERSON, XENIA THIS WEEK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 19, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-152 MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGETS HIT ANDERSON, XENIA THIS WEEK INDIANAPOLIS – Tate Martz and the rest of the USAC Midwest Ford Focus Pavement Midget Car Series participants have another busy week with ... Continue reading

USAC Release - RIETHMEYER WINS SHENANDOAH; CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS MIDGETS HIBERNATE UNTIL JULY 2

USAC Release - RIETHMEYER WINS SHENANDOAH; CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS MIDGETS HIBERNATE UNTIL JULY 2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 19, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-153 RIETHMEYER WINS SHENANDOAH; CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS MIDGETS HIBERNATE UNTIL JULY 2 INDIANAPOLIS – Bradley Riethmeyer won USAC’s Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series 35-lap featu ... Continue reading

USAC Release - WALL TOWNSHIP SPEEDWAY UP FOR NORTHEAST FOCUS CARS; OSWEGO FEATURES TO SMITH, ABOLD

USAC Release - WALL TOWNSHIP SPEEDWAY UP FOR NORTHEAST FOCUS CARS; OSWEGO FEATURES TO SMITH, ABOLD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 19, 2006 CONTACT: MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com) DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com) 06-155 WALL TOWNSHIP SPEEDWAY UP FOR NORTHEAST FOCUS CARS; OSWEGO FEATURES TO SMITH, ABOLD INDIANAPOLIS – USAC Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series drivers head to New Jersey for the first time ... Continue reading

Worldwide Manufacturing USA, Inc. Announces Research Report by Harbinger Research

Worldwide Manufacturing USA, Inc. Announces Research Report by Harbinger Research

SAN BRUNO, Calif. and SHANGHAI, China, June 20 -- Worldwide Manufacturing USA, Inc. ("Worldwide") (BULLETIN BOARD: WWMU) www.wwmusa.com, an engineering, direct manufacturer of die casting, stamping, electronics fabrication and air-condition units for automobiles, today announced that Harbinger Research Firm that provid ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler AG Voluntary Delisting from 12 Stock Exchanges

DaimlerChrysler AG Voluntary Delisting from 12 Stock Exchanges

- Listing at the stock exchanges in Frankfurt, New York and Stuttgart to be maintained STUTTGART, Germany and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 20 -- The Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG has approved the voluntary withdrawal of its Ordinary Shares (stock abbreviation: DCX) no par value, equity securities from listing ... Continue reading

HealthTrio xpress System Selected to Manage All Automobile Accident Related Medical and Dental Services in Puerto Rico

HealthTrio xpress System Selected to Manage All Automobile Accident Related Medical and Dental Services in Puerto Rico

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--June 20, 2006--HealthTrio and Advanced Computer Technology (ACT) announced that the HealthTrio xpress(TM) core administrative system was selected by Administracion de Compensaciones por Accidentes de Automoviles (ACAA). ACAA provides medical and dental care coverage to all driv ... Continue reading

Mario Batali, Lifetime Products Search for NASCAR's Best Tailgaters

Mario Batali, Lifetime Products Search for NASCAR's Best Tailgaters

Tailgaters Have Until July 26 to Enter National Tailgating Championship NEW YORK, June 20 -- Throughout the summer, avid tailgaters have the chance to enter The Tailgate of a Lifetime Tailgating Championship. Five finalists, vying for the title of "America's Ultimate Tailgater" and a $10,000 grand prize will be given t ... Continue reading

Teens Who Weathered Katrina Compete Against Other Savvy Auto Technicians in National Auto Skills Championship

Teens Who Weathered Katrina Compete Against Other Savvy Auto Technicians in National Auto Skills Championship

DEARBORN, Mich., June 20 -- Two Gulf Coast teenagers whose families lost their homes and possessions in Katrina are among 100 students who won state contests to participate in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national finals to be held here June 27. Each hurricane survivor teamed with a classmate at his high school to ... Continue reading

Cycle Country Announces Segment Profile on Fisher's ATV World; Company and Products to be Profiled on Hit TV Show

Cycle Country Announces Segment Profile on Fisher's ATV World; Company and Products to be Profiled on Hit TV Show

