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Group 1 Automotive Acquires BMW/MINI Dealership In Annapolis ... 5 May 08, 20:29 ET 5/5/2008 8:25:32 PM Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI) on Monday said it acquired Tate BMW/MINI in Annapolis, which is expected to generate $73.0 million in ... more Satyam’s Automotive Embedded Engineering Practice achieves PATHFINDER™ 5 May 08, 18:34 ET PRLog (Press Release) – May 05, 2008 – HYDERABAD - Sattyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE:SAY), a leading global business and information technology services ... more Group 1 Automotive Acquires BMW/MINI Dealership in Annapolis, Maryland 5 May 08, 18:14 ET HOUSTON----Group 1 Automotive, Inc. , a Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today reported it acquired Tate BMW/MINI in Annapolis, Md., which is expected to generate $73.0 million in estimated annual revenues. more GM hit by strike at Chevy Malibu plant 5 May 08, 14:42 ET AFP - The United Auto Workers launched a strike Monday at a key General Motors Corp. assembly plant, halting production of one of GM's most profitable and popular models, GM said. more FISHER ANNOUNCES GRANT TO SPRINGFIELD AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER 5 May 08, 14:36 ET Columbus, OH -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced a $25000 Rapid Outreach Grant has been awarded to Teikuro Corporation to purchase machinery ... more Automotive Manufacturing Company, 5 May 08, 14:36 ET Infor today announced that Eisenmann Druckguss GmbH, a manufacturer of components for the automotive industry, has replaced its standard business software ... more Automotive Manufacturing Company, Eisenmann, Expands Relationship ... 5 May 08, 14:01 ET MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Infor today announced that Eisenmann Druckguss GmbH, a manufacturer of components for the automotive industry, ... more TRW Automotive Earns Ford World Excellence Award 5 May 08, 14:00 ET TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , through its TRW Polska Sp. z o.o. manufacturing facility in Czestochowa, Poland, has earned a prestigious Ford Motor Company World Excellence Award for exemplary performance in the supply of airbags in 2007. more Automotive Manufacturing Company, Eisenmann, Expands Relationship with Infor 5 May 08, 13:58 ET MUNICH, Germany----Infor today announced that Eisenmann Druckguss GmbH, a manufacturer of components for the automotive industry, has replaced its standard business software from SAP with Infor ERP Xpert in its recently acquired facility in Roding, Bavaria. more UAW strikes GM Kansas plant making Chevy Malibu 5 May 08, 11:49 ET Reuters - General Motors Corp union workers at a Kansas assembly plant making the hot-selling Chevrolet Malibu went on strike Monday morning, the automaker and the union said. more Impasse at GM's Fairfax - workers walk over seniority issues 5 May 08, 11:48 ET AP - Members of a United Auto Workers union local went on strike Monday at General Motors' Fairfax facility - hitting a plant that churns out GM's popular Malibu sedan. more At the Telematics Detroit 2008 Conference the Future for ... 5 May 08, 11:04 ET Toyota, Ford, BMW, Nissan, Garmin, TomTom, T-Mobile to name just a few, will be gathering in Detroit for this Years Telematics Conference. ... more Automotive Retailing Today names Greer native as chairman 5 May 08, 11:04 ET McLean, Va.-Automotive Retailing Today (ART), a coalition of major automobile manufacturers and dealer organizations, installed William H. Bradshaw of Greer ... more Capital Automotive LLC Declares Quarterly Preferred Unit Distributions 5 May 08, 10:35 ET Capital Automotive LLC , the nation's leading specialty finance company for automotive retail real estate, today announced that its Board of Managers has declared a dividend for the period commencing February 1, 2008 and ending April 30, 2008 of $0.46875 per Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Unit of the Company, payable on May 15, 2008 to holders of record as of May 1, 2008. more Feinberg Stephen missed $-973264 on Trw Automotive Hldgs Corp (TRW) 5 May 08, 10:09 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! The do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Tweedy Browne Value Fund missed $59437 on Dollar Thrifty ... 5 May 08, 09:59 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! The do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more AmeriChip International Inc. Awarded Contracts for Open-Ended Production Orders to Manufacture Automotive Camshafts ... 