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Alignment of European Car Prices Could Impact Manufacturers' Credit Quality

Alignment of European Car Prices Could Impact Manufacturers' Credit Quality

Car companies which derive disproportionately large proportions of their revenues from automotive sales in the United Kingdom and Germany could be significantly affected by the current investigations into perceived price fixing. ... Continue reading

American Technologies Group Inc. Signs Agreement With FNG & Associates Inc.

American Technologies Group Inc. Signs Agreement With FNG & Associates Inc.

American Technologies Group Inc. announced the signing of a financial public relations agreement with FNG & Associates Inc. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Shop-Vac Corporation sweeps into stock-car racing at Talladega

ARCA: Shop-Vac Corporation sweeps into stock-car racing at Talladega

ARCA: Shop-Vac Corporation sweeps into stock-car racing at Talladega ... Continue reading

Aspect Development Announces New Vice President - Automotive Business

Aspect Development Announces New Vice President - Automotive Business

Aspect Development, Inc. announced the appointment of Steven W. Kester, formerly responsible for Andersen Consulting's global automotive supply chain practice, as Vice President - Automotive business, reporting to Bob Evans, President &COO. ... Continue reading

Autoliv Completes Deal with Norma

Autoliv Completes Deal with Norma

Autoliv Inc. has reached a definitive agreement with the Estonian Norma Group AS to acquire 49.5% of the shares in Norma AS -- the dominant seat belt supplier to the Russian vehicle industry. ... Continue reading

Ballard Affiliate dbb Rolls Out Next Generation Fuel Cell Bus Engine

Ballard Affiliate dbb Rolls Out Next Generation Fuel Cell Bus Engine

Ballard Power Systems announced that its affiliate company, dbb fuel cell engines inc. rolled out a bus powered by its pre- commercial zero-emission fuel cell bus engine, which uses Ballard(R) fuel cells. ... Continue reading

BMW Financial Services Introduces Personal Insurance Program

BMW Financial Services Introduces Personal Insurance Program

BMW Financial Services is now providing BMW customers access to a personal insurance program that will provide high quality coverage and a hotline where they can obtain competitive quotes. ... Continue reading

Borg-Warner Automotive Completes Sale Of Gallipolis, Ohio Unit to GKN Sinter Metals

Borg-Warner Automotive Completes Sale Of Gallipolis, Ohio Unit to GKN Sinter Metals

Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its forged powdered metal operations in Gallipolis, Ohio to GKN Sinter Metals, Inc., a subsidiary of UK-based GKN plc. ... Continue reading

Celebrity Motorcyclists Rev Up Support for Breast Cancer Research Fund

Celebrity Motorcyclists Rev Up Support for Breast Cancer Research Fund

Area motorcyclists are joining forces with actors Stephen and Daniel Baldwin, Lawrence Fishborne, members of the Baldwin Family, and BMW of Manhattan, Inc. to rev up support for the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund. ... Continue reading

Daewoo Leganza Rated in Top Three For Consumer Appeal

Daewoo Leganza Rated in Top Three For Consumer Appeal

After only its first year of sales in the U.S., the Daewoo Leganza has proven that it stands out from competition. ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Corp., Torrance, Calif., Announces Stock Repurchase

Edelbrock Corp., Torrance, Calif., Announces Stock Repurchase

Edelbrock Corp. announced that the board of directors of the company authorized a systematic program for the repurchase of up to 50,000 additional shares of its common stock, having a par value of $0.01 per share. ... Continue reading

Electric Scooters Get Boost From New California Law

Electric Scooters Get Boost From New California Law

Scoot over cars, motorcycles and bikes, make way for electric scooters. California has given this new form of transportation a boost as Governor Davis approved a law allowing them greater access to public roadways and bicycle lanes. ... Continue reading

Four New Books from Bosch Available from SAE

Four New Books from Bosch Available from SAE

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) has worldwide selling rights for the English version of four books recently published by Bosch. ... Continue reading

Harvard Officers Purchase $656,000 Of Harvard Common Stock

Harvard Officers Purchase $656,000 Of Harvard Common Stock

Harvard Industries, Inc. announced that the following corporate officers have collectively purchased 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock in a private transaction at the aggregate cost of $656,000: ... Continue reading

iFLEET Pioneers Use of Internet for Fleet Industry

iFLEET Pioneers Use of Internet for Fleet Industry

iFLEET(tm) is about to change the way the fleet industry operates. ... Continue reading