MILFORD, Iowa--June 20, 2006--Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX:ATC), the recognized leader in developing and manufacturing a variety of products for the all terrain vehicle (ATV), garden tractors, and golf cars, today announced that it will be the subject of a profile in an upcoming episode of Fisher's ATV World. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and the Eight Mile Boulevard Association Celebrate the Start of Summer by Planting 70 Trees and Hundreds of Plants Along the Famous Eight Mile Corridor

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and the Eight Mile Boulevard Association Celebrate the Start of Summer by Planting 70 Trees and Hundreds of Plants Along the Famous Eight Mile Corridor

WHAT: Dozens of people from DaimlerChrysler Financial Services and the Eight Mile Boulevard Association are teaming up to install 70 flowering trees and hundreds of flowering plants. Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties and 13 municipalities from Livonia to Detroit to Harper Woods benefit from the work of the Eight Mile ... Continue reading

Honeywell Boosts Audi TDI Win at Le Mans

Honeywell Boosts Audi TDI Win at Le Mans

Turbocharged Audi R10 TDI Writes New Chapter in Motorsports History TORRANCE, Calif., June 20 -- Honeywell helped the Audi R10 TDI make history by besting all competition at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, recording the first-ever turbodiesel-powered victory in the world's most famous endurance event. The win follows the Audi ... Continue reading

Maxwell Technologies' 'Quick-Turn' Ultracapacitor Modules Speed Prototyping and Integration for High-Voltage Transportation and Industrial Applications

Maxwell Technologies' 'Quick-Turn' Ultracapacitor Modules Speed Prototyping and Integration for High-Voltage Transportation and Industrial Applications

New Program Offers 14-Day Turnaround for Custom Configurations to Support Systems Requiring Up to 540 Volts SAN DIEGO, June 20 -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. today unveiled a new "Quick-Turn" BOOSTCAP(R) ultracapacitor module program that offers shipment within 14 days of receipt a customer purchase order for custom-con ... Continue reading

Ryder to Deliver Keynote Presentation at 4th eyefortransport 3PL Summit

Ryder to Deliver Keynote Presentation at 4th eyefortransport 3PL Summit

MIAMI, June 20 -- Ryder System, Inc. President of U.S. Supply Chain Solutions Vicki O'Meara will present an industry outlook and 3PL positioning in today's global marketplace at the 4th eyefortransport 3PL Summit. Who: Ryder System, Inc. President of U.S. Supply Chain Solutions Vicki O'Meara What: 4th eyefortransport 3 ... Continue reading

Vehicle Acceptance Signs with Finance Express Auto Finance Program

Vehicle Acceptance Signs with Finance Express Auto Finance Program

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., June 20 -- Finance Express, which operates the first online auto finance platform specifically designed for the independent dealer, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Vehicle Acceptance Corporation, to join its online auto finance program. Vehicle Acceptance is a leader ... Continue reading

Rev It Up IS BACK!

Rev It Up IS BACK!

REV IT UP® IS BACK! World's Largest Performance Driving School and National Racing Competition, A Hugely Popular Program that Drew Thousands Nationwide, Features Chevrolet's Performance Vehicles this Summer For Only $50, Participants Get More of Everything-Seat Time, Instruction, Horsepower, Hot Laps and A Chance to W ... Continue reading

Classic Cars Added to Auburn Cord Duesenberg New Museum Fundraiser.

Classic Cars Added to Auburn Cord Duesenberg New Museum Fundraiser.

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE & PHOTO - 6/20/2006 CONTACT: Gran Roberts, For Immediate Release Marketing Director June 2006 (260) 925-1444 ext. 30 Classic Cars Added to New Museum Benefit Extravaganza AUBURN - The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum has announced that a 1936 Cord 810 Westchester Sedan and a 1929 ... Continue reading

Rostra Introduces Custom Designed Cruise Control System For Toyota Yaris

Rostra Introduces Custom Designed Cruise Control System For Toyota Yaris

LAURINBURG, NC - June 20, 2006: Rostra Precision Controls Inc. has introduced a fully electronic Drive by Wire Custom Cruise(r) Control System for the 2006-2007 Toyota Yaris. A system is available for both manual and automatic transmissions. The Rostra Yaris Cruise Control System features all traditional cruise control ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Sponsors Nation's First EcoZone(TM) To Address Environmental Challenges in Nation's Capital

