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Wednesday, May 3, 2000

AMA: $300,000 Rider point fund announced for 2000 Motocross season

AMA: $300,000 Rider point fund announced for 2000 Motocross season

$300,000 AMA/NPG RIDER POINT FUND ANNOUNCED FOR 2000 NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SEASON ... Continue reading

American Honda Shatters April Sales Records

American Honda Shatters April Sales Records

All-time record American Honda April sales of 99,613 were up 14.7 percent from the previous mark set last year, led by big increases of several Acura models and record April light truck sales. ... Continue reading

AMI DODUCO Team Finds Lower-Cost Alternative to Palladium-based Relay Contacts

AMI DODUCO Team Finds Lower-Cost Alternative to Palladium-based Relay Contacts

Researchers at AMI DODUCO, a Technitrol Company have identified and successfully tested lower-cost substitutes for palladium alloys used in automotive flasher relays. ... Continue reading

AutoMall Online Names Three Industry Leaders to Board of Directors

AutoMall Online Names Three Industry Leaders to Board of Directors

Company President Gene Hickman announced the appointment of three auto industry leaders to the Board of Directors of AutoMall Online. ... Continue reading

Bekaert ECD Solar Systems Announces a New UNI-SOLAR(R) Product

Bekaert ECD Solar Systems Announces a New UNI-SOLAR(R) Product

Bekaert ECD Solar Systems LLC, a joint venture of United Solar Systems Corp. (United Solar) and N.V. Bekaert S.A., announced the introduction of the Field Applied Flexible Roofing Laminate, a new UNI-SOLAR(R) product. ... Continue reading

BMW Reports Record April Sales Results; BMW Year-To-Date Sales Up 16 Percent

BMW Reports Record April Sales Results; BMW Year-To-Date Sales Up 16 Percent

BMW of North America, Inc. reported April sales of 15,337 vehicles, compared to 14,225 for the same period a year ago, an increase of 8 percent. ... Continue reading

Carlisle Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Carlisle Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

The Board of Directors of Carlisle Companies Incorporated declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.18 per share, payable on June 1, 2000 to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 17, 2000. ... Continue reading

Classic Car Source Renamed MotorWRX

Classic Car Source Renamed MotorWRX

EWRX Internet Systems Inc. announced it has renamed its wholly- owned subsidiary, Classic Car Source Inc., to MotorWRX Inc. ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Receives Quality Recognition From Toyota

Collins & Aikman Receives Quality Recognition From Toyota

Collins & Aikman Corporation's Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK facility was recently honored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited with its Quality Letter of Recognition for achievement in continuous improvement. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting; Board of Directors Meets

Cooper Tire Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting; Board of Directors Meets

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY presented the highlights of a record-setting year of growth at the annual meeting of shareholders. ... Continue reading

Cross Country Run to 'Tour De Sol' Planned in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Cross Country Run to 'Tour De Sol' Planned in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Southern States Power Company announced it will be donating biodiesel fuel to the Deer Valley High School ERAD Club (Environmentally Responsible Auto Design) for use in a hybrid electric pick-up truck. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Leads 4 Categories in Strategic Vision's Awards

DaimlerChrysler Leads 4 Categories in Strategic Vision's Awards

Four DaimlerChrysler vehicles led their segment in consumer satisfaction according to Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index (TM) (TQI) owner survey. ... Continue reading

DRAGS: Front Engined Fuelers Flock to Indy for Hot Rod Nationals

DRAGS: Front Engined Fuelers Flock to Indy for Hot Rod Nationals

Front Engined Fuelers Flock to Indy for Hot Rod Nationals ... Continue reading

Fleetwood Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Revenues

Fleetwood Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Revenues

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., the nation's leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing, announced preliminary sales for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended April 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company's U.S. April Sales Climb 12%

Ford Motor Company's U.S. April Sales Climb 12%

U.S. consumers purchased or leased 372,719 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, and Volvo dealers in April, up 12 percent compared with a year ago. ... Continue reading

F.X. Coughlin Co. Announces New Packaging Division

F.X. Coughlin Co. Announces New Packaging Division

F.X. Coughlin Co. announces the establishment of a new division, Distance Packaging. ... Continue reading

GM Vehicle Sales Up 2%; Light Trucks Set to Outsell Cars This Year

GM Vehicle Sales Up 2%; Light Trucks Set to Outsell Cars This Year

General Motors announced a two percent increase in vehicle sales to 426,618 units. GM truck sales forged ahead once again in April. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Continues Record Sales Pace; April Sales Up 97% Over Last Year

Hyundai Continues Record Sales Pace; April Sales Up 97% Over Last Year

Hyundai Motor America announced sales of 21,046 vehicles for the month of April, up 97% percent from one year ago. ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Smash Mouth to play at Indianapolis on Coors Carburetion Day

INDY 500: Smash Mouth to play at Indianapolis on Coors Carburetion Day

INDY 500: Smash Mouth to play at Indianapolis on Coors Carburetion Day ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces April Sales Figures; I30 and QX4 Lead Sales Increase

