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AutoMax Sales Training Implements New Program for Dealerships
AutoMax Sales Training and Consulting, a recruiting and training company for the automotive industry, has announced a new “No Risk” Salesperson Recruiting Program for automobile, motorsports and RV dealerships. The performance-based incentive structure eliminates up-front costs and... - May 16, 2008 - AutoMax Sales Training and Consulting
1-800 LEMON LAW to Sponsor Alex’s Lemonade Stand Telethon to Air June 5, 2008 on KYW TV in Philadelphia
Lemon Law firm Kimmel & Silverman will be sponsoring a live telethon to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. - May 16, 2008 - Kimmel & Silverman
Motorcycle Towing Service Provider Locator Service Launches
towPartners today announced that it has expanded the offering of its popular towSearch service (www.towsearch.com) by adding a motorcyclist specific site, www.motorcycleroadside.com, that uses the highly developed towPartners database system. This service will allow motorcyclists to locate service providers when they have a roadside disablement. A mobile version of the application simplifies the search process for those on cell phones and other mobile devices. - May 15, 2008 - towPartners
Cable Tester with Multi-Language Voice Control from CAMI Research
New software released for CAMI Research’s CableEye Cable and Wire Harness Tester permits production engineers to utilize synthetic speech and voice recognition for hands-free operation. Voice recognition permits the operator to issue commands to the tester without pushing buttons or keyboard keys. Synthetic speech may be employed during production to read pin numbers or provide assembly instructions. - May 15, 2008 - CAMI Research Inc.
NAFA Announces the Winners of the 2008 Green Fleet Awards
NAFA Fleet Management Association announces the winners of the first-ever Green Fleet Awards. The awards were handed out at NAFA's Institute & Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 5, 2008. - May 14, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
AMH Canada Ltd Introduces Hand-Held Spectra-Jet
The Spectra-Jet unit produced by AMH Canada Ltd for drying waterborne paint has proved very popular. AMH has now introduced a hand-held version to complete smaller jobs. - May 10, 2008 - AMH Canada Ltd
Richard Chevrolet Promotes Four to Senior Account Executives
The family-owned Richard Chevrolet in Cheshire, one of the largest dealerships in the Northeast, has recently promoted four of their account executives to Senior Account Executives. - May 10, 2008 - Richard Chevrolet
Plymouth North’s News Show Earns Tracy Chevrolet Cadillac’s "Driven Students" Award for April
They say good news comes in three’s. For the Plymouth North News, the newscast produced by Plymouth North students, that news came on Friday, April 7. That’s when the PNN team learned it had placed third in Fox 25’s Best High School Newscast contest, an accomplishment that earned them Tracy Chevrolet Cadillac’s “Driven Student” award for the month of April. - May 08, 2008 - Tracy Chevrolet-Cadillac
BudgetGPS Service Used to Recover $400,000 Truck After Theft
On April 20, 2008, a 2007 Kenworth truck equipped with a Century XP-850 wrecker body was stolen from the Marlow’s Fuel Center truck stop in Dallas, TX. The truck was owned by Walnut Hill Wrecker, a WHW Towing Companies Company, based in Dallas, TX. The tow truck operator was off-shift and... - May 06, 2008 - towPartners
Commercial Vehicle Expo on May 17th & 18th at Richard Chevrolet in Cheshire
The family-owned Richard Chevrolet in Cheshire, one of the largest dealerships in the Northeast, will hold a Commercial Vehicle Expo on Saturday, May 17th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, May 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - May 05, 2008 - Richard Chevrolet
Brazil – LCVs to Zoom Ahead of Passenger Cars by 2010, Says RNCOS
Light commercial vehicles are becoming the first preference of Brazilians over passenger cars with increasing road connectivity and emerging middle class. - May 04, 2008 - RNCOS
American Cars Offer Great Value for Money Compared to Their European Counterparts. With a Weak Dollar, Now is the Time to Buy American.
