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Thursday, November 16, 2000

$950 Million in New BorgWarner Business Expected

$950 Million in New BorgWarner Business Expected

BorgWarner Inc. announced $950 million of expected new powertrain business for 2001 through 2003. ... Continue reading

A.C.L.N. Limited Announces Record Q3 Revenues and Earnings

A.C.L.N. Limited Announces Record Q3 Revenues and Earnings

A.C.L.N. Limited, announced its unaudited financial results of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Reports Record Third Quarter Results

Advance Auto Parts Reports Record Third Quarter Results

Advance Auto Parts announced record sales and operating income for the third quarter ended October 7, 2000. ... Continue reading

Advanced Exhaust Technologies' Fuel-Saving Liberator Muffler Debuts

Advanced Exhaust Technologies' Fuel-Saving Liberator Muffler Debuts

The fuel-saving Liberator muffler by Advanced Exhaust Technologies, the most significant advance in heavy truck muffler technology since the 1920s, makes its first public appearance at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. ... Continue reading

Are Our Cars Turning into Mobile Homes?

Are Our Cars Turning into Mobile Homes?

According to a new survey by Progressive Auto Insurance, 69 percent of people say they eat behind the wheel, 12 percent apply makeup or shave, and seven percent read a book or newspaper. ... Continue reading

CART establishes promoter relations department; Rena Shanaman to serve in key role

CART establishes promoter relations department; Rena Shanaman to serve in key role

CART establishes promoter relations department; Rena Shanaman to serve in key role ... Continue reading

CART/IRL: 10-Week Indy Car Team Karting Challenge To Begin

CART/IRL: 10-Week Indy Car Team Karting Challenge To Begin

10-Week Indy Car Team Karting Challenge To Begin ... Continue reading

CART: New Target Team Drivers Get First Taste of Oval Racing with Nazareth Test

CART: New Target Team Drivers Get First Taste of Oval Racing with Nazareth Test

CART: New Target Team Drivers Get First Taste of Oval Racing with Nazareth Test ... Continue reading

Cummins Projects Growth in Power Generation

Cummins Projects Growth in Power Generation

Cummins Inc. projected at the Powergen 2000 Conference that Cummins Power Generation would grow sales at 10% to 15% over the next few years. ... Continue reading

DynaMotive Files Q3 2000 Report

DynaMotive Files Q3 2000 Report

DynaMotive Technologies Corporation has filed its financial results for the third quarter of 2000. President & CEO Andrew Kingston outlined highlights during the quarter. ... Continue reading

Flanders Announces Record Q3 Revenues up 24%

Flanders Announces Record Q3 Revenues up 24%

Flanders Corporation, announced its results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Honda Hangs On: Chrome Top 10 Most Popular Vehicles, October YTD

Honda Hangs On: Chrome Top 10 Most Popular Vehicles, October YTD

Chrome Data Corporation announced the latest Chrome Top 10(TM), national and regional rankings of the most popular vehicles researched by the nation's online shoppers year-to-date through October 2000. ... Continue reading

InterTrak to Release New Vehicle and Equipment Recovery System

InterTrak to Release New Vehicle and Equipment Recovery System

InterTrak Tracking Services, L.L.C., announced that it has released a new series of automobile and equipment recovery systems for consumer and commercial applications. ... Continue reading

iSalvage and AUTOVIA to Offer Full Automotive Procurement Solution

iSalvage and AUTOVIA to Offer Full Automotive Procurement Solution

iSalvage and AUTOVIA(TM) announced that iSalvage will provide an integrated recycled-part procurement application for AUTOVIA. ... Continue reading

Laforza Automobiles Begins Limited Production in Italy

Laforza Automobiles Begins Limited Production in Italy

Laforza Automobiles Inc. announced the delivery of a special version of its 4 x 4 sport utility vehicle to the Italian Red Cross. ... Continue reading

Lear Earns Society of Plastics Engineers' Award

Lear Earns Society of Plastics Engineers' Award

Lear Corporation has received the Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Division's "Most Innovative Use of Plastics" Award in the Body Interior category for Lear's design of the multi- purpose shelf. ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors Announces Acquisition in Tri-Cities, Washington

Lithia Motors Announces Acquisition in Tri-Cities, Washington

Lithia Motors, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Columbia Center Ford in Tri-Cities, Washington. ... Continue reading

