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1999 Tour De Corse - Rallye De France

1999 Tour De Corse - Rallye De France

1999 Tour De Corse - Rallye De France ... Continue reading

Andre Navarri Valeo COO

Andre Navarri Valeo COO

Andre Navarri will join the Valeo Group on May 31, 1999 in the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer. He will report directly to Noel Goutard, Chairman and CEO of Valeo. ... Continue reading

Autocam Reports Third Quarter and Nine-Month Results

Autocam Reports Third Quarter and Nine-Month Results

Autocam Corporation reported its financial results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

A Vehicle Lease or Purchase Program for Clients With Impaired Credit

A Vehicle Lease or Purchase Program for Clients With Impaired Credit

London Financial Services, a North Carolina-based financial marketing firm, is announcing an exciting program for professionals and companies that have less than perfect credit. ... Continue reading

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on HDI

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on HDI

BancBoston Robertson Stephens senior consumer products analyst Cynthia Hope Hatstadt reiterated her Buy rating on Harley Davidson, Inc. ... Continue reading

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Walnut Valley Collision Centers

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Walnut Valley Collision Centers

Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine-based operator of high- quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas, announced that the company has acquired Walnut Valley Collision Centers. ... Continue reading

CTS Releases New Full-Line Cermet Resistor Products Catalog

CTS Releases New Full-Line Cermet Resistor Products Catalog

CTS Corporation, Resistor Products, the world's leading manufacturer of "solid ceramic" leaded and leadless resistor networks, released a new 56-page full-line cermet resistor products catalog. ... Continue reading

Delphi Receives Two 1998 SIA Quality Achievement Awards

Delphi Receives Two 1998 SIA Quality Achievement Awards

Delphi Automotive Systems recently received two 1998 Subaru- Isuzu Automotive Inc. (SIA) Quality Achievement Awards for SIR modules built at Delphi Delco Electronics Systems in Kokomo and powertrain control modules built in Singapore. ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight ... Continue reading

Eastern Michigan University's Centers for Corporate Training Earns ISO 9002

Eastern Michigan University's Centers for Corporate Training Earns ISO 9002

Eastern Michigan University's Centers for Corporate Training has received the prestigious ISO 9002 registration, making Eastern Michigan the only accredited university program in the Northern Hemisphere to be certified. ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices Enters Joint Venture in Germany

Energy Conversion Devices Enters Joint Venture in Germany

Energy Conversion Devices,EV Global Motors and Unique Mobility, Inc. announced the formation of a joint venture, Unique Mobility Europa, GmbH, to manufacture and sell batteryelectric, hybrid-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles for world markets. ... Continue reading

Ford Finalist for Smithsonian Award

Ford Finalist for Smithsonian Award

Ford Motor Company has been named one of five finalists for a 1999 Computerworld Smithsonian Award in the category of Manufacturing. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Gives More Than $200,000 to Midwest Tornado Relief

Ford Motor Company Gives More Than $200,000 to Midwest Tornado Relief

Ford Motor Company and its employees will contribute more than $200,000 in cash and in-kind donations to assist relief efforts for victims of the recent tornadoes that have swept through communities in the Midwestern United States. ... Continue reading

General Motors Selects GKN Sinter Metals as a Supplier of the Year

General Motors Selects GKN Sinter Metals as a Supplier of the Year

GKN Sinter Metals was recognized as a General Motors Corporation 1998 Supplier of the Year in ceremonies last week in Detroit, Michigan. ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Increases Dividend

Harley-Davidson, Inc. Increases Dividend

Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 4.5 cents per share, payable June 25, 1999 to shareholders of record June 15, 1999. ... Continue reading

IHRA: Charlie Hunt Racing Extends Pro Stock Points Lead

IHRA: Charlie Hunt Racing Extends Pro Stock Points Lead

IHRA: Charlie Hunt Racing Extends Pro Stock Points Lead ... Continue reading

IHRA: Hoover Makes Valiant Bid at IHRA Prolong Winter Nationals

IHRA: Hoover Makes Valiant Bid at IHRA Prolong Winter Nationals

IHRA: Hoover Makes Valiant Bid at IHRA Prolong Winter Nationals ... Continue reading

IHRA: Montecalvo Proves to be the Top Chevrolet in Darlington

IHRA: Montecalvo Proves to be the Top Chevrolet in Darlington

IHRA: Montecalvo Proves to be the Top Chevrolet in Darlington ... Continue reading

IHRA: Von Smith Runs Quickest and Fastest of the Event

IHRA: Von Smith Runs Quickest and Fastest of the Event

IHRA: Von Smith Runs Quickest and Fastest of the Event ... Continue reading

IMSA ACERO Announces Strategic Alliance with ISPAT

IMSA ACERO Announces Strategic Alliance with ISPAT

GRUPO IMSA's steel processing segment, IMSA ACERO, announced that it has executed an agreement with ISPAT INLAND, INC. and ISPAT MEXICANA, S.A. de C.V., for the marketing, production and distribution of each other's products. ... Continue reading

Insurance Auto Auctions Introduces FastTrack Appraisal Services

Insurance Auto Auctions Introduces FastTrack Appraisal Services

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. a leading provider of automotive and specialty services, introduced FastTrack(R) Appraisal Services in selected markets. ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Appoints Albert E. Billis

Lear Corporation Appoints Albert E. Billis

Lear Corporation announced the appointment of Albert E. Billis to Senior Vice President and President - Manufacturing Operations Division, reporting to Douglas D. DelGrosso, President - North American Operations. ... Continue reading

