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Friday, August 24, 2007

Ashley to drive FOOSE-designed tribute car at US Nationals

Ashley to drive FOOSE-designed tribute car at US Nationals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Brammer - Active Marketing pr@activemarketing.com (623) 879-4290 Ashley to drive FOOSE-designed tribute car at US Nationals CLERMONT, Ind. (August 24, 2007) - Mike Ashley, driver of the Torco Racing Fuels Dodge Charger R/T, will drive a special tribute car at the US Nationals desi ... Continue reading

China Automobile Manufacturer Exceeded Expectation -- Benefits Score One

China Automobile Manufacturer Exceeded Expectation -- Benefits Score One

HONG KONG, Aug. 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Score One Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SREA) announced today that according to a recent article published in August by South China Morning Post, Chery Automobile, which makes the popular QQ cars, produced its one millionth vehicle, taking less than eight years or the shortes ... Continue reading

General Bearing Announces Reactivation of Stock Buyback Program

General Bearing Announces Reactivation of Stock Buyback Program

WEST NYACK, N.Y.--General Bearing Corporation (OTC: GNRL.PK) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the re-activation of the Company’s stock repurchase program. The Board authorized the Company to invest $1.0 million to acquire shares of the Company’s stock in open market and private transaction ... Continue reading

MADD Illinois to Join Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving

MADD Illinois to Join Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving

MADD Joins National Effort with Tens of Thousands of Law Enforcement Officers Warning Drivers: If You Drive Drunk, You Will be Arrested CHICAGO, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory is being issued by Mothers Against Drunk Driving: What: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Illinois will hold a new ... Continue reading

Mindy's Minute

Mindy's Minute

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 317-858-9581 _mindys@ringersgloves.com_ (mailto:mindys@ringersgloves.com) MINDY’S MINUTE: DELAYED RACES IN CUP, NHRA DUE TO SOGGY SUNDAYS Brownsburg, Ind. - (August 23, 2007) What is one of the most dreade ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK, BOWLING GREEN, KY Friday, August 24, 2007 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 REICHERT, SNYDER LEAD QUALIFYING AT BEECH BEND BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at Beech Bend Raceway Park, ... Continue reading

Utility Is First Trailer Manufacturer to Offer Qualifying Model to Be U.S. EPA Certified as a SmartWay Trailer

Utility Is First Trailer Manufacturer to Offer Qualifying Model to Be U.S. EPA Certified as a SmartWay Trailer

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, reefers, flatbeds, and Tautliner® curtainsided trailers, is pleased to announce that with its 4000D-X® dry van it is the first trailer manufacturer offering a qualifying model to be certified by the EPA as a S ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Named Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing

Volkswagen Named Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing

For Immediate Release Volkswagen Named Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Aug. 24, 2007) - Volkswagen and Sports Car Club of America announced today an official partnership naming Volkswagen the Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing. As part of its official sponsorship, Volkswage ... Continue reading

2007 Mitsubishi Outlander Review

2007 Mitsubishi Outlander Review

By Thom Cannell The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau One week with a 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander… No attempt at completeness, simply comments on one week’s driving experience—balanced against decades of experience and hundreds of comparisons. It is a handsomely styled car, this Outlander. In particular the fast ... Continue reading

ESP's EVAP is First Low-Pressure Fuel Evaporative System Testing Unit BAR-Certified Under New California Smog Check Regulations

ESP's EVAP is First Low-Pressure Fuel Evaporative System Testing Unit BAR-Certified Under New California Smog Check Regulations

Nearly 10 million vehicles will require testing after Nov. 1, 2007 EAST GRANBY, Conn., Aug. 24 -- Environmental Systems Products (ESP), in partnership with Waekon, has earned the industry's first and only certification to provide California's Smog Check stations with low-pressure fuel evaporative testing equipment. The ... Continue reading

AAA Minnesota/Iowa Presents MN State Patrol with New Rollover Simulator

AAA Minnesota/Iowa Presents MN State Patrol with New Rollover Simulator

BURNSVILLE, Minn.--Minnesotans will see a new rolling attraction at the State Fair this year simulating what happens to occupants who are not properly restrained during a rollover crash. AAA Minnesota/Iowa donated the rollover simulator to the Minnesota State Patrol to assist them in promoting the seat belt message. Th ... Continue reading

