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Tuesday, May 25, 1999

American Honda Opens U.S. Power Equipment Headquarters

American Honda Opens U.S. Power Equipment Headquarters

American Honda Motor Co. Inc.'s Power Equipment Division celebrated the grand opening of the division's new headquarters building in Alpharetta. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Shawna Robinson takes fourth in ARCA Race

ARCA: Shawna Robinson takes fourth in ARCA Race

ARCA: Shawna Robinson takes fourth in ARCA Race ... Continue reading

Automotive Performance Group Completes $2 Million Private Placement

Automotive Performance Group Completes $2 Million Private Placement

Automotive Performance Group, Inc. announced it has completed a $2-million private placement of its debt with a group of accredited investors. Terms were not disclosed. ... Continue reading

Bloomington Speedway Kicks off Memorial Day Celebrations

Bloomington Speedway Kicks off Memorial Day Celebrations

Bloomington Speedway Kicks off Memorial Day Celebrations ... Continue reading

British Columbia Based Land Rover Richmond Wins Entry Into Land Rover TReK '99 Finals

British Columbia Based Land Rover Richmond Wins Entry Into Land Rover TReK '99 Finals

A three-member team representing Land Rover Richmond, the British Columbia-based Land Rover retailer, qualified to compete in the final round of Land Rover TReK '99, the annual inter-retailer competition. ... Continue reading

Car Art Goes on the Block

Car Art Goes on the Block

MOBILIA.COM TO HOST AUCTION OF CUSTOM-PAINTED RACE ... Continue reading

CN Selected as ZIM's Inland Rail Carrier for New ZIM Pacific Service

CN Selected as ZIM's Inland Rail Carrier for New ZIM Pacific Service

Canadian National announced that ZIM Israel Navigation Company has chosen CN as its inland rail carrier for a new container ship service between Asia and North America. ... Continue reading

Corsa Woman Championship

Corsa Woman Championship

Corsa Woman Championship ... Continue reading

Dealer's Best Electronic 'Tools' Now Include Credit Transactions

Dealer's Best Electronic 'Tools' Now Include Credit Transactions

A national Internet sales training company for automotive dealers, dearlertools.com, announced the addition of a financial module to its "Destination Site for Automotive Professionals." ... Continue reading

Drivers Should Make Wireless Phones Their No. 1 Safety Device

Drivers Should Make Wireless Phones Their No. 1 Safety Device

Sprint, QUALCOMM Inc. and the Cellular Telephone Industry Association (CTIA) have teamed up to spread the message: "Safety is your most important call while driving." ... Continue reading

Fairchild Semiconductor Appoints Kyoung Soo Kim

Fairchild Semiconductor Appoints Kyoung Soo Kim

Fairchild Semiconductor announced the appointment of Kyoung Soo Kim as regional vice president to lead the company's sales and marketing organization in South Korea. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Releases 1998 Quarterly Pro Forma Sales and Operational EBIT

Federal-Mogul Releases 1998 Quarterly Pro Forma Sales and Operational EBIT

Federal-Mogul Corporation released 1998 pro forma sales and operational EBIT. The numbers reflect the company's results for 1998, adjusted for the full year effect of acquisitions and divestitures. ... Continue reading

Findlay to Sponsor Auto & Transportation Interiors Scholarship Golf Classic

Findlay to Sponsor Auto & Transportation Interiors Scholarship Golf Classic

Findlay Industries will be the title sponsor of the 2nd Annual Automotive & Transportation Interiors Scholarship Golf Classic being held in conjunction with the Automotive & Transportation Interiors Expo and Conference at Cobo Center June 8-10. ... Continue reading

Ford Coupon Program Encourages Expanded Use of Ethanol

Ford Coupon Program Encourages Expanded Use of Ethanol

Ford Motor Company announced a fuel coupon program to encourage the use of ethanol (E85) fuel in Chicago and the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. ... Continue reading

