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Monday, September 11, 2000

ALMS: Michelin clinches American Le Mans Series Tire Championship

ALMS: Michelin clinches American Le Mans Series Tire Championship

ALMS: Michelin clinches American Le Mans Series Tire Championship ... Continue reading

ARB Maintains Drive to Zero Emissions

ARB Maintains Drive to Zero Emissions

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) held fast to its mandate requiring automakers to market thousands of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in the state starting in 2003. ... Continue reading

ASA: Joey Clanton Takes First ASA Win at Memphis

ASA: Joey Clanton Takes First ASA Win at Memphis

ASA: Joey Clanton Takes First ASA Win at Memphis ... Continue reading

Auction of Government-seized 1994 Lamborghini Diablo VT

Auction of Government-seized 1994 Lamborghini Diablo VT

Bid4Assets.com, announced that it has been exclusively commissioned to auction a red 1994 Lamborghini Diablo VT that was seized by the DEA in a criminal drug case. The car was purchased with proceeds from a drug sale. ... Continue reading

Autoliv Awarded Contracts for Advanced Vehicle Rollover Sensors

Autoliv Awarded Contracts for Advanced Vehicle Rollover Sensors

Autoliv, Inc. announced production contract awards for its new rollover sensor to be installed in over 1.2 million North American vehicles starting with the 2004 model Year. ... Continue reading

BMW 323i Sport Wagon (2000)

BMW 323i Sport Wagon (2000)

BMW 323i Sport Wagon (2000) Review ... Continue reading

CART announces details for revised weekend race schedules for 2001 season

CART announces details for revised weekend race schedules for 2001 season

CART announces details for revised weekend race schedules for 2001 season ... Continue reading

CART announces turbo pressure reduction to slow cars during next two years

CART announces turbo pressure reduction to slow cars during next two years

CART announces turbo pressure reduction to slow cars during next two years ... Continue reading

CART: Castroneves claims third victory at Laguna Seca in Shell 300

CART: Castroneves claims third victory at Laguna Seca in Shell 300

CART: Castroneves claims third victory at Laguna Seca in Shell 300 ... Continue reading

CART: Failed air jack knocks Montoya off podium, from win contention

CART: Failed air jack knocks Montoya off podium, from win contention

CART: Failed air jack knocks Montoya off podium, from win contention ... Continue reading

CART: Shell 300 Race Results, Laguna Seca Raceway

CART: Shell 300 Race Results, Laguna Seca Raceway

CART: Shell 300 Race Results, Laguna Seca Raceway ... Continue reading

Clean Air Solution Ready For China

Clean Air Solution Ready For China

Golden Fortune Investments Limited announced that it has received successful Chinese emission test reports for the Petro- Oxy2000(TM) from China 208 Emission Research Institute located in Beijing. ... Continue reading

'Click It or Ticket' Nets 4,733 Occupant Protection Charges

'Click It or Ticket' Nets 4,733 Occupant Protection Charges

North Carolina law enforcement officers managed to get out in their communities to step-up enforcement of the state's seat belt and child passenger safety laws in support of the fall 2000 "Click It or Ticket" campaign. ... Continue reading

'Cool Gas' Powers New Inflators From Autoliv

'Cool Gas' Powers New Inflators From Autoliv

A new inflator technology is helping to make protection from side-impact and rollover accidents a practical reality for passenger-vehicle occupants. ... Continue reading

Covisint Receives FTC Antitrust Clearance

Covisint Receives FTC Antitrust Clearance

Covisint announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded its comprehensive investigation, opening the way for the automotive industry's planned business-to-business trading exchange to take the next steps toward becoming operational. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Chooses GenRad's SFLM for Huntsville Facility

DaimlerChrysler Chooses GenRad's SFLM for Huntsville Facility

GenRad, Inc. announced that DaimlerChrysler, one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers, has chosen GenRad's Shop Floor Line Manager (SFLM) software for its electronics manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. ... Continue reading

Dana Facility Earns Quality Recognition from DaimlerChrysler

Dana Facility Earns Quality Recognition from DaimlerChrysler

The Muskegon, Mich., Perfect Circle piston ring facility of Dana Corporation has been recognized for achieving a flawless quality rating from DaimlerChrysler Corporation. ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Congratulates West Virginia University

Detroit Diesel Congratulates West Virginia University

Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of West Virginia University in winning the FutureTruck competition. ... Continue reading