ISM Holding Details and Timetable to Become Fully Reporting

ISM Holding Details and Timetable to Become Fully Reporting

ISM Holding announced the schedule of events that it will take with the assistance of L. Van Stillman, noted Securities Attorney, to become fully reporting according to SEC regulations. ... Continue reading

LoJack Corp. Reports Second Quarter Earnings

LoJack Corp. Reports Second Quarter Earnings

LoJack Corporation reported that for the second quarter ended August 31, 1999, (fiscal 2000) revenues were $24,085,000, a 10% increase over second quarter revenues of $21,810,000 in fiscal 1999. ... Continue reading

Mall.com 500 Preview

Mall.com 500 Preview

Mall.com 500 Preview ... Continue reading

Napier Goes Retail

Napier Goes Retail

Napier International Technologies, Inc. reports the signing of an agreement with Truco Enterprises who has agreed to take on the responsibilities of brand development, marketing and distribution for the United States of America. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Visine Eye Care to Sponsor Matt Kenseth, Reiser BGN Team

NASCAR BGN: Visine Eye Care to Sponsor Matt Kenseth, Reiser BGN Team

NASCAR BGN: Visine Eye Care to Sponsor Matt Kenseth, Reiser BGN Team ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon and Whitesell Make it Two-in-a-row with Charlotte victory

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon and Whitesell Make it Two-in-a-row with Charlotte victory

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon and Whitesell Make it Two-in-a-row with Charlotte victory ... Continue reading

NHRA: Autozone Nationals Final Race Results, Point Standings

NHRA: Autozone Nationals Final Race Results, Point Standings

NHRA: Autozone Nationals Final Race Results, Point Standings ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary McNeilus Introduces Lightweight Refuse Hauler

Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary McNeilus Introduces Lightweight Refuse Hauler

McNeilus Companies, Inc. has introduced a new lightweight front- loading refuse body to meet the strict weight requirements of California and other West Coast areas. ... Continue reading

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Ford Sign New Diesel Engine Agreement

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Ford Sign New Diesel Engine Agreement

Jac Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company and Jean-Martin Folz, Chairman of the managiner board of PSA Peugeot Citroen, signed a framework agreement to extend the two companies' co-operation in the area of diesel engines. ... Continue reading

RALLY: San Remo Rally Stage Details and Itinerary

RALLY: San Remo Rally Stage Details and Itinerary

RALLY: San Remo Rally Stage Details and Itinerary ... Continue reading

SCCA: 24 Champions Crowned at SCCA Valvoline Runoffs

SCCA: 24 Champions Crowned at SCCA Valvoline Runoffs

SCCA: 24 Champions Crowned at SCCA Valvoline Runoffs ... Continue reading

SCCA: Nissan drivers win two National Championships at 1999 Valvoline Runoffs

SCCA: Nissan drivers win two National Championships at 1999 Valvoline Runoffs

SCCA: Nissan drivers win two National Championships at 1999 Valvoline Runoffs ... Continue reading

Stockman and Leuliette Establish $2 Billion Equity Fund

Stockman and Leuliette Establish $2 Billion Equity Fund

David Stockton, a former U.S. Congressman and Budget Director in the Reagan Administration, and Timothy Leuliette, former president and COO of Penske, announced they will join together as Founding Partners to form Heartland Industrial Partners. ... Continue reading

Survey Shows High Percentage of Design Engineers Drive Fords

Survey Shows High Percentage of Design Engineers Drive Fords

Results in the 20th annual Design News Auto Survey show that about 19 percent of respondents drive a Ford vehicle, with the Taurus the most-owned model. Respondents named - no surprise - the Taurus as the best-engineered U.S.-made passenger vehicle. ... Continue reading

The Signs are Everywhere, and They Say Audi, Audi, Audi!

The Signs are Everywhere, and They Say Audi, Audi, Audi!

For the new millennium, Audi of America, Inc. is inviting fellow motorists to look at road signs in a new light. A light that sublimely and supremely reflects the confidence and spirit of today's Audi. ... Continue reading

TI Group Completes DM 800 Million Acquisition of Busak+Shamban

TI Group Completes DM 800 Million Acquisition of Busak+Shamban

UK-based TI Group announced that following the receipt of key regulatory clearances it has completed the acquisition of Busak+Shamban, the global specialty polymer products company, for DM 800 million (approximately $446 million) in cash. ... Continue reading

Titan International, Inc. Announces Strategic Realignment

Titan International, Inc. Announces Strategic Realignment

Titan International, Inc. is announcing a strategic realignment of its North American corporate and management structure by combining its wheel and tire production into one operating entity. ... Continue reading

USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Madera

USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Madera

USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Madera ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 363,567 units, down from the 373,942 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

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