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28.6 Million Distress Calls Answered by AAA in 1999

28.6 Million Distress Calls Answered by AAA in 1999

AAA answered 28.6 million calls for emergency road service in 1999, North America's largest provider of roadside assistance reported today. ... Continue reading

Aftermarket Auto Parts e-Commerce Will Top $67 Billion by 2005

Aftermarket Auto Parts e-Commerce Will Top $67 Billion by 2005

Aftermarket auto parts e-commerce will exceed $67 billion at retail price by 2005 projects Lang Marketing Resources, a leader in vehicle aftermarket research and analysis (http://www.langmarketing.com). ... Continue reading

AimRite Increases Force Capability of Its COAST System

AimRite Increases Force Capability of Its COAST System

AimRite Holdings Corporation has increased its range of COAST actuators to accommodate very large vehicles with weights in excess of 10,000 pounds per wheel. ... Continue reading

AK Steel Files RICO Lawsuit Against USWA and International Officers

AK Steel Files RICO Lawsuit Against USWA and International Officers

AK Steel said that it has filed a lawsuit against the United Steelworkers of America labor union that alleges the union and certain individuals have engaged in unlawful, violent, extortionate and racketeering acts spanning decades. ... Continue reading

ASA: Miller Wins ASA ACTIONLINE 300 at Montgomery Motor Speedway

ASA: Miller Wins ASA ACTIONLINE 300 at Montgomery Motor Speedway

Miller Wins ASA ACTIONLINE 300 at Montgomery Motor Speedway ... Continue reading

Audi A6 2.7T Quattro (2000)

Audi A6 2.7T Quattro (2000)

Audi A6 2.7T Quattro Review ... Continue reading

Automotive Supplier Rapid Design Service Restructures

Automotive Supplier Rapid Design Service Restructures

Rapid Design Service Inc. (RDS) a major global supplier of engineering and design services announces the appointment of Patrick G. Kirby as Chief Executive Officer, President, and Member of the Board. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 19 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 19 YEAR 2000

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 18 YEAR 2000 ... Continue reading

Auto Recyclers Achieve Victory in New York Airbag Ruling

Auto Recyclers Achieve Victory in New York Airbag Ruling

The professional automotive recyclers industry was granted an injunction in New York's Supreme Court this week, as the court ruled that automotive recyclers may sell recycled, undeployed Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) airbags to consumers. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4WD (2000)

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4WD (2000)

Chevrolet Suburban 1500 4WD (2000) Review ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler MTU and General Dynamics Announce Joint Venture

DaimlerChrysler MTU and General Dynamics Announce Joint Venture

DaimlerChrysler's MTU subsidiary and General Dynamics Land Systems announced today the formation of a new joint venture, the Performance Diesels Company, L.L.C. ... Continue reading

Dana Providing Axle Assembly, Driveshafts for Ford Explorer Sport Trac    

Dana Providing Axle Assembly, Driveshafts for Ford Explorer Sport Trac    

Dana Corporation announced that it has begun production of axle assemblies and driveshafts for the revolutionary new 2001 Explorer Sport Trac vehicle manufactured by Ford Motor Company . ... Continue reading

Donnelly Welcomes Martha McMahon as Director, Electronic Products Integration

Donnelly Welcomes Martha McMahon as Director, Electronic Products Integration

Martha (Neeb) McMahon has joined Donnelly Corporation as director of electronic product integration, the company announced. ... Continue reading

E-commerce is Transforming Alcan's Automotive Business

E-commerce is Transforming Alcan's Automotive Business

Alcan Aluminium Limited predicts that up to 90 percent of its automotive business will be conducted by e-commerce within the next two years, Donald W. Macmillan, president of Alcan Global Automotive Products, said here today. ... Continue reading

Ford Globally Deploys eRoom Technology's Digital Workplace

Ford Globally Deploys eRoom Technology's Digital Workplace

Ford announced that it has signed an enterprise-wide agreement with eRoom Technology to manage many of the collaborative activities that support the complex and rapidly changing business projects and processes across its extended enterprise. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Hakkinen revives championship chase with victory

Formula One: Hakkinen revives championship chase with victory

Formula One: Hakkinen revives championship chase with victory ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Jimmy Kite, team ready for return to Indy with Blueprint Racing