Infiniti Announces April Sales Figures; I30 and QX4 Lead Sales Increase

Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) reported total April sales of 6,305 units, a 62.8% increase versus last year, making this the best April results in the history of the division. ... Continue reading

Insurance Auto Auctions Appoints Patrick Cahill Director of Transportation Services

Insurance Auto Auctions Appoints Patrick Cahill Director of Transportation Services

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. announced that Patrick Cahill has joined the Company to fill the position of Director of Transportation Services. ... Continue reading

International Speedway Announces Increase in Capital Spending Plans

International Speedway Announces Increase in Capital Spending Plans

International Speedway Corporation, a leading promoter of motorsports activities, announced that its Board of Directors has approved an additional $47 million for capital projects. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Cars Reports Record April Sales

Jaguar Cars Reports Record April Sales

Jaguar Cars announced record April sales results. United States retails totaled 4,024 cars, up more than 90 percent compared with the same month last year. ... Continue reading

Kia Sales Up 17 Percent Over April 1999

Kia Sales Up 17 Percent Over April 1999

Kia announced sales of 12,422 vehicles for April, an increase of 17 percent over last April. ... Continue reading

Kingsley Coach Announces National Marketing Campaign

Kingsley Coach Announces National Marketing Campaign

Kingsley Coach Inc., a manufacturer of unique, high quality, motorcoaches on a heavy duty truck chassis, announced that it will implement an aggressive billboard marketing campaign, set to kick off on in June 2000. ... Continue reading

Korean Car Makers Scramble for a Deal

Korean Car Makers Scramble for a Deal

Korean Car Makers Scramble for a Deal ... Continue reading

Land Rover North America, Inc. Announces April Sales Figures of 1,594 Units

Land Rover North America, Inc. Announces April Sales Figures of 1,594 Units

Land Rover North America, Inc. has posted April sales of 1,594 units. This is the second best April result ever for Land Rover. ... Continue reading

Le Mans: Guy Smith gets first taste of Le Mans

Le Mans: Guy Smith gets first taste of Le Mans

Le Mans: Guy Smith gets first taste of Le Mans ... Continue reading

MascoTech, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

MascoTech, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

MascoTech sales for the first quarter 2000 increased to $459 million, a record level of sales for any first quarter, as compared with $449 million in 1999. ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports April Sales

Mazda Reports April Sales

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) announced U.S. sales of 21,247 units for the month of April. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Records Third Best All-Time Month Ever in April 2000

Mercedes-Benz Records Third Best All-Time Month Ever in April 2000

Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. (MBUSA) reported sales of 17,889 new vehicles during the month of April 2000, a 10.6 percent increase over last year's April 1999 sales record of 16,180. ... Continue reading

MIDGETS/SPRINTS: Long time Midget owner Don Smith dies of heart attack

MIDGETS/SPRINTS: Long time Midget owner Don Smith dies of heart attack

MIDGETS/SPRINTS: Long time Midget owner Don Smith dies of heart attack ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Joins the Fight to Erase Hunger

Mitsubishi Motors Joins the Fight to Erase Hunger

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) put forth its largest volunteer effort of the year to help feed the hungry throughout America with its 11th annual food drive. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: David Green Track Notes, Richmond Preview

NASCAR BGN: David Green Track Notes, Richmond Preview

NASCAR BGN: David Green Track Notes, Richmond Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa looking to get season back on track at Richmond

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa looking to get season back on track at Richmond

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa looking to get season back on track at Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green searching for first win of the year at Richmond

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green searching for first win of the year at Richmond

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green searching for first win of the year at Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine looks for top-five finish at Richmond

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine looks for top-five finish at Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton prepared for the rigors of Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Three Children's Hospitals to Benefit from Petty Ride

NASCAR: Three Children's Hospitals to Benefit from Petty Ride

Three Children's Hospitals to Benefit from Petty Ride ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau Preview, Richmond Virginia

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau Preview, Richmond Virginia

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau Preview, Richmond Virginia ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace continues to meet the tough competition of NASCAR

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace continues to meet the tough competition of NASCAR

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace continues to meet the tough competition of NASCAR ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Richmond's Pontiac Excitement 400 could be break-out time for Stewart

NASCAR WCUP: Richmond's Pontiac Excitement 400 could be break-out time for Stewart

NASCAR WCUP: Richmond's Pontiac Excitement 400 could be break-out time for Stewart ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Ready to Rebound at Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Ready to Rebound at Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart Ready to Rebound at Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton prepared for the rigors of Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton prepared for the rigors of Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton prepared for the rigors of Richmond ... Continue reading

NCTI ClearSpeech Technology Licensed by Delphi

NCTI ClearSpeech Technology Licensed by Delphi

NCT Group, Inc. announced that Delphi Automotive Systems has licensed the Company's ClearSpeech(R) noise, acoustic echo and live echo cancellation algorithms for use in their Mobile Multi Media Computing Platform for hands-free cellular communications. ... Continue reading

NHRA: 320 mph masters race for victory at the Advance Auto Parts Southern Nationals

NHRA: 320 mph masters race for victory at the Advance Auto Parts Southern Nationals

NHRA: 320 mph masters race for victory at the Advance Auto Parts Southern Nationals ... Continue reading

