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Tuesday, September 21, 1999

ARCA Midgets: Thinnes Thunders at Toledo Speedway, as Gibson takes ARCA Crown

ARCA Midgets: Thinnes Thunders at Toledo Speedway, as Gibson takes ARCA Crown

Thinnes Thunders at Toledo Speedway, as Gibson takes ARCA Crown ... Continue reading

ARCA Trucks: John Toth takes Tri-City ARCA Trucks

ARCA Trucks: John Toth takes Tri-City ARCA Trucks

ARCA Trucks: John Toth takes Tri-City ARCA Trucks ... Continue reading

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and Ford Celebrate Creative Initiative

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and Ford Celebrate Creative Initiative

The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC) and Ford Motor Company are joining together to bring automotive innovation to the local art community. ... Continue reading

BREED Technologies, Inc. Files for Reorganization Relief Under Chapter 11

BREED Technologies, Inc. Files for Reorganization Relief Under Chapter 11

BREED Technologies, Inc. and certain of its domestic affiliates filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. ... Continue reading

Bullhide to File Form 10-SB

Bullhide to File Form 10-SB

Bullhide Corporation announced that it fully intends to comply with the National Association of Securities Dealers' (NASD) reporting requirements for OTC Bulletin Board companies. ... Continue reading

CAW's Hargrove To Update Status Of Contract Talks With Ford

CAW's Hargrove To Update Status Of Contract Talks With Ford

CAW president Buzz Hargrove will update any media interested in the status of contract talks with Ford Canada at 1:30pm in the Toronto Colony Hotel, 89 Chestnut Street, in the Colony Grand East room on the 2nd Floor. ... Continue reading

CAW to brief media on Ford talks at 3:00pm today

CAW to brief media on Ford talks at 3:00pm today

CAW president Buzz Hargrove and Alex Keeney CAW Ford Master Bargaining Committee Chairperson will brief the media on the status of negotiations at 3:00pm in the Colony Grande East, 2nd Floor, of the Toronto Colony Hotel, 89 Chestnut Street. ... Continue reading

Copart Achieves Record Profitability for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 1999

Copart Achieves Record Profitability for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 1999

Copart, Inc. reported record profits for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Cummins Engine Makes Announcement

Cummins Engine Makes Announcement

Cummins Engine Co. Inc. announced that Roberto Cordaro, Cummins' Executive Vice President and Group President - Automotive, will resign from the Company effective October 1 to pursue other opportunities. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Forms New Group to Buy Business Goods and Services

DaimlerChrysler Forms New Group to Buy Business Goods and Services

DaimlerChrysler announced the formation of "Five Star Market Centers," a new group that will use the Corporation's leveraged buying power to purchase goods and services for its Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth and Jeep(R) dealers. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Launches 1999-2000 'Build Your Dream Vehicle' Contest

DaimlerChrysler Launches 1999-2000 'Build Your Dream Vehicle' Contest

Everybody has their own ideas of what the car of the future should be -- more stylish, more powerful, more flexible and more fun. You name it. Somebody wants it. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Launches 'Fit for a Kid' in Sacramento

DaimlerChrysler Launches 'Fit for a Kid' in Sacramento

On any given day in Sacramento, an estimated eight out of ten children are at risk in safety seats that are not properly secured. Today, help has arrived with a new DaimlerChrysler service called Fit for a Kid. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Launches National Advertising Campaign

DaimlerChrysler Launches National Advertising Campaign

DaimlerChrysler will add a new focus to its advertising with the Sept. 26 launch of a multi-million dollar, multi-media campaign highlighting the Corporation's "Five Star" dealers. ... Continue reading

Dana Corporation Names Robert C. Richter Chief Financial Officer

Dana Corporation Names Robert C. Richter Chief Financial Officer

Dana Corporation has announced the appointment of Robert C. Richter as vice president and chief financial officer of the company. ... Continue reading

Do Current Truck Sales Predict the Death of the Car?

Do Current Truck Sales Predict the Death of the Car?

Is the death of the car looming on the horizon? Recent analysis by The Polk Company found that, based on current trends, it could very well be. ... Continue reading

Dollar Offers Double Miles

Dollar Offers Double Miles

Dollar Rent A Car is offering double bonus miles to all United Airlines Mileage Plus(R) members who rent a mid-size car or larger for two or more days through January 31, 2000.* ... Continue reading

Dollar Rent A Car Offers Triple Miles

Dollar Rent A Car Offers Triple Miles

Dollar Rent A Car is offering triple miles to all America West Airlines FlightFund(R) and Northwest Airlines WorldPerks(R) members who rent a mid-size car or larger for three or more days through December 15, 1999.* ... Continue reading

Energy Research Corporation Announces New Name and Ticker Symbol

Energy Research Corporation Announces New Name and Ticker Symbol

FuelCell Energy, Inc. will begin trading on September 21, 1999 when the American Stock Exchange opens under the Company's new ticker symbol, FCL, in conjunction with the merger, effective September 21, 1999. ... Continue reading

