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Thursday, September 9, 2004

ABI Research: Industry Consolidation Buoys Commercial Telematics' Strong Performance

ABI Research: Industry Consolidation Buoys Commercial Telematics' Strong Performance

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Sept. 9, 2004--The modest economic recovery currently under way in many regions underpins increased sales for trucks and trailers in recent months, and for the commercial telematics systems that go into them. Commercial trailer sales are now at record levels unseen since 2001. The consequences of a co ... Continue reading

Active Recognition Technologies to Showcase LPR Software at ASIS International 2004

Active Recognition Technologies to Showcase LPR Software at ASIS International 2004

PHOENIX, Sept. 9 -- Active Recognition Technologies (ART) will showcase its patented V-Metrics(TM) license plate and vehicle recognition (LPR) software at the world's largest security trade show, ASIS International 2004, held Sept. 27-30 in Dallas, Texas. V-Metrics enhances security by automatically identifying a vehic ... Continue reading

Alcoa Provides EPS Guidance for Third Quarter, 2004

Alcoa Provides EPS Guidance for Third Quarter, 2004

NEW YORK--Sept. 9, 2004--Alcoa announced today that it expects third quarter 2004 income from continuing operations to be in the range of $0.30 to $0.35 per share. As previously announced, the quarter's results will be negatively affected by several events: a strike at its Becancour, Quebec smelter; a fire that led to ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Updates Outlook for 2004

American Axle & Manufacturing Updates Outlook for 2004

DETROIT, Sept. 9 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced an update to its earnings outlook for 2004. Due to the impact of lower production volumes scheduled by its customers for the rest of the year and the higher net cost of its purchased metal market ... Continue reading

Apogee Enterprises to Host Second Quarter Conference Call

Apogee Enterprises to Host Second Quarter Conference Call

MINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 9, 2004--Apogee Enterprises, Inc. today announced that it will host a live conference call and real-time webcast to discuss the company's second quarter results and operations on Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 10 a.m. Central Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time). The call will last approximately one hour. Se ... Continue reading

Auto Data Network's Alliance Consultancy Subsidiary Recommended by General Motors to Support Its UK Retail Dealer Network

Auto Data Network's Alliance Consultancy Subsidiary Recommended by General Motors to Support Its UK Retail Dealer Network

NEW YORK & TUNBRIDGE WELLS, U.K.--Sept. 9, 2004-- GM's Vauxhall Motors Approves Alliance Consultancy to Its Dealer Network Auto Data Network Inc. (OTCBB: ADNW), a provider of software and real-time data service to the automotive industry, today announced that General Motors UK's subsidiary, Vauxhall Motors Ltd., has re ... Continue reading

Automotive Industry Action Group Gains Intel Corporation as New Member

Automotive Industry Action Group Gains Intel Corporation as New Member

DETROIT, Sept. 9 -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) announced today that Intel Corporation has joined as a sponsoring member company. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040719/DEM007LOGO ) Intel joins automotive manufacturers and product part suppliers, as well as other technology solution provide ... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces Streamlined Regional Management Structure

AutoNation Announces Streamlined Regional Management Structure

* New Regional Structure Capitalizes on Previous Efficiency and Productivity Improvements * AutoNation Updates Third-Quarter and Full-Year Guidance FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 9 -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, today announced plans to implement a streamlined regional management structure t ... Continue reading

Bush and Kerry Oppose Increase in Federal Gas Tax and Lay Out Plans to Improve Mobility and Highway Safety in AAA Interview

Bush and Kerry Oppose Increase in Federal Gas Tax and Lay Out Plans to Improve Mobility and Highway Safety in AAA Interview

WASHINGTON--Sept. 9, 2004-- Presidential Candidates Respond to AAA Questions on Transportation Issues Presidential Candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry stated their opposition to an increase in a federal gasoline tax in interviews published in the September and October issues of AAA club publications across the Uni ... Continue reading

