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Monday, May 15, 2000

6 Students Win Grand Awards In AAA Traffic Safety Contests

6 Students Win Grand Awards In AAA Traffic Safety Contests

Three high school seniors each won a Grand Award in the 4th annual AAA Senior High Communication Contest and three other students scored top honors in the 56th AAA National School Traffic Safety Poster Program, it was announced today. ... Continue reading

Amerigon Reports First Quarter Results

Amerigon Reports First Quarter Results

Amerigon Incorporated announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2000, the first full quarter of commercial production in the Company's history. ... Continue reading

AOL and AutoNation Announce Alliance to Create Virtual Auto Dealership

AOL and AutoNation Announce Alliance to Create Virtual Auto Dealership

America Online, Inc. and AutoNation, Inc. announced a multi- year alliance under which AutoNation and its licensees will be the exclusive retailers of new and used vehicles to AOL members who purchase a car or truck through AOL AutosDirect. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Official Race Results, Penda Truck Accessories 300, Anderson, IN

ARCA: Official Race Results, Penda Truck Accessories 300, Anderson, IN

ARCA: Official Race Results, Penda Truck Accessories 300, Anderson, IN ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results

Arctic Cat Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results

Arctic Cat Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 20 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 20 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 20 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading

AUTO-TECH 2000 to Focus On Growing Importance of Global E-Commerce

AUTO-TECH 2000 to Focus On Growing Importance of Global E-Commerce

The growing importance of global e-commerce will come into sharp focus in Detroit as the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) hosts thousands of vehicle manufacturer and supplier executives during its annual AUTO-TECH 2000 Conference & Expo. ... Continue reading

AutoZone Expects Third Quarter EPS of $.50, Up 28%

AutoZone Expects Third Quarter EPS of $.50, Up 28%

AutoZone, Inc. reported sales for the quarter ended May 6, 2000, of $1.06 billion, an increase of 9% over sales of $970 million in the prior year third quarter. ... Continue reading

Breakthrough Technology for Autos to be Revealed

Breakthrough Technology for Autos to be Revealed

Cars can be lighter, tougher and roomier by using a breakthrough technology to be presented to an international gathering of automotive industry experts next week in California. ... Continue reading

CART: Garcia's Points Streak Comes to an End With Fluid Leak

CART: Garcia's Points Streak Comes to an End With Fluid Leak

Garcias Points Streak Comes to an End With Fluid Leak ... Continue reading

CART: Reynard takes two podium spots at Motegi Champ Car race

CART: Reynard takes two podium spots at Motegi Champ Car race

CART: Reynard takes two podium spots at Motegi Champ Car race ... Continue reading

CCI/Triad Operating Announces Q2 Results

CCI/Triad Operating Announces Q2 Results

CCI/Triad, the leading provider of technology solutions to the automotive aftermarket, hardlines and lumber industries, announced a 25 percent increase in its operating cash flow for the second fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Chrome Data and the Cobalt Group Announce Partnership

Chrome Data and the Cobalt Group Announce Partnership

Chrome Data Corporation and The Cobalt Group announced an agreement to implement Chrome's data and configuration tool, Web Carbook(TM), in Cobalt-built dealer Web sites. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Town & Country LX (2000)

Chrysler Town & Country LX (2000)

Chrysler Town & Country LX Review ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Strengthens its Financial And Info Systems Organization

Collins & Aikman Strengthens its Financial And Info Systems Organization

Collins & Aikman Corporation announced the appointment of Henry M. Danziger as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. ... Continue reading

Continental Teves Supplies Brake System to Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute

Continental Teves Supplies Brake System to Ford Escape/Mazda Tribute

Continental Teves has been selected by Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Company as the sole supplier for brake systems for the new 2001 Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute sport utility vehicles. ... Continue reading

Copart Acquires New Facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Copart Acquires New Facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Copart, Inc. announced the acquisition of New Mexico Salvage Pool of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The acquisition expands Copart's national network of vehicle auction and storage locations to 76 sites in 36 states. ... Continue reading

FIA Rally: 20th Argentina Rally 2000, Final Race Report

FIA Rally: 20th Argentina Rally 2000, Final Race Report

FIA Rally: 20th Argentina Rally 2000, Final Race Report ... Continue reading

FIA Rally: McRae retires but Solberg finishes in points

FIA Rally: McRae retires but Solberg finishes in points

McRae retires but Solberg finishes in points ... Continue reading

First Priority Group Reports First Quarter

First Priority Group Reports First Quarter

First Priority Group, Inc. reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 of $83,937, or $.01 per share, as compared to a loss of $207,942, or ($.02) per share for the quarter ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Ford of Europe Selects Stanadyne Fuel Manager

