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Friday, September 23, 2005

Goodyear Trying to Get US Car Makers to Run-Flat

Goodyear Trying to Get US Car Makers to Run-Flat

NEW YORK, Sept 23, 2005; David Bailey writinfg for Reuters reported that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. hopes to get U.S. automakers to adopt run-flat tires as original equipment, one part of its strategy for profitable growth over the next decade, Chief Executive Robert Keegan said in an interview on Friday. "The BMWs, Me ... Continue reading

Isuzu to Pull Out of Detroit Auto Show Next Year As U.S. Sales Plummet

Isuzu to Pull Out of Detroit Auto Show Next Year As U.S. Sales Plummet

DETROIT September 23, 2005; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that Isuzu, the Japanese truck specialist that has been stung by falling U.S. sales, said Friday it is pulling out of the prestigious North American International Auto Show next year, a decision sure to fuel speculation about the automaker's future ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 23 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 16 cents per share, payable October 10, 2005 to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2005. The Company currently has approximately 274 million shares of common stock outstanding. Harley-Davi ... Continue reading

2005 FIA Formula One World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix

2005 FIA Formula One World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix

Friday September 23 2005: Practice session WURZ SPEARHEADS MICHELIN ATTACK Team McLaren Mercedes/Michelin test driver Alexander Wurz was fastest in both free practice sessions on the opening day of the Brazilian Grand Prix meeting at Interlagos. The Austrian’s pace-setting lap in the opening session (1m 11.701s & ... Continue reading

Raikkonen and Alonso Battle for F1 Championship

Raikkonen and Alonso Battle for F1 Championship

Raikkonen And Alonso Battle For F1 Championship Posted by eMercedesBenz on September 23, 2005 at 10:30 AM CST This Sunday, Kimi Raikkonen will try to keep his championship dreams alive against Fernando Alonso in the Brazilian Grand Prix. To stay in the fight for the championship, Raikkonen must finish first, and Alonso ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 2005 Company Profile

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 2005 Company Profile

DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 23, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24754) has announced the addition of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 2005 company profile edition 2 to their offering. American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, is a premier ... Continue reading

AutoNation to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference 2005

AutoNation to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference 2005

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, announced today that it would air a live audio web cast on Monday, September 26, 2005 of its upcoming investor presentation at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, New York. AutoNation's Vice President, Investor Relations, John Zimmerman will be th ... Continue reading

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited Announcement

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited Announcement

HONG KONG, Sept. 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED ANNOUNCES INTERIM RESULTS (HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 23, 2005) - Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (the "Company") announ ... Continue reading

Carmakers are Currently Demanding More of Glass Suppliers than Ever Before, as Designers are Adding Increasing Amounts of Glass to their Cars

Carmakers are Currently Demanding More of Glass Suppliers than Ever Before, as Designers are Adding Increasing Amounts of Glass to their Cars

DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 23, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24750) has announced the addition of Global market review of automotive glazing systems - forecasts to 2011, 3rd Edition to their offering. This 3rd edition is 50% bigger than the 2nd edition, contains more forecast data, ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Recommends Shareholders Not Accept Mini-Tender Offer

Dana Corporation Recommends Shareholders Not Accept Mini-Tender Offer

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- Dana Corporation has been notified that TRC Capital Corporation ("TRC"), a private Canadian investment company, has commenced a "mini-tender" offer to purchase up to 3 million shares of Dana's outstanding common stock (about 2 percent of Dana's outstanding shares) at an offer price of U.S. $8. ... Continue reading

IHRA Harold Martin Pre Race: Martin Aims to Maximize His Opportunities in Maryland

IHRA Harold Martin Pre Race: Martin Aims to Maximize His Opportunities in Maryland

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Team ACDelco IHRA Pre-Race Fact Sheet Harold Martin, Owner/Driver ACDelco Pro Modified Pontiac Grand Am Event: 14th Annual IHRA Torco Fuels President's Cup Nationals, the eleventh event of the 12-race, 2005 IHRA Hooters Drag Racing S ... Continue reading

