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Southeast Toyota Donates Two Toyota Tundras for Hurricane Relief; ``Raffle 4 Relief'' Drawing to Take Place at Dolphins and Panthers Home Games

Southeast Toyota Donates Two Toyota Tundras for Hurricane Relief; ``Raffle 4 Relief'' Drawing to Take Place at Dolphins and Panthers Home Games

Deerfield Beach, Fla.--Sept. 9, 2005--Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET), the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Panthers are teaming up to support hurricane relief efforts. The organizations have launched "Raffle 4 Relief," which gives Florida residents the opportunity to donate to the American Red Cross and a chanc ... Continue reading

7-Eleven's Jim Keyes' Statement on Lew Platt's Passing

7-Eleven's Jim Keyes' Statement on Lew Platt's Passing

DALLAS, Sept. 9 -- Jim Keyes, 7-Eleven's president and chief executive officer, issued the following statement Friday after learning of the death of Lew Platt, a former director of 7-Eleven, Inc. "We at 7-Eleven were deeply saddened to hear the news today of Lew Platt's untimely passing and wish to send our deepest sym ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRI from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRI from Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207 Opening day of Lucas Oil Series action complete at Raceway Park ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - In the opening rounds of qualifying ... Continue reading

San Rafael Rider Claims Top Spot in Qualifying

San Rafael Rider Claims Top Spot in Qualifying

Contact: John Cardinale (707) 334-9805 San Rafael's Powers Takes Top Spot in Mountain Cross Qualifying at Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - A little local knowledge went a long way for Drew Powers on Friday at the Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic at Infineon Raceway. Powers, a San Rafae ... Continue reading

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -- Friday from Tri-State Raceway

Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -- Friday from Tri-State Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - West Central Division Tri-State Raceway Friday, Sept. 9, 2005 Contact: George Phillips, NHRA (626) 327-0840 Wells and Fritts early qualifying leaders At Tri-State Raceway NHRA Lucas Series finale EARLVILLE, Iowa - Lemars, Iowa, racer David Wells hit 5.503, 250.5 ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday, from Top Gun Raceway, Fallon, Nev.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday, from Top Gun Raceway, Fallon, Nev.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - PACIFIC DIVISION TOP GUN RACEWAY September 9, 2005 Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646 INAUGURAL LUCAS OIL EVENT UNDERWAY AT TOP GUN FALLON, Nev. - Racing kicked off today for the Inaugural NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Top Gun Raceway just outside of ... Continue reading

MEDIA ADVISORY - Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale in Topeka

MEDIA ADVISORY - Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo Finale in Topeka

The Tire Rack(r) SCCA ProSolo National Series Finale Forbes Field - Topeka, Kan. Sept. 10-11, 2005 Contact: Curtis Kitchen, SCCA, Inc. Public Relations Manager Cell - (785) 633-7977; E-mail - ckitchen@scca.com Event/Circuit: The Tire Rack SCCA ProSolo National Series Finale Forbes Field - Topeka, Kan. (Turn Left from T ... Continue reading

Release #271/Focus Entries

Release #271/Focus Entries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 9 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-271 DRIVERS FROM 14 STATES WILL VIE FOR NATIONAL FOCUS TITLE 6 POINT LEADERS, 51 VICTORIES REPRESENTED IN 41 ENTRIES Tate Martz, Robbie Ray, Ryan Smith, Alex Harris and Chase Barber have a leg up on the field entering next weekend's (Sept. 17 ... Continue reading

USAC Special Release - USAC TO ASSIST HURRICANE RELIEF WITH SILENT AUCTION

USAC Special Release - USAC TO ASSIST HURRICANE RELIEF WITH SILENT AUCTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN USAC TO ASSIST HURRICANE RELIEF WITH SILENT AUCTION INDIANAPOLIS – USAC officials announced today its intentions to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts with a silent auction, to be conducted during the “4-Crown Nationals” Sept. 24 ... Continue reading

For Immediate Release: Ricky Stenhouse, JR.

For Immediate Release: Ricky Stenhouse, JR.