Ford of Europe Selects Stanadyne Fuel Manager

Ford of Europe has selected the Stanadyne Fuel Manager(R) diesel fuel filtration system as standard equipment for its new Transit range of light commercial vehicles. ... Continue reading

GM, DaimlerChrysler, VW, Renault, Peugeot-Citroen Gather

GM, DaimlerChrysler, VW, Renault, Peugeot-Citroen Gather

Alan Turfe, the Executive Director of GM's TradeXchange, opens this year's E-Business Automotive Europe 2000 the industry meeting place for e-business executives. ... Continue reading

Golden Fortune Engages the Services of Gilmour Mckay Roberts

Golden Fortune Engages the Services of Gilmour Mckay Roberts

Golden Fortune Investments Limited, a provider of next generation technology solutions for China has engaged the services of Gilmour Mckay Roberts Consulting Ltd. to assist in the company's growth and expansion. ... Continue reading

Heafner Reports First Quarter Sales and Earnings

Heafner Reports First Quarter Sales and Earnings

Heafner Tire Group, Inc. announced its operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Boat honing sharp edge for Indy with Team Pelfrey

INDY 500: Boat honing sharp edge for Indy with Team Pelfrey

INDY 500: Boat honing sharp edge for Indy with Team Pelfrey ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Cheever pulls off 220 mph lap in final minutes of practice, takes top spot

INDY 500: Cheever pulls off 220 mph lap in final minutes of practice, takes top spot

INDY 500: Cheever pulls off 220 mph lap in final minutes of practice, takes top spot ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Fast qualifying run would lift heavy load from Beechler

INDY 500: Fast qualifying run would lift heavy load from Beechler

INDY 500: Fast qualifying run would lift heavy load from Beechler ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Infiniti sets the pace at Indy after first weekend of practice

INDY 500: Infiniti sets the pace at Indy after first weekend of practice

INDY 500: Infiniti sets the pace at Indy after first weekend of practice ... Continue reading

Infineon Launches Integrated CMOS Read-Channel IC Chipset

Infineon Launches Integrated CMOS Read-Channel IC Chipset

Infineon Technologies AG, a leading semiconductor supplier to the mass storage market, introduced Santa Cruz(TM), the first member of Infineon's high-performance System-on-Chip (SoC) read- channel IC family. ... Continue reading

Inside Motorsports

Inside Motorsports

Inside Motorsports ... Continue reading

James M. LaNeve Named Controller for CTS RF Integrated Modules

James M. LaNeve Named Controller for CTS RF Integrated Modules

James M. LaNeve has been named Controller for CTS Corporation's RF Integrated Modules business, West Lafayette, Indiana, according to an announcement today by George A. Harding, Vice President and General Manager, CTS RF Integrated Modules. ... Continue reading

Lacey Students Win State Auto Repair Championship, AAA Announces

Lacey Students Win State Auto Repair Championship, AAA Announces

A team of two students from North Thurston High School combined detailed knowledge of high-tech automotive repair and fast- paced teamwork to win the Washington state finals of the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills contest. ... Continue reading

Lexus ES300 (2000)

Lexus ES300 (2000)

Lexus ES300 (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Lexus SC 400 Coupe (2000)

Lexus SC 400 Coupe (2000)

Lexus SC 400 Coupe Review ... Continue reading

Michelin's F1 Tire Development Program Continues

Michelin's F1 Tire Development Program Continues

Michelin's preparations for its fast-approaching entry into Formula One in 2001 continue to gather speed with the completion of its first full-scale track tests at the BMW-owned Miramas facilities in the South of France. ... Continue reading

Micronas Builds Second Fab Module to Meet Market Demands

Micronas Builds Second Fab Module to Meet Market Demands

Micronas has just broken ground for a second fab module situated adjacent to its existing fab in Freiburg, Germany. The new fab extension is scheduled to start production in March 2001. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Electric, BSQUARE, and Microsoft Sign Agreement

Mitsubishi Electric, BSQUARE, and Microsoft Sign Agreement

BSQUARE and Mitsubishi Electric both announced that they have signed a multi-year contract in which BSQUARE will develop Microsoft's Windows CE operating system support for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's microprocessor, the M32R/CE(a). ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Advisory from www.AdamPetty.com Website

