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Monday, September 20, 1999

Acura Announces Pricing for 2000 3.2TL and Integra

Acura Announces Pricing for 2000 3.2TL and Integra

Acura announced the 2000 model year prices for two of its most popular models, the 3.2TL performance luxury sedan and the Integra series of Sports Coupes and Sports Sedans. ... Continue reading

Auto Club Discounts Insurance Rates for Eighth Time Since 1993

Auto Club Discounts Insurance Rates for Eighth Time Since 1993

The Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club is reducing its auto insurance rates for the eighth time in six years. ... Continue reading

AutoZone Sets Stockholders Meeting

AutoZone Sets Stockholders Meeting

AutoZone, Inc. announced its annual stockholders meeting will take place on Thursday, December 9, 1999, at 10 a.m. at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. ... Continue reading

Brazilian Formula Chevrolet - 7th Round Results

Brazilian Formula Chevrolet - 7th Round Results

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Brilliance China Automotive Announces Results of Special Meeting

Brilliance China Automotive Announces Results of Special Meeting

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited announced that all of the resolutions proposed at the special general meeting of shareholders of the Company on September 18, 1999 were passed by the shareholders. ... Continue reading

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited Announces Interim Results

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited Announces Interim Results

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited announced interim results for the six months ended June 30, 1999 and the payment of a semi-annual dividend. ... Continue reading

CART: De Ferran Says Houston Restarts Equals Opportunity

CART: De Ferran Says Houston Restarts Equals Opportunity

CART: De Ferran Says Houston Restarts = Opportunity ... Continue reading

CASCAR Super Series West - Versatel/Race City 150 Results

CASCAR Super Series West - Versatel/Race City 150 Results

CASCAR Castrol Super Series West - Versatel / Race City 150 Results ... Continue reading

CellPort Names Wireless Networking Leader Paul Heller VP

CellPort Names Wireless Networking Leader Paul Heller VP

CellPort Labs, Inc., a leading provider of vehicle-based voice and data connectivity systems, announced that Paul Heller has joined the company as vice president of marketing and sales for CellPort's Network Technologies Division. ... Continue reading

Convergent Wins Advance Auto Parts Contract for Unique In-Store Video Network

Convergent Wins Advance Auto Parts Contract for Unique In-Store Video Network

Advance Auto Parts, the nation's second-largest automotive aftermarket retailer, has signed a contract with Convergent Media Systems to integrate and support the Advance Auto Parts proprietary, in-store television network. ... Continue reading

Cooper Electronic Technologies Adds Significant Product Technology to its Portfolio

Cooper Electronic Technologies Adds Significant Product Technology to its Portfolio

Cooper Electronic Technologies announced the availability of its new Polytron(TM) series of resettable PTC circuit protection products. ... Continue reading

CTS Corporation Introduces One Million Life Cycle, 9mm Variable Resistor

CTS Corporation Introduces One Million Life Cycle, 9mm Variable Resistor

CTS Corporation today announced the availability of Series 251, a one million life cycle variable resistor. ... Continue reading

Dana Enhances Outreach to Brazilian Communities

Dana Enhances Outreach to Brazilian Communities

Dana Corporation has increased its charitable efforts in Brazil with the introduction of "SolidariDANA," a program which will help to provide a better way of life for residents of local communities. ... Continue reading

Delphi Invests in its Coopersville Facility

Delphi Invests in its Coopersville Facility

Delphi Automotive Systems is investing in equipment that will increase the production of Multec 2 fuel injectors, a product with high-precision manufacturing, tighter tolerances and improved fuel control. ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight ... Continue reading

FirePond Brings Subaru 'Build Your Own Vehicle' Site Live in 90 Days

FirePond Brings Subaru 'Build Your Own Vehicle' Site Live in 90 Days

FirePond, the leader in integrated e-business, sales and marketing solutions, announced that Subaru of America, Inc. went live on the Web in 90 days by using the FirePond Commerce module of the recently announced FirePond Application Suite. ... Continue reading

Ford Delivers First Hybrid Electric Vehicle to DOE

Ford Delivers First Hybrid Electric Vehicle to DOE

Ford Motor Company will deliver the first "no compromise" family-oriented hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) to the Department of Energy early next month. ... Continue reading

Ford Team From Kansas City Assembly Plant Walks to Cure Diabetes

Ford Team From Kansas City Assembly Plant Walks to Cure Diabetes

More than 400 employees from Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant, along with family, friends and neighbors, gathered in Shawnee Mission, Kansas today to help find a cure for diabetes. ... Continue reading

Freightliner Chooses ADP To Develop Web-Based System

Freightliner Chooses ADP To Develop Web-Based System

The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Freightliner Corporation announced the two parties have signed a letter of intent for ADP to develop a web-based dealer management system. ... Continue reading

Frequency Marketing, Inc. Names Tom Hunter President

Frequency Marketing, Inc. Names Tom Hunter President

Frequency Marketing Inc. (FMI), a pioneer in the development of frequency/loyalty/relationship marketing programs which improve customer loyalty and profitability, announced the appointment of Thomas F. Hunter as President. ... Continue reading

GenCorp Gives Final Approval to Spin-off of Polymer

GenCorp Gives Final Approval to Spin-off of Polymer

GenCorp's Board of Directors gave final approval to the spin- off of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary to which GenCorp will transfer its Decorative & Building Products and Performance Chemicals businesses. ... Continue reading

