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Thursday, November 30, 2006

2007 Lotus Sport Exige Cup: Adrenaline Boosting Fun - VIDEO ENHANCED

2007 Lotus Sport Exige Cup: Adrenaline Boosting Fun - VIDEO ENHANCED

LOS ANGELES - November 30, 2006: Lotus Cars USA, the subsidiary of Lotus Cars in North America, today unveiled the MY2007 Lotus Sport Exige Cup. Unveiled at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, the 252 hp, supercharged and intercooled sportscar is a completely out-of-the-box track car with a specification designed ... Continue reading

Ferrari Shows Off 599 at Los Angeles Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Ferrari Shows Off 599 at Los Angeles Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

LOS ANGELES - November 30, 2006: Ferrari attends the 2007 North American International Auto Show with 3 vehicles on display: the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 612 Scaglietti and the F430 GT. Ferrari's booth is located on Stand 5 in Oakland Hall, the traditional home of the Prancing Horse at the Detroit Motor Show. The company, ... Continue reading

Green Car Journal Names Toyota Camry Hybrid 2007 Green Car of the Year - VIDEO ENHANCED

Green Car Journal Names Toyota Camry Hybrid 2007 Green Car of the Year - VIDEO ENHANCED

LOS ANGELES - November 30, 2007: The Toyota Camry Hybrid has been named the 2007 green car of the year by the magazine Green Car Journal. Four magazine staffers and seven outside judges helped pick the car, which editor and publisher Ron Cogan said raised the bar for cars in terms of performance, efficiency and protect ... Continue reading

Maserati Sales Hit New U.S. Highs in 2006 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Maserati Sales Hit New U.S. Highs in 2006 - VIDEO ENHANCED

LOS ANGELES - November 30, 2006: Maserati's press conference at the 100th Anniversary Los Angeles Auto Show provided more information about this year's sales, rather than any new vehicle introduction or news of significant changes. However, it is expected that the company's real news regarding a Quattroporte Automatic ... Continue reading

Porsche Introduces Two At Los Angeles Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Porsche Introduces Two At Los Angeles Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

LOS ANGELES - November 30, 2006: In a press conference today at the 100th Anniversary LA Auto Show, which was startlingly like every other LA press conference given by Porsche for at least the last 10 years, Porsche "unveiled" two vehicles: the Targa 4, and the GT3. It's difficult to use the word "unveiled," since the ... Continue reading

Spyker Formula One Car Debuts at LA Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

Spyker Formula One Car Debuts at LA Auto Show - VIDEO ENHANCED

ZEEWOLDE, Netherlands/Los Angeles - November 30, 2006: Spyker Cars, the Dutch manufacturer of highly exclusive hand built super cars, is displaying its Formula One race car M16 at the LA Auto Show. It is the first time ever that Spyker is displaying this car at an auto show. Furthermore Spyker is displaying four of its ... Continue reading

Stunning Calaway C16 Makes World Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

Stunning Calaway C16 Makes World Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

First Look at Callaway Cars' Newest Statement of "Powerfully Engineered Automobiles" OLD LYME, CT - November 30, 2006: Callaway Cars today unveiled its Callaway C16 - the 16th in an impressive lineup of exclusive, built-to-order Callaway automobiles. Based on the current Chevrolet Corvette platform, the C16 takes perfo ... Continue reading

The New Volvo C30 – Loaded With Driving Pleasure And First-Class Safety - VIDEO ENHANCED

The New Volvo C30 – Loaded With Driving Pleasure And First-Class Safety - VIDEO ENHANCED

A sporty chassis and a powerful engine provide dynamic driving characteristics Comfortable and flexible, with room for four adults World-class audio systems Interacting safety solutions for best-in-class safety Los Angeles, CA - November 30, 2006: The all-new Volvo C30, unveiled today at the 100th Los Angeles Auto Show ... Continue reading

Travis Pastrana To Race For Subaru Through 2009 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Travis Pastrana To Race For Subaru Through 2009 - VIDEO ENHANCED