SensorLogic and TrackingTheWorld Selected for Record-Breaking Motorcycle Ride against Cancer

SensorLogic and TrackingTheWorld Selected for Record-Breaking Motorcycle Ride against Cancer

DALLAS--As part of the Ulysses Odyssey Project, a not-for-profit event spearheaded by Harley-Davidson of Atlanta and designed to benefit the American Cancer Society, Chris Carr is out to fight cancer and set a world record on his 2008 Buell Ulysses XB12X motorcycle, and SensorLogic, the pioneer of intelligent asset man ... Continue reading

Berwyn Celebrates 81st Anniversary of Route 66 With Historic Car Show

Berwyn Celebrates 81st Anniversary of Route 66 With Historic Car Show

BERWYN, Ill., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Berwyn Preservation of Historic Route 66 is kicking off the fall with the 17th Annual Historic Route 66 Car Show on September 8th, 2007. The event will take place on Ogden Avenue in Berwyn, IL, beginning at Oak Park Ave, from 7am to 4pm CDT. This year's event will in ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORTS (INSTANBUL) - HRF1 FREE PRACTICE

TEAM REPORTS (INSTANBUL) - HRF1 FREE PRACTICE

Free practice for this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix got underway in the searing heat of Istanbul Park today where the air temperature soared to a high of 36 degrees. This morning, the Honda Racing F1 Team spent the session setting-up the car to suit the fast, flowing characteristics of this anti-clockwise circuit. Jens ... Continue reading

Great American Trucking Show Highlights First SmartWay Trucks to Use Renewable Fuels - Also Showcases Big- Rigs Reducing Fuel Consumption Up to 20 Percent

Great American Trucking Show Highlights First SmartWay Trucks to Use Renewable Fuels - Also Showcases Big- Rigs Reducing Fuel Consumption Up to 20 Percent

News for release: Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)* Great American Trucking Show Highlights First SmartWay Trucks to Use Renewable Fuels* *"Also Showcases Big- Rigs Reducing Fuel Consumption Up to 20 Percent"* Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. - Aug ... Continue reading

Another Auto Insurer Joins Coalition to Protect Florida's Drivers

Another Auto Insurer Joins Coalition to Protect Florida's Drivers

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance Company, an auto insurer that specializes in providing basic coverage policies to Florida drivers, has joined the Coalition to Protect Florida's Drivers. Ocean Harbor is the second auto insurer in recent weeks to join the Coalition, w ... Continue reading

Retired Navy Pilot’s Company Soars as One of Nation’s Fastest-Growing Businesses

Retired Navy Pilot’s Company Soars as One of Nation’s Fastest-Growing Businesses

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.--The National Safety Commission is one of the nation’s top 100 fastest-growing private companies, according to Inc. magazine, a leading national business news publication whose 26th annual list of the top-500 fastest-growing firms hits newsstands today. The Ponte Vedra Beach firm is America’ ... Continue reading

AUTOBOOKS' MORROW AWARD TO TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH IN '08

AUTOBOOKS' MORROW AWARD TO TRAVEL TO PITTSBURGH IN '08

THE AUTOBOOKS-AEROBOOKS HARRY MORROW AWARD TO BE PRESENTED AT ‘08 PITTSBURG VINTAGE GRAND PRIX Burbank, Calif. (August 24, 2004) - - “We are very pleased to be able to report that the prestigious Harry Morrow Award, sponsored by Autobooks-Aerobooks will travel East to our 2008 Pittsburg Vintage Grand Prix,” said ... Continue reading

BMW Financial Services Ranks Highest in Dealer Satisfaction for J.D. Power and Associates for Fourth Consecutive Year

BMW Financial Services Ranks Highest in Dealer Satisfaction for J.D. Power and Associates for Fourth Consecutive Year

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Aug. 24 -- For the fourth consecutive year, BMW Financial Services (BMW FS) ranked highest in dealer satisfaction for retail leasing in the J.D. Power and Associates Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study(SM). BMW Financial Services provides financial services to more than 625,000 customers in the Un ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Reports: Automotive Finance Providers are Exploring Full-Spectrum and Direct Lending Initiatives