INDY 500: Jimmy Kite, team ready for return to Indy with Blueprint Racing

INDY 500: Jimmy Kite ready for return to Indy with Blueprint Racing ... Continue reading

INDY LIGHTS: Dayton Indy Lights Competitors Part Of Intel ISEF In Detroit

INDY LIGHTS: Dayton Indy Lights Competitors Part Of Intel ISEF In Detroit

Dayton Indy Lights Competitors Part Of Intel ISEF In Detroit ... Continue reading

Inside Motorsports

Inside Motorsports

Inside Motorsports ... Continue reading

Intl. Rectifier HEXFET MOSFETs Maximize DC-DC Efficiency

Intl. Rectifier HEXFET MOSFETs Maximize DC-DC Efficiency

International Rectifier announced a new series of more than 40 DC-DC converter-specific HEXFET(R) power MOSFETs that enable 85 percent-plus efficiency in sub-two volt power systems. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls' Tire-pressure Monitoring System Goes Cross Country

Johnson Controls' Tire-pressure Monitoring System Goes Cross Country

Three vehicles competing in the 17th annual Michelin One Lap of America race will feature Johnson Controls' innovative PSI(TM) system to ensure optimal tire pressure for vehicle performance and safety both on the track and the open road. ... Continue reading

Laser Technology, Inc. Announces the Addition of Eric Miller

Laser Technology, Inc. Announces the Addition of Eric Miller

Laser Technology, Inc. announced the addition of Eric Miller, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, to the Company's Board of Directors. ... Continue reading

Lexus Releases Price for All-New IS 300 Sport Sedan

Lexus Releases Price for All-New IS 300 Sport Sedan

Lexus announced that the Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the all-new 2001 IS 300 sport sedan will be $30,500. ... Continue reading

LSB Completes Sale of Automotive Products Business

LSB Completes Sale of Automotive Products Business

LSB Industries, Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its Automotive Products Business. ... Continue reading

Manugistics and QuestOne Form Alliance

Manugistics and QuestOne Form Alliance

Manugistics and QuestOne Decision Sciences announce an alliance for automotive eBusiness solutions designed to bridge the gap between an automotive company's product portfolio planning activities and its extended trading network of partners. ... Continue reading

MISC: Terri Hundertmark opens Michelin One Lap of America

MISC: Terri Hundertmark opens Michelin One Lap of America

MISC: Terri Hundertmark opens Michelin One Lap of America ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Awards Scholarships to Auto Technology Students

Mitsubishi Awards Scholarships to Auto Technology Students

In a competitive test of automotive knowledge and troubleshooting skills, two North Lamar High School students rose to the technological challenge by winning the national competition finals. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Quotes, Post Race, Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Quotes, Post Race, Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Quotes, Post Race, Richmond ... Continue reading

New Technology Turns Coal Into Gas

New Technology Turns Coal Into Gas

New Technology Turns Coal Into Gas ... Continue reading

NHRA: Advance Auto Parts Race Results, Georgia

NHRA: Advance Auto Parts Race Results, Georgia

NHRA: Advance Auto Parts Race Results, Georgia ... Continue reading

NHRA: Chevy Notes: Randy Daniels wins Three in a row

NHRA: Chevy Notes: Randy Daniels wins Three in a row

NHRA: Chevy Notes: Randy Daniels witn Three in a row ... Continue reading

NHRA: Driver Point Standings after Advance Auto Parts Nationals

NHRA: Driver Point Standings after Advance Auto Parts Nationals

NHRA: Driver Point Standings after Advance Auto Parts Nationals ... Continue reading

NHRA FMDRS-Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C.--Final Results

NHRA FMDRS-Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C.--Final Results

FMDRS-Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C.--Final Results ... Continue reading

NHRA: Jeg Coughlin, Jr. rewrites NHRA Pro Stock history book

NHRA: Jeg Coughlin, Jr. rewrites NHRA Pro Stock history book

Jeg Coughlin, Jr. rewrites NHRA Pro Stock history book ... Continue reading

NHRA: JEG'S Truck look strong on raceday

NHRA: JEG'S Truck look strong on raceday

JEG'S Truck look strong on raceday ... Continue reading

Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere (2000)

Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere (2000)

Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere Review ... Continue reading

