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AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 40 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 40 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 39 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading

Acura 3.2CL Type-S (2001)

Acura 3.2CL Type-S (2001)

Acura 3.2CL Type-S (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Audi TT Roadster (2001)

Audi TT Roadster (2001)

Audi TT Roadster (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Buick Century Custom (2001)

Buick Century Custom (2001)

Buick Century Custom (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Aftermarket Wins Three-Year OBD II Battle

Aftermarket Wins Three-Year OBD II Battle

After three years of relentless grassroots campaigning by state and national aftermarket groups, California Governor Gray Davis signed SB 1146 into law on Saturday, September 30, announced the Automotive Parts Service Alliance (APSA). ... Continue reading

AK Steel Chairman Honored by National Safety Council

AK Steel Chairman Honored by National Safety Council

Richard M. Wardrop, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of AK Steel Corporation was honored by the National Safety Council (NSC) here September 25 for his longstanding commitment to workplace safety. ... Continue reading

AK Steel Reaches Agreement with USWA Local 9306 in 5-Year Pact

AK Steel Reaches Agreement with USWA Local 9306 in 5-Year Pact

AK Steel said that members of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 9306, representing employees at AK Steel's Sawhill Tubular plant in Warren, Ohio have ratified a new five- year collective bargaining agreement with the company. ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Exceeds Strategy Targets for 2001 in First 100 Days

ArvinMeritor Exceeds Strategy Targets for 2001 in First 100 Days

ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced that it has exceeded the company's initial integration synergy expectation targets for 2001 in its first 100 days, following the July 7 merger of Arvin Industries and Meritor Automotive. ... Continue reading

ASA: St. Amant Clinches Championship in Convincing Style with Win in Winchester 400

ASA: St. Amant Clinches Championship in Convincing Style with Win in Winchester 400

St. Amant Clinches Championship in Convincing Style with Win in Winchester 400 ... Continue reading

AutoPlanet Signs Licensing Agreement With MOTOR Information Systems

AutoPlanet Signs Licensing Agreement With MOTOR Information Systems

AutoPlanet(TM) announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with MOTOR Information Systems to give AutoPlanet users the ability to estimate the cost of auto repairs online. ... Continue reading

CART: PacWest Team out of luck in Houston

CART: PacWest Team out of luck in Houston

CART: PacWest Team out of luck in Houston ... Continue reading

CART: Texaco-Havoline Grand Prix Race Results, Houston

CART: Texaco-Havoline Grand Prix Race Results, Houston

CART: Texaco-Havoline Grand Prix Race Results, Houston ... Continue reading

CART: Vasser becomes record-tying 10th winner of season at Houston

CART: Vasser becomes record-tying 10th winner of season at Houston

CART: Vasser becomes record-tying 10th winner of season at Houston ... Continue reading

CEI Wins $1.4-Million ASCI Contract

CEI Wins $1.4-Million ASCI Contract

Computational Engineering International has won a three-year, $1.4-million contract to research the use of a Beowulf computer cluster to visualize large-scale models for the Department of Energy's Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI). ... Continue reading

Discount Auto Parts, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2001 First Quarter Results

Discount Auto Parts, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2001 First Quarter Results

Discount Auto Parts, Inc. announced results for the Company's first quarter ended August 29, 2000. ... Continue reading

Exide Completes Acquisition of GNB Technologies

Exide Completes Acquisition of GNB Technologies

Exide Corporation has completed its acquisition of GNB Technologies, the global battery business of Pacific Dunlop Limited, for $368 million. ... Continue reading

F2000: USAC National Championship Race Results, Race 1, Braselton

F2000: USAC National Championship Race Results, Race 1, Braselton

F2000: USAC National Championship Race Results, Race 1, Braselton ... Continue reading

F2000: USAC National Championship Race Results, Race 2, Braselton

F2000: USAC National Championship Race Results, Race 2, Braselton

F2000: USAC National Championship Race Results, Race 2, Braselton ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Announces Divestiture of Koenig

