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1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

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1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

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1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

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1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

1999 MCI WorldCom Midget Car Series

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1999 Sprint Car Series

1999 Sprint Car Series

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ADP Collision Repair Services Brings New Management Features to Body Shops

ADP Collision Repair Services Brings New Management Features to Body Shops

ADP Collision Repair Services (CRS), a leading provider of information services for the collision-repair industry, announced the release of Stellix(tm) 1.4, an upgrade version of its 32-bit, multi-user collision-repair-management system. ... Continue reading

Alyn Corp. Announces Completion of Restructuring

Alyn Corp. Announces Completion of Restructuring

Alyn Corp., an advanced metal matrix composite technology company, announced the completion of its management restructuring following the appointment of Arne van Roon as its president and chief executive officer on April 15, 1999. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Ken Schrader Wins Anderson ARCA War

ARCA: Ken Schrader Wins Anderson ARCA War

ARCA: Ken Schrader Wins Anderson ARCA War ... Continue reading

Axis Group, Subsidiary of Allied Holdings, Inc., Announces New Contracts

Axis Group, Subsidiary of Allied Holdings, Inc., Announces New Contracts

Allied Holdings, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Axis Group, Inc., has recently signed contracts to provide its Kar-Tainer(R) exterior loading cassette system for containerized international shipment of Hondas and Volkswagens. ... Continue reading

Carfax Announces Move of Corporate Headquarters

Carfax Announces Move of Corporate Headquarters

Carfax Vehicle History Service (Carfax.com) announced that their corporate headquarters have moved to Fairfax City. ... Continue reading

CART: Team Gordon Takes its Act Overseas Once Again, Off to Rio

CART: Team Gordon Takes its Act Overseas Once Again, Off to Rio

CART: Team Gordon Takes its Act Overseas Once Again, Off to Rio ... Continue reading

CCC Announces Collision Industry's First Two-Way Open Systems Interface

CCC Announces Collision Industry's First Two-Way Open Systems Interface

CCC Information Services Inc., the leading provider of solutions to the automotive claims industry, announced the successful testing of a two-way bridge between the company's collision estimating and repair management systems. ... Continue reading

Clarion Technologies Inc. Announces OTC Symbol Change

Clarion Technologies Inc. Announces OTC Symbol Change

Clarion Technologies Inc. Tuesday announced a new stock symbol effective immediately. ... Continue reading

Composite Automobile Research Receives Authorization for Expanded Operations

Composite Automobile Research Receives Authorization for Expanded Operations

Composite Automobile Research Ltd announced that the Salokot Multi-Purpose Cooperative Board of Directors unanimously approved the expansion of the WorldStar Philippines Manufacturing & Distribution facilities. ... Continue reading

Continental and Delco Remy Forge Alliance

Continental and Delco Remy Forge Alliance

Continental AG and Delco Remy International, Inc. are entering into an alliance for the exclusive production of motors for use in the newly developed ISAD(R) system (Integrated Starter Alternator Damper). ... Continue reading

Credit Acceptance Corp. Announces Sale of Subsidiary

Credit Acceptance Corp. Announces Sale of Subsidiary

Credit Acceptance Corp. announced today that it has sold 100 percent of its subsidiary, which provides risk assessment, fraud alert information and computerized skiptracing services regarding non-prime consumers to companies serving the non-prime consumer market, for $20.5 million in cash. ... Continue reading

Cupertino Students Win State Auto Repair Championship

Cupertino Students Win State Auto Repair Championship

A team of two students from Deanza North ROP in Cupertino combined detailed knowledge of high-tech automotive repair and fast-paced teamwork to win the state finals of the FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS contest. ... Continue reading

Dana Facility Recognized by Recycling Council of Ontario

Dana Facility Recognized by Recycling Council of Ontario

Dana Corporation announced today its Long Manufacturing Division's Cambridge, Ontario, facility was awarded the Silver Business Award in the Outstanding Business Category by the Recycling Council of Ontario ... Continue reading

Delphi Invests $14 Million in its Oklahoma Catalyst Facility

Delphi Invests $14 Million in its Oklahoma Catalyst Facility

Delphi Automotive Systems is investing $14 million in its ASEC Manufacturing facility located in Port of Catoosa, Okla., according to Donald L. Runkle, president of Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems. ... Continue reading

Delphi RIMIR Operations Awarded 1999 Shingo Prize For Excellence in Manufacturing

Delphi RIMIR Operations Awarded 1999 Shingo Prize For Excellence in Manufacturing

Delphi Automotive Systems today announced that its RIMIR occupant protection systems operations in Matamoros, Mexico has been awarded the 1999 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Date Set for Inaugural United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis

Formula One: Date Set for Inaugural United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis

Formula One: Date Set for Inaugural United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis ... Continue reading

