Hybrid Vehicle Owners across America are Pumped Up over Hybridfest 2007
Hybrid Vehicle Owners across America are Pumped Up over Hybridfest 2007 2nd Annual Hybrid Electric Car Show Expands Following 2006 Success Madison, WI-On the heels of its inaugural year success, Hybridfest, Inc. announces that Hybridfest 2007 will expand this year to two full days, July 21-22, 2007. The Midwest's large ... Continue reading
CCID Consulting Says China's Auto Leasing Industry is Still Facing Development Bottlenecks
BEIJING, April 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- In 1990, the auto leasing industry started to develop slowly in China. In 2000, it entered a stage of rather fast development. By 2006, the number of vehicles for leasing in China approached 100,000, with a business turnover of almost 10 billion Yuan. However, CCID Consulting, C ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Credit Earns $193 Million in the First Quarter*
DEARBORN, Mich., April 26 -- Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $193 million in the first quarter of 2007, down $55 million from earnings of $248 million a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis from continuing operations, Ford Motor Credit earned $294 million in the first quarter, compared with $382 million in ... Continue reading
SCCA (GEORGIA) - Cross Fastest in Wet Morning MX-5 Cup Practice at Road Atlanta
Matt Cross, of Folsom, Calif., paced a damp morning practice for Round Two of the SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup, part of the 30th Anniversary Walter Mitty Challenge at Road Atlanta. Andrew Caddell, of Graham, Wash., and Andrew Carbonell, of Miami, Fla., were second and third fastest respectively ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (KANSAS) - ANDRETTI PREVIEW
NYSE Driver Marco Andretti 2007 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Fact Sheet Who: #26 NYSE Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Marco Andretti What: Kansas Lottery Indy 300, Round 4 of the 2007 IndyCarR Series Where: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan. When: Sunday, April 29, 2007 Television: ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Marco Andretti on th ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (KANSAS) - PATRICK PREVIEW
Motorola Driver Danica Patrick 2007 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Fact Sheet Who: #7 Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Danica Patrick What: Kansas Lottery Indy 300, Round 4 of the 2007 IndyCarR Series Where: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas When: Sunday, April 29, 2007 Television: ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Danica Patr ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (KANSAS) - FRANCHITTI PREVIEW
Canadian Club Driver Dario Franchitti 2007 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 Fact Sheet Who: #27 Canadian Club Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver Dario Franchitti What: Kansas Lottery Indy 300, Round 4 of the 2007 IndyCarR Series Where: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas When: Sunday, April 29, 2007 Television: ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. (E ... Continue reading
NHRA (ATLANTA) - Ashley looking to Add to list of firsts...
Driving the world¹s fastest nitro Funny Car, New York native Mike Ashley will pilot the Torco Race Fuels, Inc. Dodge Charger into competition this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway as he hopes to cap a slew of firsts with his first nitro Funny Car win. Ashley went into e ... Continue reading
NASCAR NNCS - CURRENT STANDINGS
<p>To review the current standings please click <a href="http://www.theautochannel.com/link.html?http://www.nascar.co m/races/cup/2007/data/standings_official.html/"> HERE. ... Continue reading
RACING VENUES (DOVER) - QUARTERLY RESULTS
<p>Our net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was $3,560,000 or $.10 per diluted share compared with $4,393,000 or $.12 per diluted share for the compared period of the prior year.</p> <p>The Company historically reports a loss in the first quarter due to the seasonality of the motorsports business. No major mot ... Continue reading
NASCAR BCS - CURRENT STANDINGS
To review the current standings please click <a href="http://www.theautochannel.com/link.html?http://www.nascar.co m/races/bg/2007/data/standings_official.html"> HERE. ... Continue reading
Ford Beats Wall Street Expectations - Net Loss "Only" $282 Million
By DETROIT, April 26, 2007; Poornima Gupta writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. posted better-than-expected results on Thursday, helped by cost-cutting and improved results from its European and luxury vehicle operations, sending shares up 5 percent in early trading. Ford, which is in the midst of closing 1 ... Continue reading
USAC (INDIANAPOLIS) - WINDOM FEATURE
Chris Windom, just 16 years old and one of the best young prospects on the USAC trail, has a few Midwest sprint car races under his belt and the beginning-of-the-season jitters are now past news. With a productive week of racing producing a competitive start to Chris' season, he and his Windom Motor Sports crew are hea ... Continue reading
Nominees for Ward's Auto Interior of the Year Awards
NEW YORK--Penton Mediaâs Wardâs AutoWorld® magazine has selected 34 outstanding vehicle interiors from 11 manufacturers as nominees for top honors in the annual âWardâs Interior of the Yearâ awards program. The prestigious awards program is part of the Wardâs Auto Interiors Show, being ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Reports Record Sales in the First Quarter 2007
2006 NORTH AMERICAN RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES YIELD RESULTS EARNINGS IMPACTED BY $0.17 PER DILUTED SHARE WARRANTY-RELATED CHARGE AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 26 -- BorgWarner Inc. today reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2007. The powertrain systems supplier delivered sales growth that outpaced the industry's ... Continue reading
Ituran Location & Control Ltd. Acquires Mapa Group for $9.9 Million
Mapa Group is the Largest Provider of Geographic Information (GIS) in Israel AZOUR, Israel, April 26 -- Ituran Location & Control Ltd. (the "Company") has announced that today the Company entered into an agreement with the shareholders of Mapa (the "Mapa Group"). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will purchase the ... Continue reading
AutoNation Reports First-Quarter 2007 Earnings
