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Friday, October 13, 2000

Alfa Romeo Turns to Delphi for Support on New 147

Alfa Romeo Turns to Delphi for Support on New 147

Having already played a key role in the introduction this year of the well-received Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon, Delphi Automotive Systems is now working with the automaker to launch its second new vehicle in 2000 ... Continue reading

ARCA: Captain Kirk takes Talladega pole

ARCA: Captain Kirk takes Talladega pole

ARCA Talladega 1st round qualifying ... Continue reading

ATX Launches Interactive Voice Recognition to Deliver Data to Vehicles

ATX Launches Interactive Voice Recognition to Deliver Data to Vehicles

ATX Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of Interactive Voice Recognition/speech response technology (IVR) to provide motorists with enhanced navigation, safety and convenience. ... Continue reading

Auto Credit Acceptance, Ltd. Announces Successful Integration Test

Auto Credit Acceptance, Ltd. Announces Successful Integration Test

Auto Credit Acceptance, Ltd. (ACA) announced the successful demonstration and integration test of their new "Multi-Lender Evaluation and Auto Loan System" (MLS). ... Continue reading

Auto Credit Acceptance, Ltd. Announces Upcoming Attendance At Bankers' Expo

Auto Credit Acceptance, Ltd. Announces Upcoming Attendance At Bankers' Expo

Auto Credit Acceptance, Ltd. today announced they will be an exhibitor at America's Community Bankers' 2000 Annual Convention & Marketing Expo held in Seattle, Washington, October 29 - November 1, 2000 ... Continue reading

CART: Series Point Leader de Ferran takes provision pole at Surfer's Paradise

CART: Series Point Leader de Ferran takes provision pole at Surfer's Paradise

CART: Series Point Leader de Ferran takes provision pole at Surfer's Paradise ... Continue reading

Congress, Senate Pass Fitzgerald Child Safety Seat Plan

Congress, Senate Pass Fitzgerald Child Safety Seat Plan

The U.S. Senate Wednesday night approved a broad road safety package that includes a plan by Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald (R- Illinois) to improve safety standards for child car seats and booster seats. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Completes Acquisition of Detroit Diesel

DaimlerChrysler Completes Acquisition of Detroit Diesel

DaimlerChrysler AG announced today that it completed its acquisition of Detroit Diesel Corporation by merging its acquisition subsidiary into Detroit Diesel ... Continue reading

Dow Automotive Increases Global Presence

Dow Automotive Increases Global Presence

The Dow Chemical Company , through its business unit, Dow Automotive, has reached an agreement with Gurit-Heberlein AG to acquire the 50 percent interest in Gurit-Essex AG that it does not currently own. ... Continue reading

Ducati Motor Holding Announces Record Revenue Growth

Ducati Motor Holding Announces Record Revenue Growth

Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., a leading manufacturer of high performance motorcycles, today announced its consolidated revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000 ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: McRae confident of winning fitness battle

FIA RALLY: McRae confident of winning fitness battle

McRae confident of winning fitness battle ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Announces "I Dream of Harley" Contest Winners

Harley-Davidson Announces "I Dream of Harley" Contest Winners

James White of Huntsville, Ala., has been named grand prize winner of the "I Dream of Harley" contest sponsored by Harley-Davidson Authorized Rentals ... Continue reading

Hertz Reports Record Third Quarter Revenue and Earnings

Hertz Reports Record Third Quarter Revenue and Earnings

The Hertz Corporation reported record Third Quarter revenues of $1.438 billion, an increase of 6.9%, or $93 million, over the comparable period last year, and a 9.6% increase before the effects of foreign exchange translation ... Continue reading

Hyundai Signs $360,000 Initial Order with Mechanical Dynamics

Hyundai Signs $360,000 Initial Order with Mechanical Dynamics

Hyundai has signed a multi-year agreement to deploy Mechanical Dynamics' ADAMS(R) mechanical system simulation software as the basis for Hyundai's implementation of functional virtual prototyping and virtual testing in vehicle development. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: O'Reilly Auto Parts 400 Starting Lineup, Texas

NASCAR Trucks: O'Reilly Auto Parts 400 Starting Lineup, Texas

NASCAR Trucks: O'Reilly Auto Parts 400 Starting Lineup, Texas ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Goodyear Tire Fast Facts for Winston 500

