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American Honda Recognizes Experian Automotive as a Top Supplier With Premier Partner Award

American Honda Recognizes Experian Automotive as a Top Supplier With Premier Partner Award

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 27 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. President and CEO Tetsuo Iwamura today presented the company's Premier Partner Award to Experian Automotive of Schaumburg, Ill., for excellence in providing superior customer service in supplying vehicle registration and title brand information to American Hon ... Continue reading

RocketCity (RCTY) Expands Operations in Florida with the ``World’s Premier Chevy Retailer'' and the Florida Automobile Dealers Association.

RocketCity (RCTY) Expands Operations in Florida with the ``World’s Premier Chevy Retailer'' and the Florida Automobile Dealers Association.

ORLANDO, Fla.--Rocket City Enterprises, Inc. (PINK SHEETS:RCTY), has signed a contract with Bill Heard Chevrolet to use the company’s CompleteAuto Listing Software. The Company has also become the premier level sponsor of all upcoming Florida Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) events. These expansion efforts will ... Continue reading

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Responds to Global Climate Change Initiatives

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Responds to Global Climate Change Initiatives

HOUSTON--Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Inc (LRQA), a member of the Lloyd's Register Group, responds to global climate change initiatives as it takes lead sponsorship at the upcoming 2007 Carbon Footprint Consumer Products Summit to be held in Chicago, IL US September 13-14, 2007. Andrew Ritchie, Lloyd's Register ... Continue reading

Polaris Inducts Five Valued Contributors to Company History into the Polaris Hall of Fame

Polaris Inducts Five Valued Contributors to Company History into the Polaris Hall of Fame

MEDINA, Minn.--Polaris Industries Inc. honored two retired long-time employees, two Polaris dealerships and a supplier of thousands of components by inducting the five into the Polaris Hall of Fame on Tuesday, July 24, in Nashville, Tennessee. The induction ceremonies took place during the annual Polaris National Sales ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Financial Ranks Highest in Two Segments of Annual J.D. Power and Associates Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study

Mercedes-Benz Financial Ranks Highest in Two Segments of Annual J.D. Power and Associates Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study

- Highest in Prime Retail Credit - Highest in Floor Planning FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Mercedes-Benz Financial captured the highest ranking in satisfaction among prime retail credit and floor planning in the just-released J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study(SM). This is the seco ... Continue reading

California Certifies New Vehicle Emissions Test Equipment; Device Will Test for Vehicle Fuel Leaks

California Certifies New Vehicle Emissions Test Equipment; Device Will Test for Vehicle Fuel Leaks

CLEVELAND, Aug. 27 -- Hickok Incorporated, manufacturer of test equipment that will measure vehicle fuel vapor leaks, has received certification from the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) paving the way to market the product to Smog Check facilities throughout the state. California has led the nation in impr ... Continue reading

8000 Inc Confirms Launch of Cannonball 8000 Singapore

8000 Inc Confirms Launch of Cannonball 8000 Singapore

Pink Sheets - EIGH.pk LONDON, August 27 -- The Board of 8000 Inc can today confirm the establishment of a new Singapore-based subsidiary. Cannonball 8000 Singapore will bring all of the glamour of the European rally to Asia. The first event is scheduled to be held in March 2009. The company will hold a PR launch in Sin ... Continue reading

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Responds to Global Climate Change Initiatives

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Responds to Global Climate Change Initiatives

HOUSTON--Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a member of the Lloyd's Register Group, responds to global climate change initiatives as it participates in the upcoming Latin American Carbon Forum to be held in Lima, Peru September 5-6, 2007. Luiz Bueno da Silva, LRQA Brazil Business Center Manager, will moderate a ... Continue reading

Snap-on Tools and Dr. Neon Keep on Rolling with www.Aintstreetlegal.com and Street Rod Build

Snap-on Tools and Dr. Neon Keep on Rolling with www.Aintstreetlegal.com and Street Rod Build

Web site, project celebrates the build and engages enthusiasts KENOSHA, Wis., Aug. 27 -- Four months ago, Snap-on Tools and Dr. Neon embarked on a journey filled with rusty frames, bent-up body panels and a limitless amount of innovation. The destination? A 1957 Chevy Nomad rebuilt and revived for the 21st century to b ... Continue reading

AAA Leadership Help City Prepare for Grand Prix through Hands-on Volunteer Work

AAA Leadership Help City Prepare for Grand Prix through Hands-on Volunteer Work

WHAT: AAA Michigan Leadership will do general clean-up in Gabriel Richard and Mt. Elliott parks as part of their "day of service" activities, as they join the Downtown Detroit Partnership's Clean Downtown project to help put finishing touches on the city in time for the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix scheduled over Labo ... Continue reading

AgencyPort Insurance Services Named by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies

AgencyPort Insurance Services Named by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies

BOSTON--AgencyPort Insurance Services, Inc., announced today that it has been named to Inc. magazine’s list of America’s fastest-growing privately held companies. In Inc.’s recently released 26th annual Inc. 500, AgencyPort’s three-year growth rate of 1,012% earned the company the No. 223 spot. “If you want t ... Continue reading

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Schedules Release of First Quarter Results and Conference Call

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Schedules Release of First Quarter Results and Conference Call

BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 27 -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced that the Company will release financial results for its fiscal 2008 first quarter, ended July 31st, 2007, on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 7:30 A.M. (Eastern). Senior management will hold a conference call on September 6, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. (Easter ... Continue reading

Carl Edwards joins The Office Depot Foundation for CA backpack donation

Carl Edwards joins The Office Depot Foundation for CA backpack donation

Hello - Following "the biggest win of his career," Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion and the Office Depot Foundation will donate 1,450 backpacks to local organizations and underprivileged children at Rancho Cucamonga Office Depot store on Thursday, August 30 from 5 to 7pm. We invite any and al ... Continue reading

Coachmen Industries, Inc. Suspends Dividend

Coachmen Industries, Inc. Suspends Dividend

ELKHART, Ind.--Coachmen Industries, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has voted to suspend the payment of its quarterly dividend. “As previously announced, our Housing Group generated profits in the second quarter, our balance sheet is sound, and we have more than $40 million available on our credit li ... Continue reading

Fellows honoured by Mosport International Karting

Fellows honoured by Mosport International Karting

For immediate release August 27, 2007 Fellows honoured by Mosport International Karting Canadian racer honoured with corner naming BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO Canadian roadracer, and Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship Presented by Toronto Stars founder, Ron Fellows was honoured this weekend by Mosport International Karti ... Continue reading

Fueling the Passion for Hot Wheels®

Fueling the Passion for Hot Wheels®

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Hot Wheels® today announced its partnership with the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) for the annual automotive aftermarket convention in Las Vegas. “Fueling the Passion for Hot Wheels®,” along with the legendary Hot Wheels® logo, will be present on all 2007 show-related material ... Continue reading

MADD Pacific Northwest to Join Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving

MADD Pacific Northwest to Join Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving

National Effort Teams MADD with Tens of Thousands of Law Enforcement Officers Warning Drivers: If You Drive Drunk, You Will be Arrested SEATTLE, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory is being issued by Mothers Against Drunk Driving: What: The Pacific Northwest Region of Mothers Against Drunk Driving ... Continue reading

The Chrysler Foundation Donates $10,000 to Macomb County Sheriff's Office to Help Fight Computer Crimes

The Chrysler Foundation Donates $10,000 to Macomb County Sheriff's Office to Help Fight Computer Crimes

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 27 -- The Chrysler Foundation donated $10,000 to the Macomb Computer Crimes Enforcement (MACE) team today. The funds will support the MACE fight against computer fraud, identity theft and child pornography cases. "We are pleased to assist the Macomb County Sheriff's Office in its mission to dr ... Continue reading

MADD Tennessee and Tennessee Law Enforcement Team Up for Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving

MADD Tennessee and Tennessee Law Enforcement Team Up for Labor Day Crackdown on Drunk Driving

MADD Joins National Effort with Tens of Thousands of Law Enforcement Officers in Booze It and Lose It. Labor Day Crackdown, Warning Drivers: If You Drive Drunk, You Will be Arrested NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory is being issued by Mothers Against Drunk Driving: What: Mother ... Continue reading

8.23Chery rolls out its millionth car

8.23Chery rolls out its millionth car

Chery rolls out its millionth car http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3049/Chery-rolls-out-its-millionth-car.ht ml Shanghai. August 23 (Gasgoo.com) - Chery Automobile held a celebration as its 1,000,000th car rolled off the assembly line yesterday. As the first Chinese home-grown automaker ever to reach this milestone, Chery ... Continue reading

8.23FEATURE: Multiple "first times" reveal progress of China's auto industry

8.23FEATURE: Multiple "first times" reveal progress of China's auto industry

FEATURE: Multiple "first times" reveal progress of China's auto industry http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3048/FEATURE-Multiple-first-times-reveal- progress-of-China-s-auto-industry.html Shanghai. August 23 (Gasgoo.com) This year China's auto industry are characterized by a couple of "first times". For the first time in t ... Continue reading

8.23Sebring to be launched in China

8.23Sebring to be launched in China

Sebring to be launched in China http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3045/Sebring-to-be-launched-in-China.html Shanghai. August 23 (Gasgoo.com) - Sebring, the second model produced by Chrysler in Beijing will be launched in the Chinese market late this October, the company announced this week. Chinese buyers of this car model ... Continue reading

A Message From Progressive President and CEO, Glenn Renwick:

A Message From Progressive President and CEO, Glenn Renwick:

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--Yesterday a story appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about an investigation authorized by Progressive people in August 2005. When I read that story I was appalled and, frankly, didn’t believe that it could possibly be accurate. I have since learned that the essential facts in the sto ... Continue reading

Chronic Car Audio Inc. Acquires Auto Sound in Las Vegas

Chronic Car Audio Inc. Acquires Auto Sound in Las Vegas

MESA, Ariz.--Chronic Car Audio, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CCAU) of Mesa, Arizona, purchased the West Sahara Las Vegas location of Auto Sound. This acquisition gives Chronic Car Audio Inc. 2 stores in Las Vegas, Nevada and six in Arizona for a total of 8 stores. Revenues which were 6.4 million in 2006 are on target to reach 9 ... Continue reading

Dexter Bean Hopes Hometown Advantage Equals First Victory In Milwaukee

Dexter Bean Hopes Hometown Advantage Equals First Victory In Milwaukee

Dexter Bean Hopes Hometown Advantage Equals First Victory In Milwaukee WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (Thursday, August 23, 2007) - - It looks like Dexter Bean’s wish of the rain going away will come true. Torrential rain and fierce thunderstorms have invaded Bean’s home state of Wisconsin. The unexpected weather ... Continue reading

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Introduces Auto Insurance for Owners of Collector Cars

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company Introduces Auto Insurance for Owners of Collector Cars

NOVATO, Calif.--To meet the needs of the growing collector car market, a specialized category of automobiles with risks different from standard vehicles, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has introduced insurance especially designed for collector car owners. The collector car market has expanded substantially over the ... Continue reading

Flexcar Now Available to 500,000 College Students Across the U.S.

