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Friday, December 4, 1998

135 New Car Models to Get Lower Rates From State Farm

135 New Car Models to Get Lower Rates From State Farm

One hundred thirty-five models of 1999 vehicles have qualified for lower-than-standard auto insurance rates from State Farm because they generate lower-than-average claim payments for damage and theft. ... Continue reading

1998 USAC Midget Champion Completes IRL Rookie Test

1998 USAC Midget Champion Completes IRL Rookie Test

1998 USAC Midget Champion Completes IRL Rookie Test ... Continue reading

1998 USAC Sprint Car Champion Completes IRL Test

1998 USAC Sprint Car Champion Completes IRL Test

1998 USAC Sprint Car Champion Completes IRL Test ... Continue reading

AMA Supertracker Series to Debut in 1999

AMA Supertracker Series to Debut in 1999

AMA Supertracker Series to Debut in 1999 ... Continue reading

Arvin Acquires 49% of Prestigious German O.E. Exhaust Manufacturer

Arvin Acquires 49% of Prestigious German O.E. Exhaust Manufacturer

Arvin Industries, Inc. and Zeuna Starker GmbH & Co.KG, a German manufacturer of automotive exhaust systems, announced the signing of a cooperative agreement. ... Continue reading

AutoBond Declares Preferred Dividend

AutoBond Declares Preferred Dividend

AutoBond Acceptance Corporation, listed on the Amex under the symbol ABD, is pleased to announce the third dividend payment for its preferred stock in the amount of $0.375 per share. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 03

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 03

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 03 ... Continue reading

BAR Donates Smog Check Equipment

BAR Donates Smog Check Equipment

The Department of Consumer Affairs/Bureau of Automotive Repair (DCA/BAR) is once again taking the lead to address a disturbing trend in the automotive repair industry. ... Continue reading

Bayer Corporation Announces New Therban Team

Bayer Corporation Announces New Therban Team

Bayer Corporation's Fibers, Additives and Rubber Division, has announced the formation of the Therban(R) Team. ... Continue reading

Cascade Corporation Announces Increased Sales and Earnings for Q3

Cascade Corporation Announces Increased Sales and Earnings for Q3

Cascade Corporation reported that third quarter revenues increased by 8.3% and that operating earnings increased more than 86% from the prior year quarter due to improved margins and strong business conditions. ... Continue reading

Clarion Unveils World's First Auto PC Powered by Microsoft Windows CE

Clarion Unveils World's First Auto PC Powered by Microsoft Windows CE

Clarion Corp. of America unveiled the Clarion AutoPC, a product that integrates car audio, computing functions, navigation and wireless communications through hands-free voice activation into a 1-DIN unit in the dash of an automobile. ... Continue reading

CTS Corporation Named by Business Week

CTS Corporation Named by Business Week

CTS Corporation has been rated number 88 in Business Week's first annual "Information Technology 100" (Business Week, November 2, 1998, pages 108-118), a statistical review of performance of companies in the high-tech industry. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Corp Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Dec 7, 1998

DaimlerChrysler Corp Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Dec 7, 1998

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all of its nine U.S. assembly plants and two of its three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of December 7, 1998. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Donates Funds for Senior Citizens

DaimlerChrysler Donates Funds for Senior Citizens

The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund donated $300,000 toward IFL's Senior Courtesy Van Program -- to contribute to the well-being of senior citizens and thriving communities. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Retires

DaimlerChrysler Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Retires

DaimlerChrysler Corporation announced the retirement of Dennis K. Pawley, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Manufacturing Executive Takes a New Path

DaimlerChrysler Manufacturing Executive Takes a New Path

Following today's announcement of Dennis K. Pawley's retirement from DaimlerChrysler Corporation, the manufacturing executive stated that he is planning to form a business partnership with Dr. Donald J. Steele. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Will Deliver Electric Minivans to California

DaimlerChrysler Will Deliver Electric Minivans to California

DaimlerChrysler will deliver 120 electric minivans to 11 dealers in California, making them available for fleet lease. ... Continue reading

