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Friday, October 22, 1999

ABRA Auto Body & Glass Helps Stock Food Shelves

ABRA Auto Body & Glass Helps Stock Food Shelves

ABRA Auto Body & Glass will be collecting non-perishable food for emergency food shelters starting October 25 through November 30. ... Continue reading

Auto Club's Top Five Ways to Pick a Good Mechanic

Auto Club's Top Five Ways to Pick a Good Mechanic

Experts who evaluate auto repair facilities for the Automobile Club of Southern California say consumers can find a good mechanic on their own with the help of a few simple guidelines. ... Continue reading

Bikers Dream Announces Launch of New Motorcycle Models for Year 2000

Bikers Dream Announces Launch of New Motorcycle Models for Year 2000

Bikers Dream announced the launch of the company's Ultra Cycles product line for the year 2000, including the introduction of two new models. ... Continue reading

CART: Magneti Marelli Gives Champ Cars Electronic Voice

CART: Magneti Marelli Gives Champ Cars Electronic Voice

Magneti Marelli Gives Champ Cars Electronic Voice ... Continue reading

CART: Mercedes-Benz Circuit Training on the Champ Car Circuit

CART: Mercedes-Benz Circuit Training on the Champ Car Circuit

CART: Mercedes-Benz Circuit Training on the Champ Car Circuit ... Continue reading

Credit Acceptance Corp. Reports Third Quarter Results

Credit Acceptance Corp. Reports Third Quarter Results

Credit Acceptance Corp. announces a consolidated net loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1999 of ($33,641,000) or (73 cents) per share compared to net income of $5,611,000 or 12 cents per diluted share for the same period in 1998. ... Continue reading

Credit Acceptance Corp. Reports Third Quarter Results

Credit Acceptance Corp. Reports Third Quarter Results

Credit Acceptance Corp. announced a consolidated net loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1999 of ($33,641,000) or (73 cents) per share compared to net income of $5,611,000 or 12 cents per diluted share for the same period in 1998. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Oct 25, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of Oct 25, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of October 25, 1999. ... Continue reading

Delphi Accelerates Growth in Asia Pacific

Delphi Accelerates Growth in Asia Pacific

Delphi Automotive Systems booked $1 billion in new business in the Asia-Pacific region during the first nine months of 1999, senior executives said at the Tokyo Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Delphi Wins $5.7 Million Annual Contract with Korea's Kia Motors

Delphi Wins $5.7 Million Annual Contract with Korea's Kia Motors

Delphi Automotive Systems won a U.S. $5.7 million per year contract with Kia Motors Corp. recently to supply bussed electrical centers for use in its Sephia IV mid-size vehicle beginning in 2000. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Announces Third Quarter Results

Federal-Mogul Announces Third Quarter Results

Federal-Mogul Corporation announced record third quarter sales of $1,584 million. Earnings per share from operations increased 53 percent to $1.01 up from $.66 in 1998. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Receives Luxembourg American Business Award

Goodyear Receives Luxembourg American Business Award

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been presented the inaugural Luxembourg American Business Award. ... Continue reading

Goodyear reports results for third quarter, nine months

Goodyear reports results for third quarter, nine months

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company reported net income of $97.2 million (61 cents per share) for the third quarter of 1999. This compares with $185 million ($1.17 per share) achieved in the third quarter of 1998. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Senior Vice President Mike Burns to Retire

Goodyear Senior Vice President Mike Burns to Retire

Mike Burns, 57, senior vice president of human resources and total quality culture, has announced that he will retire Nov. 1, after more than 34 years of service with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. ... Continue reading

IRL: Pep Boys Indy Racing League Medical Update

IRL: Pep Boys Indy Racing League Medical Update

IRL: Pep Boys Indy Racing League Medical Update ... Continue reading

IRL: Scott Sharp to Assist Treadway With Tire Testing

IRL: Scott Sharp to Assist Treadway With Tire Testing

Scott Sharp to Assist Treadway With Tire Testing ... Continue reading

Lattimore and Tessmer Expand Sheet Metal Capabilities; Cut Time, Expense

Lattimore and Tessmer Expand Sheet Metal Capabilities; Cut Time, Expense

Lattimore and Tessmer, a producer of prototype sheet metal stampings and parts for the transportation industry, introduced customers to its new state-of-the-art 5,512 ton Schuler hydraulic multi-purpose press. ... Continue reading

Millman Named Acting NHTSA Administrator

Millman Named Acting NHTSA Administrator

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater has named Rosalyn G. Millman as the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). ... Continue reading

Monro Muffler Brake Reports 33% Increase in Q2 Net Income

Monro Muffler Brake Reports 33% Increase in Q2 Net Income

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. reported sales and earnings for the second quarter and six months ended September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: An Illness in the Family at Diamond Ridge Motorsports

NASCAR: An Illness in the Family at Diamond Ridge Motorsports

An Illness in the Family at Diamond Ridge Motorsports ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: LaJoie and Atwood have 'things' in common

NASCAR BGN: LaJoie and Atwood have 'things' in common

NASCAR BGN: LaJoie and Atwood have 'things' in common ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Schrader hopes to find victory lane as part of his West coast itinerary

NASCAR BGN: Schrader hopes to find victory lane as part of his West coast itinerary

NASCAR BGN: Schrader hopes to find victory lane as part of his West coast itinerary ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Timber Wolf team is Y2K compliant