In their 18th year, American Car Imports is established as a market leader in the UK at importing new vehicles from the United States. Whatever new American vehicle you want to import, they offer you a premier door to door service. American cars offer great value for money compared to their... - May 03, 2008 - American Car Imports
Bags Are Packed for NAFA's 2008 Institute & Expo in Salt Lake City
NAFA's 2008 Institute & Expo opens in Salt Lake City, Utah and runs from May 3-6, 2008. - May 02, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
ITW Trans Tech Makeover with New Logo Aims at Market Expansion
ITW Trans Tech, worldwide leader in product decorating solutions, will present a new company identity to coincide with its recent expansion into the on-demand digital industrial decoration market. The campaign will include a new logo, re-designed website and revamped product line. The familiar... - May 01, 2008 - ITW Trans Tech
CycleTrader.com Reaches More Than 2 Million Visitors in April
Cycle Trader key performance indicators are dramatically up year over year. Improvements for total traffic, page views, time-on-site, and repeat visitors showed marked increases in the month of April based upon enhancements to the cycletrader.com site. - May 01, 2008 - Cycle Trader
Top Executives Provide Straight Talk and Insight at NAFA's 2008 Institute & Expo
NAFA's presents "Straight Talk from Leasing Executives" and "Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)" panels at the 2008 Institute & Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 5, 2008. - April 30, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
How to Run a Fleet on the Other Side of the Globe
The Global Fleet Management Roundtable at NAFA's 2008 Institute & Expo will answer all questions regarding how to run a fleet on the other side of the world. - April 27, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
RideSearch Names Top 10 Cities for People Looking to Carpool
RideSearch.com, the free nationwide carpool matching service, has named the top 10 markets for people who are searching for someone to carpool with. - April 26, 2008 - RideSearch.com
Save Up to £6,820 on Select Used Peugeot’s
UK’s Largest Peugeot’s Dealer Offers a Spring Sale. - April 26, 2008 - Robins & Day Ltd
American Car Imports in London Promote the ACI Racing Mustang Outlaw
Taking a work of pure genius and improving it. Is this possible? American Car Imports in London have taken the new Ford Mustang to extremes, they have extensively modified the new car with body-kits, wheels and engine enhancements to offer an outrageous verision of the car - The ACI Racing Mustang Outlaw. - April 26, 2008 - American Car Imports
NAFA Fleet Management Association Meets with EPA
NAFA started a dialogue between NAFA members and the EPA at a recent meeting on pending regulation for manadatory reporting of greenhouse gases. - April 26, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
NAFA's 2008 Expo Brings a Daughter Closer to Her Father's Legacy
A college student from Quebec travels to Salt Lake City to present an award named after her father who died when she was just eight years old. - April 26, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
Caribbean Auto Dealerships Can Save Up to 65 Percent
With their new office in the Dominican Republic, Autologica, a specialist in business management software for automotive dealers (known as Dealer Management Systems or DMS), now offers auto dealers in the Caribbean basin an alternative to traditional systems that can save dealers up to 65 percent... - April 24, 2008 - Autologica S.A.
