Hot Rods Booming Among Boomers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--An automobile auctioneer is noticing “a giant surge of interest and sales in hot rods,” based on the recent 30th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction. “Muscle cars are hot, but top quality Hot Rods are the hottest,” said President Craig Jackson. “These chopped dr ... Continue reading
More Child Seats To Be Made Available to Low Income Families
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala today, and former National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman James E. Hall yesterday, signed a letter of intent pledging their agencies to work together to increase the availability of child safety ... Continue reading
Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Designed and Built in 10 Months
NEEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 22 PTC , the product development company, celebrates success in the automotive industry with Dynasty Motorcar Corporation and Lepage Design Inc. Dynasty Motorcar working together with Lepage Design has designed and will produce the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV). This vehicle and five other mo ... Continue reading
PortaTrack Merges GPS, Wireless and the Web to Manage Mobile Assets
LA QUINTA, Calif.--Jan. 22, 2001-- Companies Can Locate and Manage Their Mobile Work Force From Any Location, and Receive Real-Time Traffic Updates to Stay on Schedule Main Course Technologies, a Los Angeles-based technology development company debuting today at Upside Event's Showcase 2001 conference, announced the av ... Continue reading
Slater Announces $7.5M in Grants For Education on Child Passenger Safety
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today announced that 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands and Indian tribes will share $7.5 million to implement child passenger protection programs designed to prevent motor vehicle crash ... Continue reading
Visteon's North Penn Facility Earns EPA Honors
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 22 Visteon Corporation's North Penn electronics manufacturing facility, located in Lansdale, Penn., has received recognition for its voluntary efforts to maintain a healthier and safer environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has honored the facility as a charter member of its N ... Continue reading
PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Jan. 22 driversshield.com Corp., announced today that it has expanded its marketing reach by offering its highly successful driversshield.com ADS (Auto Discounts and Services) Program directly to consumers through its own branded Web site, http://www.driversshieldautoclub.com, and is inviting other ret ... Continue reading
DETROIT, Jan. 22 American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, will hold a briefing with automotive institutional investors and security analysts, news media representatives and other interested parties at 10:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, January 31, 2001. AAM will discuss its full ... Continue reading
Anixter Expands Service in Detroit Market
SKOKIE, Ill.--Jan. 22, 2001--Anixter Inc., the world's leading distributor of data communications products and electrical wire and cable, has agreed to purchase certain inventory and operating assets from the bankruptcy estate of Anicom, Inc. The assets being acquired are located in the Detroit market. Anixter's expans ... Continue reading
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction Reels in $25 Million With Hot Rods Rising in Popularity
The Super Bowl of Collector Car Auctions Shatters Market Expectations SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 22 Of the 846 dazzling cars consigned to the 30th annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, a record 88 percent were sold, pushing the total sales volume to an impressive preliminary $25 million. This is the highest sales ... Continue reading
ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 22 Delco Remy International and AeroVironment, Inc., of Monrovia, California, have formed a new Anderson-based company, iPower Technologies LLC, to pursue emerging opportunities in the distributed generation and hybrid electric vehicles markets. Distributed generation is the on-site generation of e ... Continue reading
DALLAS--eAuto, an Internet-based business-to-business automotive aftermarket parts distributor, has ceased operations, saying that it is unable to secure a second round of funding “due to private and public capital market conditions.” “The automotive aftermarket is in a lot of pain right now, as evidenced by the ... Continue reading
'End Support for Union-Busting Tire Maker,' Illinois AFL-CIO Urges Bank Of Montreal Subsidiary
CHICAGO, Jan. 22 Margaret Blackshere, president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, has called on labor leaders in the state to take action to support 1000 striking steelworkers and their families who have been deadlocked in a two-and-a-half year struggle with Titan International Inc., (TWI) a Quincy Il ... Continue reading
Fitch Places Ugly Duckling Corp. On Rating Watch Negative
NEW YORK--Jan. 22, 2001--Fitch places Ugly Duckling Corp.'s (Ugly Duckling) `B-' subordinated debentures on Rating Watch Negative, following the company's announcement that General Electric Capital Corp. (GECC) will not renew Ugly Duckling's warehouse facility when it comes due in June 2001. Approximately $36 million o ... Continue reading
Heafner Tire Group Announces Appointment of New President/CEO
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Jan. 22, 2001--Heafner Tire Group, Inc. announced that effective today Richard "Dick" Johnson has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer for Heafner Tire Group, Inc., to replace Donald C. Roof who has left to pursue other interests. Mr. Johnson has most recently served as President of ... Continue reading
