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Honda Racing F1 Team - Vallelunga Test Report

Honda Racing F1 Team - Vallelunga Test Report

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses. Honda Racing F1 Team - Test Report Thursday 23 March 2006 Dates: Tuesday 21 - Thursday 23 March Location: Vallelunga, Italy The Honda Racing F1 Team returned to the test track this week following the first two flyaway races of the 2006 Formula One season. Fresh from a pod ... Continue reading

Making a Mercedes Your Reality on European Roads

Making a Mercedes Your Reality on European Roads

The Amazing Race Contestants Visit Mercedes-Benz Factory in Germany MONTVALE, N.J., March 23 -- Teams on CBS's Emmy winning reality show The Amazing Race have been traversing all over the world, overcoming Roadblocks in grueling conditions and relying on strangers to help them navigate. While trekking across foreign so ... Continue reading

Green Power: EPA Walks the Talk

Green Power: EPA Walks the Talk

News for Release: Thursday, March 23, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *Green Power: EPA Walks the Talk *Contact: Robert Zachariasiewicz, (202) 564-4355 / zachariasiewicz.robert@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - March 23, 2006) In a case of practicing what they preach, today EPA announced 100 percent of its po ... Continue reading

VIDEO PROFESSOR to Sponsor IRL Star Danica Patrick

VIDEO PROFESSOR to Sponsor IRL Star Danica Patrick

LAKEWOOD, Colo., March 23 -- Lakewood, Colorado based VIDEO PROFESSOR, the leader in computing self-tutorial lessons has signed on as a sponsor for Indy Racing League star Danica Patrick. The VIDEO PROFESSOR logo will be atop Danica's helmet for the entire 2006 IRL season. Race fans also saw the VIDEO PROFESSOR logo on ... Continue reading

ADESA, Inc. Announces Change in Independent Public Accounting Firm

ADESA, Inc. Announces Change in Independent Public Accounting Firm

CARMEL, Ind., March 23 -- ADESA, Inc. announced today that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") has declined to stand for re-election as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. PwC informed the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors that its d ... Continue reading

ADESA, Inc. Announces June 1st Analyst Meeting

ADESA, Inc. Announces June 1st Analyst Meeting

CARMEL, Ind., March 23 -- ADESA, Inc. , announced today that it will be holding its second annual analyst meeting at its Carmel, Indiana headquarters on Thursday June 1, 2006. The event, which will begin at 8:00 a.m. local time, will feature presentations by ADESA's senior management and will also be Webcast. (Logo: ht ... Continue reading

AppOne Forms Strategic Alliance with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services; Provides Solution for Faster, More Efficient Auto Loan Application Process

AppOne Forms Strategic Alliance with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services; Provides Solution for Faster, More Efficient Auto Loan Application Process

BATON ROUGE, La.--March 23, 2006--AppOne, an Internet-based financial technology services provider that connects independent auto dealers with lenders, announced a strategic alliance with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services through its Bankers Systems brand. As part of this alliance, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services pro ... Continue reading

ASV Announces Production Facility Expansion Plan

ASV Announces Production Facility Expansion Plan

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.--March 23, 2006--ASV, Inc. announced today plans to expand its Grand Rapids, Minnesota manufacturing facility. Under the plan, ASV intends to approximately double the size of its current machine production facility with a 120,000 square foot addition. "2005 has been a very strong year for both ASV a ... Continue reading

CarMax to Host Analyst Meeting and Field Trip

CarMax to Host Analyst Meeting and Field Trip

In Conjunction With Hartford Superstore Opening RICHMOND, Va., March 23 -- CarMax, Inc. will host a security analyst meeting and store tour on April 21, 2006, in Hartford, Conn., in conjunction with the opening of the company's first used car superstore in the Northeast. The store tour and management presentations are ... Continue reading

Dean Case moves on..Updated Nissan Corp Comm product & technology contacts

Dean Case moves on..Updated Nissan Corp Comm product & technology contacts

After eight great years with Nissan, the time has come to move on - or perhaps I should say stay put while the company moves on. While I still love my job, my personal situation simply does not allow my relocation outside of Southern California, nothing personal about Nashville. As such I began looking at options late ... Continue reading