Federal-Mogul Announces Divestiture of Koenig

Federal-Mogul Corporation announced it has completed the divestiture of its joint venture ownership in Koenig, an Austrian manufacturer of pistons and piston rings. ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: VRally de France - 44th Tour De Corse, Final Report

FIA RALLY: VRally de France - 44th Tour De Corse, Final Report

FIA RALLY: VRally de France - 44th Tour De Corse, Final Report ... Continue reading

Fitch Places Goodyear's Rating on Rating Watch Negative

Fitch Places Goodyear's Rating on Rating Watch Negative

Fitch has placed the `A-' senior unsecured debt rating of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on Rating Watch Negative. The company's commercial paper rating is affirmed at `F2'. ... Continue reading

Ford Maximizes Six Sigma Efforts with Micrografx Solutions

Ford Maximizes Six Sigma Efforts with Micrografx Solutions

Micrografx, Inc. solutions play a key role in Ford Motor Company's enterprise-wide Six Sigma quality initiative. ... Continue reading

Gasoline Isn't the Only Fluid Motorists Should Focus On

Gasoline Isn't the Only Fluid Motorists Should Focus On

With record high gasoline prices making headlines this year, motorists need to remember the other critical fluids their vehicles use to operate properly. ... Continue reading

Haldex AWD System Presented by FIAT at Paris Motor Show

Haldex AWD System Presented by FIAT at Paris Motor Show

FIAT AUTO is showing a new concept car named NEA-Tripmate at this year's Paris Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Harvard Reports Breed Announces It Will Pursue Internal Restructuring

Harvard Reports Breed Announces It Will Pursue Internal Restructuring

Harvard Industries reported that Breed Technologies announced that it intends to pursue a stand-alone internal restructuring in connection with its pending bankruptcy proceeding, and that Breed will no longer be considering a sale to a third party. ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Casey Mears gets first win in Indy Lights Series

INDY LIGHTS: Casey Mears gets first win in Indy Lights Series

INDY LIGHTS: Casey Mears gets first win in Indy Lights Series ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon DNFs; Title to be decided in final race of season

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon DNFs; Title to be decided in final race of season

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon DNFs; Title to be decided in final race of season ... Continue reading

Intermec RFID Solution Can Save Auto Makers $5M Per Assembly Line

Intermec RFID Solution Can Save Auto Makers $5M Per Assembly Line

To help improve information accuracy in manufacturing environments, Intermec Technologies Corp. has developed an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag specifically for the automotive and similar heavy manufacturing industries. ... Continue reading

Isuzu Announces Strategic Incentive Relationship With Gateway

Isuzu Announces Strategic Incentive Relationship With Gateway

In a first-ever national promotion between an auto manufacturer and computer retailer, American Isuzu Motors, Inc. has announced a strategic relationship with Gateway, Inc. designed to drive fourth quarter sales. ... Continue reading

Land Rover University Completes Training Program

Land Rover University Completes Training Program

Land Rover University, recently completed a 30,000-mile, 117- stop retailer training program known as "On the Road with Range Rover" designed to reaffirm product knowledge of the Range Rover model line among Land Rover's nationwide sales force. ... Continue reading

Lexus Maintains Price for 2001 ES 300

Lexus Maintains Price for 2001 ES 300

For the 2001 model year, the Lexus ES 300 entry-level luxury sedan continues to provide outstanding refinement and value. Lexus will hold the line on the ES 300's Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price, which will continue to be $31,505. ... Continue reading

Mace Security International Terminates Wash Depot Merger

Mace Security International Terminates Wash Depot Merger

Mace Security International, Inc., a leading provider of car care services, announced the termination of its definitive merger agreement with Wash Depot Holdings, Inc. ... Continue reading

NASCAR SJAPS: Hoffman Holds Slim Jim All Pro Series Regulars at Bay

NASCAR SJAPS: Hoffman Holds Slim Jim All Pro Series Regulars at Bay

NASCAR SJAPS: Hoffman Holds Slim Jim All Pro Series Regulars at Bay ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Budweiser Chevy Beaten and Battered at Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Budweiser Chevy Beaten and Battered at Martinsville