Katrina Assistance: NADA Provides Gift Cards to Affected Auto Dealers via Cardinal Bank

Katrina Assistance: NADA Provides Gift Cards to Affected Auto Dealers via Cardinal Bank

MCLEAN, Va.--Sept. 23, 2005--To assist automobile dealership employees affected by Hurricane Katrina, the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation (NADCF) is providing free gift cards through Cardinal Bank. "Our goal is to help affected dealers and their employees get back on their feet as soon as possible, an ... Continue reading

Kum & Go Fuels High Gas Price Relief

Kum & Go Fuels High Gas Price Relief

Four Tankers - 32,800 Gallons of Gas - Given to Four Lucky Customers WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 23 -- Soaring gas prices no longer mean much to four lucky winners in Kum & Go's "Keep on Truckin'" gas giveaway. Four 8,200 gallons (four full tanker trucks) of gas were given away by Kum & Go convenience stores on Septem ... Continue reading

MADD Kicks Off Second 5K 'Strides for Change' Walk in San Diego to Support Community Safety as MADD Celebrates 25 Years of Saving Lives and Preventing Injuries

MADD Kicks Off Second 5K 'Strides for Change' Walk in San Diego to Support Community Safety as MADD Celebrates 25 Years of Saving Lives and Preventing Injuries

Nissan Teams With MADD as National Sponsor and Encourages Public Support SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) San Diego County will stage its second annual 5K Strides for Change walk beginning and ending at the USS Midway on Saturday, September 24, 2005, at 8:40 a.m. to rally financial and commun ... Continue reading

Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Speak to Youth Training For the L.A. Marathon

Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Speak to Youth Training For the L.A. Marathon

More Than 2,000 Students Will be on Hand at the Kick-Off Training Event WHAT: On behalf of American Honda, six-time Olympic Medalist, Jackie Joyner-Kersee will be on hand as the Students Run L.A. kick-off its training program for the City of Los Angeles Marathon on September 24 at the California State University, Domin ... Continue reading

Strong OSHA Content and New Technical Report at National Robot Safety Conference XVII

Strong OSHA Content and New Technical Report at National Robot Safety Conference XVII

YPSILANTI, Mich., Sept. 23 -- For the first time, an OSHA Compliance Officer is leading a session on Machine Tool Safety at RIA's National Robot Safety Conference XVII in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The Conference is October 24-27, 2005, and continues a 17 year tradition of safety training by Robotic Industries Association, t ... Continue reading

Takata and MADD Make Strides for Change

Takata and MADD Make Strides for Change

Takata Sponsors MADD's Metro Detroit Strides for Change Walk AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 23 -- Takata, the world's largest manufacturer of seat belts, is partnering with the Metro Detroit chapters of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for their inaugural Strides for Change walk on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at the O ... Continue reading

Thor Receives Record Towable RV Orders

Thor Receives Record Towable RV Orders

JACKSON CENTER, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- Thor Industries, Inc. announced today that it has received 13,000 towable recreation vehicle orders so far this month, totaling over $210 million. Total towable orders received in September 2004 were $83 million. Many of these orders are from our dealers who are selling to Hurricane Ka ... Continue reading

Unique Analysis of Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing in The US 2005

Unique Analysis of Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing in The US 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 23, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24501) has announced the addition of Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing in the US 2005 to their offering. This report provides a detailed analysis of the Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing industry in t ... Continue reading

WestPoint Home Announces License Agreement with Harley-Davidson

WestPoint Home Announces License Agreement with Harley-Davidson

WEST POINT, Ga., Sept. 23 -- WestPoint Home, Inc. (www.westpointhome.com) announced today a new multi-year Licensing Agreement with Harley-Davidson Motor Company, to produce and market Juvenile Bedding and Bath accessories as part of the Youth Home Furnishings Collection for markets throughout the U.S. and Canada. "Wes ... Continue reading

World-Renowned Automotive Journalist C. Van Tune Provides Promotional Support for MicroTRAK GPS, Inc.

