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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Miles Electric Vehicles Backs Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Miles Electric Vehicles Backs Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 23 -- Santa Monica-based Miles Electric Vehicles, Inc. expressed today its support of the California Air Resources Board's proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which will encourage the purchase of electric drive vehicles and expedite the build out of a statewide electric charging infrastructur ... Continue reading

AmeriCredit Reports Third Quarter Operating Results

AmeriCredit Reports Third Quarter Operating Results

FORT WORTH, Texas--AMERICREDIT CORP. today announced net income of $9.8 million, or $0.07 per share, for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to earnings of $38.2 million, or $0.31 per share, for the same period a year earlier. For the nine months ended March 31, 2009, AmeriCredit reported a net loss ... Continue reading

Pierce and Harley-Davidson Celebrate Preliminary Results to NFFF Full Throttle Support Campaign

Pierce and Harley-Davidson Celebrate Preliminary Results to NFFF Full Throttle Support Campaign

APPLETON, Wis.--Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, and Harley-Davidson Motor Company , the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer, announced that, to date, participants in the NFFF Full Throttle Support campaign have raised $100,000 for the National Fallen Fighters Foundation (NFFF). Surr ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

Snap-on Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

KENOSHA, Wis.--The Snap-on Incorporated board of directors declared today a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.30 per share payable June 8, 2009 to shareholders of record on May 18, 2009. Snap-on has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends, without interruption or reduction, since 1939. About Snap-on Snap-on Incor ... Continue reading

New Era for Off-Road Racing and Ross Hoek Motorsports

New Era for Off-Road Racing and Ross Hoek Motorsports

* A NEW ERA FOR OFF-ROAD RACING AND ROSS HOEK MOTORSPORTS April 22, 2009 (Holland MI) - Ross Hoek Motorsports has been preparing for the 2009 off-road race season since last October, even though the off-season has been filled with the uncertainty of not knowing when and where everyone was going to race. Ultimately, Ros ... Continue reading

Agriculture Secretary Reminds Motorists, Farmers to Use Caution on Rural Roadways

Agriculture Secretary Reminds Motorists, Farmers to Use Caution on Rural Roadways

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 23 -- Rural roads will be bustling with activity in coming weeks and months as farmers head to their fields, making it especially important for farmers and motorists to use caution when driving on rural roadways, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today. "Farmers necessarily travel on rural ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Reveals Use of Navigation Systems Has Positive Environmental Impact

NAVTEQ Reveals Use of Navigation Systems Has Positive Environmental Impact

Study shows drivers would decrease their CO2 emissions by over .9 tons (metric) CHICAGO, April 23 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, has revealed the results of a proprietary research study designed to assess the ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Reports Annual Fuel Savings Resulting From Navigation System Use

NAVTEQ Reports Annual Fuel Savings Resulting From Navigation System Use

Study shows drivers could save over euro 400 in fuel costs per year CHICAGO, April 23 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, has revealed the results of a proprietary research study designed to assess the consumer imp ... Continue reading

Press Release: Nanotechnology-Based NanoLub Lubricant Significantly Reduces Gear Wear

Press Release: Nanotechnology-Based NanoLub Lubricant Significantly Reduces Gear Wear

Press Release New Test: Nanotechnology-Based NanoLub Lubricant Significantly Reduces Gear Wear New York, NY, April 23, 2009. ApNano Materials, Inc. (www.apnano.com), a cleantech company and provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced that new test conducted at the FZG Gear Research Centre of the Technica ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: The 2009 AAI YEARBOOK Comprises 5 Chapters That Together Provide a Unique and Comprehensive Coverage of the Australian Automotive Industry

Research and Markets: The 2009 AAI YEARBOOK Comprises 5 Chapters That Together Provide a Unique and Comprehensive Coverage of the Australian Automotive Industry

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/89dc7d/australian_automot) has announced the addition of the "Australian Automotive Intelligence Yearbook 2009" report to their offering. The AAI YEARBOOK has become an indispensable resource for those who work in and with the Australian automotiv ... Continue reading

Revenge Designs Inc. Signs Agreement With 110 MPGe Engine Company, HP2G LLC

Revenge Designs Inc. Signs Agreement With 110 MPGe Engine Company, HP2G LLC

DECATUR, IN April 22, 2009; President/CEO Peter Collorafi of Revenge Designs Inc. a specialty car designer and production assembler, is pleased to announce that an agreement has been signed with Mr. Douglas Pelmear, President/CEO of HP2G LLC, an Ohio based engine company with a 110 MPGe engine. HP2G LLC has designed, d ... Continue reading

