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Wednesday, January 26, 2005

BORGWARNER HÄLT 65 % DER BERU-AKTIEN WEITERE ANNAHMEFRIST VOM 28. JANUAR BIS 10. FEBRUAR 2005

BORGWARNER HÄLT 65 % DER BERU-AKTIEN WEITERE ANNAHMEFRIST VOM 28. JANUAR BIS 10. FEBRUAR 2005

Auburn Hills, Michigan, January 26 -- Nach Ablauf der Annahmefrist für das öffentliche Übernahmeangebot der BorgWarner Germany GmbH an die Aktionäre der Beru AG am 24. Januar 2005 hält BorgWarner Germany GmbH, eine hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft der BorgWarner Inc. insgesamt 65,01 % der Beru-Aktien. Nach de ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies to Hold Conference Call Thursday, January 27, 2005, 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time

UQM Technologies to Hold Conference Call Thursday, January 27, 2005, 4:30 P.M. Eastern Time

FREDERICK, Colo., Jan. 26 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, will hold a conference call with members of the investment community on Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the call dial 1-877-236-1078 approximately 10 minutes before t ... Continue reading

Capps, McCulloch, Brut with Don Schumacher Racing-It's Official

Capps, McCulloch, Brut with Don Schumacher Racing-It's Official

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438 RON CAPPS, ED MCCULLOCH JOIN DON SCHUMACHER RACING WITH BRUT SPONSORSHIP INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 26, 2005) - Multi-team owner Don Schumacher has confirmed that he has signed Ron Capps to ... Continue reading

eMove Launches Moving Help(R) By Phone

eMove Launches Moving Help(R) By Phone

PHOENIX, Jan. 26 -- eMove.com, a subsidiary of U-Haul International, Inc., , is pleased to announce Moving Help by Phone -- another innovation that makes moving easier and more affordable. The popular Moving Help e-marketplace is now available over the phone and the Internet. Customers can now hire independent Moving H ... Continue reading

Fel-Pro PermaTorqueMLS Gaskets Help Seal Kurt Busch's First NASCAR Championship

Fel-Pro PermaTorqueMLS Gaskets Help Seal Kurt Busch's First NASCAR Championship

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Jan. 26, 2005--Fel-Pro(R) PermaTorqueMLS(TM) head gaskets from Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ) helped seal the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup points championship for Kurt Busch and the Roush Racing-owned #97 Ford Taurus in what was the tightest points-title chase in NASCAR history. The championship i ... Continue reading

ADESA, Inc. Subsidiary Expands Salvage Auction Business

ADESA, Inc. Subsidiary Expands Salvage Auction Business

CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 26 -- ADESA, Inc. announced today that its total loss vehicle auction business, ADESA Impact, has opened its 29th North American auction facility in Connecticut. The new 20-acre greenfield facility is located in Middletown, southeast of Hartford, adjacent to Interstate 91. With eight New England faci ... Continue reading

AmeriCredit Announces $900 Million Asset-Backed Securitization

AmeriCredit Announces $900 Million Asset-Backed Securitization

FORT WORTH, Texas--Jan. 26, 2005--AmeriCredit Corp. announced the pricing of a $900 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities through lead managers Wachovia Securities and JPMorgan. Co-managers are Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank Securities and Lehman Brothers. AmeriCredit uses net proceeds ... Continue reading

ASV Offers Vertical Lift with New Posi-Track RCV; Distinctive Design Provides Increased Lift, Visibility

ASV Offers Vertical Lift with New Posi-Track RCV; Distinctive Design Provides Increased Lift, Visibility

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.--Jan. 26, 2005--Continuing to provide contractors reasons to switch from wheeled skid-steers to its rubber track loaders, ASV, Inc. gave its dealers a sneak preview of its new Posi-Track RCV(TM), a vertical lift machine with 86 horsepower, high flow hydraulics, hydraulic quick attach and selectable ... Continue reading

AXCESS International to Present at the Brean Murray & Co. Annual Institutional Investor Conference

AXCESS International to Present at the Brean Murray & Co. Annual Institutional Investor Conference

DALLAS, Jan. 26 -- AXCESS International (BULLETIN BOARD: AXSI) , today announced that Allan Griebenow, President and CEO of AXCESS will be presenting at the Brean Murray & Co. annual Institutional Investor Conference at 7:30 AM ET on February 2, 2005. The conference will be held at The New York Palace Hotel, New York, ... Continue reading

