1999 AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Series Schedule
1999 AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Series Schedule ... Continue reading
AMA: Champions reign at Caesars Palace Las Vegas
AMA: Champions reign at Caesars Palace Las Vegas ... Continue reading
AMA: Progressive becomes title sponsor of The Progressive Insurance AMA U.S. Flat Track Championships ... Continue reading
American Quantum Cycles Announces New Touring Motorcycle Model
American Quantum Cycles Inc. announced a touring motorcycle named the Pioneer which will be available as a product platform, allowing customers to design their own personal Pioneer through the selection of numerous options. ... Continue reading
Autobytel.com Leads Online Automotive Commerce in Japan
Autobytel.com, the leading international automotive e-commerce provider, announced that Autobytel Japan (http://www.autobytel- japan.com) is reporting over 38,000 purchase requests during its first month of operation. ... Continue reading
Automotive Performance Group Restructuring Nearing Completion
Automotive Performance Group, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dean M. Willard, today updated the Company's recent restructuring activities and commented on current business trends in his Letter To Shareholders. ... Continue reading
BBCN Announces World's First Online Exchange for Auto Dealerships
BBCN.com will launch an automotive industry first -- an Internet-based marketplace allowing competitive purchasing between auto dealerships and their vendors -- on January 22, 2000 at the National Automobile Dealers Association conference. ... Continue reading
Bridgestone/Firestone CEO named ``Executive of the Year''
Bridgestone/Firestone Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masatoshi Ono has been named "Executive of the Year" by Rubber and Plastics News, the rubber industry's international newspaper. ... Continue reading
Brown & Sharpe Announces Election of New Director and Departure of Executive Vice President
Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company announced that Richard M. Donnelly was elected a Director of the Company by the Board of Directors at a regular meeting held on December 10, 1999. ... Continue reading
Collins & Aikman Names Edward Kowalski VP of Plastics Technology
Collins & Aikman Corporation announced that Edward L. Kowalski has been named Vice President of Plastics Technology at its Plymouth, Michigan Technical Center. ... Continue reading
COLLOQUY Uncovers Latest Developments in Frequency/Loyalty Marketing
COLLOQUY(R) and COLLOQUY.COM, a leading newsletter and Web site reporting exclusively on frequency-marketing programs across all industries, unveiled its latest issue highlighting loyalty programs from around the globe: ... Continue reading
Continued Growth Fuels Siemens Third Expansion Into New Facility
Siemens Automotive engineers, technicians and administrators soon will begin occupying a third Detroit area facility in Troy, Mich., located in the heart of the Automation Alleycorridor. ... Continue reading
Credit Acceptance Announces Completion of $50M Secured Financing
Credit Acceptance Corporation announced the completion of a $50 million non-recourse secured financing. ... Continue reading
Crown Group, Inc. Announces Record Q2 Revenues and Earnings
Crown Group, Inc. announced that revenues and earnings for the second quarter and first half of FY2000 significantly exceeded prior-year levels. ... Continue reading
Cummins and Wartsila to Divide Joint Venture
Cummins Engine Co. Inc. announced it has agreed with Wartsila NSD of Finland to divide the operations and assets of their European joint venture, Cummins Wartsila. ... Continue reading
DCR Rates Provident Auto Lease ABS Pass-Through Trusts 1999-1
Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. has assigned 'AAA' ratings to the 6.555 percent, $68,200,000 Class A-1 certificates, the 7.025 percent, $313,700,000 Class A-2 certificates, and the 7.260 percent, $173,000,000 Class A-3 certificates. ... Continue reading
Delphi Strengthens Market Position in Korea With Nearly $7M in Contracts
Delphi Automotive Systems announced nearly $7 million in new contracts from Daewoo Motor Corporation and Kia Motor Corporation for advanced steering technologies. ... Continue reading
Donnelly Applauds NHTSA Trunk Release Proposal
Donnelly Corporation said that the company strongly supports a proposal by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that would require U.S. passenger vehicles to be equipped with trunk release devices located inside the trunk. ... Continue reading
Dyna Group International Announces Stock Buyback Plan
Dyna Group International, parent company of Great American Products, announced the Board of Directors has approved the company's repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, effective immediately. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company: E-Commerce Threatened by Government
Leading e-commerce advocates are speaking out against a dangerous, precedent-setting effort by government to deny consumers access to an Internet site designed to provide a convenient alternative in shopping for pre-owned vehicles. ... Continue reading
