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$1.4 Million Order In Software and Services from Mechanical Dynamics

$1.4 Million Order In Software and Services from Mechanical Dynamics

Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. announced that two leading automotive manufacturers placed orders for software and service totaling $1.4 million during its first quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

1.4 Million Michiganians Have Easter Travel Plans - AAA Michigan Reports

1.4 Million Michiganians Have Easter Travel Plans - AAA Michigan Reports

More than 1.4 million Michiganians will travel during the upcoming Easter holiday period, AAA Michigan reports. ... Continue reading

2000 Vehicle Satisfaction Scores Released by AutoPacific(R)

2000 Vehicle Satisfaction Scores Released by AutoPacific(R)

18 A study released by automotive consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. reveals how satisfied people are with their 2000 model year vehicles. ... Continue reading

AAA's VIA Magazine Hires New Ad Sales Manager

AAA's VIA Magazine Hires New Ad Sales Manager

AAA's travel magazine published in San Francisco -- has hired Andi Polisky as manager of advertising sales. ... Continue reading

AAA's VIA Magazine Hires New Ad Sales Manager

AAA's VIA Magazine Hires New Ad Sales Manager

AAA's travel magazine published in San Francisco -- has hired Andi Polisky as manager of advertising sales. ... Continue reading

AirTran Airways Announces Its Website Link to Hertz.com for Online Customers

AirTran Airways Announces Its Website Link to Hertz.com for Online Customers

AirTran Airways announces its exclusive car rental partnership with The Hertz Corporation. ... Continue reading

AMA: Supertrapp returns to back AMA Supertracker Series

AMA: Supertrapp returns to back AMA Supertracker Series

SUPERTRAPP RETURNS TO BACK AMA SUPERTRACKER SERIES ... Continue reading

ASA: Kevin Harvick to Make ASA Debut at Hickory Motor Speedway

ASA: Kevin Harvick to Make ASA Debut at Hickory Motor Speedway

Kevin Harvick to Make ASA Debut at Hickory Motor Speedway ... Continue reading

ASV Reports 1st Quarter 2000 Results; Net Sales Up 32%

ASV Reports 1st Quarter 2000 Results; Net Sales Up 32%

ASV, Inc. reported its first quarter 2000 financial results. Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2000, totaled $11,183,584, a 32 percent increase from net sales of $8,462,645 for the same period in 1999. ... Continue reading

Caliber Collision Centers Enhances Expansion Plans

Caliber Collision Centers Enhances Expansion Plans

Illustrating the commitment to expanding Caliber Collision Centers' reach throughout the West, the Irvine-based operator of high-quality collision repair facilities announces the hiring of Ed Medvic as vice president of corporate development. ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings ... Continue reading

Connelly Delivers Keynote Address at the Automotive Conference

Connelly Delivers Keynote Address at the Automotive Conference

Jed Connelly, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Nissan North America, Inc., delivered the keynote address at a special marketing conference hosted by Automotive News during this year's New York Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Cooper Announces Q1 Per Share Earnings of $0.89 - an 11 Percent Gain

Cooper Announces Q1 Per Share Earnings of $0.89 - an 11 Percent Gain

Cooper Industries, Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of 89 cents per share (assuming dilution). ... Continue reading

Delphi Promotes Green Worldwide

Delphi Promotes Green Worldwide

Delphi Automotive Systems is making innovative strides to protect the environment through creative business practices, new processes, and employee involvement initiatives. ... Continue reading

Delphi Recycling Efforts in Europe Benefit the Environment

Delphi Recycling Efforts in Europe Benefit the Environment

Delphi Automotive Systems has developed several automotive wiring recycling processes that address increased concern from the European market regarding the disposal of end-of-life vehicles. ... Continue reading

Dollar Takes Dollar.com Site to Next Level With Re-Design, Customer to Benefit

Dollar Takes Dollar.com Site to Next Level With Re-Design, Customer to Benefit

Dollar Rent A Car unveiled the new look of the company's Web site, http://www.dollar.com. Ranked the number one car rental site by the independent online ranking service, Gomez Advisors, dollar.com has made several customer-focused site enhancements. ... Continue reading

DriveOff.com President to Keynote eAuto 2000 Conference in San Francisco

DriveOff.com President to Keynote eAuto 2000 Conference in San Francisco

Automotive e-commerce company, DriveOff.com, announced that the company's president, Michael Kranitz, will deliver the keynote address at next week's eAuto 2000 conference in San Francisco. ... Continue reading

