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ALMS: BMW Team PTG podium at Las Vegas

ALMS: BMW Team PTG podium at Las Vegas

BMW Team PTG podium at Las Vegas ... Continue reading

ALMS: Galati scores Audi's first Speedvision GT win at Las Vegas in closest race ever

ALMS: Galati scores Audi's first Speedvision GT win at Las Vegas in closest race ever

ALMS: Galati scores Audi's first Speedvision GT win at Las Vegas in closest race ever ... Continue reading

ALMS: Maassen, Muller head for GT Championship Showdown after 1-2 finish at Vegas

ALMS: Maassen, Muller head for GT Championship Showdown after 1-2 finish at Vegas

ALMS: Maassen, Muller head for GT Championship Showdown after 1-2 finish at Vegas ... Continue reading

ALMS: Michelin again sweeps ALMS event at Las Vegas

ALMS: Michelin again sweeps ALMS event at Las Vegas

ALMS: Michelin again sweeps ALMS event at Las Vegas ... Continue reading

Auto Club Offers Driving Tips During Rain Storms

Auto Club Offers Driving Tips During Rain Storms

According to the Automobile Club of Southern California, motorists can anticipate driving hazards even at moderate speeds caused by decreased visibility and slippery roads. ... Continue reading

Babe Ruth's 1940 Lincoln Zephyr Convertible to Be Offered At Auction

Babe Ruth's 1940 Lincoln Zephyr Convertible to Be Offered At Auction

RM Auctions, Inc. confirmed it consigned the 1940 Lincoln Continental Convertible previously owned and driven by legendary baseball player Babe Ruth, for its upcoming auction at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, January 19, 2001. ... Continue reading

Car and Driver Tests Ford Explorer in Blowout

Car and Driver Tests Ford Explorer in Blowout

What happens when a left rear tire on a 1994 Explorer blows on a paved straightaway at 70 mph? "Surprisingly, not much," said Csaba Csere, editor-in-chief at Car and Driver magazine. ... Continue reading

Car Finance Mark-Ups Hurt African Americans, Study Author Affirms

Car Finance Mark-Ups Hurt African Americans, Study Author Affirms

The author of the study finding that African-American car buyers paid millions of dollars more in car loans than similarly situated white buyers says the only factor that explains the difference is race. ... Continue reading

CART: Final Point Standings, CART FedEx Championship

CART: Final Point Standings, CART FedEx Championship

CART: Final Point Standings, CART FedEx Championship ... Continue reading

CART: Marlboro 500 Race Results, California Speedway

CART: Marlboro 500 Race Results, California Speedway

CART: Marlboro 500 Race Results, California Speedway ... Continue reading

Ceradyne Inc. Reports Record Third-Quarter and Nine-Month Results

Ceradyne Inc. Reports Record Third-Quarter and Nine-Month Results

Ceradyne Inc. reported record earnings for the third quarter and record sales and earnings for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Enters LSV Market

DaimlerChrysler Enters LSV Market

Barry Good, Chairman of Dynasty Motorcar Corporation has been advised by Ken Montler, President of Global Electric Motorcars, LLC that the assets and business of GEM have been sold to DaimlerChrysler Corporation. ... Continue reading

Diodes Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings

Diodes Inc. Reports Record Third Quarter Earnings

Diodes Incorporated reported revenues and earnings for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

Eaton to Own Remaining Share of Japanese Joint Venture Company

Eaton to Own Remaining Share of Japanese Joint Venture Company

Eaton and Sumitomo Heavy Industries said they have signed a letter of intent in which Eaton will indirectly purchase Sumitomo's 50 percent interest in the two companies' Japanese hydraulic products joint venture, for an undisclosed amount. ... Continue reading

General Dynamics Unit Acquires Devcor, Inc.

General Dynamics Unit Acquires Devcor, Inc.

General Dynamics Defense Systems has acquired San Diego-based Devcor, Inc., a leading provider of automotive shop management and repair data delivery software. ... Continue reading

Global Technovations to Acquire Boston Advanced Technologies, Inc.

Global Technovations to Acquire Boston Advanced Technologies, Inc.