Earl Scheib Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2001 Results

Earl Scheib Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2001 Results

Earl Scheib, Inc. reported its results for the quarter ended July 31, 2000, the first quarter of fiscal year 2001. ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Ford Martini finishes 1-2 on Cyprus Rally

FIA RALLY: Ford Martini finishes 1-2 on Cyprus Rally

Ford Martini finishes 1-2 on Cyprus Rally ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings Completes Acquisition of Hempstead Nissan

Fidelity Holdings Completes Acquisition of Hempstead Nissan

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. announced that its Major Automotive division has completed the previously announced acquisition of Hempstead Nissan based in Hempstead, New York. ... Continue reading

Fitch Upgrades Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 1999-A

Fitch Upgrades Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 1999-A

Fitch upgrades Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 1999-A's class B asset-backed notes to `AA' from `A', class C asset-backed certificates to `A+' from `BBB+' and class D asset-backed certificates to `BBB+' from `BB+'. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Italian Grand Prix Race Results, Monza

Formula One: Italian Grand Prix Race Results, Monza

Formula One: Italian Grand Prix Race Results, Monza ... Continue reading

Formula One: News and Notes from F1

Formula One: News and Notes from F1

Formula One: News and Notes from F1 ... Continue reading

Formula One: Post race notes and quotes, Italian Grand Prix

Formula One: Post race notes and quotes, Italian Grand Prix

Formula One: Post race notes and quotes, Italian Grand Prix ... Continue reading

GreenMan Announces Restructuring of Class B Convertible Stock

GreenMan Announces Restructuring of Class B Convertible Stock

GreenMan Technologies announced it has reached an agreement with Republic Services of Georgia, Limited Partnership whereby RSLP has agreed to extend the conversion date of the $3.2m of Class B Convertible Preferred Stock held by RSLP. ... Continue reading

Honeywell Files Statement With The Securities And Exchange Commission

Honeywell Files Statement With The Securities And Exchange Commission

Honeywell announced that it has filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering $2.0 billion of debt securities, preferred stock and common stock which may be issued from time to time. ... Continue reading

Industry Giants Join Forces to Tackle Car Seat Misuse

Industry Giants Join Forces to Tackle Car Seat Misuse

Two corporate powerhouses, DaimlerChrysler Corporation and Toys "R" Us, are using the same powerful marketing, research and promotion skills they use to sell millions of cars and toys every year to build awareness of car seat misuse dangers. ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Scott Dixon notches fifth win of the season at Laguna Seca

Indy Lights: Scott Dixon notches fifth win of the season at Laguna Seca

Indy Lights: Scott Dixon notches fifth win of the season at Laguna Seca ... Continue reading

Intermec Named GM 1724 Certifying Agent

Intermec Named GM 1724 Certifying Agent

Intermec Technologies Corp. has been named by General Motors to assist suppliers to meet GM's new shipping label requirements for parts and components entering its supplier pipeline. ... Continue reading

ITEC 2000 Opens Biennial Three-Day Session

ITEC 2000 Opens Biennial Three-Day Session

An international three-day forum that will focus on the technology, manufacturing and day-to-day business of running the $70 billion global tire industry begins Tuesday in Akron, Ohio, the birthplace of the U.S. tire industry. ... Continue reading

Joint Firestone/Ketchum Statement

Joint Firestone/Ketchum Statement

Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (BFS) announced that Ketchum, the world-wide public relations consultancy, has been selected to become its public relations agency, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

LADWP GM Hails Air Resources Board's Decision

LADWP GM Hails Air Resources Board's Decision

S. David Freeman, DWP general manager, hails today's unanimous decision of the California Air Resources Board to maintain the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate. ... Continue reading

LoJack Receives FCC Approval for Its Early Warning Service

LoJack Receives FCC Approval for Its Early Warning Service

LoJack Corporation announced that it had been granted a waiver by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which will allow LoJack to go to market with its patented Uplink technology. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Launches New Marketing Campaign

Mercedes-Benz USA Launches New Marketing Campaign

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) began the launch of an extensive 12- month multimedia marketing campaign in support of its all-new 2001 C-Class, one of the company's most popular model lines. ... Continue reading

Meridian's Board Unanimously Rejects Hostile Tender Offer

Meridian's Board Unanimously Rejects Hostile Tender Offer

Meridian Insurance Group, Inc., announced that on September 8, 2000, its Board of Directors met and unanimously recommended that MIGI's shareholders reject the recent $20.00 per share tender offer and not tender any of their shares. ... Continue reading

