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Tuesday, May 19, 1998

ARDC: Tim Dietz Holds Off Stimely For ARDC Win At New Egypt

ARDC: Tim Dietz Holds Off Stimely For ARDC Win At New Egypt

ARDC: Tim Dietz Holds Off Stimely For ARDC Win At New Egypt ... Continue reading

AutoBond Provides Credit Performance Information

AutoBond Provides Credit Performance Information

AutoBond Acceptance Corp., is pleased to provide amortization, charge-off acceleration, cumulative gross repossession and net cumulative loss data recognized by month since inception through March 1, 1998 for its outstanding securitization trusts. ... Continue reading

AutoConnect and Organic to Build Online Used Car Store

AutoConnect and Organic to Build Online Used Car Store

AutoConnect has partnered with Organic, the award-winning San Francisco and New York-based interactive architects, to showcase the world's largest inventory of pre-owned vehicles on a site that is compelling, convenient and easy to navigate. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Corporation to Tackle Health Care Quality

Chrysler Corporation to Tackle Health Care Quality

In a step to improve quality and eliminate waste in the American health care system, Chrysler Corporation has invited its health care providers to examine the current state of health care services. ... Continue reading

Dana Opens German Office for Automotive Components

Dana Opens German Office for Automotive Components

Dana Corporation today announced that it has opened an office in Neu-Ulm, Germany, to support the needs of its customers in the region. ... Continue reading

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Updates Earnings Information

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Updates Earnings Information

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. reports that second quarter earnings are expected to be below current analysts' estimates due to operating results at Dollar Rent A Car, and lower retail and international tour rentals. ... Continue reading

FANUC Robotics Expands Operations in Ohio

FANUC Robotics Expands Operations in Ohio

FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. has expanded its operations in Ohio by moving into a new 40,000-square-foot facility in the city of Mason, a suburb of Cincinnati. ... Continue reading

FIA-GT: On To Le Mans, Mercedes-Benz Team Wins Second-Straight

FIA-GT: On To Le Mans, Mercedes-Benz Team Wins Second-Straight

FIA-GT: On To Le Mans, Mercedes-Benz Team Wins Second-Straight ... Continue reading

Foamex Automotive Broadens Lamination Capabilities

Foamex Automotive Broadens Lamination Capabilities

Foamex Automotive today announced that it has further expanded its automotive lamination capacity with the recent installation of a new laminator at Foamex de Mexico's Juarez facility. ... Continue reading

Ford Announces New Retail Distribution Initiatives

Ford Announces New Retail Distribution Initiatives

Ford Motor Company has reached an agreement in principle with Salt Lake City Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers to establish a Ford Retail Network (FRN) in that market. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Board Elects Three VPs in High-Tech Fields

Goodyear Board Elects Three VPs in High-Tech Fields

Three high-technology disciplines within Goodyear's global operations were strengthened today when the company's Board of Directors voted to elevate three vice presidents to elected officers. ... Continue reading

Grand Opening of the CarMax(R) Used-Car Superstore in Chicago

Grand Opening of the CarMax(R) Used-Car Superstore in Chicago

CarMax Vice President of Marketing and Strategy Joe Kunkel this morning will present the car keys to the first customer and officially launch a series of special community events at the new Hillside superstore in Hillside Shopping Plaza. ... Continue reading

Midgets: A & D Copier Service Sponsors NAMARS

Midgets: A & D Copier Service Sponsors NAMARS

Midgets: A & D Copier Service Sponsors NAMARS ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Square D Racing Review/Preview

NASCAR: Square D Racing Review/Preview

NASCAR: Square D Racing Review/Preview May 19, 1998 ... Continue reading

NHRA: Chevy S-10, Larry Kopp Win Two in a Row

NHRA: Chevy S-10, Larry Kopp Win Two in a Row

NHRA: Chevy S-10, Larry Kopp Win Two in a Row ... Continue reading

Public to Get Into Drivers Seat at Electric Vehicle Expo

Public to Get Into Drivers Seat at Electric Vehicle Expo

Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas, announced that the general public will be able to test drive the auto companies' newest electric cars at the North American EV & Infrastructure Conference, NAEVI 98, this December in Phoenix, AZ. ... Continue reading