Businessman Purchases Harley-Davidson Dealership with GE Commercial Finance

Businessman Purchases Harley-Davidson Dealership with GE Commercial Finance

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Sept. 9, 2004--Mike Durbin has always dreamed of being an entrepreneur and owning his own business. Beginning his career in operations management, Durbin's goal was to gain experience that would eventually help him develop a business. He went from operations to merchandising and then to inventory man ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Partners With America Online, Inc. to Use Innovative Instant Messaging Technology to Create Driving Safety Game for Teens

Chrysler Group Partners With America Online, Inc. to Use Innovative Instant Messaging Technology to Create Driving Safety Game for Teens

Groundbreaking Safety Initiative Will Reach Millions of Teens Via the AOL(R) Instant Messenger(TM) (AIM(R)) Service AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Instant messaging-based games are becoming more safety-conscious this week. Chrysler Group, through a partnership with America Online, Inc., is launching its Road Ready Str ... Continue reading

CooperVision Announces MINI Cooper Giveaway Winner

CooperVision Announces MINI Cooper Giveaway Winner

Indiana-based eye-care practitioner wins first of two planned giveaways LAKE FOREST, Calif., Sept. 9 -- CooperVision has announced Jason Rich, O.D., an eye-care practitioner in Warsaw, Ind., as the first of two winners to receive a 2004 MINI Cooper as part of a nationwide promotion. Dr. Rich received the MINI Cooper on ... Continue reading

Diamond Powersports Announces August Financials

Diamond Powersports Announces August Financials

Company Booked More Than $137,000 in Sales Revenue for Month FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Diamond Powersports Inc. (OTC Bullletin Board: DPWS) is excited to announce that sales for August were $137,117. This is an increase of more than $60,000 compared to August 2003. Diamond Powsersports CEO s ... Continue reading

Diesel Bus/Truck Market Targeted by IMPCO

Diesel Bus/Truck Market Targeted by IMPCO

CERRITOS, Calif., Sept. 9 -- IMPCO Technologies Inc., announced today the commercialization of its Eclipse Heavy Duty Engine Management System which enables the use of clean burning natural gas and propane in diesel powered engines. Commercialization of the "Eclipse" system is the culmination of an extensive research a ... Continue reading

Doctors Sue Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Over Auto/UAW Health Care Plans

Doctors Sue Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Over Auto/UAW Health Care Plans

EAST LANSING, Mich., Sept. 9 -- The Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Osteopathic Association today jointly filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan alleging that BCBSM is wrongly fixing the fees physicians charge for office visit services provided to enrollees in the new "preferred prov ... Continue reading

Ducati Motor Holding Confirms its Interest in Aprilia Group

Ducati Motor Holding Confirms its Interest in Aprilia Group

BOLOGNA, Italy, September 9 -- Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. , a leading manufacturer of high performance motorcycles today confirmed its interest in the Aprilia Group, reiterating its offer made on July 30th, 2004. In addition, Ducati has confirmed its interest in Moto Guzzi and Aprilia's off-road project, recognizing a ... Continue reading

Edwards & George, LLP Announces Filing of Lawsuit Alleging Federal Overtime Violations By O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

Edwards & George, LLP Announces Filing of Lawsuit Alleging Federal Overtime Violations By O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

DALLAS, Sept. 9 -- Thousands of current and former O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ("O'Reilly Automotive") employees in 18 states may be affected by a lawsuit alleging that the automotive parts retailer violated Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") overtime regulations. Filed in federal court in Dallas, the complaint alleges th ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Takes Martin Truex Jr. to His First NASCAR Nextel Cup Start

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Takes Martin Truex Jr. to His First NASCAR Nextel Cup Start

MOORESVILLE, N.C., Sept. 9 -- Dale Earnhardt Incorporated and Enterprise Rent-A-Car have joined forces to enter Martin Truex Jr. in the Sylvania 300 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sunday, September 19. Truex Jr. will be making his first start in NASCAR's premier series driving the No. ... Continue reading