Bombardier Launches Skyjet International

Bombardier Launches Skyjet International

LONDON--Jan. 26, 2005--Bombardier (TSX:BBD.MV.A) Pioneering charter brand spreads its wings worldwide - Middle East expansion - Europe and Asia-Pacific programmes consolidated - U.S. ties strengthened Bombardier today introduced Skyjet International, the first integrated global charter services programme capable of pro ... Continue reading

Budget Celebrates Grand Opening at Heathrow With a Flourish

Budget Celebrates Grand Opening at Heathrow With a Flourish

Customers Can Send a Free Interflora Bouquet to Anyone, Anywhere in the World PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 26 -- Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. today announced that Budget has launched rental car operations at London's Heathrow Airport. To celebrate the occasion, from now until February 14, customers renting from Budget at a ... Continue reading

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Fourth Quarter Conference Call

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Fourth Quarter Conference Call

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Jan. 26 -- Calamos Asset Management, Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2004 before the financial markets open on Monday, Jan. 31. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (3:30 p.m. Central time). A live Webcast of the c ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Services North America Rewards Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy Students for Commitment to Education

DaimlerChrysler Services North America Rewards Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy Students for Commitment to Education

-- Three Hundred Agassi Preparatory Students Receive Bicycles and Helmets -- DaimlerChrysler Services Field Personnel Take Active Role in Team Building Exercise while Helping At-Risk Youth -- Featured Speaker Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor - City of Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, Jan. 26 -- DaimlerChrysler Services North America will s ... Continue reading

Dodge Dakota Pickup Truck and EB Games in Search of Las Vegas' Best Pick-Up Spots

Dodge Dakota Pickup Truck and EB Games in Search of Las Vegas' Best Pick-Up Spots

Las Vegas Residents Invited to Nominate Their Favorite Pick-Up Spots for a Chance to Win a New 2005 Dodge Dakota * "Key to the Best Pick-Up Spots" Nominations Collected Online at www.DodgePickUpSpots.com and EB Games stores AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 26 -- Dodge and EB Games are conducting a city-wide search to identify ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Financial Results

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2004 Financial Results

TULSA, Okla., Jan. 26 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce fourth quarter and full year 2004 financial results prior to market open on Wednesday, February 9, 2005. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020412/DTGLOGO ) A conference call to review the company's fourth quarter and full year 2004 ... Continue reading

DURA Automotive to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Conference Call on February 10

DURA Automotive to Webcast Fourth-Quarter Conference Call on February 10

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--Jan. 26, 2005-- Call to be held at 11 a.m. ET DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. , today announced it will host a live Webcast of its 2004 fourth-quarter and full-year earnings conference call on Thursday, February 10, 2005, at 11 a.m. ET. To access the Webcast, go to the investor relations section o ... Continue reading

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces Industry Update

Energy & Engine Technology Corporation Announces Industry Update

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 26 -- EENT (BULLETIN BOARD: EENT) announces that there have been several significant updates in the long haul trucking industry in recent months. According to the January 3, 2005 issue of Transport Topics, in "Freight Haulers Expand Fleet" by Daniel P. Bearth, there were an estimated 3,147,088 Class ... Continue reading

Executives from Fulbright & Jaworski and Unocal Join ORYXE Energy International

Executives from Fulbright & Jaworski and Unocal Join ORYXE Energy International

IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2005-- Growing Energy Technology Company Names New Executive Vice President Donald N. Payne, Jr., Ph.D., and Laboratory Director Ronald J. Lukasiewicz, Ph.D. ORYXE Energy International announced today that Donald N. Payne, Jr., Ph.D., and Ronald J. Lukasiewicz, Ph.D., have joined the progressiv ... Continue reading

Holton Teitelman and Gury Teams Up With Cottman Transmission and Terry Bradshaw in New National Campaign

Holton Teitelman and Gury Teams Up With Cottman Transmission and Terry Bradshaw in New National Campaign

AMBLER, Pa., Jan. 26 -- Holton Teitelman and Gury, a firm located in the Philadelphia Metro Market, has recently completed a multi-media campaign for Cottman Transmission featuring sports personality Terry Bradshaw. Cottman Transmission is the largest transmission specialist in the country with more than 400 centers co ... Continue reading

