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Friday, February 11, 2000

19th Cycle World Int'l Motorcycle Show Roars into Chicago

19th Cycle World Int'l Motorcycle Show Roars into Chicago

The Cycle World International Motorcycle Show(R) presented by Toyota Trucks will be rolling into town for its biggest and best showing ever! ... Continue reading

AAA Says, Don't Skip a Step in Child Passenger Safety

AAA Says, Don't Skip a Step in Child Passenger Safety

Diligent parents who properly restrain infants and toddlers in child safety seats too often skip a step when it comes to properly protecting older children riding in vehicles, according to AAA. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Starting Grid for Daytona

ARCA: Starting Grid for Daytona

ARCA: Starting Grid for Daytona ... Continue reading

Arvin Announces Two Initiatives to Enhance Shareholder Value

Arvin Announces Two Initiatives to Enhance Shareholder Value

Arvin Industries, Inc. announced that the company's Board of Directors has authorized two initiatives to further enhance shareholder value in light of recent depressed share price levels. ... Continue reading

Bonded Motors Announces Fourth Quarter Results

Bonded Motors Announces Fourth Quarter Results

Bonded Motors announced operating results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Caliber Collision Centers Expands Coverage Area

Caliber Collision Centers Expands Coverage Area

Caliber Collision Centers announces the acquisition of Classic Spray & Collision in Murrieta, giving the Irvine-based operator of high-quality collision repair facilities its 31st location and 14th acquisition in the last 12 months. ... Continue reading

CART: Reynard champ cars lead the way at spring training

CART: Reynard champ cars lead the way at spring training

CART: Reynard champ cars lead the way at spring training ... Continue reading

Company Heritage Cited in Return to BorgWarner Name

Company Heritage Cited in Return to BorgWarner Name

As a pioneering innovator in powertrain products for cars and trucks, Borg-Warner Automotive is capitalizing on its heritage by returning to its founding name from 1928: BorgWarner. ... Continue reading

Consumers Union Counters Isuzu Charges About SUV Rollover Test

Consumers Union Counters Isuzu Charges About SUV Rollover Test

Consumers Union (CU), the publisher of Consumer Reports, has branded claims made by Isuzu Motors Limited as an unwarranted challenge to the First Amendment at the opening of a jury trial in federal court here. ... Continue reading

Convergent Media Systems Appoints Thomas DiPuma VP, Sales & Marketing

Convergent Media Systems Appoints Thomas DiPuma VP, Sales & Marketing

Convergent Media Systems, a leading provider of satellite- and Internet Protocol-based video networks for training and communications, announced the appointment of Thomas C. DiPuma as vice president, sales and marketing. ... Continue reading

Convergent Media Systems Appoints Thomas DiPuma VP, Sales & Marketing

Convergent Media Systems Appoints Thomas DiPuma VP, Sales & Marketing

Convergent Media Systems, a leading provider of satellite- and Internet Protocol-based video networks for training and communications, announced the appointment of Thomas C. DiPuma as vice president, sales and marketing. ... Continue reading

Conyers-Riverside Ford Auto Dealer Receives National Business Award

Conyers-Riverside Ford Auto Dealer Receives National Business Award

Nathan G. Conyers was one of eight businessmen and women nationally to be recognized by Northwood University as one of America's "Outstanding Business Leaders," on February 4, 2000 at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Assembly Plant Schedule for Week of Feb 14, 2000

DaimlerChrysler Reports Assembly Plant Schedule for Week of Feb 14, 2000

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of February 14, 2000. ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Offers New Lighter Weight Jake Brake

Detroit Diesel Offers New Lighter Weight Jake Brake

The next generation Jacobs Engine Brake(TM) is now available on CY2000 Series 60 engines. The new engine brake, Model 790, is the result of an ongoing partnership between Detroit Diesel and Jacobs Vehicle Systems. ... Continue reading

Focused Bandag Dealer Network Requests Equipment in Record Numbers

Focused Bandag Dealer Network Requests Equipment in Record Numbers

The Bandag Alliance Business Conference, in early February, served as the forum for the largest Bandag retread technology launch in the last 20 years, touching off record setting demand for new equipment, according to officials fromBandag, Inc. ... Continue reading

Gary E. Kummer Appointed Director, Field Sales at Johnson Controls, Inc.

Gary E. Kummer Appointed Director, Field Sales at Johnson Controls, Inc.

Johnson Controls, Inc. has appointed Gary E. Kummer director of field sales for the building controls business. ... Continue reading

Hertz Acquires AA Rentals

Hertz Acquires AA Rentals

The Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation announced the acquisition of AA Rentals, an equipment rental and sales business in the Seattle, Washington area, with 21 locations. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Scores Exclusive Automotive Sponsorship For Gold Cup 2000

Hyundai Scores Exclusive Automotive Sponsorship For Gold Cup 2000

Hyundai Motor America (HMA) will be the exclusive automotive sponsor at this year's Gold Cup 2000 soccer tournament, February 12-27, 2000. ... Continue reading

Inspection Stations Closed for Two Presidential Holidays

Inspection Stations Closed for Two Presidential Holidays

All motor vehicle inspections stations will be closed Friday, February 11 for Lincoln's Birthday. The stations will be open Saturday, February 12. ... Continue reading

Intermet Chief Financial Officer Doretha J. Christoph to Resign

Intermet Chief Financial Officer Doretha J. Christoph to Resign

Intermet Corporation announced that Doretha J. Christoph, chief financial officer, has resigned to accept a CFO position with a large West Coast company. ... Continue reading