Three Andersen Racing Drivers Set to Tackle VIR In Star Mazda Action This Weekend

Three Andersen Racing Drivers Set to Tackle VIR In Star Mazda Action This Weekend

PALMETTO, April 22, 2009: Three drivers will represent Andersen Racing in the second round of the 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear this weekend at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Va.: Conor Daly of Noblesville, Ind.; Denis Navarro of Sao Paulo, Brazil and Mikael Grenier of Stoneham, Quebec, C ... Continue reading

Quest for New SCCA Solo Triad Award Begins with Southeast and Rocky Mountain Events

Quest for New SCCA Solo Triad Award Begins with Southeast and Rocky Mountain Events

TOPEKA, April 23, 2009: Earlier this year, it was announced that the SCCA Tire Rack® Solo National Tour would add an award to the program similar to the Chicago Region Triple Crown® or the SCCA Club Racing Super Sweep. The new honor, dubbed the SCCA Solo Triad Award, will incorporate all three levels of the Tire ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Ready for VIR Grand-Am Race

Krohn Racing Ready for VIR Grand-Am Race

Alton, April 23, 2009: Krohn Racing heads to VIRginia International Raceway this week for the Bosch Engineering 250 on April 25th, the second race of the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series season. The popular green-and-blue liveried team will only bring a single Krohn Racing Ford Lola, as team owner/driver Tracy W. ... Continue reading

Brawn GP And Endless Advance Continue Technical Partnership

Brawn GP And Endless Advance Continue Technical Partnership

Brackley, April 23, 2009: Brawn GP is pleased to confirm the continuation of its team supplier partnership with Endless Advance for a sixth consecutive year. Through its European operating agent, Endless Brake Technology Europe based in Sweden, Endless will provide the Brawn GP team with its RF-650 competition brake fl ... Continue reading

Brawn GP And NCE Extend Team Supplier Partnership

Brawn GP And NCE Extend Team Supplier Partnership

Brackley, April 23, 2009: Brawn GP is pleased to announce the extension of its team supplier partnership with IT Storage and Virtualisation specialist NCE. One of the leading names in the data storage industry, NCE joined the team for the 2006 season and introduced a Data Storage Solution offering the scalability and c ... Continue reading

MotoGP Preview: Grand Prix Of Japan

MotoGP Preview: Grand Prix Of Japan

THE AMERICANS: U.S. riders Nicky Hayden (Owensboro, Ky., Ducati Team) and Colin Edwards (Houston, Yamaha Tech 3) will compete in this race. Edwards is fourth and Hayden 12th in the MotoGP standings after one race this season. •Nicky Hayden: “My first GP with Ducati didn’t exactly go as I’d hoped, bu ... Continue reading

China Overtakes Germany, US in '08 Auto Output

China Overtakes Germany, US in '08 Auto Output

China overtakes Germany, US in '08 auto output http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010153/China-overtakes-Germany-US -in-0 8-auto-output.html Shanghai, April 23 (Gasgoo.com) German auto industry's latest figures show that China overtook Germany and the U.S. last year to have produced the world's biggest number of aut ... Continue reading

National Technical Systems Announces Date for its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End January 31, 2009 Results

National Technical Systems Announces Date for its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year-End January 31, 2009 Results

CALABASAS, Calif.--National Technical Systems Inc. (NTS), a leading provider of integrated engineering services, announced today plans to release financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year-ended January 31, 2009 at 7:30AM (Eastern) on Thursday, April 30, 2009. About National Technical Systems, Inc. Nation ... Continue reading

CTS Secures First Pedal Business with a German Automobile Manufacturer

CTS Secures First Pedal Business with a German Automobile Manufacturer

ELKHART, Ind.--CTS Corporation today announced that CTS Automotive Products has been awarded a production program for its Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Accelerator Pedal Modules from a major German car manufacturer. The pedals will be used on a new economical family car to be sold in Europe. First deliveries of the ... Continue reading

Fresh Air Fun: Subaru of America Sponsors 'Get Out More Tour'

Fresh Air Fun: Subaru of America Sponsors 'Get Out More Tour'

