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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

2006 Xtreme Bulls Ride Hard Tour to Carry Dodge Brand as Title Sponsor

2006 Xtreme Bulls Ride Hard Tour to Carry Dodge Brand as Title Sponsor

TULSA, Okla., March 21 -- Dodge Trucks has signed on as the title sponsor for the 2006 Xtreme Bulls Ride Hard Tour, further expanding the manufacturer's leadership legacy in rodeo, a sport the company has supported since 1980. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060321/DATU038LOGO ) "Dodge has been an integral ... Continue reading

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Announces New $150 Million 5-year Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Announces New $150 Million 5-year Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., March 21 -- Aftermarket Technology Corp. , today announced the establishment of a new $150 million 5-year senior secured revolving credit facility. The new facility, led by Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Lead Book Managers Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., replaces the ... Continue reading

BearingPoint and Archon Team to Offer Exclusive Registration, Licensing and Revenue Reporting Solutions to Motor Vehicle Departments

BearingPoint and Archon Team to Offer Exclusive Registration, Licensing and Revenue Reporting Solutions to Motor Vehicle Departments

MCLEAN, Va., March 21 -- BearingPoint, Inc. , a leading global management and technology consulting firm, today announced it has entered into an exclusive teaming relationship with Colorado- based Archon Technologies, Inc., to jointly pursue opportunities to provide information technology solutions for vehicle registra ... Continue reading

Belle Tire Named Presenting Sponsor of Concerts at DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival

Belle Tire Named Presenting Sponsor of Concerts at DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival

A Marriage of State's Biggest Independent Tire Retailer and Top Amphitheatres AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 21 -- Belle Tire will be the presenting sponsor of the concert series at DTE Energy Music Theatre and Meadow Brook Music Festival, it was announced today by Palace Sports and Entertainment (PS&E), continuing a long- ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group to Unveil Complete Cab System Concept at 2006 Mid- America Truck Show Press Conference

Commercial Vehicle Group to Unveil Complete Cab System Concept at 2006 Mid- America Truck Show Press Conference

The Commercial Vehicle Group will host a press conference at the Mid- America Truck Show tomorrow to discuss their complete cab system concept and its impact on the trucking industry. Gift bags and light refreshments will be provided to all media members in attendance. Press conference details are as follows: Date: Mar ... Continue reading

CSRG Kicks Off 39th Season This Weekend in Sonoma

CSRG Kicks Off 39th Season This Weekend in Sonoma

Contact: John Cardinale 707-933-3907 CSRG Kicks Off 39th Year With Vintage Race Weekend in Sonoma SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) begins its 39th year of competition this weekend with a full slate of vintage car racing planned at Infineon Raceway. Approximately 220 competitor ... Continue reading

CTS Corporation's Singapore Facility Achieves ISO13485 Certification for Medical Manufacturing

CTS Corporation's Singapore Facility Achieves ISO13485 Certification for Medical Manufacturing

ELKHART, Ind.--March 21, 2006--CTS Corporation , a leading provider of electronics manufacturing services, announced today that the Singapore facility of its Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) strategic business unit, has successfully achieved ISO13485:2003 certification. ISO13485:2003 is the international quali ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Corporation is Taking the Offensive Against Corruption in America's Legal System

DaimlerChrysler Corporation is Taking the Offensive Against Corruption in America's Legal System

Seeks Disbarment of Texas Lawyer Who Committed Fraud in a Bogus $2 Billion Product Liability Suit * Attorney's misconduct included evidence tampering in a product liability case * Behavior represented "one of the most outrageous examples of lawyer misconduct in Texas history" * Attorney should not be allowed "to practi ... Continue reading

Derhaag Motorsports ready for Grand Prix of Miami Daytona Prototype race with drivers Ruhlman and Bell at the wheel

Derhaag Motorsports ready for Grand Prix of Miami Daytona Prototype race with drivers Ruhlman and Bell at the wheel

Derhaag Motorsports No. 40 Preformed Line Products Daytona Prototype CONTACT: Cristi Brumm 336-210-0980 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Derhaag Motorsports ready for Grand Prix of Miami Daytona Prototype race with drivers Ruhlman and Bell at the wheel Homestead, FL (March 21, 2006) ­ The Derhaag Motorsports team is back on the ... Continue reading

