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Friday, September 3, 1999

ADP Dealer Services In Collaborative Agreement with Mopar Masters Guild

ADP Dealer Services In Collaborative Agreement with Mopar Masters Guild

ADP Dealer Services (ADP) announced a collaborative agreement with the Mopar Masters Guild (MMG) to encourage two-way information flow between the two organizations. ... Continue reading

CART: Walker Racing headed to Vancouver with victory in mind

CART: Walker Racing headed to Vancouver with victory in mind

CART: Walker Racing headed to Vancouver with victory in mind ... Continue reading

Clinton Announces Record Low For Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths

Clinton Announces Record Low For Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths

President Clinton announced that alcohol-related traffic fatalities dropped slightly again last year, improving on a historic low recorded in 1997. ... Continue reading

Composite Automobile Research, Ltd. Gets Nod on Stock Symbol Change

Composite Automobile Research, Ltd. Gets Nod on Stock Symbol Change

Composite Automobile Research, Ltd. is pleased to announce the removal today of the "F" (foreign corporation) denotation from the company's OTC-BB trading symbol. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Electric Minivan create 'All-Electric' Post Office in California City

DaimlerChrysler Electric Minivan create 'All-Electric' Post Office in California City

HarborCity, California, will be served by the nation's only "all-electric" post office with the delivery of 12 DaimlerChrysler EPIC electric minivans this month. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Assembly Schedule for Week of Sept 6, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Assembly Schedule for Week of Sept 6, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of September 6, 1999. ... Continue reading

DCR Rates Wheels Inc.'s Commercial Paper 'D-1'

DCR Rates Wheels Inc.'s Commercial Paper 'D-1'

Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned an initial rating of 'D-1' (D-One) to Wheels Inc.'s $775 million commercial paper program. ... Continue reading

Dept of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, is Driving Better Service

Dept of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division, is Driving Better Service

Georgia has the 9th largest vehicle population in the US and will now join 27 other states having systems to ensure that all registered vehicles in the state are accounted for and that proper state records are being maintained. ... Continue reading

Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Announces Changes to Structure

Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Announces Changes to Structure

Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle Manufacturing Company announced that it is restructuring its business operation to support future company growth. ... Continue reading

First Customer BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Rolls Off the Line

First Customer BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle Rolls Off the Line

The first BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle rolled off the manufacturing line at BMW Manufacturing Corp. It was a 4.4- liter, eight-cylinder X5 with Pearl Beige exterior and Pastel Green interior. ... Continue reading

Fitch IBCA Releases Report On Honda Auto Lease Trust 1999-A

Fitch IBCA Releases Report On Honda Auto Lease Trust 1999-A

Fitch IBCA has released an in-depth new issue report on Honda Auto Lease Trust 1999-A. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Sets August U.S. Sales Record

Ford Motor Company Sets August U.S. Sales Record

U.S. consumers purchased or leased 349,855 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, and Volvo dealers in August enabling to set a new sales record for the month and post its thirteenth consecutive monthly sales increase. ... Continue reading

Full Maintenance Program Now Included on All Model Year 2000 BMW Automobiles

Full Maintenance Program Now Included on All Model Year 2000 BMW Automobiles

BMW of North America, Inc. announced that the BMW Full Maintenance Protection Program will be included at no additional cost for 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first, on all 2000 models. ... Continue reading

Gibraltar Declares Second Quarter 1999 Dividend Payment

Gibraltar Declares Second Quarter 1999 Dividend Payment

The Board of Directors of Gibraltar has declared a cash dividend of $.025 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 1999. The dividend will be payable on September 30 to shareholders of record on September 16. ... Continue reading

Increased August Sales Reported By Toyota's Kansas City Region

Increased August Sales Reported By Toyota's Kansas City Region

Toyota's Kansas City Region continues to build sales momentum for 1999 with August car sales of 2,817, a four percent increase over August 1998 when sales totaled 2,704. ... Continue reading