Formula One: First Test Drive with the new BMW Formula One Engine

Formula One: First Test Drive with the new BMW Formula One Engine

Formula One: First Test Drive with the new BMW Formula One Engine ... Continue reading

GKN Announces Key Management Appointment

GKN Announces Key Management Appointment

Tom Chambers has been named managing director-operations, Americas, GKN Automotive Driveline Division, responsible for the overall management of four North American plant operations; GKN AI; and equity ventures in Mexico and South America. ... Continue reading

Harbour Group Acquires Rumco and Pro-Fit Screw Manufacturing

Harbour Group Acquires Rumco and Pro-Fit Screw Manufacturing

Harbour Group has acquired Rumco, Inc. and Pro-Fit Screw Manufacturing, Inc., two privately held manufacturers of fastener products, Sam Fox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Harbour Group, announced. ... Continue reading

Hayes Lemmerz Wins Ford World Excellence Award for Quality of Suspension Components

Hayes Lemmerz Wins Ford World Excellence Award for Quality of Suspension Components

Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., one of the leading suppliers of automotive and commercial highway wheels, brakes, suspension, structural and other light weight components to the global transportation industry, proudly announced today that it has received the coveted Ford Silver World Excellence Award -- Quality for ... Continue reading

Hughes Network to Expand Tire Company's Wide Area Network

Hughes Network to Expand Tire Company's Wide Area Network

Hughes Network Systems announced Les Schwab, a retail tire store chain and tire retread manufacturer, is replacing its terrestrial-based network with HNS' very small aperture terminal satellite network. ... Continue reading

Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race Show Simulcast

Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race Show Simulcast

Indianapolis station WRTV Channel 6 will broadcast the annual five-hour pre-race show for the Indianapolis 500, and The Auto Channel will provide exclusive internet coverage for the entire ``Breakfast at Brickyard'' television show. ... Continue reading

International Speedway and Penske Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

International Speedway and Penske Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

International Speedway Corporation and Penske Motorsports, Inc. announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement that will create America's largest provider of motorsports entertainment. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Gains Major Recognition with Ford's World Excellence Award

Johnson Controls Gains Major Recognition with Ford's World Excellence Award

Johnson Controls a leading producer of vehicle interior systems has been cited as one of Ford Motor Company's top suppliers in the world for its 1998 performance, as it gained the automaker's World Excellence Award. ... Continue reading

Live 5 Hour Internet Broadcast Will Start Your Engine

Live 5 Hour Internet Broadcast Will Start Your Engine

For the third year in a row, The Auto Channel is proud to provide exclusive Internet carriage of the entire 1999 "Breakfast at the Brickyard" television show, produced by WRTV Channel 6 in Indianapolis. ... Continue reading

Mel Farr Automotive Group, Named #1 African American Owned Business in US

Mel Farr Automotive Group, Named #1 African American Owned Business in US

The nation's largest African American owned auto dealership chain has made history by claiming title to the country's largest African American owned business of any kind. ... Continue reading

NASCAR SJAPS: Howard Scores First Career Win in Slim Jim All Pro Series

NASCAR SJAPS: Howard Scores First Career Win in Slim Jim All Pro Series

NASCAR SJAPS: Howard Scores First Career Win in Slim Jim All Pro Series ... Continue reading

New Ford Campaign Features Michiganders Who Are All Smiles

New Ford Campaign Features Michiganders Who Are All Smiles

The Greater Michigan Ford dealer association has created three new television commercials featuring Michiganders and their Fords in what could be called a travelogue of familiar local scenes. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Chase for Winston Championships Heat Up at Atlanta Dragway

NHRA: Chase for Winston Championships Heat Up at Atlanta Dragway

NHRA: Chase for Winston Championships Heat Up at Atlanta Dragway ... Continue reading

NHRA: Herbert Emerging as Top Fuel Championship Contender

NHRA: Herbert Emerging as Top Fuel Championship Contender

NHRA: Herbert Emerging as Top Fuel Championship Contender ... Continue reading

NHTSA Publishes List of March Recalls

NHTSA Publishes List of March Recalls

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

NLMS: Collins Claims Second Win of Season on Southern Dirt tour

NLMS: Collins Claims Second Win of Season on Southern Dirt tour

NLMS: Collins Claims Second Win of Season on Southern Dirt tour ... Continue reading

NWRS: Thrift Crashes, Moore Wins as St. Augustine

NWRS: Thrift Crashes, Moore Wins as St. Augustine

NWRS: Thrift Crashes, Moore Wins as St. Augustine ... Continue reading

PACCAR Names Three New Vice Presidents

PACCAR Names Three New Vice Presidents

PACCAR Inc announced the appointment of Mr. Edward B. Caudill, Mr. Nicholas P. Panza and Mr. James G. Cardillo as vice presidents of PACCAR, according to Mark C. Pigott, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. ... Continue reading

