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Tuesday, February 8, 2005

Measurement Specialties Announces Occupant Weight Sensing ('OWS') Program with Texas Instruments

Measurement Specialties Announces Occupant Weight Sensing ('OWS') Program with Texas Instruments

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Feb. 8 -- Measurement Specialties, Inc. (AMEX:MSS) , a designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based consumer products, announced today that Texas Instruments/Sensors and Controls Group ("TI") has selected MSI's Microfused(TM) strain gage technology for use in a new sensor for accurately measur ... Continue reading

Cadillac CTS With Real-Time XM Satellite Traffic, Powered By NAVTEQ Traffic Arrives In Dealerships This Month

Cadillac CTS With Real-Time XM Satellite Traffic, Powered By NAVTEQ Traffic Arrives In Dealerships This Month

CHICAGO, Feb. 8 -- Starting this month, Cadillac will begin offering XM NavTraffic; the nation's first real-time satellite traffic information service for vehicle navigation systems. First available on the CTS, the XM NavTraffic system will provide continuously-updated traffic information in a selected city. The system ... Continue reading

Daimler Says Mitsubishi to Pay Compensation for Fuso

Daimler Says Mitsubishi to Pay Compensation for Fuso

Feb. 8, 2005; Jeremy Van Loon writing for Bloomberg reported that DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's largest truckmaker, settled a dispute with partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and will receive its 20 percent stake in the Fuso division and cash to compensate for hidden defects in trucks. The two companies signed a letter o ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts to Announce Earnings on February 16

Advance Auto Parts to Announce Earnings on February 16

ROANOKE, Va., Feb. 8 -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. will report its fourth quarter and 2004 year-end results after the close of business on February 16, 2005. The Company will detail its results on a conference call scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on February 17, 2005. To listen to the live web cast, please l ... Continue reading

C.H. Robinson Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

C.H. Robinson Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

MINNEAPOLIS--Feb. 8, 2005--C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ("C.H. Robinson") , today reported financial results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2004. For the fourth quarter, gross profits increased 29.5 percent to $181.2 million in 2004 from $139.9 million in 2003. Income from operations increas ... Continue reading

Utah's 'Zero Tolerance' DUI Bill Misses the Mark Says American Beverage Institute

Utah's 'Zero Tolerance' DUI Bill Misses the Mark Says American Beverage Institute

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 8 -- Utah legislators are missing the mark in a "zero tolerance" bill designed to bar any person convicted of driving drunk from driving with any amount of alcohol in their system at all. The American Beverage Institute (ABI), which represents many of America's favorite family restaurants, distribu ... Continue reading

2005 Jaguar X-Type Review

2005 Jaguar X-Type Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2005 Jaguar X-Type (sedan and Sportwagon) ENGINE: 3.0-liter DOHC V6 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 227 hp @ 6,800 rpm/206 lb.-ft. @ 3,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic FUEL ECONOMY: 18 mpg city/25 mpg highway (sedan)/ 18/24 mpg (Sportwagon) WHEELBASE: 106.7 in LENGTH/WIDTH/H ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates Quest Minivan to the San Diego Museum of Art

Nissan Donates Quest Minivan to the San Diego Museum of Art

SAN DIEGO--Feb. 8, 2005--As part of its continuous commitment to education and the community, Nissan North America, Inc. recently presented the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA), with a new 2005 Quest Minivan. This donation was granted through the Nissan Neighbors Program and will benefit SDMA's educational outreach progr ... Continue reading

2005 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: MARIO ANDRETTI AND ANDREW FIRESTONE TO APPEAR

2005 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW: MARIO ANDRETTI AND ANDREW FIRESTONE TO APPEAR

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 8, 2005) – Racing legend Mario Andretti, often referred to as the greatest racer in motorsports history, and Andrew Firestone, great-grandson of Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founder, Harvey Firestone, will be making appearances at the Bridgestone Americas booth (N119) at this year’ ... Continue reading

