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Vehicle Owners Group Representatives Available to Comment on Fuel Economy Standards Announcement

Vehicle Owners Group Representatives Available to Comment on Fuel Economy Standards Announcement

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the Bush Administration today releasing draft legislation seeking to reform vehicle fuel economy mandates, representatives of the SUV Owners of America (SUVOA) are available to comment on what the proposal could mean to American motorists. The draft legislation to rais ... Continue reading

Ford Taurus, Taurus X, Mercury Sable Return as Upgraded 2008-Models Debut This Summer

Ford Taurus, Taurus X, Mercury Sable Return as Upgraded 2008-Models Debut This Summer

CHICAGO, Feb. 7 -- Ford Motor Company today announced it is bringing back the well-known Ford Taurus name, introducing a new name -- Taurus X -- for its three-row crossover and returning the Mercury Sable to the lineup as upgraded 2008-model versions of all three vehicles go on sale this summer. "Taurus has been an ico ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com Sees Spike in General Motors Vehicle Searches Following Super Bowl Ads

AutoTrader.com Sees Spike in General Motors Vehicle Searches Following Super Bowl Ads

ATLANTA--AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, observed a 30% spike in search activity Monday for the Chevrolet HHR, following the debut of the vehicle’s "Car Wash Dudes" spot and the Chevrolet-branded "Everybody Loves a Chevy" commercial in Sunday’s Super Bowl. AutoTrader.com witnessed a simil ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Hot VW R 3.2 L Heats It Up

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Hot VW R 3.2 L Heats It Up

CHICAGO February 7, 2007; Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced the return of its motorsports-inspired R32 at the Chicago Auto Show. First introduced in 2004 to an enthusiastic reception, the R32 delivers the ultimate in Volkswagen sports performance with dynamic handling and refined road manners. The R32’s ... Continue reading

Team Sticker Dude Racing partners with Hankook Tire

Team Sticker Dude Racing partners with Hankook Tire

Feb. 7, 2007 Lake Zurich, IL For Immediate Release Hankook Tire Enters Off-Road Race Market with Team Sticker Dude Racing Team Sticker Dude Racing is proud to announce Hankook Tire America Corporation as their exclusive supplier of off-road race tires for the 2007 Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road (WSORR) Racing Tour. ... Continue reading

Omniscout Introduces Two New GPRS/GPS Portable Devices at V-Twin Expo

Omniscout Introduces Two New GPRS/GPS Portable Devices at V-Twin Expo

Omniscout Portable and Portable Pro Now Available PHOENIX, Feb. 7 -- Omniscout, a division of WorldScout Corporation of Phoenix, AZ, recently launched the Omniscout Portable and Portable Pro GPRS/GPS devices at V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, OH. The two models are the most sophisticated and effective monitoring and trackin ... Continue reading

American Le Mans Series to Race with Ethanol

American Le Mans Series to Race with Ethanol

World-class brand of motorsport switches to E10 WHAT: The American Le Mans Series has joined the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) to make E10, "the official ethanol-enriched fuel" of the series. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061117/CGF027LOGO ) This will be the first time that ethanol-enr ... Continue reading

Cummins Inc. Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

Cummins Inc. Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ind.--The Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. today declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of 36 cents per share, payable March 1, 2007 to shareholders of record on February 16, 2007. About Cummins Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manuf ... Continue reading

Daytonabrands Launches Marketing Campaign during the NASCAR Daytona 500

Daytonabrands Launches Marketing Campaign during the NASCAR Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. & IRVINE, Calif.--Daytonabrands, Inc. (OTC:DYTB), a manufacturer and marketer of innovative automotive products, announced today the launch of their new products during Daytona 500 Raceweek in Daytona Beach. “We are taking a huge step forward as we have chosen the timing of the biggest race of the ... Continue reading

Enders begins first full season as team owner

Enders begins first full season as team owner

Enders begins first full season as team owner POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 7) -- It's a moment Pro Stock racer Erica Enders has been anticipating for 15 years -- the day her and her father Gregg Enders could begin a season of professional competition in complete control of their own destiny. After a season and a half with Vict ... Continue reading

