Monday, October 23, 2000

Ford Stockholders Sue Over SUVs

Key-Free Security

Customers Rank Michelin Tops

Precision Sells 3 Car Washes

O’Reilly Buys Four La. Stores

Spray-Can Trigger

Lot Offers Oil, Detailing & Dry Cleaning

Accuride Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results

Accuride Corporation announced sales of $104.4 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000. This compares to sales of $129.4 million for the third quarter of 1999, representing a decline of $25.0 million, or 19.3%. ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/NASCAR and CART Stars Team Up to Help Kids Put Future on Track; Auto Club Sponsors Special Appearance of Racing Champions

ADVISORY/South Coast Air Quality Management District Chairman William Burke Will Head Up a News Conference to Announce the Winners of the 12th Annual Clean Air Awards

Alamo and Broward SafeKids Sponsor Child Car Seat Safety Check

Alamo Rent A Car, a division of ANC Rental Corporation, and Broward SafeKids Coalition are sponsoring a unique child car seat safety check and event on Sunday, October 29, 2000. ... Continue reading

Autobex and iSalvage Announce Web Marketing Agreement; Automotive e-Commerce Companies Join Forces to Broaden Product Offerings

Auto Industry Crusades to Develop 'Crash Avoidance' Technology

Plagued by tire-safety problems, Ford is expected to announce a new "Traffic View" system that uses forward-facing video cameras in its cars' side mirrors, designed to give drivers a 360-degree view of the road. ... Continue reading

Baltimore City to Sell Collector Car to the Highest Bidder by Online Auction

Bandag Reports 3rd Quarter Results of Operations

Bandag, Incorporated announced consolidated net earnings of $17.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, a decrease of less than 1 percent compared to third quarter 1999 net earnings of $18.1 million on essentially flat sales. ... Continue reading

Benefit Raises Funds for Housing Initiative in Highland Park; HP Devco, Inc. Honors DaimlerChrysler Executive with 'Partnership Award'

CCC Information Services and New Jersey Manufacturers Sign Agreement

CCC Information Services Inc. announced that the New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, one of New Jersey's largest insurance carriers, has signed a three-year agreement for CCC's claims solutions. ... Continue reading

CCC Information Services Inc. Hosts 12th Annual Industry Conference

CCITRIAD Introduces Ultimate Release 8.0 to Provide More Efficient Information Management for Warehouses; Upgrades a Result of Customer Inputs, Requests in Past Year

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. Conference Call Announcement

Chicagoland's First Ford Division Quick Lane Service Center Opens

Fast service while you wait, with no appointment necessary, are some of the customer-friendly features of Sutton's Ford Superstore Quick Lane service center, Ford Division's first Quick Lane in the Chicago metropolitan area. ... Continue reading

ComCARE Alliance: National Mayday Readiness Report

CORR: Millen and Greaves Victorious as Kincaid's Win Clinches A Championship

Millen and Greaves Victorious as Kincaid's Win Clinches A Championship ... Continue reading

Cummins Engine Joins Mechanical Dynamics' ADAMS(R)/Engine Consortium

Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., a worldwide provider of functional virtual prototyping software and services, announced that Cummins Engine Company, Inc. has joined the ADAMS(R)/Engine development consortium. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler to Sell Zero-Emission Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

DaimlerChrysler Corporation has expanded its lineup of zero emission vehicles by purchasing the assets and business of Global Electric MotorCars, LLC (GEM) of Fargo, North Dakota. ... Continue reading

Diodes, Inc. Announces Conference Call To Discuss Q3 Financial Results

Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

Donnelly Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents ($0.10) per share on its Class A Common Stock. ... Continue reading

Drew Announces Third Quarter Results

Drew Industries Incorporated reported net sales of $74.9 million in the third quarter of 2000, a decrease of 6 percent from net sales of $79.7 million in 1999. ... Continue reading

Ecostar Electric Powertrain and Power Conversion Systems Awarded ISO 9001/QS 9000 Certification

ESD The Engineering Society & The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Present e-Manufacturing: Making Manufacturing a Part of e-Business Conference to be Held December 4-5, 2000 in Ann Arbor

European Truck Market Strong, while U.S. and Canadian Truck Sales Slow

FIA RALLY: Panizzi Wins Rallye Sanremo

FIA RALLY: Panizzi Wins Rallye Sanremo ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings' Major Automotive to Acquire Millennium Isuzu

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire, via its Major Automotive division, Millennium Isuzu based in Hempstead, New York, subject to factory approval. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Malaysian GP race: BMW Williams F1 Team

Malaysian GP race: BMW WilliamsF1 Team ... Continue reading

Formula One: M. Schumacher finishes season with win; Ferrari wins Constructors title

Formula One: M. Schumacher finishes season with win; Ferrari wins Constructors title ... Continue reading

Formula One: News and Notes, Sepang, Malaysia

Formula One: News and Notes, Sepang, Malaysia ... Continue reading

Formula One: Season finale quotebook

Formula One: Season finale quotebook ... Continue reading

GenCorp Makes Major Strategic Growth Move

GenCorp announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire The Laird Group's Draftex International Car Body Seals Division. ... Continue reading

GenCorp Reports Additional Details on Financial Benefits of Draftex Aquisition

Integrated Line Transformer for ADSL Applications New From Bel

Internet Car and Truck Shopping Increases Among Used-Vehicle Buyers

More than one-third (34 percent) of used-vehicle buyers log on the Internet to help them during the shopping process, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2000 Used Autoshopper.com Study(SM). ... Continue reading

iQ Power To Showcase Smart Energy Management at Discovery Expo

iQ Power Technology Inc. will be showcasing its company and technology at the Discovery Expo investment show in New York. ... Continue reading

