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2000 BMW 323Ci Convertible review

2000 BMW 323Ci Convertible review

2000 BMW 323Ci Convertible review ... Continue reading

2000 BMW 323Ci Convertible review

2000 BMW 323Ci Convertible review

2000 BMW 323Ci Convertible review ... Continue reading

2000 Mercedes-Benz CL500 review

2000 Mercedes-Benz CL500 review

2000 Mercedes-Benz CL500 Coupe review ... Continue reading

2000 Toyota Echo review

2000 Toyota Echo review

2000 Toyota Echo review ... Continue reading

2000 Toyota Echo review

2000 Toyota Echo review

2000 Toyota Echo review ... Continue reading

2-in-1 Silicone Fluid Offers Shine and Detergent Resistance All in One

2-in-1 Silicone Fluid Offers Shine and Detergent Resistance All in One

Rhodia Silicones' innovative amino-functional silicone fluid called Rhodorsil 2000DR offers car polish formulators a 2-in-1 solution to achieve shine and detergent resistance all in one product ... Continue reading

ACE Launches Monthly Emissions Trading Markets May 22

ACE Launches Monthly Emissions Trading Markets May 22

The Automated Credit Exchange (ACE) will begin operating monthly RECLAIM emissions trading markets with its sophisticated electronic exchange beginning May 22, in response to client requests. ... Continue reading

Advanced Accessory Systems' SportRack Automotive Division Named GM 1999 Supplier of the Year

Advanced Accessory Systems' SportRack Automotive Division Named GM 1999 Supplier of the Year

Advanced Accessory Systems President and CEO, Terence C. Seikel, and SportRack Automotive Vice President Business Development-Europe, Paul Biegansky, were present to accept the 1999 Supplier of the Year Award from General Motors Corporation during ceremonies at the PrinzRegenten Theater here Saturday ... Continue reading

Advanced Technical Products Completes its Audit

Advanced Technical Products Completes its Audit

Advanced Technical Products, Inc. announced that it has completed its audit for the 1999 fiscal year and will file its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Monday, May 22. ... Continue reading

AK Steel Is Again GM Supplier of the Year

AK Steel Is Again GM Supplier of the Year

AK Steel has earned its second General Motors Supplier of the Year honor in a row ... Continue reading

Algor's Heat Transfer Analyses Faster and Easier

Algor's Heat Transfer Analyses Faster and Easier

Algor, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, announced new capabilities within its heat transfer product line, including the ability to input multiple load curves and a thermal rod element. ... Continue reading

Algor's New Midplane Meshing Feature

Algor's New Midplane Meshing Feature

Algor, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, today announced the release of a new midplane meshing feature that automatically heals gaps inherent in midplane extraction ... Continue reading

AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championship Delaware Rescheduled

AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championship Delaware Rescheduled

Harrington, DE - AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championship ... Continue reading

AmeriCredit Corp. Announces $1,200,000,000 Asset-Backed Securitization

AmeriCredit Corp. Announces $1,200,000,000 Asset-Backed Securitization

AMERICREDIT CORP. announced the pricing of a $1.2 billion offering of automobile receivables-backed securities through Credit Suisse First Boston, Banc of America Securities LLC, Chase Securities Inc., and Deutsche Banc Alex Brown. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Lyndon Amick tops tough ARCA field at Lowes

ARCA: Lyndon Amick tops tough ARCA field at Lowes

Lyndon Amick tops tough ARCA field at Lowes ... Continue reading

ASA: Sauter Scores First Victory of 2000 in BFGoodrich Tires 300 at Nashville

ASA: Sauter Scores First Victory of 2000 in BFGoodrich Tires 300 at Nashville

Sauter Scores First Victory of 2000 in BFGoodrich Tires 300 at Nashville ... Continue reading

AT&T Wireless Services Partners With TrafficStation to Provide Personalized, Proactive Traffic Alerts to Users of New Digital PocketNet Service

