AMA Pro Racing partners with SFI Foundation to kick off 2000 season safety initiatives
AMA Pro Racing partners with SFI Foundation to kick off 2000 season safety initiatives ... Continue reading
Amerigon Ships Of Proprietary Climate Control Vehicle Seat System
Amerigon Incorporated announced that it has commenced commercial shipments of its proprietary Climate Control Seat (TM) (CCS(TM)) system for vehicle driver and front passenger seats. ... Continue reading
Audiovox Joins XM Radio's Elite Team of Radio Manufacturers
XM Satellite Radio Inc. announced that Audiovox Corporation's Electronics Division will design, manufacture and market XM- Ready(TM) radios for the OEM car stereo market. ... Continue reading
BBCN Raises $4 Million for Initial Start-Up, Closes Private Placement
BBCN.com, an Internet-based marketplace allowing competitive purchasing between auto dealerships and their vendors, announced it has exceeded its $4 million offering limit and has closed its initial private placement investment. ... Continue reading
BestOffer.com's Second Round Financing Fueled by Leading Internet VC Firms
BestOffer.com, the better way to buy and sell used cars, announced that its second round of financing has successfully attracted $15 million from three of the nation's leading consumer Internet venture capital firms. ... Continue reading
BMW Group to Introduce Digital Satellite Radio
The BMW Group announced that it would be one of the first companies to offer digital satellite radio in all its vehicles sold in the US. ... Continue reading
BMW Motorcycles Top 10,000 Units; Marks Best Sales Year Ever in U.S. Market
BMW of North America, Inc.posted record sales of 10,088 units in 1999 --the most BMW motorcycles ever sold in one year for the U.S. market-- an increase of nearly 30 percent over record year-end sales figures for 1998. ... Continue reading
Boeing Supports SDRC's Acquisition of Sherpa
SDRC, a leading global supplier of Internet-enabled collaborative product development solutions, announced that The Boeing Company supports the SDRC announced acquisition of Sherpa Systems Corporation and Inso France Development SA. ... Continue reading
Boston Acoustics Introduces Competitor Series C110 and C210 Subwoofer Systems
Boston Acoustics introduced its new Competitor Series Subwoofer Systems for the "enthusiast" automotive audio aftermarket. ... Continue reading
CART: Elf Race Fuels Named Official Fuel Supplier for CART FedEx Championship Series
CART: Elf Race Fuels Named Official Fuel Supplier for CART FedEx Championship Series ... Continue reading
Clarion Selects REALmagic EM8400 from Sigma Designs
Sigma Designs(R), Inc. announced that the company's REALmagic (R) EM8400 DVD playback silicon has been designed into the DVD Video subsystem of the next-generation Clarion Corporation of America (CCA) AutoPC(TM). ... Continue reading
Clean Diesel Technologies Receives EPA Tier 1 Registration
Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. announced that it had received registration from the U.S. EPA for its Platinum Plus(R) bimetallic diesel fuel combustion catalyst. ... Continue reading
Code-Alarm, Inc. Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer
Code-Alarm, Inc. announced that its board of directors has promoted Peter J. Stouffer to serve as president and chief operating officer of the Madison Heights, Mich.-based maker of car security and remote-keyless entry products. ... Continue reading
Code-Alarm to Step Up Dealer Support in 2000
Code-Alarm, Inc. announced a variety of new initiatives to better support its national base of aftermarket dealers in 2000, including a dealer council, product technology, marketing and a trip south of the border. ... Continue reading
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Receives Top Ten Ranking
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY announced it had been ranked as one of the top ten world's most respected engineering companies by the Financial Times, the world's business newspaper. ... Continue reading
Daewoo Motor America Demonstrates Terrific Growth in 1999
Daewoo Motor America demonstrated terrific growth with sales of 2,136 units in December 1999, a 257% increase compared to the same period one year ago. ... Continue reading
dbusiness.com Chooses iFLEET Inc. As One of Atlanta's ``Top 25 to Watch''
dbusiness.com, a national online business and information news provider, recently named iFLEET(tm), a leading information technology services provider for commercial and automotive fleets, as one of the top 25 private Atlanta companies to watch. ... Continue reading
Delphi and MP3 Enabling a Music Revolution
In response to what is perhaps the most revolutionary trend in music history, Delphi Automotive Systems demonstrated one of the automotive industry's first MP3 audio playback original equipment applications at the 2000 Consumer Electronics Show. ... Continue reading
Delphi Announces $575M Voluntary Cash Contribution To Hourly Pension Fund
Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation announced a $575 million voluntary contribution to its U.S. hourly pension fund. ... Continue reading
Delphi Demonstrates Technology That Allows Fast, Convenient Vehicle Access to Internet
Delphi Automotive Systems demonstrated its mobile Internet browsing capability using Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), an enabler to convenient, efficient Internet access from cars and trucks. ... Continue reading
Delphi Demonstrates Totally Hands-Free Mobile Phone Operation
Delphi Automotive Systems illustrated at the 2000 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas how its Bluetooth wireless communication technologies will allow vehicle owners to use their personal mobile phones to make totally hands-free calls. ... Continue reading
Delphi Wins More Than $2.5 Billion in New Mobile MultiMedia Business
Delphi Automotive Systems has received more than $2.5 billion in business orders from seven different customers around the world for its Communiport(R) brand Mobile MultiMedia (MMM) technologies. ... Continue reading
DESC S.A. de C.V. Announces US$ 15 Million Repurchase of Outstanding Debt
DESC, S.A. de C.V. announced that in December, Dine, S.A. de C.V., its real estate subsidiary, bought back 10% of its 8 3/4 Guaranteed Notes due 2007. ... Continue reading
Designworks/USA CEO, Charles W. Pelly Names Henrik Fisker his Successor
Charles W. Pelly, a 40-year veteran of the design industry, has named Henrik Fisker President and CEO of Designworks/USA overseeing all design and marketing activities for Designworks/USA globally. ... Continue reading
DeTomaso Returns to the U.S. After 25-Year Absence
The North American debut of the 2000 DeTomaso Mangusta at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show celebrates the official return of a renowned Italian marque to the U.S. market after more than 25 years. ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul to Supply Bushings for Hoover Dam
Federal-Mogul Corporation announced that it will supply bushings and wear plates for the Hoover Dam, a North American historic landmark located between Nevada and Arizona. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Gives $12 Million to Four Detroit Educational Institutions
Ford Motor Company Chairman William Clay Ford Jr., and Chief Executive Officer and President Jac Nasser announced the company's plan to donate more than $12 million to four Detroit organizations. ... Continue reading
Ford to Webcast Events From North American International Auto Show 2000
For the first time, the doors to the exclusive media previews of the North American International Auto Show will be open to the world when Ford Motor Company broadcasts live its seven news conferences over the Internet. ... Continue reading
GE Information Services Achieves Status on Automotive Network Exchange
GE Information Services announced the availability of GE's VPN- Security ANX-TP, a virtual private network that enables users of the Automotive Network eXchange to utilize their existing ANX connection to access GE Information Services' solutions. ... Continue reading
IndustryWeek Ranks QAD Automotive Customer as One of ``America's Best Plants''
QAD, a leading developer of e-business enterprise and supply chain applications, announced today that QAD customer Aeroquip Mountain Home has been named to IndustryWeek(TM) Magazine's annual list of the 10 Best Plants in America. ... Continue reading
Invensys Sells AVS Automotive Business for $250 Million
Invensys plc announced on Dec. 24, 1999, the sale of its Automotive Anti-Vibration System (AVS) business to Trelleborg AB for a cash consideration of US$250 million (155 million pounds). ... Continue reading
Ion Optics' reflectIR Infrared Light Sources
Ion Optics is proud to announce the new reflectIR(R) line of broadband infrared light sources for use in non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) gas and chemical sensor systems. ... Continue reading
IRL: Conseco to sponsor Indy Racing League Champs Ray, Team Menard
IRL: Conseco to sponsor Indy Racing League Champs Ray, Team Menard ... Continue reading
IRL: Eddie Cheever Notes and Quotes, Orlando Open Test
IRL: Eddie Cheever Notes and Quotes, Orlando Open Test ... Continue reading
IRL: Ray tops Disney testing, Unser eighth in first official test
IRL: Ray tops Disney testing, Unser eighth in first official test ... Continue reading
IRL: Schmidt injured in testing accident at Orlando
IRL: Schmidt injured in testing accident at Orlando ... Continue reading
IRL: Schmidt to undergo surgery for injuries suffered in testing
IRL: Schmidt to undergo surgery for injuries suffered in testing ... Continue reading
IROC: True Value IROC Series Announces 2000 Schedule
IROC: True Value IROC Series Announces 2000 Schedule ... Continue reading
Kenwick Industries Inc. to Increase Its Focus For Its Internet Language Division
Kenwick Industries Inc. reported on the progress of its focus for American Video Language Institute, a division producing and marketing video courses that teach English speech. ... Continue reading
