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Monday, October 25, 1999

$3.3 Million Grant To Enhance Timken Steel Manufacturing    

$3.3 Million Grant To Enhance Timken Steel Manufacturing    

The US Department of Energy recently awarded a $3.3 million grant to The Timken Company for the research and development of controlled thermo-mechanical processing technology to optimize the manufacture and performance of seamless tube and pipe. ... Continue reading

American Capital Invests $5.0 Million in The Parts Plus Group

American Capital Invests $5.0 Million in The Parts Plus Group

American Capital Strategies, Ltd. announced it invested $4.4 million in senior subordinated debt with detachable warrants and $555,000 in convertible preferred stock of The Parts Plus Group, Inc. ... Continue reading

American Quantum Cycles Adds Legendary Race Car Driver A.J. Foyt to Board of Directors

American Quantum Cycles Adds Legendary Race Car Driver A.J. Foyt to Board of Directors

American Quantum Cycles Inc. announced that A.J. Foyt has agreed to join their Board of Directors. ... Continue reading

A Search for the Annoying, the Bizarre, the Memorable

A Search for the Annoying, the Bizarre, the Memorable

Bridgestone/Firestone is conducting an online survey via its consumer tire website to learn more about the universal impact of the automobile on our lives. While that sounds high-tech, the questions obviously aren't. ... Continue reading

'Autoline Detroit': All New-Car Programs at GM Now on 24 Month Cycle

'Autoline Detroit': All New-Car Programs at GM Now on 24 Month Cycle

Every new car and truck that General Motors is now working on is being done in only 24 months, Wayne Cherry, the vice president of GM Design, said on the television program "AutolineDetroit." ... Continue reading

CAW'S General Motors' Membership Set To Vote On Contract

CAW'S General Motors' Membership Set To Vote On Contract

Voting gets underway this weekend on the new 3 year tentative agreement negotiated between the CAW and General Motors. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber and Standard Products Announce Exchange Ratio

Cooper Tire & Rubber and Standard Products Announce Exchange Ratio

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY and THE STANDARD PRODUCTS COMPANY jointly announced the exchange ratio for Cooper's acquisition of Standard Products. ... Continue reading

C-Tech Industries' Parent Buys Victor Midland, Inc.

C-Tech Industries' Parent Buys Victor Midland, Inc.

C-Tech Industries announced that its parent company, Harbour Group, has acquired Victor Midland, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of equipment, parts, and accessories for the industrial cleaning equipmentmarket. ... Continue reading

Executive Vice President of Jaguar North America Appointed to Replace Dale

Executive Vice President of Jaguar North America Appointed to Replace Dale

Jaguar Cars Limited announces the appointment of Mike O'Driscoll to the position of executive vice president -- Jaguar North America effective Dec. 1, 1999. ... Continue reading

Formula One: What they're saying about the 'Ferrari Verdict'

Formula One: What they're saying about the 'Ferrari Verdict'

Formula One: What they're saying about the 'Ferrari Verdict' ... Continue reading

iFLEET to Break Major News at the ATA Management Conference and Exhibition

iFLEET to Break Major News at the ATA Management Conference and Exhibition

iFLEET Inc. will hold a press conference at its booth (#213) at the ATA Management Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, to announce significant industry news regarding the launch of its new Web-based co-operating services environment. ... Continue reading

Mobil Announces Third Quarter 1999 Operating Earnings of $705 Million

Mobil Announces Third Quarter 1999 Operating Earnings of $705 Million

Mobil Corporation reported third quarter 1999 estimated operating earnings of $705 million. This is $208 million higher than the $497 million earned in the same period last year. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Dale Jarrett

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Dale Jarrett

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Dale Jarrett ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jeff Burton

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jeff Burton

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jeff Burton ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jeremy Mayfield

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jeremy Mayfield

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jeremy Mayfield ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jimmy Spencer

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jimmy Spencer

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Jimmy Spencer ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Kenny Irwin

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Kenny Irwin

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Kenny Irwin ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Mark Martin

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Mark Martin

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Mark Martin ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Rusty Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Rusty Wallace

NASCAR WCUP: Rockingham post race notes and quotes, Rusty Wallace ... Continue reading

New Community Corporation & Ford: Partners in Auto Training Center

New Community Corporation & Ford: Partners in Auto Training Center

An educational center to train technically-inclined disadvantaged young adults in automotive repair techniques of the 21st Century is opening at the New Community Corporation -- with curiculum, tools, and funding provided by Ford. ... Continue reading

NHRA: JEG'S Pro Stock Truck Team Done And Will Focus On Pomona

NHRA: JEG'S Pro Stock Truck Team Done And Will Focus On Pomona

JEG'S Pro Stock Truck Team Done And Will Focus On Pomona ... Continue reading

Patriot Scientific Announces German Design Win for Automotive Inspection Equipment

Patriot Scientific Announces German Design Win for Automotive Inspection Equipment

Patriot Scientific Corp. announced that Reilhofer KG has selected Patriot's PSC1000 microprocessor for use in its Vibration Analysis Product targeted at the inspection of automotive gearboxes and transmissions. ... Continue reading

ROUND ONE---GM Sells Direct in UK

ROUND ONE---GM Sells Direct in UK

GM Sells directly to UK customers. ... Continue reading

Simula, Inc. Confirms Sale of Coach & Car Equipment Corporation

Simula, Inc. Confirms Sale of Coach & Car Equipment Corporation

Simula, Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary, Coach & Car Equipment Corporation, under an agreement of August 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive Reports EPS Increases 57% on Record Q3 Earnings

