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Friday, April 28, 2000

97th AAA Annual Meeting Set for May in Boston

97th AAA Annual Meeting Set for May in Boston

Nearly 1,000 delegates and auto club executives will gather at the Boston Marriott Copley Place May 8-9 for AAA's 97th Annual Meeting. ... Continue reading

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Reports First Quarter 2000 Results

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Reports First Quarter 2000 Results

Aftermarket Technology Corp. reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Algor Superview Provides Comprehensive and Efficient Postprocessing

Algor Superview Provides Comprehensive and Efficient Postprocessing

Algor, Inc. announced the release of Superview 13, a complete FEA postprocessing and presentation package that allows engineers to quickly evaluate and present the results of an analysis. ... Continue reading

AMA: Who will challenge Mladin at Sears Point Superbike Race?

AMA: Who will challenge Mladin at Sears Point Superbike Race?

WHO WILL CHALLENGE MLADIN AT SEARS POINT AMA CHEVY TRUCKS U.S. SUPERBIKE RACE? ... Continue reading

ASA: Montgomery ASA Event to Be Known As ACTIONLINE 300

ASA: Montgomery ASA Event to Be Known As ACTIONLINE 300

Montgomery ASA Event to Be Known As ACTIONLINE 300 ... Continue reading

Avis Europe plc AGM Trading Update

Avis Europe plc AGM Trading Update

=1999 was another year of excellent progress for the Group in which we achieved further strong profit growth. ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Q1 EPS Up 16%

BorgWarner Q1 EPS Up 16%

BorgWarner Inc. reported that first quarter earnings were up 16% to $1.53 per share on record sales of $730.2 million. ... Continue reading

Car and Driver Rolls '10Best' Tour Into Malls

Car and Driver Rolls '10Best' Tour Into Malls

And they're off! ... again. Car and Driver magazine is rolling its annual "10Best Tour Across America" into malls across the nation. ... Continue reading

CarJockey.com's Streamlines Automobile Trade, Accelerates Subscribing Dealers

CarJockey.com's Streamlines Automobile Trade, Accelerates Subscribing Dealers

Consumers may want to consider their local dealer's web site the next time that they are looking for a bargain on a vehicle. ... Continue reading

CeleXx Launches Powerful New Application for the Auto Industry

CeleXx Launches Powerful New Application for the Auto Industry

CeleXx Corporation announced the formation of the CeleXx Special Applications Group and the launch of a powerful new product that links automobile dealers across the United States. ... Continue reading

Clarity Exhibits its Voice Enabling Clear CVC Technology

Clarity Exhibits its Voice Enabling Clear CVC Technology

Clarity LLC (http://www.clarityco.com/), previewed its proprietary enabling software technology for voice interface applications, including hands free cellular communications in automobiles. ... Continue reading

Class Action Filed on Behalf of Pennsylvania Purchasers of GM Vehicles

Class Action Filed on Behalf of Pennsylvania Purchasers of GM Vehicles

A class action lawsuit was filed in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas against General Motors Corporation. ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Posts Record First Quarter Results

Collins & Aikman Posts Record First Quarter Results

Collins & Aikman Corporation reported record first quarter automotive sales and operating income. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's Thomas A. Dattilo Named Chairman, President and CEO

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's Thomas A. Dattilo Named Chairman, President and CEO

As anticipated since an announcement made in February of this year, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's Thomas A. Dattilo assumed the roles of chairman, president and chief executive officer. Dattilo succeeds Patrick W. Rooney, who is retiring. ... Continue reading

Dana's Offers Redesigned Website, Adds Customer Value

Dana's Offers Redesigned Website, Adds Customer Value

OEM engineers, program managers, and others involved in designing and building new vehicles will find a new resource for "under-the-vehicle" technology, innovations, and news online at the new website of Dana's Automotive Systems Group. ... Continue reading

eAutoclaims.com and Transformation Processing Announce Merger

eAutoclaims.com and Transformation Processing Announce Merger

eAutoclaims.com and Transformation Processing Inc. are delighted to announce the execution of a definitive merger agreement which will be effective once appropriate filings have been made. ... Continue reading

Ford Sponsors St. Louis Seminar to Generate Business for Minority Suppliers

Ford Sponsors St. Louis Seminar to Generate Business for Minority Suppliers

Ford Motor Company and the St. Louis Minority Business Development Council are hosting a networking seminar that will link together 150 majority and minority suppliers. ... Continue reading

gloPeX.com Secures First Round of Financing

gloPeX.com Secures First Round of Financing

gloPeX.com, a commercially neutral business-to-business exchange dedicated to the global automotive aftermarket -- announced the completion of its first-round financing. ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Long wait over for Vasser at Indianapolis

