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Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Advance Auto Parts Elects Darren Jackson to Its Board of Directors

Advance Auto Parts Elects Darren Jackson to Its Board of Directors

ROANOKE, Va., July 21 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is pleased to announce that Darren R. Jackson, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance for Best Buy Co., Inc. , was elected to its Board of Directors and will serve as a member of the board's audit committee. Larry Castellani, Chairman and Chief ... Continue reading

Anaheim Angels and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Anaheim Angels and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative ANAHEIM, Calif., July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Angels fans as the Anaheim Angels, Aramark, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drin ... Continue reading

Atlanta Braves and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Atlanta Braves and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative ATLANTA, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Braves fans as the Atlanta Braves, Aramark, Turner Field, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drinking, always bucklin ... Continue reading

Cincinnati Reds and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Cincinnati Reds and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative CINCINNATI, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Reds fans as the Cincinnati Reds, Sportservice, Great American Ball Park, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drink ... Continue reading

Colorado Rockies and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Colorado Rockies and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative DENVER, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Rockies fans as the Colorado Rockies, Aramark, Coors Field, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drinking, always buckli ... Continue reading

Houston Astros and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Houston Astros and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative HOUSTON, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Astros fans as the Houston Astros, Aramark, Minute Maid Park, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drinking, always buc ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Brewers and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Milwaukee Brewers and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative MILWAUKEE, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Brewers fans as the Milwaukee Brewers, Sportservice, Miller Park, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drinking, alwa ... Continue reading

Minnesota Twins and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Minnesota Twins and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative MINNEAPOLIS, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Twins fans as the Minnesota Twins, Centerplate, the Metrodome, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drinking, alway ... Continue reading

Philadelphia Phillies and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Philadelphia Phillies and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative PHILADELPHIA, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Phillies fans as the Philadelphia Phillies, Aramark, Citizens Bank Park, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drin ... Continue reading

Pittsburgh Pirates and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Pittsburgh Pirates and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative PITTSBURGH, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Pirates fans as the Pittsburgh Pirates, Aramark, PNC Park, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drinking, always buc ... Continue reading

Seattle Mariners and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Seattle Mariners and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative SEATTLE, July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Mariners fans as the Seattle Mariners, Centerplate, Safeco Field, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible drinking, always ... Continue reading

Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Partners 'TEAM' Up to Ensure Safety at Games and on Area Roadways Throughout the Baseball Season

Designated Driver Program Offers Responsible Alternative TAMPA, Fla., July 21 -- "Responsibility Has Its Rewards" is the message to Devil Rays fans as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Centerplate, Tropicana Field, Major League Baseball, and the TEAM Coalition join forces to educate fans about the importance of responsible dri ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors North America Announces Production Capacity Adjustment at its Normal, Illinois Plant

Mitsubishi Motors North America Announces Production Capacity Adjustment at its Normal, Illinois Plant

CYPRESS, Calif., July 21 -- As part of its North American turnaround plan, Mitsubishi Motors North America announced today the company will adjust production at its Normal, Illinois plant, moving from a two-shift to one-shift production schedule starting in October 2004. The move is part of strategic efforts by the com ... Continue reading

SME's Advanced Energy & Fuel Cell Technologies Conference Bridges the Gap Between Energy Leaders and Skilled Manufacturers

SME's Advanced Energy & Fuel Cell Technologies Conference Bridges the Gap Between Energy Leaders and Skilled Manufacturers

DEARBORN, Mich., July 21 -- Advanced energy and fuel cell experts will help manufacturers learn how they can play a role as a future supplier in the growing alternative & fuel cell technologies (AET) industry at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' (SME) "Advanced Energy & Fuel Cell Technologies: Manufacturing Oppor ... Continue reading

All Roads Lead to Akron for 480 Champions Competing in 67th All-American Soap Box Derby

All Roads Lead to Akron for 480 Champions Competing in 67th All-American Soap Box Derby

AKRON, Ohio--July 21, 2004--The attention of the youth racing world will be directed at Akron next week as 480 youngsters compete at Derby Downs here in their gravity-powered cars in the All-American Soap Box Derby on Saturday, July 31. The Soap Box Derby program, whose title sponsor is Home Depot, is an official youth ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 130th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 130th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

