1966 Volvo P1800 Named 'Highest Car Mileage' Record Holder
The Guinness Book of Records has officially named a 1966 Volvo P1800 as the vehicle holding the record for the 'Highest Car Mileage.' ... Continue reading
AAA Projects Busiest Travel Holiday on Record
Northern Californians will be stuffing the highways and skyways to set a travel record over Thanksgiving weekend, AAA reported. ... Continue reading
Advance Auto Parts Third Quarter Operating Profit Rises
Advance Holding Corporation reported strong increases in sales and operating income for the fiscal third quarter (12 weeks) and year-to-date (40 weeks) ended October 10, 1998. ... Continue reading
Alamo Rent A Car To Open Locations In Chile
Alamo Rent A Car, Inc. has entered into a master franchise agreement with Franquicias Internationales Limitada of Santiago, Chile, who own and operate Ervo Rent A Car. ... Continue reading
Allstate Stands Behind Expanded National Crackdown
Allstate Insurance Company announced its official support of a national mobilization this Thanksgiving holiday to protect children by stepping up enforcement of child passenger safety laws. ... Continue reading
Antonio Soave, the President & CEO of RGI: The International Dealmaker
Antonio Soave, the President & CEO of RGI International, has been roaming the world for the last ten years. His job: To conclude international transactions. During his tenure with RGI, he has racked up a string of successes. ... Continue reading
Auto Club and EarthLink Offer Exclusive Internet Access Package
The Automobile Club of Southern California has teamed with EarthLink to offer an exclusive Internet access package through EarthLink Sprint for Auto Club members throughout Southern California. ... Continue reading
Auto Thefts Down, But Theft Losses on the Rise
Though the number of cars being stolen is on the decline nationwide, the average auto theft loss continues to grow due to the value of the vehicles being stolen, a new study has found. ... Continue reading
Car Companies' Head-on Competition In Electric Vehicle Charging
The world's biggest auto companies are sharpening their competition as they forge ahead in two directions of charging technology development for electric vehicles (EVs). ... Continue reading
Center For Creative Studies Students Unveil Automobile Future
Center for Creative Studies -- College of Art and Design (CCS) students were presented with awards for their creative and futuristic vehicle concepts in the 10th Annual Michelin Design Competition, at the Detroit Institute of Art. ... Continue reading
China Tire Holdings Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Board of China Tire Holdings Limited declared on November 24, 1998 a quarterly dividend of US$0.02 per share of Common Stock and Supervoting Common Stock which will be paid on December 31, 1998. ... Continue reading
Chop Shop Legislation Passes House and Senate
The Pennsylvania House and Senate passed legislation on Tuesday, November 10, that will make operating a chop shop a second degree felony crime in Pennsylvania. ... Continue reading
Composite Automobile Research Limited Makes Announcement
The companies have terminated their relationships and business plans involving World Star Asia Inc. originally announced June 18, 1998. In July CBN World Star Inc. had sold all its the issued and outstanding shares to World Star Asia Inc. ... Continue reading
Cytec Completes Sale of Bulk Molding Compounds Business
Cytec Industries Inc. announced that it completed the sale of its bulk molding compounds business to Bulk Molding Compounds, Inc. of West Chicago, Illinois, for approximately $17 million in cash. ... Continue reading
Defiance, Inc. Announces U.A.W. Contract Ratification
Defiance, Inc. announced that its Defiance Precision Products, Inc. subsidiary and United Auto Workers Local 638 reached agreement on a new three-year contract which will expire in November 2001. ... Continue reading
D.O.T. Hails Increased Seat Belt Use in National Capital Region
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today praised motorists in the National Capital Region for their increased use of seat belts and joined law enforcement officers in a nationwide campaign stressing the need for everyone, especially children, to buckle up ... Continue reading
Drag Bikes: AMA/Prostar World Finals, Final Results
Drag Bikes: AMA/Prostar World Finals, Final Results ... Continue reading
FHWA Withdraws from Participation in Truck and Bus Summit
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today issued the following statement as it announced its withdrawal from participation in the National Truck and Bus Safety Summi ... Continue reading
Fleetwood Reports Record Q2 and First Half Earnings
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., a leading producer of manufactured housing and recreational vehicles, announced record earnings for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 1999 which ended October 25, 1998. ... Continue reading
Ford Awards Contract to New Minority Supplier For Chassis
Ford Motor Company led the way in helping to form a new minority-controlled joint venture that will assemble recreational vehicle chassis in the Renaissance Zone in Detroit, initially creating up to 120 jobs. ... Continue reading
Ford Employees in Chicago Build on Holiday Spirit
Ford employees at the Chicago Assembly Plant collected more than 8,000 cans of food through an annual Thanksgiving food drive. The food will be distributed by the Salvation Army to needy families throughout Chicagoland. ... Continue reading
