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Thursday, June 17, 1999

25 Percent Import Truck Tariff Must Go, AIADA Testifies

25 Percent Import Truck Tariff Must Go, AIADA Testifies

In testimony before the United States International Trade Commission, the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) called for the elimination of the 25 percent import truck tariff. ... Continue reading

ABM Engineering Awarded California State Automobile Association Contract

ABM Engineering Awarded California State Automobile Association Contract

A wholly owned subsidiary of ABM Industries Incorporated, has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide engineering services for the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) located in San Francisco. ... Continue reading

ADT/Hill Climb Auction July 2 in Colorado Springs

ADT/Hill Climb Auction July 2 in Colorado Springs

ADT/Hill Climb Auction set for July 2 in Colorado Springs ... Continue reading

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Confirms Standard & Poor's Ratings Revisions

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Confirms Standard & Poor's Ratings Revisions

Aftermarket Technology Corp. confirmed that based on a review of ATC's 1998 performance, Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded the Company's senior debt rating to B+ from BB- and its subordinated debt rating to B- from B. ... Continue reading

AMA: July Filled with Motorcycle Racing Action

AMA: July Filled with Motorcycle Racing Action

July filled with AMA-sanctioned racing action ... Continue reading

Atlantic Express Transportation Acquires James H. McCarty Bus Service

Atlantic Express Transportation Acquires James H. McCarty Bus Service

Atlantic Express Transportation Group, Inc., announced the acquisition of James H. McCarty Bus Service. ... Continue reading

Bullhide Begins Maintenance Contract At Florida Marlins Spring Training Facility

Bullhide Begins Maintenance Contract At Florida Marlins Spring Training Facility

The Bullhide Liner Corporation's announced that its South Florida master distributor, PolySolutions, Inc., has begun a maintenance contract at a Brevard County, Florida baseball stadium. ... Continue reading

CART: Team Gordon Hits the Road (Course)

CART: Team Gordon Hits the Road (Course)

CART: Team Gordon Hits the Road (Course) ... Continue reading

CART: Walker Racing Portland Preview

CART: Walker Racing Portland Preview

CART: Walker Racing Portland Preview ... Continue reading

Cherry Corporation Reports First Quarter Results

Cherry Corporation Reports First Quarter Results

The Cherry Corporation announced level sales and lower earnings for the first quarter ended May 31, 1999. These results are in line with the Company's first quarter pre-release on June 1, 1999. ... Continue reading

DCR Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Premier Auto Trust 1999-3

DCR Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Premier Auto Trust 1999-3

Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned the following preliminary ratings to the notes issued by Premier Auto Trust 1999-3: ... Continue reading

Deerbrook to Sell Non-Standard Auto Insurance in Louisiana

Deerbrook to Sell Non-Standard Auto Insurance in Louisiana

Deerbrook Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company, announced that it began offering non-standard auto insurance in Louisiana on May 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Dodge Owners to Take Over Universal Studios' Theme Park

Dodge Owners to Take Over Universal Studios' Theme Park

More than 12,000 people, consisting of 2,500 Dodge owners and their family members, will take in the new theme park as part of a major relationship marketing effort between Dodge and Universal Studios. ... Continue reading

Free Force-Measurement Engineering Consultation Available From Tedea-Huntleigh

Free Force-Measurement Engineering Consultation Available From Tedea-Huntleigh

Tedea- Huntleigh Inc. announced that its design engineering unit will provide consulting service at no charge to designers and equipment manufacturers of any products that involve force or mass measurement. ... Continue reading

Guide Corporation Sets Option to Acquire Land for New Office Complex Site

Guide Corporation Sets Option to Acquire Land for New Office Complex Site

Guide Corporation said that it has acquired an option on a 20- acre site in Pendleton, Ind., for a new engineering and marketing office complex. ... Continue reading

IHRA: Romine Ready to Take on New Track at Cordova

IHRA: Romine Ready to Take on New Track at Cordova

IHRA: Romine Ready to Take on New Track at Cordova ... Continue reading

IHRA: Scott Ray Looking for Improvement in Snap-on Point Standings

IHRA: Scott Ray Looking for Improvement in Snap-on Point Standings

IHRA: Scott Ray Looking for Improvement in Snap-on Point Standings ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Dorricott Racing Heads to Portland with Casey Mears Atop the Standings

Indy Lights: Dorricott Racing Heads to Portland with Casey Mears Atop the Standings

Indy Lights: Dorricott Racing Heads to Portland with Casey Mears Atop the Standings ... Continue reading

