Acura Introduces All-New 3.2 CL Luxury Performance Coupe
On the heels of the successful launch of the 3.2 TL luxury performance sedan, Acura has introduced an all-new, completely redesigned 3.2 CL luxury performance coupe. ... Continue reading
A Grammy Premiere: Advertising Goes Interactive
Creating television history, RespondTV(R), the first provider of real-time enhanced TV services, is teaming up with the Detroit office of marketing icon J. Walter Thompson and Ford Motor Company (http://www.ford.com). ... Continue reading
AK Steel Sues To Block USWA From Circumventing Federal Judge's Order
AK Steel and other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block continued attempts by the USWA to obtain private, confidential info about security employees protecting the company's Mansfield Works and its salaried employees. ... Continue reading
AMA: FMF Racing to sponsor National Enduro Series
FMF Racing to sponsor National Enduro Series ... Continue reading
AMA: Rick Gray elected chairman of AMA Board of Trustees
Rick Gray elected chairman of AMA Board of Trustees ... Continue reading
AMETEK Declares Quarterly Dividend of Six Cents Per Share
The board of directors of AMETEK Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of six cents per share for the first quarter ending March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading
ATX Teams With Alpine to Deliver PC Connectivity to the Car
ATX Technologies, Inc. announced that it has successfully concluded testing of 24-hour downloading of text-format e-mail and other messaging services to vehicles. ... Continue reading
Avis Europe Preliminary Results for the Year Ended Dec 31, 1999
Avis Europe plc, the leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, announced preliminary results for the year ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
Ballard Announces Pricing of Public Offering of US$340,725,000
Ballard Power Systems Inc. announced that it has set the price for the previously announced public offering of 3,245,000 shares of its common stock at US$105 (Cdn $153.84) per share. Closing of the offering is scheduled for March 2, 2000. ... Continue reading
Budget Group Delays Fourth Quarter Earnings Release
Budget Group, Inc. announced that it will delay the release of its fourth quarter and year-end financial results until after the financial markets close on March 2. ... Continue reading
carClub.com Adds Four Business Leaders to Board of Directors
carClub.com, the first Internet company to deliver savings and benefits to both car owners and automotive retailers, announced four new board members from blue chip companies in the automotive, credit, technology and investment sectors. ... Continue reading
CarPrices.com Hires Key Executives From Chrysler, DLJ, and J.D. Power
CarPrices.com, home of the Internet's first New Car PriceWar (TM), has added three key members to its management team in preparation for the nationwide rollout of its unique online sales model, the company announced. ... Continue reading
CART: Bettenhausen Motorsports continues in the face of adversity
CART: Bettenhausen Motorsports continues in the face of adversity ... Continue reading
CART: Hollywood to sponsor Mo Nunn Racing entry
CART: Hollywood to sponsor Mo Nunn Racing entry ... Continue reading
CART: Laguna Seca says 'Yahoo!'
