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AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Comes to Famous Springfield Mile

AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Comes to Famous Springfield Mile

AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Comes to Famous Springfield Mile ... Continue reading

AMA: Mud, Sweat and Gears = Big Money at Steel City

AMA: Mud, Sweat and Gears = Big Money at Steel City

AMA: Mud, Sweat and Gears = Big Money at Steel City ... Continue reading

ARB Orders Repair Plan for 330,000 Toyota and Lexus Autos

ARB Orders Repair Plan for 330,000 Toyota and Lexus Autos

The California EPA's Air Resources Board ordered the recall of approximately 330,000 1996-98 model-year Toyota and Lexus autos because the vehicles' defective on-board computers fail to detect gasoline vapor leaks under normal driving conditions. ... Continue reading

BMW Reports Best August on Record

BMW Reports Best August on Record

BMW of North America, Inc., reported August retail sales of 10,477 automobiles and year-to-date sales of 88,485, an increase of 6 percent. ... Continue reading

Breed Opens Silicon Micromachined Sensor Manufacturing Plant

Breed Opens Silicon Micromachined Sensor Manufacturing Plant

BREED Technologies, Inc. announced the grand opening of FAB 2 - the world's largest facility dedicated exclusively to silicon micromachined sensor manufacturing. ... Continue reading

CART: A Champ Car Never Forgets

CART: A Champ Car Never Forgets

CART: A Champ Car Never Forgets ... Continue reading

CART: Driver Standings Through September 2

CART: Driver Standings Through September 2

CART: Driver Standings Through September 2 ... Continue reading

CART, INDYLIGHTS: Team Rahal Scoop

CART, INDYLIGHTS: Team Rahal Scoop

CART, INDYLIGHTS: Team Rahal Scoop ... Continue reading

CART: Papis to Succeed Retiring Rahal

CART: Papis to Succeed Retiring Rahal

CART: Papis to Succeed Retiring Rahal ... Continue reading

Detroit-Area Robotics Company To Be Featured On Television

Detroit-Area Robotics Company To Be Featured On Television

FANUC Robotics North America, Inc., headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan, will be featured in a two-hour special airing on cable TV's The History Channel, premiering Saturday, September 5, at 8:00 p.m. (EDT). ... Continue reading

Detroit Auto Dealers Launch Year-Round Charity Program

Detroit Auto Dealers Launch Year-Round Charity Program

Southeastern Michigan communities will benefit from a new program initiated by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA). ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Corp. Reports Continued Improvement in Sales

Edelbrock Corp. Reports Continued Improvement in Sales

Edelbrock Corp. reported continued sales improvement for its fiscal 1998 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

F1, BTCC, RALLY: This Week in Ford of Europe Motorsport

F1, BTCC, RALLY: This Week in Ford of Europe Motorsport

F1, BTCC, RALLY: This Week in Ford of Europe Motorsport ... Continue reading

Ford Announces New Retail Distribution Initiatives in Oklahoma City

Ford Announces New Retail Distribution Initiatives in Oklahoma City

Ford Investment Enterprises Corporation, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, has reached an agreement in principle with Ford, Mazda, and Lincoln Mercury dealers in Oklahoma City to establish the "Oklahoma City Auto Collection." ... Continue reading

Ford Celebrates 35 Years of Mustang with 1999 Debut

Ford Celebrates 35 Years of Mustang with 1999 Debut

Ford unveiled the 1999 Mustang to members of the Mustang Club of America today. The Auto Channel spoke to Janine Bay, Ford's Chief Engineer for the 1999 Mustang Program. Audio Interview and pictures. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Driver Standings Through September 2

Formula One: Driver Standings Through September 2

Formula One: Driver Standings Through September 2 ... Continue reading

IRL: Driver Standings Through September 2

IRL: Driver Standings Through September 2

IRL: Driver Standings Through September 2 ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings Through September 2

NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings Through September 2

NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings Through September 2 ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings Through September 2

NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings Through September 2

NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings Through September 2 ... Continue reading

NASCAR-WCUP, BUSINESS: Heilig-Meyers Will Not Renew Contract with Donlavey Racing

NASCAR-WCUP, BUSINESS: Heilig-Meyers Will Not Renew Contract with Donlavey Racing

NASCAR-WCUP, BUSINESS: Heilig-Meyers Will Not Renew Contract with Donlavey Racing ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Standings Through September 2

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Standings Through September 2

NASCAR WCUP: Driver Standings Through September 2 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace/Square D Racing Review/Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace/Square D Racing Review/Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace/Square D Racing Review/Preview ... Continue reading

Nelms Technologies Names David Bell Director of Business Development

Nelms Technologies Names David Bell Director of Business Development

Nelms Technologies, Inc. has named David Bell as director of business development, according to the announcement by Joe Lewis, president. ... Continue reading

Nelms Technologies Names Rick Homan

Nelms Technologies Names Rick Homan

Nelms Technologies, Inc. has named Rick Homan senior vice president of sales and marketing, according to the announcement by Joe Lewis, president. ... Continue reading

PACCAR to Expand European Operations

PACCAR to Expand European Operations

PACCAR Inc confirmed that it will invest approximately $25 million to expand production at its DAF Trucks facilities in the Netherlands and Belgium and at its newly acquired Leyland factory in Great Britain. ... Continue reading

R&B Completes First Stage of Champ Service Line Acquisition

R&B Completes First Stage of Champ Service Line Acquisition

R&B, Inc. announced that it has completed the first and most significant phase of its acquisition of the Service Line Division ("Champ") of Standard Motor Products, Inc. ... Continue reading

Republic Industries To Acquire Cross-Continent Auto Retailers, Inc.

Republic Industries To Acquire Cross-Continent Auto Retailers, Inc.

Republic Industries, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cross-Continent Auto Retailers, Inc., of Amarillo, Texas. ... Continue reading

SDRC Receives $2 Million Contract

SDRC Receives $2 Million Contract

Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, the worldwide PDM market leader, announced that Motorola has signed a $2 million contract for add-on Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) product data management (PDM) software in the second quarter. ... Continue reading

Skyways and Highways Busy Over Labor Day, AAA Says

Skyways and Highways Busy Over Labor Day, AAA Says

The great outdoors is on the minds of Northern Californians setting out to celebrate the summer's last holiday, AAA reported. ... Continue reading

Snap-on Begins Simplification Plan Implementation

Snap-on Begins Simplification Plan Implementation

Snap-on Incorporated announced that it has begun key elements of its previously announced simplification initiative, known internally as Project Simplify. ... Continue reading

Suzuki Announces August Sales and Best Year-to-Date Since 1988

Suzuki Announces August Sales and Best Year-to-Date Since 1988

American Suzuki Motor Corporation reported U.S. sales of 2,435 for the month of August, representing a 16.8 percent decline in its monthly sales compared to 2,927 in 1997. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Position in Regards to California Air Resources Board

Toyota's Position in Regards to California Air Resources Board

The following statement may be attributed to Jim Olson, Senior Vice President, External Affairs for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.: ... Continue reading

Used-Car Salvage Bill Protects Consumers, Dealers

Used-Car Salvage Bill Protects Consumers, Dealers

The U.S. Senate must act quickly to close gaps in state vehicle salvage laws that allow unscrupulous automobile rebuilders to bilk consumers and the auto industry out of $4 billion annually, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. ... Continue reading

USRRC: USRRC Champions Crowned

USRRC: USRRC Champions Crowned

USRRC: USRRC Champions Crowned ... Continue reading

Valdor Corp Announces Name Change to Pear Technologies Inc.

Valdor Corp Announces Name Change to Pear Technologies Inc.

Valdor Corporation is pleased to announce it has changed its name to Pear Technologies Inc. subsequent to the acquisition of its wholly owned subsidiary Pear Industries Corp. ... Continue reading

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