Outdoor Recreation Experts to Offer Skills Clinics and Instruction CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 23 -- Subaru of America, Inc. announces its sponsorship of the Get Out More Tour, kicking off today at the first of many retail locations across the country. The Get Out More Tour will feature outdoor recreation experts Randy an ... Continue reading

New BMW X5 M Has World Debut In Shanghai

New BMW X5 M Has World Debut In Shanghai

New BMW X5 M has world debut in Shanghai http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010160/New-BMW-X5-M-has-world-deb ut-in -Shanghai.html Shanghai, April 23 (Gasgoo.com) The all-new 171mph BMW X5 M has made its world premiere at the 2009 Shanghai auto show this week, sina.com said. The new BMW X5 M and the forthcoming X6 M ... Continue reading

AutoNation Reports 2009 First Quarter Results of Operations

AutoNation Reports 2009 First Quarter Results of Operations

- AutoNation remained solidly profitable despite a distressed industry environment - Cumulative debt reduction of approximately $1.25 billion since January 1, 2008 - AutoNation exceeded $200 million annualized cost savings objective FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 23 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive reta ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Despite Continued Low Sales Levels, New-Vehicle Retail Sales Show Signs of Stabilizing

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Despite Continued Low Sales Levels, New-Vehicle Retail Sales Show Signs of Stabilizing

Incremental Demand Estimated to Increase by 20 Million Units during the Next Five Years WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 23 -- New-vehicle retail sales during the first 16 selling days in April are down by approximately 33 percent compared with the same period one year ago; however, the market does show signs of stabili ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Prices for 2010 Tundra Pickup and Sequoia Sport Utility Vehicle

Toyota Announces Prices for 2010 Tundra Pickup and Sequoia Sport Utility Vehicle

TORRANCE, Calif., April 23 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) for the 2010 Tundra full-size pickup truck and Sequoia full-size sport utility vehicle (SUV). Tundra Prices for the 2010 Tundra will range from $22,960 for the Regular Cab 4x2 standard bed ... Continue reading

AutomotiveXS is New Online Marketplace for Auto Parts and Accessories

AutomotiveXS is New Online Marketplace for Auto Parts and Accessories

NEW YORK, April 23 -- A new online marketplace for automotive parts and accessories is successfully linking sellers and buyers in an easy-to-use and inexpensive www.AutomotiveXS.com. Many car dealers, parts and accessories suppliers, and catalog companies are left with overstock automotive inventory without a way to se ... Continue reading

FARO Offers Technology Test Drive

FARO Offers Technology Test Drive

Program Responds to Customer Feedback to "Help Get the Manufacturing Process Moving Again" LAKE MARY, Fla., April 23 -- Hoping "to help get the manufacturing process moving again," FARO Technologies has unveiled a Technology Test Drive program it says will put the company's leading-edge 3D measurement devices on custom ... Continue reading

KVH Reports Results for First Quarter

KVH Reports Results for First Quarter

First quarter revenue of $18.3 million with net loss of $2.6 million or $0.18 per share MIDDLETOWN, R.I., April 23 -- KVH Industries, Inc., today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Revenue for the first quarter of 2009 was $18.3 million, down 21% from the quarter ended March 31, 2008 ... Continue reading

New Research Shows Social Responsibility Key to Attracting and Retaining Car Buyers in a Troubled Economy

New Research Shows Social Responsibility Key to Attracting and Retaining Car Buyers in a Troubled Economy

DETROIT, April 23 -- A car company's reputation for being socially responsible is among the most important considerations for car buyers when determining from which companies they want to buy and which they choose to service their vehicles, according to new research from global market research firm Synovate. In a prese ... Continue reading

New Era of Flexible Manufacturing Begins at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

New Era of Flexible Manufacturing Begins at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

Louisville, Ky., April 23 -- -- Ford invested $200 million in Kentucky Truck Plant to retool the plant for the launch of the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator -- The retooling of Kentucky Truck Plant, including the installation of a flexible body shop, is part of Ford's plan to increase the flexibility and efficien ... Continue reading

Duracell Brings USB Charging to Auto Category

Duracell Brings USB Charging to Auto Category

New Charging Solutions from Duracell Provide Extended Power Anywhere BETHEL, Conn., April 23, 2009 -- When it comes to integrating mobile device technology and the automobile, the two formats don't always connect. Duracell is helping to fill the gap with the Duracell(R) USB Charger, a USB charging port that plugs right ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: 2009 U.S. Automobile Brake System Manufacturing Industry Report