Lear Signs a Definitive Agreement To Sell Its Electric Motor Systems Business

Lear Signs a Definitive Agreement To Sell Its Electric Motor Systems Business

Lear Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Johnson Electric Holdings Limited to sell its recently acquired Electric Motor Systems (EMS) business for US $310 million. ... Continue reading

Liteglow Industries Inc. Record Sales and Profits

Liteglow Industries Inc. Record Sales and Profits

COO of Liteglow Industries Inc. announced record sales and profits for the month of April 1999, which represented a 111% increase in sales year to date and a continuation of our planned month to month profitability in 1999. ... Continue reading

Motion Filed in MCA Case to Disburse Monies to Certain Creditors

Motion Filed in MCA Case to Disburse Monies to Certain Creditors

A motion has been filed in U.S. Bankruptcy court to allow the Conservator of MCA Financial Corp. to disburse $6.5 million to certain MCA creditors. ... Continue reading

MS Acquisition Amends 1998 Annual Report And Revises Press Release

MS Acquisition Amends 1998 Annual Report And Revises Press Release

MS Acquisition Corp and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aetna Industries, Inc. filed an amendment to their 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Greg Biffle speeds to first career NCTS win at Memphis

NASCAR Trucks: Greg Biffle speeds to first career NCTS win at Memphis

NASCAR Trucks: Greg Biffle speeds to first career NCTS win at Memphis ... Continue reading

New Incentives Make Hyundai Products an Even Greater Value

New Incentives Make Hyundai Products an Even Greater Value

Hyundai Motor America announced new consumer incentives, effective until May 31, 1999, on all 1999 Hyundai models. ... Continue reading

Panasonic Automotive Electronics Company Wins GM Award

Panasonic Automotive Electronics Company Wins GM Award

Panasonic Automotive Electronics Company was recently named a 1998 "Supplier of the Year" award winner by General Motors. The annual awards, which became international in scope in 1992, recognize suppliers who exceed specific performance standards. ... Continue reading

PARTS Trucks: Anderson is Next Stop for Gilbert Express

PARTS Trucks: Anderson is Next Stop for Gilbert Express

PARTS Trucks: Anderson is Next Stop for Gilbert Express ... Continue reading

Petro Stopping Centers L.P. Announces First Quarter 1999 Operating Results

Petro Stopping Centers L.P. Announces First Quarter 1999 Operating Results

Petro Stopping Centers L.P., one of the nation's leading operators of full-service travel plazas and truck stops with 50 locations in 29 states, announced its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Prolong Super Lubricants Products Available Through Target Department Stores

Prolong Super Lubricants Products Available Through Target Department Stores

Prolong Super Lubricants products are now available through the respected Target retail department store chain. ... Continue reading

RALLY: McRae takes fourth after TV drama in Corsica

RALLY: McRae takes fourth after TV drama in Corsica

RALLY: McRae takes fourth after TV drama in Corsica ... Continue reading

SI Handling Systems Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and FY1999

SI Handling Systems Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and FY1999

SI Handling Systems, Inc., markets, designs, manufacturers, installs, and services automated materials handling systems that improve productivity in manufacturing and increase the speed of product delivery by customers worldwide. ... Continue reading

Spectre Affirms Its Position Regarding Dega

Spectre Affirms Its Position Regarding Dega

Spectre Industries, Inc. issued the following response to Dega Technology Inc.'s press release dated May 7, 1999: Dega is in serious default with respect to significant loans owed to Spectre. ... Continue reading

SWIFT V $750 Million Float Rate Asset-Backed Term Notes Expect AAA

SWIFT V $750 Million Float Rate Asset-Backed Term Notes Expect AAA

The $750,000,000 floating-rate asset-backed term notes, series 1999-A (the notes) issued by Superior Wholesale Inventory Financing Trust V are expected to be rated `AAA' by Fitch IBCA. ... Continue reading

Unique Mobility Enters Joint Venture in Germany

Unique Mobility Enters Joint Venture in Germany

Unique Mobility, Inc. announced that it has joined privately held EV Global Motors Company in two environmentally based joint ventures. ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Terre Haute

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Terre Haute

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Terre Haute ... Continue reading

Valeo to Transmit Its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Live On the Internet

Valeo to Transmit Its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Live On the Internet

Valeo's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, to be held at the Palais des Congres in Paris on May 25 at 4 p.m., will be transmitted live and interactively on the Group's Web site: http://www.valeo.com. ... Continue reading

Wescast Industries Inc. Declares Dividend

Wescast Industries Inc. Declares Dividend

Wescast Industries Inc. has declared a dividend on its common shares in the amount of $.08 per common share, and such dividend shall be payable on June 4, 1999, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 1999. ... Continue reading

Yazaki North America, Inc. to Use Lead-Free Wire In All Automotive Products

Yazaki North America, Inc. to Use Lead-Free Wire In All Automotive Products

Yazaki North America, Inc. announced that all wire produced by the company for the automotive sector will be free of lead and other heavy metals beginning with the 2000 model year. ... Continue reading

Zippo/Harley Hand-Off in Windy City

Zippo/Harley Hand-Off in Windy City

Zippo Manufacturing Company, maker of the world-famous Zippo windproof lighter, announced that Johnnie Poole, a Chicago college student, is the winner of the Zippo One-of-a-Kind Sweepstakes. ... Continue reading

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