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Monday, August 28, 2000

Advanced HEXFET Power MOSFETs Improve Automotive Electrical Systems

International Rectifier broadened its line of low-voltage, automotive-specific HEXFET(R) power MOSFETs for electrical systems, such as anti-lock braking system, electric power assisted steering and integrated starter-alternator systems. ... Continue reading

Air Quality Management District and GM Announce Clean Air Partnership

South Coast Air Quality Management District and General Motors will announce an innovative partnership intended to clean the air and reduce the pollution that directly affects all residents, young people in particular, in the region. ... Continue reading

American Quantum Cycles to Merge With American Motorcycle Company

American Quantum Cycles, Inc. and American Motorcycle Company (AMC) of Delaware announced an agreement to merge their business operations. ... Continue reading

ARCA Kentucky Speedway Finals: Blue Grass Quality Meats 200

ARCA Kentucky Speedway Finals ... Continue reading

Arnold Industries Grants 38 Scholarships to Employees' Children

ArvinMeritor Appoints Beth Gurnack To VP, Investor Relations

ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced the appointment of Beth Gurnack to the position of vice president, Investor Relations, reporting to Lin Cummins, senior vice president, Communications. ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Opens New Exhaust Systems Headquarters and Tech Center

ArvinMeritor, Inc., officially opened a state-of-the-art, 60,000-square-foot Exhaust Systems Headquarters and Engineering Facility in its Columbus Technology Center in Columbus, Ind. ... Continue reading

Auto Europe Offers Special Discounts to Travel Agents

Auto Europe wants to show its appreciation to their travel agents by offering them a wide range of discounts on car and cellular phone rentals as well as 15% commissions for travel agents. ... Continue reading

Autofusion Reports Three Consecutive Months of Profitability

Autofusion Corporation, the leader in Internet car-buying technology, announced it has reported profits for the past three consecutive months, beginning in May. ... Continue reading

Auto Industry Accelerates Toward E-Business

Automotive industry executives are quickly realizing the importance of the Internet, but are uncertain how to make e- business technology work for them, according to a survey sponsored by Computer Sciences Corp and Automotive Industries. ... Continue reading

AutoPlanet Announces Online 4-Car Giveaway Sweepstakes

AutoPlanet announced that they are giving away four of the year's hottest new vehicles in an online sweepstakes, including the Acura RL, Chrysler PT Cruiser, Honda S2000 Roadster and the Toyota Land Cruiser. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 35 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 35 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading

Bridgestone/Firestone to Retain Independent Tire Expert

Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. announced that it will retain a leading expert or experts to conduct an independent analysis of incidents involving tires affected by a nationwide voluntary, safety recall. ... Continue reading

Car and Driver Magazine Names Daniel Pund Associate Editor

Car and Driver magazine announced that Daniel Pund has been named associate editor at the magazine. ... Continue reading

Consumers Save in Gas Purchases With Carclub.com's Discounts

Tens of thousands of Carclub.com members seeking relief from high gas prices have together saved more than $570,000, J.D. Power Clubs announced. ... Continue reading

Copart Announces an Agreement to Acquire up to 23 Sadisco Facilities

Copart, Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire up to 23 locations of the Sadisco chain of salvage auctions from Charles H. Powers. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Announces Expansion at Mercedes-Benz Plant in Alabama

DaimlerChrysler AG (DCAG) will invest $600 million in a major expansion at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, site to double production for the next generation Mercedes-Benz M-Class sport utility vehicle. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Extends Tender Offer for Detroit Diesel

DaimlerChrysler announced that it has extended its $23.00 per share cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Detroit Diesel Corporation. ... Continue reading

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Detroit Diesel Delivers 2500th Series 2000 Engine

Detroit Diesel Corporation announced the shipment of the 2500th Series 2000 engine. The engine, a 16V2000 industrial model, is destined for an oil well fracturing unit for Sanjel Corporation. ... Continue reading

Don't Take A Bath When Purchasing A Used Car, Warns The I.I.I.

Buying a reliable used car can be tricky for many consumers in New Jersey. This fall, the task may be more daunting because many used cars were flooded by the torrential rains that hit North-Central New Jersey. ... Continue reading

Drivers Urged to Use Caution as Kids Head Back to School

Back-to-school means more children will be walking or riding their bicycles near traffic, increasing their risk of a deadly collision with a motor vehicle. ... Continue reading

Efforts Launched to Save Lives on North Carolina Roadways

Law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates from across the state gathered in Raleigh to pledge stepped-up public education and enforcement of the state's seat belt and child passenger safety laws. ... Continue reading

Ensera Accelerates Automation Pace in Collision Repair Process

In a move that is expected to expand its operating base, Ensera Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire Go Media Inc. and its goClaims.com division based in Scottsdale, Ariz., announced Anthony Aquila, Ensera's founder and chief executive officer. ... Continue reading

Executive Changes at Orbital

Orbital Engine Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Keith Halliwell as Company Secretary. ... Continue reading

Firestone CEO Ordered to Testify in Case Involving Two Deaths

Texas District Judge John Pope ordered Bridgestone/Firestone to present its CEO for a deposition in a case brought on behalf of the families who were killed in May 1999 while travelling in a Ford Explorer equipped with now-recalled Firestone ATX tires. ... Continue reading

