Mercedes Car Group: Worldwide sales increase by seven percent through April 2006
Mercedes Car Group: Worldwide sales increase by seven percent through April 2006Mercedes Car Group posts record sales of 395,800 units through AprilMercedes-Benz presents new generation of the E-ClassDemand for S- and M-Class vehicles remains at an all-time highStuttgart, May 04, 2006 The Mercedes Car Group sold 100,80 ... Continue reading
2006 Mercedes-Benz SL500 Review
2006 Mercedes-Benz SL500 by Annabelle Frankl Refined Roadster⦠Living in LA, thereâs no shortage of SL500s â or 55 AMGs for that matter â driving here and there on the busy streets and highways of this bustling city. Positively common, I tell you! But, after spending a week behind the wheel, I can s ... Continue reading
LA Actriz Roselyn Sánchez Revelará el Rediseñado Mercury Milan Voga Durante el Miami Fashion Week
* Mercury está auspiciando varios eventos durante el Miami Fashion Week(R), que mostrará los diseños de más de 30 diseñadores latinoamericanos. El evento que durará cinco días espera recibir a más de 5,000 fanáticos de la moda. * Miami Fashion Week(R) marca el debut del Mercury Milan Voga del 2006, diseñado c ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Aren't the Only Thing Annoying Drivers
Hagerty's Nationwide Survey Reveals America's 'Top 10 Driving Pet Peeves' TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., May 4 -- With more than 30 million Americans expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend the Hagerty Collector Network surveyed thousands of members nationwide to uncover America's "Top 10 Driving Pet Peeves." The res ... Continue reading
--Best Young Auto Technicians in Texas Square-Off What: Dozens of the best high school automotive technicians in Texas will square-off in the state finals of the 2006 AAA/Ford Student Auto Skills Contest. Teams of two high school seniors will attempt to diagnose and repair Ford vehicles that have been deliberately 'bug ... Continue reading
Absolute Poker KICKS OFF Quarter-Million-Dollar FreeRoll Challenge
Players Get a Free Shot to Win; $250,000 Main Event to be Held June 24 SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 4 -- Absolute Poker ( http://www.absolutepoker.com/ ), the fourth largest online poker website in the world, announces a free chance to play and win in the "Quarter Million Dollar FreeRoll Challenge." The date for the tourn ... Continue reading
Absolute Poker Offers Gumball 3000 Rally Drivers $2 Million for a Royal Flush
Absolute Poker Will Match the Prize and Donate $1 Million to the ROCKWORKS Foundation SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, May 4 -- Absolute Poker ( http://www.absolutepoker.com/ ), the fourth largest online poker website in the world and one of ten exclusive sponsors of this year's Gumball 3000 Rally announced today a "Poker Race Ch ... Continue reading
Actress Roselyn Sanchez to Unveil Customized Mercury Milan Voga at Miami Fashion Week
* Mercury-sponsored Miami Fashion Week(R) events to showcase fashions from more than 30 Latin American designers. The five-day event is expected to draw more than 5,000 style seekers and fashionistas. * Miami Fashion Week marks debut of customized 2006 Mercury Milan Voga designed with the Nuevo Latino in mind by Ford G ... Continue reading
AFS Trinity Today Files Patent Disclosing Technology For 250 Mpg 'Extreme Hybrid' Plug-In Car
Gasoline and electricity cost expected to be $8 per week versus $36 for gasoline for the average American driver today SEATTLE, May 4 -- AFS Trinity Power Corporation today filed its patent application disclosing the company's new technology for an Extreme Hybrid(TM) car capable of carrying the average American motoris ... Continue reading
AK Steel Earns Ford Motor Company Gold Award
Only Steel Company To Earn Top Supplier Honor MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, May 4 -- AK Steel Corporation received a Gold World Excellence Award from Ford Motor Company in a ceremony held in Dearborn, Michigan last evening. AK Steel was one of only two U.S. facilities, and one of only 13 global gold level recipients to receive Wor ... Continue reading
Ansoft Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast
PITTSBURGH--May 4, 2006--Ansoft Corporation will release financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2006, after the market close on Tuesday, May 23. The earnings announcement will be followed by a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT. A webcast of the earnings conference can be accessed on Ans ... Continue reading
Atlantis Holding Corp Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire American Sales & Marketing
TUSTIN, Calif., May 4 -- Atlantis Holding Corp has signed a letter of intent for the acquisition of American Sales & Marketing. Terms of this acquisition remain to be finalized, but it is expected that Atlantis Holding Corp will purchase American Sales & Marketing in exchange for shares of stock in Atlantis Holding Cor ... Continue reading