INDY 500: Long wait over for Vasser at Indianapolis

INDY 500: Long wait over for Vasser at Indianapolis ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Official Entry List, 2000 Indianapolis 500

INDY 500: Official Entry List, 2000 Indianapolis 500

Montgomery ASA Event to Be Known As ACTIONLINE 300 ... Continue reading

Internet Operations Center Hires Cynthia Symington As PR Manager

Internet Operations Center Hires Cynthia Symington As PR Manager

Internet Operations Center, Inc., a leading application service provider focused on the automotive industry has hired Cynthia Symington, as public relations manager. ... Continue reading

MANUFACTURERS: Reynard prepares 2KQ-LM Sports Racing Car for Le Mans test day

MANUFACTURERS: Reynard prepares 2KQ-LM Sports Racing Car for Le Mans test day

Reynard prepares 2KQ-LM Sports Racing Car for Le Mans test day ... Continue reading

MotorVac Reports Results for First Quarter 2000

MotorVac Reports Results for First Quarter 2000

MotorVac Technologies Inc. announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000, including a 17% increase in earnings per share compared to the first quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

MSX Introduces Its Latest Staffing Procurement Innovation

MSX Introduces Its Latest Staffing Procurement Innovation

MSX International will introduce an innovative staffing procurement system -- b2bBuyer(TM) at the 85th Annual NAPM International Purchasing Conference and Educational Exhibit on April 30 - May 2, in New Orleans, booth numbers 256 and 257. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Auto Club 300 First Round Qualifying, Fontana

NASCAR BGN: Auto Club 300 First Round Qualifying, Fontana

NASCAR BGN: Auto Club 300 First Round Qualifying, Fontana ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: First Round Qualifying, Fontana

NASCAR WCUP: First Round Qualifying, Fontana

NASCAR WCUP: First Round Qualifying, Fonatana ... Continue reading

NHRA: Fresh Horses Spur Effort by Castrol Super Clean Trucks

NHRA: Fresh Horses Spur Effort by Castrol Super Clean Trucks

NHRA: Fresh Horses Spur Effort by Castrol Super Clean Trucks ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Al Unser Jr., and Rick Galles discuss testing at Indy

NorthernLight IRL: Al Unser Jr., and Rick Galles discuss testing at Indy

NorthernLight IRL: Al Unser Jr., and Rick Galles discuss testing at Indy ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Hearn to drive for Pagan Racing at Indy

NorthernLight IRL: Hearn to drive for Pagan Racing at Indy

NorthernLight IRL: Hearn to drive for Pagan Racing at Indy ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Oldsmobile ahead of the game with Northern Light Series success

NorthernLight IRL: Oldsmobile ahead of the game with Northern Light Series success

NorthernLight IRL: Oldsmobile ahead of the game with Northern Light Series success ... Continue reading

Onyx Acceptance Prices $450 Million in Asset Backed Notes

Onyx Acceptance Prices $450 Million in Asset Backed Notes

Onyx Acceptance Corporation announced the pricing of a $450 million offering of automobile receivables-backed notes through Merrill Lynch & Company, Chase Securities Inc. and Salomon Smith Barney. ... Continue reading

Open Wheel: Al Boenker Racing '2000 Tour of Texas

Open Wheel: Al Boenker Racing '2000 Tour of Texas

Open Wheel: Al Boenker Racing '2000 Tour of Texas ... Continue reading

Pick-Ups Plus Announces Study Results

Pick-Ups Plus Announces Study Results

Pick-Ups Plus, Inc. announced the partial results of a study done by Media Force, Pick-Ups Plus' new marketing consultant. ... Continue reading

Rexhall Industries Announces First Quarter Results

Rexhall Industries Announces First Quarter Results

Rexhall Industries, Inc. announced lower sales and earnings for its first quarter ended March 31, 2000, reflecting the reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy of its largest dealer. ... Continue reading

Roadway Express Expands Operations in Mexico With Three New Terminals

Roadway Express Expands Operations in Mexico With Three New Terminals

Roadway Express, Inc., one of the nation's largest less-than- truckload carriers, has expanded its Mexican operations with the opening of three new service terminals. ... Continue reading