Kia Reports Record Sales for 1999; Kia Sales Reach Nearly 135,000 Units
Kia Motors America announced that sales hit an all-time high in 1999, reaching 134,594 units. This represents a 62 percent increase from last year's sales total of 82,893 units. ... Continue reading
LoJack Reports Q3 Earnings of $.15 Per Share On Revenues of $22,168,000
LoJack Corporation, reported that for the third quarter ended November 30, 1999 (fiscal 2000) revenues were $22,168,000, a 6% increase over third quarter revenues of $20,864,000 in fiscal 1999. ... Continue reading
Mace Completes Acquisition of Car Wash In Its Northeast Region
Mace Security International, Inc. announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of Cherry Hill Car Wash of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. ... Continue reading
Mazda to Debut All-New 2001 Tribute at Los Angeles Auto Show
Mazda will debut its all-new 2001 Tribute sport utility vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show. As part of the introduction, the new Tribute will pass through a "wall of water" that will provide great broadcast and still visuals. ... Continue reading
Memorial Services for Stanley Howard Brams, Detroit Labor Expert, Auto Journalist
Memorial services for Stanley Howard Brams, a well-known Detroit journalist, labor-relations expert and entrepreneur, will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, in the chapel at The Wm. R. Hamilton Company, 820 East Maple Road, Birmingham, MI. ... Continue reading
Microsoft Previews New Devices Using Windows CE for Automotive 2.0
Today at CES, Microsoft Corp. previewed new devices from Visteon Corp. and Clarion Corporation of America built on the second version of the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE for Automotive operating system that was released to manufacturers this summer. ... Continue reading
Motorola Unveils iRadio At CES 2000
Motorola announced its Internet radio prototype called iRadio (TM), a revolutionary concept in in-vehicle information and entertainment via wireless Web access. ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green and Jason Keller seeking sponsorship at ppc Racing
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green and Jason Keller seeking sponsorship at ppc Racing ... Continue reading
NetSol International, Inc. Acquires Abraxas Software Pty. Ltd.
NetSol International, Inc., announced it has acquired 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Abraxas Software Pty. Ltd. in exchange for 150,000 shares of NetSol's restricted common stock. ... Continue reading
New Crash Tests Available on NHTSA Web Site
The U.S. Department of Transportation's latest crash test results for model year 2000 vehicles are now available on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's World Wide Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov. ... Continue reading
Nissan Celebrates L.A.'s Car Culture at The 2000 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show
Nissan North America, Inc. will celebrate L.A.'s car culture with a display of four custom Nissans at the 2000 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. ... Continue reading
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Announces Fourth Quarter Refinery Write-Down
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced a $480 million pretax write-down of its Rouseville, Pa. and Shreveport, La. refineries to be taken during the fourth quarter of 1999. After- tax, the write-down will total $293 million. ... Continue reading
Retired Automotive Professional Launches Full Service Automotive Web Site
A retired Automotive Professional with over 25 years experience has compiled a World Wide Web site that enables consumers to obtain more automotive lease- purchase information than has been available on the World Wide Web before. ... Continue reading
Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on CBLT
Robertson Stephens Senior Automotive Services Analyst Jordan Hymowitz today reiterated his Buy rating on the Cobalt Group, Inc. Cobalt is a provider of fully integrated Internet automobile retailing solutions. ... Continue reading
SAE SoCal - January through June 2000 Calendar of Events
SAE SoCal has a busy schedule planned for the new year. As always, events are subject to change, but for those who'd like to mark up their new Y2K calendars, here is what we have tentatively planned for January through June. ... Continue reading
SANLUIS Rassini Receives QS 9000 Quality Certification
SANLUIS Rassini, a leading supplier of highly engineered autoparts to original equipment manufacturers, announced that the Hendrickson Rassini Plant in Piedras Negras, Mexico had received QS 9000 third edition quality certification. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Ruman to Race Corvette in 2000
SCCA: Ruman to Race Corvette in 2000 ... Continue reading
SDRC Acquires Sherpa Systems Corp and Inso France Development, SA
