Wednesday, July 28, 1999

1999 AMA 250cc National Motocross Series, Round 8: D&D Motocross Park, Troy, Ohio

Motorcycle Race Results - Complete ... Continue reading

Alternative Fuel Systems Announces Results of ``Forklift Exhaust Emissions Study''

Alternative Fuel Systems Inc. announced receipt of results of a one year study to determine whether or not there is a significant difference in exhaust emissions produced by propane powered and NG powered fleets of forklifts. ... Continue reading

American Tire Corporation Announces Personnel Change

Richard A. Steinke, Chairman of the Board of Directors of American Tire Corporation announced that effective July 27, 1999, Roger A. Fleming has been relieved from employment as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. ... Continue reading

ATLANTICS: Cat Dance at Center Stage

Lynx - Trois Rivieres ... Continue reading

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on OTRKB

BancBoston Robertson Stephens managing director and senior industrial growth analyst Michael R. Mach reiterated his Buy rating on Oshkosh Truck Corp. ... Continue reading

Barnes Agrees to Acquire Nitrogen Gas Springs From Allegheny Teledyne

Barnes Group Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the nitrogen gas springs business of Teledyne Fluid Systems for the Associated Spring business unit of Barnes Group Inc. ... Continue reading

BMW MOTORCYCLIST MAKES HIS FIRST MILLION --MILES--

In 1973, at the age of 43, Dave Swisher of Bowling Green, VA, purchased his first BMW motorcycle. And on it, he rode...and rode. ... Continue reading

Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company Announces Second Quarter 1999 Results

Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company announced a net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 of $8.6 million ($.63 per share) on sales of $81.7 million. ... Continue reading

CASCAR: Vanderwyst third at Cayuga, closes in on points title

Loctite Canada / Vanderwyst Motorsports - Weekend Report ... Continue reading

Championship Auto Racing Teams Reports Record Second Quarter 1999 Results

Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. announced record revenues, net income and earnings per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Corporation Names Jonathan Peisner

Collins & Aikman Corporation announced that Jonathan Peisner has been named senior vice president of corporate communications and investor relations. ... Continue reading

Colonel's International Continues Growth in Red Hot Market!

Colonel's Truck Accessories, Inc. is a dynamic company involved in all aspects of the light truck accessories business. ... Continue reading

Computer Sciences Corporation and SDRC Formalize Relationship

SDRC announced that Computer Sciences Corporation has joined the Metaphase(R) Enterprise Solution Provider (e!sp(SM)) program. ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Intends to Sell Global Hydraulic Operations

Dana Corporation announced its intention to sell its worldwide Gresen hydraulic operations. ... Continue reading

Dodge / Reliance Awarded Market Engineering Product Line Strategy Award

Rockwell Automation -- Dodge/Reliance recently received the 1998 Market Engineering Product Line Strategy Award for its RELIANCE ELECTRIC(R) line of integral horsepower (IHP) motors. ... Continue reading

Environmental Investment Fund Takes Equity Stake in Auto Parts Recycler

AmeraPARTS International, L.L.C., the premier wholesale processor and distributor of top-quality recycled and remanufactured automotive parts, has announced new equity financing from Churchill Capital, Inc. ... Continue reading

EPA Blue Ribbon Panel Report Recognizes Benefits of Ethanol

BC International Corporation gave credit to the EPA's Blue Ribbon Panel on Oxygenates in Gasoline for recognizing the benefits of ethanol as an alternative to MTBE in gasoline. ... Continue reading

Featherlite Reports Second Quarter Results

Featherlite, Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999, of $56.3 million, up 14.2 percent from net sales of $49.3 million in last year's second quarter. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Appoints Michael J. Widgren, Director, Audit Services

Thomas W. Ryan, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Federal-Mogul Corporation, announces the appointment of Michael J. Widgren to the position of director, audit services, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

Ford SVT Mustang Cobra Owners Warned About Possible Brake Hose Failures

NHTSA warned owners of 1994 through 1998 Ford SVT Mustang Cobras of the possible danger of front brake hose failures occurring as a result of equipping their vehicles with aftermarket high performance front brake linings. ... Continue reading

Ford to Assemble Vehicles in Colombia

Ford Motor Company announced that the company will begin assembly of the Ford Laser in Bogota, Colombia. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Stewart-Ford Racing News, German Grand Prix Preview

Stewart-Ford news ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK Completes Purchase of Farnam*Meillor

Freudenberg-NOK announced that it has completed the purchase of Farnam*Meillor, rounding out the company's in-house capability of providing total transmission sealing to automakers. ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces 2000 I30 Pricing At $29,465

Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA), announced pricing for the all-new, second-generation, 2000 Infiniti I30 Luxury Sedan, which goes on sale September 1999. ... Continue reading

Infiniti I30 Touring Model (1999)

Infiniti I30 Touring Model (1999) ... Continue reading

Insurance Auto Auctions Reports Q2 Net Earnings Increase of 70%

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., citing continued margin improvements and increased volumes, reported second quarter net earnings climbed 70 percent to $4.3 million, or 37 cents per share, from $2.5 million, or 22 cents per share. ... Continue reading

IRL/CART: Indy 500 veteran Andres dies at 88

IRL/CART: Indy 500 veteran Andres dies at 88 ... Continue reading

IRL: Jeff Ward/Pagan Racing Yahoo! Dover Preview

IRL: Jeff Ward/Pagan Racing Yahoo! Dover Preview ... Continue reading

IRL: Salazar's resolve remains unbroken in return to Dover

IRL: Salazar's resolve remains unbroken in return to Dover ... Continue reading

I-Sim Wins PatrolSim Driving Simulator Order From San Antonio Police Department

I-Sim Corporation announced it has signed an agreement with the San Antonio Police Department to construct a PatrolSim(TM) driving simulator for the department. ... Continue reading