JEGS Chef Nicky Morse - Recipe of the Week (Pomona) - ATTACHMENTS

JEGS Chef Nicky Morse - Recipe of the Week (Pomona) - ATTACHMENTS

JEGS Chef Nicky Morse Recipe of the Week - Pomona Team JEGS chef Nicky Morse has prepared meals for royalty, distinguished diplomats, and Ohio's ultra wealthy at the only four-star restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. He's cooked for country music's brightest stars as part of the support crew for CMT's "Showcase" program. He' ... Continue reading

Media Advisory for Feb. 14 Media Reception in Daytona

Media Advisory for Feb. 14 Media Reception in Daytona

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

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Ready to Author a Championship Title in Three Chapters

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Ready to Author a Championship Title in Three Chapters

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net *KJ Ready to Author a Championship Title in Three Chapters* *ACDelco Cobalt crew kicks off 2007 season in Pomona * * * *Sugar Hill**, Ga.**, February 5, 2007 – *At this weekend's Carquest Auto Parts Winternationals, Kurt Johnson will kick ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: The Professor Works to Put the Puzzle Together in Pomona

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: The Professor Works to Put the Puzzle Together in Pomona

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net * * *The Professor Works to Put the Puzzle Together in Pomona* *GM Performance Parts crew tests in anticipation of NHRA season-opener* * * *Sugar Hill**, Ga.**, February 6, 2007 – *An NHRA Pro Stock race car is a complex machine offering ... Continue reading

Alcoa Named One of the World’s Top Low Carbon Pioneers

Alcoa Named One of the World’s Top Low Carbon Pioneers

NEW YORK--Alcoa announced today that it ranked #3 on a new international listing of the world’s top 50 low-carbon pioneers published by CNBC European Business, a monthly business publication affiliated with CNBC Europe. Companies were ranked on how they have connected climate change to their company’s operations. A ... Continue reading

Siemens-Mubadala Press Release - English Version

Siemens-Mubadala Press Release - English Version

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled "Mubadala awards contract to Siemens to build and operate the first Molecular Imaging Center in the Gulf region" for use in your publication. Mubadala - Siemens signing (L-R): Peter Fuchs (CEO of Siemens LLC) Chancellor Merkel HH Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi (UAE Min ... Continue reading

Siemens-TRANSCO Press Release - English Version

Siemens-TRANSCO Press Release - English Version

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled "Siemens wins AED600 million contract from TRANSCO to build high voltage substation on Saadiyat Island" for use in your publication. Saadiyat Island - Siemens signing (L-R): Rudi Lamprecht (Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG) David Copestake (Managing Dir ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Chrysler Group 4.7-Liter V-8 Engine Debuts in 2008 Dodge Dakota

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Chrysler Group 4.7-Liter V-8 Engine Debuts in 2008 Dodge Dakota

-- Significant improvement in fuel economy -- More than 25-percent horsepower increase -- More than 10-percent torque increase CHICAGO, Feb. 7 -- Chrysler Group's new 4.7-liter V-8 is engineered to deliver significantly enhanced customer experience and value, increasing fuel economy while simultaneously improving perfo ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Dodge Reveals Entries Into Class 4-5 Segment with 2008 Ram 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cabs

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Dodge Reveals Entries Into Class 4-5 Segment with 2008 Ram 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cabs

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 7, 2007 * Legendary Cummins Turbo Diesel in 6.7-liter displacement (610 lb.-ft. of torque) * Six-speed automatic or manual transmission with Power Take Off (PTO) capability * Largest standard fuel tank in segment (52 gallons) * Best-in-class first-gear launch provides optimum acceleration on v ... Continue reading

Clear Thinking Group, Myers Named Liquidation Trustee In Leaseway Motorcar Transport Bankruptcy Case

Clear Thinking Group, Myers Named Liquidation Trustee In Leaseway Motorcar Transport Bankruptcy Case

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., Feb. 7 -- Clear Thinking Group, LLC, a retailing/consumer products and industrial manufacturing consultancy headquartered here, and Joseph E. Myers, a partner and managing director in the firm, have been named Liquidation Trustee in the Leaseway Motorcar Transport Co. bankruptcy case. The appointmen ... Continue reading

JEGS Chef Nicky Morse - Recipe of the Week (Pomona)

JEGS Chef Nicky Morse - Recipe of the Week (Pomona)

JEGS Chef Nicky Morse Recipe of the Week - Pomona Team JEGS chef Nicky Morse has prepared meals for royalty, distinguished diplomats, and Ohio's ultra wealthy at the only four-star restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. He's cooked for country music's brightest stars as part of the support crew for CMT's "Showcase" program. He' ... Continue reading

Moody's Upgrades Credit Rating of Affinia Group Inc.

