Wednesday, June 24, 1998

1998 Motorcycle Owner Survey

The national survey commissioned by MIC is being conducted by Irwin Broh & Associates and focuses on motorcycle riders' ownership and usage. ... Continue reading

50,000th Mercedes-Benz M-Class Rolls Off Production Line

The 50,000th M-Class All-Activity Vehicle has rolled off the production line in Tuscaloosa, marking another milestone for the first Daimler-Benz passenger vehicle manufacturing facility in the United States. ... Continue reading

ADVISORY/Los Angeles Times Revs Up Highway 1

Beginning June 25, S. California's unique "car culture" will be celebrated each week in a new section in The Times called Highway 1. The section offers auto enthusiasts and everyday drivers a fun, comprehensive look at Southern Cal's legendary love affair with the automobile. ... Continue reading

Allied Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary Announces New Business

Allied Holdings, Inc. announced that the Brazilian affiliate, Axis Sinimbu Logistica Automotiva, has been selected by Mercedes-Benz do Brasil to provide supply chain logistics services at its new assembly plant. ... Continue reading

AMA, TV: Davis Looking for a Repeat at Lima

AMA, TV: Davis Looking for a Repeat at Lima ... Continue reading

America's Strongest Business-to-Business Brands Named

The rankings are drawn from the ImagePower Index, which is a composite measure combining each brand's strength across five different perception criteria: share of mind, share of heart, value, momentum, and uniqueness/singularity. ... Continue reading

BAT International Preview : Judgment Day Is Coming

The BAT SuperCar will again take to the track at the California Speedway. On this occasion a new version of the Pulse Charged BAT SuperCar will challenge the car generally regarded by the auto industry to be one of the most efficient cars in the world. ... Continue reading

Bikers Dream Obtains $4.5 Million Loan From Tandem Bank

Bikers Dream announced the closing of a three year, $4.5 million senior secured loan with Tandem Capital. Bikers Dream expects to utilize the proceeds of the Loan, to repay existing debt, expand motorcycle manufacturing production at the Riverside, California factory and for general working capital purposes. ... Continue reading

Caliber Acquires Brown and Brown Body Shop Inc.

Caliber Collision Centers, a leading collision repair provider to the insurance industry, Wednesday announced the acquisition of Brown and Brown Body Shop Inc., located in Denton, Texas. ... Continue reading

Cars n' Stars: Greg Moore Suspended, Bentley Debuts at Willow Springs, Concours on Rodeo

Bill Maloney on CART penalties, Bentley luxury hot rods, classic car meets, NASCAR documentaries and Indy Lights racers. ... Continue reading

CART: Racing Electronics 101, The Official Magneti Marelli Dictionary

CART: Racing Electronics 101, The Official Magneti Marelli Dictionary ... Continue reading

Eaton Corporation Release On 1998 Earnings Expectations

Eaton Corporation announced that, because of the severe and prolonged downturn in its semiconductor capital equipment business, it was no longer confident that the company's 1998 earnings would exceed 1997's record results. ... Continue reading

Featherlite Named Official Trailer and Luxury Motorcoach

Featherlite, Inc. a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty aluminum trailers and luxury motorcoaches, announced that it has been named the Official Trailer and Luxury Motorcoach of the National Hot Rod Association. ... Continue reading

Full Year 1997 Ad Spending Up 9.7%

Ad spending by the nation's Top 25 Leading Advertisers in all media for 1997 increased by 9.7% to $73.2 billion as compared to $66.7 billion in 1996. ... Continue reading

Indy 500 Team Cheever Selects Innovative Technologies' Subsidiary

Innovative Holdings & Technologies, Inc., announced that its Biocam Company, Inc. subsidiary will be providing 1998 Indy 500 winner Team Cheever with its state-of-the-art MS 900 data telemetry radios. ... Continue reading

Integrated Sensor Solutions, Inc. Begins Shipments of ASIC

Integrated Sensor Solutions, Inc. announced that it has begun production shipments of its SCA2095 Application Specific Integrated Circuit to Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan. ... Continue reading

IRL: Consistency Gives Sharp and Edge in Pursuit of Stewart, Title

IRL: Consistency Gives Sharp and Edge in Pursuit of Stewart, Title ... Continue reading

IRL: Defending Champ Buhl is Target at New Hampshire

IRL: Defending Champ Buhl is Target at New Hampshire ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Awards $125 Million Supply Contract

Detroit entrepreneur Oliver Isaac has expanded his manufacturing business into Tennessee -- with a $125 million automotive parts contract in hand -- thanks to Johnson Controls' innovative program to recruit and develop minority-owned suppliers. ... Continue reading

July 4th Gas Prices Down 14 Cents From 1997

Fourth of July holiday travelers will pay 14 cents per gallon less for gasoline than they did one year ago, according to AAA. AAA's Fuel Gauge Report shows the average national price of self-serve regular unleaded gasoline is $1.108 per gallon. ... Continue reading