Formula One: 2000 lineup announced; Villeneuve happy with Honda power
2000 lineup announced; Villeneuve happy with Honda power ... Continue reading
Four New Engines on Ward's 10 Best List for 2000
Whether you are into roadsters or sport/utility vehicles (SUVs), it's the engine that gives you the excitement, confidence and connection with the vehicle. ... Continue reading
Fuelcell Energy, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results
FuelCell Energy, Inc. reported fiscal 1999 fourth-quarter and year-end results. ... Continue reading
GE Capital Fleet Services Launches Driver-Based Vehicle Ordering Application
Expanding its commitment to e-commerce initiatives for the fleet industry, GE Capital Fleet Services launches the first phase of its online, driver-based vehicle ordering application. ... Continue reading
Honda to Hold Symposiums For Potential Suppliers
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama announced that on Jan. 10 and 11, 2000, it will hold two informational meetings in Talladega for potential contractors and suppliers to its new vehicle and engine manufacturing facility. ... Continue reading
IRL/CART: Foyt Earns Another Honor as 'Driver of the Century'
IRL/CART: Foyt Earns Another Honor as 'Driver of the Century' ... Continue reading
IRL: Unser getting down to business in IRL testing
IRL: Unser getting down to business in IRL testing ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Elects Rose as VP of Corporate Development and Strategy
Johnson Controls, Inc. announced the election of Darlene Rose as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy, and as a corporate officer. ... Continue reading
Kenworth Earns AWB Safety Award
A safety program that reduced overall injuries at Kenworth's Renton plant by nearly half during the past year earned the truck manufacturer the Association of Washington Business's (AWB) "Better Workplace Award" for 1999. ... Continue reading
KleenAir Awarded New NOx Reduction Patent
KleenAir Systems Inc. announced that KleenAir received it's latest patent award on November 30 of U.S. Patent No. 5,992,141. ... Continue reading
Lear Announces Exchange Offer For 7.96% Senior Notes Due 2005
Lear Corporation announced that it is has commenced an exchange offer for all of its outstanding 7.96% Senior Notes due 2005 and 8.11% Senior Notes due 2009. ... Continue reading
Littelfuse Expects Higher Fourth Quarter Earnings
Littelfuse, Inc. announced that earnings for the fourth quarter of 1999 are expected to be approximately 25% higher than the current analysts' consensus estimate of $0.27 per share. ... Continue reading
Market Scan Appoints Bartels as National Director of Sales and Marketing
Market Scan(R) Information Systems, Inc. announced the appointment of David Bartels as its national director of sales and marketing for retail installment contracts. ... Continue reading
Mark IV Reports Fiscal Year; Third Quarter Results
Mark IV Industries, Inc. reported results for its third fiscal quarter and nine months ended November 30, 1999. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Celebrates 3 Centuries of Heritage with New Ad
Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. (MBUSA) is marking the turn into the 21st century with a celebratory turn-of-the-millennium tune. ... Continue reading
Meritor Automotive Sells Heavy Truck Trip Recorder Business
Meritor Automotive, Inc. announced that it has sold its Tripmaster(R) on-board trip recorder business for heavy trucks to Tripmaster Corporation, a newly formed company that will market and support the product on a global basis. ... Continue reading
Million Dollar McLaren F1 Supercar Offered on BigWigAuctions.com
BigWigAuctions.com (www.bigwigauctions.com), the luxury Internet auction site, announced the auction of a 1996 McLaren F1 supercar. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Helps Inner-City Youths 'Quick Start' Automotive Careers
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) is helping young men and women stay on track by supporting the Los Angeles Urban League's "Quick Start" auto technician training program. ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Bill Davis Racing Signs Terry Elledge to Three Year Contract
NASCAR: Bill Davis Racing Signs Terry Elledge to Three Year Contract ... Continue reading
National Auto Credit Announces Financial Results for Fiscal 2000 Second Quarter
National Auto Credit, Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal year 2000 second quarter ended July 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
National TechTeam, Inc. Announces Corporate and SAP Award
National TechTeam, Inc. announced the Company has entered into a technical support contract for corporate help desk services with Visteon Automotive Systems, a leading automotive systems supplier. ... Continue reading
Navidec to Move Headquarters to 70,000 Square Feet of Space in Suburban Denver
