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Monday, January 17, 2000

Advanced Energy Standardizes on SDRC's I-DEAS Software

Advanced Energy Standardizes on SDRC's I-DEAS Software

SDRC, a leading global supplier of Internet-enabled collaborative product development solutions announced that Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. has engaged in a partnership for competitive excellence with SDRC. ... Continue reading

All-New 2000 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Wins Sport Truck of the Year Competition

All-New 2000 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Wins Sport Truck of the Year Competition

The all-new 2000 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab(TM) continues to gather acclaim even as the first models are rolling into dealerships. ... Continue reading

AMA: LaRocco finishes on podium at Anaheim

AMA: LaRocco finishes on podium at Anaheim

LaRocco finishes on podium at Anaheim ... Continue reading

Arcadia Financial Comments on Anticipated Fourth Quarter Results

Arcadia Financial Comments on Anticipated Fourth Quarter Results

Arcadia Financial Ltd. announced that it currently anticipates that it will incur a loss for fourth quarter 1999. ... Continue reading

Autodaq Creates Online Marketplace For Used Auto Industry

Autodaq Creates Online Marketplace For Used Auto Industry

The used automobile industry took a giant leap online with the launch of Autodaq, an automotive e-commerce company that has created an Internet trading marketplace with a new level of efficiency for businesses that buy and sell used vehicles. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 3 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 3 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 3 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading

Bellingham Company Produces Most Unique SUV Available

Bellingham Company Produces Most Unique SUV Available

Can the Carriageworks, a Bellingham, Wash. company, compete with the likes of the American General "Hummer" and other large SUV manufacturers? ... Continue reading

Budget to Add Nearly 10,000 Environmentally-Friendly Vehicles To its Fleet

Budget to Add Nearly 10,000 Environmentally-Friendly Vehicles To its Fleet

Budget Rent a Car, which offers customers one of the most diverse rental fleets in the industry, announced the latest environmentally-friendly vehicle in its growing line-up of alternative-fuel vehicles -- the flexible fuel Ford Taurus2000. ... Continue reading

Buick Century (2000)

Buick Century (2000)

Buick Century (2000) ... Continue reading

Buick Park Avenue Ultra (2000)

Buick Park Avenue Ultra (2000)

Buick Park Avenue Ultra (2000) ... Continue reading

Conductive Adhesives: Markets and Opportunities -- An Important New Study

Conductive Adhesives: Markets and Opportunities -- An Important New Study

Recent improvements in their performance are fueling a growing trend toward the use of electrically-conductive adhesives. ... Continue reading

CRM Activities Greatly Influencing New-Car Buyers

CRM Activities Greatly Influencing New-Car Buyers

Based on results of a study by The Polk Company, automakers might want to take closer to heart the old maxim that it is better to keep a current customer than find a new one, by expanding their customer relationship management activities. ... Continue reading

Federal Court Rules in Favor of AK Steel - Cites United Steelworker Conflict of Interest

Federal Court Rules in Favor of AK Steel - Cites United Steelworker Conflict of Interest

AK Steel said a federal court ruled in its favor in a lawsuit regarding an ordinance passed by the City Council of Mansfield related to private security guards. ... Continue reading

Finalists Announced in the Best Automotive Dealer Web Site Contest

Finalists Announced in the Best Automotive Dealer Web Site Contest

Automotive News and Ziff-Davis Publishing, publisher of Yahoo! Internet Life, PC Magazine, PC Computing and FamilyPC, announced the 24 finalists in the Second Annual Best Automotive Dealer Web Site Contest. ... Continue reading

First Sighting of a 2001 Pontiac Aztek, Made in Los Angeles    

First Sighting of a 2001 Pontiac Aztek, Made in Los Angeles    

Look out Bigfoot, and step aside Elvis, because reports have surfaced that the first sighting of a 2001 Pontiac Aztek appeared amidst exotic wildlife and 50 semi-finalists attempting to quality for CBS's summer show "Survivor." ... Continue reading

Ford Focus Wagon (2000)

Ford Focus Wagon (2000)

Ford Focus Wagon (2000) ... Continue reading

Harvard to Provide Consulting Services To Outboard Marine

Harvard to Provide Consulting Services To Outboard Marine

Harvard Industries, Inc. and Outboard Marine Corporation announced today that Harvard will provide consulting services for OMC's aluminum die casting operations in Waukegan, IL.. ... Continue reading