Research and Markets: 2009 U.S. Automobile Brake System Manufacturing Industry Report

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fb0b3c/2009_u_s_automobi) has announced the addition of the "2009 U.S. Automobile Brake System Manufacturing Industry Report" report to their offering. The U.S Automobile Brake System Manufacturing Industry report, published annually, contains tim ... Continue reading

The Scoot Shop Hosts Grand Opening Event

The Scoot Shop Hosts Grand Opening Event

Eco-aware company to plant a tree for every registered grand opening guest SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 23 -- The Scoot Shop, Sacramento's only full-service, dedicated scooter dealership today announced their grand opening to be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Scoot Shop, located at 16 ... Continue reading

Azure Dynamics and Kidron team up on cold transport solution for the produce market

Azure Dynamics and Kidron team up on cold transport solution for the produce market

OAK PARK, MI, April 23 -- Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD & LSE: ADC) - ("Azure" or the "Company"), a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric technologies for commercial vehicles, announced today it has received sixteen orders for its Low Emission Electric Power (LEEP(TM) Freeze) system. Azure's LEEP(TM) ... Continue reading

Skoda Auto is Official Main Sponsor and Official Car of The 2009 IIHF World Championship

Skoda Auto is Official Main Sponsor and Official Car of The 2009 IIHF World Championship

Besides the classical giant logo in the center circle of the ice, which by now almost constitutes a landmark of IIHF World Championships, Skoda will be visible on rink boards, helmets and jerseys of the Czech and Slovak team. The main attraction of Skoda's presence however will be the brand new Skoda Yeti. With the int ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz A-Class Special Edition 2009: Excitingly Sensible, Sporty and Attractive

Mercedes-Benz A-Class Special Edition 2009: Excitingly Sensible, Sporty and Attractive

Mercedes-Benz is ushering in the spring with a new special model of the A-Class. With design features reserved only for this edition, plus extensive, high-grade appointments, the Special Edition 2009 is not only eye-catching. It also combines the well-proven basic virtues of this compact Mercedes-Benz model with more t ... Continue reading

Special CL 500 model: "Trademark Centenary" - Anniversary Edition With Exclusive Appointments

Special CL 500 model: "Trademark Centenary" - Anniversary Edition With Exclusive Appointments

This year Mercedes-Benz is celebrating the one hundredth birthday of the Mercedes three-pointed star and the Benz emblem with a particularly exclusive edition of the CL Coupé. This anniversary model shines with an extensive package of appointments and exquisite details. These include an elegant paint finish from the d ... Continue reading

A4 2.0 TDI e: Audi Unleashes the Most Efficient Standard-Size Sedan

A4 2.0 TDI e: Audi Unleashes the Most Efficient Standard-Size Sedan

Audi will soon launch the most efficient standard-size sedan. The Audi A4 2.0 TDI e will be available at dealerships starting in early June. Equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission, this sedan sips 4.6 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (51.13 miles per U.S. gallon). It consequently emits a mere 119 grams of CO2 p ... Continue reading

Hanover Trade Show: Audi Supports Up-and-Coming Engineers

Hanover Trade Show: Audi Supports Up-and-Coming Engineers

New technologies and the supporting of young engineers are key topics at the Hanover Trade Show, which kicked off on Monday. AUDI AG is participating in the world's most important trade show for industrial technology as a partner in the SACHEN MACHEN ('MAKE THINGS') initiative, overseen by the Association of German Eng ... Continue reading

Iconic Ford Transit 'Goes Green' With New Econetic Model

Iconic Ford Transit 'Goes Green' With New Econetic Model

Ford's ECOnetic low CO2 technology is coming to Ford's most popular commercial vehicle icon, the Ford Transit. On sale later this year, the new Transit ECOnetic is based on the front-wheel drive Transit 280 panel van with short wheelbase and 2.2-litre 115PS Duratorq TDCi engine. Target fuel economy is 39.2mpg, while av ... Continue reading

Lexus RX 450h: Top Quality from Clean Manufacturing

Lexus RX 450h: Top Quality from Clean Manufacturing

The supreme quality that defines the new Lexus RX 450h begins with the factory where it is built. The design, equipment, manufacturing procedures and the skills of master craftsmen working at the Kokura plant are all fine-tuned to achieve the best possible results on every car that comes off the production line. ... Continue reading

The Crafter BlueTDI - Now Even More Economical and Greener with Adblue Technology And a New Gearbox

