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ARCA: Tracy Leslie wins ARCA thriller at Salem

ARCA: Tracy Leslie wins ARCA thriller at Salem

ARCA: Tracy Leslie wins ARCA thriller at Salem ... Continue reading

ASA: June 17 Event to be known as WorldBestBuy.com 250

ASA: June 17 Event to be known as WorldBestBuy.com 250

June 17 Event to be known as WorldBestBuy.com 250 ... Continue reading

Audi Continues Record 2000 With Best April Sales Ever

Audi Continues Record 2000 With Best April Sales Ever

Audi of America's record setting pace in 2000 continues in April with a total of 7,725 sales for the month, a 38.1 percent increase over April 1999 when sales were 5,592. These sales results amount to the best April sales month ever. ... Continue reading

Autoliv Completes Tender Offer for Shares of OEA

Autoliv Completes Tender Offer for Shares of OEA

Autoliv, Inc. announced successful completion of the tender offer by OEA Merger Corporation for all outstanding shares of common stock of OEA, Inc. for $10.00 per share, net to the seller in cash. ... Continue reading

Baldor Electric Announces Annual Shareholders' Meeting Highlights

Baldor Electric Announces Annual Shareholders' Meeting Highlights

Baldor Electric Company markets, designs, and manufactures electric motors and drives and is based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. ... Continue reading

Ballard Power Systems Issues 2000 First Quarter Report

Ballard Power Systems Issues 2000 First Quarter Report

Ballard Power Systems issued its report to shareholders including financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. All amounts reported are in Canadian dollars. ... Continue reading

Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

Bandag, Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Board of Directors of Bandag, Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.295 per share on the Common Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Company payable July 21, 2000 to shareholders ofrecord at the close of business on June 19, 2000. ... Continue reading

CARH Opens Office in Nation's Capitol

CARH Opens Office in Nation's Capitol

Composite Automobile Research Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary World Transport Authority (WTA), announced it has opened an office in Washington, D.C. ... Continue reading

CARH Revs Up Africa

CARH Revs Up Africa

Composite Automobile Research Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary World Transport Authority Inc. (WTA), of El Cajon is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with American Transport Sales Inc. (ATSI) of Lighthouse Point, Fla. ... Continue reading

cars.com Comparison Reveals Portland is Patriotic

cars.com Comparison Reveals Portland is Patriotic

Portlanders yearn for American cars, according to statistics from cars.com, a leading automotive Web site. ... Continue reading

CART: Reynard takes third successive victory in 2000 Champ Car series

CART: Reynard takes third successive victory in 2000 Champ Car series

CART: Reynard takes third successive victory in 2000 Champ Car series ... Continue reading

Cooper Industries Completes B-Line Acquisition    

Cooper Industries Completes B-Line Acquisition    

Cooper Industries, Inc. announced that it has finalized its purchase of B-Line Systems. ... Continue reading

Copart Acquires New Facility in San Antonio, Texas

Copart Acquires New Facility in San Antonio, Texas

Copart, Inc. announced the acquisition of Texas Alamo Salvage Pool, Inc. of San Antonio, Texas. The acquisition expands Copart's national network of vehicle auction and storage locations to 75 sites in 35 states. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Endorses The Cobalt Group to Operate Web Sites

DaimlerChrysler Endorses The Cobalt Group to Operate Web Sites

DaimlerChrysler Corporation launched a significant e-commerce initiative by choosing The Cobalt Group, Inc. as its partner for dealer Web site development and management. ... Continue reading

Delphi's Pension Plans Fully Funded

Delphi's Pension Plans Fully Funded

Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation announced a $550 million voluntary cash contribution to its U.S. hourly pension fund, bringing Delphi's pension plans overall to a fully funded status and completing its pension funding initiative. ... Continue reading

Dollar Rent A Car Joins Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Program

Dollar Rent A Car Joins Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Program

Dollar Rent A Car and Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air have formed a Preferred Marketing Partnership Agreement, effective May 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

Donnelly Reports Highest-Ever Quarterly Operating Earnings

Donnelly Reports Highest-Ever Quarterly Operating Earnings

Donnelly Corporation announced financial results for the first quarter of 2000 that included the company's highest-ever operating income for a single quarter. ... Continue reading

E. R. (Skip) Autry Jr. Named Vice President, Finance of INTERMET

E. R. (Skip) Autry Jr. Named Vice President, Finance of INTERMET

INTERMET Corporation announced that E. R. (Skip) Autry, Jr. has been named Vice President, Finance, effective May 8, 2000. ... Continue reading

Exclusive: Mike Dale's Last Day as Jaguar's U.S. Boss

Exclusive: Mike Dale's Last Day as Jaguar's U.S. Boss

Exclusive: We talk to Mike Dale on his last day as Jaguar's US boss ... Continue reading