Navidec Inc. and its automotive eCommerce subsidiary, DriveOff.com, announced that the two companies have relocated their corporate headquarters to a 70,000 square foot facility in the rapidly growing Denver Tech Center. ... Continue reading
New Millennium Bringing Significant Changes in Japan's Auto Market
New foreign investments, partnerships, technological advances and new products are changing Japan's auto market as it enters the new century. ... Continue reading
New Online Auto Financing Resource Powered by Bank One and CMSI
Bank One Corporation and CarsDirect.com have joined forces to provide CarsDirect.com customers the ability to apply for financing online using technology developed by Credit Management Solutions, Inc. ... Continue reading
Nissan Announces Organizational Changes
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced management changes to strengthen Nissan's Technical Center's global capability. ... Continue reading
Nissan Maxima, Infiniti I30 Engine Honored Again
For the sixth year in a row, Nissan's 3-liter, V-6 VQ engine has been chosen by editors of Ward's Communications, Inc. as one of the "10 Best Engines" available in the United States. ... Continue reading
Pro Technical Products and NAPA Announce Agreement
NAPA Auto and Truck Parts and Pro Technical Products announced they have entered into a two year renewable contract for overseas electronic procurement and distribution services. ... 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
SANLUIS Rassini Receives Quality Awards from Nissan
SANLUIS Rassini, a leading supplier of highly engineered autoparts to original equipment manufacturers, announced that it had received two quality awards from NISSAN. ... Continue reading
Save On 1999 Taxes by Donating Your Car to Your Local Lung Ass.
There's still time to get a 1999 tax deduction. Donate your car, truck or van to the American Lung Association of Mississippi -- and in doing so, you'll be eligible for a significant deduction before the tax year draws to a close. ... Continue reading
SFX Names Wrenchead.com, as Title Sponsor of Monster Truck Tour
SFX Entertainment announced a three year, multimillion dollar commitment from Wrenchead.com, the world's leading online auto parts retailer, to become the title sponsor of SFX's Monster Jam series, the world's largest monster truck racing tour. ... Continue reading
Slater Announces Proposal to Require Internal Trunk Releases on Cars
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater announced a proposed requirement that all vehicles with trunks have a release inside to allow children or adults to escape. The requirement would be effective beginning Jan. 1, 2001. ... Continue reading
S&P Assigns Ratings to Bay View 1999-LG-1 Auto Certificates
Standard & Poor's assigned its ratings to Bay View 1999-LG-1 Auto Trust's automobile receivable-backed certificates (see list). ... Continue reading
Standard Automotive Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Standard Automotive announced that its Board of Directors has declared the regular quarterly dividend of $0.255 per share on the 8 1/2% Senior Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock as called for by the terms set forth in the Prospectus. ... Continue reading
Strong Sales Volume Posted for Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited
Brilliance China Automotive's 51% -- owned subsidiary, Shenyang JinBei Passenger Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd. saw a rapid sales volume growth in the first three quarters of 1999. ... Continue reading
Titan's Shelby Motorcycle... 'A Two-Wheeler for the Exotic Car Set'
The January 2000 issue of industry-leading publication Cycle World sports a two-page spread on Titan's latest in a series of bikes designed to inspire a whole new breed of bike enthusiast. ... Continue reading
Tom Stallkamp Joining MSX International as CEO
Thomas T. Stallkamp, 53, currently Vice Chairman of DaimlerChrysler Corporation, is joining MSX International, Inc. as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. ... Continue reading
Trivest and Former Ryder Executives Form Team
Transportation Equipment Asset Management, Corp., through its wholly owned operating subsidiary TEAM Vehicle Sales, Inc., is an organization recently formed by five former executives from Ryder Transportation Services, Inc., in partnership withTrivest ... Continue reading
USF Processors Expands Reverse Logistics Services; Adds Trading Desk Capabilities
USF Processors announced that it has added a trading, liquidation and procurements operation to its reverse logistics services. ... Continue reading
Valeo With Zexel, Wins First Major Contract for Renault-Nissan Worldwide Platform
Valeo, with the Zexel Corporation, received a 500 million Euro commitment to supply climate control systems for the new worldwide Renault-Nissan "B-Platform" vehicle. ... Continue reading
V-Twin Reports 1999 and First Quarter 2000 Results
V-Twin Acquisitions, Inc. announced fiscal 1999 and first quarter 2000 financial results, reporting on its first five months as an operating company. ... Continue reading
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