Driving Costs Up More Than 2 Cents Per Mile in 2000, AAA Says

Driving Costs Up More Than 2 Cents Per Mile in 2000, AAA Says

The average cost of driving a car in 2000 will be nearly 50 cents per mile, up 2.1 cents from last year, AAA said. ... Continue reading

Earth Day 2000: Emitec Contributes to Environmental Goals

Earth Day 2000: Emitec Contributes to Environmental Goals

Today, there are more than 630 million cars in the world contributing to increased emissions in the earth's atmosphere. ... Continue reading

EWRX to Launch BigBadCatalog June 15th

EWRX to Launch BigBadCatalog June 15th

EWRX Internet Systems Inc. announced it will launch BigBadCatalog June 15th. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Reports First Quarter Results

Federal-Mogul Reports First Quarter Results

Federal-Mogul Corporation had first quarter sales of $1,644 million, compared to $1,642 million in 1999. Excluding the effects of foreign currency exchange, first quarter sales exceeded 1999 by $56 million or 3 percent. ... Continue reading

From Sea to Shining Sea, Carfax Uncovers Rebuilt Wrecks

From Sea to Shining Sea, Carfax Uncovers Rebuilt Wrecks

Carfax.com, the nation's leading provider of vehicle history information, announced the addition of more than 4 million salvage and major damage brands to its national database of over one billion vehicle records. ... Continue reading

Further Technology Innovations From Avis Europe

Further Technology Innovations From Avis Europe

As part of its on-going investment in new technologies, Avis Europe plc, the leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, announced its latest set of initiatives: ... Continue reading

Georgia Department of Transportation Honors Ted Turner

Georgia Department of Transportation Honors Ted Turner

Saying Ted Turner has the interests of Atlanta's future close to his heart, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Wayne Shackelford honored the Turner Clean Air CommutersProgram inaugurated last year by TBS in Atlanta. ... Continue reading

giggo.com to Offer More Than Auto Financing to Consumers at Auto

giggo.com to Offer More Than Auto Financing to Consumers at Auto

giggo.com, the web's premier online auto financing site and car shopping resource, will be showcasing how fast and easyit is to actually finance a car online, April 22-30 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center during the New York International Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Haldex AWD System Introduced On Another VW Platform

Haldex AWD System Introduced On Another VW Platform

VW has introduced Haldex AWD system on another platform in the VW family. Hereby, Haldex system for four-wheel-drive will be available in two more vehicles: VW Sharan and VW Beetle. ... Continue reading

Heafner and T.O. Haas Agree to Merge Operations

Heafner and T.O. Haas Agree to Merge Operations

Heafner Tire Group, Inc. and T.O. Haas Tire Company, Inc. of Lincoln, NE announced they have reached agreement to combine their operations. ... Continue reading

Interstate National Dealer Services Plans to Buy Back Shares

Interstate National Dealer Services Plans to Buy Back Shares

Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc. announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 of the 4.7 million shares outstanding. ... Continue reading

J.B. Hunt Transport Awarded Wal-Mart Centerpoint Transportation Contract

J.B. Hunt Transport Awarded Wal-Mart Centerpoint Transportation Contract

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. announced their selection by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to manage and operate truckload, rail, dedicated fleet and substitute service operations for 31 Wal-Mart Centerpoint distribution centers nationwide. ... Continue reading

Kingsley Coach Reports Financial Results for 1999 with 39% Increase in Sales

Kingsley Coach Reports Financial Results for 1999 with 39% Increase in Sales

The Kingsley Coach Inc. announced its operating results for the year ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Le Mans: Reynard gears up for Le Mans 24 Hours

Le Mans: Reynard gears up for Le Mans 24 Hours

Le Mans: Reynard gears up for Le Mans 24 Hours ... Continue reading

Littelfuse Reports Record First Quarter Results

Littelfuse Reports Record First Quarter Results

Littelfuse, Inc. reported record sales and earnings for the first quarter of 2000. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Sells 100,000th Vehicle Equipped With Tele Aid

Mercedes-Benz Sells 100,000th Vehicle Equipped With Tele Aid

Mercedes-Benz USA announced that, in only one year, it has sold 100,000 vehicles with Tele Aid, a high-tech telematics system that delivers innovative safety, security and convenience services to Mercedes-Benz owners. ... Continue reading

Michael Johnston Named President, E-Business, Johnson Controls

Michael Johnston Named President, E-Business, Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls, Inc. announced the election of Michael F. Johnston as President, E-Business. ... Continue reading

Midas Reports Q1Earnings Per Share of $.47

Midas Reports Q1Earnings Per Share of $.47

Midas, Inc. announced its results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