Travis Pastrana wins 2006 Rally America Driver’s Championship LOS ANGELES - November 30, 2006: Subaru of America today announced that 2006 Rally America Champion and X Games 12 Rally winner Travis Pastrana has agreed to a new, three-year contract to race for Subaru Rally Team USA. Pastrana is the youngest driver t ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show: All-New 2007 Kia Rondo Makes U.S. Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

LA Auto Show: All-New 2007 Kia Rondo Makes U.S. Debut - VIDEO ENHANCED

Kia Beefs Up Product Line, Enters Crossover Vehicle Segment With New Model LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 -- Kia Motors America (KMA) today added a fresh face to its vehicle lineup by unveiling the all-new 2007 Kia Rondo, designed to completely change the way consumers think about the crossover segment, at the Los Angeles Auto S ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show: 2008 Land Rover LR2 Debuts - VIDEO ENHANCED

LA Auto Show: 2008 Land Rover LR2 Debuts - VIDEO ENHANCED

The All-New Land Rover LR2 Sets New Standards For Premium Compact SUV Category LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 -- Land Rover North America today unveiled its new premium compact SUV, the Land Rover LR2, at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show. The fourth new model launched from Land Rover in just four years, LR2 joins the impressive li ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show; Arnold Talks, Car Companies Listen - VIDEO ENHANCED

LA Auto Show; Arnold Talks, Car Companies Listen - VIDEO ENHANCED

Los Angeles Ca. November 30, 2006; Gov. Schwarzenegger Promotes Alternative Fuel Vehicles at the 100th Annual L.A. Auto Show Continuing his commitment to alternative fuels, Gov. Schwarzenegger today highlighted the important role the newest alternate fuel vehicles play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state ... Continue reading

Pickup Truck Buyers Influenced By Brand Origin and Styling

Pickup Truck Buyers Influenced By Brand Origin and Styling

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 30 -- Although the large pickup truck segment encompasses both domestic and import brands, vehicle brand origin continues to be a top reason new-vehicle buyers avoid certain large truck models, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Avoider Study(SM) released today.The study, whi ... Continue reading

Honda Racing F1 Team - Barcelona Test Report

Honda Racing F1 Team - Barcelona Test Report

The PDF attached is safe and free from viruses BARCELONA, SPAIN 30 NOVEMBER TEST REPORT The Honda Racing F1 Team returned to action this week to begin its preparations for the 2007 Formula One season as winter testing kicked off at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The main focus of this week´s test was an intens ... Continue reading

GM Completes the Sale of a Controlling Interest in GMAC

GM Completes the Sale of a Controlling Interest in GMAC

DETROIT November 30, 2006; General Motors Corp. today announced that it has completed the sale of a 51-percent interest in GMAC to a consortium of investors led by Cerberus FIM Investors, LLC and including wholly owned subsidiaries of Citigroup Inc., Aozora Bank Ltd. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. The trans ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler's Hybrid Transit Buses, Powered by BAE Systems, Deliver Best Performance, According to Study

DaimlerChrysler's Hybrid Transit Buses, Powered by BAE Systems, Deliver Best Performance, According to Study

GOLDEN, Colo.--The Orion VII diesel-electric hybrid transit buses from DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses achieved the best fuel economy and lowest non-warranty maintenance costs in a 12-month evaluation of hybrid, compressed natural gas (CNG), and diesel transit buses in New York City. BAE Systems provides the HybriDriv ... Continue reading

Visteon Content Contributes to Award-Winning New Ford Transit

Visteon Content Contributes to Award-Winning New Ford Transit

BASILDON, England, November 30 -- The advanced design expertise and capabilities of Visteon Corporation in interiors, climate and electronics can be seen in the new Ford Transit - voted International Van of Year 2007. Visteon's contribution to Europe's leading commercial vehicle totals more than 100 end items, and is t ... Continue reading

NBC's Today Show Features Signalife's ECG Technology

NBC's Today Show Features Signalife's ECG Technology

'Modern Medical Miracles' segment features Signalife with the Cleveland Clinic and Champ Car Medical Safety Program GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 30 -- Budimir Drakulic, Chief Technology Officer and inventor of Signalife's revolutionary ECG technology has been working with the world famous Cleveland Clinic physicians and Cham ... Continue reading

