AAA Selects M&I Data Services To Provide Financial Services
AAA announced the selection of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and its subsidiary companies, M&I Data Services, its Origins division and M&I Bank, to provide banking products and services to AAA members in the United States. ... Continue reading
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 17 YEAR 2000
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 17 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading
Business Week: Spike Lee Pitching Jaguars?
In an unusual alliance, Jaguar Cars has hired filmmaker Spike Lee to produce a series of Internet ads and promotional videos it hopes will attract more well-heeled African Americans and other hip young urbanites, Business Week reports. ... Continue reading
Buyout Proposal For Cherry Corporation
The Cherry Corp announced that it has received a proposal from Peter Cherry for the acquisition by Peter Cherry and affiliated trusts and entities of all of the outstanding common stock not now owned by Mr. Cherry and his affiliates for $18.75 pershare ... Continue reading
CARSTAR Adds Mann's CARSTAR Collision Center
CARSTAR, the nation's largest collision repair organization, announces that it has awarded a franchise to Mann's Auto Body in Festus, Mo. ... Continue reading
Ceradyne, Inc. Reports Strong First Quarter 2000 Results
Ceradyne, Inc. reported net income of $1,156,000 or $0.14 per share, diluted and basic, for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, compared to net income of $48,000 or $0.01 per share for first quarter 1999. ... Continue reading
Chrysler LHS Review ... Continue reading
Copart Acquires New Facility in Abilene, Texas
Copart, Inc. announced the acquisition of Broka's of Abilene, Texas. ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation and Kinseki, Ltd. Announce Joint Strategic Relationship
CTS Corporation announced the formation of a joint strategic relationship with Kinseki, Ltd. of Kanagawa, Japan. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of April 24, 2000
DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of April 24, 2000. ... Continue reading
Edwards leaves Australia in second place in World Superbike standings
Edwards leaves Australia in second place in World Superbike standings ... Continue reading
EMAZING Partners With DEWALT & Lowe's Stores in a 'Power'ful Contest
EMAZING.com, a leading provider of free, emailed content to Internet users, announced it will be the online partner in the DEWALT "Power Drive" contest, which will be featured in more than 500 Lowe's hardware stores across the country. ... Continue reading
Engelhard Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Catalytic Converters
This year marks the 25th anniversary of catalytic converters on automobiles in the U.S., as they were first used on model-year 1975 vehicles. The technology is still acknowledged as the best option for future improvements in air quality. ... Continue reading
Final Days for Auto Europe's Spring Savings Incentives
Time is running out for travelers to take advantage of Auto Europe's Spring Savings Incentives. ... Continue reading
Finalist Named for American Truck Dealers' "Dealer of the Year"
Sixteen years ago, William K. Reilley, Sr. moved his family to Brookfield, Wis., and took over the management of a nearly defunct truck dealership. ... Continue reading
Fleetwood Expects Fourth Quarter Earnings To Be Below Analysts' Estimates
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. indicated that earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year that will end April 30, 2000 will be below the prior year, and will fall short of analysts' expectations, primarily due to difficult market conditions. ... Continue reading
Ford and Compuware Open Application Management Centers in Europe
Compuware Corporation and Ford Motor Company announced they have signed an agreement to fully implement Application Management Centers (AMCs) in Essex, United Kingdom and Cologne, Germany. ... Continue reading
Formula One: BMW F1 Silverstone race report
BMW F1 Silverstone race ... Continue reading
Getty Petroleum Marketing and Precision Auto Care Announce Alliance
Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. and Precision Auto Care, Inc. announced the formation of a strategic alliance to test Precision Auto Care's franchise systems at Getty service stations in New England. ... Continue reading
GMAC Selects Homesite as Its Exclusive Homeowners Insurance Partner
Homesite Insurance announced that it has entered into a long- term partnership with GMAC Insurance, the insurance arm of General Motors Acceptance Corporation. ... Continue reading
Heafner and T.O. Haas Agree to Merge Operations
Heafner Tire Group, Inc. and T.O. Haas Tire Company, Inc. of Lincoln, NE announced they have reached agreement to combine their operations. ... Continue reading
iProcure Wins Supplier Hall of Fame Award From Lear
Datastream Systems, Inc. announced that Lear Corporation, a Fortune 150 global automotive supplier, has selected Datastream to receive its Supplier Hall of Fame Award for 1999. ... Continue reading
IRL: Odds go against Blueprint Racing at Vegas Indy 300
IRL: Odds go against Blueprint Racing at Vegas Indy 300 ... Continue reading
Key Auto Finance and CarDay Join Forces
Key Auto Finance, a division of Key Bank USA, and CarDay, Inc., a new Internet auction site for used cars, have entered into an exclusive partnership to provide financing to CarDay customers seeking auto financing or refinancing. ... Continue reading
