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ALLETE Names Donald Shippar President and CEO; Gartzke Remains Chairman of Board until ADESA Spin-off

ALLETE Names Donald Shippar President and CEO; Gartzke Remains Chairman of Board until ADESA Spin-off

DULUTH, Minn.--Jan. 26, 2004--ALLETE, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has named Donald J. Shippar President and Chief Executive Officer of ALLETE. He will have responsibility for all non-automotive operations at ALLETE. Shippar previously was Executive Vice President of ALLETE, and President of Minnesota Pow ... Continue reading

Blackhawk Systems Incorporated Adds Robert Paul to Board of Directors

Blackhawk Systems Incorporated Adds Robert Paul to Board of Directors

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Jan. 26 -- Blackhawk Systems Incorporated is pleased to announce the addition of Robert Paul to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Paul is currently CEO of Covisint, LLC, an automotive messaging and services company located in Southfield, MI. Mr. Paul commented, "Blackhawk has ha ... Continue reading

Charisma Floats Will Be Setting a Track Record at Irwindale Speedway/Irwindale Dragstrip With Rose Parade Float

Charisma Floats Will Be Setting a Track Record at Irwindale Speedway/Irwindale Dragstrip With Rose Parade Float

-- DATE: January 29, 2004 TIME OF RUN: 7:30 p.m. LOCATION: Irwindale Speedway/Irwindale Dragstrip 500 Speedway Dr. Irwindale, CA 91706 On January 29th Charisma Floats will be rolling the award-winning City of West Covina's Rose Parade Float "The Three Tenors" down the Irwindale Dragstrip to set a track record. This wil ... Continue reading

Clancy Systems International Retains Vanguard Communications; Marketing Communications Firm to Handle PR for Parking-Systems Developer

Clancy Systems International Retains Vanguard Communications; Marketing Communications Firm to Handle PR for Parking-Systems Developer

DENVER--Jan. 26, 2004--Clancy Systems International, Inc. (OTCBB:CLSI), a leading developer of parking enforcement systems, announces it has retained Vanguard Communications Marketing & Public Relations for a variety of marketing programs including an ongoing media campaign for the national rollout of Clancy's newest p ... Continue reading

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Announcement

DOVER, Del., Jan. 26 -- Dover Motorsports, Inc. invites you to participate in a conference call subsequent to the release of Dover Motorsports, Inc.'s earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. The conference call will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. To listen to ... Continue reading

Federman & Sherwood Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against General Motors

Federman & Sherwood Announces the Filing of a Class Action Against General Motors

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 26 -- A class action lawsuit is pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on behalf of purchasers of 1999 through 2003 model year GM vehicles with 3.1, 3.4, 4.8, 5.3, 5.7(LS1), 6.0 or 8.1 liter engines exhibiting piston slap. Between 1999 and the present, Gener ... Continue reading

Golf Industry Gathers at 2004 PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 29

Golf Industry Gathers at 2004 PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 29

ORLANDO, Fla.--Jan. 26, 2004--For the past 50 years, the PGA Merchandise Show has been golf's most important business gathering and today is the world's most influential golf trade show. The 2004 PGA Merchandise Show will welcome more than 40,000 PGA Professionals, international retailers and industry leaders, Jan. 29- ... Continue reading

H. Coleman Davis III Named Thor Director; Walter L. Bennett Promoted To Executive Vice President

H. Coleman Davis III Named Thor Director; Walter L. Bennett Promoted To Executive Vice President

JACKSON CITY, Ohio, Jan. 26 -- Thor Industries, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors elected H. Coleman Davis III, currently Chairman of Thor's largest subsidiary and the most successful company in the RV industry, Keystone, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Davis founded Keystone eight years ago and is a majo ... Continue reading

Innovative Medical Group, Inc.: U.S. Olympic Committee Welcomes New Laser Device For Treatment Regimens

Innovative Medical Group, Inc.: U.S. Olympic Committee Welcomes New Laser Device For Treatment Regimens

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2004-- SportLaser(TM) therapy provides pain relief and faster healing for U.S. Olympians and Olympic Hopefuls Thanks to the SportLaser(TM), a breakthrough, non-invasive laser device, injured Olympic athletes and Olympic hopefuls now will be able to get back into training and competition f ... Continue reading

