ADP Accelerates Automotive Retail Network
ADP(R) Dealer Services announced that it has deployed networking technology for more than 3,000 automotive dealerships with approximately 50,000 users over the past year. ... Continue reading
Alliance Announces Addition of New Staff
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers announced the arrival of several new staff at the association. ... Continue reading
Alliance Commends California Air Resources Board Decision to Reduce Sulfur Levels in Gasoline
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers signaled its support for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) decision to reduce sulfur levels in gasoline sold in California as part of the phaseout of the additive MTBE. ... Continue reading
AMA: '99 AMA Grand National champ Chris Carr guest at upcoming AMA/Will Stoner Swapmeet
'99 AMA Grand National champ Chris Carr guest at upcoming AMA/Will Stoner Swapmeet ... Continue reading
Amcast Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2000 Results
Amcast Industrial Corporation announced its first quarter fiscal year 2000 results. ... Continue reading
Auction Targets Enthusiast Market Searching For Hard-to-Find Parts
CarParts.com-the largest dealer of replacement, performance and recycled parts and accessories on the Internet-is on its way to becoming the largest automotive parts auction marketplace in cyberspace with the launch of the new CarParts.com Auction! ... Continue reading
Autobytel.com Announces Strategic Alliance with Saturn
Autobytel.com, the leading international automotive e-commerce provider, announced an agreement with Saturn to increase consumer inquiries the car company receives through its website, saturn.com. ... Continue reading
Avis Europe plc Year End Close Season Trading Update
Avis Europe plc, the leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, issued their year end close season trading update: ... Continue reading
Car and Driver Names Annual 10Best Winners Among Other Things
Car and Driver announced in its January 2000 issue winners of the 18th annual 1OBest cars sold inAmerica. ... Continue reading
Competition Eases in Starter and Alternator Aftermarket
Remanufactured starters and alternators are experiencing moderate growth, but demand for new units is declining. Sharp price competition in recent years has led to industry consolidation. ... Continue reading
Corvette Museum Elects Perriello As New Board Member
Bowling Green, KY-The National Corvette Museum announced today that Vince Perriello, has been elected to a two-year term on the Museum's Board of Directors. ... Continue reading
Creditland Adds Three Additional Premiere Auto Lending Partners
Creditland -- the Internet's only unbiased credit marketplace to offer a fast, easy comparison-shopping experience -- announced agreements with three premiere automobile lenders: ... Continue reading
Dana Facility Receives Ford Quality and Delivery Award
Dana Corporation's Perfect Circle facility in Franklin, Ky., has received Ford's "Livonia Plant Quarterly Supplier Recognition Award" for outstanding quality and delivery performance to Ford's Livonia, Mich., transmission facility. ... Continue reading
Dana to Supply Rear Drive Systems to Ford in Australia
Dana Corporation announced that its subsidiary Dana Australia Pty. Ltd. has been selected to design and supply independent rear suspension drive systems for a future Ford Motor Company vehicle. ... Continue reading
Delphi and STEC Create Joint Venture to Manufacture Door Components in China
Delphi Automotive Systems and Shanghai SIIC Transportation Electric Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC), jointly announced that they have formed a joint venture for the manufacture of vehicle door hardware in China. ... Continue reading
Delphi Partners with Flint Southwestern Academy For Year 2000 FIRST Competition
Delphi engineers will be working with students and teachers at Flint Southwestern Academy in a nationwide high-tech sporting event that pits robots designed and built by teams of students, teachers and corporate engineers in head-to-head competition. ... Continue reading
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2000 Second Quarter Results
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. announced results for the Company's second quarter ended November 30, 1999. ... Continue reading
EAI Introduces VisConcept(TM) Immersive Visualization Solution
EAI announced the launch of VisConcept, a solution for human- scale viewing and analysis of virtual product designs, at SGI's Reality Center in Detroit. ... Continue reading
Electrosource Inc. Launches the 'E-POWER,' a Lightweight Intelligent Battery
Electrosource Inc. announced the launch of a new lightweight intelligent battery. ... Continue reading
[EMAIL] Honda Holiday schedule
American Honda will close for the holidays at 5:00 pm PST, Thursday December 23 and re-open at 8:30am PST, Tuesday, January 4. The Motorcycle and ATV Press Department will be at "half-strength" December 20-23. ... Continue reading
Fleetpride, Inc. Announces Extension of Exchange Offer
FleetPride, Inc. announced that its pending offer to exchange all of its outstanding 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005 for 12% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2005 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Up Slightly in Northern California, says AAA
"Gasoline prices ended a three-month slide as higher oil prices overcame lower seasonal demand," said Paul Moreno, spokesman for AAA of Northern California. "Pump prices are 29 cents higher now than this time last year." ... Continue reading
GEICO Dedicates New Office in Lakeland; 2,000 Additional Jobs Expected
GEICO, the sixth-largest private auto insurer in the country, today officially dedicated its new $22.7 million customer service center building in Lakeland, Fla. ... Continue reading
General Motors: Web Project Puts the Brakes on Taiwan Shortfall
When General Motors' largest Taiwanese dealership unexpectedly closed its doors last year, the automaker faced a serious crisis. ... Continue reading
Goodyear Blimps to Help in World Millennium Telecasts