Budweiser Chevy Beaten and Battered at Martinsville ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Casey Atwood battles back from cut tire at Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Casey Atwood battles back from cut tire at Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Casey Atwood battles back from cut tire at Martinsville ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Notes and Quotes, Post Race, Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Notes and Quotes, Post Race, Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Notes and Quotes, Post Race, Martinsville ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: NAPA Autocare 500 Race Results, Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: NAPA Autocare 500 Race Results, Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: NAPA Autocare 500 Race Results, Martinsville ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Interview, Post Race, Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Interview, Post Race, Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart Interview, Post Race, Martinsville ... Continue reading

NHRA: Jeg Coughlin wins ninth of the year; One step closer to a championship

NHRA: Jeg Coughlin wins ninth of the year; One step closer to a championship

NHRA: Jeg Coughlin wins ninth of the year; One step closer to a championship ... Continue reading

NHRA: Scelzi breaks Top Fuel win record as Force claims 90th NHRA victory

NHRA: Scelzi breaks Top Fuel win record as Force claims 90th NHRA victory

NHRA: Scelzi breaks Top Fuel win record as Force claims 90th NHRA victory ... Continue reading

NHRA: Summit Racing Finals Sunday from Sears Point Raceway

NHRA: Summit Racing Finals Sunday from Sears Point Raceway

Summit Racing Finals Sunday from Sears Point Raceway ... Continue reading

Panella, S-10 win Topeka NHRA

Panella, S-10 win Topeka NHRA

Panella, S-10 win Topeka NHRA ... Continue reading

Poly-Flex Approved as RFID Inlet Manufacturer by Inside Technologies

Poly-Flex Approved as RFID Inlet Manufacturer by Inside Technologies

Inside Technologies announced that it has approved Poly-Flex - A Parlex Company to manufacture Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) inlets using its proprietary PicoTag IC technology. ... Continue reading

PPG to Buy Dean & Barry Retail Paint Business

PPG to Buy Dean & Barry Retail Paint Business

PPG Architectural Finishes, a subsidiary of PPG Industries , has agreed in principle to acquire the retail paint business of New Dean & Barry Ltd. of Columbus, Ohio. ... Continue reading

Productivity Technologies Corp. Announces Results For Fiscal Year

Productivity Technologies Corp. Announces Results For Fiscal Year

Productivity Technologies Corp. announced its consolidated operating results for its fiscal year ending June 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Proton Energy Systems Announces Initial Public Offering

Proton Energy Systems Announces Initial Public Offering

Proton Energy Systems, Inc. announced the initial public offering of seven million shares of its common stock at a price of $17 per share. ... Continue reading

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Delphi Sign Development Contract

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Delphi Sign Development Contract

At the Mondial de l'Automobile here, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Delphi Automotive Systems announced they have signed an innovation agreement to apply non-thermal plasma exhaust aftertreatment (NTP) to future Peugeot Citroen vehicles. ... Continue reading

Recreation USA Announces Stock Buyback

Recreation USA Announces Stock Buyback

Holiday RV Superstores, Inc., which operates under the tradename Recreation USA, announced that it has received authorization from its board of directors to repurchase up to 300,000 shares, or more than 4 of its outstanding common stock. ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds and GM Continue Alliance Negotiations

Reynolds and Reynolds and GM Continue Alliance Negotiations

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company stated that it is continuing negotiations with General Motors toward a definitive agreement whereby Reynolds would become GM's exclusive provider for dealer e-business technology. ... Continue reading

SAE SoCal: October 2000 Events

SAE SoCal: October 2000 Events

SAE SoCal: October 2000 Events ... Continue reading

Safelite AutoGlass Emerges from Chapter 11 Process

Safelite AutoGlass Emerges from Chapter 11 Process

Safelite Glass Corp. (D.B.A. Safelite AutoGlass) announced that its Plan of Reorganization became effective late on Friday, September 29, marking the Company's official emergence from its voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding. ... Continue reading