InsWeb Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2004 Results

InsWeb Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2004 Results

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 26 -- InsWeb Corp. today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. Revenues for the fourth quarter increased 15% sequentially and totaled $3.9 million, compared to $3.4 million in the third quarter of 2004 and $4.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. InsWeb's ... Continue reading

Last Call to Bid on Advanta Spokesperson Bill Rancic's Dream Car Won on the Hit Reality Series ``The Apprentice''

Last Call to Bid on Advanta Spokesperson Bill Rancic's Dream Car Won on the Hit Reality Series ``The Apprentice''

SPRING HOUSE, Pa.--Jan. 26, 2005-- Online Charity Auction Closes Thursday, Jan 27 at 3 p.m. EST at www.overstock.com/auctions -- Current Bid Still Under Sticker Price It's hot, it's fast, and it's last call! Bill Rancic, entrepreneur-on-call for Advanta Corp. , wants to put you in the driver's seat of the 2005 Chrysler ... Continue reading

MatrixOne Reports Strong Second Quarter Revenue Growth and Improved Bottom-Line Results

MatrixOne Reports Strong Second Quarter Revenue Growth and Improved Bottom-Line Results

WESTFORD, Mass.--Jan. 26, 2005-- -- Company Achieves 64% Year-Over-Year Growth in Software License Revenues and Record Number of Software Transactions -- MatrixOne, Inc. , a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced results for its second qua ... Continue reading

Mister Car Wash Goes Clean, Purchases Cleaner Electricity from Green Mountain Energy Company

Mister Car Wash Goes Clean, Purchases Cleaner Electricity from Green Mountain Energy Company

AUSTIN, Texas--Jan. 26, 2005-- Mister Car Wash is the Largest Car Wash Chain Nationally to Purchase Cleaner Electricity Mister Car Wash, the fourth-largest car wash chain in the country, announced today its purchase of cleaner electricity from Texas-based Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation's largest retail provi ... Continue reading

Norfolk Southern Names Five to Senior Positions

Norfolk Southern Names Five to Senior Positions

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 26 -- Norfolk Southern named five people to senior positions in marketing, strategic planning and operations, effective immediately. Michael R. McClellan was named vice president automotive and intermodal marketing, reporting to Donald W. Seale, executive vice president sales and marketing. McClellan ... Continue reading

RouteOne selects eOriginal as one of its strategic technology providers for eContracting

RouteOne selects eOriginal as one of its strategic technology providers for eContracting

NEW ORLEANS--Jan. 26, 2005-- Open standards support, proven technology and eOriginal's depth of experience are keys to selection RouteOne, LLC, the joint venture formed in 2002 by DaimlerChrysler Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and Toyota Financial Services, announced today t ... Continue reading

Torch Executive Services Ltd. Announces Name Change to Harbin Electric, Inc.; Stock Symbol Change to HRBN and Stock Dividend

Torch Executive Services Ltd. Announces Name Change to Harbin Electric, Inc.; Stock Symbol Change to HRBN and Stock Dividend

NEW YORK--Jan. 26, 2005--TORCH EXECUTIVE SERVICES LTD. (OTCBB:TESV) (OTCBB:HRBN) today announced that it declared a stock dividend of one-half share on each share of its common stock outstanding. The stock dividend is payable on January 27, 2005 to all record holders on January 26, 2005. The company also announced that ... Continue reading

Trichord Launches Updated SpeedAlerts for Metro Washington Commuters and Fleet Managers

Trichord Launches Updated SpeedAlerts for Metro Washington Commuters and Fleet Managers

LEESBURG, Va.--Jan. 26, 2005--Trichord announced today that it has upgraded its SpeedAlerts(TM) subscription service in the Washington D.C. Region. Based on feedback from current subscribers, Trichord has added significant new features to the real-time traffic alert service at www.speedalerts.com. Commuters will find t ... Continue reading

@utoRevenue Expands its CRM Product Line with the Addition of an Email Newsletter Service

@utoRevenue Expands its CRM Product Line with the Addition of an Email Newsletter Service

BOSTON--Jan. 26, 2005-- @utoEnews, a Permission-Based eNewsletter, Helps Auto Dealerships Build Customer Relationships and Increase Revenue @utoRevenue(TM), the nation's leader in permission-based marketing services for the automotive industry, announced the company has expanded its CRM services, adding @utoEnews(TM), ... Continue reading

