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College Summit is honored to announce it has been awarded $125,000 of President Obama's $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize award, which will support students in communities across the country on their path to higher education.

Both the Mercedes SLS AMG Safety Car and the Mercedes C63 AMG Medical Car will run throughout the 2010 season with liveries displaying the Make Roads Safe campaign logo and the web site address for more information on the UN backed road safety initiative.

Under the motto "Preview 2010" Deutsche Bank is presenting recent international art for its Frankfurt headquarters in its Art Lounge for the first time.

The new, robust M4 and M6 motorbike batteries from Bosch are specially designed for motorbike use. The M6 motorbike batteries from Bosch with modern AGM technology are completely leak-proof, extremely shakeproof, and maintenance free.

Daimler Buses has once again won a contract, and as a result will deliver a total of 239 buses to Sardinia by the end of July 2010. The orders were placed by four Sardinian public transit authorities: CTM Cagliari, ATP Nuoro, ASPO Olbia and ATP Sassari.

The Journal of Family Business Strategy publishes research that contributes new knowledge and understanding to the field of family business. The journal is international in scope and welcomes submissions that address all aspects of how family influences business and business influences family.

Acquisition of Leading Provider of Performance and Availability Monitoring Solutions Expands CA's Presence in Emerging Enterprise and MSP Markets

Soave will lead the reintroduction of the Fiat Brand in North America, beginning with the Fiat 500. She holds full profit and loss responsibility for the Fiat product portfolio in North America.

BASF creates measurable value for employees, shareholders, customers and society with its products and solutions, as shown in the Report 2009 published by BASF tomorrow (March 11). The report combines economic, ecological and social aspects.

In Brazil, where the medical field is expected to undergo greater digitization and market expansion on the back of strong economic growth, Fujifilm will integrally and swiftly deploy its global strategy under the direct marketing system through NDT

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today announced that the all-new Toyota 4Runner mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) has earned its highest ranking of “good” in their frontal offset high-speed crash ratings.

The all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty delivers best-in-class torque, horsepower, towing and payload capability – and does it all more efficiently, resulting in less fuel usage and extended maintenance intervals that can translate directly into bottom-line savings for customers.

GE (NYSE: GE), Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV), a leading global manufacturer of trucks, buses and diesel engines, and Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar, jointly announced today an expanded financing relationship under which GE Capital will become Navistar’s preferred provider of retail financing solutions to support sales of Navistar trucks and school buses in the U.S.

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) enters the decade with an upstream portfolio of major capital projects that uniquely positions the company for future growth, executives said today at a meeting with financial analysts in New York.

As a result of this transaction, which is in line with Philips’ communicated strategy to dispose of its remaining non-core shareholdings, Philips now holds 63 million shares in TPV, which represents a stake in the company of just below 3%.

São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil – Mercedes-Benz do Brasil signed a contract today with the Brazilian bank Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Económico e Social (BNDES) for a loan in the amount of R$ 1.2 billion (roughly €460 million).

Protecting customers is critical as Ford moves to the forefront of in-car personal technology. Ford’s popular SYNC system allows owners to connect digital media players and Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones to their vehicle’s entertainment system and operate them with voice commands.

Arriving at Acura dealerships in the late fall, the Sport Wagon will join the TSX lineup, which already includes the 4-cylinder and V6-powered sports sedans.

The new e-tron model series from Audi will gain another new member at the Geneva Motor Show: The Audi A1 e-tron is a Mega City Vehicle (MCV) with an innovative drive technology.

Toyota and the Clean Energy Partnership announced today (5 March) that Toyota has become a new international auto partner for the organisation.