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Adam Petty Dies in Crash

Adam Petty Dies in Crash

Adam Petty Killed in Crash ... Continue reading

Adam Petty Dies in Crash

Adam Petty Dies in Crash

Adam Petty Killed in Crash ... Continue reading

AMA: Lafferty, Hawkins battle for top spot in 2000 AMA FMF Racing National Enduro Series

AMA: Lafferty, Hawkins battle for top spot in 2000 AMA FMF Racing National Enduro Series

Lafferty, Hawkins battle for top spot in 2000 AMA FMF Racing National Enduro Series ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Authorizes 1.2 Million Share Repurchase Program

BorgWarner Authorizes 1.2 Million Share Repurchase Program

BorgWarner Inc. announced that its board of directors has authorized the purchase of up to 1.2 million shares of the company's common stock. The company completed its previous share repurchase program from 1997 this month. ... Continue reading

Budget Group Announces Grand Opening of Reservation Call Centers

Budget Group Announces Grand Opening of Reservation Call Centers

Budget Group, Inc. , which owns Budget Rent a Car Corporation and Ryder TRS, announced the grand opening of its new reservation call centers in Lemoore, California, and Wichita Falls, Texas. ... Continue reading

Cray Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

Cray Inc. Announces First Quarter Results

Cray Inc. reported results for the first quarter 2000. These results do not reflect the recent acquisition of the Cray Research business assets, which will be included in the second quarter 2000 results. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Hosts 'Build Your Dream Vehicle' National Finals

DaimlerChrysler Hosts 'Build Your Dream Vehicle' National Finals

What will the vehicles of the future look like? Judging from the entries in the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Build Your Dream Vehicle competition, the future of transportation looks bright. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of May 15, 2000

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule for Week of May 15, 2000

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of May 15, 2000. ... Continue reading

Delphi Accepts Manufacturing Awards

Delphi Accepts Manufacturing Awards

A leading Delphi Automotive Systems executive said that the company's transformation to lean manufacturing is necessary to meet customer demands for the highest quality products delivered accurately and quickly at the most competitive price. ... Continue reading

EWRX Opens Doors to MotorWRX Mall

EWRX Opens Doors to MotorWRX Mall

EWRX Internet Systems Inc. launched the first phase of its MotorWRX Mall e-Business service. ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company 2000 Annual Meeting Voting Results

Ford Motor Company 2000 Annual Meeting Voting Results

A total of 317 people attended the 45th annual meeting of Ford Motor Company shareholders at ZooAtlanta. ... Continue reading

Georgia IsuzuDealers.com Ranked No. 3 SUV Website on the Internet

Georgia IsuzuDealers.com Ranked No. 3 SUV Website on the Internet

Top9.com has ranked IsuzuDealers.com No. 3 in the nation out of all truck/SUV web sites. ... Continue reading

IndustrialVORTEX.com and Nematron Announce Partnership

IndustrialVORTEX.com and Nematron Announce Partnership

IndustrialVORTEX.com and Nematron Corporation announced a partnership to offer Nematron products through IndustrialVORTEX.com, the leading independent B2B marketplace for Industrial Automation products. ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Excite@home/Team Cheever Racing Notes and Quotes

INDY 500: Excite@home/Team Cheever Racing Notes and Quotes

INDY 500: Excite@home/Team Cheever Racing Notes and Quotes ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Fans to see historic Speedway improvements

INDY 500: Fans to see historic Speedway improvements

INDY 500: Fans to see historic Speedway improvements ... Continue reading

INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 Event Happenings

INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 Event Happenings

INDY 500: Indianapolis 500 Event Happenings ... Continue reading

INDY 500 LEGENDS: Andretti considers '500' victory the crown jewel of great career

INDY 500 LEGENDS: Andretti considers '500' victory the crown jewel of great career

INDY 500 LEGENDS: Andretti considers '500' victory the crown jewel of great career ... Continue reading

International Fuel Technology Announces Filing of Annual Report

International Fuel Technology Announces Filing of Annual Report

The management team of International Fuel Technology announced the filing of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ... Continue reading

J.L. French Automotive Castings Announces Increased Q1 Results

J.L. French Automotive Castings Announces Increased Q1 Results

J.L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., announced increased revenues and operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. ... Continue reading

