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Thursday, April 13, 2000

AQM Automotive Corporation to Review Listing Options

AQM Automotive Corporation to Review Listing Options

The Board of Directors of AQM Automotive Corporation has begun a review of options related to continued listing of the Corporation on the Toronto Stock Exchange. ... Continue reading

ASA: Jani-King Steps Up To Sponsor ASA Hickory Event

ASA: Jani-King Steps Up To Sponsor ASA Hickory Event

Jani-King Steps Up To Sponsor ASA Hickory Event ... Continue reading

Avis Offers Travelers One-Way Rental Bargains

Avis Offers Travelers One-Way Rental Bargains

Avis Rent A Car, a member of Avis Group Holdings, Inc. is offering exceptional one-way rates for Florida, Arizona and Las Vegas based travelers. ... Continue reading

Baldor Electric Company 1st Quarter 2000 Results

Baldor Electric Company 1st Quarter 2000 Results

Baldor Electric Company markets, designs, and manufactures electric motors and drives and is based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Today Baldor announced the results of the first quarter of 2000. ... Continue reading

Broadband Digital Group Speeds Ahead With Patrick Racing Team

Broadband Digital Group Speeds Ahead With Patrick Racing Team

FreeDSL provider Broadband Digital Group announced a long-term marketing alliance with Patrick Racing, a team competing in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) FedEx Championship Series. ... Continue reading

Budget Group Announces Sale of Non-Core Assets

Budget Group Announces Sale of Non-Core Assets

Budget Group, Inc. announced that it has closed on the sale of its Licensee Leasing Program and has reached agreement to sell two of its new car dealerships. ... Continue reading

CarrAmerica Development Announces 65,000 Sqft Lease Agreement

CarrAmerica Development Announces 65,000 Sqft Lease Agreement

CarrAmerica Development, Inc., an affiliate of CarrAmerica Realty Corporation, announced the signing of a 65,000 square foot lease agreement with American Honda Finance at Royal Ridge Building VII in Dallas, Texas. ... Continue reading

CarsDirect.com Offers New-Car Buying Services to Frequent Fliers

CarsDirect.com Offers New-Car Buying Services to Frequent Fliers

CarsDirect.com announced that it has been selected as the exclusive online new vehicle e-tailer for the auto referral Web sites created by Member Services Inc. for United Airlines (www.odometermiles.com) and American Airlines frequent fliers. ... Continue reading

CART/Indy 500: Target team racing for two checkered flags on Memorial Day weekend

CART/Indy 500: Target team racing for two checkered flags on Memorial Day weekend

CART: Target team raicing for two checkered flags on Memorial Day weekend ... Continue reading

CART: Jimmy Vasser and Jaun Montoya prepared to storm the Beach

CART: Jimmy Vasser and Jaun Montoya prepared to storm the Beach

CART: Jimmy Vasser and Jaun Montoya prepared to storm the Beach ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Ranked 8th Largest N. American Auto Interior Supplier

Collins & Aikman Ranked 8th Largest N. American Auto Interior Supplier

Collins & Aikman Corporation is the eighth largest supplier in North America of automotive interior components and systems according to data published in the March 27, 2000 issue of Automotive News. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company to Report Higher Than Expected Earnings

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company to Report Higher Than Expected Earnings

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced it expects to report earnings that significantly exceed analyst estimates for the first quarter of 2000. ... Continue reading

Cummins Reports Earnings of $1.09 Per Share for the First Quarter

Cummins Reports Earnings of $1.09 Per Share for the First Quarter

As anticipated last week at its annual shareholders meeting, Cummins Engine Co. Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $1.09 per share, or $42 million profit after taxes, on sales of $1.65 billion. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Software Adjusts Vehicle to Individual Driving Styles

DaimlerChrysler Software Adjusts Vehicle to Individual Driving Styles

Aggressive driver, defensive driver, middle-of-the-road driver; all drivers have a unique set of habits and behaviors behind the wheel that determine their individual style of driving. ... Continue reading