Eaton Creates Vehicle Solutions Business Unit, Forms Alliance with @Road to Focus on Solutions-Based Offerings

Eaton Creates Vehicle Solutions Business Unit, Forms Alliance with @Road to Focus on Solutions-Based Offerings

KALAMAZOO, Mich.--March 23, 2006--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has announced the creation of the Vehicle Solutions Business Unit (VSBU). This allows Eaton's Truck group to realign its VORAD(R) and MD(R) Tools Mobile Diagnostics product lines and transform its business model from a component-bas ... Continue reading

Fel-Pro(R) Introduces Solid-Core Performance Intake Manifold Gasket Sets for High-Vacuum Racing Engines, Street Machines and Tow Vehicles

Fel-Pro(R) Introduces Solid-Core Performance Intake Manifold Gasket Sets for High-Vacuum Racing Engines, Street Machines and Tow Vehicles

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--March 23, 2006--The Fel-Pro performance gasket product line now includes a broad offering of premium solid-core intake manifold gasket sets that bring added strength and stability to high-vacuum racing engines and performance applications with extended service cycles, including street machines, recre ... Continue reading

GlobalAutoIndustry.com to Hold ''Key Strategies for Sourcing from China'' and ''Succeeding in China's Booming Auto Industry'' Seminars on May 17 in Troy

GlobalAutoIndustry.com to Hold ''Key Strategies for Sourcing from China'' and ''Succeeding in China's Booming Auto Industry'' Seminars on May 17 in Troy

TROY, Mich.--March 23, 2006-- Luncheon will feature special interview with former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) for China Affairs Charles W. Freeman III GlobalAutoIndustry.com, the leading worldwide portal and intelligence source for the automotive industry, announced it will hold its 8th in a series of se ... Continue reading

IntegraLink Announces Integration Certification with RouteOne LLC; IntegraLink's Global Automotive Integration Network (GAIN) to Provide Dealer Integration to RouteOne's CAS System

IntegraLink Announces Integration Certification with RouteOne LLC; IntegraLink's Global Automotive Integration Network (GAIN) to Provide Dealer Integration to RouteOne's CAS System

SEATTLE--March 23, 2006--The IntegraLink division of The Cobalt Group, Inc. -- the leading provider of marketing services to the retail automotive industry -- today announced that it has become a certified technology partner of RouteOne LLC, a joint venture between the captive finance arms of General Motors, Ford, Daim ... Continue reading

J.L. French Overcomes Creditor Objections, Receives Court Approval to Pay Restructuring Agreement, Rights Offering Fees

J.L. French Overcomes Creditor Objections, Receives Court Approval to Pay Restructuring Agreement, Rights Offering Fees

SHEBOYGAN, Wisc.--March 23, 2006--J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc. ("J.L. French"), a privately-held, leading global supplier of high pressure die-cast aluminum automotive components and assemblies, moved its reorganization forward by obtaining approval from the Bankruptcy Court to pay fees to creditors that are p ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing's Colin Braun to Miss Homestead-Miami Race

Krohn Racing's Colin Braun to Miss Homestead-Miami Race

Krohn Racing’s Colin Braun to Miss Homestead-Miami Race HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 23, 2006 – Due to arrangements that are in place to prevent a competitor under 18 years-old from competing at this venue while tobacco sponsorship is present, Krohn Racing driver Colin Braun (Ovalo, Texas) will not be participating in Sa ... Continue reading

Lear Honored by Toyota for Superior Supplier Diversity and Excellence in Quality

Lear Honored by Toyota for Superior Supplier Diversity and Excellence in Quality

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 23 -- Lear Corporation was recently honored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMMNA) for superior supplier diversity and excellence in quality during the 2006 Annual TMMNA Supplier Awards Ceremony on March 21. These awards acknowledge those suppliers who have met Toyota's highest sta ... Continue reading

Master Bond's Press Release- Highly Effective Underfill Epoxy

Master Bond's Press Release- Highly Effective Underfill Epoxy

Highly Effective Underfill Epoxy March, 23, 2006-cost effective, rapid curing, thermally conductive, one part epoxy EP3RR-1, has been introduced by Master Bond Inc., Hackensack, N.J. for high performance potting, encapsulation and underfill applications. This toughened epoxy system features high physical strength prope ... Continue reading

