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Tuesday, December 12, 2000

After Six Months, Zipcar Exceeding Growth Forecasts

After Six Months, Zipcar Exceeding Growth Forecasts

Six months after launching a revolutionary new concept in urban automobile transportation, Zipcar has announced that it is dramatically exceeding its original business plan and now boasts more than 450 members in its Greater Boston test market. ... Continue reading

Another Reader Writes....

Another Reader Writes....

Re: Olds is now old news ... Continue reading

ARCA: Control Racing to Test in Daytona

ARCA: Control Racing to Test in Daytona

Northern Light IRL: Lazier, Cheever Earn All-America Honors ... Continue reading

A Reader Writes...

A Reader Writes...

Olds...Bon Voyage! ... Continue reading

Autoliv Comments on Volumes and Earnings Expectations

Autoliv Comments on Volumes and Earnings Expectations

Autoliv Inc. announced that it expects earnings per share for the current fiscal year and 2001 to be below current average markets estimates of $1.95 and $2.15, respectively. ... Continue reading

Bosch Agrees to Acquire Detection Systems Inc. by a Tender Offer

Bosch Agrees to Acquire Detection Systems Inc. by a Tender Offer

Robert Bosch GmbH has entered into an agreement today with Detection Systems Inc., Fairport/N.Y. (USA), a company traded on the Nasdaq exchange, to commence a tender offer to purchase all shares of Detection Systems. ... Continue reading

Car and Truck of the Year Jurors Trying to Pick Most Influential Models

Car and Truck of the Year Jurors Trying to Pick Most Influential Models

Fifty of North America's most influential and independent auto journalists are in the final stages of deciding the continent's top awards -- North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year. ... Continue reading

Crown Reports Revenues and Operating Earnings for Q2 FY2001

Crown Reports Revenues and Operating Earnings for Q2 FY2001

Crown Group, Inc. announced substantially higher revenues and earnings from operations for the second quarter and first half of FY2001. ... Continue reading

F2000: Justus Named to Second Team AARWBA All American Team

F2000: Justus Named to Second Team AARWBA All American Team

F2000: Justus Named to Second Team AARWBA All American Team ... Continue reading

Formula One: Indianapolis Motor Speedway wins Presigious FIA Award

Formula One: Indianapolis Motor Speedway wins Presigious FIA Award

Formula One: Indianapolis Motor Speedway wins Presigious FIA Award ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Announces Third Quarter Results

Hayes Lemmerz Announces Third Quarter Results

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced results for the third quarter ended October 31, 2000. Third quarter sales were $558 million compared to $599 million in third quarter 1999. ... Continue reading

HiQ Develops Telematics Solutions for Saab Automobile

HiQ Develops Telematics Solutions for Saab Automobile

The term Telematics is used to refer to wireless communication for automobiles. The assignment involves analysis and requirement specifications for Infotainment systems, which make it possible to provide a range of services to the driver. ... Continue reading

J.P. Morgan Announces Valeo S.A. ADR Program

J.P. Morgan Announces Valeo S.A. ADR Program

J.P. Morgan, as depositary bank, announced that Valeo S.A. (VLEEY), one of the world's leading automotive parts suppliers, has appointed it as successor depositary bank for its sponsored American depositary receipt (ADR) facility traded OTC. ... Continue reading

Key Plastics Inks Deal to Sell Company

Key Plastics Inks Deal to Sell Company

Key Plastics LLC announced that it has entered into an agreement with Carlyle Management Group (CMG) to sell substantially all of the North American and European assets of the company. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sports Coupe to Make Debut in LA

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sports Coupe to Make Debut in LA

On the heels of the phenomenal success of the all-new C-Class sedan, Mercedes-Benz will hold the North American debut of its new C-Class sports coupe during press activities preceding the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show. ... Continue reading

New International High Performance Trucks to Debut in February

New International High Performance Trucks to Debut in February

International Truck and Engine Corporation, the medium share leader, will introduce its new line of trucks, the culmination of the most significant capital and product development investment in the company's history in February. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Jeg Coughlin to race against motorsports elite

NHRA: Jeg Coughlin to race against motorsports elite

Jeg Coughlin to race against motorsports elite ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Lazier, Cheever Earn All-America Honors

Northern Light IRL: Lazier, Cheever Earn All-America Honors

Northern Light IRL: Lazier, Cheever Earn All-America Honors ... Continue reading

San Francisco Opening Marks PickUps Plus' Latest Nationwide Franchise

San Francisco Opening Marks PickUps Plus' Latest Nationwide Franchise

Pickups Plus, Inc., a leading retailer of truck and SUV accessories, announced that it has entered the California market with the opening of its latest nationwide franchise in San Francisco. ... Continue reading

SCCA: Simo and Gentilozzi Named to AARWBA All America Team

SCCA: Simo and Gentilozzi Named to AARWBA All America Team

SCCA: Simo and Gentilozzi Named to AARWBA All America Team ... Continue reading

Ten Tips For Safe Holiday Travels in the Family Sport Utility Vehicle

Ten Tips For Safe Holiday Travels in the Family Sport Utility Vehicle

Nationwide, deaths from SUV -involved accidents and subsequent news reports that attributed some of these casualties to overloaded vehicles have called into question the relative safety of the 18 million SUVs now registered in the US. ... Continue reading

The Favorite Cars of Comparison Shoppers: November 2000

The Favorite Cars of Comparison Shoppers: November 2000

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

Ultra Motorcycle Co. Announces New Model

Ultra Motorcycle Co. Announces New Model

Bikers Dream Inc. , which does business under the trade name Ultra Motorcycle Co. ("UMC"), reported the company would begin shipments of its new model, the UMC "Titanium Series I." ... Continue reading

Unigraphics Solutions and Jaguar Racing Sign Agreement

Unigraphics Solutions and Jaguar Racing Sign Agreement

Unigraphics Solutions Inc. announces it has signed a multi- million dollar, three-year software and services contract to supply Jaguar Racing with an integrated system to enhance collaborative product development. ... Continue reading

Winter Storm Generates High ERS Call Volumes, Reports AAA Michigan

Winter Storm Generates High ERS Call Volumes, Reports AAA Michigan

The first major storm of the winter season has generated a high level of calls for Emergency Road Service (ERS), according to AAA Michigan. ... Continue reading

Woman Motorist Newsletter 12/12/2000

Woman Motorist Newsletter 12/12/2000

Woman Motorist Newsletter 12/12/2000 ... Continue reading

Wrap Up a Car This Holiday Season

Wrap Up a Car This Holiday Season

Zipcar -- the company that provides a viable alternative to owning or leasing an automobile in urban settings -- is offering gift certificates for the city slickers on your holiday list who need wheels, but only once in a while. ... Continue reading

Yet Another Letter...

Yet Another Letter...

Yet Another Letter... ... Continue reading

ZAP Receives Second Patent for Electric Scooter

ZAP Receives Second Patent for Electric Scooter

The U.S. Patent Office has allowed ZAPWORLD.COM patent # D,433,718 on their folding electric scooter, known as the ZAPPY (R). The patent is the second granted to the California-based company on its electric scooter. ... Continue reading

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