Developments by Ford Help Make Conductive Charging The Choice

Developments by Ford Help Make Conductive Charging The Choice

Ford Motor Company announced its participation in a program to offer a conductive charging wall box for as little as $295. ... Continue reading

Dupont Automotive Announces Key Management Appointment

Dupont Automotive Announces Key Management Appointment

Walter L. Fields III has been named vice president - DuPont Automotive Engineering Materials. ... Continue reading

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., Announces Dividend

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., Announces Dividend

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. announced that a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share will be paid on the 7 1/2% convertible trust preferred securities issued by the Dura Automotive Capital Trust. ... Continue reading

F1: Ford Delighted With U.S. Grand Prix Announcement

F1: Ford Delighted With U.S. Grand Prix Announcement

F1: Ford Delighted With U.S. Grand Prix Announcement ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure, Lighting Products

Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure, Lighting Products

Frank Tomes, executive vice president, General Products, Federal-Mogul Corporation, announces the new organizational structure for lighting products with the following appointments effective immediately: ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings' Automotive Dealers to Sell Cars on the Internet

Fidelity Holdings' Automotive Dealers to Sell Cars on the Internet

Fidelity Holdings, Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Major Automotive Group, a pioneer in Internet-based auto sales, starting December 15th will enhance its ability to sell cars on the Internet, through its expanded on-site Internet operations. ... Continue reading

Ford Division Sponsors Downhill Ski Series

Ford Division Sponsors Downhill Ski Series

Ford Division, for the first time, is sponsoring the world's most competitive professional downhill ski race -- the Ford Downhill Series. ... Continue reading

Ford Expands Electric Ranger Lineup for 1999 Model Year

Ford Expands Electric Ranger Lineup for 1999 Model Year

Ford Motor Company will offer a 1999 Ford Ranger Electric Vehicle (EV) equipped with nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries to customers in California. ... Continue reading

Ford's November U.S. Sales Up 1%

Ford's November U.S. Sales Up 1%

U.S. customers purchased or leased 287,262 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, and Jaguar dealers in November, up one percent from a year ago. ... Continue reading

General Motors and Montell Announce Joint Development

General Motors and Montell Announce Joint Development

General Motors (GM) Research & Development and Montell North America today announced the joint development of a new family of thermoplastic olefins (TPOs) which provides benefits for interior and exterior automotive applications. ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Announces $200 Million Offering of Notes

Hayes Lemmerz Announces $200 Million Offering of Notes

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., the world's leading supplier of wheels and brake components to the transportation industry, announced that it has agreed to issue $200 million in 8-1/4 percent senior-subordinated notes due 2008. ... Continue reading

Honda Sets Worldwide Debut of S2000 Roadster

Honda Sets Worldwide Debut of S2000 Roadster

The worldwide debut of the new Honda S2000 roadster will take place December 29 at a press conference prior to the public opening of the 1998 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced. ... Continue reading

HOW-TO: OTHER WINTERIZING STUFF

HOW-TO: OTHER WINTERIZING STUFF

HOW-TO: OTHER WINTERIZING STUFF ... Continue reading

IRL: Newman Takes His Turn in Pennzoil Panther G Force

IRL: Newman Takes His Turn in Pennzoil Panther G Force

IRL: Newman Takes His Turn in Pennzoil Panther G Force ... Continue reading

Jaguar Posts Record Sales for November

Jaguar Posts Record Sales for November

Jaguar Cars announced its best November ever in the United States totaling 2,004 cars, up 8 percent compared with November 1997. Sedan sales of 1,543 in November were up 10 percent compared with November 1997. ... Continue reading

John Costello Tapped As Republic Industries President

John Costello Tapped As Republic Industries President

Republic Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of John H. Costello as President of the nation's largest automotive retail and on-airport rental company. ... Continue reading

John Costello Tapped As Republic Industries President

John Costello Tapped As Republic Industries President

Republic Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of John H. Costello as President of the nation's largest automotive retail and on-airport rental company. ... Continue reading

