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1999 Golden Tachometer Car of the Year Awards announced by The Auto Channel
1999 Golden Tachometer Car of the Year Awards announced by The Auto Channel ... Continue reading
ADP is First Provider to Offer Default to ``Two-Stage'' Paint Times
ADP Collision Repair Services has further enhanced its software and now provides an automatic default to "two-stage" painting times with the latest release of Shoplink(TM) for Windows(R). ... Continue reading
Alcan, Pechiney and algroup Announce Proposed Merger
Alcan, Pechiney and algroup jointly announced that they have reached agreement on the principal terms of a proposed merger of the three companies. ... Continue reading
AMA Grand National Dirt Track-Lake Odessa, MI
AMA Grand National Dirt Track-Lake Odessa, MI ... Continue reading
ATLANTICS: Mid-Ohio Preview, The Green Acres Enigma
Lynx/Mid-Ohio ... Continue reading
Auto Affordability Improves Again -- Comerica Index
The purchase of an average-priced new vehicle during the second quarter of this year required 23.6 weeks of median family income, before taxes, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. ... Continue reading
Borg-Warner Automotive Opens Third European Technical Center
Borg-Warner Automotive has opened a third technical center in Europe, the Transmission Advanced Product Development Center for Europe (TAPD-E) near Heidelberg, Germany. ... Continue reading
CASCAR: National tour heads to Edmonton following barn-burner finish in Calgary
CASCAR Castrol Super Series - National Championship ... Continue reading
CASCAR: Vanderwyst wins CASCAR National event
Loctite Racing / Vanderwyst Motorsports CASCAR Report ... Continue reading
Casio, Inc. Partners with Ford Motor Company
Casio, Inc. will team with Ford Motor Company to give new Focus owners the G-Shock and Baby-G Shock watches when they purchase the new car, it was jointly announced by Joe Jagelka, director, premium division at Casio Inc. and Ford Motor Company. ... Continue reading
Cooper Tire "Drives On" With Fahlgren
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY has named Fahlgren, Inc. advertising agency-of-record for the Findlay, Ohio-based tire and engineered rubber products marketer following a comprehensive national agency search and review. ... Continue reading
Customers Say Visteon is the Number One Systems Integrator
Being named "best of the best" by your customers is quite an achievement -- one that Visteon strives for every day and is very proud to achieve. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Partners with Organic
DaimlerChrysler announced that it has engaged Organic Inc. to enhance the automaker's Internet presence and to build World Wide Web sites that will provide superior online services to customers and dealers. ... Continue reading
Delphi's Sandusky Plant Receives Ford Q1 Certification
Delphi Automotive Systems' Sandusky, Ohio, plant has earned Ford Motor Company's Q1 Certification for quality, delivery and ongoing implementation of an effective quality system. ... Continue reading
Ford and Harley-Davidson Unveil Limited Edition F-150 Pickup Truck
Ford Motor Company, in partnership with Harley-Davidson Motor Company, unveiled a limited edition 2000 Harley-Davidson F-150 pickup truck at the 1999 Sturgis Rally Races. ... Continue reading
Formula One: Stewart-Ford Racing News, Hungarian Grand Prix
Stewart-Ford news ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Near Record Highs in Northern California, says AAA
West Coast gas prices rose in recent weeks, with some Northern California cities breaking or equaling all-time highs set last spring, AAA reported in a special survey of select cities. ... Continue reading
GenCorp Discusses Third Quarter Earnings Outlook
GenCorp said that while it expects diluted earnings per share for the Q3 ending Aug 31, 1999 to increase 25% or more compared to $0.41 per diluted share from a year ago, earnings are expected to be approximately 10% below current estimates. ... Continue reading
GM Named Exclusive Automotive Partner of the Dallas Cowboys
At a news conference in Wichita Falls, Texas, General Motors Corporation announced its five-year partnership with America's Team and unveiled Official Dallas Cowboys Limited Edition vehicles. ... Continue reading
Henkel in the First Half 1999: Stable Growth of Brand-name Products
Henkel KGaA announced in the period January through June 1999, the Henkel Group generated sales of Euro 5.6 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading
Honda Reports Consolidated Financial Results For the Fiscal Q1
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart makes second attempt at victory on a road course, Watkins Glen Preview
NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart makes second attempt at victory on a road course, Watkins Glen Preview ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Winston Cup car giveaway; Martin to play Santa
Winston Cup car giveaway ... Continue reading
NASCAR WWEST: Woodside and Bill McAnally Racing Looking to Push to the Top at Portland
Woodside and Bill McAnally Racing Looking to Push to the Top at Portland ... Continue reading
NHRA: Late night racing competition leads to upsets, surprises and good racing
Sunday/Monday from Edgewater ... Continue reading
Nissan Plans Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle in U.S.
