The following is a statement by American Automobile Manufacturers Association (AAMA) President & CEO Andrew H. Card, Jr. to remind drivers and passengers of a few simple facts. ... Continue reading
Advantages Seen in Biodiesel Blended Motor Fuel
A natural gas industry spokesman conceded the huge price advantages of biodiesel blends over compressed natural gas and stated that the nation's bus and trucking fleets likely would use biodiesel blends if available under the federal alternative fuel program. ... Continue reading
ALLSTAR SPRINTS: Cars on Display at Michigan Chevy Dealers June 4 and 5
ALLSTAR SPRINTS: Cars on Display at Michigan Chevy Dealers June 4 and 5 ... Continue reading
ALLSTAR SPRINTS: Sprint Speedweek Starts June 10
ALLSTAR SPRINTS: Sprint Speedweek Starts June 10 ... Continue reading
AMA: Hot Shoes Slide into Dayton and Peoria
AMA: Hot Shoes Slide into Dayton and Peoria ... Continue reading
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 21
AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 21 ... Continue reading
Brake Headquarters U.S.A., Inc. Announces First Quarter Results
Brake Headquarters U.S.A., Inc., reported gross sales for the three months ended March 31, 1998, increased by $9,034,131 or 110.9% to $17,179,005 compared to $8,144,874 for the three months ended March 31, 1997. ... Continue reading
Brazilian Racing News: F-3 series at Silverstone
Report results and standings from the seventh round of the British F-3 series on Silverstone's Grand Prix circuit ... Continue reading
Brazilian Racing News: Furlan Wins in Sudam F-3
Report, results and standings from the fourth round of the South American F-3 Championship at the Oscar Cabalin Circuit in Cordoba, Argentina. Mid May, 1998. ... Continue reading
Brazilian Racing News: South-American Touring Car Championship
Report, results, and standings from the South-American Touring Car Championship, at the Ayrton Senna circuit in Londrina. ... Continue reading
Budget Rent a Car To Seek New Ad Agency
Budget Rent a Car Corporation, a subsidiary of Budget Group, Inc. has announced its plans to seek a new advertising agency and will conduct an agency search in the Chicagoland area where the company is based. ... Continue reading
Cars n' Stars: Ford's New T-Bird, NASA Goes Road Racing, Force Sets Record and Loses
The return of the Ford Thunderbird, the National Auto Sports Association, NHRA Funny Car pilot John Force, motorsports events coming up on the west coast, DaimlerChrysler, the Goodwood, England festival of speed, Lyn St. James. ... Continue reading
CATASTROPHE TRAVEL STUFF ... Continue reading
Chrysler Models Engine Parts in Half the Time
Chrysler Co. is creating models for power train components in half the time and saving an estimated $5 million in development by using a new design process, based on CATIA(R) (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application). ... Continue reading
Chrysler Reports Assembly Plants Schedule
Chrysler Corporation reports eight of its nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of May 25, 1998. All U.S. plants will be closed Monday, May 25 due to the Memorial Day holiday. ... Continue reading
Dana Commercial Credit Co. Considering Strategic Alternatives
Dana Commercial Credit Corporation has retained J.P. Morgan & Co. to advise it on strategic alternatives for its small- and mid-ticket Technology Leasing Group. ... Continue reading
Dana Corporation Changes Engine Products
Dana Corporation's Engine Products Group has announced that, effective immediately, the Muskegon(R) piston ring brand name is being retired and replaced by the Perfect Circle(R) brand name. ... Continue reading
DODGE INTREPID ES New Car Review: DODGE INTREPID ES ( 1998) New Car Prices for DODGE INTREPID ES
MITSUBISHI GALANT ES (1998) ... Continue reading
Donnelly Co. Receives Mitsubishi 1998-Supplier Award
Donnelly Corporation is one of 22 companies to receive the 1998-Supplier Award from Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc., placing Donnelly in the top 10 percent of the automaker's North American suppliers. ... Continue reading
Federal-Mogul Announces Organizational Structure
Federal-Mogul Vice President, Sealing Systems - North America, Rick Streicher, announces the new organizational structure for the Sealing Systems - North America Group. ... Continue reading
Fitch IBCA Expects to Rate $1.25B Premier 1998-3 ABS
Premier Auto Trust 1998-3'S $510 million 5.82% class A-2 asset-backed notes, $370 million 5.88% class A-3 and $311.875 million 5.96% class A-4 are expected to be rated 'AAA' by Fitch IBCA. ... Continue reading
Ford Announces Small Shareholder Buy-Sell Program
Ford Motor Company today announced a low-cost plan through which shareholders owning fewer than 100 shares may either sell their holdings or purchase additional shares to bring them up to 100. ... Continue reading
Hail Victims Getting Fast Resolution To Auto Claims
Auto Insurers' Quick Response in Minnesota Settles 70 Percent of Hail Claims Within 72 Hours of Report. ... Continue reading
Indy 500: Arie Luyendyk Carb Day Notes