Four Texas Auto Recyclers Consolidate Their Business
Auto Recyclers, Inc., with locations in Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, announced today its merger with AAA Small Car World, Haltom City; First Choice American & Import, Dallas; and Budget American & Import, Kennedale. ... Continue reading
GE Capital's Equity Capital Group Makes $8M Investment in Sky Alland
GE Capital's Equity Capital Group announced that it has made an $8 million strategic investment in Sky Alland, a leader in customer relationship management, based in Columbia, MD. ... Continue reading
GM Agrees to Spend $28Mi to Restore, Protect Saginaw River and Bay
The Department of Justice and the Interior Department U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that General Motors will spend over $28 million to restore and protect the Saginaw River and Bay area. ... Continue reading
Governor Launches First Test of Breakthrough Oxydiesel Fuel
Governor Jim Edgar of Illinois announced the first in a series of demonstration projects to test the use of OxyDiesel, a blend of ethanol and diesel fuel developed by Pure Energy Corp, in a fleet of trucks at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur. ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. Receives Contract from GM
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced that it had received a multi-million dollar contract to supply four fabricated wheels for the new 1999 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup from General Motors. ... Continue reading
Highway Safety Campaign To Cont. During Thanksgiving Travel Holiday
North Carolina's "Booze It & Lose It" program continues as law enforcement officers statewide step up enforcement of impaired driving laws and promote safe motoring during the busy Thanksgiving holiday season. ... Continue reading
ICSA to Offer TruSecure IPSec Security Assurance Service
ICSA Inc. announced TruSecure(TM) IPSec, a new security assurance service for participants in the Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) Automotive Network eXchange(R) (ANX(R)) network. ... Continue reading
IJNT International Enters Partnership With Hot Rod, Inc.
IJNT International announced that Man Rabbit House Multimedia, the Company's web development subsidiary, signed an agreement with Hot Rod, Inc. to built an e-commerce website which taps into the $9 billion high performance auto parts industry. ... Continue reading
IRL Hires Renowned Firms to Help Spread Message
IRL Hires Renowned Firms to Help Spread Message ... Continue reading
Kia Motors America Stands Behind Expanded National Crackdown
Kia Motors America announced its official support of a national mobilization effort to protect children this Thanksgiving holiday by stepping up enforcement of child passenger safety laws. ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe (11/24/98) ... Continue reading
Lower Gas Prices in Texas and Nationwide This Thanksgiving
Texas motorists traveling this Thanksgiving holiday will find gas prices an average 16 cents lower across the state than last year, according to AAA Texas. ... Continue reading
Brazilian driver Ricardo Mauricio was second in the Macau F-3 GP. Scot driver Peter Dumbreck won the Macau F-3 Grand Prix with 0s003 of advantage over brazilian Ricardo Mauricio, that had his first race with Paul Stewart Racing. ... Continue reading
MADD Honors Law Enforcement Officers for Outstanding Patrol Work
On the road and in their communities, these law enforcement officers have proven their commitment to ending drunk driving. ... Continue reading
More Alabama Nontraditional Drivers Seeing Better Auto Rates
Smashing stereotypes of what defines a responsible driver, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has introduced lower auto rates in Alabama for a broad range of drivers who have typically paid higher rates for auto insurance. ... Continue reading
More Kentucky Nontraditional Drivers Seeing Better Auto Rates
Smashing stereotypes of what defines a responsible driver, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has introduced lower auto rates in Kentucky for a broad range of drivers who have typically paid higher rates for auto insurance. ... Continue reading
More Missouri Nontraditional Drivers Seeing Better Auto Rates
Smashing stereotypes of what defines a responsible driver, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has introduced lower auto rates in Missouri for a broad range of drivers who have typically paid higher rates for auto insurance. ... Continue reading
New Holland Acquires Orenstein and Koppel
New Holland N.V. announced that the Company's Board of Directors has approved an agreement to acquire 75.1% of the outstanding shares in O&K, Orenstein & Koppel Aktiengesellschaft. ... Continue reading
New Ignition Product is the Missing Link
Combustion Technology Products Corp. announced an agreement to manufacture DirectHits(tm) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for distribution to original equipment manufacturers in the Asia Pacific. ... Continue reading
OEA Announces Quarterly Dividend
OEA, Inc. announced its board of directors has approved the transition from an annual cash dividend to a quarterly cash dividend. ... Continue reading
OEA, Inc., Supports Expanded National Crackdown
OEA, Inc. announced its support of a national mobilization this Thanksgiving holiday to protect children by stepping up enforcement of child passenger safety laws. ... Continue reading