MatrixOne to Host Seminar on Managing ELV Compliance; Executives from Tetra Tech and MatrixOne Will Discuss New Compliance Issues Affecting the Automotive Industry and Best Practices for Success

MatrixOne to Host Seminar on Managing ELV Compliance; Executives from Tetra Tech and MatrixOne Will Discuss New Compliance Issues Affecting the Automotive Industry and Best Practices for Success

WESTFORD, Mass.--March 23, 2006--MatrixOne, Inc. , a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced that it will be hosting a free half-day seminar focused on the product development and regulatory compliance issues affecting automotive companies. ... Continue reading

No More End of Racing Season 'Blues': NASCAR's Robert Yates Racing Takes Checkered Flag with Dry Polished Concrete Shop Floor; Invites Other NASCAR Teams over to See Floor Benefits

No More End of Racing Season 'Blues': NASCAR's Robert Yates Racing Takes Checkered Flag with Dry Polished Concrete Shop Floor; Invites Other NASCAR Teams over to See Floor Benefits

MOORESVILLE, N.C.--March 23, 2006--Robert Yates, one of the top NASCAR team owners and one of the leading minds in horsepower, dreads every December, but not because of the racing schedule, competition or points standings. Yates, the founder and owner of Robert Yates Racing (RYR) used to detest December because that's ... Continue reading

Over $18 Billion in Construction Starts Planned During 2Q06 for North American Industrial Manufacturing Industry, an Industrial Info News Alert

Over $18 Billion in Construction Starts Planned During 2Q06 for North American Industrial Manufacturing Industry, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, Texas--March 23, 2006--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). With the arrival of the first days of spring, the winter doldrums are beginning to be driven from the North American landscape. Spring also heralds the arrival of the prime construction period for industries across the conti ... Continue reading

Progressive Direct Sponsors the Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Racing Series; Company Also Gives Military Families Across the Country a Super Day at Supercross, Making Their Lives a Little Easier

Progressive Direct Sponsors the Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Racing Series; Company Also Gives Military Families Across the Country a Super Day at Supercross, Making Their Lives a Little Easier

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--March 23, 2006--The nation's largest motorcycle and third largest car insurance group, The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, today announced that its Progressive Direct brand, which is sold by phone and online, is now a sponsor of the 2006 Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the world's ... Continue reading

Sayers, Lewis Launch S&L Racing

Sayers, Lewis Launch S&L Racing

GREENSBORO, N.C., March 23 -- Two professional football league superstars have joined together to form a new racing team. Football hall of famer Gale Sayers and World Champion Most Valuable Player Ray Lewis, along with entrepreneur Mark Bloomquist, have formed The Milestone Company. The operation will run both cars and ... Continue reading

SCCA Solo Department Tabs Downing as Solo Events Manager

SCCA Solo Department Tabs Downing as Solo Events Manager

For Immediate Release SCCA Solo Department Tabs Downing as Solo Events Manager TOPEKA, Kan. (March 23, 2006) - SCCA's Solo Department announced that Nancy Downing has been promoted to Solo Events Manager. With the promotion, Downing will now be responsible for managing general event operational functions of the Tire Ra ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Eager for Nighttime Homestead Homecoming

Shane Lewis Eager for Nighttime Homestead Homecoming

Shane Lewis Eager for Nighttime Homestead Homecoming HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 23, 2006 - Shane Lewis is making his Southern Florida homecoming at this weekend's Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami here at Homestead-Miami Speedway. While the Jupiter, Fla. resident knows the 2.3-mile Homestead-Miami infield road ... Continue reading

SimBin Development Team AB: SimBin Signs Exclusive WTCC Game License

SimBin Development Team AB: SimBin Signs Exclusive WTCC Game License

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--March 23, 2006--SimBin further strengthens its position in the motor sport game genre. The latest achievement is to acquire the game license for the highly prestigious WTCC - the World Touring Car Championship, one of only three existing FIA* world championships. SimBin and the two organisations behi ... Continue reading

