1999 World Karting Championship Series ... Continue reading
1999 World Karting Championship Series ... Continue reading
1999 World Karting Championship Series ... Continue reading
1999 World Karting Championship Series ... Continue reading
1999 World Karting Championship Series ... Continue reading
1999 World Karting Championship Series ... Continue reading
1999 World Karting Championship Series ... Continue reading
2000 SVT Mustang Cobra R Prototype Unveiled
A Prototype version of the 2000 Ford SVT Mustang Cobra R was revealed at Charlotte Motor Speedway, during the Mustang Club of America's 35th Anniversary celebration for the Ford Mustang. ... Continue reading
AC IHP Motor Participants Face Challenges
Integral horsepower (IHP) motor manufacturers can anticipate growth opportunities in all of the end-user segments as end- user capital spending increases the demand for new products. ... Continue reading
AdvantEDGE Announces Proposed Joint Venture With GE Capital Fleet Services
AdvantEDGE International Inc. announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with U.S.-based GE Capital Fleet Services to form a joint venture to distribute AdvantEDGE's FuelMaster System in Mexico. ... Continue reading
AMETEK Achieves Strong 1999 First Quarter
AMETEK Inc. announced strong 1999 first quarter results. Economic improvements in a number of AMETEK's markets, combined with the benefits from a cost-reduction program initiated in the 1998 fourth quarter, were major factors. ... Continue reading
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Initiates Coverage of DMH
BancBoston Robertson Stephens senior consumer products analyst Cynthia Hope Hatstadt initiated coverage of Ducati Motor with a Buy rating. ... Continue reading
BAT Pulse Charge Retesting Exceeds Simulation Predictions
BAT International announced that it's Pulse Charge teleconference scheduled for April 20th on the World Wide Web will be rescheduled. ... Continue reading
BREED Appoints Vice President, Investor Relations
BREED Technologies, Inc., a global leader in automotive occupant safety systems, announced that Robin A. Kovaleski has been appointed in the new position of Vice President, Investor Relations. ... Continue reading
CART: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race Results
CART: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race Results ... Continue reading
Cooper First Quarter Earnings Per Share Rises 20% On Strong Sales
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY reported record results for the first quarter with sales of $467.9 million, an increase of 6.9 percent over 1998, and earnings of $31.4 million for the period ended March 31. ... Continue reading
CTS Corporation Introduces Full Line of Thick Film Chip Resistors
CTS Corporation announced the introduction of a full line of low cost, thick film chip resistors -- further expanding one of the broadest portfolios of surface mount resistor products in the industry. ... Continue reading
Dana Announces More Than $150 Million in New Business
Dana Corporation announced a series of new business initiatives in the automotive aftermarket totaling more than $150 million in annualized sales. ... Continue reading
Dana Corporation Board Authorizes Stock Repurchase, Declares Dividend
The Dana Corporation Board of Directors authorized a stock buy- back plan under which the company's management may repurchase up to $350 million of its common stock. ... Continue reading
Dana Q1 Operating Profits Jump 21% on Record Sales of $3.4 Billion
Dana Corporation announced record first-quarter sales of $3.4 billion, an increase of nearly 5 percent over the same period last year. ... Continue reading
Delphi Builds Extensive 'Green' Product Portfolio
Delphi Automotive Systems announced that it will extend the usage of TPO, a 100-percent recyclable plastic material, to other interior products in its portfolio. ... Continue reading
Delphi Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Daewoo
Delphi Automotive Systems announced that they are continuing to expand their business on a global basis by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Daewoo Precision Industries (DPI) to purchase 100% of DPI's Korean automotive suspension business. ... Continue reading
Donnelly Corporation Announces Dividend
Donnelly Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents ($0.10) per share on its Class A Common Stock. ... Continue reading
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DynaMotive Technologies Corporation announces 1998 financial results
DynaMotive Technologies Corporation announced audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 1998. ... Continue reading
DynaMotive Technologies Delisted from NASDAQ Stock Market
DynaMotive Technologies Corporation has been notified that NASDAQ has delisted the Company's securities from the NASDAQ Stock Market effective with the close of business on April 16, 1999. ... Continue reading
Educating Parents is Top Priority At Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
During the upcoming Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, CART will be driving the safety message home by teaming up with King Taco to distribute copies of Buying a Safer Car for Child Passengers. ... Continue reading
Fidelity Holdings, Inc. Announces CLEC Approval in the State of Florida
Fidelity Holdings, Inc. through its technology subsidiary, Computer Business Sciences, Inc. announced approval of CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) status in the state of Florida. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Recognizes Bourns with Prestigious Q1 Award
Bourns, Inc. announced that it has received Ford Motor Company's prestigious Q1 Award in honor of the superior quality, service and performance that the company has demonstrated as a supplier to the automotive company. ... Continue reading
Genuine Parts Announces Additional 15M Share Repurchase Program
Larry Prince, Chairman of the Board of Genuine Parts Company, announced the Company may buy up to 15 million shares of its common stock. ... Continue reading
IPSCO Announces First Quarter Results
IPSCO Inc. announced that its first quarter net income was $16.3 million US, up six percent from the fourth quarter of 1998 but down 29 percent from the first quarter a year ago. ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls and Canadian Auto Workers Reach Agreement
Automotive interior supplier Johnson Controls has reached an agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Union, Local 1325, that ends an illegal work stoppage. ... Continue reading
Materials Expert Joins American Iron and Steel Institute Automotive Staff
Marcel van Schaik has joined American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and will work with its Automotive Applications staff in the Detroit area as Manager, Advanced Materials Technology. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Of North America Becomes Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc.