Lexus Transforms Online Car Shopping With Elevated Third Category

Lexus Transforms Online Car Shopping With Elevated Third Category

New Alliances With Leading Automotive Web Sites to Boost Consumer Awareness of and Access to Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 26 -- In a bold move to raise awareness and consumer access to Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) vehicles, Lexus today introduced another first in the automotive industry. The luxury ... Continue reading

Media Invited to Experience Live Satellite TV in the Car for Ultimate Tailgating in Houston

Media Invited to Experience Live Satellite TV in the Car for Ultimate Tailgating in Houston

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--Jan. 26, 2004-- See the Best Seat this Side of the 50-yard Line Thanks to the TracVision(R) A5 Satellite TV System During Super Bowl Week Thanks to TracVision satellite TV systems from KVH Industries, Inc., , the demand for in-vehicle entertainment and the growing popularity of tailgating are coming t ... Continue reading

Polaris ATVs Partners With NASCAR Star -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Polaris ATVs Partners With NASCAR Star -- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

-- NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr. just picked up a new mode of transportation, but his new wheels are made for high performance off the track. Polaris ATVs has signed Earnhardt, Jr., one of the hottest names in NASCAR, to a personal services agreement. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newst ... Continue reading

Supreme Industries, Inc. Declares a Three Cent Cash Dividend

Supreme Industries, Inc. Declares a Three Cent Cash Dividend

GOSHEN, Ind.--Jan. 26, 2004--Supreme Industries, Inc. (AMEX:STS) (the "Company") announced today a cash dividend on its outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock. Stockholders of record as of February 6, 2004, will receive three cents ($0.03) for each share owned on that date, payable on February 16, 2004. This cash ... Continue reading

Treasury International Enters Negotiations to Acquire Matrix Motor Company, Inc.

Treasury International Enters Negotiations to Acquire Matrix Motor Company, Inc.

LIBBY, Mont., Jan. 26 -- Treasury International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TRUY) (Treasury) announces it has entered into a letter of intent to commence negotiations for the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Matrix Motor Company, Inc. Matrix Motor Company Inc. was founded in 1996 in the State of Calif ... Continue reading

Westport Innovations joins Fuel Cells Canada

Westport Innovations joins Fuel Cells Canada

VANCOUVER, Jan. 26 -- Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT) announced today that it has joined Fuel Cells Canada in an effort to advance the development and use of hydrogen among transportation and industrial users. Fuel Cells Canada also named Dr. Michael Gallagher, Westport's Chief Operating Officer, to its Board of Di ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Donates Funds to Help the Transition Back Home of Injured U.S. Troops

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund Donates Funds to Help the Transition Back Home of Injured U.S. Troops

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 26 -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund has donated $25,000 to the USO Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility (CASF) to help purchase items that will make the temporary stay for injured soldiers returning home to the U.S. a little easier. CASF, based on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is where wo ... Continue reading

Automodular Corporation 2003 Earnings Guidance

Automodular Corporation 2003 Earnings Guidance

TORONTO--Jan. 26, 2004--Automodular Corporation ("Automodular") announces that it expects to report net earnings of approximately $3.7 million or $0.19 per share (unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 2003 on sales of $108 million. This compares to net earnings of $4.6 million or $0.25 per share in 2002 on sales o ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - 2004 Rolex 24 Daytona Preview

Terry Borcheller - 2004 Rolex 24 Daytona Preview

Terry Borcheller will start two championship quests this week. The Gainesville, Ga., driver will aim for a repeat of his 2003 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series DP championship and his first Grand-Am Cup Series title, after finishing a close second in 2003. Rolex 24 Borcheller will again team with Forest Barber of ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces Mid-Year Price Increase

Subaru Announces Mid-Year Price Increase

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Jan. 26 -- Subaru of America, Inc., the only car company that features Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive as standard equipment on every vehicle in its product line, today announced a mid-year price increase on all 2004 model year Subaru Legacy, Outback, Impreza, and Forester models, effective this month. T ... Continue reading

