Acura Announces Pricing for 1999 NSX and SLX
Acura announced pricing for the 1999 model NSX and NSX-T exotic sports cars will remain unchanged from the previous model year at $84,000 for the NSX coupe and $88,000 for the open-top NSX-T. ... Continue reading
AMA Honors Best of the Best at National Champions Banquet in Las Vegas
AMA Honors Best of the Best at National Champions Banquet in Las Vegas ... Continue reading
American Honda November Sales Up 4.6%
American Honda November sales of 73,404 were up 4.6 percent as three models, the Acura 3.2 TL, all-new Honda Odyssey and CR-V set new records for the month, according to sales figures released today by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. ... Continue reading
American Suzuki Motor Corp. Announces November Sales
American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) reported U.S. sales of 2,823 for the month of November, representing a 34% increase in its monthly sales compared with 2,104 in 1997. ... Continue reading
Autoliv Inc., a worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has started to build a plant for seat belt webbing at its recently acquired site in Taubate, 130 km North East of Sao Paulo in Brazil. ... Continue reading
Automotive Service Centers, Inc. Conts Expansion of Midas Network
Automotive Service Centers, Inc., a management company of branded automotive service and repair concepts, announced it has acquired 3 additional Midas service center franchises in Ft. Pierce, Port St. Lucie and Stuart, Florida. ... Continue reading
Avis Offers a Special California Grand Prix Promotion
If you plan to visit California soon, be sure and take advantage of the specially equipped Pontiac Grand Prix GT Sedan available at Avis Rent A Car. ... Continue reading
BREED/Siemens Joint Venture With New Airbag Electronics Series
BSRS Restraint Systems, Alzenau (Bavaria), the newly formed joint venture (50/50) of BREED Technologies Inc. and Siemens Automotive Systems, made its premier appearance at the Airbag 2000 International Symposium in Karlsruhe, Germany. ... Continue reading
Chairman, CEO and President Of Insurance Auto Auctions to Resign
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. announced that James P. Alampi, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, will resign from the company effective December 31, 1998. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Sets November Sales Record
DaimlerChrysler -- including Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep brands -- sold a record 192,012 vehicles in November, a 7% ncrease over the previous November's sales and the Corp's fifth monthly sales record in the last seven months. ... Continue reading
Donnelly to Merge Optical Unit with Applied Image Group
Donnelly Corp. of Michigan, and Applied Image Group, Inc. of New York, announced that the two companies have reached a definitive agreement for Donnelly's wholly owned affiliate, Donnelly Optics Corp, to be merged with the Applied Image Group. ... Continue reading
'Drive Time' Radio Show Enters Third Year with Move to WMAQ
"Drive Time," Chicago's only weekly automotive radio show, will make its new home on 50,000-watt clear channel WMAQ (AM 670) starting Dec. 5 from 10-11 a.m. ... Continue reading
Eye Dynamics, Inc. to Seek Mandatory Testing with the EPS-100
A recent Oregon State Police report stated that nearly one out of 10 truck drivers tested positive for drug use in an October operation along the south border of Oregon. ... Continue reading
F1: Course Designer Describes Speedway's New Home for Formula One
F1: Course Designer Describes Speedway's New Home for Formula One ... Continue reading
Fact Sheet-U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis
Fact Sheet-U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure
Wilhelm A. Schmelzer, executive ice president - Sealing Systems, Federal-Mogul Corporation announces the following appointments as a result of the incorporation of wiper products from Federal-Mogul's recent acquisition of Cooper Automotive: ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Appoints Dick Whitaker, Director, Flight Operations
Richard P. Randazzo, vice president, Human Resources, Federal- Mogul Corporation, announces the appointment of Dick Whitaker to the position of director, Flight Operations, effective immediately. ... Continue reading
Ford Credit to Give Santa's Elves a Boost Dec. 4 in Michigan
Ford Credit will give Santa's elves a giant boost when it presents more than 1,800 gifts purchased for Michigan children to Child and Family Services of Michigan Friday, Dec. 4, in the Ford Credit Building's Main Lobby at Ford Credit Headquarters. ... Continue reading
Ford to Support Pearson Ford's Revolutionary Alternative Fuel Center
Ford Motor Company is teaming up with the San Diego Environmental Foundation and Pearson Ford, to open a new multimillion dollar center designed to be a showcase to the public for alternative fuels and the vehicles they power. ... Continue reading
Formula One Brings Unique Set of Standards, Cars to Indy
Formula One Brings Unique Set of Standards, Cars to Indy ... Continue reading
Formula One: Ford Extends Stewart Grand Prix Contract to 2001
Formula One: Ford Extends Stewart Grand Prix Contract to 2001 ... Continue reading
Formula One: It's Official, F1 Coming to Indy in 2000
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation and the Formula One Administration Limited (FOA) have reached an agreement in principle to return Formula One racing to the United States in 2000 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Continue reading
GenCorp Acquires PolymerLatex' U.S. Acrylics Business in Mass.