NASCAR WCUP: Goodyear Tire Fast Facts for Winston 500

GOODYEAR TIRE FAST FACTS FOR THE NASCAR Winston Cup Series -Winston 500 (188 laps) ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: ppi Motorsports announces crew chief change

NASCAR WCUP: ppi Motorsports announces crew chief change

NASCAR WCUP: ppi Motorsports announces crew chief change ... Continue reading

New Pricing on 2001 Qvale Mangusta for North American Markets

New Pricing on 2001 Qvale Mangusta for North American Markets

Today the Qvale Automotive Group announced it will offer its 2001 Qvale Mangusta with a selling price of $69,500.00 for the North American market to unify pricing worldwide ... Continue reading

NHRA: Points Battle Heats Up in Dallas

NHRA: Points Battle Heats Up in Dallas

WWF RACING DALLAS ADVANCE PRESS RELEASE ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Cheever guns for Indy Racing Title at Season Ending Excite 500

NorthernLight IRL: Cheever guns for Indy Racing Title at Season Ending Excite 500

NorthernLight IRL: Cheever guns for Indy Racing Title at Season Ending Excite 500 ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Top Indy Racing Mechanic Will Earn $25,000 Pennzoil Bonus

NorthernLight IRL: Top Indy Racing Mechanic Will Earn $25,000 Pennzoil Bonus

NorthernLight IRL: Top Indy Racing Mechanic Will Earn $25,000 Pennzoil Bonus ... Continue reading

Qvale Automotive Group to Close Detroit Facility

Qvale Automotive Group to Close Detroit Facility

The Qvale Automotive Group announced today that it will be closing its Detroit area public relations and marketing office currently located in Troy, Michigan ... Continue reading

Qvale Expands to Dealer Network in U.S.

Qvale Expands to Dealer Network in U.S.

The Qvale Automotive Group announced today that due to the increased dealer demand for its new Qvale Mangusta 2+2 sports car, a decision was taken to significantly expand the number of sales and service outlets in North America ... Continue reading

Rubber Manufacturers Association Calls for Expedited Rules

Rubber Manufacturers Association Calls for Expedited Rules

The Rubber Manufacturers Association said it is committed to working with the NHTSA to put into place as quickly as possible a new world-class tire safety standard and an early reporting system for safety-related data. ... Continue reading

Simula Settles Litigation With Autoliv

Simula Settles Litigation With Autoliv

Simula announced that it has settled its disputes with Autoliv Inc. ... Continue reading

SPEC RACER: Larry Mason to Race at Buttonwillow After 2 Yr. Hiatus

SPEC RACER: Larry Mason to Race at Buttonwillow After 2 Yr. Hiatus

Larry Mason to Race at Buttonwillow After 2 Yr. Hiatus ... Continue reading

STRATTEC Reports Record Fiscal First Quarter Results

STRATTEC Reports Record Fiscal First Quarter Results

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION reported record sales and operating results for the fiscal first quarter ended October 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

TEAM GLOBAL SIGNS MORRIS GOLDSTEIN

TEAM GLOBAL SIGNS MORRIS GOLDSTEIN

Morris Goldstein To Drive Pro Races For Team Global ... Continue reading

Texaco and ECD Sign MOU for Restructured Battery Joint Venture

Texaco and ECD Sign MOU for Restructured Battery Joint Venture

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced that Texaco Inc. and Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding to continue the business of GM Ovonic in a new entity, to be named Texaco Ovonic, LLC. ... Continue reading

Valeo Receives Industry Week's Annual Best Plants Award

Valeo Receives Industry Week's Annual Best Plants Award

Valeo, a division of the Valeo Group, has been selected by Industry Week, the leading manufacturing management magazine, as a winning facility in the publication's 11th annual Best Plants competition. ... Continue reading

Warren Johnson Q & A -- Pontiac Racing, NHRA Dallas

Warren Johnson Q & A -- Pontiac Racing, NHRA Dallas

Warren Johnson Q & A -- Pontiac Racing, NHRA Dallas ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend

The Board of Directors of Winnebago Industries, Inc., have declared a cash dividend of ten cents per share, payable on January 8, 2001 to shareholders of record as of December 8, 2000. ... Continue reading

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