ATX Finds Nearly 90% of Its Clients' Stolen Vehicles

ATX Finds Nearly 90% of Its Clients' Stolen Vehicles

Stolen Vehicle Location Becomes One of the Most Valuable of all Telematics Services DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Feb. 8 -- ATX Group, the world's second largest telematics service provider to the automotive industry, reported today that it recovered approximately 90 percent of the telematics-equipped vehicles that its subscriber ... Continue reading

Another Nissan Serving the Community; Nissan Donates Minivan to the San Diego Museum of Art

Another Nissan Serving the Community; Nissan Donates Minivan to the San Diego Museum of Art

SAN DIEGO--Feb. 8, 2005--Nissan North America, Inc. recently donated a new 2005 Quest minivan to the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA). This donation was granted through the Nissan Neighbors Program and will benefit SDMA's educational outreach programs, which target local schools, community centers and community festivals ... Continue reading

Automotive Cameras to Play Key Role in Vehicle Safety, says ABI Research

Automotive Cameras to Play Key Role in Vehicle Safety, says ABI Research

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Feb. 8, 2005--The automotive market has just begun to witness the emergence of onboard camera systems, primarily used for such applications as lane departure warning. According to new research from market intelligence firm ABI Research, in addition to watching the road ahead, automotive cameras will a ... Continue reading

Becton Schantz Inc. Introduces New Document to Data Product

Becton Schantz Inc. Introduces New Document to Data Product

ATLANTA--Feb. 8, 2005--Becton Schantz Inc., one of the largest providers of back office automation products and services for the CPG industry, announced that they have introduced a new product, GenDoc(TM), which electronically converts faxed and printed documents into electronic data. GenDoc(TM) enables the user to eas ... Continue reading

BP International Reported Today That They Recently Completed Two New Shade Structure Projects That Effectively Launch the Company's Push into the Automotive and Parking Cover Market

BP International Reported Today That They Recently Completed Two New Shade Structure Projects That Effectively Launch the Company's Push into the Automotive and Parking Cover Market

DELAND, Fla.--Feb. 8, 2005--BP International, Inc. (OTCBB:BPIL), a leading manufacturer of fabric architecture shade structures and tennis and athletic field equipment, reported today that they recently completed two new shade structure projects that effectively launch the company's push into the automotive and parking ... Continue reading

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Is Official Drive-Thru and Burger of NASCAR(R)

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Is Official Drive-Thru and Burger of NASCAR(R)

Announced today at Nasdaq MarketSite NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. , the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, today announced that it has signed on as the Official Drive-Thru and Official Burger of NASCAR(R). The double drive-thru chain also announced today that it is the Official Drive-T ... Continue reading

Craze/BoGo Racing Press Release: Tom Craze Online Store Launched

Craze/BoGo Racing Press Release: Tom Craze Online Store Launched

Contact Information Tom Craze Motorsports pr@tomcraze.com Press Information: For Immediate Release Tom Craze Online Store Launched Indianapolis – (February 8, 2005) BoGo Racing and Tom Craze Motorsports are pleased to announce the launch of the new Tom Craze Online Store available through www.tomcraze.com. The store, ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Awarded 2004 Manufacturer Application Award of the Year by NAPA's Under Hood Sales Group

Federal-Mogul Awarded 2004 Manufacturer Application Award of the Year by NAPA's Under Hood Sales Group

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Feb. 8, 2005--Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ) was awarded the 2004 Manufacturer Appreciation Award of the Year by NAPA's Under Hood Sales Group (UHG). The award, UHG's only manufacturer recognition honor, was given to Federal-Mogul based on field sales support, manufacturing excellence, consi ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Corporation and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Federal-Mogul Reiterate Opposition to the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 as a Bailout of Shareholders and Other Stakeholders of Certain Tier I Entities

Federal-Mogul Corporation and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Federal-Mogul Reiterate Opposition to the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 as a Bailout of Shareholders and Other Stakeholders of Certain Tier I Entities

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Feb. 8, 2005--In a statement delivered to all U.S. Senators, Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ) and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Federal Mogul outlined a series of flaws in, and reiterated opposition to, the discussion draft of the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR ... Continue reading

Gage Sponsors SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge

Gage Sponsors SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge

FERNDALE, Mich., Feb. 8 -- Gage Products Company will be the official fuel sponsor for the sixth annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge taking place March 14-19 at Michigan Technological University (MTU) in Houghton, Michigan. Thirteen student teams from universities in the U.S. and Canada will compete in the six-day ev ... Continue reading

