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Thursday, March 16, 2000

10th Cycle World International Motorcycle Show

10th Cycle World International Motorcycle Show

The form of the largest consumer-oriented powersports show series in the nation, the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show(R) presented by Toyota Trucks, will be rolling into town for its 10th year at the Cobb Galleria, March 17-19, 2000 ... Continue reading

2001 Ford Escape Prices Begin at $18,160

2001 Ford Escape Prices Begin at $18,160

The all-new Ford Escape, Ford's newest sport utility vehicle, marks the company's expansion into the growing small SUV market ... Continue reading

ASA Introduces New Ticketing Program

ASA Introduces New Ticketing Program

ASA Introduces New Ticketing Program ... Continue reading

AUTOVIA Paving a New Road for Auto Parts Industry

AUTOVIA Paving a New Road for Auto Parts Industry

Internet technology is on the verge of transforming how automotive parts are sold and the way repair shops do business ... Continue reading

BEI Technologies Announces Management Changes

BEI Technologies Announces Management Changes

BEI Technologies, Inc. announced today that it will implement certain management changes effective May 8, 2000 ... Continue reading

CALSTART's Green Index 2000 Report Finds Ford Current Automotive Leader in ``Environmental Image''

CALSTART's Green Index 2000 Report Finds Ford Current Automotive Leader in ``Environmental Image''

Results of a new global opinion leader survey, Green Index(TM) 2000, just released by CALSTART, the advanced transportation consortium -- show that Ford Motor Co. is perceived as the premier automaker when it comes to environmental image and leadership, followed by Toyota and Honda ... Continue reading

CART: Bettenhausen Motorsports completes three days of testing

CART: Bettenhausen Motorsports completes three days of testing

CART: Bettenhausen Motorsports completes three days of testing ... Continue reading

CART: Franchitti scheduled to return to cockpit for testing at Nazareth

CART: Franchitti scheduled to return to cockpit for testing at Nazareth

CART: Franchitti scheduled to return to cockpit for testing at Nazareth ... Continue reading

CART: Michael Andretti tunes up for season opener

CART: Michael Andretti tunes up for season opener

CART: Michael Andretti tunes up for season opener ... Continue reading

CART: Russell appoints four new stewards for CART

CART: Russell appoints four new stewards for CART

CART: Russell appoints four new stewards for CART ... Continue reading

CART: Several teams testing at Nazareth Speedway this week

CART: Several teams testing at Nazareth Speedway this week

CART: Several teams testing at Nazareth Speedway this week ... Continue reading

CTS Corporation Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Tianjin, China

CTS Corporation Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Tianjin, China

Continuing the CTS Corporation strategy of globalization, Joseph P. Walker, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, today announced the opening of a new Interconnect Systems facility in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, to support the growing needs of the communications infrastructure market ... Continue reading

Dana to Supply Cam Cover Assemblies for Ford's 'All-New' Transit Van

Dana to Supply Cam Cover Assemblies for Ford's 'All-New' Transit Van

Dana Corporation announced today its Plumley Division, headquartered in Paris, Tenn., has launched production of thermoset cam cover assemblies to fulfill a new contract with Ford Motor Company ... Continue reading

Datron Brings Two New Products to Family Motor Coach Winter Convention

Datron Brings Two New Products to Family Motor Coach Winter Convention

Those visiting the Family Motor Coach Association's Winter Convention in Pomona, Calif., March 24-26, 2000, will have the opportunity to witness CruiseTV(tm) Portable In-Motion Satellite Television Reception System and the newly upgraded DBS-3000(R) Automatic Satellite System -- two new products released by Datron/Tran ... Continue reading

DCR Upgrades Harley-Davidson Debt Ratings

DCR Upgrades Harley-Davidson Debt Ratings

Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. has raised the senior unsecured debt rating of Harley-Davidson, Inc. from 'A+' to 'AA-' and the commercial paper rating of Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. from 'D-1' to 'D-1+' ... Continue reading

Delphi Automotive Systems, Griffin Radiator Form Motorsports Partnership

Delphi Automotive Systems, Griffin Radiator Form Motorsports Partnership

Delphi Automotive Systems is teaming up with Griffin Radiator in a move designed to strengthen both companies' North American motorsports presence ... Continue reading

Delphi to Design Electrical Wiring System for Future Land Rover

Delphi to Design Electrical Wiring System for Future Land Rover

Delphi Automotive Systems' wiring division recently won a $50 million annual contract to develop, and a letter of intent to supply, the full-vehicle electrical wiring system for the successor to the Land Rover Discovery sport utility vehicle, Delphi announced ... Continue reading

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A Expected `AAA' By Fitch IBCA

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A Expected `AAA' By Fitch IBCA

The expected ratings on the class A and B notes are based upon their respective levels of subordination, the specified credit enhancement amount, which consists of funds in the reserve account and overcollateralization, and the yield supplement overcollateralization amount ... Continue reading

