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Monday, September 13, 1999

2000 Saturn LS Preview(2000)

2000 Saturn LS Preview(2000)

Chevrolet Impala LS (2000) ... Continue reading

2000 Saturn LS Preview(2000)

2000 Saturn LS Preview(2000)

Chevrolet Impala LS (2000) ... Continue reading

American Honda Announces 2000 Motorcycle Racing Teams

American Honda Announces 2000 Motorcycle Racing Teams

American Honda Announces 2000 Motorcycle Racing Teams ... Continue reading

American Honda to Exhibit at World's Largest Automotive Aftermarket Show 2000

American Honda to Exhibit at World's Largest Automotive Aftermarket Show 2000

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. will exhibit its vehicles and parts for the first time at the annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading

America's Leading Truck Driver Celebrated at Championship

America's Leading Truck Driver Celebrated at Championship

For the second year in a row, Harley-Davidson Transportation Co. driver Marty H. Lawson, Jr., was named Grand Champion of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC). ... Continue reading

Automotive News to Host Retail Technology Forum West in Scottsdale

Automotive News to Host Retail Technology Forum West in Scottsdale

Some of the most innovative and successful information technology executives will participate in the 1999 Automotive News Retail Technology Forum West, November 9-10, 1999 at the Hyatt Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona. ... Continue reading

CarMax Relies on CMSI's CreditConnection(R) Service

CarMax Relies on CMSI's CreditConnection(R) Service

CarMax, one of the fastest growing retailers in the United States, relies on CMSI's CreditConnection service for automotive financing throughout its nationwide chain of auto superstores. ... Continue reading

CART: Herta becomes CART-record 10th different winner with Shell 300 win at Laguna Seca

CART: Herta becomes CART-record 10th different winner with Shell 300 win at Laguna Seca

CART: Herta becomes CART-record 10th different winner with Shell 300 win at Laguna Seca ... Continue reading

CART: Laguna Seca Race Notes and Quotes, Robby Gordon

CART: Laguna Seca Race Notes and Quotes, Robby Gordon

CART: Laguna Seca Race Notes and Quotes, Robby Gordon ... Continue reading

CART: Official statement from CART on the death of Gonzalo Rodriguez

CART: Official statement from CART on the death of Gonzalo Rodriguez

CART: Official statement from CART on the death of Gonzalo Rodriguez ... Continue reading

CASCAR: Kennington claims CARQUEST 200; Thomson finishes fourth to secure Eastern title

CASCAR: Kennington claims CARQUEST 200; Thomson finishes fourth to secure Eastern title

CASCAR Castrol Super Series East - CARQUEST 200 - Fredericton - Results & Final Points ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Impala LS (2000)

Chevrolet Impala LS (2000)

Chevrolet Impala LS (2000) ... Continue reading

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LS 2WD(1999)

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LS 2WD(1999)

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LS 2WD (1999) ... Continue reading

Chula Vista Auto Club Office Opens Full Service Travel Agency

Chula Vista Auto Club Office Opens Full Service Travel Agency

Members of the Automobile Club of Southern California and the public in the Chula Vista area can now conveniently and easily plan tours and cruises at a new full-service AAA Travel Agency in the Chula Vista Auto Club district office. ... Continue reading

Clarion Technologies and Plastech Resolve Differences

Clarion Technologies and Plastech Resolve Differences

Clarion Technologies Inc. announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement and general release with Plastech Engineered Products which provides for the dismissal with prejudice of the lawsuits pending between the parties. ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Appoints David Youngman, Manager - Visual Communications

Collins & Aikman Appoints David Youngman, Manager - Visual Communications

Collins & Aikman announced the appointment of David Youngman as manager of Visual Communications. ... Continue reading

Consumer Comfort and Convenience Breakthroughs Lead Delphi's News at Frankfurt Motor Show

Consumer Comfort and Convenience Breakthroughs Lead Delphi's News at Frankfurt Motor Show

Delphi Automotive Systems will use the Frankfurt Motor Show as its stage to unveil breakthrough advances in consumer comfort and convenience technologies. ... Continue reading

Datron Takes the ``Direct'' Approach

Datron Takes the ``Direct'' Approach

For nearly four years, Datron/Transco Inc., the leader in the mobile satellite market for recreational vehicles, has used distributors to introduce and promote its product line into the various markets. ... Continue reading

Delphi's Vision to Equip Future Generation Vehicles For 'Electronics Revolution'

Delphi's Vision to Equip Future Generation Vehicles For 'Electronics Revolution'

