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Friday, October 8, 1999

2000 Nissan Xterra SE-V6 4x4(2000)

2000 Nissan Xterra SE-V6 4x4(2000)

2000 Nissan Xterra SE-V6 4x4(2000) ... Continue reading

AAT Announces Contracts With Bose Corporation and Hunter Douglas

AAT Announces Contracts With Bose Corporation and Hunter Douglas

Applied Automation Techniques, Inc. (AAT) has signed agreements with Bose Corporation and Hunter Douglas to install AutoTrak(R) and AutoShip(R) 6.0 at a total of 13 facilities running SAP R/3 software. ... Continue reading

ABRA Auto Body & Glass Announces Employee Stock Option Program

ABRA Auto Body & Glass Announces Employee Stock Option Program

ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced the approval of an employee stock option program. The Board of Directors approved this program at its third-quarter meeting. ... Continue reading

Algor's InCADPlus Offers Solid Edge Users a Higher Level of CAD/CAE

Algor's InCADPlus Offers Solid Edge Users a Higher Level of CAD/CAE

Algor, Inc., a leading maker of software for mechanical engineers, has introduced InCADPlus technology that enables engineers to transfer solid model data seamlessly from Solid Edge mechanical design software to Algor software. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Shelmerdine shows the way in Charlotte

ARCA: Shelmerdine shows the way in Charlotte

Shelmerdine shows the way in Charlotte ... Continue reading

ARCO Diesel Fleet Program May Lead To Cleaner Emissions

ARCO Diesel Fleet Program May Lead To Cleaner Emissions

ARCO has launched a fleet demonstration program to confirm that its new EC Diesel fuel can make dramatic reductions in soot emissions from trucks, buses and cars in Southern California. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 40

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 40

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 40 ... Continue reading

Daewoo Motor America Starts Its Drive into the Millennium

Daewoo Motor America Starts Its Drive into the Millennium

Daewoo Motor America will launch its new for 2000 model year versions of its three popular models-highlighted by a sleek, completely redesigned Nubira line. ... Continue reading

G&L Universal Manufactures 'Earth-Friendly' Seat-Back Panels

G&L Universal Manufactures 'Earth-Friendly' Seat-Back Panels

Savvy outsourcing in the automotive industry breeds innovation, both in products and supplier relationships. If you need proof, just ask the people at Chesterfield, Michigan-based G&L Universal, LLC. ... Continue reading

Harvard Industries to Build Outboard Motor Parts

Harvard Industries to Build Outboard Motor Parts

Harvard Industries, Inc. announced it has been selected by Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) to provide drive and propeller shafts to the outboard motor manufacturer. ... Continue reading

IRL: Many races to be decided at Texas

IRL: Many races to be decided at Texas

Many races to be decided at Texas ... Continue reading

Land Rover Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Debuts at Miami's Auto Show

Land Rover Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Debuts at Miami's Auto Show

For the first time, Land Rover North America, Inc. will display a Certified pre-owned Land Rover on its corporate stand during a major international auto show. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Makes Driving Easier on the Web

Mitsubishi Motors Makes Driving Easier on the Web

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. (MMSA) has unveiled its new high-octane Web site designed to take consumers on a direct route to creating their own Mitsubishi. ... Continue reading

NAMVBC Looks At GM's New Venture, General Motor Retail Holdings

NAMVBC Looks At GM's New Venture, General Motor Retail Holdings

The National Association of Motor Vehicle Boards and Commissions is concerned about the recent announcement by General Motors to develop factory owned stores that will sell direct to consumers. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Kenseth on the pole at Charlotte after first round qualifying

NASCAR BGN: Kenseth on the pole at Charlotte after first round qualifying

NASCAR BGN: Kenseth on the pole at Charlotte after first round qualifying ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP/BGN: Matt Kenseth/Dewalt Racing Charlotte Notes

NASCAR WCUP/BGN: Matt Kenseth/Dewalt Racing Charlotte Notes

NASCAR WCUP/BGN: Matt Kenseth/Dewalt Racing Charlotte Notes ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte on the Pole for UAW-GM 500 at Charlotte

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte on the Pole for UAW-GM 500 at Charlotte

NASCAR WCUP: Bobby Labonte on the Pole for UAW-GM 500 at Charlotte ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon Hopes to Join the 'Win-Crowd' at Charlotte