Nissan North America, Inc. announced it has begun the final process of gaining California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification for the world's first gasoline-fueled, super ultra low emission vehicle (SULEV) for the 2000 model year. ... Continue reading
Permatex Inc. Automotive Products Business Launched
Newly formed Permatex(R) Inc. announced the acquisition of Loctite's automotive products business from The Loctite Corporation. ... Continue reading
Petro Stopping Centers L.P. Announces Q2 1999 Operating Results
Petro Stopping Centers L.P., one of the nation's leading operators of full-service travel plazas and truck stops with 51 locations in 29 states, announced its operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading
Photo Feature: High Quality Scanned Photos from the Brickyard 400
Photo Feature: High Quality Scanned Photos from the Brickyard 400 ... Continue reading
PPG Repeats as `Best Of Best' in Auto Coatings & Glass
PPG Industries will again be recognized with Quest for Excellence awards from Automotive Industries (AI) magazine, a leading industry magazine, as "best of the best" automotive coatings and glass supplier. ... Continue reading
Reynolds and Reynolds Declares Regular Fourth Quarter Dividend
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company's board of directors declared a regular fourth quarter Class A common stock dividend of 10 cents per share, payable Sept. 10, 1999 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 24, 1999. ... Continue reading
Roadway Express Awards Merit Scholarships to Exceptional High School Students
Roadway Express, Inc. announces ten high school recipients of the Company's sponsored scholarships, that are available to children of the motor carrier's employees. ... Continue reading
SSI Extends Tender Offer For Outstanding Shares Of Smartflex
SSI Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc., announced that it has extended to 12:00 Midnight, New York City time on Wednesday, August 25, 1999. ... Continue reading
Strauss Discount Auto Will Carry Some Liteglow Products
Spencer Krumholz, CEO of Liteglow Industries Inc. announced that Liteglow Industries Inc. has shipped an initial order to Strauss Discount Auto, the 15th largest automotive chain store in the U.S.A. ... Continue reading
Tessera Enterprise Systems and The Polk Co. Announce Partnership
Tessera Enterprise Systems, Inc. and The Polk Company are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership to provide relationship management solutions to the automotive industry. ... Continue reading
Trans-Am: Huffaker/Qvale, Tommy Bahama, and Chris Neville weather Detroit rain, stretch points lead
Huffaker/Qvale at Detroit ... Continue reading
Unique Mobility Promotes William Rankin to CEO at Annual Meeting
Unique Mobility, Inc., informed shareholders attending the Annual Meeting that President and Chief Operating Officer William G. Rankin will be named CEO at the Board of Directors meeting following the shareholders' meeting. ... Continue reading
U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. Completes Refinancing
U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. announced that it has finalized its new three-year, $15 Million Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement with IBJ Whitehall Business Credit, as Agent. ... Continue reading
What is Vehicle Residual Value, Anyway?
One of the most commonly referred to elements of the vehicle purchase equation is residual value. Residual value is just an estimate of how much the vehicle will be worth after a period of time, say 48 months. ... Continue reading
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