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Friday, March 31, 2000

ALMS: Charlotte, Now things are really on the move

ALMS: Charlotte, Now things are really on the move

ALMS: Charlotte, Now things are really on the move ... Continue reading

ALSTOM Acquires ABB's Share in ABB ALSTOM POWER

ALSTOM Acquires ABB's Share in ABB ALSTOM POWER

ABB and ALSTOM announced that ALSTOM is acquiring ABB's share in their 50-50 joint company ABB ALSTOM POWER for a cash payment of Euro 1.25 billion. ... Continue reading

Amerigon Announces Adjustment to Exercise Price of Class A Warrants

Amerigon Announces Adjustment to Exercise Price of Class A Warrants

Amerigon Inc. announced that the exercise price of its publicly traded Class A Warrants has been lowered as a result of the issuance of warrants to Ford Motor Company to purchase shares of Amerigon Class A Common Stock. ... Continue reading

ASA: Bissell enters into ASA with Gainey Motorsports

ASA: Bissell enters into ASA with Gainey Motorsports

ASA: Bissell enters into ASA with Gainey Motorsports ... Continue reading

ASA: Jani-King Continues ASA Support; Sponsorship Includes Both Vehicle and Events

ASA: Jani-King Continues ASA Support; Sponsorship Includes Both Vehicle and Events

Jani-King Continues ASA Support; Sponsorship Includes Both Vehicle and Events ... Continue reading

ASA: Van Camp's Beans to sponsor ASA ACDelco Series Race Team

ASA: Van Camp's Beans to sponsor ASA ACDelco Series Race Team

ASA: Van Camp's Beans to sponsor ASA ACDelco Series Race Team ... Continue reading

Auto Strength Keys March Purchasing Managers Report - Comerica

Auto Strength Keys March Purchasing Managers Report - Comerica

Members of the National Association of Purchasing Management- Metro Detroit, surveyed in March by Detroit-based Comerica Bank, reported a 0.8-point increase from February in overall business conditions for Southeast Michigan's industrial economy. ... Continue reading

Bid for BREED to Create Largest Minority-owned Automotive Supplier

Bid for BREED to Create Largest Minority-owned Automotive Supplier

The investor group proposal submitted to the Board of Directors of BREED Technologies will create the world's largest automotive minority business enterprise. ... Continue reading

BlueStar Battery Announces Distribution Agreement with Target

BlueStar Battery Announces Distribution Agreement with Target

BlueStar Battery Systems International Corp. and retail giant Target Stores Inc. have joined forces to meet the escalating demand for cellular phone batteries and accessories. ... Continue reading

Composite Automobile Research Plans to Split Stock Forward 4 For 1

Composite Automobile Research Plans to Split Stock Forward 4 For 1

Composite Automobile Research Ltd. through its wholly owned subsidiary World Transport Authority (WTA) announces a special shareholder meeting scheduled for June 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

Converting NOx from Engine Exhaust Into Harmless Nitrogen and Water

Converting NOx from Engine Exhaust Into Harmless Nitrogen and Water

Emerging Company Report, the nationally syndicated television program profiling emerging-growth companies (http://www.emergingcompany.com), features an interview this week with KleenAir Systems, Inc. ... Continue reading

Con-Way Western Express Enhances Wyoming Direct Service

Con-Way Western Express Enhances Wyoming Direct Service

Con-Way Western Express (CWX), a component company of Con-Way Transportation Services (CON-WAY), announced the expansion of its direct service operations with the opening of a new service center facility in Casper, Wyoming on March 6. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Opens Its Child Safety Seat Inspection To Columbus

DaimlerChrysler Opens Its Child Safety Seat Inspection To Columbus

Participating DaimlerChrysler dealers in the Columbus area officially opened the doors of its free, permanent child safety seat inspection service-Fit for a Kid-to all families, no matter what make or model vehicle they drive. ... Continue reading

Delphi Automotive Executive to Chair Automotive Restraints Council

Delphi Automotive Executive to Chair Automotive Restraints Council

Lon Offenbacher, Product Line Director of Occupant Protection Systems for Delphi Interior Systems, was elected Chairman of the Automotive Occupant Restraints Council. ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Announces Global Initiative

Edmunds.com Announces Global Initiative

Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com), the Web's leading consumer resource for unbiased automotive information, announced the company's plan for global expansion. ... Continue reading