WESTEC 2005 Focuses on Global Competitiveness and Increased Manufacturing Activity

WESTEC 2005 Focuses on Global Competitiveness and Increased Manufacturing Activity

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 26 -- Off-shoring is a business reality in manufacturing and global competitiveness sets the theme for the WESTEC 2005 exposition and conference being held on April 4-7, 2005 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in Los Angeles. To remain competitive, manufacturers must embrace ingenuity and rely ... Continue reading

¿Cuánta Resistencia necesita un Conductor de NASCAR para ganar? NASCAR lo pone a Máxima Prueba en Las Vegas

¿Cuánta Resistencia necesita un Conductor de NASCAR para ganar? NASCAR lo pone a Máxima Prueba en Las Vegas

Editores de Negocios/Editores de Deportes/Editores de Energía /Redactores Automotores MULTIMEDIA DISPONIBLE:  http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4806022 FAIRFAX, Virginia --(BUSINESS WIRE LATIN AMERICA)--26 de enero 2005-- Ryan Newman, Rusty Wallace y Travis Kvapil promueven la línea innovadora d ... Continue reading

Combined Technologies Group To Introduce NordiCon FM Transmitter for iPod

Combined Technologies Group To Introduce NordiCon FM Transmitter for iPod

DETROIT--Jan. 26, 2005--New car dealers attending the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention in New Orleans from Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2005, will have an opportunity to view flexible GPS and entertainment products available for any car in their lot, not just the luxury models. Exhibitor Combined Technolo ... Continue reading

New Consumer Product Safety Commission Report Shows Decline in ATV Injury Rate for Second Consecutive Year

New Consumer Product Safety Commission Report Shows Decline in ATV Injury Rate for Second Consecutive Year

IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2005-- ATV Industry Continues to Support State Legislation, Rider Training/Education, and Parental Supervision as Keys to Further Improving ATV Safety A report released today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC 2003 Annual Report of ATV Deaths and Injuries) shows that while the numb ... Continue reading

STRAIGHT-RAIL LATE MODEL CARS TO BE PERMITTED IN NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION SHORT TRACK RACES

STRAIGHT-RAIL LATE MODEL CARS TO BE PERMITTED IN NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION SHORT TRACK RACES

Local Racers to Benefit, Can Enter NASCAR Touring Series Events Using Own Car DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2005) – Beginning in 2005, NASCAR will once again allow straight-rail Late Model cars, which are raced at many short tracks and regional racing series throughout the nation, to compete in NASCAR AutoZone El ... Continue reading

2005 Charity Vehicle Show is Coming to Redding, We Need Your Support!

2005 Charity Vehicle Show is Coming to Redding, We Need Your Support!

A&G Promotions, Presents 2005 Halloween MONSTER BASH Colossal Car, Truck, Bike, & Boat Show Supported by Many Individuals and Businesses Local & Nationwide: SUMMIT Racing, JEGGS, Year One, DRIVE Magazine, Choppers.Com, Record Searchlight, Regent Broadcasting, Harvest Printing, Hemmings Motor News, EasyRiding.net, Clyde ... Continue reading

AIADA Appoints Vice President of Government Relations

AIADA Appoints Vice President of Government Relations

Kevin H. Koonce Brings Extensive Washington Experience to Top Lobby Post ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- AIADA Expands Membership Operations; Terri A. Lankford Appointed Membership Manager Alexandria, Va (Jan. 26) ¾ The American International Automobile Dealers (AIADA) ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Named 'Best Managed Company in America' in Retail Sector by Forbes Magazine

Advance Auto Parts Named 'Best Managed Company in America' in Retail Sector by Forbes Magazine

ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 26 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading retailer of automotive parts and accessories, announced that it has been named the "Best Managed Company in America" in the retail sector in the January 10, 2005, issue of Forbes Magazine. This recognition is part of the annual Forbes Platinum 400 list of to ... Continue reading

Hyundai and Kia Celebrate Grand Opening of a New $60 Million California-Based Proving Ground

Hyundai and Kia Celebrate Grand Opening of a New $60 Million California-Based Proving Ground