Ford's First-Ever Diversity Forum to Stimulate Dialog on Diversity Issues

Ford's First-Ever Diversity Forum to Stimulate Dialog on Diversity Issues

WHAT: Ford is taking the lead with a first-ever Multi-Company Diversity Forum, along with more than 100 companies, to stimulate an industry-wide dialog on diversity issues and to develop solutions to accelerate diversity in business today. WHEN: Monday, Sept. 20, 2004 10 to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Ford Conference and Events ... Continue reading

GlobalAutoIndustry.com Partners with World Learning for Business to Offer Customized, On-Site Foreign Language Training to Global Automotive Community

GlobalAutoIndustry.com Partners with World Learning for Business to Offer Customized, On-Site Foreign Language Training to Global Automotive Community

TROY, Mich.--Sept. 9, 2004--GlobalAutoIndustry.com announced that it is partnering with World Learning for Business ("WLfB") to offer customized, on-site language and business communication training to the global automotive supplier community. Today's global automotive business world demands superior communication and ... Continue reading

Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

CORALVILLE, Iowa--Sept. 9, 2004--Heartland Express, Inc. The Board of Directors of Heartland Express, Inc. announced today the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend. The $0.02 per share dividend will be paid on October 1, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 20, 2004. A total ... Continue reading

IHRA Pre Race: Empowered by His Indianapolis Performance, Harold Martin Looks to Accelerate His Championship Drive in Epping

IHRA Pre Race: Empowered by His Indianapolis Performance, Harold Martin Looks to Accelerate His Championship Drive in Epping

Contact: Jon G. Knapp TMG Sports Marketing Phone: (704) 662-3121 jgknapp@tmgsports.net Team ACDelco IHRA Pre-Race Fact Sheet Harold Martin, Owner/Driver ACDelco Pro Modified Pontiac Grand Am Event: Ninth Annual IHRA Amalie Oil North American Nationals, the 10th event of the 12-race, 2004 IHRA Hooters Drag Racing Series ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Associates Ranks Erie Insurance High in Automobile Insurance Customer Satisfaction

J.D. Power and Associates Ranks Erie Insurance High in Automobile Insurance Customer Satisfaction

ERIE, Pa., Sept. 9 -- Erie Insurance Group has again earned impressive marks in the J.D. Power and Associates National Automobile Insurance Study. According to the study, Erie Insurance ranks second overall in the annual study of customer satisfaction among the country's major automobile insurance companies, and perfor ... Continue reading

Microvision Receives Add-on Head-up Display Contract from a Major European Tier 1 Automotive Supplier; New development contracts awarded in Q3 total over $600,000

Microvision Receives Add-on Head-up Display Contract from a Major European Tier 1 Automotive Supplier; New development contracts awarded in Q3 total over $600,000

BOTHELL, Wash.--Sept. 9, 2004--Microvision, Inc. , today announced that it has been contracted by one of Europe's leading Tier 1 automotive suppliers to deliver an advanced prototype of its MicroHUD head-up display system. The award is in addition to the contract that was recently announced with Volkswagen of America E ... Continue reading

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE TO SHOW OFF MOVES FOR HUNDREDS OF DODGE VIPER OWNERS SUNDAY

MOPAR'S HUBINETTE TO SHOW OFF MOVES FOR HUNDREDS OF DODGE VIPER OWNERS SUNDAY

NEWS RELEASE September 9, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VIPER OWNERS INVITATIONAL CONTACTS: Rusty Blackwell J.R. Thompson Company Mobile: (248) 444-3711 rblackwell@jrthompson.com Kimberly Kuhl Shults DaimlerChrysler Southwest Regional Communications Office: (972) 242-3657 Mobile: (214) 952-9125 ks460@dcx.com DRIFTING CHAM ... Continue reading

