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Tuesday, July 21, 1998

AAA: Gas Prices Continue Slow Decline

AAA: Gas Prices Continue Slow Decline

Gasoline prices continue to drop throughout most of the country, reversing recent slight increases, according to the latest figures from AAA's Fuel Gauge Report. ... Continue reading

AAA Michigan: Summer Heat Hard on Cars and Drivers

AAA Michigan: Summer Heat Hard on Cars and Drivers

With another summer heat wave predicted this week, AAA Michigan offers some hot weather car care tips ... Continue reading

Allied Holdings Reports Q2 Results

Allied Holdings Reports Q2 Results

Allied Holdings, Inc. today reported record earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

APCO Announces Coverage with the Robinson-Humphrey Company

APCO Announces Coverage with the Robinson-Humphrey Company

Automobile Protection Corporation announced today that Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC has initiated coverage with an attractive buy rating ... Continue reading

Auto Network USA Expands Management Team

Auto Network USA Expands Management Team

Auto Network USA, the fastest-growing publicly-held wholesaler of used luxury automobiles in the country, announced today that it has enhanced its management team by hiring two consultants with significant industry experience. ... Continue reading

BP and Mazda Team Up for Sports Car Give-Away

BP and Mazda Team Up for Sports Car Give-Away

When was the last time you pulled into a BP service station, filled up the tank, and drove off in a new 1999 Mazda Miata. Sound too good to be true? For 11 lucky winners, the dream will become reality. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Announces Mexican Expansion

Cooper Tire & Rubber Announces Mexican Expansion

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. announced plans to expand a manufacturing facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. This plant operates under the name of Coopermex, S.A. de C.V. and makes molded rubber vibration control products. ... Continue reading

Donnelly Makes Mirrors for New Shelby Sports Car

Donnelly Makes Mirrors for New Shelby Sports Car

When Carrol Shelby's new Shelby Series 1 sports car hits the streets later this year, it will include one of Donnelly Corporation's most innovative interior mirrors. ... Continue reading

Dorsey Trailers, Inc. Announces Q2 Results

Dorsey Trailers, Inc. Announces Q2 Results

Dorsey Trailers, Inc. announced results for second quarter 1998, indicating continued improvement in margins and operating results. ... Continue reading

GenCorp to Purchase Sequa Chemical Unit

GenCorp to Purchase Sequa Chemical Unit

GenCorp Inc. and Sequa Corporation have signed a letter of intent pursuant to which GenCorp will purchase Sequa Chemicals, the Specialty Chemicals Unit of Sequa Corporation headquartered in Chester, South Carolina. ... Continue reading

IRL: John Paul Jr. Keeps the Faith, Finds Success in Pep Boys IRL

IRL: John Paul Jr. Keeps the Faith, Finds Success in Pep Boys IRL

IRL: John Paul Jr. Keeps the Faith, Finds Success in Pep Boys IRL ... Continue reading

ITT Industries Reports Q2 Income

ITT Industries Reports Q2 Income

TT Industries, Inc. today reported second quarter 1998 net income, before non-recurring items, of $75.8 million. ... Continue reading

Mack, UAW Announce New Three-Year Agreement

Mack, UAW Announce New Three-Year Agreement

United Auto Workers and Mack Trucks, Inc. announced Monday that employees represented by the UAW have ratified a new three- year master contract covering about 3,500 UAW members at Mack facilities in four states. ... Continue reading

Meritor Automotive Reports Fiscal Q3 Earnings

Meritor Automotive Reports Fiscal Q3 Earnings

Meritor Automotive, Inc. reported a fiscal 1998 third quarter EPS gain of 33 percent with related sales growth of 13 percent for its third quarter as a public company, as compared to 1997 pro forma third quarter results. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: $20,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus Doubles for Pennsylvania 500

NASCAR: $20,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus Doubles for Pennsylvania 500

NASCAR: $20,000 NASCAR Winston Cup Leader Bonus Doubles for Pennsylvania 500 ... Continue reading

NASCAR GDS: Goody's $15,000 Mid-Season Awards Distributed at Orange County

NASCAR GDS: Goody's $15,000 Mid-Season Awards Distributed at Orange County

NASCAR GDS: Goody's $15,000 Mid-Season Awards Distributed at Orange County ... Continue reading

NASCAR: John Andretti Continues Love Affair with Speedway

NASCAR: John Andretti Continues Love Affair with Speedway

NASCAR: John Andretti Continues Love Affair with Speedway ... Continue reading

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. Announces Q2 Results

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. Announces Q2 Results

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. announced today its results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998 ... Continue reading