Goodyear Promotes TRALA Truck Driver Recognition

Goodyear Promotes TRALA Truck Driver Recognition

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Goodyear's focus on America's truck drivers is nearing another deadline -- this time, for the TRALA 2005 Driver of the Year. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO ) The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) has designated Feb. 18 as the deadline to nominate a top driv ... Continue reading

Investcorp Acquires American Tire Distributors From Charlesbank Capital Partners

Investcorp Acquires American Tire Distributors From Charlesbank Capital Partners

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- Investcorp, a global investment group, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement under which it will purchase American Tire Distributors, Inc. (ATD) from its majority shareholder Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm making middle-market investments in U.S. compan ... Continue reading

Local Businesses Offer Support to Schools by Donating Services and Food to the Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel and CUSD Foundation 'Keys to the Future' Event

Local Businesses Offer Support to Schools by Donating Services and Food to the Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel and CUSD Foundation 'Keys to the Future' Event

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--Feb. 8, 2005-- Monies Raised Benefit South Orange County's 55+ Local Schools by Aiding Class Size Reduction, Teacher and Senior Grants and Other Programs Capistrano Unified School District Foundation (CUSDF) is asking the local business community to donate time or goods to the upcoming Mercedes-Be ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Ready to Shift from Park to Warp Drive in Pomona

NHRA Kurt Johnson Pre Race: KJ Ready to Shift from Park to Warp Drive in Pomona

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Ready to Shift from Park to Warp Drive in Pomona New Off-season Strategy has ACDelco Crew Aiming for Second Winternationals Win Sugar Hill, Ga., February 7, 2005 - This winter, Kurt Johnson did something with his ACDelco Cavalier tha ... Continue reading

Northeast Auto Acceptance Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Competitor

Northeast Auto Acceptance Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Competitor

MERRICK, N.Y.--Feb. 8, 2005--Northeast Auto Acceptance Corp. (OTC: NAAC) announced today that the company has just signed a letter of intent to acquire Alan's Auto's, a competitor and privately held wholesale auto dealer based on Long Island, New York, which had revenues in 20004 in excess of $15 million. Bill Solko, N ... Continue reading

Patriot Motorcycles Launches National TV Ad Campaign with Agreement with 'Steel Dreams TV' Show

Patriot Motorcycles Launches National TV Ad Campaign with Agreement with 'Steel Dreams TV' Show

DANA POINT, Calif.--Feb. 8, 2005--Patriot Motorcycles Corporation(TM) (Pink Sheets:PMCY) today announced the launch of their national television ad campaign with an agreement with the syndicated celebrity motor sports show "Steel Dreams TV." Patriot reached an agreement with the acclaimed, nationally syndicated televis ... Continue reading

SAE Offers Historical Standards Collections Exclusively Through IHS

SAE Offers Historical Standards Collections Exclusively Through IHS

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--Feb. 8, 2005-- Instant Access to 8,000 Historical Aerospace and Ground Vehicle Standards Enables Rapid Response to Safety & Compliance, Maintenance & Repair, and Regulatory & Training Issues IHS Inc. (www.ihs.com) and SAE International (www.sae.org) today announced an agreement to provide improved acc ... Continue reading

Solutia Expands Vydyne(R) Usage in Automotive Exterior Mirror Brackets

Solutia Expands Vydyne(R) Usage in Automotive Exterior Mirror Brackets

TROY, Mich., Feb. 8 -- The Vydyne Automotive team has worked with Lear Corporation and Bing Assembly Systems, L.L.C. in the development and production launch of the exterior mirror brackets for the Ford Freestyle and Ford 500 vehicles that debuted in late 2004. In this capacity, The Vydyne Automotive team contributed t ... Continue reading

Webasto Truck and Bus Heaters: The Smart Way to Meet California's Diesel Idling Restrictions

Webasto Truck and Bus Heaters: The Smart Way to Meet California's Diesel Idling Restrictions