World-Renowned Automotive Journalist C. Van Tune Provides Promotional Support for MicroTRAK GPS, Inc.

DALLAS--Sept. 23, 2005--MicroTRAK, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MIOK) announces promotional support from C. Van Tune, one of the world's leading automotive journalists. With over 20 years of magazine, television and radio experience that includes positions as Editor-in-Chief of Motor Trend (1994-2001) and current host of ESPN's h ... Continue reading

Lexus Models Highest in Four Segments in J.D. Power and Associates APEAL Study

Lexus Models Highest in Four Segments in J.D. Power and Associates APEAL Study

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 23 -- Four Lexus models were the highest ranked in their respective segments, the highest number of any nameplate, in the 2005 J.D. Power and Associates Automotive, Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study. Lexus segment leaders included two new 2006 models, the GS 300/430 and the RX 400h ... Continue reading

Car with motorbike fuel efficiency coming from Wales

Car with motorbike fuel efficiency coming from Wales

Hugh Kemp , a former product director at Lotus Cars responsible for the Elise range, has formed a new company to produce a revolutionary, energy efficient vehicle with features of a motorbike and the comforts and safety feature of a car, and delivers 100 miles per gallon. It has a patented roll and steer system . John ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production

Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 23 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 365,483 units, up 4.7 percent from the 348,934 cars and trucks built last week, according to WardsAuto.com. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 11,965,53 ... Continue reading

All-New 2006 Mitsubishi Raider Truck Goes on Sale Today

All-New 2006 Mitsubishi Raider Truck Goes on Sale Today

'Best Backed' 2006 Mitsubishi Raider Truck Mid-Size Pickup Offers Distinctly Mitsubishi Styling Plus Power as Only Import Brand to Offer a V-8 Engine CYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 23 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today announced the pricing of the all-new 2006 Raider mid-size truck. With a starting price of $19,18 ... Continue reading

3rd Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival Draws 4,000

3rd Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival Draws 4,000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janice Halpern, classic.pr@verizon.net, 508-698-6810 3rd Annual AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival Draws 4,000 Brookline, MA-September 23, 2005-With high gas prices and dramatic weather systems leading the news, the AltWheels Alternative Transportation Festival introduced a rec ... Continue reading

Gas, Hydrogen, Spare Tires, Oil Barons; Dumb Politicians; Am I Going CRAZY, or What?

Gas, Hydrogen, Spare Tires, Oil Barons; Dumb Politicians; Am I Going CRAZY, or What?

By Milton Snide Some not so random thoughts. ? – Is the US under the collective non-leadership of under-trained and just plain dumb politicians on its way to becoming a Third-World like country? WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? ?- Just three weeks after Katrina, Rita has come along to allow those in charge to prove to ... Continue reading

Unique Analysis of Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing in the US 2005

Unique Analysis of Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing in the US 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 22, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24501) has announced the addition of Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing in the US 2005 to their offering. This report provides a detailed analysis of the Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing industry in t ... Continue reading

Volkswagen AG: Supervisory Board Approves Review of gedas, Europcar

Volkswagen AG: Supervisory Board Approves Review of gedas, Europcar

WOLFSBURG, Germany--Sept. 23, 2005--At its meeting today (23 September 2005), the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG (FWB:VOW) (LSE:VKW) (SWX:VOW) authorized the company's Board of Management to review all options, ranging from strategic expansion to an initial public offering (IPO) or sale, with regard to the 100-perc ... Continue reading

Goodyear Outlines Plans to Continue Turnaround

Goodyear Outlines Plans to Continue Turnaround

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Robert J. Keegan, chairman and chief executive officer of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company , will discuss plans to continue the tiremaker's business turnaround today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) The company plans include accelerating the introduction of consumer-d ... Continue reading