Red Bull Racing Barcelona Two Day Testing Round-up

Red Bull Racing Barcelona Two Day Testing Round-up

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

Solutia's New Saflex(R) Interlayer Solutions Showcased at Design Los Angeles Enable Designers to Create Wrap-around Vehicle Designs

Solutia's New Saflex(R) Interlayer Solutions Showcased at Design Los Angeles Enable Designers to Create Wrap-around Vehicle Designs

Saflex(R) PVB Interlayers make it possible for designers to utilize vehicle glass as an element of design and performance LOS ANGELES and ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30 -- Saflex(R), a unit of Solutia Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SOLUQ) , is a unique family of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) glass interlayer solutions that bring form, function a ... Continue reading

Avis Budget Group Names Larry De Shon Executive Vice President, Operations

Avis Budget Group Names Larry De Shon Executive Vice President, Operations

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 30 -- Avis Budget Group, Inc., the parent company of Avis Rent A Car System, LLC and Budget Rent A Car, System, Inc., today announced that Larry De Shon has been named executive vice president of operations. In this role, he will oversee all domestic car rental operations as well as quality assur ... Continue reading

GE Antares Provides $35 Million Senior Credit Facility for Leading Developer and Producer of Audio Accessories for the Automotive Aftermarket

GE Antares Provides $35 Million Senior Credit Facility for Leading Developer and Producer of Audio Accessories for the Automotive Aftermarket

CHICAGO--GE Antares today announced it is serving as administrative agent for a $35 million senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of AAMP of America by Audax Group. The financing consists of a $10 million senior secured revolving credit facility, and $25 million of senior secured term loan facilitie ... Continue reading

The Tire Rack Experts: Drivers Can't Rely on Summer and All-Season Tires, or Electronics for Control on Snow and Ice

The Tire Rack Experts: Drivers Can't Rely on Summer and All-Season Tires, or Electronics for Control on Snow and Ice

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 30 -- Winter is here and millions of drivers may unknowingly be at risk of losing control of their vehicles. About 70 percent of winter injuries and deaths related to snow and ice occur in automobiles, according to government statistics. But even with antilock brakes, traction control and vehicle ... Continue reading

Hot Web Expands Boat and Motorcycle Inventory With $375,000 One Week Listing Activity

Hot Web Expands Boat and Motorcycle Inventory With $375,000 One Week Listing Activity

BOISE, Idaho--Hot Web, Inc. (Pink Sheets:HWBI) announced today that the Company's Lake Havasu and Parker region has listed 12 Motorcycles and 2 High Performance Deck Boats with a total estimated retail value of $375,000. Brian Hanold, CEO of Hot Web, Inc., commented, “These particular listings are especially importan ... Continue reading

Modis Awarded Contract Vendor Status by lanelogic

Modis Awarded Contract Vendor Status by lanelogic

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 30 -- Modis(R), Inc., the information technology (IT) staffing business unit of MPS Group, Inc. , today announced that it has been awarded contract vendor status by lanelogic. Modis was selected to provide a broad range of information technology services to lanelogic, the Wall Street inspired a ... Continue reading

Phoenix Motorcars Delighted with First Production Battery Pack from Altairnano

Phoenix Motorcars Delighted with First Production Battery Pack from Altairnano

ONTARIO, Calif.--Phoenix Motorcars announced today that it has installed the first NanoSafe production battery pack system from Altairnano in a Phoenix Motorcars sports utility truck (SUT), and completed initial testing. “The results are amazing, we are delighted with the quality of construction and the specification ... Continue reading

XPEL Product Dealer Activations Grow

XPEL Product Dealer Activations Grow

SAN ANTONIO--XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV:DAP.U) announced today that since January, a total of 547 new product dealer applications have been submitted to the Company for reselling XPEL Automotive Protection products, of which 372 have been approved and activated. Additionally, XPEL's attendance at the SEMA Trade Show ... Continue reading

Hans-Olov Olsson To Retire From Ford; Lewis Booth Named Chairman of Volvo Cars

Hans-Olov Olsson To Retire From Ford; Lewis Booth Named Chairman of Volvo Cars

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 30, 2006; Ford Motor Company announced today that Hans-Olov Olsson will retire from the company effective Jan. 1, 2007. Simultaneously, the Board of Directors of Volvo Cars elected Lewis Booth Chairman of the Board succeeding Mr. Olsson. Mr. Booth, 58, continues in his role as Executive Vice Presi ... Continue reading

