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Friday, June 11, 1999

26 Collegiate Teams Vie for Best Miles-Per-Gallon Title in SAE Competition

26 Collegiate Teams Vie for Best Miles-Per-Gallon Title in SAE Competition

Over 200 engineering students will compete in the Society of Automotive Engineers' (SAE) Supermileage Collegiate Design competition on June 11-12 at the Eaton Corporation Proving Grounds in Marshall, Michigan. ... Continue reading

A great week-end of racing is just ahead

A great week-end of racing is just ahead

A great week-end of racing is just ahead ... Continue reading

AK Steel Wins Inaugural Indiana Chamber Safety Award

AK Steel Wins Inaugural Indiana Chamber Safety Award

AK Steel's Rockport Works has been honored for its innovative and effective safety program. ... Continue reading

ARB, SCAQMD Measure Pollutants in Vehicles

ARB, SCAQMD Measure Pollutants in Vehicles

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District announced that exposure to some air pollutants and toxic compounds may be ten times higher inside vehicles than in ambient air. ... Continue reading

Aubryn International Inc. Announces Completion of Capital Loan

Aubryn International Inc. Announces Completion of Capital Loan

Aubryn International Inc. announced the completion of its capital loan funding. ... Continue reading

Bullhide Completes Industrial Contract for Firestone

Bullhide Completes Industrial Contract for Firestone

The Bullhide Liner Corporation's licensed dealer, Polyshield, Inc., located in Des Moines, Iowa, completed a contract for Firestone at the Des Moines, Iowa tire plant using the Bullhide 2000 product. ... Continue reading

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Premier Autobody in Round Rock, Texas

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Premier Autobody in Round Rock, Texas

Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine-based operator of high- quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas, announced the completed acquisition of Premier Autobody in Round Rock, Texas. ... Continue reading

Cascade Corporation Announces Increased Earnings for the First Quarter

Cascade Corporation Announces Increased Earnings for the First Quarter

Robert C. Warren, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascade Corporation reported that first quarter earnings increased 35% from the fourth quarter due to improved margins and lower administrative costs. ... Continue reading

CPS Completes $234 Million Whole Loan Sale

CPS Completes $234 Million Whole Loan Sale

Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. announced the completion of a $234 million whole loan sale to an affiliate of GE Capital Auto Financial Services. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Assembly Plant Schedule for Week of June 14, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Assembly Plant Schedule for Week of June 14, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports eight of its nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of June 14, 1999. ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Receives Ohio Excellence in Exporting Award

Dana Corporation Receives Ohio Excellence in Exporting Award

Dana Corporation was recognized for its successes in the global marketplace by Ohio Governor Bob Taft at a luncheon held in Columbus. Taft presented Dana with the Governor's Excellence in Exporting Award ("E" Award). ... Continue reading

Dana Ontario Facilities Honored for Environmental Excellence

Dana Ontario Facilities Honored for Environmental Excellence

Dana Corporation announced its Long Manufacturing facilities in Cambridge, Mississauga, and Oakville, Ontario, were awarded Pollution Prevention Pledge Program (P4) certificates by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. ... Continue reading

Dana To Sell Commercial Vehicle Cab Systems Group

Dana To Sell Commercial Vehicle Cab Systems Group

Consistent with its Five-Point Plan for continued growth and increased profitability, Dana Corporation announced that it is planning to sell its Commercial Vehicle Cab Systems Group. ... Continue reading

Deadly Ford/Rouge Plant Explosion Yields Third Suit

Deadly Ford/Rouge Plant Explosion Yields Third Suit

Injured worker, Ralph Irvin, has filed suit against Rouge Steel Company in connection with the February 1, 1999 explosion at the Ford Power Plant that claimed six lives. ... Continue reading

Decoma announces fiscal 1999 third quarter results

Decoma announces fiscal 1999 third quarter results

Decoma International Inc. announced its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 1999 ended April 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Delphi Automotive Systems to Make $600 Million Voluntary Contribution

Delphi Automotive Systems to Make $600 Million Voluntary Contribution

Delphi Automotive Systems announced plans to use a portion of its strong year-to-date cash flow to make a $600 million voluntary contribution to its hourly pension fund on June 14. ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Announces Quarterly Dividend

Detroit Diesel Announces Quarterly Dividend

Detroit Diesel Corporation announced the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share on its outstanding common stock. ... Continue reading