DaimlerChrysler Sponsors Nation's First EcoZone(TM) To Address Environmental Challenges in Nation's Capital

* Washington, D.C., to Become the First and Flagship EcoZone(TM) * Pioneering Public/Private Partnership To Address District's Environmental Challenges -- At No Cost To Taxpayers * Sponsorship Underscores DaimlerChrysler's Commitment to Environmental Stewardship WASHINGTON, June 20 -- DaimlerChrysler announced today it ... Continue reading

NYSE 2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge Fact Sheet

NYSE 2006 SunTrust Indy Challenge Fact Sheet

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

Toyota to Revive Sports-Car Lineup

Toyota to Revive Sports-Car Lineup

Washington DC June 20, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Toyota executives overseas say they are gearing up to revive the automaker's sports-car lineup, reports The Wall Street Journal. The new model "is going to be a global project, not one aimed at one region more than another," said Tokuo Fukuichi, a Toyota o ... Continue reading

The New BMW M6 Convertible - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

The New BMW M6 Convertible - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

The world-famous division of BMW, M GmbH follows its tradition of producing ultra-performance luxury vehicles by introducing its latest variant - the new BMW M6 Convertible. For the genuine motoring enthusiast, the M6 Convertible provides the open-air version of supreme power and high-performance. The BMW M6 Convertibl ... Continue reading

REGI U.S., Inc. Announces RadMax Engine Modification is Completed and Ready for Tests - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

REGI U.S., Inc. Announces RadMax Engine Modification is Completed and Ready for Tests - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--June 20, 2006--REGI U.S., Inc. (OTCBB:RGUS) (Berlin Stock Exchange:RGJ) /Reg Technologies, Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange:RRE) (OTCBB:REGRF) is pleased to announce that the final modifications for the 125 H.P. version of the RadMax(TM) engine have been completed by Ebco Industries, a 50 year ol ... Continue reading

Report Shows How Automakers, Fuel Providers, Consumers & Government Are Working for Energy Security

Report Shows How Automakers, Fuel Providers, Consumers & Government Are Working for Energy Security

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers today issued a new report documenting its members' active roles in helping the United States achieve energy security through greater production of alternative fuel autos, new partnerships with fuel providers to expand the fueling infrastructure, and workin ... Continue reading

Delphi Reaches Development Milestone for Fuel-Flexible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power System

Delphi Reaches Development Milestone for Fuel-Flexible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Power System

Delphi meets SECA Phase 1 goals for solid oxide fuel cell power system Delphi remains on schedule to bring innovative alternative energy system to market by 2011 SOFC auxiliary power systems can save 85 percent of the billion gallons of fuel consumed annually in the U.S. during extended idling of heavy trucks TROY, Mic ... Continue reading

Irv's Volvo P1800 Rolls for 40 Years

Irv's Volvo P1800 Rolls for 40 Years

Irv Gordon, Driver of His Record-Breaking, 2.5 Million Mile Volvo P1800, Marks the 40 Year Anniversary of His Purchase LONG ISLAND, N.Y., June 20 -- Forty years ago this June 30, the Beatles were completing their "Revolver" album. Mike Tyson was born in Brooklyn. Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax was halfway through pitc ... Continue reading

Shuhei Nakamoto Appointed Senior Technical Director Honda Racing F1 Team

Shuhei Nakamoto Appointed Senior Technical Director Honda Racing F1 Team

20 JUNE 2006 BRACKLEY, UK - 0900HRS TOKYO, JAPAN - 1700HRS SHUHEI NAKAMOTO APPOINTED SENIOR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Shuhei Nakamoto, formerly Engineering Director for Honda Racing Development, has been appointed Senior Technical Director of the Honda Racing F1 Team. Nakamoto has been a key part of Honda's third generation o ... Continue reading