Delphi and Orbital to Jointly Develop Direct Fuel Injection Technology

Delphi and Orbital to Jointly Develop Direct Fuel Injection Technology

Delphi Automotive Systems and Orbital Engine Corporation announced they have entered into a co-development agreement to jointly develop a new gasoline direct-injection technology for automotive engines. ... Continue reading

Detroit Metro Area Teens Test Their Skills With Real Wheels, April 13

Detroit Metro Area Teens Test Their Skills With Real Wheels, April 13

The technology of tomorrow starts today as high school students from across the Metro area compete in the 2000 SAE Micro- Electric Vehicle Competition at U of D Jesuit High School. ... Continue reading

Discount Auto Selects Site for Second Distribution Center

Discount Auto Selects Site for Second Distribution Center

Discount Auto Parts Inc. announced it plans to break ground during April on a new, $25 million auto parts distribution center in the greater Jackson, Miss. area. ... Continue reading

Discount Auto Selects Site for Second Distribution Center

Discount Auto Selects Site for Second Distribution Center

Discount Auto Parts Inc. announced it plans to break ground during April on a new, $25 million auto parts distribution center in the greater Jackson, Miss. area. ... Continue reading

Electrosource Receives New Patent Protecting Basic Technology Until 2017

Electrosource Receives New Patent Protecting Basic Technology Until 2017

Electrosource Inc. announced the grant of United States Patent 6,027,822 for the Company's Coextruded Composite Material (C2M) (tm) technology. ... Continue reading

Environmental Policy Expert Allen Schaeffer Joins Rowan & Blewitt Incorporated

Environmental Policy Expert Allen Schaeffer Joins Rowan & Blewitt Incorporated

Rowan & Blewitt Incorporated has announced that Allen Schaeffer has joined the firm as a vice president. ... Continue reading

Evenflo Announces Availability of Safety Upgrade Kit

Evenflo Announces Availability of Safety Upgrade Kit

Evenflo Company, Inc. of Vandalia, Ohio is offering a free upgrade kit to owners of Evenflo On My Way(R) Position Right (TM) infant car seats. ... Continue reading

Fairchild Developing a New Family of High-Speed Data Converters

Fairchild Developing a New Family of High-Speed Data Converters

Fairchild Semiconductor International announces the release of a new industry-leading graphics digitizer targeted for the Flat Panel Display market. ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings' CEO Expands Upon Lucent Strategic Agreement

Fidelity Holdings' CEO Expands Upon Lucent Strategic Agreement

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. which announced a Strategic Agreement reached between its communications subsidiary, IG2, Inc. and Lucent Technologies, issued a statement clarifying certain terms of the arrangement. ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings Reports Year-End Results

Fidelity Holdings Reports Year-End Results

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. reported record revenues, gross profits and a net loss for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

First Quarter Earnings Estimate Impacted by North Carolina Settlement

First Quarter Earnings Estimate Impacted by North Carolina Settlement

Based upon a preliminary review of results, Horace Mann Educators Corporation expects that operating earnings for the first quarter of 2000 will be between 32 and 35 cents per share. ... Continue reading

Fixing Atlanta's Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $23.5B in Benefits

Fixing Atlanta's Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $23.5B in Benefits

A report released by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that Atlanta-area residents and commuters would reap a total of $23.5 billion in economic benefits if needed improvements were made. ... Continue reading

Fixing Chicago's 'Hillside Strangler' Will Yield $4B in Benefits

Fixing Chicago's 'Hillside Strangler' Will Yield $4B in Benefits

A report released by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that Chicago-area residents and commuters will reap a total of $4 billion in economic benefits when needed improvements are made. ... Continue reading

Fixing Denver's Tech Center Traffic Bottleneck Will Yield $4.5 Billion

Fixing Denver's Tech Center Traffic Bottleneck Will Yield $4.5 Billion

A report released by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that Denver-area residents and commuters will reap a total of $4.5 billion in economic benefits when needed improvements are made. ... Continue reading

