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Goodyear Highway Hero Searches for Bob Strickland Family

Goodyear Highway Hero Searches for Bob Strickland Family

AKRON, Ohio, June 10 -- A Texas truck driver -- Goodyear's North American Highway Hero -- is searching for the family whose lives he saved. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) Rick Dent, of Diana, Texas and a driver for Groendyke Transport Inc., is looking for Bob Strickland and his children, Me ... Continue reading

Steelworkers and Bridgestone/Firestone Reach Tentative Agreements

Steelworkers and Bridgestone/Firestone Reach Tentative Agreements

PITTSBURGH--June 9, 2005--The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that tentative agreements have been reached in three contract negotiations covering 6,000 workers at eight U.S. plants. The master contract covers members at Local 7 in Akron, Ohio; Local 138 in Noblesville, Indiana; Local 310 in Des Moines, Iowa; ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Declares Quarterly Dividend

Pep Boys Declares Quarterly Dividend

PHILADELPHIA--June 9, 2005--The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full-service automotive aftermarket chain announced that its Board of Directors approved the payment of the next quarterly dividend of $.0675 per share on July 25, 2005, to shareholders of record on July 11, 2005. The annual dividend of ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies Seeks Licenses for ARIS 2000 Selective Catalytic Reduction

Clean Diesel Technologies Seeks Licenses for ARIS 2000 Selective Catalytic Reduction

STAMFORD, Conn.--June 9, 2005--Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. (CDT) (OTCBB:CDTI) (AIM:CDT) (AIM:CDTS), a developer of chemical and technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions, stated today its intention to step up licensing negotiations with global, tier-one automotive suppliers following strengthened pa ... Continue reading

NEC Electronics America Receives Seventh Consecutive Award From Honda

NEC Electronics America Receives Seventh Consecutive Award From Honda

NEC Electronics America Recognized for 100 Percent On-Time Delivery of Quality Products SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8 -- NEC Electronics America, Inc. today announced that Honda North America Purchasing has honored the company with its Delivery Performance Award for excellent delivery service and quality of products. The ... Continue reading

Ford's Al Ver to Lead New Business Entity Nee Visteon

Ford's Al Ver to Lead New Business Entity Nee Visteon

DEARBORN, Mich., June 8 -- Al Ver, Ford Motor Company's current vice president of Advanced and Manufacturing Engineering, has been appointed chief executive officer of the Ford-managed business entity the Company is forming later this year to assume control of 24 Visteon Corp. plants and facilities in North America. Ve ... Continue reading

Extreme Performance Plus Racing Oil Available to race teams and WISSOTA drivers

Extreme Performance Plus Racing Oil Available to race teams and WISSOTA drivers

For Immediate Release June 7, 2005 Extreme Performance Plus Racing Oil Combines Performance and Quality RED WING, MN, - Wilson Oil Company is the Official Oil of WISSOTA for the 2005 racing season. They also sponsor The Extreme Performance Plus Racing Oil Rookie of the Year category. Wilson Oil Company has been involve ... Continue reading

Harman International Industries, Inc. Announces New Awards

Harman International Industries, Inc. Announces New Awards

WASHINGTON--June 7, 2005--Harman International Industries, Inc. today announced two new infotainment awards. One award is for an entry-level entertainment system for Chrysler which integrates AM-FM, DVD, rear seat video, backup camera and hard disc drive with jukebox music management functions. Management expects the a ... Continue reading

NASCAR Selects OnStation as Exclusive Provider of Customer Retention Services for the NASCAR Perfomance Network

NASCAR Selects OnStation as Exclusive Provider of Customer Retention Services for the NASCAR Perfomance Network

Exclusive Relationship Confirms Company's Leadership Position SAN MATEO, Calif., June 7 -- The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing's NASCAR Performance Network and OnStation Corporation, the leading provider of automatic email-based customer lifecycle management (CLM) solutions for automotive dealerships and ... Continue reading

Child Safety Seat Ratings

Child Safety Seat Ratings

2005 Child Safety Seat Ease of Use Ratings(to print page use landscape mode) data last updated 05/19/2005 Now entering its fourth year, NHTSA's Ease of Use Ratings program continues to prompt child restraint manufacturers to improve their products and make them easier for consumers to use. The purpose of the ratings pr ... Continue reading

Automotive Suppliers to Visit Capitol Hill to Showcase Technology, Discuss Key Industry Issues

Automotive Suppliers to Visit Capitol Hill to Showcase Technology, Discuss Key Industry Issues

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- More than 100 representatives of the nation's leading automotive and truck suppliers will convene here Wednesday and Thursday, June 8-9, to speak as the "voice of the industry" in meetings with members of Congress on a wide range of industry policy issues. The group, which will include CEOs and ot ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Extend Exclusive Relationship

Ford Motor Company and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Extend Exclusive Relationship

- All Ford Brands Included - Expanded Factory Installation Programs Expected - Factory Installed Volumes Expected To Significantly Increase NEW YORK and DETROIT, June 6 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio , and the Ford Motor Company , today announced an agreement that extends SIRIUS' exclusive relationship with Ford through Sep ... Continue reading

Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd. Announces its Financial Results for 2004

Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd. Announces its Financial Results for 2004

Strategic M&A Results in 113% Growth in Revenues and in Increased Cashflow GIVATAYIM, Israel, June 6 -- Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: NXUSF), a leading provider of Stolen Vehicle Retrieval services in Israel, Argentina and Mexico, and a leading provider of Road Side Assistance and Towing Services i ... Continue reading

DuPont and Hendrick Motorsports Extend NASCAR Sponsorship; Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo to Continue DuPont Brand Association

DuPont and Hendrick Motorsports Extend NASCAR Sponsorship; Jeff Gordon, #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo to Continue DuPont Brand Association

DOVER, Del., June 5 -- DuPont and Hendrick Motorsports today announced the extension of DuPont's longstanding sponsorship of the #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The new pact builds on an association launched 13 years ago with a flashy "rainbow" paint scheme and a 21-year-old rookie driver nam ... Continue reading

Automotive Data Logger Goes Wireless

Automotive Data Logger Goes Wireless

WEITERSTADT, Germany June 5, 2005 -- Si-Gate GmbH, a leader in the field of Automotive Electronic Development has announced the addition of wireless capabilities to their market leading VDL-1000 Automotive Data Logger. This includes WLAN, GSM/GPRS, and Bluetooth. Already being the industry standard for comprehensive ve ... Continue reading

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