IRL: Injured Crew Chief Focusing on Fitness After Hospital Release

IRL: Injured Crew Chief Focusing on Fitness After Hospital Release

IRL: Injured Crew Chief Focusing on Fitness After Hospital Release ... Continue reading

IRL: Points Race Gets Thick as Indy Racing League Heads for Thin Air

IRL: Points Race Gets Thick as Indy Racing League Heads for Thin Air

IRL: Points Race Gets Thick as Indy Racing League Heads for Thin Air ... Continue reading

Liteglow Industries Inc. Announces May Sales & Profits

Liteglow Industries Inc. Announces May Sales & Profits

Lou Wiener, COO of Liteglow Industries Inc. announced sales and profits for the month of May 1999, which represented a 102% increase in sales year to date and a continuation of our planned month to month profitability in 1999. ... Continue reading

Manheim CyberLots Surpass Total 1998 Sales in Five Months

Manheim CyberLots Surpass Total 1998 Sales in Five Months

Manheim Online(TM), the leader in auto-related e-commerce and an extended service of Manheim Auctions, announced today that CyberLot(R) sales for the first five months of 1999 have already surpassed sales for all of 1998. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Pocono Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Pocono Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Pocono Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Pocono Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Pocono Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Pocono Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Pocono offers good opportunity for Philips driver Michael Waltrip

NASCAR WCUP: Pocono offers good opportunity for Philips driver Michael Waltrip

Pocono offers good opportunity for Philips driver Michael Waltrip ... Continue reading

Nascar Winston West: McAnally Racing Irwindale Preview

Nascar Winston West: McAnally Racing Irwindale Preview

Bill McAnally Racing News - Irwindale Speedway ... Continue reading

NHRA: Burkart Gets First Funny Car Win

NHRA: Burkart Gets First Funny Car Win

NHRA: Burkart Gets First Funny Car Win ... Continue reading

Orbital Announces Share Buy Back

Orbital Announces Share Buy Back

Orbital Engine Corporation Ltd. announced it intends to buy back up to 5% of the Company's issued capital on the open market. ... Continue reading

SCCA: Wild West ProRally Revised Schedule

SCCA: Wild West ProRally Revised Schedule

Fwd: Wild West ProRally revised schedule ... Continue reading

SI Handling Systems Awarded $2,500,000 Contract by BMG

SI Handling Systems Awarded $2,500,000 Contract by BMG

SI Handling Systems, Inc., a leader in the integration of automated materials handling systems, announces that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $2,500,000 by entertainment industry leader, BMG. ... Continue reading

Textron Automotive Captures Honorable Mentions For Automotive Innovations

Textron Automotive Captures Honorable Mentions For Automotive Innovations

Textron Automotive Company Inc. gained honorable recognition as an exceptional contributor to the automotive industry for its standout product innovations in the development of ASCTec(R) seat comfort system and Envirosoft(TM). ... Continue reading

The Lotas Club to Become ATG's Japanese Partner

The Lotas Club to Become ATG's Japanese Partner

American Technologies Group, Inc. announced the product has received the endorsement and approval of The Lotas Club, the premier association of vehicle maintenance providers in Japan. ... Continue reading

The Timken Company Announces Reorganization within Strategic Steel Areas

The Timken Company Announces Reorganization within Strategic Steel Areas

The Timken Company has announced a reoganization within strategic Steel areas. The changes made in the Marketing and Sales, Order Fulfillment, Tube Manufacturing, Bar Manufacturing and Technology areas will be effective July 1, 1999. ... Continue reading

TI Group Tender Offer for Walbro Corporation Closes

TI Group Tender Offer for Walbro Corporation Closes

TI Group plc announced that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, TI Automotive Systems, Inc., has completed its all- cash $20.00 per share tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Walbro Corporation. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Hobbs Returns For Victory and Point Lead at Bloomington

Tracks: Hobbs Returns For Victory and Point Lead at Bloomington

Tracks: Hobbs Returns For Victory and Point Lead at Bloomington ... Continue reading

Wild West ProRally revised schedule

Wild West ProRally revised schedule

Wild West ProRally revised schedule ... Continue reading

Zurich U.S. Launches Defensive Driving Program on CD ROM

Zurich U.S. Launches Defensive Driving Program on CD ROM

Zurich U.S.recently launched an Interactive Defensive Driving (IDD) training program, CD ROM-based, available to fleet owners, managers, car and light vehicle operators and individuals who utilize personal vehicles for company business. ... Continue reading

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