The original 240Z, introduced in 1970, was a true sensation, opening the door for a wide range of small, yet swift import sports coupes, including Toyota's Celica (later the Supra), the Mazda RX-7 and Isuzu's Impulse. But none had the panache and performance of the Z. ... Continue reading
Aid Auto Stores Announces Q2 Results
Aid Auto Stores Inc. announced the financial results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1998. ... Continue reading
Air Products `On a Fast Track' With Its Nitrogen Service
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is celebrating a decade of service to the auto racing industry, having provided gaseous nitrogen capacity and related supply services to over 400 racing teams at nearly 50 racetracks. ... Continue reading
American IndyCar Series Signs with Birmingham International Raceway
Bret Decker, president of Pan American Motorsports, Inc., announced that the American IndyCar Series has entered into a three year agreement with the Alabama State Fair Complex to race at the Birmingham International Raceway. ... Continue reading
Auto Club and the Fullerton Museum Center Join Forces
The Automobile Club of S. California and the Fullerton Museum Center have joined together to present an exhibit of historic photographs and memorabilia depicting the construction, the development and pop culture of Pacific Coast Highway. ... Continue reading
Automotive Perfomance Group Completes Private Placement
Automotive Performance Group, Inc., a full-service owner and operator of high performance automotive businesses and brands, announced that it has completed the private placement sale of 1.65 million shares of series A preferred stock for $3.3 mil. ... Continue reading
AutoZone Announces Successful Tender Offer
AutoZone, Inc. announced that it has successfully completed its Offer to Purchase and Solicitation of Consents related to the 10 1/2% Senior Notes due 2005 of its wholly-owned subsidiary Chief Auto Parts Inc. ... Continue reading
Batman vs. the Joker - Showdown at Charlotte
Ford Credit is conducting a special "Batman vs. The Joker, Showdown at Charlotte" consumer promotion leading up to the UAW- GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 4. ... Continue reading
Bids Submitted for Korean Kia Motors
Four auto companies submitted bids for the bankrupt Kia Motors Co. and its sister company, Asia Motors. The bids came in from U.S.-based Ford Motor Co. and three South Korean firms. ... Continue reading
Borg-Warner Automotive Drive-Chain Sprocket Recognized With Award
A Borg-Warner Automotive Morse TEC-designed Gemini sprocket has been recognized with the 1998 Ferrous Powder Metal Part-of-the- Year Award. ... Continue reading
Brake Headquarters U.S.A., Inc., Announces Q2 Results
Brake Headquarters U.S.A., Inc. reported gross sales increased by $12.3 million or 166% to $19.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998, and gross sales for the six months ended June 30, 1998 increased by $21.3 million. ... Continue reading
Carfax Introduces Clean Title History Guarantee
Used car buyers can now rest a little easier. Carfax Vehicle History Service, the country's leading provider of vehicle history reports, announces a major product redesign to improve its already popular Carfax report. ... Continue reading
Chicago Rawhide Announces Mexican Expansion
Chicago Rawhide announced plans to expand into the Mexican market by assuming full control of C/R Mexicana, its joint venture partner based in Guadalajara, Mexico. Chicago Rawhide previously had owned 40% of the Mexican oil seal producer. ... Continue reading
Could You Be Passing Up a Potentially Profitable Collector Car?
In announcing his annual "Top Ten Sleeper List" Brownell noted that there is a wide mix of affordable cars ranging in age from the late 1940s to the late '80s which are advertised in Hemmings each month. ... Continue reading
David Chandler, Chairman Of Redlaw Industries Inc. Dies
David L. Chandler, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Redlaw Industries Inc. died suddenly at his New York City apartment on Friday, August 21, 1998. ... Continue reading
'Do the Buckle' Campaign in Seattle Makes Seatbelts "Cool"
Featuring a fleet of ten Chrysler minivans, the "Do the Buckle" safety tour is traveling the country carrying safety messages to schools, malls, day care centers, local events and other community events. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Selects CimStation Inspection
SILMA, a division of Adept Technology, Inc. announced that Ford Motor Company has selected CimStation Inspection as the standard quality management software for offline programming and simulation of coordinate measurement machines. ... Continue reading
The Ford Sharonville Transmission Plant will expand production on its innovative "flex" line to include the 4R70W rear-wheel drive 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission. ... Continue reading
Future Three, developers of fully integrated release accounting and shipping control applications for automotive suppliers, will once again exhibit at AutoTech, September 1-3, 1998 at Detroit's Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center. ... Continue reading
Harvard Industries' Reorganization Plan Approved
Harvard Industries, Inc. announced the approval of the Disclosure Statement in respect of its Plan of Reorganization. ... Continue reading
Hemmings Motor News Adds New "Cars Of The '50s Calendar"
HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS brings it all back with the latest addition to their growing family of collector-car calendars -- the 1999 "Cars of the '50s" calendar. ... Continue reading
Historic Decline In Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths
U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater announced that the percentage of alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the United States dropped to an historic low in 1997. ... Continue reading
Battery designs have not changed dramatically, although they now carry heavier loads and operate in tougher conditions, says Quock. Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing is the only technology trend expected to play an important role in the aftermarket during the forecast period 1998 to 2004. Electric vehicles, thin- ... Continue reading
