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Record of the Bureau of Automotive Repair (Orange County Register)
Here is the statistical report for the Bureau of Automotive Repair for fiscal 2005-06, the most recent year available. Placentia is home to one of the Bureau’s 12 field offices, the only one in Orange County.

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Cruising in the automotive ether (Boston Globe)
When a luxury car's options alone add up to more than the price of a basic vehicle, such as a Chevrolet Aveo, you know you're cruising in the automotive ether.

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Toyota donates Tundra for SIU automotive technology program (The Southern Illinoisan)
MARION - SIUC automotive students will now have the opportunity to learn the latest in truck technology on the market today as Marion Toyota has donated a 2007 Tundra to the university.

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International Automotive completes purchase of Greenville plant (The Greenville News)
The privately held International Automotive Components said today it has completed its acquisition of auto parts facilities from Collins & Aikman -- including an automotive interior plant in Greenville.

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Sonic Automotive Selects Dealer Office Xpress for its Comprehensive Document, Print Management Needs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DAYTON, Ohio----Standard Register and ADP Dealer Services, a division of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. , today announced that Sonic Automotive, Inc. , the country's third largest dealership group with over 170 locations in 15 states, has selected Dealer Office Xpress (DOX) for the group's document and print management needs.

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Dura Automotive seeks approval to sell latch business for $3.5M (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
WASHINGTON -- Auto-parts supplier Dura Automotive Systems Inc. has asked a bankruptcy judge for approval to sell its latch-and-hinge manufacturing operation to Flex-N-Gate LLC for $3.5...

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Sonic Automotive, Inc. Schedules Release of Third Quarter Results and Conference Call (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sonic Automotive, Inc. today announced it will release fiscal 2007 third quarter financial results on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:30 A.M. . Senior management will hold a conference call on October 30, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. .

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Hahn Automotive buys tri-state firm (Rochester Business Journal)
By VELVET SPICER Rochester Business Journal October 12, 2007 Hahn Automotive Warehouse Inc., an automotive aftermarket parts distributor, has acquired Prime Automotive Parts Co. Inc.

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US: International Automotive Components buys two C&A units (just-auto)
Article summary: International Automotive Components Group North America has completed the acquisition of Collins and Aikman (C&A)'s soft trim division and a C&A manufacturing facility in Saltillo, Mexico. Together, the acquisitions generate a total of $US600m in annual sales.

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International Automotive Components adds to company (Detroit Free Press)
International Automotive Components Group North America said it completed the acquisitions of Collins & Aikman's soft trim division and its manufacturing facility in Saltillo, Mexico, on Oct. 1.

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