Dietz Takes First Hawk Super Challenge of 2006 at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series in Fontana

Dietz Takes First Hawk Super Challenge of 2006 at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series in Fontana

For Immediate Release Dietz Takes First Hawk Super Challenge of 2006 at Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series in Fontana TOPEKA, Kan. (March 21, 2006) - The cliché goes something like "the road to winning a championship is never an easy one." Participants in the 2006 Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series who are hop ... Continue reading

DPM Strut Panel debut 03-20-06

DPM Strut Panel debut 03-20-06

News From David Powers Motorsports Valvoline / 84 Lumber / Louisiana-Pacific / Mac Tools For HI-Res Images or Additional Information, Contact: Don Armstrong (832)-252-8732 or (713) 202-4849 E-mail: Don@DavidPowersMotorsports.com Aerodynamic innovation tested at Gainesville Raceway GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 21) - Followi ... Continue reading

eAutoclaims, Inc. - 'EACC' - Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results

eAutoclaims, Inc. - 'EACC' - Reports Second Quarter 2006 Financial Results

OLDSMAR, Fla., March 21 -- eAutoclaims (BULLETIN BOARD: EACC) , a leading provider of managed collision repair services and insurance claims processing technology applications, today announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ending January 31, 2006 for fiscal year 2006. Total revenue for the thr ... Continue reading

Ferro Announces Downgrade and Withdrawal of Debt Ratings by Moody's Investor Service

Ferro Announces Downgrade and Withdrawal of Debt Ratings by Moody's Investor Service

CLEVELAND--March 21, 2006--Ferro Corporation announced today that Moody's Investor Service has downgraded the senior unsecured ratings of the Company to B1 from Ba1. Moody's also indicated it will withdraw its ratings. In making its announcement, Moody's stated that the downgrade was a result of delays in the issuance ... Continue reading

Freescale and Techno Mathematical Deliver H.264 Video Encoding/Decoding Capability; New Solution Implements Windows Media(R) Format Playback for Portable Appliances

Freescale and Techno Mathematical Deliver H.264 Video Encoding/Decoding Capability; New Solution Implements Windows Media(R) Format Playback for Portable Appliances

TOKYO--March 21, 2006--Freescale Semiconductor and Techno Mathematical have succeeded in full-duplex encoding and decoding H.264 high-quality video using Techno Mathematical's proprietary software on Freescale's i.MX multimedia applications processors. In addition, the companies have implemented a highly-efficient play ... Continue reading

Lighting Safety Vest

Lighting Safety Vest

Dear sir We are a medium-sized manufacturer and exporter of safety products and came to learn about you from Yahoo. With a great interest in your company, we are writing to you to propose a business partnership. We are honored to introduce our company to you. We manufacture illuminant safety vests made of EL, a new typ ... Continue reading

Lil Nate March Meet diagnostic

Lil Nate March Meet diagnostic

Please find attached the latest news from Lil Nate Nostalgia funny car appearance at the 47th annual March Meet this past weekend at Famoso Raceway. ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ and Autodesk Collaborate in Co-Marketing Agreement

NAVTEQ and Autodesk Collaborate in Co-Marketing Agreement

NAVTEQ Supports Autodesk's MapGuide Web Mapping Contest CHICAGO, March 21 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, and Autodesk, Inc., the world's leading software and services company for manufacturing, media and entertainment, and wireless data ser ... Continue reading

News Release: Businesses Turn Energy Savings Into a Profit for the Environment

News Release: Businesses Turn Energy Savings Into a Profit for the Environment

News for Release: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)* * *Businesses Turn Energy Savings Into a Profit for the Environment *Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne@epa.gov * * (Washington, D.C. - March 21, 2006) What do a snack food company, a car manufacturer, a building s ... Continue reading

NHRA Newsmakers: March 21, 2006

NHRA Newsmakers: March 21, 2006

NHRA Newsmakers Your inside glimpse at the world's fastest motorsport WHO'S HOT! * THE WOMEN: Angelle Sampey (Matthews, La.) continued the winning trend of the women drivers that Melanie Troxel (Avon, Ind.) started in the Top Fuel Dragsters by winning the first Pro Stock Motorcycle event of the year at Gainesville, Fla ... Continue reading