Race Ramblings from Wayne

Race Ramblings from Wayne

First, my condolences to the family and friends of Drag Racing photo journalist John Raffa, who left us last week at the age of 69. It's HERE! Yes, believe it or not, the 2004 race season is here! NASCAR Grand National West (The former Winston West) started it's season at Phoenix International Raceway, with Ken Schrade ... Continue reading

India's Tata Motors Launches Indica V2

India's Tata Motors Launches Indica V2

Tata Motors showcases the Indigo Marina, launches the new Indica V2 at Auto Expo 2004 Tata Motors Tata Motors, India’s largest Automobile manufacturer, unveiled its new range of vehicles in the Passenger car and the Commercial Vehicle segments at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2004. Indigo Marina is a new body execution ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors to unveil new European Colt at Geneva Motor Show

Mitsubishi Motors to unveil new European Colt at Geneva Motor Show

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced it will unveil its new 5-door European Colt for the first time at the 74th Geneva International Motor Show on March 2. The first compact (B-segment) car to be sold by MMC in Europe ever, the New Colt will be produced at the company's NedCar factory in Born, The Netherlands, ... Continue reading

Toyota introduces the all-new Corolla Verso

Toyota introduces the all-new Corolla Verso

The new Toyota uses design, modularity and quality to attract a broader range of C-segment MPV buyers. Toyota expects to sell 62,000 units in 2004, with sales scheduled to start in May across Europe. The new-generation Toyota Corolla Verso is a totally new car. This vehicle represents an entirely new philosophy - a com ... Continue reading

Lear anuncia resultados récord en las ventas netas del cuarto trimestre y del año completo 2003

Lear anuncia resultados récord en las ventas netas del cuarto trimestre y del año completo 2003

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, January 26 -- Lear Corporation , el mayor proveedor mundial de sistemas interiores para fabricantes de automóviles, ha presentado hoy sus resultados financieros del cuarto trimestre y del año completo 2003, actualizando también su guía de ganancias para el año 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom. ... Continue reading

AAA Texas Says Super Bowl Sunday Increases Risk of Alcohol-Related Deaths and Injuries

AAA Texas Says Super Bowl Sunday Increases Risk of Alcohol-Related Deaths and Injuries

HOUSTON--Jan. 26, 2004--Super Bowl Sunday increases the risk of alcohol-related deaths and injuries, according to an analysis by AAA Texas. During an eight-year period (1992-1999), alcohol-related crash fatalities and injuries in Texas were up an average of 11 percent on Super Bowl Sunday compared to other non-holiday ... Continue reading

NASCAR and Wal-Mart to Continue in Fourth Season of Fan Days

NASCAR and Wal-Mart to Continue in Fourth Season of Fan Days

NEW YORK--Jan. 26, 2004--The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and Wal-Mart have teamed-up for the fourth consecutive year for NASCAR Fan Days at Wal-Mart to be conducted at more than 2900 Wal-Mart stores nationwide. More than 600,000 customers of all ages are expected to participate in remote con ... Continue reading

ADP Dealer Services Hits Milestone With ASP Managed Services

ADP Dealer Services Hits Milestone With ASP Managed Services

More Than 50,000 Users on ADP's Off-Site Solution HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Jan. 26 -- The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. today announced a milestone in its ASP Managed Services program for automobile and truck dealers: 50,000 w.e.b.Suite2000(TM) and Advanced Elite users at 1,000 dealership locat ... Continue reading

Arotech MDT Armoring Subsidiary Awarded $1.1 Million Armored Vehicle Contract for Iraq

Arotech MDT Armoring Subsidiary Awarded $1.1 Million Armored Vehicle Contract for Iraq

NEW YORK--Jan. 26, 2004--Arotech Corporation announced today that its MDT vehicle armoring subsidiary was awarded a $1.1 million contract for armored vehicles for operations in Iraq. The Land Rover Defender SUVs are being armored for delivery to Iraq over the next 6 weeks. "These vehicles join the other armored vehicle ... Continue reading