Prolong Appearance Products Packaging Wins Multiple Design Awards

Prolong Appearance Products Packaging Wins Multiple Design Awards

Products within its new automotive car-care line have earned Prolong Super Lubricants(R) Inc. five honors in the recently held Automotive Aftermarket Global Design Awards. ... Continue reading

PSCR: Entry Tickets for Le Mans Are Secured for BMW Team

PSCR: Entry Tickets for Le Mans Are Secured for BMW Team

PSCR: Entry Tickets for Le Mans Are Secured for BMW Team ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Declares Regular Third Quarter Dividend

Reynolds and Reynolds Declares Regular Third Quarter Dividend

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company's board of directors declared a regular third quarter Class A common stock dividend of 10 cents per share, payable June 11, 1999 to shareholders of record as of May 24, 1999. ... Continue reading

SAE to Preview Best Practices in Lean Systems At Detroit Conference

SAE to Preview Best Practices in Lean Systems At Detroit Conference

For automakers and suppliers wanting to successfully implement lean systems, help is on the way. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) is now compiling best practices data from about a dozen model lean companies. ... Continue reading

Spatial Technology Inc. Announces IntraVISION 4.0

Spatial Technology Inc. Announces IntraVISION 4.0

Spatial Technology Inc., the world's leading developer of open, component 3D modeling technology and product data access, exchange, and sharing solutions, announced IntraVISION(TM) 4.0. ... Continue reading

Speedway Motorsports Reports Record Revenues And Earnings for First Quarter of 1999

Speedway Motorsports Reports Record Revenues And Earnings for First Quarter of 1999

Speedway Motorsports announced record revenues, net income and earnings per share for the quarter ended March 25, 1999. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Board Declares Second Quarter Dividend

Tenneco Board Declares Second Quarter Dividend

Tenneco announced that its board of directors has declared a regular second quarter dividend of 30 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on June 8, 1999 to shareowners of record at the close of business on May 24, 1999. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Shareowners Approve New Terms for Two Directors

Tenneco Shareowners Approve New Terms for Two Directors

Tenneco announced that its shareowners have voted to approve new three-year terms for two members of the Tenneco board of directors. ... Continue reading

USAC: Hines Wins 'Opperman Memorial'; Gerster Scores at Louisville

USAC: Hines Wins 'Opperman Memorial'; Gerster Scores at Louisville

USAC: Hines Wins 'Opperman Memorial'; Gerster Scores at Louisville ... Continue reading

USAC: Kaeding, Wise, Sills Share 'Western Glory'

USAC: Kaeding, Wise, Sills Share 'Western Glory'

USAC: Kaeding, Wise, Sills Share 'Western Glory' ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI Worldcom Midget Cars Resume after 3-Month 'Layoff'

USAC: MCI Worldcom Midget Cars Resume after 3-Month 'Layoff'

USAC: MCI Worldcom Midget Cars Resume after 3-Month 'Layoff' ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI Worldcom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale

USAC: MCI Worldcom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale

USAC: MCI Worldcom TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Irwindale ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI Worldcom Western States Midget Car Series Race Results, Hanford

USAC: MCI Worldcom Western States Midget Car Series Race Results, Hanford

USAC: MCI Worldcom Western States Midget Car Series Race Results, Hanford ... Continue reading

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Irwindale

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Irwindale

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

USAC: Young Wins Again at Speedrome, Goes for 'Triple' This Wednesday

USAC: Young Wins Again at Speedrome, Goes for 'Triple' This Wednesday

USAC: Young Wins Again at Speedrome, Goes for 'Triple' This Wednesday ... Continue reading

US Trucking, Inc. Completes Asset Purchase of Mid-Cal Express

US Trucking, Inc. Completes Asset Purchase of Mid-Cal Express

US Trucking, Inc. announced that it has completed the purchase of assets of Mid-Cal Express from Prime Companies, Inc. of San Francisco, California for approximately 400,000 shares of stock valued at $1,900,000.00. ... Continue reading

Visteon Becomes Leading Cockpit Supplier in Europe

Visteon Becomes Leading Cockpit Supplier in Europe

In a move that will make it the market leader in automotive cockpits in Europe and expand its global customer base, Visteon Automotive Systems announces its plans to acquire the automotive interior division of Plastic Omnium. ... Continue reading

ZAP Signs Agreement with Baywatch

ZAP Signs Agreement with Baywatch

Leading electric vehicle manufacturer ZAP Power systems announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Pearson Entertainment and The Baywatch Production Company for its ZAPPY(tm) electric scooter and ZAP electric bicycles. ... Continue reading

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