Lamb Technicon Opens Laser Process Validation Center

Lamb Technicon Opens Laser Process Validation Center

To help North American automotive manufacturers develop and validate laser welding and assembly techniques, Lamb Technicon Body & Assembly announced the dedication of a new Laser Process Validation Center. ... Continue reading

Mace Statement - Waste Management and Former Eastern Executives Agree

Mace Statement - Waste Management and Former Eastern Executives Agree

Mace Security announced that Waste Management, Louis Paolino, Jr., and other individuals formerly involved in Eastern Environmental Services, have dismissed pending claims and agreed to submit all claims to non-binding mediation. ... Continue reading

Michigan Students are International Science Fair Finalists

Michigan Students are International Science Fair Finalists

Forty-one Michigan students are among 1,223 finalists from the United States and 42 other countries competing for scholastic honors and prizes at the 51st Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) being held at Cobo Center. ... Continue reading

Modine Airsystems Awarded Governor's Safety Award

Modine Airsystems Awarded Governor's Safety Award

Modine Airsystems (MAS), a subsidiary of Modine Manufacturing Company earned a Governor's Safety Award from the Minnesota Safety Council for excellence in the workplace for safety and health. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Zipadelli mirrors Stewart's competitive fire

NASCAR WCUP: Zipadelli mirrors Stewart's competitive fire

NASCAR WCUP: Zipadelli mirrors Stewart's competitive fire ... Continue reading

Peacock Financial Reports Open Market Purchases of Its Own Stock

Peacock Financial Reports Open Market Purchases of Its Own Stock

Peacock Financial Corp. confirmed that it has recently bought 400,000 shares of its common stock in open market transactions. ... Continue reading

Soligen Technologies, Inc. Joins Ford's ANX Network

Soligen Technologies, Inc. Joins Ford's ANX Network

Soligen Technologies, Inc., a rapid manufacturer of complex metal parts using proprietary technology, said that the Company has now become a subscribed trading partner on the Ford Motor Company's Automotive Network eXchange(R) (ANX(R)) Network. ... Continue reading

Southern States Power Highlighted at Annual Conference

Southern States Power Highlighted at Annual Conference

Southern States Power Company announced that they were highlighted at the 6th Annual National Clean Cities Conference and Exposition held in San Diego, California May 7-10, 2000. ... Continue reading

Superior Industries Announces Cash Dividend

Superior Industries Announces Cash Dividend

Superior Industries International Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has approved an 11.1% increase in the Company's quarterly cash dividend to $0.10 per share, commencing with the next quarterly dividend payable on July 14, 2000. ... Continue reading

The Auxer Group's Form 10-SB Is Cleared of SEC Comments

The Auxer Group's Form 10-SB Is Cleared of SEC Comments

The Auxer Group, Inc. announced that The Auxer Group's Form 10- SB has been cleared of further comments from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). ... Continue reading

Tomkins' Investor Meeting

Tomkins' Investor Meeting

Tomkins PLC announces it is holding a two day meeting focusing on operational issues, commencing in Detroit, for institutional investors and analysts. ... Continue reading

TRACKS: Mom gets a victory lap at Irwindale, May 13

TRACKS: Mom gets a victory lap at Irwindale, May 13

MOM GETS A VICTORY LAP AT IRWINDALE - MAY 13 ... Continue reading

TRW Receives Recognition by Toyota, NUMMI

TRW Receives Recognition by Toyota, NUMMI

TRW has received Certificate of Achievement recognition from Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMMNA), Erlanger, Ky., for quality performance in 1999. ... Continue reading

UNOVA Elects Herrman and Seymour Senior Vice Presidents

UNOVA Elects Herrman and Seymour Senior Vice Presidents

UNOVA, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors elected James A. Herrman and Kyle H. Seymour as Senior Vice Presidents of the Corporation. ... Continue reading

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results

USAC: Indianapolis Speedrome Midget Car Series Race Results ... Continue reading

USAC: Regional Dirt-Track Midget Car Series Opens June 17

USAC: Regional Dirt-Track Midget Car Series Opens June 17

USAC: Regional Dirt-Track Midget Car Series Opens June 17 ... Continue reading

USAC: Treadway captures Speedrome Midget 50-Lapper

USAC: Treadway captures Speedrome Midget 50-Lapper

USAC: Treadway captures Speedrome Midget 50-Lapper ... 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 384,407 units, down from the 390,948 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

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