The 2011 Buick Regal Turbo is the first direct-injected turbocharged production car capable of running on any blend of gasoline or E85 ethanol, joining more than 5 million flex-fuel models General Motors has produced over the last 15 years.

The turbocharged Ecotec 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine that powers the Regal will help GM reach its goal of offering more than 50 percent of its production in flex-fuel models by the end of 2012.Attendees at the National Ethanol Conference in Phoenix will have the opportunity to drive the Regal and the flex-fuel GMC Terrain during conference breaks today.Compared to earlier versions of the 2.0-liter Ecotec turbo, GM powertrain engineers have significantly upgraded the new engine to accommodate both E85 and to incorporate refinements. Since ethanol requires a richer air-fuel mixture than gasoline, flex-fuel engines need higher flow-rate injectors. [Read the full article]

On February 21, 2011 the Board of Directors of Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (NYSE Amex: CVR) declared a regular quarterly dividend of twelve (12) cents per share, payable March 18, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 4, 2011.Copyright © 2011 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PRNewswire content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of PRNewswire. PRNewswire shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.Quotes delayed, except where indicated otherwise. Delay times are 15 mins for NASDAQ, NYSE and Amex. See also delay times for other exchanges. Quotes and other information supplied by independent providers identified on the Yahoo! Finance partner page.Quotes are updated automatically, but will be turned off after 25 minutes of inactivity. Quotes are delayed at least 15 minutes. [Read the full article]

Ford Motor Co. named San Antonio(TM)s Grande Truck Center the manufacturer(TM)s top medium-duty truck dealer in the United States based on sales. Ford(TM)s Director of Commercial Truck Sales and Marketing Len Deluca presented the honor to Grande late last week. Grande Truck Center sells Ford trucks, vans, SUVs and crossovers. Grande has been selling and servicing light, medium and heavy-duty trucks since 1967. The company has won the top medium-duty truck dealer award three times from Ford. To access the full benefits of bizWatch and receive a weekly email with aggregated news on all the companies you are following, please provide your email address below. You must have a bizjournals account to follow a company. Please Log In or Register. Discover which companies are leading their industries in San Antonio. Directly from the San Antonio Business Journal, take advantage of valuable data, including sales figures, staff sizes and more. [Read the full article]

On Monday, Feb. 28, Neil Schloss, Ford Motor Company vice president and treasurer, and Michael Seneski, Ford Motor Credit Company chief financial officer, will deliver a presentation at the J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference in Miami Beach, Fla. The presentation will begin around 11 a.m. EST and will last for approximately 80 minutes.A listen-only audio webcast and presentation materials will be available on the Internet at www.shareholder.ford.com.Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F - News), a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 164,000 employees and about 70 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford's products, please visit www.ford.com. [Read the full article]