Moody's Upgrades Credit Rating of Affinia Group Inc.

Action Reflects Progress Affinia has Achieved in Improving its Margins from Continuing Operations ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 7 -- Affinia Group Inc. announced that in a Rating Action dated January 23, 2007, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. upgraded Affinia's Corporate Family Rating to B2 and raised the outlook to stable. Mo ... Continue reading

X-Rite Announces Conference Call for Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2006 Financial Results

X-Rite Announces Conference Call for Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2006 Financial Results

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--X-Rite, Incorporated will hold a conference call to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end of 2006. The call will be held in conjunction with the Company’s earnings release, which will be published when the market opens on March 6, 2007. Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Time: 1 ... Continue reading

Bush Administration Submits Draft Fuel Economy Bill

Bush Administration Submits Draft Fuel Economy Bill

WASHINGTON DC February 7, 2007; Ken Thomas writing for the AP reported that the Bush administration proposed upgrading fuel economy standards for passenger cars on Wednesday, starting a process that will bring close scrutiny from automakers, environmental groups and key members of Congress. The legislation would give t ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: WealthTV's Viewers' Choice Award Winners Announced

2007 Chicago Auto Show: WealthTV's Viewers' Choice Award Winners Announced

Lexus, Bentley, Range Rover, Aston Martin, & Chevrolet Receive Prestigious Awards CHICAGO, Feb. 7 -- CHICAGO AUTO SHOW -- WealthTV, the premier luxury lifestyle and entertainment network in digital and high-definition, today announced the winners of its prestigious crystal Viewers' Choice Award in six categories at the ... Continue reading

Dubai eGovernment-RTA Press Release - English Version

Dubai eGovernment-RTA Press Release - English Version

Dear Editor, Please find attached a press release titled: Roads and Transport Authority to adopt eServices of Dubai eGovernment" for possible use in your publication. Also attached is an image of Salem Al Shair, eServices Director, Dubai eGovernment To download a high-res image, click on the link below: www.orientplane ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Selected as AARP Passport Provider

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Selected as AARP Passport Provider

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP Services and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, North America's largest rental car company today announced a preferred provider relationship for the AARP Passport program, allowing AARP's 38 million members to receive a 5 percent discount on car rentals at any of Enterprise's more ... Continue reading

Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. Announces it has Settled its Dispute with Old National Bank

Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. Announces it has Settled its Dispute with Old National Bank

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7 -- Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. announced that it has entered into an Agreement with Old National Bank which resolves the parties' dispute. More specifically, the Agreement resolves a complaint filed by the Bank vs. Obsidian Leasing Company, Inc.; Pyramid Coach, Inc.; Obsidian Enterprises, Inc.; Timo ... Continue reading

Second season of popular American Dragster show begins airing 2/11 on ESPN2

Second season of popular American Dragster show begins airing 2/11 on ESPN2

(Editors: Digital still images of "American Dragster" action available by going to www.americandragster.tv/release.html) "AMERICAN DRAGSTER" on ESPN2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SECOND SEASON OF POPULAR 'AMERICAN DRAGSTER' BEHIND-THE-SCENES SHOW TO BEGIN AIRING ON ESPN2 FEB. 11 SANTA MARIA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2007) - The popula ... Continue reading

The View From Upside Down-Under (S)

The View From Upside Down-Under (S)

The View From Upside Down-Under Montréal, Canada (February 07, 2007) - When you're racing in the southern hemisphere, particularly 'down-under' in Australia, the last thing you expect is to be facing the right way up for the northern hemisphere but that's exactly what happened to A1 Team Canada's James Hinchcliffe las ... Continue reading

