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Thursday, December 30, 1999

Arnold Logistics Appoints New Vice President of Operations

Arnold Logistics Appoints New Vice President of Operations

Arnold Logistics, an operating unit of Arnold Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Donald Sunderland as vice president operations. ... Continue reading

Baldor's Website Receives a 1999 WebAward

Baldor's Website Receives a 1999 WebAward

The corporate website of Baldor Electric Company received the prestigious Standard of Excellence Award in the 1999 WebAwards just announced by the Web Marketing Association. ... Continue reading

Banco Comercial Portugues and SIVA SGPS purchase Interbanco, S.A.

Banco Comercial Portugues and SIVA SGPS purchase Interbanco, S.A.

Banco Comercial Portugues and SIVA SGPS announced the closing of a partnership agreement, which includes the acquisition of Interbanco, S.A., by the two parties in equal amounts, subject to the non-opposition of Bank of Portugal. ... Continue reading

CART/IRL: CART Driver Status Outlined for Indianapolis 500

CART/IRL: CART Driver Status Outlined for Indianapolis 500

CART/IRL: CART Driver Status Outlined for Indianapolis 500 ... Continue reading

Eaton Sells Vickers Electronic Systems Business Unit to Siemens

Eaton Sells Vickers Electronic Systems Business Unit to Siemens

Eaton Corporation said it has sold the machine tool controls business of its Vickers Electronic Systems Division (VES) to Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc. for an undisclosed amount. ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Brian Stewart Racing becomes new leader in the clubhouse

Indy Lights: Brian Stewart Racing becomes new leader in the clubhouse

Indy Lights: Brian Stewart Racing becomes new leader in the clubhouse ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Racing community gets head start on New Year's Eve celebrations

Indy Lights: Racing community gets head start on New Year's Eve celebrations

Indy Lights: Racing community gets head start on New Year's Eve celebrations ... Continue reading

Indy Lights: Veterans Smith and Menninga looking to finalize 2000 plans

Indy Lights: Veterans Smith and Menninga looking to finalize 2000 plans

Indy Lights: Veterans Smith and Menninga looking to finalize 2000 plans ... Continue reading

JL Audio Once Again Receives the Auto Sound Industry's Highest Honors

JL Audio Once Again Receives the Auto Sound Industry's Highest Honors

For eight years in a row, JL Audio has steadily improved their performance on a broad range of parameters measured in the annual Inside Track Supplier Loyalty Test survey. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Bids Farewell to C43 AMG

Mercedes-Benz Bids Farewell to C43 AMG

What began in 1998 as a very exclusive, high-performance C- Class sedan has come to an end this model year. ... Continue reading

Microsoft Windows 98-Based Q-PC Real Car Computer Launching at CES

Microsoft Windows 98-Based Q-PC Real Car Computer Launching at CES

Q-PC Real Car Computing(TM) will launch its revolutionary Q-PC Real Car Computer, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, during a press conference scheduled for Thursday, January 6, 2000, at 5:00 PM in the Sands 303 meeting room. ... Continue reading

NASCAR GDS: Goody's Dash cars to test at Daytona next month

NASCAR GDS: Goody's Dash cars to test at Daytona next month

NASCAR GDS: Goody's Dash cars to test at Daytona next month ... Continue reading

NHRA Spring Training 2000

NHRA Spring Training 2000

NHRA Spring Training 2000 ... Continue reading

NHTSA Publishes List of October Recalls

NHTSA Publishes List of October Recalls

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a list of auto safety recalls announced in October and urged consumers to have the problems fixed promptly. ... Continue reading

North American Auto Production Hits All-Time Record

North American Auto Production Hits All-Time Record

The US, Canada and Mexico have all posted record units for auto production in 1999, according to Ward's Automotive Reports as reported by the Associated Press. ... Continue reading

RCR News

RCR News

Richard Childress Racing Enterprises, Inc. (RCR), has hired David Hart to the newly created position of director of communications. ... Continue reading

Researcher Foresees Day When Motorists No Longer Need to Stop And `Fill `Er Up'

Researcher Foresees Day When Motorists No Longer Need to Stop And `Fill `Er Up'

You're cruising down the freeway in your electric vehicle in the year 2005 and are about to run out of "fuel." No need to panic, exit and stop for more power because you've already purchased your "energy units" at the local grocery store. ... Continue reading

SatCon Technology Awarded $2.0 Million Contract for Power Electronics

SatCon Technology Awarded $2.0 Million Contract for Power Electronics

SatCon Technology Corporation, a leader in power and energy management products, announced that it has been awarded a $2.0m contract from General Atomics to build the power electronics section of an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated Makes Announcement

Snap-on Incorporated Makes Announcement

Snap-on Incorporated announced that chairman, president and chief executive officer, Robert A. Cornog, underwent surgery this week and it was successful. He is expected to return to his full-time duties after a suitable recovery period. ... Continue reading

Solotec's Snowplow for CARS is Ready for eCommerce!

Solotec's Snowplow for CARS is Ready for eCommerce!

The Driv'nPlow(R) is a lightweight car snowplow that is available only through the company's website for $350. ... Continue reading

Stratford American Corp. Announces Sale of Remaining Leased Property

Stratford American Corp. Announces Sale of Remaining Leased Property

Stratford American Corp. announced that it has sold its remaining real estate property for $1,440,000 in cash. The company had leased the property to Dollar Rent A Car Systems Inc. ... Continue reading

Torvec Gains European Patent for CV Joint

Torvec Gains European Patent for CV Joint

Torvec, Inc. disclosed the European Patent Office has notified the Company that it will be granted patent protection for the Torvec Constant Velocity Joint with Spherical Gears. ... Continue reading

Tracks: NARHoF will announce inductees January 8

Tracks: NARHoF will announce inductees January 8

Tracks: NARHoF will announce inductees January 8 ... Continue reading

USAA Purchases Land in Phoenix for Western Operations Center

USAA Purchases Land in Phoenix for Western Operations Center

USAA Chairman and CEO Robert T. Herres announced that Phoenix is the site for the company's new western operations center. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Record North American Production in 1999

Ward's Reports Record North American Production in 1999

Capped off by a record December, North American production for 1999 will end at an all-time high of 17.62 million units, 9.9% above 1998's 16,032,875, and well above the all-time high set in 1997 of 16,055,542. ... Continue reading

Williams Controls Reports Fiscal Year End Results

Williams Controls Reports Fiscal Year End Results

Williams Controls, Inc. reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

ZAP Signs Agreement to Acquire Electric Vehicle Company

ZAP Signs Agreement to Acquire Electric Vehicle Company

ZAPWORLD.COM announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Electric Vehicle Systems, Inc., a Los Altos Hills, California electric vehicle company. ... Continue reading

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