Fixing Houston's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $18B in Benefits

Fixing Houston's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $18B in Benefits

A report released by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that Houston-area residents and commuters would reap a total of $18 billion in economic benefits if needed improvements were made. ... Continue reading

Fixing LA's 4 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $26.5B in Benefits

Fixing LA's 4 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $26.5B in Benefits

A report released by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that Southland residents and commuters would reap $26 billion in economic benefits if needed improvements were made to the 4 worst traffic bottlenecks in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. ... Continue reading

Fixing Washington Area's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $34.5B

Fixing Washington Area's Worst Traffic Bottlenecks Would Yield $34.5B

A report released by the American Highway Users Alliance finds that Washington-area residents and commuters would reap a total of $34.5 billion in economic benefits if needed improvements were made to the four worst traffic bottlenecks in the area. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Reports Results for 2000's First Quarter

Goodyear Reports Results for 2000's First Quarter

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company reported net income of $63.6 million for the first quarter of 2000, reflecting improved performance in North American Tire, Latin America Tire and the global Engineered Products business units. ... Continue reading

Greenlight.com Offers $250 Cash Back to New Car-Buyers

Greenlight.com Offers $250 Cash Back to New Car-Buyers

Greenlight.com, the fastest growing online car-buying web site, announced that customers can count on getting something back - even if it's not from Uncle Sam - with $250 cash back on all new cars bought from Greenlight.com through May 15. ... Continue reading

Hometown Auto Reports 1999 Results; 1999 Revenue Increases 18.7%

Hometown Auto Reports 1999 Results; 1999 Revenue Increases 18.7%

Hometown Auto Retailers, Inc. announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Honeywell's 1st-Quarter Sales Up 8% To A Record $6.04 Billion

Honeywell's 1st-Quarter Sales Up 8% To A Record $6.04 Billion

Honeywell said that sales in the first quarter were a record $6.04 billion, up 8% compared to sales in the first quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

IMPCO Industrial Engine Systems Division and Daewoo Sign Agreement

IMPCO Industrial Engine Systems Division and Daewoo Sign Agreement

IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced it has signed a long-term supply agreement with Daewoo Heavy Industries, Ltd. ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Five teams file six total entries for Indy 500 as deadline looms

INDY 500: Five teams file six total entries for Indy 500 as deadline looms

INDY 500: Five teams file six total entries for Indy 500 as deadline looms ... Continue reading

INDY 500: The mighty Casey: A new Mears cruises through rookie test

INDY 500: The mighty Casey: A new Mears cruises through rookie test

INDY 500: The mighty Casey: A new Mears cruises through rookie test ... Continue reading

INTERMET Promotes Skrzypczak to Corporate Treasurer

INTERMET Promotes Skrzypczak to Corporate Treasurer

INTERMET Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Michael S. Skrzypczak, 43, to the position of Corporate Treasurer, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

International Auto Makers' Group Ready for New Challenges with New Leadership

International Auto Makers' Group Ready for New Challenges with New Leadership

The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) introduced its new leadership team, and pledged that the revitalized organization would provide a strong voice on the major issues affecting the auto industry. ... Continue reading

Lexus' First-Quarter Sales Set New Record

Lexus' First-Quarter Sales Set New Record

As the first quarter of 2000 comes to a close, Lexus continues its strong sales pace and looks forward to upcoming North American production. ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors -- Fortune 1000 List of America's Largest Companies

Lithia Motors -- Fortune 1000 List of America's Largest Companies

Lithia Motors Inc. announced that it has been added to the Fortune 1000 List which highlights the largest companies in the United States. ... Continue reading

MOTORCYCLES: Penton, Father of Off-Road Motorcycles, Named Grand Marshal of VMD West

