2001 Dodge Stratus Coupe and Sedan Break the Mold of Conventional Car Design
The all-new 2001 Dodge Stratus coupe and Dodge Stratus sedan add a splash of color in segments filled with look-alike passenger cars. ... Continue reading
2001 Dodge Stratus Coupe Combines Sporty Excitement, Function, and Roominess
Already a leader in roominess, passenger comfort and styling, the next-generation Dodge Stratus coupe adds a level of performance and refinement that puts it at the forefront of the sport coupe crowd. ... Continue reading
AMA: 125cc Grand Prix Riders Added to AMA Superbike Weekend at Sears Point
125cc Grand Prix Riders Added to AMA Superbike Weekend at Sears Point ... Continue reading
AMA: Dynojet continues official product status with AMA Superbike Racing
DYNOJET CONTINUES OFFICIAL PRODUCT STATUS WITH AMA SUPERBIKE RACING ... Continue reading
American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Record Profit-Sharing Payouts
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. announced that it will issue record profit-sharing payments, averaging $2,692.88, to its eligible U.S. employee associates. ... Continue reading
American Standard Reports For Its Full Year
American Standard Companies Inc. announced record results for 1999. Revenues from continuing operations were $7.2 billion (excluding the results of the Medical businesses to be sold), up 10% over 1998. ... Continue reading
ASA: Tecumseh, LaFavre Racing Ink Multi-Year ASA Deal
Tecumseh, LaFavre Racing Ink Multi-Year ASA Deal ... Continue reading
Beacon Power Sells Flywheel UPS Systems to TLER Associates of Mexico
SatCon Technology Corporation announced that its spin-off division, Beacon Power Corporation, received its first production order for 100 flywheel energy storage systems from TLER Associates in Mexico. ... Continue reading
Bell Industries Reports 1999 Financial Results
Bell Industries, Inc. reported results from continuing operations for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
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Chicago Tribune Hosting Variety of Events at 2000 Chicago Auto Show
The Chicago Tribune is sponsoring a number of events and presenting extensive coverage on the 2000 Chicago Auto Show running from February 11 to 20 at McCormick Place. ... Continue reading
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Cisco Signs Pact With Auto-Xchange, a Ford/Oracle Joint Venture
Ford, Oracle Corporation and Cisco Systems, Inc. announced that Cisco will become an equity partner in auto-xchange, an online automotive exchange, to handle Ford's $300 billion automotive supply chain with suppliers, dealers and consumers. ... Continue reading
Clarion is First Japanese Company to Manufacture OEM-Style
Clarion Sales Corporation, a leader in the car audio and electronics industry, continued its path as an industry innovator with the introduction of two lines of enclosures for in-car multimedia equipment. ... Continue reading
Cooper Raises Annual Dividend 6% and Announces 5M Share Stock Repurchase
The board of directors of Cooper Industries, Inc. announced that it has increased the annual dividend rate on the Company's common stock by 8 cents per share to $1.40, or 35 cents per quarter. ... Continue reading
Dana Manufacturing Facility Receives Nissan Quality Master Award
Dana Corporation's joint venture operation in Franklin, Ky., Allied Ring Corporation, has received Nissan's 1999 Quality Master Award. ... Continue reading
Detroit Diesel Recognizes Top Supplier Performers for 1999
Detroit Diesel Corporation announced its top 1999 supplier performers as measured by its supply chain management program, Continuous Customer Value Improvement (CCVI). ... Continue reading
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Drew Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
Drew Industries Incorporated reported net sales of $324 million for the year ended December 31, 1999, a decrease of 2 percent from sales of $331 million in 1998. ... Continue reading
DynaMotive Technologies Announces Acquisition of BioOil Patent From RTI
DynaMotive Technologies Corporation announced that it has acquired the exclusive worldwide pyrolysis patents from Resource Transforms International, Ltd. ... Continue reading
Eaton Selects Mexico Transmission Manufacturing Site
Eaton Corporation's Truck Components announced that it has selected a site at the Tres Naciones Industrial Park in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as the location for a new manufacturing plant to build transmissions for the North American market. ... Continue reading
