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Advisory: 1000 Ford Racing Fans Get First Drive in 2005 Mustang at Turner Field in Atlanta Oct. 30

Advisory: 1000 Ford Racing Fans Get First Drive in 2005 Mustang at Turner Field in Atlanta Oct. 30

WHAT: More than 1000 fans will participate in the Ford Racing Innovation Drive, including the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drive the 300- horsepower 2005 Mustang on an autocross track at Turner Field. Attendees can also test drive the 2005 Ford Five Hundred and the 2005 Freestyle, view Ford Racing vehicles and dis ... Continue reading

Magna announces proposals to take private its public subsidiaries

Magna announces proposals to take private its public subsidiaries

AURORA, ON, Oct. 25 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, MG.B; NYSE: MGA) announced today that it has made separate proposals to the respective boards of directors of its three public subsidiaries, Intier Automotive Inc. (TSX: IAI.A; NASDAQ: IAIA), Decoma International Inc. (TSX: DEC.A; NASDAQ: DECA) and Tesma Inter ... Continue reading

Manufacturer of Small Motorcycles for People Afraid to Ride Big Bikes Signs Distributor for U.S. and Canada

Manufacturer of Small Motorcycles for People Afraid to Ride Big Bikes Signs Distributor for U.S. and Canada

Pagsta International Selects Barrett Corporation to Distribute Pagsta Motorcycles IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25 -- Pagsta International, LLC, announced today that it has signed Barrett Corporation to handle all U.S. and Canadian distribution for the Pagsta brand of motorcycles. Pagsta specializes in the manufacture of small ... Continue reading

PR: Manufacturer of Small Motorcycles for People Afraid to Ride Big Bikes

PR: Manufacturer of Small Motorcycles for People Afraid to Ride Big Bikes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Manufacturer of Small Motorcycles for People Afraid to Ride Big Bikes Signs Distributor for U.S. and Canada Pagsta International Selects Barrett Corporation to Distribute Pagsta Motorcycles IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 25, 2004 -- Pagsta International, LLC, announced today that it has signed Barrett Corpo ... Continue reading

Wherify Wireless Announces the Availability of the World's First, Smallest and Lightest, Global Locator Phone -- Wherifone G550 --

Wherify Wireless Announces the Availability of the World's First, Smallest and Lightest, Global Locator Phone -- Wherifone G550 --

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--Oct. 25, 2004-- Wherify's Next Generation Global Location System Will Deliver Personal Location Technology to GSM-Centric Markets Around the Globe Wherify Wireless, Inc., a leading developer of wireless location products and services based on the company's pioneering back-end location service pl ... Continue reading

AAA Hits The Road With MCI In $12 Million Deal

AAA Hits The Road With MCI In $12 Million Deal

MCI's Communications Services to Provide Solutions for 47 Million Auto Club Members ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 25 -- MCI today announced that it has entered into a multi-year, $12 million agreement with AAA, North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, to offer services to its automobile clubs in the U.S. ... Continue reading

ABRA's Rick Assumes Sales and C.E. Position in Wisconsin

ABRA's Rick Assumes Sales and C.E. Position in Wisconsin

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 25, 2004--ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a national damaged vehicle repair company located in Minneapolis, announced today the appointment of Robert Rick as Regional Vice President of Sales and Continuing Education for their Wisconsin market. Within this position, Rick will direct and develop a sales team to ... Continue reading

Absolute Glass Protection Inc. Announces Automotive Dealership Sales and Marketing Update

Absolute Glass Protection Inc. Announces Automotive Dealership Sales and Marketing Update

LAS VEGAS--Oct. 25, 2004--Absolute Glass Protection Inc. (OTCBB: ASLG) of Las Vegas is pleased to announce the recent sale of a new specialty dealership in the Southern California territory. This new dealer, which the company has entered into an agreement with, is well established and educated regarding the automotive ... Continue reading

