The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

June 2006

Select Another Month

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Kimball Electronics Forms Strategic Partnership with XStream Systems

Kimball Electronics Forms Strategic Partnership with XStream Systems

JASPER, Ind.--June 29, 2006--Kimball Electronics Group, Inc., through its related subsidiaries, announced today that the company has entered into an agreement with XStream Systems, Inc. to manufacture their XT250 Material Identification System. Kimball Electronics Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc ... Continue reading

Oki Environment Technologies Releases Ozone Air Cleaner for Automobiles

Oki Environment Technologies Releases Ozone Air Cleaner for Automobiles

Tokyo, June 28, 2006; Aki Tsukioka, JCN Staff Writer reported that Oki Environment Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oki Electric Industry, announced on June 27 that it has released the Kaiteki My Car (OZ-1), an ozone generator for use in automobiles that was developed in collaboration with OHNIT, an Okayama-b ... Continue reading

AAM Press release

AAM Press release

Please read the attached press relase from the AAM Group. ... Continue reading

AFI Industries Expands its Business Information Systems with Plexus Online

AFI Industries Expands its Business Information Systems with Plexus Online

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 29 -- Plexus Systems, providers of the on-demand manufacturing performance system Plexus Online, has recently sold a full Plexus Online suite to existing customer AFI Industries, Inc. of Carol Stream, Ill. (Chicago). In 2001, AFI awarded Plexus Systems a contract for a Plexus Online Quote Trac ... Continue reading

ALGOR V19.2 Features Enhancements to CFD and MES

ALGOR V19.2 Features Enhancements to CFD and MES

PITTSBURGH--June 29, 2006--ALGOR, Inc., a leading provider of design, analysis and simulation software, announced that its latest finite element analysis (FEA) software release, ALGOR V19.2, features all-new enhancements for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and Mechanical Event Simulation (MES). New features include ... Continue reading

ARKONA Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006

ARKONA Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006

SALT LAKE CITY--June 29, 2006--ARKONA, Inc. (OTCBB:ARKN), a leader in supplying fully integrated on-demand business management solutions to automotive and powersports dealerships, today announced record revenues and earnings for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2006 Fi ... Continue reading

Assurant Solutions Affiliate Acquires NeoSynergy's Next-Generation Dealer Management System Design

Assurant Solutions Affiliate Acquires NeoSynergy's Next-Generation Dealer Management System Design

ATLANTA and WELLINGTON, Fla., June 29 -- United Service Protection Corporation (USP), an affiliate of Assurant Solutions, and NeoSynergy LLC, an enterprise dealership management software development and service company, have entered into a licensing agreement to allow Assurant Solutions to offer web-based products and ... Continue reading

CARFAX Adds ARI Service Records To Vehicle History Reports

CARFAX Adds ARI Service Records To Vehicle History Reports

Good afternoon! Please find attached the release concerning our new partnership with ARI. Service and maintenance records for ARI-managed fleet vehicles are now reported to Carfax. The service histories for those vehicles are available through Carfax Vehicle History Reports to wholesalers and anyone researching the his ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group to be Included in the New NASDAQ Global Select Market

Commercial Vehicle Group to be Included in the New NASDAQ Global Select Market

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, June 29 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. announced today that beginning July 3, CVGI will be included in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market which has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements. Prior to the change, the company had ... Continue reading

CRUZ PEDREGON / ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM NORWALK "NIGHT UNDER FIRE" ADVANCE

CRUZ PEDREGON / ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM NORWALK "NIGHT UNDER FIRE" ADVANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2006 Media Contacts: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, Allison@jrlgroup.com Janie Vogel, JRL Group, (440) 915-7627, janievogel@yahoo.com CRUZ PEDREGON ADVANCE AUTO PARTS NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM NORWALK ADVANCE EVENT: AC Delco "Night Under Fire" - The largest single-day drag race ... Continue reading

Ferro Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for 2006 First Quarter Results

Ferro Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for 2006 First Quarter Results

CLEVELAND--June 29, 2006--Ferro Corporation announced today it will release first quarter 2006 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 12, 2006. A conference call to discuss the earnings will follow the release at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants from Ferro will include President and CEO James ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Announces 2nd Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

Genuine Parts Company Announces 2nd Quarter 2006 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

ATLANTA--June 29, 2006--Genuine Parts Company plans to release Second Quarter Earnings on July 19, 2006. Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. You are invited to join the call, which will be hosted by Chairman, President and CEO Tom Gallagher and Vice Chairman and CFO J ... Continue reading