Exide Corporation Announces Third Fiscal Quarter Dividend
Members of the Exide Corporation Board of Directors have voted a corporate cash dividend for its third fiscal quarter of $.02 per share of common stock, payable March 2, 2000, to shareholders of record on February 21, 2000. ... Continue reading
Featherlite Reports Record Net Income and Sales for Fiscal Year 1999
Featherlite, Inc. reported net sales for the year ended Dec. 31, 1999, of $226.1 million, up 18.5 percent from net sales of $190.9 million last year. ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Announces Moog M2 Challenge for Charity
Federal-Mogul Corporation announces the Moog(R) M2 Challenge for Charity, a program that launches their new Moog M2 Technology(TM) with a charitable contribution awarded on behalf of the winner of the 2000 Daytona 500. ... Continue reading
Flying-Object Accidents Can Be Prevented
According to SAE author Jorg Riehle, each year luggage and other objects that detach from vehicle roofs cause numerous accidents. ... Continue reading
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Ford Motor Company Appoints Jason Vines as Vice President, Communications
Ford Motor Company President and Chief Executive Officer Jacques Nasser announced the appointment of Jason Vines as vice president, Communications. ... Continue reading
Ford-Rouge Complex a Public Nuisance, New Lawsuit Alleges
The Estate of Eddie James Taylor filed a wrongful death action against Ford Motor Company and Rouge Steel Company in Wayne County Circuit Court. ... Continue reading
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Former Egreetings and Excite Executive to Head-Up Business for DriveOff.com
DriveOff.com, the automotive e-commerce subsidiary of Navidec Inc. announced that Scott Derringer joined the organization as executive director of business development. ... Continue reading
Formula One: U.S. Grand Prix looms large for F1 community
Formula One: U.S. Grand Prix looms large for F1 community ... Continue reading
GKN Establishes French Marketing Office In Paris Metropolitan Area
In a move aimed at bringing the company closer to their current customers in France as well as to further penetrate the French market, GKN Sinter Metals has established a business office at Carrieres sous Poissy in the Paris metropolitan region. ... Continue reading
Glas-Aire Announces Bonus Share Dividend
Glas-Aire Industries Group Ltd. announces share dividend and increase to authorized shares. ... Continue reading
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Hastings Manufacturing Announces 100,000 Share Stock Buyback
Hastings Manufacturing Company announced its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares, or nearly 13 percent, of its outstanding common stock. ... Continue reading
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Infiniti QX4 Named 'The Best Overall Value'
Infiniti's QX4 earned "The Best Overall Value of the Year" designations in the 14th annual IntelliChoice Best Overall Value of the Year Awards announced. ... Continue reading
INTELLI-CHECK Analyzer from Delco Remy America
Imagine an alternator tester that diagnoses the vehicle's charging system in just seconds. The new INTELLI-CHECK analyzer from Delco Remy America does just that. ... Continue reading
IRL/IROC: Ray takes stock in IROC cars in first practice session
IRL/IROC: Ray takes stock in IROC cars in first practice session ... Continue reading
IRL/NASCAR WCUP: A.J. Foyt undergoes surgery on left leg
IRL/NASCAR WCUP: A.J. Foyt undergoes surgery on left leg ... Continue reading
IROC: IRL Champion Greg Ray takes first laps at Daytona
IROC: IRL Champion Greg Ray takes first laps at Daytona ... Continue reading
Isuzu Trial of Lawsuit Against Consumer Reports Begins
Isuzu Motors Limited (Isuzu) began trial of its lawsuit against Consumers Union of the United States Inc. (CU) in U.S. District Court. ... Continue reading
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Johnson Controls Receives Nissan Quality Awards
Johnson Controls was honored Tuesday, Feb. 8, with three 1999 Nissan Superior Quality Awards for the original equipment batteries it supplies to the automaker. ... Continue reading
Kentucky Commission Sides With AK Steel in Safety Case
The Review Commission for the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health cabinet has upheld the dismissal of a complaint by the Secretary of Labor against AK Steel. ... Continue reading
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KRUG's Klippan Subsidiary Continues to Receive Awards
