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Friday, April 21, 2000

ADC Telecommunications Builds New Headquarters Around Johnson Controls Personal Environment

ADC Telecommunications Builds New Headquarters Around Johnson Controls Personal Environment

ADC Telecommunications Inc. has designed its new $100 million world headquarters and technology campus near Minneapolis around individual workspaces. ... Continue reading

AMA: AMA clubs, promoters raise more than $3.2 million in 1999

AMA: AMA clubs, promoters raise more than $3.2 million in 1999

AMA clubs, promoters raise more than $3.2 million in 1999 ... Continue reading

AMA: Extreme Motorcycle Rider from Finland Ready to Scale Walls at Sonomafest

AMA: Extreme Motorcycle Rider from Finland Ready to Scale Walls at Sonomafest

Extreme Motorcycle Rider from Finland Ready to Scale Walls at Sonomafest ... Continue reading

AMA: Maxxis Tires signs as AMA Grand National ATV Series sponsor

AMA: Maxxis Tires signs as AMA Grand National ATV Series sponsor

Maxxis Tires signs as AMA Grand National ATV Series sponsor ... Continue reading

Automotive & Transportation Interiors Expo Announces Schedule

Automotive & Transportation Interiors Expo Announces Schedule

Automotive & Transportation Interiors Expo and Conference management announced the final conference schedule for its EXPO/Conference 2000. ... Continue reading

BMW Does It Again, Capturing Seven 2000 Automobile Magazine 'All-Stars' Awards

BMW Does It Again, Capturing Seven 2000 Automobile Magazine 'All-Stars' Awards

At a press conference at the New York International Auto Show, Automobile Magazine's editors and readers bestowed seven All- Star awards on BMW. The awards spanned three of BMW's model lines, including the new X5. ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Expects to Beat Q1 Concensus by 7 Cents

BorgWarner Expects to Beat Q1 Concensus by 7 Cents

BorgWarner Inc. announced that it expects first-quarter results to be 7 cents above First Call earnings consensus of $1.46 per share. ... Continue reading

CART: Brazil homecoming big event for Garcia

CART: Brazil homecoming big event for Garcia

CART: Brazil homecoming big event for Garcia ... Continue reading

CART: Team Target aims to visit Rio podium for third straight year

CART: Team Target aims to visit Rio podium for third straight year

CART: Team Target aims to visit Rio podium for third straight year ... Continue reading

Credit Acceptance Corporation Reports First Quarter Earnings

Credit Acceptance Corporation Reports First Quarter Earnings

Credit Acceptance Corporation announced consolidated net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 was $5,726,000 or $.13 per diluted share compared to $5,379,000 or $.12 per diluted share for the same period in 1999. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Shareholders Approve Dividend of Euro 2.35/$2.22 Per Share

DaimlerChrysler Shareholders Approve Dividend of Euro 2.35/$2.22 Per Share

Shareholders of DaimlerChrysler AG approved the company's 1999 dividend of Euro 2.35/$ 2.22 per share. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Statement Regarding Ford Booster Seat Announcement

DaimlerChrysler Statement Regarding Ford Booster Seat Announcement

We congratulate Ford on its Boost America child safety campaign. As few as five percent of children between the ages of 4 and 8 years old are secured in booster seats. ... Continue reading

Delco Remy International Acquires Polish Rotating Electric Manufacturer

Delco Remy International Acquires Polish Rotating Electric Manufacturer

Delco Remy International, Inc., announced that it has purchased Elmot, the Polish manufacturer of starters and alternators. ... Continue reading

DRAGS: WW2 Towers over the competition at shortened Nitro Nationals

DRAGS: WW2 Towers over the competition at shortened Nitro Nationals

DRAGS: WW2 Towers over the competition at shortened Nitro Nationals ... Continue reading

ECD/Ovonic Battery Begin Major Battery Project in China

ECD/Ovonic Battery Begin Major Battery Project in China

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced that required government approvals have been received and the terms of letters of credit have been finalized in connection with the joint venture formed by ECD's subsidiary, Ovonic Battery. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Defending F1 Champ ready to make statement at Silverstone

Formula One: Defending F1 Champ ready to make statement at Silverstone

Formula One: Defending F1 Champ ready to make statement at Silverstone ... Continue reading

GenRad Reports First Quarter Results; Revises Year 2000 Earnings Estimate

GenRad Reports First Quarter Results; Revises Year 2000 Earnings Estimate

GenRad, Inc. reported diluted earnings per share of $0.08 for its first quarter ended April 1, 2000, compared to $0.14 last year, on a full tax basis of 36%. ... Continue reading

Genuine Parts Company Announces Launch of NAPA's Virtual Parts Store

Genuine Parts Company Announces Launch of NAPA's Virtual Parts Store

Genuine Parts Company, the industry leading distributor of automotive replacement, industrial, office and electrical/electronic replacement parts, announced a major step in the Company's Internet strategy. ... Continue reading

Gibraltar Reports Record Sales and Earnings in First Quarter

Gibraltar Reports Record Sales and Earnings in First Quarter

Gibraltar reported record sales and earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. For the year, Gibraltar said it expects to generate sales of approximately $700 million, and it expects that 2000 will be its ninth consecutive year of record sales and earnings. ... Continue reading