TRUMBULL, Conn., May 4 -- Based on the growing demand for its family of newspaper and internet brands, Bargain News Network (BNN) today launched Autos Hartford to address the local auto buying needs of the Greater Hartford market. Autos Hartford, a free weekly newspaper and Internet service, features over 20,000 full a ... Continue reading
Bulletin from the Annual General Meeting of Scania AB and the statutory Board meeting, 4 May 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--May 4, 2006--The Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved a dividend of SEK 15.00 per share and set Tuesday, 9 May 2006 as the record date for the dividend. The dividend is expected to be sent on Friday, 12 May 2006. The AGM discharged the members of the Board and the President from liability for the fi ... Continue reading
Central Parking Corporation's Second Quarter Conference Call on the Internet
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--May 4, 2006--Central Parking Corporation will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its conference call for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 and outlook on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. The live broadcast of Central Parking's quarterly conference call will be available online at www.park ... Continue reading
Cirrus Logic to Present at the Piper Jaffray Hardware & Communications Conference
AUSTIN, Texas--May 4, 2006--Cirrus Logic Inc. , a world leader in high-precision digital audio processing and mixed-signal integrated circuits, today announced that David D. French, president and chief executive officer of Cirrus Logic, will be presenting at the 8th Annual Piper Jaffray Hardware & Communications Confer ... Continue reading
Details of Ford Motor Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders
DEARBORN, Mich., May 4 -- Ford Motor Company will hold its 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, May 11, in the DuPont Theatre of the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. EDT, and can be accessed on a listen-only basis by phone or audio webcast at http://www.shareholder. ... Continue reading
Ducati Motor Holding Announces Capital Increase for Euro 80 Million
BOLOGNA, Italy, May 4 -- The Board of Directors of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana S.p.A: DMH), met today following Consob's authorisation issued on May 3rd, 2006 to publish the prospectus relating to the offer of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. ordinary shares by way of subscription rights to its own sharehold ... Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS--May 4, 2006--FastenTech, Inc. today reported results for its fiscal second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2006: Second Quarter Highlights -- Net sales increased 26.5% to $104.5 million from $82.6 million in the year-ago quarter. -- Organic net sales (revenues excluding the effects of acquisitions a ... Continue reading
Ferro Announces Appointment of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Directors
CLEVELAND--May 4, 2006--Ferro Corporation has announced the addition of two executives to its corporate management team. David Longfellow, 49, has joined the Company as Director, Investor Relations, with responsibility for implementing communications initiatives serving Ferro's investor constituencies. Prior to joining ... Continue reading
The Following Press Release is Issued on the Behalf of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority LOS ANGELES, May 4 -- A growing number of companies throughout Los Angeles County are joining Metro's Transit Access Pass programs in efforts to help their employees beat the high price of gasoline. To da ... Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ohio--May 4, 2006--Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. ("Hexion" or the "Company") announced today the consideration to be paid in its previously announced cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 8% Senior Secured Notes due 2009 (the "8% Notes"). The tender offer and consent ... Continue reading
DUBLIN, Ireland--May 4, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c36464) has announced the addition of Automotive - Fortune Global 2005 Company Profiles to their offering. This report provides in-depth company profiles for companies operating in the Automotive sector as ranked in the 2005 F ... Continue reading
HOUSTON--May 4, 2006--J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., which primarily owns and operates transportation-related manufacturing businesses including Morgan Corporation, Morgan Olson Corporation, Truck Accessories Group, Inc., and Specialty Manufacturing Division, released unaudited revenues and earnings for the three month a ... Continue reading
Jim Flaherty to Lead Thales' Magellan GPS Sales for NCSA
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--May 4, 2006--Thales' navigation business, creators of the Hertz(R) NeverLost(R) and a leading global innovator of GPS navigation solutions, is proud to announce the appointment of Jim Flaherty to the position of vice president of consumer sales for the company's Magellan(R) brand of outdoor and veh ... Continue reading
