McLaren Performance Technologies Opens Its Doors to the Individual Enthusiast
Oct 31, 2002
LIVONIA, Mich., Oct. 31, 2002; McLaren Performance Technologies, Inc. has opened its doors to the individual automotive enthusiast for high- performance tuning, complete classic and muscle car restorations, race and street-rod prep, along with additional engine and powertrain services. Such services for the private own ... Continue reading
Exide Technologies Expands Product Line Supplied to Bi-Mart Stores
Oct 31, 2002
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 7, 2002; Exide Technologies, a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, has a new agreement to expand its product line of automotive starting batteries as supplied to Bi-Mart Corporation. Exide will begin providing Bi-Mart with its Exide Select Orbital® technology products for automot ... Continue reading
CCITRIAD Names Hoon Chung General Manager of Automotive
Oct 30, 2002
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29 -- CCITRIAD, the industry leader of data services, management and information systems for the automotive aftermarket, today announced that Hoon Chung has joined the company as general manager of its automotive division. In his new role, Chung, reporting to Mike Aviles, chairman, president and CEO ... Continue reading
CSK Auto Corporation Announces Filing of Registration Statement on Behalf of Certain Stockholders
Oct 26, 2002
PHOENIX, Oct. 25, 2002; CSK Auto Corporation announced that it filed a registration statement on October 24, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the registration of 3,041,967 shares of its common stock. The Registration Statement relates solely to the proposed sale of all of the shares of CSK's common ... Continue reading
Exide Technologies Introduces Innovative Waterproof Battery Charger
Oct 25, 2002
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 25, 2002; Exide Technologies, a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, is introducing an innovative waterproof, intelligent charging system for automotive starting and deep-cycle lead-acid batteries. The Waterproof Intelligent Charger is intended for cars, buses and trucks as a suppl ... Continue reading
Vision Check Form The Car Care Council
Oct 25, 2002
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 25 -- It's scary, but true; the number of deaths among young pedestrians is four times higher on Halloween evenings than the rest of the year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Under the best conditions, it's difficult to spot those little devils and witches darting out in ... Continue reading
Warn Industries Introduces WARN Ware
Oct 24, 2002
CLACKAMAS, Ore.--Oct. 24, 2002--Warn Industries is excited to announce the launch of a new corporate apparel program, called WARN® Ware(TM), for distributors, retailers and consumers. WARN customers and admirers can now order over 40 different WARN apparel and accessory items on the company's website, www.warn.com. "W ... Continue reading
Precision Auto Care Announces Year End Results- $7.7 million Loss
Oct 24, 2002
LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 24 -- Precision Auto Care, Inc. today announced for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, a loss of $7.7 million, or $(0.69) per share, on revenues of $20.6 million, compared with a loss of $18.9 million or $(2.38) per share on revenues of $23.1 million, for the prior year. For the quarter ending Ju ... Continue reading
SEMA 2002: SportRack Automotive Showcases Innovative Accessory Designs
Oct 23, 2002
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Oct. 23, 2002; SportRack Automotive (SRA) will be introducing the inclusion of several new versatile accessory items into its already diverse line of multi-sport lifestyle accessory products at the SEMA 2002 Show in Las Vegas November 5-8. These products, which will be manufactured at the Sport ... Continue reading
Pocket Rockets Raise Demand for Underhood Components, Says Frost & Sullivan
Oct 23, 2002
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2002; -- Surging vehicle and enthusiast participation in sport compact tuning is exerting a positive spillover effect on the sport compact tuning underhood component segment. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.transportation.frost.com ), North American Sport Compact Underhood Comp ... Continue reading
O'Reilly Automotive Reports Record Sales and Earnings for 3rd Quarter
Oct 23, 2002
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--Oct. 22, 2002--O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ("O'Reilly" or "the Company") today announced record revenues and earnings for the third quarter of 2002, representing 36 quarters of record revenues and earnings for O'Reilly since becoming a public company in April 1993. Net income for the third quarter ended ... Continue reading
Advance Auto Parts to File Registration Statement
Oct 18, 2002
ROANOKE, Va., Oct. 17, 2002-- Advance Auto Parts, Inc.announced today that the Company has received notice from Sears, Roebuck and Co. that it is exercising its rights to demand a registration covering the sale of its 8,423,937 shares of common stock of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. in the form of an underwritten offering. ... Continue reading
Monro Muffler Brake Achieves 32% Net Income Increase for Q2;
Oct 17, 2002
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--Oct. 17, 2002--Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. today announced record sales and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended September 28, 2002. Sales for the second quarter increased 12.4% to a record $68.0 million from $60.5 million in the prior year period. The strong sales results were driven by ... Continue reading
Oct 17, 2002
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. October 17, 2002 the AP reported that auto parts maker Magna Donnelly says it will close two area mirror-making plants and cut one-third of the factories' 414 combined jobs. The remaining two-thirds of the workers have accepted or will be offered positions at plants in Grand Haven and Kent County's ... Continue reading
Delphi Signs U.S. Parts and Service Distribution Agreement with Parts Plus
Oct 15, 2002
TROY, Mich., Oct. 15, 2002 -- Marking another significant stride in its North American parts and service distribution strategy, Delphi Product & Service Solutions, a division of Delphi Corporation (DPH: NYSE), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Parts Plus, a major automotive aftermarket parts di ... Continue reading
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