OSI Awarded C$1.3 Million Contract with the U.S. Office of Naval Research

OSI Awarded C$1.3 Million Contract with the U.S. Office of Naval Research

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--March 21, 2006--Offshore Systems International Ltd. (TSX:OSI)(OTCBB:OFSYF) (OSI) has been awarded a contract valued at approximately C$1.3 million (US$1.1 million) including all options with the United States Office of Naval Research (ONR). Under the terms of the contract, the company will ... Continue reading

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors' Enhanced Power TOPLED Ideally Suited for Variable Message Applications; Increased Red and Yellow Brightness Now Available, Along With Matched Red, Yellow, Green and Blue Radiation Patterns

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors' Enhanced Power TOPLED Ideally Suited for Variable Message Applications; Increased Red and Yellow Brightness Now Available, Along With Matched Red, Yellow, Green and Blue Radiation Patterns

SAN JOSE, Calif.--March 21, 2006--OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc. today announced a number of enhancements to its Power TOPLED(R) line of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). In particular, the addition of OSRAM's advanced thin-film chip technology within these TOPLED packages now produces a new and significantly higher bright ... Continue reading

Plexus Systems Sponsors Lean Manufacturing Study: 'The Lean Benchmark Report: Closing the Reality Gap'

Plexus Systems Sponsors Lean Manufacturing Study: 'The Lean Benchmark Report: Closing the Reality Gap'

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 21 -- Plexus Systems, developers of Plexus Online, the first true on demand performance management system, announces the release of "The Lean Benchmark Report: Closing the Reality Gap." The independent study, co-sponsored with the Aberdeen Group, is available for a limited time at http://www. ... Continue reading

Servigistics Recognizes Clients for Service Excellence

Servigistics Recognizes Clients for Service Excellence

First annual strategic service awards presented to seven clients for achieving service excellence ATLANTA, March 21 -- Servigistics, Inc, the leading provider of service parts management and pricing solutions, today announced the winners of its first-annual "Strategic Service Excellence" Awards, which are given to comp ... Continue reading

Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Fontana Image

Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Fontana Image

Please see attached for image that accompanies the Tire Rack(r) SCCA ProSolo National Series Fontana release. ... Continue reading

Trucks Magazine Exclusive Interview With Chip Foose

Trucks Magazine Exclusive Interview With Chip Foose

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Sanchez, Vice President 951-371-8366 X26 dan@tenmagazines.com TRUCKS Magazine's Exclusive Interview With Chip Foose CORONA, CA - Trucks Magazine, one of the leading truck enthusiast publications on the market, will feature an exclusive interview with legendary car builder, artist and ... Continue reading

United Components Reports Results of Operations for Fourth Quarter 2005

United Components Reports Results of Operations for Fourth Quarter 2005

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--March 21, 2006--United Components, Inc. ("UCI") today announced revenue of $236.7 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. Revenue for the quarter, as reported, was adjusted downward by $14.0 million to reflect an increase in the company's warranty reserves. Before this adjustment, revenue was ... Continue reading

Urban Science Joins Forces With Leading European Automotive Retail Services Firm Webfair AG

Urban Science Joins Forces With Leading European Automotive Retail Services Firm Webfair AG

DETROIT, March 21 -- Urban Science, a leading global retail sales network consulting firm, today announced that it will join forces with Webfair AG, one of Europe's leading suppliers of automotive sales and service quality management systems. Based in Munich, Germany, Webfair provides performance-driven solutions that ... Continue reading

USAC Release #35 - SILVER CROWN SERIES READY TO TACKLE HOMESTEAD SATURDAY

USAC Release #35 - SILVER CROWN SERIES READY TO TACKLE HOMESTEAD SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 22, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-35 SILVER CROWN SERIES READY TO TACKLE HOMESTEAD SATURDAY INDIANAPOLIS - USAC’s Silver Crown Series presented by K&N Engineering will make history Saturday as its new generation cars tackle the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway in southern Fl ... Continue reading

VISTAGY to Host Renault F1 Team Racecar and CAD Engineer at JEC Composites Show 2006 in Paris

VISTAGY to Host Renault F1 Team Racecar and CAD Engineer at JEC Composites Show 2006 in Paris