AT&T Wireless Services Partners With TrafficStation to Provide Personalized, Proactive Traffic Alerts to Users of New Digital PocketNet Service

Combining customized traffic information with a superior wireless service, TrafficStation has partnered with AT&T Wireless to provide proactive, real-time and route-specific traffic alerts to users of the recently launched AT&T Digital PocketNet Service ... Continue reading

Auteo Media Announces Record Revenues and Financial Results

Auteo Media Announces Record Revenues and Financial Results

Auteo Media, Inc., a leading provider of point-of-purchase marketing and Internet-based services to the automotive industry, announced reported sales for the quarter ending March 31st, 2000 and for fiscal year 1999. ... Continue reading

CASCAR - Turner wins CASCAR opener

CASCAR - Turner wins CASCAR opener

CASCAR - Mopar Parts 250 Results ... Continue reading

CCC Information Services, Inc. Capitulates to Vehicle Valuation Services, Inc.

CCC Information Services, Inc. Capitulates to Vehicle Valuation Services, Inc.

Vehicle Valuation Services, Inc. announced today that a lawsuit initially filed against it by CCC Information Services Inc. was dismissed pursuant to a written settlement agreement, which awarded VVS an undisclosed sum of money in reimbursement of fees and costs incurred as a result of litigation ... Continue reading

Citizens Can Join Efforts to Protect Children

Citizens Can Join Efforts to Protect Children

More than 8,000 law enforcement agencies are launching the Memorial Day national enforcement blitz on deadbeat drivers adults who disregard the law and don't buckle up children starting today and continuing through the holiday weekend ... Continue reading

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Reports 2000 Q1 Results

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Reports 2000 Q1 Results

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter, ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Announces 'Back Is Where It's At' Poster Awards

DaimlerChrysler Announces 'Back Is Where It's At' Poster Awards

More than 5,000 school children have joined a special DaimlerChrysler Corporation effort to help assure American parents and children buckle-up by submitting colorful entries in the "The Back Is Where It's At" Poster Contest ... Continue reading

Dana's Plumley Division Earns Ford Q1 Award for Composite Sealing Center DANA CORPORATION LOGO Dana Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] TOLEDO, OH USA 09/03/1999    

Dana's Plumley Division Earns Ford Q1 Award for Composite Sealing Center DANA CORPORATION LOGO Dana Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] TOLEDO, OH USA 09/03/1999    

Dana Corporation's Composite Sealing Center, part of the Plumley Division, has received Ford Motor Company's Q1 Award for quality and product support ... Continue reading

DRAG BIKES: AMA Prostar Schnitz Racing Summer Nationals Race Results

DRAG BIKES: AMA Prostar Schnitz Racing Summer Nationals Race Results

DRAG BIKES: AMA Prostar Schnitz Racing Summer Nationals Race Results ... Continue reading

DuraSwitch Receives $4 Million for Exclusive License Rights

DuraSwitch Receives $4 Million for Exclusive License Rights

DuraSwitch Industries Inc. today announced it received the $4 million payment from Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation for exclusive rights to utilize and manufacture DuraSwitch's patented switch technology for the automotive industry ... Continue reading

Enigma Completes Third-round Financing, Brings Total Funding to $36 Million

Enigma Completes Third-round Financing, Brings Total Funding to $36 Million

Enigma, Inc., the leading provider of software for B2B e- commerce for high-value spare parts and aftermarket support, announced today it has successfully completed third round funding of $20 million, bringing investments in the company to a total of $36 million ... Continue reading

ENTIGO and Profit Pro Share Technology to Offer Comprehensive Electronic Catalog Solutions

ENTIGO and Profit Pro Share Technology to Offer Comprehensive Electronic Catalog Solutions

ENTIGO, a leading e-commerce software provider, has announced its alliance with Profit Pro, a company specializing in publishing and maintaining automotive aftermarket parts databases ... Continue reading