J.L. French Files Amended Plan of Reorganization, Disclosure Statement
SHEBOYGAN, Wis.--May 4, 2006--J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., a privately-held, leading global supplier of high pressure die-cast aluminum automotive components and assemblies, last night filed its amended Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement, which incorporate the terms of a settlement between the co ... Continue reading
Laidlaw International to Present at Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference
NAPERVILLE, Ill.--May 4, 2006--Laidlaw International announced that Douglas A. Carty, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is scheduled to present at the Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. The presentation, scheduled for 11:30 am (EST), will be available by live web ... Continue reading
Littelfuse to Report First Quarter Results May 9
DES PLAINES, Ill.--May 4, 2006--Littelfuse, Inc. today announced it will release results for the first quarter of 2006 prior to the opening of the market on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Company management will host a conference call later that morning, May 9, at 11:00 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Central time to discuss the result ... Continue reading
Management Briefing Seminars Announces Speakers for 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 4 -- Mark Fields of Ford Motor Company, Richard Wagoner of General Motors and Gary Convis of Toyota will share their insight and vision this summer at the largest annual automotive management conference in North America. They will join other senior industry executives shaping the future of the aut ... Continue reading
Mercury Struts Onto Catwalk, Taps Silver Screen to Introduce Nuevo Latinos to Mariner and Milan
* Mercury-sponsored Miami Fashion Week(R) debuts a customized one-of-a- kind 2006 Mercury Milan Voga, to be auctioned to benefit MANA, A National Latina Organization. * Mercury-sponsored 'Solamente Salma' art exhibition is on display until June 18 in San Antonio, featuring a series of paintings of actress Salma Hayek b ... Continue reading
MONTVALE, N.J.--May 4, 2006-- Award reaffirms commitment to excellence throughout Merrill Lynch Organization DATA Inc, a privately owned IT solutions provider has been awarded with the prestigious Global Sourcing and Procurement Services Time and Material Consulting Vendor of the Year Award by Merrill Lynch. The award ... Continue reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--May 4, 2006--Hundreds of volunteers gathered at rallies outside of county Registrar of Voters' offices throughout the state today to mark the filing of 1.1 million signatures for a ballot initiative that would provide critical funding to prevent smoking, especially among children. The initiative wou ... Continue reading
Polaris Industries Inc. to Present at Baird's 2006 Growth Stock Conference
MINNEAPOLIS--May 4, 2006--Polaris Industries Inc. announced today that it will present at the Baird's 2006 Growth Stock Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at 10:05 a.m. CT. Michael Malone, V.P. Finance & CFO of Polaris, will provide a brief review of the Company's past ... Continue reading
Remy International, Inc. 1st Quarter Sales and Earnings Conference Call
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time ANDERSON, Ind., May 4 -- You are cordially invited to participate in the Remy International, Inc., 1st Quarter Conference Call with John H. Weber, President and Chief Executive Officer; Rajesh K. Shah, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Interim ... Continue reading
Sequa Reports First Quarter Results at Annual Stockholders' Meeting
NEW YORK--May 4, 2006--Sequa Corporation recorded increased sales and a sustained high level of after-tax income from continuing operations for the first quarter, company chief executive, Martin Weinstein, announced at the annual stockholders' meeting here today. Sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 rose ten perc ... Continue reading
Spartan Chassis Expects Additional Military Orders for the Cougar Armored Vehicle
CHARLOTTE, Mich., May 4 -- Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. , reported today it expects a subcontract order from Force Protection, Inc. to supply chassis for an additional 79 Cougar Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Rapid Response Vehicles (JERRV). On May 2, 2006, the U.S. Department of Defen ... Continue reading
Tarry Shebesta, to Speak About Auto Leasing on the Internet at OVLA Conference in Columbus, OH
CINCINNATI--May 4, 2006--Tarry Shebesta, President of Automobile Consumer Services, Inc. (ACS), and a Certified Lease Consultant, will be speaking at the Ohio Vehicle Leasing Association's (OVLA) 50th year Convention. The Columbus Ohio event being held on May 11, 2006 at the Courtyard by Marriott-West is the OVLA's 50 ... Continue reading
