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Thursday, March 18, 1999

1999 Spring Chevy/Vettefest

1999 Spring Chevy/Vettefest

Mid-America Promotions presents the Spring 1999 edition of the Chicago Chevy/Vettefest Nationals, March 27 & 28 at McCormick Place's East Building ... Continue reading

AMA Drag Bikes: AMA Prostar Qualifying Results, Tucson

AMA Drag Bikes: AMA Prostar Qualifying Results, Tucson

AMA Drag Bikes: AMA Prostar Race Results, Tucson ... Continue reading

AMA Drag Bikes: AMA Prostar Race Results, Tucson

AMA Drag Bikes: AMA Prostar Race Results, Tucson

AMA Drag Bikes: AMA Prostar Race Results, Tucson ... Continue reading

AMA: MBNA Superbike Tour Presented By Parts Unlimited to Descend on Phoenix

AMA: MBNA Superbike Tour Presented By Parts Unlimited to Descend on Phoenix

AMA: MBNA Superbike Tour Presented By Parts Unlimited to Descend on Phoenix ... Continue reading

American Le Mans Series

American Le Mans Series

1999 National Events Schedule ... Continue reading

Attendance and TV Rating for Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Attendance and TV Rating for Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Speedway Motorsports announced a record 5.7 television rating, up from a 2.7 the prior year, for the Cracker Barrel 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race. ABC's broadcast of the Cracker Barrel 500 received a 15 share and was viewed in approximately 5.7 million households ... Continue reading

Auxer Group to Increase the Authorized Shares

Auxer Group to Increase the Authorized Shares

The Auxer Group, Inc. announced today that shareholders overwhelming supported and approved the adoption to increase the number of authorized shares at yesterday's Special Meeting ... Continue reading

BBC Stock Market Inc. Announces Change of Company Name to Environmental Solutions Worldwide - "ESWI"

BBC Stock Market Inc. Announces Change of Company Name to Environmental Solutions Worldwide - "ESWI"

BBC Stock Market Inc. is pleased to announce that the company has changed its name to Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. which more accurately reflects the company's business ... Continue reading

Brann and Stickley Promoted at Pep Boys

Brann and Stickley Promoted at Pep Boys

The Pep Boys -- Manny, Moe & Jack announced that Robert E. Brann has been promoted to Senior Vice President-Merchandising and that D. Kent Stickley has been promoted to Vice President-Commercial. ... Continue reading

Chancellor President to Speak at The AiC'S FLEET '99 Conference

Chancellor President to Speak at The AiC'S FLEET '99 Conference

Chancellor President to Speak On 'Wholesale-Plus' Strategy At The AiC'S FLEET '99 Conference ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Platinum Plus Achieves 2002 NOx and Particulate Emission Standards

Clean Diesel Platinum Plus Achieves 2002 NOx and Particulate Emission Standards

Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. announced the completion of engine testing by a major independent testing organization of its Platinum Plus(R) diesel fuel catalyst (PFC). ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Chairmen Pledge to Lead Fuel Cell Development

DaimlerChrysler Chairmen Pledge to Lead Fuel Cell Development

DaimlerChrysler Chairmen Eaton and Schrempp unveiled the first drivable, zero emission, fuel cell car in the United States that demonstrates a 40 percent increase in fuel cell power and up to three times the range of a battery-powered vehicle ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Reports U.S. and Canadian Assembly Plant Schedule for Week of March 22, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Reports U.S. and Canadian Assembly Plant Schedule for Week of March 22, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Reports U.S. and Canadian Assembly Plant Schedule for Week of March 22, 1999 ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Gives Gold Pentastar to Delphi for Antenna Module

DaimlerChrysler Gives Gold Pentastar to Delphi for Antenna Module

Delphi Automotive Systems recently received the DaimlerChrysler Gold Pentastar Award again for its 1998 performance in supplying hidden antenna modules to DaimlerChrysler Corporation ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Presents First Driveable U.S. Fuel Cell Technology Car

DaimlerChrysler Presents First Driveable U.S. Fuel Cell Technology Car

DaimlerChrysler Chairmen Robert J. Eaton and Juergen E. Schrempp today unveiled the first driveable zero-emission, fuel cell car in the United States that demonstrates a 40 percent increase in fuel cell power and up to three times the range of a battery-powered vehicle ... Continue reading

Ecostar System Drives Ford P2000 and Mercedes NECAR 4 Fuel Cell Cars

Ecostar System Drives Ford P2000 and Mercedes NECAR 4 Fuel Cell Cars

Two new cars powered by fuel cells -- the Ford P2000 and the Mercedes NECAR 4 -- are driven with technology developed and produced by Ecostar Electric Drive Systems ... Continue reading

FIA Electro-Solar Cup

FIA Electro-Solar Cup

1999 National Events Schedule ... Continue reading

FIA European Truck Racing Cup

FIA European Truck Racing Cup

1999 National Events Schedule ... Continue reading

FIA European Truck Racing Cup

FIA European Truck Racing Cup

1999 National Events Schedule ... Continue reading

FIA Historic Hill Climb Challenge

FIA Historic Hill Climb Challenge

1999 National Events Schedule ... Continue reading

Ford Buys Into Zebra Imaging: Shows World's Largest Hologram

Ford Buys Into Zebra Imaging: Shows World's Largest Hologram

Ford Motor Company has acquired an equity interest in Zebra Imaging, an Austin, Texas, firm that developed with Ford a breakthrough process for viewing electronic design data in 3-D ... Continue reading

General Motors Selects Deneb Robotics For Digital Manufacturing

General Motors Selects Deneb Robotics For Digital Manufacturing

General Motors has selected Deneb Robotics, Inc., a Dassault Systemes S.A. company, as its strategic global partner for next generation digital manufacturing and computer-aided process engineering technology ... Continue reading