Six Goodyear blimps and a helicopter stationed in six time zones will bring live television coverage of new millennium events globally to an estimated one-billion people when clocks worldwide strike midnight on Dec. 31. ... Continue reading
HitDomains.com Announces Sale of Autos.com Domain Name
HitDomains.com today announced the sale of the domain name Autos.com for $2.2 million to CarsDirect.com, the leading automotive e-tailer. The sale was conducted privately, in advance of an anticipated auction for the Autos.com name. ... Continue reading
IBM Renews Contract with First Priority Group's Fleet Service Subsidiary
First Priority Group, Inc. announced that its largest subsidiary, National Fleet Service, Inc. has renewed its exclusive vehicle fleet maintenance contract with IBM. ... Continue reading
IMPCO Announces Array of Electronic Controls, Algorithms, and Software
IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced that its Technology and Automotive OEM Division, Irvine, C.A., now offers a variety of electronic products and services for the control of Hydrogen and other gaseous fuels such as Compressed Natural Gas. ... Continue reading
IPSCO Inc. Announces Appointment to the Board of Directors
Roger Tetrault, Chairman and CEO of McDermott International, an energy services company, providing engineering, procurement and project management in the oil and gas sector, has been appointed to the board of directors of IPSCO Inc. ... Continue reading
Kia Chooses Cobalt's PartsVoice for National Parts Locator Service
Kia Motors America, Inc. has selected Cobalt's PartsVoice as the exclusive contract vendor for the Kia National Parts Locator. The service markets Kia dealers' original equipment inventory to anyone searching for parts. ... Continue reading
KIT Announces Results for Fiscal 1999
KIT Manufacturing Company reported a net loss of $11,000, or $0.01 per share, for the current fiscal quarter in comparison to a net loss of $329,000, or $0.30 per share, for the same period in 1998. ... Continue reading
Liteglow Reports Sales & Earnings for the Month & 11-Months Ended Nov. 30
Lou Wiener, COO of Liteglow Industries Inc., announced sales and profit results for the month of Nov. 1999, and for the 11 months ended Nov. 30, 1999. ... Continue reading
Machining Centers Leeching Milling Machine Tools Market
Rising costs and declining demand are cutting into the milling machine tool industry's revenues. Machining Centers--now on the upswing--are circling tirelessly, ready to pounce on the weak and infirm among MMT manufacturers. ... Continue reading
MADD Red Ribbon Campaign Supports Safe Driving During the Holidays
In an effort to promote the need for alcohol-free driving during the festive holiday season, MetLife Auto & Home is teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to ask the public to "Tie One On for Safety" during the holidays. ... Continue reading
Management Group Moves Rent-A-Wreck To New Quarters, Record Earnings
In need of larger quarters following five straight years of record growth, leading used-car rental company Rent-A-Wreck of America Inc. today announced its move to a new corporate base in Owings Mills, Md., a suburb of Baltimore. ... Continue reading
Mannesmann: Regional Court of Duesseldorf Dismissed Claim for an Injunction
The Regional Court of Duesseldorf dismissed the claim for an injunction against Mannesmann made by three minority shareholders. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Announces All-New CL500 On Sale
Mercedes-Benz USA announces that the all-new, premium luxury CL500 coupe goes on sale this month with a price of $85,500. ... Continue reading
Nicky Hayden Named AMA Speedvision Pro Athlete of the Year
Nicky Hayden Named AMA Speedvision Pro Athlete of the Year ... Continue reading
Research Frontiers Enters Into License Agreement Covering "Smart" Sunvisors
Research Frontiers Incorporated announced that it has granted a non-exclusive worldwide license to a leading automotive equipment supplier. ... Continue reading
Rexhall Industries Adds New Dealers, Records Over $6 Million in Orders at RVIA Show
Rexhall Industries, Inc. made the most of the RV industry's biggest trade show last week, introducing a new Class A motorhome, adding new dealer distribution and increasing orders. ... Continue reading
Saab Cars USA Receives Award for Innovation in E-Business
Saab Cars USA, Inc. has been recognized as one of the Top 100 most innovative users of e-business information technology by CMP's InformationWeek magazine. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Motorsims to develop Trans-Am Simulation for PC, Internet
SCCA: Motorsims to develop Trans-Am Simulation for PC, Internet ... Continue reading
SmarTire and SensoNor Announce Development/Supply Agreement
SmarTire Systems Inc. announced that it has completed a development / supply agreement with SensoNor ASA in Horten, Norway. ... Continue reading
SmarTire Reports First Quarter Results
SmarTire Systems Inc. reported a net loss of CAN$2.0 million ($0.18 per share) for the three months ended October 31, 1999 compared with a loss of CAN$1.8 million ($0.19 per share) for the same period in 1998. ... Continue reading
Sonic Automotive, Inc. Closes FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc. Acquisition
Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced that it has closed its acquisition of FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc., an owner and operator of franchised automotive dealerships based in San Francisco, California. ... Continue reading
Southern California Gas Prices Increase 6.5 Cents
Gas prices in Southern California rose 6.5 cents per gallon in December, the first increase in 4 months according to according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report. ... Continue reading
Tenneco Automotive Partners With Stern Stewart & Co.
Tenneco Automotive announced it has engaged Stern Stewart & Co. to assist with the implementation of the Economic Value Added Management System. The EVA system helps measure a company's value with a goal toward driving sustainable shareholder wealth. ... Continue reading
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