- Dong Jin Kim, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, and Local Officials Celebrate the Innovative Proving Ground - CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Dong Jin Kim, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, today joined a select group of VIPs for the grand opening of Hyundai's first U.S. proving ground in California C ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Announces Plans to Invest $419 Million in its Belvidere, Illinois Plant

Chrysler Group Announces Plans to Invest $419 Million in its Belvidere, Illinois Plant

- Investment enables the addition of a second shift, 1,000 jobs - New manufacturing flexibility and operational strategy to be implemented - Local United Automotive Workers agreement reached to support investment AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 26 -- Chrysler Group Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Frank Ewasyshyn to ... Continue reading

Smart Car Americanized by ZAP Debuts at National Automobile Dealers Association Expo, Jan. 29-Feb. 1 in New Orleans

Smart Car Americanized by ZAP Debuts at National Automobile Dealers Association Expo, Jan. 29-Feb. 1 in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26 -- Automotive technology pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) is introducing the Smart Car to America's top auto dealers at NADA 2005, January 29 through February 1, 2005 in New Orleans. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, its members comprise approximately 20,000 franchised new ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing Breaks Ground on New $8 Million Facility in Ohio

Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing Breaks Ground on New $8 Million Facility in Ohio

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio, Jan. 26 -- Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing Corporation today hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new $8 million facility. The new building, an addition to the company's Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing-East complex here, will support the company's continued focus on delivering high-quality remanufact ... Continue reading

Dealix Corporation Honors the Top Automotive Internet Sales Professionals In the U.S.

Dealix Corporation Honors the Top Automotive Internet Sales Professionals In the U.S.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Dealix Corporation, the market expert and leader in automotive Internet marketing services and a division of The Cobalt Group, Inc., announced today that it has honored the top Internet sales professionals in the nation. The top dealers in the Eastern, Middle, and Western regions were r ... Continue reading

Genmar and Hoffman Communications Redefine the ''Dealer Meeting''

Genmar and Hoffman Communications Redefine the ''Dealer Meeting''

MINNEAPOLIS--Jan. 26, 2005-- Meeting was held in Las Vegas, NV - September 12-15, 2004 - In September 2004 Genmar partnered with Hoffman Communications for one of the largest boating events in the country. Typically, each individual boat brand stages a summer dealer meeting to introduce new-year boat models and take de ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2005 Scion tC

New Car Review: 2005 Scion tC

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Scion tC ``As above, so below'' goes the old saying. If it wasn't originally about automotive economics, no one told Toyota. As Lexus was created a decade and a half ago, to sell cars more expensive than traditional Toyota offerings, so Scion was created a year and a half ago, ... Continue reading

ChannelNet Introduces eRetail Advantage

ChannelNet Introduces eRetail Advantage

MILL VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 26 -- ChannelNet, a leading provider of automotive multichannel solutions, announced today the introduction of eRetail Advantage. This new program is designed to help automotive retailers streamline the Web-to-showroom customer experience, qualify leads and motivate purchases to turn Internet ... Continue reading

New Rocket/Car Review: 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR

New Rocket/Car Review: 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR

By Carey Russ You say that modern cars are boring? You think they are antiseptically-sterile and have no character? Well, yes, some are that way. Actually, many are that way. But not all - try a quick jaunt in the latest iteration of Mitsubishi's legendary Lancer Evolution series of rally cars for the street, the MR. I ... Continue reading

RouteOne Selects eOriginal as One of its Strategic Technology Providers for eContracting

RouteOne Selects eOriginal as One of its Strategic Technology Providers for eContracting

Open standards support, proven technology and eOriginal's depth of experience are keys to selection NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26 -- American Financial Services Association Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition -- RouteOne, LLC, the joint venture formed in 2002 by DaimlerChrysler Services, Ford Motor Credit Company, General ... Continue reading

Detroit's Spectrum Composites Introduces State of Art Tire Monitoring Tool; Government Mandated Tire Monitoring to Start Fall 2005

Detroit's Spectrum Composites Introduces State of Art Tire Monitoring Tool; Government Mandated Tire Monitoring to Start Fall 2005

TROY, Mich., Jan. 26 -- Spectrum Composites, headquartered here in Metro Detroit, has announced the rollout of a new Tire Inflation Positioning Switch (TIPS) for vehicles, a state-of-the-art sensor-triggering Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) tool for tires. TIPS will provide immediate cost savings for service es ... Continue reading