Timken Reports 2006 Results, Strong Outlook for 2007

Timken Reports 2006 Results, Strong Outlook for 2007

CANTON, Ohio--The Timken Company today announced sales of $5.0 billion for 2006, up 3 percent from a year ago. Sales exclude Latrobe Steel, which the company sold in December and has accounted for as discontinued operations. Timken benefited from strength in global industrial markets, partially offset by declines in de ... Continue reading

Today on PIayboy Radio

Today on PIayboy Radio

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2007 Chicago Auto Show: Corvette Heats It Up

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Corvette Heats It Up

Corvette is stoking the fires at the Chicago Auto Show during media days Feb. 7-8 with two special-edition Corvettes that will be sold in limited quantities. Chevrolet will offer the 2007 505-hp Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Champion Corvette Z06 in Arctic White to recognize the contributions that Fellows has made to the Corvet ... Continue reading

Imports to Overtake Big Three

Imports to Overtake Big Three

Washington DC February 7, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that auto industry experts say that imports should cross the 50 percent mark in the U.S. auto market sometime this year, perhaps as soon as March. Domestic models from GM, Ford, and Chrysler took just over half of the U.S. market in January, and are losing g ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Outsourcing Call Center to PRC

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Announces Outsourcing Call Center to PRC

TULSA, Okla., and PLANTATION, Fla., Feb. 7 -- Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. and PRC today announced the signing of a five-year call center outsourcing agreement. Under the agreement, which commences in April 2007, PRC will provide DTG with a spectrum of call center support functions, including Reservations servi ... Continue reading

US Premiere in Chicago for New Saturn Astra

US Premiere in Chicago for New Saturn Astra

CHICAGO, Illinois and RÜSSELSHEIM, Germany, February 7 -- - Market Launch in North America in Fall 2007 - Production of Three and Five-Door Models at GM Plant in Antwerp, Belgium -Cross reference: Picture is distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge at: http://www.presseport ... Continue reading

New Device Keeps Young Kids Safe in the Car

New Device Keeps Young Kids Safe in the Car

Angelguard Prevents Young Children From Accidentally Opening Seat Belt; One in Three Parents Report Children Have Opened Seat Belt Release Without Parent's Knowledge SPRING HILL, Fla., Feb. 7 -- As National Child Passenger Safety Week begins Feb. 11, an innovative product is being introduced to help parents keep their ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Dodge Reveals New 2008 Dodge Dakota

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Dodge Reveals New 2008 Dodge Dakota

Restyled Dodge Dakota Offers More Power Combined with Bold Styling, Versatility and Capability * New 4.7-liter V-8 engine with 290 horsepower (25 percent increase) and 320 lb.-ft. of torque (10 percent increase), with better fuel economy and increased refinement -- the only V-8 option available in the segment * First-f ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Toyota Launches 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Toyota Launches 2008 Highlander and Highlander Hybrid

CHICAGO, Feb. 7 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., unveiled the all-new next-generation Highlander and Highlander Hybrid mid-size sport utility vehicles (SUV) at a press conference today at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show. "Highlander holds a unique distinction within the Toyota brand and within the industry," said Don ... Continue reading

Volkswagen To Elevate Urban Ownvers and Prospects To Celebrity Status During All-Star Weekend

Volkswagen To Elevate Urban Ownvers and Prospects To Celebrity Status During All-Star Weekend

Volkswagen million dollar sweepstakes, personal paparazzi, big ticket giveaways, celebrity sightings and more throughout “In it to Win it” weekend AUBURN HILLS, MI - February 7, 2007: Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that it’s taking its Volkswagen Important People (VW i.p.) initiative a step ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Continental Automotive Systems Displays Safely There Interactive Exhibit and Other Intelligent Technologies

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Continental Automotive Systems Displays Safely There Interactive Exhibit and Other Intelligent Technologies

Exhibit Highlights Increasing Brainpower in Today's Vehicles CHICAGO, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Continental Automotive Systems is making a splash at this year's Chicago Auto Show to showcase its global leadership position in automotive electronics. Continental's auto show exhibit vividly demonstrates its succes ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Mazda Ryuga Concept