Michelin and Dow Form Agreement to Accelerate Pax System Technology

Michelin and Dow Form Agreement to Accelerate Pax System Technology

Michelin and The Polyurethanes Business of The Dow Chemical Company have entered into a joint-development agreement to accelerate the technology associated with the run-flat support rings for PAX System, Michelin's integrated tire/wheel system. ... Continue reading

Michelin(R) Tires Race Past The Competition

Michelin(R) Tires Race Past The Competition

The quality tire choice for millions of consumers every year, Michelin(R) continues to prove itself on the racetrack as well as the highway with its dominance of American Le Mans Series Racing. ... Continue reading

Modine Demonstrates Thermal Management Capabilities

Modine Demonstrates Thermal Management Capabilities

Modine Manufacturing will demonstrate several innovations in heating and air-conditioning systems for off-road vehicles at Booth no. 801 at the 2000 Society of Automotive Engineers Off- Highway and Powerplant Congress & Exposition, Sept 11-13, 2000. ... Continue reading

Modine Introduces Deeper, Cooler, Charge-air Coolers At SAE Expo

Modine Introduces Deeper, Cooler, Charge-air Coolers At SAE Expo

Off-highway equipment makers who need to meet the Tier 2 emissions regulations that take effect on Jan. 1, 2003, could benefit from the use of two new charge-air coolers made by Modine Manufacturing Company. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Benson Brightens Owners Saturday At Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Benson Brightens Owners Saturday At Richmond

Benson Brightens Owners Saturday At Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Brett Bodine replaces ailing Little at Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Brett Bodine replaces ailing Little at Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Brett Bodine replaces ailing Little at Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart, the Loudon lap leader, gets restricted

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart, the Loudon lap leader, gets restricted

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart, the Loudon lap leader, gets restricted ... Continue reading

National to Offer Customers Free Month of iNetNow Human Voice Portal

National to Offer Customers Free Month of iNetNow Human Voice Portal

iNetNow, the world's first provider of wireless Internet access via live, expert Web surfers, announced a co-branding agreement with Arelco, Inc., an independent licensee of National Car Rental. ... Continue reading

Noble International Acquires Assured Transportation & Delivery

Noble International Acquires Assured Transportation & Delivery

Noble International, Ltd. reported that it has completed, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Noble Holdings, Ltd. the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of Assured Transportation & Delivery, Inc. ... Continue reading

O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt and DuPont Join Forces

O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt and DuPont Join Forces

O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt has entered into an exclusive agreement with DuPont for the design and manufacture of a super-lightweight composite armor product developed specifically for O'Gara light-armored vehicle protectionsystems. ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck To Field HEMTT-LHS Units

Oshkosh Truck To Field HEMTT-LHS Units

Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that it will field its Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) - Load Handling Systems (LHS) to Fort Lewis, just outside Tacoma, Wash. ... Continue reading

Saturn Seen as Value Leader in 2000

Saturn Seen as Value Leader in 2000

Buyers of new Saturn vehicles thought they got the greatest value for their money of all brands selling 2000 models. The brand scored highest (747) on Strategic Vision's 2000 Total Value Index(TM). ... Continue reading

SwRI Performs First Permeation Testing On Pipes

SwRI Performs First Permeation Testing On Pipes

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has expanded the scope of its permeation research facility to include the testing and study of gas pipelines. This is the first known permeation study on a tubular product that transports natural gas. ... Continue reading

The Favorite Cars of Comparison Shoppers: August 2000

The Favorite Cars of Comparison Shoppers: August 2000

InvoiceDealers, The Leader in Automotive Comparison Shopping, released the favorite cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans of online comparison shoppers in August 2000. ... Continue reading

Ugly Duckling Announces Increase in Allowance for Credit Losses

Ugly Duckling Announces Increase in Allowance for Credit Losses

Ugly Duckling Corporation, the largest used car sales company focused exclusively on the sub-prime market, announced that it expects to increase its Allowance for Credit Losses. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reels in the College Market

Volkswagen Reels in the College Market

Volkswagen of America, Inc. has hit the road for the third time with their marketing initiative focusing on the college market. ... 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 285,895 units, a shortened work week for most U.S. and Canadian plants due to holiday observances. ... Continue reading

Who's Telling the Truth? As the Firestone/Ford Fiasco Keeps Heating Up

Who's Telling the Truth? As the Firestone/Ford Fiasco Keeps Heating Up

There's more than enough finger pointing going around. With the Justice Dept. studying a criminal indictment and plaintiffs' attorneys readying billion dollar lawsuits, it's no wonder Ford and Firestone want to duck and cover. ... Continue reading

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