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1999 CART FedEX Championship Series
1999 CART FedEX Championship Series ... Continue reading
1999 FedEX Championship Series
1999FedEX Championship Series ... Continue reading
ALLDATA Makes Information Access Faster With DVD
ALLDATA now provides its ALLDATA(R) database (AFW(TM)) on Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) to save technicians time and make accessing the AFW(TM) information even easier. ... Continue reading
Auto Parts Warehouses Keep Parts to Supply 30,000 Different Vehicle Models
Auto parts distributors' warehouses must stock hundreds of thousands of parts to supply the more than 30,000 different vehicles on U.S. roads, according to the Automotive Industry Status Report produced by the MEMA Ass. ... Continue reading
Bank of America Announces Two Key Appointments
Bank of America Investment Management announced two key additions to staff with the appointment of Preston Estep as senior vp and chief quantitative strategist and the naming of John W. Zimmerman as senior vp and senior investmentstrategist. ... Continue reading
Borg-Warner Automotive Powertrain Achieves ISO-9001 and QS-9000
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. announced that the company's Powertrain Systems facility in Seneca, South Carolina, has received its ISO-9001 and QS-9000 certifications. The certifications were issued on March 19, 1999. ... Continue reading
Budget Celebrates the 1st Anniversary of Its Customer Loyalty Program
In celebration of the first anniversary of Perfect Drive, Budget's ever-growing customer loyalty program, the company has introduced a special offer for an Odyssey(TM) DF 660 Putter -- one of the top putters in the golf industry. ... Continue reading
CCC's Jim Dickens Promoted to Autobody Group Vice President
CCC Information Services Inc., the leading provider of solutions to the automotive claims industry, announced that it has promoted Jim Dickens to Group Vice President, Autobody. ... Continue reading
Circuit City Stores, Inc. Releases Fiscal Year 1999 Results
Circuit City Stores, Inc. released March 1999 sales and fiscal year 1999 and fourth quarter 1999 earnings for the company, the Circuit City Group and the CarMax Group. ... Continue reading
COAST Suspension: Safety, Performance and Comfort
AimRite Holdings Corporation announced that COAST, the unique and revolutionary suspension control system, dramatically improves the safety, performance and comfort of any truck, bus or automobile. ... Continue reading
Delco Remy America Announces Promotions
Thomas Jennett, sr. vice president & general manager, aftermarket, Delco Remy America, announced the following organizational changes. ... Continue reading
Eagle Ottawa Awarded 'Superior' Rating from Toyota
Eagle Ottawa, the world's leading producer of automotive leather upholstery, was recently awarded a distinction of "Supplier Achievement for Quality Performance" by Toyota Motor Corp. for 1998. ... Continue reading
Eagle Ottawa Earns Certificate of Achievement From Toyota
Eagle Ottawa, the world's leading producer of automotive leather upholstery, has earned a Certificate of Achievement for Quality Performance from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Inc. (TMMNA). ... Continue reading
Energy Research Corporation Spin-off Evercel, Inc. Begins Trading
nergy Research Corporation reminded shareholders of the initial trading of Evercel, Inc. on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market (EVRC) and the Boston Stock Exchange (EVL) formerly the Battery Group of ERC. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company's U.S. Sales up 13%; Trucks Climb 19%, Cars up 5%
U.S. consumers purchased or leased an all-time record 399,908 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, and Jaguar dealers in March, up 13 percent from a year ago. ... Continue reading
HP and Delphi Automotive Systems Sign $25 Million SAP Management Services Deal
Hewlett-Packard Company announced that Delphi Automotive Systems, an automotive components and systems company, has agreed to purchase a comprehensive SAP R/3 solution worth more than $25 million over the next three years. ... Continue reading
Hyundai to Launch the E-Commerce Auto Parts Site
In conjunction with the launch of Hyundai Parts Online, you are invited to join the audio and slideshow event that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Wednesday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. ... Continue reading
Iammarino Elected New STI President
The Steel Tube Institute of North America (STI) elected new leaders and honored current president Thomas I. Rodhouse at its recent Annual Meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. ... Continue reading
Kia Sportage ride-along at the SCORE Racing International Baja 250
Kia Sportage ride-along at the SCORE Racing International Baja 250 ... Continue reading
Lernout & Hauspie Announces Letter of Intent for Intel to Invest $30M
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products announced that Intel Corporation has signed a binding letter of intent to invest $30 million in L&H. ... Continue reading
Lescoa, Inc. Named as GM 'Supplier of the Year' for Console Assemblies
Lescoa, Inc. (The Leslie Metal Arts Co.) has been selected as the GM Supplier of the Year 1998 for Interior Consoles and will be receiving General Motors' QSTP Award. ... Continue reading
Philip Recht, Deputy Administrator of the NHTSA, Joins Mayer, Brown & Platt
The law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt announced that Philip R. Recht, Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will join the firm's Los Angeles office as founding partner and Chair of its Government Practice group. ... Continue reading
Raytech Corporation Announces 1998 Results
Raytech Corporation reported record worldwide sales and earnings for the year ended January 3, 1999. The reported worldwide sales of $247.5 million exceeded 1997 sales of $234.5 million by $13 million or 5.5%. ... Continue reading
Republic Industries, Inc. Becomes AutoNation, Inc.
Republic Industries, Inc., America's largest automotive retailer, announced that it has changed its corporate name to "AutoNation, Inc." ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars Appoint Design Director
Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars has announced the appointment of Dirk van Braekel as Director of Styling and Design. ... Continue reading
SAE Dinner Meeting Gets up to Speed With Visteon Technology
n the global automotive marketplace or on the world's race tracks, competition is intense. Competitive advantages are hard to achieve and even more difficult to maintain. ... Continue reading
Spatial Technology Inc. Announces Shipment of ACIS 5.1
Spatial Technology Inc., the world's leading developer of open, component 3D modeling technology, announced the shipment of ACIS (R) 5.1, the newest release of its de facto standard 3D modeling kernel. ... Continue reading
Tilden Associates Inc. Completes Reg. D Offering
Tilden Associates Inc., which operates under the name Tilden for Brakes Car Care Centers, announced it had completed the final $550,000 portion of its $1,000,000 504.Reg. D Offering which was placed through Intercontinental Capital Group. ... Continue reading
Titan Announces Record Sales and Profits
Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced record sales and profits for the 1998 fiscal year. Sales increased 113% to $27.9 million as compared to $13.1 million for 1997. ... Continue reading
Turbodyne Reports That It Has Filed an Extension With the SEC
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. reported that it has filed an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K, which currently is due to be filed on April 15, 1999. ... Continue reading
Turbodyne Technologies Reports Nasdaq to Delist their Securities
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. reported that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has determined to delist the company's securities from The Nasdaq Stock Market effective with the close of business on April 1, 1999. ... Continue reading
Wheel of Fortune Gets ZAPPED April 6
Contestants have the opportunity to win a new ZAP electric bicycle or scooter on the popular TV game show, which airs Tuesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on ABC. ... Continue reading
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