Peterbilt Achieves New Labor Agreement
Peterbilt Motors Company announced that it has reached agreement on a new four-year labor contract for its Nashville facility with the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 1832. ... Continue reading
Porsche Introduces New High-Tech Tennis Racquets
As part of its 1999 model year Selection lifestyle accessory range, Porsche Cars North America recently debuted two high- tech tennis racquets which incorporate the same principles and materials used in its championship race cars. ... Continue reading
RALLY: Ford on Course for Podium in Escort's Farewell Rally
RALLY: Ford on Course for Podium in Escort's Farewell Rally ... Continue reading
RALLY: Tommi Makinen (Mitsubishi) has Crashed out of the Network Q Rally
RALLY: Tommi Makinen (Mitsubishi) has Crashed out of the Network Q Rally ... Continue reading
Save Lives This Weekend: Don't Drive Drunk or Drowsy
In an effort to reduce the number of tragic holiday collisions that caused 62 deaths and 3,200 injuries statewide last Thanksgiving weekend, the Auto Club of S.CA is warningmotorists not to drive if they have been drinking alcohol or are tired. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Gentilozzi, Simo, Besnard Nominated for AARWBA All-America Team Ballot
SCCA: Gentilozzi, Simo, Besnard Nominated for AARWBA All-America Team Ballot ... Continue reading
SC Truck Driver of the Year Announced
Driving 4 million miles without a chargeable accident over a 45 year career has earned professional truck driver Jerry William Barton recognition as the 1998 South Carolina Truck Driver of the Year. ... Continue reading
Seasonal Sober Driving Push Underway
From the Capitol in Lansing down Michigan Avenue to all parts of the state, red ribbons are on the way, on a roll and on our cars. ... Continue reading
Standard Products Announces Management Changes
The Standard Products Company announced a series of management changes designed to enhance customer focus, improve new model launches and increase organizational effectiveness. ... Continue reading
Technews Announces Class-Action Suits and Multi-State Investigations
Class-action lawsuits alleging deceptive and fraudulent practices have been filed in approximately 30 states and counting against Ford Motor Credit, the company that provides leases on Ford and Lincoln-Mercury vehicles. ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel Adds 3 Television Shows to its Regular Internet Schedule
Leading the way in creating interactive television networks on the Internet, The Auto Channel has announced the addition of three television shows and one radio program to its weekly Internet broadcast schedule. The four new shows are AUTOLINE DETROIT; SPEEDWAY HEAT; BOBBY LIKIS CAR CLINIC; and DRAG RACING TONIGHT. ... Continue reading
The TACH Report: Lincoln and Mercury Offer More Power and High-Tech Features
When the $44,000 Lincoln Navigator luxury SUV was first introduced, it was powered by a V8 motor putting out 230 hp. Starting December 7 the segment sales leader gets a 5.4 liter Intech 300 hp increase ... Continue reading
Top Source Announces $3,500,000 Equity Infusion
Top Source Technologies, Inc. announced that it had entered into a series of three financial transactions intended to improve the Company's working capital and liquidity. ... Continue reading
Toyota Says 'Think Safety: Buckle Up
Toyota, a world leader in seatbelt development and design, announced its involvement in Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children. ... Continue reading
Transportation Secretary Slater Hails Increased Seat Belt Use
U.S. Transportation Secretary praised motorists in the National Capital Region for their increased use of seat belts and joined law enforcement officers in a nationwide campaign stressing the need for everyone, especially children, to buckle up. ... Continue reading
UAW Announces Tentative Agreement with Peterbilt
UAW Vice President Jack Laskowski and UAW Region 8 Director Bobby Lee Thompson announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between Local 1832 and Peterbilt Trucks after extensive negotiations in the Nashville, Tennessee area. ... Continue reading
UAW Members Approve Three-Year Agreement with Dana Corp
UAW members at the Dana Corp. ratified a new three-year master agreement by an overall majority of nearly 90%, announced UAW Vice President Elizabeth Bunn, director of the Union's Competitive Shop Independents, Parts and Suppliers Department. ... Continue reading
USAC: Leffler Wins Phoenix 'Remax Duel in the Desert'
USAC: Leffler Wins Phoenix 'Remax Duel in the Desert' ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks Returns to the Super Bowl
All bets are on that Volvo Trucks North America Inc. will score big again when it produces its second television commercial for one of the most watched sporting events in the world -- the Super Bowl ... Continue reading
Xtrac Selects Unigraphics Solutions
Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announced that Xtrac Motorsport Transmissions has selected Unigraphics Solutions as its product development partner and CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM standard. ... Continue reading
ZAP Power Systems of Sebastopol, Calif., one of the nation's leading electric vehicle producers, will be displaying a range of fun, environmentally friendly electric bikes and scooters at the San Francisco International Auto Show. ... Continue reading
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