Audi R8 Features Delphi's Revolutionary MagneRide Semi-Active Suspension

Audi R8 Features Delphi's Revolutionary MagneRide Semi-Active Suspension

TROY, Mich., Nov. 30 -- Audi's new R8 road-going sports car, which incorporates the genes of the five-time Le Mans winning race car, will join the Audi TT in featuring Delphi Corporation's revolutionary MagneRide suspension technology. The R8 will be available for sale in Europe in the first half of 2007. Called Audi M ... Continue reading

Ford Chief Marketing Officer to Retire

Ford Chief Marketing Officer to Retire

DETROIT, Nov 30, 2006; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. today said the automaker's chief marketing officer and nonexecutive chairman of Volvo Cars, Hans-Olov Olsson, will retire effective Jan. 1, 2007. The automaker did not announce a replacement for the position of chief marketing officer but said Lewis Booth has ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Provides Tips to Weather a Winter Storm

AAA Chicago Provides Tips to Weather a Winter Storm

Tips for Driving on Snow and Ice AURORA, Ill., Nov. 30, 2006; Severe weather can be both frightening and dangerous for automobile travel. Extreme cold temperatures make vehicles more likely to breakdown if proper maintenance has not been performed, and heavy snow falls and icy road conditions can lead to vehicles slidi ... Continue reading

Chinese Passenger Car Market Is Experiencing Strong Competition

Chinese Passenger Car Market Is Experiencing Strong Competition

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46227) has announced the addition of “Chinese Passenger Car Active and Passive Safety Systems Markets” to their offering. This research service analyzes the passenger car active and passive safety systems markets in China. Analy ... Continue reading

Nearly 6,000 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the More Than 120 Car Crashes That Happen in Tampa Each Day

Nearly 6,000 Hours of Productivity Are Lost as a Result of the More Than 120 Car Crashes That Happen in Tampa Each Day

TAMPA, Fla.--More than 45,000 car crashes happen in the Tampa metropolitan area each year – that’s more than 850 a week and 120 a day. And, while almost half of all claims handled by Progressive in the state are considered minor in terms of repair costs since they cause less than $2,000 in damage to each vehicle, t ... Continue reading

GM Announces Intention to Produce Plug-in Hybrid SUV

GM Announces Intention to Produce Plug-in Hybrid SUV

LOS ANGELES, California, November 30 -- - Saturn Vue Green Line Will use Modified 2-Mode Hybrid System, Lithium Ion Battery General Motors Corp. intends to produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV, the automaker announced at the Great ... Continue reading

Supplying ATV

Supplying ATV

Dear Sir, Our Chongqing Longting Power Equiment Co.,Ltd is located in Chongqing of China.It's a leading and professional manufacturer and exporter in producing ATV and dirt bike. If you are interested in some of them, Please visit our Website: china-atv.com (please type "wwww."before china-atv.com) for more information ... Continue reading

Audi R8 Features Delphi's Revolutionary MagneRide Semi-Active Suspension

Audi R8 Features Delphi's Revolutionary MagneRide Semi-Active Suspension

Audi's mid-engined sports car joins the Audi TT in offering Delphi's MagneRide suspension Controlled fluid damping technology continues to gain acceptance in Europe TROY, Mich., Nov. 30 -- Audi's new R8 road-going sports car, which incorporates the genes of the five-time Le Mans winning race car, will join the Audi TT ... Continue reading

CruiseCam International Announces Debut of VetteCam on www.corvetteblog.com

CruiseCam International Announces Debut of VetteCam on www.corvetteblog.com

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.--CruiseCam International (Pink Sheets:CCMJ) announced today that the VetteCam, a removable headrest cover with integrated camera for the C-6/5 Corvette seat, was selected by George Matick Chevrolet to be displayed on www.corvetteblog.com. George Matick Chevrolet, Detroit’s Corvette leader and ... Continue reading