Goodyear Proposes Closure of New Zealand Tire Plant

Goodyear Proposes Closure of New Zealand Tire Plant

AKRON, Ohio, June 29 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced a proposal to close a tire plant in New Zealand as part of its strategy to reduce high-cost manufacturing capacity globally. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) "A key component of our strategy is the elimination of high- ... Continue reading

ICOP IN-CAR VIDEO DEPLOYED BY WEBB CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

ICOP IN-CAR VIDEO DEPLOYED BY WEBB CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

For more information, contact: For Investor Relations: Laura E. Owen, COO Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC 16801 West 116th Street Dodi Handy, President and CEO Lenexa, KS 66219 USA Phone: (407) 585-1080 Phone: (913) 338-5550 ICOP@efcg.net Fax: (913) 312-0264 Lowen@ICOP.com www.ICOP.com ICOP IN-CAR VIDEO DEPLO ... Continue reading

India's Natural Gas Reserves Are Currently Estimated (as of January 2005) at about 0.5% of the World Total - India Business and Investment Report

India's Natural Gas Reserves Are Currently Estimated (as of January 2005) at about 0.5% of the World Total - India Business and Investment Report

DUBLIN, Ireland--June 29, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38824) has announced the addition of India Business and Investment Report - June 2006 Edition to their offering India Business and Investment Report is a monthly newsletter for investors and business managers. Subscribers i ... Continue reading

Insurance Auto Auctions Acquires One of the Nation's Largest Independent Auto Salvage Pool Companies; Auto Disposal Systems Acquisition Adds Seven New Locations to IAA's Rapidly Expanding Business

Insurance Auto Auctions Acquires One of the Nation's Largest Independent Auto Salvage Pool Companies; Auto Disposal Systems Acquisition Adds Seven New Locations to IAA's Rapidly Expanding Business

WESTCHESTER, Ill.--June 29, 2006--Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leader in automotive total loss and specialty salvage services in the United States, today announced the acquisition of Auto Disposal Systems Inc, or ADS, one of the largest independent salvage pool companies in the United States. The deal includes seve ... Continue reading

Insurance Auto Auctions Expands into Montana with Acquisition of Gardner's Insurance Auction

Insurance Auto Auctions Expands into Montana with Acquisition of Gardner's Insurance Auction

WESTCHESTER, Ill.--June 29, 2006--Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leader in automotive total loss and specialty salvage services in the United States, today announced that the company has purchased the assets of Gardner's Insurance Auction in Missoula, Mont. The location is IAA's first in Montana and will service tota ... Continue reading

International Speedway to Host Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

International Speedway to Host Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 29 -- International Speedway Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") will host a conference call to discuss the Company's fiscal 2006 second quarter earnings on Thursday, July 6, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate, dial (888) 693-3477 five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled s ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Announces a Third-Quarter Restructuring Charge and Non- Recurring Tax Benefits

Johnson Controls Announces a Third-Quarter Restructuring Charge and Non- Recurring Tax Benefits

MILWAUKEE, June 29 -- As part of its continuing efforts to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of its global operations, Johnson Controls, Inc. today announced it plans to initiate restructuring activities in its third quarter which will result in an estimated after-tax charge of $130 to $140 million, or $0.66 to $ ... Continue reading

Mid-Michigan Motorplex next stop for Coughlin (NHRA/JEG'S)

Mid-Michigan Motorplex next stop for Coughlin (NHRA/JEG'S)

Mid-Michigan Motorplex next stop for Coughlin STANTON, Mich. – JEG'S driver Mike Coughlin plans to celebrate the upcoming Independence Day holiday by racing his Chevy Cobalt at this weekend’s North Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at the Mid-Michigan Motorplex. After racing in the Super ... Continue reading

[News] Autosport Developments Dane Moxlow makes Saker, GTO racing debut this weekend at Mid-Ohio

[News] Autosport Developments Dane Moxlow makes Saker, GTO racing debut this weekend at Mid-Ohio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Karin Risko, Crystal Bay Communications 734 642-5712 / karinrisko@crystalbaycommunications.com Autosport Development’s Dane Moxlow makes Saker, GTO racing debut this weekend at Mid-Ohio Trenton, MI – June 28, 2006 – Autosport Development’s Dane Moxlow will take to the track July 1 ... Continue reading

NEWS RELEASE: AFS Presentation to Highlight "Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automotive Aftermarket"

NEWS RELEASE: AFS Presentation to Highlight "Mergers and Acquisitions in the Automotive Aftermarket"

Please cut and paste the folowing URL link into your Web browser: http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=12 875346&message_id=198052&user_id=AutoAfterM NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release AAIA-28-06 For more information, contact: Rich White 301-654-6664, ext. 1030 E-mail: rich.white@afterma ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: TURNER NAMED WD-40 NHRA SPORT COMPACT CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE

NHRA NEWS: TURNER NAMED WD-40 NHRA SPORT COMPACT CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761 TURNER NAMED WD-40 NHRA SPORT COMPACT CO-CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE FOR THE MOUNTAIN MADNESS NHRA SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS GLENDORA, Calif. – Russ Turner, crew chief for Dee Karagiannis and his Mazda RX7, has been named the WD-40 NHRA Sport Compact C ... Continue reading

Pcubed Helps California State Automobile Association Manage Risk of $40 Million in Potential Project Overruns; Expert Consulting Team Focuses on Strategic Investments and Managing How Projects Are Executed

Pcubed Helps California State Automobile Association Manage Risk of $40 Million in Potential Project Overruns; Expert Consulting Team Focuses on Strategic Investments and Managing How Projects Are Executed

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--June 29, 2006--Pcubed (Program Planning Professionals), the preeminent global project management consultancy, announced today that as a result of it's services to California State Automobile Association (CSAA), it has helped the organization develop and deploy standardized processes for project and pr ... Continue reading

Press Release - June 29, 2006 - Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 2006 Showcases Measurement/Inspection Experts Delivering Nineteen Technical White Papers

Press Release - June 29, 2006 - Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 2006 Showcases Measurement/Inspection Experts Delivering Nineteen Technical White Papers

P R E S S R E L E A S E CMSC Press Contact: Belinda Jones, HiTech Marketing , 860-399-1147, belinda.jones@hitechmarketing.com CMSC Marketing Contact: Rina Molari-Korgel, 817-683-2261, pastchairman@cmsc.org Link to press release: http://www.cmsc.org/CMSCPressRelease.htm Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) 200 ... Continue reading

Raser Technologies Inc. Announces Results of Shareholders Meeting

Raser Technologies Inc. Announces Results of Shareholders Meeting

PROVO, Utah--June 29, 2006--Raser Technologies Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) ("Raser"), an energy technology company that develops and licenses advanced electric motor, controller and related technologies, today announced the results of Raser's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 27, 2006, in Provo. The meeting was cond ... Continue reading

Rockford Corporation Partners With Predator Motorsports to Launch Audio Upgrade Solution

Rockford Corporation Partners With Predator Motorsports to Launch Audio Upgrade Solution

Dealer Option Audio Upgrade for Factory Installed Systems TEMPE, Ariz., June 29 -- Rockford Corporation today announced that it has partnered with Predator Motorsports to deliver a dealer option audio solution that adds the Rockford Fosgate(R) signature sound to factory installed audio systems for the Hummer H2 SUV and ... Continue reading

ROOKIE BATTLES

ROOKIE BATTLES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 29, 2006 Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER ROOKIES FROM 7 STATES LEAD MID-SEASON BATTLES FOR 2006 USAC "ROOKIE OF THE YEAR" HONORS Drivers from seven different states find themselves leading respective battles for 2006 USAC "Rookie of the Year" honors as the season reaches its mid-point. In ... Continue reading

SAMAX media site

SAMAX media site

The SAMAX Motorsport media site has been updated with new images and a new format. ... Continue reading

Standard Parking Announces Increased $135 Million Senior Credit Facility and Intent to Redeem 9.25% Senior Subordinated Notes with Resulting $0.07 Expected Increase in Annualized EPS

Standard Parking Announces Increased $135 Million Senior Credit Facility and Intent to Redeem 9.25% Senior Subordinated Notes with Resulting $0.07 Expected Increase in Annualized EPS

CHICAGO--June 29, 2006--Standard Parking Corporation , one of the nation's leading providers of parking management services, announced today that it has entered into an amended and restated senior credit agreement. The $135 million revolving facility, which now will mature in June 2011, represents a commitment increase ... Continue reading

SunTrust Racing Team Starts Third on the Grid for Brumos Porsche 250

SunTrust Racing Team Starts Third on the Grid for Brumos Porsche 250

SunTrust Racing Team Starts Third on the Grid for Grand American’s Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona Daytona, Florida(June 29, 2006) – Due to technical difficulties in the communication between race control and track safety officials at Daytona International Speedway today, the second Grand American Rolex Spo ... Continue reading

Team Toyo CORR Sportsman PR

Team Toyo CORR Sportsman PR

Team Toyo™ Sportsman Class Drivers Dominate at CORR Weekend in Crandon (http://www.davemiller.addr.com/Wandahsega/frames/photos/2006/june_cran don/IMG_9487.jpg) 28 June 06 CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA – Team Toyo™ Off-Road Sportsman Class drivers dominated the 2006 Forest Potawatomi Brush Run this past weeken ... Continue reading

