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Transmission Expo in Berlin: Record exhibitor numbers - Invitation to Press

Transmission Expo in Berlin: Record exhibitor numbers - Invitation to Press

Record exhibitor numbers at the Transmission Expo 5 and 6 December 2006, Berlin http://www.transmission-expo.com <http://www.transmission-expo.com/> Press Release / Invitation to the Press by Car Training Institute, Sulzbach/Ts. (Germany), November 2006 Record exhibitor numbers at the Transmission Expo 2006 / 77 nation ... Continue reading

15th ANNUAL ISO 9000 CONFERENCE-Feb. 26-27, 2007, Orlando, FL

15th ANNUAL ISO 9000 CONFERENCE-Feb. 26-27, 2007, Orlando, FL

Two Great Events, Same Location! Stay over after the International Conference on ISO 9000, and learn the latest on Lean & Six Sigma 15th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISO 9000 Fifteenth Anniversary of Leading the World in ISO Standards Education February 25-27, 2007, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orland ... Continue reading

A1 Grand Prix China Race Preview (z04)

A1 Grand Prix China Race Preview (z04)

Round 3 of the 2006-2007 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport CHINESE STREET CHALLENGE AWAITS CANADA'S HINCHCLIFFE Thursday November 09, 2006 - A1 Team Canada's James Hinchcliffe is in Beijing this week for Round 3 of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, 10-12 November. Two years away from hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, ... Continue reading

Adam Epperson HRP Preview

Adam Epperson HRP Preview

Adam Epperson Houston Raceway Park Sunoco Texas Grand Preview For Immediate Release (11/9/06 - Onalaska, TX) - Dreamchaser Motorsports and driver, Adam Epperson head to Houston Raceway Park this week for the Sunoco Texas Grand, not only is this the Grand Finale to the Dirt Track Speedway race season, but it's the large ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Advance Auto Parts Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

ROANOKE, Va.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket retailer of parts, batteries, accessories, and maintenance items, announced that at its Board meeting yesterday, the company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of six cents per share be paid on Friday, January 5, 200 ... Continue reading

Autobytel Inc. Files Form 10-Q Quarterly Report with the SEC and Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results

Autobytel Inc. Files Form 10-Q Quarterly Report with the SEC and Reports Third Quarter 2006 Results

IRVINE, Calif.--Autobytel Inc. , a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, today announced it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. “During the third quarter, we made significant progress on our new strategic in ... Continue reading

BlueAnt Wireless Receives 2007 International CES Innovations Design & Engineering Award

BlueAnt Wireless Receives 2007 International CES Innovations Design & Engineering Award

NEW YORK--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) yesterday announced BlueAnt Wireless as an International CES Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the Z9 Bluetooth Headset, at the CES Unveiled New York Press Event. Products entered into this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent pan ... Continue reading

Car Wash Customer Names Lustra(TM) Mascot, Wins $10,000

Car Wash Customer Names Lustra(TM) Mascot, Wins $10,000

'Brighton' is the name suggested by Alfred Berry of Chanhassen, Minn. DE PERE, Wis., Nov. 9 -- A Minnesota man provided the winning name for Lustra Professional Car Care Products' lovable polar bear mascot in the Name the Bear, Win a Mini contest. Alfred Berry of Chanhassen, Minn., won the grand prize when the name he ... Continue reading

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. Announces Third Quarter Results of Operations

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. Announces Third Quarter Results of Operations

NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 9 -- Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (AMEX:CVR) today announced results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 as summarized below: CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO. ... Continue reading

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Media Alert

Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Media Alert

Media Contact: John Olguin, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 704-746-7451, jolguin@ganassi.com - For Immediate Release - Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Schedules Press Conference in Phoenix WHO: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Reed Sorenson, David Stremme, car owner Chip ... Continue reading

Chrysler's 'Full Throttle Test Drive Event' Puts Consumers Behind the Wheel at Kings Island on Nov. 11 and 12