J.D. Power Reports: Automotive Finance Providers are Exploring Full-Spectrum and Direct Lending Initiatives

BMW Financial Services Ranks Highest in Satisfying Dealers for Retail Leasing; Mercedes-Benz Financial Ranks Highest in Prime Retail Credit and Floor Planning Satisfaction WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 24 -- As competition in the auto finance market intensifies, many lenders are deploying full-spectrum strategies, whi ... Continue reading

Meyer Ready for New Chrysler Challenge

Meyer Ready for New Chrysler Challenge

Washngton DC August 23, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that for the past two years, while she ran marketing for Toyota's Lexus division, there was one thing Deborah Wahl Meyer never had to worry about: the quality of the product. But the 44-year-old Detroit-area native faces a much different challenge now that she ... Continue reading

Indian Automaker Presents World's Cheapest Car

Indian Automaker Presents World's Cheapest Car

Wahington DC August 23, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Tata Motors, India's largest four-wheel automaker, is planning to capitalize on the country's expanding middle class by releasing the Rs One Lakh. Its sticker price of about $2,500 would make it the world's cheapest car. Click here for a picture. Accordin ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (CHATSWORTH, UK) - NEWS ON THE RALLY SHOW

SPECIAL EVENT (CHATSWORTH, UK) - NEWS ON THE RALLY SHOW

THE RALLY SHOW at CHATSWORTH Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September 2007 :: Almost 50 of the 75 entry places now filled; entries still open. :: National Rally Champion Paul Bird (Penrith) confirmed with Stobart Subaru. :: M-Sport to demonstrate 2007 Ford Focus World Rally Car. :: Original Audi quattro S1 to feature in ... Continue reading

ALMS (MOSPORT) - SERIES LEADS THE WAY IN PIONEERING ALTERNATIVE FUEL USES

ALMS (MOSPORT) - SERIES LEADS THE WAY IN PIONEERING ALTERNATIVE FUEL USES

Audi has made motorsports history with the success of its diesel-powered R10 TDI factory prototype effort. The innovation and leading-edge, relevant technology that is present in the American Le Mans Series continues to gain attention throughout the entire motorsports community. At the forefront in 2007 is the Series' ... Continue reading

SPECIAL EVENT (CHARLOTTE) - Second Annual NASCAR Foundation Blood and Marrow Drive Urges Fans To 'Roll Up Their Sleeves And Help Save A Life'

SPECIAL EVENT (CHARLOTTE) - Second Annual NASCAR Foundation Blood and Marrow Drive Urges Fans To 'Roll Up Their Sleeves And Help Save A Life'

On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, fans across the nation will have a chance to roll up their sleeves and help save a life at the Second Annual NASCAR Foundation Blood and Marrow Drive. Last year, the inaugural drive collected over 2,500 pints of blood and added 650 names to the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Registry a ... Continue reading

NHRA (CLERMONT, IND) - TESTING NOTES FROM INDY

NHRA (CLERMONT, IND) - TESTING NOTES FROM INDY

SCELZI MAKES IT THREE-IN-A-ROW FOR SCHUMACHER RACING AT INDY TESTING; BURKART FASTEST IN TOP FUEL AT THURSDAY’S TEST SESSION CLERMONT, Ind. – Funny Car driver Gary Scelzi made it three-in-a-row for Don Schumacher Racing at the final session of testing for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - SERIES NOTES

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - SERIES NOTES

1. Meira takes ride with Blue Angels<P> 2. Lloyd eyes Indy Pro Series title at Infineon Raceway<P> 3. Prendeville wins big at charity poker tourney<P> <P> 1. Meira takes ride with Blue Angels: Vitor Meira got a healthy dose of Vitamin G during his flight with Maj. ... Continue reading

ALMS (MOSPORT) - FELLOWS OUT FOR ONE MORE MOSPORT MEMORY

ALMS (MOSPORT) - FELLOWS OUT FOR ONE MORE MOSPORT MEMORY

Ron Fellows will saddle up at Mosport one more time for Corvette Racing this weekend, teaming with Andy Pilgrim. No other name in Canada is more synonymous with excellence in sports car racing than Ron Fellows. That is especially true at Mosport International Raceway, Fellows' home track and site of this weekend's Mobi ... Continue reading

