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Wednesday, January 3, 2001

411 New Dealerships Join Supplier Network

411 New Dealerships Join Supplier Network

Parts.com, Inc. announced the addition of 411 new dealerships raising the total dealership distribution tops 2,000 and continues a remarkable ramp-up of distribution points. ... Continue reading

Air Quality and Petroleum Consumption to Drive Alternative Fuel Market

Air Quality and Petroleum Consumption to Drive Alternative Fuel Market

Industry and government leaders have identified these major trends that will contribute to the growth of the alternative fuels vehicle industry's growth for 2001: ... Continue reading

American Honda Sets All-Time Sales Records

American Honda Sets All-Time Sales Records

American Honda set all-time calendar year sales records for cars, light trucks and total vehicles in 2000, according to sales figures released by American Honda Motor Co. Inc. It was the fourth straight year of record American Honda sales. ... Continue reading

Audi Breaks All-Time U.S. Sales Record

Audi Breaks All-Time U.S. Sales Record

Audi of America reported its all-time best sales year and has broken its U.S. sales record of 74,061 units sold in 1985. ... Continue reading

Automotive Technical Resources Completes First-Round Venture Funding

Automotive Technical Resources Completes First-Round Venture Funding

Automotive Technical Resources, Inc. (ATRi), a leading provider of automotive diagnostics and integrated information delivery systems, announced the completion of a $2 million round of venture funding. ... Continue reading

Ballard Delivers Mark 900 Fuel Cells to Nissan

Ballard Delivers Mark 900 Fuel Cells to Nissan

Ballard Power Systems announced the delivery of Mark 900 Series Fuel Cell Power Modules valued at $2.4-million (US$1.6- million), including support services, to Nissan Motor Company. ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Announces New GM European Business

Collins & Aikman Announces New GM European Business

Collins & Aikman announced that it has entered into a multi- year agreement to supply floor and acoustic systems, engine acoustic products and interior components for the 2001 GM Vivaro Van, Vivaro Combi and Vivaro Bus vehicles. ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Announces New Renault Business

Collins & Aikman Announces New Renault Business

Collins & Aikman Corporation announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement to supply floor and acoustic systems, engine acoustic products and interior components for the 2001 Renault Trafic Van, Trafic Combi and Trafic Bus vehicles. ... Continue reading

Delphi Showcases Satellite Digital Radio System at CES

Delphi Showcases Satellite Digital Radio System at CES

Delphi Automotive Systems will demonstrate one of the first automotive Satellite Digital Audio Receiver Service (SDARS) receiving systems by connecting to a digital radio signal from XM Satellite Radio. ... Continue reading

Delphi to Become Battery Supplier To International Truck and Engine Corp.

Delphi to Become Battery Supplier To International Truck and Engine Corp.

Delphi announced a 5 year agreement to supply original equipment heavy-duty batteries as well as service batteries to International Truck and Engine and their extensive national service network consisting of nearly 1,000 dealer locations. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Successfully Amends and Expands Bank Credit Agreement

Federal-Mogul Successfully Amends and Expands Bank Credit Agreement

Federal-Mogul announced the successful completion of its Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provides $350 million in additional financing to its pre-existing $1.7 billion senior credit facilities. ... Continue reading

Firestone Initiates Safety Recall

Firestone Initiates Safety Recall

Firestone announced that it is initiating a voluntary recall of approximately 8,000 tires produced during the week of April 23, 2000, at its Cuernavaca, Mexico plant in order to ensure the recovery of about 150 tires made on April 24. ... Continue reading

Ford, Lincoln & Mercury to Provide Tire Warranty on Cars, Light Trucks

Ford, Lincoln & Mercury to Provide Tire Warranty on Cars, Light Trucks

Ford Motor Company will provide its own tire warranty on 2001 and subsequent Ford, Lincoln and Mercury car and light truck models in North America. ... Continue reading

Gentex Ships Automatic-Dimming Mirrors For Maxima and Infiniti I30

Gentex Ships Automatic-Dimming Mirrors For Maxima and Infiniti I30

Gentex Corporation has begun shipping interior automatic- dimming mirrors for the 2001 Nissan(R) Maxima(R) and Infiniti(R) I30(R). ... Continue reading

Hyundai Wraps Up Record Sales Year

Hyundai Wraps Up Record Sales Year

Hyundai Motor America announced sales of 17,523 vehicles for the month of December, up 31 percent from one year ago. ... Continue reading

MBUSA Official Automotive Sponsor of CES

MBUSA Official Automotive Sponsor of CES

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced that it will be the official automotive sponsor of 2001 International CES, the world's largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology, which takes place January 6-9, 2001 in Las Vegas. ... Continue reading

MSA Announces Motorsport Classic Experience 2001

MSA Announces Motorsport Classic Experience 2001

MSA Announces Motorsport Classic Experience 2001 ... Continue reading

MSA Announces Motorsport Classic Experience 2001

MSA Announces Motorsport Classic Experience 2001

MSA Announces Motorsport Classic Experience 2001 ... Continue reading

NASCAR History: Dodge adds up 160 wins 165 poles and two titles in 50 years

NASCAR History: Dodge adds up 160 wins 165 poles and two titles in 50 years

NASCAR History: Dodge adds up 160 wins 165 poles and two titles in 50 years ... Continue reading

Pennzoil-Quaker Reaches Agreement to Sell Its Share Of Penreco

Pennzoil-Quaker Reaches Agreement to Sell Its Share Of Penreco

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its 50 percent share of Penreco to M.E. Zukerman Energy Investors Incorporated. ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Opens New Store in Puerto Rico

Pep Boys Opens New Store in Puerto Rico

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack , the nation's leading full service automotive aftermarket chain, announced the opening of its 27th store in Puerto Rico. ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports December U.S. Sales

Porsche Reports December U.S. Sales

Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, announced year-end sales and stock figures. Calendar year-to-date sales are up by 7.4 percent over 1999. ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Vintage Auto Racing Assoc. to stage annual tech inspection and car show at Irwindale

TRACKS: Vintage Auto Racing Assoc. to stage annual tech inspection and car show at Irwindale

TRACKS: Vintage Auto Racing Assoc. to stage annual tech inspection and car show at Irwindale ... Continue reading

Visteon to Showcase Futuristic Technologies At Consumer Electronics Show

Visteon to Showcase Futuristic Technologies At Consumer Electronics Show

Visteon Corporation, one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive components and integrated systems, will showcase its futuristic technologies during one of the largest consumer technology shows in North America. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Reports December Results

Volkswagen Reports December Results

Volkswagen of America reported sales of 26,865 new cars in December in the United States, representing a 12.4 percent increase over last year's December mark of 23,903. ... Continue reading

Volvo Caps 2000 With Sales Records

Volvo Caps 2000 With Sales Records

Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. closed the book on the 2000 calendar year with new sales records for the U.S. and North America, the company announced. ... Continue reading

'WiLL' Finds Its Way to 2001 LA Auto Show In the Form of a Concept Vehicle

'WiLL' Finds Its Way to 2001 LA Auto Show In the Form of a Concept Vehicle

Where there's a WiLL, there's a way. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is offering Southern California car enthusiasts a unique look at a new styling direction for young new-car buyers in the Japan market. ... Continue reading

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