MADD Kicks Off Signature 5K 'Strides for Change' Walk in Detroit to Support Community Safety as MADD Celebrates 25 Years of Saving Lives and Preventing Injuries

MADD Kicks Off Signature 5K 'Strides for Change' Walk in Detroit to Support Community Safety as MADD Celebrates 25 Years of Saving Lives and Preventing Injuries

Nissan Teams With MADD as National Sponsor and Encourages Public Support DETROIT, Sept. 23 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will launch its signature 5K Strides for Change walk at Olde World Canterbury Village, Lake Orion on Saturday, September 24, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. to rally financial and community support for ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Buys York International in All-Cash Transaction, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com

Johnson Controls Buys York International in All-Cash Transaction, an Advisory from Industrialinfo.com

HOUSTON--Sept. 23, 2005--Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Late last month, Johnson Controls, Incorporated (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/research/profile.asp?Symbol=JCI) announced its intention to buy York International Corp ... Continue reading

Ford Delivers Fleet of Hydrogen Focus Fuel Cell Vehicles to Florida

Ford Delivers Fleet of Hydrogen Focus Fuel Cell Vehicles to Florida

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 23 -- Ford Motor Company is handing over the keys to five hybrid hydrogen Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicles today as part of a five city 30 car program to conduct real world testing of fuel cell technology. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will get three vehicles and Progress En ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Local Prices Continue Declining but Hurricane Rita May Cause Reversal

LA Auto Club: Local Prices Continue Declining but Hurricane Rita May Cause Reversal

LOS ANGELES--Sept. 23, 2005--Gasoline prices continued downward this week, but the threat of Hurricane Rita to the oil producing regions of the Gulf Coast may send gas prices up again, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Lo ... Continue reading

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Prices Down, But Head Up in Path of Hurricane Rita

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Prices Down, But Head Up in Path of Hurricane Rita

HOUSTON--Sept. 23, 2005--Gas prices plummeted around the state over the past week, but ticked upward over the last two days in areas that are being evacuated in advance of Hurricane Rita's landfall, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for regular self-serve dropped to $2.667 a gallon ... Continue reading

Hundreds of Volunteers Expected at the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24

Hundreds of Volunteers Expected at the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 24

Volunteers to Remove Invasive Weeds and Plant New Vegetation WHAT: Hundreds of volunteers will be at the Seal Beach (Calif.) National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Sept. 24, to remove invasive weeds and plant native vegetation on National Public Lands Day (NPLD) sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. Each Septembe ... Continue reading

CPSC Posts Prowler XT Recall to its Web Site

CPSC Posts Prowler XT Recall to its Web Site

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the following voluntary recall alert was posted in cooperation with the firm listed below. Recalls can be viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO ) Company Name Product Name Q ... Continue reading

Wanna be a 'HEMI(R) Star'? Dodge Announces National Talent Search for New HEMI Guy Who Will Co-Star in Ad Campaign to Launch the New 2006 Dodge Ram 1500

Wanna be a 'HEMI(R) Star'? Dodge Announces National Talent Search for New HEMI Guy Who Will Co-Star in Ad Campaign to Launch the New 2006 Dodge Ram 1500

* Deadline for entries is Oct. 8, 2005 * New HEMI Character to Co-star in National Television Campaign for the New 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Truck AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 22 -- Dodge brand today announced "HEMI Star," a national talent search for a new "HEMI Guy or Gal" to co-star in a national advertising campaign ... Continue reading

Honda to Give Away a Civic-A-Day at the Disneyland Resort

Honda to Give Away a Civic-A-Day at the Disneyland Resort

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Starting October 1, Honda will present a month-long 2006 Civic-A-Day giveaway at the Disneyland Resort as part of the re-launch of "Space Mountain," American Honda Motor Co. and Disneyland Resort jointly announced today. Honda's "The Coolest Ride in the Galaxy" sweepstakes is the latest ad ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Builds Relationships Through 'Speed Dating' During its 6th Annual Matchmaker Event

