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ARCA dirt track stars ready to shake the Illinois clay

ARCA dirt track stars ready to shake the Illinois clay

ARCA dirt track stars ready to shake the Illinois clay ... Continue reading

Auto Club's New Target Car Report Names Top Six Ideal Consumer Vehicles

Auto Club's New Target Car Report Names Top Six Ideal Consumer Vehicles

The BMW 528iT 4-door sport wagon tops the Automobile Club of Southern California's list of 1999's ideal consumer vehicles. ... Continue reading

Automobile Club of Southern California Picks Daewoo's Lanos & Nubira

Automobile Club of Southern California Picks Daewoo's Lanos & Nubira

World-class performance at affordable prices. That has been Daewoo Motor America's mantra since entering the U.S. auto market less than one year ago. ... Continue reading

Capstone MicroTurbine Powers NiSource's Micro-Cogeneration System

Capstone MicroTurbine Powers NiSource's Micro-Cogeneration System

Capstone Turbine Corporation announced that the Capstone MicroTurbine(TM) is at the heart of a "micro-cogeneration" energy system unveiled at a Walgreen's in Merrillville, Indiana today. ... Continue reading

Cascade Corp. Announces Promotion of Terry H. Cathey and Kurt G. Wollenberg

Cascade Corp. Announces Promotion of Terry H. Cathey and Kurt G. Wollenberg

Robert C. Warren, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascade Corporation, announced that Terry H. Cathey has been named Senior Vice President - Americas and Kurt G. Wollenberg has been named Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasurer. ... Continue reading

CASCAR: Teams ready for action at Edmonton's City Centre Airport

CASCAR: Teams ready for action at Edmonton's City Centre Airport

CASCAR Castrol Super Series (National) - Edmonton Round #2 - pre-event ... Continue reading

China Tire Holdings Ltd. Pursues Its Legal Rights Against Goodyear

China Tire Holdings Ltd. Pursues Its Legal Rights Against Goodyear

Orion Tire Corporation against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Judge David O. Carter has granted Goodyear's motion for Summary Judgement to dismiss Orion's causes of action. ... Continue reading

Consulier Engineering Reports Six Month Earnings

Consulier Engineering Reports Six Month Earnings

Consulier Engineering, Inc. reported net income for the six month period ended June 30, 1999 of $123,278, or $0.03 per common share, compared to net income of $55,239, or $0.01 per common share, for the six month period of 1998. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of Aug 16, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of Aug 16, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of August 16, 1999. ... Continue reading

Express Yourself: Designing Your Ford Focus Dream Car

Express Yourself: Designing Your Ford Focus Dream Car

If you associate custom cars with hot rods, think again. Now you too can create your very own, very happening "buggy" when you purchase a Ford Focus. ... Continue reading

Ford Focus Pet Package: A Car That Empowers Your Pooch

Ford Focus Pet Package: A Car That Empowers Your Pooch

Love taking your pet on trips but hate the way he paces around restlessly? Fret no more. The Ford Focus may just have the answer to your pooch's prayers. ... Continue reading

Ford Focus: Raising the Standard for Small Cars

Ford Focus: Raising the Standard for Small Cars

It's not your typical small car. As the 1999 European Car Of The Year, the all-new 2000 Ford Focus is designed to raise the standard of what a small car should be with new levels of roominess, comfort, driving dynamics and safety. ... Continue reading

Ford Focus Sports Package: Rev Up Your Engines

Ford Focus Sports Package: Rev Up Your Engines

Dilemma #1: You need a small city car but you're a weekend warrior. And most compact cars don't have room for serious gear -- like skis, mountain bikes or surfboards. Solution? The Ford Focus is the car that goes "Cowabunga." ... Continue reading

Formula One: Hakkinen hopes for role reversal in Hungary

Formula One: Hakkinen hopes for role reversal in Hungary

Formula One: Hakkinen hopes for role reversal in Hungary ... Continue reading

Gregory R. Grodhaus Named President of SPX's INRANGE Technologies Unit

Gregory R. Grodhaus Named President of SPX's INRANGE Technologies Unit

SPX Corporation announced that it has named Gregory R. Grodhaus as President of its INRANGE Technologies business unit. ... Continue reading

Heafner Continues Record Sales and Earnings

Heafner Continues Record Sales and Earnings

Heafner TireGroup/J.H. Heafner Company announced significantly stronger operating results in the quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bolsters Marketing Clout with New Licensing Agreements

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bolsters Marketing Clout with New Licensing Agreements

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bolsters Marketing Clout with New Licensing Agreements ... Continue reading

Lund International Holdings, Inc. Reduces Workforce

Lund International Holdings, Inc. Reduces Workforce

Lund International Holdings, Inc. intends to reduce its workforce throughout its Light Truck Accessories Division by thirty-five people in various administrative and supervisory positions. ... Continue reading

Meritor Names Jerry Rush Senior Director, Public Affairs    

Meritor Names Jerry Rush Senior Director, Public Affairs    

Meritor Automotive Inc. announced that Jerry Rush has been named senior director of public affairs, reporting to Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Gary Collins. ... Continue reading

