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All-new 2007 Dodge Nitro to be Built at Chrysler Group's Toledo North Assembly Plant

All-new 2007 Dodge Nitro to be Built at Chrysler Group's Toledo North Assembly Plant

- Manufacturing flexibility allows multiple products to be produced at one plant - First mid-sized Dodge SUV will ignite segment with distinctive style - $600 million investment expands plant by 160,000 square feet, adds 150 new robots AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 28 -- The Chrysler Group today announced that the all-new ... Continue reading

Capital Automotive Announces Anticipated Effective Date of Merger and Convertibility of 6% Convertible Notes Due May 15, 2024

Capital Automotive Announces Anticipated Effective Date of Merger and Convertibility of 6% Convertible Notes Due May 15, 2024

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 28 -- Capital Automotive REIT (the "Company"), the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Trustees has determined that the anticipated effective date of the Company's previously announced merger (the "Merger") with clients advise ... Continue reading

Cool Ski Deals At Avis

Cool Ski Deals At Avis

$50 Off Rentals, Unlimited Mileage and a Free Ski Rack PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 28 -- Calling all skiers and winter buffs -- now's the time to head to Avis for cool ski deals. Avis Rent a Car System, Inc. today announced the launch of the "Avis Ski" promotion. Now through April 30, 2006, customers will receive $50 off th ... Continue reading

Dick Triggerman Headers

Dick Triggerman Headers

Hello, Dick Triggerman is a new header, specializing in high performance stainless-steel (T-304) headers for Honda Civics, primarily. A press release is attached. As you will se, we have a definite sense of humor. Enjoy, Tony Brewer, Marketing Dick Triggerman Headers If you don’t find Dick Triggerman Headers to be th ... Continue reading

Four U.S. Drivers Advance to Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals

Four U.S. Drivers Advance to Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 28 -- Dunlop USA's two teams may be claiming "home field advantage" in the international Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals, scheduled for March 20-28 in California, but they also have renewed respect for European precision driving skills. The top scoring U.S. teams consist of Albert Andrade, store manag ... Continue reading

International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe

International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe

PALM BEACH, Florida, November 28 -- International Auto Components Group ("IAC"), the joint venture company recently formed by WL Ross & Co. LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC, and Lear Corporation, announced a definitive agreement to acquire from Collins & Aikman Europe ("C&A") its US$600 million operations in Austria, ... Continue reading

OTC Financial Network Issues Favorable Report on American Racing Capital

OTC Financial Network Issues Favorable Report on American Racing Capital

ZEPHYR COVE, Nevada, Nov. 28 -- American Racing Capital ("ARC") , an organization specializing in professional motor sports, announced today that OTC Financial Network, a division of National Financial Communications Corp., has issued a favorable InvestorFacts report on the Company. The report includes a profile of the ... Continue reading

Solutia to Buy Out Mexican Joint Venture Partner

Solutia to Buy Out Mexican Joint Venture Partner

Transaction Will Help Meet Increasing Global Demand for Solutia PVB Interlayers Used in Automotive and Architectural Applications ST. LOUIS and PUEBLA, Mexico, Nov. 28 -- Solutia Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SOLUQ) , the world leader in the production and sale of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayers, today announced it has rea ... Continue reading

Toyota Billboard Marks 100 Million Gallons of Gas Saved by Driving Hybrids

Toyota Billboard Marks 100 Million Gallons of Gas Saved by Driving Hybrids

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 28 -- While most of America was fueling up with turkey and fixings over the holiday weekend, a Toyota billboard marked a significant milestone in reducing fuel consumption. The billboard, located beside the 405 Freeway in El Segundo, Calif., is similar to an odometer and clicks forward every four ... Continue reading

'Watch The Road' Campaign Promotes Safety First When It Comes to Video in the Vehicle

'Watch The Road' Campaign Promotes Safety First When It Comes to Video in the Vehicle

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 -- STORY SUMMARY: THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT. AS FAMILIES HIT THE ROAD THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE YOUR TRIP SAFER AND MORE ENJOYABLE. THE ADDITION OF REAR-SEAT VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT AND DASHBOARD GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS MAY BE THE P ... Continue reading

With GM Cutting, When Will Toyota Take Over as Number One? Find Out More This Week on TheCarConnection. Also, Sneak Peek at LA Auto Show Concept Vehicles, Spy Shots of the 2009 Dodge Challenger, Test Drive the Audi S4, Volvo V70R, Hyundai Accent - and More.