Activplant Announces Performance Management System

Activplant Announces Performance Management System

New comprehensive system based on manufacturing best practices from world-class companies drives operational excellence through identification and elimination of production losses DETROIT, Oct. 25 -- Activplant Corporation (London, Ontario), the leading provider of enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) software, ... Continue reading

Arnold and GM's Hydrogen Hummer

Arnold and GM's Hydrogen Hummer

--California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken another step in his drive toward a zero-emission environment -- driving a specially-built hydrogen fueled Hummer H2H and opening California's latest hydrogen fueling station. A report from General Motors . You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.news ... Continue reading

BBK Expands European Division -- Opens Offices in Prague And Warsaw; Jan Kofol To Oversee Eastern European Operations in Prague, Daniel Ozon In Warsaw Office

BBK Expands European Division -- Opens Offices in Prague And Warsaw; Jan Kofol To Oversee Eastern European Operations in Prague, Daniel Ozon In Warsaw Office

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Oct. 25, 2004--BBK, an internationally recognized, leading provider of financial and operational business advisory services, announces the following additions to its European operations--Jan Kofol, as Principal to oversee the Central and Eastern European divisions out of the Prague, Czech Republic an ... Continue reading

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Club Med / American Airlines Winter Caribbean Sale

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Cyclics and Ahlstrom to Jointly Develop Wind Power and Marine Composites

Cyclics and Ahlstrom to Jointly Develop Wind Power and Marine Composites

DUSSELDORF, Germany--Oct. 25, 2004-- New alliance brings together expertise in plastics and glass fibres for composites that will be safer to produce, recyclable, and improve manufacturing efficiencies Cyclics Corporation and Ahlstrom Glassfibre Oy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ahlstrom Corporation, have entered into a ... Continue reading

Cyclics and Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials, Inc. Announce Superior Thermoforming Material; Superior Plug Assist Tooling Material To Be Available Early Next Year

Cyclics and Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials, Inc. Announce Superior Thermoforming Material; Superior Plug Assist Tooling Material To Be Available Early Next Year

DUSSELDORF, Germany--Oct. 25, 2004--Cyclics Corporation will supply it's new CBT(R) 200 resin to Emerson & Cuming Composite Materials, Inc. (ECCM) to create a superior plug-assist thermoforming material to be available in early 2005. The new product, known as Eccolite(R) Ultra Syntactic Foam, has several advantages in ... Continue reading

Decoma Receives Privatisation Proposal From Magna

Decoma Receives Privatisation Proposal From Magna

CONCORD, Ontario, October 25 -- Decoma International Inc. ("Decoma") (TSX: DEC.A); announced today that its board of directors has received a proposal from Magna International Inc. ("Magna") to acquire all the outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares of Decoma not owned by Magna, with the result that Decoma would ... Continue reading

Drew Industries Announces Webcast of Third-Quarter Conference Call on Nov. 1

Drew Industries Announces Webcast of Third-Quarter Conference Call on Nov. 1

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 25 -- Drew Industries Incorporated , a White Plains, NY-based manufacturer of components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, today announced it plans to release its third quarter 2004 financial results before the market opens on Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. The Company wi ... Continue reading

EnerTeck Corporation Postpones Plans for Forward Stock Split

EnerTeck Corporation Postpones Plans for Forward Stock Split

STAFFORD, Texas, Oct. 25 -- EnerTeck Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ETCK) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors has elected to indefinitely postpone previously announced plans to effect a four to one forward common stock split. The Board believes that the split is inappropriate at this time due to c ... Continue reading

Fairchild Sports Appoints Anthony Churchill As Managing Director Of Hein Gericke

Fairchild Sports Appoints Anthony Churchill As Managing Director Of Hein Gericke

DUESSELDORF, Germany--Oct. 25, 2004--The Fairchild Corporation announced today that Mr. Anthony Churchill has been named Managing Director of its subsidiary, Hein Gericke Deutschland GmbH. Mr. Churchill will run Hein Gericke's business operations with Dr. Eric Steiner, Managing Director of Hein Gericke Deutschland and ... Continue reading