Flexcar Now Available to 500,000 College Students Across the U.S.

WASHINGTON--Flexcar (www.flexcar.com) announced today it has expanded its leading “Flexcar for Undergrads” program through partnerships with two major universities -- Arizona State University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, making Flexcar now available to 500,000 students at 27 colleges and universities ... Continue reading

Ford Verve Concept Hints at Ford’s Future Small-Car Design Vision

Ford Verve Concept Hints at Ford’s Future Small-Car Design Vision

FRANKFURT, Germany--Ford Verve Concept – a bold and colourful concept car to be revealed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show – gives the first hints of Ford’s future small-car design vision. The significance of the Ford Verve Concept is that it's the first physical evidence of the design direction for an all-new sma ... Continue reading

Global Motor Insurance Industry Profile is an Essential Resource for Top Level Data and Analysis Covering the Motor Insurance Industry

Global Motor Insurance Industry Profile is an Essential Resource for Top Level Data and Analysis Covering the Motor Insurance Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66392) has announced the addition of “Global Motor Insurance” to their offering. The Global Motor Insurance industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the motor insurance industry. It includes d ... Continue reading

Hydromer, Inc. Enters into 5 Year Supply Agreement for Anti-Fog Coating

Hydromer, Inc. Enters into 5 Year Supply Agreement for Anti-Fog Coating

BRANCHBURG, N.J.--Hydromer, Inc. (HYDI.OB – OTC BB; HDO - BSE), announces that it has entered into a Supply Agreement with a large Western European Aircraft Systems manufacturer. The proprietary Hydromer Anti-fog coating solution will be applied on Quick Donning Oxygen masks for flight crews. These masks will be Hydr ... Continue reading

James Buescher Looks To Continue Stout Runs In Milwaukee

James Buescher Looks To Continue Stout Runs In Milwaukee

James Buescher Looks To Continue Stout Runs In Milwaukee WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (Thursday, August 23, 2007) - - ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS) rookie James Buescher has competed in four events this season and in each of those four races, Buescher has impressed. Not to mention that his ARCA debut was greeted with a thrilling a ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Asia Pacific Reports: Asia Pacific Projected to Surpass Europe as World's Largest Regional Automotive Market by 2009

J.D. Power Asia Pacific Reports: Asia Pacific Projected to Surpass Europe as World's Largest Regional Automotive Market by 2009

Annual Asia Pacific Auto Sales Projected to Increase by More Than 7 Percent in 2007 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 23 -- Automotive sales growth in the Asia Pacific region is projected to surpass Europe's by 2009, according to J.D. Power and Associates. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) ... Continue reading

Lead Plaintiffs Announce an Agreement in Principle With Delphi Corporation to Settle Securities Class Action Litigation

Lead Plaintiffs Announce an Agreement in Principle With Delphi Corporation to Settle Securities Class Action Litigation

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- As first referenced in the District Court's August 17, 2007 Order, Lead Plaintiffs Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma ("Oklahoma"), Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi ("Mississippi"), Raiffeisen Kapitalanlage-Gesellschaft m.b.H. ("Raiffeisen") and Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (" ... Continue reading

Markel American Insurance Company Completes Custom Motorcycle and Prepares to Award in Sweepstakes

Markel American Insurance Company Completes Custom Motorcycle and Prepares to Award in Sweepstakes

WAUKESHA, Wis., Aug. 23 -- Markel American Insurance Company today announced the completion of the custom Board Track Racer style motorcycle built by Markel American Associates through its "Markel Builds Fun" project to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang charity. Entries to win the motorcycle in a sweepstakes wi ... Continue reading

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Finish 27th at Bristol

Musgrave, No. 9 Team ASE Toyota Finish 27th at Bristol

If the following text-only file is not easily readable, particularly any tables of numbers, try enlarging this window since every line has a forced end and there is no word-wrap. Otherwise, this report will look and print better from the following PDF file: http://www.sportssystems.com/applib/PDFload.cfm?file=/email/fi ... Continue reading

NASTF Marks First Anniversary of Incorporation

NASTF Marks First Anniversary of Incorporation

LEESBURG, Va., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the National Automotive Service Task Force enters its second year as a formal organization, it is a good time to review positive accomplishments as well as look to the future. Although NASTF has existed through the efforts of many hard-working volunteers for many yea ... Continue reading

Natrol Offers Trinovin® Samples for Men at Cruisin’ For A Cure Event, Sept. 22, Supporting Prostate Cancer Research

Natrol Offers Trinovin® Samples for Men at Cruisin’ For A Cure Event, Sept. 22, Supporting Prostate Cancer Research

CHATSWORTH, Calif.--Natrol, Inc. is proud to provide 1,500 Trinovin® samples for men at the eighth annual Cruisin’ For A Cure fundraiser benefiting UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center to support prostate cancer research: WHAT: Cruisin' For A Cure, the world's largest one-day charity custom/classic auto show, features app ... Continue reading

New Mitsubishi Model-Galant Fortis Launched in Japan

New Mitsubishi Model-Galant Fortis Launched in Japan

TOKYO - August 24, 2007: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announces the market launch of the Galant Fortis, a new style sedan, at affiliated dealerships throughout Japan today. Powered by a 2.0-liter engine, two- and four-wheel drive Galant Fortis models carry a price tag ranging from 1,785,000 yen to 2,436,000 yen. (SUPE ... Continue reading

Patrick Sheltra Looks For Another Top-Five In Milwaukee

Patrick Sheltra Looks For Another Top-Five In Milwaukee

Patrick Sheltra Looks For Another Top-Five In Milwaukee WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (August 23, 2007) - - Fresh off a third place finish last Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Patrick Sheltra heads to the famed Milwaukee Mile looking to keep his stretch alive and nail h ... Continue reading

Press Release - The Thorsen Tool Company - Ontario, CA

Press Release - The Thorsen Tool Company - Ontario, CA

Randy Wright Chief Operating Officer Thorsen Tool Company 4120 Jurupa Street, Suite 216 Ontario, CA 91761 Office: +1 909-781-2060 Ext. ... Continue reading

Snapshots US Tyres 2007 Provides 2005 Year-End Market Size Data, with 2006 Estimates, 4 Years of Historical Data and Five-Year Forecasts

Snapshots US Tyres 2007 Provides 2005 Year-End Market Size Data, with 2006 Estimates, 4 Years of Historical Data and Five-Year Forecasts

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66452) has announced the addition of “Snapshots US Tyres 2007” to their offering. Snapdatas Snapshots US Tyres 2007 provides 2005 year-end market size data, with 2006 estimates, 4 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The ... Continue reading

SpongeTech’s New Online Promotion to Give Away 100,000 Free SpongeTech Car Care Delivery System Products

SpongeTech’s New Online Promotion to Give Away 100,000 Free SpongeTech Car Care Delivery System Products

NEW YORK--SpongeTech Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: SPNG) announce today that they are starting a new promotion with a give-away of 100,000 of their highly regarded SpongeTech Car Care Sponge Delivery System product. The Company will give one (1) FREE SpongeTech Car Care Sponge Delivery System product to the first one ... Continue reading

ST PR: Garmin Integrates New GPS Chipset from STMicroelectronics

ST PR: Garmin Integrates New GPS Chipset from STMicroelectronics

Hi, Please find below an announcement that was released today, August 23, 2007. Title: Garmin Integrates New GPS Chipset from STMicroelectronics Key messages: * Garmin to use STMicroelectronics’ new GPS chipset in portable and handheld navigation products * Teseo chipset offers market leading performance, in ter ... Continue reading

The Chrysler Foundation and Chrysler Financial Donate $100,000 to Forgotten Harvest to Help Feed the Hungry

The Chrysler Foundation and Chrysler Financial Donate $100,000 to Forgotten Harvest to Help Feed the Hungry

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 23 -- The Chrysler Foundation and Chrysler Financial have presented Forgotten Harvest with a $100,000 donation at the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. The donation will go toward Forgotten Harvest's $3.6 million capital campaign for its new headquarters in Oak Park, Mich. "We are pleased to assis ... Continue reading

The Great Escape

The Great Escape

SOUTHAMPTON, England, August 23 -- - Sat-nav Giant Helps Motorists Beat Bank Holiday Blues MOTORWAY madness is not going to stop Brits from escaping this August bank holiday weekend. New research, for sat-nav giant Garmin, reveals that three quarters (75%) of Brits reckon that either gridlocked traffic (43%) or longer ... Continue reading

UGS PLM Software and Wayne Taylor Racing Announce Technology Sponsorship Partnership

UGS PLM Software and Wayne Taylor Racing Announce Technology Sponsorship Partnership

PLANO, Texas--UGS PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, and Wayne Taylor Racing today announced a technology sponsorship partnership formed earlier this year for Wayne Taylor Racing’s No. 10 SunTrust P ... Continue reading

U.S. Automakers Endorse Knollenberg Legislation to Ensure U.S. Industry Voice in Trade Cases

U.S. Automakers Endorse Knollenberg Legislation to Ensure U.S. Industry Voice in Trade Cases

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Automotive Trade Policy Council (ATPC), whose members include Chrysler, Ford and General Motors, has endorsed H.R. 1127, legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) that would ensure that U.S. automotive companies and other U.S. manufacturers have a voice in ... Continue reading

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Acquires the AppOne Companies

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Acquires the AppOne Companies

Acquisition Combines Bankers Systems' Trusted Compliance Content with AppOne's Leading Technology Solutions MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23 -- Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, part of the Wolters Kluwer Corporate & Financial Services division, today announced the acquisition of the AppOne Companies (AppOne), a leading provider ... Continue reading