SCCA: Cunningham to run BMW in GT after all

SCCA: Cunningham to run BMW in GT after all

SCCA: Cunningham to run BMW in GT after all ... Continue reading

SCCA: Jeff Tarr Takes Leave of Absence; Peter Ackroyd Named Replacement

SCCA: Jeff Tarr Takes Leave of Absence; Peter Ackroyd Named Replacement

Jeff Tarr Takes Leave of Absence; Peter Ackroyd Named Replacement ... Continue reading

SCCA: Mike Richards fund to benefit American Cancer Society

SCCA: Mike Richards fund to benefit American Cancer Society

SCCA: Mike Richards fund to benefit American Cancer Society ... Continue reading

SCCA: Recovering Tarr to miss remainder of 2000 season after Charlotte crash

SCCA: Recovering Tarr to miss remainder of 2000 season after Charlotte crash

SCCA: Recovering Tarr to miss remainder of 2000 season after Charlotte crash ... Continue reading

Sesame Street, Safefit and The Right Start to Sponsor Sweepstakes

Sesame Street, Safefit and The Right Start to Sponsor Sweepstakes

Sesame Street's Big Bird and Elmo are joining forces with SafeFit and The Right Start to sponsor "Buckle Up, America!" Sweepstakes, during the month of May. ... Continue reading

Standard & Poor's DRI Opens Detroit-Area Office

Standard & Poor's DRI Opens Detroit-Area Office

Standard & Poor's DRI, a leading global provider of economic and industry information, forecasting and consulting services, announced the opening of a Detroit-area office. ... Continue reading

Starcraft Continues Strong Financial Gains in Second Quarter

Starcraft Continues Strong Financial Gains in Second Quarter

Starcraft Corporation announced second quarter results for the quarter ended April 2, 2000. ... Continue reading

Super Sunday Indy Automotive Swap Meet and Car Sale

Super Sunday Indy Automotive Swap Meet and Car Sale

On May 7 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, West Pavilion, Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana's largest all indoor, All Chevrolet and Corvette Automotive Swap Meet and Car Sale. ... Continue reading

Telcontar Launches Drill Down Server to Support Telematics

Telcontar Launches Drill Down Server to Support Telematics

Telcontar, the Silicon-Valley-based software and application service provider, is formally launching its Drill Down Server technology at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's Meeting and Exposition in Boston, May 1 through 4. ... Continue reading

Texas Jury Sends Ford $20 Million Message for Faulty Airbags

Texas Jury Sends Ford $20 Million Message for Faulty Airbags

A Dallas Texas jury Thursday told Ford Motor Company to pay $20 million in compensatory damages for injuries that an airbag in a 1995 Mustang caused to 2-year old Samantha Roblez. ... Continue reading

The Morgan Group, Inc., Reports 2000 First-Quarter Financial Results

The Morgan Group, Inc., Reports 2000 First-Quarter Financial Results

The Morgan Group, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2000, ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Thor Surprised at Coachmen's Rejection of its Premium Merger Offer

Thor Surprised at Coachmen's Rejection of its Premium Merger Offer

Thor Industries, Inc. announced that it was surprised and disappointed that the Coachmen Industries, Inc Board of Directors had again rejected Thor's merger offer. ... Continue reading

Union Acceptance Corporation Appoints New Director

Union Acceptance Corporation Appoints New Director

Union Acceptance Corporation, one of the nation's largest independent, indirect automobile finance companies, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Michael G. Stout as a director of the Company. ... Continue reading

Viasystems Group, Inc. Plans to Acquire Top Line Electronics Corporation

Viasystems Group, Inc. Plans to Acquire Top Line Electronics Corporation

Viasystems Group, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Top Line Electronics Corporation, a full turnkey electronics manufacturing services provider located in San Jose, California. ... Continue reading

Vitts Networks Signs Agreement With New England Speedway

Vitts Networks Signs Agreement With New England Speedway

Vitts Networks announced that it has entered into a three-year agreement with NASCAR and New Hampshire International Speedway, New England's only super speedway, to provide high-speed Internet connections for the media covering the upcoming races. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 332,011 units, up from the 305,714 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

Wave of Nostalgia Hits the New York Auto Show

Wave of Nostalgia Hits the New York Auto Show

The Polk Company released the sixth in a series of trend reports direct from the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) floor at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. ... Continue reading

Wolf Haldenstein Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Autodesk Inc

Wolf Haldenstein Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Autodesk Inc

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP announces that it filed a securities class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of investors who bought Autodesk Inc. stock. ... Continue reading

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