CART: Laguna Seca says 'Yahoo!' ... Continue reading
CART: Portland event receives new co-title sponsor
CART: Portland event receives ne co-title sponsor ... Continue reading
COME FIND OUT WHAT'S NEW AT LEBANON VALLEY DURING MARCH CAR SHOWS
The annual schedule of car shows is fast approaching and Lebanon Valley Speedway will be participating in three different events this year. Kicking off a busy March is Racearama '2000 at The Big E in Springfield, MA, March 3 - 5. ... Continue reading
Cooper Industries Names Jeffrey B. Levos Vice President and Controller
Jeffrey B. Levos, 39, has been named vice president and controller of Cooper Industries, Inc. In this position, Levos will assume responsibility for all financial reporting and accounting functions. ... Continue reading
CustomAuto.com Announces Launch of Its Automotive Appearance Products Site
CustomAuto.com, Inc. announced the launch of its patent protected web site which is ready to accept customer orders for a wide range of passenger cars, pickup trucks and sport utility vehicle accessory products. ... Continue reading
Delphi Leads Industry Debate at SAE 2000
Delphi Automotive Systems will address important industry issues through its publishing of 68 technical papers at the 2000 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2000 World Congress, March 6-9 at Cobo Center in Detroit. ... Continue reading
Delphi Makes Manufacturing and Production Control And Logistics Appointments
Delphi Automotive Systems has made five appointments in its manufacturing and production control and logistics operations, according to Guy C. Hachey, president of Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems. ... Continue reading
FinishMaster, Inc. Announces South Carolina Acquisition
FinishMaster, Inc. announced it has acquired Advanced Color & Supply, Inc., located in South Carolina. Through the acquisition, FinishMaster will add three strategic locations and solidify the Company's market presence in South Carolina. ... Continue reading
Fitch IBCA Assigns Ratings To Household Automotive Trust IV
Fitch IBCA assigns the following ratings to Household Automotive Trust IV's series 2000-1: ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company and Biosphere 2 Team up for a Cleaner Environment
Ford Motor Company demonstrated its commitment to protecting the environment with the donation of three natural gas Econoline vans to Biosphere 2 -- Columbia University's environmental research facility in Oracle, Arizona. ... Continue reading
IG2, Inc. Files Patent Application
Fidelity Holdings, Inc. announced that its IG2, Inc. subsidiary has filed patent applications for its Network Active Intelligence Control System. ... Continue reading
Indy 500: Andretti, Mears, Fittipaldi, Granatelli, Nalon, Leonard to be honored during Indy 500
Andretti, Mears, Fittipaldi, Granatelli, Nalon, Leonard to be honored during Indy 500 ... Continue reading
INDY 500: Tri Star enters Schroeder, Miller into 84th Indianapolis 500
INDY 500: Tri Star enters Schroeder, Miller into 84th Indianapolis 500 ... Continue reading
INDY LIGHTS: Dayton Indy Lights Championship News & Notes
Dayton Indy Lights Championship News & Notes ... Continue reading
Lear Corporation's Arlington Facility Earns Environmental Certification
The Lear Corporation Arlington, Texas, seat assembly plant has achieved third-party certification to ISO 14001 earning special praise from the review board for its energy management program. ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Buckshot Jones Notes & Quotes; North Carolina Motor Speedway
Buckshot Jones Notes & Quotes, North Carolina Motor Speedway ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green reflects on 'wild ride' at Daytona; Prepares for North Carolina
NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green reflects on 'wild ride' at Daytona; Prepares for North Carolina ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Benson hoping to ride momentum into Rockingham
Benson hoping to ride momentum into Rockingham ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader and team show benefits from winter testing
NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader and team benefits from winter testing ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Michael Lingerfelt (Stewart's tire changer) Medical Update
NASCAR WCUP: Michael Lingerfelt (Stewart's tire changer) Medical Update ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Nadeau Looks Ahead to the Dura Lube / Kmart 400
NASCAR WCUP: Nadeau Looks Ahead to the Dura Lube / Kmart 400 ... Continue reading
Navidec and Avis Europe Form Joint Venture to Sell Used Cars Online
Avis Europe plc and Navidec Inc. announced plans to form a joint venture to sell used automobiles over the Internet throughout Europe. ... Continue reading
NHRA: Suzuki named official motorcycle and ATV of NHRA
NHRA: Suzuki named official motorcycle and ATV of NHRA ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces 2000 Sentra Pricing
Nissan North America, Inc. announced pricing on its all-new 2000 Sentra compact sedan, which goes on sale February 25, 2000. Overall, the 2000 Sentra is $559 less than the 1999 model on a base weighted average comparison. ... Continue reading
