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Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Allied Holdings, Inc. Expects 1999 Q4 Earnings To Exceed Analysts' Estimates

Allied Holdings, Inc. Expects 1999 Q4 Earnings To Exceed Analysts' Estimates

Allied Holdings, Inc. announced it expects earnings for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 1999 to be between $0.65 and $0.70 per share. The current consensus estimate is $0.62 per share. ... Continue reading

American Isuzu Shifts Management Responsibilities

American Isuzu Shifts Management Responsibilities

American Isuzu Motors Inc. the distributor of Isuzu vehicles and engines in the United States, has announced a series of management re-assignments that seek to boost corporate efficiency and market response flexibility. ... Continue reading

A. O. Smith Declares Dividend

A. O. Smith Declares Dividend

Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock. ... Continue reading

Bell Industries Plans Move to Nasdaq From NYSE

Bell Industries Plans Move to Nasdaq From NYSE

Bell Industries Inc. said it plans to move the trading of its securities to Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). ... Continue reading

Cobalt Group Drives Customer Relationship Management with Ultimate Golf Challenge

Cobalt Group Drives Customer Relationship Management with Ultimate Golf Challenge

The Cobalt Group launched the Ultimate Golf Challenge, an Internet-based marketing program for automobile dealers and manufacturers that combines interactive gaming software with sophisticated customer relationship management capabilities. ... Continue reading

Delphi to Invest $60M to Upgrade Technology For Powertrain Controllers

Delphi to Invest $60M to Upgrade Technology For Powertrain Controllers

Delphi Automotive Systems announced that it will invest $60 million in manufacturing technology to assemble two new advanced powertrain controllers at its Oak Creek, Wis., manufacturing facility. ... Continue reading

Fabrication has Commenced On the Rand Cam Air-Conditioning Compressor

Fabrication has Commenced On the Rand Cam Air-Conditioning Compressor

Reg Technologies, Inc. and its US subsidiary REGI U.S., Inc. has contracted with Coltec, Inc., a Columbus, Indiana engineering firm, to fabricate the Rand Cam(TM) air- conditioning compressor for buses. ... Continue reading

Ford Education, Training & Development Increases Solstra License Tenfold

Ford Education, Training & Development Increases Solstra License Tenfold

The Ford Motor Company is to increase its license for Solstra, the integrated learning solution developed jointly by BT and Futuremedia, from 500 to 5000 users. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Williams tests young guns

Formula One: Williams tests young guns

Formula One: Williams tests young guns ... Continue reading

Honda Hoot has demo rides galore!

Honda Hoot has demo rides galore!

This year at Honda Hoot VII in beautiful Asheville, NC, June 21- 24, Aprilia and Ducati join BMW, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Victory and of course, Honda with demos of their newest bikes on scenic byways like the famous Blue Ridge Parkway. ... Continue reading

Interstate National Dealer Services Announces Fiscal 1999 Results

Interstate National Dealer Services Announces Fiscal 1999 Results

Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc. announced year-end results for the period ended October 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

IRL: Buhl wants to clean up in 2000 after landing deal with Purex

IRL: Buhl wants to clean up in 2000 after landing deal with Purex

IRL: Buhl wants to clean up in 2000 after landing deal with Purex ... Continue reading

IRL: Winner of 1998 Indy 500 enters fourth season as IRL's premier Owner/Driver

IRL: Winner of 1998 Indy 500 enters fourth season as IRL's premier Owner/Driver

IRL: Winner of 1998 Indy 500 enters fourth season as IRL's premier Owner/Driver ... Continue reading

Isuzu Dealers to Sell '99 Amigo Sport-Utility Vehicles on priceline.com

Isuzu Dealers to Sell '99 Amigo Sport-Utility Vehicles on priceline.com

American Isuzu Motors Inc. has announced an on-line agreement with priceline.com. For a limited time priceline.com shoppers can "name their own price" on a 1999 Isuzu Amigo sport-utility vehicle and perhaps save thousands in the bargain. ... Continue reading

It Pays to Own a Hyundai

It Pays to Own a Hyundai

Brand loyalty can provide real benefits -- if you are a Hyundai owner. Hyundai Motor America has announced a new program that provides $1000 down payment assistance or cash back when owners of Hyundai vehicles purchase or lease a new 2000 Sonata. ... Continue reading

LE MANS SERIES - ADELAIDE

LE MANS SERIES - ADELAIDE

LE MANS SERIES - ADELAIDE ... Continue reading

Mercedes, Lexus, Porsche and Audi Aficionados Now Have One-Stop Shopping

Mercedes, Lexus, Porsche and Audi Aficionados Now Have One-Stop Shopping

Where does a Mercedes owner in Sydney, Australia, go to find a calfskin pocket secretary embossed with the logo of the famous German luxury automaker? ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Awards Scholarships to New York Tech Students

Mitsubishi Motors Awards Scholarships to New York Tech Students

In a competitive test of automotive knowledge and troubleshooting skills, two Columbia Greene Education Center seniors rose to the technological challenge, each winning a $2,500 scholarship from Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, Bobby Labonte