FLIR Systems Inks Multi-Million Dollar Deal With IRIS Systems

FLIR Systems Inks Multi-Million Dollar Deal With IRIS Systems

FLIR Systems Inc. announced that it has closed a $4.7 million sale with IRIS Systems (Infra-Red Inspection Systems) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for FLIR's multispectral imaging camera systems. ... Continue reading

Ford Veteran Joins carOrder.com as General Counsel

Ford Veteran Joins carOrder.com as General Counsel

carOrder.com(TM), the nation's first and largest automotive eDealer, announced the appointment of Gerald Ducharme as general counsel. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Coulthard uninjured in plane crash, Will race in Spain

Formula One: Coulthard uninjured in plane crash, Will race in Spain

Formula One: Coulthard uninjured in plane crash, Will race in Spain ... Continue reading

GenRad Announces Completion of Autodiagnos AB Acquisition

GenRad Announces Completion of Autodiagnos AB Acquisition

GenRad, Inc. announced the successful settlement of the tender offer for the shares of Autodiagnos AB, an automotive diagnostics company based in Stockholm Sweden. ... Continue reading

GenRad Retains Torrenzano Group

GenRad Retains Torrenzano Group

GenRad, Inc. announced it has retained The Torrenzano Group, a New York-based corporate affairs and financial communications firm, as strategic communications and investor relations counsel. ... Continue reading

Grupo DINA Reports on Shareholders Meeting

Grupo DINA Reports on Shareholders Meeting

Consorcio G Grupo DINA, S.A. de C.V. reported on its April 28 shareholders meeting and updated its results for the fourth quarter and year end closing for 1999. ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Dividend and Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting

Harley-Davidson Dividend and Results of Annual Shareholder Meeting

Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 2.5 cents per share, payable June 24, 2000 to shareholders of record June 14, 2000. ... Continue reading

Hawk Corporation Partners With Oxford Consulting Group

Hawk Corporation Partners With Oxford Consulting Group

Oxford Consulting Group announced that Hawk Corporation has partnered with Oxford Consulting Group to complete a four site concurrent implementation of QAD using an innovative Internet- based implementation methodology. ... Continue reading

i2 Solutions Used in Renault Distribution Strategy

i2 Solutions Used in Renault Distribution Strategy

i2 Technologies, Inc. announced that its Demand Planner and Collaboration Planner solutions have been selected by French automaker Renault for its new distribution project. ... Continue reading

iFLEET Continues String of High Growth Awards

iFLEET Continues String of High Growth Awards

For the second year in a row, The Atlanta Business Chronicle selected iFLEET, Inc. in its annual Pacesetters Awards recognizing Atlanta's fastest-growing private companies. ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Coors Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge Grows to Include 12 Teams

INDY 500: Coors Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge Grows to Include 12 Teams

INDY 500: Coors Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge Grows to Include 12 Teams ... Continue reading

INTERMET Plans to Rebuild New River Foundry

INTERMET Plans to Rebuild New River Foundry

INTERMET Corporation announced that subject to public review and support of an environmental permit, it is planning to rebuild its New River Foundry in Radford, Virginia. ... Continue reading

I-Sim Driving Simulators at Fresno Police Department

I-Sim Driving Simulators at Fresno Police Department

I-Sim Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of driving simulation equipment, announced its four PatrolSim(TM) driving simulators at the Fresno Police Department have received final certification by a California commission. ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and Ass and Consumers Car Club Form New Company

J.D. Power and Ass and Consumers Car Club Form New Company

J.D. Power and Associates and Consumers Car Club, announced a new business venture that will provide consumers with unbiased customer satisfaction information and money-saving benefits and services that will help them make better purchase decisions. ... Continue reading

MANUFACTURERS: Reynard 2KQ-LM shines at Le Mans test day

MANUFACTURERS: Reynard 2KQ-LM shines at Le Mans test day

MANUFACTURERS: Reynard 2KQ-LM shines at Le Mans test day ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi = Marriage?

Mitsubishi = Marriage?

Mitsubishi = Marriage? ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Best-Ever Sales

Mitsubishi Motors Reports Best-Ever Sales

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) reported its best-ever sales for April and the first four months of 2000. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine Lends A Hand To The Young Drivers Of The Busch Series

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine Lends A Hand To The Young Drivers Of The Busch Series

Todd Bodine Lends A Hand To The Young Drivers Of The NASCAR Busch Series ... Continue reading

NASCAR SPECIAL: Penske-Kranefuss, Mayfield and Sospenzo all fined for fuel infraction

NASCAR SPECIAL: Penske-Kranefuss, Mayfield and Sospenzo all fined for fuel infraction

NASCAR WCUP: Penske-Kranefuss, Mayfield and Sospenzo all fined for fuel infraction ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman Dana Racing Notes, Gateway Preview