ALMS (MOSPORT) - CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STAKE AT MOSPORT

ALMS (MOSPORT) - CHAMPIONSHIPS AT STAKE AT MOSPORT

Audi and Porsche can clinch team and manufacturer championships this weekend at Mosport. Championships in two prototype classes of the American Le Mans Series could be decided this weekend at Mosport International Raceway. Audi and Porsche can win manufacturer championships with victories, as can Penske Motorsports in ... Continue reading

GRAND AM (SONOMA) - GANASSI PRE-RACE ADVANCE

GRAND AM (SONOMA) - GANASSI PRE-RACE ADVANCE

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Rolex Sports Car Series Armed Forces Grand-Am 250 – Infineon Raceway Advance TEAMS: Back to back Rolex 24 At Daytona Champions TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the No.01 TELMEX Lexus-Riley, Alex Lloyd and Michael Valiant ... Continue reading

Land Rover Launches the 2008 LR2 HSE

Land Rover Launches the 2008 LR2 HSE

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 23 -- Since its introduction in April 2007 the all-new Land Rover LR2 has enjoyed strong sales and to reinforce its line-up in the U.S., Land Rover North America today announced the introduction of a new and enhanced derivative -- the LR2 HSE. This new version has a sportier stance than the LR2 SE ... Continue reading

Money Scramble and Buses at SSP This Saturday Night

Money Scramble and Buses at SSP This Saturday Night

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE School Buses and Money Scramble at a Busy Stock Car Staurday Night SSP This Weekend Newberrytown, PA (August 23, 2007) - At the Susquehanna Speedway Park, Stock Car Saturday Night returns on August 25 with the Members First FCU Kid's Money Scramble and the Gre ... Continue reading

SmarTire Deploys Balance of April 2007 Financing

SmarTire Deploys Balance of April 2007 Financing

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Aug. 24 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMTR) announced today that it has sold a convertible debenture in the amount of $350,000, which is the balance remaining under an agreement dated April 27, 2007 that provided for the sale of up to $1.5 million in convertible debentures to Xen ... Continue reading

VDC Sub to Provide Propulsion for Unmanned Vehicle

VDC Sub to Provide Propulsion for Unmanned Vehicle

ATLANTA--Video Display Corporation announces that its Lexel Imaging Systems, Inc. subsidiary has been awarded a significant contract by Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory, for the design and delivery of a high performance 70 HP electric propulsion motor. This motor will provide direct drive powe ... Continue reading

Analyse the AC Drives Market in the United States

Analyse the AC Drives Market in the United States

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66533) has announced the addition of “AC Drives in the United States” to their offering. Our AC Drives in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the ac drives industr ... Continue reading

American Racing Capital, Inc. / Joe Mattioli III becomes Major Shareholder

American Racing Capital, Inc. / Joe Mattioli III becomes Major Shareholder

SAN DIEGO--American Racing Capital Inc., (OTCBB: ANRC), a company specializing in the motorsports industry, announced today that Joseph Mattioli III, recently named to American Racing Capital Inc.’s Board of Advisors, is now one of the largest shareholders of the Company. Currently working on Nashville’s Musi ... Continue reading

Carbon and Aramid(Kevlar) UD Fabric, Multiaxial, Glassfiber

Carbon and Aramid(Kevlar) UD Fabric, Multiaxial, Glassfiber

To : President Attn : Purchasing & marketing Dept Subj : Concrete Structure Reinforcing Materials : Carbon and Aramid (Kevlar) UD Fabric, 3K and 12k carbon fabric, Multiaxial, Glassfiber fabric. Dear, Sir We are specialized in manufacturing all kinds of glassfiber fabric, Concrete structure Reinforcing Materials, Carbo ... Continue reading