Additional Captive Finance Source Joins RouteOne

Additional Captive Finance Source Joins RouteOne

Mercedes-Benz Financial integrates with web-based credit application management system FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 23 -- RouteOne LLC announced today that Mercedes-Benz Financial has integrated with its credit application management system. Mercedes-Benz Financial provides financing for Mercedes- Benz dealers' invent ... Continue reading

AIM Autosport - Infineon media kit

AIM Autosport - Infineon media kit

Sylvia Proudfoot HYPERLINK "mailto:sylvia@spurcom.ca"sylvia@spurcom.ca 403 287 3945 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. ... Continue reading

American Racing Capital, Inc. / ANRC Announces $700,000 in Financing

American Racing Capital, Inc. / ANRC Announces $700,000 in Financing

SAN DIEGO--American Racing Capital Inc., (OTCBB: ANRC), a company specializing in the motorsports industry, announced that it has received $700,000 in equity financing. This financing represents the final allotment of the $2 million funding that was approved and secured by a 6% note maturing on July 25, 2009. The capit ... Continue reading

American Traffic Solutions Increases Its Focus on Safety by Selecting Steve Filmer as Director of Communications

American Traffic Solutions Increases Its Focus on Safety by Selecting Steve Filmer as Director of Communications

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 23 -- Steve Filmer, whose broadcast career has included reporting duties at TV stations in Phoenix (ABC Channel 15), Atlanta, Minneapolis and North Carolina, as well as a stint as Consumer Editor for ABC's "Good Morning America," has been named the new Director of Communications for American Tra ... Continue reading

AutoWeek Magazine and a Panel of Highly Influential Leaders Seek to Improve Teenage Driver Safety in America

AutoWeek Magazine and a Panel of Highly Influential Leaders Seek to Improve Teenage Driver Safety in America

WHAT: AutoWeek Teen Driving Safety Summit WHEN: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:30am: Speakers/panelists available for media interviews 9am: Welcome and Introductions -- Dutch Mandel, Editor and Associate Publisher, AutoWeek -- Jim Yetter, Senior Manager, Dodge Car Marketing, Chrysler 9:10am: Dr. Ricardo Martinez, Executive ... Continue reading

Bristol Silver Crown Test

Bristol Silver Crown Test

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 23, 2007 Contact: DICK JORDAN SILVER CROWN FEASIBILITY TEST AT BRISTOL PROVES SUCCESSFUL It's been 34 years since USAC open-wheel racing has occurred in northeastern Tennessee but last night's K & N Silver Crown feasibility test at Bristol Motor Speedway could prove to be the first step tow ... Continue reading

Dustin Delaney Looks For More In Milwaukee

Dustin Delaney Looks For More In Milwaukee

Dustin Delaney Looks For More In Milwaukee WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (August 23, 2007) - - If ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Dustin Delaney didn’t turn heads with his quiet yet impressive 14th place finish at Illinois State Fairgrounds last Sunday, then he’s hoping he’ll make some noise as he invades The Mi ... Continue reading

ICOP Model 20/20-W to be Showcased in Police Car Redesign Project

ICOP Model 20/20-W to be Showcased in Police Car Redesign Project

Providence Police Department to Officially Unveil 'Brijo' at Press Conference Today LENEXA, Kan., Aug. 23 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. , an industry-leading company engaged in advancing digital surveillance solutions, today announced that at a press conference to be held this afternoon, the Providence Police Department in Rho ... Continue reading

KAR Holdings, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2007 Results

KAR Holdings, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2007 Results

CARMEL, Ind.--KAR Holdings, Inc. announced today that it will be releasing its second quarter 2007 financial results on Wednesday, August 29, 2007. KAR Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for ADESA Inc., Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc and Automotive Finance Corporation. KAR Holdings, Inc. will also be hosting an earnin ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Preview for Grand-Am Race at Infineon Raceway

Krohn Racing Preview for Grand-Am Race at Infineon Raceway

Krohn Racing Preview for Grand-Am Race at Infineon Raceway Krohn Racing has some changes in store for this weekend at the Infineon Raceway/Sears Point, as the team adds a new driver to substitute for the suspended Colin Braun. Former Formula One racer, Ricardo Zonta, will replace Braun in the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontia ... Continue reading

Mansfield Means Back to Business for Michelle Theriault & Team GLOCK

Mansfield Means Back to Business for Michelle Theriault & Team GLOCK

Mansfield Means Back to Business for Michelle Theriault & Team GLOCK “Spraker Racing Enterprises Team Looks For Third Top-10 In Short Track Thriller�?? MANSFIELD, Ohio (Thursday, August 23, 2007) - - After a weekend of twists and turns, it’s back to the racetrack for NASCAR Busch East Series driver Mi ... Continue reading

MEDIA ADVISORY - SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships at Mosport

MEDIA ADVISORY - SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships at Mosport

MEDIA ADVISORY SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships SCCA SPEED GT Round Eight SCCA SPEED Touring Car Round Eight Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ont., Canada Contact: Eric Prill, VP Marketing & Communications, (785) 250-7920, eprill@scca.com <mailto: ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile Important Race For Stott Classic Racing & Billy Tanner

Milwaukee Mile Important Race For Stott Classic Racing & Billy Tanner

Milwaukee Mile Important Race For Stott Classic Racing & Billy Tanner WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (August 23, 2007) - - Redemption. That’s the one word that best suites the Stott Classic Racing (SCR) team as they head to The Milwaukee Mile this weekend. After running their strongest race of the season at Illinois Stat ... Continue reading

Milwaukee Mile - Packer Leroy Butler Named Grand Marshal of Race With Kenseth

Milwaukee Mile - Packer Leroy Butler Named Grand Marshal of Race With Kenseth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE MILE AMERICA’S LEGENDARY OVAL Media Contact: Jim Tretow, Milwaukee Mile VP - Media & Communications, (414) 453-5761 x2222, jtretow@milwaukeemile.com PACKERS LEROY BUTLER NAMED GRAND MARSHAL OF RACE WITH MATT KENSETH AT THE MILWAUKEE MILE Hall of Fame Player Giving Command To Start 50-L ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital Partners 2007 New York Conference on September 5, 2007

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital Partners 2007 New York Conference on September 5, 2007

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 -- Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. ("MPA") announced today that its Chairman, President and CEO, Selwyn Joffe and CFO, Mervyn McCulloch, will present at the upcoming Roth Capital Partners 2007 New York Conference. The Roth Capital Partners 2007 New York Conference is a two-day event featuring prese ... Continue reading

Pep Boys to Participate in Brake Safety Awareness Week

Pep Boys to Participate in Brake Safety Awareness Week

PHILADELPHIA--The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation’s leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, today announced that it is participating in the Motorist Assurance Program’s (MAP) Brake Safety Awareness Week, taking place August 26 – September 1. During this week-long event, Pep Boys will ... Continue reading

RE: Dexter Bean Hopes Hometown Advantage Equals First Victory In Milwaukee

RE: Dexter Bean Hopes Hometown Advantage Equals First Victory In Milwaukee

**Some members of the media were having problems receiving this full press release as AOL automatically inserted a hyperlink throwing off one of the paragraphs. The problem has been corrected and the full release, if you did not receive it in whole, is attached below. I apologize for any inconvenience this issue has ca ... Continue reading

Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle Warriors Set to Tangle Labor Day Weekend at ORP

Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle Warriors Set to Tangle Labor Day Weekend at ORP

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 317-858-9581 _mindys@ringersgloves.com_ (mailto:mindys@ringersgloves.com) RINGERS GLOVES PRO BIKE BATTLE WARRIORS SET TO TANGLE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AT ORP Brownsburg, Ind. - (August 23, 2007) Saturday, September 1 ... Continue reading

SERIES LEADS THE WAY IN PIONEERING ALTERNATIVE FUEL USES

SERIES LEADS THE WAY IN PIONEERING ALTERNATIVE FUEL USES

THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 2007 SERIES LEADS THE WAY IN PIONEERING ALTERNATIVE FUEL USES The innovation and leading-edge, relevant technology that is present in the American Le Mans Series continues to gain attention throughout the entire motorsports community. At the forefront in 2007 is the Series' platform of alternative f ... Continue reading

Solera Holdings, Inc. Announces Paul Gange as Vice President, Corporate Marketing

Solera Holdings, Inc. Announces Paul Gange as Vice President, Corporate Marketing

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23 -- Solera Holdings, Inc. , today announced the appointment of Paul Gange as Vice President of Corporate Marketing. Gange will be based in Solera's San Diego, CA office. In this newly created position, Paul will be responsible for Solera's global corporate marketing activities as well as for the marke ... Continue reading

Sprint Nextel Bristol Highlights

Sprint Nextel Bristol Highlights

Sprint Nextel Race Weekend Highlights BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY NEXTEL Wake-Up Call When: Breakfast - Friday, August 24, 8 a.m. NEXTEL Wake-Up Call, Friday, August 24, 1:30 p.m. Who: Matt Kenseth, Driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Tools Ford Fusion Where: Media Center, Bristol Motor Speedway NEXTEL Leader Bonus - $100,000 The N ... Continue reading

Sunoco Ron Fellows Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels round five set for Mosport this weekend

Sunoco Ron Fellows Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels round five set for Mosport this weekend

For immediate release August 22, 2007 Sunoco Ron Fellows Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels round five set for Mosport this weekend Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship karters in action this weekend TORONTO, ONTARIO – The Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship presented by Toronto Star Wheels will be ... Continue reading

X-Rite to Acquire Pantone, Inc. Extending Reach in the Color Industry

X-Rite to Acquire Pantone, Inc. Extending Reach in the Color Industry

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--X-Rite, Incorporated a leading provider of color solutions for measuring, formulating, matching, and simulating color, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Pantone, Inc. for $180 million. The deal is expected to close in the fall of 2007. Pantone, Inc., headquarter ... Continue reading

AIM Autosport - Infineon qualifying

AIM Autosport - Infineon qualifying

AIM Autosport will start eighth of 18 Daytona Prototypes that will take the green flag for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Infineon Raceway on Saturday. Mark Wilkins of Toronto qualified the team's No. 61 Lexus-powered Riley Mk XI in one minute 29.519 seconds during a shortened qualifying session on the 2. ... Continue reading

IHRA Harold Martin Pre Race: Martin is Set for a Successful Defense of his Milan Home Turf

IHRA Harold Martin Pre Race: Martin is Set for a Successful Defense of his Milan Home Turf