MOSFET Protects Automotive Electrical Systems

MOSFET Protects Automotive Electrical Systems

International Rectifier announced the TEMPsense HEXFET(R) power MOSFET designed to protect automotive electrical systems such as electric power assist steering, anti-lock brakes and fuel injection systems, as well as power door locks, window lifts and car audio circuits. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Roush Racing Concord Facility Makes Donation to Concord Fire and Life Safety Department

NASCAR: Roush Racing Concord Facility Makes Donation to Concord Fire and Life Safety Department

Roush Racing Concord Facility Makes Donation to Concord Fire and Life Safety Department ... Continue reading

New Portal is Car Dealer's Best Electronic Friend

New Portal is Car Dealer's Best Electronic Friend

For 20 years a small New Jersey publisher connected with its network of 8,000 car dealerships by providing newsletters that taught them how to get the most out of their warranty work, cut costs and raise profits in sales, parts, service and insurance. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Contenders looking to distance themselves from pretenders heading to Virginia

NHRA: Contenders looking to distance themselves from pretenders heading to Virginia

NHRA: Contenders looking to distance themselves from pretenders heading to Virginia ... Continue reading

NHRA: Parity reigns supreme as Top Fuel teams head to Virginia

NHRA: Parity reigns supreme as Top Fuel teams head to Virginia

NHRA: Parity reigns supreme as Top Fuel teams head to Virginia ... Continue reading

Nissan Confirms Big Truck Coming To United States

Nissan Confirms Big Truck Coming To United States

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will develop a full-size truck for the U.S. market as part of its worldwide product resurgence, Nissan Chief Operating Officer Carlos Ghosn said. ... Continue reading

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Eddie Cheever Notes and Quotes, Las Vegas

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Eddie Cheever Notes and Quotes, Las Vegas

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Eddie Cheever Notes and Quotes, Las Vegas ... Continue reading

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Eddie Cheever sets sights on victory in Las Vegas

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Eddie Cheever sets sights on victory in Las Vegas

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Eddie Cheever sets sights on victory in Las Vegas ... Continue reading

Northport Industries, Inc. Announces Two-Month Sales Results

Northport Industries, Inc. Announces Two-Month Sales Results

Northport Industries, Inc., a Texas based contract manufacturer for the automotive, juvenile, golf, and luggage industry, is pleased to announce unaudited two month sales results for the period ended February 29, 2000. ... Continue reading

Onview.com Curates 'Car Culture: The Automobile and Photography'

Onview.com Curates 'Car Culture: The Automobile and Photography'

Along with concept cars and buxom "show" girls, this year's New York Auto Show will include a different sort of eye candy -- an art exhibition. ... Continue reading

PeopleSupport Connects Toyota Dealers With Car Buyers

PeopleSupport Connects Toyota Dealers With Car Buyers

Toyota Motor Sales announced that it has selected PeopleSupport (TM) Inc. to support Toyota's interactive Web site with live chat and e-mail on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis. ... Continue reading

Pick-Ups Plus Announces the Hiring of Award Winning Marketing Firm

Pick-Ups Plus Announces the Hiring of Award Winning Marketing Firm

-Pick-Ups Plus, Inc. announced the engagement of Media Force as its marketing consultant for the refinement of its retail and franchise-marketing plan. ... 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 May 15, 2000 to shareholders of record on May 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

Powerway Addresses Automotive Industry Challenge

Powerway Addresses Automotive Industry Challenge

Powerway Inc. announced the first application of "powerway.com" for the automotive industry, a Web-based solution to automate the complex and rapidly evolving Advanced Product Quality Planning process and Production Part Approval Process. ... Continue reading

PPG Industries Reports First Quarter Results

PPG Industries Reports First Quarter Results

Excluding a one-time charge, PPG Industries' first-quarter net income was $174 million, or 99 cents a share -- a 22 percent per-share increase from a year ago -- on record sales of $2.1 billion. ... Continue reading

Priceline Auto Services Expands New Car Service Nationally

Priceline Auto Services Expands New Car Service Nationally

Priceline.com is now making it possible for new car buyers in 48 states to set their own price for a new vehicle and then get that vehicle from a local car dealership. ... Continue reading

Report Reflects Advancements in Crash Modeling

Report Reflects Advancements in Crash Modeling

The steel industry continues to break new ground in offering innovative design approaches to improving vehicle structural efficiency and performance. ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports Record Second Quarter Results

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports Record Second Quarter Results

