1394 Trade Association Creates New Automotive Work Group
The 1394 Trade Association announced the formation of a new Automotive Working Group established to make the IEEE 1394 multimedia standard suitable for use in an automotive environment. ... Continue reading
Acquisition of Marconi's Network Business by Viasystems
Viasystems Group, Inc. and Marconi plc announced the sale of Marconi's Network Components & Services business in Europe and China ("NC&S") for US$115 million. ... Continue reading
Alcan and Ford Sign Multi-Year Supply Agreement for Aluminum
Alcan Aluminium Limited and Ford Motor Company announced that they have signed a significant multi-year aluminum supply agreement that will support the expanded use of aluminum in the production of safe, more fuel-efficient cars and trucks. ... Continue reading
AMETEK Achieves Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results
AMETEK Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and full- year 1999 that produced double-digit percentage growth in both net income and diluted earnings per share. ... Continue reading
Autobell Says Slag Mixture Both Helpful and Harmful
Slag, that dutiful mystery mixture spread by local and state street maintenance departments during snow and ice storms, is a welcome addition to road surfaces for motorists needing help with traction during slippery conditions. ... Continue reading
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BiTMICRO NETWORKS Unveils the World's Fastest IDE/ATA E-Disk
BiTMICRO NETWORKS, Inc. proudly introduces a new product line, the ATI35 E-Disk(TM), the world's fastest IDE/ATA solid state flash disk. ... Continue reading
Boeing Standardizes on Prescient Technologies, Inc. Quality Tools
Prescient Technologies, Inc. announced that The Boeing Company has selected Prescient Technologies' DesignQA software as the dataset checker system for its Puget Sound area Tool Engineering organizations. ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Declares Quarterly Dividend
The board of directors of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share on all of the company's issued and outstanding common stock. ... Continue reading
Carmax Opens New Toyota Superstore
CarMax will grand open its first newly constructed new-car superstore - Laurel Toyota - tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in Laurel, Md. ... Continue reading
The US Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, has advised that on the consideration of the petition filed against Dega Technology, Inc. ... Continue reading
DST And EDST Fan Drives Provide Variable Speed Cooling
DST and EDST fan drives, offered by BorgWarner Cooling Systems, provide reliable variable speed cooling for engines with limited air-flow, such as rear engine transit buses, concrete mixers and off-highway equipment. ... Continue reading
Gibraltar Reports Record Sales and Earnings in 1999
Gibraltar reported record sales and earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 1999. The Company also said that 1999 was its eighth straight year of record sales and earnings. ... Continue reading
Grandmother Gets Jumpstart Into New Year Thanks to Hyundai Dealer
A Fallston grandmother with a heart of gold and a dire need will receive a 2000 Elantra Wagon from Hyundai Motor America in an effort to jumpstart her future. ... Continue reading
GT: Team Seattle Completes Successful Daytona Test
Team Seattle Completes Successful Daytona Test ... Continue reading
HSB Group, Inc. Declares Dividend
The Board of Directors of HSB Group, Inc. declared the regular quarterly dividend of 44 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on April 27, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2000. ... Continue reading
HSB Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and 1999 Year-End Results
HSB Group, Inc. reported that fourth quarter net income per share on a fully diluted basis was $.35 cents compared to $.63 cents in 1998. For the year, net income per share was $2.50 compared to $2.67 for the prior year. ... Continue reading
Ion Optics Reports Progress on Tuned Band Infrared Emitter Development Efforts
Ion Optics, in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, have demonstrated that lithographically defined surface structures on silicon can produce distinct "tuned" emission spectra directly related to the surface feature dimensions. ... Continue reading
IRL: 'Big Al' thrilled about Unser reunion this weekend in Orlando
IRL: 'Big Al' thrilled about Unser reunion this weekend in Orlando ... Continue reading
Jaguar S-TYPE Wins People's Choice Car of The Year Award
The Jaguar S-TYPE has been named the People's Choice Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show. ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Renews Sponsorship With Rocketsports Racing in 2000 Trans-Am Season
Johnson Controls under its HomeLink(R) brand - has renewed its primary sponsorship with Lansing, Michigan-based Rocketsports Racing for the 2000 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series season. ... Continue reading
Lafontaine and Burns to Lead Delphi Sales, Marketing and Advertising
Delphi Automotive Systems announced the appointment of William A. Lafontaine to director of marketing and customer development. ... Continue reading
Large Shareholder of 21st Century Insurance Group Offers to Become Next CEO
Gregory M. Shepard, Chairman and President of American Union Insurance Company "AUIC", announced he was offering to serve as chief executive officer of 21st Century Insurance Group. ... Continue reading
Littelfuse Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Year
Littelfuse, Inc. reported record sales and earnings for the fourth quarter of 1999 and the year. ... Continue reading
Microcosm and Cronos Team to Give Designers a Jump Start On MEMS Development