NASCAR: Advisory from www.AdamPetty.com Website

NASCAR: Advisory from www.AdamPetty.com Website ... Continue reading

NHRA: Coughlin on a roll, seeks to defend his Holley Dominator Duel title

NHRA: Coughlin on a roll, seeks to defend his Holley Dominator Duel title

NHRA: Coughlin on a roll, seeks to defend his Holley Dominator Duel title ... Continue reading

NHRA: Funny Car icon Force nearing NHRA's all-time win mark

NHRA: Funny Car icon Force nearing NHRA's all-time win mark

NHRA: Funny Car icon Force nearing NHRA's all-time win mark ... Continue reading

NHRA: Gut check begins at Matco Tools Spring Supernationals

NHRA: Gut check begins at Matco Tools Spring Supernationals

NHRA: Gut check begins at Matco Tools Spring Supernationals ... Continue reading

NHRA: Johnson leads Pro Stock field after Holley Dominator Duel cash

NHRA: Johnson leads Pro Stock field after Holley Dominator Duel cash

NHRA: Johnson leads Pro Stock field after Holley Dominator Duel cash ... Continue reading

North American Markets for Radiation Curable Coatings

North American Markets for Radiation Curable Coatings

Recent advances in materials and equipment are creating new demand for radiation curable coatings in a number of industrial applications. ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Announces First Quarter Results

Pep Boys Announces First Quarter Results

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full service automotive aftermarket chain, announced its results for the thirteen weeks ended April 29, 2000, as well as a business alliance with Safelite AutoGlass. ... Continue reading

Professor Hofbauer Delivers His 'Letter to Shareholders'

Professor Hofbauer Delivers His 'Letter to Shareholders'

Turbodyne Technologies Inc.'s Chairman of the Board, Professor Dr. Peter Hofbauer, addressed the company's shareholders at the shareholder meeting, after the close of the official business, with the following speech: ... Continue reading

Robert Bosch Builds Relationship With Stanford University

Robert Bosch Builds Relationship With Stanford University

Robert Bosch Corporation and its Research and Technology Center in Palo Alto donated $2.1 million to Stanford University to support an on-going relationship focused on advances in information technology networking. ... Continue reading

Rouge Industries Declares Second Quarter Dividend

Rouge Industries Declares Second Quarter Dividend

Rouge Industries, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a second quarter cash dividend in the amount of three cents ($0.03) per share payable on July 21, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 7, 2000. ... Continue reading

Shasta RVs Praised in National Consumer Magazine

Shasta RVs Praised in National Consumer Magazine

The editors of Consumers Digest have recognized two Shasta Industries' products in their June issue as having outstanding value for today's consumer. ... Continue reading

SpeedMonster.com Brings Lloyd Ward II on as Chief Executive Officer

SpeedMonster.com Brings Lloyd Ward II on as Chief Executive Officer

Upstart motor sports portal SpeedMonster.com announced that Lloyd Ward II would take the helm as chief executive officer as the company prepares to launch its dynamic Web site. ... Continue reading

S&P Rates Hitachi Credit Auto Loan Trust Certs 'AAA'

S&P Rates Hitachi Credit Auto Loan Trust Certs 'AAA'

Standard & Poor's assigned its triple-'A' ratings to Hitachi Credit Auto Loan Trust Series 3 Certificates. ... Continue reading

Students From Flint and Ann Arbor Get Major ISEF Awards

Students From Flint and Ann Arbor Get Major ISEF Awards

An Ann Arbor high school student received a first-place award and a Flint student took second- and third-place honors at the Government and Industry Awards ceremonies for this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. ... Continue reading

Sundiro and Orbital Finalize Arrangements

Sundiro and Orbital Finalize Arrangements

One of China's largest scooter manufacturers, China Hainan Sundiro Motorcycle Co Ltd (Sundiro) has signed an agreement which finalizes the terms of a technical co-operation and licensing arrangement with Orbital Engine Corporation Ltd. ... Continue reading

Transportation Components Reports Q1 Financial Results

Transportation Components Reports Q1 Financial Results

Transportation Components, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

TRW to Build New Plant in Poland

TRW to Build New Plant in Poland

TRW announced it will construct a new $7 million, 7,000 square meter manufacturing facility for braking actuation units in Gliwice, Poland. ... Continue reading

Universal Automotive Posts Q1 Sales and Net Income

Universal Automotive Posts Q1 Sales and Net Income

Universal Automotive Industries, Inc. announced record levels of first quarter sales and net income. Sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 were $17.5 million, a 26% increase over the same period of 1999. ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale

USAC: MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale

USAC: MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Kings Speedway

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Kings Speedway

USAC: MCI WorldCom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Kings Speedway ... Continue reading

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