LEBANON, Pa.--Jan. 22, 2001--New Penn Motor Express, Inc., a subsidiary of Arnold Industries, Inc., has made several enhancements to its interactive customer web site, www.newpenn.com. Enhancements include a report that provides shippers early warning of exception shipments, new reports for third-party shippers, a summ ... Continue reading
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Sells Packaging Plant in San Antonio, Texas
HOUSTON, Jan. 22 Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its San Antonio, Texas packaging plant to Warren Oil Company of Dunn, North Carolina. The San Antonio facility, one of several assets that Pennzoil-Quaker State Company concluded were not strategic to its lo ... Continue reading
Traffic Club of Chicago Luncheon Speaker to Address Role of Online Markets in Logistics
OAK BROOK, Ill.--Jan. 22, 2001--John Lanigan, Chief Executive Officer of Logistics.com, a leader in online transportation procurement and management technology, will discuss the role of on-line markets in logistics at the Traffic Club of Chicago luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Thursday, February 8, at the Rosewood Restaurant, 94 ... Continue reading
Short Track U.S.A. (Radio Show)
Short Track Radio Show ... Continue reading
BMW 750hL Hydrogen Inside News
First Stop: Dubai 1st February 2001 MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 22 With the departure of ten BMW 750hL cars by air transport today, the CleanEnergy WorldTour 2001 has been launched. In the next six months, the BMW hydrogen vehicles will go out in search of answers to key questions: how and where will hydrogen be produced? Ho ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Fourth Quarter Expectations
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 22 Federal-Mogul Corporation announces that earnings from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2000 are expected to fall short of its earlier estimated loss of approximately $(.50) per share. The earlier estimate had been made primarily as a result of volume shortfalls in the North Amer ... Continue reading
Ducati Motor Holding Announces Q4 and Full Year 2000 Revenues
BOLOGNA, Italy--Jan. 22, 2001--Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. , a leading manufacturer of high performance motorcycles, today announced consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. For the fourth quarter, total revenues increased 34.2% to Lit. 201.7 billion (US$96.9 million) from Lit. 150 ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Finalizes Seven-Year Contract With Novartis
ATLANTA, Jan. 22 Johnson Controls, Inc. has finalized its previously announced seven-year contract with Novartis for the delivery of integrated facility management and infrastructure services at four sites across Novartis' Basel, Switzerland headquarters. The contract is believed to be one of the largest outsourcing ag ... Continue reading
Eaton Reports Q4 Operating Earnings Results for Full Year 2000
Business Editors CLEVELAND--Jan. 22, 2001--Eaton Corporation Note: Eaton Corporation completed the spin-off of its remaining 82 percent ownership of Axcelis Technologies, Inc. effective December 29, 2000. As such, accounting rules require that the operating results of Axcelis be reported as a discontinued operation. Fo ... Continue reading
Baby Boomers Picking Light Trucks
Polk poll predicts light truck segment to remain strong as population ages. ... Continue reading
Crowley Logistics Grows Service Offering with TradeSphere Solutions
DULLES, Va.--Jan. 19, 2001--Vastera , the leading provider of solutions for global trade management, today announced that Crowley Logistics Inc., a leading provider of integrated logistics services, has successfully added global trade management capabilities to its new Transportation Management service. Launched earlie ... Continue reading
RDO Equipment Anticipates Losses for Fiscal 2001
FARGO, N.D.--Jan. 19, 2001--RDO Equipment Co. announced that the results of the fourth quarter and the past year reflect a continuation of market trends reported in earlier periods. As a result of decreased demand and decreased inventory values for trucks and construction equipment, the Company has seen a downturn in i ... Continue reading
Audi All Road Quattro (2001) Review ... Continue reading
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 4 YEAR 2001
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 4 YEAR 2001 ... Continue reading
Chrysler Sebring LXi Sedan (2001)
Chrysler Sebring LXi Sedan (2001) Review ... Continue reading
The auto industry is always making new vehicles it hopes will capture the imaginations of potential buyers. Today's feature lists a few of the current crop of concept cars that may or may not make it off the end of an assembly line ... Continue reading
ISSC announces new professional single seater series
ISSC announces new professional single seater series ... Continue reading
When the U.S. Grand Prix was in its final preparation stages last September, we commented that as a company, Jaguar had a lot at stake in the race, and not just in the dash for the winner's circle. A Jaguar spokesperson somewhat nervously alluded to the fact that name recognition and brand reinforcement were important ... Continue reading
KIA Spectra (2001) Review ... Continue reading
Lexus IS300 (2001) Review ... Continue reading
NHRA: Herbert, Tony Pedregon Lead Testing at Tucson
NHRA: Herbert, Tony Pedregon Lead Testing at Tucson ... Continue reading
Pros and Cons for the 2001 Audi TT roadster
2001 Audi TT roadster ... Continue reading
RALLY: Double podium for Ford on Monte Carlo Rally
Double podium for Ford on Monte Carlo Rally ... Continue reading
RALLY: Rallye De Monte Carlo: Makinen Wins
Rallye De Monte Carlo: Makinen Wins ... Continue reading
USAC: 45 Western Race Dates Announced for 2001 Season
USAC: 45 Western Race Dates Announced for 2001 Season ... Continue reading
Young Sportstar of the Year Award For Formula Europa Champion
Young Sportstar of the Year Award For Formula Europa Champion ... Continue reading
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