2007 Chicago Auto Show: Mazda Ryuga Concept

CHICAGO, Feb. 7 -- On the heels of a highly successful debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Mazda North American Operations will bring its Ryuga design concept to the Chicago Auto Show for an encore Midwest display. Ryuga (pronounced: ree-yoo-ga) builds on Mazda's concept of flow. Nag ... Continue reading

Analyze Five Year Forecasts for the French Used Cars Market

Analyze Five Year Forecasts for the French Used Cars Market

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49942) has announced the addition of Used Cars in France to their offering. Our Used Cars in France industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the used cars industry. It includes detailed data on ma ... Continue reading

Assess the Value & Volume of the European Trucks Market

Assess the Value & Volume of the European Trucks Market

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49937) has announced the addition of Trucks in Europe to their offering. Our Trucks in Europe industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Trucks industry. It includes detailed data on market size ... Continue reading

Deep Field Announces Establishment of Auto Maintenance Schools in China

Deep Field Announces Establishment of Auto Maintenance Schools in China

MATAWAN, N.J.--Deep Field Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DPFD) announced today that the company with which it has entered into a definitive securities exchange agreement, Beijing Sino-US Jinche Yingang Auto Technological Services Ltd. (“AutoMart”), the premier automobile after service company in Beijing, C ... Continue reading

Developer of Air-Hybrid Auto Engine to Be On Hand at Hybrid Symposium in San Diego Feb. 7 - 8

Developer of Air-Hybrid Auto Engine to Be On Hand at Hybrid Symposium in San Diego Feb. 7 - 8

SAN DIEGO--Nick Scuderi, vice president of the Scuderi Group, will be in San Diego to exhibit the breakthrough Air-Hybrid Engine, which could potentially be the world’s most fuel efficient internal combustion automobile engine. WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 7 – 8, 2007 WHERE: Holiday Inn on the Bay, 1355 N. Harbor Dr ... Continue reading

Ford, Henkel Take Quantum Leap into the Future of Metal Pretreatment

Ford, Henkel Take Quantum Leap into the Future of Metal Pretreatment

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Feb. 7 -- Ford Motor Company, along with Henkel Corporation, has produced the automotive industry's first production vehicle with a non-phosphate Bonderite(R) conversion coating process. This innovative technology significantly reduces costs, streamlines the vehicle assembly paint pretreatment o ... Continue reading

Harbin Electric to Present at the 19th Annual Roth Capital OC Conference on February 20 at 10:30 am

Harbin Electric to Present at the 19th Annual Roth Capital OC Conference on February 20 at 10:30 am

HARBIN, China, Feb. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Harbin Electric, Inc. (the "Company") , today announced that management will present at the upcoming Roth Capital OC Conference, which is being held from February 19-22, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, California. Mr. Barry L. Raeburn, EVP of Finance for Harbin Elec ... Continue reading

International Truck and Engine Debuts Special Edition MXT and Showcases Production Version MXT 4x4 at Chicago Auto Show

International Truck and Engine Debuts Special Edition MXT and Showcases Production Version MXT 4x4 at Chicago Auto Show

CHICAGO--International Truck and Engine, a Navistar company, is marking the 100th anniversary of its first truck by unleashing a truck that is re-defining image pickup trucks. The production model International® MXT™ 4x4 pickup and a new special edition, the International® MXT™ Limited, are being showcased starti ... Continue reading

Learn Everything There is to Know About the Automobile Gas Engine & Engine Parts Mfg Industry in the World's 47 Largest Countries

Learn Everything There is to Know About the Automobile Gas Engine & Engine Parts Mfg Industry in the World's 47 Largest Countries

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49887) has announced the addition of 2007 Worldwide Automobile Gas Engine & Engine Parts Manufacturing Report to their offering. The Automobile Gas Engine & Engine Parts Mfg. report features 2007 current and 2008 forecast estimates on the ... Continue reading

Light Trucks: Industry Guide Provides Expert Analysis on a Global, Regional and Country Basis

Light Trucks: Industry Guide Provides Expert Analysis on a Global, Regional and Country Basis

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49999) has announced the addition of “Light Trucks: Global Industry Guide” to their offering. The "Light Trucks: Global Industry Guide" is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the light trucks industry. It in ... Continue reading

Networks In Motion, U.S. Location-Based Services Leader, to Debut European Products at 3GSM

