3M Expands Online Adhesives Marketing With AdhesivesMart.Com
The 3M Adhesives Division has contracted with AdhesivesMart.com to receive leads generated by a first-of-its-kind online marketing program. ... Continue reading
AdForce Steers Into the Classics; AdForce Signs Classicar.com
AdForce, Inc. announced that it will provide online advertising services for Classicar.com (www.classicar.com), an industry leader in classic vehicle online publishing. ... Continue reading
Advanced Tubular Products Acquires MascoTech Specialty Tubing
MascoTech Specialty Tubing, an operating facility of the Tubular Products subsidiary of Taylor Michigan-based MascoTech, Inc, has been acquired by an independent group of investors and will operate as Advanced Tubular Products. ... Continue reading
Andersen Consulting and B2Emarkets Join Forces
Andersen Consulting and B2Emarkets, Inc. have joined forces to develop an innovative new solution that will enable companies to more effectively manage electronic sourcing on the Internet, the companies announced today. ... Continue reading
ARCA: The ARCA Auto Value Midget Series 2000 schedule
ARCA: The ARCA Auto Value Midget Series 2000 schedule ... Continue reading
AutoInfo Announces the Filing of a Prepackaged Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan
AutoInfo, Inc. announced it has filed a disclosure statement and reorganization plan pursuant to Chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. ... Continue reading
Automatic Collision Notification Can Save Thousands of Lives
Automatic collision notification (ACN) can save thousands of lives annually by linking technology with 9-1-1 and EMS, according to K. Sue Hoyt of the ComCARE Alliance. ... Continue reading
Best-Ever January Sales Reported by Lexus Central Area
Lexus Central Area dealers posted best-ever January sales of 2,284 vehicles, a 29 percent increase over January 1999 when 1,766 were sold ... Continue reading
BMW Tops 4th Annual Web Site Study European Brands Dominate
European luxury brand BMW is at the top of the charts in the Best of the Web: OEM Web Site Survey 2000, conducted jointly by Automotive Marketing Consultants, Inc. (AMCI) and Eisbrenner Public Relations. ... Continue reading
BorgWarner Reports Record Year With EPS Up 27%
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. announced record financial results for 1999. Earnings rose 27% per share; sales climbed 34% with strong internal growth accounting for over one-third of the sales increase. ... Continue reading
Brand New From Priceline.com: Name Your Own Price For A Rental Car
First airline tickets, then hotel rooms, and now rental cars. Priceline.com announced its newest way to save travelers money - name your own price(TM) for a rental car. ... Continue reading
Carlisle Companies Reports a Record Year
Carlisle Companies reported record net earnings of $96 million, or diluted earnings per share of $3.13, for the year ending December 31, 1999, an increase of 13% over 1998 net earnings of $85 million, or diluted earnings per share of $2.77. ... Continue reading
Carl R. Daniels, Jr., Joins Midas as Vice President, Logistics
Carl R. Daniels, Jr., has joined Midas. Inc., as vice president of logistics, a newly created post. He reports to Wendel H. Province, Midas' chairman and chief executive officer. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Acquires an Interest in TAG McLaren
DaimlerChrysler announced that its option to buy shares in the TAG McLaren Group has been exercised. The option agreement had been signed in July of last year. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of February 7, 2000 ... Continue reading
Detroit Diesel Reports All-Time Record Q4 And Full Year 1999 Earnings
Detroit Diesel Corporation announced record 1999 net income of $49.2 million, or $2.00 per common share, an increase of 21% over 1998 net income (before a special charge) of $40.5 million, or $1.64 per common share. ... Continue reading
Discount Auto Pursues Sale/Leaseback Transaction
Discount Auto Parts Inc. announced today that it had engaged Banc of America Securities to assist in the structuring and arranging of a sale/leaseback transaction ... Continue reading
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Appoints David Garrity Global Research Coordinator
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank Group, announced the appointment of David M. Garrity, CFA, as global automotive sector research coordinator. ... Continue reading
Easyriders Launches TAILGATE Magazine for Serious Truck Enthusiasts
Easyriders Inc., through its subsidiary Paisano Publications Inc., is launching a new magazine into the custom truck market titled TAILGATE. ... Continue reading
e-LaSer Joins Forces with Autobytel.Europe
Autobytel.com, the leading international automotive e-commerce provider, announced that e-LaSer, a leader in customer services and e-commerce in Europe, will invest a minimum of US$3 million in Autobytel.Europe. ... Continue reading
Exide Announces Results for Its Third Fiscal Quarter
Exide Corporation, the global leader in the lead-acid battery business, today reported results for its third fiscal quarter, ended January 2, 2000 ... Continue reading
First North American Automotive Glass Supplier Earns ISO14001 Certification
AP Technoglass Company, one of America's fastest growing automotive glass suppliers, became this country's first auto glass company, and only the 711th U.S. manufacturing company overall, to receive ISO14001 certification December 29, 1999. ... Continue reading