Thales' Magellan Brand Poised for Growth as Keith James Joins Consumer Sales Team
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--May 4, 2006--Thales' navigation business, a leading global innovator of Magellan outdoor and vehicle navigation solutions, announced today that it has appointed Keith James as the new Western Director of Sales for Consumer Electronics in its consumer products business. James assumes responsibility ... Continue reading
Win an In-Car DVD/Video Game System Through the Visteon 'Best Summer Road Trips' Contest
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., May 4 -- Vacationers heading out onto North American roads this summer can win a premium portable DVD/video game system through Visteon Corporation's 2006 "Best Summer Road Trips" contest. The Visteon system neatly docks into the vehicle's headliner, but can easily be undocked and used in vir ... Continue reading
New Rechargeable Magnesium Battery System
Posted by: KenTrough on Tuesday, May 04, 2004 - 08:43 AM A new and revolutionary rechargeable Magnesium battery system has been developed for heavy-load applications such as high performance PEVs. A team of scientists under the direction of Dr. Doron Aurbach at the Chemistry Department of Israel's Bar-Ilan University h ... Continue reading
NADAguides.com Launches Newly Redesigned Media Center
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 4 -- NADAguides.com, a leading vehicle information website, today announced the launch of its newly redesigned Media Center, an information hub designed to provide journalists and industry professionals with in-depth company data. The Media Center, dubbed the 'NADAguides.com Press Room', offers ... Continue reading
Premiere of Disney-Pixar's CARS at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina
NEW YORK, May 4 -- WHO: From the film - Paul Newman, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Richard Petty, Paul Dooley, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Wallis, Darrell Waltrip, Jenifer Lewis, Katherine Helmond, Dave Foley, soundtrack artist Brad Paisley, President and ... Continue reading
Pontiac Solstice GXP Dirfting Along
New drift car for Bridgestone-sponsored 2006 Formula D driver Nashville, Tenn. (May 4, 2006) - Already poised for a repeat of last yearâs Formula Drift Championship win, Rhys Millen, sponsored by the Bridgestone® brand, will debut his new ride, a turbocharged Red Bull Pontiac Solstice GXP, at the third drifting ... Continue reading
AIADA Announces Finalists for 2006 Dealer of the Year Award Presented by Newsweek
Washington DC May 3, 2006; AIADA has announced ten finalists for the prestigious 2006 Dealer of the Year Award, presented by Newsweek. An annual award, the Dealer of the Year program honors the tremendous contributions the nation's international nameplate auto dealers make as outstanding small-business men and women an ... Continue reading
NextEnergy Signs Multi-Year Partnership with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest
Establishes NextEnergy Innovation Award for Alternative Energy Entrepreneurs DETROIT, May 4 -- NextEnergy has committed to a multi-year partnership with the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest (GLEQ) to provide program support and commercialization assistance to the top alternative energy teams competing in the GLEQ busin ... Continue reading
AutoTrader.Com Partners With Major League Baseball
National Sponsor of Teams in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, L.A. and Philadelphia ATLANTA, May 4 -- AutoTrader.com, the smarter place to buy and sell a car, has for the first time formed partnerships with five Major League Baseball (MLB) teams: the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels and Philadelphia ... Continue reading
DealerTrack Completes Global Fax Acquisition
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 4 -- DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, DealerTrack Digital Services, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Global Fax, L.L.C., a leading provider of business process outsourcing solutions to the automotive finance industry. Global Fax, founded in 199 ... Continue reading
TORONTO, Ontario--May 4, 2006--Devine Entertainment Corporation (CUB:DVNN, NASD OTC PK:DVNNF) today announced an update on new distribution activities related to second quarter 2006 sales of its acclaimed film library. In April, new broadcasts of five of the Company's library of award-winning children's historical dram ... Continue reading
Donaldson Company to Present at Merrill Lynch Conference
MINNEAPOLIS, May 4 -- Donaldson Company, Inc. , today announced that Bill Cook, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Merrill Lynch Machinery Research 8th Global Industries Conference. The Merrill Lynch conference will take place in London on May 9 and 10. Cook will present at 9:10 a.m. L ... Continue reading
Dream Car, Nightmare Insurance: Does Your New Car Have the Coverage It Needs?
