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Friday, September 17, 1999

Advanced Recognition Equips Siemens' Showcar Cockpit Design

Advanced Recognition Equips Siemens' Showcar Cockpit Design

Auto enthusiasts worldwide will get their first glimpse at how voice and handwriting recognition technologies will revolutionize the way they interact with and operate their automobiles' components in the new millennium. ... Continue reading

Algor Introduces Dynamic Design-Analysis Method Software

Algor Introduces Dynamic Design-Analysis Method Software

Algor, Inc. announced the availability of new software that enables engineers to analyze a model using the Dynamic Design- Analysis Method (DDAM), a U.S. Navy standard procedure for shock design. ... Continue reading

ASV Issues Preliminary Results for Third Quarter 1999

ASV Issues Preliminary Results for Third Quarter 1999

ASV, Inc. announced that it expects net sales and earnings for its third quarter ending September 30, 1999 to be less than it reported for second quarter 1999. ... Continue reading

AutoNation USA, Cleveland Grand Opening Celebrated Today

AutoNation USA, Cleveland Grand Opening Celebrated Today

AutoNation USA, Cleveland, a Lee Seidman Motor Cars Group Franchise, celebrated its grand opening. ... Continue reading

Bandag Lawsuit Charges Michelin With Illegal Attempts to Destroy Competition

Bandag Lawsuit Charges Michelin With Illegal Attempts to Destroy Competition

Bandag, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Michelin Retread Technologies, Inc., and Michelin North America, Inc., charging them with trying to destroy Bandag as a competitive force, in violation of federal law. ... Continue reading

CART: Michael and Leslie Andretti Weclome New Son Thursday

CART: Michael and Leslie Andretti Weclome New Son Thursday

CART: Michael and Leslie Andretti Weclome New Son Thursday ... Continue reading

CART, MISC: Ford Racing and Cotter Promotions Take Technology to the Street

CART, MISC: Ford Racing and Cotter Promotions Take Technology to the Street

Ford Racing and Cotter Promotions Take Technology to the Street ... Continue reading

CART teams with Sega to introduce 'CART Flag-to-Flag' Racing for Sega Dreamcast video game system

CART teams with Sega to introduce 'CART Flag-to-Flag' Racing for Sega Dreamcast video game system

CART teams with Sega to introduce 'CART Flag-to-Flag' Racing for Sega Dreamcast video game system ... Continue reading

CASCAR: Vanderwyst finishes Eastern season in second place

CASCAR: Vanderwyst finishes Eastern season in second place

Loctite Racing / Vanderwyst Motorsports Report ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Sept 20, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Sept 20, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of September 20, 1999. ... Continue reading

DSI Toys Inc. Signs Hummer Licensing Agreement

DSI Toys Inc. Signs Hummer Licensing Agreement

DSI Toys Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a licensing agreement with AM General Corporation allowing DSI Toys to use the Hummer(R) and Humvee(R) trademarks and logos for a variety of toy products. ... Continue reading

Easyriders Rock-N-Blues Festival Gears Up for Lap of Honor

Easyriders Rock-N-Blues Festival Gears Up for Lap of Honor

Easyriders Inc. announced the final stop of the Easyriders Rock- N-Blues Festival Tour '99, a nationwide event featuring music and motorcycle mayhem nationwide. ... Continue reading

'End to End' Software System Internet Dispatch for Towing Contractors

'End to End' Software System Internet Dispatch for Towing Contractors

Lavelle Engineering Technologies, Inc. and Praxis Solutions, announced a marketing alliance which will offer an enterprise management system for the towing industry featuring seamless Internet and cellular links to dispatching centers. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Announces Executive Appointments

Federal-Mogul Announces Executive Appointments

Federal-Mogul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dick Snell announces the following executive appointments, effective immediately: ... Continue reading

FIA GT Championship Rounds, United States

FIA GT Championship Rounds, United States

FIA GT Championship Rounds, United States ... Continue reading

FIA World Rally: Round 11 of the 1999 FIA World Rally Championship at China

FIA World Rally: Round 11 of the 1999 FIA World Rally Championship at China

CART: Michael and Leslie Andretti Weclome New Son Thursday ... Continue reading

Formula One: Ticket order forms for U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis to be mailed today

Formula One: Ticket order forms for U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis to be mailed today

Formula One: Ticket order forms for U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis to be mailed today ... Continue reading

Fourth Quarter Net Income Doubles, Tesma Posts Record Results for 1999

Fourth Quarter Net Income Doubles, Tesma Posts Record Results for 1999

Tesma International Inc. announced record fourth quarter sales, income and earnings per share for the period ended July 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Supports California Coastal Clean-Up Efforts

Goodyear Supports California Coastal Clean-Up Efforts

Thousands of volunteers will scour the coastline on Saturday, Sept. 18, as part of the 15th Annual California Coastal Clean- Up Day. ... Continue reading

IRL: Gregoire ready to gamble in Las Vegas..On the track

IRL: Gregoire ready to gamble in Las Vegas..On the track

IRL: Gregoire ready to gamble in Las Vegas..On the track ... Continue reading

IRL: Tenacity pays off as Ribbs is ready for return at Las Vegas

IRL: Tenacity pays off as Ribbs is ready for return at Las Vegas

IRL: Tenacity pays off as Ribbs is ready for return at Las Vegas ... Continue reading