WALTHAM, Mass.--March 21, 2006-- Alan Duerden, CAD support engineer for Renault F1 Team, will speak on developing composite racecar parts using FiberSIM(R) software VISTAGY, Inc., the developer of composites engineering software that provides specialized design functionality to commercial CAD/PDM/PLM systems, will be i ... Continue reading

Washington Manufacturing: Plants Up 3.6%; Jobs Up 2.2%

Washington Manufacturing: Plants Up 3.6%; Jobs Up 2.2%

EVANSTON, Ill., March 21 -- Washington gained 251 plants (3.6%) and 6,270 manufacturing jobs (2.2%) in 2005 according to the 2006 Washington Manufacturers Directory, an industrial guide published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI). MNI's private survey reports Washington is home to 7,213 manufacturing companie ... Continue reading

Xinhua Far East Downgrades Dongfeng Electronic Technology Co. Ltd to BB+ Issuer Rating, Rating Outlook Changed from Stable to Negative

Xinhua Far East Downgrades Dongfeng Electronic Technology Co. Ltd to BB+ Issuer Rating, Rating Outlook Changed from Stable to Negative

HONG KONG, March 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua Far East China Ratings today downgraded Dongfeng Electronic Technology Co. Ltd ("Dongfeng Tech" or "the Company", SH A 600081) from BBB- to BB+ domestic currency issuer credit rating. The rating outlook is also changed from stable to negative. The rating action was prom ... Continue reading

Yamaha of France Chooses XPEL Products

Yamaha of France Chooses XPEL Products

- National and Gendarmerie Police Motorcycles - - Over 350 Vehicles Protected - SAN ANTONIO, March 21 -- XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV: DAP.U) announced today that Yamaha Motorcycles of France, a division of one of the worlds largest motorcycle manufacturers, has embraced XPEL Paint Protection Products for its 2006 mod ... Continue reading

Detroit Mother of Five Receives Surprise Car Gift to Help Medical Care

Detroit Mother of Five Receives Surprise Car Gift to Help Medical Care

Golling Chrysler Jeep Dodge Replaces Vandalized Car for Mother of Premature Baby DETROIT, March 21 -- After someone slashed her tires and put sugar in her 25-year-old car's gas tank, Jeanita Blanding, a local mother of five, wasn't sure how she would get her premature baby to his doctor's appointments. Taking the bus w ... Continue reading

Delphi's New Heavy Duty Satellite Radio Reflects Latest in Customer's Preferences

Delphi's New Heavy Duty Satellite Radio Reflects Latest in Customer's Preferences

New design results in lower costs for commercial customers TROY, Mich., March 21 -- Delphi Corp. has introduced a new satellite radio for the heavy-duty market based on research and feedback of commercial vehicle users. The new premium CD/MP3 radio with an integrated satellite receiver features robust, digital-quality ... Continue reading

Letter from Europe - Geneva; Land Rover; European Marques; Nissan Quest and Other Over the Pond Thoughts

Letter from Europe - Geneva; Land Rover; European Marques; Nissan Quest and Other Over the Pond Thoughts

Letter from Europe Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief I went to my first Geneva car show way back in the 60s . In those days it was in the middle of Geneva where it had a very special atmosphere. Now it is in a purpose built new exhibition center next to the airport and the railway station. Hard to fault their logic e ... Continue reading

AAA Names the Jaguar XJ8L as Top Car Pick for 2006

AAA Names the Jaguar XJ8L as Top Car Pick for 2006

IRVINE, Calif., March 21 -- Today, the American Automobile Association (AAA) announced its top cars for 2006 in 13 distinct categories and selected the Jaguar XJ8L as its top pick in the $50,000+ category. "The XJ8L has long distinguished itself from other luxury cars by offering outstanding performance, classic design ... Continue reading

AAA Names Its Top Car Picks for 2006: Fuel-Efficient Hybrid SUV Gets a ``Green'' Thumbs Up and Corvette Named Cool

AAA Names Its Top Car Picks for 2006: Fuel-Efficient Hybrid SUV Gets a ``Green'' Thumbs Up and Corvette Named Cool

ORLANDO, Fla.--March 21, 2006--AAA, one of the nation's leading member organizations that provides motorists with solutions to all of their automotive needs, has selected its top cars for 2006 in 13 distinct categories, including "Cool Car of the Year." They are: Category Car EPA Miles Per Gallon -------- --- --------- ... Continue reading