- Board authorized additional share repurchases of $500 million FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 26 -- AutoNation, Inc. America's largest automotive retailer, today reported earnings from continuing operations of $0.39 per share compared to year-ago earnings from continuing operations of $0.37 per share, an increase of 5%. ... Continue reading
Monaco Coach Corporation Reports First Quarter Results
COBURG, Ore., April 26 -- Monaco Coach Corporation , one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles, today reported revenues and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/MONACO ) First quarter 2007 revenues were $322.2 million, down 16. ... Continue reading
NHRA (ATLANTA) - JEG COUGHLIN PREVIEW
Jeg Coughlin Jr. arguably has the best car on the NHRA tour at the moment, having piloted his Slammers Ultimate Milk/JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt to back-to-back low qualifying efforts in Houston and Las Vegas. Although he has just 10 No. 1 qualifier plaques on his mantle after 195 career starts, this is actually the seco ... Continue reading
ALMS (MID-OHIO) - MID-OHIO TIRE TESTING ON TAP FOR KUMHO-SHOD TEAMS
Intersport Racing will test a new batch of tire compounds and constructions from Kumho at a Mid-Ohio test next month. Click here for Hi-Res Intersport Racing and B-K Motorsports aren't taking much of a break with a one-day tire test scheduled early next month at Mid-Ohio with tire partner Kumho. The two prototype teams ... Continue reading
Toyota Produces Brand-New Corolla ZR Engine in TEDA
TIANJIN, China, April 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tianjin Economic- Technological Development Area (TEDA) announced today that the brand-new ZR engine from Toyota was off the production line at the second plant of Tianjin FAW Toyota Engine Co., Ltd. The engine, which meets the tail gas emissions set-out by the Euro III s ... Continue reading
INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - NEWS AND NOTES (April 25, 2007)
1. AAMCO Transmissions Teams With IndyCar Series For Pole Award<P> 2. Unser joins Playa Del Racing for Freedom 100<P> <P> 1. AAMCO Transmissions Teams With IndyCar Series For Pole Award: AAMCO Transmissions will serve as the âOfficial Automotive Transmission Repair Companyâ of the IndyCar® Series, official ... Continue reading
NASCAR (TALLADEGA) - RESTRICTOR PREVIEW
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2007) â The old belief that in restrictor plate racing, itâs Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt Inc. or bust might not be as true as it once was. Yes, the last two Talladega Superspeedway winners â Jimmie Johnson and Brian Vickers â were both Hendrick drivers at t ... Continue reading
ECD Ovonics' Battery Subsidiary Grants Patent License to G4 Synergetics
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., April 26 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) announced today that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. (Ovonic Battery), has entered into a patent license agreement with G4 Synergetics Incorporated (G4). G4 was granted a royalty-bearing, nonexclusive right to make, use and s ... Continue reading
Audi Executive Vice President, Johan de Nysschen to Speak at MPG May 1
LOS ANGELES, April 25 -- On Tuesday, May 1, The Motor Press Guild (MPG), America's largest professional automotive media association, will feature Johan de Nysschen, executive vice president of Audi America. With more than 4,500 technology patents, including many available today across its 10-vehicle line, Audi is comm ... Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Cummins Filtration, the leader in filtration, exhaust, coolant and chemical technology for all engine-powered systems, announced that the company has been chosen to receive the prestigious Engineering Merit Award from the American Filtration & Separations Society (AFS) for its innovative Closed Crankc ... Continue reading
DENSO to Establish New Company in Hokkaido, Japan to Produce Automotive Semiconductor Products
<http://www.japancorp.net> DENSO to Establish New Company in Hokkaido, Japan to Produce Automotive Semiconductor Products Kariya, Japan, Apr 26, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation announced today that it will establish a new company in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan to produce automotive semiconductor products. The ne ... Continue reading
DENSO Announces 2006 Year-end Financial Results
<http://www.japancorp.net> DENSO Announces Year-end Financial Results; Net Sales, Operating Income and Net Income Hit Record Highs Kariya, Japan, Apr 26, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - DENSO Corporation today announced global financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. - Consolidated net sales totaled 3,609.7 ... Continue reading
Toyota to Continue Providing Residential Fuel Cell Cogeneration System for Government Project
<http://www.japancorp.net> Toyota to Continue Providing Residential Fuel Cell Cogeneration System for Government Project Tokyo, Japan, Apr 26, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it plans to continue providing its city-gas-powered 1-kW residential fuel cell cogeneration system to ... Continue reading
AUBURN HILLS, MI April 26, 2007; Volkswagen of America, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is considered among the "Top 12 Most-Respected Generation Y brands" according to a recent study by Outlaw Consulting, a San Francisco-based research firm that follows the habits of 21- to 27-year-olds. The list is published in t ... Continue reading
Carmakers Teaming Up with Navigation Services
Washington DC April 25, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that General Motors' OnStar service is working with MapQuest to let drivers link their desktops with the blacktop. The Wall Street Journal reports that the expansion of OnStar's in-vehicle navigation system is designed to let subscribers plan their driving rou ... Continue reading
U.S. Cars Show No Fuel-Efficiency Gains in 2006
Washington DC April 24, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the average fuel efficiency of U.S. cars and trucks sold in the 2006 model year showed no improvement from the year before at 25.4 miles per gallon, as increased sales of fuel-thirsty cars offset slightly more efficient trucks, according to federal data. ... Continue reading
07 Easter Jeep Safari Video Live on Truck World TV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Sanchez 951-371-8366 X26 dan@tenmagazines.com A Thrilling Trail Ride Is A Click Away As Truck World TV Launches Its '07 Easter Jeep Safari Streaming Video Program CORONA, CA- Truck World TV launched its latest streaming video program, "2007 Easter Jeep Safari," which focuses on this a ... Continue reading
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