FLUENT 6.3 Delivers Comprehensive CFD for Engineering Simulation

FLUENT 6.3 Delivers Comprehensive CFD for Engineering Simulation

Release Features New Modeling Options Resulting in Greater Speed and Flexibility SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., Nov. 30 -- ANSYS, Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced the release of the latest version of its computational fluid dynamics ... Continue reading

Hans-Olov Olsson To Retire From Ford; Lewis Booth Named Chairman of Volvo Cars

Hans-Olov Olsson To Retire From Ford; Lewis Booth Named Chairman of Volvo Cars

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 30 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that Hans-Olov Olsson will retire from the company effective Jan. 1, 2007. Simultaneously, the Board of Directors of Volvo Cars elected Lewis Booth Chairman of the Board succeeding Mr. Olsson. Mr. Booth, 58, continues in his role as Executive Vice President ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Selects AT&T for $10.5 Million Global Networking Contract

Harley-Davidson Selects AT&T for $10.5 Million Global Networking Contract

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 30 -- AT&T Inc. announced today that AT&T has won a three-year, $10.5 million global networking contract from Harley-Davidson, Inc. , one of the world's leading manufacturers of heavyweight motorcycles, motorcycle parts and related accessories. Under terms of the agreement, AT&T will deploy an Internet ... Continue reading

TD Automotive Compressor Georgia Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility

TD Automotive Compressor Georgia Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility

TOKYO, Nov. 30 -- TD Automotive Compressor Georgia, LLC (TACG) -- a joint venture between Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and DENSO Corporation (DENSO) to produce car air-conditioning compressors in Jefferson, Ga. -- held a grand opening ceremony at its new 344,000-square-foot facility in Jefferson on November 30. ... Continue reading

Toyota to Conduct Road Tests of Vehicle-infrastructure Cooperative Systems that Support Safe Driving

Toyota to Conduct Road Tests of Vehicle-infrastructure Cooperative Systems that Support Safe Driving

<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota to Conduct Road Tests of Vehicle-infrastructure Cooperative Systems that Support Safe Driving Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 30, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor announced today that it plans to conduct public-road tests of vehicle-infrastructure cooperative systems unde ... Continue reading

American Honda to Equip More Than 650,000 Vehicles with XM Satellite Radio For 2007

American Honda to Equip More Than 650,000 Vehicles with XM Satellite Radio For 2007

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than seven million subscribers, today announced that American Honda Motor Co., Inc., one of the world's most successful automotive brands, will factory- install XM in more than 650,000 of its 2007 model year vehicles. ... Continue reading

AAA Chicago Provides Tips to Weather a Winter Storm

AAA Chicago Provides Tips to Weather a Winter Storm

Tips for Driving on Snow and Ice AURORA, Ill., Nov. 30 -- Severe weather can be both frightening and dangerous for automobile travel. Extreme cold temperatures make vehicles more likely to breakdown if proper maintenance has not been performed, and heavy snow falls and icy road conditions can lead to vehicles sliding o ... Continue reading

Detroit Auto Dealers and the North American International Auto Show To Celebrate 100 Years Together in Detroit

Detroit Auto Dealers and the North American International Auto Show To Celebrate 100 Years Together in Detroit

TROY, Mich., Nov. 30 -- Beginning in January 2007, the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) and the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will celebrate the centennial of their successful association in hosting one of the world's premier automotive showcases. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060 ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Co.'s $15 Billion Senior Secured Credit Facilities Rated 'B'

Ford Motor Co.'s $15 Billion Senior Secured Credit Facilities Rated 'B'

NEW YORK, Nov. 30 -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it assigned its 'B' bank loan rating and '2' recovery ratings to Ford Motor Co.'s proposed $15 billion senior secured credit facilities, which consist of an $8 billion revolving credit facility and a $7 billion term loan B facility. The bank loan rating is eq ... Continue reading

North American 2006 Year-End Output to Tumble Bringing Total 2006 Auto Production to a 10-year Low

North American 2006 Year-End Output to Tumble Bringing Total 2006 Auto Production to a 10-year Low

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 30 -- November's North American production outlook is revised slightly upward, although Ward's AutoForecasts still calls for a downturn (8.5%) from year-ago, to be followed by an 8.8% decline in December. Ward's AutoForecasts calls for overall production for 2006 to end at a 10- year low. Novemb ... Continue reading