Scania Siam Takes Over in Thailand

Scania Siam Takes Over in Thailand

The newly established Scania subsidiary company, Scania Siam, is taking over the distributorship for Thailand starting 1 October. ... Continue reading

SCCA Prescott Forest ProRally, Final Report

SCCA Prescott Forest ProRally, Final Report

Final Results - SCCA Prescott Forest ProRally ... Continue reading

SEC Says, `No Further Comments for Elite Logistics'

SEC Says, `No Further Comments for Elite Logistics'

Elite Logistics Inc. is pleased to advise that the Company's Form 10SB has been accepted by the Securities and Exchange Commission with "no further comments. ... Continue reading

State Grant Helps Delphi Energy & Chassis Employees Excel

State Grant Helps Delphi Energy & Chassis Employees Excel

Delphi Energy & Chassis-Saginaw Operations has been awarded a $280,000 job-training grant by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. ... Continue reading

STMicroelectronics Announces Microcontroller Core Targeting Disk Drive

STMicroelectronics Announces Microcontroller Core Targeting Disk Drive

New core more than doubles performance of proven ST10 architecture and allows re-use of existing software in demanding new applications ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics Increases European Presence

Strategy Analytics Increases European Presence

Boston based Strategy Analytics, Inc. announced its acquisition of Technology Applications Group (TAG) SARL, headquartered in Paris, France. ... Continue reading

Syntroleum Team Nominated for DOE Ultra-Clean Fuels Program

Syntroleum Team Nominated for DOE Ultra-Clean Fuels Program

Syntroleum Corp. announced that it has been selected by the US DOE to participate in the DOE's program to help pioneer a new generation of ultra-clean transportation fuels and tailpipe emission controls. ... Continue reading

Tice to Acquire Two Businesses

Tice to Acquire Two Businesses

Tice Technology has executed letters of intent to acquire the assets of two privately held Knoxville Tennessee based businesses, LandOak Company, LLC and MidSouth Sign Company, LLC. LandOak is an automobile and equipment leasing business. ... Continue reading

TMM Receives Working Capital Reimbursements of $51 Million

TMM Receives Working Capital Reimbursements of $51 Million

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., announced that it has received working capital reimbursements of approximately $51 million, which are being used for debt repayment. ... Continue reading

Tomkins PLC Statement At the Annual General Meeting

Tomkins PLC Statement At the Annual General Meeting

At the annual general meeting of Tomkins PLC chairman David Newlands made the following statement: ... Continue reading

Toyota Financial Services Assumes Ownership of U.S. Operations

Toyota Financial Services Assumes Ownership of U.S. Operations

As part of an initiative to strengthen Toyota's global financial business, Toyota Financial Services (TFS) in the U.S. will become part of Toyota Financial Services Corporation (TFSC), effective October 2. ... Continue reading

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Regional Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Regional Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Regional Midget Car Series Race Results ... Continue reading

USAC: J.J. Yeley captures '4-Crown Nationals' Coors Light Silver Bullet race

USAC: J.J. Yeley captures '4-Crown Nationals' Coors Light Silver Bullet race

USAC: J.J. Yeley captures '4-Crown Nationals' Coors Light Silver Bullet race ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Hanford

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Hanford

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Hanford ... Continue reading

USWA Charged with Federal Racketeering by Titan International

USWA Charged with Federal Racketeering by Titan International

Titan International, Inc. has filed racketeering charges in Federal Court case number 00CV3257, Springfield, Illinois, against the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) Locals 164 and 303L and over 100 named individuals. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 376,431 units, down from the 382,293 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

Wrenchead Pro Systems Passes the $2 Billion Mark

Wrenchead Pro Systems Passes the $2 Billion Mark

Wrenchead Pro Systems announced that it has secured contracts with warehouse distributors with total revenue exceeding $2.0 billion. ... Continue reading

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