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Brian Kendrick Joins Asbury Automotive Group as President and CEO

Brian Kendrick Joins Asbury Automotive Group as President and CEO

Asbury Automotive Group announced that Brian E. Kendrick has joined the Conshohocken, PA-based automotive dealership company as President and Chief Executive Officer. Asbury has approximately 100 dealerships across the United States. ... Continue reading

Circuit City Stores (CarMax Group) Reports Record October Sales

Circuit City Stores (CarMax Group) Reports Record October Sales

Circuit City Stores, Inc. reported October 1999 sales for the company, the Circuit City Group and the CarMax Group. ... Continue reading

Composite Automobile Research Ltd: Announcement

Composite Automobile Research Ltd: Announcement

Composite Automobile Research Ltd is pleased to announce that its first production plant began its start up in Cali Columbia on November 2, 1999, ahead of schedule. ... Continue reading

Exide Announces Divestiture of Battery Separator Facility

Exide Announces Divestiture of Battery Separator Facility

Exide Corporation, the global leader in the lead-acid battery business, announced that it has reached agreement to sell its battery separator operations in Corydon, IN to Daramic, Inc. of Burlington, MA. ... Continue reading

GM Features AuraGen Mobile Generator in Las Vegas Show Truck

GM Features AuraGen Mobile Generator in Las Vegas Show Truck

Aura Systems, Inc. announced that the General Motors Pontiac- GMC Division is featuring the AuraGen(TM) Mobile Generator system at the SEMA debut of its 2000 GMC Professional Sierra Show Truck. ... Continue reading

IRL: Championship T-Shirt Now On Sale from Greg Ray Collectibles

IRL: Championship T-Shirt Now On Sale from Greg Ray Collectibles

IRL: Championship T-Shirt Now On Sale from Greg Ray Collectibles ... Continue reading

Japanese Motor Vehicle Demand To Rise through 2004

Japanese Motor Vehicle Demand To Rise through 2004

Japan's annual demand for cars and trucks is expected to be 17% higher in 2004 than in 1999 but still fail to eclipse its 1990 peak, according to a report issued by the global forecasting firm Standard & Poor's DRI. ... Continue reading

Kiran M. Patel, CFO For Cummins Engine Company, Appointed Executive Vice President

Kiran M. Patel, CFO For Cummins Engine Company, Appointed Executive Vice President

The Board of Directors of Cummins Engine Company, Inc. has appointed Kiran M. Patel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Cummins. ... Continue reading

Mannesmann Sachs and Siemens Agree Upon Development Partnership

Mannesmann Sachs and Siemens Agree Upon Development Partnership

Mannesmann Sachs and the Automotive Engineering Division of Siemens have agreed upon a technical co-operation in the development of automatic-shift gearboxes (ASG). ... Continue reading

Microphonics Announces New Diagnostic System

Microphonics Announces New Diagnostic System

Microphonics announced the development of a new diagnostic product which takes acoustic emissions technology to a new level. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Mad Dog Returns at Phoenix, Atwood's favorite track

NASCAR BGN: Mad Dog Returns at Phoenix, Atwood's favorite track

NASCAR BGN: Mad Dog Returns at Phoenix, Atwood's favorite track ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Mclaughlin Ventures West, Searching for Victory Lane

NASCAR BGN: Mclaughlin Ventures West, Searching for Victory Lane

Mclaughlin Ventures West, Searching for Victory Lane ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Mike Skinner to run Busch Series race in Phoenix

NASCAR BGN: Mike Skinner to run Busch Series race in Phoenix

NASCAR BGN: Mike Skinner to run Busch Series race in Phoenix ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Timber Wolf Racing Team to make 100th start, Kevin Grubb to make 50th start

NASCAR BGN: Timber Wolf Racing Team to make 100th start, Kevin Grubb to make 50th start

NASCAR BGN: Timber Wolf Racing Team to make 100th start, Kevin Grubb to make 50th start ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Tony Roper Inks Two Year Agreement As Washington Erving / Dr Pepper Driver