With GM Cutting, When Will Toyota Take Over as Number One? Find Out More This Week on TheCarConnection. Also, Sneak Peek at LA Auto Show Concept Vehicles, Spy Shots of the 2009 Dodge Challenger, Test Drive the Audi S4, Volvo V70R, Hyundai Accent - and More.

DETROIT, Nov. 28 -- With General Motors closing five assembly plants and slashing 30,000 jobs, can it remain the world's largest automaker? Not if Toyota has any say in the matter. The Japanese automaker is building new plants, adding more products, and is poised to surge past troubled GM. Find out more in this week's ... Continue reading

A&D Technology, Inc. Releases Enhanced Combustion Analysis Software

A&D Technology, Inc. Releases Enhanced Combustion Analysis Software

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Nov. 28, 2005--A&D Technology, Inc. today announced the release of CAS 3.1, its popular combustion analysis software. Featuring enhanced injection and event timing measurements, a more flexible post-processing tool and a COM interface to The MathWorks' MATLAB technical computing environment, CAS 3.1 t ... Continue reading

Alumar Consortium Starts Up its Aluminum Smelter Expansion in Sao Luis, Brazil

Alumar Consortium Starts Up its Aluminum Smelter Expansion in Sao Luis, Brazil

PITTSBURGH & SAO LUIS, MA, Brazil--Nov. 28, 2005--Alcoa announced today the start up of its third expansion at the Alumar Consortium located in Sao Luis, Maranhao-MA, Brazil. When the 100 new pots of the expansion are up and running, plant capacity will total 440,000 metric tons per year, a 17% increase over current ca ... Continue reading

An Analysis of the Most Current Global Happenings within the Commercial Vehicles Industry

An Analysis of the Most Current Global Happenings within the Commercial Vehicles Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 28, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28395) has announced the addition of World Commercial Vehicles - December Issue to their offering. Commercial Vehicles is a dedicated round-up of all the latest global happenings in CV, with featured topics including: -Corp ... Continue reading

An Overview of the Eastern European Commercial Vehicle Industry Including Present Data and Future Forecasts

An Overview of the Eastern European Commercial Vehicle Industry Including Present Data and Future Forecasts

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 28, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28498) has announced the addition of Eastern Europe Panorama Commercial Vehicles 2005 to their offering. Our Eastern Europe Panorama Commercial Vehicles 2005 report provides 2004 year-end market data, with 2005 estimates an ... Continue reading

Avoiding Buying Flooded Cars

Avoiding Buying Flooded Cars

--This year, thousands of cars that were flooded by the recent hurricanes may find themselves in the garages of unknowing car buyers. This can happen when unscrupulous people fraudulently "re-title" a car so it hides the fact that it's been flooded. So how can you avoid falling for an elaborate fraud? A video report fr ... Continue reading

By 2010, Leasing is Expected to Account for 49% of European Company Car Purchases

By 2010, Leasing is Expected to Account for 49% of European Company Car Purchases

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 28, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28495) has announced the addition of European Fleet Markets Presentation 2005 to their offering. As Europe recovers from a slowing economy over the last few years, several markets are now showing signs of growth. With compa ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Names Former Secretary of Energy, John S. Herrington to Its Board of Directors

Clean Energy Names Former Secretary of Energy, John S. Herrington to Its Board of Directors

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2005--Clean Energy has named former United States Secretary of Energy, John S. Herrington to its Board of Directors. "John's distinguished background, capped by his years as Secretary of Energy in the late 1980s, gives him a unique window into our business and gives Clean Energy clear benef ... Continue reading

Coach Industries Group -CIGI- Announces Acquisition of Fleet Plan LLC

Coach Industries Group -CIGI- Announces Acquisition of Fleet Plan LLC

COOPER CITY, Fla.--Nov. 28, 2005--Coach Industries Group, Inc. ("Coach") (OTCBB:CIGI), which offers an array of financial services including insurance products to commercial fleet operators, today announced the acquisition of Fleet Plan LLC (Fleet Plan, http://www.fleetplan.com), a Coral Springs, FL based leasing compa ... Continue reading

