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Wednesday, March 15, 2000

ASA: ASA Spring Training Held at USA International Speedway

ASA: ASA Spring Training Held at USA International Speedway

ASA Spring Training Held at USA International Speedway ... Continue reading

Auto Club Says Drinking Drivers May Not be So Lucky On St. Patrick's Day

Auto Club Says Drinking Drivers May Not be So Lucky On St. Patrick's Day

Statewide alcohol-related traffic injuries and deaths are higher on St. Patrick's Day compared with similar days in February, March and April, said the Automobile Club of Southern California ... Continue reading

BASF off to a dynamic start in 2000

BASF off to a dynamic start in 2000

BASF Aktiengesellschaft announced today that it has set ambitious growth targets for the coming years and intends to become one of the leading chemical companies in e-commerce ... Continue reading

BostonCoach Introduces Road Show Service for Corporations and Executives

BostonCoach Introduces Road Show Service for Corporations and Executives

BostonCoach(R), known for its expertise and experience in the ground transportation industry, now offers clients a customized service to support Road Show transportation ... Continue reading

Capstone Turbine Corporation Announces Executive Appointments

Capstone Turbine Corporation Announces Executive Appointments

Capstone Turbine Corporation today announced three executive appointments to key management positions ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Announces Appointment of Gordon Young To Senior Vice President Finance-Automotive Interior Systems Europe

Collins & Aikman Announces Appointment of Gordon Young To Senior Vice President Finance-Automotive Interior Systems Europe

Collins & Aikman Corporation today announced the appointment of Gordon Young to Senior Vice President, Finance for its European Automotive Interior Systems division headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany ... Continue reading

Crown Group, Inc. and West One Automotive Terminate Letter of Intent

Crown Group, Inc. and West One Automotive Terminate Letter of Intent

Crown Group, Inc. which in January signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 80% of the outstanding stock in West One Automotive Group, Inc., a rental and retail automotive business located in Oregon and Washington, today announced that both parties have agreed to terminate the agreement ... Continue reading

Crown Group, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings -- Excluding Securities Gains

Crown Group, Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings -- Excluding Securities Gains

Crown Group, Inc. today announced significant increases in revenues and earnings (excluding gains on the sale of securities) for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2000 ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Traffic Software Helps Commuters Get to Work on Time

DaimlerChrysler Traffic Software Helps Commuters Get to Work on Time

DaimlerChrysler researchers are developing the answer to the question that confronts urban commuters every day: Will I make it to work on time ... Continue reading

Dana to Supply Complete Sealing System to Major OEM

Dana to Supply Complete Sealing System to Major OEM

Dana Corporation announced today that it has been selected by a major original-equipment manufacturer to supply the complete engine sealing system for a variety of North American and European 2004 through 2010 model-year vehicles ... Continue reading

Datron Brings Satellite Television to Mid America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky.

Datron Brings Satellite Television to Mid America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky.

Those visiting the Double Eagle Industries booth (No. 8300) at the Mid America Truck show in Louisville, Ky., March 23-25, 2000, will witness the latest innovations from the world leader of satellite tracking systems ... Continue reading

Delco Remy International Unit Obtains Exclusive Agreement For Enginaire Precleaners

Delco Remy International Unit Obtains Exclusive Agreement For Enginaire Precleaners

Delco Remy International, Inc. has announced that its OEM subsidiary, Delco Remy America and Enginaire Precleaners, a division of American Enterprises, have reached an agreement that grants DRA an exclusive five-year license of Enginaire's patented precleaners for DRA alternators ... Continue reading

Delphi Elects Dr. Bernd Gottschalk to Board of Directors    

Delphi Elects Dr. Bernd Gottschalk to Board of Directors    

Delphi Automotive Systems announced today the election of Dr. Bernd Gottschalk, to its board of directors ... Continue reading

Delphi Expands Capability of Ostrow, Poland Site To Include All-Aluminum 'A/D' Production

Delphi Expands Capability of Ostrow, Poland Site To Include All-Aluminum 'A/D' Production

Delphi Automotive Systems continues to introduce new manufacturing technology and products at its thermal management operation in Poland, recently adding all-aluminum accumulator dehydrators to its growing production capability in Ostrow ... Continue reading

DRAG BIKES: A Bigger, Meaner 'Redneck'

DRAG BIKES: A Bigger, Meaner 'Redneck'

AMA/Prostar MRE Sunshine Nationals qualifying results ... Continue reading

DRAG BIKES: Final Results from AMA/Prostar MRE Sunshine Nationals

DRAG BIKES: Final Results from AMA/Prostar MRE Sunshine Nationals

DRAG BIKES: Final Results from AMA/Prostar MRE Sunshine Nationals ... Continue reading