Fourth Annual Automotive Supplier Charity Roast

Fourth Annual Automotive Supplier Charity Roast

The Fourth Annual Automotive Supplier Charity Roast will salute Southwood "Woody" Morcott, chief executive officer of Dana Corporation, on Tuesday, April 11 at the Detroit Athletic Club ... Continue reading

freightquote.com Strikes Agreement With bbcn.com

freightquote.com Strikes Agreement With bbcn.com

bbcn.com, a neutral digital marketplace providing a consolidated e-procurement solution for automotive dealerships and their suppliers, announced today its new alliance with freightquote.com, an interactive freight solution for e- commerce auction and online transaction sites ... Continue reading

Future Three Announces the Release of AutoScan 2.0

Future Three Announces the Release of AutoScan 2.0

Future Three, Inc., developers of integrated e-business-to- business, release accounting and shipping control applications for automotive suppliers, announces the release of AutoScan 2.0 ... Continue reading

Gas Prices Keep Soaring -- TORNADOair.com is for Fleet and SUV Drivers!

Gas Prices Keep Soaring -- TORNADOair.com is for Fleet and SUV Drivers!

The TORNADO is a unique, non-moving, turbine-shaped, automotive device that creates a swirling motion in the air intake systems of automobile engines ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson's New 'Buell Blast' Roars Into 18-34 Year-Old Novice Market

Harley-Davidson's New 'Buell Blast' Roars Into 18-34 Year-Old Novice Market

Boston Harley-Davidson/Buell today introduced the firm's new, Buell "Blast," a low-cost, lightweight, motorcycle, aimed at pumping up the adrenalin of 18 to 34-year-old Generation X-ers across America, and which is expected to change the image of motorcycle riders for ever ... Continue reading

Holy Martian Batmobile! NASA Mars Mission Engineers Consult With George Barris, Hollywood Car Designer and Creator of the Batmobile

Holy Martian Batmobile! NASA Mars Mission Engineers Consult With George Barris, Hollywood Car Designer and Creator of the Batmobile

George Barris, the renowned Hollywood car customizer responsible for designing and building the most famous movie and star cars in the world, including the original TV Batmobile, has been contacted by NASA's Mars EVA Project Office's Advanced Technology Group, located at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. ... Continue reading

IRL: MCI Worlcom Indy 200 broadcast to feature virtual advertising

IRL: MCI Worlcom Indy 200 broadcast to feature virtual advertising

IRL: MCI Worlcom Indy 200 broadcast to feature virtual advertising ... Continue reading

IRL: Sara Fisher focusing on quick work in pits during Walker Racing debut

IRL: Sara Fisher focusing on quick work in pits during Walker Racing debut

IRL: Sara Fisher focusing on quick work in pits during Walker Racing debut ... Continue reading

Modine Receives NAPA Multi-Line Supplier-of-the-Year Award

Modine Receives NAPA Multi-Line Supplier-of-the-Year Award

The Aftermarket Division of Modine Manufacturing Company has received the prestigious NAPA Multi-Line supplier-of-the-year award ... Continue reading

Modine Receives NAPA Multi-Line Supplier-of-the-Year Award

Modine Receives NAPA Multi-Line Supplier-of-the-Year Award

The Aftermarket Division of Modine Manufacturing Company has received the prestigious NAPA Multi-Line supplier-of-the-year award ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood remains focused going into Darlington

NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood remains focused going into Darlington

NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood remains focused going into Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Degree of difficulty at Darlington raises rewards for Stewart

NASCAR WCUP: Degree of difficulty at Darlington raises rewards for Stewart

NASCAR WCUP: Degree of difficulty at Darlington raises rewards for Stewart ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Driver eligibility for the 2000 'Winston' announced

NASCAR WCUP: Driver eligibility for the 2000 'Winston' announced

NASCAR WCUP: Drivers for the 2000 'Winston' announced ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Shrader glad to be headed to Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Shrader glad to be headed to Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Shrader glad to be headed to Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: NASCAR Sponsor Square D Lends a Helping Hand

NASCAR WCUP: NASCAR Sponsor Square D Lends a Helping Hand

NASCAR WCUP: NASCAR Sponsor Square D Lends a Helping Hand ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Robby Gordon begins Darlington weekend without St. Patrick's Luck

NASCAR WCUP: Robby Gordon begins Darlington weekend without St. Patrick's Luck

NASCAR WCUP: Robby Gordon begins Darlington weekend without St. Patrick's Luck ... Continue reading

NHRA: Funny Car icon Force eyes many goals for 2000 NHRA season

NHRA: Funny Car icon Force eyes many goals for 2000 NHRA season

NHRA: Funny Car icon Force eyes many goals for 2000 NHRA season ... Continue reading