MOTORCYCLES: Penton, Father of Off-Road Motorcycles, Named Grand Marshal of VMD West

Penton, Father of Off-Road Motorcycles, Named Grand Marshal of VMD West ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Lajoie glad Earnhardt Jr. is 'wearing out' the Cup drivers this season

NASCAR BGN: Lajoie glad Earnhardt Jr. is 'wearing out' the Cup drivers this season

NASCAR BGN: Lajoie glad Earnhardt Jr. is 'wearing out' the Cup drivers this season ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Qualifying delayed till Friday for Touchstone 300 at Talladega

NASCAR BGN: Qualifying delayed till Friday for Touchstone 300 at Talladega

NASCAR BGN: Qualifying delayed till Friday for Touchstone 300 at Talladega ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon switches his attention to the high speeds and heavy drafting

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon switches his attention to the high speeds and heavy drafting

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon switches his attention to the high speeds and heavy drafting ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton expects 'side-by-side' racing for 500 miles at Talladega

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton expects 'side-by-side' racing for 500 miles at Talladega

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton expects 'side-by-side' racing for 500 miles at Talladega ... Continue reading

Nematron Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire A-OK Controls

Nematron Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire A-OK Controls

Nematron Corporation and A-OK Controls Engineering, Inc. announced that they have signed a letter of intent for Nematron to acquire A-OK Controls. ... Continue reading

Noble International, Ltd. Announces Record First Quarter Earnings of $1.66 Per Share

Noble International, Ltd. Announces Record First Quarter Earnings of $1.66 Per Share

Noble International, Ltd. announced increased revenues and earnings for the three month period ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Vegas Indy 300 pre race notes and quotes

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Vegas Indy 300 pre race notes and quotes

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Vegas Indy 300 pre race notes and quotes ... Continue reading

Oasis Becomes the Largest Full Service Chain in New Orleans

Oasis Becomes the Largest Full Service Chain in New Orleans

Oasis Holdings, Inc., the parent of Oasis Car Wash, completed the purchase of the Soft Touch Car Wash chain on the West Bank of New Orleans. ... Continue reading

On Earth Day , Auto Alliance Celebrates Unmatched Clean Air Progress

On Earth Day , Auto Alliance Celebrates Unmatched Clean Air Progress

'The Auto Industry Has Traveled Farther Than Any Other Industry Toward A Cleaner Environment. And In The Future, We're Dedicated To Going Even Farther To Clean The Air.' ... Continue reading

Online Automobile Shopping in High Gear

Online Automobile Shopping in High Gear

More than 21 million Internet users sought automotive information online in 1999, reported Cyber Dialogue (http://www.cyberdialogue.com), an Internet customer relationship management company. ... Continue reading

Phoenix Gold Announces 51% Increase in Second Quarter Earnings

Phoenix Gold Announces 51% Increase in Second Quarter Earnings

Phoenix Gold International, Inc. reported a 51% increase in its net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2000 which ended March 31, 2000 over the second quarter of fiscal 1999. ... Continue reading

Pick-Ups Plus 2000 Race Truck Schedule For `Parts Super Series'

Pick-Ups Plus 2000 Race Truck Schedule For `Parts Super Series'

Pick-Ups Plus, Inc. announced that its F150 race truck, driven by Cary Cole, will participate in twelve races for the 2000 "Parts Super Series" season. ... Continue reading

Platform Racing Game Reviews: Mobil 1 Rally Championship

Platform Racing Game Reviews: Mobil 1 Rally Championship

Review of Electronic Arts' Mobil 1 Rally Championship game for the PC platform. ... Continue reading

Platform Racing Game Reviews: Star Wars Racer

Platform Racing Game Reviews: Star Wars Racer

Review of Lucas Arts' Star Wars Racer game for the Dreamcast platform. ... Continue reading