5 May 08, 09:56 ET AmeriChip International Inc. announced that it has secured contracts to manufacture camshafts for a major Detroit-based domestic auto manufacturer. The contracts, which are open-ended, call for variable monthly shipments on an escalating scale of camshafts to be sent to assembly plants and automotive aftermarket locations throughout North America. more Basix Capital Llc missed $-571120 on Trw Automotive Hldgs Corp (TRW) 5 May 08, 09:35 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! The do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Bank Of America Corp missed $-5162294 on Trw Automotive Hldgs Corp ... 5 May 08, 09:34 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! The do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Automotive Portfolio missed $-56384 on Ener1 Inc (EF8.F) 5 May 08, 09:32 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! The do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Automotive Integrated Circuits Market Booming, Moving East 5 May 08, 09:29 ET By Michael Dinan Electronics experts are hailing an Austin, Texas-based company for its ability to lead a rapidly growing market in the automotive industry. ... more Satyam's Automotive Embedded Engineering Practice achieves ... 5 May 08, 09:17 ET Satyam Computer Services Ltd (NYSE:SAY) on May 05, 2008, has announced that it's Automotive Embedded Engineering Practice has achieved the PATHFINDER ... more Prestigious Supplier Credential: LuK Earns Honorable Mention in 2008 Automotive News PACE ... 5 May 08, 09:00 ET TROY, Mich., April 28 - The automotive supplier LuK - a brand of the Schaeffler Group - received an honorable mention in the prestigious 2008 Automotive News PACE Award competition. The 14th annual PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Award is jointly presented by Automotive News, Microsoft, SAP and Transportation Research Center Inc. LuK was recognized for its ... more Mannai Automotive wins three after sales service awards 5 May 08, 08:45 ET The first ever GM Middle East awards for the year 2007 saw a clean sweep by Mannai Automotive of Qatar in the after sales service department. more Nuqul Automotive signs an exclusivity agreement to be the sole agent 5 May 08, 08:11 ET 05 May 2008 Amman: Driven by the objective of achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction, Nuqul Automotive Nuqul Automotive announced the recent acquisition of Skoda Auto to be registered as an exclusive agent for the brand in Jordan. more Dealer.com Introduces Video Streaming Toolkit, First Do-It-Yourself Video Upload Solution for Automotive Dealers 5 May 08, 08:00 ET Dealer.com (www.dealer.com) today announced the release of the Video Streaming Toolkit, a revolutionary solution that makes it easy for automotive dealers to upload videos to their websites. more Learn about the World Automotive Chemicals Markets 5 May 08, 07:45 ET Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Car Parts and supply industry is available in its catalogue. more Rheinmetall Quarterly Profit Rises on Defense Unit (Update2) 5 May 08, 07:25 ET May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Rheinmetall AG , the German supplier of weaponry for the U.S. Army's Abrams battle tank, said first- quarter profit rose 19 percent as growth at the defense division more than offset a decline in sales at the automotive unit. more Freescale Gets Checkered Flag as the No. 1 Chipmaker to the ... 5 May 08, 07:04 ET AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the race to feed the automotive industry’s growing appetite for silicon, Freescale Semiconductor wins again, ... more Freescale Gets Checkered Flag as the No. 1 Chipmaker to the Automotive Industry 5 May 08, 07:00 ET AUSTIN, Texas----In the race to feed the automotive industry's growing appetite for silicon, Freescale Semiconductor wins again, year after year. Strategy Analytics' 2007 Automotive Semiconductor Vendor Market Share report names Freescale as the No. 1 supplier to the automotive industry - the 17th year in a row that Freescale has topped the charts in the analyst firm's annual report. more Survey finds gas prices up about 15 cents over past 2 weeks 5 May 08, 06:59 ET AP - The national average price for regular gasoline rose about 15 cents in the last two weeks, according to a survey. more Automotive : CheapAutosInsurance.com Says Think Green 5 May 08, 06:41 ET San Jose, CA -- CheapAutosInsurance.com announces "Think Green" focus for spring and summer of 2008. Online since 2003, Cheapautosinsurance.com, ... more Government Regulations On Emission Standards Spur Growth Of ... 