Effective April 19, 1999, Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. (MBNA) will officially change its name to Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. (MBUSA). ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz USA Opens New Vehicle Preparation Center
Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. officially opened a new state-of-the art vehicle preparation center in Carson, California that will prepare vehicles for wholesale delivery to 103 Mercedes-Benz retailers in 18 western states. ... Continue reading
NASCAR SJAPS: Goodson Begins March Towards his Third Championship
NASCAR SJAPS: Goodson Begins March Towards his Third Championship ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: John Andretti Gets the Win at Martinsville
NASCAR WCUP: John Andretti Gets the Win at Martinsville ... Continue reading
Newcomers Recruited to Key Positions at Delphi
Delphi Automotive Systems announced Lloyd E. Johnson, 45, has joined the automotive technology company as general auditor and Robert W. Morgan has joined Delphi's Harrison Thermal division as director of manufacturing. ... Continue reading
New `Jaguar Assist' Powered by Motorola's Telematics Technologies
Motorola announces it has teamed with Jaguar to introduce the Jaguar Assist, a telematics system which will be included in the deluxe communications package, an option on all model year 2000 Jaguar S-TYPE sedans in North America. ... Continue reading
NHRA: Capps Hopes Return to Dallas is Cure for his Early Season Slump
NHRA: Capps Hopes Return to Dallas is Cure for his Early Season Slump ... Continue reading
NHRA: Castrol Nationals General Information
NHRA: Castrol Nationals General Information ... Continue reading
NHRA: Johnson at the Head of Pro Stock Class Heading to Texas Motorplex
NHRA: Johnson at the Head of Pro Stock Class Heading to Texas Motorplex ... Continue reading
NHRA: Seeling Looks to Continue Strong Bike Start at Castrol Nationals
NHRA: Seeling Looks to Continue Strong Bike Start at Castrol Nationals ... Continue reading
Nicholson Warns Michigan About Clinton/Gore 'Economic Armageddon'
Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson warned Michigan residents that Bill Clinton and Al Gore's Kyoto Global Warming Treaty would cause energy prices to skyrocket and put nearly 2 million Americans out of work. ... Continue reading
Nissan Rolls Out First Xterra SUV From Its Tennessee Plant
Celebrating the production of its first sport utility vehicle (SUV) completely designed, engineered and manufactured in North America, Nissan today rolled out the first Xterra SUV at its Smyrna, Tenn., manufacturing plant. ... Continue reading
North Carolina Launches 1999 Spring 'Booze It & Lose It' Program
Starting today, law enforcement officers across North Carolina begin stepped-up enforcement of driving-while-impaired (DWI) laws with "Booze It & Lose It" sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols. ... Continue reading
On-The-Job Driving Can be Hazardous to Employee Safety
On-the-job traffic crashes are the biggest cause of work- related deaths in the nation, according to an analysis by the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading
PPG Automotive Replacement Glass Chooses Manugistics
Manugistics Group, Inc. announced that the automotive replacement glass business of PPG Industries has chosen Manugistics supply chain optimization software to support ARG's customer service objective. ... Continue reading
Quixote Reports Record Fiscal 1999 Q3 and Nine Month Results
Quixote Corporation reported record results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 1999, ended March 31,1999. ... Continue reading
RALLY: Rallye Movistar Catalunya-Costa Brava Preview
RALLY: Rallye Movistar Catalunya-Costa Brava Preview ... Continue reading
RALLY: Rallye Movistar Cataluny, Toyota Castro Team Notes
RALLY: Rallye Movistar Cataluny, Toyota Castro Team Notes ... Continue reading
Saab Announces Pricing on High Performance 9-3 Viggen
For a base price of $37,750, Viggen delivers the highest level of performance Saab has ever produced, yet still retains traditional Saab traits like world-class safety and versatility. ... Continue reading
Shareholders Approve Name Change From BTR Siebe
United Kingdom-based BTR Siebe plc announced that at a poll held on Friday at an Extraordinary General Meeting, shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution to change the name of the group to Invensys plc. ... Continue reading
'Show Your Card' Savings Hits Record In 1998, Says AAA
Total AAA member savings through the association's Show Your Card & Save(R) national program reached a record $148 million in 1998. ... Continue reading
Smart Choice Automotive Restates 1998 Earnings
Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc. reported a restated net loss from continuing operations for the year ended Dec. 31, 1998 of ($7,299,437), or ($1.26) per share, on revenues from continuing operations of $95,384,827. ... Continue reading