Enova's Hybrid Drive System Powers Fuel Cell Bus at World Cup Soccer Tournament

Enova's Hybrid Drive System Powers Fuel Cell Bus at World Cup Soccer Tournament

TORRANCE, Calif.--June 20, 2006--Enova Systems, (OTCBB:ENOV) (AIM:ENV) (AIM:ENVS), a leading developer and manufacturer of electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, confirmed today that its Hybrid Drive components are currently being used in the Hyundai state-of-the-art fuel cell bus and two Hyun ... Continue reading

Honeywell Boosts Audi TDI Win at Le Mans

Honeywell Boosts Audi TDI Win at Le Mans

TORRANCE, California, June 20 -- - Turbocharged Audi R10 TDI Writes New Chapter in Motorsports History Honeywell helped the Audi R10 TDI make history by besting all competition at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, recording the first-ever turbodiesel-powered victory in the world's most famous endurance event. The win follows th ... Continue reading

Scania's New Buses and Coaches Focus on Alternative Fuels

Scania's New Buses and Coaches Focus on Alternative Fuels

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--June 20, 2006--"Even today, bus service can be provided cost-effectively with renewable fuel, with reliability as high as for diesel buses. The smoothest path to sustainable development is to invest in fuels that can be used with today's engine technology and distribution infrastructure. Ethanol is s ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors and MHI Announce Joint Development of a New Generation Diesel Engine

Mitsubishi Motors and MHI Announce Joint Development of a New Generation Diesel Engine

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Mitsubishi Motors and MHI Announce Joint Development of a New Generation Diesel Engine Tokyo, Japan, June. 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have agreed on a joint development project for a new generation diesel engine to be u ... Continue reading

Toyota Meets Third Toyota Environmental Action Plan (2001 - 2005) Goals

Toyota Meets Third Toyota Environmental Action Plan (2001 - 2005) Goals

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Meets Third Toyota Environmental Action Plan (2001 - 2005) Goals Tokyo, Japan, June. 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it has achieved all of its goals for the Third Toyota Environmental Action Plan that outlined TMC' ... Continue reading

Mazda to Exhibit New Mazda MX-5 with Power Retractable Hard Top at the British International Motor Show

Mazda to Exhibit New Mazda MX-5 with Power Retractable Hard Top at the British International Motor Show

- The Mazda stand will also feature the Mazda BT-50 one-ton pickup truck - HIROSHIMA, Japan, June 20, 2006--Mazda Motor Corporation will use the 2006 British International Motor Show for its global reveal of the new Mazda MX-5, now equipped with a power retractable hard top roof ** - and the regional debut of the Mazda ... Continue reading

GM's 3.9L V-6 Family Grows With E85-Capable And Fuel-Saving Active Fuel Management™ Versions

GM's 3.9L V-6 Family Grows With E85-Capable And Fuel-Saving Active Fuel Management™ Versions

Chicago, IL. - Today at the Midwest Automotive Media Association meeting Ed Peper, General Manager, Chevrolet, announced General Motor's first V-6 application of fuel-saving Active Fuel Management™ on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the 2007 Chevy Impala, and E85 ethanol fuel capability on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the '07 ... Continue reading

GM Certified Used Vehicles Sells Two-Millionth Unit

GM Certified Used Vehicles Sells Two-Millionth Unit

Market-Leading Certified Brand is Industry's First Manufacturer-Certified Program to Reach Sales Milestone DETROIT – General Motors Corporation announced today that GM Certified Used Vehicles, the industry’s top-selling manufacturer-certified used vehicle brand, according to Autodata Corp.*, sold its two-millionth ... Continue reading

Larger-Displacement 2.9L and 3.7L Vortec Inline Engines Deliver More Power

Larger-Displacement 2.9L and 3.7L Vortec Inline Engines Deliver More Power

PONTIAC, Mich. - For the 2007 model year, GM's popular midsize trucks - Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon - as well as the HUMMER H3 SUV, feature new, larger-displacement inline four- and five-cylinder engines. The new Vortec 2.9L I-4 and Vortec 3.7L I-5 deliver more horsepower and torque than the engines they replace, ... Continue reading