PTC Receives $1 Million Order from Lamborghini

PTC Receives $1 Million Order from Lamborghini

PTC announced it has received an order for more than $1 million for software and service from Lamborghini, located in Bologna, Italy. The software was shipped to Lamborghini during PTC's second fiscal quarter. ... Continue reading

Roadway Express Elects New General Counsel: Declares Dividend

Roadway Express Elects New General Counsel: Declares Dividend

The Board of Directors of Roadway Express, Inc. elected John J. Gasparovic, 42, Vice President and General Counsel, effective May 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

SCCA: The Johnson Controls 100 presented by Simple Green Preview

SCCA: The Johnson Controls 100 presented by Simple Green Preview

The Johnson Controls 100 presented by Simple Green ... Continue reading

Simpson Industries Reports Record First Quarter Sales and Earnings

Simpson Industries Reports Record First Quarter Sales and Earnings

Simpson Industries, Inc. announced record first quarter sales of $144.6 million and net earnings of $6.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Technical Depth, Focus on Innovation To Drive Success this Millennium

Technical Depth, Focus on Innovation To Drive Success this Millennium

In the emerging tier structure of the new millennium, an intense focus on technology, innovation and core competency may be the only key to success for many automotive suppliers, said Joseph C. Day, chairman and CEO of Freudenberg-NOK. ... Continue reading

TELEFLEX ACQUIRES FOUR NEW BUSINESSES IN FIRST QUARTER

TELEFLEX ACQUIRES FOUR NEW BUSINESSES IN FIRST QUARTER

Teleflex Incorporated announced that it had acquired four businesses since the start of the year. The companies' combined annual sales are nearly $50 million. Teleflex invested approximately $50 million to acquire these businesses. ... Continue reading

Teleflex Announces Strong First Quarter Results

Teleflex Announces Strong First Quarter Results

Teleflex Incorporated announced that revenues for the first quarter ended March 26, 2000 increased 9% to $427.6 million compared to $392.2 million for the first three months last year. ... Continue reading

Terion and Wabash Announce Strategic Alliance

Terion and Wabash Announce Strategic Alliance

Terion, Inc. and Wabash National Corporation announced that the companies have signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a strategic alliance serving the transportation industry. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Moves to New $5.5M Rental Facility Serving Orlando Airport

Thrifty Moves to New $5.5M Rental Facility Serving Orlando Airport

Thrifty Car Rental, a major player in the Orlando leisure car rental market since 1983, will move to a new 11,000 square- foot, $5.5 million facility serving Orlando International Airport on April 14. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway car show set for April 16

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway car show set for April 16

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway car show set for April 16 ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Lebanon Valley Sportsman and IMCA Modifieds set to kick off season

TRACKS: Lebanon Valley Sportsman and IMCA Modifieds set to kick off season

TRACKS: Lebanon Valley Sportsman and IMCA Modifieds set to kick off season ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Miller Lite and Irwindale announce big cash for 'Big 10' Challenge

TRACKS: Miller Lite and Irwindale announce big cash for 'Big 10' Challenge

MILLER LITE "BIG 10" CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FOR SUPER LATE MODELS WILL PAY WINNER $5000! ... Continue reading

Valeo: Strong Rise in Quarterly Results

Valeo: Strong Rise in Quarterly Results

Valeo's Board of Directors, meeting on April 12, 2000, registered the first quarter 2000 results and noted their strong rise. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Will Build its Own b-2-b Marketplace with IBM, i2 and Ariba

Volkswagen Will Build its Own b-2-b Marketplace with IBM, i2 and Ariba

Volkswagen, IBM, and the US software companies, i2 Technologies and Ariba, have signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership to build up a global digital marketplace. ... Continue reading

www.enjoythedrive.com - Explore the Possibilities

www.enjoythedrive.com - Explore the Possibilities

Quiet kids. A comfortable seat. A secure place to stow your gear. Effortless acceleration. Traffic reports on demand. A ketchup-proof interior. Better gas mileage. Style that suits your personality. ... Continue reading

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