5 May 08, 06:33 ET With increasing global pressure to adhere to uniform emission standards, demand for aftermarket automotive fuel injectors is experiencing strong growth ... more Automotive Axles plans Rs 112 cr expansion 5 May 08, 06:29 ET Mysore-based Automotive Axles Ltd, a joint venture of Arvin Motors Inc, USA and the Kalyani Group, is planning to expand axles capacity at an investment of Rs 112 crore from the present 168,000 units to 240,000 units per annum. more Business for fuel injectors & automotive parts booming 5 May 08, 06:08 ET With increasing global pressure to adhere to uniform emission standards, demand for aftermarket automotive fuel injectors is experiencing strong growth ... more Touring Superleggera introduces A8GCS Berlinetta Touring and Bellagio Fastback Touring 5 May 08, 06:04 ET MILANO, Italy - There couldn’t be a better scenario than the 2008 Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance for the debut of the stylish A8GCS Berlinetta Touring prototype, a berlinetta Gt marking the return of the famous Milan coachbuilders, among the leaders of the Italian automotive school. more Satyam's automotive embedded engineering practice achieves PATHFINDER 5 May 08, 06:00 ET Satyam Computer Services has announced that its automotive embedded engineering practice achieves PATHFINDER organizational maturity level 5. ... more Automotive : GKN Driveline Continues Expansion in China 5 May 08, 05:45 ET (SkyNewswire.com)--BEIJING--GKN Driveline plans to open a major new production facility in Wuhan, China, next year. Haixiang Wang, business development ... more Green Grand Prix offers glimpse of automotive future 5 May 08, 05:26 ET By Larry Wilson WATKINS GLEN — Four years ago, the Green Grand Prix was a display of eight cars on the Schuyler County Courthouse lawn. ... more Gettel Automotive investing 31 million in expansion 5 May 08, 04:35 ET Even as J.D. Power and Associates predicts the worst year for new car sales in more than a decade, the Gettel Automotive Family is making plans to expand its presence. more China innovation: The next big surprise 5 May 08, 04:35 ET SINGAPORE, 5 MAY 2008 - Innovation will be the next ‘big surprise’ out of China, according to Jack Perkowski, the chairman and chief executive officer of ASIMCO Technologies, an important manufacturer in China’s automotive components industry. more Regional expansion is highlight of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group's participation at Arabian Travel Market 5 May 08, 04:30 ET Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc is anticipating a highly successful Arabian Travel Market (ATM) next month, with regional expansion initiatives at the top of the company's agenda, according to senior representatives. more Pilots bound for Russia 5 May 08, 04:24 ET An Alabama-built vehicle is poised to take a bite out of an emerging automotive market in Russia, where a robust economy and rising personal income are attracting the attention of automakers worldwide. more Noteworthy 5 May 08, 02:47 ET Cummins has received an Automotive News PACE Award for innovation for its 6.7-liter turbo diesel engine. NAI Olympia Partners presented Gus Miller with the Top Producer Award, Matt Langfeldt with the Top Associate of the Year Award and Brett Spitzer with the Charlie Hustle Award. more NZAA gets call-side assitance from teleworkers 5 May 08, 02:44 ET When the New Zealand Automotive Association (NZAA) call centre turned into the weatherman and traffic reporter for many of its members, the company's CIO and its communications manager decided it was time to let their operators take some more important calls. more MCC auto open house draws crowds 5 May 08, 01:30 ET McHenry County College awarded two $300 scholarships each to high school students during two recent High School Automotive Open Houses held at the college. more Ford urged sell Volvo and Mercury brands 5 May 08, 01:18 ET A top aide to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian says Ford Motor Co should sell its Volvo and Mercury brands. Jerry York tells the Automotive News for a story Thursday he sees no reason for keeping them. more VW leaves S.C. in dust as it searches for site 5 May 08, 00:19 ET Volkswagen AG has passed South Carolina on by in its hunt for a North American automotive plant site. The German company had been eyeing the Anderson area, according to a report in Automotive News published earlier this year. One of the purported main attractions: access to the Port of Charleston. more

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