The Crafter BlueTDI - Now Even More Economical and Greener with Adblue Technology And a New Gearbox

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is making the engines in the Crafter model range compliant with the Euro 5 exhaust standard. From June onwards, Crafter vehicles will be equipped with environmentally friendly AdBlue technology as standard. This means the nitrous oxides contained in the exhaust are converted into harmless ... Continue reading

Worth Another Look ; General Motors Betrayed Its Founding Genius

Worth Another Look ; General Motors Betrayed Its Founding Genius

Back to Features Bernard A. Weisberger December 15th 2008 As GM staggers towards either bailout or bankruptcy, I am reminded that the big financial meltdown of 2008 began just around September 16th, the 100th anniversary of its founding. The giant corporation's present misery has a personal resonance for me as thirty y ... Continue reading

Ford Reveals Britain's 'Greenest' Small Van: Fiesta Van Econetic

Ford Reveals Britain's 'Greenest' Small Van: Fiesta Van Econetic

Super-frugal, stylish and 'green' the new Fiesta Van ECOnetic goes on sale in Britain later this year. The new Fiesta Van ECOnetic shows form can exist with function, offering the same Fiesta style with lowered suspension, low rolling resistance tyres and a specially calibrated Duratorq 1.6-litre TDCi for an ultra-low ... Continue reading

Fresh Design and New Features For New Ford Transit Connect Range

Fresh Design and New Features For New Ford Transit Connect Range

Ford's successful Transit Connect and Tourneo Connect have undergone extensive changes with a new fresh look, new features and higher quality levels. With all of these changes in design, safety and quality, the Connect range will be on sale in Britain this summer. ... Continue reading

The Swiss Tuning Show 09: The Third Edition Will Be Newer and Better than Ever!

The Swiss Tuning Show 09: The Third Edition Will Be Newer and Better than Ever!

The third edition of the largest and wildest Tuning gathering in Switzerland will take place this year over the weekend of June 13-14, 2009 in Hall 6 of PALEXPO in Geneva. New display sections will contain an exceptional variety and provide an insight into the wide range of elements that make up the special world of au ... Continue reading

Snap-on Elects Nicholas T. Pinchuk Chairman

Snap-on Elects Nicholas T. Pinchuk Chairman

KENOSHA, Wis.--Snap-on Incorporated , a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics and equipment solutions for professional users today announced that Nicholas T. Pinchuk, currently president and chief executive officer, has been elected chairman by the company’s board of directors. ... Continue reading

Ceradyne, Inc. to Release First-Quarter Results on Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Ceradyne, Inc. to Release First-Quarter Results on Tuesday, April 28, 2009

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Ceradyne, Inc. will release financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009 before the market open on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Management will also conduct a conference call to review the Company’s financial results and the outlook for 2009. Any investor or interested individual ca ... Continue reading

Hagerty Announces Its 'Top Ten Cars Americans Can't Live Without'

Hagerty Announces Its 'Top Ten Cars Americans Can't Live Without'

The Iconic Corvette Continues to Dominate America's Love of the Automobile TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., April 23 -- In their quest to identify the classic cars of the future, Hagerty is constantly monitoring the pulse of the automotive industry, looking for potential future classics. With the recent news surrounding governmen ... Continue reading

China XD Plastics to Increase Annual Production Capacity to 70,000 Tons

China XD Plastics to Increase Annual Production Capacity to 70,000 Tons

HARBIN, China, April 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China XD Plastics Company Ltd. ("China XD" or "the Company"), (OTC:CXDC) (BULLETIN BOARD: CXDC) , as the largest Chinese manufacturer engaged in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of modified plastics primarily for use in automotive applications, toda ... Continue reading

From the Wheels Up: Road Rescue Introduces Redesigned Ambulance Line at FDIC

From the Wheels Up: Road Rescue Introduces Redesigned Ambulance Line at FDIC

New Technology, Innovative Features Among 40+ Improvements to Product Line MARION, S.C., April 23 -- Road Rescue will introduce a complete redesign of its line of custom ambulances at the emergency-rescue industry's largest trade show, which opens today. Road Rescue, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , will showcase ... Continue reading

Citroen UK's Managing Director, Xavier Duchemin, Promoted to Global Marketing and Communications Director

Citroen UK's Managing Director, Xavier Duchemin, Promoted to Global Marketing and Communications Director

