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AM General Corporation Solicits Noteholder Consents
AM General Corporation ("AMG") has commenced a solicitation for noteholder consents to amendments to an indenture governing AMG's publicly held Senior Notes. ... Continue reading
CarParts.com Announces Partnership with Classified Advertising Site, Recycler.com
CarParts.com announced a partnership with Recycler.com, a general merchandise specialty website providing the Southern California online community with a comprehensive selection of classifieds and services. ... Continue reading
CarStation Names LVMH Executive Bergen CIO
CarStation.com, the e-commerce hub for the automotive services industry, announced the appointment of David Bergen as chief information officer. ... Continue reading
Collins & Aikman Promotes Ernie Wilson to Vice President of Quality and Continuous Improvement
Collins & Aikman announced the promotion of Ernie Wilson to Vice President of Quality and Continuous Improvement for its North American Automotive Interior Systems Division. ... Continue reading
Collins Posts Record Sales and Earnings
Collins Industries, Inc. reported record sales and pretax earnings for its fiscal year 1999 which ended October 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
Cooper Industries Completes Acquisition of Regent Lighting
Cooper Industries, Inc. announced it had completed its acquisition of Regent Lighting, a privately held company with 1998 revenues of $99 million. ... Continue reading
Cooper to Acquire Automotive Fluid Handling Division of Invensys
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY announced an agreement to acquire the automotive fluid handling division of Invensys plc, for a purchase price of $244.5 million. ... Continue reading
Copart Opens in Denver, Colorado
Copart, Inc., announced that it has opened a green-field location to serve Denver, Colorado and the surrounding area. The Denver location is 20 acres and joins with Salt Lake City to become Copart's second location in the mountain-states area. ... Continue reading
Cybereps Signs AutoWorld and iOwn.com
Cybereps, the Internet's leading advertising sales and marketing organization specializing in the individual representation of the Web's best content sites, announced that it signed exclusive agreements with AutoWorld and iOwn.com. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Applauds Judge's Decision in New York Air Bag Case
DaimlerChrysler applauded United States District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff's decision to overturn a $750,000 damage award in an air bag lawsuit. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler EPIC Logs More Than 350 Miles In 10-Hour Demonstration
A DaimlerChrysler EPIC minivan logged 353.1 miles in a 10-hour period Thursday, demonstrating the real-world benefits of fast- charging capabilities for electric vehicles. ... Continue reading
Delphi Announces Agreement to Purchase Diesel Business from TRW Inc.
Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Lucas Diesel Systems and the associated aftermarket business from TRW Inc. for approximately 538 million pounds or U.S.$ 871 million in cash. ... Continue reading
Delphi Wins Satellite Radio Contract to Supply Receivers for GM Vehicles
Delphi Automotive Systems announced that it has been awarded the first ever satellite radio manufacturing order. ... Continue reading
Driving Tips Aid Holiday Travelers
As families prepare for their long getaways, many do not properly prepare their vehicles or themselves for suchjourneys; more time is spent deciding what clothes to pack rather than knowing the simple ways to save their lives this season. ... Continue reading
Erie Insurance Group Releases Car Guide 2000
Traces of pine needles in the living room carpet, a shirt box collection that would put Macy's to shame, the search for the perfect Pokemon card -- the holidays are hectic. And to top everything off, your car won't start. ... Continue reading
Exchange Ratio Fixed for Illinois Tool Works-Premark Transaction
Illinois Tool Works Inc. and Premark International, Inc. announced that assuming the merger transaction between the two companies closes on November 23 following the required shareholder approval. ... Continue reading
F. Lee Wilson Named President & General Manager of Borg-Warner Turbo Systems
F. Lee Wilson has been appointed president and general manager of the Turbo Systems unit of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. The announcement was made by Ronald M. Ruzic, group president of Morse TEC and Turbo Systems. ... Continue reading
IG2 Inc. Chooses Realtech for Design and Planned Deployment of Next-Generation Network
IG2, Inc. has selected REALTECH Systems Corporation to assist in design for its planned deployment of a multimedia network for IG2's anticipated rollout of 620 central offices, to cover 48 percent of IG2's target market. ... Continue reading
IMPCO Announces Gaseous Fuel Injector and Regulator for CNG and Hydrogen
IMPCO Technologies, Inc. announced the development of an important automotive injector and pressure regulator technology, which will provide exceptional gaseous fuel control for fuel cell and internal combustion engines. ... Continue reading
Invensys Sells its Automotive Fluid Handling Division for 151 Million Pounds
Invensys plc announces the sale of its Automotive Fluid Handling business to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for cash proceeds of 151 million pounds ($244.5 million). ... Continue reading
I-Sim Awarded Second Driving Simulator Contract For National Tractor Trailer School
I-Sim Corporation announced it has sold a second TranSim(TM) simulator to National Tractor Trailer School (NTTS), based in Buffalo, New York and Liverpool, New York. ... Continue reading
Kia Selects New Advertising Agency
Kia Motors America announced that David and Goliath Advertising in Los Angeles will become its agency of record on Feb. 15, 2000, replacing Goldberg Moser O'Neill of San Francisco. ... Continue reading
KRUG'S Klippan Subsidiary Receives Two Gold Awards For its Safety Seats