FINDLAY, Ohio, July 21 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable September 30, 2004 to stockholders of record at the close of business September 3, 2004. This will mark the 130th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Cooper Tire & Rubber Compa ... Continue reading

Gas Prices Edge Up Nationwide, but Decrease in Illinois/Northern Indiana, According to AAA Chicago

Gas Prices Edge Up Nationwide, but Decrease in Illinois/Northern Indiana, According to AAA Chicago

AURORA, Ill., July 21 -- Gas prices have decreased in Illinois and Northern Indiana during the past month, but elsewhere in the country gas prices have increased. Rising prices at the pump are being driven largely by high crude oil prices and continued strong demand for gasoline in the United States. Oil sales had dipp ... Continue reading

Cendant Reports Record Results for Second Quarter 2004

Cendant Reports Record Results for Second Quarter 2004

2Q 2004 EPS from Continuing Operations Increased 27% to $0.47 Versus $0.37 in 2Q 2003 2Q 2004 EPS Increased 78% to $0.66, including a $0.19 Gain from the Sale of Jackson Hewitt 2Q 2004 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities Was $951 Million 2Q 2004 Free Cash Flow Was $688 Million Company Increases Its Projection of ... Continue reading

GM Earns $1.3 Billion or $2.36 Per Share in Second Quarter 2004

GM Earns $1.3 Billion or $2.36 Per Share in Second Quarter 2004

GMAC posts record quarterly earnings, driven by financing and insurance Automotive earnings increase to $529 million Calendar year earnings forecast of $7.00 per share remains unchanged <a href="http://media.gm.com/news/add_docs/NR2Q04-3.rtf&q uot;>CLICK4 General Motors Consolidated Statements of Income 2nd Quarter '04 ... Continue reading

Fitch Ratings Issues Presale Report on DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2004-B

Fitch Ratings Issues Presale Report on DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2004-B

NEW YORK--July 21, 2004--Fitch Ratings issued a presale report on DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2004-B discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch's expected 'F1+'/'AAA' ratings on the class A notes and 'A' rating on the class B notes. The securities are backed by a pool of retail installment sales contracts secured by ne ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Declares Quarterly Dividend

BorgWarner Declares Quarterly Dividend

CHICAGO, July 21 -- The board of directors of BorgWarner Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share on all of the company's issued and outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable August 16, 2004 to shareholders of record on August 2, 2004. BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered c ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Offers Ryan Newman #12 Dodge Speedpass Racecase for Its Speedpass Key Tag Device

ExxonMobil Offers Ryan Newman #12 Dodge Speedpass Racecase for Its Speedpass Key Tag Device

FAIRFAX, Va.--July 21, 2004-- Offer Requires On-Line or Telephone Registration and a Minimum Number of Qualifying Speedpass Purchases at Exxon or Mobil Locations before Sept. 30, 2004 ExxonMobil is offering new and existing Speedpass(TM) customers an opportunity to get a Ryan Newman #12 Nextel Cup race car Speedpass Ra ... Continue reading

CASCAR: Vancouver Indy Preview

CASCAR: Vancouver Indy Preview

CASCAR SUPER SERIES PREVIEW: Canadian Tire 100 at the Vancouver Indy For more information contact CASCAR at (519) 641-1214 For immediate release / July 21, 2004 CASCAR teams set to kick off western swing at the Vancouver Indy with the Canadian Tire 100 VANCOUVER, BC - The CASCAR Super Series is set to take to the stree ... Continue reading

Prestigious Credential for Suppliers - 2005 Automotive News PACE Award Accepting Applications

Prestigious Credential for Suppliers - 2005 Automotive News PACE Award Accepting Applications

DETROIT, July 21 -- Automotive suppliers seeking a competitive edge can demonstrate industry excellence with a 2005 Automotive News PACE Award. Applications for the 11th annual program, recognizing innovation, technological advancement and business performance, are being accepted through Sept. 3, 2004. Open to supplier ... Continue reading

Roland Berger Study Says Cost Pressure on Automotive R&D Will Increase

Roland Berger Study Says Cost Pressure on Automotive R&D Will Increase

TROY, Mich.--July 21, 2004--A strategic review of automotive product-development practices indicates that the demand to develop more vehicles with less budget will continue well into the next decade. Automotive Engineering 2010, a research report prepared by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, predicts that suppliers w ... Continue reading