Integrated Systems Plans for Automotive Embedded Development Environment
Integrated Systems, Inc. , the leading supplier of Real-Time Operating Systems announced it plans to tailor its CORBA-based pRISM+(TM) development environment to automotive embedded applications. ... Continue reading
Intermet Names General Manager of Frisby Machining Operation
Intermet Corporation announced that George B. Freer has been named general manager of Frisby P.M.C. Inc., an Intermet precision machining company located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. ... Continue reading
Johnson Controls Makes Surprise Features for New Grand Cherokee
Johnson Controls will contribute several innovations to the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, including an electronic vehicle information center and new seating comfort and convenience options. ... Continue reading
Kenwick Industries Completes Acquisition of Two Companies
Kenwick Industries, Inc. announced they have completed the acquisition of Automax USA and Automax Finance, Inc. one week ahead of schedule. ... Continue reading
Lear Reports Impact of GM Work Stoppages
Lear Corporation reported that its third quarter 1998 earnings per share will be adversely affected due to the previously concluded work stoppages at General Motors. ... Continue reading
Mercury Brews Up Virtual Cars at New Cyber Cafe
Mercury's Cyber Cafe rolls into Orlando for an eight-day stay. The Cyber Cafe's stop in Orlando is part of a national tour to introduce the 1999 Mercury Cougar to prospective owners through an interactive, state-of-the-art display. ... Continue reading
Mobil Discovery Well in Indonesia Flows Tremendously
Mobil Corporation announced Monday that a second drill stem test of the West Seno-2 deepwater discovery offshore East Kalimantan flowed at a daily rate of 10,069 barrels of oil and 9.5 million cubic feet of gas. ... Continue reading
Moll Industries, Inc., Reports Strong Q2 1998 Results
Moll Industries, Inc., a full service provider of custom injection molded and assembled plastic components announced strong second quarter results. ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Compton Wins at Heartland Park
NASCAR Trucks: Compton Wins at Heartland Park ... Continue reading
New President Named For the Canaan Group
AlliedSignal Inc. announced that Joe Gullion, has been named president of The Canaan Group Ltd., a leading aerospace management consulting firm. ... Continue reading
NHRA: Rain Hampers Final Two Qualifying Rounds
NHRA: Rain Hampers Final Two Qualifying Rounds ... Continue reading
NHRA: Scelzi, Capps, Martino and Hines Win at Brainerd
NHRA: Scelzi, Capps, Martino and Hines Win at Brainerd ... Continue reading
Nissan Expanding Installation Of Side Impact Air Bags
Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A. is expanding the installation of front-seat supplemental side impact air bags on Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles for the 1999 model year and beyond. ... Continue reading
North Carolina Launches 'Click It Or Ticket' Campaign
It's "Click It or Ticket" across North Carolina. Local law enforcement officers across the state are stepping up enforcement of seat belt, child passenger safety and other highway safety laws for the busy Labor Day travel weekend. ... Continue reading
Porsche Cars North America Chief Financial Officer
Porsche Cars North America announced the appointment of Dr. Wolfgang Lindheim, 38, to the position of Chief Financial Officer effective Sept. 1, 1998. ... Continue reading
RALLY: Rally Finland - Final Results
RALLY: Rally Finland - Final Results ... Continue reading
Saban and NASCAR Name Hasbro as Master Toy Licensee
Saban Entertainment and NASCAR announced that they have named Hasbro, Inc. as the master toy and game licensee for the children's television series being jointly developed by Fox Kids Network and NASCAR. ... Continue reading
Sclafani Named Avis General Counsel
Avis Rent A Car, Inc. named Karen C. Sclafani, as Vice President-General Counsel, Avis announced. ... Continue reading
Smart Choice Announces Reverse Stock Split
Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc., a leading consolidator in the "dealer-financed" used car retailing industry in the Southeastern United States, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a one-for-two reverse stock split. ... Continue reading
S&P Rates AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
Standard & Poor's today assigned its triple-'A' rating to AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust's 1998-C's class A-2, A-3, and A-4 floating-rate asset-backed notes and its 'A- 1'-plus rating to the trust's Class A-1 asset-backed notes. ... Continue reading
Standard Products Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Directors of The Standard Products Co. declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.17 per share, payable October 23, 1998 to shareholders of record October 9, 1998. ... Continue reading
Top Driver Executive Director Educates Teens to Beat Statistics
The country's most unique driver education organization vowed to meet the challenge of today's Department of Transportation findings on driver fatalities and accident rates. ... Continue reading
USAC Sprint Race Results from Salem, IN
USAC Sprint Race Results from Salem, IN ... Continue reading
USRRC: First Union Six Hours at The Glen Race Results
USRRC: First Union Six Hours at The Glen Race Results ... Continue reading
USRRC: Moretti Finishes Career with Win at First Union Six Hours at The Glen
USRRC: Moretti Finishes Career with Win at First Union Six Hours at The Glen ... Continue reading
USRRC: Visteon Panoz Racing Team Toughs it Out at The Glen
USRRC: Visteon Panoz Racing Team Toughs it Out at The Glen ... Continue reading
WOO: Shaffer Dominates Grays Harbor Preliminary Program
WOO: Shaffer Dominates Grays Harbor Preliminary Program ... Continue reading
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