Chrysler's 'Full Throttle Test Drive Event' Puts Consumers Behind the Wheel at Kings Island on Nov. 11 and 12

* Free, two-day event gives consumers the opportunity to test drive all- new 2007 Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge products * Three test tracks designed to showcase vehicles' handling and performance attributes * One lucky event attendee could win a new Chrysler Crossfire Coupe AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 9 -- Have you ever w ... Continue reading

Con-way Freight Receives Safety Awards from Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona Trucking Associations

Con-way Freight Receives Safety Awards from Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona Trucking Associations

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 9 -- The Iowa, Wisconsin and Arizona state trucking associations honored less-than-truckload freight carrier Con-way Freight, a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. , for its safety record and practices. The Iowa Motor Truck Association recognized Con-way Freight as the state's safest carrier in the Over 1 ... Continue reading

Coughlin pleased with opening-day effort (NHRA)

Coughlin pleased with opening-day effort (NHRA)

Coughlin pleased with opening-day effort POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 9) – Three-time series champion and defending race champion Jeg Coughlin is off to a solid start in his Slammers Ultimate Milk/Jegs.com Chevrolet Cobalt after the opening day of qualifying action at the 42nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona Race ... Continue reading

Deals By the Bus Load: GovLiquidation.com to Auction 48-passenger Buses

Deals By the Bus Load: GovLiquidation.com to Auction 48-passenger Buses

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 9 -- Government Liquidation LLC, the official military surplus Web site in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), has hundreds of items ready to be placed on the virtual auction block ranging from the ordinary -- computers and clothing -- to the extraordinary -- helicopter rotor ... Continue reading

EMTA Holdings Announces Effective Registration Statement

EMTA Holdings Announces Effective Registration Statement

Applies for Stock to be Traded on OTC Bulletin Board Successful Appearance at AAPEX Show SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 9 -- EMTA Holdings, Inc., (Pink Sheets: EMHD), an energy conservation chemical company and developer of XenTx(TM) automotive treatments, announced that its form S-1 Registration/prospectus for EMTA common st ... Continue reading

Ford Racing Event in Florida

Ford Racing Event in Florida

Does this work for you? Live in Florida? Like NASCAR? Meet drivers? Drive new cars? FORD CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK KICKS OFF THIS SUNDAY WITH LOTS OF EVENTS FOR EVERYONE – COME-ON-DOWN By Marty Bernstein Race fans in South Florida will have a number of opportunities to participate in racing-related activities leading up to F ... Continue reading

Freescale Ships More Than 30 Million High-Power RF Transistors in Over-Molded Plastic Packages

Freescale Ships More Than 30 Million High-Power RF Transistors in Over-Molded Plastic Packages

AUSTIN, Texas--Less than ten years after introducing the industry’s first RF power transistor housed entirely in plastic, Freescale Semiconductor has shipped more than 30 million high-power Laterally-Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor (LDMOS) RF transistors in over-molded plastic packages. Freescale was the first com ... Continue reading

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation Announces Fall Job Fair

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation Announces Fall Job Fair

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 9 -- Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation , headquartered in Birmingham, AL and the nation's third largest writer of nonstandard auto insurance through independent agents, today announced plans for its Fall 2006 Job Fair. The event will take place on Monday, November 13th from 10 a.m. to 4 ... Continue reading

IPextreme, the Leading Automotive and Consumer IP Source, Will Conduct Talks, Demos at IP-SOC 2006

IPextreme, the Leading Automotive and Consumer IP Source, Will Conduct Talks, Demos at IP-SOC 2006

CAMPBELL, Calif.--IPextreme®, a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) licensing company, today announces they will be presenting and demonstrating their extensive portfolio of automotive IP solutions at the IP-SOC 2006 Conference and Exhibition taking place in Grenoble, France on December 6 & 7, 2006. Presentations ... Continue reading

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. to Release Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. to Release Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results