Navistar Buys Transom Jack Human Simulation Software

Navistar Buys Transom Jack Human Simulation Software

Transom Technologies, Inc. announced that Navistar International Transportation Corporation has purchased its industry leading Transom(TM) Jack(R) human modeling and simulation software. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Cruz Pedregon Ready to Regain Early Season Winning Form

NHRA: Cruz Pedregon Ready to Regain Early Season Winning Form

NHRA: Cruz Pedregon Ready to Regain Early Season Winning Form ... Continue reading

NHRA: Freeman Goes From Underdog to Top Contender at Sears Point

NHRA: Freeman Goes From Underdog to Top Contender at Sears Point

NHRA: Freeman Goes From Underdog to Top Contender at Sears Point ... Continue reading

NHRA: Johnson Hopes to End Storm of Bad Luck at Sears Point Raceway

NHRA: Johnson Hopes to End Storm of Bad Luck at Sears Point Raceway

NHRA: Johnson Hopes to End Storm of Bad Luck at Sears Point Raceway ... Continue reading

NHRA: Mid-Season Success Turns Fortunes Around for Bernstein

NHRA: Mid-Season Success Turns Fortunes Around for Bernstein

NHRA: Mid-Season Success Turns Fortunes Around for Bernstein ... Continue reading

Northeast Ohio RV Dealers Anticipate First J.D. Power Study

Northeast Ohio RV Dealers Anticipate First J.D. Power Study

J.D. Power & Associates, a global leader in industry research, will launch the first-ever proprietary consumer satisfaction research study of the recreational vehicle (RV) industry this September. ... Continue reading

OnGuard Technologies Develops Innovative Auto Monitor

OnGuard Technologies Develops Innovative Auto Monitor

OnGuard Technologies is leading the way with a revolutionary new product. CarMon is the black box designed to sit in your car and measure cornering and start/stop accelerations. ... Continue reading

Plasma-Therm, Inc. Announces Sale of Shuttlelock(R) ICP for Development of MEMS Automotive Sensors

Plasma-Therm, Inc. Announces Sale of Shuttlelock(R) ICP for Development of MEMS Automotive Sensors

Plasma-Therm, Inc. announced the sale of a Shuttlelock(R) 770 plasma processing system to a prestigious automotive corporate research center, located in the United States, for use in the development of advanced MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) sensors. ... Continue reading

Polk Announces Increase in GM Loyalty Performance

Polk Announces Increase in GM Loyalty Performance

General Motors improved its loyalty standing during the first six months of the 1998 Model Year, according to results released today by The Polk Company. ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports Q3 Results

Reynolds and Reynolds Reports Q3 Results

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company reported revenues of $385 million for the third quarter ended June 30, 1998, an increase of 14 percent over the prior year. ... Continue reading

Robert W. Rainey to Head Budd Shelbyville; Frank Goodwin to Retire

Robert W. Rainey to Head Budd Shelbyville; Frank Goodwin to Retire

The Budd Company today announced the appointment of Robert W. Rainey as plant manager of the company's Shelbyville, Ky. automotive stamping and assembly plant, effective October 1. ... Continue reading

Sprints: Burns Retakes Bloomington Speedway Point Lead

Sprints: Burns Retakes Bloomington Speedway Point Lead

Sprints: Burns Retakes Bloomington Speedway Point Lead ... Continue reading

SRT Sidekick Covertly Monitors Bus Drivers

SRT Sidekick Covertly Monitors Bus Drivers

Savannah River Technologies, Inc. (SRT) recently received attention in the Tallahassee Democrat after their vehicle monitoring device was covertly installed and tested on a spare school bus in Leon County, Florida. ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products Announces Q2 Earmings

Standard Motor Products Announces Q2 Earmings

Standard Motor Products, Inc., automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, reported its financial results for the second quarter of 1998, the three months ended June 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Reports Q2 Earnings

Tenneco Reports Q2 Earnings

Tenneco reported second quarter net income of $137 million, or 81 cents per share, compared to $104 million, or 61 cents per share in the second quarter of 1997, an increase of 33 percent. ... Continue reading

Textron Announces Earnings

Textron Announces Earnings

Textron today announced a 14 percent increase in second-quarter diluted earnings per share to 98 cents, extending the company's record to 35 consecutive quarters of year-to-year income improvement. ... Continue reading

USAC: Regional Rebel Sprint Car Race Results, Hanford, California

USAC: Regional Rebel Sprint Car Race Results, Hanford, California

USAC: Regional Rebel Sprint Car Race Results, Hanford, California ... Continue reading

USAC: The Week in Sprints, Midgets, & F2000

USAC: The Week in Sprints, Midgets, & F2000

USAC: The Week in Sprints, Midgets, & F2000 ... Continue reading

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