Allied Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results
Allied Holdings, Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
AMA: EA Sports Supercross Series, RCA Dome, Indianpolis, Indiana Race Results
AMA EA SPORTS SUPERCROSS SERIES, RCA DOME, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 12, 2000 ... Continue reading
American Electric Automobile Co. Announces Profile
American Electric Automobile Co., Inc., announced that the company has been profiled with a positive recommendation by Larry Oakley, internationally renowned reviewer of small-cap emerging growth situations. ... Continue reading
Autobytel.com Adds Fourth Continent to International Expansion
Autobytel.com, the leading international automotive e-commerce provider, announced the formation of Autobytel Australia. ... Continue reading
Autoeloan.com to Use Daybreak for Web-Based Loan Portfolio Management
SuperSolutions Corporation announced today that autoeloan.com, a new Internet-based automobile finance company, has selected Daybreak--The Big Picture(TM) as its loan portfolio management software for direct and indirect loans. ... Continue reading
AutoTradeCenter.com Establishes Online Web Site for Consumer Trade-Ins
AutoTradeCenter.com Inc. announced that it has established a new Web site, www.tradeincarsonline.com, through its subsidiary BusinessTradeCenter.com Inc. ... Continue reading
Cambridge Industries, Inc. to Pursue Sale
The Cambridge Industries' Board of Directors has approved the decision to solicit buyers for the company, either in whole or in part, and has engaged the investment banking firm of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. to manage the sale process. ... Continue reading
CART: Franchitti released from hospital; Recuperating in Tennessee
CART: Franchitti released from hospital; Recuperating in Tennessee ... Continue reading
CarTrackers.com Announces New Auto Parts Quote Service, PartTrackers
CarTrackers.com an automotive Web site that empowers the automotive consumer by providing free, comprehensive information surrounding the automotive industry announced their new subsidiary PartTrackers.com. ... Continue reading
CART: Tragedy strikes Bettenhausen Motorsports
CART: Tragedy strikes Bettenhausen Motorsports ... Continue reading
Cleancarmaps.com Gives Maps for Finding Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Sites
CALSTART, in partnership with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, has unveiled a unique, multi-featured Web site that allows drivers of alternative fuel vehicles to locate refueling stations quickly and easily throughout California. ... Continue reading
Con-Way Secures Multi-year Logistics Contract With Safelite Glass
Con-Way Integrated Services (CIS) announced a multi-year logistics contract with Safelite Glass Corporation, an aftermarket manufacturer, distributor and retailer of automotive glass. ... Continue reading
Identitech, Inc. announced that CSAA, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association, serving Northern California, Nevada & Utah, recently signed an enterprise-wide software license agreement with Identitech. ... Continue reading
Dana Board Authorizes Additional Stock Repurchases, Declares Dividend
The Dana Corporation Board of Directors approved an additional stock buy-back authorization under which the company may repurchase an additional $250m of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions through 12/31/00 ... Continue reading
Dana Corporation to Acquire Additional Global Axle Operations
Dana Corporation announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to purchase the axle manufacturing operations of Invensys plc, a London-based electronics and engineering company, for $63 million. ... Continue reading
driversshield.com Auto Club Program Accelerates
driversshield.com, a subsidiary of FIRST PRIORITY GROUP, INC, announced that another door has opened, broadening the nationwide reach of the fast growing and innovative driversshield.com array of specialized services. ... Continue reading
DynaMotive Technologies Corporation Secures New Alliance Investor
DynaMotive Technologies Corporation announced that it has entered into a new strategic alliance with China Energy Holdings Limited. ... Continue reading
Energy Conversion Devices Announces Second Quarter Operating Results
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced results for the three months and six months ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
Five-Star Windstar Helps Kickoff National Child Passenger Safety Week
The 2000 Ford Windstar minivan takes center stage with the nation's top safety regulator as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration kicks off National Child Passenger Safety Week. ... Continue reading
Ford to Provide Free Installation Of Child Safety Seat Tether Anchors
Ford Motor Company will begin providing free installation of top tether anchors in vehicles for use with child safety seats beginning immediately. ... Continue reading
Gibraltar Sells Its Chattanooga Operation to Metals USA
Gibraltar announced that it sold its operations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Metals USA. ... Continue reading
Goodyear Again Tops in Its Industry on Fortune's Most Admired List
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, for the third year in a row, has earned top honors in the Rubber and Plastics Products category of Fortune magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies." ... Continue reading