KRUG International Corp. announced that its European subsidiary, Klippan Limited, earned three additional prestigious awards and three outstanding test ratings in the United Kingdom. ... Continue reading
Land Rover For 2000 ... Continue reading
Lease Plan Achieves $6 Million per week in Online Transactions
Lease Plan USA, an Atlanta- based wholly owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO Lease Holding, N.V., has achieved more than $6 Million per week in online fleet vehicle ordering transactions through its e commerce web application product trademarked ePlan. ... Continue reading
Lexus and American Express Introduce Platinum Series Luxury Vehicles
Luxury customers are drawn to Lexus and American Express for many of the same reasons -- quality, prestige, outstanding service and dependability. ... Continue reading
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Mazda Introduces Mid-Year Miata Special-Edition
The Mazda Miata roadster is such a special automobile that it is hard to imagine making it better. But Mazda has gone and done just that with its new mid-year Miata Special-Edition. ... Continue reading
Mazda NEXTOURER Concept Makes North American Debut
Some vehicles defy easy classification. Mazda's NEXTOURER concept vehicle is one such example. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz For 2000 ... Continue reading
Meritor Board Authorizes an Additional $75 Million For Share Repurchase
Meritor Automotive Inc.'s board of directors authorized up to an additional $75 million for the purchase of the company's common stock, beginning immediately. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi For 2000 ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Buckshot Jones Has Fresh Start To A New Season At Buckshot Racing
Buckshot Jones Has Fresh Start To A New Season At Buckshot Racing ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Fedewa returns to Daytona with new chief, new attitude
NASCAR BGN: Fedewa returns to Daytona with new chief, new attitude ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Teamwork is Essential for David Green at Daytona
Teamwork is Essential for David Green at Daytona ... Continue reading
NASCAR GDS: Van Cleef To Debut A Toyota Celica At NASCAR Goody's Dash Race
NASCAR GDS: Van Cleef To Debut A Toyota Celica At NASCAR Goody's Dash Race ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Orleans Racing Taps Top Crew Chief For Cup Effort
Orleans Racing Taps Top Crew Chief For Cup Effort ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart prepares for his first 'Bud Shootout'
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart prepares for his first 'Bud Shootout' ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton shooting for front row at Daytona
NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton shooting for front row at Daytona ... Continue reading
New 2001 Nissan Frontier Lineup Previewed at Chicago Auto Show
The popular Nissan Frontier compact truck lineup receives a dramatic new appearance, interior upgrades and the addition of a range of new factory-installed supercharged V6 models for the upcoming 2001 model year. ... Continue reading
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Oldsmobile: First Automaker to Harness the Power of the Wireless Web
Reaching Oldsmobile on the internet is now easier from anywhere in the U.S. for users of the Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's) including Palm VII's with wireless web access. ... Continue reading
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PDCA Marketing Completes Co-Marketing Alliance Program for Lexus
PDCA Marketing Inc. announced that it has completed a co- marketing alliance program for its client, Lexus, with the consumer card services group of a major financial services company. ... Continue reading
Platform Racing Game Reviews: Vigilante 8: Second Offense
Review of Activision's Vigilante 8: Second Offense game for the Dreamcast platform. ... Continue reading
Plymouth For 2000 ... Continue reading
Polk Pins Future on Services for Transportation Industry
Signaling a clear strategic and historic decision to focus on the global expansion of its transportation business, R.L. Polk & Co. has signed an agreement to sell its Consumer Information Solutions business units to Equifax for approximately $260m. ... Continue reading
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Porsche Boxster S and 911 Carrera 4 Win Top Awards in 2000
MotorWeek, the weekly automotive video magazine produced by Maryland Public Television, has awarded its 2000 MotorWeek Drivers' Choice Award for Best Sports Car to the 3.2-liter, 250- horsepower Porsche Boxster S. ... Continue reading