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, Bobby Labonte

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, Bobby Labonte ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, John Andretti

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, John Andretti

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, John Andretti ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, Kyle Petty

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, Kyle Petty

NASCAR WCUP: Daytona Testing Notes and Quotes, Kyle Petty ... Continue reading

NHRA: Force Named AARWBA Driver of the Year

NHRA: Force Named AARWBA Driver of the Year

NHRA: Force Named AARWBA Driver of the Year ... Continue reading

Nonnamaker Appointed VP National Accounts For Johnson Controls

Nonnamaker Appointed VP National Accounts For Johnson Controls

William R. Nonnamaker has been named Vice President of National Accounts, Sales and Marketing for Johnson Controls, Inc. ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. Announces Record 1999 Sales

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. Announces Record 1999 Sales

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. announced record product sales for the year ended December 31, 1999 of $754.1 million as compared with $616.3 million for the year ended December 31, 1998, an increase of 22.4%. ... Continue reading

Oxford Automotive Appoints Mark Dye Director of Quality Improvement    

Oxford Automotive Appoints Mark Dye Director of Quality Improvement    

Oxford Automotive, Inc., a Tier 1 OEM automotive supplier of manufactured engineered metal components, assemblies and modules, recently appointed Mark Dye to the position of Director of Quality Improvement. ... Continue reading

Pactiv and Tenneco Sign Outsourcing Contracts With Exult, Inc.

Pactiv and Tenneco Sign Outsourcing Contracts With Exult, Inc.

Pactiv and Tenneco Automotive announced they have awarded contracts for human resources/payroll and related finance & accounting process outsourcing to Exult, Inc., the human resources business process outsourcing firm. ... Continue reading

Record Number of Debuts Help NAIAS Shatter Attendance Records

Record Number of Debuts Help NAIAS Shatter Attendance Records

A new nine-day record 1,004,275 consumers went California Dreamin' for the newest automobiles at the 2000 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show at the L.A. Convention Center. ... Continue reading

SCCA: Gentilozzi to seek third BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am series championship

SCCA: Gentilozzi to seek third BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am series championship

SCCA: Gentilozzi to seek third BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am series championship ... Continue reading

Seaboard and Acceptance Announce Transfer of Auto Business

Seaboard and Acceptance Announce Transfer of Auto Business

Seaboard Underwriters, Inc. and Acceptance Insurance Inc. announced that they have reached an agreement in principle for Seaboard to acquire the renewal rights to the commercial auto business produced and underwritten by Redland Transportation. ... Continue reading

Selas Receives $1.5 Million Order for Glass Bending/Tempering Lehr

Selas Receives $1.5 Million Order for Glass Bending/Tempering Lehr

Selas Corporation of America announced that it has received an order, through its Italian subsidiary, Selas Italiana, S.r.L., for a glass bending and tempering lehr to produce automotive glass. ... Continue reading

Sprints: Mark Burch Motorsports Teams with RPM Engine Development

Sprints: Mark Burch Motorsports Teams with RPM Engine Development

Sprints: Mark Burch Motorsports Teams with RPM Engine Development ... Continue reading

SPX Service Solutions Releases the Next Generation of AC Service Equipment    

SPX Service Solutions Releases the Next Generation of AC Service Equipment    

Service Solutions, a unit of SPX Corporation, announced the release of the ACR2000 to North American GM dealers. ... Continue reading

Talus Solutions Launches Target Pricing Software

Talus Solutions Launches Target Pricing Software

Talus Solutions, Inc. launched Target Pricing(TM), a pricing and revenue management software designed to help companies in the business-to-business arena increase revenues and maximize profit. ... Continue reading

Titan Joins Fender to Produce an Industry First

Titan Joins Fender to Produce an Industry First

In an industry-leading move, Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced that it has reached an agreement with Fender Musical Instruments and Destiny Marketing LLC to produce a collector- series motorcycle and guitar set. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Chris Morgan returns to Irwindale Speedway as Director of Competition

Tracks: Chris Morgan returns to Irwindale Speedway as Director of Competition

CHRIS MORGAN RETURNS TO IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY AS DIRECTOR OF COMPETITION ... Continue reading

Volvo Acquires Further Shares in Scania

Volvo Acquires Further Shares in Scania

Volvo has acquired a further 2,030,178 A shares and 2,752,016 B shares in Scania. The shares have been acquired at an average price of SEK 309 per share. ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Corporation Orders $6 Million of MTS's Advanced Technology

Volvo Car Corporation Orders $6 Million of MTS's Advanced Technology

Newly introduced software and hardware technology for evaluating car designs are key ingredients in a $6 million order received by MTS Systems Corporation headquartered here. ... Continue reading

WorkForce Software Formed; Company to Deliver Leading Edge Timesheet Software

WorkForce Software Formed; Company to Deliver Leading Edge Timesheet Software

WorkForce Software Inc., a new corporation with plans to deliver leading edge timesheet software, has been established. ... Continue reading

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