Ford Unleashes Power of Internet for Employees Around the World
Ford Motor Company is taking a step forward to reach its vision of being on the leading edge of technology and connect more closely with its customers. ... Continue reading
General Motors Adds Key Executives to GM TradeXchange
General Motors Corporation announced two new appointments to the recently formed GM TradeXchange organization. ... Continue reading
Harley-Davidson Named Official Provider of Motorcycles to The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
In addition to the roar of cheering fans from around the world, the rumble of Harley-Davidson motorcycles will also be heard during the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. ... Continue reading
International Motorcycle Show Presented by Toyota Trucks Thunders into New York
The 327,400 motorcyclists registered in New York have something to rev their engines over in Y2K. The Cycle World International Motorcycle Show(R), presented by Toyota Trucks, will be rolling into town for its biggest and best showing ever. ... Continue reading
LDM Technologies Announces First Quarter Earnings
LDM Technologies, Inc. reports net sales for its first quarter ended December 19, 1999 (first quarter 2000) were $125.4 million, a decrease of $12.7 million, or 9.2%, from the first quarter of FY 1999. ... Continue reading
Morecars.net Signs the Automotive Fine Arts Society
MoreCars.net, the developers of an auto enthusiast hub on the Internet, announced a partnership with the Automotive Fine Arts Society that will provide MoreCars users with the ability to view and purchase quality automotive works of art online. ... Continue reading
MTA NYC Transit to Demonstrate Johnson Matthey CRT Particulate Filter
Johnson Matthey's Environmental Products group announced that the MTA New York City Transit is the first U.S. transit authority to field test its Continuously Regenerating Technology or CRT particulate filter. ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Albertson's announces multi-team NASCAR sponsorship
NASCAR BGN: Albertson's announces multi-team NASCAR sponsorship ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Tim Fedewa Makes 200th Career Busch Series Start At Season Opener In Daytona
Tim Fedewa Makes 200th Career Busch Series Start At Season Opener In Daytona ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Drafting, gas mileage, and pit performance key to Daytona Truck win
David Starr - Daytona NCTS ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Schrader Racing To Run Limited Schedule In 2000 With Federated Auto Parts
NASCAR Trucks: Schrader Racing To Run Limited Schedule In 2000 With Federated Auto Parts ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Caterpillar Racing salutes dealers in Bud Shootout
NASCAR WCUP: Caterpillar Racing salutes dealers in Bud Shootout ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau and Michael Holigan Plan to Prove Themselves in 2000
NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau and Michael Holigan Plan to Prove Themselves in 2000 ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Winston No Bull 5 Fact Sheet
NASCAR WCUP: Winston No Bull 5 Fact Sheet ... Continue reading
New EPA, OSHA Compliance Programs for Vehicle Maintenance
Environmental Development Corporation has recently updated and expanded its environmental and safety program for auto service and fleet maintenance operations ... Continue reading
Newgen Results Corporation Elects Bob Dorf to Its Board of Directors
Newgen Results Corporation, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology for the service sector of the U.S. retail automotive industry, announced the election of Bob Dorf to its Board of Directors. ... Continue reading
New Mobil Drive Clean Blend Delivers Advanced Cleaning and Superior Engine Protection
Exxon Mobil announced the introduction of MobilDrive Clean Blend (TM), a new synthetic blend motor oil that combines Mobil 1 synthetic technology with high-quality conventional oil to deliver engine protection above and beyond the capability of conventional motor oil. ... Continue reading
NHTSA Unveils New Brochure to Help Those with Disabilities Seeking Use of Adapted Vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today unveiled its first ever consumer brochure to help persons with disabilities in the market for an adapted vehicle to take advantage of new technology to increase their mobility ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck Announces $8 Million Expansion and 400 New Jobs
Oshkosh Truck Corporation plans to invest $8 million to expand production facilities and capacity at its headquarters in Oshkosh, Wis. The announcement was made by Robert G. Bohn, chairman and chief executive officer of Oshkosh Truck. ... Continue reading
Pennzoil-Quaker Acquires Australian Automotive Accessories Business
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pennzoil-Quaker State Australia Company, has acquired Auto Fashions, a 25-year-old Australian automotive accessories firm operated by Robert Hicks Pty Ltd. ... Continue reading
PeoplePC Secures Contract to Connect Ford Employees Worldwide
PeoplePC, Inc., a company that empowers people to reap the rewards of personal computing and the Internet, announced an innovative partnership with Ford Motor Company. ... Continue reading