240 HUMMERs Join HUMMER Homecoming 2006 Celebration

240 HUMMERs Join HUMMER Homecoming 2006 Celebration

SOUTH BEND, IND. June 19, 2006; HUMMER owners from 34 states and provinces the United States and Canada, as well as members of a Japan-based HUMMER owners’ club will converge June 19-23 in South Bend, Indiana – the home of AM General and the birthplace of the original HUMMER – for HUMMER Homecoming 2006. ... Continue reading

NHRA Newsmakers: June 19, 2006

NHRA Newsmakers: June 19, 2006

NHRA Newsmakers Your inside glimpse at the world’s fastest motorsport NEWS NUGGETS * HONEYWELL EXTENDS NHRA SPONSORSHIP: Honeywell Consumer Products Group has extended its partnership with NHRA, renewing two official sponsorships and continuing its title sponsorship of a popular event in the NHRA POWERade Drag Rac ... Continue reading

Governor Accepts Donated Dodge Pickup Powered by Syntroleum's Ultra-Clean Fuel; Discusses Continued Commitment to Alternative Energy

Governor Accepts Donated Dodge Pickup Powered by Syntroleum's Ultra-Clean Fuel; Discusses Continued Commitment to Alternative Energy

HELENA, Montana--June 19, 2006--Governor Brian Schweitzer and First Lady Nancy Schweitzer today filled up the tank on a Dodge pickup with ultra-clean diesel developed through a gas-to-liquids process using proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology owned by Tulsa, Okla.-based Syntroleum. The Dodge Ram pickup donated by Dod ... Continue reading

Toll Roads Save Time, Gas, Money

Toll Roads Save Time, Gas, Money

IRVINE, Calif.--June 19, 2006--Orange County's 51-mile toll road system operated by the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) saves motorists more than six million hours and $182 million annually because of reduced congestion, according to a newly released economic study. The study, called "Economic Benefits of The To ... Continue reading

Identify the Key and Niche Companies Operating in the Automotive Shock Absorbers Industry

Identify the Key and Niche Companies Operating in the Automotive Shock Absorbers Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--June 19, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38330) has announced the addition of Automotive Shock Absorbers - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Automotive Shock Absorbers in Millions of US$. The specifi ... Continue reading

A weekly look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10

A weekly look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10

<em>A weekly look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10</em></font></font></strong></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 19, 2006) </strong>– The following is a rundown of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 heading into Sunday’s Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway, the 16 ... Continue reading

TVR To Remain Rooted In Britain

TVR To Remain Rooted In Britain

BLACKPOOL, England - June 20, 2006: Independent British sports car manufacturer, TVR has finalised the first stage of its relocation plans, and would like to confirm that it will be remaining in Britain and predominantly within Lancashire, the region in which the company was founded in 1947. For the foreseeable future, ... Continue reading

Michelin 2006 Canadian F1 GP - preview

Michelin 2006 Canadian F1 GP - preview

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New DuPont Car Finishes Will Be Tougher Due to Polymers Made with Renewable Resources

New DuPont Car Finishes Will Be Tougher Due to Polymers Made with Renewable Resources

WILMINGTON, Del., June 19 -- A new generation of tough, chip-resistant DuPont automotive refinish products, reinforced with newly invented bio-based polymers, could be available for use in auto collision repair centers by 2008. The new coatings will be made using renewably sourced intermediate ingredients that are biod ... Continue reading

MINI Financial Services Offers MINI Motorists the Opportunity to Design a Credit Card In Their Own Car's Image

MINI Financial Services Offers MINI Motorists the Opportunity to Design a Credit Card In Their Own Car's Image

Configurable MINI Card Offers Motoring Rewards Program for Brand Enthusiasts WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 19 -- MINI Financial Services, a division of BMW Financial Services North America, will launch its MINI Card, a customizable VISA credit card that allows cardholders to design their own credit card image using a pate ... Continue reading

Honda (Onda) Up in the UK

Honda (Onda) Up in the UK

Honda up 2% in a market that is 4% down Civic 5 door outsells the entire Civic range (2006 vs 2005) 6-10 month old Jazz retains 95% of value CR-V stays top of the SUV market Honda continues to grow volume in a market that is down on 2005. Leading the charge is the Swindon-built new Civic 5 door hatch, outselling the en ... Continue reading

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