Faulty Airbags Could Cause Fatal Accidents; Visit a Carfax Dealer for a Free Airbag and a Vehicle History Report During November

Faulty Airbags Could Cause Fatal Accidents; Visit a Carfax Dealer for a Free Airbag and a Vehicle History Report During November

FAIRFAX, Va.--Oct. 25, 2004--Approximately one out of every 25 previously damaged vehicles have phony or dummy airbags, but only a handful of states have laws regulating airbag system replacements. Carfax, the most trusted provider of vehicle history reports, is teaming up with Carfax Dealers nationwide to offer consum ... Continue reading

Fitch Presale on AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2004-D-F

Fitch Presale on AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2004-D-F

NEW YORK--Oct. 25, 2004--Fitch Ratings issued a presale report today on AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2004-D-F discussing the rating analysis behind Fitch Rating's expected ratings on the offered notes. The collateral securing the notes is a pool of automobile loan receivables secured by new and used automob ... Continue reading

Fleetwood to Webcast Its Investor Day on October 29, 2004

Fleetwood to Webcast Its Investor Day on October 29, 2004

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 25 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. , one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, today announced that it will hold a webcast of the presentation portion of its Investor Day on Friday, October 29, beginning at 8 a. ... Continue reading

Give the Gift of Safety This Holiday Season; For Less Than $50, Whiter Headlights Improve What Loved Ones See on the Road; And How Soon They Can See It

Give the Gift of Safety This Holiday Season; For Less Than $50, Whiter Headlights Improve What Loved Ones See on the Road; And How Soon They Can See It

DANVERS, Mass.--Oct. 25, 2004--This gift-giving season consumers can invest under $50 to keep their loved ones safe on the road at night with SYLVANIA SilverStar(R) high performance halogen headlights. SilverStar headlights produce a whiter light that helps make night driving safer. They are the perfect holiday gift fo ... Continue reading

Global Outlook Essential to Meet Growing Challenges in the SMT Placement Equipment Market

Global Outlook Essential to Meet Growing Challenges in the SMT Placement Equipment Market

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Oct. 25, 2004--The move toward miniaturization in the electronics industry is likely to be a major driving force in the surface mount technology (SMT) placement equipment market. Vendors that capitalize on this need and develop the products to handle smaller components stand to gain in terms of incre ... Continue reading

Hydro-Quebec and United Auto Parts Select RedDot; RedDot Solutions Expands Presence in Quebec Market Signing Leading Energy Provider and Major Auto Parts Distributor

Hydro-Quebec and United Auto Parts Select RedDot; RedDot Solutions Expands Presence in Quebec Market Signing Leading Energy Provider and Major Auto Parts Distributor

NEW YORK and MONTREAL--Oct. 25, 2004--RedDot Solutions, (http://www.reddot.com), a leading global provider of enterprise content management solutions, announced today that two leading Canadian-based organizations have selected RedDot Solutions to address their content management needs. Hydro-Quebec, a major producer, t ... Continue reading

IMPCO to Acquire Remaining Equity Interest of B.R.C.

IMPCO to Acquire Remaining Equity Interest of B.R.C.