Solectron Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

Solectron Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

MILPITAS, Calif.--March 23, 2006--Solectron Corporation , a leading provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain services, today reported sales of $2.50 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, an increase of 1.8 percent over first quarter revenues of $2.46 billion. Revenues in the second quar ... Continue reading

Solid Film Lubricant Portfolio Featured in Ocean Tomo's Spring 2006 Live Patent Auction

Solid Film Lubricant Portfolio Featured in Ocean Tomo's Spring 2006 Live Patent Auction

Potential Buyers Include Automotive and Aircraft Manufacturers, Chemical Refining Companies, Construction Companies, Shipbuilders, Medical Equipment Manufacturers, Sports Equipment Manufacturers, Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers, and Sophisticated Investors CHICAGO, March 23 -- Ocean Tomo, a leading independent mer ... Continue reading

Spartan Chassis Recognizes Top Suppliers at Annual SPARC Awards

Spartan Chassis Recognizes Top Suppliers at Annual SPARC Awards

CHARLOTTE, Mich., March 23 -- More than 22 suppliers were honored last week at Spartan Chassis' annual SPARC Awards, which recognize those suppliers with scores in the top 1 percent for on-time deliveries, accuracy in shipping and receiving, cost control, technical support and defect-free products. Spartan Chassis, Inc ... Continue reading

Xinhua Far East Downgrades Shenyang Jinbei Automotive Co Ltd from BB to C Issuer Rating

Xinhua Far East Downgrades Shenyang Jinbei Automotive Co Ltd from BB to C Issuer Rating

HONG KONG, March 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua Far East China Ratings today downgraded Shenyang Jinbei Automotive Co Ltd ("Jinbei Auto" or "the Company", SH A 600609) from a BB to a C domestic currency issuer credit rating. The downgrade was prompted by the large amount of overdue loans reported in the Company's 200 ... Continue reading

@Road and Eaton Form Strategic Alliance for the Global Commercial Vehicle Market

@Road and Eaton Form Strategic Alliance for the Global Commercial Vehicle Market

FREMONT, Calif.--March 23, 2006--@Road, Inc. , a global provider of next-generation solutions for Mobile Resource Management (MRM), today announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with Eaton Corporation's Vehicle Solutions business unit. Under the terms of the agreement, @Road and Eaton will cooperate on the ... Continue reading

U.S., Japan Partner to Promote Clean Development and Reduce Emissions

U.S., Japan Partner to Promote Clean Development and Reduce Emissions

News for Release: Thursday, March 23, 2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) *U.S.**, **Japan** Partner to Promote Clean Development and Reduce Emissions *Contact: Roxanne Smith, (202) 564-4355 / smith.roxanne@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - March 23, 2006) Representatives of two of the world's largest economies m ... Continue reading

Carl Spiering Motorsports Eaton Electrical Corvette heads south for Texas

Carl Spiering Motorsports Eaton Electrical Corvette heads south for Texas

Carl Spiering Motorsports FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carl Spiering Motorsports Eaton Electrical Corvette heads south for Texas Ready to contend for the IHRA World Championship JORDAN STATION, ON (March 21, 2006) - Carl Spiering Motorsports, www.carlspiering.com, team driver Carl Spiering, in the Eaton Electrical Supercharge ... Continue reading

Sun Motor International, Inc. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Sun Motor International, Inc. Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

HONG KONG--March 23, 2006--Sun Motor International, Inc. (OTCBB:SNMO) today announced that Patrick Lim has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer commencing March 17, 2006, replacing Eric Wong, who is assuming a new position as Assistant to the Chairman. Mr. Lim has over 18 years of experience in accounting and ... Continue reading

New Miller Heiman Study Shows Changing Buyer Behavior Brings Greater Challenge to Sales Organizations

New Miller Heiman Study Shows Changing Buyer Behavior Brings Greater Challenge to Sales Organizations

RENO, Nev.--March 23, 2006--According to new research by Miller Heiman, changes in buyer behavior are producing additional pressures for sales organizations. Study results show the emergence of many more players in an increasingly complex buying process, with decision-making responsibility moving higher in the organiza ... Continue reading

Chris Wimmer - Bristol Race Advance

Chris Wimmer - Bristol Race Advance

**see attachment for photos FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jody Bartels Keith Coleman Racing 205-910-4429 or jbartels@keithcolemanracing.com Chris Wimmer #23 Keith Coleman Racing Chevrolet Event Advance – Bristol Race 6 of 35 Event Details: Sharpie Mini 300 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee Saturda ... Continue reading

Investor Group Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in GMAC Commercial Holding Corp.