Landec Corporation Introduces New Formulated Product

Landec Corporation Introduces New Formulated Product

Landec Corporation, a specialty polymer company, introduced Aeromark(TM) 80, a new formulated product used in product prototyping and part design. ... Continue reading

Montell's Automotive Technology and Development Center Background

Montell's Automotive Technology and Development Center Background

The Montell Automotive Technology and Development Center is a dedicated product development and application testing center supporting the automotive industry. ... Continue reading

Myers Announces Agreement to Acquire Division of Sommer Allibert

Myers Announces Agreement to Acquire Division of Sommer Allibert

Myers Industries, Inc. has agreed to acquire for approximately $130 million in cash the plastic material handling division of Sommer Allibert, with facilities in Europe and North America. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr will be Part of Pennzoil Motorsports '99

NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr will be Part of Pennzoil Motorsports '99

NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr will be Part of Pennzoil Motorsports '99 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jay Smith to Handle Crew Chief Duties for Mike Skinner and Team Yellow Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Jay Smith to Handle Crew Chief Duties for Mike Skinner and Team Yellow Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Jay Smith to Handle Crew Chief Duties for Mike Skinner and Team Yellow Racing ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: North East Racing News to Sponsor Ricky Craven Charity Snowmobile Ride

NASCAR WCUP: North East Racing News to Sponsor Ricky Craven Charity Snowmobile Ride

NASCAR WCUP: North East Racing News to Sponsor Ricky Craven Charity Snowmobile Ride ... Continue reading

NHRA: Etchells, Superwinch Ink Extension for 1999

NHRA: Etchells, Superwinch Ink Extension for 1999

NHRA: Etchells, Superwinch Ink Extension for 1999 ... Continue reading

Nissan Promotes Whitfield Ramonat

Nissan Promotes Whitfield Ramonat

Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. (NMC) recently promoted Whitfield Ramonat to director of field operations for the Nissan division. ... Continue reading

North American Sales of Meritor Automotive, Inc Names Kline

North American Sales of Meritor Automotive, Inc Names Kline

Meritor Automotive, Inc. announced the appointment of Dennis A. Kline to vice president, North American Sales for Heavy Vehicle Systems (HVS). ... Continue reading

QualMark Corporation Announces Award of its 9th U.S. Patent

QualMark Corporation Announces Award of its 9th U.S. Patent

QualMark Corp, a provider of accelerated life testing services and equipment primarily for electronics manufacturers,announced it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 5,836,202 entitled "Exciter Mounting for Random Vibration Generating Table." ... Continue reading

Strong November Sales Add to Isuzu's Thanksgiving

Strong November Sales Add to Isuzu's Thanksgiving

American Isuzu Motors Inc. announced the strongest November retail sales of its light vehicles since 1995, finishing the month with a 27 percent month-to-date and 9 percent year-to- date increase on total one-month sales of 7,579 vehicles. ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive, Inc., Announces Dividend

Tower Automotive, Inc., Announces Dividend

Tower Automotive, Inc. announced that a dividend of $0.84 per share will be paid on the 6 3/4% trust convertible preferred securities issued by the Tower Automotive Capital Trust. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Image Remains Strong in Troubled Home Market

Toyota's Image Remains Strong in Troubled Home Market

Despite continued economic difficulties in the Asian market, Toyota's brand appears to remain strong as they occupy the top position for purchase consideration, according to the second annual J.D. Power Asia Pacific Japan Auto Image Study. ... Continue reading

Volvo Introduces Pre-Painted Bumpers

Volvo Introduces Pre-Painted Bumpers

Volvo's new Painted Bumper Covers offer time savings, high quality repair work, environmental efficiency and customer satisfaction -- along with the best possible paint job. ... Continue reading

Zappy on the Air Tonight!

Zappy on the Air Tonight!

Look for the new ZAPPY? folding scooter from ZAP Power Systems on The Buddy Faro Show tonight on CBS, Friday, December 4, 1998 (9:00 p.m. PST/SFO area Channel5). ... Continue reading

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