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DETROIT, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2010. First Quarter 2010 Results First quarter 2010 sales of $521.9 millionNon-GM sales of $124.1 million, nearly 24% of total net salesGross profit of $87.3 million, or 16.7% of sales Operating income of $42.0 million, or 8.0% of salesNet income of $16.3 million, or $0.22 per shareNet cash...

SAGINAW, Mich., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of the world's vehicle nameplates will feature electric power steering by the end of the decadeAdaptive, efficient technology saves fuel and improves performanceEPS plays key role in active safety and driver convenience systemsNexteer Automotive, the only tier one automotive supplier committed exclusively to wheel-to-wheel advanced steering and driveline systems, says electric power steering (EPS) will be standard on more than half of...

DALLAS, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Client ConneXion, LLC (CCX) has launched the much-anticipated "Standards For Excellence" Procurement Program that aids GM dealers in attaining Quarterly lead response and bonus goals. GM has cracked down on all GM dealers with strict guidelines to answer all OneSource leads in a timely manner (less than one hour); the after-hours, weekend and holiday lead response service provided by Client ConneXion has assisted in lowering response times and allows for a...

WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) has announced its new Executive Committee for 2010. Chairing the SP Executive Committee for 2010 will be Randy Leslie, Vice President and General Manager, Johnson Controls, Inc, Automotive Experience. "I am pleased that the SP membership has selected me to serve as the Chair of the Executive Committee. SP is a progressive partnership that brings together environmentally-minded companies in...

CHICAGO, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst concerns over the Toyota recall, interest in several of the brand's popular models declined sharply in February on Cars.com. According to the most recent Cars.com Consumer Search Index, which tracks the fluctuation of consumer contact with dealers originating from the site, 6 of the top 10 decreases were for Toyota models including Rav4, Corolla, Camry, Highlander, Prius and FJ Cruiser. GM rounded out the top ten decreases, with four models...

ATLANTA, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GOVX) (the "Company"), an Atlanta-based, biopharmaceutical company developing vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), today announced that it presented the results of a preclinical study on a prototype HIV/AIDS vaccine at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco. The oral presentation, "Preclinical Studies on DNA/MVA Vaccines:...

A signaling protein that is key in orchestrating the body's overall immune response has an important localized role in fighting bacterial infection and inflammation in the intestinal tract, according to a study by UC San Diego School of Medicine investigators, published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe.Martin Kagnoff, MD, UCSD Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Pediatrics, who led the study, says his team's findings suggest that diminished levels of granulocyte-macrophage...

SAGINAW, Mich., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive, the only tier one automotive supplier committed exclusively to wheel-to-wheel advanced steering and driveline systems, will manufacture and supply a high performance, fuel-efficient, rack-assisted electric power steering on the 2011 Ford Mustang, marking the first muscle car to feature this environmentally friendly EPS technology. The vehicle launches in spring 2010. "This steering technology will turn a lot of heads," said Ted...

SAGINAW, Mich., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Nexteer Automotive, the only tier one automotive supplier committed exclusively to wheel-to-wheel advanced steering and driveline systems, will supply its electric power steering (EPS) technology to the all-electric car from CODA Automotive due out in California in late 2010. Capable of traveling 90 to 120 miles on a fully charged battery, the CODA car will include column-mounted electric power steering by Nexteer. "Nexteer's EPS system is the...

KENSINGTON, Md., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- You do everything correctly; you treat people fairly; you provide a public benefit to your community. Can you actually be punished for being honest? In the case of Jack Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Auto Malls, you certainly can. Early last year, GM and Chrysler cut thousands of dealer franchises. Fitzgerald, along with other dealers, founded The Committee to Restore Dealer Rights (CRDR) to challenge the White House's Auto Task Force's...