Chrysler Group Builds Relationships Through 'Speed Dating' During its 6th Annual Matchmaker Event

Promoting Business Opportunities for Minority Businesses and Tier One Suppliers Matchmaker has generated more than $850 million in new business opportunities since its inception * Chrysler Group provides a new avenue for Minority Businesses through speed dating * Minority and Tier One suppliers participate in 5-minute ... Continue reading

Compare Investor Guidelines, Rates & Prices through Sollen

Compare Investor Guidelines, Rates & Prices through Sollen

:: This Is A Special Member Mailing For Recognized Industry Professionals From MortgageTrends And Is Not Intended For Consumer Viewing:: Your Privacy Is Important To Us. For Instant Removal > http://www.newswiredb.com/unsubscribe Today's Featured Resource: Sollen Technologies - The Leader In Repricing Technology Toll-F ... Continue reading

Dietrich Metal Framing Announces UltraSTEEL(TM) Framing; Worthington Industries Company Launches Innovative Technology

Dietrich Metal Framing Announces UltraSTEEL(TM) Framing; Worthington Industries Company Launches Innovative Technology

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Sept. 22, 2005--Dietrich Metal Framing, a Worthington Industries company , today announced that it is introducing to the North American market, Dietrich UltraSTEEL(TM) metal framing products using patented technology of Hadley Industries PLC. A licensing agreement grants Dietrich Metal Framing the exclu ... Continue reading

FIFA, Xbox and EA Kick Off FIFA Interactive World Cup 2005; The World's Football Gaming Elite to Battle for Supremacy Playing EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA 06 on Xbox and Xbox Live Win tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup(TM) offered by FIFA.com!

FIFA, Xbox and EA Kick Off FIFA Interactive World Cup 2005; The World's Football Gaming Elite to Battle for Supremacy Playing EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA 06 on Xbox and Xbox Live Win tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup(TM) offered by FIFA.com!

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Sept. 22, 2005--FIFA, the world football governing body, Xbox and Electronic Arts, the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, today announced the second FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC). As the world's only FIFA-sanctioned global video game tournament, the FIWC will combine b ... Continue reading

Fonda Webacst changed to tape delayed broadcast

Fonda Webacst changed to tape delayed broadcast

McDonald's Weekend Race of Champions webcast changed due to Hurricane Rita For Immediate Release Contact: Shawn T. Wood crash@thedirttrackchannel.com September 22, 2005 Selinsgrove, PA- Due to the projected landfall of Hurricane Rita along the Texas coast, the scheduled live webcast this weekend from Fonda Speedway has ... Continue reading

Global Insight's Automotive Group Expands Its Presence in Asia

Global Insight's Automotive Group Expands Its Presence in Asia

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 22 -- Global Insight, Inc., the private company that brought together DRI and WEFA, the world's most respected economic analysis, forecasting and financial information companies, announced its plans for an expanded presence by its Automotive Group in Asia. Global Insight's existing Tokyo and Shang ... Continue reading

Grammy-Winning Rockers Los Lonely Boys Added as 11th Major Artist to Perform Free, Spontaneous Fusion Flash Concerts

Grammy-Winning Rockers Los Lonely Boys Added as 11th Major Artist to Perform Free, Spontaneous Fusion Flash Concerts

'Music Fan Flash Mobs' Enthusiastic Response to Free Concerts & www.Fusionflashconcerts.Com Compels Ford & Sony Pictures Digital to Add Trio's Washington, D.C. Bonus Show to National Series DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 22 -- -Ford Motor Company and Sony Pictures Digital announced today that due to the strong response by music ... Continue reading

International Thermal Spray Conference And Exposition (ITSC) To Be Held May 15-17, 2006

International Thermal Spray Conference And Exposition (ITSC) To Be Held May 15-17, 2006

