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Volkswagen Makes Clean Diesel Racing Even Greener in 2009 With the Use of B5 Biodiesel

Volkswagen Makes Clean Diesel Racing Even Greener in 2009 With the Use of B5 Biodiesel

Houston-based HYPERFUELS to provide fuel for the 2009 Jetta TDI Cup season HERNDON, Va., Feb. 25 -- After first introducing its clean diesel technology on the race track in 2008, Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced it will use B5 biodiesel to power its race cars, transport vehicles and generators during the 2009 Jett ... Continue reading

Pointer Telocation Presents 2008 Results

Pointer Telocation Presents 2008 Results

Operating Income of $9.3 Million Also Exceeds Company Guidance of $8 Million in 2008 71.8% Growth in EBITDA to $15.4 Million in 2008 Net Income of $2.4 Million in 2008 Compared net Loss of 0.3 Million in 2007 ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, February 25 -- Pointer Telocation Ltd. (Nasdaq Capital Market: PNTR, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchan ... Continue reading

Visteon Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results

Visteon Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Feb. 25, 2009 -- Fourth Quarter Financial Summary -- Product sales of $1.55 billion -- Net loss of $328 million; EBIT-R of negative $94 million -- Non-cash impairment charge of $200 million for Interiors business -- Cash generated by operating activities of $37 million -- Year-end cash balanc ... Continue reading

Ener1 Year-End Results and Management Call Scheduled for March 12

Ener1 Year-End Results and Management Call Scheduled for March 12

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 -- Ener1, Inc. will release its year-end results for 2008 on Thursday, March 12, 2009 after the market close. Management will conduct a conference call on the same day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to discuss the company's results and strategic outlook for 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi- ... Continue reading

Cummins Revises 2008 Operating Results to Reflect Increased Warranty Liability

Cummins Revises 2008 Operating Results to Reflect Increased Warranty Liability

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Cummins Inc. announced today that it has revised its fourth quarter and full year 2008 operating results to reflect a higher warranty liability than previously reported. As a result of the change, the Company’s Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) for the fourth quarter decreased by $73 millio ... Continue reading

Stoneridge Reports Fourth-Quarter 2008 Results

Stoneridge Reports Fourth-Quarter 2008 Results

- Proactive Restructuring Efforts Continue - Positive Earnings and Cash Flow Expected in 2009 - Company Records Non-Cash Impairment Charges WARREN, Ohio, Feb. 25 -- Stoneridge, Inc. today announced net sales of $158.0 million and a net loss of $108.4 million, or $(4.63) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended D ... Continue reading

Dotz Online Shop – a New Shopping Experience

Dotz Online Shop – a New Shopping Experience

Dotz's new online shop, www.dotzmag.com, enables you to browse through Dotz's tuning catalog in a totally different way. It takes a click to order your favorite tuning items from the web and have them delivered direct to your doorstep. ... Continue reading

Comfortable, Simple and Fast - The Web Shop of Foliatec.com

Comfortable, Simple and Fast - The Web Shop of Foliatec.com

Nowadays, an internet shop is a basic part of a company's equipment. Customers can buy the products they desire around the clock in the comfort of their own home. Foliatec.com goes one step further with its online services: Alongside having all its products on offer, each user is also able to earn money with Foliatec.c ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 148th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 148th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

FINDLAY, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable March 31, 2009, to stockholders of record at the close of business March 9, 2009. This will mark the 148th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. (Lo ... Continue reading

Dana Holding Corporation Reschedules 2008 Earnings Announcement and Conference Call for March 16

Dana Holding Corporation Reschedules 2008 Earnings Announcement and Conference Call for March 16

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Dana Holding Corporation announced today that it is rescheduling its 2008 earnings announcement to coincide with the filing of its 2008 Form 10-K, which is anticipated to occur on March 16, 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) While company practice has been for Dana ... Continue reading

Ituran Location and Control Ltd. Announces Dividend Record Date

Ituran Location and Control Ltd. Announces Dividend Record Date

AZOUR, Israel, February 23 -- Ituran Location and Control Ltd. today announced that, the Board of Directors has approved the distribution of cash dividend in the amount of NIS 0.71 per share or 0.17 dollars per share, totaling approximately NIS 15.5 million or 3.7 million dollars. The dividend will be paid to sharehold ... Continue reading

Aero Performance Products, Inc. Files Quarterly 2009 Report

Aero Performance Products, Inc. Files Quarterly 2009 Report

BLUFFDALE, Utah--Aero Performance Products, Inc. (OTCBB:AERP), which owns controlling interest in Aero Exhaust, Inc., a world leader in performance exhaust airflow technology, today filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The complete 1 ... Continue reading

New Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar Tackles Off-Road Challenges

New Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar Tackles Off-Road Challenges

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 20 -- When it comes to developing a tire that can take on tough terrain, such as exploring trails or crawling rocks, engineers at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company left no stone unturned. The new Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar is the company's first off-road tire built with the rugged toughness o ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors Reports Record Sales & Earnings for 2008

Spartan Motors Reports Record Sales & Earnings for 2008

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Feb. 19 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. reported its best year in company history in 2008, marked by a 23.8 percent year-over-year increase in revenues and a 74.3 percent increase in net earnings. For the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2008, Spartan reported: -- Net earnings of $0.09 per diluted share ($0.26 e ... Continue reading

Firefly Energy Lauds Stimulus Plan's $2 Billion for Advanced Battery Technology

Firefly Energy Lauds Stimulus Plan's $2 Billion for Advanced Battery Technology

PEORIA, Ill.--Firefly Energy, a Peoria, Illinois-based battery technology company developing a portfolio of lead acid battery technologies, today is lauding the roughly $2 billion designated for advanced battery technology in the President’s $787-billion stimulus package. While President Barack Obama has made clea ... Continue reading

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