2007 Escalade: Cadillac Prepares Complete Model Lineup

2007 Escalade: Cadillac Prepares Complete Model Lineup

Escalade ESV and EXT provide added consumer choice and value DETROIT - With the all-new 2007 Escalade debuting in showrooms currently, today Cadillac announces that the full Escalade lineup - including the extended length ESV and EXT models -- are nearing launch. The extended-length EXT and ESV models give Cadillac the ... Continue reading

Recreational Pleasure on Wheels: Ten Years of the Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo

Recreational Pleasure on Wheels: Ten Years of the Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo

Mercedes' most popular camper van: almost 7,000 models built to date Current model breaks the record for number of units produced Compact camper van with high everyday practicality and high recreational value Innovative equipment details, sophisticated technology Marco Polo makes a successful return to China Now even m ... Continue reading

Hybrid SUVs Slow to Leave Dealership Lots

Hybrid SUVs Slow to Leave Dealership Lots

Washington DC March 21, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that as the price of gas continues to rise, car buyers are becoming more conscious of fuel economy in their purchase. However, hybrid SUVs are not selling nearly as much as smaller hybrid models, according to USA Today. Hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius and ... Continue reading

Chalk Up a Hole-in-One with the Mercedes-Benz Golf Collection

Chalk Up a Hole-in-One with the Mercedes-Benz Golf Collection

Stuttgart - March 21, 2006: Functional, high quality and elegant: with an exclusive Golf Collection, Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH brings the premium quality of the brand with the star to the green. These select products fulfil the require-ments of discerning amateur golfers – from the exquisitely designed pitch ... Continue reading

Ford Earns EPA Award For Conserving Energy

Ford Earns EPA Award For Conserving Energy

Ford Earns EPA Award For Conserving Energy &#8226; The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded its ENERGY STAR 2006 Partner of the Year Energy Management Award to Ford Motor Company. &#8226; Ford has improved energy efficiency in U.S. facilities by 18 percent in the past five years. </p> <p>DEARBORN, MI - March 21, ... Continue reading

Roadside Assistance Programs From International Nameplates

Roadside Assistance Programs From International Nameplates

By Frank Giovinazzi AIADA Contributing Editor March 20, 2006 It&#8217;s the kind of feature that comes equipped with most new International vehicles that owners never want to use &#8211; and ironically, one the vast majority of consumers don&#8217;t even know comes standard with their purchase. Just like an umbrella, r ... Continue reading

Automakers Increasing Stake in Internet Advertising

Automakers Increasing Stake in Internet Advertising

Washington DC March 20, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that while two-thirds of consumers use the internet when they buy a vehicle, online advertising by automakers accounted for 11.2 percent of last year's total online ad revenue of $12.9 billion, according to Advertising Age. This year the percentage of total on ... Continue reading

Automakers Woo Young Customers With New Gadgets

Automakers Woo Young Customers With New Gadgets

Washington DC March 20, 2006; The AIADA newslettter reported that many automakers are packing everything they possibly can in their compact cars to attract more young buyers, reports The Detroit Free Press. Honda won 2006 North American Car of the Year honors with the redesigned Civic, which offers safety, style and pe ... Continue reading

Longer Auto Loans Becoming the Norm

Longer Auto Loans Becoming the Norm

Washington DC March 20, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that auto dealers and lenders continue to increase the length of car loans as a result of an increase in consumers who demand low monthly payments, reports Automotive News. A report by the Consumer Bankers Association said loans greater than 60 months accounte ... Continue reading

Driving Security, Efficiency and Safety: ABI Research Investigates Automotive RFID

Driving Security, Efficiency and Safety: ABI Research Investigates Automotive RFID

Oyster Bay, NY - March 21, 2006 - From immobilizers to tire pressure monitors, on the assembly line and in the supply chain, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is making its presence felt throughout the automotive industry. "The automotive space is a complicated one," says Robert Foppiani, ABI Research RFID analyst ... Continue reading

Hybrid Technologies Inc.