EXETER, Pa., Nov. 9 -- Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., the largest marketer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories in the specialty automotive aftermarket, today announced that it will be releasing financial statements for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 on Monday, November 13, 2006. The r ... Continue reading

KUKA Robotics and Primal Rides Sign System Partner Agreement for New Fully Interactive Amusement Ride

KUKA Robotics and Primal Rides Sign System Partner Agreement for New Fully Interactive Amusement Ride

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.--KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced it has signed a system partner agreement with Primal Rides, Inc. of Ontario, Canada to provide a new fully interactive amusement ride. The KUKA KR 500 robot will be used as the building block of Prima ... Continue reading

Laidlaw International Reports Financial Results for Fiscal 2006 and Increases Quarterly Dividend

Laidlaw International Reports Financial Results for Fiscal 2006 and Increases Quarterly Dividend

NAPERVILLE, Ill.--Laidlaw International, Inc. , North America’s largest operator of school and inter-city bus transportation and a leading provider of public transit services, today reported improved financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended August 31, 2006. Laidlaw’s Board of Direc ... Continue reading

L. Brooks Patterson to Receive an Honorary Degree at Kettering University Dec. 9

L. Brooks Patterson to Receive an Honorary Degree at Kettering University Dec. 9

FLINT, Mich.--L. Brooks Patterson, the Oakland County executive who helped launch Automation Alley, will present the Commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Kettering University in Flint on Saturday, Dec. 9. Patterson, who is one of the state’s leading promoters of building a new economy in Southeast M ... Continue reading

Lear Completes Transaction to Issue $200 Million in Common Stock; Elects Vince Intrieri to Board of Directors

Lear Completes Transaction to Issue $200 Million in Common Stock; Elects Vince Intrieri to Board of Directors

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 9 -- Lear Corporation , one of the world's largest automotive interior systems suppliers, today announced it has completed a transaction to issue $200 million of common stock in a private placement to affiliates of and funds managed by Carl C. Icahn, following the receipt of regulatory clearance ... Continue reading

LRG Capital Sponsors Motorcycle Racing Team

LRG Capital Sponsors Motorcycle Racing Team

LARKSPUR, Calif., Nov. 9 -- LRG Capital Group LLC, a global merchant bank that invests in and provides advisory services to small and mid- cap public companies, today announced they are sponsoring a motorcycle racing team in the American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM). The team, named LRG Racing, finished 3rd in the ... Continue reading

Media Alert & Photo Opportunities: General Motors Corp. Systems and Technology Chief to Keynote at AIAG Enterprise Interoperability Showcase

Media Alert & Photo Opportunities: General Motors Corp. Systems and Technology Chief to Keynote at AIAG Enterprise Interoperability Showcase

WHO: At AIAG's first-ever Enterprise Interoperability Showcase on Nov., 15, 2006, at 8:15 a.m., General Motors Corp. chief systems and technology officer, Fred Killeen will discuss the company's support for international standards for technology and processes to drive speed and efficiency internally, with their supplie ... Continue reading

Mercedes CL-Class Wins Golden Steering Wheel Award 2006

Mercedes CL-Class Wins Golden Steering Wheel Award 2006

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on November 9th, 2006 At 8:50 AM CST Finally, after battling my on-again off-again internet connection yesterday - a fight I won for approximately half an hour before ultimately succumbing to defeat - it appears full internet connectivity has been restored, which means regular posting wi ... Continue reading

Military Service Members Demonstrate 'Preparedness' for Auto Financing

Military Service Members Demonstrate 'Preparedness' for Auto Financing

Study on Auto Financing Behaviors of the Military Shows Stronger Consumer Understanding About the Process Than Civilian Counterparts WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Those in the military tend to have better financing "behaviors" -- such as researching options, checking credit scores, and comparison shopping -- than their counter ... Continue reading