Celebrates 100 years of thermal spray technology and discusses future challenges MATERIALS PARK, Ohio, Sept. 22 -- The worldwide thermal spray community will celebrate 100 years of progress and discuss future challenges and growth opportunities at the International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition (ITSC), to be ... Continue reading

MultiVu Video Feed: Singer-Songwriter and Survivor Melissa Etheridge Partners with Ford, Releases New Single to Help Fight Breast Cancer

MultiVu Video Feed: Singer-Songwriter and Survivor Melissa Etheridge Partners with Ford, Releases New Single to Help Fight Breast Cancer

SATELLITE FEEDS: Thursday September 22nd, 2005 Wednesday September 28th, 2005 2:00PM -- 2:15 PM ET 1:15PM -- 1:30 PM ET IA 5 IA 5 Transponder 24 Transponder 15 C-Band C-Band Downlink Freq: 4180 Horizontal Downlink Freq: 4000 Vertical Preview and access this video on Pathfire DMG: 22769 Search within the PR Newswire or ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ Maps to Power Garmin GPS Application for Mobile Phone Users

NAVTEQ Maps to Power Garmin GPS Application for Mobile Phone Users

Garmin Mobile(TM) to Supply GPS Navigation to Cell Phones CHICAGO, Sept. 22 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, expands its relationship with Garmin International, Inc. as the digital map provider for Garmin Mobile(TM), its newest GPS-navigation app ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ(R) Map Data Selected to Power Zapptrio's MyRoutz Application

NAVTEQ(R) Map Data Selected to Power Zapptrio's MyRoutz Application

Navigation Application Available for Use on GPS-Enabled Cell Phones CHICAGO, Sept. 22 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has been selected to supply its digital map data to Zapptrio's MyRoutz proprietary vector-based mapping engine. Zapptrio, a lea ... Continue reading

* * NHRA Points Update: Time Is Running Out * *

* * NHRA Points Update: Time Is Running Out * *

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Padian, (626) 250-2217 WITH FOUR EVENTS REMAINING, EVERY POINT CRITICAL IN TIGHT RACES FOR POWERade SERIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY ELIMINATIONS FEATURE CUTTHROAT, WIN-OR-GO-HOME DUELS GLENDORA, Calif. - Hurricane Rita has given already anxious NHRA drivers another week to squir ... Continue reading

Pep Boys to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

Pep Boys to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

PHILADELPHIA--Sept. 22, 2005--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading automotive aftermarket and service chain, today announced that it will participate in the RBC Capital Markets Consumer Conference on Thursday, September 29 at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa in Orlando, Florida. Sr. Vice Presi ... Continue reading

Red-Hot Los Lonely Boys to Perform Free, Secret Concert at RFK Stadium Parking Lot on Tuesday, Sept. 27th, as 9th Leg of 'Fusion Flash Concerts' Series Hits Washington, D.C.

Red-Hot Los Lonely Boys to Perform Free, Secret Concert at RFK Stadium Parking Lot on Tuesday, Sept. 27th, as 9th Leg of 'Fusion Flash Concerts' Series Hits Washington, D.C.

Major Artist's 11th Show Added to Smash Hit Series, as Tens of Thousands of Music Fan 'Flash Mobbers' Nationwide Have Registered for Free on www.fusionflashconcerts.com for 'Insider' Details on Free, Secret Concerts by Yellowcard, Wallflowers, Jermaine Dupri, Fat Joe and Staind. The Artist: Los Lonely Boys just recentl ... Continue reading

SmarTire Obtains Quality Certification

SmarTire Obtains Quality Certification

Quality Certification Positions SmarTire to Win Business From OEM Customers RICHMOND, Canada, Sept. 22 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMTR) announced today that it has achieved registration to ISO/TS 16949:2002, the quality management standard for the automotive and commercial vehicle industries. The certifi ... Continue reading

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels heads into final weekend

Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels heads into final weekend

For immediate release September 22, 2005 Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels heads into final weekend Final weekend at Innisfil will decide eight of nine classes INNISFIL, ONTARIO For the second consecutive season, Innisfil Indy will host the final round of the Sunoco Ron Fellows Ka ... Continue reading

