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Wednesday, April 5, 2000

AMA Riders Give Modified Course Thumbs-Up

AMA Riders Give Modified Course Thumbs-Up

AMA Riders Give Modified Course Thumbs-Up ... Continue reading

American Electric Auto Announces Common Stock Re-Capitalization

American Electric Auto Announces Common Stock Re-Capitalization

American Electric Automobile Co. Inc. announced that the company's change in capital structure takes effect with the start of trading on April 5, 2000. ... Continue reading

American Electric Automobile Company Inc. Announces Symbol Change

American Electric Automobile Company Inc. Announces Symbol Change

American Electric Automobile Company Inc. announced that the company's trading symbol has changed from (Non OTC: AEAM) to (Non OTC: AEAC). ... Continue reading

ASA: TNN Sports To Telecast Entire 2000 ASA ACDelco Series

ASA: TNN Sports To Telecast Entire 2000 ASA ACDelco Series

TNN Sports To Telecast Entire 2000 ASA ACDelco Series ... Continue reading

Automotive Performance Group, Inc. Completes Sale of Klein Engines

Automotive Performance Group, Inc. Completes Sale of Klein Engines

Automotive Performance Group announced it has completed the previously disclosed sale of its Klein Engines and Competition Components Division and has sold the appearance products business of its 80% owned Boyds Wheel and Hot Rods by Boyds subsidiary. ... Continue reading

Autoweb.com Places New Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicle on its Auction Site

Autoweb.com Places New Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicle on its Auction Site

Autoweb.com, Inc., the leading consumer automotive Internet service, announced placement of a Honda Insight in its recently launched new car auction area. ... Continue reading

BMW Reports Best First Quarter in History

BMW Reports Best First Quarter in History

BMW of North America, Inc. reported record first quarter sales of 42,789 vehicles, compared to 35,808 sold a year ago, an increase of 19 percent. ... Continue reading

Bosch and Siemens Make Better Offer for Atecs

Bosch and Siemens Make Better Offer for Atecs

Convincing industrial concept: Joint growth strategy for leading engineering and technology company Increase in Atecs capital - Merger of Siemens Automotive Systems and VDO under Siemens industrial management. ... Continue reading

Carey International Announces First Quarter Results

Carey International Announces First Quarter Results

Carey International, Inc. reported results for the first quarter ended February 29, 2000. ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series heads to Nazareth, Race Preview

CART: FedEx Championship Series heads to Nazareth, Race Preview

CART: FedEx Championship Series heads to Nazareth, Race Preview ... Continue reading

Composite Automobile Research, Ltd. Sells Another Master License

Composite Automobile Research, Ltd. Sells Another Master License

Composite Automobile Research, Ltd. through its wholly owned subsidiary, World Transport Authority (WTA), is pleased to announce the sale of the Master License for the country of Costa Rica. ... Continue reading

Cragar Industries, Inc. Posts Earnings For Year End

Cragar Industries, Inc. Posts Earnings For Year End

Cragar Industries, Inc. reported earnings for the year ended December 31, 1999 of $54,678 compared to a loss for the year ended December 31, 1998 of $3,971,442. ... Continue reading

Cummins Declares Common Stock Cash Dividend

Cummins Declares Common Stock Cash Dividend

The Board of Directors of Cummins Engine Co. Inc. declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of 30 cents per share, payable on June 15, 2000, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2000. ... Continue reading

Cummins Holds Annual Meeting

Cummins Holds Annual Meeting

Cummins Chairman and CEO Tim Solso said that Cummins expects to report first-quarter earnings on April 13 approaching $1.09 per share, beating the estimate of $1.03 per share as reported by First Call. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler's Active Night Vision Technology Improves Night Driving

DaimlerChrysler's Active Night Vision Technology Improves Night Driving

A unique Active Night Vision system with infrared lasers that illuminates people, animals, road signs and road debris up to 500 feet ahead of the vehicle has been developed by DaimlerChrysler researchers in Ulm, Germany. ... Continue reading

Delphi Will Host 'Virtual Reality Open House' on April 15

Delphi Will Host 'Virtual Reality Open House' on April 15

Delphi Automotive Systems will host a "virtual reality open house" later this month for metropolitan-Detroit area students, with the hope of inspiring the attendees to pursue math, science and engineering careers. ... Continue reading

