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DuPont NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sponsorship Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

DuPont NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Sponsorship Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 5 -- As the 2007 racing season gets under way in two weeks, DuPont , Hendrick Motorsports and Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, will mark the 15th anniversary of complete consecutive seasons together in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. The sponsor/driver/team combination is currently ... Continue reading

Money-Saving Product Tackles Widespread Diesel Abuse

Money-Saving Product Tackles Widespread Diesel Abuse

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--RCAI (OTCBB:RCAA), a world leader in environmentally-friendly industrial release agents and lubricants, announced today that it is launching a new promotion of its eco-friendly release agent to help tackle diesel abuse in asphalt handling. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel are used a ... Continue reading

The Royal Dutch Touring Group (ANWB) to Offer Smart Energy Solutions' Battery Brain

The Royal Dutch Touring Group (ANWB) to Offer Smart Energy Solutions' Battery Brain

CLIFTON, N.J., Feb. 5 -- Smart Energy Solutions, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: SMGY), inventor and manufacturer of the innovative Battery Brain(TM) vehicle aftermarket device, today announced Telstar Trading, a supplier to The Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB) will begin offering its Battery Brain system to the club's 3.5 m ... Continue reading

Sumitomo Bakelite Begins Production of Phenolic Molding Compounds for Disc Brake Caliper Pistons

Sumitomo Bakelite Begins Production of Phenolic Molding Compounds for Disc Brake Caliper Pistons

Tokyo, Feb 2, 2007 (JCN) - Sumitomo Bakelite announced February 1 the production start of Phenolic molding compounds for disc brake caliper pistons at its Sumitomo Bakelite (Suzhou) location in China. Phenolic molding compounds developed by the Sumitomo Bakelite Group have great advantages such as superior heat insulat ... Continue reading

Spruce up your Car for Spring with QUIXX High Performance Scratch

Spruce up your Car for Spring with QUIXX High Performance Scratch

Miami, FL, January 25, 2006 – Winter can definitely take its toll on your car, especially the paint, after months of freezing temperatures, chipping ice off of the windshield, and driving over salt that’s been laid for snow removal. Nicks and scratches are almost inevitable under these harsh conditions, but ... Continue reading

Auto Dealers Using MPi's World Class Inspection Program Upsell $5.9M Needed Additional Repairs in January Alone

Auto Dealers Using MPi's World Class Inspection Program Upsell $5.9M Needed Additional Repairs in January Alone

LAS VEGAS--Mobile Productivity, Inc. (MPi), a premier supplier of proprietary diagnostic, repair information and service merchandising solutions to the automotive industry, today announced a milestone for its World Class Inspection (WCI) Program. For the month of January ’07, dealers using the WCI program inspecte ... Continue reading

Goodyear and NASCAR Extend Agreement

Goodyear and NASCAR Extend Agreement

Goodyear to Continue as Exclusive Tire Supplier into Next Decade ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 3 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and NASCAR today jointly announced they have signed an extended agreement for Goodyear to continue as the exclusive tire used in NASCAR's top three racing series for the next five years. The agre ... Continue reading

Lithium Technology Corporation Drives Ahead with Battery Applications for Advanced Automotives

Lithium Technology Corporation Drives Ahead with Battery Applications for Advanced Automotives

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.--Advances in lithium-ion battery technology over the past few years, and a shift in the mindset of auto manufacturers, have made hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) a viable alternative to traditional fuel-powered automotives for th ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Partners with Fashion Designers to Unveil Line of Exclusive Designer Accessories for New Eos Convertible

Volkswagen Partners with Fashion Designers to Unveil Line of Exclusive Designer Accessories for New Eos Convertible

Accessories by Lutz & Patmos, Hable Construction and Sigerson Morrison AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 31 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc. has teamed up with designers Lutz & Patmos, Hable Construction and Sigerson Morrison to create a unique and exciting line of lifestyle accessories designed exclusively for the new Volkswage ... Continue reading

First Seat Raises the Standards for Child Car-Seat Safety

First Seat Raises the Standards for Child Car-Seat Safety

MONTEREY, Calif., Jan. 31 -- First Seat, LLC announces the design of a passive child car-seat safety system that will significantly raise the standards for child car seats. First Seat applies innovative technology to more effectively deal with frontal impact, and focuses on side impact safety, for which there currently ... Continue reading

QUIXX High Performance Scratch Remover hits the U.S.

QUIXX High Performance Scratch Remover hits the U.S.

Dear Editor, Below please find two press releases on QUIXX Scratch Remover, a new product recently imported from Germany that is now available to U.S. consumers. If you would like to receive high resolution images or product for testing, please contact me. Thank you. Regards -- Melly Bonita **************************** ... Continue reading

Telematics to Flourish due to World High-Speed Wireless Environment, new Visant Strategies Study Finds

Telematics to Flourish due to World High-Speed Wireless Environment, new Visant Strategies Study Finds

NEW YORK--Better wireless networks, devices and operating systems are creating a perfect set of circumstances for telematics to flourish across the globe, according to a new Visant Strategies study. Telematics use will rise dramatically into the next decade, the study finds, as in-vehicle applications become more robus ... Continue reading

American Honda and XM Expand Relationship Through 2016

American Honda and XM Expand Relationship Through 2016

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- XM , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio, today announced that it has extended its relationship with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. under a 10-year agreement through 2016. XM is the exclusive satellite radio provider for American Honda, which markets both Honda and Acura vehicles. An ... Continue reading

Cisco Unveils Wireless Location Solution for Manufacturers

Cisco Unveils Wireless Location Solution for Manufacturers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Cisco® today announced a new turnkey Wi-Fi Asset Tracking solution specifically geared for aerospace, automotive, mining and semiconductor manufacturing industries. This solution utilizes Cisco Wi-Fi location tracking technology to improve asset utilization, reduce costs and increase operational ef ... Continue reading

RFID System for Automobile Manufacturing; IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Wins Major Contract from Audi

RFID System for Automobile Manufacturing; IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Wins Major Contract from Audi

LUSTENAU, Austria & WEINHEIM, Germany--IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Germany expands its leadership position as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) provider for the automobile industry. Audi AG recently awarded IDENTEC SOLUTIONS a contract to provide its OIS-P RFID system for the production of the Audi TT. “This contract em ... Continue reading

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