1998 ARCA BONDO/MAR-HYDE SERIES SCHEDULE
ARCA BONDO/MAR-HYDE SERIES SCHEDULE ... Continue reading
1999 ARCA Auto Value Midget Series
ARCA Auto Value Midget Series ... Continue reading
1999 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck
ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck ... Continue reading
1999 ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck
ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck ... Continue reading
1999 USLMRA Lawn Mower Racing Association
1999 USLMRA Association ... Continue reading
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires Kitterman's Collision Center in Georgia
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, LLC, the nation's leader in damaged vehicle repair, announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of Kitterman's Collision Center in Georgia. ... Continue reading
Alliance Adds 10th Automaker With Fiat Membership
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers approved Fiat as a new member at its inaugural board meeting. Ten automakers have now joined the Alliance. ... Continue reading
AMA: McGRATH Seizes Sixth AMA Supercross Championship
AMA: McGRATH Seizes Sixth AMA Supercross Championship ... Continue reading
American Honda Recalls Certain Honda and Acura Models
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced it will conduct a voluntary recall on some 1996 through 1998 Honda and Acura model vehicles to replace the lower front ball joints. ... Continue reading
Americredit Corp. Announces $1,000,000,000 Asset-backed Securitization
Americredit Corp. announced the pricing of a $1 billion offering of automobile receivables-backed securities through Credit Suisse First Boston, BancBoston Robertson Stephens, Chase Securities Inc., and NationsBanc Montgomery SecuritiesLLC. ... Continue reading
AuthenTec Demonstrates Fingerprint Identification Applications
AuthenTec Inc. unveiled at CardTech/SecurTech several demonstrations highlighting its E-Field Technology(TM) and the promise of its Solution Providers Network. ... Continue reading
Avis Rent A Car, Inc. Agrees to Buy Nashville's Motorent, Inc.
Avis Rent A Car, Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Motorent, Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee, a 47-year-old Avis franchise. ... Continue reading
BMW Enhances Certified Pre-Owned Program
Many new car purchases begin with information-gathering on the Internet, and now, the World Wide Web is becoming just as important to pre-owned automobile shoppers. ... Continue reading
Borg-Warner Automotive Forms Alliance With Nautitech
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. announced that it has formed an alliance with Nautitech Pty. Ltd. of Sydney, Australia. ... Continue reading
Caliber Logistics and High Tech Packaging, Inc. Share Toledo-Based Facility
Caliber Logistics recently began offering customers integrated logistics and value-added solutions from a facility strategically located to serve the automotive industry. ... Continue reading
CarMax(R) Completes Acquisition of New-Car Franchises in Dallas/Ft. Worth
The CarMax subsidiary of Circuit City Stores, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hilltop Chrysler- Plymouth, Inc. and the Jeep franchise rights of Red Bird Jeep- Eagle, which are both located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth market. ... Continue reading
Consumers Respond to Automakers' Elimination of Models
Owners of discontinued vehicle models are likely to demonstrate their discontent by permanently leaving a manufacturer instead of purchasing a new model offered by that same maker, a study released by The Polk Company revealed. ... Continue reading
Creative Recycling Technologies, Inc. Licenses Post Processing Process
Stephen H.A. LaSala, President and CEO of Creative Recycling Technologies, Inc. announced yet another step in the company's ongoing program of increasing the quality of its by-products. ... Continue reading
Dash Multi-Corp, Inc. Extends Its Tender Offer for R-B Rubber Products, Inc.