For Immediate Release: Stenhouse, Jr. looks for homefield advantage this weekend! (9/9/2005 Olive Branch, MS) The Young Fast Phenom Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will not have far to travel this weekend as the ASCS makes its way to Memphis this weekend for 2 nights of competition. Stenhouse, Jr has his sites on pulling off a do ... Continue reading

Logicalis Contract Extended as the Information Technology Partner to Rahal Letterman Racing; Logicalis and Rahal Letterman Racing Enhance Partnership Through Increased Technology and Sponsorship Commitment

Logicalis Contract Extended as the Information Technology Partner to Rahal Letterman Racing; Logicalis and Rahal Letterman Racing Enhance Partnership Through Increased Technology and Sponsorship Commitment

SONOMA, Calif.--Sept. 9, 2005--Logicalis, an international IT integration company and the official Rahal Letterman Racing IT partner, announced today from the series inaugural road race at Infineon Raceway that it has executed a multi-year contract with Rahal Letterman Racing. Logicalis will remain the racing team's IT ... Continue reading

Re: Abby Lou Foundation

Re: Abby Lou Foundation

For Immediate Release: Abby Lou Foundation drivers have a busy weekend! (9/9/2005 Blue Springs, MO) The Abby Lou Foundation will have plenty of representation this weekend all across the country as it's partner drivers have a full slate of competition. Both Brian Paulus and Brandon Wimmer will be in Chico, CA with the ... Continue reading

Special Committee of 7-Eleven Board Retains Greenhill & Co., LLC as Financial Advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP as Legal Advisor to Evaluate Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.'s Unsolicited Tender Offer

Special Committee of 7-Eleven Board Retains Greenhill & Co., LLC as Financial Advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP as Legal Advisor to Evaluate Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.'s Unsolicited Tender Offer

DALLAS, Sept. 9 -- 7-Eleven, Inc. announced today that the special committee of its board of directors has retained Greenhill & Co., LLC as its financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP as its legal advisor to assist the special committee with its evaluation of the unsolicited tender offer commenced by Seven-El ... Continue reading

All-New 2006 Honda Civic Debuts With New Levels of Performance, Content and Value

All-New 2006 Honda Civic Debuts With New Levels of Performance, Content and Value

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 9 -- The all-new eighth generation 2006 Honda Civic is debuting at dealerships nationwide today with prices starting at $14,360 for the Civic DX Coupe and $14,560 for the Civic DX Sedan, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced. Across the Civic lineup, prices increase approximately 4 percent o ... Continue reading

Brose Donates $30K to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief

Brose Donates $30K to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Brose North America, Inc. announced today it will donate $30,000 to assist in the recovery efforts of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The company's North American employees raised $5,000 through fundraising efforts. The remaining $25,000 co ... Continue reading

Capital Automotive Announces Suspension of Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan

Capital Automotive Announces Suspension of Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 9 -- Capital Automotive REIT , today announced that, in accordance with the terms of the previously announced merger agreement pursuant to which the Company will be acquired by clients advised by DRA Advisors LLC, it is suspending its Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, effective at 5:30 p ... Continue reading

Coach Industries Group, Inc. to Participate in ValueRich Small-Cap Financial Expo on September 14-15, 2005

Coach Industries Group, Inc. to Participate in ValueRich Small-Cap Financial Expo on September 14-15, 2005

COOPER CITY, Fla.--Sept. 9, 2005--Coach Industries (OTCBB:CIGI), which offers an array of financial services and insurance products to commercial fleet operators, today announced that Frank O'Donnell, CIGI's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Susan Weisman, CIGI's Chief Financial Officer, will participate in th ... Continue reading

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Its Self Tender

Dover Motorsports, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Its Self Tender

Dover, Del., Sept. 9 -- Dover Motorsports, Inc. , announced today the preliminary results of its self tender. The tender offer expired at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on September 8, 2005. Based on a preliminary count by the depositary for the tender offer, 5,227,113 shares of Common Stock and 2,311,960 shares of Cla ... Continue reading

Earl Scheib Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2006

Earl Scheib Announces Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2006

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.--Sept. 9, 2005--Earl Scheib, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ESHB) reported its operating results for the first quarter ended July 31, 2005 of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2006 ("fiscal 2006"). Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 were $13,014,000, an increase of 2.5% from the first quarter of fisc ... Continue reading

Eight Countries Represented in International Nanotechnology Business Idea Competition

