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2000 Mercedes-Benz S430(2000)

2000 Mercedes-Benz S430(2000)

2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 (2000) ... Continue reading

Aetna Industries, Inc. Receives Necessary Consents in Tender Offer

Aetna Industries, Inc. Receives Necessary Consents in Tender Offer

Aetna Industries, Inc. announced that it has received the required consents to amend the indenture relating to its $85.0 million outstanding principal amount of 11 7/8% Senior Notes due 2006, Series B (the "Notes"). ... Continue reading

Autocam Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Autocam Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

Autocam Corporation reported its financial results for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 32

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 32

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 32 ... Continue reading

Best-Ever July Sales Reported By Toyota's Kansas City Region

Best-Ever July Sales Reported By Toyota's Kansas City Region

Toyota's Kansas City Region posted its best-ever July Car sales of 2,835, a 12 percent increase over July 1998 when 2,531 were sold. ... Continue reading

Biography: Annabelle Gurwitch to Star in Ford Focus Commercials

Biography: Annabelle Gurwitch to Star in Ford Focus Commercials

Annabelle Gurwitch will star in 64 live television commercials for the all new Ford Focus. In this unprecedented role, she will combine her comedic abilities with her journalistic talent. ... Continue reading

Bundling Services is Key to Intelligent Transportation's Success

Bundling Services is Key to Intelligent Transportation's Success

According to the new Service Providers report issued by SRI Consulting, the bundling of commercially-significant Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) will provide unprecedented in-vehicle communication technology elements. ... Continue reading

Carey International Announces Acquisitions

Carey International Announces Acquisitions

Carey International, Inc. announced that it has acquired My Chauffeur Limousine Service of Chicago, Illinois. ... Continue reading

CART: Walker Racing Miller Lite 200 Race Preview, Mid Ohio

CART: Walker Racing Miller Lite 200 Race Preview, Mid Ohio

CART: Walker Racing Miller Lite 200 Race Preview, Mid Ohio ... Continue reading

Claritas Inc. Releases 1999/2004 UPDATE Demographics

Claritas Inc. Releases 1999/2004 UPDATE Demographics

As the twentieth century draws to a close, Claritas Inc. announces the release of the 1999/2004 UPDATE, the most accurate, timely, local-area demographics set available. ... Continue reading

Dega Moves Ahead: Settlement Reached

Dega Moves Ahead: Settlement Reached

Dega Technology, Inc. reported that an out-of-court settlement has been reached with Spectre Industries, Inc. ... Continue reading

Delphi Automotive Systems Chairman Appears on CNBC

Delphi Automotive Systems Chairman Appears on CNBC

With $28.5 billion in 1998 revenue and anticipated 1999 cash flow of up to $2 billion, Delphi Automotive Systems Chairman and CEO J.T. Battenberg III said today he thinks the company's stock represents a storehouse of value. ... Continue reading

Electric Scooter Road Test

Electric Scooter Road Test

Evercel, Inc announces that its manufacturing partner, Xiamen Three Circles-ERC Battery Corp., Ltd. has successfully completed a road test comparing Evercel's innovative nickel- zinc battery to an equivalent size lead-acid battery. ... Continue reading

Ford Norfolk Assembly Plant Earns J.D. Power Top Quality Honor

Ford Norfolk Assembly Plant Earns J.D. Power Top Quality Honor

The best-selling pickup truck in America is now assembled at the best Ford plant in America for quality. J.D. Power & Associates designated Ford Motor Company's Norfolk plant as the "Number One Ford Assembly Plant in North America." ... Continue reading

GenCorp Discussing Possible Propulsion Joint Venture

GenCorp Discussing Possible Propulsion Joint Venture

GenCorp announced that it is in preliminary discussions with another defense company regarding a possible joint venture with its Aerojet segment's propulsion operations in Sacramento, California. ... Continue reading

Glas-Aire Announces Acquisition of Minority Interest in Regency Affiliates

Glas-Aire Announces Acquisition of Minority Interest in Regency Affiliates

Glas-Aire Industries Group Ltd. announced that, through two separate transactions, it has acquired 26.092% of Regency Affiliates, Inc., thus becoming Regency's largest shareholder. ... Continue reading

Hudson Technologies Announces Sale of Aerosol Packaging Line

Hudson Technologies Announces Sale of Aerosol Packaging Line

Hudson Technologies, Inc., a service provider to the comfort cooling and refrigeration industry, announced the sale of its aerosol packaging line to an unrelated third party. ... Continue reading

Is Your Lawn Mower 'Built Like a Mack Truck'?

Is Your Lawn Mower 'Built Like a Mack Truck'?