WARWICK, R.I.--May 4, 2006--May and June are peak months for purchasing new cars, meaning that millions of consumers will be in the market to buy. By doing their homework--comparison shopping and reviewing new car guides--smart shoppers can find the best cars to suit their needs. However, far fewer will take the time t ... Continue reading
CLEVELAND, May 4 -- Emerald Performance Materials, Inc. ("Emerald"), formerly doing business as certain polymer and performance materials business units of The Lubrizol Corporation , today announced that the Company has been formed in conjunction with its acquisition by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. ("Sun ... Continue reading
First Advantage Announces Annual Shareholders Meeting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 4 -- First Advantage Corporation , a global risk mitigation and business solutions provider, will hold its annual shareholders meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club at 501 Fifth Avenue NE in St. Petersburg, F ... Continue reading
SAN MARCOS, Calif.--May 4, 2006--Mattman Specialty Vehicles, Inc. (OTC:MMSV) (www.mattmanvehicles.com) is proud to announce that the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles (DWP) has formally approved a proposal for a Mobile Water Quality Test Lab for $1,007,856.00. The Company is expected to deliver t ... Continue reading
Mittal Steel Named General Motors' Global Supplier of the Year
LONDON and ROTTERDAM, May 4 -- Mittal Steel Company N.V. ("Mittal Steel") has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its overall business performance in 2005. The recognition came Saturday at GM's Vehicle Engineering Center at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Mich. "We consider Mittal Steel ... Continue reading
Sometimes Bigger is Better... Dallas Leads Texas in Population but Not in Car Crashes
DALLAS, Texas--May 4, 2006--The Progressive Corporation and Drive(R) Insurance from Progressive customers and undergo specialized claims and customer satisfaction training at the company's expanded claims training facility in Tampa, Fla. Progressive employs more than 13,200 claims people in more than 460 offices countr ... Continue reading
Strafford Police Adopt ICOP In-Car Video
LENEXA, Kan., May 4 -- ICOP Digital, Inc. , a leading provider of digital in-car video systems for law enforcement, announced today that the Strafford Police Department in Missouri has initiated deployment of the ICOP Model 20/20 in its patrol fleet. Commenting on the deployment, Chief Justhan Webster of the Strafford ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Finalizing Phase One of $88 Million Commitment to the Department of Energy Program
* California Fuel Cell Partnership receives DaimlerChrysler F-Cell following President Bush visit * DaimlerChrysler has the largest fleet of fuel cell vehicles in the world - more than 100 buses, vans and passenger cars * DaimlerChrysler works with the Department of Energy and customers to mature fuel cell vehicle tech ... Continue reading
Archived Episodes of MotorWeek Television Series Now Available Via Tvext(TM) Internet TV Service
WASHINGTON--May 4, 2006--Missed the MotorWeek road test of the 2005 Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6? Want to see what MotorWeek had to say about battery care? Now you can locate and view back episodes of the popular television show instantly - right on your computer. Fans of MotorWeek - the original televised automotive magaz ... Continue reading
ZUG, Switzerland, May 4 -- Swiss iQ POWER AG (OTCBB: IQPOF) has decided to build its own factory in Dortmund to produce innovative energy-storage systems. The company's board of directors made its decision during this morning's regular meeting. The decision in favor of the Dortmund business region as the production sit ... Continue reading
Harvey Mudd College Provides Fuel Cell Cartridge Technology to VIASPACE
PASADENA, Calif., May 4 -- 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 that solve today's complex problems, announced today that its subsidiary company Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corpor ... Continue reading
Goodyear Reports Record Sales in 2006 First Quarter
- Net income up 9 percent to $74 million, 37 cents per share - Segment operating income of $311 million - First quarter sales records in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific Tire AKRON, Ohio, May 4 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported record first quarter sales of $4.9 billion, reflecting a 2 perc ... Continue reading
IRVINE, Calif.--May 4, 2006--Autobytel Inc. , Scion tC (+75%), Hyundai Accent (+43%), Chevy Cobalt (+28%) and Aveo (+23%) -- Combined requests for Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda Insight, Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Prius climb 32% Autobytel Inc. today released its first Consumer Choice report for 2006, revealing the buying ... Continue reading
Toyota Accelerates in Australian Marketplace Through Polycom Video Communications Innovation
SYDNEY, Australia and PLEASANTON, Calif., May 4 -- Polycom, Inc. , the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced that Australia's largest car exporter, Toyota, has harnessed the power of Polycom video conferencing technology at its new high-tech $50 million Corporate HQ ... Continue reading
University of Maryland Partners with Flexcar
