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Pickups Plus, Inc. Appoints Sean Hayes Chief Operating Officer

Pickups Plus, Inc. Appoints Sean Hayes Chief Operating Officer

CINCINNATI--May 10, 2004--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS), a leading retailer and national franchiser in the $38 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessory industry, today announced it has appointed Sean Hayes Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Hayes joined Pickups Plus, Inc. in April of 2003 and has been a key ingredient i ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts of America Announces Expanded Supply Relationship with AutoZone

Motorcar Parts of America Announces Expanded Supply Relationship with AutoZone

NEW YORK--May 10, 2004--Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. ("MPA") (OTC:MPAA), a leading provider of remanufactured starters and alternators for the automotive aftermarket, announced at today's Wall Street Analyst Forum's 51st Analyst Conference that MPA has signed an agreement to be the primary provider of import alterna ... Continue reading

GlobalAutoIndustry.com Launches The China Package for Auto Suppliers

GlobalAutoIndustry.com Launches The China Package for Auto Suppliers

TROY, Mich.--May 7, 2004--For the first time, automotive suppliers have a one-stop source of services and information to get them quickly up to speed when setting up operations in China. GlobalAutoIndustry.com is offering The China Package, a unique suite of market research, legal and trade sessions, human resources an ... Continue reading

April is 'The Best Month Ever' for Diamond Powersports

April is 'The Best Month Ever' for Diamond Powersports

Diamond has Record Sales and Gross Profits for the Month of April FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 6 -- Diamond Powersports Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DPWS) CEO Pierre Elliott is pleased to announce that the company has just finished their "Best Month Ever" for sales and gross profits. April is the fifth consecutive record month ... Continue reading

Pickups Plus, Inc. Completes Acquisition

Pickups Plus, Inc. Completes Acquisition

CINCINNATI--May 5, 2004--Pickups Plus, Inc. (OTCBB:PUPS), a leading retailer and national franchiser in the $38 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessory industry, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Auto Preservation Division of Automotive International Inc. ("AI") a privately owned Cincinnati, O ... Continue reading

RepairOne Wins Top Shop Web Honors as Best on the Web by Automotive Service Leaders

RepairOne Wins Top Shop Web Honors as Best on the Web by Automotive Service Leaders

BOWLING GREEN, Ky., May 4 -- Automotive Service Leaders announces that RepairOne received Top Shop on the Web honors. After reviewing hundreds of independent automotive repair service center web sites, RepairOne was chosen for the first-ever Top Shop Web Award. The award recognizes both outstanding web design and the s ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Corp. Reports Improvement in Sales and Earnings

Edelbrock Corp. Reports Improvement in Sales and Earnings

TORRANCE, Calif.--May 4, 2004--Edelbrock Corporation today reported an improvement in sales and earnings for its fiscal 2004 third quarter and nine months ended March 25, 2004. For the quarter, revenues increased 11.3% to $28,551,000 from $25,658,000 in the comparable period of fiscal 2003. Net income for the third qua ... Continue reading

Canadian Tire Retail Selects Fujitsu For In-store Technology Systems and Services

Canadian Tire Retail Selects Fujitsu For In-store Technology Systems and Services

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--May 4, 2004--Canadian Tire Retail and the Canadian Tire Dealers' Association have named Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. as their supplier of retail point-of-sale hardware systems and services for Canadian Tire stores. Fujitsu will supply its TeamPoS 2000 M POS terminals, PRIMERGY TX150 servers ... Continue reading

Autobacs Seven Opens First Store in China

Autobacs Seven Opens First Store in China

Tokyo April 30, 2004; (JCNN) - After-market automotive specialty retailer Autobacs Seven announced April 27 that it opened its first store in Shanghai on the same day. The company plans to launch a second Shanghai store in 2005 and set up franchise stores across China through a newly established joint franchiser in whi ... Continue reading

SEMA Cultivates Sales in China: Specialty Equipment Market Association Leadership Evaluates Business Opportunities for Members

SEMA Cultivates Sales in China: Specialty Equipment Market Association Leadership Evaluates Business Opportunities for Members

SHANGHAI, China, April 20 -- An important new business development mission to the world's fastest growing automotive market will take Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) executives and member companies on an unprecedented visit to China. Representing over 5,000 member companies from 47 countries, developing o ... Continue reading

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Provides Business Update

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Provides Business Update

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--April 20, 2004--Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. today provided a business update for fiscal 2004, which ended on March 27, 2004, and its financial outlook for fiscal 2005. Fiscal 2004 The Company currently anticipates fourth quarter diluted earnings per share to be between $0.15 and $0.16, which is within th ... Continue reading

Diamond Powersports Sales Up 62% for the Month of March

Diamond Powersports Sales Up 62% for the Month of March

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 19 -- Diamond Powersports Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DPWS) is pleased to announce that the company has just finished another record month for sales and gross profit. The company finished the month of March very strong with sales up 62% from the previous year and gross profit up 121% during the s ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Audience Larger than Most "Big Name" Automotive Sites

The Auto Channel Audience Larger than Most "Big Name" Automotive Sites

The Auto Channel Audience is larger than most other automotive sites according to web search statistics. Advertising here makes sense! ... Continue reading

Diamond Powersports Sales Up 52% for Year End 2003

Diamond Powersports Sales Up 52% for Year End 2003

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 15 -- Diamond Powersports Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: DPWS) is pleased to announce that the company released its year-end financial for period ending December 31, 2003. In their report, Diamond Powersports showed a 52% increase in sales for year- end 2003 as compared to the prior year. Sales for ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Reports First Quarter Results

Genuine Parts Company Reports First Quarter Results

ATLANTA--April 15, 2004--Genuine Parts Company reported sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Larry Prince, Chairman of the Board of Directors, announced today that sales totaling $2.2 billion were up 9% compared to the first quarter of 2003. Net income for the quarter was $100.2 million, an in ... Continue reading

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