Meritor Names Lin Cummins as New Communications Vice President    

Meritor Names Lin Cummins as New Communications Vice President    

Meritor Automotive Inc. announced that Lin Cummins has been named vice president of communications, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Larry D. Yost. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Galant Ranked Number One in Car and Driver Comparison

Mitsubishi Galant Ranked Number One in Car and Driver Comparison

In its September 1999 issue, Car and Driver magazine asked "What does America want in a $20,000 sedan?" After putting 8 mid-size sedans through a thorough comparison test, the magazine had a clear answer: the Mitsubishi Galant ES V6. ... Continue reading

Motor Club of America Announces Second Quarter and Six Month Results

Motor Club of America Announces Second Quarter and Six Month Results

Motor Club of America announced its second quarter and six month results for the period ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Driver standings, August 13

NASCAR BGN: Driver standings, August 13

NASCAR BGN: Driver standings, August 13 ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine returns to the site of his favorite racing memory

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine returns to the site of his favorite racing memory

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine returns to the site of his favorite racing memory ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ernie Irvan's Watkins Glen Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Ernie Irvan's Watkins Glen Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Ernie Irvan's Watkins Glen Preview ... Continue reading

NCTI's ProActive ANR Earmuff to be Sold by Racing Electronics

NCTI's ProActive ANR Earmuff to be Sold by Racing Electronics

NCT Group, Inc. announced that its ProActive(R) Active Noise Reduction (ANR) earmuff will be marketed by Racing Electronics to car racing fans for use with scanners at racing events. ... Continue reading

Newgen Results Partners With Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America

Newgen Results Partners With Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America

Newgen Results Corp. announced a preliminary agreement with Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc., (MMSA) to be the provider of customer centered products and services to MMSA and 500 Mitsubishi dealers throughout the United States. ... Continue reading

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, national points, Aug. 13

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, national points, Aug. 13

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, national points, Aug. 11 ... Continue reading

Raceline

Raceline

The Auto Channel--Raceline ... Continue reading

RALLY: McRae and Ford bid to eclipse Finnish supremacy

RALLY: McRae and Ford bid to eclipse Finnish supremacy

McRae and Ford bid to eclipse Finnish supremacy ... Continue reading

TAJINTECH Announces New Automobile Airbag Technology

TAJINTECH Announces New Automobile Airbag Technology

The use of air bags has increasingly become a standard safety feature in the auto industry. However the current air bags are not safe enough to protect users, causing severe injuries and death to several children and adults. ... 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

Textron Automotive Receives Two Automotive Industries' 1999 Awards

Textron Automotive Receives Two Automotive Industries' 1999 Awards

For the second consecutive year, Textron Automotive Company has been named recipient of Automotive Industries' Quest for Excellence awards in the Body Exterior and Interior categories for 1999. ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: The competition may gain on Jarrett at Watkins Glen

The Callahan Report: The competition may gain on Jarrett at Watkins Glen

The Callahan Report: The competition may gain on Jarrett at Watkins Glen ... Continue reading

TI Group Acquires 51% Stake in Marwal for $73M

TI Group Acquires 51% Stake in Marwal for $73M

UK-based TI Group plc, the global specialized engineering company, announced that it has agreed to acquire the outstanding 51% equity in Walbro's Marwal joint ventures from Magneti Marelli, subject to the normal regulatory approvals. ... Continue reading

Transportation Components, Inc. Reports Financial Results for Q2

Transportation Components, Inc. Reports Financial Results for Q2

Transportation Components, Inc. announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Two Volvo's Win Top Awards From The Auto Channel

Two Volvo's Win Top Awards From The Auto Channel

The Volvo S80 has been named Car-of-the-Year and the V70 AWD has been named "Wagon of the Year" in The Auto Channel's Golden Tachometer Awards. ... Continue reading

Uni-Select Inc. - Net Earnings Growth of 7.1% for Q2 1999

Uni-Select Inc. - Net Earnings Growth of 7.1% for Q2 1999

For the second quarter ended June 30, 1999, Uni-Select's sales totalled $147,049,000 compared to $124,810,000 in 1998, an increase of 17.8 percent. ... Continue reading

United Capital Corp. Announces `Dutch Auction' Self-Tender Offer

United Capital Corp. Announces `Dutch Auction' Self-Tender Offer

United Capital Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a "Dutch Auction" self-tender offer for up to 500,000 shares of its common stock or approximately 10% of its outstanding shares. ... Continue reading

United Rentals Issues $300 Million of Senior Secured Notes

United Rentals Issues $300 Million of Senior Secured Notes

United Rentals announced that it issued $300 million of seven- year Senior Secured Term Loan C Notes to a group of financial institutions led by Bank of America N.A. and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, IRP

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, IRP

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

Volvo S80 T-6 Named Ideal Consumer Vehicle by Auto Club

Volvo S80 T-6 Named Ideal Consumer Vehicle by Auto Club

The Volvo S80 T-6 has been named an Ideal Consumer Vehicle by the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading

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