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KVH Reports First Quarter Results

KVH Reports First Quarter Results

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--April 20, 2006--KVH Industries, Inc., -- Record Quarterly Revenue of $20.3 Million, Up 13% Year over Year -- Net Income of $1.3 Million and $0.08 Per Diluted Share KVH Industries, Inc., , a leading provider of mobile communication products and defense-related navigation and guidance systems, today rep ... Continue reading

Briggs & Stratton Corporation Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2006

Briggs & Stratton Corporation Reports Earnings for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2006

MILWAUKEE, April 20 -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation today announced fiscal 2006 third quarter consolidated net sales of $800.2 million and consolidated net income of $60.0 million or $1.16 per diluted share. The third quarter of fiscal 2005 had consolidated net sales of $840.5 million and consolidated net income of $8 ... Continue reading

Networkcar Introduces DataConnect Service

Networkcar Introduces DataConnect Service

New service provides fleets the ability to integrate and stream vehicle and GPS data into software applications SAN DIEGO, April 20 -- Networkcar(R), a Reynolds and Reynolds company specializing in remotely monitoring vehicle location and diagnostics, today announced the availability of the DataConnect service for its ... Continue reading

Details of XM Satellites' Payments to GM

Details of XM Satellites' Payments to GM

NEW YORK, April 20, 2006; Reuters reported that XM Satellite Radio Holdings on Thursday said it had reached an agreement with General Motors Corp. to pay in advance about $240 million to retire payment obligations as part of a debt overhaul. The agreement allows XM to retire about $320 million of payments that were sch ... Continue reading

Pick Ups Plus Inc. Products Featured at Prestigious Chinese Aftermarket Fair

Pick Ups Plus Inc. Products Featured at Prestigious Chinese Aftermarket Fair

CINCINNATI--April 19, 2006--Pick Ups Plus (OTCBB:PUPS) a retail company that specializes in the automotive aftermarket accessory and environmental protection businesses today announced that its product line was featured at the recent 2006 China International Automotive Aftermarket Industry Fair ("CIAAI"). The company's ... Continue reading

International Automakers Expected to Establish the U.S. South as its Territory

International Automakers Expected to Establish the U.S. South as its Territory

Washington DC April 19, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Thomas Klier of the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago and Professor James Rubenstein of Miami University told attendees at a Federal Reserve Bank conference yesterday that the U.S. auto industry appears to be shaping up as a divide between U.S. automakers i ... Continue reading

45,000 Companies Occupy the $135 Billion Wholesale and Retail Auto Parts Industry

45,000 Companies Occupy the $135 Billion Wholesale and Retail Auto Parts Industry

DUBLIN, Ireland--April 19, 2006--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c35794) has announced the addition of Automobile Parts Wholesale-Retail - Industry Profile to their offering. Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: The wholesale and retail auto parts industry includes approximately ... Continue reading

EPA Offers More Than $1 Million in Grants for Emission Reductions From Diesel-Powered Engines

EPA Offers More Than $1 Million in Grants for Emission Reductions From Diesel-Powered Engines

CHICAGO, April 19 -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative has announced the availability of $1,039,320 in grant monies for projects aimed at protecting public health by reducing diesel emissions in the Midwest. EPA said it is offering funding for school bus projects and other ... Continue reading

SmarTire Appoints New President and CEO

SmarTire Appoints New President and CEO

RICHMOND, British Columbia, April 19 -- SmarTire Systems Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SMTR) announced today that Leif E. Pedersen, a senior sales and marketing executive with extensive global experience in electronic systems, has been appointed the new president and CEO of SmarTire, effective immediately. Pedersen replaces Al ... Continue reading

Visteon Appoints Asaf Farashuddin as Vice President, Corporate Strategy

Visteon Appoints Asaf Farashuddin as Vice President, Corporate Strategy

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., April 19 -- Visteon Corporation , a leading supplier of automotive systems and technology, has appointed Asaf Farashuddin as vice president, corporate strategy, effective April 18. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO ) Farashuddin will report to Chairman and Chief E ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Extends Exclusive Use of KVH TracVision Systems aboard New RVs

Fleetwood Extends Exclusive Use of KVH TracVision Systems aboard New RVs

MIDDLETOWN, R.I.--April 19, 2006-- Fleetwood to Offer KVH's All-digital TracVision Satellite TV Antennas, including new TracVision R6, along with HDTV on 2007 Model Year Vehicles KVH Industries, Inc., announced today that Fleetwood Enterprises , the nation's leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles, has chosen KVH ... Continue reading

Senior Volkswagen Engineering Director to Deliver Keynote Address at The MathWorks 2006 International Automotive Conference

Senior Volkswagen Engineering Director to Deliver Keynote Address at The MathWorks 2006 International Automotive Conference

--More Than 500 Automotive Engineers Will Meet at IAC 2006 to Exchange Ideas on Model-Based Design in Automotive Engineering Who: The MathWorks, the world's leading developer of software for technical computing and Model-Based Design for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education What: The MathWork ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Reports First Quarter 2006 Results

Federal-Mogul Reports First Quarter 2006 Results

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--April 19, 2006--Federal-Mogul Corporation (OTCBB:FDMLQ) today reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Financial Summary (in millions) ------------------------------- Three Months Ended ------------------- March 31 ------------------- 2006 2005 --------- --------- Net ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Reports Record Quarterly Results

Johnson Controls Reports Record Quarterly Results

MILWAUKEE, April 19 -- Johnson Controls, Inc. today reported record results for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. In addition, the company increased its full-year earnings outlook. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030423/JCILOGO ) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John M. Barth said, "The quarterly oper ... Continue reading

Toyota Completes Kyushu Engine Plant

Toyota Completes Kyushu Engine Plant

KITAKYUSHU April 18, 2006; Japan Today reported that Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc held a ceremony Tuesday in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, to mark the completion of the first engine factory the Toyota group has built in Japan outside its Aichi Prefecture heartland. The engine factory in the town of Kanda in the prefecture ... Continue reading

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