NASCAR NEXTEL FANVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST INVENTIONS 2006 BY TIME MAGAZINE

NASCAR NEXTEL FANVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST INVENTIONS 2006 BY TIME MAGAZINE

Media Contact Becky Cox, Sprint Nextel 704-634-5899 rebecca.cox@sprint.com NASCAR NEXTEL FANVIEW NAMED ONE OF THE BEST INVENTIONS 2006 BY TIME MAGAZINE Sprint Nextel's Fan Philosophy and Technology Earns NASCAR NEXTEL FanView a Place On Prestigious List HUNTERSVILLE, NC - Nov. 9, 2006 - TIME Magazine's list of Best Inv ... Continue reading

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. Sets Date for Its Third Quarter Earnings Release and Webcast

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. Sets Date for Its Third Quarter Earnings Release and Webcast

PERRIS, Calif., Nov. 9 -- National R.V. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Arca: NVH), the owner of leading RV manufacturers National RV, Inc. (NRV) and Country Coach, Inc. (CCI), will announce its third quarter financial results on Friday, November 10, 2006 before the open of the U.S. financial markets. In connection with this anno ... Continue reading

News From USW: USW Reiterates Its Readiness to Bargain; Assumes Goodyear Announcement Means that Company Has Abandoned its Reckless Agenda

News From USW: USW Reiterates Its Readiness to Bargain; Assumes Goodyear Announcement Means that Company Has Abandoned its Reckless Agenda

PITTSBURGH--News From USW: The United Steelworkers (USW) said today it was pleased to hear that Goodyear is prepared to return its negotiators to contract talks in Cincinnati. Last Friday, the USW sent James L. Allen, Goodyear's Global Labor Relations director a letter stating that the union was prepared to resume talk ... Continue reading

NHRA Kurt Johnson Thursday Qualifying Update: KJ Opens Finals Qualifying in Fifth

NHRA Kurt Johnson Thursday Qualifying Update: KJ Opens Finals Qualifying in Fifth

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net KJ Opens Finals Qualifying in Fifth Event: 42nd Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals Day/Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006 Location: Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Pomona, CA With only one qualifying session scheduled for the first day of the Auto Clu ... Continue reading

NHRA NEWS: POWERADE SERIES RESULTS THURSDAY FROM POMONA (WITH AGATE)

NHRA NEWS: POWERADE SERIES RESULTS THURSDAY FROM POMONA (WITH AGATE)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Communications, (626) 695-6649 WORSHAM RACES TO FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING LEAD AT AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS Schumacher, Anderson and Hines also quick at Pomona POMONA, Calif. -- Funny Car racer Del Worsham is on pace to close a sub-par year with a big finish by racing to the qualifying lead T ... Continue reading

Odyne Corp Awarded Municipal and Utility Projects

Odyne Corp Awarded Municipal and Utility Projects

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--Odyne Corporation (OTCBB:ODYC) today announced the receipt of two new orders. The customers, Keyspan Energy Delivery Long Island and the Town of Oyster Bay, received partial funding from the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition as part of its Round 7.1 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) P ... Continue reading

Pierre Bourque Takes On Another Form Of Racing

Pierre Bourque Takes On Another Form Of Racing

Pierre Bourque Takes On Another Form Of Racing DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (November 9, 2006) - - Pierre Bourque had a busy 2006 season. Competing in the NASCAR Busch East Series, the CASCAR Series and the ARCA RE/MAX Series, Bourque continues to have the itch to race and gain more experience behind the wheel. With his oval ... Continue reading

PR: Summit Named Title Sponsor of NHRA POWERade Event; Tickets On Sale Dec. 4

PR: Summit Named Title Sponsor of NHRA POWERade Event; Tickets On Sale Dec. 4

Summit Racing Equipment Named Title Sponsor of NHRA POWERade Event Advance Tickets Go On Sale to General Public Monday, December 4 Norwalk, Ohio, November 9 -- Summit Racing Equipment, the world's largest direct mail and Internet supplier of high performance auto parts, has signed a multi-year agreement with NHRA to be ... Continue reading