Tenneco Second Quarter 2006 Earnings News Release and Conference Call Notice

Tenneco Second Quarter 2006 Earnings News Release and Conference Call Notice

LAKE FOREST, Ill., June 29 -- Tenneco Inc. plans to issue its second quarter 2006 earnings news release before the market opens on Thursday, July 27, 2006 and hold a conference call the same day at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The purpose of the call is to discuss the company's results of operations for the last fiscal quarter, as ... Continue reading

TONY PEDREGON / Q POWER NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM NORWALK "NIGHT UNDER FIRE" ADVANCE

TONY PEDREGON / Q POWER NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM NORWALK "NIGHT UNDER FIRE" ADVANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2006 Media Contacts: Allison Holt, JRL Group, (847) 291-7080 x201, allison@jrlgroup.com Janie Vogel, JRL Group, (440) 915-7627, janievogel@yahoo.com TONY PEDREGON - 2003 NHRA Funny Car Champion - Q POWER NITRO FUNNY CAR TEAM NORWALK ADVANCE EVENT: AC Delco "Night Under Fire" - The largest ... Continue reading

Interactive Mapping of Alternative Fuel Stations across the US

Interactive Mapping of Alternative Fuel Stations across the US

Hi, I am writing to let persons interested in alternative fuels know that MapMuse.com has recently introduced interactive mapping of alternative fuel stations. This includes the mapping of compressed natural gas stations, liquefied natural gas stations, electric fueling stations, hydrogen fueling stations, biodiesel fu ... Continue reading

Honda Celebrates Anniversary of World's First Individual Retail Fuel Cell Vehicle Customer

Honda Celebrates Anniversary of World's First Individual Retail Fuel Cell Vehicle Customer

LOS ANGELES, June 29 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today the one-year anniversary of the world's first lease of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle to an individual retail customer. The anniversary marks the halfway point of a successful leasing partnership between American Honda and the Los Angeles-bas ... Continue reading

Con-way and General Motors to Enter Discussions Regarding Purchase of Vector SCM

Con-way and General Motors to Enter Discussions Regarding Purchase of Vector SCM

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 29 -- Con-way Inc. disclosed today that it received notice from General Motors Corporation of its intent to exercise its call right and enter into negotiations to purchase Vector SCM, LLC, the joint venture formed by Menlo Worldwide, LLC, Con-way's global contract logistics subsidiary, and GM in ... Continue reading

First Leg of Triple Crown Complete, 25 Drivers Take June SprintsR Wins

First Leg of Triple Crown Complete, 25 Drivers Take June SprintsR Wins

For Immediate Release First Leg of Triple Crown Complete, 25 Drivers Take June Sprints(r) Wins ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 29, 2006) - Twenty-five of Sports Car Club of America's top drivers came away from the June 24-25 Chicago Region June Sprints(r) at Road America with the first leg of what could become their 2006 Trip ... Continue reading

Hyundai Tests FlexTek For Factory Installation On New Cars

Hyundai Tests FlexTek For Factory Installation On New Cars

SALUDA, Va.--June 29, 2006--XcelPlus International Inc. (PINK SHEETS: XLPI) is pleased to announce that the Hyundai Motor Car Company is testing XcelPlus FlexTek technology for use as their factory flex-fuel technology. Sydney Mills, a consultant for the ethanol industry who worked for General Motors for 20 years is su ... Continue reading

Budget Welcomes US Airways Dividend Miles Members

Budget Welcomes US Airways Dividend Miles Members

Dividend Miles Members Receive Frequent Flyer Miles and Special Savings On Budget Rentals PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 29 -- Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. announced today a new alliance with US Airways through which US Airways Dividend Miles members can earn frequent flyer miles when they rent from Budget. Members who rent ... Continue reading

ATV Safety Institute Summer Safety Alert for All-Terrain Vehicles

ATV Safety Institute Summer Safety Alert for All-Terrain Vehicles

IRVINE, Calif.--June 29, 2006--As the nation begins to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Institute would like to reinforce the importance of all-terrain vehicle safety. Summer marks a time when children have more free time to enjoy many activities, including riding ATVs. Parental ... Continue reading

News: National Motorists Association Holiday Weekend Speed Trap List

News: National Motorists Association Holiday Weekend Speed Trap List

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Eric Skrum Communications Director National Motorists Association Phone: (608) 849-6000 nma@motorists.org www.speedtrap.org Keep Your Eyes Peeled This Holiday Weekend! Top Speed Traps In The U.S.A. Waunakee, WI -- June 29, 2006 -- The Fourth of July weekend is one of the most heavily tra ... Continue reading