Eight Countries Represented in International Nanotechnology Business Idea Competition

Organizers Expect More Entries As September 15 Deadline Looms CLEVELAND, Sept. 9 -- Organizers of the second annual International and North Coast Nanotechnology Business Idea Competitions today announced they have received more than 40 entries from the United States and seven other countries, including Canada, China, I ... Continue reading

NowAuto Group Announces New Ticker Symbol

NowAuto Group Announces New Ticker Symbol

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 9 -- Global-E Investments, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: GEIV) , which recently acquired the assets of NowAuto, Inc. , announced that effective September 12, 2005, its name and ticker symbol on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board has been changed to NowAuto Group, Inc. "NAUG" (BULLETIN BOARD: NAUG) . " ... Continue reading

ProQuest To Present At ThinkEquity Third Annual Growth Conference

ProQuest To Present At ThinkEquity Third Annual Growth Conference

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 9 -- ProQuest Company , a leading publisher of information solutions for the education and automotive markets, will present at the upcoming ThinkEquity Third Annual Growth Conference at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco. Alan Aldworth, ProQuest's Chairman, President and CEO, will begin his ... Continue reading

Speedemissions Announces Acquisition of Just Inc.; Moves into Third Major Market with Eight New Utah Locations

Speedemissions Announces Acquisition of Just Inc.; Moves into Third Major Market with Eight New Utah Locations

ATLANTA--Sept. 9, 2005--Speedemissions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPEM), a leading vehicle emissions testing and safety inspections company, today announced it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Just Inc., a company that operates emission testing centers under the name Just Emissions & Inspections. Just ... Continue reading

Standard Parking Announces Campus Parking Awards

Standard Parking Announces Campus Parking Awards

CHICAGO--Sept. 9, 2005--Standard Parking Corporation , one of the nation's leading providers of parking management services, announced today that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide parking management and shuttle services at "University Circle" in Cleveland, Ohio, and a three-year contract to provide a ... Continue reading

Stonepath Group Completes New $25 Million Financing; New Financing Positions Company for Future Growth

Stonepath Group Completes New $25 Million Financing; New Financing Positions Company for Future Growth

SEATTLE--Sept. 9, 2005--Stonepath Group (AMEX: STG), a global logistics services organization, today announced that it has completed a new domestic credit facility with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd ("Laurus"). The new $25 million secured domestic revolving credit facility includes a $10 million note convertible into Stonepa ... Continue reading

Titan International, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend

Titan International, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Cash Dividend

QUINCY, Ill.--Sept. 9, 2005--The Board of Directors of Titan International, Inc. has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $.005 (one half cent) per common share for the third quarter of 2005. The cash dividend is payable October 14, 2005, to stockholders of record on September 30, 2005. Titan International, Inc., a ho ... Continue reading

TRW Automotive to Web Cast Presentation at the IAA 2005 Automotive Conference in Frankfurt, Germany on September 15

TRW Automotive to Web Cast Presentation at the IAA 2005 Automotive Conference in Frankfurt, Germany on September 15

LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 9 -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. will simultaneously web cast its upcoming presentation at the 2005 IAA Automotive Conference in Frankfurt, Germany on Thursday, September 15, 2005. The presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. local Frankfurt time (8:30 EDT) and last for appr ... Continue reading

UL Announces Expanded EMC Testing Capabilities For Automotive Suppliers; DaimlerChrysler, Ford and GM recognize lab in Novi, Mich., for new EMC Requirements

UL Announces Expanded EMC Testing Capabilities For Automotive Suppliers; DaimlerChrysler, Ford and GM recognize lab in Novi, Mich., for new EMC Requirements

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--Sept. 9, 2005--Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has announced that Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. (GM) and DaimlerChrysler now recognize the expanded electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing capability available at UL's facility in Novi, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. The added testing capabi ... Continue reading

Vetronix and CARQUEST Announce New Partnership; Premier Diagnostic Tools for a Premier Distribution Channel

Vetronix and CARQUEST Announce New Partnership; Premier Diagnostic Tools for a Premier Distribution Channel