Goodyear: Scrap-Tire Recovery Surpasses Other Materials' Recycling Rates

Goodyear: Scrap-Tire Recovery Surpasses Other Materials' Recycling Rates

Scrap tires are virtually everywhere -- from the asphalt on the road to the resilient playground surface protecting children from harm to the fuel source that generates electricity. ... Continue reading

i2Go.com and GM Display the eGo Interactive Digital Audio Player

i2Go.com and GM Display the eGo Interactive Digital Audio Player

i2Go.com(TM) the pioneer of interactive digital audio equipment for the auto, is pleased to participate with General Motors Corp. press unveiling of the 2001 Pontiac Aztek - the "ultimate lifestyle vehicle." ... Continue reading

Jaguar Partners With Director Spike Lee

Jaguar Partners With Director Spike Lee

Jaguar North America announced the formation of a marketing partnership with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc., headed by Academy Award nominated movie director Spike Lee. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Named Sears 'Partners in Progress' and 'Chairman's Award for Innovation' Winner

Johnson Controls Named Sears 'Partners in Progress' and 'Chairman's Award for Innovation' Winner

Sears, Roebuck and Co. has recognized Johnson Controls with two of the retailer's most prestigious supplier awards for 1999 -- Partner's in Progress, and the Chairman's Award for Innovation. ... Continue reading

Kia Unveils Economy Car Concept

Kia Unveils Economy Car Concept

Kia Motors America today debuted a concept car that proves the company's premise that low-cost cars don't have to be dull. ... Continue reading

Liteglow Industries Inc. Back on Bulletin Board

Liteglow Industries Inc. Back on Bulletin Board

CEO of Liteglow Industries Inc., announced that effective Wednesday, April 19, 2000, the NASD has advised the Company that it has been cleared to resume trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, as of Thursday, April 20, under the symbol LTGL. ... Continue reading

MAXIMUS Begins Work on New Fleet Management System for the City of Chicago

MAXIMUS Begins Work on New Fleet Management System for the City of Chicago

MAXIMUS announced that the City of Chicago, Illinois, has licensed the Company's M4 Internet-enabled fleet management system. ... Continue reading

McLaren Automotive Group Becomes McLaren Performance Technologies

McLaren Automotive Group Becomes McLaren Performance Technologies

McLaren Traction Technologies Inc. officially became McLaren Performance Technologies Inc. after a vote taken at the annual meeting of shareholders held Tuesday, April 18, 2000. ... Continue reading

Midas Reports First Quarter Earnings Per Share of $.47

Midas Reports First Quarter Earnings Per Share of $.47

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

NASCAR BGN: Third generation racer Tyler Green to make debut

NASCAR BGN: Third generation racer Tyler Green to make debut

NASCAR BGN: Third generation racer Tyler Green to make debut ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: North Carolina Couple Has Dream Day At the Race Track

NASCAR WCUP: North Carolina Couple Has Dream Day At the Race Track

North Carolina Couple Has Dream Day At the Race Track ... Continue reading

New NHTSA Crash Test Results Available

New NHTSA Crash Test Results Available

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) latest crash test results for 2000 model year vehicles are now available on the agency's World Wide Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Cinderella Gilbertson seeking more magic in Virginia

NHRA: Cinderella Gilbertson seeking more magic in Virginia

NHRA: Cinderella Gilbertson seeking more magic in Virginia ... Continue reading

NHRA: Defending champion Panella marked man in Pro Stock Truck battles

NHRA: Defending champion Panella marked man in Pro Stock Truck battles

NHRA: Defending champion Panella marded man in Pro Stock Truck battles ... Continue reading

NHRA: Yates determined to do whatever it takes to win at Virginia

NHRA: Yates determined to do whatever it takes to win at Virginia

NHRA: Yates determined to do whatever it takes to win at Virginia ... Continue reading

Nissan Reconfirms Strategic Role of ADAMS Functional Virtual Prototyping

Nissan Reconfirms Strategic Role of ADAMS Functional Virtual Prototyping

Nissan Motors of Japan has reconfirmed the strategic role of functional virtual prototyping in its product engineering process with a $500,000 order for ADAMS(R) mechanical system simulation software and services from Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. ... Continue reading

Noble International Reports Increased First Quarter Results

Noble International Reports Increased First Quarter Results

Noble International, Ltd. announced increased revenues and earnings from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

NorthenLight Indy Racing: Dismore turns tables on Ray for Las Vegas MBNA pole

NorthenLight Indy Racing: Dismore turns tables on Ray for Las Vegas MBNA pole

NorthenLight Indy Racing: Dismore turns tables on Ray for Las Vegas MBNA pole ... Continue reading

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Infiniti Indy Practice Report, Las Vegas

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Infiniti Indy Practice Report, Las Vegas

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Infiniti Indy Practice Report, Las Vegas ... Continue reading

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Sharp, Kelly Racing find right setup to lead Las Vegas practice

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Sharp, Kelly Racing find right setup to lead Las Vegas practice

