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Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Against U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Against U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.

SAN DIEGO--Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Lerach Coughlin”) (http://www.lerachlaw.com/cases/usautoparts/) today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of all persons or entities who acquired the ... Continue reading

Exide Technologies Introduces New Brand and New Product Line

Exide Technologies Introduces New Brand and New Product Line

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, has introduced a new brand and product lineup for industrial applications. The Element™ brand, marketed by Exide’s GNB Industrial Power Business, consists of a variety of valve-regulated motive power ba ... Continue reading

Four 'Regular Joes' Become Driving Stars at Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals

Four 'Regular Joes' Become Driving Stars at Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals

AKRON, Ohio, March 28 -- Some "well-oiled machines" will be competing for the United States in the Dunlop Drivers Cup World Finals from April 14-24. In this case, the "machines" won't be lubricated sports cars, all-terrain vehicles or off-road motorcycles. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070328/CLW129 ) Ra ... Continue reading

The Inclusion of Telematics as a Standard Automobile Feature Fuels Market Growth

The Inclusion of Telematics as a Standard Automobile Feature Fuels Market Growth

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52891) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: North American Passenger Vehicle Telematics Markets to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research titled North American Passenger Vehicle Telematics Market provides an ... Continue reading

XM NavTraffic Real-Time Traffic Service Expands to 50 Markets

XM NavTraffic Real-Time Traffic Service Expands to 50 Markets

XM NavTraffic Subscribers Now Able to Access Data for Six New Markets, Including Three Canadian Cities WASHINGTON, March 28 -- XM, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 7.6 million subscribers, today announced that its real-time XM NavTraffic satellite information service for GPS navigation will a ... Continue reading

Motorola's First In-Car Streaming Audio Solution Now Available at Verizon Wireless

Motorola's First In-Car Streaming Audio Solution Now Available at Verizon Wireless

Hum to the Beat or Make a Quick Call With the Motorola Automotive Music & Hands-free System ORLANDO, Fla., and BASKING RIDGE, N.J., March 28 -- From the CTIA WIRELESS 2007(R) show today, Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, and Motorola, Inc. announced the exclusive availability of ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces New Vice President of Strategic Integration

Commercial Vehicle Group Announces New Vice President of Strategic Integration

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, March 28 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. announced today that Milt Kniss joined the Company as Vice President of Strategic Integration. In his new position, Kniss will be based at the Company's corporate headquarters in New Albany and will report to Kevin Frailey, Executive Vice President of Busines ... Continue reading

Freescale and Tilcon Unite to Deliver Graphical Display Solutions for Automotive Navigation and Telematics

Freescale and Tilcon Unite to Deliver Graphical Display Solutions for Automotive Navigation and Telematics

AUSTIN, Texas--Freescale Semiconductor and Tilcon Software have teamed to deliver sophisticated platform solutions for the telematics industry. The combined hardware/software solutions are designed to enhance graphic display performance, speed time to market, reduce system cost and offer a productive “out-of-the-b ... Continue reading

roadreport.mobi Pioneers Mobile-Internet Service for Motorists

roadreport.mobi Pioneers Mobile-Internet Service for Motorists

MILTON KEYNES, England, March 28 -- Solutioneering Ltd, the leading-edge mobile solutions provider, has today launched a free traffic information service, roadreport.mobi, to keep the savvy road user ahead of the crowd. At present, road users wishing to stay abreast of the latest traffic conditions have few options. Th ... Continue reading

Bosch Start-Stop Systems Reduce Consumption, Emissions

Bosch Start-Stop Systems Reduce Consumption, Emissions

BMW system featuring Bosch starter to begin series production in March FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 28 -- Bosch's Smart Electronic stop-start system will begin production at BMW in March 2007, with first variants of the BMW 1-series featuring the start-stop system as standard equipment. The start-stop system switches ... Continue reading

Land Rover Offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as Standard Equipment

Land Rover Offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as Standard Equipment

- Land Rover offering SIRIUS as standard equipment on 2007 model year Range Rover and Supercharged Range Rover Sport - SIRIUS now available on all Land Rover vehicles with the launch of the all-new LR2 DETROIT and NEW YORK, March 28 -- Land Rover and SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that SIRIUS is available as st ... Continue reading

Tele Atlas Furthers Global Coverage Leadership with Tele Atlas Connect Providing Digital Maps for More than 140 Countries

Tele Atlas Furthers Global Coverage Leadership with Tele Atlas Connect Providing Digital Maps for More than 140 Countries

Nokia Selects Tele Atlas Connect for N95 to Provide Global Maps to Wireless Users ORLANDO, Fla., March 27 -- CTIA Wireless 2007 -- Tele Atlas (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, today announced the availability of Tele Atlas Co ... Continue reading

Crown Telecom Selects Motorola's G24 Wireless Module to Power Brazilian Road Support Network for Volkswagen Vehicles

Crown Telecom Selects Motorola's G24 Wireless Module to Power Brazilian Road Support Network for Volkswagen Vehicles

Motorola's G24 Wireless Module Will Serve as Engine for Ongoing Communication Between Volkswagen Vehicles and Crown Telecom 24-Hours Support Centers ORLANDO, Fla., March 27 -- CTIA Wireless 2007 -- Motorola, Inc. , today announced it will provide Crown Telecom the wireless core of an innovative telematics solution that ... Continue reading

Increased Automotive Production to Aid the Growth of World Starting, Lighting and Ignition Lead Acid Battery Market

Increased Automotive Production to Aid the Growth of World Starting, Lighting and Ignition Lead Acid Battery Market

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52831) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: World Starting Lighting and Ignition Lead Acid Battery Markets to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research titled World Starting, Lighting and Ignition Lead Acid Batt ... Continue reading

Autoliv Receives More Awards from Toyota

Autoliv Receives More Awards from Toyota

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--At the annual supplier convention of Toyota Europe, Autoliv (STO:ALIV) – the global leader in automotive safety systems – was honoured with two regional awards. During the last months, Autoliv received three global Toyota awards, also for its contributions during 2006, from Mr. Katsuaki Wat ... Continue reading

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