USAKIA Has Arranged for Speakers and Vendors for Its New KIA Memorial

The USA KIA/DOW Family Foundation (USAKIA), in conjunction with America Remembers KIA, J&S Surplus & Outdoor Store, a division of Eagle Emblems, and the American Legion Riders (ALR), plans a September 3, 2005, opening of a memorial for all members of the U.S. armed forces killed in action. The new memorial at Moss Landing will host an annual “KIA Thunder Run,” held on the first Saturday in September. Speakers and participants for 2005 include clergy from Twin Lakes Church and Cindy Jacobs, mother of Morgen Jacobs, KIA last October, as well as vendors. [PRWEB Aug 30, 2005]

Jimmy Johnson Chevrolet Increases Technician Productivity 41%

Mobile Productivity, Inc. (MPi), a premier supplier of proprietary diagnostic, repair information and service merchandising solutions to the automotive industry, announced today that Jimmy Johnson Chevrolet of San Diego, CA, increased service CSI from fifth place to first, increased technician productivity by 41% and gross profit by almost 10% within 90-days of installing MPi’s Advanced Repair Guidance Information System (ARGIS™). ARGIS enables service departments to increase efficiencies and profits by streamlining vehicle diagnostics using a customized repair information system. [PRWEB Aug 31, 2005]

Gas Prices Are Outrageous

How many times will you drive by a gas station and NOT notice the prices? Let me guess. Ah, never. Not now anyway. We can start to point fingers as to how we got into this situation: oil producing countries are bandits, it’s those people driving gas guzzlers, countries like China are industrializing or their consumers are gobbling up supply… ya-da-ya-da-ya-da. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2005]

PLI Achieves ISO Global Automotive Supplier Certification

PLI (Pak-Lite, Inc.) has achieved ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification for its U.S. manufacturing facility in Suwanee, GA from the UL Underwriters Laboratory, the global leader in management systems registration. PLI is one of the first companies to receive certification from UL in the Southeastern United States. ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification is a technical specification that aligns existing automotive quality systems standards within the global automotive industry. [PRWEB Aug 25, 2005]

Platinum Warranty Corp. Named Exclusive Provider In Ohio In Partnership With F&I Central

Platinum Warranty Corporation today announced its partnership with F&I Central, a leading national provider of finance and insurance/sales management software programs for the automotive industry. The partnership will enable Platinum to offer dealers inventory management, F&I, Accounting, Parts and Service, Back Office and Buy-Here-Pay-Here services further streamlining the process of selling vehicles using fully-integrated, web-based technology. [PRWEB Aug 22, 2005]