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Wednesday, June 10, 1998

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Detroit

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Detroit

Dave Treffer's thoughts on one great racing weekend and the sattelite technology that brings it to you. ... Continue reading

Alternative Fuel Expo Lets Consumers Drive the Future

Alternative Fuel Expo Lets Consumers Drive the Future

The 6th Annual Environmental Vehicles & Alternative Fuels Conf. and Expo opens next week and Michigan consumers get their first chance ever to drive vehicles powered by electricity and other alternative fuels, including ethanol, natural gas and propane. ... Continue reading

AMA: K&N Joins in on Growth of AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series

AMA: K&N Joins in on Growth of AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series

AMA: K&N Joins in on Growth of AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series ... Continue reading

AMA: MBNA Superbike Tour Arrives at Road America Super Cycle Classic

AMA: MBNA Superbike Tour Arrives at Road America Super Cycle Classic

AMA: MBNA Superbike Tour Arrives at Road America Super Cycle Classic ... Continue reading

American Honda And Republic Industries Reach Agreement

American Honda And Republic Industries Reach Agreement

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and Republic Industries, Inc. have signed a framework agreement providing for Republic's acquisition and ownership of Honda and Acura dealerships. It also resolves all pending litigation between the parties. ... Continue reading

Asbury Automotive Expands Dealership Network

Asbury Automotive Expands Dealership Network

Asbury Automotive Group and Crown Automotive Management Company today announced that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture, under which Asbury would own 51% of Crown. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ... Continue reading

Auto Dealerships To Do Battle with Pep Boys, et. al.

Auto Dealerships To Do Battle with Pep Boys, et. al.

Over 300 dealership service managers, parts managers, dealers and factory representatives completed a two-day summit devoted to presentations designed to help them recapture the service work lost to independent aftermarket repair facilities. ... Continue reading

Autoliv Declares Dividend

Autoliv Declares Dividend

The Board of Directors of Autoliv Inc., a leading global automotive safety company, declared today a dividend of US $0.11 per share of common stock, payable on 9/3/98, to the Autoliv stockholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 6, 1998. ... Continue reading

Automakers Commend Korean President's Economic Reform Efforts

Automakers Commend Korean President's Economic Reform Efforts

AAMA particularly supports President Kim's plans to rebuild the Korean economy through policies based on free-market principles and transparent business and government practices. Such reform would be welcome steps in the right direction. ... Continue reading

Automotive Paint Pump Agreement for Robots

Automotive Paint Pump Agreement for Robots

Detroit Pump's International Group will announce an exclusive distribution agreement to provide Waukesha Cherry-Burrell's automotive paint metering pumps to FANUC Robotics North America. ... Continue reading

Chrysler-Plymouth Superstores Sponsor Paintings for Motorists

Chrysler-Plymouth Superstores Sponsor Paintings for Motorists

More than 1.5 million metro Detroit motorists will have something to look forward to in their daily commutes this summer -- acres of constantly changing wildflower paintings running right alongside of the expressway. ... Continue reading

Dawson Science Corp. Reports First Quarter Results

Dawson Science Corp. Reports First Quarter Results

Dawson Science Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: DWSC) today reported its results of operations for the first quarter period ended March 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

F2000: Mid-Ohio - Entry List

F2000: Mid-Ohio - Entry List

F2000: Mid-Ohio - Entry List ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Appoints William E. Wyllie

Federal-Mogul Appoints William E. Wyllie

Michael C. Verwilst, vice president, Powertrain Systems - Americas, Federal-Mogul Corporation, announces the appointment of William E. Wyllie to director, strategic planning, Powertrain Systems - Americas effective immediately. ... Continue reading

GenCorp's Green Bay, Wisconsin Facility Achieves ISO-9002 Certification

GenCorp's Green Bay, Wisconsin Facility Achieves ISO-9002 Certification

GenCorp Specialty Polymers' Green Bay, Wisconsin facility has achieved ISO-9002 certification for its quality management systems. ... Continue reading

