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Thursday, November 12, 1998

AirBoss Reports Net Income for Nine Months Ending Sept 30, 1998

AirBoss Reports Net Income for Nine Months Ending Sept 30, 1998

Toronto based AirBoss of America Corp. reports sales of $61.2 million for the first three quarters of 1998 compared to $40.4 in the same period in 1997. Net income increased by 76% to $3.6 million. ... Continue reading

Aliphatic TPU Wins Materials Category Award from SPE

Aliphatic TPU Wins Materials Category Award from SPE

An aliphatic thermoplastic urethane developed by Textron Automotive Co--Trim Division, manufactured by Bayer Corp and used by Chrysler Corp, has won the Materials Category Award. ... Continue reading

ASHA Corporation a Finalist for Prestigious PACE Award

ASHA Corporation a Finalist for Prestigious PACE Award

ASHA Corporation has been named a finalist for the prestigious 1999 Automotive News PACE(TM) Award. The annual PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers Contributions to Excellence) Award is jointly sponsored by Automotive News and Ernst & Young LLP. ... Continue reading

Autoliv Appoints New CEO

Autoliv Appoints New CEO

The Board of Directors of Autoliv Inc., a worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has appointed Mr. Lars Westerberg new President and Chief Executive Officer. ... Continue reading

Auto Network USA Announces Continued Expansion

Auto Network USA Announces Continued Expansion

Auto Network USA announced that the Company is continuing to expand operations, opening a location in Anchorage, Alaska. ... Continue reading

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Raises Estimates for Avis and Hertz

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Raises Estimates for Avis and Hertz

The following is being issued by BancBoston Robertson Stephens, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 41271: ... Continue reading

Catalyst Awarded Dana Corp Multi-site Project

Catalyst Awarded Dana Corp Multi-site Project

Catalyst International, Inc. announced that it has been named the warehouse software solution provider for the Automotive Aftermarket Group of Dana Corporation. ... Continue reading

Comdisco, Inc. Announces a Major Worldwide Agreement

Comdisco, Inc. Announces a Major Worldwide Agreement

Comdisco, Inc. announced that it has entered into a six-year global asset management services agreement with Michelin Group, the worldwide leading tire manufacturer. ... Continue reading

Crompton & Knowles Unit Forms Joint Venture

Crompton & Knowles Unit Forms Joint Venture

Crompton & Knowles Corporation announced its Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc. subsidiary has formed a joint venture with GIRSA, a subsidiary of DESC, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico, to produce Paracril(R) oil-resistant nitrile rubber products. ... Continue reading

Daewoo ''No-hassle'' Buying Experience Now Includes Auto Insurance

Daewoo ''No-hassle'' Buying Experience Now Includes Auto Insurance

Daewoo buyers can now drive away from any of Daewoo's 15 company-owned retail stores in the United States with auto insurance. ... Continue reading

Education: Racing Data Acquisition Seminar

Education: Racing Data Acquisition Seminar

Education: Racing Data Acquisition Seminar ... Continue reading

Hawk Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Plan

Hawk Corporation Announces Stock Repurchase Plan

The Board of Directors of Hawk Corporation announced that it has authorized the Company to repurchase up to $2 million dollars of its common stock. ... Continue reading

Honda Reports Results For the Fiscal Q2 and The First Half

Honda Reports Results For the Fiscal Q2 and The First Half

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fiscal second quarter and the first half ended September 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

Insilco Announces Exchange Offer of Senior Discount Notes

Insilco Announces Exchange Offer of Senior Discount Notes

Insilco Holding Co. announced the commencement of an exchange offer to exchange an aggregate of up to $138,000,000 principal amount at maturity of its 14% Senior Discount Notes due 2008. ... Continue reading

Midgets: NAMARS Featured on Motor City Motorsports

Midgets: NAMARS Featured on Motor City Motorsports

Midgets: NAMARS Featured on Motor City Motorsports ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Florida - A Hometown Crowd for Timber Wolf Racing Team

NASCAR BGN: Florida - A Hometown Crowd for Timber Wolf Racing Team

NASCAR BGN: Florida - A Hometown Crowd for Timber Wolf Racing Team ... Continue reading

NASCAR SJAPS: Slim Jim All Pro Series Finale This Weekend

NASCAR SJAPS: Slim Jim All Pro Series Finale This Weekend

NASCAR SJAPS: Slim Jim All Pro Series Finale This Weekend ... Continue reading

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. to List on the New York Stock Exchange

