2000 Ford Excursion: Dedicated Propane Demonstration Program
Ford Motor Company, already a leader in both sport utility and alternative fuel vehicle development and sales, will offer a dedicated propane version of its new Excursion sport utility vehicle ... Continue reading
AAA Michigan Lauds Senate for Approving Seat Belt Law
Michigan's State Senate passage of the proposed law to make wearing safety belts mandatory was lauded today by the state's largest auto club, AAA Michigan ... Continue reading
ADP Collision Repair Servs Introduces Computer-Based Training Program
ADP Collision Repair Services released a new computer-based training program that is designed to improve training effectiveness, and save body shops a significant amount of time and expense when it comes to training ... Continue reading
AQM Announces Q1 Results for 1999
AQM Automotive Corporation announced its consolidated financial and operating results for the first quarter of 1999 - December 1, 1998 to February 28, 1999. ... Continue reading
Arctic Cat Announces Additional Share Repurchase Program
Arctic Cat Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to 1.5 million additional shares of its common stock from time to time in open market transactions ... Continue reading
Average Price of Gas in Texas Holds Steady
The current average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in Texas is $.8909, according to the March 1999 AAA Fuel Gauge Report. In the February 1999 Report, the average price in Texas was $.894 ... Continue reading
Bank of America Completes Financing for Republic Industries
Bank of America announced completion of a $500,000,000 syndicated loan for Republic Industries, Inc., a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based operator of the nation's largest chain of new vehicle dealerships ... Continue reading
BMW to Debut Hydrogen Technology Program with Seven Series Concept Car at Expo 2000 in Hannover ... Continue reading
BREED Introduces New Testing Methods to Advance Occupant Safety
Engineers at BREED Technologies, Inc., a world leading manufacturer of automotive occupant restraints, are taking a new approach to testing in the areas of advanced rollover protection and intelligent restraint systems. ... Continue reading
Bundy Announces Major Detroit Area Investment Program
The Bundy Group, a leading supplier of fluid carrying systems to the automotive industry, is investing more than $1.5 million to install a new multi-layer extrusion line at Bundy North America's Warren (MI) manufacturing plant ... Continue reading
CART: Walker Racing: Homestead Preview
CART: Walker Racing: Homestead Preview ... Continue reading
CSK Auto Corporation Reports 1998 Fiscal Year Sales Earnings
CSK Auto Corporation, the parent company of CSK Auto, Inc., today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 1999 ... Continue reading
Daewoo Vehicles Can Now Be Serviced at Selected Penske Automotive Centers
Daewoo Motor America Inc. and Penske Auto Centers Inc. have signed an unprecedented agreement that allows owners of Daewoo vehicles to have scheduled maintenance, repairs and even warranty work performed at 300 selected Penske Auto Centers across the United States ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Unveils Ballard Fuel Cell Powered Concept Car
Ballard Power Systems Inc. announced that its strategic partner, DaimlerChrysler AG, unveiled its latest advanced fuel cell powered concept car today in Washington, D.C. ... Continue reading
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Grp Posts Expected Earnings for Q1 1999
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. announced earnings for the first quarter of 1999, which ends March 31, are expected to exceed $.15 per diluted share, significantly above current First Call consensus estimates of $.06 ... Continue reading
Epyx Corporation Receives 1998 PNGV Medal Award
In a White House ceremony, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Dan Reicher awarded the prestigious 1998 Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) Medal to team members from Epyx Corporation ... Continue reading
F2000 '98 Champ Besnard Finalizes Atlantic Ride for '99
F2000 '98 Champ Besnard Finalizes Atlantic Ride for '99 ... Continue reading
FIA Cup for Thoroughbred Grand Prix Cars
1999 National Events Schedule ... Continue reading
FIA European Champ. Autocross Drivers/FIA 1600 Cup
1999 National Events Schedule ... Continue reading
Goodguys Spring Nationals Rolls Into Central Florida Fairgrounds
The Goodguys 1st Spring Rod & Custom Nationals presented by the New Dodge will make its debut, April 24 & 26 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando. ... Continue reading
Honda Odyssey Receives Five-Star Safety Rating From NHTSA
The all-new Honda Odyssey minivan has earned the government's highest rating for occupant protection in frontal collisions in tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ... Continue reading