Global Technovations, Inc. announced that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase substantially all of the assets of Boston Advanced Technologies, Inc. ("BAT"), a privately-held company located in Marlborough, Mass. ... Continue reading

Grupo Dina Initiates Legal Action Against Western Star Trucks Holdings

Grupo Dina Initiates Legal Action Against Western Star Trucks Holdings

Consorcio G. Grupo Dina, S.A. de C.V., anoounced that it has formally filed charges against Western Star Trucks Holding, Inc. with the International Arbitration Court of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). ... Continue reading

Hastings Reports Third-Quarter, Nine-Month Results

Hastings Reports Third-Quarter, Nine-Month Results

Hastings Manufacturing Company announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

High-Tech Color-Shift Paint Featured On 30-Plus Vehicles at SEMA

High-Tech Color-Shift Paint Featured On 30-Plus Vehicles at SEMA

As the automotive industry descends on Las Vegas next week for the annual SEMA Show, one product already lighting up the Strip is color-shifting paint featuring ChromaFlair(R) light interference pigments. ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon Takes the Dayton Indy Lights 100 at California Speedway

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon Takes the Dayton Indy Lights 100 at California Speedway

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon Takes the Dayton Indy Lights 100 at California Speedway ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon Wins Dayton Indy Lights Title for PacWest

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon Wins Dayton Indy Lights Title for PacWest

INDY LIGHTS: Scott Dixon Wins Dayton Indy Lights Title for PacWest ... Continue reading

Mercury General Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results

Mercury General Corporation Announces Third Quarter Results

Mercury General Corporation reported that net operating earnings in the third quarter of 2000 were $27.0 million, or $.50 per share (diluted), compared with $32.1 million, or $.59 per share (diluted) in 1999. ... Continue reading

Myers Industries Acquires Best Plastics

Myers Industries Acquires Best Plastics

Myers Industries, Inc. announced that it has purchased for cash all outstanding shares of Best Plastics, Inc. of Cassopolis, Michigan. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Sam's Town 250 Post Race Notes and Quotes, Memphis

NASCAR BGN: Sam's Town 250 Post Race Notes and Quotes, Memphis

NASCAR BGN: Sam's Town 250 Post Race Notes and Quotes, Memphis ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Sam's Town 250 Race Results, Memphis

NASCAR BGN: Sam's Town 250 Race Results, Memphis

NASCAR BGN: Sam's Town 250 Race Results, Memphis ... Continue reading

New Law Restricts Suffolk County Cell Phone Usage

New Law Restricts Suffolk County Cell Phone Usage

If you are a Suffolk County driver who uses your hand-held mobile phone while driving, you may be wondering just what the new law banning this practice means to you. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Force, Seeling clinch Winston Championships at Matco Tools Supernationals

NHRA: Force, Seeling clinch Winston Championships at Matco Tools Supernationals

NHRA: Force, Seeling clinch Winston Championships at Matco Tools Supernationals ... Continue reading

NHRA: Race Results, Matco Tools Supernationals

NHRA: Race Results, Matco Tools Supernationals

NHRA: Race Results, Matco Tools Supernationals ... Continue reading

NHRA: Troy Coughlin goes out in round two; Jeg Coughlin has rare first round loss

NHRA: Troy Coughlin goes out in round two; Jeg Coughlin has rare first round loss

NHRA: Troy Coughlin goes out in round two; Jeg Coughlin has rare first round loss ... Continue reading

Nissan Reports Half-Year Operating Profit And Net Income

Nissan Reports Half-Year Operating Profit And Net Income

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. released preliminary financial figures showing a consolidated operating profit of 136.6 billion yen (US$ 1.26b), an operating margin of 4.5%, for the first six months of fiscal year 2000 -- the best performance in adecade. ... Continue reading

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Reports Increase in Q3 Net Income

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Reports Increase in Q3 Net Income

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company announced third quarter recurring net income of $15.4 million, a 166 percent improvement versus a year ago. On a per share basis, recurring earnings were 20 cents for the quarter, versus 7 cents a year ago. ... Continue reading

PPG Buys Dean & Barry Retail Paint Business

PPG Buys Dean & Barry Retail Paint Business

PPG Architectural Finishes, a subsidiary of PPG Industries , completed its previously announced purchase of the retail paint business of New Dean & Barry Ltd., Columbus, Ohio. ... Continue reading