Firestone Reaching One Million Mark in Drive to Replace Recalled Tires

Bridgestone/Firestone and other tire retailers will pass the 1 million tire mark in the drive to replace recalled Wilderness AT tires in size P235/75R15, Radial ATX, and Radial ATX II tires in the same size. ... Continue reading

FirstCity Completes Sale of 49% of Its Auto-Lending Unit

FirstCity Financial Corporation announced that it has successfully completed the previously announced sale of 49% of its auto-lending unit, as well as a corporate debt restructure. ... Continue reading

Ford Dealers Form E-Commerce Joint Venture

The Ford Dealer Council announced the formation of an independent Internet-based enterprise, FordDirect.com, that will offer customers direct purchases of Ford brand cars and trucks online. ... Continue reading

Ford's Response to Comments on the Firestone Tread Separation

The following statement is attributable to Helen Petrauskas, Ford vice president - Environmental and Safety Engineering: ... Continue reading

Forecast Predicts Surge in End Users to Revitalize Gauge Aftermarket

Automotive gauge manufacturers have always relied on aging baby boomers to support this market, but now, with a new, younger generation emerging, the market is poised to experience healthy future growth. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Belgian GP race report, BMW Williams F1

Belgian GP race: BMW WilliamsF1 ... Continue reading

Formula One: Hakkinen's thrilling move clinches victory in Belgian Grand Prix

Formula One: Hakkinen's thrilling move clinches victory in Belgian Grand Prix ... Continue reading

Formula One: Reliabiity and teamwork, but BAR Honda just misses out on points

Honda F1 race report from Spa ... Continue reading

GDT Enhances Transportation Product Team

Geographic Data Technology, Inc., a developer of premier map databases, announced that it has restructured its transportation product team to better coordinate the street database needs of its diverse customer set. ... Continue reading

GDT Enhances Transportation Product Team

General Motors Service Operations Approves Microphonics Model AO7

General Motors Service Operations has approved the Microphonics Model AO7 for distribution to General Motors dealerships across the US. Microphonics will introduce the Model AO7 to the more than 10,000 dealers through SPX/Dealer Equipment and Services. ... Continue reading

Gentex Ships Automatic-Dimming Mirrors for Ford F-Series

Gentex Corporation, the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, has begun shipping interior automatic- dimming mirrors for the Ford F-Series Pickup. ... Continue reading

Gibbons dominant at Mosport in CASCAR Castrol Super Series

CASCAR Castrol Super Series - Mosport UAP/NAPA 250km Results ... Continue reading

giggo.com Establishes Base for National Operations At Alliance

giggo.com, the web's premier online automotive financing and shopping resource, has established "giggo garage," the company's base for national operations, at the 9,600-acre Alliance development in North Texas. ... Continue reading

giggo.com Establishes Base for National Operations At Alliance

Greenlight.com Teams up With Credit Online

Credit Online, Inc. announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Greenlight.com, a leading online car buying company, to offer new car buyers more options to quickly obtain online financing at the Greenlight.com Website. ... Continue reading

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Begins Building its Team

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (HMA) announces the hiring process for managerial and technical positions has begun. ... Continue reading

Honda S2000 (2000)

Honda S2000 (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Named Title Sponsor of Hyundai Team Matches

Hyundai Motor America makes its first venture into professional golf as the title sponsor of the Hyundai Team Matches, formerly known as the Diners Club Matches. ... Continue reading

InsWeb Honored Again by Forbes

For the second time this year, InsWeb has received "Best of the Web" honors by Forbes. ... Continue reading

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD (2000)

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD (2000) Review ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls and Polymer Group Announce Strategic Partnership

Johnson Controls, Inc. and Polymer Group, Inc. announced that they have entered into a mutually exclusive strategic supplier partnership. ... Continue reading

'Kingsley Coach Announces Participation in Celebrity Skeet Shoot'

The Kingsley Coach Inc. announced that it will be a sponsor and participant in the 7th Annual Louise Mandrell Celebrity Skeet Shoot being held September 8th and September 9th. ... Continue reading

Millennia Vision Helps Build B2B Portal for Tool and Equipment Market

Millennia Vision, a full-service provider (FSP) of e-business solutions, celebrated its involvement in bringing the automotive equipment market to the Internet with the launch of Ontool.com. ... Continue reading

Millennium Motorsports Secures $50,000,000 Line of Credit

Millennium Motorsports, Inc. has secured a line of credit for $50,000,000 from Oxford International, Inc. (Oxford), a wholly owned subsidiary of National Institute Companies of America, Inc. ... Continue reading

Monro Muffler Brake Announces Joint Promotion With Priceline WebHouse

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc., announced a joint promotion with Priceline WebHouse Club(SM), at www.priceline.com. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Martin Moves Up in Points

NASCAR: Martin Moves Up in Points ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Ruttman Gets Third Win In 2000, Sixth Win For Dodge

NASCAR Trucks: Ruttman Gets Third Win In 2000, Sixth Win For Dodge ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Sears Craftsman 175 Race Results, Chicago

NASCAR Trucks: Sears Craftsman 175 Race Results, Chicago ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bristol like a game of blackjack for Chad Little

NASCAR WCUP: Bristol like a game of blackjack for Chad Little ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bristol Post Race Notes and Quotes, Dale Jarrett