Dash Multi-Corp, Inc. announced that its cash tender offer for up to 1,567,417 shares of common stock of R-B Rubber Products, Inc. has been extended to 5:00 p.m., St. Louis, Missouri time, on May 27, 1999, unless further extended. ... Continue reading
Delphi Invests $3 Million in Facilities and Equipment for Milwaukee Plant
Delphi Automotive Systems is investing nearly $3 million in its Milwaukee, Wis., facility, according to Donald L. Runkle, president of Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems. ... Continue reading
Dyson-Kissner-Moran to Acquire Optek Technology for $25.50 per Share
Optek Technology, Inc. and The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation jointly announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Optek to be acquired by DKM for $25.50 per share in cash. ... Continue reading
Environmental & Safety Programs for Vehicle Maintenance
Environmental Development Corp. (EDC) has announced it has completed expansion of its environmental and safety compliance and training program for vehicle maintenance and refueling operations. ... Continue reading
Environmental & Safety Programs for Vehicle Maintenance
Environmental Development Corp. (EDC) has announced it has completed expansion of its environmental and safety compliance and training program for vehicle maintenance and refueling operations. ... Continue reading
Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Announces First Quarter 1999 Results
Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Manufacturing Company announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 3, 1999. ... Continue reading
Fallon Students Win State Auto Repair Championship
A team of two students from Churchill Co. High School in Fallon combined detailed knowledge of high-tech automotive repair and fast-paced teamwork to win the state finals of the FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS contest. ... Continue reading
First Priority Group Reports Expense Savings Helped Reduce First Quarter Loss
First Priority Group, Inc. reported that cost reduction measures enabled it to increase its gross profit and reduce its overall operating loss for 1999's first quarter, in spite of an unexpected decline in revenues. ... Continue reading
General Semiconductor Announces Launch of MOSFET Product Line
General Semiconductor, Inc., a leading manufacturer of discrete semiconductors, held its annual stockholders' meeting and announced its plans to launch a line of power MOSFET products. ... Continue reading
Governor Terry Branstad Elected to Featherlite, Inc., Board of Directors
Featherlite, Inc. announced that former Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad was elected to its Board of Directors at Featherlite's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held yesterday, May 12. ... Continue reading
Holley Performance's Senior Sub Notes Rated 'B-' by S&P
Standard & Poor's assigned its single-'B'-minus rating to Holley Performance Products Inc.'s $115 million senior subordinated notes due 2009, issued under Rule 144A with registration rights. ... Continue reading
IRL: 1999 Indy 500 Official Entry List
IRL: 1999 Indy 500 Official Entry List ... Continue reading
IRL: Champ Cheever Charged for Another Dash to the Checkered Flag
IRL: Champ Cheever Charged for Another Dash to the Checkered Flag ... Continue reading
IRL: Five Indy 500 drivers plan interesting morning commute May 13
IRL: Five Indy 500 drivers plan interesting morning commute May 13 ... Continue reading
IRL: Haley McGee's Condition Improves
IRL: Haley McGee's Condition Improves ... Continue reading
IRL: Record Purse Expected for 83rd Indy 500
IRL: Record Purse Expected for 83rd Indy 500 ... Continue reading
IRL: Reigning Indy 500 winner, Eddie Cheever, shows his support at Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies
IRL: Reigning Indy 500 winner, Eddie Cheever, shows his support at Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies ... Continue reading
IRL: St. James Enters Indy 500 with Team Pelfrey
IRL: St. James Enters Indy 500 with Team Pelfrey ... Continue reading
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Makes Announcement
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. announced that revenue levels, primarily in the intermodal business, did not meet expectations for the month of April. ... Continue reading
LDM Technologies Announces Second Quarter Earnings
LDM Technologies, Inc. reports net sales for its second quarter ended March 28, 1999 (second quarter 1999) were $133.7 million, an increase of $7.8 million, or 6.2%, from the second quarter of FY 1998. ... Continue reading
Methode Electronics, Inc. Announces New Executive Vice President
The Automotive Electronic Controls unit of Methode Electronics announced the appointment of a new Executive Vice President and the development of new initiatives to further strengthen the division's presence in the automotive market. ... Continue reading
Micropoint Inc. Reports First Quarter 1999 Results
Revenues for the period ended March 31, 1999 were $121,757 compared to $60,088 for the same period a year ago. ... Continue reading
Miller Industries, Inc. Names James A. McKinney as CEO of RoadOne, Inc.