Motorists Encouraged to Put Safety First This Fourth of July

Motorists Encouraged to Put Safety First This Fourth of July

PennDOT, State Police Offer Safe-Driving Tips HARRISBURG, Pa., June 29 -- With millions of people expected to travel this Fourth of July weekend, PennDOT and the Pennsylvania State Police are urging motorists to drive safely and prevent accidents. "Two of the biggest steps motorists can take to ensure safety are to wea ... Continue reading

National Safety Summit to Address Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Among Diverse Populations

National Safety Summit to Address Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Among Diverse Populations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. & WASHINGTON--June 29, 2006-- Results of Four-year Research Project to be announced at Safety Summit in Washington, DC; NHTSA Administrator, Chairman of the NTSB, Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and Safety Experts to Offer Community Intervention Model A newly-released ... Continue reading

Mercedes Honored With Red Dot Design Award

Mercedes Honored With Red Dot Design Award

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on June 29th, 2006 at 9:30 PM CST In awards news, Mercedes was recently bestowed with yet another accolade, courtesy of the North Rhineland-Westphalia Design Center. The "red dot design award - best of the best," an internationally recognized design prize, was given to Mercedes based on ... Continue reading

Dan Baudoux Race Report - Crandon Brush Run

Dan Baudoux Race Report - Crandon Brush Run

June 28, 2006 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ?Rocket Man? Lives Up To His Nickname On Saturday June 24th and Sunday June 25th at Crandon International Off Road Raceway, the world?s MECCA for Off Road Racing, Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) held rounds 3 and 4 of the Sportsman 2, 2006 championship racing series ... Continue reading

WheelsTV Launches Innovative Broadband Network to Reach Millions of Automotive and Motorcycle Enthusiasts Around the World

WheelsTV Launches Innovative Broadband Network to Reach Millions of Automotive and Motorcycle Enthusiasts Around the World

ACTON, Mass.--June 29, 2006-- The New Endeavor, WheelsTV.net, Is Being Built by Optaros to Launch Broadband Automotive Community WheelsTV(R), the first broadband television network devoted exclusively to the world's passion for cars, trucks and motorcycles, today announced the launch of the first phase of WheelsTV.net, ... Continue reading

DHAP Digital Partners with TiVo to Showcase the 2007 Lexus ES 350 in the First-Ever Interactive DVR Advertising Application

DHAP Digital Partners with TiVo to Showcase the 2007 Lexus ES 350 in the First-Ever Interactive DVR Advertising Application

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 -- DHAP Digital announces the successful launch and extensive use of the Lexus Vehicle Configurator for the TiVo(R) Series2(TM) Digital Video Recorder. The Lexus Vehicle Configurator showcases the 2007 Lexus ES 350, allowing users to configure a vehicle, request an email or printed brochure about ... Continue reading

Engineering Evaluation and Testing Completed - Follow-On Product Identified

Engineering Evaluation and Testing Completed - Follow-On Product Identified

SOLANA BEACH, Calif., June 29 -- Armor Electric Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ARME) is pleased to announce that the engineering evaluation and testing phase of the electric propulsion system for the 'Mexico City Three Wheel Taxi Cab' project has been successfully completed. The Mexico City management group plans to conduct the ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Enterprises Announces Year-End Conference Call to Be Held on July 13, 2006

Fleetwood Enterprises Announces Year-End Conference Call to Be Held on July 13, 2006

Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results to Be Released RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 29 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss the results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended April 30, 2006. The Company will release the results and file its 10-K before market on the same day. The ca ... Continue reading

ICOP In-Car Video Deployed by Webb City Police Department

ICOP In-Car Video Deployed by Webb City Police Department

Strong Customer Validation Promoting Peer Referrals and Brisk Sales LENEXA, Kan., June 29 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. (NYSE Arca: ICOP), a leading provider of digital in-car video systems for law enforcement, announced today that the Webb City Police Department in Missouri has chosen the ICOP Model 20/20 for fleet-wide deplo ... Continue reading

Lanier Announces Partnership with Flexcar; Membership Means More Atlantans will Leave their Cars at Home

Lanier Announces Partnership with Flexcar; Membership Means More Atlantans will Leave their Cars at Home

ATLANTA--June 29, 2006--Atlanta-based Lanier, the southeast's largest parking management company, announced today an agreement with Flexcar to make Atlanta the first southern city where you can reserve a car by the hour for those short trips, meetings and errands where transit can't take you. Flexcar, which already boa ... Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Receives Close Combat Tactical Trainer Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulator Production Contract

Lockheed Martin Receives Close Combat Tactical Trainer Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulator Production Contract