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. & RALEIGH, N.C.--Sept. 9, 2005--Vetronix and CARQUEST are proud to announce the formation of a new partnership where CARQUEST Auto Parts stores will directly sell Vetronix diagnostic equipment. A New Era in Distribution Vetronix has been a leader in diagnostic tools for the automotive service indu ... Continue reading

Championships On The Line at ProSolo Finale in Topeka

Championships On The Line at ProSolo Finale in Topeka

For Immediate Release Championships On The Line at ProSolo Finale in Topeka TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 9, 2005) - Barely two full months into 2005, visions of The Tire Rack(r) SCCA ProSolo National Series Championships filled the minds of a myriad of Soloists as they took part in the year's first ProSolo in Fontana, Calif. la ... Continue reading

USAC TO ASSIST HURRICANE RELIEF WITH SILENT AUCTION

USAC TO ASSIST HURRICANE RELIEF WITH SILENT AUCTION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 9, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN USAC TO ASSIST HURRICANE RELIEF WITH SILENT AUCTION INDIANAPOLIS – USAC officials announced today their intentions to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts with a silent auction, to be conducted during the “4-Crown Nationals&#8 ... Continue reading

NICB Launches Effort to Prevent Fraudulent Sale of Vehicles Damaged by Hurricane Katrina's Floodwaters and Winds

NICB Launches Effort to Prevent Fraudulent Sale of Vehicles Damaged by Hurricane Katrina's Floodwaters and Winds

Effort Expected to Last Six Months to a Year PALOS HILLS, Ill., Sept. 9 -- Special insurance industry teams will be assisting law enforcement and insurance companies in identifying and cataloging vehicles damaged by Hurricane Katrina to prevent their fraudulent resale to unsuspecting consumers in the future. Robert M. ... Continue reading

Alltel, Penske Racing South Driver Ryan Newman Team up to Help Hurricane Victims

Alltel, Penske Racing South Driver Ryan Newman Team up to Help Hurricane Victims

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--Sept. 9, 2005--Alltel and Penske Racing South driver Ryan Newman are teaming up to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Alltel will donate $12 to the American Red Cross for every lap completed by Newman in the No. 12 Alltel Dodge at the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway Saturday. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production September 9, 2005

Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production September 9, 2005

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 289,667 units, down 5.9 percent from the 307,815 cars and trucks built last week, according to WardsAuto.com. Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 11,221,2 ... Continue reading

Rapid Changes Characterize Motorcycle Manufacturing in China Today

Rapid Changes Characterize Motorcycle Manufacturing in China Today

DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 9, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24034) has announced the addition of Motorcycles in China to their offering. Rapid changes characterize motorcycle manufacturing in China today, with 2003 a watershed year that marked the beginning of an upheaval in the ind ... Continue reading

Volkswagen's Updated New Beetle Begins 'Force Of Good' Tour

Volkswagen's Updated New Beetle Begins 'Force Of Good' Tour

Rampant Smiles Materialize from Coast to Coast as Goodness Prevails DETROIT, Sept. 9 -- Volkswagen's updated New Beetle, one of those truly rare cars that brings an automatic smile to peoples' faces, begins the 'Force of Good' tour traveling the country showering goodness upon the unsuspecting. The heart and soul of th ... Continue reading

MotorWeek Television Celebrates 25 Years Entertaining and Informing

MotorWeek Television Celebrates 25 Years Entertaining and Informing

OWINGS MILLS, Md.--Sept. 9, 2005--What began a quarter-century ago as one man's passion and a fledgling public television show now spans broadcast and cable television, and stands poised to deliver picture-perfect quality to viewers nationwide. Celebrating its 25th anniversary year beginning in fall 2005, MotorWeek has ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Global Group Donates More Than $1 Million to American Red Cross Relief Efforts

Bridgestone Global Group Donates More Than $1 Million to American Red Cross Relief Efforts

Company’s 2,200 U.S. retail locations also serving as official cash donation sites NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2005) – The Bridgestone Global Group of Companies donated more than $1 million to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina response, and more than 2,200 company-owned retail stores across the United States ... Continue reading

Volkswagen, Subaru Enter the World of Hybrids

Volkswagen, Subaru Enter the World of Hybrids

Washington DC September 9, 2005; Volkswagen will start making hybrid cars by 2008 with its main Chinese partner and may kick off large-scale production of the energy-efficient vehicles by 2010, reports Reuters. Europe’s biggest carmaker is teaming up with Shanghai Automotive in a venture to make 500 hybrid Touran ... Continue reading

