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Wednesday, November 15, 2000

AAA Reports Gas Price Remains Above $1.50 Mark for Sixth Month

AAA Reports Gas Price Remains Above $1.50 Mark for Sixth Month

Nationwide, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline is $1.547 per gallon; the sixth straight month of gas prices at or above the dollar and a half mark, AAA's daily online Fuel Gauge Report shows. ... Continue reading

All-American SportPark Announces Third-Quarter Results

All-American SportPark Announces Third-Quarter Results

All-American SportPark Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter of 2000 of $1,517,685, a decrease of 15.2 percent from $1,788,662 in the third quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 46 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 46 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 46 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading

CART moves closer to naming new CEO

CART moves closer to naming new CEO

CART moves closer to naming new CEO ... Continue reading

Delphi Earns Three Spots on 2001 PACE(TM) Award Finalist List

Delphi Earns Three Spots on 2001 PACE(TM) Award Finalist List

A commitment to developing and delivering innovative products and technologies that differentiate customers' vehicles has earned Delphi Automotive Systems three places on the Automotive News' list of 2001 PACE(TM) Award finalists. ... Continue reading

Ducati Motor Holding Announces Record 2000 Nine-Month Results

Ducati Motor Holding Announces Record 2000 Nine-Month Results

Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., a leading manufacturer of high performance motorcycles, announced record financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2000, with net income reaching Lit. 7.2 billion (US$3.3 million) compared to Lit. ... Continue reading

Dura Automotive Announces New Contract Awards

Dura Automotive Announces New Contract Awards

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. , announced $268 million in new contract awards beginning in model years 2001 through 2005. This new business includes various platforms in North America and Europe for Ford, General Motors and Volkswagen. ... Continue reading

Dyna Group Announces Earnings for Q3 Ended September 30, 2000

Dyna Group Announces Earnings for Q3 Ended September 30, 2000

Dyna Group International announced earnings from operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices Announces Operating Results for Q1

Energy Conversion Devices Announces Operating Results for Q1

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) announced a significant improvement in its operating results. Revenues increased 33.7% to $10,134,000 compared to $7,580,000 in the first quarter last year. ... Continue reading

Ford Explorer Sport-Trac 4WD (2001)

Ford Explorer Sport-Trac 4WD (2001)

Ford Explorer Sport-Trac 4WD (2001) Review ... Continue reading

Goodyear, Woolly Bears Agree: Brrrrring on Winter Tires

Goodyear, Woolly Bears Agree: Brrrrring on Winter Tires

Goodyear, fuzzy caterpillars and scientists may agree that a colder winter is coming, judging from early winter tire orders and black markings on the woolly bear insects. ... Continue reading

In Nationwide Survey, Most Drivers Flunk Tire Quiz

In Nationwide Survey, Most Drivers Flunk Tire Quiz

Only 23 percent of drivers received a grade of "C" or better in a recent nationwide survey testing their knowledge of proper automobile tire care. Thirty-six percent scored a "D," and 41 percent flunked. ... Continue reading

IROC: Buddy Lazier in 2001 IROC Series

IROC: Buddy Lazier in 2001 IROC Series

IROC: Buddy Lazier in 2001 IROC Series ... Continue reading

Lund Announces Q3 and Year-to-Date 2000 Financial Results

Lund Announces Q3 and Year-to-Date 2000 Financial Results

Lund International Holdings, Inc. announces results of operations for the third quarter and nine months ended October 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine Wraps Up 2000 Season And Busch Series Career

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine Wraps Up 2000 Season And Busch Series Career

Todd Bodine Wraps Up 2000 Season And Busch Series Career ... Continue reading

NASCAR, INDY RACING, F1: Success at Indy was common thread for three champions in 2000

NASCAR, INDY RACING, F1: Success at Indy was common thread for three champions in 2000

NASCAR, INDY RACING, F1: Success at Indy was common thread for three champions in 2000 ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Roush Racing Weekly Notes

NASCAR: Roush Racing Weekly Notes

NASCAR: Roush Racing Weekly Notes ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Buckshot Jones looks forward to Homecoming in Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Buckshot Jones looks forward to Homecoming in Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Buckshot Jones looks forward to Homecoming in Atlanta ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Budweiser Race Preview: Season Ends in Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Budweiser Race Preview: Season Ends in Atlanta

Budweiser Race Preview: Season Ends in Atlanta ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Matt Kenseth Atlanta Pre Race Notes and Quotes

NASCAR WCUP: Matt Kenseth Atlanta Pre Race Notes and Quotes

NASCAR WCUP: Matt Kenseth Atlanta Pre Race Notes and Quotes ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Only Labonte Knows where he will finish; Spots up for grabs