NASCAR BGN: Tony Roper Inks Two Year Agreement As Washington Erving / Dr Pepper Driver

Tony Roper Inks Two Year Agreement As Washington Erving / Dr Pepper Driver ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Andretti wins the pole at Phoenix

NASCAR WCUP: Andretti wins the pole at Phoenix

NASCAR WCUP: Andretti wins the pole at Phoenix ... Continue reading

NHRA: Doyel named NHRA director of performance aftermarketing

NHRA: Doyel named NHRA director of performance aftermarketing

NHRA: Doyel named NHRA director of performance aftermarketing ... Continue reading

NHRA: Gibbs Teams Focused on Victories in Pomona

NHRA: Gibbs Teams Focused on Victories in Pomona

Gibbs Teams Focused on Victories in Pomona ... Continue reading

NHRA: Larry Dixon Getting Head Start on New Millennium

NHRA: Larry Dixon Getting Head Start on New Millennium

Larry Dixon Getting Head Start on New Millennium ... Continue reading

NHRA: Tony Schumacher One Qualifying Spot Away From Championship

NHRA: Tony Schumacher One Qualifying Spot Away From Championship

Tony Schumacher One Qualifying Spot Away From Championship ... Continue reading

Nissan Frontier SE Crew Cab 4x4(2000)

Nissan Frontier SE Crew Cab 4x4(2000)

Nissan Frontier SE Crew Cab 4x4 ... Continue reading

Raceline

Raceline

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RALLY: 84 Competitors running in Telstra Rally Australia

RALLY: 84 Competitors running in Telstra Rally Australia

RALLY: 84 Competitors running in Telstra Rally Australia ... Continue reading

RALLY: Ford signs Sainz for world rally title bid in 2000

RALLY: Ford signs Sainz for world rally title bid in 2000

Ford signs Sainz for world rally title bid in 2000 ... Continue reading

RALLY: McRae and Ford Martini lead Rally Australia

RALLY: McRae and Ford Martini lead Rally Australia

McRae and Ford Martini lead Rally Australia ... Continue reading

Riviera Tool Company Reports Record Sales and Earnings in Fiscal 1999

Riviera Tool Company Reports Record Sales and Earnings in Fiscal 1999

Riviera Tool Company posted record sales and solid operating results in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999 to finish a third straight year of record results. ... Continue reading

SCCA: Trans-Am racer Michael Lewis to speak at San Diego SAE Section Meeting

SCCA: Trans-Am racer Michael Lewis to speak at San Diego SAE Section Meeting

SCCA: Trans-Am racer Michael Lewis to speak at San Diego SAE Section Meeting ... Continue reading

Tenneco Inc. Accepts Securities in Tender and Exchange Offers

Tenneco Inc. Accepts Securities in Tender and Exchange Offers

Tenneco Inc. announced that it has accepted all securities that were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of its cash tender offers and debt exchange offers, each of which commenced on Oct. 5, 1999. ... Continue reading

The Timken Company Approaches Millennium with New Leadership    

The Timken Company Approaches Millennium with New Leadership    

The Timken Company's board of directors elected James W. Griffith president and chief operating officer of the company. He also was elected a director. ... Continue reading

Trailgate Awarded Licensing For GM Corporate Logos and Brand Names

Trailgate Awarded Licensing For GM Corporate Logos and Brand Names

The Trailgate Corporation, makers of the original Trailgate Table, has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with General Motors Service Parts Operations that includes the GMC, Chevrolet and Cadillac brands and logos. ... Continue reading

Universal Automotive Industries Names Don McEntee as VP-- Marketing

Universal Automotive Industries Names Don McEntee as VP-- Marketing

Universal Automotive Industries, Inc., has recently appointed Don McEntee to the position of Vice President of Marketing for it's Universal Brake Parts ("UBP") unit. ... Continue reading

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Sees Financial Results Below Expectations

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing Sees Financial Results Below Expectations

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. reported that sales for the third quarter were materially below management's expectation and that the Company expects to report a loss for the third quarter ended September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

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