Operation Lifesaver and Safety Partners Concern About 'Dangerous Message'
An exuberant magazine focusing on the whims and fantasies of youth sponsored by J.C. Penney has gone too far in the Spring 2000 issue, which features youngsters playing on the tracks. ... Continue reading
Petro Stopping Centers L.P. Announces Year-End Results
Petro Stopping Centers L.P., one of the nation's leading operators of full-service travel plazas and truck stops with 53 locations in 30 states, announced its operating results for the year and fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
Platform Racing Game Reviews: Crazy Taxi
Review of Sega's Crazy Taxi game for the Dreamcast platform. ... Continue reading
Prevention of Headlight Breakage
Broken headlights are a common problem. Studies have shown that 1 out of 6 vehicles will require headlight replacement due to damage from road debris. On high-end vehicles, the cost can be as much as $1,800. ... Continue reading
PricewaterhouseCoopers Selected by General Motors
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been named lead E-Business integrator for GM's B2B E-Commerce initiatives. ... Continue reading
Roger E. Rickey Named VP and GM CTS Reeves Frequency Products
CTS Corporation has named Roger E. Rickey Vice President and General Manager of CTS' frequency products business according to an announcement by William J. Kaska, Executive Vice President, CTS. ... Continue reading
SDRC Receives $600K Metaphase Order from MTD Products
SDRC announced that MTD Products, Inc. has selected Metaphase as its core product data management (PDM) system for document management and change management capabilities. ... Continue reading
Sesame Street and Ford Present Bilingual Auto Safety Campaign in Cleveland
Ford, Children's Television Workshop, the Center for Injury Prevention, Kmart and Penske Auto Centers have teamed up to bring the "Buckle Up with Sesame Street" Child Car Seat Check- Up and national multi-city safety tour to the Cleveland area. ... Continue reading
Shopping for Car Insurance Could Fund Your Child's College Education
If you think you can't save enough to fund your children's college education, think again. ... Continue reading
Sleep Foundation Calls for New Commercial Drivers' Hours-of-Service Rules
The National Sleep Foundation released a position statement calling for new hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers based on current scientific research regarding sleep. ... Continue reading
S&P Places Ratings on BFGoodrich on CreditWatch Neg
Standard &Poor's--Standard & Poor's placed its ratings on BFGoodrich Co. and related entities on CreditWatch with negative implications following the company's announcement that it will repurchase up to $300 million of its common stock. ... Continue reading
State Auto Financial's Q4 Earnings Cap Profitable Year
State Auto Financial Corporation announced net reported earnings per share of $0.33 ($0.32 diluted) for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 1999, compared to $0.30 ($0.29 diluted) per share for same period last year. ... Continue reading
Thomas Gale Named Automotive Industries Executive of the Year
Thomas C. Gale has been named Automotive Industries magazine's 2000 Executive of the Year. ... Continue reading
UNIDYNE to Consolidate Manufacturing, Corporate Facilities In Wisconsin
UNIDYNE Corporation announced it will relocate its corporate headquarters to its Kenosha, Wisc. facility as part of its previously announced business-improvement program. ... Continue reading
USAR: Hooters ProCup Series Prepares for 2000
Hooters ProCup Series Prepares for 2000 ... Continue reading
Valeo has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Iran Khodro, represented by its automotive parts subsidiary Sapco, and Iran Radiator, two Tehran-based companies. ... Continue reading
Vice Presidential Appointments at STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics has announced the appointment of Enrico Villa as Corporate Vice President, Director of European Region. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Co. will announce that the U.S. headquarters of Volvo, Jaguar and Aston Martin will move from New Jersey into a new headquarters complex to be built in Irvine, Calif., for the luxury Premier Automotive Group. ... Continue reading
Women's Board Continues to Educate and Recruit
The Speakers Bureau, Virtual Mentoring Web Site and membership were on the minds of attendees at the last Car Care Council Womens Board (WB) meeting, which was hosted by Lyn St. James, and David Piper (Allison Transmissions) in Indianapolis, IN. ... Continue reading
Worldwide PetroMoly Reports a 125% Increase in Sales
Worldwide PetroMoly Inc. announced that sales for the second fiscal quarter of 2000 were up over 125 percent compared to the same quarter of 1999, at $311,408 versus $139,610 respectively. ... Continue reading
ZAMBA Solutions Helps Hertz Put its Customers in the Driver's Seat
ZAMBA Solutions, a consultancy and business solutions provider dedicated exclusively to the fast-growing CRM and eCRM market, announced today that it has completed design and implementation of an enhanced customer care system for Hertz Corporation. ... Continue reading
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