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Thursday, May 4, 2000

American Axle & Manufacturing Holds its Annual Stockholders Meeting

American Axle & Manufacturing Holds its Annual Stockholders Meeting

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. held its annual stockholders meeting following the completion of its first year as a publicly traded company. ... Continue reading

American Standard Vice President of Tax to Retire Nick Anthony Appointed Successor

American Standard Vice President of Tax to Retire Nick Anthony Appointed Successor

American Standard Companies Inc. announced that Robert Wellbrock, Vice President of Tax, is retiring effective June 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

AMI DODUCO Team Finds Lower-Cost Alternative to Relay Contacts

AMI DODUCO Team Finds Lower-Cost Alternative to 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

ARCA: Ken Schrader enters Anderson ARCA 300

ARCA: Ken Schrader enters Anderson ARCA 300

Ken Schrader enters Anderson ARCA 300 ... Continue reading

Atlanta-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

Atlanta-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. reports that April's retail truck sales at Toyota's 12 Atlanta-area dealers climbed 42 percent over the year-ago month while car sales advanced 11 percent. ... Continue reading

AutoMall Online Press Release

AutoMall Online Press Release

CompanyPresident Gene Hickman announced the appointment of three auto industry leaders to the Board of Directorsof AutoMall Online. ... Continue reading

AutoZone Names Chief Content Officer

AutoZone Names Chief Content Officer

AutoZone, Inc. , announced Brett D. Easley, 41, senior vice president, has been named chief content officer. ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG Debuts Second 2001 M3 at Silverstone

BMW Team PTG Debuts Second 2001 M3 at Silverstone

BMW Team PTG - second 2001 M3 at Silverstone ... Continue reading

Car and Driver Rolls '10Best' Tour Into Malls

Car and Driver Rolls '10Best' Tour Into Malls

Car and Driver magazine is rolling its annual "10Best Tour Across America" into malls across the nation. ... Continue reading

CARH Opens Parts and Distribution Company

CARH Opens Parts and Distribution Company

COMPOSITE AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH LTD. through it's wholly owned subsidiary; World Transport Authority Inc., (WTA) is pleased to announce that it has formed a wholly owned subsidiary named WorldStar(R) Logistics Corp. ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings (Weekly Series)

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings (Weekly Series)

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings (Weekly Series) ... Continue reading

CFI Names New President

CFI Names New President

The board of directors of CFI, a privately-held international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Missouri, is pleased to announce that Herbert J. Schmidt has been appointed President, effective May 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Brand Offering NewCarTestDrive.com Reviews on the Web

Chrysler Brand Offering NewCarTestDrive.com Reviews on the Web

New Car Test Drive, Inc. has announced that its test drive reviews of Chrysler Brand Vehicles are now available to consumers on the Chrysler brand website (http://www.chrysler.com ). ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Announces Personnel Appointments

Collins & Aikman Announces Personnel Appointments

Collins & Aikman Corporation announced two key senior management appointments in an effort to further strengthen its focus on innovation and leadership capabilities and business objectives. ... Continue reading

Crown Group Receives Authorization to Repurchase Additional Shares

Crown Group Receives Authorization to Repurchase Additional Shares

Crown Group, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to two million additional shares of Crown Group's outstanding common stock in the open market or in private transactions. ... Continue reading

European Rights to KleenAir NOx Reduction Valued At $65M

European Rights to KleenAir NOx Reduction Valued At $65M

KleenAir Systems, Inc. announced that the European rights to its NOx reduction patents and business have been recently valued at $65 million by Valuation Consulting of London, England. ... Continue reading

Exide Appoints James S. B. Chew as VP of Military Global Business Unit

Exide Appoints James S. B. Chew as VP of Military Global Business Unit

Exide Corporation announced it has appointed James S. B. Chew, 38, as a vice president, responsible for its military global business unit. ... Continue reading

Groundbreaking Set for Newgen Results

Groundbreaking Set for Newgen Results

Newgen Results Corporation "golden shovel" event to commemorate the groundbreaking on the company's new three story corporate headquarters. ... Continue reading

Honda's Insight Hybrid to Pace NESEA American Tour De Sol 2000

Honda's Insight Hybrid to Pace NESEA American Tour De Sol 2000

America's first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the Honda Insight, is the official pace car for this year's NESEA (Northeast Sustainable Energy Association) American Tour de Sol roadrally. ... Continue reading

Houston Ride for Kids sets a record

Houston Ride for Kids sets a record

Houston Ride for Kids sets a record ... Continue reading

INDY 500: 59 Hours of TV, Radio Coverage Planned for 84th Indy 500

INDY 500: 59 Hours of TV, Radio Coverage Planned for 84th Indy 500

INDY 500: 59 Hours of TV, Radio Coverage Planned for 84th Indy 500 ... Continue reading