IRL: Blueprint Racing adds 2000 G-Force to stable

IRL: Blueprint Racing adds 2000 G-Force to stable

IRL: Blueprint Racing adds 2000 G-Force to stable ... Continue reading

IRL: Entry invitations for 84th Indy 500 to be mailed February 14

IRL: Entry invitations for 84th Indy 500 to be mailed February 14

IRL: Entry invitations for 84th Indy 500 to be mailed February 14 ... Continue reading

IROC: Greg Ray leaning quickly in IROC cars at Daytona

IROC: Greg Ray leaning quickly in IROC cars at Daytona

IROC: Greg Ray leaning quickly in IROC cars at Daytona ... Continue reading

Irwindale Speedway/Home Depot announce five race sponsorhip package

Irwindale Speedway/Home Depot announce five race sponsorhip package

HOME DEPOT / IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCEMENT / EAST COAST RE-BROADCAST ... Continue reading

Mandator and Training Partner enable Saab to Check skills with web tool

Mandator and Training Partner enable Saab to Check skills with web tool

Mandator Kazoo and Training Partner AB are to provide an Internet-based system that will give Saab greater opportunities to manage issues concerning skills and training within the retail and wholesale chain throughout the entire world. ... Continue reading

MICHELIN 1999 Consolidated Sales -- EUR 13.76 billion (FRF 90,280 million)

MICHELIN 1999 Consolidated Sales -- EUR 13.76 billion (FRF 90,280 million)

Consolidated net sales for 1999 were EUR13,763 million (FRF90,280 million), a 10.2% increase on the previous year. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Announces 'Project America'

Mitsubishi Announces 'Project America'

Mitsubishi announced that the next generation of its Montero Sport mid-size SUV, now built in Japan, will be manufactured in Normal, Illinois. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Awards Scholarships to Philadelphia Tech Students

Mitsubishi Motors Awards Scholarships to Philadelphia Tech Students

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

NASCAR WCUP: Federal-Mogul Announces Moog M2 Challenge for Charity

NASCAR WCUP: Federal-Mogul Announces Moog M2 Challenge for Charity

Federal-Mogul Announces Moog M2 Challenge for Charity ... Continue reading

New Hyundai Crosstour    

New Hyundai Crosstour    

Hyundai today unveiled its latest concept vehicle, the HCD 5 Crosstour. This sporty-looking, yet practical four-door multipurpose sedan is designed for triple utility -- handling work, family and recreation needs for the entire family. ... Continue reading

New Strategy Analytics Advisory Service Focused On Telematics

New Strategy Analytics Advisory Service Focused On Telematics

The new In-Vehicle Telematics & Multimedia advisory service from Strategy Analytics, Inc., focuses on successful financial opportunities in the convergent IT market. ... Continue reading

Oxford Automotive Announces Opening of New Plant In Ramos Arizpe, Mexico

Oxford Automotive Announces Opening of New Plant In Ramos Arizpe, Mexico

Oxford Automotive, Inc. a Tier 1 OEM automotive supplier has announced the unveiling ceremony for its newest plant located in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico to occur on February 10, 2000. ... Continue reading

Panels Concentrate on Overseas Markets at SAE 2000 World Congress

Panels Concentrate on Overseas Markets at SAE 2000 World Congress

Three international panels will scrutinize the automotive business in Hungary, Sweden and Mercosur at the SAE 2000 World Congress at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, March 6-9, 2000. ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Sales

Pep Boys Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Sales

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, announced its sales for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2000. ... Continue reading

Pulsar Cold Weld Transcends Conventional Technology

Pulsar Cold Weld Transcends Conventional Technology

Industrial giants like General Motors, Pratt & Whitney, and many others have embraced Pulsar's technology and are identifying more and more applications of this novel welding process. ... Continue reading

RALLY: FIA World Rally Championship moves into Sweden

RALLY: FIA World Rally Championship moves into Sweden

RALLY: FIA World Rally Championship moves into Sweden ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Declares Regular Second Quarter Dividend

Reynolds and Reynolds Declares Regular Second Quarter Dividend

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company's board of directors declared a regular second quarter Class A common stock dividend of 11 cents per share, payable April 13, 2000 to shareholders of record as of March 22, 2000. ... Continue reading

Simula and Second Chance Body Armor Form Strategic Alliance

Simula and Second Chance Body Armor Form Strategic Alliance

Simula Inc. and Second Chance Body Armor Inc. announced the formation of a strategic alliance to jointly pursue projects that focus on new soft body armor and other transparent and opaque armor systems aimed at saving lives. ... Continue reading

Tiresearch.com Helps Locate Hard-to-Find Tires

Tiresearch.com Helps Locate Hard-to-Find Tires

InfoExpert Crepeau, Inc. of Quebec, and Synergex International of Gold River, Calif., announce the launch of tiresearch.com. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Opening night purse set a $15K for NASCAR Super Late Models at Irwindale

Tracks: Opening night purse set a $15K for NASCAR Super Late Models at Irwindale

$15,000 OPENING NIGHT PURSE FOR NASCAR SUPER LATE MODS. AT IRWINDALE ... Continue reading

Turbodyne Selects Two New Members to Join Disclosure Committee

Turbodyne Selects Two New Members to Join Disclosure Committee

Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced that two new members have been selected to join Turbodyne's Disclosure Committee. ... Continue reading

Urban Suburban Winner at Chicago Auto Show Charity Event

Urban Suburban Winner at Chicago Auto Show Charity Event

"I guess it's one of those things that you hear about, but never think will happen to you," said Sherry Misgen, the smiling winner of a Chevrolet Suburban at the Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity. ... Continue reading

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