Hybrid Technologies Inc.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, NEW YORK & TOKIO--21. März 2006-- Bestätigung der Dividendenausschüttung am 3. April 2006 an alle Aktionäre, die zum 31. März 2006 eingetragen sind. Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:HYBT) www.hybridtechnologies.com hat eine Erklärung des Board folgenden Inhalts genehmigt: Hy ... Continue reading

Affinia Group Inc. Announces 2005 Financial Results

Affinia Group Inc. Announces 2005 Financial Results

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 21 -- Affinia Group Inc. announced today its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2005. For the year ended December 31, 2005, revenue was $2.1 billion which represents an increase of 2.1 percent over the combined results for the year ended December 31, 2004. This increase was primar ... Continue reading

Autoliv Receives Quality Recognition from Toyota

Autoliv Receives Quality Recognition from Toyota

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--March 21, 2006--In a ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation awarded Autoliv (STO:ALIV) their "Value Improvement" award for 2005. The award, presented in conjunction with Toyota's Global Supplier Meeting, specifically identifies Autoliv's "active quality management efforts" and recognizes ... Continue reading

GRACE INTERNATIONAL IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY

GRACE INTERNATIONAL IMPORT & EXPORT COMPANY

Your Kind Attention: I am the PRESIDENT OF GRACE INTERNATIONAL, Import and Export Company based in the China. My company exports consumable proceesing raw materials and other goods/services for world trade. What we really require is someone who can represent this company in the US/CANADA and some parts of Europe. We ha ... Continue reading

Hybrid Technologies Inc. 'OTCBB:HYBT' to Open Larger Production Facility as Production of NASA and Paratransit Orders/Agreements Begins, Japan's Largest News Source Features Hybrid

Hybrid Technologies Inc. 'OTCBB:HYBT' to Open Larger Production Facility as Production of NASA and Paratransit Orders/Agreements Begins, Japan's Largest News Source Features Hybrid

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, NEW YORK & TOKYO--March 21, 2006-- Confirmation Of Stock Dividend Payment On April 3rd, 2006 To Shareholders Of Record As At March 31st, 2006. Hybrid Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:HYBT) www.hybridtechnologies.com has approved a board statement to announce the following: Hybrid Technologies has pu ... Continue reading

Mold Making & Molding in China

Mold Making & Molding in China

Dear Sir / Madam We are pleased to learn that your tooling & molding demands fall into our business scope. So we take the liberty of writing to you in view of establishing a business relationship with you. At IEC Mould, we have been specialized in making and exporting of various moulds, mould parts, and molded products ... Continue reading

SatCon Announces Order for HEV Components From Azure Dynamics

SatCon Announces Order for HEV Components From Azure Dynamics

BOSTON--March 21, 2006--SatCon Technology Corporation , a developer and manufacturer of power electronics and motors for alternative energy markets, today announced that it has been issued a purchase order from Azure Dynamics Corporation for the production of 50 systems for use on hybrid electric vehicles, in a deliver ... Continue reading

Thrifty Cures Spring Fever With Daily Drawings of Free Week's Car Rental

Thrifty Cures Spring Fever With Daily Drawings of Free Week's Car Rental

TULSA, Okla., March 21 -- Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. , has a cure for spring fever with the launch of a new sweepstakes on http://www.thrifty.com/ . From March 13, 2006 through April 11, 2006, Thrifty will award daily prizes of a free week of car rental in the U.S. -- up t ... Continue reading

Iteris Introduces Second-Generation Lane Departure Warning System for Commercial Truck Market

Iteris Introduces Second-Generation Lane Departure Warning System for Commercial Truck Market

ANAHEIM, Calif.--March 21, 2006-- OEM and Fleet Installations Underway in the U.S. and Production Units Delivered in Europe After years of success following the initial introduction of its award-winning Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system, Iteris Inc. (AMEX:ITI), a leader in vision-based technologies and Intelligent Tr ... Continue reading

Fastest Cadillac; Audi Diesels

Fastest Cadillac; Audi Diesels

DETROIT, March 21 -- It's the fastest Cadillac ever -- and the most expensive, at an even $100,000. But is Caddy's new XLRv worth the price? And can it stand up to some tough import competition? Join TheCarConnection.com for a test drive in this week's edition to find the answers. Few things test the mettle of man and ... Continue reading

America's Car-Mart Announces Opening of New Dealership

America's Car-Mart Announces Opening of New Dealership

Tenth New Dealership in Fiscal 2006 BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 21 -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced the opening of a new dealership located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The total number of Car-Mart dealerships is 85, as Car- Mart closed its older Discount Auto of Russellville, Arkansas location, which was operating ... Continue reading