Mountain States Health Alliance to Install Wireless Infrastructure from Johnson Controls

Mountain States Health Alliance to Install Wireless Infrastructure from Johnson Controls

First Health Care System-Wide Deployment of Wireless Infrastructure Will Aid Patient-Centered Care MILWAUKEE, Sept. 9 -- Mountain States Health Alliance, the largest regional health care system in northeast Tennessee, has signed an agreement with Johnson Controls, Inc., the global leader in facility management and cont ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Announces Share Repurchase Program; Declares Quarterly Dividend

Pep Boys Announces Share Repurchase Program; Declares Quarterly Dividend

PHILADELPHIA--Sept. 9, 2004--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket chain, announced that at a Board meeting held today, its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the purchase of up to $100,000,000 of its outstanding common stock. Share repurch ... Continue reading

PPG Total Service Solutions Lands Contract With Ford Facility in Valencia, Spain

PPG Total Service Solutions Lands Contract With Ford Facility in Valencia, Spain

TROY, Mich., Sept. 9 -- PPG Total Service Solutions announced today that it recently signed a contract to provide the Ford Motor Co. Almussafes facility in Valencia, Spain with a paint detackification process management program. Initial implementation of the program began in August. At the plant -- which manufactures t ... Continue reading

ProfitKey International's Rapid MES Operations Monitor Employs Wireless Technology to Manage the Factory Floor

ProfitKey International's Rapid MES Operations Monitor Employs Wireless Technology to Manage the Factory Floor

SALEM, N.H.--Sept. 9, 2004-- New Approach Features Handheld Monitoring Devices; Introduced at 2004 National User Conference The 2004 ProfitKey National User Conference held recently in Orlando, FL saw the kickoff of Rapid MES Operations Monitor, ProfitKey's fully integrated Manufacturing Execution System featuring hand ... Continue reading

SME Education Foundation Grants $207,536 to Alexandria Technical College to Provide Advanced Automation Education

SME Education Foundation Grants $207,536 to Alexandria Technical College to Provide Advanced Automation Education

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 9 -- The Education Foundation of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has grant-funded $207,536 to Alexandria Technical College - Center for Automation and Motion Control, Alexandria, Minn., to teach basic manufacturing automation principles to 160 high school students; and advanced autom ... Continue reading

Stuart Hayim Named Newest Mercedes Dealer on New York's Long Island

Stuart Hayim Named Newest Mercedes Dealer on New York's Long Island

Dream Come True for Cancer Survivor, Championship Offshore Powerboat Racer NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- Long Island native and four-time World Champion offshore powerboat racer Stuart Hayim will be the newest Mercedes-Benz dealer in the United States, taking ownership of Mercedes-Benz of Massapequa, Long Island, New York. A dr ... Continue reading

The Timken Company to Sell Kilian(R) Bearings Business to Genstar Capital, L.P. and Kilian's Management

The Timken Company to Sell Kilian(R) Bearings Business to Genstar Capital, L.P. and Kilian's Management

CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 9 -- The Timken Company announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Kilian Manufacturing Corporation and its affiliate, Kilian Canada ULC, to an affiliate of Genstar Capital, L.P., a private investment firm, and members of Kilian's management team. Kilian produces machined-race ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive to Reduce Production at Greenville, Mich., Facility; Manual Operations to Be Transferred to Other Tower Automotive Locations; Greenville Plant to Remain Open

Tower Automotive to Reduce Production at Greenville, Mich., Facility; Manual Operations to Be Transferred to Other Tower Automotive Locations; Greenville Plant to Remain Open

NOVI, Mich.--Sept. 9, 2004--Tower Automotive, Inc. today announced plans to reduce production at its Greenville, Mich., plant as part of a company-wide effort to improve operational performance and control costs. The company intends to move manual stamping operations and related weld assemblies from Greenville to other ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Completes New $650 Million Credit Agreement

UnitedAuto Completes New $650 Million Credit Agreement

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Sept. 9, 2004--UnitedAuto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, today announced that it has signed a new credit agreement with DaimlerChrysler Services North America LLC and Toyota Motor Credit Corporation. The credit agreement provides for up to $650 million in revolving l ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Receives Order for Sensorless Motor Controllers From Engineered Machined Products, Inc.