Carbon and Aramid(Kevlar) UD Fabric, Multiaxial, Glassfiber

Carbon and Aramid(Kevlar) UD Fabric, Multiaxial, Glassfiber

To : President Attn : Purchasing & marketing Dept Subj : Concrete Structure Reinforcing Materials : Carbon and Aramid (Kevlar) UD Fabric, 3K and 12k carbon fabric, Multiaxial, Glassfiber fabric. Dear, Sir We are specialized in manufacturing all kinds of glassfiber fabric, Concrete structure Reinforcing Materials, Carbo ... Continue reading

Erin Esurance Encourages Drivers to Answer the Call

Erin Esurance Encourages Drivers to Answer the Call

Auto Insurance Company and SOS Campaign Launch the Esurance Live Impact Calculator SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, announced the recent launch of its latest environmental initiative in partnership with the SOS campaign, the movement behind the Live Earth conce ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Folding Trailers Holds Successful Summer Dealer Meetings in Las Vegas and Pennsylvania

Fleetwood Folding Trailers Holds Successful Summer Dealer Meetings in Las Vegas and Pennsylvania

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 24 -- Fleetwood Folding Trailers, a division of Fleetwood Enterprises' RV Group, today announced the success of its summer dealer meetings held in Las Vegas, Nev. and Champion, Pa. earlier this summer. Touting strong market share numbers and a new General Manager, Allan Reeping, Fleetwood Foldin ... Continue reading

Vídeo de Medialink y Ford: Ford presenta "el Fiesta del futuro"

Vídeo de Medialink y Ford: Ford presenta "el Fiesta del futuro"

NUEVA YORK, August 24 -- Diseñado para una generación concienciada con la moda que ha crecido con teléfonos móviles, el concepto Ford Verve, que se presentará en la Feria del Motor de Frankfurt 2007, da las primeras pinceladas a la visión de diseño de coche pequeño del futuro de Ford. (Vea vídeo de Ford en: ht ... Continue reading

Video von Medialink und Ford: Ford stellt die "Party der Zukunft" vor

Video von Medialink und Ford: Ford stellt die "Party der Zukunft" vor

NEW YORK, August 24 -- Das Ford Verve Konzept -- das auf der Frankfurter Automobilausstellung 2007 enthüllt werden wird -- wurde für eine modebewusste Generation, die mit Mobiltelefonen aufgewachsen ist, entwickelt und verweist als Wegbreiter auf Fords zukünftige Designvision für Kleinwagen. (Schauen Sie sich das V ... Continue reading

Ford Verve Concept desvela la futura visión de diseño de vehículos pequeños de Ford

Ford Verve Concept desvela la futura visión de diseño de vehículos pequeños de Ford

FRANKFURT, Alemania--Ford Verve Concept – el coche de concepto que se presentará en el Frankfurt Motor Show de 2007– desvela los primeros trazos de la futura visión de un vehículo pequeño de Ford. La importancia del concepto Ford Verve es que se trata de la evidencia física de la trayectoria de ... Continue reading

Nanjing Automobile Reveals MG7 Price

Nanjing Automobile Reveals MG7 Price

SHANGHAI - August 24, 2007: Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) released the price of its new model MG7 yesterday and this model will be launched at the beginning of September. The price of four version of MG7 will be in the range of 171,600 yuan to 302,800 yuan ($22,000 to $40,000). The new MG7 will compete with Audi ... Continue reading

Model Year 2008 Brings Lifecycle Changes to Fleetwood's Revolution LE, Excursion and Providence Diesel Motor Homes

Model Year 2008 Brings Lifecycle Changes to Fleetwood's Revolution LE, Excursion and Providence Diesel Motor Homes

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 24 -- Fleetwood Enterprises' RV Group, a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles, today announced the launch of its 2008 Revolution LE, Excursion and Providence diesel motor homes. Featuring revamped exterior styling, all-new interior decor options, and innovative floor plans, these high-e ... Continue reading

Driving to School for the First Time? GEICO Advises: "Don't Drive Distracted"

Driving to School for the First Time? GEICO Advises: "Don't Drive Distracted"

WASHINGTON--Is your teen driving to school for the very first time this year? As a parent you probably feel proud, relieved and a little concerned. Parents are learning that the first six months of unsupervised driving are the most dangerous for their new teen drivers. So what is the best advice parents can give their ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Rolls Out All-New 2008 Wilderness, Prowler Luxury-Lite and Terry Travel Trailers and Fifth Wheels