CERRITOS, Calif., Oct. 25 -- IMPCO Technologies Inc. , today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 50 percent equity interests of B.R.C. Societa a Responsabilita Limitata, an Italian limited liability company ("BRC"), from BRC's founders, Mariano Costamagna and Pier Antonio Costamagna ... Continue reading

INTERMET Gains Immediate Access to Interim DIP Funding

INTERMET Gains Immediate Access to Interim DIP Funding

Executes credit agreement for DIP financing TROY, Mich., Oct. 25 -- INTERMET Corporation (Pink Sheets: INMTQ) announced today that it has entered into a credit agreement with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and The Bank of Nova Scotia for a $60 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit facility. With the execution ... Continue reading

Intier receives privatization proposal from Magna

Intier receives privatization proposal from Magna

NEWMARKET, ON, Oct. 25 -- Intier Automotive Inc. (TSX: IAI.A, NASDAQ: IAIA) announced today that its Board of Directors has received a proposal from Magna International Inc. to acquire all the outstanding Class A Subordinate Voting Shares of Intier not owned by Magna. Magna has proposed that the transaction be effected ... Continue reading

Iteris Holdings Inc. Completes Merger

Iteris Holdings Inc. Completes Merger

ANAHEIM, Calif.--Oct. 25, 2004--Iteris Holdings Inc. (OTCBB:ITRSA) (OTCBB:ITRSB), announced today that it has merged its Iteris Inc. operating subsidiary into Iteris Holdings. As part of the merger, each outstanding share of common stock of Iteris Inc. was converted into two (2) shares of Class A Common stock of Iteris ... Continue reading

Jaguar Movie Pounces on Animation Trend

Jaguar Movie Pounces on Animation Trend

IRVINE, Calif.--Oct. 25, 2004-- Unveils first of five Webisodes featuring original work from Peter Chung; interactive campaign uses latest techniques to promote luxury cars for twenty and thirty-somethings Jaguar today launched the first in a series of Webisodes to promote three new models of its X-TYPE premium compact ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors, Inc., Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement for Resale of 2.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014

Lithia Motors, Inc., Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement for Resale of 2.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2014

MEDFORD, Ore.--Oct. 25, 2004--Lithia Motors, Inc. today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective its Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the resale of $85,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 2.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Notes") and t ... Continue reading

Magna anuncia su propuesta de adquisición de sus filiales públicas

Magna anuncia su propuesta de adquisición de sus filiales públicas

AURORA, Canada, October 25 -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, MG.B; NYSE: MGA) ha anunciado hoy que ha realizado proposiciones separadas de sus respectivos consejos de administración en cada una de sus tres filiales públicas, Intier Automotive Inc. (TSX: IAI.A; NASDAQ: IAIA), Decoma International Inc. (TSX: DEC. ... Continue reading

Melvin Van Peebles, Legendary Film Pioneer, Receives DaimlerChrysler 'Behind the Lens' Award

Melvin Van Peebles, Legendary Film Pioneer, Receives DaimlerChrysler 'Behind the Lens' Award

- Award includes $25,000 donation to the Melvin Van Peebles Foundation - Hollywood turns out to celebrate Van Peebles at award brunch SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 25 -- Trailblazing filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles was presented with DaimlerChrysler "Behind the Lens" award at a star-studded awards luncheon in California held ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Announces Long-Term Contract and Expansion With Maryland's Port of Baltimore

Mercedes-Benz Announces Long-Term Contract and Expansion With Maryland's Port of Baltimore

Luxury Car Manufacturer Strengthens Ties to Long-Time Operations Partner BALTIMORE, Oct. 25 -- Mercedes-Benz USA today announced an expansion of its operations with the Port of Baltimore in importing the luxury carmaker's award-winning sedans, coupes, SUVs, roadsters and sports cars. More than 100 acres of vehicle-proc ... Continue reading

Microvision adds Suttle Motors, a major Pontiac, GMC, Saab and Cadillac dealer to Reference Program for Nomad System

Microvision adds Suttle Motors, a major Pontiac, GMC, Saab and Cadillac dealer to Reference Program for Nomad System

BOTHELL, Wash.--Oct. 25, 2004--Microvision, Inc. announced today the addition of Suttle Motors of Newport News, Virginia to the Reference Account Program for the Nomad(TM) Expert Technician System. Suttle Motors is one of the largest auto dealers in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. With over 100 service bays and 76 ... Continue reading

