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Wednesday, May 17, 2000

Allied Holdings Appoints Doug Lauer Senior Vice President of E-Business

Allied Holdings Appoints Doug Lauer Senior Vice President of E-Business

Allied Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Doug Lauer to the newly created position of senior vice president of e- business. ... Continue reading

America Online and Autoweb Form Technology and Marketing Alliance

America Online and Autoweb Form Technology and Marketing Alliance

Autoweb.com,Inc. and America Online, Inc. announced a four-year infrastructure, technology and marketing alliance under which Autoweb will license its automotive content, data and technology to America Online. ... Continue reading

Announcing the Launch of GasPriceWatch.com

Announcing the Launch of GasPriceWatch.com

As gas prices continue to fluctuate, people cannot ignore the increasingly familiar wallet pinch each time they pull in to pump. ... Continue reading

Aura Starts Shipments of AuraGen for GM Goodwrench Program

Aura Starts Shipments of AuraGen for GM Goodwrench Program

Aura Systems Inc. announced that it has started shipment of its AuraGen(R) product to support the GM Goodwrench Mobile Service Program. ... Continue reading

Autobytel.com and One Voice Technologies Form Strategic Partnership

Autobytel.com and One Voice Technologies Form Strategic Partnership

One Voice Technologies Inc. and Autobytel.com announced the formation of a strategic partnership to provide leading-edge voice interaction capabilities to the Autobytel.com Web site. ... Continue reading

AUXER Reports First Quarter Results

AUXER Reports First Quarter Results

The Auxer Group, Inc announced that the company filed its initial Form 10-QSB with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission. ... Continue reading

CARH Factory Capacity Increases

CARH Factory Capacity Increases

Composite Automobile Research Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary World Transport Authority (WTA) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with C-to-C Corporate Resources Inc. of Montreal, Quebec Canada. ... Continue reading

CCI/Triad Introduces Advanced Remote Training

CCI/Triad Introduces Advanced Remote Training

CCI/Triad, the leading provider of technology solutions to the automotive aftermarket, hardlines and lumber industries, announced the availability of advanced remote training for PRISM (tm) automotive store systems. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler's EPIC Competes in Electric Road Rally

DaimlerChrysler's EPIC Competes in Electric Road Rally

DaimlerChrysler's EPIC electric minivan is a competitor in this week's American Tour de Sol, and the progress of the vehicle in the annual road rally for electric and advanced technology vehicles can be tracked via the Internet. ... Continue reading

Dollar Launches Silver Dollar Club at AARP Convention

Dollar Launches Silver Dollar Club at AARP Convention

Responding to the car rental needs of the 50+ year adults in North America, Dollar Rent A Car will launch its Silver Dollar Club(R) at the AARP Celebrates 2000 Convention in Orlando. ... Continue reading

Electrosource Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter of 2000

Electrosource Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter of 2000

Electrosource Inc. announced first quarter 2000 results as reported on Form 10-Q to the Securities and Exchange Commission. ... Continue reading

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Launches Web Site

Environmental Solutions Worldwide Launches Web Site

Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc., the developer of a high-performance environmentally friendly catalytic converter and advanced spark plug technology, announced today the launch of its Web site www.cleanerfuture.com. ... Continue reading

First Priority Group/driversshield.com Sign with Reliance Integramark

First Priority Group/driversshield.com Sign with Reliance Integramark

FIRST PRIORITY GROUP, INC. announced that it has signed a marketing partnership agreement with Reliance Integramark. ... Continue reading

Fitch Client Midwestern Auto Group Receives Award

Fitch Client Midwestern Auto Group Receives Award

Fitch client Midwestern Auto Group (MAG) recently received the prestigious Marketer of the Year award from the American Marketing Association (AMA). ... Continue reading

FORD and e-STEEL Enter Into Multi-Year e-Commerce Agreement

FORD and e-STEEL Enter Into Multi-Year e-Commerce Agreement

Ford Motor Company , and e-STEEL Corporation announced an initiative to e-enable complex procurement programs with the automaker's global Tier 1 suppliers. ... Continue reading

Gas Prices Drop Again, says AAA of Northern California

Gas Prices Drop Again, says AAA of Northern California

Gasoline prices continue to fall in Northern California, but the relief will be short lived, AAA reported. ... Continue reading

GM and Reynolds and Reynolds Forming Alliance

GM and Reynolds and Reynolds Forming Alliance

General Motors Corporation and The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced a strategic alliance that will integrate and simplify retailing processes and systems for GM's North American dealers. ... Continue reading

Hampson New 40 Million Pounds Sterling Order from Rolls-Royce

Hampson New 40 Million Pounds Sterling Order from Rolls-Royce

Robson Precision Ltd has signed a contract to supply gas turbine engine components to Rolls-Royce plc in a "New Deal" initiative that could provide a turnover to the Birmingham based sub-contractor of 40 million pounds sterling. ... Continue reading

Harvard Industries Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Results

Harvard Industries Reports Second Fiscal Quarter Results

Harvard Industries, Inc. announced sales and EBITDA for the six- month and three-month periods ended March 31, 2000, of $173.7 million and $10.4 million and $90.1 million and $6.0 million, respectively. ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz International Strengthens Customer Focus

Hayes Lemmerz International Strengthens Customer Focus

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced that it has combined its sales and marketing forces into a newly created North American Wheels Group Sales and Marketing team. ... Continue reading

Hyundai & Kia Spin-Off from Parent Company

Hyundai & Kia Spin-Off from Parent Company

Hyundai & Kia Spin-Off from Parent Company ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Eddie Cheever sixth fastest for the day as qualifying approaches

INDY 500: Eddie Cheever sixth fastest for the day as qualifying approaches

INDY 500: Eddie Cheever sixth fastest for the day as qualifying approaches ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Fittipaldi thrilled to take another run at Indy

INDY 500: Fittipaldi thrilled to take another run at Indy

INDY 500: Fittipaldi thrilled to take another run at Indy ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Infiniti Indy practice report, Tuesday, May 16

INDY 500: Infiniti Indy practice report, Tuesday, May 16

INDY 500: Infiniti Indy practice report, Tuesday, May 16 ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Morton's, Treadway Benefit Celebrates Success

INDY 500: Morton's, Treadway Benefit Celebrates Success

Morton's, Treadway Benefit Celebrates Success ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Practice Speed Chart for May 16

INDY 500: Practice Speed Chart for May 16

INDY 500: Practice Speed Chart for May 16 ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Sharp fastest in Indy practice with late-day 223.9 mph lap

INDY 500: Sharp fastest in Indy practice with late-day 223.9 mph lap

INDY 500: Sharp fastest in Indy practice with late-day 223.9 mph lap ... Continue reading

Interest Rate Hike to Have Only Limited Effect on Auto Sales, NADA Says

Interest Rate Hike to Have Only Limited Effect on Auto Sales, NADA Says

The following statement regarding the move by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates was issued the National Automobile Dealers Association's Chief Economist Paul Taylor: ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Designer Explores New Materials and Approaches

Johnson Controls Designer Explores New Materials and Approaches

In her presentation, Clark-Darnell compared the differences in generational preferences and discussed how the influence of the Internet and textile technology may be adapted to automotive applications. ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Selects Esurance As Preferred Provider

Kelley Blue Book Selects Esurance As Preferred Provider

Esurance Inc and Kelley Blue Book, the nation's leader in vehicle valuation and the most visited automotive web site in the U.S. (kbb.com), announced that Esurance has been selected as a premier insurance partner on Kelley Blue Book's web site. ... Continue reading

Lucor, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter

Lucor, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter

Lucor, Inc., the largest Jiffy Lube franchisee in the United States, announced net sales of $25,709,510 for the first quarter of 2000, up 74% from sales reported for the first quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

Mazda Selects ADP for Powerful WRQ Emulation Software for Dealers

Mazda Selects ADP for Powerful WRQ Emulation Software for Dealers

The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Mazda North American Operations has selected ADPDealer Services to provide more than 2,400 copies of Reflection emulation software from WRQ(R)on new dealer communication system PCs. ... Continue reading

Metallic Power Growth Fuels Move to Larger Headquarters

Metallic Power Growth Fuels Move to Larger Headquarters

Metallic Power, the leading developer of rapidly refuelable zinc/air fuel cells, announced today that it has moved its headquarters to a 29,000 square foot facility in Carlsbad, increasing its space six-fold over its previous facility. ... Continue reading

MISC: Average Driver Age Differs In Series Across The World

MISC: Average Driver Age Differs In Series Across The World

MISC: Average Driver Age Differs In Series Across The World ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Darlington victory earns W. Burton spot in 'The Winston'