Next Inc. Secures Jeep Automotive Headwear License

Next Inc. Secures Jeep Automotive Headwear License

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--Jan. 26, 2005--Next Inc. (OTCBB:NXTI) an emerging leader in the sportswear and promotional products industry today announced a licensing agreement with Jeep(R), a division of DaimlerChrysler Corporation. The license will allow Next to develop, sell and ship licensed Jeep(R) brand headwear products t ... Continue reading

Oxlo Systems AutoTPX(TM) Moves Quickly to First Deployment

Oxlo Systems AutoTPX(TM) Moves Quickly to First Deployment

Integration-Focused Value Proposition Winning Dealer and System Vendor Approval BROOMFIELD, Colo., Jan. 26 -- Oxlo Systems Inc., the universal Dealership Communications Hub (DCH) provider for the automotive retail market, today announced the first production deployment of its AutoTPX(TM) integration platform at Speedcr ... Continue reading

ANSYS Earns Desktop Engineering Readers' Choice Award

ANSYS Earns Desktop Engineering Readers' Choice Award

SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., Jan. 26 -- ANSYS, Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that its ANSYS(R) CFX-5.7 product received the Desktop Engineering's Readers' Choice Award for October 2004. Desktop Engineering selected the winner b ... Continue reading

Fujitsu Announces FlexRay License Agreement with Bosch

Fujitsu Announces FlexRay License Agreement with Bosch

FRANKFURT, Germany, January 26 -- - Will Incorporate Technology in Next-Generation Advanced Automotive Control MCUs Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe today announced the acquisition of a license to use the FlexRay(TM) (1) Communication Controller IP-Module from Robert Bosch GmbH. The license will allow Fujitsu to embed p ... Continue reading

Lear Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

Lear Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 26 -- Lear Corporation , one of the world's largest automotive interior systems suppliers, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2004 and updated earnings guidance for 2005. Fourth Quarter Highlights: * Record net sales of $4.3 billion * Net income per share of ... Continue reading

Tata Motors to Deploy Siebel Automotive across 250 Dealer Organizations by 2005

Tata Motors to Deploy Siebel Automotive across 250 Dealer Organizations by 2005

SAN MATEO, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2005-- Siebel's CRM Solution Helps Tata Motors Increase Revenues through Improved Customer Service and Operational Effectiveness Siebel Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of business applications software, and Tata Motors , India's largest and only fully integrated auto maker, today announce ... Continue reading

The Cobalt Group Upgrades Nitra Inventory Solution

The Cobalt Group Upgrades Nitra Inventory Solution

SEATTLE--Jan. 26, 2005-- Enhanced, interactive online inventory presentation motivates shoppers to spend more time on auto dealers' websites and submit high quality leads The Cobalt Group, the leading provider of retailing solutions for the automotive market, today announced the launch of Cobalt Nitra(TM) Inventory Ser ... Continue reading

Prolong's Industrial Product Line Makes Sales Debut with Fastenal

Prolong's Industrial Product Line Makes Sales Debut with Fastenal

IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2005--Prolong Super Lubricants, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of patented consumer automotive, commercial/industrial and household products and wholly owned subsidiary of Prolong International Corporation (AMEX:PRL)(http://www.prolong.com), a technology driven consumer products holding compan ... Continue reading

Rockwell Automation Reports First Quarter Results

Rockwell Automation Reports First Quarter Results

MILWAUKEE--Jan. 26, 2005--Rockwell Automation, Inc. , a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control and information solutions, today reported fiscal 2005 first quarter income from continuing operations of $122.1 million ($0.65 per share) compared to $57.1 million ($0.29 per share) in 2004. Net incom ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: European Automotive Base Drivers 2004

Research and Markets: European Automotive Base Drivers 2004

DUBLIN, Ireland--Jan. 26, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c12238) has announced the addition of European Automotive Base Drivers 2004 to their offering Introduction Market demand for automotive parts and services are directly related to the volume and turnover of vehicles in the pa ... Continue reading

Jacobs Receives B-A-R Honda Contract

Jacobs Receives B-A-R Honda Contract

TULLAHOMA, Tenn.--Jan. 26, 2005--Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that a subsidiary company received a contract from the B-A-R Honda Formula One team to design and construct a new aerodynamic wind tunnel at the team's technical center in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. Officials did not disclose the c ... Continue reading