Networks In Motion, U.S. Location-Based Services Leader, to Debut European Products at 3GSM

IRVINE, Calif.--Networks In Motion, the award-winning wireless navigation and location-based services (LBS) company, today announced that new European versions of its products, including the award-winning AtlasBook™ as well as FamilyFinder™ and AtlasLink™, will be demonstrated at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, ... Continue reading

New Report Forecasts How the Worldwide Automobile & Other Vehicles Wholesale Market Will Change in 2008

New Report Forecasts How the Worldwide Automobile & Other Vehicles Wholesale Market Will Change in 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49891) has announced the addition of 2007 Worldwide Automobile & Other Vehicles Wholesale Report to their offering. The Automobile & Other Vehicles Wholesale report features 2007 current and 2008 forecast estimates on the size of the indu ... Continue reading

Pilgrim and Thousand Trails Resorts Partner to Provide New Buyers with 30-Days of Free Resort Camping and $1,000 off on Purchase of National Membership

Pilgrim and Thousand Trails Resorts Partner to Provide New Buyers with 30-Days of Free Resort Camping and $1,000 off on Purchase of National Membership

MIDDLEBURY, Ind.--Pilgrim International, America’s fastest growing manufacturer and innovator of fifth wheels, travel trailers and hybrid camping trailers, is pleased to announce a unique new agreement with Thousand Trails premium camping resorts. Pilgrim International fifth wheel and travel trailer purchasers will h ... Continue reading

ACEA Says Proposed CO2 Emission Targets are Arbitrary and Too Severe

ACEA Says Proposed CO2 Emission Targets are Arbitrary and Too Severe

BRUSSELS, February 7 -- The European car industry cannot agree with the proposals made by the European Commission today on CO2 emissions from passenger cars. The proposals are unbalanced and damaging to the European economy in terms of wealth, employment and growth potential. The European vehicle manufacturers call on ... Continue reading

2007 Chicago Auto Show: International Truck and Engine Debuts Special Edition MXT and Showcases Production Version MXT 4x4

2007 Chicago Auto Show: International Truck and Engine Debuts Special Edition MXT and Showcases Production Version MXT 4x4

Company Celebrates 100 Years of Trucking Innovation CHICAGO--International Truck and Engine, a Navistar company, is marking the 100th anniversary of its first truck by unleashing a truck that is re-defining image pickup trucks. The production model International® MXT(TM) 4x4 pickup and a new special edition, the Inter ... Continue reading

Networkcar and Wright Express Announce Strategic Relationship

Networkcar and Wright Express Announce Strategic Relationship

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 7 -- Wright Express Corporation and Networkcar(R), a leader in wireless vehicle management, today announced a strategic relationship designed to offer remote vehicle maintenance diagnostics and GPS vehicle location information to their common customers. In addition, Networkcar plans to offer ... Continue reading

AutoNation Reports Fourth-Quarter 2006 Earnings

AutoNation Reports Fourth-Quarter 2006 Earnings

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 7 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today reported 2006 fourth- quarter net income from continuing operations of $74 million or $0.35 per share on revenue of $4.5 billion, compared to year-ago net income from continuing operations of $82 million or $0.31 per share ... Continue reading

New Report Reveals What 2008 Has in Store for the Worldwide Automobile & Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry

New Report Reveals What 2008 Has in Store for the Worldwide Automobile & Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49892) has announced the addition of 2007 Worldwide Automobile & Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Industry Report to their offering. The Automobile & Motor Vehicle Mfg. Industry report features 2007 current and 2008 forecast estimates on the s ... Continue reading

Aluminium Car Front Section Reduces Weight and Emissions

Aluminium Car Front Section Reduces Weight and Emissions

BRUSSELS, February 7 -- According to a new study from the Institut fur Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (IKA) carried out in cooperation with the European Aluminium Association, an aluminium concept front section1 for a C-Class2 vehicle reduces weight as well as exceeds the structural performance. In addition to the advantages in ... Continue reading

Toyota, Chevrolet and Lexus Dominate IntelliChoice.com's 2007 ''Best Overall Value of the Year'' Awards