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Team ACDelco IHRA Race Preview Harold Martin, Owner/Driver ACDelco Pro Modified Pontiac Event: IHRA Suzuki Motor City Nationals Location: Milan Dragway Milan, MI Dates: August 24-26, 2007 Harold Martin is Set for a Successful Defense ... Continue reading

2007 Turkish Grand Prix - Free Practice

2007 Turkish Grand Prix - Free Practice

­­­­­ 2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX ISTANBUL 24 AUGUST FREE PRACTICE Free practice for this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix got underway in the searing heat of Istanbul Park today where the air temperature soared to a high of 36 degrees. This morning, the Honda Racing F1 Team spent the session setting-up the car to suit th ... Continue reading

Anderson goes after historic 5th consecutive Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Win

Anderson goes after historic 5th consecutive Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Win

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC/SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PRO STOCK PONTIAC GTO GREG ANDERSON -- DRIVER ROB DOWNING -- CREW CHIEF MEDIA CONTACT: MICKEY SCHULTZ PHONE: 920-733-2330 E-MAIL: PR4KBRacingLLC@earthlink.net* *53RD ANNUAL NHRA MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS O'REILLY ... Continue reading

Bad Break for Tim Sauter at Bristol

Bad Break for Tim Sauter at Bristol

Bad Break for Tim Sauter at Bristol August 22, 2007 – Bristol, TN. Tim Sauter felt past short-track experience would help guide the Lester Buildings #07 to a strong run Wednesday night when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series competed on the new concrete at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The Green Light Racing team left t ... Continue reading

BANKS ELECTED TO SEMA BOARD

BANKS ELECTED TO SEMA BOARD

FOR IMMEDIATE USE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Stokes, Corporate Publicist 626-969-9600 x6200 dstokes@bankspower.com or visit: www.bankspower.com GALE BANKS ELECTED TO THE SEMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Azusa, Calif.(August28, 2007) - - Gale Banks Engineering has announced that company founder and namesake Gale Banks ha ... Continue reading

Canadian Wittmer Fastest in SPEED Touring Car Practice at Mosport

Canadian Wittmer Fastest in SPEED Touring Car Practice at Mosport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canadian Wittmer Fastest in SPEED Touring Car Practice at Mosport CANADA (Aug. 24, 2007) – Québécois Kuno Wittmer led the first practice session for Round Eight of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship, part of the Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport. Adam P ... Continue reading

Compli Expands with New Midwest Regional Sales Office to Be Led by Randell Wittenberg

Compli Expands with New Midwest Regional Sales Office to Be Led by Randell Wittenberg

PORTLAND, Ore.--Compli® expanded its sales channel in the Midwestern United States with a new regional office in Ohio and appointed sales executive Randell Wittenberg as Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Compli is the nation’s leading provider of compliance management systems for auto dealerships, with more than 42,00 ... Continue reading

Copart, Inc. Announces DSC Financing for Copart Buyers

Copart, Inc. Announces DSC Financing for Copart Buyers

FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Copart is now accepting payments from vehicle buyers through a financing solution supplied by Dealer Services Corporation (DSC), North America’s largest provider of diversified inventory financing for independent dealers. Copart will be accepting financing from buyers utilizing DSC at all 123 Copar ... Continue reading

Coughlin thrilled by new Countdown to the Championship format (NHRA)

Coughlin thrilled by new Countdown to the Championship format (NHRA)

Coughlin thrilled by new Countdown to the Championship format DELAWARE, OH. (Aug 24) – With 50 national event victories and three world championships to his credit, Jeg Coughlin Jr. has experienced plenty in his drag racing career. But even the ultra-cool, unflappable Coughlin admits NHRA's new Countdown to the ... Continue reading

Curran Edges Aschenbach For Fast SPEED GT Practice Time at Mosport

Curran Edges Aschenbach For Fast SPEED GT Practice Time at Mosport

For Immediate Release Curran Edges Aschenbach For Fast SPEED GT Practice Time at Mosport CANADA (Aug. 24, 2007) – After leading the morning practice session for Sunday’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Round Eight race, part of the Mobil 1 Presents Grand Prix of Mosport, Eric Curran, of East H ... Continue reading

Curran Fastest In Opening Mosport SPEED GT Practice

Curran Fastest In Opening Mosport SPEED GT Practice

For Immediate Release Curran Fastest In Opening Mosport SPEED GT Practice CANADA (Aug. 24, 2007) – Coming off his third win of the season, Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., was fastest in Friday’s opening practice for this weekend’s Round Eight SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship race, part o ... Continue reading

DSR Funny Car drivers 1-2-3 in NHRA Time Trials in Indy

DSR Funny Car drivers 1-2-3 in NHRA Time Trials in Indy

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK CLERMONT, Din. NHRA TIME TRIALS AUG. 21-23, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net DSR FUNNY CAR DRIVERS TOP CHARTS DURING NHRA TIME TRIALS CLERMONT, Ind. (Aug. 24, 2007) ... Continue reading

DURA Automotive Systems Files Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement

DURA Automotive Systems Files Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--(As originally reported on August 22) DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. (OTC:DRRAQ) today announced that it has filed its Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) and the related Disclosure Statement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Plan and Disclosure Statement provid ... Continue reading

Ford Brings Onboard Successful HBCU Grads as Community Ambassadors for 2007 Black College Road Trip

Ford Brings Onboard Successful HBCU Grads as Community Ambassadors for 2007 Black College Road Trip

- Ford announces Opal T. Mabry and Jamal Wallace as 'Roadies' for the 2007 Ford Black College Road Trip. - The 'Roadies' will serve as Ford community service ambassadors as they participate in more than 10 HBCU Football Classics. - The 'Roadies' will travel more than 8,000 miles across the U.S. over 13 weeks, in an all ... Continue reading

Image of Eric Curran From Practice Two at Mosport

Image of Eric Curran From Practice Two at Mosport

Attached: Image of Eric Curran, who paced SCCA SPEED GT practice at Mosport International Raceway. Credit: Mark Weber/SCCA This communication may contain information that is confidential, privileged, or proprietary. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of t ... Continue reading

LODRS Cecil County Press Release (Friday Q)

LODRS Cecil County Press Release (Friday Q)

LODRS Cecil County Press Release (Friday Q) --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. ... Continue reading

News from Andretti Green Racing

News from Andretti Green Racing

AGR Logo [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=uq4trdcab.0.pobfu4bab.rublb5bab.247&ts=S02 70&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andrettigreen.com%2F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Andretti Green Racing Public Relations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Heartland Park Topeka

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Heartland Park Topeka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA, TOPEKA, KAN. Friday, August 24, 2007 Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956 OPENING DAY OF QUALIFYING COMPLETE AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA; MEYER, ANDERSON LEAD FIELDS TOPEKA, Kan. - Rain shortened the first day of ra ... Continue reading

Plymouth Midgets Postponed

Plymouth Midgets Postponed

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 24, 2007 - Plymouth, Wisconsin - Plymouth Dirt Track - "Stan Fox Memorial" - Co-Sanctioned by BMARA RACING PROGRAM POSTPONED BY INTERMITTENT RAIN. ... Continue reading

Race Advance: Fresh off Top-10 Finish, McGilton Ready to Take on the Milwaukee Mile

Race Advance: Fresh off Top-10 Finish, McGilton Ready to Take on the Milwaukee Mile

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fresh off Top-10 Finish, McGilton Ready to Take on the Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisc. (August 24, 2007) - Phillip McGilton makes his first appearance at the Milwaukee Mile this weekend in the Governor's Cup 200 as the ARCA RE/MAX Series returns for its 10th visit to the famed one-mile paved ova ... Continue reading

Snapshots US Light Commercial Vehicles 2007 Provides 2005 Year-End Market Size Data, With 2006 Estimates, 4 Years Of Historical Data And Five-Year Forecasts

Snapshots US Light Commercial Vehicles 2007 Provides 2005 Year-End Market Size Data, With 2006 Estimates, 4 Years Of Historical Data And Five-Year Forecasts

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c66570) has announced the addition of “Snapshots US Light Commercial Vehicles 2007” to their offering. Snapdata's Snapshots US Light Commercial Vehicles 2007 provides 2005 year-end market size data, with 2006 estimates, 4 years of hist ... Continue reading

The New Chrysler Launches 2007 United Way Torch Drive with Employee and Executive Participation

The New Chrysler Launches 2007 United Way Torch Drive with Employee and Executive Participation

- Thousands of employees attend The New Chrysler United Way corporate campaign kick-off - United Way of Southeast Michigan CEO Michael Brennan joins The New Chrysler employees and executives for torch lighting - The New Chrysler is awarded the 'Spirit of America Summit Award' - Company fund-raising efforts hailed as a ... Continue reading

UK Motorsport sector success needs to connect better with wider automotive industry

UK Motorsport sector success needs to connect better with wider automotive industry

UK Motorsport sector success needs to connect better with wider automotive industry for sustainable future growth says new Motorsport 100 survey (Silverstone: August 2007) A new survey of the UK Motorsport sector has revealed a vibrant British business success story that offers innovative energy efficient technology bu ... Continue reading

U.S. National Basketball Team Signs One-of-a-Kind Vehicle for the Child Safety Network (CSN) and Basketball Hall of Fame

U.S. National Basketball Team Signs One-of-a-Kind Vehicle for the Child Safety Network (CSN) and Basketball Hall of Fame

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 24 -- Today in Las Vegas the entire U.S. National Basketball team and coaching staff lent their names to a Signature Series Dodge Viper to help raise funds and awareness for the Child Safety Network (CSN). President of USA Basketball, Jerry Colangelo was the first to sign the CSN Viper before practice i ... Continue reading

Volkswagen is the Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing

Volkswagen is the Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 24 -- Volkswagen and Sports Car Club of America announced today an official partnership naming Volkswagen the Official Pace Car of SCCA and SCCA Pro Racing. As part of its official sponsorship, Volkswagen will provide pace vehicles for the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championships and the SCCA ... Continue reading

Wittmer Fastest SPEED Touring Car in Mosport Practice

Wittmer Fastest SPEED Touring Car in Mosport Practice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wittmer Fastest SPEED Touring Car in Mosport Practice CANADA (Aug. 24, 2007) – Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal, Quebec, topped both the morning and evening practice sessions at Mosport International Raceway, for Round Eight of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship, part of ... Continue reading