Beverly Hills Ford Launches Virtual Dealership

Beverly Hills Ford Launches Virtual Dealership

Website Offers Complete Automotive Shopping/Purchasing Services BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 26 -- "Now, people from anywhere in the country will be able to say that they bought their vehicle in Beverly Hills," says Peter Blacksberg, founder and owner of Peter Blacksberg's Beverly Hills Ford, in announcing the January 2 ... Continue reading

Brake System Vacuum Booster Spacer Helps Reduce Weight and Complexity In New GM Mid-Size Trucks

Brake System Vacuum Booster Spacer Helps Reduce Weight and Complexity In New GM Mid-Size Trucks

DETROIT, Jan. 26 -- General Motors' next generation of mid- size trucks benefit from a new lightweight, highly effective brake system vacuum booster self-retaining spacer made of DuPont(TM) Hytrel(R) thermoplastic polyester elastomer. The spacer sits between a vehicle's firewall and brake system to help position brake ... Continue reading

Capital Automotive to Present at the Credit Suisse First Boston 2004 REIT Conference

Capital Automotive to Present at the Credit Suisse First Boston 2004 REIT Conference

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 26 -- Capital Automotive REIT , the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, announced today that its Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, David Kay, is scheduled to present to the investment community at the Credit Suisse First Boston 2004 REIT Conference on ... Continue reading

Core Molding Technologies Announces Charge

Core Molding Technologies Announces Charge

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26 -- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:CMT) today announced a charge resulting from operational inefficiencies that were concealed by intentional inventory misstatements by a former employee. Based on preliminary indications from a Company initiated investigation, the charge is estimated to be ... Continue reading

Delphi and SAE Agree to Expand Technical Library into Global Knowledge Center at Prominent Chinese University

Delphi and SAE Agree to Expand Technical Library into Global Knowledge Center at Prominent Chinese University

TROY, Mich., Jan. 26 -- The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) and Delphi Corp. announce the expansion of their relationship in the Delphi Tsinghua Institute (DTI) in Beijing, China. Delphi and SAE first entered into a five-year agreement with Tsinghua University in June of 1999 to develop the comprehe ... Continue reading

Delphi Completes Record Year for E/EDS Bookings By Earning More Than $8 Billion in Long-Term Contracts

Delphi Completes Record Year for E/EDS Bookings By Earning More Than $8 Billion in Long-Term Contracts

WARREN, Ohio, Jan. 26 -- Strong bookings in all regions and balanced growth with a wide-ranging customer base helped carry Delphi Corporation's Electrical/Electronic Distribution (E/ED) Systems unit to a multi-billion dollar record-year performance for new business wins in 2003. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/pr ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Financial Results

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2003 Financial Results

TULSA, Okla., Jan. 26 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce fourth quarter and full year 2003 financial results prior to market open on Thursday, February 5, 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO ) A conference call to review the company's fourth quarter and full year 2003 r ... Continue reading

eBay to Acquire Germany's mobile.de

eBay to Acquire Germany's mobile.de

SAN JOSE, Calif. & HAMBURG, Germany--Jan. 26, 2004--eBay, The World's Online Marketplace (www.ebay.com), today announced that it has agreed to acquire mobile.de, one of the leading online classifieds websites for vehicles in Germany. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval in Germany and other closing ... Continue reading

Group 1 Automotive Announces Redemption of 10 7/8% Notes

Group 1 Automotive Announces Redemption of 10 7/8% Notes

HOUSTON--Jan. 26, 2004--Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 specialty retailer, today announced that it will optionally redeem on March 1, 2004, all $75.38 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the company's 10 7/8% senior subordinated notes due March 1, 2009, at a redemption price of 105.438% of their ... Continue reading

Modine Expands Aftermarket Radiator Model Coverage

Modine Expands Aftermarket Radiator Model Coverage

RACINE, Wis.--Jan. 26, 2004--The Aftermarket Division of Modine Manufacturing Company has added more than 100 complete replacement radiators to its 2004 product line. The expanded radiator line, currently available, includes thousands of applications from domestic and import cars and light trucks. Modine's Aftermarket ... Continue reading

Monaco Coach Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter/Year End Conference Call on the Web