Enova Systems and Hyundai Motor Co. Partner on Production Hybrid Vehicle

Enova Systems and Hyundai Motor Co. Partner on Production Hybrid Vehicle

Enova Systems announced it has entered into a contract with Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea, the world's seventh-largest automobile manufacturer, to design and develop a new parallel- hybrid system for its production vehicles. ... Continue reading

eXtremeAg.com Announces Relationship with Agricultural Maven Dan Manternach

eXtremeAg.com Announces Relationship with Agricultural Maven Dan Manternach

User-friendly eXtremeAg.com, a completely free agricultural website for America's farmers, announced it has joined in a relationship with former AgWeb.com editorial director Daniel F. Manternach to provide large amounts of unique content. ... Continue reading

Featherlite's First-Quarter Net Income Expected to Be Below Last Year

Featherlite's First-Quarter Net Income Expected to Be Below Last Year

Featherlite, Inc. said that net income for its first quarter ended March 31, 2000, is expected to be in a range of 10 to 12 cents per diluted share, below the 24 cents per diluted share Featherlite recorded in the first quarter of last year. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Expands Strategic Alliance With Teikoku Piston Ring Co., Ltd.

Federal-Mogul Expands Strategic Alliance With Teikoku Piston Ring Co., Ltd.

Federal-Mogul Corporation announced that it has signed agreements to expand its strategic alliance with Teikoku Piston Ring Co., Ltd., (TPR). ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Rallye Catalunya: Entry List & Itinerary

FIA RALLY: Rallye Catalunya: Entry List & Itinerary

Rallye Catalunya: Entry List & Itinerary ... Continue reading

First Priority Group's 1999 Results Reveal Significant Improvements

First Priority Group's 1999 Results Reveal Significant Improvements

First Priority Group, Inc. reported that its operating results improved significantly in 1999 compared with 1998, reflecting continuing gains in its affinity program and fleet service businesses. ... Continue reading

Flexpoint Sensor Systems Announces Grant of New Patent

Flexpoint Sensor Systems Announces Grant of New Patent

Flexpoint Sensor Systems announced that it was recently granted a new Patent No. 6015163 titled System for Measuring Parameters Related to Automobile Seat. ... Continue reading

Ford Maintains Sales Leadership in Michigan

Ford Maintains Sales Leadership in Michigan

According to R.L. Polk's 1999 vehicle registrations, Ford had five of the top 10 best-selling vehicles in Michigan. The Ford F-Series and Ford Taurus maintained their no. 1 positions as best-selling truck and car in the state. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Presents GNB Technologies With Gold Award

Ford Motor Company Presents GNB Technologies With Gold Award

GNB Technologies Inc. has earned the prestigious Ford Motor Company Gold World Excellence Award for 1999, its second consecutive World Excellence Award from Ford. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Jaguar to ride on Michelin Tires beginning with 2001 F1 season

Formula One: Jaguar to ride on Michelin Tires beginning with 2001 F1 season

Formula One: Jaguar to ride on Michelin Tires beginning with 2001 F1 season ... Continue reading

GMAI's CEO Purchases 100,000 GMAI Shares In Private Sale Transaction

GMAI's CEO Purchases 100,000 GMAI Shares In Private Sale Transaction

Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. announced that Greg Manning, Chairman and CEO of the Company, purchased an additional 100,000 shares of GMAI stock in a private sale transaction. ... Continue reading

Harsco Announces Sale of Non-Core Automotive Valve Product Line

Harsco Announces Sale of Non-Core Automotive Valve Product Line

Harsco Corporation announced that it has sold its natural gas vehicle automotive valve product line for approximately $3.7 million to GFI Control Systems Inc. ... Continue reading

Honda Odyssey Earns Second Double Five-Star Rating in Crash Tests

Honda Odyssey Earns Second Double Five-Star Rating in Crash Tests

Honda's Odyssey minivan has earned the government's highest possible rating of five stars for all occupants in recent side impact crash testing conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). ... Continue reading

INTERMET Names New General Manager at Columbus Foundry

INTERMET Names New General Manager at Columbus Foundry

INTERMET Corporation announced that Steve Lake has been named General Manager of INTERMET's Columbus Foundry, effective April 1, 2000. The Columbus Foundry is located in Columbus, Georgia. ... Continue reading

Karts International Announces 1999 Results; Revenues Increase by 46%

Karts International Announces 1999 Results; Revenues Increase by 46%

Karts International Incorporated reported results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Lear Displays Innovative Transgenerational Seat in 'Secrets of Aging' Exhibit

Lear Displays Innovative Transgenerational Seat in 'Secrets of Aging' Exhibit

Lear Corp. is loaning its innovative TransG (for transgenerational) seat designed for the maturing population as part of the Secrets of Aging exhibit that opens on April 1 at the Boston Museum of Science. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Jason Leffler Busch Series Qualifying Notes, Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR BGN: Jason Leffler Busch Series Qualifying Notes, Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR BGN: Busch Series Qualifying Notes, Texas Motor Speedway ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Blaney featured on weekly Winston Teleconference