The Cobalt Group Announces Launch of Cobalt Site Reporter

The Cobalt Group Announces Launch of Cobalt Site Reporter

SEATTLE--Jan. 26, 2005-- New application in Cobalt's integrated suite of online retailing solutions gives automotive dealers powerful tools to track and measure effectiveness of e-business programs The Cobalt Group, the leading provider of retailing solutions for the automotive market, today announced the launch of Cob ... Continue reading

MUSTANG RETURNS TO SPORTS CAR RACING: FORD RACING MUSTANG GT TO COMPETE IN GRAND AM CUP

MUSTANG RETURNS TO SPORTS CAR RACING: FORD RACING MUSTANG GT TO COMPETE IN GRAND AM CUP

The first 2005 Mustang GT race cars undergo testing at Daytona International Speedway. * Ford Racing's competition program for the new 2005 Mustang GT delivers first race cars to compete in the Grand-Am Cup's GS Class. * Ford Racing Mustang GT race cars will compete at the season-opening race at Daytona International S ... Continue reading

Japan Automakers Report Record Production in 2004 As Customers Buy More of Their Cars, Trucks

Japan Automakers Report Record Production in 2004 As Customers Buy More of Their Cars, Trucks

TOKYO January 25, 2005; Audrey Mcavoy writing for the AP reported that Japan's leading automakers made more vehicles than ever last year as customers bought more of their cars and trucks, the companies said Tuesday. Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, said its global production jumped 10.6 percent during 200 ... Continue reading

Lund International Announces Warehouse Consolidation

Lund International Announces Warehouse Consolidation

DULUTH, Ga., Jan. 25 -- It was announced today that a task force would be formed to lead the consolidation of warehousing functions of the Lund Accessories and Ventshade Accessories Divisions. The Company has entered into a long-term lease for a 200,000 square foot warehouse located at 665 Raco Drive in Lawrenceville, ... Continue reading

PHD Audiophile Sound Systems Enters U.S. Market with Full-Line of Car Audio Speakers Including World's First Six-Voice Coil Subwoofer

PHD Audiophile Sound Systems Enters U.S. Market with Full-Line of Car Audio Speakers Including World's First Six-Voice Coil Subwoofer

MIAMI--Jan. 25, 2005--PHD Audiophile Sound Systems, maker of hand-crafted Italian car audio speakers, announced at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show plans to enter the U.S. market with a complete line of speaker products that features the Esacoil, the world's first ever six-voice coil subwoofer. While the audio market ... Continue reading

Drive in Style with GG Bailey Custom 'Pimp My Ride' Car Mats

Drive in Style with GG Bailey Custom 'Pimp My Ride' Car Mats

Custom Fit Car & Trunk Mats You Design NEW YORK, Jan. 25 -- Now you don't have to wait for MTV to come knockin' to "Pimp Your Ride." Do it yourself with the official "Pimp My Ride" custom fit car and trunk mats. Customize your own ride, no matter what you're driving. From banged-up pick-ups to banging roadsters, you pi ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Delivers Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Revenues

Tenneco Automotive Delivers Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Revenues

Company Reports Quarterly Loss Due to Restructuring and Refinancing Costs -- Record fourth quarter revenue of $1.1 billion, up 15% -- Fourth quarter EBIT $18 million; adjusted EBIT $46 million, up 12% -- Record full year revenue of $4.2 billion, up 12% -- Record low year-end debt net of cash balances of $1.206 billion ... Continue reading

Do Consumers Trust Auto Dealers?; Auto Industry to Release New Survey Probing the Dealer-Customer Relationship

Do Consumers Trust Auto Dealers?; Auto Industry to Release New Survey Probing the Dealer-Customer Relationship

What: Do consumers trust their franchise new car dealers, salespeople and financing representatives? How does trust in dealerships stack up against other industries, such as law enforcement, insurance, health care -- and the news media? And how can consumers get a perspective on the recent plethora of research on the c ... Continue reading

EFG Introduces the First Automotive Debt Cancellation Program to the US

EFG Introduces the First Automotive Debt Cancellation Program to the US

IRVING, Texas--Jan. 25, 2005-- Unique Vehicle Return Program Already a Proven Success EFG Companies, a leading provider of innovative Finance & Insurance products, services and technologies to retail dealerships, today announced it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with WALKAWAY Canada Incorporated, the ... Continue reading

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