UQM Technologies Receives Order for Sensorless Motor Controllers From Engineered Machined Products, Inc.

UQM(R) Controllers to Be Used For an Under-The-Hood Electric Pump and a Cooling Fan Under Development by EMP for Automotive and Truck Original Equipment Manufacturers FREDERICK, Colo., Sept. 9 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has received an ... Continue reading

Visteon to Record Non-Cash Charge to Write-Down Deferred Tax Assets

Visteon to Record Non-Cash Charge to Write-Down Deferred Tax Assets

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Visteon Corporation today announced that it would record a non-cash charge to write- down its deferred tax assets in the third quarter of 2004. The charge is currently estimated to be in the range of $825 million to $900 million. The decision to record the charge was reached following an ana ... Continue reading

Ford to Recall 234,208 Econoline Vans

Ford to Recall 234,208 Econoline Vans

DETROIT September 9, 2004; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it is recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix a defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even when the vehicles are parked. "We have determined that one of every 10,000 units may have the potential for an ov ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars: Highly Successful Launch of Diesel Offensive in North America

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars: Highly Successful Launch of Diesel Offensive in North America

* Spectacular U.S. market launch of Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI: Planned sales target for 2004 already achieved after five months * Mercedes-Benz plays a pioneering role in the development of cutting-edge diesel technology * New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations support diesel strategy of DaimlerChrysler NEW ... Continue reading

Porsche Models Land Starring Role in 'Cellular'; Porsche 911 Cabriolet and Cayenne Turbo Featured Prominently in Action Thriller

Porsche Models Land Starring Role in 'Cellular'; Porsche 911 Cabriolet and Cayenne Turbo Featured Prominently in Action Thriller

ATLANTA--Sept. 9, 2004--Porsche(R) Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) today announced two of its models, the Porsche 911(R) Cabriolet and Porsche Cayenne(R) Turbo sport utility vehicle, are prominently featured in the upcoming release of "Cellular," a New Line Cinema action thriller starring Kim Basinger. Premiering Septe ... Continue reading

Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

TROY, Mich., Sept. 9 -- The Delphi Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on Delphi $0.01 par value common stock. The dividend is payable Oct. 19, 2004, to shareholders of record as of the close of business Sept. 20, 2004. ... Continue reading

America's Car-Mart Reports First Quarter Earnings of $0.62 Per Share vs. Forecast of $.57 - $.60

America's Car-Mart Reports First Quarter Earnings of $0.62 Per Share vs. Forecast of $.57 - $.60

Company Updates EPS Guidance for Fiscal 2005 BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 9 -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. today announced its operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2004. The Company's results are segmented into continuing and discontinued operations. Highlights of first quarter operating results (cont ... Continue reading

Honda and FuelMaker Strengthen Alliance to Make Natural Gas Vehicle Home Refueling a Reality

Honda and FuelMaker Strengthen Alliance to Make Natural Gas Vehicle Home Refueling a Reality

Retail Sales of Civic GX and Phill(TM) Home Refueling System to Begin in Spring 2005 TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 9 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and FuelMaker Corporation have strengthened their strategic alliance in order to bring to market an affordable appliance for consumers to refuel natural gas vehicles at home b ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Chooses B5 Biodiesel Blend for Jeep Liberty Factory Fill