Microcosm Technologies and Cronos Integrated Microsystems, announced that they are teaming to provide JumpStart(TM), a design kit that provides a low-risk, inexpensive, efficient turnkey method for developing and prototyping MEMS devices. ... Continue reading
Moody's Confirms Credit Rating for Collins & Aikman
Collins & Aikman Corporation announced that Moody's Investor Services (Moody's) has confirmed the Company's corporate credit rating and has taken Collins & Aikman off its credit review listing. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club Adds Youth to Experience
Crew Chief Club Adds Youth to Experience ... Continue reading
Nematron Releases HyperKernel Version 5.4 Supporting Windows(R) NT-Embedded
Nematron Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial automation solutions, announces the release of HyperKernel Version 5.4, which now supports Windows NT- Embedded. ... Continue reading
NerveWire and TRADEX Join Forces
NerveWire, Inc. announced that LexbancAG has chosen NerveWire and other B2B technology leaders to build e401.com, a B2B automotive digital market. ... Continue reading
New CON-WAY Facility Brings Additional Freight Handling Capacity
Con-Way Central Express, announced the opening of a new freight service center covering the Charleston, W. Va. market. It was opened on Jan. 3, two and one-half months ahead of schedule. ... Continue reading
New Venture Gear Announces World Headquarters Relocation
New Venture Gear (NVG) is pleased to announce the location of its planned New World Headquarters and Technology Center. ... Continue reading
NHRA: Force, Schumacher strong in final day of NHRA pre-season testing in Tucson
NHRA: Force, Schumacher strong in final day of NHRA pre-season testing in Tucson ... Continue reading
PixTech Announces Joint Development Agreement With AUDI
PixTech, Inc. announced an agreement with AUDI and other partners to jointly design, develop, test and deliver a 7-inch color field emission display (FED) for automotive applications. ... Continue reading
Professional Transportation Group Announces Agreement with ATECH
Professional Transportation Group Ltd., Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire select assets of ATECH Commercial Corporation. ... Continue reading
Most racing games either have Formula 1 cars, NASCAR racers, or fictional automobiles. Roadsters, however, has nothing but stunning convertibles of both yesterday and today. ... Continue reading
Roadway Reports Record Revenues
Roadway Express, Inc. reported record revenues of $2.81 billion for the year ended December 31, 1999, up 6.0%, when compared to revenues of $2.65 billion in 1998. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Johnson Controls renews sponsorship with RocketSports Racing for 2000 BFGoodrich Trans-Am Series ... Continue reading
SCCA: Mennen signs with Derhaag for 2000 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series
SCCA: Mennen signs with Derhaag for 2000 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series ... Continue reading
Servigistics Delivers First Web-based Service Planning and Forecasting Solution
Servigistics announced the availability of the first web-based planning and forecasting software for service parts management. ... Continue reading
Statement By Walser Automotive Group Regarding Best Buy Headquarters Development
Walser Automotive Group is disappointed and concerned about the announcement by the Best Buy Company to develop a new headquarters campus in Richfield. ... Continue reading
Tenneco Reports Q4 Record Revenues and Strong Earnings Improvement
Tenneco Automotive reported record fourth quarter revenues of $806 million. They also reported a fourth quarter 1999 loss from continuing operations of $143 million which includes transaction costs, a restructuring charge and company costs. ... Continue reading
Textron Posts Record Earnings and Revenue for Fourth-quarter and Year
Surpassing ten years of continuous quarter-over-year-ago- quarter earnings growth, Textron Inc. reported fourth quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.12, up 51% from $0.74 in 1998. ... Continue reading
Thrifty Offers America West FlightFund(R) Members Double Miles Per Day
Thrifty Car Rental will reward its customers with additional frequent flyer miles when America West Airlines FlightFund(R) members rent from Thrifty from February 1 through April 30, 2000. ... Continue reading
TI Group Beats Toughest Emissions Legislation
UK-based TI Group plc announced that its Automotive Systems division has won a significant contract as a result of its ability to deliver advanced evaporative emissions solutions that meet all global environmental standards. ... Continue reading
Tomorrow's Vehicles Need More `Juice' to Run High Tech Electronics
New vehicle options such as in-car computing, heated mirrors and seats, rear air conditioning blowers and global positioning systems are quickly "maxing out" the electrical capacity of today's 12-volt automobile batteries. ... Continue reading
Union Acceptance Announces Results for the Q2 of Fiscal 2000
Union Acceptance Corporation announced results for the second quarter ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
USAC: Top Four 1999 Race Winners Set for Orlando Debut
USAC: Top Four 1999 Race Winners Set for Orlando Debut ... Continue reading
Vagverket to collaborate with Europolitan
Many motorists find it hard to keep track of the speed limits applying in different areas. This is why Vagverket has initiated a project that allows drivers to view speed limit information on a display screen on their dashboard. ... Continue reading
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ZAP Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Taiwanese Scooter Maker
Electric vehicle manufacturer ZAPWORLD.COM announced that it has signed an agreement with electric scooter maker Kang Yang Industrial Company Ltd. of Taiwan for the exclusive rights to distribute its electric scooters in North America. ... Continue reading
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