ORLANDO, Fla., June 29 -- Lockheed Martin has received a $17.1 million contract to produce Close Combat Tactical Trainer Reconfigurable Vehicle Simulators (CCTT-RVS) for the U.S. Army. CCTT-RVS complements the traditional CCTT with representation of a wide variety of wheeled vehicles, including multiple variants of the ... Continue reading

Merix Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006

Merix Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006

FOREST GROVE, Ore.--June 28, 2006--Merix Corporation today announced consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended May 27, 2006. Sales for the fourth quarter increased 95% to $100.4 million compared to $51.6 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, due primarily to the inclusion of sales activity ... Continue reading

MetLife to Hold Conference Call for Second Quarter 2006 Results

MetLife to Hold Conference Call for Second Quarter 2006 Results

NEW YORK--June 29, 2006--MetLife, Inc. will hold its second quarter 2006 earnings conference call and audio Webcast on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. (ET). These events will follow MetLife's issuance of its second quarter earnings press release on Monday, July 31, 2006, after the market closes. The pre ... Continue reading

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. to Qualify for NASDAQ Global Select Market

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. to Qualify for NASDAQ Global Select Market

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 29 -- Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. , a leading provider of automotive undercar repair and tire services, today announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market. The NASDAQ Global Select Market has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the wor ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. Announces Form 12b-25 Filing With the Securities and Exchange Commission

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. Announces Form 12b-25 Filing With the Securities and Exchange Commission

LOS ANGELES, June 29 -- Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. ("MPA") , a leading provider of remanufactured alternators and starters for the automotive aftermarket, announced that it will file a Form 12b-25 (Notice of Late Filing) today with respect to its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. ... Continue reading

National Vehicle Leasing Association Celebrates Success of 2006 Annual Conference -- Your Partner for the Future!

National Vehicle Leasing Association Celebrates Success of 2006 Annual Conference -- Your Partner for the Future!

GRAPEVINE, Texas--June 29, 2006--The 2006 National Vehicle Leasing Association (NVLA) Annual Conference held June 7th - 10th, 2006 met with resounding success as attendees from all segments of the vehicle leasing industry convened at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center on Lake Grapevine to foster the future ... Continue reading

New Preprocessing Releases Improve CAD Interoperability and Enhance Mesh Generation for Fluent Users

New Preprocessing Releases Improve CAD Interoperability and Enhance Mesh Generation for Fluent Users

CAD Readers, Geometry Conditioners, Surface Wrapping Technology Dramatically Improve Productivity SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., June 29 -- Fluent Inc., a wholly- owned subsidiary of ANSYS, Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced new relea ... Continue reading

Raser Technologies, Inc. Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

Raser Technologies, Inc. Set to Join Russell 3000 Index

PROVO, Utah--June 29, 2006--Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Arca: RZ) ("Raser"), an energy technology company that develops and licenses advanced electric motor, controller and related technologies, today announced that they have been selected to join the Russell 3000(R) Index when Russell Investment Group reconstitutes ... Continue reading

The Armor All/STP Products Company and Afton Chemical Corporation Sign Agreement to Offer STP(R) Performance Additives to Gasoline Marketers

The Armor All/STP Products Company and Afton Chemical Corporation Sign Agreement to Offer STP(R) Performance Additives to Gasoline Marketers

RICHMOND, Va.--June 29, 2006--The Armor All/STP Products Company (AASTP) and Afton Chemical Corporation (Afton) today announced an agreement that designates Afton as AASTP's exclusive licensing agent for performance additives, branded with the STP(R) mark, to gasoline marketers in North America. AASTP is a leading manu ... Continue reading

Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Issues Summer Bonus to Employees

Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Issues Summer Bonus to Employees

QUINCY, Ill.--June 29, 2006--Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. , issued a summer bonus to its employees today. An average bonus of $1,800 was distributed to each employee, including $200 in $2 bills. "Dedicated and upstanding people like Titan employees keep America going," ... Continue reading

Valeo Establishes New Joint Venture in China, With Ichikoh, and Increases Shareholding in Hubei Valeo to 100%

Valeo Establishes New Joint Venture in China, With Ichikoh, and Increases Shareholding in Hubei Valeo to 100%

PARIS, France, June 29 -- Valeo (OTC: VLEEY) today announced the establishment of a Chinese joint venture with Ichikoh, one of Japan's largest lighting systems manufacturers. This operation, the Group's thirteenth in China, demonstrates Valeo's continuing commitment to the Chinese automotive market and further strength ... Continue reading

VIASPACE Receives Order for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Humidity Measurement Instruments

VIASPACE Receives Order for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Humidity Measurement Instruments

PASADENA, Calif., June 29 -- VIASPACE Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VSPC) , a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that has received an order for five of its new laser based instruments to measure the humidity ... Continue reading