RouteOne Presents Captive and Non-Captive Funder of the Year Awards at F&I Technology Conference and Expo

RouteOne Presents Captive and Non-Captive Funder of the Year Awards at F&I Technology Conference and Expo

Dealers elect GMAC and Wells Fargo Auto Finance FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Nov. 9 -- RouteOne announced today the winners of the captive and non-captive Funder of the Year awards, presented at the F&I Technology Conference and Expo in Las Vegas and sponsored by RouteOne LLC. Dealers elected GMAC and Wells Fargo Auto Fina ... Continue reading

ST PR: Advanced Systems and Applications in Automotive, Consumer and Industrial Showcased at Electronica 2006

ST PR: Advanced Systems and Applications in Automotive, Consumer and Industrial Showcased at Electronica 2006

Hi, Please find below an announcement that was released today,November 9, 2006. Title: Solutions Through Innovation: STMicroelectronics Showcases Advanced Systems and Applications in Automotive, Consumer and Industrial at Electronica 2006 This and all other announcements can be found on ST's internet site at http://www ... Continue reading

Tank Sports Inc. To Appear on MN1.com

Tank Sports Inc. To Appear on MN1.com

EL MONTE, Calif.--Wei Luo, Vice President of Tank Sports Inc. (OTCBB:TNSP), will be featured live on Market News First (www.mn1.com) for an exclusive interview with the MN1 news team. The interview is scheduled for Nov. 10, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. CST. Tank Sports, Inc. engages in the engineering, development and distribut ... Continue reading

Virage Logic and MIPS Technologies Present Technical Webinar for Embedded Consumer Applications

Virage Logic and MIPS Technologies Present Technical Webinar for Embedded Consumer Applications

MOUNTAIN VIEW & FREMONT, Calif.--Virage Logic Corporation , a pioneer in Silicon Aware IP™ and leading provider of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) platforms, today announced that it will team with MIPS Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital ... Continue reading

Willie Allen and FitzBradshaw Racing Partner For Phoenix

Willie Allen and FitzBradshaw Racing Partner For Phoenix

For Immediate Release November 9, 2006 Willie Allen and FitzBradshaw Racing Partner For Phoenix Rookie driver ready to take on the challenge of Phoenix International Raceway Nashville, TN - Willie Allen will make his second NASCAR Busch Series start this Saturday at the Arizona Travel 200 at Phoenix International Racew ... Continue reading

Wilson Impresses Veterans in Pavement Sprinter Test

Wilson Impresses Veterans in Pavement Sprinter Test

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Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. Announces Conference Call Discuss 3rd Quarter 2006 Results

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. Announces Conference Call Discuss 3rd Quarter 2006 Results

JINZHOU CITY, China, Nov. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: WATG) (''Wonder Auto'' or ''the Company''), whose subsidiary Jinzhou Halla Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. (''Halla'') designs, develops, manufactures and sells automotive electrical parts and is the second largest ... Continue reading

XPEL Reports on SEMA Trade Show Success

XPEL Reports on SEMA Trade Show Success

SAN ANTONIO--XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV:DAP.U) today updated shareholders on its recently attended Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada during the week of October 31, 2006. Peter MacGillivray, VP of marketing and communications for California-based SEMA, stated, “We are see ... Continue reading

NASCAR Legend Rusty Wallace Joins SkinzWraps, Inc.

NASCAR Legend Rusty Wallace Joins SkinzWraps, Inc.