TEKgroup International, Inc. Named to Software Magazine's 23rd Annual Software 500

TEKgroup International, Inc. Named to Software Magazine's 23rd Annual Software 500

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Sept. 22, 2005--Software Magazine has included TEKgroup International, Inc. in its collection of the world's foremost software and services providers, The Software 500. The list is published as an online catalog on http://www.Softwaremag.com. "The overall health of the software and services indus ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Technologies Featured on 2006 HUMMER H3

Tenneco Automotive Technologies Featured on 2006 HUMMER H3

Company Launches New Incremental Business on New HUMMER Model LAKE FOREST, Ill., Sept. 22 -- Tenneco Automotive today announced several automotive technologies on the HUMMER H3 including the ride control, elastomer and exhaust components. "We're pleased to showcase our cutting-edge technologies on the new HUMMER H3," s ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans preview

Terry Borcheller - Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans preview

Watkins Glen Terry Borcheller believes the saying, "When one door closes, another opens." When the Bell Motorsports/Feeds the Need team withdrew from this week's Rolex Sports Car Series race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, Borcheller was out of a ride. But not for long. He was quickly invited to drive the No. 15 ... Continue reading

XRAYMEDIA Europe Signs Mr. Jeroen Rouwendal, President of Rouwendal Automobielen B.V. to Represent XRAYMEDIA LOM Technology in the European Automobile Industry

XRAYMEDIA Europe Signs Mr. Jeroen Rouwendal, President of Rouwendal Automobielen B.V. to Represent XRAYMEDIA LOM Technology in the European Automobile Industry

NEW YORK & VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Sept. 22, 2005--XRAYMEDIA, Inc., (OTCBB:XRYM), an industry leader in real-time negotiating technology, announces the appointment Mr. Jeroen Rouwendal, President and Owner of Rouwendal Automobielen B.V., whose business is part of one of the biggest automobile networks in Europe. M ... Continue reading

Web Marketing Association Honors Consumer Guide(R) Automotive

Web Marketing Association Honors Consumer Guide(R) Automotive

Leading Automotive Resource Receives Best Publishing Web Site Distinction LINCOLNWOOD, Ill., Sept. 22 -- Consumer Guide(R) Automotive, a leading resource for new and used vehicle purchases, today announced its Web site, http://auto.consumerguide.com/ , won "2005 Best Publishing Web Site" in the Web Marketing Associatio ... Continue reading

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Announces Support for the Indy Robot Racing Team; Indiana Continues Its Automotive and Racing Legacy

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Announces Support for the Indy Robot Racing Team; Indiana Continues Its Automotive and Racing Legacy

INDIANAPOLIS--Sept. 22, 2005--The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the greatest spectacle in racing, announced today their support for the Indy Robot Racing Team. The Indy Robot Racing Team, presented by Indiana University, developed an autonomous ground vehicle capable of maneuvering without human control. Indiana ... Continue reading

NayKid Racing Fastest at Runoffs, Ready to Strike with Two Vipers in Top-Four

NayKid Racing Fastest at Runoffs, Ready to Strike with Two Vipers in Top-Four

NayKid Racing Fastest at Runoffs, Ready to Strike with Two Vipers in Top-Four LEXINGTON, Ohio, September 22, 2005 - NayKid Racing continued to pile accolades onto the Dodge Viper SRT10 today in qualifying for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by KohlerR. Scotty B. White (Puyallup, Wash.) won the pole pos ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - revised

Terry Borcheller - revised

includes additional quote in second paragraph Watkins Glen Terry Borcheller believes the saying, "When one door closes, another opens." When the Bell Motorsports/Feeds the Need team withdrew from this week's Rolex Sports Car Series race at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, Borcheller was out of a ride. But not for lon ... Continue reading

Law Enforcement Associates Receives Contract Award from U.S. Air Force for under Vehicle Surveillance Systems