KRUG International Corp. announced that its European subsidiary, Klippan Limited, earned Mother & Baby Magazine's highest awards for its Prima and Futura automobile safety seats at the Mother & Baby Magazine's awards ceremony in London. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip heads home after frightening day in Atlanta
Michael Waltrip heads home after frightening day in Atlanta ... Continue reading
Nationwide Crackdown Takes Aim at Deadbeat Drivers
"Drivers who consciously break the law and knowingly place children at deadly risk by failing to buckle them up are deadbeat drivers and they need to be stopped, ticketed and fined to protect innocent children." ... Continue reading
NetSol Intl Announces the Addition of Chrysler to Its Fortune 500 Customer List
NetSol International, Inc., announced the addition of Chrysler Finance, Australia to the contract between Network Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd., a subsidiary of NetSol International, and Mercedes- Benz Finance, Australia (MBFA). ... Continue reading
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North Carolina Given Top Grade for Anti-Driving While Impaired Efforts
North Carolina was named as one of only four states to receive a grade of "A-" or better for its attention to the problem of drinking and driving, according to a "Rating of the States 2000" report released today by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). ... Continue reading
Novamerican Steel Discusses Forming a Joint Venture With Bethlehem Steel
Novamerican Steel Inc. announced that it is in discussions to form a joint venture with Bethlehem Steel Corporation to produce steel tubes for use in hydroforming automobile and truck parts. ... Continue reading
OEA Announces First Quarter Results
OEA, Inc. announced increased sales and improved gross margins for its first quarter ended October 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
PeopleFirst.com Introduces New Concept in Used Auto Financing
Online auto loan leader PeopleFirst.com (http://www.peoplefirst.com) announced the introduction of the first online auto financing program by an Internet company that supports private-party used vehicle purchases. ... Continue reading
PugetSound Energy to Give WTO Delegates a Clean Ride During Conference
Delegates attending next week's World Trade Organization conference in Seattle will help reduce vehicle emissions every time they travel in their cars, which will operate exclusively on Puget Sound Energy's clean-burning natural gas. ... Continue reading
RALLY: 55th Network Q Rally of Great Britain, End of Leg 2
RALLY: 55th Network Q Rally of Great Britain, End of Leg 2 ... Continue reading
RALLY: McRae slithers out of promising fourth place
McRae slithers out of promising fourth place ... Continue reading
Rent-A-Wreck Purchases and Retires 400,000 Shares -- 10.1% -- of its Common Stock
Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc. purchased and retired 400,000 shares of it outstanding common stock for $790,000. ... Continue reading
Sense Technologies Announces Major Order Placed for New Auto Backup Warning System
Sense Technologies, Inc. announced the receipt of an order of 30,000 units of its Guardian Alert(TM) microwave backup device. The Guardian Alert(TM) alerts a driver of a pending collision while backing a vehicle. ... Continue reading
Sheet Steel Industry is Key Participant in DoD IMPACT Program
American Iron and Steel will contribute nearly $2.6 m in cash, in-kind services and materials to IMPACT to develop strategies for reducing weight, enhancing performance, improving mobility and increasing fuel economy of tactical trucks for the U.S. Army. ... Continue reading
Slater Joins in Launching National Effort To Enforce Seat Belt, Child Seat Laws
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater joined other national leaders in launching the Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign's fifth Operation ABC Mobilization, a nationwide effort to enforce child passenger and seat belt laws. ... Continue reading
Southern California's Thanksgiving Travelers Will Stay ``Local'' This Weekend
Nearly 2 million Southern Californians are projected to travel the state's roads and freeways this weekend en route to their Thanksgiving destinations, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading
Starcraft Corporation Continues to Post Solid Financial Gains
Starcraft Corporation announced year-end and fourth quarter results. For the fiscal 1999 year, ended October 3, 1999, sales were $89.5 million, up 69 percent from 1998 sales of $53.1 million. ... Continue reading
Tilden Associates, Inc. Increases Assets, Purchases First Income Property
Tilden Associates, Inc. which operates under the name of Tilden Car Care Centers, reported it has purchased its first income property associated with the company's franchise operation. ... Continue reading
TRW Divests Diesel Systems Business; Reports on Reduction of Acquisition-Related Debt
TRW Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its Lucas Diesel Systems and associated aftermarket business to Delphi Automotive Systems. ... Continue reading
Unibex and the Automotive Parts Rebuilders Ass. Launch Marketplace
Unibex and the Automotive Parts Rebuilders Association announced the launch of BuyReman.com, an online business community powered by Unibex's e-marketplace service, the Universal Business Exchange. ... Continue reading
USAC: Darland and Lakatos Win; Leffler returns for 'Turkey Night'
USAC: Darland and Lakatos Win; Leffler returns for 'Turkey Night' ... Continue reading
USAC: Eight drivers split $30,000 'Road to Indy' bonus money
USAC: Eight drivers split $30,000 'Road to Indy' bonus money ... Continue reading
Warrantech and SEC Resolve Accounting Issues
Warrantech Corporation announced that it has received a letter from the Office of Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission which stated that it does not object to Warrantech's revenue recognition policy. ... Continue reading
ZAPWORLD.COM Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 1999 Results
ZAPWORLD.COM announced financial results for the three months ended September 30, 1999. Revenues of $1,767,000 were recorded during third quarter fiscal 1999, an increase of $537,300 or 44% over 1998's third quarter revenues of $1,229,700. ... Continue reading
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