Monday, November 13, 2000

AutoZone Pushing Winter Checkups

Cup Holder Runneth Over

Firestone Sales Down 40%

Yuasa Sold By Exide, Becomes EnerSys

Big Rigs Reflecting On Auto-Dim Mirrors

Folding Sun Roof

Ford Gets Grand Plastics Award

Daewoo Woes Discounted--Pres.

Lighted Socket Drivers

2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Review By Larry Weitzman (2001)

Chrysler PT Cruiser (2001) Review ... Continue reading

3M, Anoto and Ericsson Announce Collaborative Agreement to Produce Wireless Digital Post-it(R) Notes

3M Declares Quarterly Dividend 3M LOGO 3M Logo. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] ST. PAUL, MN USA 09/15/1999    

AAA Adds 9 Restaurants to Its Five Diamond List; 3 More Hotels Make the Cut

All-New Website For Land Rover - www.best4x4.landrover.com - Will Drive Consumers to Land Rover Centres

AOL 6.0 Helps You Drive Away in a New Volvo S60

Aris Corporation Develops High-Mileage Internet Presence for Big O Tires

Audi A8L (2000)

Audi A8L (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Autofusion Secures Rights to Price Books Data for Vehicle Configurator

Autofusion Corporation, a leading provider of auto-related e- commerce technology, announced Price Books and Forms, Inc. will be a pricing data provider for Select-A-Car(TM), its online automobile sales-configurator. ... Continue reading

Big Brother Goes Onboard with the Volvo Ocean Race

BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle (2000)

BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle (2000) Review ... Continue reading

BMW Z3 Roadster 3.0i (2001)

BMW Z3 Roadster 3.0i (2001) Review ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Cooling Systems HQ & Technical Center Ground Breaking

The Ground Breaking Ceremony to launch the construction of the BorgWarner Cooling Systems Headquarters and Technical Center took place October 17, 2000. ... Continue reading

Budd Names New Vice Presidents

Cendant to Acquire Outstanding Avis Group Shares for $33.00 Per Share

Cendant and Avis Group Holdings, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Cendant to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Avis Group that are not currently owned by Cendant at a price of $33.00 per share in cash. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Suburban (2000)

Chevrolet Suburban (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Chrome Data Announces Carbook 4.0; Delivers Intuitive User Interface and Unprecedented Customization Capabilities With New Administrative Design Tool

Chrysler Sebring Coupe (2001)

Chrysler Sebring Coupe (2001) Review ... Continue reading

City of Detroit Receives $3.2 Million From Ford Motor Company To Fund Renovations at Northwest Activities Center

Commercial Vehicle Systems Becomes Trim Systems - Vision & Safety Group    

DaimlerChrysler Wins 'Corporation of the Year' Award Minority Council

DaimlerChrysler Corporation won the highly coveted "Corporation of the Year" award this week at the Michigan Minority Business Development Council's (MMBDC) 17th Annual Awards Dinner in Detroit. ... Continue reading

Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. Announces Q3 2000 Results

Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc. announced that net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 increased $13.8 million, or 10.7%, to $142.4 million as compared to $128.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Dollar Rent A Car Highlighted in Bill Gates Kickoff Keynote Address At COMDEX/Fall 2000

Earnings Ahead of Expectations for the CarMax Group

CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. announced that management has raised its earnings expectations for the third and fourth quarters of the current fiscal year ending February 28, 2001. ... Continue reading

FABTECH International 2000 Opens Tomorrow, Nov. 14, At Cleveland's I-X Center

FIA RALLY: Focus gives Laukkanen breakthrough point

FIA RALLY: Focus gives Laukkanen breakthrough point ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Telstra Rally Australia; End of Leg 3 Report

FIA RALLY: Telstra Rally Australia; End of Leg 3 Report ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings to Focus Solely On Major Automotive

Fidelity Holdings announced the Board of Directors has decided to focus its activities exclusively on Major Automotive and divest itself of all its non-automotive operations, including IG2, the Company's telecommunications subsidiary. ... Continue reading

Ford Explorer Sportrac (2001)

Ford Explorer Sportrac (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Ford F-150 Harley Davidson (2000)

Ford F-150 Harley Davidson (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Ford SuperDuty F-350 SuperCab 4X2 and Alpenlite Limited Series (2000)

Ford SuperDuty F-350 SuperCab 4X2 and Alpenlite Limited Series (2000) Review ... Continue reading

GenTek's Third-Quarter Revenues Up 25% on Strength of Telecom Segment

Global Technovations Receives OSA-II Powertrain Reorder

Global Technovations, Inc. announced that it received purchase orders from Daimler-Chrysler, Inc. for two of its patented MotorCheck instruments and an additional purchase order from General Motors for another OSA-II instrument. ... Continue reading

Goran Capital Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Goran Capital Inc., a major crop and automobile insurance carrier reported third quarter results as of September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Hemmings Motor News Presents Three New Automotive Book Featuring Cadillacs, Studebakers and Postwar Fords

iMotors Delivery Center Opens In Indianapolis; The First DMV Licensed Online Seller Of Certified Used Cars Will Raise Expectations In Used Car Quality For Indiana Consumers

iMotors Wins The 2000 "Best In Industry" WebAward For Best Automobile Web Site

Industry Leaders to Discuss Covisint and E-Commerce in the World Market At the 35th Annual Detroit Management Conference, Wednesday, Nov. 15 At the Michigan State University Management Education Center