Hybrid Fuel Systems - Phase II Begins: Emissions Testing Commences at Olson-Ecologics Laboratory

Hybrid Fuel Systems - Phase II Begins: Emissions Testing Commences at Olson-Ecologics Laboratory

TAMPA, Fla.--July 21, 2004--Hybrid Fuel Systems, Inc., ("Hybrid" or "the Company") (OTC:HYFS) today announced commencement of the formal process for EPA/CARB verification of emissions at Olson-Ecologics laboratory in Fullerton, California. In order to qualify for U.S. Federal and state grants and tax benefits, the redu ... Continue reading

Klein Tools/Jim Beam, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Fact Sheet

Klein Tools/Jim Beam, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 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 /f ... Continue reading

Scelzi says tire and new surface unknowns in Seattle

Scelzi says tire and new surface unknowns in Seattle

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2004 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 14 of 23 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS PACIFIC RACEWAYS KENT, WASH. Race Dates: July 23-25, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438 SCELZI SAYS NEW TIRE AND NEW SURFACE UNKNOWNS IN SEATTLE KENT, Wash. (July ... Continue reading

Sportsman Tour at SSP on Thursday

Sportsman Tour at SSP on Thursday

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sportsman Tour Visits SSP on Thursday for A.R.C.H. Night NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (July 20, 2004) – This Thursday night, July 22, SSP will host it’s the $1,000-to-win Sportsman Tour race along with a $400-to-win Street Stock / Thunder Car Open Competition R ... Continue reading

GM Brings 150 Cars For Test Drive To 22 Cities In U.S.

GM Brings 150 Cars For Test Drive To 22 Cities In U.S.

<a href="http://www.newstream.com/assets/2004/07/21/20040 721ML13474/07NY04-0186_VPreview.ram">CLICK4VIDEO(1: 34)</a><p> Auto Show in Motion July 2004 (Newstream) -- Looking to test-drive your dream car versus the competition while still keeping the kids happy? Then the newest in family friendly, interactive cars shows ... Continue reading

Decoma International Inc. - Notice of conference call second quarter 2004 results

Decoma International Inc. - Notice of conference call second quarter 2004 results

CONCORD, ON, July 21 -- Decoma International Inc. (TSX:DEC.A; NASDAQ:DECA) will announce financial results for the second quarter ended June 30th, 2004, on Wednesday, August 4th, 2004. Decoma will hold a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2004 results and related matters at 9:30 a.m. (Toronto time) on Thursd ... Continue reading

Modine Reports a 20% Increase in Sales and a 22% Improvement in Earnings for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2005

Modine Reports a 20% Increase in Sales and a 22% Improvement in Earnings for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2005

RACINE, Wis.--July 21, 2004--Modine Manufacturing Company today reported strong improvement in its financial results for the first quarter ended June 26, 2004. Sales for the first quarter increased 20% to $347.4 million from $288.9 million reported one year ago. This is the third consecutive quarter the Company achieve ... Continue reading

Supreme Industries, Inc. Announces Second-Quarter 2004 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Supreme Industries, Inc. Announces Second-Quarter 2004 Earnings Release and Conference Call

GOSHEN, Ind.--July 21, 2004--Supreme Industries, Inc. (AMEX:STS), announced that it will release second-quarter 2004 financial results on Thursday, July 29, 2004, before the market opens publicly. Supreme has scheduled a webcast to discuss financial results for 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, July 29, 2004. The live ... Continue reading

The Timken Company and United Steelworkers Begin Early Contract Negotiations

The Timken Company and United Steelworkers Begin Early Contract Negotiations

CANTON, Ohio, July 21 -- This is being issued as a joint statement by The Timken Company and the United Steelworkers of America: The Timken Company and United Steelworkers union have agreed to enter early formal negotiations over the current labor contract, which expires in September 2005. The current contract includes ... Continue reading

Visteon's Halla Climate Control Named One of 'The 30 Most Respected Companies in Korea'

Visteon's Halla Climate Control Named One of 'The 30 Most Respected Companies in Korea'

TAEJON, Korea, July 21 -- Visteon Corporation's Halla Climate Control has been named one of "The 30 Most Respected Companies in Korea" in a research study conducted by IBM Korea Business Consulting Services and Donga Ilbo, a leading Korean newspaper. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) The ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

ArvinMeritor Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

TROY, Mich., July 21 -- The ArvinMeritor, Inc. Board of Directors at a meeting held today at corporate headquarters in Troy, Mich., declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents ($0.10) per share on the common stock of ArvinMeritor, Inc., payable Sept. 13, 2004, to shareowners of record at the close of business on Aug. 23 ... Continue reading

British Columbia Safety Council to Sell SmarTire Products

British Columbia Safety Council to Sell SmarTire Products

Leading Canadian safety association to promote and sell Company's tire monitoring systems RICHMOND, BC, July 21 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (OTCBB: SMTR) today announced that the British Columbia Safety Council (BCSC) will act as a reseller of its advanced tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). The British Columbia Safe ... Continue reading

NAVICOM GPS Locator Sales Division to Be Established by Automotive Capital Group, Inc.

NAVICOM GPS Locator Sales Division to Be Established by Automotive Capital Group, Inc.

The Assets of Navicom, Inc. Are to Be Acquired With Its 1,000 Units in the Field and 98% Coverage of US, Mexico, and Canada SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 21 -- Automotive Capital Group, Inc. has announced the launch of its GPS locator division, NAVICOM GPS, with the goal to become the market leader of wireless security/anti ... Continue reading

GreenMan Technologies Acquires American Tire Disposal

GreenMan Technologies Acquires American Tire Disposal

LYNNFIELD, Mass--July 21, 2004--GreenMan Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: GRN) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all tire collection operations of American Tire Disposal, Inc. ("ATD"), a southern California based company in the business of collecting and marketing scrap tires. GreenMan will consolidate ... Continue reading

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Announces First Profitable Year

Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Announces First Profitable Year

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 21 -- The Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure (BULLETIN BOARD: DJRT) announced today that it has achieved yet another significant milestone, its first profitable year. In releasing their guidance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, the company indicated it expects to show a positive annual EBITDA ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Reports Significantly Improved Operational Results

Dana Corporation Reports Significantly Improved Operational Results

Net Income Also Includes Net Gains Triggered by Transactions TOLEDO, Ohio, July 21 -- Dana Corporation today announced that its 2004 second-quarter sales were $2.3 billion, compared to $2.0 billion during the same period last year. Net income for the quarter (including $33 million of unusual net gains) totaled $108 mil ... Continue reading

Wolfson Releases World's Leading Feature-Rich Integrated Multichannel CODEC for AV Systems

Wolfson Releases World's Leading Feature-Rich Integrated Multichannel CODEC for AV Systems

SAN DIEGO & EDINBURGH, United Kingdom--July 21, 2004--Wolfson Microelectronics plc (LSE:WLF.L) today released the WM8777, the latest generation of its multi-channel CODEC family. The WM8777 leads the industry in integrated audio signal processing capability. When combined with a commercially available DSP, this single ... Continue reading

TRW Automotive Occupant Vision System First of its Type to Meet Government Regulations

TRW Automotive Occupant Vision System First of its Type to Meet Government Regulations

LIVONIA, Mich., July 21 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. today announced that the occupant sensing vision system developed by its TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. subsidiary now meets the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) FMVSS 208 static test requirements for out-of-position occupant sensing, and ... Continue reading

BMW Performance Center Launches X Driving Experience

BMW Performance Center Launches X Driving Experience

New Program Features X3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Driving Adventures in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Carolinas SPARTANBURG, S.C., July 21 -- Enthusiasts seeking high performance driving adventures need apply to the X Driving Experience, the newest offering this summer from the BMW Performance Center in Spartanb ... Continue reading

Stremme and the TRIMSPA X32 Dodge Looking to Rebound in New Hampshire

Stremme and the TRIMSPA X32 Dodge Looking to Rebound in New Hampshire

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Spencer Andrews Braun Racing (704) 799-1118 spencer@braunracing.com Stremme and the TRIMSPA X32 Dodge Looking to Rebound in New Hampshire Loudon, NH (July 21, 2004) â€&#8220; Team TRIMSPA has faced disappointment in the last two races on the Busch Series circuit. At both Daytona and Chi ... Continue reading