Onyx Bolsters Its New England Presence

Onyx Bolsters Its New England Presence

Onyx Acceptance Corporation , announced the opening of its 18th Auto Finance Center (Center) -- in the Metropolitan Boston city of Southborough, Massachusetts. ... Continue reading

Photo Gallery for the 2000 Toyota Celica

Photo Gallery for the 2000 Toyota Celica

2000 Toyota Celica gt-S<LINK REL= ... Continue reading

PNV, Inc. Appoints Casey L. Gunnell as Its Chief Financial Officer

PNV, Inc. Appoints Casey L. Gunnell as Its Chief Financial Officer

After months of searching to find the candidate with the right mix of trucking expertise and financial savvy, PNV, Inc. announced the appointment of Casey L. Gunnell to chief financial officer. ... Continue reading

Power Technology Announces the Appointment of Dr. Ulf Lindqwister

Power Technology Announces the Appointment of Dr. Ulf Lindqwister

Power Technology Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Ulf Lindqwister as the Company's vice president of business development. ... Continue reading

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Pros

New Vehicles - Test Drives ... Continue reading

Ricardo and MEDA Technical Services Announce Joint Venture

Ricardo and MEDA Technical Services Announce Joint Venture

Ricardo, Inc. and MEDA Technical Services announced a joint venture with the companies combining their engineering contract placement capabilities to provide increased and enhanced services to the automotive industry in the Detroit area. ... Continue reading

Rover Update: US Bank Identified

Rover Update: US Bank Identified

Rover Update: US Bank Identified ... Continue reading

Silicon Metrics Introduces Timing Sign-Off Tool

Silicon Metrics Introduces Timing Sign-Off Tool

Silicon Metrics Corp announced SiliconSmart TSO, a timing sign- off tool that allows users to selectively refine timing and obtain silicon-accurate timing results directly from popular static timing tools like Envisia Ambit Synthesis from Cadence. ... Continue reading

SPX Increases 2000 EPS Guidance to $5.90 per Share

SPX Increases 2000 EPS Guidance to $5.90 per Share

SPX Corporation announced that it is increasing its earnings per share guidance for the year from $5.80 to $5.90 per share before unusual items. ... Continue reading

The Rise of the Internet Vehicle to be Focus of Special Sessions

The Rise of the Internet Vehicle to be Focus of Special Sessions

The rapid innovation of the Internet is dramatically transforming the interiors and communication capabilities of the cars and trucks of the future. ... Continue reading

TH!NK, Ford's Newest Brand, Moves to Southern California

TH!NK, Ford's Newest Brand, Moves to Southern California

TH!NK Group, Ford Motor Company's electric vehicle enterprise, announced the relocation of its headquarters from the corporate campus in Dearborn, Michigan to southern California. ... Continue reading

TransPro Closes On Sale of Crown Division for $37.5 Million

TransPro Closes On Sale of Crown Division for $37.5 Million

TransPro, Inc. announced the completion of its previously announced sale of the Crown specialty metal fabrication division to Leggett & Platt, Incorporated in a $37.5 million transaction. ... Continue reading

Unique Mobility, Inc. Names Stephen J. Roy to Board of Directors

Unique Mobility, Inc. Names Stephen J. Roy to Board of Directors

Unique Mobility, Inc. announced the appointment of Stephen J. Roy to the Company's Board of Directors. The appointment of Mr. Roy increases the size of the Board to six members. ... Continue reading

USAC: Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race Results, Gateway International

USAC: Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race Results, Gateway International

USAC: Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race Results, Gateway International ... Continue reading

Visteon Announces Agreement With Sirius for Satellite Radio Delivery

Visteon Announces Agreement With Sirius for Satellite Radio Delivery

Visteon continues its tradition of associating with industry leaders to develop innovative products with the announcement of an agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio. ... Continue reading

Wellspring Solutions Closes $13M Round of Funding

Wellspring Solutions Closes $13M Round of Funding

Wellspring Solutions, Inc. (formerly ObjectAutomation), the leading provider of Supply Chain Control(TM) solutions, announced it has secured $13 million in its latest round of financing. ... Continue reading

Wynn's International Announces Formation of Wynn's Keeper, Inc.

Wynn's International Announces Formation of Wynn's Keeper, Inc.

Wynn's International Inc. and Keeper Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese seal manufacturer, announced the formation of Wynn's Keeper, Inc. ... Continue reading

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