Youthstream and MediaZone Expand Partnership

Youthstream and MediaZone Expand Partnership

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--March 21, 2006--Motocross fans will be able to watch the 2006 FIM Motocross World Championship and the 2006 FIM Supermoto World Championship live and on-demand exclusively on The Moto Channel on MediaZone (http://moto.mediazone.com). Starting today, fans can gear up for the first race of the seaso ... Continue reading

Safety 'Time Machine' Will be Set to Remember Road Deaths

Safety 'Time Machine' Will be Set to Remember Road Deaths

LONDON, March 21 -- Road-users champion GEM Motoring Assist is to create a 'safety time machine' when British Summer Time (BST) begins on March 26. As the clocks go forward to ensure lighter evenings GEM will designate one time piece at its East Sussex headquarters that will never be altered again and year round will r ... Continue reading

Mindy's Monday Minute - NHRA Gainesville

Mindy's Monday Minute - NHRA Gainesville

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 800.421.8454 _mindys@ringersgloves.com_ (mailto:mindys@ringersgloves.com) MINDYâ&#8364;&#8482;S MONDAY MINUTE Capps, Sampey Pick Up Wins Moorpark, Calif. - (March 20, 2006) The Ringers supporting teams in Don Sc ... Continue reading

AB Volvo Acquires 13% of Shares in Nissan Diesel for $195 Million

AB Volvo Acquires 13% of Shares in Nissan Diesel for $195 Million

STOCKHOLM, Sweden March 20, 2006; AB Volvo has today acquired 40 million common shares, corresponding to 13% of the shares, in the Japanese truck manufacturer Nissan Diesel from Nissan Motor, with an option to acquire the remaining 6% of the shares from Nissan Motor within four years. The purchase price is approx SEK b ... Continue reading

Drew Industries to Acquire Supplier of Patented RV Bed Lift Systems

Drew Industries to Acquire Supplier of Patented RV Bed Lift Systems

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 20 -- Drew Industries Incorporated today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Lippert Components, Inc. has agreed in principle to acquire the net assets and business of Kaysville, Utah-based Happijac Company, a supplier of patented bed lift systems for recreational vehicles. Drew expects ... Continue reading

Gene Simmons, Named Grand Marshal of Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Gene Simmons, Named Grand Marshal of Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

Event Marks the Second Race of the 2006 IndyCar Season ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 20 -- Waving the checkered flag at this year's Honda Grand Prix at St. Petersburg will be none other than venerable entrepreneur and rock legend, Gene Simmons, it was announced today by event officials. Watch on Sunday, April 2 (live on ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Unveils Complete Cab System at 2006 Mid-America Truck Show

Commercial Vehicle Group Unveils Complete Cab System at 2006 Mid-America Truck Show

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, March 20 -- The Commercial Vehicle Group announced today its plans to unveil an innovative truck cab model at the 2006 Mid-America Truck Show which takes place from March 23 to March 25, 2006. The model is the size of an actual class 7/8 truck cab and depicts CVG's capabilities as a complete truck cab ... Continue reading

Midtronics Partners with Ultra Electronics for Military Battery Monitoring Systems

Midtronics Partners with Ultra Electronics for Military Battery Monitoring Systems

WILLOWBROOK, Ill.--March 20, 2006--Midtronics, Inc., the world leader in battery management innovation and Ultra Electronics of Cheltenham, England have signed a license agreement that will integrate Midtronics patented inGEN(R) technology into Ultra Electronics - Electrics Division's military battery monitoring system ... Continue reading

Smart Motorists Don't Trade, They Upgrade

Smart Motorists Don't Trade, They Upgrade

BETHESDA, Md., March 20 -- There are lots of ways to spend your tax refund, but the Engine Repower Council (ERC) and the Car Care Council (CCC) suggest putting it towards your second biggest investment -- your car or truck. Although you may want to get rid of your present vehicle in favor of a new car or truck, repower ... Continue reading

Women Thrive In Gender-Blind NHRA

Women Thrive In Gender-Blind NHRA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 914-4761 WHERE THERE'S A WOMAN, THERE'S A WAY IN NHRA THREE OF FOUR FINAL-ROUNDS AT ACDELCO GATORNATIONALS INVOLVE A WOMAN; TWO OF FOUR POWERADE SERIES POINTS LEADERS ARE WOMEN GLENDORA, Calif. - Thriving in NHRA's gender-blind environment, cultivated by the tra ... Continue reading

