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U.S. Auto Parts reports net sales of $40 million in Q1

- Gross profit of $13.8 million or 34.4% gross margin
- Adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 million

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Ricardo Consortia win UK Government funding

Ricardo Consortia win UK Government Funding for three major low-carbon vehicle-development programs.

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Nick Heidfeld tests BMW HP2 Megamoto

BMW HP2 Megamoto is an uncompromising, lightweight motorcycle, with a design that is reduced to the absolute essentials, and which is capable of producing the greatest motorcycling enjoyment on the road.

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Cars sell up to nine days faster with Carfax reports

Study finds five day turn improvement on average; $250 minimum lift in dealer profits.

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BMW F 650 GS arrives in Australia

2008 BMW F 650 GS is priced from $13,650 plus dealer delivery and on-road costs.

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Tank Sports BOD pass integration of foreign operations proposal

Tank Sports Board of Directors approved the proposal to integrate LONG S.A. DE C.V. and Guangzhou Tank Vehicle Company Ltd. with Tank Sports' U.S. operation.

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BMW Group wins ‘Best Factory 2008’ award

Production of Chassis and Driveline Systems division at the BMW Group in Dingolfing wins the industrial competition for "The Best Factory / Industrial Excellence Award 2008".

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MINI sales up 22%

In the month just past, 21,463 MINIs were delivered to customers, 17.5% more than in April 2007 (18,264).

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MINI engine wins 'Engine of the Year' 1.4 to 1.8 litre category

The 1.6 litre BMW/PSA unit found in the MINI scooped the top prize in the 1.4 to 1.8 litre engine capacity. Between them, BMW and MINI drove off with five category wins to dominate the 2008 awards.

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Daimler appoints new head of Global External Affairs & Public Policy

Martin Jaeger to become new head of Global External Affairs and Public Policy.

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BMW invests in Sydney for future growth in Australia

By 2011, BMW is targeting sales of 20,000 vehicles in Australia. In the last ten years, the Melbourne warehouse had to cope with BMW sales increasing by 85 per cent from 9,318 vehicles in 1997 to 17,197 last year.

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Customer satisfaction with wireless retail sales experience

J.D. Power and Associates - 2008 Wireless Retail Sales Satisfaction Study.

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BMW Group plans to increase dividend further

- Reithofer: dividend increase for 2007 seen as first step
- Average profit share of euro 5,600 per employee

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Toyota Prius ranks highest in satisfying customers in UK – JD Power

J.D. Power and Associates and What Car? Report - Lexus leads nameplate rankings for an eighth consecutive year.

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Virgin Mobile ranks highest in satisfying contract customers – JD Power

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Tesco Mobile ranks highest in the UK in satisfying pre-pay mobile telephone customers.

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Neonode announces date for Q1 2008 earnings release & conference call

Investors are able to access conference call on the web Thursday, May 15, 2008.

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Finally iPhone users can enjoy TV, internet TV & webcams

For the first time, iPhone users can enjoy the immediacy of live sporting events and fast-breaking news on their phone.

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Apple announces Apple Design Awards 2008

Apple Design Awards 2008: Celebrating the best in iPhone and Mac application development.

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China Automotive to release Q1 2008 financial resilts

Management will conduct a conference call on Wednesday, May 14 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss these results.

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Samsung & Verizon Wireless introduce Samsung Glyde

Samsung Glyde features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, microSD card slot, which supports up to 8 GB of external memory, and Bluetooth stereo headset support.

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Chrysler celebrates production of all-new 2008 dodge challenger SRT8

Dodge Challenger is back in Chrysler's line-up as a modern muscle car with a new SRT8 model.

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MOTO Q 9c now available at Verizon Wireless

MOTO Q 9c will be available in the Verizon Wireless business sales channels on May 9.

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Verizon Wireless offers trendy wireless phones & accessories

Hot phones and cool accessories from Verizon Wireless make gift giving fun and fasy this Mother’s Day.

 

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Verizon Wireless introduces HopeLine Program

Giving a new wireless phone to Mom, Dad or Grads in the family? Recycle the old phone with Verizon Wireless' HopeLine Program.

