A First in the Utility Vehicle Industry -- Club Car Debuts All-New 4X4 XRT1550 IntelliTach
Jul 27, 2006
AUGUSTA, Ga., July 27 -- Offering the ultimate in versatility and convenience, Club Car has created the XRT1550 IntelliTach, a utility vehicle featuring a fully automatic, hydraulic-powered attachment system - a breakthrough in the UV market. The new system redefines multitasking by enabling the XRT1550 IntelliTach to ... Continue reading
Jul 27, 2006
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil--July 27, 2006-- International Automotive Engineering Services to Compete for the Development of Innovative High-Safety Integrated Monocoque Chassis Of OBVIO ! Ethanol and Electric High-Performance Microsport Urban Cars OBVIO ! Automotoveiculos S.A. announced that PES - Porsche Engineering Servic ... Continue reading
Spartan Motors Announces Best-Ever Quarterly Sales & Earnings
Jul 27, 2006
Consolidated Backlog Increases 54.7 Percent, Return on Invested Capital Improves to 22.2 Percent CHARLOTTE, Mich., July 27 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. today reported its second consecutive quarter of record sales and earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. Spartan also reported a 95.3 percent increase in net earnings ... Continue reading
Aston Martin Celebrates with Auto-txt
Jul 27, 2006
Aston Martin Celebrates with Auto-txt Customers of both the award winning Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage now have the option of having Auto-txt as the basis of security and car tracking for their car. The announcement follows a celebratory initiative by Aston Martin in which an Aston Martin V8 Vantage was driven for 3 ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler: Second-Quarter Operating Profit Increases to $2.4 Billion
Jul 27, 2006
- Net income of $2.3 billion (Q2 2005: $0.9 billion) - Earnings per share of $2.26 (Q2 2005: $0.93) - Net income and earnings per share include $1.0 billion and $1.00 respectively due to valuation gain related to derivative contracts to hedge EADS shares - Revenues of $49.3 billion at prior-year level - Operating profi ... Continue reading
Jul 27, 2006
Stuttgart, July 27, 2006 The Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler AG has reconfirmed Tom W. LaSorda (52) as a Member of the Board of Management responsible for the Chrysler Group Division. Tom W. LaSorda's appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chrysler Group will be extended for an additional 5 ye ... Continue reading
Bobblehead Characters New Jeep Spokesmations
Jul 27, 2006
NEW JEEP COMPASS MARKETING CAMPAIGN REACHES OUT TO YOUNG NEW BUYERS by Marty Bernstein Marketing & Advertising Editor While many automotive brands are shaking their heads on how to capture the aging baby boomers market â millions turning 60 for the next several years â the Jeep division of Daim-lerChrysler ha ... Continue reading
Featherlite, Inc. Announces Merger Agreement With Universal Trailer Holdings Corp
Jul 27, 2006
CRESCO, Iowa--July 27, 2006--Featherlite, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty aluminum trailers, transporters and luxury motorcoaches, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with a subsidiary of Universal Trailer Holdings Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation with majo ... Continue reading
Ford Designates CATIA V5 as Global Design and Engineering Standard for All New Vehicle Development
Jul 27, 2006
PARIS--July 27, 2006--IBM and Dassault Systemes (Paris:DSY), world leaders in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), today announced that Ford Motor Company has extended its multi-year contract, which designates CATIA V5 as the global design and engineering standard for all new vehicle and powertrain systems develo ... Continue reading
Enova Works with IC Corporation to Receive Major Hybrid School Bus Award
Jul 27, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif.--July 27, 2006--Enova Systems (OTCBB:ENOV) (AIM:ENV) (AIM:ENVS), a leading developer and manufacturer of electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, confirmed today it will be supplying IC Corporation, a division of International Truck and Engine, the Hybrid Drive systems for a nat ... Continue reading
Volkswagen AG: Interim Report January-June 2006
Jul 27, 2006
WOLFSBURG, Germany--July 27, 2006--Volkswagen AG: Interim Report January-June 2006: -- Increase in Volkswagen Group operating profit before special items by 51.3% year-on-year to EUR 2.0 billion in the first six months of 2006, but still well below medium-term earnings target -- Positive one-off factors in the form of ... Continue reading
Mazda to show RX-8 Hydrogen RE at Norway's ONS2006 Exhibition
Jul 27, 2006
HIROSHIMA - July 27, 2006: Mazda Motor Corporation will show the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE at the ONS2006, an energy exhibition and conference held in Stavanger, Norway, starting from August 22. Mazda will utilize the opening of Norway's first hydrogen filling station near Stavanger for the first on-road showing of the ve ... Continue reading
Five Thousand Mazdas On Floundering Transport Ship
Jul 27, 2006
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Jul 26, 2006; Reuters reported ythat the fate of thousands of Mazda Motor Corp. cars was uncertain Wednesday after the ship carrying them to North America rolled over on its side in the Pacific Ocean. The automaker had 4,700 vehicles aboard the automobile carrier Cougar Ace that began taking ... Continue reading
1954 "Carrera Cadillac" Race Car Rides Again
Jul 27, 2006
Unique reconstruction of a 54-year old race star BREUKELEN, Netherlands â July 27, 2006: Cadillac engineers have just put the finishing touches to a unique reconstruction of a car that starred in one of the worldâs toughest auto races over 50 years ago. The 1954 privately-entered Cadillac Series 62 coupe chal ... Continue reading
Fresh Face For Vauxhaul's Stylish VIVARO Panel Van
Jul 27, 2006
- New range of Euro IV fuel efficient and more powerful engines - Both models available with ESP - Movano also gets engine changes LUTON, UK - July 27, 2006: Fresh faces and brand new engines are set to give Vauxhallâs New Vivaro a boost, while a new engine range for Movano adds further to the exciting changes pla ... Continue reading
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