INDY 500: CARA Charities is 'Back Home Again in Indiana' for gala event

INDY 500: CARA Charities is 'Back Home Again in Indiana' for gala event

INDY 500: CARA Charities is 'Back Home Again in Indiana' for gala event ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Englishman looks to finally put Smith into Indy record books

INDY 500: Englishman looks to finally put Smith into Indy record books

INDY 500: Englishman looks to finally put Smith into Indy record books ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Speedway to salute open-wheel winners on Champion's Day

INDY 500: Speedway to salute open-wheel winners on Champion's Day

INDY 500: Speedway to salute open-wheel winners on Champion's Day ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Earns Award from Interstate Battery Systems

Johnson Controls Earns Award from Interstate Battery Systems

Johnson Controls, Inc. has earned a service award from Interstate Battery System of America, Inc. for the high-quality automotive batteries the company supplies. ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Presents Online Statistics and Branding Strategy

Kelley Blue Book Presents Online Statistics and Branding Strategy

Speaking to U.S. automotive industry representatives, Stephen Henson, director of marketing and business development at Kelley Blue Book(R), recently delivered a presentation on automotive Internet branding at the ICPQ's eAuto 2000Conference. ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Appoints Mark Ritz Vice President

Lear Corporation Appoints Mark Ritz Vice President

Lear Corporation announced the appointment of Mark Ritz to Vice President - Marketing and Business Development for the Lear Electronics and Electrical Division (LEED). ... Continue reading

Lear Launches Virtual Press Room

Lear Launches Virtual Press Room

Lear Corporation announced that it has expanded its corporate Web site to include a Virtual Press Room to meet the increasing demand by the global news media for information on new Lear products, technologies and financial data. ... Continue reading

Magazine for Students Debuts At International Science Fair

Magazine for Students Debuts At International Science Fair

FutureTek, a new Detroit-based magazine for students interested in science and engineering, makes its debut next week at the 51st annual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF 2000), May 7-12 at Cobo Center in Detroit. ... Continue reading

MANUFACTURERS: Michelin heads to Europe for LeMans, Silverstone & Nurburgring

MANUFACTURERS: Michelin heads to Europe for LeMans, Silverstone & Nurburgring

MANUFACTURERS: Michelin heads to Europe for LeMans, Silverstone & Nurburgring ... Continue reading

Mobile-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

Mobile-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. reports that April's retail truck sales at Toyota's three Mobile-area dealers climbed 23 percent over the year-ago month while car sales advanced 15 percent. ... Continue reading

MSC.Software Announces MSC.visualNastran for SolidWorks 2000

MSC.Software Announces MSC.visualNastran for SolidWorks 2000

MSC.Software Corporation announced MSC.visualNastran for SolidWorks(R) 2000, which includes MSC.visualNastran FEA for SolidWorks, a SolidWorks Certified Gold Product; and MSC.visualNastran 4D and Motion for SolidWorks. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: At 19 years old, Casey Atwood makes 55th BGN start this weekend

NASCAR BGN: At 19 years old, Casey Atwood makes 55th BGN start this weekend

NASCAR BGN: At 19 years old, Casey Atwood makes 55th BGN start this weekend ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Paul Sawyer to preside over Pontiac Excitement 400 as Grand Marshal

NASCAR WCUP: Paul Sawyer to preside over Pontiac Excitement 400 as Grand Marshal

NASCAR WCUP: Paul Sawyer to preside over Pontiac Excitement 400 as Grand Marshal ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton ready to perform in his home state of Virginia

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton ready to perform in his home state of Virginia

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton ready to perform in his home state of Virginia ... Continue reading

NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus Worth $100,000 at Pontiac Excitement 400

NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus Worth $100,000 at Pontiac Excitement 400

NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus Worth $100,000 at Pontiac Excitement 400 ... Continue reading

Navidec Reports Q1 Losses Up 700%

Navidec Reports Q1 Losses Up 700%

Reported record revenues and gross margin and Increased Net Loss ... Continue reading

NHRA: After coming close in 1999, Bazemore has extra incentive in Atlanta

NHRA: After coming close in 1999, Bazemore has extra incentive in Atlanta

NHRA: After coming close in 1999, Bazemore has extra incentive in Atlanta ... Continue reading

NHRA: Daniels excited about bringing his 180 mph Chevy S-10 to Atlanta

NHRA: Daniels excited about bringing his 180 mph Chevy S-10 to Atlanta

NHRA: Daniels excited about bringing his 180 mph Chevy S-10 to Atlanta ... Continue reading