Toyota, Chevrolet and Lexus Dominate IntelliChoice.com's 2007 ''Best Overall Value of the Year'' Awards

CHICAGO--PRIMEDIA’s IntelliChoice.com, the online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced the results of its “Best Overall Value of the Year” awards for model year 2007. The Toyota Prius, one of four hybrids on the list, is the Best Car Value Under $23,000 for the second ... Continue reading

Ford Renames Ford 500 Taurus, Hopes to Reverse Lackluster Sales by Resurrecting the Taurus Name

Ford Renames Ford 500 Taurus, Hopes to Reverse Lackluster Sales by Resurrecting the Taurus Name

DETROIT February 6, 2007; Tom Krisher writing for the AP reported that Ford Motor Co. might hope resurrecting the once-mighty Taurus name will help reverse lackluster sales and a lack of desirable cars. One analyst says it's a good start but the automaker has a long way to go. Ford will rename its slow-selling Five Hun ... Continue reading

Carroll Shelby and Rucker Performance Create the Ultimate American Performance Motorcycle

Carroll Shelby and Rucker Performance Create the Ultimate American Performance Motorcycle

LAS VEGAS--Shelby Automobiles, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., (Pink Sheets:CSBI) and Rucker Performance unveiled a limited production Shelby motorcycle at the Cincinnati V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 2, 2007. This incredible high performance American motorcycle, whi ... Continue reading

Honda Commits to Hybrid Future With New Sports Concept

Honda Commits to Hybrid Future With New Sports Concept

LONDON - February 7, 2007: Honda will display its continued commitment to hybrid car technology with the unveiling of a hybrid sports car at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and an increase in the supply of Civic Hybrids to the UK. The Small Hybrid Sports Concept is a sports car that features advanced hybrid technology ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Announces Limited Edition 147 COLLEZIONE

Alfa Romeo Announces Limited Edition 147 COLLEZIONE

LONDON - February 7, 2007: A small number of desirable Alfa 147 Collezione models have just become available in the UK, with an attractive price that includes metallic paint, leather interior and unique 17 inch spoked alloy wheels. From just £13,950, this limited edition version of the multi award-winning Alfa 147 ( ... Continue reading

Mazda to Exhibit Hakaze Concept Car At 2007 Geneva Motor Show

Mazda to Exhibit Hakaze Concept Car At 2007 Geneva Motor Show

Hakaze is the third concept vehicle expressing Mazda's 'Nagare' design language HIROSHIMA - February 7, 2007: Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of the new Hakaze design concept at the 77th annual Geneva International Motor Show to be held from Tuesday, March 6 through Sunday, March 18, 2007. Offi ... Continue reading

American Suzuki Showcases Innovative Concepts, Expanded Line of Production Vehicles, Iconic Motorcycles at 2007 Chicago Auto Show

American Suzuki Showcases Innovative Concepts, Expanded Line of Production Vehicles, Iconic Motorcycles at 2007 Chicago Auto Show

Silver-screen-inspired 'Flix' XL7 Concept and Production Offerings Steal the Show CHICAGO, Feb. 6 -- With company sales up 13 percent in January, indicating a solid start to 2007, and following a record-setting 2006, when American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) enjoyed automobile sales in excess of 100,000 vehicles fo ... Continue reading

Suzuki Motor to Release V-type 6-Cylinder Engine Outboard Motor

Suzuki Motor to Release V-type 6-Cylinder Engine Outboard Motor

Tokyo, Feb 5, 2007; Suzuki Motor Corporation released the DF300-a four-stroke, V-type, six-cylinder engine outboard motor. The motor can be mounted on sport fishing ships and high-speed cruisers and has counter-rotation setups for mounting two engines. The DF300 is the first four-stroke outboard motor to achieve 300 ho ... Continue reading

Don Swearingen Returns to Mitsubishi as Vice President of Fixed Operations

Don Swearingen Returns to Mitsubishi as Vice President of Fixed Operations

February 6, 2007 -- CYPRESS, CALIF. -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) has announced former Vice President of Parts, Don Swearingen, will return to the company as Vice President of Fixed Operations, effective Tuesday, February 20. Swearingen returns to MMNA after serving as Vice President of Parts Supply a ... Continue reading

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Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.