Discount Auto Parts, Inc: 4th Quarter & Fiscal 99 Sales

Discount Auto Parts, Inc: 4th Quarter & Fiscal 99 Sales

Discount Auto Parts, Inc. announced sales results for the Company's fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 1, 1999. ... Continue reading

Dura Announces Trident Automotive plc Receives Necessary Consents

Dura Announces Trident Automotive plc Receives Necessary Consents

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Trident Automotive plc has received the required consents to amend the Indenture relating to its outstanding 10% Senior Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2005. ... Continue reading

Engine Manufacturers ask EPA to Modify Motor Vehicle and Fuel Rule

Engine Manufacturers ask EPA to Modify Motor Vehicle and Fuel Rule

The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) called for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to modify its rule seeking to control light-duty vehicle emissions through tighter standards and fuel changes. ... Continue reading

Fitch IBCA Places FMAC 1996-B On RatingAlert Negative

Fitch IBCA Places FMAC 1996-B On RatingAlert Negative

Fitch IBCA places all classes of notes issued under FMAC 1996-B on RatingAlert Negative. ... Continue reading

Ford Reaches Agreement to Buy Automobile Protection Corporation

Ford Reaches Agreement to Buy Automobile Protection Corporation

Ford Motor Company and Automobile Protection Corporation, a premier all-makes extended service contract provider, have reached a definitive agreement for Ford to acquire APCO for $13.00 per share in cash. ... Continue reading

Ford Strengthens South American Operations With Appointments of Two Key Executives

Ford Strengthens South American Operations With Appointments of Two Key Executives

Ford Motor Company announced two key executive appointments in South America, effective July 1. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Ford Motor Company to Acquire Stewart Grand Prix

Formula One: Ford Motor Company to Acquire Stewart Grand Prix

Formula One: Ford Motor Company to Acquire Stewart Grand Prix ... Continue reading

IMCA: Gallaher gets 1st career Deery Series victory

IMCA: Gallaher gets 1st career Deery Series victory

IMCA: Gallaher gets 1st career Deery Series victory ... Continue reading

IRL: Foyt Racing Hits Jackpot with Harrah's

IRL: Foyt Racing Hits Jackpot with Harrah's

IRL: Foyt Racing Hits Jackpot with Harrah's ... Continue reading

IRL: Longhorn 500 Friday Notes/Quotes

IRL: Longhorn 500 Friday Notes/Quotes

Longhorn 500 Friday Notes/Quotes ... Continue reading

IRL: Longhorn 500 Starting Lineup

IRL: Longhorn 500 Starting Lineup

IRL: Longhorn 500 Starting Lineup ... Continue reading

IRL: Menard-Longhorn 500 Qualifying Notes/Quotes

IRL: Menard-Longhorn 500 Qualifying Notes/Quotes

Fwd: Longhorn 500 Qualifying Notes/Quotes ... Continue reading

IRL/NASCAR: Petty Will Not Test IRL Car

IRL/NASCAR: Petty Will Not Test IRL Car

IRL/NASCAR: Petty Will Not Test IRL Car ... Continue reading

IROC: Michigan Race Set for Friday

IROC: Michigan Race Set for Friday

IROC: Michigan Race Set for Friday ... Continue reading

IROC: True Value IROC Series Lends a Bumper for a Good Cause

IROC: True Value IROC Series Lends a Bumper for a Good Cause

IROC: True Value IROC Series Lends a Bumper for a Good Cause ... Continue reading

Joint Venture Between Johnson Controls and Epsilon Gears Up to Build Seat Systems

Joint Venture Between Johnson Controls and Epsilon Gears Up to Build Seat Systems

Officials from Johnson Controls, General Motors, Epsilon, LLC and the City of Detroit had good cause for celebration at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning in Detroit's Empowerment Zone. ... Continue reading

Matty O'Rourke Posts Historic Formula Dodge Victory

Matty O'Rourke Posts Historic Formula Dodge Victory

Matty O'Rourke Posts Historic Formula Dodge Victory ... Continue reading

Mercury Cougar Drives New Display at Metreon - A Sony Entertainment Center

Mercury Cougar Drives New Display at Metreon - A Sony Entertainment Center

When visitors to Metreon, the new Sony Entertainment Center here, want to find out "the way things work," a new Mercury Cougar will show them the way. ... Continue reading