Lithia Motors Reports 106% Net Profit Increase on 77% Increase in Sales

Lithia Motors, Inc. announced that net earnings rose 106.3% to $4.58 million in the second quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading

LTV and Bethlehem Steel Form Two Joint Venture Companies

The LTV Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Corporation announced formation of two 50-50 joint venture companies to serve the automotive industry: Columbus Coatings Company and Columbus Processing Company, a steel slitting and warehousingoperation. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 3-Door Sport Coupe (1999)

Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 3-Door Sport Coupe (1999) ... Continue reading

Motorola Leads the Pack in the Automotive Market Race

Motorola cited a report from Selantek Inc. that indicates its worldwide market share lead has reached 19% of the automobile industry's total semiconductor and software systems solutions, 3 times larger than their nearest competitor. ... Continue reading

Napier Discovers Friendly Coatings Lifter That Can Outperform Caustic Strippers

Napier International Technologies Inc. is pleased to confirm the completion of multiple industry trials and a new product launch for our newest and most aggressive environmentally friendly chemical stripper, SV-35PMA. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Team ASE Ford experiences tough day near auto maker's capital

Post Michigan Team ASE Ford #2 NCTS ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: '94 Brickyard Launched Gordon's Career into Orbit

NASCAR WCUP: '94 Brickyard Launched Gordon's Career into Orbit ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Steve Park Taking Car That Led 84 Laps at Charlotte To Indy

#1 Pennzoil Team Indy Quotes, Story Ideas & Race Information ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Buyers Take Control of Negotiation Process

More than 60 percent of new-vehicle buyers believe they were able to uncover the dealer invoice price during the new-vehicle shopping process -- up from 40 percent in 1998, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Sales Satisfaction Study 2. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Capps ready to move forward, put slow start behind

NHRA: Capps ready to move forward, put slow start behind ... Continue reading

NHRA: New Camaro FC Body for Prudhomme in Seattle

New Camaro FC Body for Prudhomme in Seattle ... Continue reading

NHRA: One mission for Bernstein: Win a sixth Winston Championship

NHRA: One mission for Bernstein: Win a sixth Winston Championship ... Continue reading

NHRA: Teams ready to battle at Prolong Northwest Nationals

NHRA: Teams ready to battle at Prolong Northwest Nationals ... Continue reading

North American Lighting Selects e-Parcel for CAD Data Delivery

North American Lighting Inc. together with e-Parcel, LLC announced that NAL has been using e-Parcel(TM) Delivery Service for delivering CAD data over the Internet. ... Continue reading

Orders for Black Coat(TM) Begin with Endcaps As Armco Product Innovation Hits Market

Armco announced the first orders for the company's new Black Coat(TM) stainless steel have been received from Arvin Automotive Industries of Columbus, Indiana. ... Continue reading

Roadway Express Continues to Expand 2-Day Service Offering

Roadway Express, Inc. announced the expansion of its 2-day transportation capabilities to include service between the Cincinnati and Baltimore/Washington D.C. areas. ... Continue reading

Selas Reports Results for Second Quarter 1999

Selas Corporation of America reported income of $32,000 or $.01 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 versus $1,766,000 or $.33 per diluted share for the similar quarter in 1998. ... Continue reading

SSPC Leases An 80,000 Square Foot Building For Vehicle Manufacturing

Southern States Power Co. has signed a lease agreement for an 80,000 square foot building in the former Norton Air Force Base in Riverside, California to initiate manufacturing of a specialty vehicle for underground mining markets. ... Continue reading

Standard Products Announces Agreement to be Acquired by Cooper

The Standard Products Company announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. ... Continue reading

Superior Industries Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Superior Industries International Inc. announced that it will distribute a regular quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of the corporation in the amount of $0.09 per share, payable Oct. 22, 1999, to shareholders of record as of Oct. 8. ... Continue reading

Thomas Group Asia Under New Leadership

Thomas Group, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in creating fast companies and competitive environments, has named Ian L.T. Conn managing director for Thomas Group Asia Pte. Ltd., in the Republic of Singapore. ... Continue reading

Thunderbird Takes Center Stage As Ford Motor Company And EAA Announce Sponsorship

The Air Force Thunderbirds won't be at this year's AirVenture Oshkosh air show and fly-in convention, but a different kind of Thunderbird will be on display -- a Ford Thunderbird concept car. ... Continue reading

Tips for Summer Safety When You're Taking a Trip On the Road

With record numbers of travelers on the road this summer, it's important to take care of yourself, your vehicle and your belongings when you're taking a trip, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading

Traylor to Head Guide Corporation's Mexico Operations

Guide Corporation has named Allen E. Traylor plant manager for its operations in Mexico. The announcement was made by Keith E. Merrill, president of Signal and Forward Lighting and International Operations. ... Continue reading

TTII Reports Revenues and Earnings for Second Quarter and First Half

Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc. announced its first quarterly results since selling its freight car operations on June 3, 1999 and changing its name from Johnstown America Industries, Inc. ... Continue reading

Two Great British Motoring Events (07/28/99)

Cannonball Classic-the last great drive of the Century! (07/27/99) ... Continue reading

Ugly Duckling Corporation Announces Second Quarter 1999 Results

Ugly Duckling Corporation reported results from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen of America Announces 2000 Model Year Pricing

Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that it will keep the base prices of its top volume 2000 models at 1999 levels. ... Continue reading