NHRA: Force looking to move back in front in NHRA Winston point standings

NHRA: Force looking to move back in front in NHRA Winston point standings

NHRA: Force looking to move back in front in NHRA Winston point standings ... Continue reading

NHRA: Scelzi eyes third NHRA Winston Top Fuel Championship with consistency

NHRA: Scelzi eyes third NHRA Winston Top Fuel Championship with consistency

NHRA: Scelzi eyes third NHRA Winston Top Fuel Championship with consistency ... Continue reading

Nissan Division Reports a 31.8 Percent Increase in Sales

Nissan Division Reports a 31.8 Percent Increase in Sales

Brisk Sentra sales helped boost the Nissan Division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) April sales to 54,773 units, an increase of 31.8% versus last year. ... Continue reading

Peacock Financial's iNetPartners Unveils Latino Auto Channel

Peacock Financial's iNetPartners Unveils Latino Auto Channel

iNetPartners Inc., the automotive online E-commerce division of Peacock Financial Corporation, announced that it has unveiled "Bienvenidos!" ... Continue reading

Phillips Announces Low-Cost, Octane-Enhancing Technology

Phillips Announces Low-Cost, Octane-Enhancing Technology

Phillips Petroleum Company announced that it is now licensing its proprietary MaxCat(TM) Coke Reduction Technology to other companies. ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports April U.S. Sales; April Sales Up by 28 Percent

Porsche Reports April U.S. Sales; April Sales Up by 28 Percent

Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, announced sales and stock figures for the month of April, 2000. ... Continue reading

Prestolite Electric Announces 2000 First Quarter Results

Prestolite Electric Announces 2000 First Quarter Results

Prestolite Electric Inc. and its parent, Prestolite Electric Holding Inc., released 2000 first quarter financial results. ... Continue reading

Record Sales Steer DaimlerChrysler to Strong April

Record Sales Steer DaimlerChrysler to Strong April

Heavy demand for the all-new Chrysler PT Cruiser and record- setting truck and sport utility vehicle sales helped push Chrysler group sales to 228,992, the best April since 1996 and an increase of six percent compared with April 1999. ... Continue reading

Rover Given 10 Day Stay of Execution

Rover Given 10 Day Stay of Execution

Rover Given 10 Day Stay of Execution ... Continue reading

Saab's April 2000 Sales Up 23 Percent

Saab's April 2000 Sales Up 23 Percent

Saab Cars USA, Inc. announced sales of 3,319 units during April 2000 - a 23 percent increase over April 1999 sales (2,700 units). Year-to-date, Saab is gaining sales momentum and catching up to the torrid pace set in 1999. ... Continue reading

SatCon Technology Announces Second Quarter 2000 Results

SatCon Technology Announces Second Quarter 2000 Results

SatCon Technology Corporation, a leader in power and energy management products targeting the distributed power market, announced second quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Sotir Assumes Expanded Responsibilities as COO for Budget

Sotir Assumes Expanded Responsibilities as COO for Budget

Budget Group, Inc. announced that Mark Sotir, Budget Group's president, North American Vehicle Rental Operations, has been appointed president and chief operating officer, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sandy Miller. ... Continue reading

Textron Acquires Leading German Manufacturer Of Metal Stampings

Textron Acquires Leading German Manufacturer Of Metal Stampings

Textron Fastening Systems announced the acquisition of Karl Oelschlager GmbH & Co. (Oelschlager), a leading German manufacturer of metal stamped parts and engineered assemblies utilizing proprietary technologies in laser welding. ... Continue reading

Titan Announces Record Order Bookings

Titan Announces Record Order Bookings

Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced record bookings of new orders from new and existing dealers. ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Best-Ever April Sales for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Toyota Announces Best-Ever April Sales for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., reported best-ever April sales of 132,180 vehicles, an increase of 15.7 percent over last year's record-setting month, and the company's fourth consecutive best-ever April. ... Continue reading

Toyota USA Foundation Awards $790,000 for Math and Science Initiatives

Toyota USA Foundation Awards $790,000 for Math and Science Initiatives

The Toyota USA Foundation has approved grants totaling $790,000 to fund seven education programs designed to enhance the teaching of K-12 math and science throughout the United States. ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Alta Dena Milk Chug sponsors autograph sessions at Irwindale

TRACKS: Alta Dena Milk Chug sponsors autograph sessions at Irwindale

ALTA DENA MILK CHUG AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS AT IRWINDALE ... GOT PEN? ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway opens with fan club deals

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway opens with fan club deals

TRACKS: Bloomington Speedway opens with fan club deals ... Continue reading

USAC: Indiana Sprint Week opener switched to North Vernon

USAC: Indiana Sprint Week opener switched to North Vernon

USAC: Indiana Sprint Week opener switched to North Vernon ... Continue reading

Viasystems Group, Inc. is Well Positioned to Lead Technology Trend

Viasystems Group, Inc. is Well Positioned to Lead Technology Trend

Viasystems Group, Inc. announced they have successfully introduced an innovative method for electrical testing of ultra- fine circuit boards - a step crucial in guaranteeing high yields in subsequent system assembly. ... Continue reading

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