MONSTER TRUCKS ROAR INTO LEBANON VALLEY

MONSTER TRUCKS ROAR INTO LEBANON VALLEY

6-10 LEBANON VALLEY PRESS RELEASE ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Remington, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Join In Six Year Trophy Hunt

NASCAR: Remington, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Join In Six Year Trophy Hunt

Remington, Dale Earnhardt Inc. Join In Six Year Trophy Hunt ... Continue reading

NASCAR TRUCKS: Pronto Auto Parts 400 Starting Lineup

NASCAR TRUCKS: Pronto Auto Parts 400 Starting Lineup

NASCAR TRUCKS: Pronto Auto Parts 400 Starting Lineup ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Square D Racing Team Rebuilds Car Wrecked at Dover in Time forMichigan Race

NASCAR WCUP: Square D Racing Team Rebuilds Car Wrecked at Dover in Time forMichigan Race

NASCAR WCUP: Square D Racing Team Rebuilds Car Wrecked at Dover in Time forMichigan Race ... Continue reading

NHRA: Century 21 Racing Team Pre-Columbus release

NHRA: Century 21 Racing Team Pre-Columbus release

Fwd: Century 21 Racing Team Pre-Columbus release ... Continue reading

Oldsmobile Wins Texas Pole

Oldsmobile Wins Texas Pole

Fwd: Oldsmobile Wins Texas Pole ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Offers Gift Ideas for Father's Day

Pep Boys Offers Gift Ideas for Father's Day

Would he rather pour over auto parts catalogs instead of sports magazines? Pep Boys' Senior Vice President, Bob Brann offers these suggestions for Father's Day gifts this year. ... Continue reading

Royal Acceptance Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire RIT Auto Leasing Group

Royal Acceptance Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire RIT Auto Leasing Group

Gerald Ponsiglione, President of Royal Acceptance Corp. announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire RIT Auto Leasing Group, Inc. ... Continue reading

SmarTire Strengthens Management Team to Pursue Aggressive Business Strategy

SmarTire Strengthens Management Team to Pursue Aggressive Business Strategy

SmarTire Systems Inc. is re-allocating management responsibilities and supplementing technical and financial resources to achieve its aggressive product development and marketing goals. ... Continue reading

S&P Places Ratings for Coach USA on Watch Dev

S&P Places Ratings for Coach USA on Watch Dev

Standard & Poor's placed its double-'B' corporate credit rating and its single-'B'-plus rating on $150 million subordinated notes for Coach USA Inc. on CreditWatch with developing implications. ... Continue reading

Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

The Auto Channel--Team Chicago Challenge ... Continue reading

Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

The Auto Channel--Team Chicago Challenge ... Continue reading

Tundra Full-Size Pickup Sets Record for Fastest Sales Start in Toyota History

Tundra Full-Size Pickup Sets Record for Fastest Sales Start in Toyota History

In its first week on the market, the full-size V8-powered Tundra pickup recorded the fastest sales start of any new product in Toyota history. ... Continue reading

Universal Mfg. Announces Addition to Management Team

Universal Mfg. Announces Addition to Management Team

Universal Mfg. Co. announced an addition of Mr. Steve Nelson to its management team. Nelson's position with the Company will be Director, Distribution Operations and he will be based in Des Moines, Iowa. ... Continue reading

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results ... Continue reading

USAC: Spectacular 50th Speedrome Victory for Michael Lang

USAC: Spectacular 50th Speedrome Victory for Michael Lang

USAC: Spectacular 50th Speedrome Victory for Michael Lang ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Winchester

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Winchester

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

Visteon's New Audio Partnership Promises Sweet Sounds And Unique Design

Visteon's New Audio Partnership Promises Sweet Sounds And Unique Design

Automotive audiophiles, listen up! What you are about to hear -- and see -- is a new generation of premier vehicle sound systems, a generation characterized by unmatched quality and stellar design. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 372,979 units, up from the 363,157 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

Worldwide Equipment Reports Breakdown in Negotiations with Romania's State Ownership Fund

Worldwide Equipment Reports Breakdown in Negotiations with Romania's State Ownership Fund

Worldwide Equipment Corp. reported that East European Imports, Inc., after long negotiations, has been unable to finalize terms with Romania's State Ownership Fund (SOF) in its bid to acquire majority ownership of the ARO S.A. factory. ... Continue reading

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