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Monday, September 21, 1998

ALLSTAR Sprints: Lawrenceburg Race Results

ALLSTAR Sprints: Lawrenceburg Race Results

ALLSTAR: Lawrenceburg Results 9/19/98 ... Continue reading

ARCA: Mark Gibson Takes Texas

ARCA: Mark Gibson Takes Texas

ARCA: Mark Gibson Takes Texas ... Continue reading

Arrow Automotive Signs Letter of Intent With Motorcar Parts and Accessories

Arrow Automotive Signs Letter of Intent With Motorcar Parts and Accessories

Arrow Automotive Industries announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Motorcar Parts and Accessories, Inc. to sell certain of Arrow's operating assets, including its electrical parts division and its clutch and crankshaft remanufacturing division, for a combination of cash and the assumption of certain liabi ... Continue reading

BREED on the Restatement of Previously Filed Financial Statements

BREED on the Restatement of Previously Filed Financial Statements

BREED Technologies, Inc. announced that as a result of discussions with the Staff of the SEC, the Company will restate its financial statements for the second quarter ended December 31, 1997 and the third quarter ended March 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

Century Attains QS9000 Registration at Ravenswood Operations

Century Attains QS9000 Registration at Ravenswood Operations

The Ravenswood Operations of Century Aluminum Company has received registration in QS9000, a globally accepted quality standard set by the automotive industry for the manufacturing processes of their suppliers. ... Continue reading

CommandLink Wireless Automotive Control Module

CommandLink Wireless Automotive Control Module

Omega Research and Development announced a new major radio advertising and promotional campaign for CommandLink(TM), a wide-area communications system that enables owners to control electrical features and options in their automobiles from most locations via a wireline or wireless telephone. ... Continue reading

Copart Announces Q4 1998 Results

Copart Announces Q4 1998 Results

Copart Inc. reported record profits for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ended July 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

Country Companies Joins InsWeb's Marketplace

Country Companies Joins InsWeb's Marketplace

InsWeb, the Internet's leading insurance marketplace, announced today that it is offering auto insurance products from Country Companies, a leading insurance group based in Bloomington, Ill. ... Continue reading

DynaMotive Technologies Strengthens Senior Management Team

DynaMotive Technologies Strengthens Senior Management Team

DynaMotive Technologies Corporation announced the appointment of Jonathan Rhone as Vice President, Corporate Development and David Miller as Vice President and General Manager, DynaPower, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

Exide Adopts a Preferred Share Purchase Rights Plan

Exide Adopts a Preferred Share Purchase Rights Plan

Exide Corporation announced the adoption of a Preferred Share Purchase Rights Plan and declared a dividend distribution to be made to stockholders of record on September 29, 1998, of one Preferred Share Purchase Right on each outstanding share of the Company's common stock. ... Continue reading

Exide Clash with Florida Attorney Genera

Exide Clash with Florida Attorney Genera

Exide Corporation responds to a motion filed by the Attorney General of the State of Florida on Friday, September 18th. ... Continue reading

HP Targets Logic Analyzers for Automotive Market

HP Targets Logic Analyzers for Automotive Market

Hewlett-Packard Company announced it will target its logic analyzers for the automotive market, offering new options that will allow the analyzers to work with the Motorola MPC555 microcontroller. ... Continue reading

iCreditReport.com Joins Autoweb.com's Financing and Insurance Services

iCreditReport.com Joins Autoweb.com's Financing and Insurance Services

iCreditReport.com(TM), the Internet leader in credit report delivery, today announced that it is joining the financing and insurance services of Autoweb.com, the largest online automotive retailer. ... Continue reading

IRL: Guerrero, Infiniti Enjoy Rebirth with Sizzling Texas Finish

IRL: Guerrero, Infiniti Enjoy Rebirth with Sizzling Texas Finish

IRL: Guerrero, Infiniti Enjoy Rebirth with Sizzling Texas Finish ... Continue reading

IRL: Paul Wins Lone Star 500; Brack Inches Closer to Championship

IRL: Paul Wins Lone Star 500; Brack Inches Closer to Championship

IRL: Paul Wins Lone Star 500; Brack Inches Closer to Championship ... Continue reading

Land Rover Discovery: Top Compact SUV in J.D. Power APEAL Study

Land Rover Discovery: Top Compact SUV in J.D. Power APEAL Study

The 1998 Land Rover Discovery has been ranked Most Appealing compact sport-utility vehicle in J.D. Power and Associates 1998 APEAL (Automotive Performance, Execution, And Layout) Study. ... Continue reading

Midgets: IRP USAC Midget Race Results

Midgets: IRP USAC Midget Race Results

Midgets: IRP USAC Midget Race Results ... Continue reading

Midgets: Sleepy's 102nd USAC Midget Win!