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Noble posts net sales of $314.1 million in Q1 2008

Net sales increased $154.0 million to $314.1 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $160.1 million in the first quarter of 2007.

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Nokia to buy back own shares

Dividend of EUR 0.53 per share; Board and Committee members elected; Nokia to buy back own shares; Nokia to issue shares held by the company.

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OSRAM receives Visteon Important Partner Awards

OSRAM honored as one of Visteon Corporation's top suppliers for outstanding overall performance.

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Kongsberg Automotive wins two TS Tech's award for quality & delivery

Kongsberg Automotive wins TWO awards at TS Tech's 2008 Annual Supplier Conference.

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Bulgari presents new Diagono watch collection

Diagono was born 20 years ago from a simple, essential concept: perceiving movement an instant before it occurs, sensing all its force and anticipating its tension.

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YFVES receives Supplier Quality Excellence Award from Shanghai GM

Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Electronics wins Supplier Quality Excellence Award from Shanghai General Motors.

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Ford Mustang joins F-150 in Patent Corral

International Trade Commission section 337 complaint targets owners of classic American sports car.

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Wilson automotive renews partnership with Carfax

Carfax vehicle history reports available at all 16 dealership locations.

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George Clooney Omega's brand ambassador photo shoots in Laglio

George Clooney Omega's worldwide brand ambassador at Laglio photo shoots. When a team from OMEGA was invited to Laglio to photograph the iconic star, it was decided that at least some of the pictures would be taken in the factory.

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MSD Capital & Jeff Rachor sign partnership in automotive retail venture

They have joined together to form MSD Automotive Partners, LLC, which will exclusively own and operate premier car dealerships across the United States.

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Yamaha launches Yamaha Alba with electric start

All new Yamaha Alba106 cc with electric start, stylish and trendy graphics.

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STMicroelectronics & Mobileye deliver second-generation system-on-chip

Two companies have successfully sampled the second generation of their system-on-chip EyeQ2 for the vision-based driver assistance segment of the automotive market.

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Ferrari Magic India Discovery Drive successfully back to Mumbai

Ferrari Magic India Discovery Drive makes a triumphant return to Mumbai after over 13,000 km in over 70 days.

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Nissan receives over 1500 orders for GT-R

High performance dealers across Europe have already taken a year’s supply of orders in one month. Nine hundred and fifty orders for GT-R have been taken in the UK alone.

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Nissan Qashqai Challenge takes place on exciting bespoke courses in Milan

Freeriding Elite line up for Nissan Qashqai Challenge 2008. Urban freeriders hit the city streets this weekend for European championships.

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Accuride posts sales results for Q1 2008

The Company reported results of $238.2 million in net sales for the first quarter of 2008, compared to $325.4 million for the first quarter of 2007, a decrease of 26.8%.

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Nissan unveils QASHQAI+2 in Europe

Called QASHQAI+2, the new model is seen by Nissan as the first Crossover for busy, active families and with the imminent arrival of the second generation Murano, helps to extend Nissan’s Crossover offering to three distinctive models. Sales in Europe will begin in October.

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Continental selects Global Telecom & Technology

World’s leading manufacturers of automotive parts, has awarded GTT a contract to support its network expansion into the United States.

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Nissan appoints Hover Automotive as partner for India

Nissan appoints Hover Automotive as marketing, sales, service and dealer development partner for India. 55 dealers countrywide by 2012 to reach 80 percent market coverage.

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Fiat Australia reports record sales in April

Fiat has recorded a record sales month in April with the Italian marque scoring its largest sales month since its Australian return in 2006 thanks to the new Fiat 500.

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Advance Auto Parts to release Q1 financial results

The company will detail its results on a conference call scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 16, 2008.

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Subaru 2.5-liter turbo engine wins 2008 International Engine of the Year award

Subaru's 2.5-liter Boxer turbo engine has won the 2008 International Engine of the Year award in the 2.0-liter to 2.5-liter category.

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First store-event for Fiat 500

500 POP.UP STORE started from April 10, in the Corso Como area of Milan. The store will be open until 31 July 2008.

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BMW receives International Engine of the Year for fourth consecutive year

BMW straight six-cylinder engine with Twin Turbo defends its title of ‘International Engine of the Year’.

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