Xavier Duchemin, Managing Director of Citroën UK, has been appointed Global Marketing and Communications Director for Citroën Worldwide and will take up the Paris-based position in June. ... Continue reading

Crimson Fire Consolidates Body Styles into New Star Series

Crimson Fire Consolidates Body Styles into New Star Series

BRANDON, S.D., April 23 -- Crimson Fire is unveiling a new body style for its custom fire trucks and aerials today at the fire-rescue industry's biggest trade show. Crimson Fire, which is a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , has consolidated the best features of its previous models - the E, E-Lite, Star and SE - into ... Continue reading

High Growth Reported for the World GPS Market Forecast to 2013

High Growth Reported for the World GPS Market Forecast to 2013

NEW YORK--Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World GPS Market Forecast to 2013 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0116472/World-GPS-Market-Forecast-to-2013. html Global Positioning System (GPS) is a revolutionary tool, which provides unequal accuracy and flexibility of ... Continue reading

Alpine Electronics Takes Car Culture 'Underground' With New Online Community

Alpine Electronics Takes Car Culture 'Underground' With New Online Community

Consumer Site Brings Automotive and Music Enthusiasts Together to Share, Learn and Win TORRANCE, Calif., April 23 -- Car lovers share an undeniable passion for their vehicles and how they personalize them. Music lovers live to listen, share and discover music. Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., the industry-leading m ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Snapshots Denmark Trucks 2009

Research and Markets: Snapshots Denmark Trucks 2009

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e747e0/snapshots_denmark) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots Denmark Trucks 2009" report to their offering. Snapshots Denmark Trucks 2009 provides 2008 year-end market size data, with 2009 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-y ... Continue reading

Spartan Chassis Answers the Call; Delivers New Level of Performance with 24K IFS

Spartan Chassis Answers the Call; Delivers New Level of Performance with 24K IFS

Air-Ride System Developed for Emergency-Rescue Industry CHARLOTTE, Mich., April 23 -- Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , will showcase the newest level of performance in air-ride suspension systems at the Fire Department Instructor's Conference (FDIC), which opens today in Indianapolis. The 2 ... Continue reading

MADD Florida Adds Weight to Legislation

MADD Florida Adds Weight to Legislation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Florida) announced today, their strong support for House Bill 295 and Senate Bill 554, clarifying jurisdiction issues regarding Campus/University Police Agencies. These officers often encounter DUI and other criminal situations near the boundaries of university cam ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Snapshots France Cars 2009

Research and Markets: Snapshots France Cars 2009

DUBLIN--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e82f4d/snapshots_france_c) has announced the addition of the "Snapshots France Cars 2009" report to their offering. Snapdata's Snapshots France Cars 2009 provides 2008 year-end market size data, with 2009 estimates, 5 years of historical data and ... Continue reading

TRW's Second Generation Active Control Retractor Seat Belt System Starts Production in Europe and Asia

TRW's Second Generation Active Control Retractor Seat Belt System Starts Production in Europe and Asia

LIVONIA, Mich., April 23 -- TRW Automotive GmbH, a subsidiary of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , today announced that its second generation Active Control Retractor system (ACR2) has started production on the new Hyundai Equus. The technology offers comfort and functionality enhancements over TRW's first generation pro ... Continue reading

Renault Launches Entry-Level New Megane Extreme

Renault Launches Entry-Level New Megane Extreme

Renault has boosted the appeal of its five-door New Mégane Hatch range with the launch of an all-new Extreme trim level, priced from £13,250. ... Continue reading

Haldex Secures Order for Pumps for New Diesel Engines from Perkins

Haldex Secures Order for Pumps for New Diesel Engines from Perkins

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: Haldex (STO:HLDX) has been nominated for an order of pumps from the diesel engine manufacturer Perkins. The order comprises oil and water pumps for Perkins’ new engines, which meet the emission requirements of the future, and is valued at about SEK 500 million over a five-year p ... Continue reading

Saab Serves Notice of 300 Employees in Linköping

Saab Serves Notice of 300 Employees in Linköping

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Regulatory News: As a result of low production volumes within the commercial aircraft production, Saab (STO:SAABB) is serving notices of lay-offs of 300 employees within Saab AB in Linköping. Both office workers and factory employees are affected. The reason for the notice is primarily due to custom ... Continue reading

Submission Deadline Extended: Sixth International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV 2009)