Modine Completes Acquisition of the 50% Interest of WiniaMando's ACC Division in Chinese Joint Venture

Modine Completes Acquisition of the 50% Interest of WiniaMando's ACC Division in Chinese Joint Venture

RACINE, Wis.--Oct. 25, 2004--Modine Manufacturing Company announced today that on Friday, October 22, 2004, it completed the acquisition of the 50% interest of WiniaMando's Automotive Climate Control Division (ACC) in the Anhui Jianghuai Climate Control Co., Ltd. (JMCC) joint venture located in Hefei, China. Modine's C ... Continue reading

NexTag Launches ServicesShopping(SM) With Comparison Shopping for Mortgages, Travel, Cars, Real Estate and Education

NexTag Launches ServicesShopping(SM) With Comparison Shopping for Mortgages, Travel, Cars, Real Estate and Education

Broadest Comparison Shopping Offering Helps Online Users Save Even More and Addresses Likelihood That 58% Will Visit a One-Stop Comparison Shopping Site for Online Shopping SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 25 -- NexTag, Inc., one of the leading product comparison shopping sites, today announced it has launched NexTag ServicesSh ... Continue reading

Organizations Gather at KronosWorks to Exchange Innovative Workforce Management Strategies; Seventh Annual KronosWorks Draws Record Attendance

Organizations Gather at KronosWorks to Exchange Innovative Workforce Management Strategies; Seventh Annual KronosWorks Draws Record Attendance

ORLANDO, Fla.--Oct. 25, 2004--More than 1,100 customers, prospects, analysts, press, and partners from around the globe have gathered at the industry's largest conference dedicated to the workforce management market, KronosWorks(TM). At this conference, sponsored by Kronos(R) Incorporated , attendees benefit from: more ... Continue reading

PA Commission On Crime and Delinquency Participates in Auto Theft Prevention Clinic

PA Commission On Crime and Delinquency Participates in Auto Theft Prevention Clinic

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 25 -- As part of Crime Prevention Month, employees of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency took steps today to prevent theft of their automobiles. "VIN-etching is quick, easy and free to Pennsylvania consumers," said Chairman Walter M. Phillips Jr. "The Vehicle Identification Numbe ... Continue reading

Percussion Software Introduces Rhythmyx 5.5, Extends Its Lead in the Mid-Tier ECM Market

Percussion Software Introduces Rhythmyx 5.5, Extends Its Lead in the Mid-Tier ECM Market

WOBURN, Mass.--Oct. 25, 2004-- New Release Features Enhanced Support for Document Management, New Digital Asset Management and More Out-of-the-Box Functionality Percussion Software today introduced version 5.5 of its Rhythmyx Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution, a major new release that extends Percussion's le ... Continue reading

PR: If You Want To Start Teaching Online, You Need to Start at ScribeStudio.com!

PR: If You Want To Start Teaching Online, You Need to Start at ScribeStudio.com!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE If You Want To Start Teaching Online, You Need to Start at ScribeStudio.com! NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2004 -- Distance Learning, Inc. (DLI), announced today the launch of ScribeStudio 2.0, an easy-to-use Web site that allows educators, trainers and teachers to inexpensively develop online programs and c ... Continue reading

Shirley New Breed ARMM Equity Alert unbowed

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Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:15:44 -0500 Hot New Issue - merican Resource Management, Inc. TICKER: ARMM ARMM - Set to explode Monday Morning - Hot sto, ck in a hot space Opening-Price:0.06 Near-term_target:0.50 Long-term_target:0.60 Breaking News for ARMM - American Resource Management, Inc. ARMM-launch new service (EffHVAC) Ef ... Continue reading

SICK Selected as a Finalist in the 2005 Automotive News PACE Award Competition

SICK Selected as a Finalist in the 2005 Automotive News PACE Award Competition

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 25, 2004--SICK, one of the world's leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems and automatic identification products for industrial applications, today announced it has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious 2005 Automotive News PACE Award competition. The 11th annual PACE (Premier Automo ... Continue reading