Ford Becomes 1st Automaker to Require Suppliers To Achieve ISO 14001

Ford Becomes 1st Automaker to Require Suppliers To Achieve ISO 14001

In another example of Ford Motor Company's environmental leadership, the automaker is requiring ISO 14001 certification from all of its suppliers with manufacturing facilities. ... Continue reading

Galtech Reports Progress on its Motor/Generator Technology

Galtech Reports Progress on its Motor/Generator Technology

Galtech Semiconductor Materials Corporation announced that it has completed the construction of a test automobile which will be used as a platform for developing its unique electrical motor/generator technology. ... Continue reading

Gas Prices Fall in Northern California, says AAA

Gas Prices Fall in Northern California, says AAA

Northern California gas prices are falling now that the summer driving season is over, AAA reported. ... Continue reading

GenRad Begins Shipment of Global Diagnostic System

GenRad Begins Shipment of Global Diagnostic System

GenRad, Inc. announced that it has begun initial shipment of a global diagnostic system into North American dealerships of a major U.S. ... Continue reading

Gentex Announces Ford Expedition Business

Gentex Announces Ford Expedition Business

Gentex Corporation, the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, has begun shipping interior automatic- dimming mirrors for the new 2000 Ford Expedition. ... Continue reading

GT Interactive Software's Harley-Davidson: Race Across America'

GT Interactive Software's Harley-Davidson: Race Across America'

GT Interactive Software's Leisure Publishing Division is set to launch a Harley-Davidson(R) 3D road trip experience like no other with the release of Harley-Davidson(R): Race Across America(TM) for PC from WizardWorks. ... Continue reading

Inventor Lawrence J. Hardge Joins Fidelity Holdings Team

Inventor Lawrence J. Hardge Joins Fidelity Holdings Team

Fidelity Holdings Inc. announced it has engaged Lawrence J. Hardge to facilitate the development and marketing of several of his patented and patent-pending products. Mr. Hardge, President and CEO of New Millennium Environment ... Continue reading

IRL: 1999 Vega.com 500; Pre Race Notes and Quotes

IRL: 1999 Vega.com 500; Pre Race Notes and Quotes

IRL: 1999 Vega.com 500; Pre Race Notes and Quotes ... Continue reading

Linamar Corporation And Wescast Industries Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance

Linamar Corporation And Wescast Industries Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance

Wescast Industries Inc. and Linamar Corporation have entered into a strategic alliance agreement for the sales, design and manufacture of a focused range of iron automotive components, excluding exhaust manifolds. ... Continue reading

Luxury Hybrid SUVs Important In 21st Century Auto Market, Says Strategic Vision

Luxury Hybrid SUVs Important In 21st Century Auto Market, Says Strategic Vision

Despite all the interest in sport utility vehicles (SUVs), those in the luxury category fall short of what their owners desire, says Strategic Vision. ... Continue reading

Microphonics Hosts Open House on November 6, 1999

Microphonics Hosts Open House on November 6, 1999

Microphonics is pleased to announce an Open House at its new offices: Microphonics, Inc., One Vantage Way, Suite B 130, Nashville, TN 37228, Tel: (615) 871-4000; Fax: (615) 871-0044. ... Continue reading

MSC.Software Demonstrates Working Model Viewing and Visualization

MSC.Software Demonstrates Working Model Viewing and Visualization

MSC.Working Knowledge, a division of MSC.Software demonstrated Working Model Studio and Working Model View for attendees of the company's first worldwide Automotive Technology Conference. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine Dover Downs Race Notes and Quotes

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine Dover Downs Race Notes and Quotes

NASCAR BGN: Todd Bodine Dover Downs Race Notes and Quotes ... Continue reading

NASCAR BNS: Mike Bruno & Summit Team turns adversity into rewards at NHIS

NASCAR BNS: Mike Bruno & Summit Team turns adversity into rewards at NHIS

Mike Bruno & Summit Team turns adversity into rewards at NHIS ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Team ASE Ford gearing up for speedway race

NASCAR Trucks: Team ASE Ford gearing up for speedway race

#2 Team ASE/Ultra Motorsports Vegas Pre-Race Release ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Park's New Hampshire Homecoming Respectable, But Not Like Hoped

NASCAR WCUP: Park's New Hampshire Homecoming Respectable, But Not Like Hoped

Park's New Hampshire Homecoming Respectable, But Not Like Hoped ... Continue reading

NASCAR WWEST: Eric Norris and the Jani-King Team Hope for Better Luck in Vegas

NASCAR WWEST: Eric Norris and the Jani-King Team Hope for Better Luck in Vegas

Eric Norris and the Jani-King Team Hope for Better Luck in Vegas ... Continue reading