International Speedway Launches Newly Redesigned Web Site - the One Stop Destination for All ISC Facilities and Events

Kia to Replace ORVR Valve

Kia announced a voluntary recall of 1998 and 1999 Sephia compact sedans to replace the on-board refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) valve. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Greenville Will Compete in Land Rover Trek '00 Final

Lang-Mekra to Debut Automatic Dimming SPD Truck Mirrors

Lang-Mekra and Research Frontiers are pleased to announce that Lang-Mekra will be presenting new technology for glare reduction in commercial vehicles at the Society of Automotive Engineers International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition. ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Appoints Mark Yost Director - Technology Communications

Lexus IS 300 (2001)

Lexus IS 300 (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Magna Seating Receives Honorable Mention for Articulating Cup Holder

Magna Seating Systems received an honorable mention for the development of it's Articulating Cup Holder at the 30th Annual Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Awards held last night at Cobo Arena. ... Continue reading

MascoTech, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Results

Mazda Appoints Fred Aikins as Manager, Product Communications

Mercedes-Benz E430 4MATIC (2000)

Mercedes-Benz E430 4MATIC (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz ML55AMG (2000)

Mercedes-Benz ML55AMG (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Mercedes Benz SLK 320 (2001)

Mercedes Benz SLK 320 (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Montero Limited (2001)

Mitsubishi Montero Limited (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Moldflow Files Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a Public Offering of Shares

MSX International Third Quarter 2000 Sales Increase 31%

MSX International's sales for the third quarter of 2000 increased 31% compared to the third quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Benson Endures Long Day For 30th-Place Finish in Miami

NASCAR WCUP: Benson Endures Long Day For 30th-Place Finish in Miami ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Earnhardt Jr. 13th at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Earnhardt Jr. 13th at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pennzoil 400 Race Results, Homestead

NASCAR WCUP: Pennzoil 400 Race Results, Homestead ... Continue reading

NHRA: Amato announces retirement; Plans team ownership for 2001

NHRA: Amato announces retirement; Plans team ownership for 2001 ... Continue reading

NHRA: Etchells Racing's Expanded to include Larry Meyer

Etchells Racing's Expanded to include Larry Meyer ... Continue reading

Nissan Pathfinder 3.5 (2001)

Nissan Pathfinder 3.5 (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Nissan Sentra GXE (2001)

Nissan Sentra GXE (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Oldsmobile Aurora (2001)

Oldsmobile AuroraE (2001) Review ... Continue reading

ON24 Audio Investor Alert: ON24 UK: Analyst: Toyota Warns of Euro Losses

Oxford Automotive, Inc. Promotes Aurelian Bukatko To Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    

Plastic Industry Honors Ford for Innovation with Grand Award

Ford Motor Company received the Society of Plastics Engineers' Grand Award at the 30th Annual Automotive Division Innovation Awards. ... Continue reading

Plymouth Voyager (2000)

Plymouth Voyager (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Rent-a-Wreck of America Announces Q2 and Six Months Results

Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc. announced results for the second quarter and six-month period ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Expands Its Service to Automotive Retailers; Info-Structure Services Group to Provide Networking, Server, Training Solutions

SCHEDULES: Major Motorsports Dates, 2001

SCHEDULES: Major Motorsports Dates, 2001 ... Continue reading

SDRC Further Strengthens Management With Executive Promotion

Sheldahl Reports Fiscal 2000 Results

Sheldahl, Inc. announced increased sales but deteriorating margins for its fiscal year ended September 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

Sheldahl Signs Merger Agreement With International Flex Technologies

Sheldahl Inc. and International Flex Technologies Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive Merger Agreement under which Sheldahl will acquire International Flex Technologies for approximately 7.6m shares of common stock. ... Continue reading

Siemens Bases Next Generation on NexWave's OS Building Blocks

NexWave announced a successful demonstration of its technology in partnership with Siemens for PSA Peugeot Citroen. ... Continue reading

SKF Expands in New Business Sells Logistic Systems to Evox Rifa Group

The SKF Group's unit Logistics Services signed an agreementwith the Finnish Evox Rifa Group to take over the responsibility for handling their logistics operations in Europe as well as their sea and air freight traffic between Europe and Asia. ... Continue reading

Speedway Motorsports Invites You to Join Its Third Quarter Conference Call on the Web

Take to Auction Lists Custom 2001 Limited Edition PT Cruiser for Charity on eBay Motors

Tally Systems TS.Census to Manage 100,000 Desktops at Ford Motor Company; Asset Management Software Helps Deliver IT Capabilities for Business Transformation

Texas Tea Offers Web-Enabled Onsite Automotive Service to Bay Area Clients Of Abilizer

Thrifty Announces Partnership With SideStep

Toyota MR2 Spyder (2001)

Toyota MR2 Spyder (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Toyota Prius (2000)

Toyota Prius (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Truckers Rate Nation's Best and Worst Roads

Who else would be the best judge of the nation's Interstates, highways and roads than the people who travel on them the most - long haul truck drivers. ... Continue reading

Visteon Honored for Innovative Powertrain Application

Visteon Corporation announced that it was honored for its design, development and manufacturing of the automotive industry's first environmentally friendly powertrain component molded from a repolymerized nylon 6 resin. ... Continue reading

Visteon Sponsors 'The Hunger Site' to Help Feed Hungry Children

Volvo V70 T5 (2001)

Volvo V70 T5 (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 346,294 units, up from the 324,505 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading