AAA Michigan Has Tips for Coping With Snow
Frigid air and blowing snow across much of the state have created challenging driving conditions, according to AAA Michigan. ... Continue reading
AAA Michigan's Cold Weather Starting Tips Will Keep You Going
Near- or below-zero temperatures are expected again across much of Michigan tonight, and AAA Michigan advises motorists to take extra precautions to avoid being stranded when traveling this weekend. ... Continue reading
Accuride Announces Aluminum Capacity Expansion Plans
Accuride Corporation, North America's only manufacturer and supplier of both steel and aluminum heavy/medium wheels, announced that it is investing $22.4 million, for the expansion of its aluminum production capacity and product line offerings. ... Continue reading
Alcan Helps the GM Precept Achieve Outstanding Performance Goals
Aluminum solutions from Alcan Global Automotive Products are helping General Motors progress down the pathway to high fuel efficiency. ... Continue reading
Americans No Longer Aspire to Cadillac and Lincoln, CNW Study Reveals
More Americans are aspiring to European and Japanese luxury brands than ever and are leaving Lincoln and Cadillac in the lurch. ... Continue reading
America's Hopes Sail on Ford-Built Racing Keel
A two-ton keel -- machined at a 60-year-old Ford plant in Michigan -- was center stage today at a traditional ceremony for international sailing media and fans to kick off the America's Cup semi-finals. ... Continue reading
AT&T Media Services Announces New Online Auto Buying Service: Vehix.com
AT&T Media Services, the advertising sales arm of AT&T Broadband & Internet Services, announced the formation of Vehix.com, a new automotive online buying service. ... Continue reading
Auto Town Launches Management Tool for U.S. Auto Dealerships
Auto Town, a venture capital-backed Silicon Valley-based software and Internet solution provider for automotive dealerships, launched DealerTrak(TM), the first software suite designed to transform the future of automotive retailing. ... Continue reading
BBCN Names Eckert and Gillman to Board of Directors
National Automobile Dealers Association conference -- BBCN, an Internet-based marketplace allowing competitive purchasing between automotive dealerships and their supply partners, announced the appointment of two new board of directors. ... Continue reading
Copart Announces New Video Auction Service
Copart, Inc., announced a new auction service for its buyers -- Electronic Video Auctions. With EVA, buyers are able to stay indoors and bid on vehicles. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Executive to Receive SAE Medal of Honor
Robert J. Eaton, Chairman, DaimlerChrysler, has been named as the 2000 recipient of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Medal of Honor. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of January 24, 2000
DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of January 24, 2000. ... Continue reading
Delphi Announces ISO 14001 Registration of 3 Additional Plants
Delphi Automotive Systems is making steady progress toward having its worldwide facilities registered to the International Standards Organization (ISO) 14001 environmental specification, with another three facilities now certified to the standard. ... Continue reading
EnterpriseWorks Announces Partnership With BBCN
EnterpriseWorks announced that it has joined BBCN as a strategic technology partner to provide technical services to BBCN's subscribers. ... Continue reading
E.piphany Increases Reach in the Industry With Mitsubishi Customer Win
E.piphany announced that Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA), the fastest growing Japanese distributor of vehicles sold in the United States, is installing the E.piphany E.4 system. ... Continue reading
FIA World Rally: Monte Carlo preview, First race of the 2000 season
FIA World Rally: Monte Carlo preview, First race of the 2000 season ... Continue reading
FIA World Rally: Sainz shows well on Ford Focus debut drive
Sainz shows well on Ford Focus debut drive ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Receives Blue Sky Award From CALSTART
Ford Motor Company has won CALSTART's 4th annual Blue Sky Award for its marketplace contributions to advanced, clean transportation, specifically its aggressive purchase and launch of a novel electric vehicle, the TH!NK. ... Continue reading
Gas Prices in Texas Rise Significantly
The average price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline increased significantly since last January, according to a AAA Texas survey. ... Continue reading
Goodyear Chairman Discusses 2000 Plans