DECOMSYS Licenses FlexRay IP Proven in Freescale MFR4300 Chip From IPextreme

DECOMSYS Licenses FlexRay IP Proven in Freescale MFR4300 Chip From IPextreme

CAMPBELL, Calif. & VIENNA, Austria--DECOMSYS, the leading FlexRay solution provider, has acquired a license to use the FlexRay semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) implemented in the Freescale MFR4300 device from IPextreme Inc., a semiconductor technology licensing company. DECOMSYS will use this FlexRay IP in its ... Continue reading

Drake & Scull Press Release - English Version

Drake & Scull Press Release - English Version

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled, "Drake & Scull secures AED 150 million contract to provide complete MEP works for the Fairmont Palm Residence." For use in your publication. If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best Regards, Charbel Tanios Senior PR Accoun ... Continue reading

Freescale Expands Portfolio of 16-Bit Automotive Microcontrollers with FlexRay™ Technology

Freescale Expands Portfolio of 16-Bit Automotive Microcontrollers with FlexRay™ Technology

AUSTIN, Texas--With the market debut of FlexRay™ technology in 2007 model vehicles, high-speed communications networks are redefining automotive safety and performance. To help drive next-generation vehicle network architectures forward, Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its family of 16-bit automotive microcontro ... Continue reading

InterfaceFABRIC Creates Next Generation Upholstery Fabric for 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid

InterfaceFABRIC Creates Next Generation Upholstery Fabric for 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid

Soda Bottle Resin Finds New Life as Seating Fabric LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 -- LA Auto Show -- Made from soda bottle resin, the 100 percent post-industrial recycled polyester fabric featured in the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid is the result of a collaboration between teams at Ford and InterfaceFABRIC to create a more sustainabl ... Continue reading

MANHEIM ANNOUNCES SECOND JOINT VENTURE IN CHINA

MANHEIM ANNOUNCES SECOND JOINT VENTURE IN CHINA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Andrew Maraniss November 30, 2006 McNeely Pigott & Fox (615) 259-4000 MANHEIM ANNOUNCES SECOND JOINT VENTURE IN CHINA Shenzhen Partnership Builds on Early Success in Shanghai ATLANTA - Manheim announced today that it has entered into a second joint venture in China, this time in the city ... Continue reading

Micron har gjort vellykkede opptak og lagring på videotape av Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 og CEO Wins Baja Challenge, klassen for ørkenrace

Micron har gjort vellykkede opptak og lagring på videotape av Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 og CEO Wins Baja Challenge, klassen for ørkenrace

BOISE, Idaho--Micron Technology deltok i dette årets Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 for en digital registrering på video av det tøffe off-road løpet med selskapets nyskapende bildesensor og avanserte teknologi med flashminne. Til slutt klarte Micron denne oppgaven samtidig som selskapets administrerende direktør, Steve Ap ... Continue reading

Micron riprende e registra il video di Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, e l’AD vince la Baja Challenge Class della Desert Race

Micron riprende e registra il video di Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, e l’AD vince la Baja Challenge Class della Desert Race

BOISE, Idaho--Micron Technology ha partecipato all’annuale Tecate STORE Baja 1000 riprendere in digitale il video dell’accidentata corsa fuori strada utilizzando l’innovativo sensore per immagini e le avanzate tecnologie di flash memory della società. Alla fine, Micron è riuscita nell’impresa e il suo Amminis ... Continue reading

Nakheel Press Release - English Version

Nakheel Press Release - English Version

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled "Nakheel offers over 6500 residential units in International City for lease" for possible use in your esteemed publication. Also attached some images for International City. To download a high-resolution images please click on the links below: <http://www.orientp ... Continue reading

Vote for Kansas' Greatest Hometown Heroes

Vote for Kansas' Greatest Hometown Heroes

National Vote Underway for All-Time Greatest Heroes - Five per State - In 5th Anniversary Volvo for life Awards Vote for Top Heroes at www.volvoforlifeawards.com; $1 Million in Financial Contributions Provided; Winner Receives Volvo Car for Life IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 30 -- Who would you give a Volvo to? How about Richar ... Continue reading