Elite Logistics Aligns With Immobiliser to Protect Harley-Davidson(R) Owners

Elite Logistics Aligns With Immobiliser to Protect Harley-Davidson(R) Owners

Elite Logistics, Inc., developer of the PageTrack(TM) family of Intelligent Vehicle Systems (IVS), announced an agreement with Immobiliser, Inc. to expand Elite Logistics' wireless tracking technology into the motorcycle market. ... Continue reading

Ford Credit March Sales Highest in Company History

Ford Credit March Sales Highest in Company History

Ford Credit announced that in March 2000 it financed 369,961 automotive contracts, the largest volume in Ford Credit's history and a 15-percent increase over the March 1999 total of 316,124. ... Continue reading

Formula One: McLaren loses appeal of disqualification from Brazil race

Formula One: McLaren loses appeal of disqualification from Brazil race

Formula One: McLaren loses appeal of disqualification from Brazil race ... Continue reading

From the Fairway to the Highway, Continental Tires Uncovers Male Gender Traits

From the Fairway to the Highway, Continental Tires Uncovers Male Gender Traits

Recent research by Continental Tires found that when men were asked what toy they treasured the most, golf clubs were the clear winner, pulling in 30 percent of votes, with fast cars tailing a close second at 27 percent. ... Continue reading

Gas Prices Edge Lower in Northern California, says AAA

Gas Prices Edge Lower in Northern California, says AAA

California gas prices are sliding ever so slightly after setting record highs in late March, AAA reported. ... Continue reading

Go2 Systems and Nadaguides.com Team

Go2 Systems and Nadaguides.com Team

Go2 Systems Inc. announced it has formed a strategic alliance with nadaguides.com to provide auto value information from Internet-enabled wireless phones. ... Continue reading

Haldex to Deliver AWD System to New Concept Car

Haldex to Deliver AWD System to New Concept Car

Haldex has been awarded the task to deliver the AWD system (All Wheel Drive) for a new concept car which is currently under development by a European car manufacturer. The car will be exhibited towards the end of the current year. ... Continue reading

Illinois Emissions Data Added to Carfax.Com Database

Illinois Emissions Data Added to Carfax.Com Database

Carfax.com, the nation's leading provider of vehicle history information, today announced the addition of more than 14 million odometer readings from Illinois emission inspections to its national database of over one billion vehicle records. ... Continue reading

IMPCO Receives Positive Response To New Fuel Systems Technology

IMPCO Receives Positive Response To New Fuel Systems Technology

IMPCO Technologies, Inc. established a new industry position for advanced technology fuel systems with the company's Spectrum program and OMNI product line at the Hannover fair in Hannover, Germany. ... Continue reading

Interiors Expo Announces Increase in Advance Show Registration

Interiors Expo Announces Increase in Advance Show Registration

Automotive & Transportation Interiors Expo officials announced that advance registrations for the 2000 Expo are running 61 percent ahead of last year at the same time. ... Continue reading

International Electronics Introduces Electronic Access Control Products

International Electronics Introduces Electronic Access Control Products

International Electronics, Inc. announced the introduction of PowerKey(tm) 2500, the initial product of its second-generation family of electronic access control products for industrial vehicles. ... Continue reading

ITC Learning Corporation Announces Appointment of Charles Fred to Board of Directors

ITC Learning Corporation Announces Appointment of Charles Fred to Board of Directors

ITC Learning Corporation, a leading provider of technology- based industrial skills training, announced the appointment of Charles L. Fred to the company's Board of Directors. ... Continue reading

ITC Learning Corporation Announces Appointment of Charles Fred to Board of Directors

ITC Learning Corporation Announces Appointment of Charles Fred to Board of Directors

ITC Learning Corporation, a leading provider of technology- based industrial skills training, announced the appointment of Charles L. Fred to the company's Board of Directors. ... Continue reading

Jaguar Cars Reports Best March Ever and Record First Quarter

Jaguar Cars Reports Best March Ever and Record First Quarter

Jaguar Cars announced record March sales results. United States retails totaled 4,041 cars, up more than 141 percent compared with March 1999. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls and Make-A-Wish Foundation Team Up to Grant Wishes

Johnson Controls and Make-A-Wish Foundation Team Up to Grant Wishes

For the second consecutive year, Johnson Controls will partner with the Make-A-Wish Foundation during the Johnson Controls Triple Challenge, a three-race series during the BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am racing season. ... Continue reading

Joseph M. Magliochetti Becomes Dana's Sixth Chairman    

Joseph M. Magliochetti Becomes Dana's Sixth Chairman    

Dana Corporation announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph M. Magliochetti, has become Dana's chairman. ... Continue reading