Lexus ES300 (2000) Review ... Continue reading
Marshall & Ilsley's Origins(TM) Subsidiary and AAA Team
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation announced AAA has selected M&I, and its subsidiary companies, M&I Data Services, its Origins division, and M&I Bank, to provide banking products and services to potentially more than 37M AAA members in the US. ... Continue reading
Mechanical Dynamics Reports 14% Growth in Revenue For Q1
Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. reported revenue of $10.7 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000, compared to $10.4 million in revenue for the corresponding period in 1999. ... Continue reading
MISC: Valvoline Online Racing Auction to Benefit Big Brothers
RALLY: Marcus Gronholm continues to lead in Sweden ... Continue reading
MSN CarPoint Gives Consumers a Reason to Cruise Online
The MSN(TM) CarPoint(TM) online automotive service announced that it will give away one of the most in-demand cars this year as part of its two-month-long"PT Cruiser Sweepstakes.*" ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Martin Prefers 'Race' Tracks
NASCAR: Martin Prefers 'Race' Tracks ... Continue reading
NASCAR Touring: Bigley is 'Peerless' in Slim Jim All Pro Series
Bigley is 'Peerless' in Slim Jim All Pro Series ... Continue reading
New 36-Volt Car Battery To Make Clearer Skies
The expected transition from today's 12-volt to a new 36-volt automotive battery will greatly reduce vehicle emissions, industry experts report. ... Continue reading
NHRA: Amato Says Golf Is Fun, But Racing Is Better
NHRA: Amato Says Golf Is Fun, But Racing Is Better ... Continue reading
NHRA: Team JEG'S Looks To Stay Focused And Keep Winning
Team JEG'S Looks To Stay Focused And Keep Winning ... Continue reading
NHRA Trucks: Moving Backwards To Go Forward
Moving Backwards To Go Forward ... Continue reading
Pick-Ups Plus' Columbus, Ohio Store Sets Record For First Month In Business
Pick-Ups Plus, Inc. announced that its newest franchise in Columbus, Ohio had record sales of over $37,000 for its first month of operation during its shake-down and training period. ... Continue reading
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (2000)
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe (2000) Review ... Continue reading
The board of directors of PPG Industries declared a regular quarterly dividend of 40 cents a share, payable June 12 to shareholders of record May 10. ... Continue reading
Priceline.com Reports Record First Quarter Financial Results
Priceline.com reported record first quarter financial results driven by the largest quarterly customer base increase in priceline.com's history and strong sequential momentum in both revenue and gross margin dollars. ... Continue reading
Rockford Corporation Announces Initial Public Offering Of 2,950,000 Shares of Common Stock
Rockford Corporation announced the initial public offering of 2,950,000 shares of its Common Stock at a price of $11.00 per share. ... Continue reading
SAE SoCal - Upcoming Events - May 2000
Mayday Mayday!!!! The end of our 1999/2000 section year is rapidly approaching. ... Continue reading
SJAPS, NASCAR Touring, 2000 statistics
SJAPS, NASCAR Touring, 2000 statistics ... Continue reading
SJAPS, NASCAR Touring Point Standings thru 4/22
SJAPS, NASCAR Touring Point Standings thru 4/22 ... Continue reading
Spartan Motors Completes Repurchase of Half a Million Shares
Spartan Motors, Inc. announced it has completed the repurchase of 558,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. ... Continue reading
Subaru Legacy GT LTD Sedan (2000)
Subaru Legacy GT LTD Sedan Review ... Continue reading
Tenneco Automotive Bank Loan Rated `BB' By Fitch IBCA
Tenneco Automotive Inc.'s (Tenneco) senior secured bank term loan is rated `BB' by Fitch IBCA. The company's senior unsecured debt rating is `BB-` and its 11 5/8% senior subordinated debentures due 2009 are rated `B+'. ... Continue reading
Thrifty Car Rental Sweepstakes to Award Prizes to Winning Agent
Thrifty Car Rental wants travel agents to have a PT or "Perfectly Thrifty" summer, so is going to award one lucky sweepstakes winner with: ... Continue reading
TRISM, Inc. Announces Order of 315 New Tractors
TRISM, Inc. announced the order of 315 new Freightliner Columbia 2001 model year tractors. ... Continue reading
TRW Test Of Alpha Laser Sets Records For Output Power And Quality
In a demonstration of the rising maturity of high-energy lasers, TRW has conducted a test of the Alpha high-energy laser that produced a 25 percent increase in the laser's output power and improved its quality. ... Continue reading
Twenty New Penn Drivers Recognized for Million-mile Safety Achievements
New Penn Motor Express, Inc., a subsidiary of Arnold Industries, Inc., recently honored 20 drivers who achieved a new safety milestone in 1999. ... Continue reading
USAC: MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale
USAC: MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale ... Continue reading
USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Tucson
USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Tucson ... Continue reading
Vertica Software Announces iComply(TM) Communicator
Vertica Software, Inc. announced the release of the first module in its Web-based iComply(TM) system for environmental management. ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 310,230 units, down from the 391,344 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading
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