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Polaris Schedules 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Release and Conference Call

Polaris Schedules 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Release and Conference Call

MINNEAPOLIS--Polaris Industries Inc. announced today that it will release financial results for its fourth quarter 2008 the morning of Thursday, January 29, 2009. The Company has scheduled a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2008 financial results at 9:00 a.m. CT on the same day. The call will be hosted by ... Continue reading

CTS Corporation Announces Dates for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call

CTS Corporation Announces Dates for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call

ELKHART, Ind.--CTS Corporation will release earnings for the fourth quarter and full year 2008 at approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, January 28, 2009. A conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results is scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (EST). The dial-in nu ... Continue reading

Honda '08 China Sales Up 12% To 473,300 Units

Honda '08 China Sales Up 12% To 473,300 Units

Honda '08 China sales up 12% to 473,300 units http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1009032/Honda-08-China-sales-up-12-to-4 73-30 0-units.html Shanghai, January 12 (Gasgoo.com) Honda Motor Co's vehicle sales growth in China increased by 11.7% year on year in 2008, a Reuters report said. Honda's vehicle sales in China reached ... Continue reading

Winter Weather - No Time for a Weak Alternator

Winter Weather - No Time for a Weak Alternator

BROADVIEW, Ill., Jan. 12 -- MS -- Are you having difficulty starting your car in the morning? Is your car's battery unable to hold its charge? Do your headlights dim when you are using your heater and wipers? These are all warning signs that the alternator in your car may not be working up to capacity. "The alternator, ... Continue reading

ATX Launches Enhanced Automatic Collision Notification for BMW

ATX Launches Enhanced Automatic Collision Notification for BMW

'Risk of Severe Injury' Calculation Added to Automatic Crash Location, Voice Connection DALlAS-FORT WORTH, Jan. 11 -- ATX Group, the leading independent provider of telematics services to global automobile manufacturers, announced today the deployment of the BMW Assist(TM) enhanced Automatic Collision Notification (ACN ... Continue reading

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Jeep Patriot EV

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Jeep Patriot EV

- Chrysler's ENVI electric-vehicle technology meets industry's most capable compact SUV - 400-mile total driving range - 40-mile all-electric range with zero fuel consumption and zero tailpipe emissions DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- Jeep(R) Patriot EV joins the growing portfolio of electric-drive vehicles being developed by Chry ... Continue reading

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Chrysler ENVI Plugged Into the World - COMPLETE VIDEO

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Chrysler ENVI Plugged Into the World - COMPLETE VIDEO

Company Broadens its Production-intent Electric-vehicle Portfolio - Chrysler ENVI inspires a personal mobility revolution, delivering clean, environmentally responsible, no-compromise electric vehicles - Chrysler 200C EV concept and Jeep(R) Patriot EV expand potential electric-drive vehicle offerings - Five distinct ve ... Continue reading

2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year Winners Announced

2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year Winners Announced

DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- A jury of 50 automotive journalists from the United States and Canada has selected the Hyundai Genesis as the 2009 North American Car of the Year and the Ford F-150 as the 2009 North American Truck of the Year. The awards are designed to recognize the most outstanding new vehicles in their segments. ... Continue reading

Magna and Ford Motor Company partner to introduce zero-emission battery electric vehicle

Magna and Ford Motor Company partner to introduce zero-emission battery electric vehicle

AURORA, ON, Jan. 11 -- Magna International, the world's most diverse auto parts supplier, announced today a vehicle-development partnership with Ford Motor Company to introduce a zero-emission lithium-ion battery electric vehicle (BEV) to be delivered to market in 2011. The electric vehicle, which Ford announced at thi ... Continue reading

Gen-Y: America's Youth Weighs In On Making Cars Cool Again

Gen-Y: America's Youth Weighs In On Making Cars Cool Again

Automotive Manufacturers' Future Depends on Gen-Y DETROIT, Jan. 10 -- The future of the auto industry will likely be driven by the choices and tastes of the largest generation since the baby boomers, Generation Y. At 75 million strong and coming of age, this Generation may re-shape everything, and the auto industry bet ... Continue reading

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Johnson Controls Unveils Small Car re3 Concept Car - COMPLETE VIDEO

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Johnson Controls Unveils Small Car re3 Concept Car - COMPLETE VIDEO

DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- For Johnson Controls , a major goal is finding new opportunities to help its customers succeed by creating "smart" environments. In terms of vehicles, this means creating products that bring value today -- reducing weight, optimizing cost and providing sustainable solutions that generate consumer ap ... Continue reading

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Johnson Controls Gains U.S. Patents for Wireless Communication System That Enables 'Hands-free' Cellular Phone Use in Automobiles

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Johnson Controls Gains U.S. Patents for Wireless Communication System That Enables 'Hands-free' Cellular Phone Use in Automobiles

DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- Officials from Johnson Controls today announced that the United States Patent Office has awarded the company two new patents on an innovative, wireless connectivity technology for use in vehicles. The technology can rely on the Bluetooth communications protocol to allow wireless connection of a cell ... Continue reading

Toyota Maintains Pace, Broadens Scope of Advanced Environmental Technologies

Toyota Maintains Pace, Broadens Scope of Advanced Environmental Technologies

EV Concept Confirms Battery-Electric Vehicle in 2012; First of 150 Plug-ins Arrive Late '09 to Lease-Fleet Customers; As Many As 10 New Gas-Electric Hybrids by early 2010s DETROIT, Jan. 10 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it will display the Toyota FT-EV concept on opening Media Day at the ... Continue reading

ITW Announces Conference Call Information for 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year

ITW Announces Conference Call Information for 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year

GLENVIEW, Ill., Jan. 9 -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. today announced that it will hold its conference call for 2008 fourth quarter and full year earnings on Thursday, January 29, 2009. The conference call will begin at 1 p.m. central time and will follow the company's release of fourth quarter and full year earnings at 7 ... Continue reading

NHTSA: Child Restraint Systems Recall

NHTSA: Child Restraint Systems Recall

Child Restraint Brand Name / Model or Model Number.: PEREGO / PRIMO VIAGGO SIP 30/30 Manufacturer: PEG PEREGO USA, INC. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 09C001000 Component: CHILD SEAT Potential Number of Units Affected: 32641 Production Dates: JUL 01, 2007 - MAR 14, 2008 Mfr's Report Date: DEC 22, 2009 NHTSA Action Number: P ... Continue reading

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