Monaco Coach Corporation Invites You to Join Its Fourth Quarter/Year End Conference Call on the Web

COBURG, Ore., Jan. 26 -- In conjunction with its fourth quarter/fiscal year end earnings release, Monaco Coach Corporation invites you to listen to its conference call broadcast live over the Internet at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 3, 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/MONACO ) Wh ... Continue reading

Quantum Awarded Contract for Asian Fuel Cell Bus Program

Quantum Awarded Contract for Asian Fuel Cell Bus Program

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a contract from a major transit bus manufacturer in Asia to supply hydrogen fuel systems for the production of a fleet of fuel cell buses. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010320/QUANTUMLOGO ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds and IT Soluciones Partner to Serve BMW Mexico

Reynolds and Reynolds and IT Soluciones Partner to Serve BMW Mexico

Team to deliver Reynolds' Incadea dealer management system solution to BMW automotive retailers in Mexico. DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 26 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company and IT Soluciones announced today an agreement with BMW Mexico to provide Reynolds' international dealer management solution, Incadea, to BMW automotive r ... Continue reading

Spy Shots of the '05 Jeep Grand Cherokee; Cadillac is King of Bling; Incentives Decline; GM and Ford Exceed Profit Forecasts; Numbers Don't Damn Crown Vic 'Burning Cop Cars;' and More - on TheCarConnection.com

Spy Shots of the '05 Jeep Grand Cherokee; Cadillac is King of Bling; Incentives Decline; GM and Ford Exceed Profit Forecasts; Numbers Don't Damn Crown Vic 'Burning Cop Cars;' and More - on TheCarConnection.com

DETROIT, Jan. 26 -- Chrysler Corp. has nine new products coming to market this year, and one of the most important is the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee. TheCarConnection's spies have captured close-ups of this next-generation sport-ute and you can see them -- months before the official introduction -- in this week's issu ... Continue reading

Treasury International Reports Results on Form 10QSB

Treasury International Reports Results on Form 10QSB

LIBBY, Mont., Jan 26 -- Treasury International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: TRUY) (Treasury) announces the results from operations for its fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2003. Treasury's complete Form 10QSB may be obtained from the EDGAR portion of the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov/ . R ... Continue reading

Wabash National Corporation Announces Strong Order Activity and Increasing Production Rates

Wabash National Corporation Announces Strong Order Activity and Increasing Production Rates

LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 26 -- Wabash National Corporation announced today that it experienced strong order activity during December 2003. Net orders received by the Company exceeded 8,000 units, or approximately 26% of the total net orders received by the trailer industry, as reported by A.C.T. Research Co., LLC. Comment ... Continue reading

ZAP's Schneider Links Up with Alliance of Chief Executives

ZAP's Schneider Links Up with Alliance of Chief Executives

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Steve Schneider, Chief Executive Officer for electric car company ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) , has been accepted as a charter member with The Alliance of Chief Executives, a move intended to accelerate the company's business development. The Alliance of Chief Executives is a Northern Cali ... Continue reading

Polaris ATVs Partners With NASCAR Star - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Polaris ATVs Partners With NASCAR Star - Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

MINNEAPOLIS--Jan. 26, 2004--NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt, Jr. just picked up a new mode of transportation, but his new wheels are made for high performance off the track. Polaris ATVs has signed Earnhardt, Jr., one of the hottest names in NASCAR, to a personal services agreement. Earnhardt, Jr. ... Continue reading

Flexcar Brings Car-Sharing to the Rockies

Flexcar Brings Car-Sharing to the Rockies

DENVER--Jan. 26, 2004--Living and/or working in or near Stapleton, one of the nation's largest urban developments, just got better -- it now comes with wheels. Flexcar, the nation's oldest and largest car-sharing company, today announced its expansion into the Denver area through a unique partnership with Stapleton's m ... Continue reading

All-New 2004 Kia Spectra Meets Cleaner Air Requirements

All-New 2004 Kia Spectra Meets Cleaner Air Requirements

Four-Door Sedan Also Offers Best-In-Class Standard Safety Features WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today joined with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other automotive manufacturers in displaying vehicles that meet the EPA's more stringent Tier 2 emissions standards at the Ronald Reagan ... Continue reading