Inside Motorsports

Inside Motorsports

Inside Motorsports ... Continue reading

Interstate Batteries Purchases Battery Patrol Assets

Interstate Batteries Purchases Battery Patrol Assets

Retail Acquisition and Development, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the assets of John Willemsen Corporation, including 100% equity interest in Battery Patrol Franchising, LLC. ... Continue reading

Jaguar and Its Products Honored at NAIAS

Jaguar and Its Products Honored at NAIAS

Jaguar reaps awards at the 2000 North American International Auto Show winning several important honors. ... Continue reading

Jaguar S-Type (2000)

Jaguar S-Type (2000)

Jaguar S-Typea (2000) ... Continue reading

Mace Security Announces Engagement of Grant Thornton, LLP

Mace Security Announces Engagement of Grant Thornton, LLP

Mace Security International, Inc. announced that it has engaged Grant Thornton, LLP as its new independent auditors. ... Continue reading

NAIAS 2000 Announces Sunday Attendance Figures

NAIAS 2000 Announces Sunday Attendance Figures

The North American International Auto Show 2000 released its second-day attendance figure of 121,205 people who visited the show. ... Continue reading

NAIAS Sets Record With 12th Annual Charity Preview

NAIAS Sets Record With 12th Annual Charity Preview

The North American International Auto Show 2000 Charity Preview set another record this year by raising $5.25 million for children's charities in the Detroit area. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Business: Racing Champions Originals Line Encompass New Body Styles and Chase Cars

NASCAR Business: Racing Champions Originals Line Encompass New Body Styles and Chase Cars

Racing Champions Originals Line Encompass New Body Styles and Chase Cars ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Hillenburg posts fastest 'non-drafting' speed at Daytona

NASCAR: Hillenburg posts fastest 'non-drafting' speed at Daytona

NASCAR: Hillenburg posts fastest 'non-drafting' speed at Daytona ... Continue reading

NHRA: Chevrolet Notes and Quotes, Firebird International Raceway

NHRA: Chevrolet Notes and Quotes, Firebird International Raceway

NHRA: Chevrolet Notes and Quotes, Firebird International Raceway ... Continue reading

North American International Auto Show 2000 Reports Opening Day Attendance

North American International Auto Show 2000 Reports Opening Day Attendance

The North American International Auto Show 2000 released opening day attendance figures that indicate a promising start to the nine day show. ... Continue reading

Now Hear This Late Breaking Health News from House Ear Institute    

Now Hear This Late Breaking Health News from House Ear Institute    

Specifically installed to be loud, custom car stereo systems blast out lyrics: "A little knowledge is a big mistake," and the excessive beat goes on! ... Continue reading

Ovonic Battery Achieves ISO 9002 Quality Certification

Ovonic Battery Achieves ISO 9002 Quality Certification

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., achieved ISO 9002 certification for its electrode manufacturing facilities. ... Continue reading

Rankin Reports Record Earnings for Third Quarter and Year to Date

Rankin Reports Record Earnings for Third Quarter and Year to Date

Rankin Automotive Group, Inc. operating results for the three and nine month periods ended November 30, 1999 were at record levels. ... Continue reading

STONEAGE.COM Partners With NetSearch

STONEAGE.COM Partners With NetSearch

Purchasing a new car Online just became faster. STONEAGE.COM, an Online auto buying/selling service is helping its dealerships speed up the response time to incoming Internet leads. ... Continue reading

The Andersons Announces Intent to Sell Interest in Tireman

The Andersons Announces Intent to Sell Interest in Tireman

The Andersons, Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent to sell its share of The Andersons Tireman Auto Centers to a management group consisting of its joint venture partner, privately owned World Tire Corporation, and Randy Jones. ... Continue reading

Toyota Tundra 4x4 SR5 Limited Access Cab Pickup (2000)

Toyota Tundra 4x4 SR5 Limited Access Cab Pickup (2000)

Toyota Tundra 4x4 SR5 Limited Access Cab Pickup ... Continue reading

Two Intelligent Vehicle Pioneers to Receive SAE DELCO Intelligent Transportation Systems Award

Two Intelligent Vehicle Pioneers to Receive SAE DELCO Intelligent Transportation Systems Award

Martin Thoone and James H. Rillings have been named recipients of the SAE DELCO Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Award for 2000. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 363,077 units, up from the 325,814 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

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