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TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/12 -- ZENN Motor Company Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ZNN) (the "Company") today announced its audited financial results for the three months and year ended September 30, 2011. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars. Financial Results For the three months and year ended September 30, 2011, net losses from continuing operations were $752,780 or $0.02 per share and $4,418,072 or $0.12 per share, respectively. For the corresponding periods in the prior year, net losses from continuing operations were $980,423 or $0.03 per share and $4,141,528 or $0.11 per share, respectively. The loss from continuing operations before unusual items for the three months and year ending September 30, 2011 were $626,835 and $3,472,654, respectively, which results in a 36% and 16% decline when compared to same periods in the prior year. The decrease i... (more)

Leading Automotive CRM DealerSocket Announces MarketPlace Social

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning auto dealer CRM solution, DealerSocket (DealerSocket.com), announced today the availability of MarketPlace Social, one of eight tools under the DealerSocket MarketPlace umbrella. MarketPlace Social features customizable options and allows dealers to proactively solicit positive ratings for social media rating sites, such as Yelp, Google and DealerRater. MarketPlace Social automatically sends a thank you email with a survey link to sold or service customers. Customers who respond positively receive an email with li... (more)

Ballard Signs MOU With Tata Motors To Power Clean Fuel Cell Bus Demonstrations In India

12 fuel cell stacks to power buses in multiple cities VANCOUVER, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD) (NASDAQ: BLDP) has announced signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tata Motors (India) for 12 FCvelocityTM-1100 fuel cell stacks. These stacks are expected to power zero-emission buses planned for demonstration in various Indian cities. Delivery to Tata Motors is planned for 2012 and 2013, in-line with that Company's plans. Tata Motors, one of the world's largest bus OEM's, displayed the first fuel cell bus built in India at "Auto... (more)

MontaVista and Black Duck Announce Partnership to Provide Open Source Code Management Solutions to the Automotive Market

SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/09/11 -- MontaVista® Software, LLC, today announced a partnership with Black Duck Software to deliver tools to ease management of open source software and licensing compliance for the automotive industry. MontaVista has entered into this partnership with Black Duck to better automate the management, governance and secure use of open source software to provide a level of confidence unprecedented in the automotive industry. As many automotive OEMs and Tier1s move to adopt open source Linux-based systems, there is a requirement to deliver compl... (more)

Consumer Reports Survey Finds Americans See Less Difference Between Car Brands in the Marketplace

Toyota, Ford, Honda, and Chevrolet continue to lead in overall perception, but by a slimmer margin. YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The difference perceived by American consumer between the top car brands and the challengers is shrinking, according to the findings of the 2012 Car-Brand Perception Survey, conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. Toyota, Ford, Honda, and Chevrolet, which have been perennial leaders in Consumer Reports annual Car-Brand Perception Survey, maintained their top positions but have seen the point gap decrease.... (more)