Roseburg Lithia Dealerships Raise Food and Money for Local Charity

Roseburg Lithia Dealerships Raise Food and Money for Local Charity

Lithia dealerships extend a helping hand to area's needy over the holidays ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 29 -- Once again, the time of year for celebration and good cheer is upon us, and families gather together to give thanks for their blessings. And, although many families have different reasons to be thankful, the Roseburg L ... Continue reading

CVSA Symposium Targets Brake Safety

CVSA Symposium Targets Brake Safety

Multi-Disciplinary Forum Brings Together Experts to Help Save Lives WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- During a three-day CMV Brake Safety Symposium in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 5-7, 2006, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will bring together the industry's foremost experts and educational resources to provide ... Continue reading

Shop, Wrap, Decorate, Greet Santa and Stroll Through Seasons Past at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum's Holiday Happening on Saturday, Dec. 9

Shop, Wrap, Decorate, Greet Santa and Stroll Through Seasons Past at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum's Holiday Happening on Saturday, Dec. 9

* Discounts on collectibles and souvenirs in the Museum Store * Autographs by Chrysler Group designers * Private audiences with Santa in a vintage Dodge truck * Presentations/demonstrations by Lisa's Gift Wrappers and Michael's * Tours of the Museum's special holiday exhibition, Cars, Trees & Traditions * Complimentary ... Continue reading

SCHUMACHER NAMED FOURTH QUARTER DRIVER OF THE YEAR

SCHUMACHER NAMED FOURTH QUARTER DRIVER OF THE YEAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761 SCHUMACHER NAMED FOURTH QUARTER DRIVER OF THE YEAR GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 29, 2006) - Tony Schumacher has been named Fourth Quarter Driver of the Year for 2006, it was announced today by Barry Schmoyer, president of the Driver of the Year Foundati ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler to buy stake in China's Foton

DaimlerChrysler to buy stake in China's Foton

SHANGHAI, Nov 30, 2006; Reuters reported that DaimlerChrysler will buy 24 percent of Chinese truck and pickup makerBeiqi Foton Motor Co. for 817 million yuan ($104 million), the Chinese company said on Thursday. Foton will issue 297 million new A-shares to the world's fifth-largest car maker, equivalent to 24 percent o ... Continue reading

2007 Race Tickets Go On-Sale Friday, Dec. 1

2007 Race Tickets Go On-Sale Friday, Dec. 1

Tickets for 2007 Season at Infineon Raceway Go On-Sale Friday, Dec. 1 SONOMA, Calif. (Nov. 29, 2006) - Tickets for the 2007 Big O Tires Racing Season at Infineon Raceway will officially go on-sale to the general public on Friday, Dec. 1. ... Continue reading

TicketsNow Races to an Exclusive Advertising Relationship with NASCAR.com

TicketsNow Races to an Exclusive Advertising Relationship with NASCAR.com

Inc. 500 Entertainment Technology Company Offers Racing Fans Premium Service and Total Security CHICAGO, Nov. 29 -- With the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Awards Ceremony just days away, TicketsNow (http://www.ticketsnow.com/), the world's leading online marketplace for premium event tickets, today announced an online adver ... Continue reading

The Auto Collections at Imperial Palace Celebrates 25th Anniversary Tomorrow

The Auto Collections at Imperial Palace Celebrates 25th Anniversary Tomorrow

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 29, 2006 Contact: Pat Getter 702.794.3114 <mailto:pgetter@imperialpalace.com> pgetter@imperialpalace.com The Auto Collections Celebrates 25th Anniversary IP Will Issue Casino Chips to Commemorate Classic Car Showroom LAS VEGAS - When The Auto Collections at the Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino ... Continue reading

LA Auto Show: GMAC Provides Auto Show Guests With Roadmap to Financing

LA Auto Show: GMAC Provides Auto Show Guests With Roadmap to Financing

Free financial education seminars offered by GMAC at the LA Auto Show LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 -- Guests at the Los Angeles Auto Show looking for their dream car can take advantage of GMAC's free SmartEdge financial education seminars during public days at the show. The seminars will help unlock the mysteries of personal c ... Continue reading

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