ADESA Expanding Canadian Operations; Acquires Vancouver, British Columbia Facility
ADESA Canada announced that it has purchased the Vancouver Auto Auction of New Westminster, British Columbia, as a major component of the company's Canadian strategy for growth. ... Continue reading
AlliedSignal Introduces New Fiber To Boost Seatbelt Safety
AlliedSignal Inc. introduced a new automotive seatbelt fiber (called Securus(TM) fiber) to help increase occupant safety and lower safety-restraint system costs. ... Continue reading
ATLANTICS: Fast Facts: Lynx Racing in the KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Support Race
Lynx - Road America ... Continue reading
Auto Parts Distributors Trade Legwork for Keystrokes to Close Sales
Starting today, auto parts distributors with stores in different locations can eliminate time-consuming legwork and get parts to customers in a few easy, electronic steps. ... Continue reading
BIKES: Ride For Kids Record in Asheville
Ride For Kids Record in Asheville! ... Continue reading
Bullhide to Increase Revenues by $360,000 by Signing Boston Distributor
The Bullhide Liner Corporation announced that it has signed a new Bullhide/Quarra master distributor in Boston bringing its total number of master distributors to seven. ... Continue reading
Carmakers Bought $203.7 Billion in Car Parts Over Past 15 Years
The demand for original equipment (OE) auto parts in North America is growing, according to Automotive Industry Status Report -- the comprehensive report produced by the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). ... Continue reading
CART: Texaco/Havline 200 Preview, Robby Gordon finds a home away from home at Elkhart Lake
Texaco/Havline 200 Preview ... Continue reading
Conrad Clement, CEO of Featherlite, Inc., Receives 'Entrepreneur Of The Year'
Conrad Clement, president and chief executive officer of Featherlite, Inc., has received the 1999 Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) award in the Manufacturing and Construction category. ... Continue reading
DaimlerChrysler Announces New Sales Incentives
DaimlerChrysler Corporation announced new additions and enhancements to its national consumer incentives program, which offers cash allowances or reduced interest rate financing to buyers of certain vehicles. ... Continue reading
Delphi Continues Strong Relationship with Ferrari
With the recent unveiling of the 360 Modena, Delphi Automotive Systems continues its strong relationship with one of the world's most exotic automakers. ... Continue reading
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. Reports Fiscal 1999 Year End and Q4 Results
Discount Auto Parts, Inc. announced results for the Company's fiscal year and fourth quarter ended June 1, 1999. ... Continue reading
DRAGS: Top stories from NHRA FMDRS event at Lebanon Valley Dragway
Top stories from NHRA FMDRS event at Lebanon Valley Dragway ... Continue reading
Exide Announces AutoZone Deal for Up to 600,000 Starters and Alternators
Sure Start, a division of Exide Corporation, will sell between 200,000 and 600,000 remanufactured automotive starters and alternators to AutoZone, one of the nation's leading specialty retailers of automotive parts and accessories. ... Continue reading
Feuling Advanced Technologies Inc., announced they have filed suit in U.S. District Court in Southern California against Mercedes-Benz USA Inc., and Hoehn Motors LTD. ... Continue reading
GenCorp Receives Favorable IRS Ruling for Spin-Off
GenCorp announced that it has received an Internal Revenue Service ruling that its planned spin-off will be a tax-free transaction. ... Continue reading
Gencorp Unveils New Name for Spin-Off Company
GenCorp unveiled OMNOVA Solutions Inc. as the name for the new company it expects to spin off in early October 1999. ... Continue reading
General Motors Signs on Lockheed Martin to Drive Information Management
Lockheed Martin has been awarded three contracts by General Motors to provide information management services for three GM organizations. Financial terms for the contracts were not announced. ... Continue reading
Honda Hybrid To Be Called 'insight' Will Feature Integrated Motor Assist System
The first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle available in the U.S. will be called the Honda insight when it goes on sale this December, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced. ... Continue reading
IMPCO Technologies Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results
IMPCO Technologies Inc. announced results for the fourth fiscal quarter and year ended April 30, 1999. ... Continue reading
International Fuel Technology Announces CARB Issues Executive Order
International Fuel Technology Inc. will announced at a special shareholders' meeting that it has received Executive Order No. D-485-1 issued by the State of California Air Resources Board ("CARB") covering IFT's PEERDIESEL(R) Fuel Processor. ... Continue reading
Mace Security Announces Completion of Merger With American Wash
Mace Security International, Inc. announced the completion of the previously announced merger with American Wash Services, Inc. ... Continue reading
Mazda Announces MPV Minivan Recall
Mazda North American Operations announced it is voluntarily recalling its 2000-model-year MPV minivan for replacement of the vehicle's lower intake manifold assembly. ... Continue reading
Metallic Power Partners With Textron
Metallic Power has partnered with Textron Turf Care and Specialty Products to develop a prototype zinc/air fuel cell powered non-road industrial utility vehicle. With the zinc/air fuel cell, the vehicle will recharge in five minutes. ... Continue reading
MSC.Software Completes Acquisition of MARC Analysis
MSC.Software Corp., the world's leading developer of simulation software, reported that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of MARC Analysis Research Corp. (MARC). ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Set for New Hampshire
NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Set for New Hampshire ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: John Andretti Ready to Rekindle Love Affair with the Brickyard
NASCAR WCUP: John Andretti Ready to Rekindle Love Affair with the Brickyard ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace going in the right direction
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace going in the right direction ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: New Hampshire Track Tidbits
NASCAR WCUP: New Hampshire Track Tidbits ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Park Only Driver To Race In Top Five NASCAR Divisions at NHIS
Park Only Driver To Race In Top Five NASCAR Divisions at NHIS ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Waltrip still motivated by team's potential
Waltrip still motivated by team's potential ... Continue reading
NHRA: A/Fuel to remain part of NHRA Federal-Mogul dragster competition
NHRA: A/Fuel to remain part of NHRA Federal-Mogul dragster competition ... Continue reading
NHRA: Kurt Johnson AC Delco Notes for Winston Showdown and Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals
Kurt Chronicles: Bristol/Denver Edition ... Continue reading
NHRA: Team JEG'S Looking to Make Noise In The Valley
NHRA: Team JEG'S Looking to Make Noise In The Valley ... Continue reading
NHRA: Warren Report: Bristol/Denver Edition
Warren Report: Bristol/Denver Edition ... Continue reading
Porsche Reports June 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 June 1999. ... Continue reading
Preparation is the Key to Avoiding Summer Auto Problems, AAA Advises
A quick and easy automotive checkup can help prepare a vehicle for the stress of high temperatures and increase reliability on long road trips, according to AAA. ... Continue reading
Randall J. Weisenburger Elected to CTS Corporation Board of Directors
CTS Corporation announced that Randall J. Weisenburger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Group, Inc., has joined the CTS Board of Directors. ... Continue reading
Rent-A-Wreck Announces Fifth Consecutive Record Year
Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc. announced record earnings for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
Roadway Express Named Top Carrier by Inland
Inland Paperboard and Packaging of Indianapolis selected Roadway Express, Inc. as its "Carrier of the Year" for 1998 for the second time in the past five years, and named the motor carrier a "Quality Carrier" for the sixth consecutive year. ... Continue reading
SmarTire Europe Posts Increasing Sales
The European market is leading the way for increased sales for SmarTire Systems Inc. A recent order of 3,000 tire monitoring systems in Europe is related to the growth in sales of run-flat tires in the United Kingdom and Germany. ... Continue reading
Stratasys, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program
Stratasys, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to increase its repurchase, from time to time, up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. ... Continue reading
Subaru Announces Voluntary Repair Campaign
Subaru of America, Inc. announced a voluntary repair campaign of some 1994-1995 model year Impreza and some 1995-1996 model year Legacy vehicles, excluding Outback models. ... Continue reading
The Chase is on for the 1999 Volkswagen Passat
In a fun and fast-paced new television spot, the 1999 Volkswagen Passat shines in its audition for a starring role as a high-performance chase car in a big-budget action movie. ... Continue reading
Top Driver Acquires American Cities Driving Schools
As part of its growth-by-acquisition strategy, Top Driver, the leader in driver education, announced that it has purchased the 13-school chain of American Cities Driving Schools in Columbus, Ohio. ... Continue reading
TRW Forms Strategic Alliance with Paragon Management Systems
TRW Integrated Supply Chain Solutions, a premier global systems integrator, today announced a strategic alliance with Los Angeles-based Paragon Management Systems. ... Continue reading
Turbodyne Launches International Subsidiary
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced that it has launched Turbodyne International Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Turbodyne Technologies Inc. ... Continue reading
Uniprime Capital Acceptance, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Dealership
Uniprime Capital Acceptance, Inc. announced that it has acquired a dealership just outside of Harrisburg, Pa. ... Continue reading
Unique Mobility Receives Contract to Develop Electric Traction System
Unique Mobilityannounced that it has received a U.S. Department of Energy grant award to design and build an advanced electric traction system capable of propelling mid-sized hybrid-electric and fuel cell-electric passenger vehicles. ... Continue reading
Varlen Responds to Amsted's Extension of Its Unsolicited Tender Offer
Varlen Corporation responded to Amsted Industries Incorporated's further extension of its unsolicited tender offer for Varlen. ... Continue reading
WTA Signs Master Licenses for $4M, Mexico, Caribbean deal will bring over $5M annually
Composite Auto World Transport Authority, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Composite Automobile Research announced it has executed two "Master License" agreements with Industria Automotriz Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. of Tijuana, Mexico, for $4m. ... Continue reading
ZAP Becomes Exclusive Distributor for Electric Motorcycle
Electric bicycle and scooter manufacturer ZAPWORLD.COM announced they have reached an agreement with Electric Motorbike Inc. (EMB) to distribute its Lectra(TM) electric motorcycle. ... Continue reading
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