Midgets: Sleepy's 102nd USAC Midget Win!

Midgets: Sleepy's 102nd USAC Midget Win! ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts & Accessories to Buy Certain Assets of Arrow Automotive Industries

Motorcar Parts & Accessories to Buy Certain Assets of Arrow Automotive Industries

Motorcar Parts & Accessories, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to acquire certain assets of Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Scelzi, Skuza, Johnson and Seeling Capture Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals Titles

NHRA: Scelzi, Skuza, Johnson and Seeling Capture Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals Titles

NHRA: Scelzi, Skuza, Johnson and Seeling Capture Pioneer Electronics Keystone Nationals Titles ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team Pennzoil Advances Two to Quarterfinals

NHRA: Team Pennzoil Advances Two to Quarterfinals

NHRA: Team Pennzoil Advances Two to Quarterfinals ... Continue reading

OEA Reports Q4 and Year End Results

OEA Reports Q4 and Year End Results

OEA, Inc. reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

PACCAR Donates Research Vehicle to Virginia Technical Center

PACCAR Donates Research Vehicle to Virginia Technical Center

PACCAR Inc announced today that it donated a Peterbilt truck to the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to support development of intelligent transportation systems ... Continue reading

Pagano Named Finance Vice President and Controller at ITT Industries' Fluid Technology Business

Pagano Named Finance Vice President and Controller at ITT Industries' Fluid Technology Business

ITT Industries has named Robert J. Pagano Jr. as Vice President of Finance, and Controller of its Fluid Technology business. ... Continue reading

Priceline.com's New Car Sales

Priceline.com's New Car Sales

New York metro-area consumers searching for the easiest way to buy a new car are discovering that priceline.com is right on the money. The patented e-commerce system, is attracting thousands of car buyers and has sold more than $2 million worth of new cars just 45 days after launching in its first test market. ... Continue reading

Sprints: IRP USAC Sprint Race Results

Sprints: IRP USAC Sprint Race Results

Sprints: IRP USAC Sprint Race Results ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Corp. Completes Third Acquisition

Standard Automotive Corp. Completes Third Acquisition

STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of CPS Trailer Co., Inc. ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Corp Declares Dividend

Standard Automotive Corp Declares Dividend

STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION announced that its Board of Directors has declared the regular quarterly dividend of $0.255 per share on the 8 1/2% Senior Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock ... Continue reading

Standard Products Announces Expected Q1 Earnings

Standard Products Announces Expected Q1 Earnings

The Standard Products Co. said it expects the combined effect of the recently ended labor strike at General Motors and the current economic weakness in Brazil will reduce earnings for its seasonally soft first quarter ended September 30, 1998 ... Continue reading

UNOVA Announces Expected Q3 and Q4 Results

UNOVA Announces Expected Q3 and Q4 Results

UNOVA, Inc. announced that it expects a shift in its earnings improvement from the third to the fourth quarter of this year. While the third quarter will fall short of current analyst expectations, the Company believes it will be able to make up most of the shortfall in the last quarter of this year. ... Continue reading

Wheels Named to InformationWeek Magazine Top 500 List

Wheels Named to InformationWeek Magazine Top 500 List

Wheels, a leader in automotive fleet management, has been recognized by InformationWeek Magazine as one of the Top 500 most innovative users of information technology ... Continue reading

WOO: Haudenschild Claims His First Gold Cup Championship

WOO: Haudenschild Claims His First Gold Cup Championship

WOO: Haudenschild Claims His First Gold Cup Championship ... Continue reading

WOO: World of Outlaws Point standings through September 20th

WOO: World of Outlaws Point standings through September 20th

WOO: World of Outlaws Point standings through September 20th ... Continue reading

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