IRL: Driver Standings, September 3

IRL: Driver Standings, September 3

Driver Standings, September 3 ... Continue reading

Jaguar Cars Posts Best August Ever

Jaguar Cars Posts Best August Ever

Jaguar Cars announced that it achieved a new sales record in the United States for the month of August by selling 3,457 cars. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Selected by Industry Week Magazine

Johnson Controls Selected by Industry Week Magazine

Johnson Controls has been selected for the fourth annual list of Industry Week 100 Best-Managed Companies, published by "Industry Week" magazine. ... Continue reading

Katz Announces His Intention to Resign From AutoBond Acceptance

Katz Announces His Intention to Resign From AutoBond Acceptance

AutoBond Acceptance Corporation is announcing that Adrian Katz has informed the company of his intent to resign as Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer on or before December 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Labor Day Holiday Motorists Will Find Higher Prices At the Pump

Labor Day Holiday Motorists Will Find Higher Prices At the Pump

Labor Day Holiday motorists in Texas will find the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline 18 cents higher across the state than the same period last year, according to AAA Texas. ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports Month-End August Sales

Mazda Reports Month-End August Sales

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) reported U.S. sales of 22,443 units for the month of August. ... Continue reading

Midas Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.02 Per Share on Outstanding Common Stock

Midas Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.02 Per Share on Outstanding Common Stock

The board of directors of Midas, Inc., has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.02 per share on the company's outstanding common stock, payable Oct. 1, 1999, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 15. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: David Green/AFG Racing Notes, Darlington

NASCAR BGN: David Green/AFG Racing Notes, Darlington

NASCAR BGN: David Green/AFG Racing Notes, Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Kevin Grubb Racing Notes, Darlington

NASCAR BGN: Kevin Grubb Racing Notes, Darlington

NASCAR BGN: Kevin Grubb Racing Notes, Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ernie Irvan Retires from Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Ernie Irvan Retires from Racing

NASCAR WCUP: Ernie Irvan Retires from Racing ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Irwin Grabs the pole at Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Irwin Grabs the pole at Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Irwin Grabs the pole at Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR WWEST: Eric Norris ready to continue success at Rocky Mountain Raceway

NASCAR WWEST: Eric Norris ready to continue success at Rocky Mountain Raceway

NASCAR WWEST: Eric Norris ready to continue success at Rocky Mountain Raceway ... Continue reading

National R.V. Holdings Unveils Redesigned Website

National R.V. Holdings Unveils Redesigned Website

National R.V. Holdings, Inc., a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles announces the posting of its newly remodeled web site. ... Continue reading

New Penn Recognized in Annual Quest for Quality Survey

New Penn Recognized in Annual Quest for Quality Survey

New Penn Motor Express, Inc. has been recognized for excellent Northeast regional less-than-truckload service in the annual Quest for Quality survey conducted by Logistics Management & Distribution Report magazine. ... Continue reading

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Raceline

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

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The Haartz Corp. Receives Contract to Produce Recyclable TPO Coverskin

The Haartz Corp. Receives Contract to Produce Recyclable TPO Coverskin

The Haartz Corp. announced that it was awarded a contract to provide thermoplastic olefin (TPO) skin and related materials to Visteon Automotive Systems for the instrument panel of a 2001 model year vehicle. ... Continue reading

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results ... Continue reading

USAC: Lang claims 5th Speedrome title; New Castle Finale Sept. 9/11

USAC: Lang claims 5th Speedrome title; New Castle Finale Sept. 9/11

USAC: Lang claims 5th Speedrome title; New Castle Finale Sept. 9/11 ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Hut Hundred

USAC: MCI WorldCom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Hut Hundred

USAC: MCI WorldCom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Hut Hundred ... Continue reading

Viasystems Announces Immersion Silver PCB Surface Finish

Viasystems Announces Immersion Silver PCB Surface Finish

Viasystems announced they are capable of providing Immersion Silver surface finish for use in the manufacture of printed circuit boards. ... Continue reading

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