Copart, Inc. to Webcast First Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results

Copart, Inc. to Webcast First Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results

FAIRFIELD, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2005--Copart, Inc. announced today that it will release earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal 2006 after the close of market on Friday, December 2, 2005. On Monday, December 5, 2005 a conference call will be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Pacific) to discuss the results and a ... Continue reading

Cycle Country Announces October Results; Gross Profit and Operating Income Continue Strong Growth

Cycle Country Announces October Results; Gross Profit and Operating Income Continue Strong Growth

MILFORD, Iowa--Nov. 28, 2005--Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX:ATC), the recognized leader in developing and manufacturing a variety of products for the all terrain vehicle (ATV), garden tractors, and golf carts, today announced that preliminary October results show operating income up 56 percent and gross profit ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Selects North Charleston, S.C. for New Sprinter Van Assembly Plant

DaimlerChrysler Selects North Charleston, S.C. for New Sprinter Van Assembly Plant

COLUMBIA, S.C.--Nov. 28, 2005-- Automotive Manufacturer to Invest $35 Million, 220 New Jobs in Initial Phase of Potential 1800-Job Announcement The world's largest commercial vehicle producer DaimlerChrysler has selected North Charleston, S.C. as the site for its new Dodge Sprinter van assembly plant. DaimlerChrysler w ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Forecasts November Auto Sales: Late Recovery Due to New Domestic Promotions Will Result in a Flat Month

Edmunds.com Forecasts November Auto Sales: Late Recovery Due to New Domestic Promotions Will Result in a Flat Month

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Nov. 28, 2005--This month's new vehicle sales are expected to increase to 1.23 million units, a three percent increase from November 2004 (but down one percent when adjusted for one additional selling day this year), according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. ... Continue reading

FastenTech, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

FastenTech, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

MINNEAPOLIS--Nov. 28, 2005--FastenTech, Inc. today reported its results for the fiscal 2005 fourth quarter and the full year ended September 30, 2005. The Company also announced it suspended plans to divest the remaining business unit in its application-specific components segment. Therefore, the Company has included t ... Continue reading

Fitch Announces Expected Ratings on Hertz' New Debt Issuances

Fitch Announces Expected Ratings on Hertz' New Debt Issuances

NEW YORK--Nov. 28, 2005--Fitch Ratings announces the following expected ratings on the debt securities to be issued by The Hertz Corporation (Hertz) in connection with its acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, The Carlyle Group, and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity (CCM) from The Ford Motor Company. Fitch expects ... Continue reading

International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe

International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe

PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28 -- International Auto Components Group ("IAC"), the joint venture company recently formed by WL Ross & Co. LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC, and Lear Corporation, announced a definitive agreement to acquire from Collins & Aikman Europe ("C&A") its $600 million operations in Austria, Belgium, ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates to Launch Online Media Study That Examines the Internet Habits of New-Vehicle Buyers

J.D. Power and Associates to Launch Online Media Study That Examines the Internet Habits of New-Vehicle Buyers

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 28 -- J.D. Power and Associates will launch a study focused on the Internet usage habits of new-vehicle buyers that will help automotive companies make more informed online advertising decisions. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) The J.D. Power and Associat ... Continue reading

Kaon Interactive Partners with Autodesk to Improve Sales and Marketing Effectiveness; Autodesk DWF Provides the Perfect Platform to Share Digital Data and Extend CAD Content

Kaon Interactive Partners with Autodesk to Improve Sales and Marketing Effectiveness; Autodesk DWF Provides the Perfect Platform to Share Digital Data and Extend CAD Content

MAYNARD, Mass.--Nov. 28, 2005--Kaon Interactive Inc, the leader in interactive web-enabled applications to improve marketing and sales effectiveness, today announces their induction into the Autodesk DWF Partner Program and their support of DWF within their vSpace Master software. Autodesk is the world's leading softwa ... Continue reading

Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Other European countries are Examined in the Eastern European Truck Market Report from 2003-2005

Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Other European countries are Examined in the Eastern European Truck Market Report from 2003-2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 28, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28347) has announced the addition of Eastern Europe Overview Trucks 2005 to their offering. The Eastern Europe Overview Trucks 2005 report provides 2004 year-end market data, with 2005 estimates and five-year forecasts. The ... Continue reading

Mando Completes Successful Implementation of PTC Windchill(R) to Create Advanced PLM System; Reinforces critical production competitiveness and achieves real-time collaboration through the implementation of Web-based PLM

Mando Completes Successful Implementation of PTC Windchill(R) to Create Advanced PLM System; Reinforces critical production competitiveness and achieves real-time collaboration through the implementation of Web-based PLM

NEEDHAM, Mass.--Nov. 28, 2005--PTC , the Product Development Company(TM) today announced that Mando Corporation, Korea's largest automotive parts manufacturer, has successfully completed implementation of Windchill, to create an advanced Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. Mando supplies auto parts for 3.5 milli ... Continue reading

MatrixOne Resumes Trading Under ``MONE'' Stock Symbol

MatrixOne Resumes Trading Under ``MONE'' Stock Symbol

WESTFORD, Mass.--Nov. 28, 2005--MatrixOne, Inc. , a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), announced that the Company's common stock has resumed trading under the stock symbol of "MONE". The Company had temporarily traded under the stock symbol of "MONEE" ... Continue reading

Midas Completes First Independent Shop Conversion, Grows Nashville Shop Count to Eight

Midas Completes First Independent Shop Conversion, Grows Nashville Shop Count to Eight

ITASCA, Ill.--Nov. 28, 2005--The number of Midas automotive service shops in Nashville, Tenn., is increasing significantly. Ron Atkisson, who opened his first Kar Plus shop in Nashville in 1984, has become a Midas franchisee and will convert four Kar Plus shops in the Nashville area to the Midas brand. He also will reo ... Continue reading

MotorSports Emporium Inc. Establishes Sales and Marketing Department and International Distribution Strategy for Quadriga MotorSports(TM) Brands; GS610(TM) -- Coming to a Store Near You

MotorSports Emporium Inc. Establishes Sales and Marketing Department and International Distribution Strategy for Quadriga MotorSports(TM) Brands; GS610(TM) -- Coming to a Store Near You

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Nov. 28, 2005--MotorSports Emporium Inc. (OTCBB:MSEP) announces today that it has established a full sales and marketing department for international distribution of its Quadriga MotorSports(TM)-branded products. Its initial objective is to create a significant "best of breed" brand and further penet ... Continue reading

Raser Technologies Inc. Management to Present at the Electric Drive Transportation Association Conference & Exhibition 2005

Raser Technologies Inc. Management to Present at the Electric Drive Transportation Association Conference & Exhibition 2005

PROVO, Utah--Nov. 28, 2005--Raser Technologies Inc. (PCX: RZ) ("Raser"), a technology licensing company that develops and licenses advanced electric motor, electronic motor drive and related technologies, announced today that Chief Technology Officer and Sr. V.P. Timothy Fehr and Vice President of Marketing David West ... Continue reading

Solomon Engages Patent Litigation Counsel

Solomon Engages Patent Litigation Counsel

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.--Nov. 28, 2005--Solomon Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:SOLM) announced today that is has formally engaged Mintz Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (www.mintz.com) to prosecute its patent infringement action against Toyota Motor Corporation. Mintz, a Boston based firm with offices in the Unite ... Continue reading

Standard Parking Announces Termination of Discussions to Acquire System Parking Operations in Illinois and Wisconsin

Standard Parking Announces Termination of Discussions to Acquire System Parking Operations in Illinois and Wisconsin

CHICAGO--Nov. 28, 2005--Standard Parking Corporation announced today that it has terminated discussions to acquire the Illinois and Wisconsin parking operations of System Parking, Inc. Standard Parking is a leading national provider of parking facility management services. The Company provides on-site management servic ... Continue reading

MTA Chairman, DaimlerChrysler Will Celebrate Commitment To Cleaner, Smarter, More Efficient New York Transit

MTA Chairman, DaimlerChrysler Will Celebrate Commitment To Cleaner, Smarter, More Efficient New York Transit