Demand for Fuel in U.S Seems to Be Falling

Demand for Fuel in U.S Seems to Be Falling

Washington DC September 9, 2005; <a href="http://www.theautochannel.com">The Auto Channel</a> reported that the AIADA newsletter wrote that after Hurricane Katrina apparently sent consumers speeding to gas stations to top off their tanks, the reality of $3 a gallon gas seems to have quieted demand, according to the LA ... Continue reading

Valeo Signs Tenth Joint Venture in China for Park Assist Sensors and Switches

Valeo Signs Tenth Joint Venture in China for Park Assist Sensors and Switches

PARIS, September 9 -- Valeo today announced the signing of a new joint venture with Hangshen Electronics, a Chinese automotive tier 1 supplier, for the production of ultrasonic products and switches. The joint venture is 75% owned by Valeo and is located in Shenzhen. This joint venture, the Group's tenth in the country ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Reports Record Highs for August 2005 Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle (CPOV) Sales

Chrysler Group Reports Record Highs for August 2005 Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle (CPOV) Sales

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Chrysler Group reported that its Five Star dealers sold a new August record of 9,024 units, a 19 percent increase over August 2004 sales of 7,589 units. Record year-to- date sales amounted to 71,996 units for 2005, an increase of 9 percent over year-to-date sales last year. Chrysler bran ... Continue reading

Jeep(R) Brand to Sponsor Farm Aid Concert; 2005 Fundraiser to Aid Farm Families Hit by Hurricane Katrina

Jeep(R) Brand to Sponsor Farm Aid Concert; 2005 Fundraiser to Aid Farm Families Hit by Hurricane Katrina

* Jeep(R) Liberty CRD diesel, autographed by performing artists, to be auctioned to support Farm Aid * Each new Liberty diesel factory-fueled with clean, renewable biodiesel - supports American farm economy, less dependence on oil, cleaner environment * 20th Anniversary Farm Aid Concert, Set for Chicago September 18, H ... Continue reading

Public Open House at 80,000-Square-Foot Leading-Edge Chrysler Jeep Dodge Store on September 10, 2005

Public Open House at 80,000-Square-Foot Leading-Edge Chrysler Jeep Dodge Store on September 10, 2005

Bloomfield Township Police on Hand for Child Safety Events WHAT: Public open house featuring child safety events and presentation at grand opening celebration for new Golling Chrysler Jeep Dodge retail store. WHY: Bloomfield Township Police officers will be on hand to inspect child safety seats, finger print children a ... Continue reading

2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Debuts at Sierra Summit

2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Debuts at Sierra Summit

* Sierra Club members are among the first to drive America's newest hybrid. * Ford and its Mercury brand announce educational efforts to help consumers get maximum fuel efficiency. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 -- Ford Motor Company's Mercury brand today debuts its 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid at the Sierra Summit 2005: The Fi ... Continue reading

Delphi Wins New Diesel Common Rail Contract with Hyundai Motor Company

Delphi Wins New Diesel Common Rail Contract with Hyundai Motor Company

Delphi Will Provide Euro V System for Future Hyundai-Kia Models to Be Sold in Korea, Europe and Other Markets Worldwide TROY, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Hyundai and Kia Motors have selected Delphi Corp. to supply Euro V diesel common rail system on two engine families. Delphi will supply the pump, injectors, rails and electroni ... Continue reading

WyoTech-West Sacramento Hosting Open House Celebration September 17th

WyoTech-West Sacramento Hosting Open House Celebration September 17th

- Spike TV's Xtreme 4X4 Tapes Episode at Campus - SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 9 -- The official opening of WyoTech-West Sacramento's 160,000 square foot facility, which houses more than 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art shop space, will include an open house at the campus on Saturday, September 17, 2005 from 10:00 ... Continue reading

