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Wednesday, December 29, 1999

1999 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Production Increases 33% Over Last Year

1999 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Production Increases 33% Over Last Year

After increasing Mercedes-Benz M-Class production at its plant here, and starting supplemental production in Austria, Mercedes- Benz U.S. International announced 91,165 M-Class sport utility vehicles were produced in 1999. ... Continue reading

Autoliv Starts Subassemblies in Tunisia

Autoliv Starts Subassemblies in Tunisia

Autoliv Inc. -- the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems -- has completed the first phase in localizing some of its steering wheel operations to Tunisia. ... Continue reading

Blaupunkt Car Navigation System Keeps You From Getting Lost        

Blaupunkt Car Navigation System Keeps You From Getting Lost        

If you think a car navigation system isn't for you, think again. Car navigation is for anyone who has ever gotten totally lost in a car -- which is probably just about everyone who has ever had a driver's license. ... Continue reading

Connecticut Consulting Quadruples Staff, Triples Sales In One Year

Connecticut Consulting Quadruples Staff, Triples Sales In One Year

Peppers and Rogers Group/Marketing 1to1, Inc. is celebrating the successful realization of a business growth plan that called for tripling the number of employees by Christmas, 1999. ... Continue reading

High-Performance ML55 AMG Sport-Utility Now on Sale

High-Performance ML55 AMG Sport-Utility Now on Sale

Mercedes-Benz USA announces that the new high-performance ML55 AMG is now on sale for $64,900. This highly-anticipated Mercedes-Benz super sport-utility puts the sport in sport- utility vehicle. ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Dayton Indy Lights Championship News and Notes

Indy Lights: Dayton Indy Lights Championship News and Notes

Indy Lights: Dayton Indy Lights Championship News and Notes ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Farewell Forsythe...for now

Indy Lights: Farewell Forsythe...for now

Indy Lights: Farewell Forsythe...for now ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Off Season brings 'behind the scenes shuffle'

Indy Lights: Off Season brings 'behind the scenes shuffle'

Indy Lights: Off Season brings 'behind the scenes shuffle' ... Continue reading

iNetPartners Prepares Launch of iNetMotors.com

iNetPartners Prepares Launch of iNetMotors.com

Peacock Financial Corp. announced that one of its Internet divisions, iNetPartners Inc., will begin doing business under the URL www.iNetMotors.com early in the first quarter of 2000. ... Continue reading

Kia Assaults the Paris-Dakar-Cairo 2000; Kia Clears Last Hurdle, Ready to Race    

Kia Assaults the Paris-Dakar-Cairo 2000; Kia Clears Last Hurdle, Ready to Race    

Today two Kia Sportages, entered by Baja Automotive Adventures and sponsored by Kia Motors America, passed technical inspection and are officially ready to begin the Paris-Dakar- Cairo 2000 rally. ... Continue reading

MADD Launches Nationwide Campaign Taking Aim At Repeat Offenders

MADD Launches Nationwide Campaign Taking Aim At Repeat Offenders

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched a nationwide "Higher Risk Driver" campaign to crack down on repeat offender drunk drivers, drivers with high blood-alcohol levels, and convicted drunk drivers who drive with suspended licenses. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors will Reveal Next-Generation Sedan Concept Car

Mitsubishi Motors will Reveal Next-Generation Sedan Concept Car

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) announced plans for the world debut of its SSS concept vehicle at the North American International Automobile Show in Detroit on Tuesday, January 11, 2000, 12:00-12:50p.m. in Cobo Hall. ... Continue reading

SatCon Technology Announces Q4 and Year-End Financial Results

SatCon Technology Announces Q4 and Year-End Financial Results

SatCon Technology Corporation(R) announced financial results for its fiscal year and fourth quarter ended September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Toyota and Lexus Announce New Prices on Most 2000 Models

Toyota and Lexus Announce New Prices on Most 2000 Models

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced slight price increases today for most of its 2000 model year Toyota and Lexus vehicles. ... Continue reading

Varitek Locks-Up Advanced Technology for Wireless Auto Security & Navigation System

Varitek Locks-Up Advanced Technology for Wireless Auto Security & Navigation System

Varitek Industries, Inc. announced the signing of an exclusive licensing agreement with Dinet Distributed Networks, Inc., developer of advanced satellite-locator, monitoring and communications technology. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Agreement Helps Visteon Build a Strong Customer Base Around the World

Volkswagen Agreement Helps Visteon Build a Strong Customer Base Around the World

Visteon Automotive Systems has forged an important new relationship with Volkswagen A.G. as part of its goal of offering leading-edge technology components and systems to global vehicle manufacturers. ... Continue reading

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