Pontiac and NikeTown Partner Together in a Unique Fitness Initiative
Olympic champion Carl Lewis and Bay area television and radio personalities joined forces to encourage consumers to get in shape by participating in the NikeTown Fitness 2000 program and possibly win a 2001 Aztek Sport Recreation Vehicle ... Continue reading
Porsche Reports January Canada Sales
Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in Canada, announced sales and stock figures for the month of January, 2000. ... Continue reading
Porsche Reports January 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 January, 2000. ... Continue reading
Randy Myers Named Operations Manager at Jabil Circuit - Michigan
William J. R. "Randy" Myers has been named Operations Manager at Jabil Circuit's Michigan facilities. ... Continue reading
Raytech Announces Plan to Comply With NYSE Continued Listing Criteria
Raytech Corporation announced that it has been granted an 18- month period by the NYSE in which it is to achieve minimum compliance with the NYSE continued listing procedures and quantitative criteria (amended effective July 26, 1999). ... Continue reading
Recoton Announces OEM Manufacturing Agreement With Rosen Products LLC
Recoton Corporation announced that it had signed an Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) agreement with Rosen Products LLC of Eugene, Oregon. ... Continue reading
Rouge Posts a $47.8M Loss for 1999 And a $10.5M Loss for the Q4
Rouge Industries, Inc. reported a 1999 net loss of $47.8 million, or $2.16 per share on steel shipments of 2.3 million tons. ... Continue reading
Royal Acceptance Announces Increased Earnings for Third Quarter
Royal Acceptance Corporation reported earnings of $.047 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 on total leases of $26,070,536 up from $.011 on total leases of $10,734,336 for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. ... Continue reading
Safety Components Reports Restated Financial Results
Safety Components International, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of automotive airbag fabrics and cushions, announced that the audit of its financial statements, as restated, is substantially complete. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Epic Racing to campaign two cars in 2000 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series; Pelke, Johnson to drive ... Continue reading
Snap-on Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
Snap-on Incorporated, a global leader in tools, diagnostics and equipment, announced record results for the 1999 fourth quarter and full year in net sales, and in earnings and earnings per share before non-recurring and unusual items. ... Continue reading
Steel Wheels With Permanent Trim Quickly Gaining Acceptance in Automotive Market
Low cost, lightweight, steel wheels with permanent trim are quietly and quickly gaining ground over aluminum wheels. ... Continue reading
Successful Automotive Emissions Control Unit Launched in Sri Lanka
Minister of Transport & Highways and Minister of Forestry & Environment for Sri Lanka have announced the introduction of the Magnetizer Automotive Emissions Control Unit for the solution to vehicle emission problems in that country. ... Continue reading
Transportation Technologies Announces Commencement of Tender Offers
Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc. announced today that commencement of a joint tender offer by the Company and Transportation Acquisition I Corp., a company formed by an investor group led by members of the Company's senior management, including Thomas M. Begel, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and ... Continue reading
TRW Announces Buyer of Lucas Rists Wiring Systems
TRW announced that it has agreed to sell its wiring systems business, Lucas Rists, to Leoni AG, Nuremberg, Germany. Terms were not disclosed. ... Continue reading
Unique Mobility Receives Order from Tier-One Automotive Supplier
Unique Mobility, Inc. has received an order from a multinational tier-one automotive supplier to deliver high efficiency electronic motor controls for an electrically powered air conditioning system. ... Continue reading
USAC: At least 15 doing 'Copper World Classic' USAC 'Double-duty'
USAC: At least 15 doing 'Copper World Classic' USAC 'Double-duty' ... Continue reading
USCAR Composite Technology Commercialized by GM
Structural Reaction Injection Molding technology is being cited by the United States Council for Automotive Research as an example of where pre-competitive research is resulting in the production of lower mass vehicles. ... Continue reading
USWA: Oregon Steel Blames Union for Company's Self-Inflicted Wounds
Like a spoiled child who blames everyone else for its problems, Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. and its Rocky Mountain Steel Mills subsidiary blamed the United Steelworkers of America for the company's mounting regulatory and legal problems. ... Continue reading
Varitek Establishing Agreement with 24/7 Security Monitoring Center
Varitek Industries, Inc. announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to create a co-development agreement with Houston-based InterStar Systems. ... Continue reading
Windfall do Brasil, Delivers First Product Shipment From Brazilian Facility
Windfall do Brasil, a MascoTech, Inc. company, announced the shipment of a new powder metal brake piston to Bosch Braking. ... Continue reading
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