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* Bonded Motors Inc., a Los Angeles-based supplier of remanufactured engines to auto parts retailers, will fire 40 employees, or 8% of its work force, following a fourth-quarter loss of $1.2 million, or 38 cents a share. Bonded Motors also said its auditor, KPMG Peat Marwick, will issue an opinion based on fiscal 1999 results that the company may not be able to continue as a going concern. Shares were unchanged at $1 on Nasdaq.