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September 28th, 2009 NEWBURY, England - Vodafone and Apple today confirmed that they have reached agreement to bring iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS to the UK and Ireland in early 2010. Beginning today, Vodafone UK and Vodafone Ireland customers can register their interest in iPhone shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/iphone-3gs3G and iPhone 3GS at www.vodafone.co.uk/iphone and www.vodafone.ie/iphone, respectively.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - - Frost & Sullivan to Host Analyst Briefing on Electric Vehicle Business Models, on Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 3:00pm BST The biggest barrier to broader consumer acceptance of the electric vehicle is the prohibitive cost of lithium ion battery technology, which still represents up to 50 per cent of the entire vehicle cost. Until prices are brought down by economies of scale, the automotive industry will have to find new and innovative ways to offset the high initial investment costs in order to attract more consumers.

September 6th, 2009 NEU ISENBURG, Germany - Seiko Instruments Inc. has released its new High Input Voltage CMOS Voltage Regulator S-1142.

August 18th, 2009 RALEIGH and DURHAM, North Carolina - Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN; LSE: SN) Biologics & Spine is proceeding to the next stage in the approval process for the U.S. launch of DUROLANE(R) Single Injection, Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid.

July 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE, Australia - - Marshall L. Doney, AAA Vice President, to Join the Board Club Assist announced in June that Marshall L.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - Commenting on the report out today (Friday) from the influential Select Committee on Business and Enterprise, which calls for government to stop dragging its heels on support for the car industry, Tony Woodley, Unite joint general secretary, said: "This report hits the nail on the head. More than seven months on from the establishment of the Automotive Assistance Programme, we are yet to see a penny paid out to car and components companies.

June 24th, 2009 DUBLIN - - Eurofound Publishes Report on Recent Restructuring Trends and Policies in the Automotive Sector - For more information, visit www.eurofound.europa.eu During the first four months of 2009, new car registrations dropped by 15.1% in Western Europe - and by 21.4% in the 10 new EU Member States. The market contracted by 4.8% in France, 16.3% in Italy, 28.5% in the UK, and 43.7% in Spain.

June 8th, 2009 PARIS - Valeo's Combined Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (AGM) was held today under the chairmanship of Pascal Colombani, Chairman of Valeo. The AGM approved the 2008 accounts which were published on February 13, 2009.

June 8th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Free Windows Embedded CE and Linux BSPs Provided to Facilitate Application Development Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the release of its SAM9G10 ARM926EJ-S-based embedded microprocessor. The SAM9G10 is an upgrade to the established SAM9261S embedded microprocessor that pushes the boundaries of performance versus power consumption.

March 30th, 2009 AURORA, Canada - Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A; NYSE: MGA) today announced that its 2008 Annual Report, including Management's Discussion and Analysis and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, Annual Information Form (AIF) and Form 40-F, are now available on the company's website, www.magna.com.

September 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that climate change may affect critical water resources that support prey for 75 migratory bird species in the Great Basin in the US. As climate change either freshens wetlands or drier weather makes them saltier, the distribution and availability of waterbird prey species may impact which waterbirds can use the wetlands and when.

June 30th, 2009 Fitch downgrades TRW AutomotiveNEW YORK — Fitch Ratings on Tuesday lowered its issuer default rating on TRW Automotive Inc. and its parent company, TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., to B- from B on concerns about continued weakness in the auto market.

August 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - Sical Logistics Ltd, India's leading provider of multi-modal integrated solutions for the logistics of bulk and containerized cargo, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) to operate the automotives management yard at Ennore Port, near Chennai.

June 25th, 2009 Clarification: Bike distribution in ZambiaCHONGWE, Zambia — In a June 24 story, The Associated Press reported that World Bicycle Relief would spend $7.5 million over three years to distribute 50,000 bikes to school children in Zambia. The story should have specified that 75 percent of the funding comes from World Vision, an international relief and development organization.

August 19th, 2009 Motorcar Parts buys assets of Reliance AutomotiveLOS ANGELES — Motorcar Parts of America Inc., which makes vehicle alternators and starters, said on Wednesday that it bought some assets of Reliance Automotive Inc., a privately held company that rebuilds those same parts. Terms of the purchase from the East Berlin, Conn.-based Reliance were not disclosed.

March 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A man who was accused of breaking into an adult shop has pleaded guilty to stealing blow-up dolls for sex. Adam Troy Rosberg, 24, made headlines around the world for smashing his way into the Laneway Adult Shop off Spence St twice last December, having sex with blow-up dolls, and discarding them in an alley.

January 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Saturday urged the government to offer more incentives to the domestic auto industry and encourage foreign investment in the sector. In a study on 'Automotive Policies And Incentives in Developing Countries', the FICCI said the automotive industry in several developing countries were growing fast with the assistance of their respective governments.

April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Industrial production in the northern and western regions is likely to decline nearly 30 percent in May and June due to a worsening power deficit, said a report by an industry lobby released Friday. Currently, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), industrial units in the region do not receive 18 percent of the power they require.

March 25th, 2009 CHENNAI - German industrial group Freudenberg, which posted a turnover of 5.34 billion Euros (Rs.366 billion/$7.2 billion) in 2007, is hoping to cash in on India's small car wonder Nano's potential demand, a top company official said here Wednesday. 'We supply oil seals, vibration control items and non-woven items for the Nano car.

September 25th, 2009 Founder of KB Toys auctioning off collection in NJVINELAND, N.J. — One of the greatest automotive toy collections in the world is being auctioned off in New Jersey.