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Friday, August 27, 1999

Arvin Expands in Eastern Europe

Arvin Expands in Eastern Europe

Arvin Industries, Inc. announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement which establishes an Arvin Exhaust operation in the Czech Republic. ... Continue reading

AutoBond Updates Investors on Dynex Litigation

AutoBond Updates Investors on Dynex Litigation

AutoBond Acceptance Corporation, listed on the AMEX under the symbol ABD, is updating investors with respect to its litigation with Dynex Capital, Inc. ... Continue reading

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on ACF

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on ACF

BancBoston Robertson Stephens senior financial services analyst Jordan Hymowitz reiterated his Buy rating on AmeriCredit. ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Names Serge Thomas Vice President of Finance for North American Division

Collins & Aikman Names Serge Thomas Vice President of Finance for North American Division

Collins & Aikman Corporation named Serge Thomas as Vice President of Finance for the Company's North American Automotive Interior Systems Division. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of Aug 30, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of Aug 30, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of August 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Delaware to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Delaware to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Delaware is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

Department of Justice Completes AK Steel Merger Review

Department of Justice Completes AK Steel Merger Review

AK Steel said that the U.S. Department of Justice has completed its antitrust review of AK Steel's proposed merger with Armco Inc. ... Continue reading

Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend

Donnelly Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents ($0.10) per share on its Class A Common Stock. ... Continue reading

Easyriders Motorcyle Experts to Appear on A&E Television Show

Easyriders Motorcyle Experts to Appear on A&E Television Show

Two motorcycle experts at Easyriders Inc. will take television viewers for a historical motorcycle ride this Sunday. ... Continue reading

Ford Obtains Requisite Consents to Amend Defeasance Provision

Ford Obtains Requisite Consents to Amend Defeasance Provision

Ford Motor Company is announcing that it has received consents from holders of more than the required two-thirds of the total $500 million principal amount of its 7-1/4% Notes due Oct 1, 2008 to expand the defeasance provision applicable to theNotes. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Stirring championship duel to continue on classic circuit at Spa

Formula One: Stirring championship duel to continue on classic circuit at Spa

Formula One: Stirring championship duel to continue on classic circuit at Spa ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK Purchases Detroit Gasket

Freudenberg-NOK Purchases Detroit Gasket

In an agreement signed this week, Freudenberg-NOK purchased Newport, Tenn.-based Detroit Gasket from Charlotte, N.C.-based Indian Head Industries. This purchase rounds out Freudenberg- NOK's powertrain sealing product offering. ... Continue reading

Illinois To Be Affected By New 'Mileage Mandate'

Illinois To Be Affected By New 'Mileage Mandate'

Illinois is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

Iowa to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Iowa to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Iowa is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

IRL: Jeff Ward eagerly awaits return to Colorado's PPIR

IRL: Jeff Ward eagerly awaits return to Colorado's PPIR

IRL: Jeff Ward eagerly awaits return to Colorado's PPIR ... Continue reading

J.B. Hunt Announces Purchase of Freightliner Trucks

J.B. Hunt Announces Purchase of Freightliner Trucks

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and Freightliner Corporation, a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, announced a five-year exclusive agreement for the delivery of up to 15,000 trucks. ... Continue reading

Lobeck Steps Down As President Of AutoNation Rental Group

Lobeck Steps Down As President Of AutoNation Rental Group

AutoNation, Inc. announced that William E. Lobeck will step down as President of the Company's Automotive Rental Group, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

Maine to be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Maine to be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Maine is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

MSX International, Inc., Appoints Cynthia Dauphinais

MSX International, Inc., Appoints Cynthia Dauphinais

Cynthia Dauphinais has joined MSX International as Vice President, General Motors Account Executive. Dauphinais will oversee global sales, marketing, and relationship management for the General Motors and Delphi accounts. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: 'M&M's Racing Team Bristol Motor Speedway Highlights

NASCAR WCUP: 'M&M's Racing Team Bristol Motor Speedway Highlights

NASCAR WCUP: 'M&M's Racing Team Bristol Motor Speedway Highlights ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rudd to Make 650th Career Start at Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Rudd to Make 650th Career Start at Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Rudd to Make 650th Career Start at Bristol ... Continue reading

Nebraska to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Nebraska to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Nebraska is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

New Mexico to Be Affected By New 'Mileage Mandate'

New Mexico to Be Affected By New 'Mileage Mandate'

New Mexico is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

North Dakota to be Affected by New "Mileage Mandate"

North Dakota to be Affected by New "Mileage Mandate"

North Dakota is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

Raceline

Raceline

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Rockwell Automation To Hold International Event in Milwaukee in 2003

Rockwell Automation To Hold International Event in Milwaukee in 2003

Complete automation leader Rockwell Automation, a business of Rockwell, and the Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Rockwell Automation plans to hold its annual Automation Fair in Milwaukee in 2003. ... Continue reading

Shepherd & Geller, LLC Announces Filing Of Class Action Lawsuit

Shepherd & Geller, LLC Announces Filing Of Class Action Lawsuit

The Law Firm of Shepherd & Geller, LLC announced that it has filed a class action in Federal Court in New York on behalf of all individuals and institutional investors that purchased MOTORCAR PARTS & ACCESSORIES, INC. common stock. ... Continue reading

Sidney Plant Leads Lear's Drive to Improve Environmental Stewardship

Sidney Plant Leads Lear's Drive to Improve Environmental Stewardship

With carpet and scrap recycling as a cornerstone of its pollution prevention plan, Lear Corporation's Sidney, Ohio facility has earned coveted ISO 14001 certification. ... Continue reading

South Dakota to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

South Dakota to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

South Dakota is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

Spatial Inc. and Datranet Ltd. Sign IntraVISION Distribution Agreement

Spatial Inc. and Datranet Ltd. Sign IntraVISION Distribution Agreement

Spatial Inc., the world's leading developer of 3D modeling technology and interoperability solutions, has appointed Datranet Ltd. as a UK distributor for IntraVISION(TM), a full- featured, comprehensive 2D and 3D visualization solution. ... Continue reading

Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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UAW International Union and GM Becomr National Make-A-Wish Partnership

UAW International Union and GM Becomr National Make-A-Wish Partnership

The UAW International Union and General Motors brought its newly-formed national partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) to Western Pennsylvania by helping to grant a local child's wish to have his 1980 Chevrolet truck restored. ... Continue reading

Volvo Endorses Reynolds and Reynolds' Service Marketing Program

Volvo Endorses Reynolds and Reynolds' Service Marketing Program

Volvo Cars of North America announced its endorsement of The Reynolds and Reynolds Company's automotive Service Marketing Program. ... 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 352,364 units, down from the 364,524 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

Westar Financial Begins Regional Operations in Minneapolis

Westar Financial Begins Regional Operations in Minneapolis

Westar Financial Services Incorporated, a prime-credit auto lessor, announced the launch of its North Central Regional operations, centered in Minneapolis. ... Continue reading

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