Speaking to the largest gathering of customers in the company's history, Goodyear's top executive today outlined plans to improve performance in the coming year. ... Continue reading
Hybrid Buses Equipped With Electrosource Batteries Complete Test
Electrosource Inc. announced it has successfully completed a year-long revenue-service demonstration in hybrid-electric buses equipped with Electrosource batteries. ... Continue reading
iMotors.com Launches Seattle Service
iMotors.com, the Internet's first and only e-commerce used car retailer, has launched its service in the Seattle area. Seattle becomes the fourth major market launch for the five-month -old San Francisco-based company. ... Continue reading
Ingersoll Partners with Cinetic to Form Ingersoll Cinetic Automation
Ingersoll Cinetic Automation is the new name of the former Ingersoll-Rand Automation Company following its sale to Cinetic, a large, international automotive supplier in December. ... Continue reading
Intermet Further Strengthens Sales And Marketing Activity in Reorganization
Intermet Corporation has reorganized its sales and marketing group to take advantage of the expanded material and process capabilities resulting from the recent acquisitions of Diemakers, Ganton Technologies, and Tool Products. ... Continue reading
IRL: Cheever and friends team up to raise money for Arnold Palmer Hospital
IRL: Cheever and friends team up to raise money for Arnold Palmer Hospital ... Continue reading
IRL: Infiniti Indy ready to win in 2000 season
IRL: Infiniti Indy ready to win in 2000 season ... Continue reading
IRL: Riley and Scott IRL 2000 car shines in testing
IRL: Riley and Scott IRL 2000 car shines in testing ... Continue reading
IRL: The 2000 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway Prerace Quotes
IRL: The 2000 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway Prerace Quotes ... Continue reading
IRL: Unser Jr. nominated for prestigious ESPY Award
IRL: Unser Jr. nominated for prestigious ESPY Award ... Continue reading
IRL: Walt Disney World Speedway Unique among 'big-time' tracks
IRL: Walt Disney World Speedway Unique among 'big-time' tracks ... Continue reading
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., Announces Million Mile Safe Drivers
J.B. Hunt has made a commitment to driver safety by embarking on a long-term program that rewards each driver who drives one million safe miles with the company a cash award of $5,000. ... Continue reading
Major Utilities and Transport Companies Use Sense Technologies' Guardian Alert
Sense Technologies, Inc. and S&S Distributors, a licensee of Sense, announced sales of the company's Guardian Alert(tm) backup warning device to major utility and transportation companies for use in their fleet operations. ... Continue reading
Manufacturers Are Banking on Hydrogen And Filling Up at Munich Airport
The hydrogen filling station at Munich's airport is pretty busy these days. Following BMW and MAN to the pumps, Mercedes A- class electric car is filling up with the fuel which car developers believe has a great future. ... Continue reading
Michigan Road Builders Say Governor's Transportation Plan Is Good for Michigan Motorists
Members of the Michigan Road Builders Association (MRBA) say the state's ambitious road improvement plan could get better if the state legislature approves Gov. John Engler's new "Build Michigan III" initiative. ... Continue reading
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. reported sales and operating results for its third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
New Study Looks at How Auto Dealers Manage Their Web Sites
Many auto dealer Web sites meet consumer expectations, but some dealers fail to deliver all the information needed to make a purchase decision, according to research results released by Friedman-Swift Associates. ... Continue reading
NHTSA Publishes List of November Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a list of auto safety recalls announced in November and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. ... Continue reading
OnStar Chooses SITEL to Handle Human Interface For Revolutionary In-Vehicle System
SITEL Corporation and OnStar announced the signing of a multi- year contract in which SITEL will handle OnStar customer contacts from a new 750 workstation center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Financial terms were not disclosed. ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck Reports Net Income Increases 56% in First Quarter
Oshkosh Truck Corporation reported that net income increased 56 percent to $6.1 million, or $0.42 per share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2000 on sales of $244 million. ... Continue reading
