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Thursday, August 20, 1998

Acura Announces Pricing for All-New U.S. Built 1999 3.2TL

Acura Announces Pricing for All-New U.S. Built 1999 3.2TL

Acura announced today a completely re-designed 3.2TL performance luxury sedan for the 1999 model year. ... Continue reading

AMA: Mazda Trucks Keep Motocrossers on Track

AMA: Mazda Trucks Keep Motocrossers on Track

AMA: Mazda Trucks Keep Motocrossers on Track ... Continue reading

AMA: Parker to Defend Slim Lead at Hagerstown Half-mile

AMA: Parker to Defend Slim Lead at Hagerstown Half-mile

AMA: Parker to Defend Slim Lead at Hagerstown Half-mile ... Continue reading

Auxer Group to Manufacture Tester Products for Warren Distribution

Auxer Group to Manufacture Tester Products for Warren Distribution

The Auxer Group, Inc. announced its subsidiary, the Harvey Westbury Corporation, is manufacturing, assembling, and packaging a variety of tester products for Warren Distribution. ... Continue reading

Bosch Breaks Ground on $37-Million Headquarter Expansion

Bosch Breaks Ground on $37-Million Headquarter Expansion

Robert Bosch Corporation today broke ground on a $37-million expansion of its Farmington Hills, Mich., campus. ... Continue reading

Cadillac Harnesses High-Tech Hardware for Motorist Safety

Cadillac Harnesses High-Tech Hardware for Motorist Safety

Cadillac today announced it will be the first automaker to offer an advanced technology designed to greatly increase motorists' safety and security. ... Continue reading

Carey International Buys American Limousine Corporation

Carey International Buys American Limousine Corporation

Carey International, Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire American Limousine Corporation of Chicago. ... Continue reading

Cars n Stars: The Bulls Run on Cal Freeways, BMW Z3 is Hot, $1 Million for Toyota Atlantic Fans

Cars n Stars: The Bulls Run on Cal Freeways, BMW Z3 is Hot, $1 Million for Toyota Atlantic Fans

Cars n Stars: The Bulls Run on Cal Freeways, BMW Z3 is Hot, $1 Million for Toyota Atlantic Fans ... Continue reading

CART: Driver Standings Through August 20

CART: Driver Standings Through August 20

CART: Driver Standings Through August 20 ... Continue reading

CART, Indy Lights Teams Try New Road Atlanta Circuit

CART, Indy Lights Teams Try New Road Atlanta Circuit

CART, Indy Lights Teams Try New Road Atlanta Circuit ... Continue reading

Coca-Cola and Downtown Indy New for USAC Awards Banquet

Coca-Cola and Downtown Indy New for USAC Awards Banquet

Coca-Cola and Downtown Indy New for USAC Awards Banquet ... Continue reading

'Do The Buckle' Campaign Makes Seat Belt Safety 'Cool' For Kids in Milwaukee

'Do The Buckle' Campaign Makes Seat Belt Safety 'Cool' For Kids in Milwaukee

We've heard it for years - 'Seat belts save lives!' So, why don't more Americans buckle up? In fact, in Milwaukee, only 62% of drivers and passengers use seat belts, six percent less than the national average, which is already low at 68 percent. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Develops Global Base with JV in China

Federal-Mogul Develops Global Base with JV in China

Federal-Mogul Corporation announces the formation of a new joint venture company for the manufacture of pistons in China. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Driver Standings Through August 20

Formula One: Driver Standings Through August 20

Formula One: Driver Standings Through August 20 ... Continue reading

Global Motorsport Reports Q2 Results

Global Motorsport Reports Q2 Results

Global Motorsport Group, Inc. (formerly Custom Chrome, Inc.) reported results for the three and six month periods ended July 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Contributes $25,000 to Indonesian Medical Airlift

Goodyear Contributes $25,000 to Indonesian Medical Airlift

Responding to the deepening crisis in Indonesia, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is one of several U.S. companies contributing cash and medical supplies to the first emergency relief airlift from the United States to Jakarta, Indonesia. ... Continue reading

Heafner Announces Q2 Results

Heafner Announces Q2 Results

The Heafner Group/J.H. Heafner Company, which includes ITCO Tire, Winston Tire, and Competition Parts Warehouse , and is the country's largest independent tire marketer, announced record sales and earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

Holiday RV Reports Earnings

Holiday RV Reports Earnings

Holiday RV Superstores, Inc. announced net income for the third quarter ended July 31, 1998 of $400,025, a 47% increase from prior year net income of $271,568. ... Continue reading

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Reports Fiscal Q1 Results

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Reports Fiscal Q1 Results

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

In-Vehicle Navigation and Communications to be Next Multi-Billion Dollar Market

In-Vehicle Navigation and Communications to be Next Multi-Billion Dollar Market

The global market for in-vehicle ITS systems will grow from the current $1 billion to over $18 billion per year in 5 years, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence. ... Continue reading

IRL: Driver Standings Through August 20

IRL: Driver Standings Through August 20

IRL: Driver Standings Through August 20 ... Continue reading

KKR Agrees to Acquire Herberts from Hoechst AG

KKR Agrees to Acquire Herberts from Hoechst AG

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) announced today that it has signed an agreement in principle under which partnerships controlled by KKR will acquire Herberts GmbH in partnership with Herberts' management. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Dealer Opens Stand-Alone Service Center