2007 Jeep Compass Limited 4x4 Review

2007 Jeep Compass Limited 4x4 Review

2007 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED 4X4 The Jeep Family’s Cute-Ute By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Having the Dodge Caliber and its fraternal twin, Jeep Compass, for evaluation back-to-back allowed us to make a good comparison. Built off the same platform they share some components but are very different ve ... Continue reading

Aschenbach Gets First SPEED GT Pole at Damp Mosport

Aschenbach Gets First SPEED GT Pole at Damp Mosport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aschenbach Gets First SPEED GT Pole at Damp Mosport CANADA (Aug. 25, 2007) – Lawson Aschenbach, of W. Palm Beach, Fla., captured his first career pole at a soggy Mosport International Raceway for Round Eight of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship, part of Mobil 1 Presents t ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway -- August 24, 2007 Results

Bloomington Speedway -- August 24, 2007 Results

BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY 5185 South Fairfax Road Bloomington, IN 47401 Contact: Tim McKinney, 812-372-3936 email: redclay@bluemarble.net www.bloomingtonspeedway.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE !!!DANNY SMITH WINS ON THE RED CLAY!!! !!!HUMPHREY REPEATS IN MODIFIED FEATURE!!! !!!HINES CONTINUES SUPER STOCK DOMINANCE!!! BLOOMINGTON ... Continue reading

Cecil County Sat

Cecil County Sat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – NORTHEAST DIVISION CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY RISING SUN, MD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2007 Contact: Evan Jonat, NHRA (626) 253- 2432 N.J. RACERS STORM CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY RISING SUN, Md. – Action continued today in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Cecil Coun ... Continue reading

Curran Takes Wet-To-Dry SPEED GT Win at Mosport

Curran Takes Wet-To-Dry SPEED GT Win at Mosport

For Immediate Release Curran Takes Wet-To-Dry SPEED GT Win at Mosport CANADA (Aug. 25, 2007) – Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., captured his fourth SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship win of 2007 at Mosport International Raceway, part of the Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport weekend. La ... Continue reading

Good Run Cut Short After Contact for Goodson Racing

Good Run Cut Short After Contact for Goodson Racing

Good Run Cut Short After Contact for Goodson Racing BRISTOL, TENN. (Aug. 22, 2007) – Steven Davis, driver of the No. 6 Goodson Consulting/Davis Iron & Metal Ford Fusion for Goodson Racing, was en route to a top-10 finish when contact with a fellow competitor relegated him to a 17th-place finish in Wednesday night's U ... Continue reading

News from Andretti Green Racing

News from Andretti Green Racing

AGR Logo [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=9y4trdcab.0.pobfu4bab.rublb5bab.247&ts=S02 70&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andrettigreen.com%2F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Andretti Green Racing Public Relations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK, BOWLING GREEN, KY. Saturday, August 25, 2007 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 QUALIFYING COMPLETE; HIRATA, SNYDER LEAD FIELDS BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Dave Hirata and Mick Snyder grabbed the top spots in their r ... Continue reading

Pecorari Leads STaSIS Audi One-Two-Three at Mosport for Maiden SPEED TC Pole

Pecorari Leads STaSIS Audi One-Two-Three at Mosport for Maiden SPEED TC Pole

For Immediate Release Pecorari Leads STaSIS Audi One-Two-Three at Mosport for Maiden SPEED TC Pole CANADA (Aug. 25, 2007) – Adam Pecorari, of Aston, Pa., claimed his first SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car pole today, leading a STaSIS Audi one-two-three in damp conditions at Mosport International Race ... Continue reading

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Takes Green Flag Third for GP of Mosport

Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Takes Green Flag Third for GP of Mosport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing Takes Green Flag Third for GP of Mosport Ferraris 1-2-3 in Quallifying for American Le Mans Series Round Nine BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Canada, August 25, 2007 - For only the second time this season the No. 31 MMPIE/PAWS/Petersen Holdings/Michelin Ferrari F430 ... Continue reading

Sharon Sprint Rained Out

Sharon Sprint Rained Out

LUCAS OIL/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 25, 2007 - Hartford, Ohio - Sharon Speedway RACES RAINED OUT. ... Continue reading

AIM Autosport - Infineon race

AIM Autosport - Infineon race

AIM Autosport was quick on track and in pit lane during the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. The rookie team struggled to fnd the right car setup during practice sessions on the 2.52-mile road course, but found the combination on race day. The setup and fast pitstops moved the ... Continue reading

Crawford, not Ray!

Crawford, not Ray!

Correction: It was Crawford, not Ray who flipped during qualifying last night at Sun Prairie, Wisc. ... Continue reading

Enviable Indy streak has Coughlin's interest piqued (NHRA/JEGS)

Enviable Indy streak has Coughlin's interest piqued (NHRA/JEGS)

Enviable Indy streak has Coughlin's interest piqued INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 26) -- Pro Stock championship contender Jeg Coughlin Jr. would love to continue an interesting and noteworthy streak he's developed at the annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals when the POWERade tour returns this weekend for the 53rd running of the event. ... Continue reading

Krohn Racing Post-Race Sonoma Report

Krohn Racing Post-Race Sonoma Report

Krohn Racing Sonoma Post-Race Report It was a very competitive race on a beautiful day at the Infineon Raceway/Sears Point in the Armed Forces 250, a two and one-half hour/97-lap sprint race for Daytona Prototypes in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series on Saturday, August 25th. The No. 99 Gainsco Pontiac Riley of Alex ... Continue reading

Kyle Krisiloff, No. 14, Lilly/Walgreens, Bristol Post Race

Kyle Krisiloff, No. 14, Lilly/Walgreens, Bristol Post Race

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRAND NEW BRISTOL Krisiloff avoids cautions, finishes 26th on new track surface at BMS BRISTOL, Tenn. (August 25, 2007) ­ Rookie Kyle Krisiloff, driver of the No. 14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford, posted a 26th place finish on Friday in his second career start at Bristol Motor Speedway. Krisiloff started ... Continue reading

Morris Focus Results

Morris Focus Results

USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 25, 2007 - Morris, Illinois - Grundy County Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mario Clouser, 6, Clouser-15.645; 2. Sara Hyslop, 5, Hyslop-15.890; 3. Brad Greenup, 4, Greenup-16.037; 4. Justin Plunkett, 17, Plunkett-16.739; 5. ... Continue reading

New Castle Focus Results

New Castle Focus Results

USAC INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 26, 2007 - New Castle, Indiana - Mount Lawn Speedway - Presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Tyler Irwin (#21 Irwin), 2. Chett Gehrke (#93 Gehrke), 3. Craig Haack (#8 Haack), 4. Eric Fehrman (#67 Fehrman), 5. ... Continue reading

New Castle Kenyon Results

New Castle Kenyon Results

USAC KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 26, 2007 - New Castle, Indiana - Mount Lawn Speedway - Presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brett Burdette (#17B Burdette), 2. Ryan Miller (#00 Miller), 3. Caleb Armstrong (#7 C & A), 4. Dillon Welch (#14 Welch), 5. ... Continue reading

New Castle Midget Results

New Castle Midget Results

USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 26, 2007 - New Castle, Indiana - Mount Lawn Speedway - Presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Alex Pruett (#56x Beast), 2. Robby Parish (#3 Robertson), 3. Joe Liguori (#28 Owen), 4. Paul Gray (#28x Gray), 5. ... Continue reading

News from Andretti Green Racing

News from Andretti Green Racing

Andretti Green Racing Public Relations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ AGR Logo [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ibaurdcab.0.pobfu4bab.rublb5bab.247&ts=S02 78&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andrettigreen.com%2F] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

NHRA Cecil County Sunday Press Release

NHRA Cecil County Sunday Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – NORTHEAST DIVISION CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY RISING SUN, MD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2007 Contact: Evan Jonat, NHRA (626) 253- 2432 ARAGONA SCORES FOURTH CONSECUTIVE COMP WIN AT CECIL COUNTY DRAGWAY RISING SUN, Md. – Racing is complete at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racin ... Continue reading

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK, BOWLING GREEN, KY. Sunday, August 26, 2007 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 HIRATA, SNYDER TAKE WINS IN BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - In the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Holl ... Continue reading

Pecorari Takes Mosport For Maiden SPEED Touring Car Win

Pecorari Takes Mosport For Maiden SPEED Touring Car Win

For Immediate Release Pecorari Takes Mosport For Maiden SPEED Touring Car Win CANADA (Aug. 26, 2007) – Adam Pecorari, of Aston, Pa., led all but the first lap from the pole to take his first-career SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car win at Mosport International Raceway, part of the Mobil 1 Presents the ... Continue reading

Race Results - Lebanon Valley 08/25/07

Race Results - Lebanon Valley 08/25/07

Saturday August 25, 2007 - County Concrete "Public Safety Night" Modifed Results (30 Laps) - 1 Jeff Trombley, 2 Andy Bachetti, 3 Steve Hough, 4 Guy Sheldon, 5 Keith Flach, 6 J. R. Heffner, 7 Eddie Marshall, 8 Brian Berger, 9 Kenny Tremont, 10 John Hewitt, 11 Paul Gilardi, 12 Hector Sratton, 13 Kyle Sheldon, 14 Wayne Fi ... Continue reading

SSP Race Results from 8/25/07

SSP Race Results from 8/25/07

Contact: Lillian Bell (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Billet Returns to Late Model Victory Lane Again at SSP on Stock Car Saturday Night Newberrytown, PA (August 25, 2007) - After an hour and a half rain delay on Stock Car Saturday Night at the Susquehanna Speedway Park, Carlisle's Carl Billet returning to the La ... Continue reading

Sunday Sun Prairie Midget Results

Sunday Sun Prairie Midget Results

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 26, 2007 - Sun Prairie, Wisconsin - Angell Park Speedway - National Midget Auto Racing "Hall of Fame Classic" - Co-Sanctioned by BMARA QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brad Loyet, 05L, Loyet-14.992; 2. Scott Hatton, 15, Huston-15.057; 3. Brad Kuhn, 43, Quin-15.076; 4. Danny Stratt ... Continue reading

Team Rally PanAmerica Press Release- 3 days of Racing in Australia

Team Rally PanAmerica Press Release- 3 days of Racing in Australia

Press Release August 26, 2007 Team Rally PanAmerica after 3 days Racing in Australia. On the morning of the 4th day of the Australian Safari, Jonah and Casey are feeling good and going strong. By this time, we can assume that they have come to terms with their new RMA Yamaha WR450 rally bikes. Both riders started well ... Continue reading