Investor Group Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in GMAC Commercial Holding Corp.

GMACCH changes its name to Capmark Financial Group Inc. GMAC cash proceeds to total almost $9 billion after debt repayment DETROIT - An investor group led by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), Five Mile Capital Partners, LLC, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of a majority ... Continue reading

Toyota to Strengthen Visual Identities of Japanese Dealers

Toyota to Strengthen Visual Identities of Japanese Dealers

Tokyo, Japan, Mar 23, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today plans to strengthen the visual identities of its "Toyota," "Toyopet" and "Toyota Corolla" dealer channels in Japan, as well as to enhance customer satisfaction measures at all domestic Toyota-brand dealer channels, including it ... Continue reading

Alcoa New Concepts To Be Introduced at Mid-America Trucking Show

Alcoa New Concepts To Be Introduced at Mid-America Trucking Show

CLEVELAND--March 23, 2006--Alcoa announced today that it has developed four new innovative products for the commercial transportation industry that provide customers with products that reduce weight, maintenance and operating costs while increasing payloads and fuel economy. The four new innovations continue Alcoa's lo ... Continue reading

Ford's Drive for Prominence in Growing CUV Market Buoyed By Delphi

Ford's Drive for Prominence in Growing CUV Market Buoyed By Delphi

Responsibility on Pair of Recently Debuted Crossover Vehicles Illustrates Automaker's Confidence in Delphi's Systems 'Life-Cycle' Value WARREN, Ohio, March 23 -- Delphi Corporation is helping Ford Motor Company's highly charged pursuit of the white-hot crossover vehicle segment in North America by providing full-vehicl ... Continue reading

Delo Truck Enhancements Introduced at MATS; Show Truck Receives Interior Makeover For 2006

Delo Truck Enhancements Introduced at MATS; Show Truck Receives Interior Makeover For 2006

SAN RAMON, Calif.--March 23, 2006--The Delo Truck, a rolling exhibit designed to promote the Delo product family, an industry leading line of lubricants and coolants, officially unveiled its interior makeover at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY. Since the Delo Truck first took to the road in 1999, it has ... Continue reading

Lincoln Tech Revs Up Auto Training This Month at New York City Facility

Lincoln Tech Revs Up Auto Training This Month at New York City Facility

WEST ORANGE, N.J., March 23 -- Lincoln Educational Services Corporation ("Lincoln") today announced the opening of its newest school, located in Queens, New York. Lincoln Tech leases 48,000 square feet of the new 90,000 square foot Center for Automotive Education & Training building in Queens from the Greater New York ... Continue reading

IMS Announces Official Sponsorship of MADD Canada

IMS Announces Official Sponsorship of MADD Canada

Support to Help Promote Safe Driving Through Education WATERLOO, ON, March 23 -- Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. (IMS), a world leader in telematics solutions, is proud to announce its official sponsorship of MADD Canada. With their support, IMS joins a group of notable official and corporate sponsors dedicated to ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Names Dealer in China

Harley-Davidson Names Dealer in China

Dealership Officially Opens in April in Beijing MILWAUKEE, March 23 -- Harley-Davidson today announced the next step in its market entry into mainland China, with the appointment of Beijing Feng Huo Lun (FHL) as the first authorized Harley- Davidson dealer there. Operating as Beijing Harley-Davidson, the dealership wil ... Continue reading

ECD Ovonics Selects Site for Its 50-Megawatt Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant

ECD Ovonics Selects Site for Its 50-Megawatt Solar Cell Manufacturing Plant

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., March 23 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) is pleased to announce that Greenville, Mich., has been selected by its wholly owned subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic LLC, as the location of its third Ovonic solar cell manufacturing plant. The Board of Directors of ECD Ovonics approved i ... Continue reading