AutoZone / Kenny Wallace BRISTOL Pre-Race Report

AutoZone / Kenny Wallace BRISTOL Pre-Race Report

Please find the AutoZone / Kenny Wallace BRISTOL pre-race report text below. You can also access the document in its entirety, along with high-res images and up to the minute information, at _www.ppcracing.com/media_ (http://www.ppcracing.com/media) . Thanks! Kenny Wallace #22 AutoZone Ford Fusion Sharpie Mini 300 Bris ... Continue reading

Call for a Nationwide Ban on GEICO's Rating Methods

Call for a Nationwide Ban on GEICO's Rating Methods

PRINCETON, N.J.--March 20, 2006--New Jersey Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange, (NJ CURE), a leading not-for-profit auto insurance provider in New Jersey, agrees with the recent statement by Consumers Federation of America (CFA) Director of Insurance J. Robert Hunter, and calls upon each state to ban the use of rating ... Continue reading

Flashback Of The Day: Ten Years Of The Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo

Flashback Of The Day: Ten Years Of The Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on March 20, 2006 at 2:00 PM CST Although not as well known here in the United States, the Mercedes- Benz Marco Polo has been an impressive success worldwide, selling nearly 7,000 units to date. Introduced in 1996, this year marks the tenth birthday of the Viano- based camper van, and to ... Continue reading

Manteca's Speed 16th in F1 Race in Malaysia

Manteca's Speed 16th in F1 Race in Malaysia

Contact: John Cardinale 707-933-3907 Manteca's Speed, Former Russell Racing School Star, Forced to Retire From Race in Malaysia Manteca native Scott Speed posted a 16th-place finish in just his second career Formula One race on Sunday at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Speed qualified 12th on the Sepang International Circuit ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ and GeoSpatial Technologies Demonstrate Multiple Wireless Tracking

NAVTEQ and GeoSpatial Technologies Demonstrate Multiple Wireless Tracking

Realtime Tracking of Multiple Handsets on Display at TelecomNext 2006 CHICAGO, March 20 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for location based solutions and vehicle navigation and GeoSpatial Technologies, Inc. (GST), developer of innovative, location-based technologies will be demonstrating GST's ... Continue reading

Advance Fiber Optics to Integrate NAVTEQ Maps

Advance Fiber Optics to Integrate NAVTEQ Maps

Map Data to Be Used in OSPInSight Network Management Solutions CHICAGO, March 20 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for GIS, location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, is providing its map data to Advance Fiber Optics for integration with its industry leading network management solutions. A ... Continue reading

AAA Minnesota/Iowa Calls on Minnesotans to do a Better Job Protecting our Novice Drivers

AAA Minnesota/Iowa Calls on Minnesotans to do a Better Job Protecting our Novice Drivers

By Randy Williams, President, AAA Minnesota/Iowa BURNSVILLE, Minn., March 20 -- The following is attributed to Randy Williams, President, AAA Minnesota/Iowa: Last week H.F. 3050 and S.F. 3033 were introduced as companion bills that if enacted will restrict the number of non-family passengers novice drivers may transpor ... Continue reading

Anqoinette Crosby: an African American Trailblazer in Automotive Journalism

Anqoinette Crosby: an African American Trailblazer in Automotive Journalism

On behalf of America's PBS stations, I wanted to drop you a quick line to share some good news about Anqoinette Crosby - one of public television's most recognizable personalities. She is the first African-American on-air personality in MotorWeek's 25 year history, so please visit http://www.apts.org/stories/crosby.cfm ... Continue reading

MINI USA Motors for a Good Cause With Launch of MINI Motoring Hearts Volunteer Program

MINI USA Motors for a Good Cause With Launch of MINI Motoring Hearts Volunteer Program

National Call for MINI Owners and Auto Enthusiasts Across America to Join 'Heartfelt' Volunteer Initiative WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 20 -- MINI USA announced today the kick-off of MINI Motoring Hearts, a brand-new national initiative designed to encourage current and prospective MINI owners to give back to their comm ... Continue reading

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