Arie Luyendyk Carb Day notes and quotes, May 1998 ... Continue reading
Indy 500: Legendary Mechanic Celebrating 50th Year at Indy
Indy 500: Legendary Mechanic Celebrating 50th Year at Indy ... Continue reading
Indy 500: New Yellow Light System to Enhance 500 Safety
Indy 500: New Yellow Light System to Enhance 500 Safety ... Continue reading
IRL, NASCAR-WCUP: Pennzoil Pit Crews Win Competitions on Thursday
IRL, NASCAR-WCUP: Pennzoil Pit Crews Win NASCAR, IRL Competitions on Thursday ... Continue reading
Midgets: NAMARS Indiana Triple Crown Bonus Extravaganza
Midgets: NAMARS Indiana Triple Crown Bonus Extravaganza ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Bobby Labonte, Dick Trickle Crash at Charlotte
NASCAR BGN: Bobby Labonte, Dick Trickle Crash at Charlotte ... Continue reading
NHRA: Drag Racing Legend Sox a Pioneer Once Again
NHRA: Drag Racing Legend Sox a Pioneer Once Again ... Continue reading
NHRA: Dunn Hopes to End Drought with a Win at Fram Route 66 Nationals
NHRA: Dunn Hopes to End Drought with a Win at Fram Route 66 Nationals ... Continue reading
NHRA: Etchells, Others Invading Force's Funny Car Playground
NHRA: Etchells, Others Invading Force's Funny Car Playground ... Continue reading
NHRA: Hines Continues Pro Stock Motorcycle Dominance
NHRA: Hines Continues Pro Stock Motorcycle Dominance ... Continue reading
NHRA: Joe Amato Launches Official Top Fuel Fan Club
Five-Time NHRA Drag Racing World Champion Joe Amato Launches Official Top Fuel Fan Club ... Continue reading
NHRA: Winston Drag Racing Makes First Appearance in Chicago Area
NHRA: Winston Drag Racing Makes First Appearance in Chicago Area ... Continue reading
NISSAN QUEST GXE New Car Review: NISSAN QUEST GXE ( 1998) New Car Prices for NISSAN QUEST GXE
NISSAN QUEST GXE (1998) ... Continue reading
Precision Auto Care Signs Letter of Intent
Precision Auto Care, Inc., an intl. provider of auto maintenance services and the nation's largest franchisor of car care centers, announced that it signed a letter of intent to acquire eight Super Wash car wash centers and convert two others. ... Continue reading
PRSA: Detroit-Area Events June 17, June 24, August 4
Detroit chapter members and their guests will get an inside look of what will be in store for business and leisure visitors to downtown Detroit and Dearborn in the next century at an evening program on Wednesday, June 17 at the Automotive Hall of Fame. ... Continue reading
The 1998 Heritage Hall of Fame Honoree is Tarik Daoud
The Friends of the International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit have selected Tarik Daoud, President of Al Long Ford in Warren, Mich., as one of four ethnic leaders to be named 1998 International Heritage Hall of Fame Honorees. ... Continue reading
The TACH Report: First ever Electric Car Expo Portends the Future
Crack TACH reporter Bill Maloney covers the first ever EV-Expo in L.A. ... Continue reading
TIER ONE Opens Detroit-Area Office
TIER ONE LC announced that it opened a Detroit-area office in Milford, Michigan, and named Roger S. Meiners Vice President and Director of Business Development to manage the office. ... Continue reading
TIER ONE Says World Airbag Sales Will Double
TIER ONE LC, an auto electronics research company, projects the world airbag market will nearly double from more than 106 million airbags produced in 1998 to nearly 200 million by 2005. ... Continue reading
Toyota RAV4 Soft Top (1998) ... Continue reading
Tracks: Michelin Tower to be Dedicated on Memorial Day at Lime Rock
Tracks: Michelin Tower to be Dedicated on Memorial Day at Lime Rock ... Continue reading
Turbodyne Issues Follow-Up To Financial Results
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. is issuing this follow-up to a previous press release. In that release, the Company reported its financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 1997 under US GAAP, which had previously been released in preliminary form, prepared under Canadian GAAP. ... Continue reading
UniDyn Announces First Quarter Earnings
For the first quarter of 1998, UniDyn (OTC Bulletin Board: UNDY) reported revenues of $623,000 and earnings $113,158. ... Continue reading
USAC: National/16th Street Midget Race Results, 21 May
USAC NATIONAL/16TH STREET MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 21, 1998 -- Indianapolis, Indiana - 16th Street Speedway ... Continue reading
Volkswagen's New Beetle Wins Gold Award
Volkswagen has won a Gold award in the 1998 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for its New Beetle -- a car that has evoked an overwhelming positive response from the public since its introduction this year. ... Continue reading
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
Vehicle production in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 321,739 units this week, a decrease of 9.7 percent from the 356,154 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading
WOO: Driver George Suprick Preview - Williams Grove Speedway
WOO: Driver George Suprick Preview - Williams Grove Speedway ... Continue reading
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