Ford Issues $1 Million Natural Gas Challenge

Ford Issues $1 Million Natural Gas Challenge

Most of us have imagined what we would do if we suddenly had the opportunity to spend $1 million. Now, 13 North American cities have the chance to do more than imagine. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Stewart-Ford Notes and Quotes, Spanish Grand Prix Preview

Formula One: Stewart-Ford Notes and Quotes, Spanish Grand Prix Preview

Formula One: Stewart-Ford Notes and Quotes, Spanish Grand Prix Preview ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Alliance Debuts at Michigan Minority Trade Fair

Global Automotive Alliance Debuts at Michigan Minority Trade Fair

Global Automotive Alliance L.L.C., will make its first appearance at the 1999 Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC) Trade Fair which is being held at Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI, May 25-26, 1999. ... Continue reading

Hawtal Whiting Announces North American Organization Changes

Hawtal Whiting Announces North American Organization Changes

Hawtal Whiting Inc. -- a worldwide engineering and design organization and five-time GM Supplier of the Year Award winner -- announces changes to its North American Operations management staff. ... Continue reading

IRL, Indy 500: PEDS-2 Barrier to Enhance Safety for Drivers at Indianapolis

IRL, Indy 500: PEDS-2 Barrier to Enhance Safety for Drivers at Indianapolis

IRL, Indy 500: PEDS-2 Barrier to Enhance Safety for Drivers at Indianapolis ... Continue reading

IRL, Indy 500: Suspension & Wheel Energy Management System Introduced

IRL, Indy 500: Suspension & Wheel Energy Management System Introduced

IRL, Indy 500: Suspension & Wheel Energy Management System Introduced ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Receives Multiple Honors From Wal-Mart

Johnson Controls Receives Multiple Honors From Wal-Mart

Johnson Controls has been honored by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as "Vendor of the Year" in the U.S. for 1998. ... Continue reading

Kids Across the Country 'Do the Buckle'

Kids Across the Country 'Do the Buckle'

DaimlerChrysler's "Do the Buckle" safety tour will visit communities across America in support of Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children week (May 24- 31,1999). ... Continue reading

Land Rover North Point Wins Entry into Land Rover TReK '99 Finals

Land Rover North Point Wins Entry into Land Rover TReK '99 Finals

A three-member team representing Land Rover North Point qualified to compete in the final round of Land Rover TReK '99, the annual inter-retailer competition. ... Continue reading

Lapeer Metal Stamping and Borg-Warner Form Minority Business Enterprise

Lapeer Metal Stamping and Borg-Warner Form Minority Business Enterprise

Lapeer Metal Stamping Co., Inc. and Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. announced the formation of Lapeer Warner LLC, a minority business enterprise that will manufactureautomatic transmission friction clutch modules for customers in North America. ... Continue reading

Late Model Stocks: Norton Wins in Lake City

Late Model Stocks: Norton Wins in Lake City

Late Model Stocks: Norton Wins in Lake City ... Continue reading

Market Pulse Journal Article Cites Tilden Associates

Market Pulse Journal Article Cites Tilden Associates

In an article entitled, "Franchising at its Best," in its current issue, Market Pulse Journal cited Tilden Associates, Inc. for their successful franchising policy and over 300% growth in 1998, expanding nationally. ... Continue reading

Michigan Rivet Announces Results of Operations for Second Quarter

Michigan Rivet Announces Results of Operations for Second Quarter

Michigan Rivet Corporation announced its results of operations for the second quarter and six months ended April 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

NAPA's Tips For Summer Road-Trips

NAPA's Tips For Summer Road-Trips

Memorial Day weekend marks the opening of the summer travel season and millions of Americans will be hitting the road for sizzling adventures. ... Continue reading

NASCAR SJAPS: 1999 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring, Race Facts For Gateway

NASCAR SJAPS: 1999 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring, Race Facts For Gateway

NASCAR SJAPS: 1999 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring, Race Facts For Gateway ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Prepares for Charlotte

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Prepares for Charlotte

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Prepares for Charlotte ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Park's Weeks at Charlotte is Going Like Daytona