Ivaco Substantially Reduces Debt and Interest Costs

Ivaco Substantially Reduces Debt and Interest Costs

Ivaco Inc. announces that it has irrevocably deposited US$135.2 million (Cdn$201.1 million) in trust with Chase Manhattan Trust Company, National Association for the early redemption of Ivaco's 11.5 percent Senior Notes on September 15, 2000. ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Awarded Major PSA Seat Contract

Lear Corporation Awarded Major PSA Seat Contract

Lear Corporation announced that it has been awarded a major seat contract from PSA and that the company has appointed Jean Lorotte to President of Lear -- France. ... Continue reading

Meridian National Corp. Announces Sale of 4.2 Million Shares

Meridian National Corp. Announces Sale of 4.2 Million Shares

Meridian National Corp. announced the sale on Sept. 1, 1999 of 4.2 million newly-issued shares of common stock for $294,000. ... Continue reading

Moldflow Announces Release of Moldflow Plastics Xpert 1.3

Moldflow Announces Release of Moldflow Plastics Xpert 1.3

Moldflow Corporation has announced the release of version 1.3 of Moldflow Plastics Xpert, which includes several key performance enhancements. ... Continue reading

Motor Racing Award

Motor Racing Award

motor racing award ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader To Drive For MB2 Motorsports

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader To Drive For MB2 Motorsports

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader To Drive For MB2 Motorsports ... Continue reading

New Accreditation Body Established to Satisfy QS-9000 Requirements for Test Labs

New Accreditation Body Established to Satisfy QS-9000 Requirements for Test Labs

A new accreditation body -- Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L- A-B) -- has been created to conduct ISO/IEC Guide 25 and ISO 17025 assessments of independent testing and calibration laboratories across North America. ... Continue reading

New BRAKEthrough Anti-theft Device from Lawman Armor

New BRAKEthrough Anti-theft Device from Lawman Armor

A vehicle is stolen about every twenty seconds, making auto theft the #1 property crime in the United States. Approximately 1.5 million vehicles were stolen last year alone. ... Continue reading

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, national points, Sept. 16

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, national points, Sept. 16

NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, national points, Sept. 15 ... Continue reading

Raceline

Raceline

The Auto Channel--Raceline ... Continue reading

Saab Announces Voluntary Recall

Saab Announces Voluntary Recall

Saab Cars USA, Inc., importer of Saab automobiles, announces a voluntary recall of 5,132 early 1999 Saab 9-3 Coupes and Convertibles with manual front-seat adjustment for replacement of a plastic sleeve and a cable in the seat mechanism. ... Continue reading

Stater Bros. Announces the Largest Supermarket Chain Sponsored Event in America    

Stater Bros. Announces the Largest Supermarket Chain Sponsored Event in America    

Stater Bros. Markets, the largest employer in the Inland Empire of Southern California, is proud to announce its title sponsorship of the biggest car show on the West Coast and the largest Supermarket Chain sponsored event in America. ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Floyd could be Tony Stewart's best friend

The Callahan Report: Floyd could be Tony Stewart's best friend

The Callahan Report: Floyd could be Tony Stewart's best friend ... Continue reading

Thor Announces 120% Jump In Quarter Net Income

Thor Announces 120% Jump In Quarter Net Income

Thor Industries, Inc. announced record sales and net income for the quarter and year ended July 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Top Source and Onkyo America Agree to Extend Closing Time for Sale

Top Source and Onkyo America Agree to Extend Closing Time for Sale

Top Source Technologies, Inc. announced that it has granted Onkyo America, Inc., a one month extension to complete the purchase of substantially all of the assets of the Company's subsidiary, Top Source Automotive, Inc. ... Continue reading

TRW Demonstrates Advanced Restraint Systems Leadership

TRW Demonstrates Advanced Restraint Systems Leadership

Demonstrating its leadership in advanced restraint systems, TRW Inc. announced at the International Automobil Ausstellung (IAA) show that it now has 22 advanced restraint systems contracts with global vehicle manufacturers. ... Continue reading

Vehicle Makers' Use of Aluminum Body Sheet is Limited

Vehicle Makers' Use of Aluminum Body Sheet is Limited

The high cost of constructing automotive body structures of aluminum, coupled with advancements in technologies for engines, transmissions, tires, and aerodynamics, will limit the use of aluminum body sheet by vehicle makers. ... Continue reading

Watts Industries, Inc. Sets Record Date of October 6, 1999 for Spin-Off

Watts Industries, Inc. Sets Record Date of October 6, 1999 for Spin-Off

Watts Industries, Inc. announced that the record date for the previously announced spin-off of CIRCOR International, Inc., a new company which will own and operate the former industrial and oil and gas product lines of Watts, will be October 6, 1999. ... Continue reading

Wescast Announces European Sales And Design Initiative

Wescast Announces European Sales And Design Initiative

Wescast Industries Inc., is pleased to announce the incorporation of a European Sales and Product Development Centre to be headquartered in Kassel, Germany. ... Continue reading

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