Worthington Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results; Volumes, Selling Prices and Spreads Rise From Q3 in All Three Business Segments

Worthington Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results; Volumes, Selling Prices and Spreads Rise From Q3 in All Three Business Segments

COLUMBUS, Ohio--June 29, 2006--Worthington Industries, Inc. today reported results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended May 31, 2006. (U.S. dollars in millions, except per share data) 4Q2006 3Q2006 4Q2005 12M2006 12M2005 ------ ------ ------ -------- -------- Net sales $822.0 $681.5 $817.0 $2,897.2 $3,078.9 Op ... Continue reading

Verasun, Ford Open Industry-First Ethanol Corridor in America's Heartland

Verasun, Ford Open Industry-First Ethanol Corridor in America's Heartland

New Ethanol Corridor Gives Consumers Greater Access to Alternative Fuel -- Innovative partnership between Ford and VeraSun expands E85 availability in the Midwest with the addition of 14 VE85(TM) stations along a corridor through Illinois -- Drivers of flexible fuel vehicles are able to travel from Chicago to St. Louis ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: Midseason Teleconference Transcript

NHRA NEWS: Midseason Teleconference Transcript

DEAR MOTORSPORTS MEDIA: Some highlights from Wednesday¹s NHRA POWERade Series midseason teleconference ŠTop Fuel Points Leader Melanie Troxel: ³I think it's great to be getting some outside recognition (as a result of being nominated for two ESPY Awards), not only outside of drag racing, but outside of motorspo ... Continue reading

Delphi Offers New Flexible Beam Technology to Automotive Industry

Delphi Offers New Flexible Beam Technology to Automotive Industry

Latest in suite of more compact, cost-effective connection systems technology WARREN, Ohio, June 29 -- Delphi Corp. is offering the industry's first automotive application of its patented Flexible Beam Technology (FBT), which will create cost-effective and versatile solutions for its connection systems customers around ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Provides Updated Financial Guidance

Advance Auto Parts Provides Updated Financial Guidance

ROANOKE, Va.--June 29, 2006--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, today is providing updated financial guidance for its fiscal second quarter, which ends July 15, 2006. For the quarter, comparable-store sales are now expected to in ... Continue reading

China Automotive Systems Forms Joint Venture to Produce Electric Power Steering Systems

China Automotive Systems Forms Joint Venture to Produce Electric Power Steering Systems

WUHAN, Hubei, China, June 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. , a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced that it has set up a new joint venture to manufacture electric power steering (''EPS'') systems and components. The joint venture company, under the nam ... Continue reading

Australia's Holden Leads With Ethanol Labelling

Australia's Holden Leads With Ethanol Labelling

In a first for an Australian car manufacturer, GM Holden today announced it would begin applying an "E10 suitable" label to its imported vehicles from July 1, 2006. The label assures new Holden vehicle owners they can use fuel blended with up to 10 per cent ethanol without causing damage or voiding warranty rights. The ... Continue reading

Japan to Fight Global Warming, Rising Oil Prices by Replacing Gas Cars With Ethanol Ones

Japan to Fight Global Warming, Rising Oil Prices by Replacing Gas Cars With Ethanol Ones

TOKYO June 29, 2006; Hans Greimel writing for the AP reported that Japan plans to fight global warming and surging oil prices by requiring that all vehicles on the road be able to run on an environment-friendly mix of ethanol and regular gasoline by 2030, an official said Thursday. The new policy, adopted by the Enviro ... Continue reading

After 50 Years of Success, Interstate Anniversary Prompts Discussion of Nation's Transportation Future

After 50 Years of Success, Interstate Anniversary Prompts Discussion of Nation's Transportation Future

WASHINGTON--June 28, 2006--This historic 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System provides an occasion to reflect on the success of the interstate, but AAA says it is also time to turn to the future of transportation. "As impressive as our Interstate may be, it's stretched to its limit and in some places, way ... Continue reading

Farmers Insurance Sues Body Shops in Coordinated Statewide Anti-Fraud Crackdown

Farmers Insurance Sues Body Shops in Coordinated Statewide Anti-Fraud Crackdown

LOS ANGELES--June 28, 2006--Farmers Insurance Exchange and Mid Century Insurance Company have sued two separate body shops and their owners, accusing them of taking part in a scheme designed to defraud Farmers and its policyholders. The civil complaints, which are similar to prior successful lawsuits against body shops ... Continue reading

Bloomberg TV Examines Oil Dependency and Ethanol

Bloomberg TV Examines Oil Dependency and Ethanol

NEW YORK, June 28 -- Bloomberg, the global provider of data, news and analytics, today announced the premiere of a BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) half-hour special report "The Ethanol Fix: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil" on Wednesday June 28 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time, hosted by BLOOMBERG TELEVISION anchor Carol Massar. The ... Continue reading

