60% of Lithia Motors Sales in Top 10% Nationally Ranked Markets
Lithia Motors, Inc. announced that a recent study on business climates in 316 metro areas found that four markets where Lithia has a significant operating presence are ranked in the top 10 markets in the nation. ... Continue reading
AK Steel said it has elected Donald V. Fites and Daniel J. Meyer to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2000. Mr. Fites, 65, is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc. ... Continue reading
ARCA: Coach Glanville coming home with ARCA
Coach Glanville coming home with ARCA ... Continue reading
BMW 323i Sport Wagon Debuts in LA
BMW 323i Sport Wagon Debuts in LA ... Continue reading
BMW 3 Series Convertible Debuts at NAIAS
BMW 3 Series Convertible Debuts at NAIAS ... Continue reading
BMW Group Ends Year with Phenomenal Sales Success
BMW of North America, Inc. has continued its winning streak and surpassed all previous U.S. sales figures, reporting 1999 sales of 154,970 vehicles, an increase of 18 percent over 131,559 vehicles sold a year ago. ... Continue reading
BMW Group Selects MODCOMP for E-Business Solution
MODCOMP, Inc. has announced that Rover -- a subsidiary of auto manufacturer BMW Group -- will use MODCOMP's ViewMaxTM Web- to-host solution to convert its European dealer systems for use over their corporate extranet. ... Continue reading
BMW Group introduced a revolutionary new press website: <http://www.press.bmwgroup.com/>www.press.bmwgroup.com. ... Continue reading
The BMW Z8 sports car appears for the first time in the U.S. at the Greater Los Angles Auto Show. ... Continue reading
Borg-Warner Automotive Sells Coleman Cable
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. announced that it completed the sale of Coleman Cable to a group of equity investors including management for an estimated $140,250,000 less debt of approximately $3 million. ... Continue reading
Budget Group Announces Progress on Restructuring Efforts
Budget Group, Inc. has announced significant progress on a number of its recent initiatives. First, Budget has reached an amicable resolution of its differences with Ford Motor Company, which is the company's primary source of rental vehicles. ... Continue reading
Connecticut Consulting Company Quadruples Staff
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
Dana Manufacturing Facility Receives Nissan Quality Master Award
Dana Corporation's Glacier Daido of America manufacturing facility in Bellefontaine, Ohio, has received the Nissan Quality Master Award for the second consecutive year. ... Continue reading
Delphi Selects CrossWorlds Software for Business Integration Solution
CrossWorlds Software, Inc., a leading provider of integration software for e-business, announced that Delphi Automotive Systems has licensed CrossWorlds' business integration software solution. ... Continue reading
Fidelity Holdings' IG2, Inc. Subsidiary Signs DSL Agreement With Bell Atlantic
Fidelity Holdings, Inc. announced that its IG2, Inc. subsidiary has signed a contract with Bell Atlantic enabling IG2 to offer Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services to areas outside its proposed targeted markets. ... Continue reading
Fidelity Holdings' Major Automotive Group Revolutionizes Its Automobile Internet Sales
Major Automotive Group announced its plans to implement Fidelity's subsidiary Info Systems Inc.'s Talkie Browse N Talk into its websites, www.majorautomotive.com and www.majorworld.com, for sales enhancement and increased quality customer service. ... Continue reading
Intelisys and Autolink.com to Turbocharge Auto Dealers' Purchasing Power Nationwide
Autolink.com announced that it has teamed-up with Intelisys Electronic Commerce, Inc. to turbocharge the purchasing power of automotive dealerships nationwide by connecting them with suppliers online. ... Continue reading
IPSCO Inc. Today Announced a Series of Appointments
IPSCO Inc. announced a series of appointments: Raymond Rarey has been appointed Vice President and Chief Personnel Officer of IPSCO Inc. Mr. Rarey joins IPSCO following a career with several U.S. manufacturing companies. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Robby Gordon announces crew cheif, engineer, and motor program for 2000