Miller Industries, Inc. announced that James A. McKinney has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer of RoadOne, Inc. and a member of the Miller Industries, Inc. Board of Directors. ... Continue reading
More Than 16% of Web Users View Maps and Driving Directions
MapQuest.com announced that, according to a March 1999 Media Metrix custom report, over 10 million unique Web visitors viewed its maps and driving directions on the MapQuest.com site or through its customers' sites. ... Continue reading
MS Acquisition Corp. Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Zenith Industrial
MS Acquisition Corp. entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Zenith Industrial Corporation. ... Continue reading
Murray's Discount Auto Stores Media to Media...Period
Detroit-based Murray's Discount Auto Stores, the Midwest's largest auto parts retailer, has announced the assignment of their broadcast media buying to Media...Period. ... Continue reading
NASCAR-BGN: Kevin Grubb Richmond Notes
NASCAR-BGN: Kevin Grubb Richmond Notes ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Pontiac Excitement 400
NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Pontiac Excitement 400 ... Continue reading
NASCAR-WCUP: Dale Jarrett Facts & Thoughts, Pontiac Excitement 400
NASCAR-WCUP: Dale Jarrett Facts & Thoughts, Pontiac Excitement 400 ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip can gain from double-duty at Richmond
NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip can gain from double-duty at Richmond ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Pardus Happy with Test Session
NASCAR WCUP: Pardus Happy with Test Session ... Continue reading
National Auto Credit, Inc. Receives Commitment of Investor
National Auto Credit, Inc. announced that it acquired an option to purchase 2,849,630 shares of National Auto Credit common stock beneficially owned by Ernest C. Garcia II. ... Continue reading
Navistar Reports Second Quarter Earnings Highest in 25 Years
Navistar International Corporation reported that earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year were the highest for the period in more than 25 years, with diluted per share earnings up nearly 60 percent over the same period a year ago. ... Continue reading
North American Auto Industry Marches to the Beat of a Different Drummer
The unique differences between the North American auto industry and that of the rest of the world are highlighted in the newly released Global Powertrain Strategies Study, published by The AUTOFACTS Group. ... Continue reading
Open Road Radio ... Continue reading
Raytech's Raybestos Products Company Wins Ford Q-1 Recognition
Raytech Corporation announces that Raybestos Products Company has received Ford Motor Company's Q-1 Award for quality and product support. ... Continue reading
Reynolds and Reynolds Signs Agreement With AutoNation
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company has entered into a two-year, multi-million dollar agreement with AutoNation, Inc. to provide business forms and document management services to AutoNation's franchised vehicle dealerships and used vehicle megastores. ... Continue reading
RGI Hosts GM Brazil Executive Speaking at Automotive Luncheon
On Thursday, May 20th, from 12 noon until 2 p.m., one of the principal purchasing directors for General Motors of Brazil, Mr. Marcos Munhoz, will be honored at an automotive luncheon at the Northfield Hilton Hotel in Troy, Michigan. ... Continue reading
Saab Introduces Saab Financial Services Corp.
Saab Cars USA Inc., the U.S. importer and distributor of Saab 9- 3 and 9-5 automobiles, has announced another new product to help dealers satisfy customers -- but this time it's not a car or even accessories. ... Continue reading
S&P Rates Venture Holdings Debt, Ratings Also Off Watch
Standard & Poor's affirmed its single-'B'-plus corporate credit rating and single-'B'-minus subordinated debt rating on Venture Holdings Trust. ... Continue reading
St. Clair Auto Techs Win in Ford/AAA Contest
Two St. Clair Technical Education Center students took first place in the annual Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Quality Care Challenge at AAA Michigan's Dearborn Administrative Offices. ... Continue reading
Sunsweet's 'Plum Crazy' Volkswagen Beetle Lands in Alpharetta
Although Georgia is the Peach State, Alpharetta, Ga., was the plum crazy city on Tuesday, May 11, thanks to Sunsweet Prunes. ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group Opens Product Development Office in Austin, Texas
The Cobalt Group announced that it will open an office in Austin, Texas to expand its product development capabilities and geographic presence outside of the Pacific Northwest. ... Continue reading
The Mazda Miata MX-5 (1999) ... Continue reading
Thomas Group Announces First Quarter Results
Thomas Group Inc. announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the first quarter of 1999 were $0.15 compared to $0.14 for the same period last year. ... Continue reading
USAC: Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Rained Out
USAC: Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Rained Out ... Continue reading
Valeo Pursues Growth in North America
Valeo continues to pursue its strategy for growth in North America with the inauguration last week of the Group's new Thermal Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich. ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.