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Sharp, Kelly Racing find right setup to lead Las Vegas practice ... Continue reading

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Stewart gets new perspective as Chief Mechanic for Miller

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Stewart gets new perspective as Chief Mechanic for Miller

NorthernLight Indy Racing: Stewart gets new perspective as Chief Mechanic for Miller ... Continue reading

Now is the Time to Capitalize on the Projected $2B Fuel Cells Market

Now is the Time to Capitalize on the Projected $2B Fuel Cells Market

The fuel cell -- easy on the environment and less dependent on fossil fuels -- is finally making its mark in industry. ... Continue reading

PPG Shareholders Told to Expect Record Year

PPG Shareholders Told to Expect Record Year

The chairman and chief executive of PPG Industries told shareholders at their annual meeting that they "should expect a record year, with strong sales and earnings" if world economic conditions remain good. ... Continue reading

Repair and Maintenance

Repair and Maintenance

For Repair and Maintenance ... Continue reading

Rush Enterprises Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Rush Enterprises Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Rush Enterprises Inc. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000, and the grand opening of its new Laredo, Texas, heavy-duty truck dealership. ... Continue reading

Sierra Club Honors First Green Family Car

Sierra Club Honors First Green Family Car

Kicking off its celebration of Earth Day, the Sierra Club is recognizing the Toyota Prius with the "Excellence in Environmental Engineering" award today at the New York Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Simpson Industries, Inc. Board Authorizes Stock Repurchase Program

Simpson Industries, Inc. Board Authorizes Stock Repurchase Program

Simpson Industries, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has authorized management to repurchase up to an aggregate 600,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock for general corporate purposes. ... Continue reading

Simpson Industries Projected to Win Both the Contested Proxy Proposals

Simpson Industries Projected to Win Both the Contested Proxy Proposals

Simpson Industries, Inc. announced that the preliminary results received from their proxy solicitor indicated that a comfortable majority of shareholders who voted have supported the management on both the contested proxy proposals. ... Continue reading

Slater Commends New York for Meeting Clinton's Seat Belt Goal

Slater Commends New York for Meeting Clinton's Seat Belt Goal

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater commended the citizens of New York State for achieving President Clinton's goal of 85 percent seat belt use statewide and for setting a great example by increasing seat belt use to 90 percent. ... Continue reading

Survey Shows Younger Car Buyers Make Price Their Top Priority

Survey Shows Younger Car Buyers Make Price Their Top Priority

Younger car buyers say that they're looking for the best possible price on a car--and not necessarily the best-looking one--when they go shopping for a new vehicle, Consumer Reports' latest auto buying survey reveals. ... Continue reading

TCC Takes Manhattan and the NY Auto Show

TCC Takes Manhattan and the NY Auto Show

Check out TheCarConnection.com for continuing, complete coverage of the dozens of hot new cars, trucks, concepts and crossovers debuting at the New York International Auto Show this week. ... Continue reading

The Safety Forum Reports on 'The Watchdog's' Seat Belt Buckle Gathering

The Safety Forum Reports on 'The Watchdog's' Seat Belt Buckle Gathering

South Carolina trial lawyer J. Kendall Few, dubbed "The Watchdog" by Automotive News, is again sniffing through the salvage yards of the world to enhance his collection of vehicle seat belt buckles, which now numbers more than 2000. ... Continue reading

Thor Urges Shareholders to Send Message to Agree to a Merger

Thor Urges Shareholders to Send Message to Agree to a Merger

Thor Industries, Inc. announced that it has released the following letter to the shareholders of Coachmen Industries, Inc. ... Continue reading

Toyota Places Order with Mechanical Dynamics For Specialized Software

Toyota Places Order with Mechanical Dynamics For Specialized Software

Toyota Motors has placed a $200,000 software order with Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., developer of the market-leading ADAMS (R) mechanical system simulation software for functional virtual prototyping. ... Continue reading

UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement With Lear Corporation

UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement With Lear Corporation

The UAW has reached tentative agreement on a new contract with the Lear Corporation. ... Continue reading

Ugly Duckling Reports Record Quarterly Results

Ugly Duckling Reports Record Quarterly Results

Ugly Duckling Corp., the largest and fastest-growing used car sales company focused exclusively on the sub-prime market, reported record earnings for the first quarter 2000. ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Group Commences Change of Control Offer for Notes

UnitedAuto Group Commences Change of Control Offer for Notes

UnitedAuto Group, Inc. announced the commencement of a change of control offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, and 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (Series B). ... Continue reading

USAC: Hines set to defend Stoops 'Border Wars VI' title at Eldora, Winchester

USAC: Hines set to defend Stoops 'Border Wars VI' title at Eldora, Winchester

USAC: Hines set to defend Stoops 'Border Wars VI' title at Eldora, Winchester ... Continue reading

Worldwide PetroMoly and IRL Agree on Product Sponsorships

Worldwide PetroMoly and IRL Agree on Product Sponsorships

Worldwide PetroMoly Inc. announced it will enter into contingency sponsorships with all Indy Racing League teams that agree to use and advertise PetroMoly Oil Treatment in and on their racecars for the remaining races in the 2000 season. ... Continue reading

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