J.B. Hunt Driver Honored for Three-Million Mile Safety Record; All Safe Drivers Recognized

Knowledge Technology Innovation Prize Presented to Corus AE at UK Motor Show

Lithia Motors Reports Another Record Quarter

Lithia Motors announced that net earnings rose 29% to $7.52 million in the third quarter of 2000 compared to $5.85 million in the third quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

LoJack Comments on Its Listing in Forbes' '200 Best Small Companies for 2000'

M&A West Inc. to Acquire The Mobile Office Outfitter; Company positions itself in $600 million industry

MAXIMUS Wins Major ASP Fleet Contract

Motor Trend Magazine Names the Acura MDX 2001 SUV of the Year

Motor Trend magazine announced the selection of the Acura MDX as this year's 2001 Sport/Utility of the Year (issue dated, December, 2000). ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Benson & Crew Lucky And Good At Rockingham

Benson & Crew Lucky And Good At Rockingham ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Driver notes and quotes, Rockingham Post Race

NASCAR WCUP: Driver notes and quotes, Rockingham Post Race ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. 34th After Bump From Behind

Earnhardt Jr. 34th After Bump From Behind ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Labonte survives another 'typical' Rockingham race

NASCAR WCUP: Labonte survives another 'typical' Rockingham race ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pop Secret 400 Post Race Notes and Quotes, Rusty Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: Pop Secret 400 Post Race Notes and Quotes, Rusty Wallace ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart satisfied with finish after late problems at Rockingham

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart satisfied with finish after late problems at Rockingham ... Continue reading

National Mayday Readiness Report

National Technical Systems Awarded Large Web Site Testing Contract by Major Automobile Manufacturer

NEC Electronics Appoints General Manager of Automotive SBU

PC-DMIS V3.2 Adds Direct CAD Interface, Improved Programming and Editing to Inspection Operations

Photo Feature: The Colors of CART, Laguna Seca

Photo Feature: The Colors of CART, Laguna Seca ... Continue reading

Plante & Moran, LLP Opens New Office in Auburn Hills; New Location Combines the Firm's Former Bloomfield Hills and Troy Offices

Precision Auto Care Announces Sale of Three Car Washes

Precision Auto Care, Inc. announced that it sold three car washes in the Indianapolis, Indiana for $1.425 million. ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Manager Begins Government Trade Role in Venezuela

Rosen Products Receives QS-9000 Certification

Rosen Products, LLC is pleased to announce that the company's two facilities in Eugene, Oregon have received QS-9000 and IS- O9001 certification based on the successful completion of a full, four-day company-wide audit. ... Continue reading

SCCA Lake Superior ProRally - Final Report

SCCA Lake Superior ProRally - Final Results ... Continue reading

SDRC and Oracle Form Strategic Partnership

SDRC, a global supplier of e-business collaboration solutions for the product lifecycle, announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Oracle Corporation. ... Continue reading

SDRC Announces Metaphase Express; Solutions Package Delivers Accelerated Product Knowledge Management Results

SDRC Reports $106 Million in Revenue

Siemens Dedicates New Joint Venture Facility With International Engine Corp.

Space Shuttle's 100th Mission Rolls to Historic Landing on Michelin Tires

Spectre Converts $1.6 million of Debt into Equity

Spectre Industries, Inc. announced that the Holders of all of its outstanding convertible debentures have agreed to convert those debentures top shares of the Company's common stock. ... Continue reading

Starcraft Announces New Contract for Tecstar

Starcraft Corporation announced that its Tecstar joint venture has been awarded a contract to design, tool and manufacture a series of accessory parts for the GM Hummer to be sold through General Motors' parts subsidiary. ... Continue reading

TBC Reports Third Quarter Earnings

TBC Corporation reported results for the third quarter that were substantially in line with the projections that the Company publicly issued late last month. ... Continue reading

Textron Names Edward Orzetti Vice President of Enterprise-Wide Initiatives; Supply Chain Management a Top Priority

Three Delphi Operations Receive State of Indiana Quality Awards DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000    

Titan Appoints New Board Member

Torvec's Registration Declared Effective

Tracks: Irwindale Speedway Weekend Race Report

RACE REPORT OCT 21, 2000 ... Continue reading

Tracks: Wear a costume October 28 at Irwindale, get half price ticket

OCTOBER 28 AT THE SPEEDWAY: WEAR A COSTUME GET IN AT 1/2-PRICE ... Continue reading

TRW Acquires Commercial Laser Company

TRW has purchased Cutting Edge Optronics Inc. for approximately $19 million in cash plus the assumption of approximately $5 million in debt. ... Continue reading

Twin Brothers Share Vision for Safety-First Driving

To have one driver achieve a lifetime of safe driving is quite an accomplishment for a company. But to have two drivers -- who are not just fellow drivers but brothers, and who are not just brothers but identical twins - is twice as nice. ... Continue reading

Two Car Finance Companies Sued for Racial Discrimination

Ultra Motorcycle Company Announces Nasdaq SmallCap Market Delisting

The company received written notification from Nasdaq on Oct. 17, announcing Nasdaq's decision to delist the company's stock from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, effective Oct. 18, 2000. ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Winchester

USAC: MCI Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Winchester ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner National Midget Car Series Race Results, Winchester

USAC: Stoops Freightliner National Midget Car Series Race Results, Winchester ... Continue reading

Viasystems Group, Inc. Withdraws Registration Statement

Wescast Industries Inc. Declares Dividend

Westar Financial Reports Start of Private Label Operations in Pennsylvania

Xpedx Chooses eSpecto Software Solution To Ensure Optimal Website Performance From the Customer's Point of View

ZAP and Lucas Learning Ltd Enter Co-Marketing Agreement for Scooters And Console Video Game