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Pickups Plus Store Reports Record Sales for Month of December

Pickups Plus Store Reports Record Sales for Month of December

MASON, Ohio--Jan. 19, 2001--Pickups Plus Inc., a leading retailer and franchiser in the $30 billion truck and SUV aftermarket accessories industry, announced today that the Sharonville, Ohio location had the highest sales for the month of December in company history. The Sharonville, Ohio location, one of three company ... Continue reading

Ryder Awarded New Saturn Contract

Ryder Awarded New Saturn Contract

Business Editors MIAMI--Jan. 19, 2001-- - Provides Supply Chain and Logistics Services for Spring Hill Manufacturing and Assembly Center - Ryder System, Inc. , a global leader in logistics and transportation management solutions, today announced it has been awarded a key contract by Saturn Corporation for Inbound Mater ... Continue reading

Standard MEMS and Zyvex Announce Development Partnership

Standard MEMS and Zyvex Announce Development Partnership

RICHARDSON, Texas and BURLINGTON, Mass.--Jan. 19, 2001-- Zyvex Corporation and Standard MEMS, Inc. today announced a two-year collaborative program to develop valuable new capabilities for the microsystems community Zyvex's mission is to be the industry leader in adaptable, affordable molecular manufacturing. Standard ... Continue reading

Visteon Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2000 Results

Visteon Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2000 Results

DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 19 Visteon Corporation announced that it earned $270 million, or $2.08 per share in 2000. This compares with earnings of $735 million in 1999. Full year revenue in 2000 was $19.5 billion, up 1 percent compared with 1999; after-tax return on sales was 1.5 percent. The earnings decline compared with ... Continue reading

Chrysler Concepts - A Pictorial

Chrysler Concepts - A Pictorial

Dodge Introduces Two Exciting New Concept Cars The Dodge Super8 Hemi and The CrossFire An all-American sedan, Dodge Super8 Hemi borrows styling from Dodge trucks and sport-utilities but features a prototype 353 cu. in. (5.7-liter) pushrod V-8 engine. Dodge Super8 Hemi is designed to give passengers a panoramic view and ... Continue reading

Cycle Shops Riding On Internet

Cycle Shops Riding On Internet

WASHINGTON--The retail stores of V-Twin Holdings Inc. have begun procuring inventory and dealer services through CycleClick.com, the company’s electronic marketplace for the motorcycle and powersports industry. V-Twin’s six company-owned stores are conducting transactions through CycleClick.com to combine t ... Continue reading

Future Bright For Dash Lights

Future Bright For Dash Lights

TOWANDA, Pa.--Osram Sylvania is dashing ahead with increased production capacity for an automotive interior lighting system that is being called “the latest and greatest technology.” The company, which has been developing encapsulated electroluminescent (EL) phosphor technology since the 1950s, is increasin ... Continue reading

Celebrity Cars Sold; Arie Luyendyk Sponsorship Announced During Third Day of Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction

Celebrity Cars Sold; Arie Luyendyk Sponsorship Announced During Third Day of Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 20 A perfectly-restored 1958 Porsche 356 Speedster owned by actor/comedian Jerry Seinfeld and a 1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 LWB 6-Door specially ordered new and formerly owned by Hugh Hefner, sold today for $86,000 and $71,000, respectively at the 30th Annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction. Addi ... Continue reading

Pro Wrestler Goldberg Favors Muscle Cars; Large Crowds and Over 90 Percent Sales Highlight Opening Two Days at Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction

Pro Wrestler Goldberg Favors Muscle Cars; Large Crowds and Over 90 Percent Sales Highlight Opening Two Days at Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 20 Thousands of car enthusiasts, collectors and former racing greats streamed into the world-renown Barrett- Jackson Classic Car Auction Thursday and Friday, marking the midway point of this four-day auction and lifestyle gathering. Over 400 of the nearly 1,000 cars being offered have now crosse ... Continue reading

AutoZone Updates Outlook For Second Quarter and Fiscal Year 2001

AutoZone Updates Outlook For Second Quarter and Fiscal Year 2001

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 19 AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE symbol: AZO), today announced that based on quarter-to-date operating results, the company projects earnings of approximately $.28 per share for its second quarter ending February 10, 2001, compared to $.28 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. For the fiscal year, ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Organizes ``Sturgis on Snow''

Arctic Cat Organizes ``Sturgis on Snow''

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--Jan. 19, 2001--Welcomed with opened arms, Arctic Cat snowmobile enthusiasts flocked to the birthplace of their Arctic Cat snowmobiles (Thief River Falls, MINN) January 12, 2001 with high expectations. Expectations that would be met, and then surpassed. It was the start of something big. It was ... Continue reading

Automotive Aftermarket B2B Site Ceases Operations: eAuto Runs Out of Gas

Automotive Aftermarket B2B Site Ceases Operations: eAuto Runs Out of Gas

DALLAS, Jan. 19 eAuto, a leading Internet-based business- to-business automotive aftermarket parts distributor, today announced it has ceased operations. eAuto was unable to secure a second round of funding due to private and public capital market conditions. "The automotive aftermarket is in a lot of pain right now, a ... Continue reading

Inside Motorsports

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NASCAR Trucks: Chevy Rookies Run Strong in Daytona Testing

NASCAR Trucks: Chevy Rookies Run Strong in Daytona Testing

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NASCAR Trucks: Chevy Silverado Notes and Quotes from Daytona Testing

NASCAR Trucks: Chevy Silverado Notes and Quotes from Daytona Testing

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Northern Light IRL: Treadway Hubbard Rookie Giaffone Passes Indy Racing Test

Northern Light IRL: Treadway Hubbard Rookie Giaffone Passes Indy Racing Test

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RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, Leg 2 Report

RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, Leg 2 Report

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RALLY: McRae retains Monte Carlo Rally lead for Ford

RALLY: McRae retains Monte Carlo Rally lead for Ford

McRae retains Monte Carlo Rally lead for Ford ... Continue reading

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