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Rent-A-Wreck Authorizes Up to 1 Million Shares Buyback
Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase and retirement by the Company of up to 1 million shares of common stock, convertible cumulative series A preferred stock, options or warrants. ... Continue reading
Reynolds and Reynolds Shareholders Elect Four Board Members
At their annual meeting held in Dayton, shareholders of The Reynolds and Reynolds Company elected Lloyd G. Waterhouse (48), the company's president and chief operating officer to a three- year term expiring in 2003. ... Continue reading
Rolex 24: Team Seattle raises $215,000.00 for Childrens Hospital
Rolex 24: Team Seattle raises $215,000.00 for Childrens Hospital ... Continue reading
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Schonau Appointed Inspira Technology Manager for Johnson Controls
Hermann Schonau has been named manager of Inspira(R) battery technology for Johnson Controls, Inc. Inspira is an enabling technology for 42-volt architectures. ... Continue reading
Silicon Valley Pioneers Meet Detroit Supply Chain Leaders
Management Roundtable's 2nd Conference on Product Development and the Supply Chain - Collaborating and Competing in the Age of E-Business will bring together leaders and top executives to explore the implications for product and supply chain design. ... Continue reading
Slater To Launch Nationwide Effort Emphasizing Use of Booster Seats
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater will launch a nationwide child passenger safety effort emphasizing the need for parents and caregivers to place older children (40-80 pounds and about 4-8 years old) in booster seats. ... Continue reading
SMC Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results for 1999
SMC Corporation reported its results for the fourth quarter of 1999. For the three month period ended December 31, 1999 net sales were $58.2 million. ... Continue reading
Spectre and Grant Automotive Group Complete Agreement
Spectre, through its wholly owned subsidiary, The Grant Automotive Group has completed and implemented a new management agreement with Grant Brothers Sales Ltd. ("GBS") that will significantly increase GAG's aftermarket presence. ... Continue reading
SPX Increases Share Repurchase Program to $250 Million
SPX Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase in its share repurchase program for up to $250 million. ... Continue reading
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Superior Industries Q4 Net Income Increases to a Record $0.81 Per Share
Superior Industries International, Inc. announced that net income for Q4 ended December 31, 1999, increased 10.6% to a record $21,614,000, or $0.81 per diluted share, from $19,547,000, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the Q4 of 1998. ... Continue reading
Suzuki For 2000 ... Continue reading
Telpar and AccuScan Merge Into Single Distribution and Service Entity
Telpar, Inc., a leading point of sale (POS) distributor and AccuScan, a distributor of Auto ID equipment, have announced the merger of the two organizations into a single entity: Telpar, Inc. ... Continue reading
The Cobalt Group Announces Major Customer Initiatives
The Cobalt Group announced a series of strategic Customer Relationship Management (CRM) initiatives designed to help auto dealers capture, manage and retain digital customers. ... Continue reading
Toyota For 2000 ... Continue reading
Tracks: Home Depot and Irwindale Speedway announce major event sponsorship
HOME DEPOT AND IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCE MAJOR EVENT SPONSORSHIP ... Continue reading
Vetronix to Launch 'CarPort' Peripheral And Application Software Suite
Vetronix Corporation, a leader in the automotive service equipment industry, announced its plans to launch the CarPort accessory for the Clarion AutoPC(TM). ... Continue reading
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World Launch of Production Panoz Esperante Set For New York Auto Show
On the heels of signing Mario Andretti to drive at Le Mans, America's only true independent manufacturer of handcrafted high performance production automobiles will unveil and officially launch the production Esperante at the NY Show. ... Continue reading
www.thecarconnection.com Brings the Windy City up Close Online
The weather might be cold and windy outside, but inside McCormick Place, a new combination of speed and trucks has attracted the world's journalists to press days at the 2000 Chicago Auto Show. ... Continue reading
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