FEATURE/Nominations Now Being Accepted for Firestone's ``100 Who Serve''

FEATURE/Nominations Now Being Accepted for Firestone's ``100 Who Serve''

In celebration of the centennial year for the Firestone brand, Bridgestone/Firestone is launching "100 Who Serve," a national contest to identify and recognize 100 people who serve others ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Announces Restructuring Plan

Federal-Mogul Announces Restructuring Plan

Federal-Mogul Corporation today announced the details of a restructuring plan designed to improve Federal-Mogul's cost structure and drive out nonproductive assets ... Continue reading

Fix Auto Introduces Child Safety Program

Fix Auto Introduces Child Safety Program

"Fix for a Kid" is a 45-minute program conducted in the school classroom by a trained expert in air bags and restraint systems ... Continue reading

Frissora Elected Tenneco Automotive Chairman

Frissora Elected Tenneco Automotive Chairman

Tenneco Automotive's board of directors has elected Mark P. Frissora as chairman of the board ... Continue reading

Harvard Sees Continued Growth This Year; Shareholders Reelect Board

Harvard Sees Continued Growth This Year; Shareholders Reelect Board

We see strong growth in EBITDA this year as our strategies -- leveraging our technology to offer high value-added products to industrial as well as our traditional automotive customers - take hold," Roger Pollazzi, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Industries, , Inc. told shareholders at today's annual meet ... Continue reading

HYTORC Bolting System Assures 100 Percent Leakproof Flange-Connection

HYTORC Bolting System Assures 100 Percent Leakproof Flange-Connection

The american / german company HYTORC in Munich, which is represented worldwide, will show a newly developed bolting- system at the HANNOVER-FAIR ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces 2001 QX4 Pricing

Infiniti Announces 2001 QX4 Pricing

Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc. today announced pricing on its 2001 QX4 sport utility vehicle, which goes on sale this month at all of its 150 retailers nationwide ... Continue reading

IRL: Iron Man Hamilton ready for steady job with new team

IRL: Iron Man Hamilton ready for steady job with new team

IRL: Iron Man Hamilton ready for steady job with new team ... Continue reading

Mark IV Reports Fourth Quarter; Fiscal Year Results

Mark IV Reports Fourth Quarter; Fiscal Year Results

Mark IV Industries, Inc. today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 29, 2000 ... Continue reading

Metallic Power Receives Funding From Hydro-Quebec Capitech and Minnesota Power -- Company Gains Another $4 Million in Venture Capital Funding --

Metallic Power Receives Funding From Hydro-Quebec Capitech and Minnesota Power -- Company Gains Another $4 Million in Venture Capital Funding --

Metallic Power, the leading developer of rapidly refuelable zinc/air fuel cells, announced today that it has closed its second round of venture capital funding, with $4 million in new investments and two new corporate investors ... Continue reading

Modine Completes Initial Stock-Buyback Program, Intends to Continue

Modine Completes Initial Stock-Buyback Program, Intends to Continue

Modine Manufacturing Company completed a stock buyback program announced Oct. 20, 1999, with an initial commitment to repurchase 300,000 shares ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa shows first flash of 'greatness'

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa shows first flash of 'greatness'

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa shows first flash of 'greatness' ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green heads to Darlington in familiar equipment

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green heads to Darlington in familiar equipment

NASCAR BGN: Jeff Green heads to Darlington in familiar equipment ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine understands Darlington's reputation

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine understands Darlington's reputation

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine understands Darlington's reputation ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Mike Wallace introduces himself to the competition

NASCAR Trucks: Mike Wallace introduces himself to the competition

NASCAR Trucks: Mike Wallace introduces himself to the competition ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace prepares for long run at Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace prepares for long run at Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace prepares for long run at Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: New format and new money highlight the 2000 'Winston'

NASCAR WCUP: New format and new money highlight the 2000 'Winston'

NASCAR WCUP: New format and new money highlight the 2000 'Winston' ... Continue reading

New shop marks Rent-A-Tire's 40th Location in Five Years

New shop marks Rent-A-Tire's 40th Location in Five Years

Rent-A-Tire, America's finest rent-to-own chain offering premium tires and rims, has opened a store in Gretna, La., which is the chain's first store in Louisiana ... Continue reading

NHRA: Bazemore and Frey duel in the desert on this week's NHRA Heat

NHRA: Bazemore and Frey duel in the desert on this week's NHRA Heat

NHRA: Bazemore and Frey duel in the desert on this week's NHRA Heat ... Continue reading