NASCAR WCUP: Gordon Hopes to Join the 'Win-Crowd' at Charlotte

Gordon Hopes to Join the 'Win-Crowd' at Charlotte ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ricky Craven Looks for Another Front-Row Start at Lowe's

NASCAR WCUP: Ricky Craven Looks for Another Front-Row Start at Lowe's

Ricky Craven Looks for Another Front-Row Start at Lowe's ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: UAW-GM Quality 500 Qualifying Report

NASCAR WCUP: UAW-GM Quality 500 Qualifying Report

NASCAR WCUP: UAW-GM Quality 500 Qualifying Report ... Continue reading

NHRA: JEG'S Pro Stock Trucks Are Getting Ready For Raceday

NHRA: JEG'S Pro Stock Trucks Are Getting Ready For Raceday

NHRA: JEG'S Pro Stock Trucks Are Getting Ready For Raceday ... Continue reading

NHRA: Panella leads Pro Stock Truck qualifying at Autozone Nationals

NHRA: Panella leads Pro Stock Truck qualifying at Autozone Nationals

NHRA: Panella leads Pro Stock Truck qualifying at Autozone Nationals ... Continue reading

PLYMOUTH PROWLER (1999/2000)

PLYMOUTH PROWLER (1999/2000)

PLYMOUTH PROWLER (1999/2000) ... Continue reading

Raceline

Raceline

The Auto Channel--Raceline ... Continue reading

Shared Technologies Cellular and Nextel Communications Expand

Shared Technologies Cellular and Nextel Communications Expand

Shared Technologies Cellular, Inc. announced that it and Nextel Communications have expanded their digital phone rental program to include California markets. ... Continue reading

Sonex Awarded Contract to Demonstrate Conversion

Sonex Awarded Contract to Demonstrate Conversion

SONEX RESEARCH, INC. announced that it has been awarded a sub- contract by Innovation Marine Corp. to use its best efforts to convert an existing high performance gasoline fueled propulsion system for marine use to start and operate on heavy fuels. ... Continue reading

State Farm Ruling Should Inspire Consumer Choice

State Farm Ruling Should Inspire Consumer Choice

AAIA expects that the recent $456 million verdict against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company will give consumers greater choice by forcing insurance companies to disclose to policyholders the types of autobody repair parts covered. ... Continue reading

Strattec Security Corporation Reports Record Fiscal First Quarter Results

Strattec Security Corporation Reports Record Fiscal First Quarter Results

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION reported record sales and operating results for the fiscal first quarter ended September 26, 1999. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Prices $500,000,000 of Notes

Tenneco Prices $500,000,000 of Notes

Tenneco Inc. said it had priced $500,000,000 of 11 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due October 15, 2009, in connection with the spin-off of Tenneco Packaging and the separation of Tenneco's packaging and automotive businesses planned for November. ... Continue reading

Thor Announces Exclusive License with MAN

Thor Announces Exclusive License with MAN

Thor Industries, Inc. announced an exclusive agreement with MAN, one of Germany's largest corporations, to build a new series of lighter weight low floor buses. MAN's NL263 bus was named Europe's 1999 Bus of the Year. ... Continue reading

TRW Acquires TACK Welding Technology

TRW Acquires TACK Welding Technology

TRW Inc. and TACK Engineering GmbH today announced a transfer of TACK welding technology to TRW's Nelson(R) Stud Welding business. ... Continue reading

Turbodyne Development

Turbodyne Development

Turbodyne Technologies Inc., the Board of Directors and the management of the Company, Professor Dr.-Ing. Peter Hofbauer has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, a position vacated by company founder Edward M. Halimi. ... Continue reading

Wackenhut Receives Saturn's Outstanding Achievement Award

Wackenhut Receives Saturn's Outstanding Achievement Award

The Wackenhut Corporation received Saturn's Quality Recognition Award and Saturn's Outstanding Achievement Recognition Award from Saturn Corporation during an awards ceremony in Nashville, TN. ... Continue reading

Warrantech Announces SEC Opinion on its Revenue Recognition Policy

Warrantech Announces SEC Opinion on its Revenue Recognition Policy

Warrantech Corporation announced that it received the opinion from the Chief Accountant's Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance concerning the Company's revenue recognition policy. ... Continue reading

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