Complete off-idle heating and cooling solution to be unveiled at Mid-America Trucking Show FENTON, Mich., Feb. 8 -- Webasto engine preheat systems, truck cab "engine-off" auxiliary heaters and bus heating systems offer fleets and owner operators a smart, affordable solution to the recently announced California's Air Re ... Continue reading

USCAR Appoints Bill Gouse As Permanent Executive Director

USCAR Appoints Bill Gouse As Permanent Executive Director

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 8 -- The United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) has appointed S. William (Bill) Gouse as Executive Director. Effective February 9, Gouse will manage the USCAR organization and facilitate collaborative research among USCAR member companies -- DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Ford Motor ... Continue reading

Five Hundred, Freestyle, Montego Gain Share, Attract New Customers to the Showroom

Five Hundred, Freestyle, Montego Gain Share, Attract New Customers to the Showroom

- Sales of Ford's Chicago-built products have shown a steady increase in segment share since launch. - Conquest customers account for a large percentage of all sales, bringing new customers into the Ford and Lincoln Mercury showrooms. - Highlights of early sales include a rich mix of high-series models and all-wheel dr ... Continue reading

Five Hundred, Freestyle, Montego Deliver on Ford's Push to Capitalize on Hot All-Wheel-Drive Trend

Five Hundred, Freestyle, Montego Deliver on Ford's Push to Capitalize on Hot All-Wheel-Drive Trend

- Demand for well-equipped, all-wheel-drive (AWD) models outstrips supply in first months. - Sales mix of AWD versions of the Ford Five Hundred, Ford Freestyle and Mercury Montego has exceeded expectations. - Ford Motor Company sees continued growth in AWD, expects to sell more than 500,000 AWD-equipped vehicles by 200 ... Continue reading

AutoTrader.com's Traffic Hits All-Time High

AutoTrader.com's Traffic Hits All-Time High

Site Usage Stats Confirm Success of Nationwide Marketing Commitment ATLANTA, Feb. 8 -- AutoTrader.com, the world's largest automotive marketplace, saw traffic numbers dramatically increase in January after continued month over month growth. Unique visitors hit an all time high of more than 9.6 million, up 31 percent ov ... Continue reading

ABI Research Ranks Companies in its First Annual Automotive Fuel Cell Vendor Analysis

ABI Research Ranks Companies in its First Annual Automotive Fuel Cell Vendor Analysis

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Feb. 8, 2005--ABI Research has just released its first annual comparative study of companies active in the automotive fuel cell market. Titled "Automotive Fuel Cell Vendors - A Competitive Assessment", the report analyzes the activities of three groups: OEM automotive vendors (including buses), compon ... Continue reading

Sixth-Generation Corvette to Pace the Daytona 500

Sixth-Generation Corvette to Pace the Daytona 500

For Immediate Release: Sixth-Generation Corvette to Pace the Daytona 500 Pace car unveiled on national TV morning show NEW YORK - This morning, during the national broadcast of Fox & Friends, Chevrolet unveiled a new 2005 Corvette that will pace NASCAR's most prestigious event -- the Daytona 500 -- on Feb. 20. Dale Ear ... Continue reading

Bazemore eager to start 2005 POWERade Series

Bazemore eager to start 2005 POWERade Series

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2005 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 1 of 23 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS WINTERNATIONALS POMONA (CALIF.) RACEWAY FEB. 10-13, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell, 203-243-2438 BAZEMORE EAGER TO GET 2005 POWERade DRAG RACING SEASON STARTED POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2005 ... Continue reading

Malcolm Bricklin Hires Asian Import Expert Dennis Gore for Visionary Vehicles Team

Malcolm Bricklin Hires Asian Import Expert Dennis Gore for Visionary Vehicles Team

Visionary Vehicles Beats Hyundai and Mitsubishi for New Chief Engineer NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- Visionary Vehicles LLC, an international automobile import/distribution company founded by Malcolm Bricklin to develop and sell a totally new line of quality vehicles at exceptionally low price points in North America has announc ... Continue reading