Newberry Community Fair and Smashfest at SSP on Saturday, Sept. 24

Newberry Community Fair and Smashfest at SSP on Saturday, Sept. 24

Contact: Todd Fisher (717) 292-1696 -FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newberry Community Fair and Smashfest â&#8364;&#8482;05 Next at SSP on Saturday, September 24 NEWBERRYTOWN, PA (September 8, 2005) â&#8364;&#8220; On Saturday, September 24, the Susquehanna Speedway Park will host the Newberry Community Fair and Smashfest â& ... Continue reading

New Company Launched to Help New Yorkers Beat NYC Parking Tickets for $19.95

New Company Launched to Help New Yorkers Beat NYC Parking Tickets for $19.95

BeatTix.com's Parent Company has Saved Business Clients More Than $1,123,000 in Fines; Special Offer for Yankees Fans who Get Tickets at Stadium CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y., Sept. 9 -- 1-2-1 Transportation Specialists Ltd. and 121tickets.com, which help businesses successfully fight thousands of New York City parking tickets ... Continue reading

Delphi Supplies the New M- And R-Class Mercedes-Benz With Rear Seat Entertainment Systems

Delphi Supplies the New M- And R-Class Mercedes-Benz With Rear Seat Entertainment Systems

TROY, Mich., Sept. 9 -- Delphi Corp. will provide the current range of new M- and R-Class Mercedes-Benz with a rear seat entertainment system as an optional accessory. In the next seven years, Delphi will supply Mercedes-Benz with up to 12,000 Delphi infotainment sets per year for the North American and European market ... Continue reading

For the fiscal year ended December 31 2004 Michelin posted sales of EUR 15,689 million - View Michelin 2005 Profile

For the fiscal year ended December 31 2004 Michelin posted sales of EUR 15,689 million - View Michelin 2005 Profile

DUBLIN, Ireland--Sept. 9, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c23731) has announced the addition of Michelin 2005 Company Profile Edition 2 to their offering. Michelin, headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome), France, is the leader in the global tire market. The company product ... Continue reading

Peerless Industries Debuts SmartMount Flat Panel Mount Family at CEDIA EXPO 2005

Peerless Industries Debuts SmartMount Flat Panel Mount Family at CEDIA EXPO 2005

CHICAGO--Sept. 9, 2005--(Special to CEDIA EXPO 2005) -- Peerless Industries, Inc., the industry leader in audiovisual mounting solutions, has unveiled its full line of SmartMount(TM) universal flat, tilt, articulating and pivot wall mounts for LCD and plasma displays. These mounts, which are ideal for custom residentia ... Continue reading

Peerless Industries Launches Fully Pre-Assembled Projector Mount Adapter Plate for Custom Home Theater Applications

Peerless Industries Launches Fully Pre-Assembled Projector Mount Adapter Plate for Custom Home Theater Applications

CHICAGO--Sept. 9, 2005--(Special to CEDIA EXPO 2005) -- Peerless Industries, Inc., the industry leader in audiovisual mounting solutions, today introduced its redesigned, fully pre-assembled Spider(R) Universal Adapter Plate for use with its popular PRS (PRS-UNV) and Vector Pro(TM) II (PJF2-UNV) Projector Ceiling Mount ... Continue reading

Peerless Industries Presents Breakthrough Pull-Out Swivel Wall Mount for CEDIA Installations

Peerless Industries Presents Breakthrough Pull-Out Swivel Wall Mount for CEDIA Installations

CHICAGO--Sept. 9, 2005--(Special to CEDIA EXPO 2005) -- Peerless Industries, Inc., the industry leader in audiovisual mounting solutions, is giving CEDIA EXPO 2005 attendees an exclusive look at a new breakthrough Pull-Out Swivel Wall Mount for 26"-50" flat panels. This mount will be shown publicly for the first time i ... Continue reading

Ford Taps Turnaround Expert Mark Fields to Revamp its Troubled North America Operations

Ford Taps Turnaround Expert Mark Fields to Revamp its Troubled North America Operations

Washington DC September 8, 2005; the AIADA newsletter said Ford Motor Co. switched executives around again Thursday by naming Mark Fields, its top executive in Europe, to lead the restructuring of North American operations, according to The Detroit News. Ford tapped Fields, 44, to replace Greg Smith, 54, as executive v ... Continue reading

SUMMARY UPDATE: GM Response to Hurricane Katrina

SUMMARY UPDATE: GM Response to Hurricane Katrina

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GM North American Vehicle Production for Week of August 29, 2005

