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Thursday, September 14, 2000

Acura Sponsors National Owner Appreciation Week

Acura Sponsors National Owner Appreciation Week

During the week of September 17th through the 23rd, Acura dealers nationwide will be celebrating Acura Owner Appreciation Week and are inviting owners to bring their cars in for a little TLC. ... Continue reading

AimRite Engineers Travel to Midwest for Final Phase of Testing

AimRite Engineers Travel to Midwest for Final Phase of Testing

AimRite Holdings has announced that its engineering staff will travel to assist in the final ride metric testing COAST technology at General Motors and road testing of the COAST system on Oshkosh's severe duty firefighting truck. ... Continue reading

Amtech Systems Inc. Announces $5 Million Funding for Growth Plan

Amtech Systems Inc. Announces $5 Million Funding for Growth Plan

Amtech Systems Inc. announced the completion of a $5 million private placement of common stock and common stock purchase warrants. ... Continue reading

ASA Prepares to Visit Indianapolis Raceway Park This Month

ASA Prepares to Visit Indianapolis Raceway Park This Month

ASA Prepares to Visit Indianapolis Raceway Park This Month ... Continue reading

California Teen Passenger Deaths and Injuries Drop

California Teen Passenger Deaths and Injuries Drop

Teen passenger deaths and injuries when 16-year-olds are behind the wheel declined 21 percent statewide from 1998 to 1999, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading

CART: Motorola 300 at Gateway next up for CART series contenders

CART: Motorola 300 at Gateway next up for CART series contenders

CART: Motorola 300 at Gateway next up for CART series contenders ... Continue reading

'Click It or Ticket' Nets 5,190 Occupant Restraint Charges

'Click It or Ticket' Nets 5,190 Occupant Restraint Charges

After pledging to conduct more than 2,000 checkpoints and patrols during the fall "Click It or Ticket" campaign, North Carolina law enforcement is proving that they are well on the way to exceeding their goal. ... Continue reading

CTS Chosen as Supplier for Lucent W7020 Bluetooth Radio Subsystem

CTS Chosen as Supplier for Lucent W7020 Bluetooth Radio Subsystem

CTS Corporation announced that it has been selected by Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group to supply multi-layer, low temperature, co-fired ceramic substrates for Lucent's integrated Bluetooth radio subsystem. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Flying Finn: Defending World Champion Mika Hakkinen goes for three-peat

Formula One: Flying Finn: Defending World Champion Mika Hakkinen goes for three-peat

Formula One: Flying Finn: Defending World Champion Mika Hakkinen goes for three-peat ... Continue reading

Formula One: Into his own: David Coulthard challenges for the championship

Formula One: Into his own: David Coulthard challenges for the championship

Formula One: Into his own: David Coulthard challenges for the championship ... Continue reading

Handelman-Pyle Joins Donnelly as Marketing Director

Handelman-Pyle Joins Donnelly as Marketing Director

Rayna Handelman-Pyle has joined Donnelly Corporation as marketing director for interior mirrors, the company announced. ... Continue reading

Honda unveils 2001 motorcycle, ATV and scooter models in Las Vegas

Honda unveils 2001 motorcycle, ATV and scooter models in Las Vegas

Honda Motorcycle Division unveiled 10 new and updated models in the second wave of a three year strategy designed to maintain market leadership and leave the competition wondering how Honda does it. ... Continue reading

iMotors Launches in Cincinnati

iMotors Launches in Cincinnati

iMotors.com, the nation's first online used car retailer, announced today its launch in the greater Cincinnati area. ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Dixon Likely To Clinch Dayton Championship Title At Gateway

INDY LIGHTS: Dixon Likely To Clinch Dayton Championship Title At Gateway

Dixon Likely To Clinch Dayton Indy Lights Championship Title At Gateway ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Dorricott drivers face 'make or break' weekend at Gateway

INDY LIGHTS: Dorricott drivers face 'make or break' weekend at Gateway

INDY LIGHTS: Dorricott drivers face 'make or break' weekend at Gateway ... Continue reading

Interstate National Dealer Services Announces Q3 Results

Interstate National Dealer Services Announces Q3 Results

Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc. announced its third quarter and nine months results for the period ended July 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Miller Industries Reports Fiscal 2001 First Quarter Results

Miller Industries Reports Fiscal 2001 First Quarter Results

Miller Industries, Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal 2001 first quarter ended July 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

More than Half of all New-Vehicle Buyers Use the Internet

More than Half of all New-Vehicle Buyers Use the Internet

More than half (54 percent) of all new-vehicle buyers turn to the Internet for help when shopping for a new vehicle -- up from 40 percent in 1999, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2000 New Autoshopper.com Study(SM). ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: CAT Team enters the unknown at New Hampshire

NASCAR WCUP: CAT Team enters the unknown at New Hampshire

NASCAR WCUP: CAT Team enters the unknown at New Hampshire ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Progress Report: Scott Pruett, No. 32 Tide Ford

NASCAR WCUP: Progress Report: Scott Pruett, No. 32 Tide Ford

Progress Report: Scott Pruett, No. 32 Tide Ford ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rudd and Yates happy at one-year anniversary