Profit Pro, Inc. and Technologue Announce Database Alliance

Profit Pro, Inc. and Technologue Announce Database Alliance

Profit Pro announced it will integrate the Technologue OEM database into its aftermarket electronic parts catalog, giving Profit Pro customers one source for both aftermarket and OEM information. ... Continue reading

Profit Pro's Vision Software to Debut at Automotive Aftermarket Week

Profit Pro's Vision Software to Debut at Automotive Aftermarket Week

Profit Pro will unveil Vision, its new Windows-based, Internet- based estimating tool, at the SEMA and AAPEX shows in Las Vegas, October 1 - November 3, 2000. ... Continue reading

QUALCOMM Announces Availability of MVPc and Signs Sales Agreements

QUALCOMM Announces Availability of MVPc and Signs Sales Agreements

QUALCOMM Incorporated announced the commercial release of its new MVPc(TM) in-vehicle computer and the signing of its first contracts with Alan Ritchey, Inc., and E. Stewart Mitchell, Inc. ... Continue reading

SGI and ESI Power BMW for Faster Designs and Greater Safety

SGI and ESI Power BMW for Faster Designs and Greater Safety

SGI and ESI announced that they have succeeded in achieving unprecedented computing power using the latest generation SGI (TM)supercomputer, SGI(TM) Origin(TM) 3000 series, and ESI PAM- CRASH to assist BMW in creating a crash simulation engine. ... Continue reading

Slater Announces $148M in Grants to States for Highway Safety

Slater Announces $148M in Grants to States for Highway Safety

Rodney Slater announced the award of state and community highway safety formula grants totaling $147.9 million to all states, D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and to the Secretary of the Interior on behalf of the Indian Nations. ... Continue reading

Supreme Industries Reports Third-Quarter Earnings

Supreme Industries Reports Third-Quarter Earnings

Supreme Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialized vehicles including truck bodies and shuttle buses, announced earnings for its third quarter, which ended September 30, 2000. ... Continue reading

SynPower Penetrating Lubricant Tops Check List for Car Preparation

SynPower Penetrating Lubricant Tops Check List for Car Preparation

As winter quickly approaches it's time to prepare not only your car, but also other mechanical equipment, which will be exposed to winter elements in the coming months. ... Continue reading

Titan Signs Exclusive Dealer for State of Arizona

Titan Signs Exclusive Dealer for State of Arizona

Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced the appointment of Hacienda Harley Davidson Inc. as its exclusive dealer for retail sales of Titan motorcycles, parts and accessories for the state of Arizona. ... Continue reading

USAC: Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race Results, Memphis

USAC: Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race Results, Memphis

USAC: Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race Results, Memphis ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI Worldcom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Perris

USAC: MCI Worldcom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Perris

USAC: MCI Worldcom Western Midget Car Series Race Results, Perris ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Preliminaries, Eldora

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Preliminaries, Eldora

USAC: MCI Worldcom National Midget Car Series Preliminaries, Eldora ... Continue reading

U.S. EPA Awards Honda Insight for Climate Protection

U.S. EPA Awards Honda Insight for Climate Protection

The Honda Insight, the first gas-electric hybrid vehicle sold in the U.S., will receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2000 Climate Protection Award on Oct. 31, at a special ceremony in the nation's capital. ... Continue reading

Visteon Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Lernout & Hauspie

Visteon Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Lernout & Hauspie

Visteon Corporation has been granted a preliminary injunction by the Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts against Lernout & Hauspie (L&H). ... Continue reading

WoO: Goodyear Tire Facts, Silver State Shootout, Las Vegas

WoO: Goodyear Tire Facts, Silver State Shootout, Las Vegas

WoO: Goodyear Tire Facts, Silver State Shootout, Las Vegas ... Continue reading

World Challenge GT Race Results, Las Vegas

World Challenge GT Race Results, Las Vegas

Speedvision World Challenge GT Race Results, Las Vegas ... Continue reading

ZAP Delivers Electric Bicycles To U.C. Davis Bike Patrol

ZAP Delivers Electric Bicycles To U.C. Davis Bike Patrol

Electric vehicle manufacturer ZAPWORLD.COM announced that it has delivered six ZAP PATROLBIKE(TM) electric bicycles to the University of California at Davis campus bicycle police. ... Continue reading

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