NASCAR WCUP: Blaney featured on weekly Winston Teleconference

NorthernLight IRL/CART: Montoya gets a feel for Indy Racing Car at Vegas test ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Direct TV 500 First Round Qualifying Results, Texas

NASCAR WCUP: Direct TV 500 First Round Qualifying Results, Texas

NASCAR WCUP: Direct TV 500 First Round Qualifying Results, Texas ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Entry List for the Direct TV 500, Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR WCUP: Entry List for the Direct TV 500, Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR WCUP: Entry List for the Direct TV 500, Texas Motor Speedway ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader looking for solid weekend from start to finish

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader looking for solid weekend from start to finish

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader looking for solid weekend from start to finish ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL/CART: Montoya gets a feel for Indy Racing Car at Vegas test

NorthernLight IRL/CART: Montoya gets a feel for Indy Racing Car at Vegas test

NorthernLight IRL/CART: Montoya gets a feel for Indy Racing Car at Vegas test ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Fisher on parade in Cincinnati; Hamilton wins USAC feature

NorthernLight IRL: Fisher on parade in Cincinnati; Hamilton wins USAC feature

Fisher on parade in Cincinnati; Hamilton wins USAC feature ... Continue reading

Open Wheel: Reynard announces two key appointments

Open Wheel: Reynard announces two key appointments

Open Wheel: Reynard announces two key appointments ... Continue reading

Pick-Ups Plus Appointments Sean Fitzgerald as Vice President of Operations

Pick-Ups Plus Appointments Sean Fitzgerald as Vice President of Operations

Pick-Ups Plus, Inc. announced the appointment of Sean Fitzgerald as Vice President of operations. ... Continue reading

PrimeTech, Inc. Continues Growth Strategy Acquiring Dynamic Technology

PrimeTech, Inc. Continues Growth Strategy Acquiring Dynamic Technology

PrimeTech is pleased to announce the acquisition of Dynamic Technology Inc, a Dayton, Ohio, based fluid power distributor with five offices located in Ohio and Kentucky. ... Continue reading

Ricardo, Inc. Expands in Plymouth, Michigan

Ricardo, Inc. Expands in Plymouth, Michigan

Ricardo, Inc. is pleased to announce a further expansion to facilities in Plymouth, Michigan. Due to the robust growth and success of Ricardo, Inc. a new facility has been acquired to house a number of engineering functions. ... Continue reading

RM Classic Cars and Symbolic Motor Car Company Announce Joint Venture

RM Classic Cars and Symbolic Motor Car Company Announce Joint Venture

Classic Cars Inc. and Symbolic Motor Car Company announced they are forming a new joint venture company called RM Auctions, Inc. which will own and operate RM's existing catalog collector car auctions. ... Continue reading

TACH SPECIAL: PC Data Research Confirms TACH as BEST OF BREED

TACH SPECIAL: PC Data Research Confirms TACH as BEST OF BREED

PC Data Research Confirms TACH as BEST OF BREED ... Continue reading

Textron Fastening Systems Opens New Headquarters and Reorganizes

Textron Fastening Systems Opens New Headquarters and Reorganizes

Textron Fastening Systems, the number one global fastening and assembly solutions provider with over 150 sales, manufacturing, and engineering facilities in 19 countries, announced that it opened a new world headquarters in Troy, Michigan. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Come Tailgate Party with the Outlaws at Lebanon Valley

Tracks: Come Tailgate Party with the Outlaws at Lebanon Valley

Tracks: Come Tailgate Party with the Outlaws at Lebanon Valley ... Continue reading

Tracks: Lebanon Valley 358 Modified Series will keep you on the edge of your seat

Tracks: Lebanon Valley 358 Modified Series will keep you on the edge of your seat

Tracks: Lebanon Valley 358 Modified Series will keep you on the edge of your seat ... Continue reading

TRW Announces Expected First Quarter Results and Unusual Gains and Charges

TRW Announces Expected First Quarter Results and Unusual Gains and Charges

TRW Inc. announced that it expects to report net earnings per share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000 of $1.20 to $1.25 before unusual items. This compares to the prior year first quarter earnings per share of $0.86 before unusual items. ... Continue reading

USAC: Rollie Helmling returns with driver Bud Kaeding at Nazareth

USAC: Rollie Helmling returns with driver Bud Kaeding at Nazareth

USAC: Rollie Helmling returns with driver Bud Kaeding at Nazareth ... Continue reading

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