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company reported record revenues of $428 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, a 9 percent increase over the prior year. ... Continue reading

Science Applications International Corporation Selects Franco

Science Applications International Corporation Selects Franco

Science Applications International Corporation has selected Franco Public Relations Group to provide public relations and marketing communications support for the Advanced Network eXchange(TM) (ANX(R)). ... Continue reading

SDRC Selects CSC to Transition Sherpa Accounts to Metaphase Software

SDRC Selects CSC to Transition Sherpa Accounts to Metaphase Software

SDRC announced the selection of Computer Sciences Corporation as the preferred global consultant and systems integrator to assist with transitioning its recently-acquired Sherpa Systems Corporation customers. ... Continue reading

Shopping for a Car or Truck? Use Farmers' Free One-Stop Auto Buying and Loan Services

Shopping for a Car or Truck? Use Farmers' Free One-Stop Auto Buying and Loan Services

If you're in the market for a car, an easy way to cut down the hassle and speed up the process is to try out Farmers' Auto Buying and Auto Loan Services which offers a comprehensive menu of free, no-obligation auto services. ... Continue reading

Slater Praises Ford for New "Boost America!" Campaign

Slater Praises Ford for New "Boost America!" Campaign

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater praised Ford Motor Company for its new "Boost America!" campaign. ... Continue reading

Study Shows 68% of Online Consumers Used the Internet for Cars

Study Shows 68% of Online Consumers Used the Internet for Cars

As thousands of auto enthusiasts prepare to flock to the 100th New York International Auto Show starting Saturday, Greenfield Online's latest Digital Consumer(TM) study shows that the Internet is radically changing the way consumers shop for cars. ... Continue reading

Subaru Introduces Two New Six-Cylinder Outback Wagon Models For 2001

Subaru Introduces Two New Six-Cylinder Outback Wagon Models For 2001

Subaru of America, Inc. has introduced two new superbly equipped six-cylinder models to its trend-setting Outback line for 2001. ... Continue reading

Target Stores Will Offer SecureStart(TM) Portable Jump Starter

Target Stores Will Offer SecureStart(TM) Portable Jump Starter

BOLDER Technologies Corp. announced that it has shipped an initial order of its SecureStart(TM) Portable Jump Starter product to Target stores this month and that the product will begin to appear in a majority of their 900 stores in late April. ... Continue reading

The Associates Becomes Non-prime Auto Finance Provider On giggo.com

The Associates Becomes Non-prime Auto Finance Provider On giggo.com

Associates First Capital Corporation announced it will serve as a non-prime lender for giggo.com, a leading online consumer automotive finance source. ... Continue reading

The Road to Romance in a 'Cool' Car

The Road to Romance in a 'Cool' Car

The road to romance may start the moment you jump behind the wheel of an attractive car. A wink of an eye, a toot of the horn or a "cool" lowering of the shades can accelerate a highway attraction sparked by a "cool," stylish vehicle. ... Continue reading

Titan Opens On-Line Store at www.titanmotorcycle.com

Titan Opens On-Line Store at www.titanmotorcycle.com

Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced the grand opening of its online Internet store at http://www.titanmotorcycle.com. ... Continue reading

Union Acceptance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results:

Union Acceptance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Results:

Union Acceptance Corporation announced results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Unique Mobility Announces Equity Stake in Privately-Held Aeromax Corp

Unique Mobility Announces Equity Stake in Privately-Held Aeromax Corp

Unique Mobility Inc. announced today that it has acquired a minority equity interest in privately-held Aeromax Corporation of Prescott Valley, Arizona. ... Continue reading

USA Truck, Inc. Announces Operating Results

USA Truck, Inc. Announces Operating Results

USA Truck, Inc. announced record operating revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 of $55,144,425, up 52.3% from $36,199,447 for the same quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

Volvo Provides New Power Tool for Internet Car Shoppers

Volvo Provides New Power Tool for Internet Car Shoppers

Volvo, the first automaker to have a web site, is taking another step into the future of the automotive retailing business. ... Continue reading

Wynn's Reports First Quarter Earnings Per Share of $.41

Wynn's Reports First Quarter Earnings Per Share of $.41

Wynn's International, Inc. reported net income of $7,788,000 in the first quarter ended March 31, 2000, a 4% increase over the strong 1999 first quarter net income of $7,453,000, and 33% above the Company's fourth quarter 1999 net income. ... Continue reading

X-Rite Reports Record First-Quarter Sales

X-Rite Reports Record First-Quarter Sales

X-Rite, Incorporated announced its financial results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

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