Hawk Reports Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 1999
Hawk Corporation reported an 11 percent increase in fourth quarter sales to $46.6 million, and net income of $0.7 million or $0.07 per diluted share. ... Continue reading
Honda Reports Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Q3
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fiscal third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
iCARumba.com Takes the Guesswork Out of Car Care
iCARumba (http://www.icarumba.com) launched the only Web site that empowers consumers to make confident car repair and maintenance decisions. ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Reports Q4 Net Earnings Increase of 51%
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. reported fourth quarter net earnings climbed 51 percent to $3.4 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, from $2.3 million, or 20 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. ... Continue reading
InvoiceDealers.com Releases 1999 New Car Comparison Shopping Popularity Index
InvoiceDealers.com, the leading developer of new-car comparison shopping technology, released the most popular vehicles of 1999 according to its Comparison Shopping Popularity Index. ... Continue reading
IRL/Indy 500: Goodyear, Panther Racing file first entry form for 84th Indy 500
IRL/Indy 500: Goodyear, Panther Racing file first entry form for 84th Indy 500 ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls, Inc. Learning Services Earns Workplace Training Award
Johnson Controls, Inc. Learning Services has earned an Excellence in Practice Award from the American Society for Training and Development. ... Continue reading
Kellagher Named Chief Financial Officer Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced that Thomas P. Kellagher, Senior Vice President, Business Development, has been promoted to Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. ... Continue reading
Kelly Services Acquires Staffing Company in Spain
Kelly Services, Inc., a global provider of staffing services, announced the acquisition of Extra ETT (Expertos en Trabajo Empresa de Trabajo Temporal, S.L.) in Spain. ... Continue reading
Land Rover's Second Infomerical Is Coming to a TV Near You
Land Rover North America, Inc. announced the debut of its second infomercial, The Land Rover Experience. ... Continue reading
Mn/DOT and FieldWorks Usher Snowplowing Into the 21st Century
FieldWorks Inc., a Minnesota-based solution provider and computer manufacturer for demanding environments, announced it has teamed up with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) to research and develop a "smart" snowplow. ... Continue reading
Modem Media Selected by GM in Three-year Agreement
Modem Media announced that they have been selected by General Motors Corporation to drive the development and implementation of Internet initiatives for e-GM, GM's e-commerce business unit. ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood Notes and Quotes, Daytona
NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood Notes and Quotes, Daytona ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Benson weathers wild ride in first drafting session with new rules
NASCAR WCUP: Benson weathers wild ride in first drafting session with new rules ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace ready to do well as 'No Bull 5' participant
CART: Franchitti released from hospital; Recuperating in Tennessee ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tick-Tock Goes The Clock
NASCAR WCUP: Tick-Tock Goes The Clock ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart comments on the 2000 rookie lineup
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart comments on the 2000 rookie lineup ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Twin 125s: More Than Just Another Race
Twin 125s: More Than Just Another Race ... Continue reading
National Car Rental Appoints Jill Doran to Lead Northeast Region Sales
National Car Rental announced that it has promoted Jill Doran to regional vice president of sales for the Northeast Region. ... Continue reading
Newgen Forms e-Services Subsidiary
Newgen Results Corporation, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology for the service sector of the U.S. retail automotive industry, today announced that it has formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Carabunga.com. ... Continue reading
NHRA: Final Results--FMDRS-Houston Raceway Park
Final Results--FMDRS-Houston Raceway Park ... Continue reading
NHRA: JEG'S Pro Stock Brothers Look To Paint CSK Nationals Yellow & Black
JEG'S Pro Stock Brothers Look To Paint CSK Nationals Yellow & Black ... Continue reading
Open Wheel: Tragedy strikes again for prominent Indianapolis 500 families
Open Wheel: Tragedy strikes again for prominent Indianapolis 500 families ... Continue reading
Orion Bus Enters Into Agreement with Mechanical Dynamics
Orion Bus Industries has entered into an agreement with Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., a worldwide provider of virtual prototyping software and solutions, to use functional virtual prototyping in its development of next-generation transit buses. ... Continue reading
PowerAdz.com Teams with FreeShop.com
PowerAdz.com announced it has teamed with FreeShop.com to provide a variety of free, trial and promotional product offers to readers of more than 1,300 online affiliate newspapers in the PowerAdz `Dot-Com Newspaper Network.' ... Continue reading