Fuel System Emissions Targeted by Freudenberg-NOK Valve Development Program

Fuel System Emissions Targeted by Freudenberg-NOK Valve Development Program

Through a $20-million development program that began last year, Freudenberg-NOK is applying its Technology Specialist and total system sealing capabilities to develop fuel system components which will help automakers to meet the stricter U.S. emissions standards planned for 2003 and beyond ... Continue reading

Globalization Will Continue to Drive Consolidation Among Auto Manufacturers And Suppliers

Globalization Will Continue to Drive Consolidation Among Auto Manufacturers And Suppliers

May 22 By 2010 there may be just eight independent global vehicle manufacturer groups, which will drive further globalization and consolidation of their suppliers, fundamentally change relationships between suppliers and manufacturers and create new opportunities for the survivors, according to a new study released by ... Continue reading

Hometown Auto Reports First Quarter 2000 Results

Hometown Auto Reports First Quarter 2000 Results

HOMETOWN AUTO RETAILERS, INC. today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Boesel Goes for Three on Bump Day for Treadway Racing

INDY 500: Boesel Goes for Three on Bump Day for Treadway Racing

INDY 500: Boesel Goes for Three on Bump Day for Treadway Racing ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Productive practice day for Cheever at Indy

INDY 500: Productive practice day for Cheever at Indy

INDY 500: Productive practice day for Cheever at Indy ... Continue reading

Japanese Carmakers Increase Production

Japanese Carmakers Increase Production

Japanese Carmakers Increase Production ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Earns General Motors Supplier of the Year Award

Johnson Controls Earns General Motors Supplier of the Year Award

Johnson Controls a leading global manufacturer of automotive interiors has been named a 1999 Supplier of the Year by General Motors Corp ... Continue reading

Kingsley Coach CEO responds to Stock Price

Kingsley Coach CEO responds to Stock Price

Terry Watkins, CEO of Kingsley Coach Inc.in an in-depth online interview with Wall Street Webcast, Mr. Watkins talked about all aspects of development from innovative product lines, the new marketing campaign and the earnings outlook for the company. ... Continue reading

Laser Technology Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

Laser Technology Reports Second Quarter Operating Results

Laser Technology, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of pulse laser measuring systems, reported operating results for the second quarter and first six months of its 2000 fiscal year. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: The Winston Open Notes and Quotes, Chad Little

NASCAR WCUP: The Winston Open Notes and Quotes, Chad Little

NASCAR WCUP: The Winston Open Notes and Quotes, Chad Little ... Continue reading

Nationwide Stands Behind National Crackdown on Drivers Who Don't Buckle Up Children

Nationwide Stands Behind National Crackdown on Drivers Who Don't Buckle Up Children

Nationwide Insurance today announced its strong support of a national mobilization to protect children by stepping up enforcement of child passenger safety laws during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday ... Continue reading

NTT Europe and MODCOMP Partner to Resell AutoWeb File Transfer Solution To Auto, Aerospace Industries

NTT Europe and MODCOMP Partner to Resell AutoWeb File Transfer Solution To Auto, Aerospace Industries

MODCOMP(R), Inc., a subsidiary of CSP Inc. and a leading developer of E-commerce and M-business solutions, today announced a groundbreaking agreement allowing MODCOMP to promote and sell NTT Europe's AutoWeb integration services to the automotive and aerospace industries throughout Europe ... Continue reading

Panasonic Automotive Electronics Company Honored by General Motors

Panasonic Automotive Electronics Company Honored by General Motors

Panasonic Automotive Electronics Company has received a prestigious "Supplier of the Year" award from General Motors Corporation ... Continue reading

Pfingsten Partners Acquires Four Wheel Drive Hardware

Pfingsten Partners Acquires Four Wheel Drive Hardware

Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C., a Deerfield, IL-based private equity firm that acquires and develops Midwest-based middle market companies in partnership with management, today announced the acquisition of Four Wheel Drive Hardware, Inc., of Columbiana, Ohio ... Continue reading