Six Receive Auto Leasing Certification at Ohio Vehicle Leasing Association's Fall Conference

Six Receive Auto Leasing Certification at Ohio Vehicle Leasing Association's Fall Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Oct. 25, 2004--Six persons received the OCLC or Ohio Certified Leasing Consultant designation at The Ohio Vehicle Leasing Association's 48th year Fall Leasing Conference here Thursday, Oct. 21. They were: Jennifer A. Baker and Tarry E. Shebesta of ACS Sales and Leasing, Cincinnati; Danielle Conley and B ... Continue reading

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STAR and AutoDESA Partner Together on Automotive XML Standards Development

STAR and AutoDESA Partner Together on Automotive XML Standards Development

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 25 -- STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail), the IT standards body for the North American retail automotive industry, and AutoDESA (Automotive Data Exchange Standards Australia), the IT standards body for the Australian retail automotive industry have agreed to cooperate together on joi ... Continue reading

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TBC Reports Third Quarter Results

TBC Reports Third Quarter Results

-Net Income Increases 9% Including Impact of Hurricanes- -NTB Performs In Line with Company Expectations- -Company Updates 2004 Financial Guidance- PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Oct. 25 -- TBC Corporation , one of the nation's leading marketers of automotive replacement tires, today reported sales and earnings for the thir ... Continue reading

Tele Atlas Location Content Powering Top Internet Portals and Critical Consumer Services

Tele Atlas Location Content Powering Top Internet Portals and Critical Consumer Services

SAN FRANCISCO--Oct. 25, 2004-- Leading Companies in Wireless, Internet and Emergency Services Count on the Accuracy and Reliability of Tele Atlas Data Tele Atlas, a worldwide leading provider of digital map data and location content, is delivering mapping data to drive the top Internet portals and other important consu ... Continue reading

The Performance Group and Intelli-Mine Create Alliance; Companies Focus on Six Sigma to Deliver Client Results

The Performance Group and Intelli-Mine Create Alliance; Companies Focus on Six Sigma to Deliver Client Results

SAN FRANCISCO--Oct. 25, 2004--The Performance Group (TPG), a mortgage consulting firm, and Intelli-Mine, a provider of business performance management tools, announced the formation of a business alliance designed to integrate TPG's Process Optimization (Six Sigma) and Best Practices, with the powerful measurement, ana ... Continue reading

TRW Presents Arizona Department of Public Safety With $4000 to Improve Airbag Mobile

TRW Presents Arizona Department of Public Safety With $4000 to Improve Airbag Mobile

MESA, Ariz., Oct. 25 -- TRW presented the Arizona Department of Public Safety with a $4000 check to assist in making improvements to the airbag mobile. TRW provided this airbag demonstration vehicle to the Arizona Department of Public Safety in 1992 to assist with the department's ongoing public education regarding sea ... Continue reading

Universal Express Partners with 1-800-TOW-TRUCK and Launches Pre-Paid Roadside Assistance Cards Nationwide

Universal Express Partners with 1-800-TOW-TRUCK and Launches Pre-Paid Roadside Assistance Cards Nationwide

NEW YORK--Oct. 25, 2004--Universal Express Inc. (OTCBB: USXP), announced today that it's division, Universal Cash Express(TM) has formed a partnership with 1-800-TOW-TRUCK(TM) to provide 1-800-TOW-TRUCK Pre-Paid Roadside Assistance Cards(TM) in all of Universal Express' Private Postal Network (UniversalPost Network) lo ... Continue reading

USAA Provides Tips on Staying Fiscally Fit During the Holidays

USAA Provides Tips on Staying Fiscally Fit During the Holidays

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Valeo: Ergebnisse für die ersten neun Monate 2004