NHRA: JEG'S Is The Team To Beat in Pro Stock

NHRA: JEG'S Is The Team To Beat in Pro Stock

NHRA: JEG'S Is The Team To Beat in Pro Stock ... Continue reading

NHRA: Jegs Trucks are Back on Track

NHRA: Jegs Trucks are Back on Track

NHRA: Jegs Trucks are Back on Track ... Continue reading

NHRA: Martino maximizes short week heading into Atlanta

NHRA: Martino maximizes short week heading into Atlanta

NHRA: Martino maximizes short week heading into Atlanta ... Continue reading

NHRA: Pawuk says Pro Stock competition tougher than ever

NHRA: Pawuk says Pro Stock competition tougher than ever

NHRA: Pawuk says Pro Stock competition tougher than ever ... Continue reading

NHRA: Showers Pro Stock Motorcycle success story not about victories

NHRA: Showers Pro Stock Motorcycle success story not about victories

NHRA: Showers Pro Stock Motorcycle success story not about victories ... Continue reading

NHRA: Tom Hammonds Returns for 13 NHRA Pro Stock Events in Camaro Z28

NHRA: Tom Hammonds Returns for 13 NHRA Pro Stock Events in Camaro Z28

Tom Hammonds Returns for 13 NHRA Pro Stock Events in Camaro Z28 ... Continue reading

Orlando-Area Toyota Sales Climb in April

Orlando-Area Toyota Sales Climb in April

Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. reports that April's retail truck sales at Toyota's four Orlando-area dealers climbed 68 percent over the year-ago month while car sales advanced 41 percent. ... Continue reading

Past CFO of Applied Materials, Gerald F. Taylor, Joins Lithia Board

Past CFO of Applied Materials, Gerald F. Taylor, Joins Lithia Board

Lithia Motors, Inc. announced the appointment of Gerald F. Taylor to its Board of Directors. Mr. Taylor became a Director of the Company in April 2000. ... Continue reading

Pick-Ups Plus Announces the Acquisition of Its Florence, KY Store

Pick-Ups Plus Announces the Acquisition of Its Florence, KY Store

Pick-Ups Plus, Inc. announced that it had finalized the acquisition of the Florence, Kentucky store from Mr. Brian Glover, the original franchisee, who will now become part of the parent Company's management team. ... Continue reading

Raleigh/Durham-Area Toyota Sales Climb in April

Raleigh/Durham-Area Toyota Sales Climb in April

Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. reports that April's retail truck sales at Toyota's three Raleigh/Durham-area dealers climbed 70 percent over the year-ago month while car sales advanced 37 percent. ... Continue reading

Rexhall Industries Announces Stock Buyback

Rexhall Industries Announces Stock Buyback

Rexhall Industries, Inc. announced it has received authorization to repurchase up to 250,000 shares, or approximately 8 percent, of its outstanding stock. ... Continue reading

Santa Barbara Concours d'Elegance Retains VL

Santa Barbara Concours d'Elegance Retains VL

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Pro Sports and Entertainment, Inc. retained VL Communications Group for marketing services on behalf of the 22nd annual Santa Barbara Concours d'Elegance, one of the nation's premier classic car events. ... Continue reading

Simpson Industries Wins Proxy Contest Final Count Certification

Simpson Industries Wins Proxy Contest Final Count Certification

Simpson Industries, Inc. announced that final certification of votes cast at the Company's Annual Meeting on April 18 confirmed that its shareholders had voted to support management on both contested proposals by a wide margin. ... Continue reading

South Florida-Area Toyota Sales Climb in April

South Florida-Area Toyota Sales Climb in April

Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. reports that April's retail truck sales at Toyota's 14 South Florida-area dealers climbed 43 percent over the year-ago month, while car sales advanced 19percent. ... Continue reading

SPRINTS: Benefit fund started for injured Sprint driver, Rusty McClure

SPRINTS: Benefit fund started for injured Sprint driver, Rusty McClure

SPRINTS: Benefit fund started for injured Sprint driver, Rusty McClure ... Continue reading

Tampa, St. Petersburg-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

Tampa, St. Petersburg-Area Toyota Sales Climb In April

Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc. reports that April's retail truck sales at Toyota's five Tampa/St. Petersburg-area dealers climbed 49 percent over the year-ago month, while car sales advanced 13 percent. ... Continue reading

Test Drive Le Mans gets the Green Light

Test Drive Le Mans gets the Green Light

Test Drive Le Mans gets the green light ... Continue reading

The Versatech Group Inc.

The Versatech Group Inc.

The Versatech Group announced that it has received a demand from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, for payment in full of all indebtedness and liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries and related companies to the Bank. ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive Announces Acquisition of Algoods, Inc.

Tower Automotive Announces Acquisition of Algoods, Inc.

Tower Automotive, Inc. announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Algoods, Inc. for total consideration of approximately $33 million. ... Continue reading

USAC: Sills hopes to become first 3-time winner at 'Hulman Hoosier Hundred'

USAC: Sills hopes to become first 3-time winner at 'Hulman Hoosier Hundred'

USAC: Sills hopes to become first 3-time winner at 'Hulman Hoosier Hundred' ... Continue reading

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