General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Prizes Awarded

General Motors Cancer Research Foundation Prizes Awarded

The 20th annual General Motors Cancer Research Foundation awards, international prizes for individual achievement in cancer research, were formally presented today at the Library of Congress. ... Continue reading

Integrated Sensor Solutions, Inc.'s Low Power Chip Selected

Integrated Sensor Solutions, Inc.'s Low Power Chip Selected

Integrated Sensor Solutions, Inc. "ISS" today announced that it has begun shipping its latest state-of-the-art, low power, signal conditioning Application Specific Integrated Circuit for incorporation in next generation residential propane gas meters. ... Continue reading

Leading U.S. Automotive Components Maker Invests in Northern Ireland

Leading U.S. Automotive Components Maker Invests in Northern Ireland

North America's largest manufacturer of tire repair products has formed a new $4.5 million joint venture with a Northern Ireland company to make products for Europe's automotive industry, the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland announced. ... Continue reading

Magna Announces Record 1998 Third Quarter Operating Results

Magna Announces Record 1998 Third Quarter Operating Results

Magna International Inc. today reported sales, profits and earnings per share for the third quarter ended April 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Wallace Fastest on Second Night of Daytona Testing

NASCAR: Wallace Fastest on Second Night of Daytona Testing

NASCAR: Wallace Fastest on Second Night of Daytona Testing ... Continue reading

Perfect Circle(R) Retires Muskegon(R) Brand Engine Components in North America

Perfect Circle(R) Retires Muskegon(R) Brand Engine Components in North America

Dana Corporation's Perfect Circle Division has announced that, effective immediately, the Muskegon(R) brand name is being retired in the domestic market, and replaced by the Perfect Circle(R) brand name. ... Continue reading

Pilkington Appoints Warren D Knowlton

Pilkington Appoints Warren D Knowlton

International glass group Pilkington, which is headquartered in England, has appointed Warren D Knowlton, a main board director of Pilkington p1c, to the position of President, Automotive Products Worldwide, effective June 21, 1998. ... Continue reading

Smart Choice Automotive Group Opens 26th Store

Smart Choice Automotive Group Opens 26th Store

Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc., a leading consolidator of the 'dealer-financed' used car retailing industry in the Southeastern United States, today announced the opening of its 26th retail automobile dealership. ... Continue reading

Sneak Preview of the Lights at Daytona

Sneak Preview of the Lights at Daytona

Musco Lighting proclaims the speedway "the largest lighting project of a sporting arena ever." Daytona International Speedway officials call it "a sell-out." Either way it looks like the drivers and racefans win. ... Continue reading

SPRINT: Civil War Sprint Series Bound for Double Header This Weekend

SPRINT: Civil War Sprint Series Bound for Double Header This Weekend

SPRINT: Civil War Sprint Series Bound for Double Header This Weekend ... Continue reading

Technologies to Reduce Injury and Loss of Life from Car Crashes

Technologies to Reduce Injury and Loss of Life from Car Crashes

The Calspan-University at Buffalo Research Center (CUBRC) will receive $12 million over the next six years under the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century, signed yesterday by President Clinton. ... Continue reading

Treadco Acquires Operating Assets

Treadco Acquires Operating Assets

Treadco, Inc. today announced the acquisition from Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. of substantially all the operating assets of its Cobre Tire location in El Paso, Texas. ... Continue reading

U of Wisconsin Team Captures First Innovations in Aluminum Award

U of Wisconsin Team Captures First Innovations in Aluminum Award

Competing against 13 universities, a team of top engineering students from University of Wisconsin today won the first ever Innovations in Aluminum award as part of the FutureCar Challenge. ... Continue reading

Wedgestone Financial Completes Tender Offer

Wedgestone Financial Completes Tender Offer

Wedgestone Financial announced today that its tender offer, dated May 8, 1998, to purchase all of its outstanding shares of beneficial interest at $0.67 per share, net to the seller, had expired as scheduled. ... Continue reading

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