Lucor, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Lucor, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Lucor, Inc., the largest Jiffy Lube Franchisee in the United States, announced net sales of $27,360,563 for the third quarter 2000, up 16.1% from sales reported for the third quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

Lucor, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Lucor, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Lucor, Inc., the largest Jiffy Lube Franchisee in the United States, announced net sales of $27,360,563 for the third quarter 2000, up 16.1% from sales reported for the third quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

Mechanical Dynamics' Functional Digital Car Drives Change

Mechanical Dynamics' Functional Digital Car Drives Change

Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. has developed the Functional Digital Car(TM) concept, offering automotive manufacturers and suppliers the ability to reduce the costs, time, and risks associated with vehicle product development. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Final Point Standings, 2000

NASCAR BGN: Final Point Standings, 2000

NASCAR BGN: Final Point Standings, 2000 ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Final Point Standings, 2000

NASCAR Trucks: Final Point Standings, 2000

NASCAR Trucks: Final Point Standings, 2000 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pontiac Racing Notes - Notebook Item, Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Pontiac Racing Notes - Notebook Item, Atlanta

NASCAR WCUP: Pontiac Racing Notes - Notebook Item, Atlanta ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton looks to Atlanta for Momentum

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton looks to Atlanta for Momentum

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton looks to Atlanta for Momentum ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Blueprint looks back on 2000 season; Ahead to 2001 Cup

Northern Light IRL: Blueprint looks back on 2000 season; Ahead to 2001 Cup

Northern Light IRL: Blueprint looks back on 2000 season; Ahead to 2001 Cup ... Continue reading

Precision Auto Care Announces 1st Quarter Results

Precision Auto Care Announces 1st Quarter Results

Precision Auto Care, Inc. announced a loss of $2.7 million or $(.36) per share for the fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2000, compared with a loss of $1.6 million or $(.27) per share for the comparable prior year quarter. ... Continue reading

Steelworkers Call On Tenneco To Audit Quality Of Stainless Steel

Steelworkers Call On Tenneco To Audit Quality Of Stainless Steel

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) called on Tenneco Automotive Inc. to conduct a comprehensive quality audit of all stainless steel purchased from AK Steel for the production of its exhaust systems. ... Continue reading

Supplier Index Cites Top Performers in Sugglish Auto Economy

Supplier Index Cites Top Performers in Sugglish Auto Economy

The new Andersen Consulting Supplier Index suggests that North American automotive suppliers who have successfully digested their acquisitions are better positioned to withstand the current slowdown in production and merger activity. ... Continue reading

TACH SPECIAL: NASCAR Listens To The Fans

TACH SPECIAL: NASCAR Listens To The Fans

TACH SPECIAL: NASCAR Listens To The Fans ... Continue reading

TRACKS: 2000 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race Notes

TRACKS: 2000 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race Notes

TRACKS: 2000 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race Notes ... Continue reading

Union Acceptance Corporation Announces $510 Million Securitization

Union Acceptance Corporation Announces $510 Million Securitization

Union Acceptance Corporation announced that its subsidiary, UAC Securitization Corporation, has priced an offering of approximately $510 million of asset-backed notes, secured by a pool of prime automobile receivables. ... Continue reading

United Road Services, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

United Road Services, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

United Road Services, Inc., a leading provider of national transport and regional towing and recovery services, reported third quarter 2000 revenues of $61.3 million and a net loss of $7.4 million, or $3.73 per diluted common share. ... Continue reading

Veridian and RESPONSE Join Forces

Veridian and RESPONSE Join Forces

Veridian and RESPONSE Services Center LLC, announced that the companies are working together on a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing the capability and availability of transportation safety, fleet management, and telematics-related services. ... Continue reading

Visteon Invests $100 Million in Monroe, Michigan Plant

Visteon Invests $100 Million in Monroe, Michigan Plant

Visteon Corporation is investing $100 million to modernize its Chassis Systems operations at the Monroe Plant, an action that will position the facility for future growth. ... Continue reading

Westar Reports Record Quarterly Revenues

Westar Reports Record Quarterly Revenues

Westar Financial Services Incorporated, the leading automobile e-finance portal, reported continued accelerating revenue growth. ... Continue reading

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