GenCorp announced that it has purchased the U.S. acrylic emulsion polymers business of PolymerLatex. PolymerLatex is a 50/50 joint venture company of two major Germany-based chemical producers, Bayer AG and Huls AG. ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Acquisition Inc. Completes Its Offer for UAP Inc.
Genuine Parts Acquisition Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, announced that 9,569,654 Class A Restricted Voting Shares and 2,830,258 Class B Shares of UAP Inc. ... Continue reading
IMPCO Technologies Reports Second Quarter Results
IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced results for its second fiscal quarter and six-month period ended Oct. 31, 1998. ... Continue reading
Infiniti Division Announces November Sales
Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., reported total November vehicle sales of 6,229 units, an increase of 32 percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading
Interstate National Dealer Services Announces Growth in Internet Sales
Interstate National Dealer Services Inc. announced that recent sales of Interstate administered service contracts through Internet marketing programs, based on results for the latest fiscal quarter, have tripled in the past year. ... Continue reading
It was at this time last year that Kia Motors America announced it had broken the 50,000-unit mark in retail sales. Well, this year the news is even better. ... Continue reading
Land Rover Reports November Sales
Land Rover North America, Inc. reported November sales of 1,915 units, an increase of over 16% from November 1997. ... Continue reading
Mayer Joins CART As Senior VP Of Racing Operations
Mayer Joins CART As Senior VP Of Racing Operations ... Continue reading
Meguiar's Named Official Car Care Products of Greater LA Auto Show
Meguiar's, Inc., the nation's premiere surface care product manufacturer, has announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. ... Continue reading
Meritor Announces Annual Shareowners Meeting
Meritor Automotive, Inc. announced that its 1999 Annual Meeting of Shareowners will be held at Meritor Automotive's World Headquarters, 2135 West Maple Road, Troy, Michigan, on Wednesday, February 10, 1999, at 9 a.m. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors' November Sales Total 10,974
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) sold 3,323 of its all-new Galant mid-size sedans in November, up 41 percent compared to last year. ... Continue reading
Monro Muffler Brake Appoints Robert Gross as President and CEO
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. announced that Robert Gross has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, and will begin full-time responsibilities on January 1, 1999. ... Continue reading
MTS Systems and Mechanical Dynamics Make Agreement
MTS Systems Corp and Mechanical Dynamics announced a joint development agreement to integrate physical test equipment and system simulation software in a new virtual test solution aimed at dramatically reducing product development time and cost. ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Cope and Xpress Announce 1999 Schedule
NASCAR BGN: Cope and Xpress 1999 Schedule ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Homestead Jiffy Lube-Miami 400 Tickets On Sale
NASCAR WCUP: Homestead Jiffy Lube-Miami 400 Tickets On Sale ... Continue reading
New Auto Club Service Approves Loans Online in 15 Seconds
A new online service from the Automobile Club of Southern California and its affiliation with AAA Financial Services allows users to apply for an auto loan and get credit approval in as little as 15 seconds at www.aaa-calif.com the Auto Club. ... Continue reading
NHTSA Announces Expert Panel To Study Trunk Entrapment
Alarmed by the number of recent tragic incidents involving children as well as kidnapping incidents involving adults, NHTSA Administrator Ricardo Martinez, announced the creation of a panel of experts to examine the issue of trunk entrapment. ... Continue reading
The Nissan Division of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. announced November sales of 35,957 units. The Nissan Altima led the division with sales of 9,259 units, up 8.5 percent versus last month. ... Continue reading
OEA Announces First Quarter Results
OEA, Inc. announced results for its first quarter ended October 30, 1998. The Company reported a net loss of $2.7 million on sales of $56.8 million for the quarter. ... Continue reading
Oxford Automotive's $40 M Senior Subordinated Notes Rated 'B-'