Gentex Names Hollars Senior Vice President - International

Gentex Names Hollars Senior Vice President - International

Gentex Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Bauer today announced the appointment of James A. Hollars to the position of Senior Vice President - International ... Continue reading

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Agrees to Acquire Zollner Pistons

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg Agrees to Acquire Zollner Pistons

Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, part of Rheinmetall Group, agreed to acquire Ft. Wayne, Indiana-based Zollner Pistons, LLC. Terms were not disclosed ... Continue reading

Local Auto Dealers Launch Utah Auto Collection

Local Auto Dealers Launch Utah Auto Collection

Thirteen Ford Motor Company dealers in Salt Lake City today launched the Utah Auto Collection -- a new concept in automotive retailing designed to provide customers in that region a maximum level of satisfaction in their automotive sales and service experienc ... Continue reading

Mannesmann Sachs Opens Converter Plant in Mexico

Mannesmann Sachs Opens Converter Plant in Mexico

n March 17, 1999, Mannesmann Sachs opened a new plant for the production of torque converters for automatic gearboxes in Ramos Arizpe / Saltillo, Mexico ... Continue reading

Methanol Key to DaimlerChrysler's Fuel Cell Vehicle Plans

Methanol Key to DaimlerChrysler's Fuel Cell Vehicle Plans

Today, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation introduced its fuel cell cars to America, and detailed plans to bring methanol-powered fuel cell cars to the marketplace ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Tony Roper to Drive IWX No. 61 at Darlington

NASCAR BGN: Tony Roper to Drive IWX No. 61 at Darlington

NASCAR BGN: Tony Roper to Drive IWX No. 61 at Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR-WCUP: Dick Trickle to Drive for LJ Racing; LJ Racing Sports New Paint for Textilease Sponsorship

NASCAR-WCUP: Dick Trickle to Drive for LJ Racing; LJ Racing Sports New Paint for Textilease Sponsorship

NASCAR-WCUP: Dick Trickle to Drive for LJ Racing; LJ Racing Sports New Paint for Textilease Sponsorship ... Continue reading

NASCAR-WCUP: Gordon Seeks to Further Tame Darlington

NASCAR-WCUP: Gordon Seeks to Further Tame Darlington

NASCAR-WCUP: Gordon Seeks to Further Tame Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Darlington Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Darlington Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau/Melling Racing Darlington Preview ... Continue reading

NHRA: Gillig Geared Up for Gainesville

NHRA: Gillig Geared Up for Gainesville

NHRA: Gillig Geared Up for Gainesville ... Continue reading

NHRA: Martino Crams for a Gatornationals Test

NHRA: Martino Crams for a Gatornationals Test

NHRA: Martino Crams for a Gatornationals Test ... Continue reading

NHRA: New Downtown Speed Limit in Houston: 330 MPH

NHRA: New Downtown Speed Limit in Houston: 330 MPH

NHRA: New Downtown Speed Limit in Houston: 330 MPH ... Continue reading

NHRA: Pedregon Fired Up as Mac Tools Gatornationals Approach

NHRA: Pedregon Fired Up as Mac Tools Gatornationals Approach

NHRA: Pedregon Fired Up as Mac Tools Gatornationals Approach ... Continue reading

Pawley Joins SDC as Board Advisor

Pawley Joins SDC as Board Advisor

SDC International, Inc. announced that Dennis K. Pawley has joined SDC as a Strategic Board Advisor. SDC is negotiating with Komercni Banka and Skoda, a.s. to take over controlling interest and to acquire all bank debt of Tatra, one of the leading specialty truck manufacturers in Europe ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Indy Racing League field is wide open for Phoenix classic

Pep Boys Indy Racing League field is wide open for Phoenix classic

Pep Boys Indy Racing League field is wide open for Phoenix classic ... Continue reading

Porsche Scares 48 Registrants into Giving Up Internet Domain Names

Porsche Scares 48 Registrants into Giving Up Internet Domain Names

Porsche Cars North America revealed 48 of 128 registrants named in an in rem lawsuit filed against Internet domain names using the trademark Porsche and Boxster have agreed to cancel their Internet domain names ... Continue reading

Standard Automotive Announces Initiation of Research Coverage

Standard Automotive Announces Initiation of Research Coverage

STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE CORP announced that the investment banking firm of ING Barings Furman Selz LLC has initiated research coverage and issued a 'Buy' recommendation for shares of common stock, traded under AJX on the American Stock Exchange ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Supplier Awards

Toyota Announces Supplier Awards

Eight North American Auto Suppliers Earn Highest Awards From Toyota; Professor Charles Fine Addresses Supplier Meeting ... Continue reading

Unistar Reports $4.2 Million 4th Quarter EBITDA

Unistar Reports $4.2 Million 4th Quarter EBITDA

Dallas, Texas-based auto insurance wholesaler, Unistar Financial Service Corp. has reported fourth quarter 1998 EBITDA of $4,230,000 on fourth quarter revenues of $35,926,00 ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks to Acquire Stake in Petro Stopping Centers

Volvo Trucks to Acquire Stake in Petro Stopping Centers

Volvo Trucks to Acquire Stake in Petro Stopping Centers ... Continue reading

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend

Winnebago Industries Declares Cash Dividend ... Continue reading

ZAP Expands Internet Shopping Mall

ZAP Expands Internet Shopping Mall

Leading electric bike and scooter manufacturer ZAP Power Systems which recently opened its virtual doors to shopping on the Web, is now offering an electric motorbike called the Lectra ... Continue reading

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