DALLAS, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 07, 2006 -- SkinzWraps, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: <http://studio.financialcontent.com/Engine?Account=iwire&PageNam e=QUOTE& Ticker=SKZW> SKZW), a full-service vehicle wrapping company, announced today that NASCAR legend Rusty Wallace has joined their company as The Official Spokesperson ... Continue reading

Rafa Matos to Make A1GP Debut in Beijing

Rafa Matos to Make A1GP Debut in Beijing

Raphael Matos to Make A1GP Debut with A1 Team Brasil in Beijing Young, Brazilian Open Wheel Standout Tests Daytona Prototype, Will Race A1GP BEIJING, November 8, 2006 - Raphael Matos, Rafa as he is best known, will make his A1GP World Cup of Motorsports debut this weekend in the A1GP Beijing, China. The young, Brazilia ... Continue reading

2007 Volvo XC90 3.2 Review

2007 Volvo XC90 3.2 Review

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2007 Volvo XC90 3.2 The XC90 has been a success for Volvo, and that's no surprise. Introduced as Volvo's first SUV in mid-2002, the XC90 combined all of the safety and comfort for which Volvos, especially Volvo wagons, were and are known with more room. It was a hit with both exist ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices Reports First Quarter 2007 Operating Results

Energy Conversion Devices Reports First Quarter 2007 Operating Results

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 9 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) today reported its results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2006. The company reported a net loss of $2.3 million (or $0.06 per share) on revenues of $27.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, as compared to a net loss of $ ... Continue reading

Auto Affordability Best Since 1980 Reports Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index

Auto Affordability Best Since 1980 Reports Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index

DETROIT, Nov. 9 -- The purchase of an average- priced, new vehicle took 23.6 weeks of median family income in the third quarter, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. That is the third consecutive decline in our quarterly index, which is now down 2.8 weeks from the fourth qu ... Continue reading

Car and Driver Redesign of Its Magazine to Target In-Market Buyers as Well as Enthusiasts

Car and Driver Redesign of Its Magazine to Target In-Market Buyers as Well as Enthusiasts

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 -- In response to changing consumer behavior, a dynamic marketplace and new technology, the venerable magazine brand Car and Driver, established in l955, is reinventing itself to appeal to a broader audience while still appealing to its traditional readers, the automotive enthusiasts. With the December ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports: Reliability: Some Made in US Models Challange Frontrunning Japanese Brands

Consumer Reports: Reliability: Some Made in US Models Challange Frontrunning Japanese Brands

Ford Fusion on par with Honda Accord & Toyota Camry; Family and small cars predicted to be most reliable overall YONKERS, NY – Consumer Reports’ latest Annual Car Reliability Survey shows some domestic models have become as reliable as their Japanese competitors, and that as a group, family and small cars hav ... Continue reading

Renault and Mahindra Sign Memorandum of Understanding To Establish Greenfield Plant - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Renault and Mahindra Sign Memorandum of Understanding To Establish Greenfield Plant - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

Initiative allows Renault to strengthen their position in the Indian passenger car market PARIS - November 9, 2006: Renault and Mahindra have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a longterm strategic partnership in India. Under the agreement, Renault and Mahindra would create a greenfield site with capacit ... Continue reading

Porsche May Not Raise Stake in VW, Source Says

Porsche May Not Raise Stake in VW, Source Says

Wahington DC November 9, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that according to a report in Automotive News, Porsche may not raise its stake in Volkswagen if the so-called VW Law is not repealed, a source familiar with the situation said Thursday. Under the VW Law, individual shareholders are prevented from exercising m ... Continue reading

Goodyear Achieves Record Sales in Third Quarter 2006

Goodyear Achieves Record Sales in Third Quarter 2006

* Record global sales of $5.3 billion * Record sales in all five tire businesses * Charge of $107 million, 60 cents per share, for announced plant closing AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 9 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported third quarter sales of $5.3 billion, a record for any quarter and a 6 percent improvement co ... Continue reading

GM's Rick Wagoner Meets with Heads of Toyota, Isuzu and Suzuki in Japan

GM's Rick Wagoner Meets with Heads of Toyota, Isuzu and Suzuki in Japan

Washington DC November 9, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner held separate meetings in Japan Wednesday with leaders of Toyota, Isuzu and Suzuki, according to The Associated Press. A GM statement said the meetings, which were scheduled in advance of Wagoner's trip to Ja ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Names Barbara J. Pilarski Executive Director - Mergers & Acquisitions

DaimlerChrysler Names Barbara J. Pilarski Executive Director - Mergers & Acquisitions

John Stellman, Vice President - Mergers & Acquisitions, to retire at year's end AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 9 -- DaimlerChrysler today announced the appointment of Barbara J. Pilarski to the position of Executive Director - Mergers Acquisitions North and South America, effective Jan. 1, 2007. In this position, Pilarski w ... Continue reading

Alfa Romeo Headed For U.S. in 2009; Fiat Head to Step Down

Alfa Romeo Headed For U.S. in 2009; Fiat Head to Step Down

Washington DC November 9, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that on Thursday, Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne announced he will step down as the leader of the company's automaking unit next year and that his successor would come from within the company, reports The Associated Press. Marchionne, the engineer of Fiat's ... Continue reading

Searches for Large SUVs on Cars.com Continue to Rebound as Gas Prices Decline

Searches for Large SUVs on Cars.com Continue to Rebound as Gas Prices Decline

CHICAGO, Nov. 9 -- Large, truck-based SUVs continue to see an increase in search activity on Cars.com as gasoline prices fall to their lowest level in nearly a year. According to the most recent Cars.com Consumer Search Index, cars like the Nissan Armada, Jeep Commander and Infiniti QX56 topped the list of vehicles exp ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Reports 30 Percent Discount on Many SUVs and Trucks, Advises Car-Shoppers That Now is a Great Time to Buy

Edmunds.com Reports 30 Percent Discount on Many SUVs and Trucks, Advises Car-Shoppers That Now is a Great Time to Buy

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com), the premiere resource for automotive consumer information, today announced that this is a particularly good time to buy a 2006 model SUV or truck. The complete story, Best Time to Buy a Truck? Inventories & Incentives at All-Time High, can be found at http://w ... Continue reading

Shift in Power May Be Big Gain for Detroit Automakers

Shift in Power May Be Big Gain for Detroit Automakers

Washington DC November 9, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Michigan Democrats vow to put Detroit automaker issues front and center after a huge victory in Tuesday's mid-term elections. According to a report in The Detroit News, the Michigan delegation is sending a letter to executives at the Detroit automakers ... Continue reading

'Golden Steering Wheel' Award Goes To Volvo C30 - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

'Golden Steering Wheel' Award Goes To Volvo C30 - VIDEO ENHANCED STORY

GOTHENBURG - November 9, 2006: The Volvo C30 has garnered one of the automotive industry’s most prestigious awards &#8722; the German Das Goldene Lenkrad. This is the third time that Volvo Car Corporation has won this award. Volvo Cars CEO and President Fredrik Arp accepted the golden steering wheel at a distingui ... Continue reading

Speak To Me! - DaimlerChrysler's New Speech Assisted Navigation System

Speak To Me! - DaimlerChrysler's New Speech Assisted Navigation System

Convenient destination input for navigation Enhanced safety through reduced driver distraction STUTTGART - November 8, 2006: DaimlerChrysler’s researchers are developing a rapid, easy-to-operate speech input system for specifying navigation destinations. “Information refinement” is the name of this new m ... Continue reading

General Motors To Build Hybrid Cars In China By 2008

General Motors To Build Hybrid Cars In China By 2008

Paris Nov. 7, 2006 Agence France-Presse -- General Motors announced Nov. 6 a plan to build environmentally-friendly hybrid cars in China by 2008. The hybrid will go into mass production at the Shanghai GM plant, a joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. "The GM Hybrid System is flexible and cost effective ... Continue reading

Autoweak Chooses Ford F- Series as Best

Autoweak Chooses Ford F- Series as Best

DEARBORN, Mich , Nov. 6, 2006 – The Ford F-Series has again been crowned the winner of the Best Truck award in the annual AutoWeek Readers’ Choice Awards. The selections are profiled in the November 6 issue of the automotive enthusiast weekly magazine. The 2006 honor marked the ninth time the Ford F-Series li ... Continue reading

Ford Advertises New Edge On-line

Ford Advertises New Edge On-line

By Michael J. Ureel, FCN DEARBORN, Nov. 8, 2006 -- Ford Motor Company recently launched its cutting-edge Web site for the all-new Ford Edge crossover vehicle. Part of an extensive digital-marketing initiative, Ford is working with Internet giant AOL to provide breakthrough content technology, as well as reaching out to ... Continue reading

Cadillac To Premiere All-New 2008 CTS In January

Cadillac To Premiere All-New 2008 CTS In January

DETROIT, Mich. - It is the subject of online discussions, rumors and spy photographers. It is the successor to an award-winning and popular luxury car. And it's coming in January. Cadillac confirms that the all-new 2008 CTS will make its world premiere in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit ... Continue reading

Toyota and Lexus Salute 'Green' Celebrities at the 16th Annual Environmental Media Awards

Toyota and Lexus Salute 'Green' Celebrities at the 16th Annual Environmental Media Awards

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 8, 2006; Toyota and Lexus are proud to be Presenting Sponsors of the Environmental Media Awards. This star-studded gala event recognizes the creative teams behind television, film and music productions that raise public awareness of environmental issues by incorporating positive environmental mes ... Continue reading

GM targets 2009 Launch of New Hummer

GM targets 2009 Launch of New Hummer

DETROIT, Nov 8, 2006; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. will likely launch a new Hummer truck in 2009, the head of the niche brand told Reuters on Wednesday. "The new product will have unparalleled off-road capabilities," Hummer General Manager Martin Walsh said. "Like our current Hummers it would be recogniza ... Continue reading

Road Racing Ace Lally Steers Towards Stock Cars

Road Racing Ace Lally Steers Towards Stock Cars

Road Racing Ace Lally Steers Towards Stock Cars CONCORD, North Carolina (November 8, 2006) - - When Andy Lally straps himself in the No. 1 Ford Taurus this Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, he’ll take one of the biggest leaps in his young and talented racing career by making his transitio ... Continue reading

Haskovec Benefit Day Nets $95,000 at Infineon Raceway

Haskovec Benefit Day Nets $95,000 at Infineon Raceway

JPEG Images Available Upon Request Benefit Track Day Generates $95,000 for Injured AMA Rider Vincent Haskovec SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The motorcycle community came together on Tuesday at Infineon Raceway for injured AMA rider Vincent Haskovec, and the results were staggering. The event, which was highlight ... Continue reading

Philips Lumileds Delivers Auto Industry’s First LED Designed and Rated for Resistor Drive Applications

Philips Lumileds Delivers Auto Industry’s First LED Designed and Rated for Resistor Drive Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Philips Lumileds today announced new SnapLED 150 LEDs specifically designed, qualified, tested and binned for use in automotive dual drive-current applications such as rear combination lamps that provide both stop light and tail light functionality. The new SnapLED 150 parts simplify the engineering p ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil Chemical Announces Halobutyl Expansion at Baytown, Texas

ExxonMobil Chemical Announces Halobutyl Expansion at Baytown, Texas

HOUSTON--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced a major expansion of halobutyl manufacturing at its plant in Baytown, Texas. The U.S. facility will increase capacity to produce Exxon™ Bromobutyl rubber by 60 percent by modifying existing equipment and adding new equipment. The expansion is part of the company's commi ... Continue reading

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ is a Man of Two Minds Heading to Pomona

NHRA Warren Johnson Pre Race: WJ is a Man of Two Minds Heading to Pomona

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net WJ is a Man of Two Minds Heading to Pomona GM Performance Parts GTO team targets winning conclusion to 2006 season while planning for 2007 Sugar Hill, Ga., November 7, 2006 - After eight long months and 23 races at 20 tracks across the coun ... Continue reading

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