New York City, which has taken the lead on reducing emissions, fuel consumption, noise and operating costs by deploying the world's largest hybrid diesel-electric transit bus fleet, will more than double this fleet by the end of 2007 thanks to a recent order with Orion Bus Industries, a DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Increases Ownership in Turkish Joint Venture

Hayes Lemmerz Increases Ownership in Turkish Joint Venture

NORTHVILLE, Michigan, November 28 -- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. today announced that it has increased its ownership stake in its Turkish aluminum wheel joint venture, Jantas Aluminyum Jant Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (a.k.a. Jantas Aluminum Wheels), with operations in Manisa, Turkey. "Increasing our stake in this joi ... Continue reading

FEV To Expand Presence At 2006 Automotive Testing Expo

FEV To Expand Presence At 2006 Automotive Testing Expo

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 28 -- FEV Test Systems plans to expand its presence at the annual North American Automotive Testing Expo held in October in Novi, Mich. "We plan to increase our floor space at next year's show and will move to a premium location in the front of the exhibit hall," says Tim Sante, FEV Test Syste ... Continue reading

Failed Mercedes Crash Test A Hoax... Sort Of

Failed Mercedes Crash Test A Hoax... Sort Of

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on November 28, 2005 at 9:20 AM CST A little while back, we brought you a story about the new Mercedes S- Class failing a crash test on the Germany's Star TV. If you didn't read our story, you can find it here. http://emercedesbenz.com/Nov05/16NewSClassFailsCrashTest.html It turns out, t ... Continue reading

HARKER LEWIS, SWANSON, RODELA, HARRIS CONCLUDE 2005 EARL'S QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIPS

HARKER LEWIS, SWANSON, RODELA, HARRIS CONCLUDE 2005 EARL'S QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIPS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 28, 2005 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER LEWIS, SWANSON, RODELA, HARRIS CONCLUDE 2005 EARL'S QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIPS Michael Lewis of Noblesville, Ind., Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif., Jerome Rodela of El Monte, Calif. and Alex Harris of Simi Valley, Calif. are the final four Earl ... Continue reading

HARRIS WRAPS UP CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT FOCUS TITLE AS MOON SHINES AT IRWINDALE

HARRIS WRAPS UP CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT FOCUS TITLE AS MOON SHINES AT IRWINDALE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 28, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-338 HARRIS WRAPS UP CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT FOCUS TITLE AS MOON SHINES AT IRWINDALE INDIANAPOLIS – In one of the tightest battles in the four-year history of USAC Ford Focus Midget racing, Alex Harris of Simi Valley, Calif. triumphed by 15 ... Continue reading

RIVERSIDE, CALIF. NATIVES WISE, HAGEN SWEEP USAC NATIONAL ROOKIE HONORS

RIVERSIDE, CALIF. NATIVES WISE, HAGEN SWEEP USAC NATIONAL ROOKIE HONORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 28, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-339 RIVERSIDE, CALIF. NATIVES WISE, HAGEN SWEEP USAC NATIONAL ROOKIE HONORS INDIANAPOLIS – Drivers Josh Wise and Darren Hagen, both of Riverside, Calif., were announced today as USAC’s National Rookies of the Year for their perfo ... Continue reading

The Coming Wave in Automobiles: Advanced Engines and Electronics for Automotive Applications

The Coming Wave in Automobiles: Advanced Engines and Electronics for Automotive Applications

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 28, 2005; The Technical Insights Group at Frost & Sullivan (http://www.technicalinsights.frost.com ) is pleased to announce its exclusive interactive analyst briefing presentation on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 3:00pm EST. Research Analyst Rajesh Kannan has been tracking emerging automotive ... Continue reading

Four U.S. Drivers Advance to Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals

Four U.S. Drivers Advance to Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2005; Dunlop USA's two teams may be claiming "home field advantage" in the international Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals, scheduled for March 20-28 in California, but they also have renewed respect for European precision driving skills. The top scoring U.S. teams consist of Albert Andrade, store m ... Continue reading