NASCAR WCUP: Rudd and Yates happy at one-year anniversary

NASCAR WCUP: Rudd and Yates happy at one-year anniversary ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader not a fan of running restrictor plates at New Hampshire

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader not a fan of running restrictor plates at New Hampshire

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader not a fan of running restrictor plates at New Hampshire ... Continue reading

National Auto Credit Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2001

National Auto Credit Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2001

National Auto Credit, Inc. announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2000 and first six months of its fiscal year 2001. ... Continue reading

New Lawsuit Filed Against Bridgestone/Firestone and Ford

New Lawsuit Filed Against Bridgestone/Firestone and Ford

The law firm of James, Hoyer, Newcomer and Smiljanich, P.A. has filed a class action lawsuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased defective Firestone tires. ... Continue reading

News from PACCAR Leasing: PacLease Announces New Locations

News from PACCAR Leasing: PacLease Announces New Locations

PACCAR Leasing Company recently announced the addition of new PacLease franchise locations in the London and North Bay, Ontario, and branch locations in Woodstock and Hagerville, Ontario. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Etchells Racing Appoints New driver for 2001

NHRA: Etchells Racing Appoints New driver for 2001

Etchells Racing Appoints New driver for 2001 ... Continue reading

NHRA seeks general manager for Indianapolis Raceway Park

NHRA seeks general manager for Indianapolis Raceway Park

NHRA seeks general manager for Indianapolis Raceway Park ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team Jeg's is ready to continue late season charge

NHRA: Team Jeg's is ready to continue late season charge

Team Jeg's is ready to continue late season charge ... Continue reading

Nissan Donates $25,000 to Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Nissan Donates $25,000 to Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced it will donate $25,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) during its 30th Annual Legislative Conference event in Washington, D.C. ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Darland Passes Indy Racing Rookie Test At Texas

NorthernLight IRL: Darland Passes Indy Racing Rookie Test At Texas

NorthernLight IRL: Darland Passes Indy Racing Rookie Test At Texas ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: NorthernLight launches Indy 500 fantasy weekend constest site

NorthernLight IRL: NorthernLight launches Indy 500 fantasy weekend constest site

NorthernLight IRL: NorthernLight launches Indy 500 fantasy weekend constest site ... Continue reading

Penda Corporation Announces Acquisition of Tuffliner

Penda Corporation Announces Acquisition of Tuffliner

Penda Corporation announced the acquisition of the assets of Atwell Industries. Located in Ayden, N.C., Atwell Industries is the manufacturer of Tuffliner branded truck bedliners. ... Continue reading

PPG Lowers 3Q Expectations

PPG Lowers 3Q Expectations

Earnings of PPG Industries for the third quarter are forecast to be between 85 cents and 90 cents a share, excluding a previously announced one-time charge of two to three cents a share to rationalize the company's new PPG Auto Glass venture. ... Continue reading

Precision Auto Care Announces Sale of Five Car Washes

Precision Auto Care Announces Sale of Five Car Washes

Precision Auto Care, Inc. announced that it sold five car washes in the Columbus, Ohio area for $1.8 million. ... Continue reading

Smart Choice Automotive Announces Sharply Higher Net Income in Q1

Smart Choice Automotive Announces Sharply Higher Net Income in Q1

Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc., which sells and finances used cars in Florida and Texas, announced operating results for the first quarter of FY2001. ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Announces Proposed Private Placement

Sonic Automotive Announces Proposed Private Placement

Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced that it intends to offer approximately $125 million of its Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. ... Continue reading

S&P Assigns Ratings to DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2000-C

S&P Assigns Ratings to DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2000-C

Standard & Poor's assigned its ratings to DaimlerChrysler Auto Trust 2000-C's $1.5 billion asset-backed notes (see list). ... Continue reading

The Honda Way for 2001 - Performance First(TM)

The Honda Way for 2001 - Performance First(TM)

Honda's Motorcycle Division unveiled 10 new and updated models in the second wave of a three year strategy designed to maintain market leadership and leave the competition wondering how Honda does it. ... Continue reading

Update: Details of Tire Inspection and Replacement Program

Update: Details of Tire Inspection and Replacement Program

Bridgestone/Firestone announced the company is providing free inspections at company-owned stores and authorized retailers for any consumers who may be concerned about tires covered in the NHTSA Consumer Advisory dated September 1. ... Continue reading

U.S. GRAND PRIX: Fox Sports Net, Speedvision, IRRN provide extensive USGP coverage

U.S. GRAND PRIX: Fox Sports Net, Speedvision, IRRN provide extensive USGP coverage

U.S. GRAND PRIX: Fox Sports Net, Speedvision, IRRN provide extensive USGP coverage ... Continue reading

U.S. GRAND PRIX: Persistence, Luck of Irish helps Jordan establish elite F1 team

U.S. GRAND PRIX: Persistence, Luck of Irish helps Jordan establish elite F1 team

U.S. GRAND PRIX: Persistence, Luck of Irish helps Jordan establish elite F1 team ... Continue reading

X-Rite Acquires German Developer of Color & Light Measurement Systems

X-Rite Acquires German Developer of Color & Light Measurement Systems

X-Rite, Incorporated announced that it has acquired the assets of Optronik GmbH, an important German provider of color and light measurement instrumentation and software. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ... Continue reading

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