Monday, October 19, 1998

AAA Offers Diagnostic Services to Las Vegas Non-Profit Organizations

October is National Car Care Month and AAA and its Approved Auto Repair shops are celebrating by offering free diagnostic services to non-profit organizations. ... Continue reading

CART: Franchitti Finishes Second in Australia to Move into Second Overall in the Championship

CART: Franchitti Finishes Second in Australia to Move into Second Overall in the Championship ... Continue reading

CART: Lehto Scores Top Five in Australia

CART: Lehto Scores Top Five in Australia ... Continue reading

Cooper Buys Dean Tire of Louisville, Kentucky

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced the purchase of Dean Tire of Louisville, Kentucky, effective January 4, 1999. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Q3 Results

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co reported a 3.5% earnings decline on slightly higher sales for the third quarter of 1998. ... Continue reading

Detroit Diesel Secures DDC/MTU Series 2000 Haul Truck Order

Detroit Diesel Corporation announced that Unit Rig, a mining division of Terex Corporation, and Coal India have selected the DDC/MTU 16V2000 engine to power 160 haul trucks. ... Continue reading

Dillard University And Mazda Launch $80,000 Scholarship Program

The Mazda Foundation (USA), Inc. will contribute $40,000 in scholarship funds to Dillard University to support students in the Japanese Studies program. The university will match the scholarships on a dollar for dollar basis. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul's Skokie Facility Celebrates 80 Years

Using the slogan "People, Product, Plant, Proud," Federal-Mogul Corporation's Skokie, Illinois, Sealing Systems manufacturing facility will celebrate its 80th anniversary with a weekend- long Open House at the site, in Skokie. ... Continue reading

Ford Division Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Ford Division is observing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with several new initiatives aimed at educating women to take charge of their health, and several awards for its efforts. ... Continue reading

Hughes Network Systems Selects Motorola as Provider

Hughes Network Systems, a division of General Motors' Hughes Electronics, has awarded Motorola a contract for providing Global Positioning System chipsets to be utilized in the company's new satellite phones. ... Continue reading

IHRA: Montecalvo Has Impressive Showing In Sunoco Pro Stock Showdown

IHRA: Montecalvo Has Impressive Showing In Sunoco Pro Stock Showdown ... Continue reading

IHRA: Romine Needs First Round Win to Clinch IHRA World Championship

IHRA: Romine Needs First Round Win to Clinch IHRA World Championship ... Continue reading

J.T. Granatelli Lubricants Inc. to Exhibit U.S. Product Line

J.T. Granatelli Lubricants Inc. will participate as an exhibitor at Discovery Expo at the New York Hilton and Towers on Oct. 20. ... Continue reading

Judge Deflates Plaintiff's Air Bag Lawsuit, Reports Chrysler

Ruling that there was no credible testimony or evidence to support allegations that the airbag in his 1993 Eagle Vision was defective, a Spokane County Superior Court Judge threw out his lawsuit, finding in favor of Chrysler Corporation. ... Continue reading

Lear Reports Third Quarter Results

Lear Corporation reported fiscal 1998 third quarter and nine month results fromoperations. ... Continue reading

Magna Announces Intent

Magna International Inc. announced that it has signed a letter of intent to sell its interest in its metal seat frame business to a new minority company to be formed with the P&C Group of West Bloomfield, Michigan. ... Continue reading

Mary Jo Prigge Joins CCC Information Services

CCC Information Services Inc. announced that Mary Jo Prigge has joined the firm as Executive Vice President of Operations. In this role, she will oversee service delivery for CCC's Customer Support, Total Loss, ACCESS and CARS Direct organizations. ... Continue reading

Meritor Introduces Lightweight Tandem Axles

Meritor Automotive, Inc. has announced an agreement to team Meritor's 40,000-pound and 46,000-pound tandem drive axles with Cummins Signature 600 series engine with Smart Torque technology (STX). ... Continue reading

Midas Initiates Review of Its Creative Advertising

Midas Inc. has initiated a review of the strategic and creative portions of its advertising account for its automotive service business in the United States. ... Continue reading

Morton International Reports Q1 Comparison Earnings

Sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 1999 declined by 1 percent compared to the prior year while net income dropped by 16 percent. Earnings per share on a diluted basis were down 8 percent to 36 cents a share. ... Continue reading

MOTOR TREND Magazine Names '99 Truck of the Year

MOTOR TREND magazine announced the selection of the Chevrolet Silverado as the publication's '99 Truck of the Year. ... Continue reading

NASCAR-WCUP: Jeff Gordon Wins Historical Pepsi 400

NASCAR-WCUP: Jeff Gordon Wins Historical Pepsi 400 ... Continue reading

NHRA: Parts America Nationals Nearly Rained Out Again: Chevrolet Notes & Quotes

NHRA: Parts America Nationals Nearly Rained Out Again: Chevrolet Notes & Quotes ... Continue reading

Nonstandard Business Fuels Growth In Auto Reinsurance

Automobile insurance is the largest segment of the U.S. property/casualty industry and among the most profitable. However, less than 20% of the segment's more than $133 million in premiums written last year was reinsured. ... Continue reading

Press Release for Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc.

Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc. announced that it had filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. ... Continue reading

See and Be Seen on Halloween; Safety Tips From AAA

"The trick to a safe Halloween is to see and be seen," said AAA's northern California manager of Traffic Safety. "Shorter daylight hours mean that more people will be on the streets at dusk and at night when visibility is at its lowest." ... Continue reading

Ships First Set Of Ford Parts to Australia From Detroit Shipped

Renaissance Global Logistics (RGL) has opened its doors and shipped its first set of automotive components from the Empowerment and Renaissance Zones in Detroit halfway around the world -- to Australia -- for the Ford Motor Company. ... Continue reading

Siemens Intelligent Switching Unit Leads On Power Management

Siemens Intelligent Switching Unit technology addresses the industry's rapidly increasing need for optimal electrical power distribution management, while substantially reducing wiring harness complexity, size and the number of interconnects. ... Continue reading

The Coast Distribution System Reports Q3 Sales and Earnings

The Coast Distribution System reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

Top Auto Design/Manufacturing Engineers to Meet

More than 600 top auto industry engineers will attend the Automotive Aluminum Design and Fabrication Seminar sponsored by The Aluminum Association. ... Continue reading

Trace International Holdings, Inc. Sites Market Conditions

Trace International Holdings, Inc. informed Foamex Intl Inc. that due to a deterioration in conditions in worldwide capital markets that Trace has been informed that it will be unable to obtain the debt financing. ... Continue reading

TRW TireWatch Provides Added Safety and Improved Performance

The mere thought of being stranded on the side of the road due to a flat tire is a fear that countless drivers experience. The TRW TireWatch(TM) system, which TRW unveiled here, can provide drivers with peace of mind. ... Continue reading

USAC: Silver Crown Results from Madison, IL

USAC: Silver Crown Results from Madison, IL ... Continue reading

USF Distribution Acquires Moore & Son Co.

USF Distribution Services, a subsidiary of USFreightways Corporation, announced it has acquired Moore & Son Co., a Columbus, Ohio based assembly and distribution business serving all points within the state. ... Continue reading

Ward's Auto World October Issue Focus

European-brand cars are on a roll like never before in the U.S. While sales of most other passenger cars are anemic, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, VW, Jaguar, BMW, Porsche and Volvo aresoaring. ... Continue reading

WOO: Gary Wright Takes Winter Nationals Opener

WOO: Gary Wright Takes Winter Nationals Opener ... Continue reading