NASCAR WCUP: Darlington victory earns W. Burton spot in 'The Winston'

NASCAR WCUP: Darlington victory earns W. Burton spot in 'The Winston' ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace sees Winston as test session for Coca Cola 600

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace sees Winston as test session for Coca Cola 600

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace sees Winston as test session for Coca Cola 600 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart: All about winning the Winston

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart: All about winning the Winston

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart: All about winning the Winston ... Continue reading

Onyx Acceptance Completes $12M Subordinated Debt Transaction

Onyx Acceptance Completes $12M Subordinated Debt Transaction

Onyx Acceptance Corporation announced that it has issued $12 million in unsecured, subordinated notes. ... Continue reading

Parts.com Signs 125 New Dealerships

Parts.com Signs 125 New Dealerships

Parts.com, Inc., a leading real-time business-to-business e- commerce parts exchange, announced that it has signed 125 new silver/distributor agreements, with an additional 35 pending. ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Suggests Four Quick, Inexpensive Checks For Your Tires

Pep Boys Suggests Four Quick, Inexpensive Checks For Your Tires

Pep Boys' top service expert reminds drivers to take a minute to check the condition of their tires before heading to the beach, mountains or embarking on a warm-weather cruise. ... Continue reading

Pickups Plus Strengthens Commitment to Franchisees

Pickups Plus Strengthens Commitment to Franchisees

Pickups Plus, Inc., a national retailer and franchiser in the $30 billion a year accessories market for trucks and SUVs, is enhancing its commitment to identify and develop franchise opportunities. ... Continue reading

Precision Auto Care Announces 3rd Quarter Results

Precision Auto Care Announces 3rd Quarter Results

Precision Auto Care, Inc. announced a loss of $1.3 million per share for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2000, compared with a loss of $5.6 million or $(0.92) per share for the comparable prior year quarter. ... Continue reading

Raytech Corporation Announces First Quarter Results for 2000

Raytech Corporation Announces First Quarter Results for 2000

Raytech announced net income for the thirteen-week period ended April 2, 2000 amounting to $4.820 million or $1.38 per basic share as compared with $4.488 million or $1.31 per basic share for the corresponding period in 1999. ... Continue reading

SilverCube Develops Wireless Application For GMs' Domestic Line-Up

SilverCube Develops Wireless Application For GMs' Domestic Line-Up

SilverCube, Inc., a leading strategist in new media marketing solutions, recently developed a wireless application specifically for General Motors. ... Continue reading

Southern California Gas Prices Continue to Drop

Southern California Gas Prices Continue to Drop

Southern California gasoline prices have dropped nearly ten cents in one month, according to the monthly Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report. ... Continue reading

TACH Special: Honda S2000 The Auto Channel's Car-of-the-Week

TACH Special: Honda S2000 The Auto Channel's Car-of-the-Week

Honda S2000 The Auto Channel's Car-of-the-Week ... Continue reading

Three Coachmen RVs Praised in National Magazine

Three Coachmen RVs Praised in National Magazine

The editors of Consumers Digest have recognized three Coachmen RV Company products in their June issue as having outstanding value for today's consumer. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Indy Lights returns to Mid-Ohio for open test

Tracks: Indy Lights returns to Mid-Ohio for open test

INDY LIGHTS RETURNS TO MID-OHIO FOR OPEN TEST ... Continue reading

TRD Introduces A New Sport Parts Catalog For 2000

TRD Introduces A New Sport Parts Catalog For 2000

Toyota Racing Development (TRD U.S.A. Inc.) introduces its all- new Sport Parts catalog for 2000. ... Continue reading

TRW Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Santa Rosa, Mexico

TRW Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Santa Rosa, Mexico

TRW officially opened its new world class 200,000 square foot brake manufacturing plant in Santa Rosa Jauegui, Mexico, which supplies seven auto makers serving Mexico and other markets. ... Continue reading

USAC: Jack Hewitt set for 150th Silver Crown start at IRP

USAC: Jack Hewitt set for 150th Silver Crown start at IRP

USAC: Jack Hewitt set for 150th Silver Crown start at IRP ... Continue reading

Williams Controls Reports Second Quarter Results

Williams Controls Reports Second Quarter Results

Williams Controls, Inc.announced its results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

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