Nissan Design Supports the Next Generation of Designers

Nissan Design Supports the Next Generation of Designers

LONDON, March 23 -- Nissan is inviting 9 design students to Nissan Design Europe (NDE), its European design headquarters in London, on 23rd March as part of its global sponsorship activities. The students, from Pforzheim University in Germany, were challenged to create vehicle design concepts which meet customer expect ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks Launch New Models for the North American Market

Volvo Trucks Launch New Models for the North American Market

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--March 23, 2006--Volvo is broadening its product program on the North American truck market. In conjunction with the opening of the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky (USA), the company will launch two models with new cab variants for the prestige segment, the Volvo VT830 and Volvo VN73 ... Continue reading

The Mercedes GL 450 Vs. The Cadillac Escalade

The Mercedes GL 450 Vs. The Cadillac Escalade

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on March 23, 2006 at 9:10 AM CST A few days ago I received an email from one of our loyal readers, pointing me to an article comparing the new Mercedes GL 450 SUV and the Cadillac Escalade. Unfortunately I misplaced the email so I wasn't able to run the story; however I believe this is t ... Continue reading

GM, Delphi to Offer Buyouts to 125,000 Employees Under Deal With UAW

GM, Delphi to Offer Buyouts to 125,000 Employees Under Deal With UAW

DETROIT March 23, 2006; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. is suddenly much closer to its goal of cutting 30,000 U.S. hourly jobs by 2008. The automaker and its major supplier, Delphi Corp., said Wednesday they plan to offer buyouts to more than 125,000 hourly workers under an agreemen ... Continue reading

GM Is Selling Majority Interest in Part of Finance Division to Investment Group

GM Is Selling Majority Interest in Part of Finance Division to Investment Group

, AP Auto Writer DETROIT March 23, 2006; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. said Thursday that it is selling a majority interest in its commercial mortgage division for $1.5 billion in cash to a private investment group. In addition to the cash payment for a 78 percent stake in the bus ... Continue reading

Insure.com Reveals Top Ten Least Expensive, Top Ten Most Expensive Cars & Trucks to Insure

Insure.com Reveals Top Ten Least Expensive, Top Ten Most Expensive Cars & Trucks to Insure

How to Select a New Car Wisely ... and 'Drive' Down Your Insurance Costs at the Same Time DARIEN, Ill., March 23 -- Quotesmith.com, Inc., ( http://www.insure.com/ ), the only place on earth where you can get instant life, auto, health and home insurance quotes from over 200 companies and have the freedom to buy from th ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Earns Three PSA Peugeot Citroen Best Supplier Awards

Dana Corporation Earns Three PSA Peugeot Citroen Best Supplier Awards

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 23 -- Dana Corporation announced today that it has earned three PSA Peugeot Citroen Best Supplier awards for outstanding achievement in quality, parts and services, and overall economic performance. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA) "PSA Peugeot Citroen is one of Dana's large ... Continue reading

Carlos Ghosn Announces New Benefaction For Nissan Institute Of Japanese Studies, Oxford

Carlos Ghosn Announces New Benefaction For Nissan Institute Of Japanese Studies, Oxford

Oxford, UK - March 23, 2006: Nissan President and CEO, Carlos Ghosn announced the latest benefaction from Nissan Motor Co.,Ltd. to the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies at an address marking the start of its 25th Anniversary celebrations. The Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies was founded in 1981 at St. Antony's C ... Continue reading

In A Nutshell: Engine Technology 2006

In A Nutshell: Engine Technology 2006

Power train offensive: Maximum power with minimum consumption Golf and Touran: new TSI and TDI with high performance and low consumption Jetta: with the T-FSI-Engine from the Golf GTI a strong sports limousine Touran: as a gas powered EcoFuel it cuts fuel costs in half Wlofsburg, Germany - March 23, 2006: Volkswagen co ... Continue reading

U.S. Set to Complete Overhaul of Fuel Economy Rules for Pickup Trucks, Minivans, Most SUVs

U.S. Set to Complete Overhaul of Fuel Economy Rules for Pickup Trucks, Minivans, Most SUVs