General Motors Expects Operations Turnaround by Buying Out Almost 30,000 Employees - AUDIO ENHANCED STORY

General Motors Expects Operations Turnaround by Buying Out Almost 30,000 Employees - AUDIO ENHANCED STORY

DETROIT - June 29, 2006: General Motors has announced plans to buyout or offer an early retirement package to an estimated 30,000 hourly employees. GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner says the deal will help General Motors reduce their structural costs from 34 percent of revenue in 2005 to 25 percent of revenue in 2010. D ... Continue reading

World Leaders to Use Electric Vehicles During 2006 G8 Summit - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

World Leaders to Use Electric Vehicles During 2006 G8 Summit - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

* Russian government purchases 30 four-passenger GEM electric vehicles to transport government officials * Second G8 Summit for GEM electric vehicles * World's leading street-legal GEM electric vehicle available to consumers in the U.S. and internationally * Broadcast quality video of GEM electric vehicles leaving the ... Continue reading

1954 Cadillac La Carrera Panamericana Race Car Rides Again

1954 Cadillac La Carrera Panamericana Race Car Rides Again

Warren, Michigan - 52 years ago, Keith Andrews and Blu Plemons competed in the 1954 Carrera Panamericana - the Mexican Road Race. Their privately funded 1954 Cadillac Series 62 coupe challenged the factory-backed teams, beating all of them on the final two stages. Mr. Plemons has vivid memories of that race, recalling ... Continue reading

American Will Langhorne signs with Team MRS for US Grand Prix and '06 Porsche Michelin Supercup series

American Will Langhorne signs with Team MRS for US Grand Prix and '06 Porsche Michelin Supercup series

Dear Editor: I hope this finds you well and thought the following might be of interest to you or your colleagues. Will Langhorne has signed with Porsche Michelin Supercup team Molitor Racing (Team MRS) for the remainder of the Formula 1 support series' 2006 season. Langhorne will mark his return to the highly competiti ... Continue reading

Rich Gilligan Retires From Mitsubishi Motors North America

Rich Gilligan Retires From Mitsubishi Motors North America

CYPRESS, Calif., June 28 -- Richard Gilligan, Co-President and Co-CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announced his retirement today, after an auto industry career that began in 1962. He was named president of MMNA in January 2005. Previously, Gilligan was President and COO of MMNA Manufacturing Divisio ... Continue reading

DIRECTV to Sponsor Spirit of Daytona

DIRECTV to Sponsor Spirit of Daytona

Contact: Lauren Liebowitz Spirit of Daytona Racing, LLC 264 Carswell Avenue Holly Hill, FL 32117 (386) 253-4147 (386) 366-4008 E-mail: lauren.liebowitz@gmail.com www.spiritofdaytona.com Daytona Beach, Florida (June 28, 2006) DIRECTV to Sponsor Spirit of Daytona Spirit of Daytona Racing with Bobby Labonte announced toda ... Continue reading

Mike Ryan Prepared To Beat Current Record At Pikes Peak

Mike Ryan Prepared To Beat Current Record At Pikes Peak

For Immediate Release June 27, 2006 Contact: 818.766.2200 Julie L. Leibovitz Julie@fastrucks.com www.fastrucks.com Mike Ryan Prepared To Beat Current Record At Pikes Peak International Hill Climb  North Hollywood, CA- On Saturday, July 1st, big rig racer Mike Ryan will venture to beat his record time of 12.46.81. ... Continue reading

IDM Launches One-of-a-Kind Search Engine Marketing Platform for U.S. Auto Dealers

IDM Launches One-of-a-Kind Search Engine Marketing Platform for U.S. Auto Dealers

ROCKLIN, Calif.--June 28, 2006--Intelligent Direct Marketing, Inc.(TM) (IDM), a major national direct marketing company, has launched IDM Interactive, bringing the power of local search engine marketing to America's automotive dealerships in a unique way. "If your website isn't on page-one for the Internet search terms ... Continue reading

Rafa Matos Looking Forward to Indianapolis Debut with Liberty Challenge Pro Series Race

Rafa Matos Looking Forward to Indianapolis Debut with Liberty Challenge Pro Series Race

Rafa Matos Looking Forward to Indianapolis Debut with Liberty Challenge Pro Series Race INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 28, 2006 - The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the ultimate goal for drivers from around the world. This weekend, Raphael Matos will have a chance to compete at the world famous race course during the Liberty ... Continue reading

Search The Auto Channel

The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.

The Auto Channel Content by Topic

Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.