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman Dana Racing Notes, Gateway Preview

NASCAR Trucks: Joe Ruttman Dana Racing Notes, Gateway Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Chad Little picks up another good finish in California

NASCAR WCUP: Chad Little picks up another good finish in California

NASCAR WCUP: Chad Little picks up another good finish in California ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Mayfield, Kranefuss and Sospenzo Handed Penalties by NASCAR

NASCAR WCUP: Mayfield, Kranefuss and Sospenzo Handed Penalties by NASCAR

Mayfield, Kranefuss and Sospenzo Handed Penalties by NASCAR ... Continue reading

National First to Offer ``One Click'' Reservations

National First to Offer ``One Click'' Reservations

National Car Rental officially relaunches its enhanced Web site -- www.nationalcar.com -- featuring the industry's first one- click process. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Announces Safety Recall of Evenflo Child Seats

NHTSA Announces Safety Recall of Evenflo Child Seats

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a safety recall of certain Evenflo Company, Inc. (Evenflo) child restraint seats. ... Continue reading

Nicholas Financial Posts Record Q4 and Year-End Results Income

Nicholas Financial Posts Record Q4 and Year-End Results Income

Nicholas Financial, Inc. announced record revenues and earnings for the fourth quarter and for fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

North American Manufacturers Honored With Shingo Prize

North American Manufacturers Honored With Shingo Prize

The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing selected one Canadian, two Mexican and five U.S. plants to receive the 12th annual awards. ... Continue reading

Ohtsu Selects MSC.Software to Automate Tire Development Process

Ohtsu Selects MSC.Software to Automate Tire Development Process

MSC.Software Corporation and Ohtsu Tire Company, one of the World's top ten tire companies, today announced the signing of an agreement to work together in a project that will automate key parts of the tire development process. ... Continue reading

Pep Boys: May Is Car Care Month -- Make Your Car Look Good So You Look Good In It

Pep Boys: May Is Car Care Month -- Make Your Car Look Good So You Look Good In It

What did actors Sean Connery as James Bond in the movie "Goldfinger," and Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly in the movie "Back to the Future" have in common? They looked good in their cars -- an Aston Martin DB5 and a DeLorean, respectively. ... Continue reading

Power Technology, Inc. Announces Contract With B.C. Research Inc.

Power Technology, Inc. Announces Contract With B.C. Research Inc.

Power Technology, Inc. announced that it has contracted B.C. Research Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia to provide independent testing and verification of Power Technology's unique and patented battery technologies. ... Continue reading

Power Technology, Inc. Announces Contract With B.C. Research Inc.

Power Technology, Inc. Announces Contract With B.C. Research Inc.

Power Technology, Inc. announced that it has contracted B.C. Research Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia to provide independent testing and verification of Power Technology's unique and patented battery technologies. ... Continue reading

Priceline.com Releases Top 10 New Car Models And Makes for April

Priceline.com Releases Top 10 New Car Models And Makes for April

Priceline.com announced the top ten selling vehicles for April sold through priceline.com Auto Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of priceline.com. ... Continue reading

Saturn Selects USA.NET to Provide Email for All 435 Retail Facilities

Saturn Selects USA.NET to Provide Email for All 435 Retail Facilities

USA.NET, the global eMessaging Service Provider, established an online partnership with Saturn Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. ... Continue reading

SDRC Announces Imageware Version 10

SDRC Announces Imageware Version 10

SDRC (Nasdaq:SDRC), a global supplier of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle, announced SDRC Imageware(TM) Version 10 (V10), a major software release enabling customers to design, build, and fully inspect high- quality, free-form shaped products in less time. ... Continue reading

SDRC Announces Imageware Version 10

SDRC Announces Imageware Version 10

SDRC announced SDRC Imageware Version 10, a major software release enabling customers to design, build, and fully inspect high-quality, free-form shaped products in less time. ... Continue reading

Simpson Industries Reports Results of Proxy Contest

Simpson Industries Reports Results of Proxy Contest

Simpson Industries, Inc. announced that the independent inspector's preliminary report of votes cast at the Company's Annual Meeting confirmed that shareholders had voted to support management by electing all management nominees. ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces April Sales Figures; Best April Total Sales Month Since 1986

Subaru Announces April Sales Figures; Best April Total Sales Month Since 1986

Subaru of America, Inc. announced its April sales figures. ... Continue reading

Texaco Purchases a 20 Percent Interest in Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

Texaco Purchases a 20 Percent Interest in Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

Texaco and Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced the execution of a share purchase agreement for Texaco to purchase a 20 percent equity stake in Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. for $67.3 million. ... Continue reading