Top Dragster title within reach after Coughlin wins in Bowling Green (NHRA/JEGS)

Top Dragster title within reach after Coughlin wins in Bowling Green (NHRA/JEGS)

Top Dragster title within reach after Coughlin wins in Bowling Green BOWLING GREEN, Ky., (Aug 26) -- John Coughlin moved a step closer to the inaugural Division 3 Spitzer Race Cars Top Dragster title following his third victory of the season at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., Coughlin, who entered the ev ... Continue reading

Turkish Grand Prix - Race Report

Turkish Grand Prix - Race Report

2007 TURKISH GRAND PRIX ISTANBUL 26 AUGUST RACE The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello ended today's Turkish Grand Prix in 13th and 17th positions at the Istanbul Park circuit. After the disappointment of lining up on the back row of the grid for the start of the race - the penalty for their pr ... Continue reading

ADNEC Press Release - English Version

ADNEC Press Release - English Version

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled, "First exhibitors endorse brand new Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre" for use in your publication. Attached also is the new logo of ADNEC, along with two pictures of the new venue with their captions. For further information, please do not hesitate to contac ... Continue reading

Qualifying Disappointment for Hinchcliffe (S)

Qualifying Disappointment for Hinchcliffe (S)

A1GP Round 8 - Saturday Qualifying Hinchcliffe To Dig Deep After Qualifying Disappointment Saturday 24 February, 2007 - A1 Team Canada endured a disappointing day in Durban Saturday as James Hinchcliffe qualified 20th for Round 8 of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, hosted Sunday at the South African city's spe ... Continue reading

Test Equipment Connection Corporation hires Mike Novello as new Vice President of Sales

Test Equipment Connection Corporation hires Mike Novello as new Vice President of Sales

LAKE MARY, Fla., Feb. 24 -- Test Equipment Connection Corporation today announced that Michael Novello will become the new Vice President of Sales for the Company. Novello will be based out of Test Equipment Connection's world headquarters in Lake Mary, FL. In recent years Mike worked for US Bancorp and Prime Capital C ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Repays Term Loan B Due 2012

ArvinMeritor Repays Term Loan B Due 2012

Reduces Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility Due 2011 from $980 million to $900 million and Amends Terms TROY, Mich., Feb. 23 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today that it has repaid in full the $169.5 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Term Loan B due in 2012. Net proceeds from the recent issue ... Continue reading

Autoliv: Autoliv’s Annual Report Available

Autoliv: Autoliv’s Annual Report Available

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Autoliv today filed its Form 10-K which includes the Company’s 2006 annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The documents are now available electronically at Autoliv’s corporate website www.autoliv.com, “Filings” under the section “Investors” and from www.sec.gov. Hard ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Financial Results

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Financial Results

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 23 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will announce fourth quarter and full year 2006 financial results prior to market open on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. A conference call to review the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2006 results will be held at 9:00 a.m. CST, on Wednesday, February ... Continue reading

Faster Freight - Cleaner Air Conference Draws Executives From the Nation's Largest Ports for Summit on Goods Movement and Air Quality

Faster Freight - Cleaner Air Conference Draws Executives From the Nation's Largest Ports for Summit on Goods Movement and Air Quality

February 26 - 28, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23 -- Port representatives from across the nation are packing their bags today and heading to Long Beach, California for three days of back-to-back sessions focused on technologies and programs designed to reduce the environmental imp ... Continue reading

Ford California Truck Race

Ford California Truck Race

FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES San Bernardino County 200 Advance, Page 1 February 23, 2007 California Speedway Mark Martin, driver of the No. 21 F-150, will have a chance to defend his race title tonight in the San Bernardino County 200 behind the wheel of a Wood Brothers/JTG Racing Ford. Martin, who will make his debut ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company - February U.S. Sales Conference Call

Ford Motor Company - February U.S. Sales Conference Call

You are invited to participate in Ford Motor Company's February U.S. sales conference call hosted by George Pipas, U.S. Sales Analysis Manager. The conference call will begin at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, March 1, 2007 and last 45 minutes. To access the call, please dial 800-299-0433 about 10 minutes prior to the sta ... Continue reading

Gulbrandsen to Increase Tin Catalyst Prices for Polyurethanes

Gulbrandsen to Increase Tin Catalyst Prices for Polyurethanes

ORANGEBURG, S.C., Feb. 23 -- Gulbrandsen Chemicals Inc. announced today that it will increase the price of tin catalysts used in polyurethane applications effective April 1, 2007 or as contracts permit. The price for T-Cat 110 stannous octoate and T-Cat 120 di-butyl tin di-laurate will rise by 15% and the price for sta ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Annual Analyst Conference

Harley-Davidson Annual Analyst Conference

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 23 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. will hold a regularly scheduled Analyst Conference on Wed., Feb. 28, 2007. The Company holds the event annually to brief investment analysts on the business. During the conference, the Company plans to discuss the current business environment, continued opportunities for grow ... Continue reading

Hinchcliffe and Lacroix Enjoy Durban Debuts (S)

Hinchcliffe and Lacroix Enjoy Durban Debuts (S)

A1GP Round 8 - Friday Practice Hinchcliffe and Lacroix Enjoy Durban Debuts Friday 23 February, 2007 - A1 Team Canada hit the streets of Durban, South Africa Friday as practice commenced ahead of Sunday's eighth round of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. Quebec's Kevin Lacroix made his A1GP debut running in the ... Continue reading

Infolytica Corporation Press Release 20/02/2007

Infolytica Corporation Press Release 20/02/2007

Hello, Please find below our latest press release in hopes that you will publish it. It can also be viewed online at http://www.infolytica.com/en/news/releases/pr20070208.html Infolytica Corporation Announces Special Pre-Conference Seminar at the 2007 Magnetics Conference *Montreal - February 20, 2007* - Infolytica Cor ... Continue reading

KB Racing LLC: Jason Line No. 1, Greg Anderson No. 4 and Hillary Will No. 7 after two of four qualifying sessions

KB Racing LLC: Jason Line No. 1, Greg Anderson No. 4 and Hillary Will No. 7 after two of four qualifying sessions

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KB RACING LLC NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES KB RACING LLC/SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT PRO STOCK PONTIAC GTOs GREG ANDERSON -- DRIVER JASON LINE -- DRIVER ROB DOWNING -- CREW CHIEF KB RACING LLC-owned, KALITTA MOTORSPORTS-managed TOP FUEL DRAGSTER HILLARY WILL (www.hillarywillrace.com) -- DRIVER JI ... Continue reading

Mazda and Windward School Team Up to Support Victims of Genocide in the Sudan

Mazda and Windward School Team Up to Support Victims of Genocide in the Sudan

- Battle of the Bands Contest Brings Together High School Students and Entertainment Industry Executives to Raise Money for Victims of Genocide in the Sudan - LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 -- For a third consecutive year, Windward School's Battle of the Bands contest, sponsored by Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), will ta ... Continue reading

One day down, two to go for Coughlin (NHRA)

One day down, two to go for Coughlin (NHRA)

One day down, two to go for Coughlin PHOENIX (Feb. 23) -- In Super Stock, Coughlin picked up right where he left off two weeks ago at the season opener in Pomona, Calif., qualifying a lofty fourth on Phoenix's elimination ladder with a best pass of 8.840 seconds at 153.77 mph in his JEGS.com Chevrolet Cavalier. Showing ... Continue reading

Seventh Circuit Dismisses Appeal by Leo Stoller

Seventh Circuit Dismisses Appeal by Leo Stoller

WASHINGTON--Last week the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal of Leo Stoller against the outcomes of the trademark infringement case Central Mfg. Co. vs. Pure Fishing, Inc. The dismissal of Mr. Stoller’s appeal ends decades of trademark infringement lawsuits and oppositions of questionable factual f ... Continue reading

Supersportz Wholesale Dealer Pricing and Dealer Info

Supersportz Wholesale Dealer Pricing and Dealer Info

Supersportz - Wholesale Powersports Pricing Info Attention Dealers: Get your order in now for the best pricing. Check out our wholesale pricing and give us a call with any questions. We are setting up new dealers. We have HUGE selections of products and the best possible pricing. Low minimums and FAST shipping makes Su ... Continue reading

2007 Report Reviews New Developments in OLED Production and Materials

2007 Report Reviews New Developments in OLED Production and Materials

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50989) has announced the addition of "OLED Markets: 2007 & Beyond" to their offering. The new report builds upon the firm's ongoing coverage of the organic electronics market previously released in several earlier reports. It forecasts ma ... Continue reading

Autotropolis.com Launches Car Dealer Locator and Rating Service

Autotropolis.com Launches Car Dealer Locator and Rating Service

TAMPA, Fla. February 22, 2007; Autotropolis.com, a leading provider of new and used car buying and research services, announced today the launch of its Interactive Car Dealership Finder which allows consumers to locate, rate, review, and in association with Google Maps attain directions and maps to automobile dealershi ... Continue reading

Enders plans to keep it simple at Firebird

Enders plans to keep it simple at Firebird

Enders plans to keep it simple at Firebird PHOENIX (Feb. 22) -- Pro Stock racer Erica Enders has a modest goal for this weekend's 23rd annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals at Firebird International Raceway -- Keep it simple. After missing the cut at the season-opening Winternationals by thousandths of a second ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson and York Union Reach Agreement

Harley-Davidson and York Union Reach Agreement

Motorcycle Production to Resume Tonight YORK, Pa., Feb. 22 -- Harley-Davidson Motor Company reported that motorcycle production will resume with the third shift this evening at the Company's final assembly operations in York, following today's ratification of a new labor agreement by its unionized employees. The new th ... Continue reading

MultiVu Video Feed - Senior Lawmakers Press For Legislation to Disclose Totaled and Flooded Vehicles to Public

MultiVu Video Feed - Senior Lawmakers Press For Legislation to Disclose Totaled and Flooded Vehicles to Public

NEW YORK, February 22 -- Each year more than 5 million vehicles are "totaled" by insurance companies. Unfortunately, thousands of these vehicles are sold each year at salvage auctions, rebuilt and re-enter the market with clean titles, so consumers, wholesale auto auctions and dealers may have no way to learn about the ... Continue reading

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for February 22, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and Podcast for February 22, 2007

To hear a Podcast of the PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and other MultiVu radio content, cut and paste this URL into your podcast application (e.g. iTunes, iPodder): http://feeds.feedburner.com/prnewswire_bcm 'Letters from Iwo Jima,' Will Smith and Meryl Streep Should Take Home Oscars The Harris Poll says in the race for ... Continue reading