WASHINGTON March 22, 2006; Ken Thomas writing for the AP reported that focusing on better gas mileage, the Bush administration is expected to complete its overhaul of fuel economy rules for pickup trucks, minivans and most sport utility vehicles next week. The rules, first proposed last August, would require the auto i ... Continue reading

GM.com/women Brings Back Popular Sweepstakes

GM.com/women Brings Back Popular Sweepstakes

DETROIT – General Motors recently launched version 3.0 of their popular “Women with Drive” Sweepstakes on the company’s female-focused consumer Website, GM.com/women. “The sweepstakes was received so well that we brought it back for a third year,” said Cynthia Price, manager, GM Wome ... Continue reading

Leasing vs. Buying a Car

Leasing vs. Buying a Car

NADAguides.com Sorts Through the Confusion, Offers Expert Advice COSTA MESA, Calif., March 22 -- Spring is right around the corner and that means the busy car-buying season is upon us. If you're in the market for a new car but can't decide between leasing or buying one, the experts at NADAguides.com sort through the co ... Continue reading

Only Superformance 'Sebring Tribute' Coupe to Race Across Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction Block

Only Superformance 'Sebring Tribute' Coupe to Race Across Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction Block

PALM BEACH, Fla.--March 22, 2006--An ultra-rare, one-only Superformance "Sebring Tribute" Coupe car will be sold at No Reserve during the fourth annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Event. Built by Superformance under license by Carroll Shelby as a modern evolution of the 1964 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe, the ... Continue reading

Traffic.com Fuels Lexus Dealerships with Targeted Advertising

Traffic.com Fuels Lexus Dealerships with Targeted Advertising

WAYNE, Pa.--March 22, 2006--Traffic.com, Inc. , a leading provider of accurate, real-time traffic information in the United States, today announced that it is partnering with Lexus, the number one luxury name plate in the U.S., on targeted, cross-platform advertising solutions for dealerships in eleven major U.S. metro ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Announces Cash Dividend

Winnebago Industries Announces Cash Dividend

FOREST CITY, Iowa--March 22, 2006--Winnebago Industries, Inc. , announced that the Company's Board of Directors met today and declared the record date of June 9, 2006 for its upcoming quarterly cash dividend of nine cents a share payable to shareholders on July 10, 2006. About Winnebago Industries Winnebago Industries, ... Continue reading

USAC Release - PIERCE LEADS WEDNESDAY'S SILVER CROWN TESTING AT HOMESTEAD

USAC Release - PIERCE LEADS WEDNESDAY'S SILVER CROWN TESTING AT HOMESTEAD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 22, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN PIERCE LEADS WEDNESDAY'S SILVER CROWN TESTING AT HOMESTEAD HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Aaron Pierce led Wednesday’s three-hour testing session for the USAC Silver Crown Series presented by K&N Engineering at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Pierce, who ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Partners with Ohio Soybean Growers, Biodiesel Refiner to Promote Use of Clean, Renewable Fuel in Jeep Liberty CRD Diesel SUV

DaimlerChrysler Partners with Ohio Soybean Growers, Biodiesel Refiner to Promote Use of Clean, Renewable Fuel in Jeep Liberty CRD Diesel SUV

* Liberty Diesel sales near the 10,000 mark * Nation's first mid-size diesel SUV combines power, performance, fuel economy * Every Jeep(R) Liberty CRD diesel fueled with biodiesel to encourage use of clean, renewable alternative fuel CINCINNATI, March 22 -- DaimlerChrysler joined today with Ohio Governor Bob Taft, the ... Continue reading

Delphi, UAW and GM Agree On Hourly Special Attrition Plan

Delphi, UAW and GM Agree On Hourly Special Attrition Plan

13,000 Employees Potentially Eligible for Proposed Special Retirements; GM to Provide Financial Support and Accept 5,000 Flowbacks April 7th Bankruptcy Court Hearing Sought for Approval of UAW Plan and Authority for Similar Plans for IUE-CWA, USW and Other Represented Hourly Employees TROY, Mich., March 22 -- Delphi Co ... Continue reading

