Tuesday, December 19, 2000

Back Seat Sound Sees Sound Growth

Schwab Cleans-Up As Best Retailer

Actuant Converts Top Beetle Deal

Jackie O’s BMW Moves For $57Gs

Ford Running With BorgWarner

Griot A Riot On Internet

Line Of Sealers

Actuant Division Wins New Convertible Top Program

Applied Power Inc. d/b/a Actuant Corporation announced that its Power-Packer division has received a letter of intent to produce the convertible top actuation system for the Volkswagen Beetle convertible. ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/Revolutionary Technology Puts Jump Start Power Into Your Hands

AMCI Announces Executive Appointments

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Executive Appointments

AmeriCredit Expands Warehouse Capacity to $2.5 Billion With Three Year Medium Term Note Financing

AURAGEN Assigned the California Multiple Award Schedule; Also Featured in Recent Publications For U.S. Special Operations Command and the Gilder Digital Power Report

Automobile Dealers of Michigan Names Director of Legislative Affairs

AutoTradeCenter Announces Intent to Transfer Ownership of Land-Based Operations to Strategic Partners

Autoweb.com and Saturn Corporation Renew Strategic E-commerce Alliance

Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. Announces Changes and Improvements

Budget Group, Inc. Donates Proceeds of Historic Truck Sale to American Red Cross

CART: FedEx Championship Happenings, Notes and Quotes from CART

CART: FedEx Championship Happenings, Notes and Quotes from CART ... Continue reading

Christmas Comes Early for an 11-Year-Old Inkster Girl, Thanks to Lou LaRiche Chevrolet and the Make A Wish Foundation of Michigan

Cummins Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Estimate

Cummins Inc. announced that it anticipates that it will lose between 35 and 45 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2000, and confirmed that it will take a pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter of approximately $160 million. ... Continue reading

Deep Freeze Keeps ERS Requests High, Says AAA Michigan

Winter has returned to Michigan with a vengeance, and sub-zero wind chills are causing a high number of spin-outs, frozen locks and dead batteries across the state, according to AAA Michigan. ... Continue reading

Delphi Announces Key Investor Relations, Controller and Treasury Promotions DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000    

Dennis K. Pawley Resigns as Chairman and CEO of Guide Corporation

Discount Auto Parts Reports Fiscal 2001 Q2 and Year-To-Date Results

Discount Auto Parts, Inc. announced results for the Company's second quarter ended November 28, 2000. ... Continue reading

driversshield.com Signs Pilot Program Agreement With One of the Nation's Top Ten Insurers

eAutoclaims.com Unveils Appraiser eLink(TM) to Insurance Claims Industry

eGovNet Launches Online Vehicle Registration Renewal and Building Permit Applications On Honolulu Web Portal; Company Now Provides Online Vehicle Registration Renewals for Ohio and Honolulu

ESD The Engineering Society Announces Professional Engineers Licensing Review Course Preparatory Studies for the April 2001 Exam

Fear On the Road for the Holidays

Federal-Mogul Honored as Vendor of the Year by Auto Parts Alliance

Federal-Mogul Corporation has been honored as Vendor of the Year by its largest North American aftermarket customer, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc. ... Continue reading

Firestone Announces Findings of Root Cause Analysis

Firestone announced the findings of the company's intensive four-month analysis into why a certain group of its tires, primarily on Ford Explorers, may have been more likely to experience tread separations. ... Continue reading

Ford Chooses CAD/IQ for CAD Model Quality

International TechneGroup Incorporated announces that Ford Motor Company has selected ITI's industry-leading CAD model quality testing and interoperability software, CAD/IQ(TM). ... Continue reading

Ford Gives Holiday Greeting Cards a Second Life at Detroit Auto Show

Global Positioning, Flexibility Land Ford Engine Business for BorgWarner

BorgWarner Inc. is supporting worldwide production of Ford's new family of inline 4-cylinder engines by supplying cam drive systems and oil pump drive systems for the engines. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Names Nathaniel Leonard to Lead Global E-Commerce

Goodyear Releases Monthly Investor Update

Holiday Shopping For The Car Care Perfectionist

Rapidigm, Inc. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Information technology (IT) consulting services, announced the launch of Griot's Garage. ... Continue reading

Hometown Auto Retailers To Sell Dealership

Hometown Auto Retailers announced it will sell its under- performing Morristown Lincoln Mercury dealership in Morristown, N.J. to an undisclosed buyer in the first quarter of 2001. ... Continue reading

Honda 1100xx (2001)

Honda 1100xx (2001) ... Continue reading

Insilco Holding Co. To Acquire InNet Technologies

Japan Proposes New Dialogue Mechanism for U.S.-Japan Auto and Auto Parts Agenda; Says It is Ready to Continue Discussions at Any Time

