Booster Seat and Seat Belt Laws Prove to be Effective in Protecting Child Passengers
Mar 6, 2007
New Research Shows That Booster Seat and Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Laws Increase Age-appropriate Restraint Use Among Children PHILADELPHIA, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study released today by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm(R) found that children aged 4 to 8 years are far more likely ... Continue reading
Mar 6, 2007
3rd Dimension Enables Drivers to Avoid Traffic Headaches NEW YORK, March 5 -- For the first time ever, drivers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut can actually view traffic tie-ups on their cell phones to help them plan the quickest and safest route to work or home. 3rd Dimension Inc., a New York-based mobile marke ... Continue reading
Siemens VDO and Mobileye N.V. Supply Lane Departure Warning to BMW's 5-Series
Mar 6, 2007
REGENSBURG, Germany, March 5 -- BMW's global launch of its new 5 series includes a new advanced driver assistance system: The advanced Lane Departure Warning. The company is the first European automotive manufacturer to provide an intelligent forward-looking camera technology for driver assistance -- warning motorists ... Continue reading
Identifix Publishes 150,000th Test and Fix
Mar 5, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn.--Identifix, one of the nationâs premier sources of online and hotline diagnostic and repair information, today announced that it has added the 150,000th Hotline Archive to Direct-Hit; its award-winning online diagnostic product. Each month the most interesting diagnostic problems are selected to wr ... Continue reading
From Cup Warmers to Rearview Cameras, Carmakers Adding Tech Perks
Mar 5, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. March 4, 2007; May Wong writing for the AP reported that when friends check out Aaron Priest's new Acura TL sedan, the oohs and aahs start on the inside. Forget the powerful 3.5-liter, 286-horsepower engine; they're more enthralled with the car's rearview video camera and the in-dash voice-command syst ... Continue reading
The Blackstone Group In Hunt For Chrysler
Mar 4, 2007
Detroit March 4, 2007; The AP reported that private equity firm The Blackstone Group is the leading contender to purchase DaimlerChrysler's ailing Chrysler group according to SeekingAlpha.<p> The Detroit News also reported this weekend that the private equity firm, which -- along with several other suitors -- was recen ... Continue reading
LoJack Releases First Educational Podcast
Mar 2, 2007
Company Broadens Education Initiative with New Tool for Younger Audiences WESTWOOD, Mass., March 1 -- Auto theft continues to be a troublesome issue in the U.S. with one vehicle stolen every 26 seconds. LoJack Corporation , the company that created the stolen vehicle recovery market two decades ago and leads the market ... Continue reading
The Indian Auto Components Industry Touched an Estimated Production of US$10 Billion in 2005-06
Mar 1, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51269) has announced the addition of âAuto Components Industry in India (2007)â to their offering. Indian auto components industry touched an estimated production of US$10 billion in 2005-06, an increase of 14.94% than the previ ... Continue reading
Tele Atlas to Power Next Generation in-Car Navigation Systems
Mar 1, 2007
Tele Atlas Digital Maps and Enhanced Content to Enrich Driver Experience for German Premium Auto Manufacturer 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, March 1 -- Tele Atlas (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location based solutions, today announced it has signe ... Continue reading
Trends for Manual and Conventional Automatic Transmissions and Innovative Transmissions to 2014
Mar 1, 2007
LYON, France--Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the world wide automotive market is now available to its catalogue. Global market review of automotive transmissions â forecasts to 2014 http://www.reportlinker.com/p045832/automotive-transmissions.html This updated, fourth editi ... Continue reading
Revolutionary NanOil(TM) From Green Bio-diesel Prepares for Retail Sales
Mar 1, 2007
Nano Chemical Systems Holding, Inc. Selects Automotive Marketing & Sales Agency to Execute Aggressive Retail Launch With High Performance Environmentally Friendly Product! SEAFORD, Del., Feb. 28 -- Nano Chemical Systems Holdings, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: NCSH) , announced today NanOil(TM), a two-cycle engine oil that is " ... Continue reading
Rinspeed eXasis Full Story With Specs and Details
Feb 28, 2007
World premiere at the Geneva Motor Show 2007 "Glass" concept car to mark Rinspeed's 30th birthday - 40 years after Bayer's first "all-plastic" car eXasis - Glass-free transparency Zumikon / Leverkusen â "There's never been anything like it" were the words used in the online edition of an acclaimed international ne ... Continue reading
Oil-Dri Reports Second Quarter and First Half Results
Feb 28, 2007
CHICAGO, Feb. 27 -- Oil-Dri Corporation of America today announced increased net income on decreased net sales for the second quarter ended January 31, 2007. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020417/ODCLOGO ) The Company reported net sales of $52,873,000 for the quarter, a 2% decrease compared with net sales ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2007
Bill Shows Legislators' Desire to Help Motorists & Small Business, States CARE ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Thanks to the bipartisan leadership of Senate Majority Leader Bernard Kenny (D-Hoboken) and Senator Joseph Kyrillos (R-Middletown), New Jersey's motoring consumers have an even greater cha ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2007
READING, Pa. and HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Feb. 27 -- EnerSys , the world's largest manufacturer, marketer and distributor of industrial batteries, today announced it has signed a multi- year contract with Sears Holdings to manufacture and supply Sears with a newly categorized DieHard Platinum branded battery for aftermar ... Continue reading
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