Chrome to Bring High Quality Automotive Images to Dealership Web Sites

Chrome to Bring High Quality Automotive Images to Dealership Web Sites

PORTLAND, Ore.--Jan. 26, 2004--Chrome Systems Corporation, provider of automotive data, configuration technology and commerce solutions has teamed up with eVox Productions, LLC, the leading provider of interactive automotive imaging, to bring high quality automotive images to dealership web sites, easily and affordably ... Continue reading

Global Production Grows For Japan's Automakers in December 2003

Global Production Grows For Japan's Automakers in December 2003

TOKYO January 26, 2003; The AP reported that global production in December rose at Japan's top automakers, led by double-digit increases at Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., the companies said Monday. Output fell at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Toyota, Japan's largest automaker, reported global production of 486,627 ... Continue reading

Automakers Tout Green and Clean Vehicles

Automakers Tout Green and Clean Vehicles

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers today joined with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to introduce a new generation of clean vehicles. Beginning this year, motor vehicles are available that are 99 percent cleaner than vehicles 30 years ago. Alliance President Fred Webber stated, "T ... Continue reading

American Suzuki Motor Corporation Relies on Hyperion Intelligence for Dealer Performance Dashboards

American Suzuki Motor Corporation Relies on Hyperion Intelligence for Dealer Performance Dashboards

Dealer Performance Improves and Customer Satisfaction Increases SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Hyperion , the global leader in Business Performance Management software today announced American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) uses a combination of Hyperion Intelligence and the SPSS ShowCase(R) Suite powered by Hyperion ... Continue reading

IMPCO India Begins Production of IMPCO Products

IMPCO India Begins Production of IMPCO Products

CERRITOS, Calif., Jan. 26 -- IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced today the start up of production of IMPCO products by its joint venture company Minda IMPCO Limited. Mr. Robert M. Stemmler, Chairman and CEO of IMPCO Technologies Inc. said, "The start up of production in India is a major step forward to fully integrate o ... Continue reading

NeoSpeech Introduces VoiceNotify -- An Automated Telephony Reminder and Notification Service for Auto Dealers

NeoSpeech Introduces VoiceNotify -- An Automated Telephony Reminder and Notification Service for Auto Dealers

FREMONT, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2004-- NeoSpeech to Give Away 1,000 Free Service Reminder Calls to Select Dealers as Part of Rollout NeoSpeech, a provider of speech technologies for hand-held, desktop and network applications, today announced the launch of VoiceNotify, an outbound notification platform for the automotive mar ... Continue reading

Renesas Technology Expands M16C Family Product Line with Ten M32C/8X Flash Microcontrollers with On-Chip CAN Controllers for Automotive and Communication Systems

Renesas Technology Expands M16C Family Product Line with Ten M32C/8X Flash Microcontrollers with On-Chip CAN Controllers for Automotive and Communication Systems

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2004--Renesas Technology America, Inc. The versatile 32MHz MCUs in the M32C/84, M32C/85 and M32C/86 Groups offer 32MIPS performance, comprehensive peripheral functions, including controller area network controllers, and up to 512KB + 4KB of on-chip flash memory Renesas Technology America, Inc ... Continue reading

Universal Technical Institute Signs Lease for New Campus in Pennsylvania

Universal Technical Institute Signs Lease for New Campus in Pennsylvania

PHOENIX, Jan. 26 -- Universal Technical Institute, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a long-term lease agreement for a new Universal Technical Institute campus near Exton in southeastern Pennsylvania. Encompassing approximately 160,000 square feet, the new facility is expected to open in mid to late summer ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Groups' gedas Guarantees Just-in-Time Auto Assembly With Application Performance Management from VERITAS Software

Volkswagen Groups' gedas Guarantees Just-in-Time Auto Assembly With Application Performance Management from VERITAS Software

SAP R/3 Applications Run Up to Three Times Faster During Peak Periods; Applications Transact 92% Faster - From Five People Spending a Week on One Program to Two People Taking Only a Day MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 26 -- VERITAS Software Corporation , the leading storage software provider, today announced that gedas Mex ... Continue reading