Standard & Poor's assigned its single-'B'-minus rating to Oxford Automotive Inc.'s $40 million 10 1/8% senior subordinated notes due 2007. ... Continue reading
Saab Uses First Crash Test Dummy Designed To Evaluate Whiplash
Saab's newest crash test dummy family member is called BioRID. An acronym for Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy, BioRID will significantly advance development and testing of systems designed to help protect against whiplash type injuries. ... Continue reading
Demonstrating superior performance with an important industrial application, Silicon Graphics, Inc. reported that its Origin2000 (TM) supercomputer set a new record when running advanced automobile crash analysis software. ... Continue reading
Six Sigma Qualtec Chosen By Korean Management Association
The Korean Management Association (KMA) has chosen Six Sigma Qualtec as its sole partner in providing Six Sigma training to 1,000 KMA member companies, including such worldwide manufacturers as Samsung and Hyundai. ... Continue reading
Snap-on Inc. and Newcourt Credit Group Expanding Relationship
Snap-on Inc. and Newcourt Credit Group announced they have signed a definitive agreement to form a new entity, Snap-on Credit LLC, which will be the preferred provider of financial services to Snap-on's global dealer and customer network. ... Continue reading
Subaru Announces November Sales Figures
Subaru of America, Inc. announced its November sales figures. Subaru recorded a sales total of 13,783 units for the month of November, its best November sales month in 11 years. ... Continue reading
Subaru Mid-America Region Reports End of Month Sales
The Subaru Mid-America Region announced its November sales figures. The Mid-America Region posted a sales total of 1,697 units for the month, up 20 percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading
Subaru Southeast Region Reports End of Month Sales
Subaru Southeast Region announced its November sales figures. The Southeast Region posted a sales total of 1,564 units for the month, up 7% percent over the same period last year. Year- to-date totals are up 8 percent over 1997 year-to-date totals. ... Continue reading
Subaru Western Region Reports End of Month Sales
Subaru Western Region announced its November sales figures. The Western Region posted a sales total of 3,094 units for the month, up 25 percent over the same period last year. Year-to- date totals are up 17 percent over 1997 year-to-date totals. ... Continue reading
Tesma Announces Record Fiscal 1999 First Quarter Results
Tesma International Inc. announced record first quarter sales, income and earnings per share for the period ended October 31, 1998. ... Continue reading
Textron Automotive Company Strengthens Ties With DaimlerChrysler
Textron Automotive Company - Trim Division announced that it is constructing a new 87,000-square-foot DaimlerChrysler Integration and Advanced Technology Center located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. ... Continue reading
The Perfect Present Without the Holiday Hassles
Just in time for holiday shopping, Performance Products, a leader in mail-order automotive parts and accessories, offers 10 model specific catalogs for Porsche and Mercedes cars, plus trucks and SUVs from Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota and Jeep. ... Continue reading
Toyota Canada Selects Reynolds and Reynolds
Toyota Canada Inc. has selected Reynolds and Reynolds Canada Ltd. as the provider of advanced information technology and support services to support their over 200 dealers across Canada. ... Continue reading
Toyota Tops 100,000 Sales for Ninth-Consecutive Month
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A. Inc., reported best-ever November sales of 103,904, up 21.3 percent over last year. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales totaled 1,222,305, an increase of 9.8 percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading
USCAR Jump-Starts Effort to Standardize Side Impact Dummies
The United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) has initiated an effort to standardize worldwide side impact crash test dummies by making a formal proposal to the International Organization of Standardization. ... Continue reading
Wheels Names Barker Client Services VP
Wheels, a leader in fleet vehicle management, has named David Barker Vice President of Client Service ... Continue reading
WoO: Luxaire to Sponsor Andy Hillenburg in 1999
WoO: Luxaire to Sponsor Andy Hillenburg in 1999 ... Continue reading
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