PRECISION AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES

PRECISION AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES

*DEAR FRIEND,* * * *PRECISION AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES IS A RE-MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA.* * * *WE ARE IN BUSINESS SINCE 1972!!!* * * *WE ARE ISO 9001 AND QS 9000!!!* * * *WE ARE A 280 MAN DEDICATED SUPPLIERS TO DELCO REMY USA AND HIATCHI MOBILE JAPAN!!!* * * *OUR SPECIALTIES ARE:* * * 1. *ALTERNATOR ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Helps Make Safe Happen

Volkswagen Helps Make Safe Happen

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. August 26; 2007; Volkswagen of America, Inc. and Program Professionals, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to health promotion, injury prevention and safety programming, have teamed up to launch Volkswagen’s “Safety Saturday.” “The collaboration between Volkswagen and Pr ... Continue reading

2007 Mazdaspeed3 Grand Touring Review

2007 Mazdaspeed3 Grand Touring Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Mazdaspeed3 Grand Touring I don't usually give test cars nicknames. But it took all of 15 minutes for me to start calling the 2007 Mazdaspeed3 "the Speed Triple". That's a bit of a pun, but quite fitting, as "Speed Triple" is the name of a very fast Triumph motorcycle that has ... Continue reading

Britax Launches Compact Child Seat with True Side Impact Protection

Britax Launches Compact Child Seat with True Side Impact Protection

New Child Seat Meets Demand of Compact Car Owners with Children CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 27 -- Britax Child Safety Inc., a leading child seat manufacturer, has announced the addition of the Diplomat(TM), a compact child seat with True Side Impact Protection(TM). "A growing number of people are driving compact cars," said ... Continue reading

First (Saturn - Opel) Astra Sedan Leaves Polish Production Line

First (Saturn - Opel) Astra Sedan Leaves Polish Production Line

Gliwice, Poland; The first new Astra sedan model has left the production line at General Motor’s plant in Gliwice, Poland. The four-door notchback variant, which made its world premiere last November at the Istanbul Motor Show, has been primarily developed for the Central and Eastern European growth markets. Toget ... Continue reading

Ford Europe: Verve Concept Unveiled in Frankfurt

Ford Europe: Verve Concept Unveiled in Frankfurt

Ford Verve Concept – a bold and colourful concept car to be revealed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show – gives the first hints of Ford’s future small-car design vision. The significance of the Ford Verve Concept is that it's the first physical evidence of the design direction for an all-new small Ford sin ... Continue reading

ALMS (BELLE ISLE) - BROADCAST TIME CHANGE

ALMS (BELLE ISLE) - BROADCAST TIME CHANGE

The Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Bosch, the ninth round of the 2007 American Le Mans Series, will be aired from 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 to 12:30 a.m. ET Sunday, September 2 on SPEED. XM Satellite Radio will air the American Le Mans Radio broadcast on its Sports Nation Channel 144 from 9 p.m. to midnigh ... Continue reading

NASCAR NNCS (DAYTONA) - TOP 12 AND BEYOND

NASCAR NNCS (DAYTONA) - TOP 12 AND BEYOND

Below is a look at the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 12 along with some other notable drivers, going into the Sharp AQUOS 500 at California Speedway on September 2. 1 – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) The File: • 36 years old, Vallejo, Calif., 79 career wins • Four wins, 14 top fives, 20 top 10s thi ... Continue reading

INDYPRO (SONOMA) - FINAL RESULTS

INDYPRO (SONOMA) - FINAL RESULTS

Results Sunday of the Valley of the Moon 100 Indy Pro Series event Aug. 26 at the 2.3-mile Infineon Raceway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money earned: 1. (7) Richard Antinucci, 30, Running $22,000 2. (1) Ryan Justice, 30, Running $17,000 3. (2) ... Continue reading

TEAM REPORT (SONOMA) - POST-RACE TARGET/GANASSI NOTES

TEAM REPORT (SONOMA) - POST-RACE TARGET/GANASSI NOTES

TARGET TEAM WINS AT INFINEON AND TAKES INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD Sonoma, California (Sunday, Aug. 26)- Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon wrangled away the Championship points lead from pole sitter Dario Franchitti by overtaking him on a restart with just seven laps left in the Motorola Indy 300 presented by ... Continue reading

NASCAR (DAYTONA) - Passes Double at "New" Bristol

NASCAR (DAYTONA) - Passes Double at "New" Bristol

NASCAR’s Loop Data shows green flag passing during Saturday night’s Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway more than doubled that of the spring race at Bristol – from 991 passes in the spring to 2,147 passes Saturday night. The consensus opinion held by the drivers at the conclusion of the race rang loud ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (SONOMA) - FINAL RESULTS

INDYCAR (SONOMA) - FINAL RESULTS

Results Sunday of the Motorola Indy 300 presented by Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel IndyCar Series event Aug. 26 at the 2.3-mile Infineon Raceway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money earned: 1. (5) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 80 ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - SERIES NOTES

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - SERIES NOTES

1. Infineon win swings title chase in Dixon’s favor<p> 2. Championship Quick Hits – Detroit<p> 3. Antinucci hopes to make oval debut at Chicago<p> <p> 1. Infineon win swings title chase in Dixon’s favor: Dario Franchitti has two weeks to regain what Scott Dixon has been working to do for the last eight. ... Continue reading

ALMS (MOSPORT) - IMSA STATEMENT

ALMS (MOSPORT) - IMSA STATEMENT

"When the last car in the field passed pit in, the Race Director called for pits open in order to give the overall leader, who was the next car, the first chance to pit. The Pit Closed board manager called that he had cars level with him and was unable to signal that the pits were open. While there was confusion on the ... Continue reading

ALMS (MOSPORT) - DUMAS, BERNHARD SCORE LATE WIN

ALMS (MOSPORT) - DUMAS, BERNHARD SCORE LATE WIN

Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas celebrate their overall win Sunday at Mosport. Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas scored another upset overall victory in the American Le Mans Series as the duo led the way for Penske Motorsports, which claimed its second straight LMP2 team championship. Bernhard took the lead with only three ... Continue reading

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - DIXON CLAIMS MOTOROLA INDY 300 AT INFINEON

INDYCAR (INDIANAPOLIS) - DIXON CLAIMS MOTOROLA INDY 300 AT INFINEON

Scott Dixon took the IndyCar Series points lead, passing Dario Franchitti with seven laps to go and holding off Helio Castroneves to win the Motorola Indy 300 Presented by Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel at Infineon Raceway. Franchitti, after making contact with the race-leading No. 26 NYSE car of his teammate, Marc ... Continue reading

Isuzu and Hino Reach Basic Agreement on Jointly Developing Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment System and Cabins of Heavy-Duty Trucks

Isuzu and Hino Reach Basic Agreement on Jointly Developing Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment System and Cabins of Heavy-Duty Trucks

Tokyo, Japan, Aug 27, 2007; Isuzu Motors Limited and Hino Motors, Ltd. today have come to a basic agreement regarding the joint development of exhaust gas aftertreatment system for diesel engines and cabins of heavy-duty trucks. This basic agreement will enable the two companies to utilize their respective advanced tec ... Continue reading

Isuzu, Hino to Tie Up in Environmental Tech Development

Isuzu, Hino to Tie Up in Environmental Tech Development

Tokyo, Aug 27, 2007; Jiji Press reported that Japanese truck makers Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Hino Motors Ltd. have agreed to tie up in the field of environment-related technologies, according to sources familiar with the matter. Under the tie-up deal, which will be announced Monday, Isuzu and Hino will jointly develop a t ... Continue reading

China's Car Engine Output Up 24.5% in H1 '07

China's Car Engine Output Up 24.5% in H1 '07

SHANGHAI - August 27, 2007: "China's top 53 car engine makers in the first half year have produced and sold 4.5 million car engines, up 24.50 percent from a year earlier," according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. China's top five engine makers, Yuchai Machinery Guangxi, Changan Automobile, Liuzho ... Continue reading

1.1 Million Michiganians Will Travel on Labor Day, Says AAA

1.1 Million Michiganians Will Travel on Labor Day, Says AAA

AAA Has Tips for Budget-Conscious Travelers DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 27 -- An estimated 1.1 million Michiganians have Labor Day holiday travel plans, according to a recent survey by AAA. The number of travelers hitting the highway for the traditional end- of-summer getaway compares favorably with year-ago levels in the Gr ... Continue reading

EnTire Solutions: Tire Pressure Monitoring System Mandate Drives Technology that Can Help Mitigate Accidents, Save Gas

EnTire Solutions: Tire Pressure Monitoring System Mandate Drives Technology that Can Help Mitigate Accidents, Save Gas

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Effective September 1, 2007, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 138 will require that all vehicles less than 10,000 pounds sold in the United States be equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). This standard was phased in beginning in April 2005, after Congres ... Continue reading

Gage Plans Multi-Million-Dollar Expansion

Gage Plans Multi-Million-Dollar Expansion

FERNDALE, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Gage Products Company, the auto industry's only Michigan-based supplier of custom-blended fuels, plans a multi-million-dollar expansion of its test-fuel division. Scheduled for completion during the first half of next year, the $5-million program calls for construction of a laboratory, test- ... Continue reading

RHS 24 Degree Pro Action BBC Heads

RHS 24 Degree Pro Action BBC Heads

Below and attached is the latest information from RHS on their NEW 24-Degree Big Block Chevy Cylinder Heads. RHST Pro ActionT 24-Degree Big Block Chevrolet Cylinder Heads Outflow The Competition By Up To Five Percent Available in aluminum or cast iron, bare or assembled styles to meet any need RHST Pro ActionT 24-Degre ... Continue reading

Timken Names Business Leaders for New Bearings and Power Transmission Group

Timken Names Business Leaders for New Bearings and Power Transmission Group

CANTON, Ohio--The Timken Company today announced five leaders of the businesses within its new Bearings and Power Transmission Group. All five will report to Michael C. Arnold, executive vice president and president, Bearings and Power Transmission Group, and will be responsible for improving performance, increasing di ... Continue reading

Truckers Put Toyota's All-New Tundra to the Test with Tundra Prove It! at the Farm Progress Show

Truckers Put Toyota's All-New Tundra to the Test with Tundra Prove It! at the Farm Progress Show