As the "automotive electronics revolution" of the 21st Century is approaching, Delphi Automotive Systems' visionary concept for a vehicle's electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture will dramatically reduce system complexity for OEMs. ... Continue reading

Delphi Takes Supply Chain Management to a New Level

Delphi Takes Supply Chain Management to a New Level

lphi Automotive Systems has not only demonstrated industry leadership in modular cockpit assembly, but has redefined supply chain management and established the industry benchmark with its support of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class cockpit module. ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Announces Supply Agreement With JB Hunt Transport

Detroit Diesel Announces Supply Agreement With JB Hunt Transport

etroit Diesel Corporation announced an agreement to supply Series 60 engines to JB Hunt Transport, Inc. JB Hunt is one of the largest common carriers in North America. ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Announces the 500,000th Series 60 Engine Sweepstakes Winner

Detroit Diesel Announces the 500,000th Series 60 Engine Sweepstakes Winner

During the inaugural Great American Trucking Show, Detroit Diesel Corporation announced the winner of the 500,000th Series 60 production engine. Miller E. Rehm, an owner/operator from Foley, Alabama, was randomly selected from over 30,000entrants. ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight ... Continue reading

Earl Scheib Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2000 Results

Earl Scheib Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2000 Results

Earl Scheib, Inc. reported its results for the first quarter ended July 31, 1999. Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 were $15,759,000, a slight decrease from the first quarter of fiscal 1999 net sales of $15,903,000. ... Continue reading

Enertec Mexico Obtains a Syndicated Loan for US$160 Million

Enertec Mexico Obtains a Syndicated Loan for US$160 Million

Grupo IMSA announced that it has obtained, through its subsidiary Enertec Mexico, a syndicated loan for US$160 million. ... Continue reading

Executives Explore Technology Issues at the SME IT Executive Forum

Executives Explore Technology Issues at the SME IT Executive Forum

Executives explore information technology and management issues affecting the automotive industry at the IT Executive Forum: Solutions for Global Automotive Manufacturing, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers from Sept. 14-15. ... Continue reading

FARO Technologies Announces New Auto Group

FARO Technologies Announces New Auto Group

ARO Technologies, Inc. announces the development of a new division -- Manufacturing Quality Consulting Group (MQC) -- and the opening of a Detroit-based technology center catering to the automotive industry. ... Continue reading

Fitch IBCA Rated Wheels Inc.'s $775 Mil CP Prog `F1'

Fitch IBCA Rated Wheels Inc.'s $775 Mil CP Prog `F1'

Wheels Inc.'s $775 million 144(a) commercial paper program is rated `F1' by Fitch IBCA. ... Continue reading

Fluent Releases Version 1.1 of its GAMBIT Software

Fluent Releases Version 1.1 of its GAMBIT Software

Fluent Inc., the world's leading supplier of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) flow modeling software announces the release of GAMBIT 1.1. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Frentzen enters title picture with win; Hakkinen spins away apparent victory

Formula One: Frentzen enters title picture with win; Hakkinen spins away apparent victory

Frentzen enters title picture with win; Hakkinen spins away apparent victory ... Continue reading

Formula One: Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Formula One: Italian Grand Prix Race Results

Formula One: Italian Grand Prix Race Results ... Continue reading

GenCorp Board Defers Dividend Action

GenCorp Board Defers Dividend Action

At its regularly scheduled meeting, the Board of Directors of GenCorp Inc. deferred action to declare a quarterly cash dividend on the outstanding common stock of the Company. ... Continue reading

HDA and Quality Distribution Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

HDA and Quality Distribution Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

Two of the nation's leading aftermarket distributors of heavy-duty truck parts have announced plans to merge their operations. ... Continue reading

Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1999)

Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1999)

>Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1999) ... Continue reading

Intersil's MOSFETs Target Applications with Full Device Capability

Intersil's MOSFETs Target Applications with Full Device Capability

ntersil Corp. today added to its portfolio of advanced logic level MOSFETs for the automotive market, unveiling its new 60- and 100-volt Logic Level N-channel UltraFET MOSFET families. ... Continue reading

MagnaWorks Appoints Benninger Vice President

MagnaWorks Appoints Benninger Vice President

MagnaWorks, a joint venture of Magna International, Inc. and Magellan Corp., has announced the appointment of Gary N. Benninger as vice president. ... Continue reading