Owens Corning Muffler Technology Specified by Toyota

Owens Corning Muffler Technology Specified by Toyota

Owens Corning reported that its Silentex(TM) muffler filling system has been specified by Toyota for five vehicles built in Japan, the first applications of the technology in Asia. ... Continue reading

Parametric Technology Corporation Partners with Kid Jensen Racing

Parametric Technology Corporation Partners with Kid Jensen Racing

Parametric Technology Corporation announced it has formed a technical partnership with Kid Jensen Racing of Hampshire, England. ... Continue reading

Parametric Technology Corporation Partners with Racing Technology Norfolk Limited

Parametric Technology Corporation Partners with Racing Technology Norfolk Limited

Parametric Technology Corporation announced it has formed a technical partnership with racing technology norfolk Limited (rtn) of Hingham, Norfolk, England. ... Continue reading

Port of Oakland Subsidizes $673,000 for AC Transit Engine Retrofit Program

Port of Oakland Subsidizes $673,000 for AC Transit Engine Retrofit Program

In an innovative move to bring more environmental benefits to the community, the Port of Oakland's Board of Commissioners has approved $673,000+ subsidy to AC Transit for its clean diesel engine retrofit program. ... Continue reading

Rouge Industries Declares Third Quarter Dividend

Rouge Industries Declares Third Quarter Dividend

Rouge Industries, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a third quarter cash dividend in the amount of three cents ($0.03) per share payable on October 22, 1999 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Oct 8, 1999. ... Continue reading

Secom General Signs Agreement to Recover Investment in Transmission

Secom General Signs Agreement to Recover Investment in Transmission

Secom General Corporation announced it has signed a $5.1 million agreement with an automotive OEM customer to recover the company's multi-million dollar investment in a transmission shaft program. ... Continue reading

SPX Completes Acquisition of North American Transformer

SPX Completes Acquisition of North American Transformer

SPX Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of North American Transformer Inc. ... Continue reading

Terion Gains FCC Approval

Terion Gains FCC Approval

Terion is proud to announce successful completion of an essential element in its product development, receiving type approval of its unique two-way data communication transceiver from the United States Federal Communications Commission. ... Continue reading

The Crawford Group Acquires The Glastic Corporation from Kobe Steel USA

The Crawford Group Acquires The Glastic Corporation from Kobe Steel USA

Richard Crawford, Chairman of The Crawford Group LLC, announced that an agreement has been reached for the group to purchase The Glastic Corporation from its stockholders, Kobe Steel and Itochu Corporation. ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive, Inc., Announces Tooling Center Shutdown

Tower Automotive, Inc., Announces Tooling Center Shutdown

Tower Automotive, Inc. announced that it will shut down the Detroit Tooling Center that is part of the recent acquisition of Active Tool & Manufacturing Co. Inc. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Rain Stops Racing Action At Auburndale Speedway.

Tracks: Rain Stops Racing Action At Auburndale Speedway.

Rain Stops Racing Action At Auburndale Speedway. ... Continue reading

USAC: Hamilton wins at Madera; Sprints and TQs share Irwindale Spotlight

USAC: Hamilton wins at Madera; Sprints and TQs share Irwindale Spotlight

USAC: Hamilton wins at Madera; Sprints and TQs share Irwindale Spotlight ... Continue reading

USAC: Hewitt tunes up for '4-Crown' with 'Sumar Classic' win

USAC: Hewitt tunes up for '4-Crown' with 'Sumar Classic' win

USAC: Hewitt tunes up for '4-Crown' with 'Sumar Classic' win ... Continue reading

USAC: Leffler, Newman score MCI wins; Eldora's '4-Crown' this weekend

USAC: Leffler, Newman score MCI wins; Eldora's '4-Crown' this weekend

USAC: Leffler, Newman score MCI wins; Eldora's '4-Crown' this weekend ... Continue reading

USAC: Smoker takes 16th Street title as Ted Hines wins finale

USAC: Smoker takes 16th Street title as Ted Hines wins finale

USAC: Smoker takes 16th Street title as Ted Hines wins finale ... Continue reading

USAC: Steele takes IRP Sprint; '4-Crown' this Friday, Saturday

USAC: Steele takes IRP Sprint; '4-Crown' this Friday, Saturday

USAC: Steele takes IRP Sprint; '4-Crown' this Friday, Saturday ... Continue reading

USAC: Thunderhill Park hosts final Russell 'Triple Crown' Saturday

USAC: Thunderhill Park hosts final Russell 'Triple Crown' Saturday

USAC: Thunderhill Park hosts final Russell 'Triple Crown' Saturday ... Continue reading

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Madera

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Madera

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Madera ... Continue reading

Webasto Consolidates New Aftermarket Sunroofs Under SolAire Brand Name

Webasto Consolidates New Aftermarket Sunroofs Under SolAire Brand Name

Webasto Sunroofs, Inc., North America's largest supplier of sunroofs to the automotive industry, has announced a new name -- SolAire -- for its all-new product line. ... Continue reading

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