SDRC announced that it has acquired all the stock of both Sherpa Systems Corporation and Inso France Development, SA for cash and other contingent consideration in a transaction to be accounted for as a purchase. ... Continue reading
Separate Classification for SUVs Can Boost Auto Insurers' Profitability
Automobile insurance writers can improve their profitability by taking vehicle class into account when setting their liability rates, according to an article in the January Best's Review. ... Continue reading
Small Electrics ZAP LA Auto Show
The LA Auto Show will once again be a forum for alternative fuels, but while it seems that "hybrid" vehicles are the new industry buzz word, exhibitor ZAPWORLD.COM says that the real standard for efficiency and air quality is still the electric vehicle. ... Continue reading
Sony to Team With XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio Inc. announced it has reached a preliminary agreement which allows Sony Electronics Inc. to design, manufacture and market XM-Ready audio products, including radios for the portable, home, aftermarket and OEM markets. ... Continue reading
Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 1999 Outlook
Standard Motor Products, Inc. announced that losses in the fourth quarter, before provisions for non-recurring items, will exceed expectations, bringing net income for the full year to a level approximately $7-8 million below 1998. ... Continue reading
TIBCO and Visteon to Offer Wireless Internet Access In Automobiles
Driversusing Visteon Automotive Systems' in-car computing system will receive on-demand email, news, stock and sports updates and local driving and entertainment information via a real-time information infrastructure provided by TIBCO Software. ... Continue reading
Tracks: Irwindale's first-ever NASCAR Champion to be crowned in banquet ceremony
Tracks: Irwindale's first-ever NASCAR Champion to be crowned in banquet ceremony ... Continue reading
Tracks: Vintage Racing Cars on View at Irwindale Speedway January 15
Tracks: Vintage Racing Cars on View at Irwindale Speedway January 15 ... Continue reading
Transervice Ends Sale Negotiations with Rentway Ltd.
Transervice Logistics Inc. and Transervice Lease Corp. announce that all negotiations have been terminated between its shareholders and Rentway Ltd. with respect to the previously announced sale of Transervice Logistics Inc. and certain Transervice Lease Corp. assets to Rentway Ltd. ... Continue reading
United States Advanced Battery Consortium Enters Into Program With Electrofuel, Inc.
The USABC (United States Advanced Battery Consortium) has entered into a program with Electrofuel, Inc. of Toronto, Canada. ... Continue reading
United Way Gets Nearly $65,000 From Chrysler Jeep Superstores of Southeastern Michigan
The Chrysler Jeep Superstores of Southeastern Michigan raised nearly $65,000 for United Way during their second annual end-of- the-year "Gift Exchange" sales event. ... Continue reading
Valeo's 1999 consolidated sales totaled 7.7 billion euros, up 28% over 1998. Group sales progressed on all continents except for South America. In Europe, sales rose by 13%, in North America, by 86% and in Asia, by 83%. ... Continue reading
Varitek Links With Electronics Giant, Recoton
Varitek Industries, Inc. announced the signing of an exclusive manufacturing and distribution agreement with global electronics giant, Recoton Corporation, Inc., for Varitek's wireless auto security and navigation system. ... Continue reading
Vehicle Interior Supplier Johnson Controls Demonstrates Consumer Knowledge
Johnson Controls delivers innovative solutions for the people who buy cars, trucks and vans -- and the companies worldwide that build them. ... Continue reading
Visteon Technology Enters The Microsoft Home
Microsoft Corp.'s concept of developing a computer connected home on its Redmond, Wash., campus would not be complete without a leading-edge, Windows-powered car in the garage. ... Continue reading
Vuent Hires Former Hewlett Packard Executive
Vuent(TM), Inc., the leading provider of visual collaborative- commerce software and services, today announced the appointment of Richard Ludlow as vice president sales, Americas. ... Continue reading
William L. Aamoth Named Treasurer of Hayes Lemmerz International
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced the appointment of William L. Aamoth to the position of Treasurer. ... Continue reading
WSI Reports First Quarter Earnings
WSI Industries, Inc. reported sales of $7,295,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 ended Nov 28, an increase of 29% from $5,641,000 in the year-earlier period. ... Continue reading
Xpress Shuttle Introduces World's First Fleet of Pollution-Free Vehicles to LAX
Xpress Shuttle today begins door-to-door van service at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) using state-of-the-art, zero-emission electric vehicles. ... Continue reading
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