A Guide to New State Laws Affecting Drivers From the Automobile Club
the calendars change from '99 to '00, the millennium will usher in a host of changes to California laws affecting drivers, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading
BAT's Subsidiary Ultra Force Battery Company Gets Battery Plant on Line in India
BAT International's subsidiary, Ultra-Force Battery Co., has completed a new plant in Hyderabad, India with 2 million amp hours of production capacity to manufacture some of the world's most advanced fiber nickel electrode batteries. ... Continue reading
BBCN Announces Alliance Program With Technology and Industry Leaders
BBCN.com, an e-procurement site for automotive dealerships and their supply partners, has opened its strategic alliance program with two key technology partners to coincide with its site launch next month, the company announced. ... Continue reading
Carlisle Companies Finalizes Licensing Arrangement with CRAGAR Industries, Inc.
Carlisle Tire & Wheel has finalized its acquisition of CRAGAR's specialty steel-based wheel assets and entered into an exclusive license to produce, market and sell CRAGAR brand custom steel wheels. ... Continue reading
CART: Team Rahal Announces Promotions
CART: Team Rahal Announces Promotions ... Continue reading
CART: Tickets for Season Opener on Sale
CART: Tickets for Season Opener on Sale ... Continue reading
Copart Announces Two for One Stock Split
The Board of Directors of Copart, Inc. has declared a 2-for-1 forward split of the Company's common stock together with a proportional split of the Company's authorized common stock effective as of January 6, 2000. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Announces Record Sales and Revenues in 1999
DaimlerChrysler set a number of records in a successful 1999, including all-time highs in sales, revenues and earnings. According to preliminary figures, revenues will be up 12% (in euro-terms) to about 148 billion euros ($149 billion).* ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Announces Record Sales and Revenues in 1999
DaimlerChrysler set a number of records in a successful 1999, including all-time highs in sales, revenues and earnings. ... Continue reading
GenRad Advances Auto Aftermarket Strategy With Acquisition of Mastertech
GenRad, Inc. announced it has acquired the Wickford, England based Mastertech Automotive Limited. The acquisition provides GenRad with the ability to offer guided diagnostic solutions to the independent automotive repair market. ... Continue reading
Late Models: New Series Announced for Late Model All -Star Tour
Late Models: New Series Announced for Late Model All -Star Tour ... Continue reading
LDM Technologies Announces Fiscal Year 1999 Financial Results
LDM Technologies, Inc. reported net sales for the year ended September 26, 1999 of $530.5 million, an increase of $47.3 million or 9.8% from $483.2 million in 1998. ... Continue reading
MSC.Software Initiates ''The Smooth Operator'' Campaign
MSC.Software Corp. unveiled MSC.Nastran for Linux 2 Go (NFL2GO), the first offering in the company's new winter 2000 campaign to promote the compatibility of the company's core products across multiple operating systems. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Richard Childress Waits As Long Time Friend Recovers From Surgery
Richard Childress Waits As Long Time Friend Recovers From Surgery ... Continue reading
New York Listed China Tire Files Suit Against Goodyear
Announcement was made today by China Tire Holding Ltd. of a lawsuit brought by the Company against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. ... Continue reading
NHTSA Crash Test Results for Model Year 2000 Passenger Cars Available
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it has released front and side crash test results for two additional model year 2000 vehicles and posted them on the World Wide Web. ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces Organizational Changes
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced an organizational change and changes in the responsibilities of some of its corporate officers effective January 1, 2000. ... Continue reading
Noble Enters into Agreement To Sell Plastics and Coatings Group
Noble International, Ltd. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell to a newly formed affiliate of Royal Bank Equity Partners Limited ("RBEP"), all of the stock of its Plastics and Coatings Group. ... Continue reading
Noble International Retains J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
Noble International, Ltd. announced that it has retained J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. to assist the Board of Directors in examining strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including strategic alliances, acquisitions, mergers and sales. ... Continue reading
Stocks: Changes to Florida Speed Park Speedweeks Schedule
Changes to Florida Speed Park Speedweeks Schedule ... Continue reading
Survey by Farmers Insurance Group Shows 1in 5 Designated Drivers Drink
According to a new survey by Farmers Insurance Group, more than 20 percent of those acting as designated drivers will likely have more than one alcoholic drink during the course of the evening. ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group Turns Online Advertising into Gold with AdWizard Plus
The Cobalt Group introduced AdWizard Plus, an onlineadvertising software application that enables dealers to create and manage high-quality, dynamic online advertising campaigns on their own Web sites at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. ... Continue reading
The Most Economical Way To Purchase A New Or Used Vehicle
CCS Car Buying Service recently launched its new web site, http://www.ccsave.com, to benefit convenience-oriented consumers who want the assurance of getting a good deal but dislike the hassles associated with buying new or used vehicles. ... Continue reading
Trivest Acquires Directed Electronics, Inc., Maker of the Viper Car Alarm
Trivest, Inc., through its affiliated partnerships, announced that it has acquired Directed Electronics, Inc. ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Selects EAI's Open Virtual Factory(TM) Solution
Engineering Animation, Inc. announced that Volkswagen AG has deployed EAI's ERGOPlan, one of EAI's Open Virtual Factory solutions, for use in production planning. ... Continue reading
Worldwide PetroMoly Offers Assistance to the Air Quality Issue
Worldwide PetroMoly Inc. acknowledges its lubrication technology known as "molytech(TM)" to be an EPA proven ingredient that can help to substantially reduce harmful emissions that are emitted. ... Continue reading
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