Owens Corning Molds Door Insulation for Saturn
Owens Corning reported that General Motors' Saturn Division is having great success using a door insulation made with Owens Corning's proprietary VersaMat(TM) insulator. ... Continue reading
Polaris Industries Inc. Declares Cash Dividend
Polaris Industries announced the declaration of a quarterly $0.22 per share cash dividend payable on or about Feb 15, 2000 to shareholders of record on Feb 1, 2000. This represents a 10% increase over the quarterly dividend paid during 1999. ... Continue reading
Porsche Launches Porsche Driving Experience High-Performance Driving School
Porsche Cars North America will launch its Porsche Driving Experience program in February 2000, teaming top-notch professional drivers with students who will receive expert instruction while piloting 911 Carrera Coupes. ... Continue reading
Porsche Names General Manager, Service
Porsche Cars North America announced the appointment of J. David Martin to the position of general manager, Service. ... Continue reading
The board of directors of PPG Industries increased the quarterly dividend to 40 cents a share from 38 cents, payable March 10 to shareholders of record Feb. 22. ... Continue reading
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Record Sales Boost Mack's U.S. Market Share for 7th Consecutive Year
Mack Trucks, Inc. announced that it closed 1999 with a record 34,264 U.S. Class 8 retail sales, which represented 13.1 percent of the heavy truck market. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Gigliotti returns to the BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am series in 2000 with new chassis
SCCA: Gigliotti returns to the BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am series in 2000 with new chassis ... Continue reading
Swift Transportation Co. Inc. Announces Expansion of Stock Repurchase Program
Swift Transportation Co. Inc. announced that it has repurchased 1,000,000 of its common stock during the fourth quarter 1999 and first quarter 2000 as authorized under stock repurchase programs previously announced on Oct. 29 and Dec. 30, 1999. ... Continue reading
SwRI Forms Consortium To ``IMPROVE'' Emission Test Equipment Accuracy
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has formed a consortium aimed at improving the ability of test equipment to consistently measure vehicle exhaust emissions at extremely low levels. ... Continue reading
Team Chicago Challenge (TV Show)
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Thrifty Rewards AAdvantage Members With 500 Bonus Miles
Thrifty Car Rental will reward its customers with additional frequent flyer miles when American Airlines AAdvantage(R) members rent from Thrifty from February 1 through April 30, 2000. ... Continue reading
Top Controls Distributors Honored at Johnson Controls Business Conference
Johnson Controls, Inc. recently recognized its top-performing distributors of 1999 at its Customer Business Conference held in Tucson, Ariz. ... Continue reading
Turbodyne Reports Satisfaction of Judgment in Favor of Grand Tech Inc.
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced that it has paid the judgment entered in favor of Grand Tech Inc. in connection with the arbitration proceeding instituted by Grand Tech Inc. against Turbodyne Technologies. ... Continue reading
Unique Mobility Announces Additional Order For Clutch Gear Assemblies
UNIQUE MOBILITY, INC. announced that it has received a new order from Funk Manufacturing to manufacture a smaller model of the complex welded clutch gear assemblies it currently supplies to Funk for use in off-highway transmissions. ... Continue reading
USAC: $40,000 Anderson 'double-header' April 2, Follows Eldora's USAC Midwestern outdoor opener
USAC: $40,000 Anderson 'double-header' April 2, Follows Eldora's USAC Midwestern outdoor opener ... Continue reading
USAC's 2000 Sprint, Midget slate announced
USAC's 2000 Sprint, Midget slate announced ... Continue reading
USAC's 2000 Television Package Contains 18 Races
USAC's 2000 Television Package Contains 18 Races ... Continue reading
Valeo: Plans To Close Heiligenhaus Site Announced
Valeo Security Systems informed its employees of plans to close its Heiligenhaus site in the fourth quarter of 2000. ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 340,616 units, down from the 362,230 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading
Westminster Capital Purchases Logic Technology Group for $4.8 Million
Westminster Capital Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 68% stake in Santa Ana, California based Logic Technology Group, Inc. for $4.8 million in cash. ... Continue reading
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