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Friday, December 3, 1999

Andersen Consulting Announces Results of Automotive Study

Andersen Consulting Announces Results of Automotive Study

Andersen Consulting announced the results of a recently completed five-year study on automotive mergers and acquisitions (M&A). ... Continue reading

Bell Industries Announces Second Portion of Planned Cash Distribution

Bell Industries Announces Second Portion of Planned Cash Distribution

Bell Industries Inc. today announced that its board of directors has declared a cash distribution of $1.30 per share, payable Dec. 17, 1999, to shareholders of record on Dec. 10, 1999 ... Continue reading

BMW Reports Record November Sales With 22 Percent Increase

BMW Reports Record November Sales With 22 Percent Increase

BMW of North America, Inc. reported record November sales of 13,422, an increase of 22 percent over the 11,006 automobiles sold last November. ... Continue reading

CART: Lester impressive in CART African-American driver test with team KOOL Green Indy Lights squad

CART: Lester impressive in CART African-American driver test with team KOOL Green Indy Lights squad

CART: Lester impressive in CART African-American driver test with team KOOL Green Indy Lights squad ... Continue reading

CART: Walker Racing Signs F-1 Veteran Nakano for 2000 CART FedEx Series

CART: Walker Racing Signs F-1 Veteran Nakano for 2000 CART FedEx Series

Walker Racing Signs F-1 Veteran Nakano for 2000 CART FedEx Series ... Continue reading

Copart Acquires New Facility in Peoria, Illinois

Copart Acquires New Facility in Peoria, Illinois

Copart, Inc., announced the acquisition of Pekin Auto Storage Pool, Ltd. of Peoria, Illinois. The acquisition expands Copart's national network of vehicle auction and storage locations to 69 sites in 34 states. ... Continue reading

Crown Group Acquires Majority Ownership of Smart Choice Automotive Group

Crown Group Acquires Majority Ownership of Smart Choice Automotive Group

Crown Group, Inc. announced that it has acquired voting control of Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc. via the merger of a wholly-owned Smart Choice subsidiary into Crown's 85%-owned subsidiary, Paaco Automotive Group, Inc. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of Dec 6, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of Dec 6, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and two of its three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of December 6, 1999. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Villeneuve putting tough '99 season in rear-view mirror

Formula One: Villeneuve putting tough '99 season in rear-view mirror

Formula One: Villeneuve putting tough '99 season in rear-view mirror ... Continue reading

General Motors New Certified Sticker Program

General Motors New Certified Sticker Program

A new strategic partnership between General Motors and Kelley Blue Book makes it easier for GM dealers to market certified used vehicles with the use of Blue Book's PC-based software KARPOWER(R). ... Continue reading

Gran Turismo 2

Gran Turismo 2

Gran Turismo 2...Look at the new review!!! ... Continue reading

Help for HAVEN: Lear Corporation Doubles Donation

Help for HAVEN: Lear Corporation Doubles Donation

Lear Corporation announced that the company is doubling its support of HAVEN with a $20,000 donation to help the Oakland County-based shelter for battered women and their children. ... Continue reading

IRL: Delphi Automotive to sponsor Indy 200 at Walt Disney World

IRL: Delphi Automotive to sponsor Indy 200 at Walt Disney World

IRL: Delphi Automotive to sponsor Indy 200 at Walt Disney World ... Continue reading

IRL: Schmidt mending quickly; Cheever brothers to test at Walt Disney World

IRL: Schmidt mending quickly; Cheever brothers to test at Walt Disney World

Schmidt mending quickly; Cheever brothers to test at Walt Disney World ... Continue reading

Jaguar Cars Posts Record Sales for November

Jaguar Cars Posts Record Sales for November

Jaguar Cars announced its best November ever in the United States with sales ... Continue reading

Lexus Reaches its One-Millionth Milestone

Lexus Reaches its One-Millionth Milestone

After 10 years of selling Lexus cars and trucks in the United States, the company sold its one-millionth unit. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Cicci-Welliver Racing names Richard Lasater crew chief of the no. 36 Stanley Racing Team

NASCAR BGN: Cicci-Welliver Racing names Richard Lasater crew chief of the no. 36 Stanley Racing Team

NASCAR BGN: Cicci-Welliver Racing names Richard Lasater crew chief of the no. 36 Stanley Racing Team ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Valvoline's NASCAR Tie-In Raises $202,740 For Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

NASCAR WCUP: Valvoline's NASCAR Tie-In Raises $202,740 For Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Valvoline's NASCAR Tie-In Raises $202,740 For Big Brothers Big Sisters of America ... Continue reading

NHRA: Honda set to debut in NHRA Pro Stock Bike competition

NHRA: Honda set to debut in NHRA Pro Stock Bike competition

IRL: Delphi Automotive to sponsor Indy 200 at Walt Disney World ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports November U.S. Sales

Porsche Reports November U.S. Sales

Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, announced sales and stock figures for the month of November 1999. ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports November U.S. Sales; Year-to-Date Sales Up by 18 Percent

Porsche Reports November U.S. Sales; Year-to-Date Sales Up by 18 Percent

Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, announced sales and stock figures for the month of November 1999. ... Continue reading

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Valeo Sign Technology Innovation Plan

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Valeo Sign Technology Innovation Plan

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Valeo, partners for many years, have decided to strengthen their technical collaboration by signing a technology innovation plan. ... Continue reading

Raceline

Raceline

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Raceline

Raceline

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Rev up Your Engines for the 2000 Philadelphia International Auto Show!

Rev up Your Engines for the 2000 Philadelphia International Auto Show!

The first Philadelphia International Auto Show of the Millennium is just down the road! It parks at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Saturday, January 29 through Sunday, February 6, 2000. ... Continue reading

Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge ... Continue reading

Titan Secures European Dealer Financing

Titan Secures European Dealer Financing

Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced finalization of an agreement with Transamerica, Distribution Finance Co., pursuant to which Transamerica will supply up to $6M in new flooring financing for Titan's growing European dealership network. ... Continue reading

TraderOnline(TM) Acquires CarScene.com

TraderOnline(TM) Acquires CarScene.com

TraderOnline announces its acquisition of CarScene.com (http://www.carscene.com) from one of its parent companies, Landmark Communications, Incorporated. ... Continue reading

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