ZAP's Smart Car Orders Leap Again to Over $55 Million

ZAP's Smart Car Orders Leap Again to Over $55 Million

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 8 -- California automaker and distributor ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) announced today that it has received more purchase orders for the Smart Car Americanized by ZAP, with orders in-hand totaling over $55 million. Last week, ZAP announced that orders had surpassed $40 million for the famous Smar ... Continue reading

BMW TEAM PTG M3s WITHDRAWN FROM ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA IN EIGHTH HOUR

BMW TEAM PTG M3s WITHDRAWN FROM ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA IN EIGHTH HOUR

Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 7, 2005... Both BMW Team PTG M3s were withdrawn in the eighth hour of the Rolex 24 at Daytona after the two cars suffered right rear wheel stud failures. The No. 21 BMW Team PTG M3 of Bill Auberlen, Joey Hand, Chris Gleason and Ian James completed 199 laps and was credited with a 30th plac ... Continue reading

Automotive Cameras To Play Key Role In Vehicle Safety

Automotive Cameras To Play Key Role In Vehicle Safety

Oyster Bay, NY - February 8, 2005 - The automotive market has just begun to witness the emergence of onboard camera systems, primarily used for such applications as lane departure warning. According to new research from market intelligence firm ABI Research, in addition to watching the road ahead, automotive cameras wi ... Continue reading

UAW-DaimlerChrysler Exhibition Reveals Autoworkers' Artistic Side

UAW-DaimlerChrysler Exhibition Reveals Autoworkers' Artistic Side

WHAT: The UAW-DaimlerChrysler National Training Center will open the 2004-2005 Artists at Work Exhibition, a unique art show by DaimlerChrysler employees from across the country. WHO: Sixty-three employees have work in the show and most are expected to attend the opening. UAW and DaimlerChrysler Corporation officials w ... Continue reading

Delphi Shows Latest Safety Technologies at 2005 TMC

Delphi Shows Latest Safety Technologies at 2005 TMC

TROY, Mich., Feb. 8 -- Delphi Corp. will demonstrate the future of commercial vehicle safety at the upcoming Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting held Feb. 15 - 18 in Tampa, Fla. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020315/DEF002LOGO ) Delphi will display a concept safety truck that helps provi ... Continue reading

GKN Driveline Acquires Velcon in Mexico

GKN Driveline Acquires Velcon in Mexico

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 8 -- GKN Driveline, a leading global automotive supplier, has acquired full ownership of Velcon in Celaya, Mexico -- formerly a joint venture company formed by GKN in 1979 with Grupo DESC, one of Mexico's largest industrial companies. GKN has held a 49 percent share in the joint venture since ... Continue reading

Stoneridge Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2004 Results

Stoneridge Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2004 Results

-- Fourth-quarter net sales up 8% -- -- Full-year earnings $1.19 per diluted share before impairment charge -- WARREN, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Stoneridge, Inc. today announced sales of $163.4 million and a net loss of $114.9 million, or $5.07 per diluted share. The net loss includes the recognition of a previously announced, n ... Continue reading

GKN Driveline Adquiere Velcon en México

GKN Driveline Adquiere Velcon en México

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, 8 de febrero /PR Newswire/ -- GKN Driveline, un proveedor automotor líder global, adquirió la propiedad total de Velcon en Celaya, México, anteriormente una empresa conjunta formada en 1979 por GKN con el Grupo DESC, una de las empresas industriales más grandes de México. GKN ha mantenido e ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Receives Order for Electric Air Conditioning Compressor for Use in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle

UQM Technologies Receives Order for Electric Air Conditioning Compressor for Use in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle

FREDERICK, Colo., Feb. 8 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has received an order from Delphi Corporation for UQM(R) motors and motor controllers to drive an electric air conditioning compressor for a hybrid electric vehicle. "We are pleased th ... Continue reading

Toronto Car Show: Largest Ice Maze to be Built in Downtown Toronto

Toronto Car Show: Largest Ice Maze to be Built in Downtown Toronto

Pontiac Ice Maze to Incorporate 2,000 Giant Ice Blocks, Cover 9,000 Square Feet TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2005; Over the next ten days, North America's largest ever crystal clear ice maze will take shape in downtown Toronto - and the shape brings a smile to the face of drivers everywhere. After almost 1,000 person hours of cons ... Continue reading