Indy Car: Porter, Sachs named to Auto Racing Hall of Fame
Indy Car: Porter, Sachs named to Auto Racing Hall of Fame ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Rejects Copart's Merger Proposal
Copart, Inc. announced that it made a proposal to Insurance Auto Auctions whereby IAAI would have merged into Copart. IAAI's interim Chief Executive Officer, C. G. Knowles, notified Copart on March 16, that IAAI rejected Copart's proposal. ... Continue reading
Insurance Auto Auctions Responds to Copart's Proposal
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. today said that its board of directors rejected an unsolicited merger proposal from Copart, Inc., because the offer was not in the best interest of its shareholders ... Continue reading
IRL: Robby Gordon Enters 83rd Indy 500
IRL: Robby Gordon Enters 83rd Indy 500 ... Continue reading
Lear Corp to Acquire United Technologies Automotive
Lear Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement with United Technologies Corporation to acquire UT Automotive, Inc. for $2.3 billion. ... Continue reading
LucasVarity Automotive Control Systems Announces QS-9000 Certification
LucasVarity Automotive Control Systems, a business of LucasVarity Automotive, has received QS-9000 certification for its plant in Vandalia, Ohio ... Continue reading
Motor Club of America and North East Insurance Co. Merger
Motor Club of America, a property and casualty insurance holding company, and North East Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurer, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for MOTR to acquire NEIC through a merger ... Continue reading
NASCAR-BGN: St. Patrick's Day Not the Luck of the NASCAR Driver
NASCAR-BGN: St. Patrick's Day Not the Luck of the NASCAR Driver ... Continue reading
NASCAR: The Name's the Same, The Faces Aren't
NASCAR: The Name's the Same, The Faces Aren't ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Fans have a chance to win a Texas Motor Speedway pace car
NASCAR WCUP: Fans have a chance to win a Texas Motor Speedway pace car ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Labonte Brothers Return to Texas
NASCAR WCUP: Labonte Brothers Return to Texas ... Continue reading
New York International Automobile Show Celebrates the Close of the 20th Century
In celebration of the automobile's importance to the 20th century, the 1999 New York International Automobile Show is mounting a special exhibition of vintage and classic cars from the last one hundred years of motoring history. ... Continue reading
NLMS: 3 Out of 4, Who can ask for anything more
NLMS: 3 Out of 4, Who can ask for anything more ... Continue reading
Planar to Provide Cutting-Edge Flat Panel Systems to Mack Trucks
At The Maintenance Council Conference, an American Trucking Assoc. event, Mack Trucks will demonstrate the new Vision by Mack(TM) highway tractor, including an integrated driver information display, designed and made by Planar Systems ... Continue reading
Seattle Area High School Students in 'Dream' Vehicles Finals Competition
Student teams from six area high schools have been selected as finalists in 'Build Your Dream Vehicle,' an automotive design competition sponsored by DaimlerChrysler ... Continue reading
SmarTire Systems Reports Q2 Results
SmarTire Systems Inc. released its financial results for the second quarter ended Jan. 31, 1999 ... Continue reading
Southern California Gas Price Average Increases Three Cents Per Gallon
The average price of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California rose to $1.192 from $1.168 in February, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report. ... Continue reading
The Hertz Corporation Announces Pricing of $300 Million of Senior Notes
The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest car rental company and a leading industrial and construction equipment rental business has announced the issuance of $300 million of Senior Notes due March 15, 2009. ... Continue reading
Tirex Begins Rubber Molding Operations - to Acquire 80.6% of Enviromax Rubber Inc.
The Tirex Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to acquire 80.6% of Les Caoutchoucs Enviromax Inc. aka Enviromax Rubber Inc., a Montreal manufacturer of rubber products molded out of recycled rubber ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Best-Ever Certified Used Vehicle Sales
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., reported today the best-ever month in Toyota Certified Used Vehicle sales history ... Continue reading
Trucks: PARTS Pro-Truck Gains National Attention
Trucks: PARTS Pro-Truck Gains National Attention ... Continue reading
United Technologies to Sell Auto Business to Lear Corp
United Technologies Corp. today announced that it has agreed to sell its UT Automotive unit to Lear Corp. ... Continue reading
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