Law Enforcement Associates Receives Contract Award from U.S. Air Force for under Vehicle Surveillance Systems

YOUNGSVILLE, N.C.--Sept. 22, 2005--Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (AMEX:AID), a leading surveillance and security technology company which manufactures and markets products globally to the law enforcement, military, security and corrections markets, today announced that it has been awarded a contract for their ... Continue reading

'Right to Repair Act' Gains Nine More Congressional Supporters

'Right to Repair Act' Gains Nine More Congressional Supporters

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 22 -- Congressional support for the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act continues to grow as nine new co- sponsors signed on to H.R. 2048, it was announced today by Kathleen Schmatz, President and CEO of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). The proposed legislation currentl ... Continue reading

Carrington Signs License Agreement With Racing Legend Johnny Rutherford

Carrington Signs License Agreement With Racing Legend Johnny Rutherford

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 22 -- Carrington Laboratories, Inc. today announced it has entered into an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with car racing legend Johnny Rutherford, 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner and member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Carrington and Mr. Rutherford will collaborate in th ... Continue reading

''WE NEED TO WORK AS A TEAM IF WE WANT TO HOLD ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP!'' - Steven Laporte

''WE NEED TO WORK AS A TEAM IF WE WANT TO HOLD ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP!'' - Steven Laporte

Steven Laporte Montréal, September 22, 2005 - Steven Laporte needs to count on the help of his teammate Robert Boyer this weekend at Circuit Mont-Tremblant if he wants to improve his chances of recapturing the title in the Honda Michelin Series. The Lombardi Honda driver holds first place in the series standings after ... Continue reading

Autobytel.com's Closing Ratio Highest Among Primary New Independent Buying Services in J.D. Power and Associates Study

Autobytel.com's Closing Ratio Highest Among Primary New Independent Buying Services in J.D. Power and Associates Study

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 22, 2005--Autobytel Inc. : -- Autobytel.com Receives Its All-Time Highest Overall Satisfaction Index, Highest-Ever Scores for Lead Quality, Dealer Gross Profit Margins -- Autobytel's Commitment to Customer Quality Pays off With Improved Dealer Ratings in Every Business Generation Category Versus 2 ... Continue reading

Kia Amanti, Sportage Receive APEAL Awards in J.D. Power and Associates Study

Kia Amanti, Sportage Receive APEAL Awards in J.D. Power and Associates Study

Premium Sedan and Compact SUV Are First Kia Models to Rank Highest in Segment IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 22 -- In just three years, Kia Motors America's (KMA) next generation products have delivered on a promise to offer U.S. consumers high-quality vehicles with an impressive array of comfort, convenience and safety equipme ... Continue reading

Stanley, the Stanford Racing Team's DARPA Grand Challenge Entry

Stanley, the Stanford Racing Team's DARPA Grand Challenge Entry

Stanford Racing Team Heads to National Qualifying Event STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Stanley, the Stanford Racing Team's entry into the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, tears through the Arizona desert before heading next week into the National Qualifying Event for the October 8 contest of driverless, robotic cars in Primm ... Continue reading

Survivor Melissa Etheridge Partners With Ford, Pens New Track to Help Fight Breast Cancer

Survivor Melissa Etheridge Partners With Ford, Pens New Track to Help Fight Breast Cancer

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 22 -- * Ford has enlisted support from Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge to release a new single through http://www.fordcares.com/ to help raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. * Etheridge, diagnosed with breast ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports Names Porsche(R) Boxster(R) Top-Rated Upscale Roadster

Consumer Reports Names Porsche(R) Boxster(R) Top-Rated Upscale Roadster

The respected independent evaluation organization gives the Boxster, redesigned for 2005, an 'Excellent' overall score in its annual test of the industry's new vehicles ATLANTA, Sept. 22 -- Consumer Reports, an independent and trusted source for information and advice on consumer products and services, selected the Por ... Continue reading

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