NASCAR BGN: Timber Wolf team is Y2K compliant

NASCAR BGN: Timber Wolf team is Y2K compliant ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Restrictor plate education tutorial

NASCAR: Restrictor plate education tutorial

NASCAR: Restrictor plate education tutorial ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau looks forward to another good showing on 'shorter track'

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau looks forward to another good showing on 'shorter track'

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau looks forward to another good showing on 'shorter track' ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Skinner is 'ready to win' in Winston Cup

NASCAR WCUP: Skinner is 'ready to win' in Winston Cup

NASCAR WCUP: Skinner is 'ready to win' in Winston Cup ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart heads back to where his NASCAR 'high-performance' started

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart heads back to where his NASCAR 'high-performance' started

NASCAR WCUP: Stewart heads back to where his NASCAR 'high-performance' started ... Continue reading

NHRA: Martino Hopes Practice Makes Perfect in Dallas

NHRA: Martino Hopes Practice Makes Perfect in Dallas

Martino Hopes Practice Makes Perfect in Dallas ... Continue reading

NHRA: Randy Daniels leads Pro Stock qualifying at Texas

NHRA: Randy Daniels leads Pro Stock qualifying at Texas

NHRA: Randy Daniels leads Pro Stock qualifying at Texas ... Continue reading

NHRA: Team JEG'S Is Improving With Each Run

NHRA: Team JEG'S Is Improving With Each Run

Team JEG'S Is Improving With Each Run ... Continue reading

Onyx Acceptance Reports Increase in Earnings

Onyx Acceptance Reports Increase in Earnings

Onyx Acceptance Corporation announced financial and operational results for the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1999: ... Continue reading

Outstanding Performance of Evercel, Inc. Rechargeable Battery Technology

Outstanding Performance of Evercel, Inc. Rechargeable Battery Technology

Evercel, Inc. reported that Formosa Plastics Group, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer focused on HEV automobile production in the future, has independently verified the performance of Evercel's patented nickel-zinc rechargeable battery technology. ... Continue reading

Photographers Invade Ford Country to Find Real-World Truck Stories

Photographers Invade Ford Country to Find Real-World Truck Stories

Ford truck owners are a loyal bunch who love their trucks, and love hearing stories about those trucks. ... Continue reading

Raceline

Raceline

The Auto Channel--Raceline ... Continue reading

Safety Tips for Drivers on Millennium New Year's Eve

Safety Tips for Drivers on Millennium New Year's Eve

As you prepare to usher in the new millennium, you may be among the many who will drive to their New Year's Eve destinations. ... Continue reading

Sewell Automotive Companies Adds Saab to Dallas Collection

Sewell Automotive Companies Adds Saab to Dallas Collection

Sewell Automotive Companies has added the fifth franchise to its Texas group in the past two years with the announcement of the opening of Sewell Saab of Dallas, according to Carl Sewell, Chairman/CEO of Sewell Automotive Companies. ... Continue reading

Snap-on Declares Quarterly Dividend

Snap-on Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Snap-on Incorporated board of directors declared today a fourth-quarter dividend of 23 cents per share, payable December 10, 1999, to shareholders of record on November 19, 1999. ... Continue reading

S&P Affirms Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. 'BBBpi' Rtg

S&P Affirms Michigan Mutual Ins. Co. 'BBBpi' Rtg

Standard & Poor's affirmed its triple-'Bpi' financial strength rating on Michigan Mutual Insurance Co. ... Continue reading

Team Chicago Challenge

Team Chicago Challenge

The Auto Channel--Team Chicago Challenge ... Continue reading

Touring: Revolutionary new Reynard 2KQ Sportscar unveiled

Touring: Revolutionary new Reynard 2KQ Sportscar unveiled

Touring: Revolutionary new Reynard 2KQ Sportscar unveiled ... Continue reading

Tracks: Pat Patterson joins speedway staff, DeFazio named C.O.O. at Irwindale

Tracks: Pat Patterson joins speedway staff, DeFazio named C.O.O. at Irwindale

PAT PATTERSON JOINS SPEEEDWAY STAFF - ROBERT DeFAZIO NAMED COO ... Continue reading

Transportation Technologies Industries Acquires BMC of Virginia, Inc.

Transportation Technologies Industries Acquires BMC of Virginia, Inc.

Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc. announced that its Imperial Group subsidiary has acquired BMC of Virginia, Inc. (BMC-VA). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ... Continue reading

TransPro, Inc. Announces Strategic Realignment

TransPro, Inc. Announces Strategic Realignment

TransPro, Inc. announced that it is strategically realigning its business to significantly grow its presence in the automotive Aftermarket, particularly in the market for air- conditioning parts. ... Continue reading

Visteon Joins The Rosie O'Donnell Show to Honor 'Superkid'

Visteon Joins The Rosie O'Donnell Show to Honor 'Superkid'

Visteon Automotive Systems acted upon a corporate commitment to invest in children -- and partnered with one of the country's leading child advocates to honor a special child with a bright future. ... 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 374,203 units, up from the 364,845 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

Warning to Witches: Beware of Traffic

Warning to Witches: Beware of Traffic

Dark costumes -- like those favored by witches and ninja warriors -- can make it hard for drivers to see trick-or- treaters, AAA warns. ... Continue reading

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