Valeo: Ergebnisse für die ersten neun Monate 2004

PARIS, France, October 25 -- - Zweites Quartal in Folge mit organischem Umsatzwachstum - Eindämmung der Auswirkungen gestiegener Rohstoffpreise - Verschuldung um 215 Millionen Euro gesenkt Nach der heutigen Aufsichtsratssitzung veröffentlichte Valeo seinen Konzernabschluss für das dritte Quartal 2004. In Millionen E ... Continue reading

Visteon's Sheldon Road Plant Earns EPA Honor

Visteon's Sheldon Road Plant Earns EPA Honor

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 25 -- Visteon Corporation's Sheldon Road manufacturing facility, located in Plymouth, Mich., has received recognition for its voluntary efforts to maintain a healthier and safer environment. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( ... Continue reading

Webcast Alert: National R.V. Holdings, Inc. Announces Its Third Quarter FY 2004 Earnings Conference Call Webcast

Webcast Alert: National R.V. Holdings, Inc. Announces Its Third Quarter FY 2004 Earnings Conference Call Webcast

JUNCTION CITY, Ore.--Oct. 25, 2004--National R.V. Holdings, Inc. announces the following Webcast: What: National R.V. Holdings, Inc. Third Quarter FY 2004 Earnings Conference Call Webcast When: October 26, 2004 @ 11:00 AM Eastern Where: http://www.vcall.com/EventPage.asp?ID=89317 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply l ... Continue reading

Spy shots: 500-Horsepower 2006 Corvette Z06, and Next-Gen Maserati Coupe; Jaguar 'X' Videos; Some Kisses from Hershey, the Mecca of Motordom; First Drive New Porsche 911; and Volkswagen losses Mount Fast - That and More on TheCarConnection.com.

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DETROIT, Oct. 25 -- Think the all-new Corvette C6 is fast? Wait until you see the next-generation Z06, the first Vette to roll out of the factory breaking the 500-horsepower mark. TheCarConnection.com has exclusive spy shots, as well as a sneak peek of the next-gen Maserati Coupe. Then join TCC for come hot laps behind ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Launches Online Training for Automotive Retailers

Reynolds and Reynolds Launches Online Training for Automotive Retailers

Virtual training enables dealerships to cost-effectively train new hires, refresh staff and increase utilization of Reynolds systems and applications. DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 25 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced the launch of Reynolds University (RU) Online, a Web-based learning environment. RU Online off ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Third Quarter EPS Up 22% to $0.79; Demand in Europe and Asia Drives 16% Sales Growth

BorgWarner Third Quarter EPS Up 22% to $0.79; Demand in Europe and Asia Drives 16% Sales Growth

CHICAGO, Oct. 25 -- BorgWarner Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2004 and reiterated fiscal 2004 guidance. Strong demand for its technology in Europe and Asia along with continued cost efficiencies helped boost results. Third Quarter Highlights: -- Earnings per share grew by 22% to a new th ... Continue reading

UAW Launches Second Wave of Ad Campaign Supporting Kerry

UAW Launches Second Wave of Ad Campaign Supporting Kerry

New radio spots on jobs and health care will run in six battleground states DETROIT, Oct. 25 -- UAW President Ron Gettelfinger today announced that UAW V-CAP will launch the second wave of its independent expenditure ad campaign in support of John Kerry on Tuesday. The $2.5 million advertising buy is funded by UAW memb ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors launches new Colt Plus compact wagon

Mitsubishi Motors launches new Colt Plus compact wagon

Tokyo October 25, 2004: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that the new Colt Plus compact wagon went on sale at affiliated dealerships throughout Japan today. The 1.5-liter Colt Plus series adds the luggage compartment utility of a station wagon to the everyday convenience and drivability of the Colt compact car f ... Continue reading

Mercedes May Launch Hybrid

Mercedes May Launch Hybrid

FRANKFURT, Oct 25, 2004; Reuters reported that DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz division will launch hybrid cars within five years in key markets such as the United States and Japan, a top executive said in a newspaper interview. But the world's fifth-biggest carmaker does not think hybrids, which combine a conventional ... Continue reading

Porsche Cayenne Toytota Hybrid Powered?