Lear Announces the Impact of Recent North American Production Cuts

Lear Corporation reported that the recently announced fourth- quarter North American light vehicle production cuts will impact the company's fourth-quarter earnings. ... Continue reading

Longer-Lasting Vehicles Drive Steering and Suspension Parts Aftermarket

The increasing number of vehicles on the road, longer vehicle life spans and wear resulting from harsher driving conditions will drive the steering and suspension parts aftermarket through 2006. ... Continue reading

MatrixOne Unveils Strategy to Enable Product Collaboration for Private and Public Net Markets

Motorola AIEG Signs Alliance Agreement with Zytek Group to Produce Advanced Automotive Electronic Engine Control Systems

Mr. Gasket Adjustable Fuel Lines

MSN Carpoint.ca and kanetix.com Give Consumers Access to Competitive Insurance Quotes MICROSOFT LOGO Microsoft company logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] REDMOND, WA USA 08/22/2000    

Near-Record Amount of Northern Californians Expected to Hit the Roads During December Holidays, Says AAA

No Grinches Here -- Progressive People Spread Holiday Cheer by Giving to Others in Need PROGRESSIVE LOGO Progressive logo. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] CLEVELAND, OH USA 06/29/2000    

North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists

Orbital Forecasts Half Year Results

Plan Ahead to Ensure A Safe Holiday Driving Season

Transportation Secretary David McCoy and other highway safety leaders across the state are calling for caution on North Carolina roadways this holiday season to reduce the number of traffic-related injuries and fatalities. ... Continue reading

Record Number of Convergence 2000 Attendees Result in Over $1.1 Million For Convergence Education Foundation, Reports Delphi DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS Pictured from left to right are: (bottom) Nicole Harris (Miller Elementary), Daniel Boyle (St. Sebastian), Sean Moylan (St. Sebastian), David Ursing (St. Sebastian), Nathan Boulier (Miller Elementary), and (top) Trevor Jones CTEA), J.T. Battenberg III (Delphi) and Don Runkle (Delphi). (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 12/19/2000     DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000    

SCCA: Fitzgerald, Cunningham earn Porsche and BMW accolades

SCCA: Fitzgerald, Cunningham earn Porsche and BMW accolades ... Continue reading

SCCA: No more ABS in Speedvision Touring Class

SCCA: No more ABS in Speedvision Touring Class ... Continue reading

SCCA: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Bonaccorsi TEams with Tripoint for 2001 Touring Car Run

SCCA: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom: Bonaccorsi TEams with Tripoint for 2001 Touring Car Run ... Continue reading

Sense Technologies Inc.'s Potential Business Relationships With Automotive Tier One Suppliers Announced

Sheldahl Announces Revised Merger and Transaction Terms and Weak First Quarter

Skiing, Sunbathing or Visiting Grandma, 4.4 Million Southern Californians Plan Holiday Trips, According to Auto Club

S&P Affirms American General Assurance Co. 'BBpi' Rtg

Spectre Reports Third Quarter Results

Spectre Industries, Inc. announced its results for the nine months ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

S&P Lowers Universal Casualty Co. Rating to `BBB-pi'

Thrifty Announces Triple, Double or Bonus Miles With Three Airline Partners

TRACKS: Advantage Ford Lincoln Mercury continues sponsorship at Irwindale

TRACKS: Advantage Ford Lincoln Mercury continues sponsorship at Irwindale ... Continue reading

US$12bn Car Safety Market to Grow as Firestone Sparks Rollover Protection Frenzy - just-auto.com Forecasts Car Safety to 2010

Verizon Wireless Offers Responsible Driving Tips to Holiday Travelers

According to the American Travel Survey, Christmas and New Year's travelers journey the farthest (413 and 526 miles respectively) to celebrate the holidays. ... Continue reading

Visteon Announces Production of a Lead-Free Solder Electronic Module

Visteon Wins Mach Satellite Digital Radio Contract With Ford

Visteon Corporation announced that it has secured a contract to develop and supply its MACH(R) Satellite Digital Audio Radio System for an undisclosed future Ford Motor Company vehicle. ... Continue reading

Volvo Sales Surpass 1999 Total on Route to New Benchmark

Western New York 'Car Doctor' Named NAPA ASE Technician of the Year NAPA AUTO PARTS GREGORY FALKNER Gregory P. Falkner is recipient of the NAPA/ASE (National Institute for Autmotive Service Excellence) Technician of the Year award for 2001. Falkner is owner and operator of Falkner's Auto Services, Inc., in West Seneca, N.Y. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] ATLANTA, GA USA 12/19/2000    

Yokich Comments on Teamster Ratification of Detroit Newspaper Contracts