Coachmen Unveils 2005 RVs; Dealer Orders Total Record $130 Million

Coachmen Unveils 2005 RVs; Dealer Orders Total Record $130 Million

Dealers Thrilled With Products, Company Operations, New Encore Rear Diesel MIDDLEBURY, Ind., July 21 -- Visitors to Las Vegas found plenty of glitz and glamour on full display - not on the city's famed Strip, but instead at the Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Company Dealer Seminar in June. Coachmen emerged a winner by t ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Reports Record First-Quarter Sales in Fiscal 2005

Arctic Cat Reports Record First-Quarter Sales in Fiscal 2005

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--July 21, 2004--Arctic Cat Inc. today reported net sales of $102.6 million for the fiscal 2005 first quarter ended June 30, 2004, up 33 percent versus $77.2 million in the same period last year. Net earnings for the quarter rose 22 percent to $124,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to ne ... Continue reading

Honeywell's Second-Quarter Earnings Per Share 42 Cents, up 14% versus Prior Year; Sales Climb 11% with Increases in All Four Operating Segments

Honeywell's Second-Quarter Earnings Per Share 42 Cents, up 14% versus Prior Year; Sales Climb 11% with Increases in All Four Operating Segments

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.--July 21, 2004--Honeywell -- EPS Increases Despite $107 Million Pre-Tax Pension Headwind -- Second-Quarter Operating Cash Flow of $505 Million and Free Cash Flow of $357 Million -- Continued Progress on Portfolio, Productivity and Growth Initiatives Honeywell today announced second-quarter earning ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports Third Quarter Results

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports Third Quarter Results

Live Webcast at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Conference call and replay available at http://www.reyrey.com DAYTON, Ohio, July 21 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today reported revenues of $243 million for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, compared to $250 million a year ago. Net income was $22.0 million or 33 cents ... Continue reading

Advanced Powertrain Fine Tunes Tiger Racing Mustang

Advanced Powertrain Fine Tunes Tiger Racing Mustang

By: Lynn Waldsmith | Ford Communications Network Tiger Racing's driver Carol Hollfelder hits the race track in her Ford Mustang with an advanced electro-hydraulic actuated transmission from the Aston Martin Vanquish in the SCCA Speed World Challenge GT Championship. DEARBORN, Mich., July 19, 2004 -- It is not surprisin ... Continue reading

Nemechek Replaces Nadeau in No. 10 Chevy

Nemechek Replaces Nadeau in No. 10 Chevy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. July 20, 2004: The AP reported that Joe Nemechek signed a one-year extension Tuesday with MB2 Motorsports to drive the No. 01 Chevrolet through 2005. Nemechek joined the team with four races left last season, replacing Jerry Nadeau, who got a head injury in a crash at Richmond International Speedway. MB ... Continue reading

Martin Named RCR Special Teams Crew Chief

Martin Named RCR Special Teams Crew Chief

WELCOME, N.C. July 20, 2004; The AP reported that Gil Martin was chosen Tuesday as crew chief for Richard Childress Racing's special teams program. Martin's new responsibilities include acting as crew chief for the No. 33 team, with driver Kerry Earnhardt, in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the No. 29 team, with a rev ... Continue reading

Concours d'Elegance At Cranbrook Entry and Events Set For July 24-25

Concours d'Elegance At Cranbrook Entry and Events Set For July 24-25

Renowned Show-winning Bugatti Atlantic Joins Prestigious "Sweet Sixteen" (16-cylinder) Vintage and Concept Vehicles in World-class Display BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - The Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. will host the second annual Concours d'Elegance at Cranbrook this weekend in conjunction wit ... Continue reading

Global Action Needed To Make Transport Sustainable

Global Action Needed To Make Transport Sustainable

Report outlines seven goals to meet sustainable mobility challenge Detroit - Global cooperation, complemented by further technology advances, are needed to limit the adverse social and environmental impact of motor vehicles and to enable transport to fulfill its vital role in the development of modern society. These ar ... Continue reading

Counting Crows and Jeep(R) Brand Announce Jeep Music Trax Partnership

Counting Crows and Jeep(R) Brand Announce Jeep Music Trax Partnership

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 20 -- The Jeep(R) brand and Counting Crows today announced they have partnered for the 2004 Jeep Music Trax concert series. Jeep brand has joined the Counting Crows Summer '04 tour at five specially selected venues to bring Counting Crows fans a Jeep brand lifestyle experience. In addition to ... Continue reading