Porsche Cayenne Toytota Hybrid Powered?

FRANKFURT, Oct 25, 2004; Reuters reported Automobilwoche said that Germany luxury carmaker Porsche is studying whether to build a hybrid version of its Cayenne sport utility vehicle using a Toyota Motor Corp powertrain. The went on to report that a Porsche spokesman confirmed it was studying a hybrid version of the Cay ... Continue reading

O2Diesel Corporation Hails Passage of "VEETC" Legislation

O2Diesel Corporation Hails Passage of "VEETC" Legislation

NEWARK, DE Oct 25, 2004: O2Diesel Corporation expressed great satisfaction following President Bush's signing into law the so-called "JOBS Bill" which included the "Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit" (VEETC). The VEETC is extremely important to the Company as it more than doubles the number of potential customers th ... Continue reading

Remember Car Service as Well as Carol Service This Christmas

Remember Car Service as Well as Carol Service This Christmas

HERTFORD, England, October 25 -- There is nothing more certain to spoil your Christmas than a breakdown. As you make preparations for the festive season, don't forget to include the car on your "things to do" list. Booking your car in for its regular service, particularly if it is due at this time of year, will not onl ... Continue reading

iRobot and John Deere to Unveil New Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle at AUSA Annual Meeting

iRobot and John Deere to Unveil New Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle at AUSA Annual Meeting

--iRobot and John Deere have teamed to develop a new intelligent unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that combines iRobot's proven military robotics technology with John Deere's rugged utility vehicle know-how. The new UGV will be displayed for the first time at the AUSA Annual Meeting. What: iRobot and John Deere will unvei ... Continue reading

Nissan Displays Multimedia Car at 2004 ITS World Congress

Nissan Displays Multimedia Car at 2004 ITS World Congress

Tokyo, Japan, (JCN Newswire) - Nissan is displaying a new prototype vehicle at this year's 11th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems that incorporates a multimedia platform capable of showing up to 4 moving images on an onboard screen at once. The prototype is designed to explore future developments in vehic ... Continue reading

Honda Announces Minor Modifications on CBR1000RR Super Sport Bike and New Limited CBR1000RR Special Edition

Honda Announces Minor Modifications on CBR1000RR Super Sport Bike and New Limited CBR1000RR Special Edition

<BR> Tokyo, Japan, Oct 20, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it will release a new version of the popular CBR1000RR super sport bike, powered by a lightweight, compact, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC in-line four-cylinder engine. The new model, featuring minor changes, will go on sale ... Continue reading

Report Says Toyota to Invest in New Engine Plant in Japan

Report Says Toyota to Invest in New Engine Plant in Japan

TOKYO, Oct 25, 2004; Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. will invest more than $186 mllion a new engine plant, its first in Japan since 1986, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported on Monday. The paper said the world's second-largest car maker would construct the plant in Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan. It would ... Continue reading

KTM and GE's Retail Sales Finance Unit Sign Exclusive Agreement

KTM and GE's Retail Sales Finance Unit Sign Exclusive Agreement

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Oct. 24, 2004--The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance and KTM North America today announced an exclusive multi-year renewal agreement to provide KTM Motorcycle enthusiasts in North America with financing through closed-end loans and a branded credit program. The KTM CARD Program, as well ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Subway 500 Chevy Race Notes

NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Subway 500 Chevy Race Notes

Chevy Race Notes NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway Oct. 24, 2004 Kevin Harvick (Finished 8th) "We had a great car today, but just lost it there at the end. I was loose up off and my rear tires were spinning so I couldn't get going towards the end of the race. When I was up front leading my car w ... Continue reading

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