Arie Luyendyk Jr. Prepares For Rolex 24 At Daytona

Arie Luyendyk Jr. Prepares For Rolex 24 At Daytona

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2004 Contact: Janie Vogel PR/Marketing, Arie Luyendyk Jr. Racing (440) 808-1813 ilikeracing@comcast.net ARIE LUYENDYK JR. TO RACE IN THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA - - The Most Prestigious Endurance Race In North America - - ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA FAST FACTS Series: Grand American Rolex Sports C ... Continue reading

Fujitsu Develops High Capacity Micro Fuel Cell Technology

Fujitsu Develops High Capacity Micro Fuel Cell Technology

JapanCorp: <http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> Fujitsu Develops High Capacity Micro Fuel Cell Technology Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 26, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a new fuel-cell material technology that enables the use of 30% methanol - highly concentrated methanol ... Continue reading

American Standard Reports Record Quarter, Full-Year Revenues and Diluted EPS

American Standard Reports Record Quarter, Full-Year Revenues and Diluted EPS

Fourth-Quarter Diluted EPS Increases 13 Percent; Full-Year Diluted EPS Up 9 Percent PISCATAWAY, N.J., Jan. 26 -- American Standard Companies Inc. today announced record fourth-quarter and full-year revenues, net income and diluted earnings per share. Fourth-quarter earnings were $1.14 per diluted share, up 13 percent f ... Continue reading

Lear Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Net Sales

Lear Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Net Sales

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, January 26 -- Lear Corporation , the world's largest automotive interior systems supplier, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2003 and updated earnings guidance for 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021202/LEARLOGO ) Fourth-Quarter Highlights: ... Continue reading

Autobytel is Most Visited for New Vehicle Buying and Research in 2003

Autobytel is Most Visited for New Vehicle Buying and Research in 2003

IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2004-- Autobytel is #1 According to comScore Media Metrix with 7.7 Million Average Month Unique Visitors; Autobytel is #1 with Hispanic new car shoppers Leading Internet automotive marketing services company Autobytel Inc. today announced that, according to comScore Media Metrix, Autobytel's av ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi and Hokkaido University to promote biomass fuel project

Mitsubishi and Hokkaido University to promote biomass fuel project

TOKYO January 25, 2004 &#8212; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and Hokkaido University signed an agreement Friday to cooperate in joint development of a new energy system based on thinned wood. MHI and the university will share research results and exchange personnel in order to develop a practical system under t ... Continue reading

Diesel Fuel Prices Hit Record High in South Korea

Diesel Fuel Prices Hit Record High in South Korea

Seoul January 25, 2004: Kim Sung-jin writing for the Korea Times reported that skyrocketing international crude oil prices have pushed prices on domestic petroleum products for 15 straight weeks, driving the average diesel fuel price to a record high. The state-run Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) said it polled 556 oil ... Continue reading

Daewoo To Sell Engine Factory To GM China

Daewoo To Sell Engine Factory To GM China

SEOUL January 25, 2004; Dow Jones reported that South Korea's Daewoo Motor Corp. has agreed to sell its engine factory business in Yantai, China, to General Motors Corp.'s China unit, the Yonhap News agency reported Monday. Daewoo Motor is a remaining company from the bankrupt Daewoo Group, and it now exists only to ov ... Continue reading

Japanese Car Makers Domestic Output Falls

Japanese Car Makers Domestic Output Falls

TOKYO January 25, 2004; Yoshio Takahashi writing for Dow Jones reported that Honda Motor Co. said Monday its domestic car output in December fell 11.2% from a year earlier to 101,591 vehicles, falling for the 11th consecutive month, as the carmaker's domestic sales continue to slow. Mazda Motor Corp. said the same day ... Continue reading

Hybrid Car Rundown

Hybrid Car Rundown

Tokyo January 25, 2004; Chris Betros writing for Japan Today filed this report on the state of Hybrid vehicles If "hybrid" isn't already the buzzword in the auto industry, it will be in 2004. Toyota, Honda and Subaru are all coming out with hybrid cars and used the North American Auto Show in Detroit this month to do p ... Continue reading

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