MSF Invites All Motorists to Celebrate Ride to Work Day, July 21, 2004

MSF Invites All Motorists to Celebrate Ride to Work Day, July 21, 2004

IRVINE, Calif.--July 20, 2004--With the increasing popularity of motorcycles, more and more riders are on the road than ever before. This will be especially true on July 21, 2004, the 13th annual "Ride to Work Day," when organizers estimate that there will be triple the number of riders on the road. The worldwide event ... Continue reading

Ringers Gloves Weekend Wrap-Up: Denver

Ringers Gloves Weekend Wrap-Up: Denver

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations/Marketing 317.227.1044 RingersIndy@aol.com RINGERS GLOVES WEEKEND WRAP-UP Denver â€&#8220; (July 19, 2004) The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) returned to action and ventured to the mountains of Colorado at ... Continue reading

Renesas Technology Joins the Automotive Standardization AUTOSAR as a Premium Member; First Asian Semiconductor Manufacturer to Join AUTOSAR

Renesas Technology Joins the Automotive Standardization AUTOSAR as a Premium Member; First Asian Semiconductor Manufacturer to Join AUTOSAR

TOKYO--July 20, 2004--Renesas Technology Corp. today announced that it has joined AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture)(1), an industry partnership working to establish standards for software interfaces and software modules for automobile electronic control systems. Renesas Technology joined as a Premium Member ... Continue reading

Serving Up Car Repair

Serving Up Car Repair

ATLANTA, July 20 -- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit an auto repair shop and feel good about it? Well, thanks to smiling faces and an all-around warm and cozy atmosphere, you can finally experience just that. America's Service Station, an Atlanta area car repair chain, has cornered the market on fe ... Continue reading

XM Satellite Radio, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Fact Sheet

XM Satellite Radio, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Fact Sheet

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Team 7-Eleven, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Fact Sheet

Team 7-Eleven, 2004 Menards A.J. Foyt Indy 225 Fact Sheet

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Quixote Corporation Announces Preliminary Fiscal 2004 Fourth Quarter Results

Quixote Corporation Announces Preliminary Fiscal 2004 Fourth Quarter Results

- Revised guidance includes a non-cash impairment charge of $2.43 to $2.51 per diluted share CHICAGO, July 20 -- Quixote Corporation today reported preliminary results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2004. As a result of weaker than expected financial performance in the Company's core business, the continu ... Continue reading

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results; Earnings Per Share Increases to $0.26 Compared to $0.15 in 2003

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results; Earnings Per Share Increases to $0.26 Compared to $0.15 in 2003

SAN ANTONIO--July 20, 2004--Rush Enterprises, Inc. , whose operations include the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Houston, Texas, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. In the second quarter, th ... Continue reading

TeamRTR Nissan Sentra Records Third Consecutive Podium Finish in SCCA SPEED World Challenge Series

TeamRTR Nissan Sentra Records Third Consecutive Podium Finish in SCCA SPEED World Challenge Series

SONOMA, Calif.--July 20, 2004--Peter Cunningham, driving his NISMO/TeamRTR Nissan Sentra SE-R, recorded another strong third place finish on Saturday, July 17, in Round Four of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge, part of the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma. It was Cunningham's third consecutive third place finish this season ... Continue reading

CTS Reports Strong Results for the Second Quarter; Full-Year 2004 Earnings Guidance Raised

CTS Reports Strong Results for the Second Quarter; Full-Year 2004 Earnings Guidance Raised

ELKHART, Ind.--July 20, 2004--CTS Corporation today announced second quarter 2004 revenues of $137.6 million, an 18% increase over the second quarter of 2003. Diluted earnings per share of $0.19, which included a $0.06 earnings per share gain on the sale of excess land, improved over the 2003 second quarter of $0.06 pe ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Portland preview

Terry Borcheller - Portland preview

back on track Terry Borcheller is happy to have an American Le Mans Series race at Portland (Ore.) International Raceway on July 25, just one week after a major mechanical failure took him out of the series race in Sonoma, Calif. Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., and Johnny Mowlem of London, England, will continue their ... Continue reading

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