Action Performance Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results
Action Performance reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2000, including non-recurring charges arising from its restructuring related to achieving cost reductions and other strategic corporate decisions. ... Continue reading
American Honda Sales Set November Record
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., set a new November sales record of 80,849, up 3.5 percent, as light truck sales also set a record for the month, up 9 percent to 21,567. ... Continue reading
Audi Reports Best November Sales Ever
Audi of America, Inc. announced November sales results of 6,556 vehicles, a 9.9 percent increase over the same month last year, when sales were 5,971. These results mark Audi's best November in the company's history. ... Continue reading
Auto Dealers on Track for Record Year According to NADA
Despite slower November sales, the nation's franchised new-car dealers will sell a record 17.5 million new vehicles in 2000, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. ... Continue reading
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 49 YEAR 2000
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 49 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading
Best Sales Year in Mitsubishi Motors' History Led by New Models
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) reported November record sales of the all-new Montero luxury SUV and the redesigned Eclipse Spyder convertible. ... Continue reading
BMW of North America, Inc. reported its best month ever in the U.S. market, with November sales of 17,551 vehicles, an increase of 31 percent compared to the 13,422 vehicles sold a year ago. ... Continue reading
Cellport Systems Adds Wireless Communications Patent to Portfolio
Cellport Systems announced it has been issued a U.S. patent (6,122,514) covering wireless communications channel selection. ... Continue reading
Collins & Aikman Announces Acquisition of Comet
Collins & Aikman Corporation announced the acquisition of Comet, a leading acoustic software developer specializing in computer-aided engineering (CAE) solutions for reducing low- frequency noise in the automotive and other industries. ... Continue reading
Daewoo Sales Performance Unaffected By Parent Company Reorganization
Daewoo Motor America demonstrated consistent sales performance during November prior to the union agreement to accept the terms of the company's restructuring and the recently announced infusion of $614 million into Daewoo Motor Korea. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Reports November U.S. Sales
DaimlerChrysler Corporation reported November U.S. sales of 184,065 vehicles, down 5-percent compared to November 1999. ... Continue reading
Ethyl Corporation Announces 15% Price Increase
Ethyl Corporation has announced to its customers that it will raise prices by 15% in January 2001 for all products manufactured for passenger car and diesel engine motor oils. ... Continue reading
``Five Market Mandates For Open Systems'' For Auto Claims Industry
Ensera, a leading provider of Internet-based end-to-end solutions for the automotive claims industry, formally reinforced its commitment to open standards and free exchange of data. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company's November U.S. Sales Down 7%
U.S. consumers purchased or leased 300,665 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in the month of November, down seven percent from a year ago. (For reference, last year, the company posted its highest November sales since 1977.) ... Continue reading
GKN Automotive Wins Quest for Excellence Award
GKN Automotive Inc. has received Automotive Industries magazine's "Quest for Excellence" Award as one of the auto industry's top suppliers. ... Continue reading
GM Vehicle Sales Decrease 8% in November
General Motors sold 320,992 new cars and trucks in November, down eight percent from last year. ... Continue reading
Honda and Celanese Sign Agreement to Improve Fuel Cell Systems
Celanese AG and Honda announced that their research subsidiaries Celanese Ventures GmbH, Germany, and Honda R&D Co, Japan, will cooperate in the development of membranes and membrane electrode assemblies for automotive fuel cells. ... Continue reading
Honda Insight (2001) Review ... Continue reading
Hyundai Continues Strong Sales Pace
Hyundai Motor America announced sales of 17,856 vehicles for the month of November, up 27 percent from one year ago. ... Continue reading
Infiniti I30t (2001) Review ... Continue reading
Infiniti Posts November Sales: QX4 Sales Up 8.4 Percent
Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA), posted sales of 4,802 vehicles in November, a 14.3 percent decrease from November last year. ... Continue reading
Japan Technical Cooperation Week Returns to U.S.
Japanese automakers and major U.S. automotive tool and equipment manufacturers will meet in Torrance, California next week to review 2001 vehicle models. ... Continue reading
Kia Reports Best-Ever Annual Sales
With a month remaining in 2000, Kia Motors America has bested last year's record sales total. ... Continue reading
Land Rover Reports Best-Ever November U.S. Sales
Land Rover North America, Inc. has posted November 2000 U.S. sales of 2,279 units, the best November U.S. sales result ever. ... Continue reading
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) announced U.S. sales of 18,726 units for the month of November, up 8.0 percent over November 1999. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Posts Strong November Sales
Mercedes-Benz USA reported its second-best November on record with sales of 16,175 vehicles for the month, while year-to-date sales hit an all-time record, increasing 8.8 percentto 185,308, versus 170,319 sales during the comparable period in 1999. ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Labonte Wins Driver Of The Year Honors
NASCAR WCUP: Labonte Wins Driver Of The Year Honors ... Continue reading
Nissan Division Sales Post 6.7 Percent Increase
Sales of Nissan Division cars and trucks for November increased compared with year-ago levels, while year-to-date sales in 2000 continue to outpace those of 1999. ... Continue reading
November Sales Keep Volvo Ahead 9.4 Per Cent for 2000
Strong performance from the popular Volvo S40 compact and a fast start of sales of the sporty new Volvo S60 were high points in November. ... Continue reading
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 2000. ... Continue reading
Review: Lexus is300-A First Impression
2001 Lexus IS300 ... Continue reading
SAFE KIDS Campaign Commends Work of Expert Panel on Trunk Entrapment
In less than two years, significant advances have been made in the effort to prevent unintentional trunk entrapment among children, thanks to the work of the Expert Panel on Trunk Entrapment. ... Continue reading
Saturn SC2 (2001) Review ... Continue reading
Subaru of America, Inc. Announces November Sales
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) announced sales figures for the month of November. Subaru recorded a sales total of 14,241 units for the month, little changed from 1999 figures of 14,245 units for the same period. ... Continue reading
Suzuki Year-to-Date Sales Stand Far Ahead of 1999
American Suzuki Motor Corporation's year-to-date sales ended the month 24-percent ahead of corresponding 1999 sales as the winds of fall chilled November sales. ... Continue reading
Symyx and ABB Announce Collaboration for Improved Automotive Fuels
Symyx Technologies, Inc. and ABB Lummus Global announced that they have entered into a research, development and licensing agreement for the discovery of improved catalysts for automotive fuels. ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports Strong November Sales
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., reported strong November sales of 126,013 vehicles, up 4.6 percent over last November's record-setting sales. ... Continue reading
TRACKS: Irwindale Speedway enjoys second successful year of racing
TRACKS: Irwindale Speedway enjoys second successful year of racing ... Continue reading
Volkswagen Sales Up 8.7 Percent in November
Amid a U.S. car market that is easing off its record pace, Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported its best November sales in 27 years. ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 349,331 units, up from the 247,227 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading
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