NASCAR WCUP: Robby Gordon announces crew cheif, engineer, and motor program for 2000 ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park talks about 2000 Winston Cup Season
Steve Park Quotes On 2000 Winston Cup Season & January Appearance Schedule ... Continue reading
NHRA: JEG'S Unveils 40th Anniversary Logo
JEG'S Unveils 40th Anniversary Logo ... Continue reading
Prab Reports Repurchase of Convertible Preferred Stock
Prab Inc. has repurchased 366,667 shares of its convertible preferred shares from the State of Michigan Retirement Systems (SMRS). ... Continue reading
Providata Automotive Names Bianchi Public Relations for Automotive PR
Providata Automotive has selected Bianchi Public Relations, Inc. to assist in its automotive communication activities during 2000. ... Continue reading
SEMX Corporation Announces Launch of Company Web Site
SEMX Corporation announced that it has established a new and improved presence on the world wide web at http://www.semx.com. ... Continue reading
Sentry Wins 1999 Internet Consumers Choice Award
The 1999 Internet Consumers Choice Award was presented today by the editor of Ford News (http://www.fordnews.com) to Sentry South Lincoln-Mercury, a member of the Sentry Auto Group (http://www.sentrycars.com). ... Continue reading
Simula Inc. Recapitalization Includes Sale of Airline Interiors
Simula Inc. announced the results of a program to repay existing indebtedness and increase working capital. ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group Combines the Strengths of Online Markets and Traditional Media
The Cobalt Group announced that it will dramatically expand consumer choice in online car shopping by providing its 515,000 new and used vehicle listings to BuySellBid.com, a leading developer of online multimedia classifieds. ... Continue reading
The St. Paul to Sell Nonstandard Auto Business to Prudential Insurance for $200 Million
The St. Paul Companies announced a definitive agreement to sell its nonstandard auto insurance business to The Prudential Insurance Company of America for $200 million in cash, subject to certain balance sheet adjustments at closing. ... Continue reading
Thrifty Expands 'Blue Chip Guarantee' to All Blue Chip Express Renters
Thrifty Car Rental, the first car rental company in the world to offer a satisfaction guarantee backed by a "one day free" policy, is expanding its "Blue Chip Guarantee" program to include all members of the company's Blue Chip Express Program. ... Continue reading
Thurow to Speak at SAE 2000 World Congress Banquet
Noted economist, author and commentator Lester C. Thurow will speak at the SAE 2000 World Congress Annual Banquet at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan on March 9. ... Continue reading
Trident Rowan Group Hires IMI as Financial Advisor
Trident Rowan Group, Inc. announced that it has recently retained Banca di Intermediazione Mobiliare IMI Spa to pursue strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value in its shareholding in Moto Guzzi Corporation. ... Continue reading
Turbodyne Reports the Sale of its Light Metals Division
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. reported that the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the sale of substantially all of the assets of Pacific Baja Light Metals Corp., debtor in a pending Chapter 11 case, to Hawthorne Partners II LLC or its assignee. ... Continue reading
USAC: Pennzoil 'Night of Champions' Friday at Westin Hotel in Indianapolis
USAC: Pennzoil 'Night of Champions' Friday an Westin Hotel in Indianapolis ... Continue reading
Vice-President Public Affairs of Jaguar North America Appointed
Jaguar Cars North America announces the appointment of Simon Sproule to the position of vice president of Public Affairs -- Jaguar North America. Sproule will report to Jaguar North America President Michael H. Dale. ... Continue reading
Viisage Secures New Equity Financing for Biometrics Technology
Viisage Technology, Inc. announced that it has completed a $1.5 million private placement of convertible preferred stock with a private equity fund. ... Continue reading
ZAP Closes Deal to Acquire Electric Scooter Company; Receives $1.1 Million in New Capital
ZAPWORLD.COM announced that on December 30, 1999 it closed its deal to acquire emPower Corporation, a Cambridge, Massachusetts electric scooter company. ... Continue reading
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