National R.V. Holdings, Inc. to List on the New York Stock Exchange

National R.V. Holdings, Inc., announced that it has filed an application to list its Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). ... Continue reading

New Beetle Earns Recognition For Safety

New Beetle Earns Recognition For Safety

Volkswagen's New Beetle, which has been turning heads on America's highways, has now been recognized for another reason -- safety. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Despite Clinching Championship, Johnson Hungry for More

NHRA: Despite Clinching Championship, Johnson Hungry for More

NHRA: Despite Clinching Championship, Johnson Hungry for More ... Continue reading

NHRA: Force Nears Eighth Funny Car Title After Very Tough Season

NHRA: Force Nears Eighth Funny Car Title After Very Tough Season

NHRA: Force Nears Eighth Funny Car Title After Very Tough Season ... Continue reading

NHRA: Hines Betters 1997 Winston Title Performance with Incredible 1998

NHRA: Hines Betters 1997 Winston Title Performance with Incredible 1998

NHRA: Hines Betters 1997 Winston Title Performance with Incredible 1998 ... Continue reading

NHRA: McClenathan Looks to Win First Big Bud Shootout

NHRA: McClenathan Looks to Win First Big Bud Shootout

NHRA: McClenathan Looks to Win First Big Bud Shootout ... Continue reading

NHRA: Scelzi, McClenathan to End Top Fuel Battle at Winston Finals

NHRA: Scelzi, McClenathan to End Top Fuel Battle at Winston Finals

NHRA: Scelzi, McClenathan to End Top Fuel Battle at Winston Finals ... Continue reading

Northport Industries Inc. Summary of Historical Results of Operations

Northport Industries Inc. Summary of Historical Results of Operations

Northport Industries Inc. is declaring a loss of $79,559 for the third quarter of 1998. ... Continue reading

Prestolite Electric Reports Third Quarter Results

Prestolite Electric Reports Third Quarter Results

Prestolite Electric Incorporated and its parent, PEI Holding, Inc., announced that consolidated third quarter net sales of $70.4 million had generated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $7.6 million. ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Corporation Reports Operating Results

Standard Automotive Corporation Reports Operating Results

Standard Automotive Corporation announced the operating results for the second quarter and six months ended September 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

Textron Appoints Wilson to Lead Fastener Group's European Operation

Textron Appoints Wilson to Lead Fastener Group's European Operation

Textron Inc. announced it has named Peter G. Wilson president of Textron Fastening Systems (TFS) Europe, effective 1/01/99. Based in England, Wilson will oversee 23 operations across Europe with over 5,500 employees and revenues exceeding $700M. ... Continue reading

Textron Automotive Company Named Finalist In Award Program

Textron Automotive Company Named Finalist In Award Program

Textron Automotive Company (TAC) has been named a finalist in the esteemed 1999 Automotive News PACE(TM) Award. ... Continue reading

Transportation Components, Inc. Reports Q3 and Nine Month Results

Transportation Components, Inc. Reports Q3 and Nine Month Results

Transportation Components, Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

USAC: Dave Strickland Named Manzanita Midget Grand Marshal

USAC: Dave Strickland Named Manzanita Midget Grand Marshal

USAC: Dave Strickland Named Manzanita Midget Grand Marshal ... Continue reading

Visteon Drives Plan to Recycle Post-Consumer Plastic Bumpers

Visteon Drives Plan to Recycle Post-Consumer Plastic Bumpers

In a significant industry first, Visteon plans to reuse plastic vehicle bumpers collected from salvage yards to help make new bumpers for a variety of Ford Motor Company cars and trucks beginning next year. ... Continue reading

Visteon Helps Drive Society of Plastics Engineers Technology Awards

Visteon Helps Drive Society of Plastics Engineers Technology Awards

Visteon Automotive Systems' relentless pursuit of innovative technologies and customer success were honored last night with two major industry awards from the Society of Plastics Engineers. ... Continue reading

VITEC Celebrates Opening of Plant in Detroit's Empowerment Zone

VITEC Celebrates Opening of Plant in Detroit's Empowerment Zone

VITEC, a minority-owned, tier one supplier of automotive fuel system products, officially opened its 150,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Detroit's Empowerment Zone with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony. ... Continue reading

Westar Financial Completes Fourth Securitization

Westar Financial Completes Fourth Securitization

Westar Financial Services Incorporated, a prime-credit auto lessor, announced it has sold $14.4 million of automobile lease receivable certificates in its second securitization within the past three months. ... Continue reading

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