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--May 4, 2006--C.D. Mote, Jr., President of the University of Maryland and Ralph Burns, General Manager of Flexcar today announced the launch of the Flexcar program on campus. Beginning today, four vehicles will be available for use by the hour. A special program enables qualifying staff and faculty to ... Continue reading
Superior Industries Reports First Quarter Results
VAN NUYS, Calif.--May 4, 2006--Superior Industries International, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2006 that were in line with management's previous guidance. "Superior's first quarter results reflected the economic pressures of the 'big 3' facing North American automotive industry suppli ... Continue reading
Midas Reports Earnings; Completes Exit from Exhaust Distribution
ITASCA, Ill.--May 4, 2006--Midas, Inc. reported net income of $3.8 million--or $0.24 per diluted share--for the first quarter ended April 1, 2006, an increase from $2.6 million--or $0.16 per share--last year. The 2006 first quarter results include pre-tax gains on asset sales of $3.4 million related to the final recogn ... Continue reading
Fleetwood Reports Preliminary Sales for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006
RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 4 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. announced today preliminary sales for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2006. In the fourth fiscal quarter, Fleetwood's sales were approximately $597 million, up 7 percent from $560 million in last year's final quarter. Quarterly sales for the RV ... Continue reading
HOCKESSIN, Del., May 4 -- Kubota Research Associates, Inc., headquartered in Hockessin, Delaware, announces P-Wave(TM) MemBond(TM), a revolutionary waterproof bonding process for the assembly of fuel cells, based upon the patented P-Wave(TM) technology, which clears major performance and cost obstacles to the manufactu ... Continue reading
USA Truck to Present at the Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference
VAN BUREN, Arkan.--May 3, 2006--USA Truck, Inc. will make a presentation at the Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The conference will be at the Bear Stearns World Headquarters in New York, NY. Representing USA Truck will be Jerry D. Orler, President and Cliff Beckha ... Continue reading
Monaco Coach Corporation to Present at Robert W. Baird 2006 Growth Stock Conference
COBURG, Ore., May 4 -- Monaco Coach Corporation executives will make a presentation on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 to investors at the 27th Annual Robert W. Baird & Co. Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, IL. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991018/MONACO ) Monaco Coach will be featured at 8:30 a.m. CT. Presenting ... Continue reading
New Markets Present Unprecedented Opportunities for Robotics Manufacturers
LONDON, May 4 -- Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumer markets such as food and beverage and pharmaceuticals, hold huge potential for robotics in materials handling. These traditionally conservative industries anticipate that robots will reduce labour costs and manage product line changes along with fl ... Continue reading
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Announces Receipt of Required Consents in Consent Solicitations
COLUMBUS, Ohio--May 3, 2006--Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. ("Hexion" or the "Company") announced today that, it had received, as of 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on May 3, 2006, tenders and consents from holders of (i) 88.7%, of the outstanding principal amount of 13 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the "13 ... Continue reading
China Automotive Systems Forms Joint Venture with Chery Automobile
WUHAN, Hubei, China, May 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc., a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Great Genesis, has entered a joint venture agreement with Chery Technology Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chery Autom ... Continue reading
Sixty 2005 World Excellence Awards Go to Ford's Global Suppliers
* Sixty World Excellence Awards were presented to Ford's global suppliers at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn for their exemplary performance during 2005 * Keynote speaker Richard Parry-Jones, Ford group vice president, Global Product Development & Chief Technical Officer, told suppliers they are part of an elite grou ... Continue reading
Hybrid Vehicle Registrations More Than Double in 2005
R. L. Polk & Co. Reports Toyota Prius, California Nationwide Leaders SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 4 -- Nationwide registrations for new hybrid vehicles rose to 199,148 in 2005 -- a 139 percent increase from 2004 according to R. L. Polk & Co. For the second year in a row, Toyota Prius led the segment commanding 52.6 percent o ... Continue reading
Ford taps two-time Grammy winner Kelly Clarkson to launch a new marketing campaign that puts consumers at the center of all Ford-brand advertising IRVINE, CA - May 4, 2006: Ford Motor Company used FOX-TV's popular "American Idol," television show to launch "Bold Moves," a new marketing communications platform that will ... Continue reading
Bullrun on MTV Networks and Spike TV
NEW YORK, May 2, 2006 â Spike TV speeds into action with a new event series, Bullrun, based on the international automotive rally of the same name. The 10-episode high-octane series premieres in first quarter 2007. At the MTV Upfront presentation in Madison Square Garden, MTV Networks announced the new Bullrun sho ... Continue reading
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