PPG Acquires Monarch Paint, Includes Two Plants in Texas
PPG Industries of Pittsburgh has acquired Monarch Paint Co., an architectural coatings producer headquartered in Houston. Terms were not disclosed. ... Continue reading
Precision Auto Care Announces Improved 2nd Quarter Results
Precision Auto Care, Inc. announced a loss of $1.278 million or ($0.21) per share for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 1999, compared with a loss of $4.595 million or ($0.75) per share for the comparable prior year quarter. ... Continue reading
President of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Named
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced that Mikio Yoshimi will become president of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (HMA) effective April 1, 2000. ... Continue reading
SAE Blue Ribbon Panel Brings Designers Together
What do automotive designers have in common with hotel and resort design, retail consumer products, and the fine arts? Attendees at the SAE 2000 World Congress Blue Ribbon Panel will find out on March 6 at 4:00 p.m. at the Cobo Center in Detroit. ... Continue reading
San Francisco Newspaper Agency Automotive Ad Continues Award Streak
The Newspaper Association of America honored automotive advertising designed by the San Francisco Newspaper Agency for First America Automotive, Inc., continuing the San Francisco Newspaper Agency's four-year DANDY Award streak. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Willy T. Ribbs to return to the BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series with Victoria Motorsports
SCCA: Willy T. Ribbs to return to the BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series with Victoria Motorsports ... Continue reading
SDRC Announces PDM Contract With Singapore Technologies Aerospace
SDRC announced that Singapore Technologies Aerospace, located in Paya Lebar, Singapore, has placed an order for SDRC's market- leading Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) product data management software and related services. ... Continue reading
Smithers' Registrar Among Certification Bodies Recognized for ISO/TS 16949
Smithers Quality Assessments Inc., a leading quality systems registrar, has been recognized worldwide by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) to conduct ISO/TS 16949 registration services. ... Continue reading
Speedway Motorsports Reports Results for the Q4 And Year Ended Dec 31, 1999
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. reported that total revenues for the fourth quarter increased 45% or $23.4 million to $75.7 million, compared to last year. ... Continue reading
State Provides 9,000 Child Safety Seats For Low-Income Children
State highway safety advocates today announced a Valentine's Day gift that will help North Carolina children travel more safely. ... Continue reading
Strattec Security Corporation Announces Expanded Share Repurchase Program
Strattec Security Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional 500,000 shares (approximately 10 percent of currently outstanding shares) under its ongoing stock repurchase program. ... Continue reading
Tire Kingdom, Valvoline and Mark Martin Join in Lube-A-Thon
Tire Kingdom, Valvoline and Mark Martin will be out to raise $15,000 on Feb. 18-19 in "the biggest Caring Hands lube-a-thon in America," with all money benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Florida. ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive Announces Acquisition of Dr. Meleghy GmbH & Co. KG
Tower Automotive, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Dr. Meleghy GmbH & Co. KG for total consideration of approximately $110 million. ... Continue reading
Toyota Tundra Tops MOTORWEEK's 2000 Drivers' Choice Awards
PBS' premier automotive magazine series, MOTORWEEK, announces the winners of its 2000 Drivers' Choice Awards, citing Toyota Tundra as Best of the Year. ... Continue reading
Treadco, Inc. Announces Promotions
Treadco, Inc. announcedthe following management promotions. ... Continue reading
Unique Mobility Introduces Controller Area Network Option
Unique Mobility, Inc. announced that it is now offering a Controller Area Network option on its product line of motors and motor controllers. ... Continue reading
UnitedAuto Expands Presence in California and Arkansas Markets
UnitedAuto Group, Inc., a leading publicly-traded automobile retailer, announced the addition of a Mercedes-Benz and Ford dealership in San Diego and Little Rock, respectively. ... Continue reading
USAC: 2000 USAC Schedule Changes Announced
USAC: 2000 USAC Schedule Changes Announced ... Continue reading
Wavecom to Design WISMO-Based GSM System for Automotive Industry
Wavecom S.A. announced it has signed a general purchase agreement with automotive instrumentation giant, Mannesmann VDO, the world's leading maker of fully integrated car information systems. ... Continue reading
Wescast Industries Inc. Declares Dividend
Wescast Industries Inc. has declared a dividend on its common shares in the amount of $0.12 per common share, and such dividend shall be payable on March 10, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2000. ... Continue reading
XMLSolutions Introduces Global Solution for Bi-Directional XML-EDI Transactions
XMLSolutions Corporation, the premier provider of XML-based EDI solutions and XML Schema Management products and services, today announced the general availability of XEDI Translator 1.0. ... Continue reading
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