Chrysler Group Chooses B5 Biodiesel Blend for Jeep Liberty Factory Fill

National Biodiesel Board Applauds DaimlerChrysler Announcement to Use Clean, Domestically-Produced Biodiesel JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 9 -- Chrysler Group's announcement to use B5, a 5 percent blend of biodiesel, in each new Jeep(R) Liberty Common Rail Diesel (CRD) sport-utility vehicle coming off the assembly line is ... Continue reading

AAA Minnesota/Iowa President Says, 'Calm Down'

AAA Minnesota/Iowa President Says, 'Calm Down'

Guest Editorial by: Jeff Ogden, president of AAA Minnesota/Iowa BURNSVILLE, Minn., Sept. 9 -- It seems as if everyone has their own road rage incident to share whether they were mere spectators or participants. Studies have found that men and women of all ages can drive aggressively if they are in a bad mood or perceiv ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Announces - Positive Peer Pressure: Teens Try To Save Young Lives With Ads Stressing Seat Belt Safety

Volkswagen Announces - Positive Peer Pressure: Teens Try To Save Young Lives With Ads Stressing Seat Belt Safety

Student-produced Spots Will Debut Nationally on TV Program - Winner Will Be Selected Through Online Voting AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc., one of the largest carmakers in the world, will broadcast television ads created, produced and directed by high school teens. But Volkswagen isn't airin ... Continue reading

Wayne Pignone Showcases New 'Clean Fuels' Products and Other Innovations at Automechanika

Wayne Pignone Showcases New 'Clean Fuels' Products and Other Innovations at Automechanika

FLORENCE, Italy--Sept. 9, 2004-- Newly Formed Operation Combines State-of-the-Art Technology and Solutions from Wayne and Former Nuovo Pignone Distribution Businesses in Europe Wayne Pignone, a unit of Dresser Wayne, Dresser, Inc., today announced that it intends to showcase many innovative new products at this year's ... Continue reading

Honda Motor to Recall 111,510 Minivans in Japan to Fix Problems With the Vehicles' Headlights

Honda Motor to Recall 111,510 Minivans in Japan to Fix Problems With the Vehicles' Headlights

TOKYO September 9, 2004; The AP reported that Honda Motor Co. is recalling 111,510 minivans sold in Japan to fix problems with the vehicles' headlights. Dealerships in Japan reported 42 cases of a defective seal around the headlamps letting in water, which short-circuited the lights, Honda said in a statement. There we ... Continue reading

Suzuki Motor Corp. Joint Venture in China Recalls 157,480 Altos

Suzuki Motor Corp. Joint Venture in China Recalls 157,480 Altos

SHANGHAI, China September 9, 2004; The AP reported that a joint venture between Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. and Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. has recalled 157,480 Alto model cars, Changan Automobile said Thursday. Problems with the oil pipes of the cars prompted the recall, the Chinese company, based in the southwest ... Continue reading

Fleetwood RV Builds on GearBox Success and Expands ASV Trailer Offerings

Fleetwood RV Builds on GearBox Success and Expands ASV Trailer Offerings

New Activity Support Vehicle Trailers Offer Something for Everyone RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 9 -- Fleetwood RV, a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles, today announced the launch of its new 2005 GearBox fifth-wheel floor plans and "value priced" ASV product offering, featuring a new line of GearBox, Pioneer and ... Continue reading

QualMark Expands Presence in German Market

QualMark Expands Presence in German Market

DENVER--Sept. 9, 2004--QualMark Corporation (OTCBB:QMRK), the Knowledge Leader in Accelerated Testing equipment and services, today announced a distributor partnership with German-based Pausch Messtechnik GmbH. This partnership expands QualMark's presence in the German marketplace and provides our customers with a stro ... Continue reading

Valeo gründet Joint Venture mit Furukawa für Verdrahtungssysteme - Erste Aufträge zugeschlagen

Valeo gründet Joint Venture mit Furukawa für Verdrahtungssysteme - Erste Aufträge zugeschlagen