Quantum Controls Achieves Quality Certification

Quantum Controls Achieves Quality Certification

Michigan-based Quantum Controls, Inc. (QCI), a leading industrial automation and control system integrator, has become one of the nation's first companies of its type to earn the prestigious ISO 9001 quality certification. ... Continue reading

Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing '98

Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing '98

The Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 1998 Conference and Exposition that opens May 19 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn and runs through Thursday, May 21. ... Continue reading

RECARO North America Appoints Executive Director of Sales

RECARO North America Appoints Executive Director of Sales

Yoji Komori has been named executive director of sales for RECARO North America. The announcement came from Douglas Eriksen, president and chief executive officer of RECARO North America, a manufacturer of specialty seats. ... Continue reading

Saturn Stuff On-Line

Saturn Stuff On-Line

EDS and Saturn Corporation have joined forces to offer millions of consumers the convenience of ordering "Saturn Stuff" apparel and gift items on-line. ... Continue reading

SMC Automotive Alliance Announces Major Organizational Changes

SMC Automotive Alliance Announces Major Organizational Changes

The SMC Automotive Alliance (SMCAA) announced two organizational changes effective June 1: the SMCAA will be named the Automotive Composites Alliance (ACA) and the Association will be structured as a division of the Composites Fabricators Association. ... Continue reading

Timken to Buy Industrial Bearing Repair Business

Timken to Buy Industrial Bearing Repair Business

The Timken Company signs agreement to acquire the assets of Bearing Repair Specialists in South Bend, Indiana, founded in 1984. Timken's new purchase reconditions or modifies a variety of bearing types for industrial customers in U.S. and Canada. ... Continue reading

TRANS-AM: BFGoodrich Trans-Am, Homestead

TRANS-AM: BFGoodrich Trans-Am, Homestead

TRANS-AM: BFGoodrich Trans-Am, Homestead ... Continue reading

TRW, Krupp Hoesch Automotive to Supply Chassis Modules to Chrysler

TRW, Krupp Hoesch Automotive to Supply Chassis Modules to Chrysler

TRW and Krupp Hoesch Automotive today announced they have teamed up to supply various chassis modules and coordinate steering systems responsibility for a future Chrysler platform. ... Continue reading

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. Reports Results

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. Reports Results

U.S. Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. reported that for the three months ended March 31, 1998, it sustained a loss of $(974,240) or $(0.06) per share on net sales of $3,419,873 compared to a loss of $(1,635,073) for the three months ended March 31, 1997. ... Continue reading

USRRC: TRV Posts Best Finish Ever

USRRC: TRV Posts Best Finish Ever

USRRC: TRV Posts Best Finish Ever ... Continue reading

Valence Technology and Delphi Complete Lithium Battery Research

Valence Technology and Delphi Complete Lithium Battery Research

Valence Technology, Inc. and General Motors' Delphi Automotive Systems have completed a successful collaboration on lithium polymer battery development, and will now focus on applications in their individual markets. ... Continue reading

W.A. Thomas Company Receives QS 9000 Certification

W.A. Thomas Company Receives QS 9000 Certification

The W.A. Thomas Company, announced that it has received Quality System Requirements (QS 9000) certification. W.A. Thomas makes wrist pins, transmission valves, quick connect fasteners, relief valves and sector shafts for the automotive industry. ... Continue reading

WOO: Smith Wins Winged Thunder Event When Kinser Breaks

WOO: Smith Wins Winged Thunder Event When Kinser Breaks

WOO: Smith Wins Winged Thunder Event When Kinser Breaks ... Continue reading

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