Submission Deadline Extended: Sixth International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV 2009)

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The New BMW 760Li - The Pinnacle of the BMW Portfolio

The New BMW 760Li - The Pinnacle of the BMW Portfolio

BMW's new flagship model will launch in September and feature two world debuts. The BMW 760Li will be powered by an all new 5,972cc twin-turbocharged V12 engine and be the first BMW production car to feature the marque's new eight-speed automatic transmission, offering outstanding levels of performance and refinement i ... Continue reading

Renault Announces Details on New Clio and Clio Sport

Renault Announces Details on New Clio and Clio Sport

Renault is about to release the latest generation Hatchback and estate versions of the best-selling New renault Clio. The newcomers open up a new chapter of the Clio story which began in 1990 and which has seen the model go from strength to strength ever since. renault Clio has long appealed to a large number of loyal ... Continue reading

Japan Auto Makers Output Down Again In March

Japan Auto Makers Output Down Again In March

TOKYO April 23, 2009; Tomoko A. Hosak writing for the AP reported that Japan's top automakers reported deep production declines in March as the unprecedented collapse in global demand maintained its painful grip on one of the country's key industries. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said its worldwid ... Continue reading

GM Opel Stake To Fiat Today?

GM Opel Stake To Fiat Today?

BERLIN/FRANKFURT April 23, 2009; Reuters reported that Fiat will sign on Tuesday a letter of intent to buy a majority stake in General Motors' struggling Opel unit, the website of German magazine Spiegel said on Thursday, citing sources. GM's is also in constructive talks with Austria's Magna Steyr (Toronto:MGA.TO - Ne ... Continue reading

New Car Show CHROME Debuts Saturday 25 April in Australia

New Car Show CHROME Debuts Saturday 25 April in Australia

Chrome is a new Channel 7 series dedicated to the classic cars of the chrome era (1940s-1980s) and the equally fascinating range of people who drive, restore, collect or just salivate over them. ... Continue reading

Honda Canada Launches Insight on Earth Day

Honda Canada Launches Insight on Earth Day

To coincide with Earth Day on 22 April, Honda Canada launched the all-new Insight. The Insight has already been a success in Japan and North America and is next scheduled to launch in Europe. The all-new Insight is the next step in Honda's hybrid strategy, bringing affordable hybrid motoring to more people around the w ... Continue reading

Chrysler Celebrates Earth Day by Revealing All-new Electric Concepts to U.S. Postal Service

Chrysler Celebrates Earth Day by Revealing All-new Electric Concepts to U.S. Postal Service

Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. More than 12 million minivan sales later, Chrysler today showed off four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country (Grand Voyager model in Australia) minivan concepts to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration. ... Continue reading

Peugeot Nudes Raise Pulse Among London's Commuters to Celebrate the Launch of New 308 Coupe Cabriolet

Peugeot Nudes Raise Pulse Among London's Commuters to Celebrate the Launch of New 308 Coupe Cabriolet

LONDON - April 23, 2009: This morning London’s commuters were reeling from a ‘rude’ wake-up call, as 308 naked figures joined in the morning rush hour, with only scarves to cover up their modesty. On first inspection, much of London’s commuters could have been excused for thinking a public exposure ... Continue reading

CleanFUEL USA and Blue Bird Exceed Sales Targets for Propane School Buses

CleanFUEL USA and Blue Bird Exceed Sales Targets for Propane School Buses

<p><i>Student Transportation of America, Durham School Services and four Southern California school districts plan greener bus routes with new Propane Vision(r) buses</i></p> <p>GEORGETOWN, Texas April 22, 2009; <a href="/link.html?http://www.cleanfuelusa.com">CleanFUEL USA</a> and <a href="/link.html?http://www.blue-b ... Continue reading

Tennessee Gov Electrified By Nissan All Electric EV

Tennessee Gov Electrified By Nissan All Electric EV

FRANKLIN, Tennessee April 22, 2009; Rose French writing for the AP reported that Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen test-drove a Nissan Motor Co. electric vehicle at the company's North American headquarters Wednesday, pledging the state's support in the automaker's effort to put the cars on the road soon. Nissan, the third- ... Continue reading

GM To Shut U.S. Plants This Summer AP Sources Say

GM To Shut U.S. Plants This Summer AP Sources Say

DETROIT April 22, 2009; Tom Krisher writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, three people briefed on the plan said Wednesday. Analysts say the c ... Continue reading

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