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Friday, December 24, 1999

ADVISORY/Manufacturers Could Be Crippled by Suppliers' Y2K Disruptions

ADVISORY/Manufacturers Could Be Crippled by Suppliers' Y2K Disruptions

Major manufacturers could face potentially crippling shortages due to Y2K disruptions of Asian suppliers, the AP recently reported. While the major corporations reportedly are Y2K- ready, smaller suppliers reportedly may not be. ... Continue reading

Electrosource Receives Order for New Light-Weight Intelligent Battery

Electrosource Receives Order for New Light-Weight Intelligent Battery

Electrosource Inc. has received an order for its new light- weight intelligent battery the E-Power(tm). ... Continue reading

GM Corp. Donates Historic 'Tent City' Site to Kettering University

GM Corp. Donates Historic 'Tent City' Site to Kettering University

Kettering University in Flint, Mich., whose professional cooperative education program has prepared thousands of executives for the auto industry, now owns another little piece of the industry's past. ... Continue reading

Grand Vitara Chosen for Another Prestigious Award

Grand Vitara Chosen for Another Prestigious Award

Citing power, performance and comfortable ride, the staff of Sports Truck Connection has awarded the Suzuki Grand Vitara with its Annual Light Truck and SUV Award (ALTAS Award) for Favorite Mini-SUV in its Class. ... Continue reading

Grease Monkey Holding Corporation Completes Merger with QL 3000

Grease Monkey Holding Corporation Completes Merger with QL 3000

Grease Monkey Holding Corporation proudly announced that Grease Monkey and QL 3000, Inc. have completed their pending merger whereby QL 3000, Inc. merged with and into Grease Monkey. ... Continue reading

Internet Christmas Includes Cars; AutoNation Hits $1 Billion Sales Mark

Internet Christmas Includes Cars; AutoNation Hits $1 Billion Sales Mark

Books and CDs may come in packages small enough to fit under the Christmas tree, but Internet shoppers are ordering other, larger items this holiday season-like cars! ... Continue reading

Kia to Replace Fuel Pump Connectors

Kia to Replace Fuel Pump Connectors

Kia announced a voluntary recall of 1998 and 1999 Sephia compact sedans to replace the fuel pump connectors. ... Continue reading

Norton Motorcycles Announces Commencement of Litigation

Norton Motorcycles Announces Commencement of Litigation

Norton Motorcycles, Inc. announced that Angel Motorcycles, Inc. has filed suit in Hennepin Count District Court asserting that certain secured Norton debt is in default and demanding that the underlying security be delivered to the plaintiff. ... Continue reading

Torvec Completes Virtual Testing of Transmission

Torvec Completes Virtual Testing of Transmission

Torvec, Inc. announced it has finished CAD/CAM design evaluation on the Infinitely Variable Transmission, which significantly reduces pollution and will be used in commercial production of Torvec's FTV(TM). ... Continue reading

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