Free Off-Road Course Gives Attendees Opportunity to Drive in All-New Tundra WHAT: Toyota is inviting consumers and media to be among the first to test-drive the all-new 2007 Toyota Tundra in a unique way. Tundra Prove It! offers a hands-on ride-and-drive program via an off-road course with obstacles to showcase the fea ... Continue reading

XPEL Secures Patent for On-Demand Remote Design and Manufacturing of Vehicle Protection Products

XPEL Secures Patent for On-Demand Remote Design and Manufacturing of Vehicle Protection Products

SAN ANTONIO--XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV:DAP.U) announced today that it has secured the patent issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office under patent number 7,079,916 relating to the remote design and production of vehicle protection products, which can be delivered over a communications network. A vehicle is de ... Continue reading

ZAP Electric Vehicles Now Listed in Kelley Blue Book

ZAP Electric Vehicles Now Listed in Kelley Blue Book

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--Electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP) announced today that its electric vehicles are now listed in the Kelley Blue Book, a milestone according to officials for the California-based automotive company. Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, is the United States' largest appr ... Continue reading

Solomon Closes $15 Million Acquisition Credit Facility

Solomon Closes $15 Million Acquisition Credit Facility

DANBURY, Conn., Aug. 27 -- Solomon Technologies, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SOLM) announced today that it has signed a definitive financing agreement which provides for up to $15 million in credit exclusively for acquisitions. The agreement provides funds on a standby basis secured by the acquired assets and a guarantee by ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company -- August U.S. Sales Conference Call

Ford Motor Company -- August U.S. Sales Conference Call

You are invited to participate in Ford Motor Company's August U.S. sales conference call hosted by George Pipas, U.S. Sales Analysis Manager. The conference call will begin at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 and last 45 minutes. To access the call, please dial 800-299-0433 about 10 minutes prior to the st ... Continue reading

Worthington Cylinders Announces MultipleRetail Agreements for Line of Hand Torch Cylinders

Worthington Cylinders Announces MultipleRetail Agreements for Line of Hand Torch Cylinders

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Worthington Cylinders, a Worthington Industries, Inc. company, announced retail agreements for its line of hand torch cylinders with ten North American retailers. United States retail outlets slated to carry the product include Wal-Mart, Sears, Lowe’s, True Value, Menards, Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Do I ... Continue reading

Worthington Industries Safety Program Reduces Serious Injuries by 44 Percent

Worthington Industries Safety Program Reduces Serious Injuries by 44 Percent

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Worthington Industries, Inc. today announced the first-year results of its safety management program, Safe Works, which include a 44 percent reduction in serious injuries (OSHA Days Away, Restricted or Transferred), 22 percent reduction in total injuries (OSHA recordable) and 31 percent reduction in num ... Continue reading

Actel Drives FPGAs 'Under the Hood' Into Critical Automotive Powertrain and Safety Systems

Actel Drives FPGAs 'Under the Hood' Into Critical Automotive Powertrain and Safety Systems

Inherent Low-power Advantages of Flash Technology Enable Industry's First AEC-Q100, Grade 1 FPGAs MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 27 -- Giving automotive manufacturers a flexible, highly reliable alternative to costly and complex ASIC technology, Actel Corporation today announced that its low-power ProASIC3 field-programma ... Continue reading

AutoWeek Teen Driving Safety Summit, Sponsored by Dodge

AutoWeek Teen Driving Safety Summit, Sponsored by Dodge

What: Influential industry and community leaders -- including Dr. Ricardo Martinez, former Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Kyle Petty, race car driver and CEO of Petty Enterprises - educators, parents and teens come together to improve teenage driver safety in America at the Auto ... Continue reading

Behr America Completes Headquarters in Metro Detroit

Behr America Completes Headquarters in Metro Detroit

TROY, Mich., Aug. 27 -- Behr America, a leading global supplier of automotive engine-cooling and air-conditioning systems, has completed a new $8.5-million, three-story office building on its North American corporate campus in Troy, Michigan. The second major expansion at Behr's Troy location in three years, the 69,000 ... Continue reading

Black Book(R) Launches Finance Advance(TM)

Black Book(R) Launches Finance Advance(TM)

Market-Driven Used Vehicle Value Will Help Financial Institutions Make Better Lending Decisions and Improve Loan Revenue GAINESVILLE, Ga., Aug. 27 -- Black Book today announced the launch of Finance Advance, an exciting new market driven value that establishes the appropriate base value financial institutions should us ... Continue reading

Introducing the Smart Light(R) - Light Where You Want It, When You Need It

Introducing the Smart Light(R) - Light Where You Want It, When You Need It

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 27 -- After 3 years of design and engineering, the Smart Light SL 1000 is finally ready. Coming this fall, the RV experience will be forever transformed as Starlights, Inc. launches the patented SL-1000. The first of its kind, this light is triggered by motion detected from 5 to 20 feet away ... Continue reading

Eaton Completes Sale Of Automotive Mirror Controls Business

Eaton Completes Sale Of Automotive Mirror Controls Business

CLEVELAND--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced it has completed the sale of its Mirror Controls Division to funds managed by Englefield LLP, a €1.8 billion private equity firm, for $111 million. Eaton announced on June 22 that it reached a definitive agreement to sell the division ... Continue reading

8.27AIAG: Bridging gaps for the Chinese-American automotive supply chain

8.27AIAG: Bridging gaps for the Chinese-American automotive supply chain

AIAG: Bridging gaps for the Chinese-American automotive supply chain An exclusive interview with Dr. Yilong Chen, General Director of Asia Pacific Affairs & Chief Representative in China, AIAG http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3072/AIAG-Bridging-gaps-for-the-Chinese-A merican-automotive-supply-chain.html "AIAG's mission in ... Continue reading

8.27China's car engine output up 24.50 percent in H1

8.27China's car engine output up 24.50 percent in H1

China's car engine output up 24.50 percent in H1 http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3070/China-s-car-engine-output-up-24-50-p ercent-in-H1.html Shanghai. August 27 (Gasgoo.com) ¨CChina's top 53 car engine makers in the first half year have produced and sold 4.5 million car engines, up 24.50 percent from a year earlier, acc ... Continue reading

8.27In China's sedan market, home-grown automakers hold 28 percent

8.27In China's sedan market, home-grown automakers hold 28 percent

In China's sedan market, home-grown automakers hold 28 percent http://www.gasgoo.com/autobiz/3073/In-China-s-sedan-market-home-grown-a utomakers-hold-28-percent.html Shanghai. August 27 (Gasgoo.com) ¨C China's home-grown automakers have sold 745,798 sedans in the first seven month of this year. These local brand cars ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Scuderi Group for Its Innovative Split Cycle Engine for Automotive Usage

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Scuderi Group for Its Innovative Split Cycle Engine for Automotive Usage

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Based on its recent analysis of engine technologies, Frost & Sullivan is proud to present Scuderi Group LLC with the 2007 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation Award in the field of engine technologies. This Award recognizes the innovative Scuderi split cycle engine, which uses a larg ... Continue reading

All-new Dodge Journey Crossover Provides Room to Grow

All-new Dodge Journey Crossover Provides Room to Grow

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 26, 2007; Dodge designers and engineers have answered the needs of the global passenger car market, as well as the needs of individual drivers, and delivered the all-new Dodge Journey: a global vehicle that meets life's changing demands by offering a unique combination of versatility and flexi ... Continue reading

Mazda Releases Upgraded Bongo Series and Titan Dash in Japan

Mazda Releases Upgraded Bongo Series and Titan Dash in Japan

Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 24, 2007; Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the introduction of the partially remodeled Bongo van and truck, Bongo Brawny van and Titan Dash truck. All four models go on sale today at Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan. The Bongo van and Bongo truck are also available at Mazda ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Launches Galant Fortis, 1st Sedan in 7 Years

Mitsubishi Launches Galant Fortis, 1st Sedan in 7 Years

Tokyo, Aug 26, 2007; Jiji Press reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Thursday released the Galant Fortis sedan, which is geared toward male drivers in their 40s to 60s, in its first domestic launch of a new sedan in seven years The release the sedan marks a departure from Mitsubishi's business reconstruction plan, ... Continue reading

Asia-Pacific to Become Largest Auto Mart by '09

Asia-Pacific to Become Largest Auto Mart by '09

Tokyo, Aug 24, 2007; Jiji Press reported that the Asia-Pacific region is expected to become the world's largest automotive market by 2009 on strength in China and India, a U.S. research company said Thursday. "By 2009, the Asia Pacific region is expected to net 23 million sales, compared with 22.7 million sales in Euro ... Continue reading

Japanese Automakers Launching New Models Ahead of Tokyo Motor Show

Japanese Automakers Launching New Models Ahead of Tokyo Motor Show

Tokyo, Aug 24, 2007; Jiji Press reported that Japanese automakers are launching new vehicles one after another ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show this autumn, hoping that the new models will be a driving force to boost stagnant domestic sales. The Tokyo Motor Show, which opens on Oct. 26 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefectur ... Continue reading

Toyota to Boost China Dealerships to 500 by Year-End

Toyota to Boost China Dealerships to 500 by Year-End

Tokyo, Aug 24, 2007; Jiji Press reported that Toyota Motor Corp. will increase its number of dealerships in China to a little more than 500 by the year's end from about 400 at present, to achieve its annual auto sales target for China of at least 450,000 units, a Toyota executive said Friday. Senior Managing Director A ... Continue reading

Roadway's Alphonso Lewis is 2007 National Truck Driving Champion-Jason Matte, FedEx Freight, Named Rookie of the Year

Roadway's Alphonso Lewis is 2007 National Truck Driving Champion-Jason Matte, FedEx Freight, Named Rookie of the Year

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 26, 2007; Alphonso "Al" Lewis, a Roadway professional truck driver based in Montgomery, Ala. was named the 2007 National Truck Driving Grand Champion. Lewis' driving skills and knowledge of transportation and truck safety information topped those of 377 other drivers from all across the United States ... Continue reading

AIAG: Bridging Gaps For The Chinese-American Automotive Supply Chain

AIAG: Bridging Gaps For The Chinese-American Automotive Supply Chain

An exclusive interview with Dr. Yilong Chen, General Director of Asia Pacific Affairs & Chief Representative in China, AIAG "AIAG's mission in China is to address its member companies' needs and help the Chinese suppliers improve quality, materials management and e-commerce,"said Dr. Yilong Chen, General Director of As ... Continue reading

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