If it's beginning to look like you'll never realize your dream of driving a Mack(R) truck, you'll soon be able to do the next best thing -- drive a Mack lawn tractor or snow remover. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Ranked as Top-performing Automotive Interior Supplier

Johnson Controls Ranked as Top-performing Automotive Interior Supplier

The survey says Johnson Controls is the world's top vehicle interior supplier for 1999. ... Continue reading

LDM Technologies Announces Third Quarter Earnings

LDM Technologies Announces Third Quarter Earnings

LDM Technologies, Inc. reports net sales for its third quarter ended June 27, 1999 (third quarter 1999) were $143.2 million, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 0.7%, from the third quarter of FY1998. ... Continue reading

Live Television Ads to Launch Ford's New Focus

Live Television Ads to Launch Ford's New Focus

Using live television technology and a rising comedy star, the Ford Division of Ford Motor Company announced the biggest live television campaign in history for its new small car, the Ford Focus. ... Continue reading

Magna announces second quarter results

Magna announces second quarter results

Magna International Inc. reported sales, profits and earnings per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Motor Trend Magazine Hosts International Automotive Design Contest

Motor Trend Magazine Hosts International Automotive Design Contest

Creative minds from around the nation are invited to share their visions of future vehicle designs as the California International Auto Show hosts a nationwide contest to create the automobile of the year 2050. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: David Green returns to NASCAR Busch Series action

NASCAR BGN: David Green returns to NASCAR Busch Series action

NASCAR BGN: David Green returns to NASCAR Busch Series action ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Frontier at the Glen

NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Frontier at the Glen

NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Frontier at the Glen ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip expects Glen to be "business as usual"

NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip expects Glen to be "business as usual"

Michael Waltrip expects Glen to be "business as usual" ... Continue reading

NHRA: Funny Car's Bazemore seeks to continue winning ways at Brainerd

NHRA: Funny Car's Bazemore seeks to continue winning ways at Brainerd

NHRA: Funny Car's Bazemore seeks to continue winning ways at Brainerd ... Continue reading

NHRA: Kalitta quiet assassin in NHRA Winston Top Fuel Championship chase

NHRA: Kalitta quiet assassin in NHRA Winston Top Fuel Championship chase

NHRA: Kalitta quiet assassin in NHRA Winston Top Fuel Championship chase ... Continue reading

NHRA: Martino hopes to keep Winston top 10 streak alive with Brainerd win

NHRA: Martino hopes to keep Winston top 10 streak alive with Brainerd win

NHRA: Martino hopes to keep Winston top 10 streak alive with Brainerd win ... Continue reading

NHRA: Three major NHRA dramas take shape at Colonel's Truck Accessories Nationals

NHRA: Three major NHRA dramas take shape at Colonel's Truck Accessories Nationals

NHRA: Three major NHRA dramas take shape at Colonel's Truck Accessories Nationals ... Continue reading

NHTSA Proposes Warning For Seat Belt Positioners For Children

NHTSA Proposes Warning For Seat Belt Positioners For Children

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed that manufacturers of aftermarket, add-on seat belt positioners be required to warn that the devices may not be suitable for young children. ... Continue reading

Nissan Xterra SE (2000)

Nissan Xterra SE (2000)

Nissan Xterra SE (2000) ... Continue reading

NUMMI Team Members Build 1,000,000th Truck

NUMMI Team Members Build 1,000,000th Truck

A red Toyota Tacoma pickup became the one-millionth truck to roll off the assembly line at New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. ... Continue reading

OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS (1999)

OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS (1999)

OLDSMOBILE ALERO GLS (1999) ... Continue reading

Prolong International Corporation Reports Second-Quarter Results

Prolong International Corporation Reports Second-Quarter Results

Prolong International Corp. reported record revenues of $12.0 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Quixote Corporation Reports Record Fiscal 1999 Fourth Quarter

Quixote Corporation Reports Record Fiscal 1999 Fourth Quarter

Quixote Corporation reported record results for its fiscal fourth quarter and for its fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Redlaw Industries Inc.

Redlaw Industries Inc.

The financial results of Redlaw Industries Inc. of Orillia, Ontario for the first three months of fiscal 2000 ended June 30, 1999 were released by the company. All dollars quoted are Canadian. ... Continue reading

Secom General Reports Fiscal Q3 Profit of 13 Cents Per Share

Secom General Reports Fiscal Q3 Profit of 13 Cents Per Share

Secom General reported net income of $136,800, or $0.13 per share, on sales of $6,693,200 for its fiscal third quarterended June 30, 1999, compared to a net loss of $948,900, or $0.89 per share, on sales of $7,879,100 in the same quarter last year. ... Continue reading

Toyota Avalon XLS(1999)

Toyota Avalon XLS(1999)

1999 Toyota Avalon XLS ... Continue reading

Tracks: Humphrey takes lead in modified points, UMRA TQ Midgets on the oval Friday at Bloomington

Tracks: Humphrey takes lead in modified points, UMRA TQ Midgets on the oval Friday at Bloomington

Tracks: Humphrey takes lead in modified points, UMRA TQ Midgets on the oval Friday at Bloomington ... Continue reading

Tracks: New winner at Jax Raceways in the Late Model Division

Tracks: New winner at Jax Raceways in the Late Model Division

Tracks: New winner at Jax Raceways in the Late Model Division ... Continue reading

UNIDYNE Reports Annual Meeting Results

UNIDYNE Reports Annual Meeting Results

UNIDYNE Corporation announced the results of its annual shareholders meeting held yesterday afternoon. ... Continue reading

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS VR6 (1999)

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS VR6 (1999)

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLS VR6 (1999) ... Continue reading

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