Bill Bradley and the Path Ahead for America
Former United States Senator Bill Bradley is the Keynote Speaker for NAFA's 2008 Institute & Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah. - April 24, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
Digicore Vehicle Tracking Announce the Results of Their 2008 Vehicle Tracking Survey
More than one in four UK fleets is using tracking within their vehicle operations according to new research from fleet solutions provider DigiCore (www.digicore.co.uk). The results from the Vehicle Tracking Survey 2008 – conducted amongst 150 fleet decision makers and influencers – also... - April 24, 2008 - Digicore Limited
American Car Imports Promote the 2008 Ford F-150 Super Crew Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Edition
2008 sees the continuation of the joint venture between Harley-Davidson and Ford with the 105th anniversary edition F150 Pick Up Truck. With the use of very high quality materials, subtle design cues and the 105th anniversary color schemes, this is one truck that is sure to please fans of both Ford and Harley-Davidson. - April 23, 2008 - American Car Imports
The Cadillac of Cadillac Dealers…
Tracy Chevrolet Cadillac wins ‘Standard of Excellence’ honors for first quarter 2008. - April 23, 2008 - Tracy Chevrolet-Cadillac
American Car Imports of London Promote the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
American Car Imports in London have been very successful in promoting the new Toyota FJ Cruiser. Combining retro styling with serious off-road capabilities and superb cutting edge design this is one seriously up to date SUV. - April 23, 2008 - American Car Imports
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche - the Family Cross-Over SUV/Pick Up with Green Credentials
Since its launch onto the market in 2002 the Avalanche has been a popular choice for families requiring a comfortable multi purpose vehicle with the space and accommodation unrivaled in other vehicles. In addition it has a unique facility - the mid-gate, and now featuring Flex-Fuel and cylinder deactivation it also has its Green credentials. - April 23, 2008 - American Car Imports
2008 Chevrolet Suburban - the Ultimate Family Orientated SUV with Green Credentials
The new 2008 Suburban is a vast improvement over the previous edition. With a host of improvements in the quality of materials and the updated design cues this is the must have SUV if you need to move up to 9 passengers and their bags. Now with Flex-Fuel and cylinder deactivation engines you can even do your bit to help the planet. - April 23, 2008 - American Car Imports
NAFA Announces 2008-2009 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs
NAFA Fleet Management Association is proud to announce the names of the new 2008-2009 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs. - April 22, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
Apollo CEO Young Entrepreneur Winner 2007
Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet won the prestigious Ernst & Young ‘Young Entrepreneur Of The Year’ Award 2007. - April 21, 2008 - Apollo Motorhomes
Dodge Durango Hybrid from American Car Imports in London
American Car Imports offers the latest Hybrid American vehicle, The Dodge Durango Hybrid, available from summer 2008. The Durango offers all that you expect from a luxury 8 seater SUV. However, the Durango is unique, similar in size to a Jeep Grand Cherokee so, for those American vehicle lovers that want to blend in, its size makes it suitable for the UK and European roads. - April 21, 2008 - American Car Imports
It Takes a ‘Dummy’ to Teach CPR; Maryland Automobile Dealers Association & Plaza Ford of Bel Air Donate Resusci Anne Training Mannequins to Darlington VFC
Emergency services workers at the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company in Harford County will be able to expand their community CPR education programs with the donation this week of new adult and child-sized training mannequins by the Maryland Automobile Dealers Association (MADA) and Plaza Ford of... - April 20, 2008 - Maryland Automobile Dealers Association
Chrysler Joins the List of Automakers at NAFA's Institute & Expo
Chrysler becomes the latest exhibitor for NAFA's upcoming Institute & Expo taking place May 3-6 in Salt Lake City, Utah. - April 20, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
DC Designs Designer Car Featured at Infibeam.com
India’s revered automobile design guru and designer par excellence – Dilip Chhabria and some of his latest creations have been featured online for sale exclusively on India’s leading website http://www.infibeam.com. - April 19, 2008 - Infibeam.com
The Luxury Hybrid SUV is Coming
American Car Imports are promoting the new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, a full size luxury SUV with the benefit of a new 2 mode Hybrid system. This is one American Car that gives you all the traditional luxury and power you expect and yet it is kind to the environment with a 45% improvement in fuel efficiency. Customers buying American Cars still want their V8 power but now the new Hybrid technology means they can also be ecologically conscious. - April 19, 2008 - American Car Imports
Vehicles of the Future - Here Now in the UK
American Cars using the new E85 bio ethanol fuel are available. Proving to be a great success in the USA, through American Car Imports of London these vehicles are available for you to drive in the UK. "You can have your cake and eat it!" You can have your American Truck or SUV running on eco-friendly, Green-Fuelled, E85, bio-degradable, re-constituted plant matter; help the planet and drive an American SUV. - April 18, 2008 - American Car Imports
Garrick Opie Customs Debuts Michael Jordan Custom Ducati on Speed TV’s SuperBikes!