Oilgear Declares Quarterly Dividend

Oilgear Declares Quarterly Dividend

Directors of The Oilgear Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on the company's common stock ... Continue reading

Planet Payment and Daewoo Sign Exclusive Agreement

Planet Payment and Daewoo Sign Exclusive Agreement

Planet Payment, and Korea's largest trading company, Daewoo today announced an exclusive agreement to offer one-stop e- commerce payment solutions and services to Korea's robust global-focused business sector ... Continue reading

Production of 'Ultimate' Ford Mustang Begins

Production of 'Ultimate' Ford Mustang Begins

Production of the Ford Special Vehicle Team's all-new 2000 SVT Mustang Cobra 'R'the pony car icon taken to the extreme of pure performance began this week at Ford's Dearborn Assembly Plant ... Continue reading

SAE 2000 World Congress Sets New Attendance Record

SAE 2000 World Congress Sets New Attendance Record

A record 49, 249 participants poured into the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan from March 6-9, 2000 for the Society of Automotive Engineer's World Congress 2000 ... Continue reading

SCCA: $37000 'Owners Championship' on tap for BFGoodrich Tires Trans Am Series

SCCA: $37000 'Owners Championship' on tap for BFGoodrich Tires Trans Am Series

SCCA: $37000 'Owners Championship' on tap for BFGoodrich Tires Trans Am Series ... Continue reading

Shelby American Appoints New Management

Shelby American Appoints New Management

Shelby American, Inc., manufacturer of high performance cars including the Shelby Series 1 and classic Shelby Cobra, has announced a series of management changes ... Continue reading

S&P Affirms Fiat Group's 'A-2' Rtgs

S&P Affirms Fiat Group's 'A-2' Rtgs

Standard & Poor's today affirmed its 'A-2' short-term ratings on Fiat SpA and related entities following the recent announcement of a US$2.4 billion cross- shareholding alliance between General Motors Corp ... Continue reading

S&P Affirms Fiat Group's 'A-2' Rtgs, Re: GM Alliance

S&P Affirms Fiat Group's 'A-2' Rtgs, Re: GM Alliance

Standard & Poor's today affirmed its 'A-2' short-term ratings on Fiat SpA and related entities following the recent announcement of a US$2.4 billion cross- shareholding alliance between General Motors Corp ... Continue reading

S&P Assigns `AAA` Rtgs to Y2.08B Hitachi Credit ABS

S&P Assigns `AAA` Rtgs to Y2.08B Hitachi Credit ABS

Standard & Poor's has assigned its triple-'A' ratings to Hitachi Credit Auto Loan Trust Series 1 Certificates ... Continue reading

Subaru Debuts `What Do I Know?' Ad Campaign Featuring Star Women Athletes

Subaru Debuts `What Do I Know?' Ad Campaign Featuring Star Women Athletes

Subaru of America, Inc., a pioneer and marketer of crossover all-wheel drive vehicles designed for the active lifestyle driver, is introducing a new advertising campaign featuring nine-time Wimbledon Champion Martina Navratilova, LPGA golfers Juli Inkster and Meg Mallon, and two-time Olympic medal skier Diann Roffe-Ste ... Continue reading

Turbodyne Reports Further on the Sale of its Light Metals Division

Turbodyne Reports Further on the Sale of its Light Metals Division

Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced the following update on the bankruptcy sale of substantially all of the assets of its subsidiaries, Pacific Baja Light Metals Corporation, Baja Pacific Light Metals Inc., and Optima Wheel Inc. ... Continue reading

Turbodyne Reports Further on the Sale of its Light Metals Division

Turbodyne Reports Further on the Sale of its Light Metals Division

Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced the following update on the bankruptcy sale of substantially all of the assets of its subsidiaries, Pacific Baja Light Metals Corporation, Baja Pacific Light Metals Inc., and Optima Wheel Inc. (collectively, the "Debtor") ... Continue reading

UAW Announces Huge Majority in University of Washington Organizing Drive

UAW Announces Huge Majority in University of Washington Organizing Drive

The Graduate Student Employee Action Coalition/UAW announced today that 80 percent of the University of Washington's 1,650 teaching assistants, readers, and tutors have signed Union cards, selecting GSEAC/UAW to represent them in collective bargaining ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Enters Suburban Charlotte - North Carolina Market; Acquires Lake Norman Ford in Huntersville, NC

UnitedAuto Enters Suburban Charlotte - North Carolina Market; Acquires Lake Norman Ford in Huntersville, NC

UnitedAuto Group, Inc., a leading publicly-traded automobile retailer, announced today that it has acquired Lake Norman Ford, located in Huntersville, North Carolina ... Continue reading

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