July 4th Holiday Sparks Near Record Travel, Says AAA

This July fourth holiday 36.9 mil Americans will hit the roads and skies for a trip of 100 miles or more from home, according to AAA. That is the largest number of travelers for that holiday since 1987, when 37 million people took a July 4th getaway. ... Continue reading

NASCAR-WCUP: 1998 Inaugural Nighttime Running of the Pepsi 400

NASCAR-WCUP: 1998 Inaugural Nighttime Running of the Pepsi 40 ... Continue reading

New National Study on Motorcycle Rider Lifestyle Trends Revealed

The survey was conducted by Irwin Broh & Ass. of Illinois and focuses on motorcycle riders' ownership and usage. The telephone survey includes an equal number of households that own and do not own motorcycles, and reflects more than 700 interviews. ... Continue reading

NHRA: The Second Annual Sears Craftsman Nationals Preview

NHRA: The Second Annual Sears Craftsman Nationals Preview ... Continue reading

Nissan and SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A Team Up

In an ongoing effort to educate the public on automotive safety, the Northwest Region of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. and its Sacramento-area dealers are sponsoring "Enjoy the Ride Safely," a child seat safety awareness campaign. ... Continue reading

Nonstriking GM Workers to Recieve Jobless Benefits

General Motors workers who have been forced off their jobs by the strike at two Flint GM plants will qualify for state unemployment benefits, according to a decision announced by Michigan's Unemployment Agency. ... Continue reading

Partners Jump Start the Motor Vehicles and Parts Industries

Manugistics Group, Inc., supply chain management company, announced that it is the first company to join a working group formed to introduce an industry-standard Collaboration, Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment initiative to the motor vehicles and parts industry. ... Continue reading

Passing of Transportation Bill Provides Platform for Launch of E85

The federal transportation bill passed recently will have a significant impact on the future of clean air in America. This Congressional vote of support to preserve the ethanol blenders' credit makes way for the introduction of E85. ... Continue reading

POMS Corp. Incorporates Wonderware InTouch into POMS MES

POMS Corp. and Wonderware Corp. announced the two companies have signed an OEM agreement under which Wonderware InTouch, the industry's leading human machine interface, will be incorporated into POMS Corp.'s POMS MES, a manufacturing execution system. ... Continue reading

Porsche Launches Nav System In The USA

The car age meets the space age with the introduction of the Porsche Communication Management system, the factory-installed navigation option for Porsche that uses the NavTech(R) Database for its route guidance information. ... Continue reading

PSCR: Michelin Wins Road Atlanta

PSCR: Michelin Wins Road Atlanta ... Continue reading

Raybestos Products Co. Receives QS-9000 and ISO 9001 Certification

Raytech Corp. announces that Raybestos Products Company's design, production and distribution operations recently received official certification for QS-9000, the validation of quality performance required to do business with the Big 3 automakers. ... Continue reading

Regional Gas Prices Drop as Summer Driving Season Starts

Gas prices have fallen 2 cents in 6 weeks as the summer driving season shifts into higher gear, AAA reported. "Retail gasoline averages $1.28 a gallon for regular unleaded self-serve in Northern California," said AAA spokesman Paul Moreno. ... Continue reading

Rhein Chemie Sends Teacher to TIE Workshop

In an effort to improve science education in New Jersey, Rhein Chemie Corp sponsored elementary teacher Emily DeFilippo to attend the Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey's fifth annual Teachers, Industry and the Environment Workshop. ... Continue reading

Riviera Tool Company Announces Third Quarter Results

Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Riviera Tool Company reported its operating results for the three and nine months ended May 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

SDRC Receives Metaphase Software Order

Structural Dynamics Research Corp, the PDM market leader, announced that Daewoo Heavy Industries, Ltd., a leading Korean producer, has placed an order for Metaphase Enterprise product data management software. ... Continue reading

Sprints: Bloomington's Kelly Kinser Heads Pennzoil Cup Point Standings

Sprints: Bloomington's Kelly Kinser Heads Pennzoil Cup Point Standings ... Continue reading

Study of Customer Satisfaction in Motorcycle Industry Launched

J.D. Power and Ass announced it will launch a new study -- The Motorcycle Competitive Information Study -- in early September. They will provide motorcycle manufacturers with actionable information that will be used to better understand owners. ... Continue reading

Titan Motorcycle Co. Files Form 10SB

Chief executive officer of Titan Motorcycle Co., announced that the company recently submitted a Form 10SB registration statement with the Securities and Exchange commission in anticipation of its becoming a fully reporting company. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway Races Into the Future

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway Races Into the Future ... Continue reading

Turbodyne Reports First Quarter 1998 Results

Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 1998. ... Continue reading

USRRC: Sprint PCS Grand Prix of Minnesota Weekend Preview

USRRC: Sprint PCS Grand Prix of Minnesota Weekend Preview ... Continue reading