Mercedes-Benz Dealer Opens Stand-Alone Service Center

Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. (MBNA) today held the grand opening of its second stand-alone Mercedes-Benz Service Center - the first in the midwest - near Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Continue reading

Mobil's Oso NGL Project In Nigeria Begins Production

Mobil's Oso NGL Project In Nigeria Begins Production

Mobil Corp. confirmed Thursday the start of production of natural gas liquids (NGLs) from its Oso NGL project in Nigeria. ... Continue reading

Monterey Historic Races: Cars are the Stars as Porsche Celebrates 50 Years

Monterey Historic Races: Cars are the Stars as Porsche Celebrates 50 Years

The 24th running of the Monterey Historic races at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California was an unprecedented success, if you judged it by the quality of the cars entered, calibre of the drivers, and size of the crowd. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings Through August 20

NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings Through August 20

NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings Through August 20 ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings Through August 20

NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings Through August 20

NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings Through August 20 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Standings Through August 20

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Standings Through August 20

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Standings Through August 20 ... Continue reading

New Safety Guide for Vehicle Maintenance Shop Managers

New Safety Guide for Vehicle Maintenance Shop Managers

Environmental Development Corp. (EDC) has published a 300-page safety/OSHA guidebook written for motor vehicle/equipment maintenance & refueling operations. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Driver Standings Through August 20

NHRA: Driver Standings Through August 20

NHRA: Driver Standings Through August 20 ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team Mopar Top Fueler Looks to End Streak

NHRA: Team Mopar Top Fueler Looks to End Streak

NHRA: Team Mopar Top Fueler Looks to End Streak ... Continue reading

NHRA: Whisnant Delays Pro Stock Truck Debut until Topeka, will Run Super Gas at Indy

NHRA: Whisnant Delays Pro Stock Truck Debut until Topeka, will Run Super Gas at Indy

NHRA: Whisnant Delays Pro Stock Truck Debut until Topeka, will Run Super Gas at Indy ... Continue reading

Noble Metal Processing to Make Front and Rear Door for Ford

Noble Metal Processing to Make Front and Rear Door for Ford

Noble Metal Processing, Inc. announced received a letter of intent to produce tailored laser welded blank front and rear door inners for the 2001 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer. ... Continue reading

PowerWorks(tm) Software for Powertrain Dynamometer Testing

PowerWorks(tm) Software for Powertrain Dynamometer Testing

Concurrent Computer Corporation announced that a major North American automobile manufacturer selected Concurrent's Power Hawk(tm) computer systems and real-time PowerWorks(tm) software for use in powertrain dynamometer testing. ... Continue reading

PSCR, TRACK: Sebring Sets September Schedule

PSCR, TRACK: Sebring Sets September Schedule

PSCR, TRACK: Sebring Sets September Schedule ... Continue reading

SmarTire Systems Launches European Operations

SmarTire Systems Launches European Operations

SmarTire Systems SmarTire Systems Inc. announced that its European infrastructure has been completed and is now approved to sell products into 20 European countries as at September 1, 1998. ... Continue reading

S&P Rates MMCA Auto Owner Trust

S&P Rates MMCA Auto Owner Trust

Standard & Poor's today assigned its ratings to MMCA Auto Owner Trust 1998-1's various classes of asset backed notes (see list below). ... Continue reading

Stockbrokers Society Issues Research Report on ZAP Power Systems

Stockbrokers Society Issues Research Report on ZAP Power Systems

ZAP Power Systems, a manufacturer of electric vehicles, is the subject of a research report issued by the Stockbrokers Society. ... Continue reading

Textron Automotive Company Given Automotive Industries Award

Textron Automotive Company Given Automotive Industries Award

Textron Automotive Company - Trim Division has earned the Company top distinction in Automotive Industries magazine's first annual Quest for Excellence awards. ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Gordon's Championship Run Will Open Door for Jarrett, Martin at Bristol

The Callahan Report: Gordon's Championship Run Will Open Door for Jarrett, Martin at Bristol

The Callahan Report: Gordon's Championship Run Will Open Door for Jarrett, Martin at Bristol ... Continue reading

Toyota Fixes Hybrid: `Duel of SuperCars' Will Continue

Toyota Fixes Hybrid: `Duel of SuperCars' Will Continue

An effort to fix the Super Car was initiated on Tuesday evening and included help from Japanese Toyota dealers, interpreters and University certification teams. The problem with the Toyota Prius was identified in late afternoon and fixed. ... Continue reading

USRRC: Champion Porsche and Panoz GTR-1s Seek Michelin's 10th GT1 Victory

USRRC: Champion Porsche and Panoz GTR-1s Seek Michelin's 10th GT1 Victory

USRRC: Champion Porsche and Panoz GTR-1s Seek Michelin's 10th GT1 Victory ... Continue reading

Vukovich, Kenyon, Pratt & Pawl Join AAA/USAC Midget Hall of Fame

Vukovich, Kenyon, Pratt & Pawl Join AAA/USAC Midget Hall of Fame

Vukovich, Kenyon, Pratt & Pawl Join AAA/USAC Midget Hall of Fame ... Continue reading

Wheels Online Auto Shopping Solution

Wheels Online Auto Shopping Solution

Salt Lake City area consumers looking for a convenient way to browse the area's numerous auto lots won't have far to go - 2,000 vehicles are available right on their computer screens. ... Continue reading

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