Phoenix Trying to Buy Rover Engine Business for $16

Phoenix Trying to Buy Rover Engine Business for $16

Phoenix Trying to Buy Rover Engine Business for $16 ... Continue reading

Platform Racing Game Reviews: Star Wars Racer

Platform Racing Game Reviews: Star Wars Racer

Review of Lucas Arts' Star Wars Racer game for the Dreamcast platform. ... Continue reading

Polaris Industries Inc. Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

Polaris Industries Inc. Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan

Polaris Industries Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a shareholder rights plan. ... Continue reading

Say Hello to the Sinbad SUV...from Iran

Say Hello to the Sinbad SUV...from Iran

Say Hello to the Sinbad SUV...from Iran ... Continue reading

SCCA: Simo on top at Mosport Trans Am

SCCA: Simo on top at Mosport Trans Am

SCCA: Simo on top at Mosport Trans Am ... Continue reading

Skynet Telematics.Com and Lancry Protection Securite S.A., A Joint Venture And Exclusive Head Franchise Agreement for France, Spain and Russia

Skynet Telematics.Com and Lancry Protection Securite S.A., A Joint Venture And Exclusive Head Franchise Agreement for France, Spain and Russia

Skynet Telematics.Com Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of a Joint Venture agreement and exclusive head franchise agreement for Skynet's "Skamp" range of automotive and marine telematic products, with Lancry Protection Securite S.A., (Lancry), for the countries of France, Spain and Russia ... Continue reading

Softlab Selects Extricity for Automotive Industry e-Business Initiative

Softlab Selects Extricity for Automotive Industry e-Business Initiative

Extricity(tm), Inc., a leading platform provider for business- to-business relationship management (B2BRM) announced that its B2B platform serves as the collaboration engine for BMW Softlab's ASPKappa B2B hub that was announced. ... Continue reading

Telenetics Is Selected To Build TruckLink Wireless System For Mack Truck

Telenetics Is Selected To Build TruckLink Wireless System For Mack Truck

Telenetics Corporation announced today that it has been selected to build the TruckLink, a new wireless diagnostic, maintenance and vehicle location system for Mack Trucks, Inc ... Continue reading

Thrifty Car Rental Joins Delta SkyMiles(R) Program & Celebrates With Double Miles

Thrifty Car Rental Joins Delta SkyMiles(R) Program & Celebrates With Double Miles

Thrifty Car Rental announced today it would kick off its brand- new frequent flyer partnership with Delta Air Lines by offering SkyMiles members double miles on rentals beginning June 1, 2000 through August 14, 2000 ... Continue reading

Toyota 4Runner Limited 4X4 (2000)

Toyota 4Runner Limited 4X4 (2000)

Toyota 4Runner Limited 4X4 Review ... Continue reading

Toyota to Fund 'Social Investment for Sustainable Development'

Toyota to Fund 'Social Investment for Sustainable Development'

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION and the Toyota Foundation have established a grant program to support environmental improvement and conservation both in Japan and overseas, with a key aim of promoting activities that will lead to sustainable development ... Continue reading

Toyota West Virginia Celebrates Completion of Engine Plant

Toyota West Virginia Celebrates Completion of Engine Plant

Toyota Motor Corporation President Fujio Cho, Governor Cecil Underwood, Senator Jay Rockefeller and hundreds of guests from throughout West Virginia, the U.S. and Japan, joined officials at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. today to dedicate the engine plant and celebrate its official completion ... Continue reading

VW to Buy Remaining Stake in Skoda

VW to Buy Remaining Stake in Skoda

VW to Buy Remaining Stake in Skoda ... Continue reading

ZAP Approved for Listing on NASDAQ

ZAP Approved for Listing on NASDAQ

Electric vehicle manufacturer ZAPWORLD.COM announced today that it has qualified for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap stock exchange. ... Continue reading

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