NASCAR WCUP: Park's Weeks at Charlotte is Going Like Daytona

NASCAR WCUP: Park's Weeks at Charlotte is Going Like Daytona ... Continue reading

Nationwide Reaffirms Its Support to Traffic Safety and Unbuckled Kids

Nationwide Reaffirms Its Support to Traffic Safety and Unbuckled Kids

Citing sobering statistics on unbelted child deaths, Nationwide announced its support for Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children campaign, to be conducted over the Memorial Day holiday. ... Continue reading

NSJAPS Event #6, Gateway International Raceway

NSJAPS Event #6, Gateway International Raceway

NSJAPS Event #6, Gateway International Raceway ... Continue reading

PERFORMANCE ON THE INTERNET

PERFORMANCE ON THE INTERNET

PERFORMANCE ON THE INTERNET ... Continue reading

RALLY: Radstrom and Ford on Target for Points in Argentina

RALLY: Radstrom and Ford on Target for Points in Argentina

RALLY: Radstrom and Ford on Target for Points in Argentina ... Continue reading

Record Memorial Day Travel Launches Busy Summer, says AAA

Record Memorial Day Travel Launches Busy Summer, says AAA

Northern Californians will be traveling in record numbers this Memorial Day weekend, with theme parks, sandy beaches and high mountains as their top destinations. ... Continue reading

Robinson takes fourth in ARCA race

Robinson takes fourth in ARCA race

Robinson takes fourth in ARCA race ... Continue reading

SCNV Acquisition Corp. Acquires Majority Interest in Elecmatec

SCNV Acquisition Corp. Acquires Majority Interest in Elecmatec

SCNV Acquisition Corp. has closed on the acquisition of 90.4% of the outstanding shares of Elecmatec Electro-Magnetic Technologies Ltd. ("Elecmatec"). ... Continue reading

The Politics of Rally Racing

The Politics of Rally Racing

Motorsport - Rallying and Off Road ... Continue reading

Tomkins Puts Annual Foreign Exchange Cover in Place

Tomkins Puts Annual Foreign Exchange Cover in Place

Tomkins PLC restated that its policy is to hedge anticipated foreign income streams as soon as budgets are agreed, in order to eliminate vulnerability to short term exchange rate fluctuations. Tomkins' largest exposure is to the US dollar. ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Financial Results for Fiscal 1999

Toyota Announces Financial Results for Fiscal 1999

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced its financial results for fiscal 1999 (April 1998 to March 1999). ... Continue reading

USAC: Davidson Leads Stoops Sprints to Anderson, Eldora

USAC: Davidson Leads Stoops Sprints to Anderson, Eldora

USAC: Davidson Leads Stoops Sprints to Anderson, Eldora ... Continue reading

USAC/F2000: Camirand, Wheldon Claim Mosport F2 Victories

USAC/F2000: Camirand, Wheldon Claim Mosport F2 Victories

USAC/F2000: Camirand, Wheldon Claim Mosport F2 Victories ... Continue reading

USAC: Lang Notches 48th Win at the Speedrome

USAC: Lang Notches 48th Win at the Speedrome

USAC: Lang Notches 48th Win at the Speedrome ... Continue reading

USAC: Rain Forces 2nd Kokomo Postponement, Midgets set for 'Night Before the 500'

USAC: Rain Forces 2nd Kokomo Postponement, Midgets set for 'Night Before the 500'

USAC: Rain Forces 2nd Kokomo Postponement, Midgets set for 'Night Before the 500' ... Continue reading

USAC: Tripp, Johnson Annex Orange Show MCI WorlCom Features

USAC: Tripp, Johnson Annex Orange Show MCI WorlCom Features

USAC: Tripp, Johnson Annex Orange Show MCI WorlCom Features ... Continue reading

Why It's Good: Antilock Brakes

Why It's Good: Antilock Brakes

Why It's Good: Antilock Brakes ... Continue reading

Why It's Good: Chassis Rigidity

Why It's Good: Chassis Rigidity

Why It's Good: Antilock Brakes ... Continue reading

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