GM North American Vehicle Production for Week of August 29, 2005

Total U.S. Passenger Car 24,111 Total U.S. Truck 43,978 Total Canada Passenger Car 8,721 Total Canada Truck 5,361 Total N.A. Car and Truck 87,730 Note: Totals exclude joint venture, alliance production (i.e. HUMMER, NUMMI, etc.) North American Scheduled Overtime/Downtime for Week of September 12, 2005 Mon9/12 Tue9/13 W ... Continue reading

Free Rides in the Windy City

Free Rides in the Windy City

--General Motors is taking their cars to the people. When visitors to Chicago's Millennium Park found it closed yesterday for a one-day event, more than forty of GM's newest cars and trucks were waiting to take them to other attractions around the city. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to ht ... Continue reading

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Pump Prices Begin to Stabilize

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Pump Prices Begin to Stabilize

HOUSTON--Sept. 9, 2005--Retail gasoline prices appear to be stabilizing following the biggest one-week price spike ever recorded, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for regular self-serve skyrocketed to $2.939 a gallon - up 31.1 cents in only a week. The current average is $1.021 hig ... Continue reading

Nilton Formula One Global Sponsorship Deal Announced With Team McLaren Mercedes

Nilton Formula One Global Sponsorship Deal Announced With Team McLaren Mercedes

SPA, Belgium, Sept. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hilton International, the world's best known hotel brand, today announced a long-term corporate partnership with Team McLaren Mercedes to commence at the 2005 Belgian Grand Prix, round 15 of the 2005 Formula One World Championship. Today, at the legendary Spa Francorchamps c ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Peak, Start Trickling Down

LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Peak, Start Trickling Down

LOS ANGELES--Sept. 9, 2005--Gas prices in most Southern California areas stopped setting new daily records earlier this week, but are unlikely to dramatically decrease soon as the effects of Hurricane Katrina continue to be felt nationwide, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. Pr ... Continue reading

Ringers Gloves World 100 Preview

Ringers Gloves World 100 Preview

Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 800.421.8454 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) RINGERS RACERS GEAR UP FOR WORLD 100 Annual Dirt Late Model Event at Tony Stewartâ&#8364;&#8482;s Eldora Speedway New Weston, Ohio - (September 8, ... Continue reading

Quantum Technologies Reports Fiscal 2006 First Quarter Financial Results

Quantum Technologies Reports Fiscal 2006 First Quarter Financial Results

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 8 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of packaged fuel systems and accessories for specialty vehicles and applications including hydrogen fuel cell, hybrid, and alternative fuel vehicles, today reported results for its fiscal 2006 ... Continue reading

Rush Enterprises to Open a New State-of-the-Art, Full-Service Truck Dealership in the Nashville Area

Rush Enterprises to Open a New State-of-the-Art, Full-Service Truck Dealership in the Nashville Area

SAN ANTONIO--Sept. 8, 2005--Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Listed on NASDAQ(R): RUSHA & RUSHB), which operates the largest network of heavy-duty and medium-duty truck dealerships in North America, today announced plans for the grand opening open house of its largest Rush Truck Center, Rush Peterbilt Truck Center, Nashville. R ... Continue reading

Vodafone to Ship Handset to Enable GPS-based Navigation Overseas

Vodafone to Ship Handset to Enable GPS-based Navigation Overseas

Tokyo Sept 9, 2005; Aki Tsukioka writing for JCN reported that Vodafone announced on September 7 the early October launch of the Vodafone 903T, the world's first 3G handset capable of network-assisted GPS navigation both in Japan and abroad. Made by Toshiba, the handset features a 2.4-inch QVGA (240x320 pixels) LCD and ... Continue reading

TULSA'S RANDOLPH PROCLAIMED INAUGURAL USAC OKLAHOMA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CHAMPION

TULSA'S RANDOLPH PROCLAIMED INAUGURAL USAC OKLAHOMA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CHAMPION

*** Note: A headshot of Jasiel Randolph can be obtained if requested. Please contact photos@usacracing.com if interested. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-270 INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; Jasiel Randolph of Tulsa, Okla. was proclaimed Thursday the inaugural champion of the USAC Okl ... Continue reading

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