Actuant Announces Record Second Quarter Results

Actuant Announces Record Second Quarter Results

MILWAUKEE--March 22, 2006--Actuant Corporation today announced results for its second quarter ended February 28, 2006. Second quarter fiscal 2006 net earnings and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") were $19.3 million and $0.63, respectively versus comparable prior year period net earnings and EPS of $15.2 million and $ ... Continue reading

Centrix Financial Joins the Finance Express Auto Finance Program

Centrix Financial Joins the Finance Express Auto Finance Program

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., March 22 -- 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 Centrix Financial, LLC, to join its online auto finance program. Centrix Financial is a privately held ... Continue reading

Clickstream Data Reveals Top Five Increases in Vehicle Make Searches on kbb.com

Clickstream Data Reveals Top Five Increases in Vehicle Make Searches on kbb.com

IRVINE, Calif., March 22 -- Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com, the trusted resource for new and used vehicle information, today announces the five brands that saw the biggest increases in vehicle make searches during February 2006: Buick, Suzuki, Cadillac, Mazda and Kia. Based on Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research clickstrea ... Continue reading

DriverTech and Interstate Distributor Co. Announce Partnership; IDC Installs DriverTech's DT4000 for Its Fleet Operations

DriverTech and Interstate Distributor Co. Announce Partnership; IDC Installs DriverTech's DT4000 for Its Fleet Operations

SALT LAKE CITY--March 22, 2006--DriverTech, a leading provider of hardware and software solutions of onboard computers for the trucking industry, and Interstate Distributor Co. (IDC), a premier full-service truckload carrier in North America, announced today that they are partnering to implement DriverTech's DT4000 new ... Continue reading

Invisa OEM Program Grows With Addition of Automatic Control Systems (ACS)

Invisa OEM Program Grows With Addition of Automatic Control Systems (ACS)

ACS Enhancing Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety With Invisa Technology SARASOTA, Fla. and PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., March 22 -- Invisa Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: INSA) and Automatic Control Systems, Inc. (ACS) today announced an OEM relationship under which ACS will integrate Invisa's SmartGate(R) technology into its line of BL Se ... Continue reading

Medialink: DaimlerChrysler Asks: Can We Trust the State Bar of Texas to Police Itself?

Medialink: DaimlerChrysler Asks: Can We Trust the State Bar of Texas to Police Itself?

-- A recent decision by the State Bar of Texas not to disbar San Antonio lawyers Robert "Trey" Wilson III and Andrew Toscano after their participation in a fraudulent lawsuit raises concerns that the current lawyer disciplinary system is too lax, according to Steven Hantler, assistant general counsel for DaimlerChrysle ... Continue reading

Renesas Technology Adopts ARM ESL Design Tools to Achieve Significant Time-To-Market Reductions

Renesas Technology Adopts ARM ESL Design Tools to Achieve Significant Time-To-Market Reductions

ARM RealView SoC Designer With MaxSim Technology Accelerates Complex System Prototyping, Reducing Design Time CAMBRIDGE, England, March 22 -- ARM (LSE: ARM) today announced that Renesas Technology, a designer and manufacturer of highly-integrated semiconductor system solutions for automotive, mobile and PC/AV markets, ... Continue reading

StreamerNet(R) and Stargate Mobile Deliver Mobile Audio/Video Streaming Technologies for Stargate's 'Mobile Office' Solution

StreamerNet(R) and Stargate Mobile Deliver Mobile Audio/Video Streaming Technologies for Stargate's 'Mobile Office' Solution

Ford Motor Company F-150 and F-250 Truck Models to be Shipped with Mobile Office Technologies Pre-configured; Primary Benefit of the StreamerNet/Stargate Solution Centers Around Increased Productivity on the Job Site LEESBURG, Va. and GRAND BLANC, Mich., March 22 -- StreamerNet Corporation and Stargate Mobile LLC today ... Continue reading

Worthington Reports Third Quarter Results

Worthington Reports Third Quarter Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio--March 22, 2006--Worthington Industries, Inc. today reported results for the three and nine-month periods ended February 28, 2006. Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 were $681.5 million, a decrease of 9% from last year's record $747.4 million. Third quarter net earnings were $19.2 million and ... Continue reading

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