PARIS, September 9 -- Valeo kündigte heute die Gründung von Valeo Furukawa Wiring Systems, einem 50/50-Joint-Venture mit Furukawa Electric an. Das Joint-Venture hat seinen Hauptsitz in Frankreich und Niederlassungen in Japan, China und Nordamerika und stellt den nächsten Schritt der globalen Partnerschaft zwischen V ... Continue reading

Valeo Establishes Joint Venture With Furukawa for Wiring Systems - First Contracts Won

Valeo Establishes Joint Venture With Furukawa for Wiring Systems - First Contracts Won

PARIS, September 9 -- Valeo today announced the establishment of Valeo Furukawa Wiring Systems, a 50/50 joint venture with Furukawa Electric. The joint venture is headquartered in France with offices in Japan, China and North America and represents the next step in the global alliance between Valeo and Furukawa announc ... Continue reading

Sales up 100% for Audi UK Amid Record Worldwide Sales; Audi Reports Its Highest Sales Figures Ever Despite Static Market

Sales up 100% for Audi UK Amid Record Worldwide Sales; Audi Reports Its Highest Sales Figures Ever Despite Static Market

MILTON KEYNES, England--Sept. 9, 2004--Despite a virtually static UK market in the first six months of 2004, Audi UK sales increased by a record level of 9.2% (41,805 vehicles) for the same period - well ahead of its rivals. This strong demand makes the UK the largest export market worldwide - even outselling the US. T ... Continue reading

Prolong Names New Vice President of Sales

Prolong Names New Vice President of Sales

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 9, 2004--Prolong International Corporation (AMEX:PRL), (http://www.prolong.com), a technology driven consumer products holding company and parent of Prolong Super Lubricants, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of patented consumer automotive, commercial/industrial and household products, is very plea ... Continue reading

Convergence(R) 2004 Sessions Driving Powertrain Evolution

Convergence(R) 2004 Sessions Driving Powertrain Evolution

Is the Auto Industry Ready to Say 'So Long' to Internal Combustion Engines? DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Will cars in 2050 adapt to driving conditions by switching between battery power for city driving and an internal combustion engine for long freeway hauls? Maybe. Find out more at Convergence 2004, the world's premie ... Continue reading

Maryland To Lease GM Fuel Cell Vehicle

Maryland To Lease GM Fuel Cell Vehicle

ANNAPOLIS, MD September 8, 2004; Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., announced plans to lease Maryland's first fuel cell vehicle, a minivan from General Motors Corp. that runs on hydrogen and only emits water vapor, at a ceremony today at the state capitol. The state would also pursue securing a hydrogen refueling station ... Continue reading

GM Certified Used Vehicles Launches OnStar Promotion

GM Certified Used Vehicles Launches OnStar Promotion

Three-Month Trial Service Available For Customers Purchasing OnStar-Equipped GM Certified Used Vehicles DETROIT September 8, 2004; GM Certified Used Vehicles, the number-one selling manufacturer-certified used vehicle brand*, today announced a special promotion that will provide three months of OnStar Safe and Sound se ... Continue reading

Toyota's Hire A Hero Program Debuts at Richmond

Toyota's Hire A Hero Program Debuts at Richmond

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Armor Enterprises Inc. Readying Mini-Motorcycle Delivery - Orders Of Up To 5,000 Units Per Month Expected.

Armor Enterprises Inc. Readying Mini-Motorcycle Delivery - Orders Of Up To 5,000 Units Per Month Expected.