The bike, nicknamed Torello, features nickel-plated carbon fiber on the body and six LED headlamps made by Visteon. - April 17, 2008 - Garrick Opie Customs
Squeaky Wheel Media Launched Luxury Awaits.com, a Microsite for the New Lexus ES350
Squeaky Wheel Media launched a microsite for Lexus, the new ES350 which targets young and affluent African–American women. In a partnership with Alicia Keys, this time, the car itself took a backseat. - April 16, 2008 - Squeaky Wheel Media
Vehicles of the Future - Here Now
Hybrid vehicles, combining conventional petrol driven engines with new HEV, Hybrid Electric Vehicle technology a new generation of American vehicle is set to hit the market. All the major manufacturers have vehicles either on the market or about to be launched. American Car Imports in London have already had satisfied customers take the new Ford Escape Hybrid and are sure that the interest in these vehicles is set to increase. - April 16, 2008 - American Car Imports
NAFA Presents CAFM Boot Camp
NAFA offers members two chances to pass their CAFM exams during the first-ever CAFM Boot Camp. - April 13, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
"Dodge Challenger" Re-Born
The new Dodge Challenger is now available to order, with a 6.1 litre V8 engine the car pushes out 420 horsepower. American Car Imports in London are one of the UK and Europe's leading American Car suppliers and even though the car has a limited production run of only 10,000, American Car Import of London will be able to help those MOPAR lovers out there who want to get their hands on one of the early cars. - April 12, 2008 - American Car Imports
Make Sure You're Covered: Protect Yourself from Insurance & Risk Liabilities
NAFA Fleet Management Association and NETS, the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, will present "Insurance and Risk Management Masters' Seminar" on May 2, 2008. - April 11, 2008 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
CustomerFunding.com Announces Launch of New Website
Redesigned website provides a new look and offers information on all of CustomerFunding.com's products and services. - April 10, 2008 - CustomerFunding.com, Inc.
All Pro Trailer Superstore Named CAM Superline's Top Trailer Dealer in the Country for 2007
All Pro West Truck & Trailer, just outside of Harrisburg Pennsylvania has been recognized by CAM Superline, Incorporated as its number one Trailer Dealer in the Nation for 2007. - April 09, 2008 - All Pro Trailer Superstore
RNCOS Releases Report on Czech Republic Automobile Sector
Automobile sector is an integral and important part of the Czech Republic economy. The geographical proximity of the country with other European countries provides it an inherent advantage for companies to tap the regional automobile market. The largest automobile producer and a major auto exporter... - April 09, 2008 - RNCOS
Bullitt Mustang Re-Born
New 2008 Ford Mustang with the special "Bullitt" package, a re-incarnation of the classic 1960's movie starring Steve McQueen and "that" car the Dark Green Mustang. The new car is produced in Dark Highland Green to evoke nostalgic memories. An instant sell-out, American Car Imports of London already have the cars in the UK. You too can be "Steve McQueen" of 2008 and race around the streets of London or Manchester, sorry it can't be San Francisco. - April 07, 2008 - American Car Imports
towSearch.com Adds 10,000 Towing Providers and Sees a 29% Increase in Searches
towPartners® today announced that it has added more than 10,000 service providers to its free towing and road service provider locator tool in the first quarter of 2008. The addition of so many service providers comes alongside a new interface for users which improves search results. In the... - April 03, 2008 - towPartners
FMG, Silicon Valley Retailer Rides High
FMG, a Brand of the Famous Motor Grupe, proves an excellent addition at Hot Import Nights. - April 03, 2008 - Famous Motor Grupe