Fleetwood Rolls Out All-New 2008 Wilderness, Prowler Luxury-Lite and Terry Travel Trailers and Fifth Wheels

Wilderness Sets up Camp at a Value; Prowler Takes on a Lighter Load; Terry Re-Establishes Its Tradition RIVERSIDE, Calif., Aug. 24 -- Fleetwood Enterprises' RV Group, a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles, today announced the launch of its 2008 Wilderness, Prowler Luxury-Lite, and Terry travel trailers and fi ... Continue reading

Chery Rolls Out Its Millionth Car

Chery Rolls Out Its Millionth Car

SHANGHAI - August 24, 2007: Chery Automobile held a celebration as its 1,000,000th car rolled off the assembly line yesterday. As the first Chinese home-grown automaker ever to reach this milestone, Chery's success astonished the world. It takes Chery seven years and nine months to reach this point. By July this month, ... Continue reading

Automakers Turn to Blogs To Communicate and Promote

Automakers Turn to Blogs To Communicate and Promote

Washington DC August 23, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that when Al Gore III was arrested last month after being stopped for speeding in his Prius, one of the blogs buzzing about the topic came from an unexpected source: Toyota Motor Corp. The occasion offered the normally buttoned-down Japanese automaker an unpr ... Continue reading

Michelin's Newest Innovation Marvel: Tires That Regenerate Themselves

Michelin's Newest Innovation Marvel: Tires That Regenerate Themselves

The Michelin(R) XDA(R)5 tire delivers 30 percent more tread life DALLAS, Aug. 23 -- Imagine a tire with a tread that regenerates itself as it wears. It's not science fiction or a scene from the "Transformers" movie, it's reality at Michelin. Today at the Great American Truck Show (GATS) in Dallas, Michelin is unveiling ... Continue reading

ZAP Offers Full Service Financing for Electric Vehicle and Car Purchases

ZAP Offers Full Service Financing for Electric Vehicle and Car Purchases

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 23 -- Electric car pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAAP) announced today that it has partnered with netLoan Funding, LLC to provide ZAP customers with one-stop Internet financing for electric vehicle and electric car purchases. netLoan Funding provides lender management services and a diversity of ... Continue reading

Toyota, Honda and Nissan Top List of Most Popular Hybrid Vehicles at NADAguides.com - Duh!

Toyota, Honda and Nissan Top List of Most Popular Hybrid Vehicles at NADAguides.com - Duh!

COSTA MESA, Calif., Aug. 23 -- NADAguides.com (http://www.nadaguides.com/), a leading vehicle information website, today released data regarding the most researched Hybrid vehicles at its website during the month of July 2007. In addition to evaluating the Hybrids that car buyers researched most often last month, the c ... Continue reading

Spartan Chassis Introduces the Furion(R) at IAFC

Spartan Chassis Introduces the Furion(R) at IAFC

Furion Bridges Commercial and Custom Markets, Completes the Spartan Chassis Product Line CHARLOTTE, Mich., Aug. 23 -- Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , will unveil the Furion(R) today at the Fire-Rescue International Expo in Atlanta. The Furion, which is the third fire truck cab and chassis ... Continue reading

CSK ProShop and NASCAR Launch Co-Branded Program for Auto Repair Shops

CSK ProShop and NASCAR Launch Co-Branded Program for Auto Repair Shops

PHOENIX--CSK ProShop, the wholesale side of CSK Auto, Inc., the largest specialty retailer of automotive parts and accessories in the Western United States based on store count, announced today an agreement with the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) to offer the CSK ProShop NASCAR Performance Netw ... Continue reading

Multiple "First Times" Reveal Progress Of China's Auto Industry

Multiple "First Times" Reveal Progress Of China's Auto Industry

SHANGHAI - August 24, 2007: This year China's auto industry are characterized by a couple of "first times". For the first time in the history of China's auto industry, a joint venture company tries to develop its own brand vehicles; for the first time ever, China's homegrown automakers are licensed to produce foreign b ... Continue reading

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