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Friday, October 20, 2000

Alamo and Broward SafeKids Sponsor Child Car Seat Safety Check

Alamo and Broward SafeKids Sponsor Child Car Seat Safety Check

Alamo Rent A Car, a division of ANC Rental Corporation, and Broward SafeKids Coalition are sponsoring a unique child car seat safety check and event on Sunday, October 29, 2000. ... Continue reading

AMA: Progressive Insurance continues AMA Pro Racing Relationship

AMA: Progressive Insurance continues AMA Pro Racing Relationship

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE CONTINUES AMA PRO RACING RELATIONSHIP ... Continue reading

Autoweb Reports Q3 Loss Up $6.2 Million to $10.8 Million

Autoweb Reports Q3 Loss Up $6.2 Million to $10.8 Million

Autoweb.com,the leading consumer automotive Internet service, announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Circuit City Stores Revises Earnings Expectations

Circuit City Stores Revises Earnings Expectations

Circuit City Stores, Inc. revised earnings expectations for its Circuit City business, based on lower-than-expected sales in the current quarter. ... Continue reading

Coachmen and Miller Announce Completion of Tender Offer

Coachmen and Miller Announce Completion of Tender Offer

Coachmen Industries, Inc. and Miller Building Systems, Inc. announced that Coachmen's indirect wholly owned subsidiary Delaware Miller Acquisition Corporation has successfully completed its $8.40 per share. ... Continue reading

CORR: Toyota drivers eye season championship at Topeka

CORR: Toyota drivers eye season championship at Topeka

CORR: Toyota drivers eye season championship at Topeka ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Sanremo Rally Preview, Round 12

FIA RALLY: Sanremo Rally Preview, Round 12

FIA RALLY: Sanremo Rally Preview, Round 12 ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings' Major Automotive to Acquire Hempstead Kia

Fidelity Holdings' Major Automotive to Acquire Hempstead Kia

Fidelity Holdings, Inc., announced that it has agreed to acquire, via its Major Automotive division, Hempstead Kia, based in Hempstead, New York, subject to factory approval. ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: Many battles still to be decided at season finale in Malaysia

FORMULA ONE: Many battles still to be decided at season finale in Malaysia

FORMULA ONE: Many battles still to be decided at season finale in Malaysia ... Continue reading

GenTek Announces Major Telecom Expansion at its Sidney, Neb. Facility

GenTek Announces Major Telecom Expansion at its Sidney, Neb. Facility

GenTek Inc. and Krone, GenTek's principal telecommunications subsidiary, announced yesterday a $40 million expansion plan for their copper and fiber optic cable manufacturing facilities in Sidney, Neb. and North Bennington, Vt. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Moves Closer Toward Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Goodyear Moves Closer Toward Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Goodyear has forged another agreement aimed at fully developing a tire pressure monitoring system to help motorists maintain recommended tire inflation. ... Continue reading

Honeywell Declares Dividend

Honeywell Declares Dividend

The Board of Directors of Honeywell declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.1875 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. ... Continue reading

International Rectifier Posts Earnings

International Rectifier Posts Earnings

International Rectifier Corp. grew revenue 64 percent year-to- year and posted record earnings in its first fiscal quarter. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa Recovering From Motorcycle Accident

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa Recovering From Motorcycle Accident

NASCAR BGN: Fedewa Recovering From Motorcycle Accident ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Williams TravelCenters, McMurray Join Brewco Motorsports

NASCAR BGN: Williams TravelCenters, McMurray Join Brewco Motorsports

Williams TravelCenters, McMurray Join Brewco Motorsports ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Eel River Racing has One Million Reasons to Look Forward to 2001

NASCAR WCUP: Eel River Racing has One Million Reasons to Look Forward to 2001

Eel River Racing has One Million Reasons to Look Forward to 2001 ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Experience to provide fans with ultimate thrill ride

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Experience to provide fans with ultimate thrill ride

Northern Light IRL: Indy Racing Experience to provide fans with ultimate thrill ride ... Continue reading

Northern Light IRL: Technical Director Casey Receives Safety Award from CDA

Northern Light IRL: Technical Director Casey Receives Safety Award from CDA

Northern Light IRL: Technical Director Casey Receives Safety Award from CDA ... Continue reading

Polaris Industries Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

Polaris Industries Inc. Declares Cash Dividend

Polaris Industries Inc. announced the declaration of a quarterly $0.22 per share cash dividend payable on or about November 15, 2000 to shareholders of record on November 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

Safety Features Are Top Priority -- Especially Among SUV Drivers

Safety Features Are Top Priority -- Especially Among SUV Drivers

Safety related features continue to be the most desired among new-vehicle buyers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2000 Automotive Feature Contenting Report(SM). ... Continue reading

SAG shuts Illinois Ford Plant

SAG shuts Illinois Ford Plant

A Ford Assembly plant in Suburban Chicago was shut down for a few hours on Wednesday when truck drivers who were delivering parts to the plant honored the picket line set up by SAG (Screen Actors Guild) members. ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products Announces Q3 2000 Earnings

Standard Motor Products Announces Q3 2000 Earnings

Standard Motor Products, Inc. reported net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2000 were $166.8 million, 12.1% lower than net sales of $189.8 million during the comparable quarter of a year ago. ... Continue reading

STOCKS: Martinsville Speedway And Taco Bell Set Date For 2001 Late Model Race

STOCKS: Martinsville Speedway And Taco Bell Set Date For 2001 Late Model Race

STOCKS: Martinsville Speedway And Taco Bell Set Date For 2001 Late Model Race ... Continue reading

Tommy Bahama and Brian Simo Let One Get Away at Laguna Seca

Tommy Bahama and Brian Simo Let One Get Away at Laguna Seca

Huffaker/Qvale, Tommy Bahama and Brian Simo Let One Get Away at Laguna Seca ... Continue reading

Top Car Makers Meet to Debate E-Business at EyeForAuto USA 2000

Top Car Makers Meet to Debate E-Business at EyeForAuto USA 2000

An OEM/Supplier Super Discussion Panel also takes place on November 30 and features Toyota, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, TRW, and Siemens. ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Busy Weekend Ahead at Lakelands USA International Speedway

TRACKS: Busy Weekend Ahead at Lakelands USA International Speedway

Busy Weekend Ahead at Lakelands USA International Speedway ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 374,240 units, up from the 367,170 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

Williams Controls Positioned for Strong Growth in Automotive ETC

Williams Controls Positioned for Strong Growth in Automotive ETC

Williams Controls announced that a fourth manufacturing facility, the company's Sarasota Pedal Plant, has achieved QS- 9000 certification. ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Receives Annual Report Award

Winnebago Industries Receives Annual Report Award

Winnebago Industries, Inc. has received an award from the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC) for the Company's 1999 annual report. ... Continue reading

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