NHRA: Jamie Yates looks to follow in father's Pro Stock tire marks

NHRA: Jamie Yates looks to follow in father's Pro Stock tire marks

NHRA: Jamie Yates looks to follow in father's Pro Stock tire marks ... Continue reading

NHRA: Pro Stock Motorcycle riders chase NHRA Winston title at season kick-off

NHRA: Pro Stock Motorcycle riders chase NHRA Winston title at season kick-off

NHRA: Pro Stock Motorcycle riders chase NHRA Winston title at season kick-off ... Continue reading

NHRA: Schumacher's goal for NHRA Top Fuel Title defense is total domination

NHRA: Schumacher's goal for NHRA Top Fuel Title defense is total domination

NHRA: Schumacher's goal for NHRA Top Fuel Title defense is total domination ... Continue reading

Oxford Automotive, Inc. to Acquire Gessaroli Group

Oxford Automotive, Inc. to Acquire Gessaroli Group

Oxford Automotive, Inc., a leading automotive supplier, has reached an agreement to purchase Gessaroli Group, located in Torino, Italy; a leading automotive supplier of locking mechanisms, latches, stampings, fine blanking and weld assemblies ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Announces Fourth Quarter Results, Higher Fiscal Year Earnings & Current Quarter Sales Improvement

Pep Boys Announces Fourth Quarter Results, Higher Fiscal Year Earnings & Current Quarter Sales Improvement

The Pep Boys, the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, announced its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2000, as well as a significant improvement in comparable store sales for the first six weeks of the quarter ending April 29, 2000 ... Continue reading

Sales of Used Car Grow to Achieve Record Month At Fidelity Holdings' Major Automotive Subsidiary

Sales of Used Car Grow to Achieve Record Month At Fidelity Holdings' Major Automotive Subsidiary

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. today announced that the Company's subsidiary, Major Automotive Group has set another record for itself in used car sales at its Major World location in Long Island City, New York, reaching 701 used vehicles sold in the month of February, 2000 ... Continue reading

SmarTire Systems Reports Second Quarter Results

SmarTire Systems Reports Second Quarter Results

SmarTire Systems Inc. today reported a net loss of CDN $2.8 million ($0.22 per share) for the second quarter ended January 31, 2000 compared with a loss of CDN $2.7 million ($0.28) for the same period in 1999 ... Continue reading

Snowmobile Inventors Relive Glory Days

Snowmobile Inventors Relive Glory Days

With the Bering Sea Coast to their backs and the untamed frozen tundra of Alaska on the horizon, the two lifelong friends who invented the modern-day snowmobile left this morning to lead a trek across Alaska, recreating an adventure that launched an exhilarating sport for millions ... Continue reading

S&P Affirms Rating on Atlantic Asset Securitization

S&P Affirms Rating on Atlantic Asset Securitization

Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'A-1' rating on the commercial paper notes of Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp ... Continue reading

S&P Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Ford Credit 2000-A

S&P Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Ford Credit 2000-A

Standard & Poor's assigned its preliminary ratings to Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2000-A's US$2.891 billion asset-backed notes and certificates ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

Standard Automotive Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 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 provided by the terms set forth in Standard's Certificate of Designation dated January 23,1998 and payable on March 31, 2000 ... Continue reading

Tenneco Automotive Announces Stockholder Rights Amendment

Tenneco Automotive Announces Stockholder Rights Amendment

Tenneco Automotive Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has approved certain amendments to the company's stockholder rights plan ... Continue reading

The Coast Distribution System, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

The Coast Distribution System, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End Results

The Coast Distribution System, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1999 ... Continue reading

Thousands of Las Vegas Residents Will Drive Cars And Raise Money for The Make-A-Wish Foundation

Thousands of Las Vegas Residents Will Drive Cars And Raise Money for The Make-A-Wish Foundation

In its third year, General Motors' Auto Show in Motion will again put consumers behind the wheel of GM's hottest products, but with a new twist: each consumer's test drive will help raise money to make a child's wish come true ... Continue reading

Trucks: Orleans Racing to Pull Double Duty in Phoenix; Welcomes Shane Wilson to Truck Effort

Trucks: Orleans Racing to Pull Double Duty in Phoenix; Welcomes Shane Wilson to Truck Effort

Orleans Racing to Pull Double Duty in Phoenix; Welcomes Shane Wilson to Truck Effort ... Continue reading

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. Announces Strategic Investment in its Shares

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. Announces Strategic Investment in its Shares

.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. reported that it had entered into a letter of intent whereby Satisfied Brake Products Ltd. of Montreal, Canada will make a strategic investment in U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend and Stock Repurchase Program

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend and Stock Repurchase Program

The board of directors of Winnebago Industries, Inc., has declared a cash dividend of ten cents a share, payable on July 10, 2000 to shareholders of record as of June 9, 2000 ... Continue reading

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