Standard Products Reports Fiscal 1999 Third Quarter Results
The Standard Products Co. announced results for its fiscal 1999 third quarter, ended March 31, 1999. Net income for the quarter was $6.3 million, or $0.39 diluted earnings per share of common stock, on sales of $270.0 million. ... Continue reading
Subaru of America, Inc. Named Title Sponsor of Naples LPGA Memorial
Subaru of America, Inc. has become the title sponsor of the tournament formerly known as the Naples LPGA Memorial. ... Continue reading
Summer Heat Drives Up Auto Breakdowns, AAA Says
The long, hot summer in 1998 was hard on motorists and their cars, resulting in a substantial increase in demand for AAA emergency road service. ... Continue reading
Super Speedway Action Live on the Internet
The Auto Channel & WEYY Y92FM Team Up to Present Exclusive DIEHARD 500 Week Coverage ... Continue reading
The Bullhide Liner Corp. Announces Agreement With Performance Surfaces
The Bullhide Liner Corp. announced that it has recently signed its fourth Bullhide/Quarra master distributor, Performance Surfaces Group (PSG), based in St. Louis. ... Continue reading
Thrifty Named Top Car Rental Company by Entrepreneur Magazine
Thrifty Car Rental has been named the best car rental company by Entrepreneur magazine, and received its 1999 Business Travel Award for the sixth straight year in this magazine written for small business owners. ... Continue reading
Tomkins Shareholders Approve Tender Offer and Share Buy-Back
Tomkins PLC, the international manufacturing company, is pleased to announce that its shareholders approved both resolutions tabled at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company, by a majority of over 628 million votes in each case. ... Continue reading
Tomkins PLC is pleased to announce that it has received valid tenders for approximately 190.5 million of its ordinary shares including 675,000 American Depository Shares representing 2.7 million ordinary shares. ... Continue reading
Tower Automotive, Inc., Announces Net Income for the First Quarter
Tower Automotive, Inc. announced increased operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
Twin Disc, Inc., Announces Financial Results
Twin Disc, Inc. announced financial results for the fiscal 1999 third quarter and first nine months ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
UPS and NETS Put the Brakes on Traffic Crashes
UPS and the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) are joining forces this week to increase public awareness of highway safety. ... Continue reading
USAC: MCI WorlCom TQ Midget Car Series Results, Irwindale
USAC: MCI WorlCom TQ Midget Car Series Results, Irwindale ... Continue reading
USAC: MCI WorlCom Western States Midget Car Series Results, Irwindale
USAC: MCI WorlCom Midget Car Series Results, Irwindale ... Continue reading
USAC: Winchester Midget Race Rained Out
USAC: Winchester Midget Race Rained Out ... Continue reading
Vastera and Oracle Sign Agent Agreement
Under the agreement, Oracle has rights to jointly sell and support the Vastera EMS-2000(R) Global Passport(tm) solution to its customers, thus offering a complete global supply chain solution. ... Continue reading
Vastera Integration Approved with Oracle Applications Release 11
Vastera, a leading provider of international trade logistics solutions, announced that the interface between EMS-2000(R) Global Passport(tm) and Oracle(R) Applications Release 11 has been approved by Oracle's Cooperative Applications Initiative. ... Continue reading
Viasystems Group Inc. Acquires PAGG Corporation
Viasystems Group, Inc., one of the world's largest independent manufacturers of printed circuit boards and backplane assemblies, announced that it has acquired PAGG Corporation of Milford, Massachusetts. ... Continue reading
Visteon Honored As National Sponsor Of 1999 HOPE for Kids Day
Visteon Automotive Systems is working to ensure that thousands of children across the United States face a brighter future. ... Continue reading
Visteon Races Ahead with Dupont Engineering, Futaba Technology Alliance
Visteon Automotive Systems is jumping into the fast lane again -- on the race track and in technology development -- with the formation of a new strategic alliance that will support the needs of the CART Patrick Racing Team and all Visteon customers. ... Continue reading
XM Satellite Radio Inks Deal with Delphi Delco Electronics Systems
XM Satellite Radio announced an agreement with Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, a division of Delphi Automotive Systems, to design, develop and market special AM/FM/XM radios capable of receiving the innovative nationwide satellite radio service. ... Continue reading
ZAP Power Systems Reports Sales Increase of 115% for Fiscal 1998
ZAP Power Systems reported its audited financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. ... Continue reading
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