LoJack Corporation Names Joseph F. Abely Chairman of the Board as Ronald J. Rossi Retires
May 18, 2006
Company Appoints Maria Renna Sharpe as New Director; Two Other Board Members Retire WESTWOOD, Mass., May 18 -- LoJack Corporation, announced today at its annual meeting that Joseph F. Abely, Chief Executive Officer, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. He replaces Ronald J. Rossi, who is retiring as Cha ... Continue reading
GM Powertrain Unveils 3.6-Liter VVT Engine With Direct Injection
May 18, 2006
PONTIAC , Mich. May 18, 2006; GM Powertrain announced today it will deliver a 3.6-liter V-6 gasoline engine with direct injection and variable valve timing (VVT) technologies in the 2008 model year. A vehicle application will be announced later in the year. Additionally, it was forecast that by the end of 2008, GM will ... Continue reading
GM's 3.9L V-6 Family Grows With E85-Capable And Fuel-Saving Active Fuel Management™ Versions
May 18, 2006
PONTIAC, Mich. May 18, 2006; General Motors announced its first V-6 application of fuel-saving Active Fuel Management⢠on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the 2007 Chevy Impala, and E85 ethanol fuel capability on the 3.9L V-6 offered in â07 Chevy Uplander fleet models. âThe application of Active Fuel Managementâ ... Continue reading
GM Launches More Fuel-Saving Six-Speed Automatic Transmissions
May 18, 2006
PONTIAC , Mich. May 18, 2006; GMâs plan to offer one million vehicles annually with six-speed automatics by 2008 accelerates in 2006 and 2007 with nearly 40 global vehicle applications of the fuel-saving transmissions. Models of the 2007 Cadillac STS and SRX, as well as the Saturn Aura, Outlook and Pontiac G6, hig ... Continue reading
2007 GM Powertrain Products Offer More Fuel Economy And Performance Options For Consumers
May 18, 2006
General Motors will expand the auto industryâs broadest lineup of powertrain products for model year 2007, introducing 19 new or significantly revised engines and transmissions that improve fuel economy, enhance performance, reduce emissions and increase customer choice. These 19 products follow nine new engines a ... Continue reading
Avago Technologies Introduces Industry's Smallest Optical Encoders Automotive Interior Applications
May 18, 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif.--May 18, 2006-- Surface-Mount Encoders Feature Lead-Free Packaging, Up to 254 LPI Resolution, Low Power Consumption, Wide Temperature Range Avago Technologies today announced the industry's smallest reflective incremental optical encoder. It is offered in a surface-mount package with dimensions of 3.00 ... Continue reading
Blue Water Automotive Systems Acquires Injectronics' Automotive Business
May 18, 2006
NEW YORK, May 18 -- KPS Special Situations Funds ("KPS") announced today that its portfolio company, BWAS Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Blue Water Automotive Systems, Inc. ("Blue Water"), has acquired the automotive business of Injectronics, Inc. ("Injectronics"), which manufactures highly engineered injection ... Continue reading
May 18, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : GODZILLA VS. THE GAS MONSTER Tempe, AZ- May 13, 2006- Rinkya Inc,, one of the pioneer Japan Shopping Services, today announced the expansion of their Car Parts Division. In an effort to help customers around the globe do battle against rising gasoline prices, Rinkya President Heather Russell, st ... Continue reading
AAIA Testifies Before Subcommittee Hearing on Right to Repair Act
May 18, 2006
Please cut and paste the folowing URL link into your Web browser: http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=12 875346&message_id=185262&user_id=AutoAfterM NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release AAIA-21-06 For more information, contact: Rich White 301-654-6664, ext. 1030 E-mail: rich.white@afterma ... Continue reading
May 18, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va.--May 17, 2006--The Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA(R)) President and CEO Gary Shapiro sent a letter to members of Congress urging the support of H.R. 2048, the Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act, introduced in 2005 by House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) and Rep ... Continue reading
Ramtron FRAM Memory Enhances Smart Airbags for Hyundai Autonet
May 17, 2006
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--May 17, 2006--Ramtron International Corporation , a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) and integrated semiconductor products, today announced that Hyundai Autonet of Korea has selected nonvolatile FRAM memory technology for smart airbags and ... Continue reading
May 17, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO--May 17, 2006--Fair Isaac Corporation , the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, announced today at the 2006 JavaONE Conference that its Enterprise Decision Management technology will help navigate an autonomous ground vehicle in the 2007 DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Proje ... Continue reading
May 17, 2006
BOSTON, May 17 -- Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of geographic content, today announced its phonetic data is now integrated in the newly-available Pioneer AVIC Z1 model in-car navigation and TomTom 910 portable navigation systems. Tele Atlas' phonetic data increases the quality of speech technology used in map-b ... Continue reading
ExxonMobil Chemical Highlights Technology at Advanced Automotive Battery Conference
May 17, 2006
HOUSTON--May 17, 2006--ExxonMobil Chemical is presenting its polymer technology capability at the sixth International Advanced Automotive Battery and Ultracapacitor Conference in Baltimore May 15-19, 2006. The company is presenting a technical paper jointly with its affiliate in Japan, Tonen Chemical Corporation, on pr ... Continue reading
May 17, 2006
LONDON, May 17 -- Outstanding performances in Europe's automotive and transportation industry were recognised at Frost & Sullivan's 2006 Excellence in Automotive & Transportation Awards Banquet held in Munich on 16th May 2006. Twenty Awards were conferred on seventeen companies over the course of the evening's proceedi ... Continue reading
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