2007 Dodge Nitro to be Built at Chrysler Group's Toledo North Assembly Plant

2007 Dodge Nitro to be Built at Chrysler Group's Toledo North Assembly Plant

- Manufacturing flexibility allows multiple products to be produced at one plant<br> - First mid-sized Dodge SUV will ignite segment with distinctive style<br> - $600 million investment expands plant by 160,000 square feet, adds 150 new robots<p> AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 28, 2005; The Chrysler Group today announced th ... Continue reading

Automakers Reach Technology Milestone

Automakers Reach Technology Milestone

Press ReleaseSource: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Monday November 28, 10:47 am ET More Than 60 Advanced Technology Vehicles Now on Sale or in Development WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers today announced that its member companies have more than 60 cutting-edge, advanced technology ... Continue reading

Online Media Study That Examines the Internet Habits of New-Vehicle Buyers

Online Media Study That Examines the Internet Habits of New-Vehicle Buyers

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 28 November 2005 &#8212;J.D. Power and Associates will launch a study focused on the Internet usage habits of new-vehicle buyers that will help automotive companies make more informed online advertising decisions. The J.D. Power and Associates Online Media Study,SM which will employ both Inter ... Continue reading

Here We Go! Higher MPG Will Result in Lower Highway Funds - Some Suggest Taxing Hybrids, Other Fuel Efficient Vehicles May Be Necessary

Here We Go! Higher MPG Will Result in Lower Highway Funds - Some Suggest Taxing Hybrids, Other Fuel Efficient Vehicles May Be Necessary

Washington DC November 28, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that A new report commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce suggests that the six-year $286.4 billion highway and public transit act signed by President Bush just less than four months ago will not be adequate to cover the costs of maintaining roads and ... Continue reading

Toyota Texas Plant Nears Ribbon-Cutting; Fuji Indiana to Build Camry and Highlander

Toyota Texas Plant Nears Ribbon-Cutting; Fuji Indiana to Build Camry and Highlander

Washington DC November 28, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that truck makers will soon be bracing for a turf war in the nation&#8217;s truck capital as opening day draws closer for Toyota&#8217;s 2 million-square-foot pickup truck assembly plant in San Antonio, reports Detroit News. Long a stronghold for domestic f ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Plans New Plant in SC; BMW Spartanburg Readies for Revamp

DaimlerChrysler Plans New Plant in SC; BMW Spartanburg Readies for Revamp

DaimlerChrysler AG is expected to announce today plans to open a new production plant in North Charleston, South Carolina to assemble its Sprinter vans, reports AP. Daimler says the new 460,000-square-foot plant, an investment which could range from $30-$40 million, will employ between 200 and 300 workers, with hopes o ... Continue reading

Toyota Launches New Vehicle 'Belta' in Japan

Toyota Launches New Vehicle 'Belta' in Japan

November 28, 2005 Toyota Launches New Vehicle 'Belta' in Japan &#8212; A Compact Sedan With a Name That Means 'Beauty' &#8212; Tokyo &#8212; TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today the nationwide launch in Japan of the new compact sedan, Belta, through "Toyopet" ("Osaka Toyota" in the Osaka area) and "Toyota Cor ... Continue reading

National R.V. Holdings' Board Rejects Offer

National R.V. Holdings' Board Rejects Offer

PERRIS, Calif., Nov. 28, 2005; National R.V. Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles, today said its Board of Directors voted to reject a November 21 proposal from CC Acquisition Group, Inc. to acquire the Company. The Board of Directors, after consulting with its advisors, concluded that the pr ... Continue reading

Solomon Engages Patent Litigation Counsel To Challange Toyota's Hybrid Components

Solomon Engages Patent Litigation Counsel To Challange Toyota's Hybrid Components

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. Nov. 28, 2005; Solomon Technologies, Inc. announced today that is has formally engaged Mintz Levin, Cohen, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (www.mintz.com) to prosecute its patent infringement action against Toyota Motor Corporation. Mintz, a Boston based firm with offices in the United States and L ... Continue reading

RepairOne(R) Expands Headquarters

RepairOne(R) Expands Headquarters

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28, 2005; RepairOne® Automotive Concepts LLC has completed an expansion of its Daytona Beach, Fla. headquarters. Including the addition of a national training facility, the expansion was initiated in anticipation of increased franchise demand, as RepairOne® continues to expand throughout Flo ... Continue reading

Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.: New Orders of Color STN LCD Panels for Car Audio Systems

Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.: New Orders of Color STN LCD Panels for Car Audio Systems

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 28, 2005; Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. ("Nam Tai" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received new orders from a leading Japanese manufacturer of automotive equipment to manufacture Color Super Twisted Nematic ("CSTN") LCD panels for its car audio systems. The newly devel ... Continue reading

Goodyear DuraSeal Commercial Tire Technology Seals Award

Goodyear DuraSeal Commercial Tire Technology Seals Award

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 28, 2005; Goodyear's DuraSeal commercial tire technology has been selected to receive Construction Equipment magazine's Top 100 Award Rod Sutton, editor in chief at the magazine, said editors considered about 700 product introductions before picking DuraSeal technology for the award. The Goodyear Tire ... Continue reading

Delphi and GM Agree to Accelerate Discussions

Delphi and GM Agree to Accelerate Discussions

TROY, Mich., Nov. 28, 2005; Delphi Corporation today announced it will accelerate its discussions with General Motors regarding Delphi's restructuring efforts. Delphi said that GM has agreed to temporarily forego previously agreed-to 2006 price reductions on components provided by Delphi, to provide interim financial s ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Forecasts November Auto Sales: Late Recovery Due to New Domestic Promotions Will Result in a Flat Month

Edmunds.com Forecasts November Auto Sales: Late Recovery Due to New Domestic Promotions Will Result in a Flat Month

SANTA MONICA, CA Nov. 28, 2005; This month's new vehicle sales are expected to increase to 1.23 million units, a three percent increase from November 2004 (but down one percent when adjusted for one additional selling day this year), according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. The ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars is Cutting Back 1,470 Jobs

Volvo Cars is Cutting Back 1,470 Jobs

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 28, 2005; The restructuring process and the trade union negotiations at Volvo Cars have now been completed. Of the 180 positions who were previously notified of redundancy, 40 will be given notice. In total Volvo Cars will reduce the number of jobs globally with 1,470. In line with the company's ... Continue reading

International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe

International Auto Components Buys Collins & Aikman Europe

PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 28, 2005; International Auto Components Group ("IAC"), the joint venture company recently formed by WL Ross & Co. LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC, and Lear Corporation, announced a definitive agreement to acquire from Collins & Aikman Europe ("C&A") its $600 million operations in Austria, Belgi ... Continue reading

Flood-Damaged Cars From Hurricane Katrina Get Crushed

Flood-Damaged Cars From Hurricane Katrina Get Crushed

NEW ORLEANS Nov. 28, 2005; After Hurricane Katrina, flood-damaged cars in Louisiana's hardest-hit parishes were left sitting in water contaminated with e coli and fuel for up to four weeks before insurance companies could get in and start pulling them out. Environmental officials advised that these cars could be decont ... Continue reading

Tests Show New Clean Diesel Technology Provides Major Reductions in Diesel Emissions and Improved Cost Effectiveness

Tests Show New Clean Diesel Technology Provides Major Reductions in Diesel Emissions and Improved Cost Effectiveness

STAMFORD, Conn. Nov. 28, 2005; Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (Clean Diesel) (OTCBB:CDTI - News; AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS), a developer of chemical and technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, announced today that a further series of independent tests have demonstrated that the company's proprietary Platin ... Continue reading

Nissan's Ghosn Cautious About Hybrids

Nissan's Ghosn Cautious About Hybrids

TOKYO November 26, 2005&#8212; Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co, said Friday he remains "cautious" about producing hybrid cars until it is clear there is a real demand for them. "Hybrid is a serious technology and it may be a very competitive technology," he told a press conference in Tokyo. "Bu ... Continue reading

Sales Rise for Three Japanese Automakers

Sales Rise for Three Japanese Automakers

TOKYO November 27, 2005; Japan Today reported that Honda Motor Co, Mazda Motor Corp and Mitsubishi Motors Corp marked year-on-year increases in domestic sales in October, but those of Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co suffered declines, the automakers said Friday. Domestic sales of Mazda rose for the eighth consecu ... Continue reading

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