Gensym Introduces D-SCOR for Supply-Chain Planning and Mgmt

Gensym Introduces D-SCOR for Supply-Chain Planning and Mgmt

Gensym Corporation announced introduction of its D-SCOR product, which extends the ability of large organizations to plan and manage their supply-chain operations. D-SCOR ... Continue reading

Hertz Raises Rates $3 Per Day Nationwide

Hertz Raises Rates $3 Per Day Nationwide

Effective September 20, The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest car rental company will raise all of its non-contract car rental prices in the U.S. $3 per day and $20 per week. ... Continue reading

J.B. Hunt Announces Creation of Separate Intermodal Segment

J.B. Hunt Announces Creation of Separate Intermodal Segment

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., the transportation logistics company, announces the creation of a separate intermodal segment and lower earnings expectations for the third quarter. ... Continue reading

Liberty Mutual Establishes 800 Numbers for Floyd Claims

Liberty Mutual Establishes 800 Numbers for Floyd Claims

Liberty Mutual has established special toll-free numbers for its policyholders in New Jersey who experience property damage from Hurricane Floyd. ... Continue reading

Margate Industries Announces 5% Stock Dividend

Margate Industries Announces 5% Stock Dividend

Margate Industries, Inc. announced its board of directors approved a 5% stock dividend for shareholders of record as of October 15, 1999. The dividend will be issued on November 15, 1999. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Jeff Burton

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Jeff Burton

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Mark Martin

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Mark Martin

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Mark Martin ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Ricky Rudd

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Ricky Rudd

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Ricky Rudd ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Rusty Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Rusty Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Post Race Notes, Dale Jarrett ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Race Wrap-up; Nemechek Gets First Win

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Race Wrap-up; Nemechek Gets First Win

NASCAR WCUP: DuraLube/K-Mart 300 Race Wrap-up; Nemechek Gets First Win ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Martin Defends at Dover

NASCAR WCUP: Martin Defends at Dover

NASCAR: Martin Defends at Dover ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville Speedway Posts $1,946,221 Purse for Upcoming Race Weekend

NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville Speedway Posts $1,946,221 Purse for Upcoming Race Weekend

NASCAR WCUP: Martinsville Speedway Posts $1,946,221 Purse for Upcoming Race Weekend ... Continue reading

National-Standard Company Announces Discussions With American Stock Exchange

National-Standard Company Announces Discussions With American Stock Exchange

National-Standard Company announced that it is involved in discussions with the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) regarding the listing of National-Standard's Common Stock (Symbol NSD). ... Continue reading

NHRA: Amato, Johnson Jr., J. Coughlin, and Hines win at Maple Grove Raceway

NHRA: Amato, Johnson Jr., J. Coughlin, and Hines win at Maple Grove Raceway

NHRA: Amato, Johnson Jr., J. Coughlin, and Hines win at Maple Grove Raceway ... Continue reading

NHRA: Amato's 50th Win; Hines Takes Title Lead

NHRA: Amato's 50th Win; Hines Takes Title Lead

NHRA: Amato's 50th Win; Hines Takes Title Lead ... Continue reading

NHRA: Capps,Camaro Go To Reading NHRA Final

NHRA: Capps,Camaro Go To Reading NHRA Final

Capps,Camaro Go To Reading NHRA Final ... Continue reading

NHRA: Reading NHRA Chevy Second Round Notes

NHRA: Reading NHRA Chevy Second Round Notes

Reading NHRA Chevy Second Round Notes ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team JEG'S Sunday Pit Notes/Story-NHRA True Value Nationals

NHRA: Team JEG'S Sunday Pit Notes/Story-NHRA True Value Nationals

Team JEG'S Sunday Pit Notes/Story-NHRA True Value Nationals ... Continue reading

Puroflow Reaches Settlement With Steel Partners

Puroflow Reaches Settlement With Steel Partners

Puroflow Inc. and Steel Partners II, L.P. jointly announced that the Company have entered into a settlement agreement with Steel Partners and its affiliates. ... Continue reading

RALLY: Didier Auriol makes history with winning run at first FIA World Rally Championship in China

RALLY: Didier Auriol makes history with winning run at first FIA World Rally Championship in China

RALLY: Didier Auriol makes history with winning run at first FIA World Rally Championship in China ... Continue reading

SCCA: Simo Ready for Action in Houston

SCCA: Simo Ready for Action in Houston

SCCA: Simo Ready for Action in Houston ... Continue reading

"Stupid hurts" PSA Campaign from TREAD Lightly!

"Stupid hurts" PSA Campaign from TREAD Lightly!

American Honda is proud to announce the release by TREAD Lightly! of six made-for-TV public safety announcements promoting the "Stupid hurts" safety message for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). ... Continue reading

Titan International and Carlisle Companies Announce Expiration of Letter Of Intent

Titan International and Carlisle Companies Announce Expiration of Letter Of Intent

Titan International, Inc. and Carlisle Companies Incorporated have agreed not to extend the letter of intent providing for the merger of Titan into Carlisle. The letter of intent expired on September 18, 1999. ... Continue reading

Truck Racing Great Success in Interlagos

Truck Racing Great Success in Interlagos

Fwd: Truck Racing is great success in Interlagos ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Winchester

USAC: MCI Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Winchester

USAC: MCI Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Winchester ... Continue reading

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