Textron Promotes Richter to Vice President Taxes

Textron Promotes Richter to Vice President Taxes

Textron Inc. announced the promotion of Norman B. Richter to vice president taxes. Richter succeeds Gregory Hudson, who is retiring from the company to pursue a doctoral degree at Harvard University. ... Continue reading

Textron Promotes Richter to Vice President Taxes

Textron Promotes Richter to Vice President Taxes

Textron Inc. announced the promotion of Norman B. Richter to vice president taxes. Richter succeeds Gregory Hudson, who is retiring from the company to pursue a doctoral degree at Harvard University. ... Continue reading

The Cobalt Group Adds Strength and Depth to Its Management Team

The Cobalt Group Adds Strength and Depth to Its Management Team

The Cobalt Group, Inc. announced four executive appointments that will enhance the company's management structure and position it for continued growth. ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Crawford best of late models at Columbia

TRACKS: Crawford best of late models at Columbia

TRACKS: Crawford best late models at Columbia ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Deal and Pilinko shine; Ponce sets new track record at St. Augustine

TRACKS: Deal and Pilinko shine; Ponce sets new track record at St. Augustine

TRACKS: Deal and Pilinko shine; Ponce sets new track record at St. Augustine ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Four fastest cars going for 4 laps & $1000 at Irwindale

TRACKS: Four fastest cars going for 4 laps & $1000 at Irwindale

MAY 6 RACES AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY ... 4 LAPS FOR $1000? ... Continue reading

TransPro, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

TransPro, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

TransPro, Inc. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Trivest Completes the Sale of Penda Corporation

Trivest Completes the Sale of Penda Corporation

Trivest, Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its affiliate, Penda Corp. ... Continue reading

United Panam Financial Announces First Quarter 2000 Results

United Panam Financial Announces First Quarter 2000 Results

United PanAm Financial Corp. announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

USAC: Edenholm takes TQ feature at the 'Pas'

USAC: Edenholm takes TQ feature at the 'Pas'

USAC: Edenholm takes TQ feature at the 'Pas' ... Continue reading

USAC: Tyler earns 4th 'Border Wars' title; Darland, Hines also score wins

USAC: Tyler earns 4th 'Border Wars' title; Darland, Hines also score wins

USAC: Tyler earns 4th 'Border Wars' title; Darland, Hines also score wins ... Continue reading

USAC: Tyler headed for Gateway, Tri-City with 'Border Wars' title

USAC: Tyler headed for Gateway, Tri-City with 'Border Wars' title

USAC: Tyler headed for Gateway, Tri-City with 'Border Wars' title ... Continue reading

Valeo Acquires Labinal's Automotive Business

Valeo Acquires Labinal's Automotive Business

Valeo concluded an agreement with SNECMA with a view to acquiring the automotive activities of the Labinal group. This transaction would take place following SNECMA's acquisition of Sopartech, which holds the majority of voting rights in Labinal. ... Continue reading

Viking Freight Honored by Ryder for Achieving Highest Carrier Quality

Viking Freight Honored by Ryder for Achieving Highest Carrier Quality

Viking Freight Inc., the leading LTL (less-than-truckload) carrier providing Western regional transportation service and a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has been recognized by Miami-based Ryder System, Inc. with the 1999 Ryder Carrier Quality Award. ... Continue reading

Visteon and Samsung - Providing World-Class 'Connectivity' to Drivers

Visteon and Samsung - Providing World-Class 'Connectivity' to Drivers

Visteon is affiliating with an industry leader in telecommunications to provide powerful telematics products for 2002 model year automotive applications. ... Continue reading

Visteon Corporation Creates the Ultimate Driving Experience

Visteon Corporation Creates the Ultimate Driving Experience

Innovative technology that creates the driving experience consumers want -- and governments need -- is on display by Visteon Corporation at the ITS America 2000 Expo in Boston (Booth 2006). ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Sales Up 14.7 Percent - Best April Since 1977

Volkswagen Sales Up 14.7 Percent - Best April Since 1977

Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported its best April sales in 23 years. ... Continue reading

Woodside and REF Motorsports Move on from Irwindale to Tucson

Woodside and REF Motorsports Move on from Irwindale to Tucson

Woodside and REF Motorsports Move on from Irwindale to Tucson ... Continue reading

World Karting Association Announces 2000 Briggs & Stratton Pro Kart Tour

World Karting Association Announces 2000 Briggs & Stratton Pro Kart Tour

World Karting Association Announces 2000 Briggs & Stratton Pro Kart Tour ... Continue reading

Yazaki Develops In-Vehicle Multimedia Network with Microsoft's Support

Yazaki Develops In-Vehicle Multimedia Network with Microsoft's Support

Yazaki North America, Inc. announced that it will use Microsoft Windows CE for Automotive in the development of YNA's next- generation in-vehicle multimedia network systems. ... Continue reading

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