Kawasaki Launches E-Commerce Site

Kawasaki Launches E-Commerce Site

Today's launch of a consumer e-commerce Web-site positions Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., (KMC) as the leader in e- commerce for the motorized recreational products field. ... Continue reading

Mahindra & Mahindra Initiates Major Deployment of SDRC's Metaphase

Mahindra & Mahindra Initiates Major Deployment of SDRC's Metaphase

SDRC announced that Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd. (M&M) has standardized on SDRC products as its enterprise product development solution. M&M, located in Mumbai, India, has been a customer of SDRC's I-DEAS(R) products and services since 1994. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood returns to Nashville

NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood returns to Nashville

NASCAR BGN: Casey Atwood returns to Nashville ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Racing a good reason to visit Music City: Todd Bodine Preview

NASCAR BGN: Racing a good reason to visit Music City: Todd Bodine Preview

NASCAR BGN: Racing a good 'excuse' to visit Music City: Todd Bodine Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Randy Lajoie Race Preview, Nashville

NASCAR BGN: Randy Lajoie Race Preview, Nashville

NASCAR BGN: Randy Lajoie Race Preview, Nashville ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Tim Fedewa ready for return to short track racing

NASCAR BGN: Tim Fedewa ready for return to short track racing

NASCAR BGN: Tim Fedewa ready for return to short track racing ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Mike Wallace looks to keep winning at next venue

NASCAR Trucks: Mike Wallace looks to keep winning at next venue

NASCAR Trucks: Mike Wallace looks to keep winning at next venue ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Andretti looking for a change in fortune; Labonte hoping to keep going

NASCAR WCUP: Andretti looking for a change in fortune; Labonte hoping to keep going

NASCAR WCUP: Andretti looking for a change in fortune; Labonte hoping to keep going ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Shines At Talladega Superspeedway

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Shines At Talladega Superspeedway

Ken Schrader Shines At Talladega Superspeedway ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton prepared for 'fast times' at Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton prepared for 'fast times' at Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Ward Burton prepared for 'fast times' at Martinsville ... Continue reading

New Con-Way Southern Express Facility To Increase Local Service

New Con-Way Southern Express Facility To Increase Local Service

Con-Way Southern Express (CSE), a less-than-truckload freight carrier for commercial and industrial businesses, will construct a new freight assembly center in Chester, VA. ... Continue reading

NLMS: National Late Model Sportsman At Columbia

NLMS: National Late Model Sportsman At Columbia

National Late Model Sportsman At Columbia ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Indy 500 testing to feature interesting mix of veterans, rookies

NorthernLight IRL: Indy 500 testing to feature interesting mix of veterans, rookies

NorthernLight IRL: Indy 500 testing to feature interesting mix of veterans, rookies ... Continue reading

NorthernLight IRL: Treadway Racing files two entries: McGehee to drive one

NorthernLight IRL: Treadway Racing files two entries: McGehee to drive one

NorthernLight IRL: Treadway Racing files two entries: McGehee to drive one ... Continue reading

Oasis Car Wash Inc. Takes Steps Toward Becoming a Public Company

Oasis Car Wash Inc. Takes Steps Toward Becoming a Public Company

Oasis Car Wash Inc. recently completed a reverse triangular merger involving HomeCare United, Inc. (HUI), a shell corporation with approximately 900 shareholders. ... Continue reading

parts.com Hires AutoNation's Former E-commerce Field Operations Chief

parts.com Hires AutoNation's Former E-commerce Field Operations Chief

parts.com(TM), Inc., a leading real-time business-to-business e- commerce parts exchange, announced the appointment of Ted Rubin as its director of dealer operations. ... Continue reading

Porsche Reports March U.S. Sales; March Sales Up By 2 Percent

Porsche Reports March U.S. Sales; March Sales Up By 2 Percent

Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, announced sales and stock figures for the month of March, 2000. ... Continue reading

Production Center for Breakthrough Technology

Production Center for Breakthrough Technology

UniStates Technology Corporation and the Tufts University College of Engineering announced plans to install a development facility for Reflexive Materials Technology in the engineering laboratories on the Tufts campus in Medford, Massachusetts. ... Continue reading

Ricardo, Inc. Appoints New Vice President and Technical Director

Ricardo, Inc. Appoints New Vice President and Technical Director

Peter Brown has been named as the new Vice President and Technical Director at Ricardo, Inc. ... Continue reading