European Automaker Opel Selects Tecnomatix eMPower to Manage Manufacturing Body-In-White Processes; Company Joins List of GM Lines Standardizing on MPM Solutions from Tecnomatix

European Automaker Opel Selects Tecnomatix eMPower to Manage Manufacturing Body-In-White Processes; Company Joins List of GM Lines Standardizing on MPM Solutions from Tecnomatix

HERZLIA, Israel--Feb. 8, 2005--Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. , the driving force in manufacturing process management (MPM), today announced that German-based Opel will standardize on eMPower(TM) solutions to manage Body-In-White processes at its Russelsheim International Technical Development Center (ITDC). As part of a ... Continue reading

FirstSalvage, Inc. Awarded Small Business Grant

FirstSalvage, Inc. Awarded Small Business Grant

FirstSalvage Provides Web-Based Software Solutions to the Auto Insurance Market CHICAGO, Feb. 8 -- FirstSalvage, Inc., a web-based software provider for the auto insurance market, announced last week it has been awarded a small business grant from the Chicago West Side Entrepreneurship Center (CWSEC). The Center's Gran ... Continue reading

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Official Drive-Thru Restaurant and Burger of NASCAR(R); Adds ISC Tracks to Drive-Thru Chain's Motor Sports Sponsorship Roster

Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) Official Drive-Thru Restaurant and Burger of NASCAR(R); Adds ISC Tracks to Drive-Thru Chain's Motor Sports Sponsorship Roster

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 8 -- Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. , the nation's largest double drive-thru chain, today announced that it has signed on as the Official Drive-Thru and Official Burger of NASCAR(R). The double drive-thru chain also announced today that it is the Official Drive-Thru and Official Burger of several ... Continue reading

ISC Signs Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) as Official Drive-Thru and Burger of Daytona International Speedway, Other Facilities

ISC Signs Checkers(R)/Rally's(R) as Official Drive-Thru and Burger of Daytona International Speedway, Other Facilities

- ISC and Checkers/Rally's Officials to Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell - - ISC to Unveil Daytona 500 Pace Car on 'FOX and Friends' - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- International Speedway Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: ISCB) ("ISC") today announced it has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar official status ag ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Massive Losses on Plunging Sales

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Massive Losses on Plunging Sales

TOKYO Feb 8, 2005; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that losses at Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. more than doubled in the nine months through Dec. 31 from the same period a year earlier, as a recurring recall cover-up scandal sent sales nose-diving. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Motors reported on Tuesda ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Company Car Market in Germany Continues to change as Customers Move toward Operational Leasing

Research and Markets: Company Car Market in Germany Continues to change as Customers Move toward Operational Leasing

DUBLIN, Ireland--Feb. 8, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c12465) has announced the addition of Germany Company Car Data Report to 2008 to their offering The landscape of the company car market has changed considerably in the last few years as a greater proportion of customers move ... Continue reading

WBBM's Investigative Reporter Dave Savini Uncovers Inadvertent Airbag Deployments

WBBM's Investigative Reporter Dave Savini Uncovers Inadvertent Airbag Deployments

CHICAGO, Feb. 8 -- CBS 2's Dave Savini and the station's investigative team have uncovered a concerning trend of airbags inflating for no apparent reason. Savini learned that 117 complaints involving 2001-2003 Volkswagen GOLFS, GTIS, and JETTAS have been filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NH ... Continue reading

Former Indy Car Owner Dies at 75

Former Indy Car Owner Dies at 75

INDIANAPOLIS February 7, 2005; The AP reported that former car owner John Zink Jr., whose 13 Champ Car victories included two Indianapolis 500 titles, has died at 75. Zink, who was inducted into the Auto Racing Hall of Fame last May, died Saturday at a hospital in his hometown of Tulsa, Okla., the Indianapolis Motor Sp ... Continue reading

"Go Man, Go!" New 2006 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Model Sure to be "Top Banana"

"Go Man, Go!" New 2006 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Model Sure to be "Top Banana"