NASCAR WCUP: Only Labonte Knows where he will finish; Spots up for grabs

NASCAR WCUP: Only Labonte Knows where he will finish; Spots up for grabs ... Continue reading

NHRA Winston Champions honored in Hollywood celebration

NHRA Winston Champions honored in Hollywood celebration

NHRA Winston Champions honored in Hollywood celebration ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Lazier invited to race in elite True Value IROC Series in 2001

Northern Light IRL: Lazier invited to race in elite True Value IROC Series in 2001

Northern Light IRL: Lazier invited to racin in elite True Value IROC Series in 2001 ... Continue reading

Popular Science Selects Amerigon's Climate Control Seat For Award

Popular Science Selects Amerigon's Climate Control Seat For Award

Amerigon Inc. announced that its innovative Climate Control Seat has been selected by the editors of Popular Science magazine to receive a "Best of What's New" award for 2000. ... Continue reading

Record Holiday Travel Projected By AAA

Record Holiday Travel Projected By AAA

A record 38.9 million Americans plan a Thanksgiving holiday getaway of 100 miles or more from home, according to AAA. ... Continue reading

Report Forecasts the Telematics Market Growing by 52% Annually

Report Forecasts the Telematics Market Growing by 52% Annually

Telematics Service Providers (TSPs) will ultimately offer consumers greater safety and security, lower insurance premiums and increased in-vehicle productivity, according to Jonathan Lawrence, equity analyst at Dain Rauscher Wessels. ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Ends Negotiations With GM on Equity Arrangement

Reynolds and Reynolds Ends Negotiations With GM on Equity Arrangement

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced it has ended negotiations with General Motors to reach a definitive agreement. ... Continue reading

SCORE: Honda finishes 1-2 in Tecate SCORE Baja 2000

SCORE: Honda finishes 1-2 in Tecate SCORE Baja 2000

Honda finishes 1-2 in Tecate SCORE Baja 2000 ... Continue reading

Slater Announces NHTSA Proposal To Upgrade Crash Fire Safety Standard

Slater Announces NHTSA Proposal To Upgrade Crash Fire Safety Standard

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater proposed a tougher standard to reduce the chance of post-crash vehicle fires, including a more realistic rear-impact crash test at 50 mph. ... Continue reading

Southern California Gas Prices Drop for Second Consecutive Month

Southern California Gas Prices Drop for Second Consecutive Month

Southern California fuel prices continued downward for the second consecutive month, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report. ... Continue reading

TACH SPECIAL: Homestead-Miami Speedway:The track that crowns champions?

TACH SPECIAL: Homestead-Miami Speedway:The track that crowns champions?

Homestead-Miami Speedway:The track that crowns champions? ... Continue reading

Take Charge of Your Car Battery for Longer Vehicle Life, AAA Advises

Take Charge of Your Car Battery for Longer Vehicle Life, AAA Advises

A vehicle's battery is one of the automotive components most sensitive to weather changes, so before icy winter temperatures settle in, AAA advises motorists to do a quick check on their battery's condition. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Projects Continued Turnaround Despite Difficult Conditions

Tenneco Projects Continued Turnaround Despite Difficult Conditions

Tenneco Automotive announced that it expects EBITDA for 2001, from operations before restructuring and other non-operating items, will be in the range of $415 million to $425 million. ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Cody Unser's effort to find a cure for paralysis comes to Irwindale

TRACKS: Cody Unser's effort to find a cure for paralysis comes to Irwindale

TRACKS: Cody Unser's effort to find a cure for paralysis comes to Irwindale ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Mechanix Wear Speed Truck Challenge 100-Lap Season Finale at Irwindale

TRACKS: Mechanix Wear Speed Truck Challenge 100-Lap Season Finale at Irwindale

TRACKS: Mechanix Wear Speed Truck Challenge 100-Lap Season Finale at Irwindale ... Continue reading

Volvo V70 XC (2001)

Volvo V70 XC (2001)

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

WESCOM to Exclusively Finance Vespa Scooters for Southern California

WESCOM to Exclusively Finance Vespa Scooters for Southern California

After nearly 20 years of being unavailable to U.S. markets, new models of the Vespa(R) scooters will appear for the first time in the United States at the grand opening of the new Vespa boutique dealership in Sherman Oaks, Calif., on Wednesday. ... Continue reading

ZAPWORLD.COM Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2000 Results

ZAPWORLD.COM Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2000 Results

ZAPWORLD.COM announced financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

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