SCCA: St. Croix, Quebec to host August Speedvision World Challenge Round

SCCA: St. Croix, Quebec to host August Speedvision World Challenge Round

SCCA: St. Croix, Quebec to host August Speedvision World Challenge Round ... Continue reading

Schiano Named Executive VP and CFO For Textron Fastening Systems

Schiano Named Executive VP and CFO For Textron Fastening Systems

Dominick J. Schiano has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer for Textron Fastening Systems. ... Continue reading

Site Will Provide Consumers With Opportunity To Purchase Car Parts

Site Will Provide Consumers With Opportunity To Purchase Car Parts

Motor Trend, The World's #1 Automotive Authority, is making a significant addition to its web site, MotorTrend.com, to allow car enthusiasts a first-ever chance to purchase car parts online from automotive source for news and information. ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive to Pilot Chase Automotive Finance's Dealer Internet Site

Sonic Automotive to Pilot Chase Automotive Finance's Dealer Internet Site

Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced that it is entering into a pilot program with The Chase Manhattan Bank to conduct business via Chase's auto dealer Business-to-Business web site. ... Continue reading

Suit Alleges Toxic Emissions Poisoned Mesa, Arizona Residents

Suit Alleges Toxic Emissions Poisoned Mesa, Arizona Residents

A class action suit was filed against TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc. alleging that toxic emissions from TRW's plant in Mesa, Ariz., have caused health problems for residents living near the plant, and that TRW concealed information. ... Continue reading

Supercross Challenger Brian Mason `Catches Air' With Excitebike 64

Supercross Challenger Brian Mason `Catches Air' With Excitebike 64

In the '80s, "Flyin' Brian" Mason was one of hundreds of thousands of kids across the country hooked on motocross by playing Nintendo's video game, Excitebike(R) for the Nintendo Entertainment System(R) (NES(R)). ... Continue reading

The 'Vending Machine,' Chevy Anniversaries, SUVs At Food Lion AutoFair

The 'Vending Machine,' Chevy Anniversaries, SUVs At Food Lion AutoFair

From the car deemed "Unsafe at Any Speed" to a legendary nameplate that performs just fine at 200 mph, the Food Lion AutoFair at Lowe's Motor Speedway will celebrate the gamut of car culture from April 6-9. ... Continue reading

The Versatech Group Announces $24 Million Gain on Sale of PaintPlas

The Versatech Group Announces $24 Million Gain on Sale of PaintPlas

The Versatech Group Inc. announced that it has sold its entire interest in PaintPlas, Inc. to the former owners for a purchase consideration. ... Continue reading

Titan Phoenix(TM) Is Hot Rod Bikes Magazine's May Cover Story

Titan Phoenix(TM) Is Hot Rod Bikes Magazine's May Cover Story

Titan Motorcycle Co. of America announced that the cover of the May 2000 issue of Hot Rod Bikes sports the Titan Phoenix(TM) and includes six pages devoted to displaying and extolling the virtues of Titan's entry level cruiser. ... Continue reading

Toyota Foresees Combinations of Advanced Technologies in Future Cars

Toyota Foresees Combinations of Advanced Technologies in Future Cars

With more than 1 billion cars expected to be on the road by 2020, a top Toyota engineer says advanced technologies are needed for the automobile to remain an effective means of transportation. ... Continue reading

USAC: Hamilton, Boone split Irwindale glory

USAC: Hamilton, Boone split Irwindale glory

USAC: Hamilton, Boone split Irwindale glory ... Continue reading

Valeo Sales Growth of 17% in the First Quarter 2000

Valeo Sales Growth of 17% in the First Quarter 2000

Valeo's consolidated sales totaled 2.22 billion euros in the first quarter 2000, up by 16.7% over 1999. ... Continue reading

Valeo Unisia Transmissions: the Company is Operational

Valeo Unisia Transmissions: the Company is Operational

The company is dedicated to the design, development, production and sale of clutches, components and systems for manual and automatic transmissions. ... Continue reading

Volvo Drives for a Healthier Planet

Volvo Drives for a Healthier Planet

As the world becomes increasingly populated and contaminated, Volvo Cars of North America lives up to their long-lived reputation of environmental care by sponsoring The Drive for a Healthier Planet. ... Continue reading

Wall Street Corporate Reporter Interviews Lithia Motors Chairman

Wall Street Corporate Reporter Interviews Lithia Motors Chairman

Lithia Motors Inc. announced that an in-depth interview of its Chairman and CEO Sidney B. DeBoer with The Wall Street Corporate Reporter (WSCR) is available on the Internet. ... Continue reading

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