Dodge celebrates Charger's return to NASCAR Nextel Cup racing at Daytona International Speedway with new Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Dodge to boost HEMI® to 350 horsepower for Dodge Charger Daytona R/T model introduction "Go ManGo!" and "Top Banana" classic paint schemes to appear on limited-production Dodge Charger Day ... Continue reading

GM Invests $98 Million In Indianapolis Metal Center

GM Invests $98 Million In Indianapolis Metal Center

PONTIAC, Mich. February 7, 2005; General Motors plans to invest approximately $98 million in the Indianapolis Metal Center for new equipment, machinery and special tools to update press operations and produce future products. Jim De Luca, manufacturing manager for GM North American Manufacturing, announced the investme ... Continue reading

RepairOne(R) to Sponsor No. 31 Team in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series(R) Opener in Daytona Beach

RepairOne(R) to Sponsor No. 31 Team in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series(R) Opener in Daytona Beach

Jason Rudd to Drive No. 31 Dodge DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 7 -- RepairOne(R) announced today that it has teamed up with Brevak Racing as an associate sponsor for the No. 31 Dodge truck in the opening race of the 2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series(R). Series rookie Jason Rudd, nephew of NASCAR Nextel Cup star Ricky Rudd ... Continue reading

Waste Management Wins Bid for Jay Leno Harley to Support Tsunami Victims

Waste Management Wins Bid for Jay Leno Harley to Support Tsunami Victims

HOUSTON--Feb. 7, 2005--Waste Management Inc. announced today that CEO David P. Steiner, on behalf of the Company, was the winning bidder for the Jay Leno Harley-Davidson motorcycle auction. For the past several weeks, the Harley-Davidson has been sitting on the set of the "Tonight Show." Celebrity guests have signed th ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Acquisition of Mayflower Vehicle Systems North American Operations

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces Acquisition of Mayflower Vehicle Systems North American Operations

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Feb. 7 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. ("CVG") , today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities related to Mayflower Vehicle Systems North American Commercial Vehicle Operations ("MVS") for cash consideration of $107.5 million. MVS is the only non-captive produc ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: Following an Atypical Offseason, WJ is Ready to Charge into 2005

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: Following an Atypical Offseason, WJ is Ready to Charge into 2005

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Ph: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Following an Atypical Offseason, WJ is Ready to Charge into 2005 GM Performance Parts Team Looks for Strong Start to "School's Out" tour Sugar Hill, Ga., February 7, 2005 - Throughout his illustrious career, Warren Johnson has been know ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Winternationals Wrap Sheet

NHRA Warren Johnson Winternationals Wrap Sheet

(Note: The following has been sent in addition to our normal pre-race release to provide some additional insight into GM Performance Parts Pontiac Grand Am driver Warren Johnson's 28-year history at the Winternationals. Photos from the five races mentioned are available in JPEG format upon request.) WJ's Wrap Sheet - W ... Continue reading

Flexsteel Announces Second Quarter and Year-To-Date Operating Results

Flexsteel Announces Second Quarter and Year-To-Date Operating Results

DUBUQUE, Iowa--Feb. 7, 2005--Flexsteel Industries, Inc. today reported sales and earnings for its second quarter ended December 31, 2004. Net sales for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2004 were $105.0 million compared to the prior year quarter of $109.1 million, a decrease of 3.7%. Net income for the current quar ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Drivetrain Group Powers the Honda Ridgeline

BorgWarner Drivetrain Group Powers the Honda Ridgeline

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 7 -- BorgWarner will provide its electronically controlled all-wheel drive InterActive Torque Management II (ITM II)(TM) system to the 2006 Honda Ridgeline, the mid-size front-wheel drive-based pickup with which Honda Motor Co. officially enters the truck market. The ITM(TM) system offers cons ... Continue reading

Laninovich Podiums In Anaheim

Laninovich Podiums In Anaheim

2005 AMA THQ Supercross Round 5: Anaheim, CA February 5, 2005 Red Rider Billy Laninovich racked up his second podium in as many weeks, guiding his Amsoil/Chaparral/Napster Honda CRF250R to a second-place 125 West finish before a sellout Angel Stadium crowd at round 5 of the 2005 THQ AMA Supercross Series in Anaheim, Ca ... Continue reading

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