Armor Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB: ARME). SOLANA BEACH, CA, Sept. 8 -- Armor wishes to announce that it has been informed by its Strategic Partner that the children's electric Mini-Motorcycles will be ready for delivery to the Las Vegas facility by Majestic Auto Limited of India. These cycles will then be installed with th ... Continue reading

PUMA New Partner of Ferrari; Sports Company Becomes Official Supplier to F1 Team

PUMA New Partner of Ferrari; Sports Company Becomes Official Supplier to F1 Team

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany--Sept. 8, 2004--PUMA(R) AG and Ferrari Spa today announce that they have signed a multi-year contract, which becomes effective on January 1st 2005. PUMA AG will become the official licensee of replica and fan merchandise as well as supplier of Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, the most successful Formu ... Continue reading

AutoZone Sending Generators to Florida From Stores Nationwide

AutoZone Sending Generators to Florida From Stores Nationwide

Hurricane's Flooding Hard on Vehicles MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 8 -- AutoZone , the nation's leading auto parts retailer, announced today it is continuing to pull portable generators from all across the country into Florida to help out in this time of crisis. "Since Hurricane Charley devastated central Florida last month, ... Continue reading

NADAguides.com Integrates BoatTraderOnline.com as Exclusive Boat Classifieds Partner

NADAguides.com Integrates BoatTraderOnline.com as Exclusive Boat Classifieds Partner

COSTA MESA, Calif., Sept. 8 -- NADAguides.com, a leading vehicle information website, today announced it has launched a comprehensive boat buying and selling service at its website, www.NADAguides.com. The service, a joint effort between NADAguides.com and BoatTraderOnline, one of the nation's leading Internet classifi ... Continue reading

The Cypress Group Announces Name for Automotive Aftermarket Group

The Cypress Group Announces Name for Automotive Aftermarket Group

NEW YORK--Sept. 8, 2004--The Cypress Group announced today that the automotive aftermarket business it is in the process of purchasing from Dana Corporation will be named "AFFINIA" after the transaction is completed. The announcement was made by Michael Finley, Managing Director of Cypress. "The name AFFINIA reflects t ... Continue reading

Auto Club Endorses Proposition A to Reduce Traffic Jams, Improve Safety in San Diego

Auto Club Endorses Proposition A to Reduce Traffic Jams, Improve Safety in San Diego

SAN DIEGO--Sept. 8, 2004--The Automobile Club of Southern California is urging San Diego County residents to vote "Yes" Nov. 2 on Proposition A to extend TransNet, the county's half-cent sales tax for transportation. Proposition A on the San Diego County ballot provides a guaranteed source of funding for vital San Dieg ... Continue reading

DURA Automotive to Open Production Facility in Romania

DURA Automotive to Open Production Facility in Romania

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--Sept. 8, 2004--DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. , today announced plans to open a manufacturing plant in Timisoara, Romania. The facility will produce a broad range of automotive components for automakers in Central and Eastern Europe. Groundbreaking will begin this month, with production to start ... Continue reading

KLEIN TOOLS SIGNS MULTI-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH ANDRETTI GREEN

KLEIN TOOLS SIGNS MULTI-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH ANDRETTI GREEN

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Hodnett Wins At SSP on Thursday

Hodnett Wins At SSP on Thursday

Contact: Todd Fisher Bryan Householder (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HODNETT COLLECTS BOUNTY IN SSP THRILLER ON THURSDAY NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (September 9, 2004) – Greg Hodnett‘s third Susquehanna Speedway Park win of the season came in a real thriller Thursday evening. Hodnett’s last l ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck Corp. Gets Marine Contract

Oshkosh Truck Corp. Gets Marine Contract

OSHKOSH, Wis. September 8, 2004; The AP reported that Oshkosh Truck Corp. said Wednesday that it expects to update earnings guidance for 2004 and 2005 to include a recently received Marine Corps contract for truck armor kits. The maker of specialty trucks and truck bodies said the contract is for up to 796 armor kits, ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2005 Mercedes-Benz C320 Sport Sedan

New Car Review: 2005 Mercedes-Benz C320 Sport Sedan

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Mercedes-Benz was one of the first luxury automakers to realize that it needed to make its products attractive to a new generation, and it has been one of the most successful at this difficult task. A line once noted for conservatively-severe, squarely Teutonic styling has become m ... Continue reading

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