Major Automotive, Completes Acquisition of Compass Lincoln Mercury

Major Automotive, Completes Acquisition of Compass Lincoln Mercury

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. announced that in conjunction with its wholly owned subsidiary Major Acquisition of New Jersey, the Company consummated the acquisition of Essex County, New Jersey- based Compass Lincoln-Mercury. ... Continue reading

Mark IV Announces Sale of Industrial Filter Business

Mark IV Announces Sale of Industrial Filter Business

Mark IV Industries, Inc. announced that it has sold its Industrial Filter Business to Clarcor, Inc for $144.8 million in cash (inclusive of net worth adjustments since March 1, 1999). ... Continue reading

Microphonics Launches Breakthrough 'Ultraphonics Monitoring System'

Microphonics Launches Breakthrough 'Ultraphonics Monitoring System'

Microphonics has signed an purchase order with the Tennessee Valley Authority to supply a breakthrough technology which allows, for the first time, unattended and continuous monitoring of critical components. ... Continue reading

Mobil Announces Upgrades to Its Commercial Vehicle Lubricant Formulations

Mobil Announces Upgrades to Its Commercial Vehicle Lubricant Formulations

Mobil announced that it has upgraded its Mobil Delvac 1 and Mobil Delvac 1300 Super commercial engine oils to new performance levels that allow 1999 certified commercial vehicles to operate to their maximum potential. ... Continue reading

Mobil Helps Truckers Go to the Extreme

Mobil Helps Truckers Go to the Extreme

Mobil initiated distribution of Mobil Delvac Xtreme Service Grease, a new heavy duty extended service truck grease. ... Continue reading

MSC.Software's Worldwide Automotive Conference Draws 300 Leaders

MSC.Software's Worldwide Automotive Conference Draws 300 Leaders

MSC.Software is thrilled to announce that more than 300 of the world's leading automotive engineers have registered to attend the very first MSC.Software Worldwide Automotive Conference, Sept. 20-22 in Munich, Germany. ... Continue reading

Neiman Marcus To Feature The BMW X5 As One Of The Ultimate Gifts

Neiman Marcus To Feature The BMW X5 As One Of The Ultimate Gifts

This holiday season it won't matter if you're naughty or nice because the ultimate holiday gift -- a limited edition of BMW's all-new X5 Sports Activity Vehicle -- can be reserved through the 1999 Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. ... Continue reading

nitedAuto Expands Presence in Arizona and Tennessee markets

nitedAuto Expands Presence in Arizona and Tennessee markets

nitedAuto Group, Inc. announced the addition of two dealerships to its existing Phoenix and Memphis Hubs. The Honda and Ford acquisitions bring the number of franchises operated by the company to 105. ... Continue reading

Oilgear Declares Quarterly Dividend

Oilgear Declares Quarterly Dividend

Directors of The Oilgear Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable October, 11 1999, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

ON Semiconductor Ships 100 Millionth Ignition IGBT

ON Semiconductor Ships 100 Millionth Ignition IGBT

ON Semiconductor, formerly a division of Motorola, announced that it had reached a milestone during its last quarter of operation with the shipment of its 100 millionth ignition insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT). ... Continue reading

Roadway Express Named `Quest for Quality' Carrier

Roadway Express Named `Quest for Quality' Carrier

As a tribute to the commitment of Roadway Express and all its employees, the motor carrier was recognized in the August issue of Logistics Management and Distribution Report as a `Quest for Quality' winner for 1999. ... Continue reading

SAAB 9.3 SE 5-DOOR (1999)

SAAB 9.3 SE 5-DOOR (1999)

SAAB 9.3 SE 5-DOOR (1999) ... Continue reading

Tenneco and PCA Make SEC Filings

Tenneco and PCA Make SEC Filings

Tenneco said that Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to initiate an initial public offering of Tenneco's common stock in PCA. ... Continue reading

Top Driver Acquires Taggart's Driving School

Top Driver Acquires Taggart's Driving School

Top Driver, the nation's fastest growing driver education company, announced today that it has purchased the well-known Taggart's Driving School based in East Brunswick, New Jersey. ... Continue reading

Unique Mobility Receives $600,000 Contract

Unique Mobility Receives $600,000 Contract

UNIQUE MOBILITY, INC. announced that it has received a $600,000 contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, to design and build a generator system for the Marine Corps' advanced amphibious assault vehicle. ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series Race Results, 16th Street Speedway

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series Race Results, 16th Street Speedway

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series Race Results, 16th Street Speedway ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Franklin, PA

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Franklin, PA

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Franklin, PA ... Continue reading

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Tuscon

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Tuscon

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Tuscon ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 306,630 units, down from the 358,266 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

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