Sonic Automotive Reports EPS Increases 57% on Record Q3 Earnings

Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced that net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 1999 increased 132% to $12.6 million, or $.33 per diluted share, from $5.4 million, or $.21 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

S&P Asgns Rtg to General American Railcar Corp. III

S&P Asgns Rtg to General American Railcar Corp. III

Standard and Poor's assigned its double-'A' rating to General American Railcar Corp. III 1999-1 Pass-Through Trust's 7.76% pass-through certificates, series 1999-1. ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products Quarterly Dividend Nine Cents Per Share

Standard Motor Products Quarterly Dividend Nine Cents Per Share

The Board of Directors of Standard Motor Products Inc. announced a regular quarterly dividend of nine cents per share on the common stock outstanding. ... Continue reading

Superior Industries Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Superior Industries Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Superior Industries International, Inc. announced today that it will distribute a regular quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of the Corporation in the amount of $.09 per share payable Jan 24, 2000, to shareholders of record as of Jan 10. ... Continue reading

TBC Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Third Quarter

TBC Reports Record Sales and Earnings for Third Quarter

TBC Corporation reported results for the three months ended September 30, 1999 that included record third-quarter sales and net income. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Postpones Sale of Its PCA Stock

Tenneco Postpones Sale of Its PCA Stock

Tenneco Inc. announced that it is postponing its sale, through a registered offering, of its remaining interest in Packaging Corporation of America (PCA). ... Continue reading

Tenneco Reports Third Quarter 1999 Financial Results

Tenneco Reports Third Quarter 1999 Financial Results

Tenneco reported third quarter 1999 income from continuing operations of $45 million, or 28 cents per share,(a) on revenue of $816 million. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Shareowners Approve Reverse Stock Split

Tenneco Shareowners Approve Reverse Stock Split

Tenneco Inc. said that the company's shareowners have approved proposals providing for the annual election of directors of the continuing Tenneco entity, Tenneco Automotive, after the spin- off of Tenneco Packaging. ... Continue reading

The Ceramic Interconnect Initiative

The Ceramic Interconnect Initiative

Recent findings regarding potential health hazards associated with wireless technology have been top-of-mind for consumers. ... Continue reading

This Titan Gecko Is a 'Roadhouse Riddle'

This Titan Gecko Is a 'Roadhouse Riddle'

The cover of the November 1999 issue of Hot Rod Bikes features a Titan Motorcycle Co. of America 1999 Gecko(TM) unlike any other. Dubbed "Roadhouse Riddle," the bike was commissioned by Camel and co-sponsored by the magazine. ... Continue reading

Thrifty Car Rental Kicks Off Neighbors Together Fundraising Effort

Thrifty Car Rental Kicks Off Neighbors Together Fundraising Effort

Thrifty Car Rental will kick off its fifth-annual Neighbors Together(R) campaign benefiting children's charities throughout the U.S. beginning November 1, 1999, with plans to raise in excess of $70,000. ... Continue reading

Tirex Enters Agreement With Allied International Management & Trading

Tirex Enters Agreement With Allied International Management & Trading

The Tirex Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement with Allied International Management & Trading Corp. to act as its advisors to develop strategic alliances for the Company in Central and South America. ... Continue reading

Turbodyne's and AlliedSignals's Joint Dynacharger Wins Award

Turbodyne's and AlliedSignals's Joint Dynacharger Wins Award

Turbodyne Technologies announced that its joint development partner AlliedSignal Turbocharging Systems was awarded the International Grand Prix for Technical Innovation Jury'sSpecial Prize for its new electrically assisted Garrett(R) Dynacharger. ... Continue reading

UNIDYNE Extends Bank Terms, Seeks New Credit Agreement

UNIDYNE Extends Bank Terms, Seeks New Credit Agreement

UNIDYNE Corporation announced it has reached an agreement to extend its line of credit with Racine-based Johnson Bank through mid-December of 1999, as a result of a delay in securing a new credit facility. ... Continue reading

UnitedAuto Board Announces Executive Appointment

UnitedAuto Board Announces Executive Appointment

UnitedAuto Group, Inc., the nation's second largest publicly traded automotive retailer, announced a new executive appointment. ... Continue reading

United Recyclers Group, LLC Celebrates 100th Pinnacle Installation

United Recyclers Group, LLC Celebrates 100th Pinnacle Installation

United Recyclers Group (URG) and Actual Systems of America (ASA) announced an important milestone in the deployment of the Pinnacle(TM) Auto Recycling Trading System. ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Sammy Sessions Memorial

USAC: MCI WorldCom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Sammy Sessions Memorial

USAC: MCI WorldCom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Sammy Sessions Memorial ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Sammy Sessions Memorial

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Sammy Sessions Memorial

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Sammy Sessions Memorial ... Continue reading

Washington State Attorney General's Office Releases Memo on I-695

Washington State Attorney General's Office Releases Memo on I-695

Many state agencies have asked the Attorney General's Office how specific taxes, fees, or other charges imposed or administered by those agencies will be impacted by I-695 if it is enacted. ... Continue reading

World's Cleanest Honda Receives Clean Air Award

World's Cleanest Honda Receives Clean Air Award

Honda's natural gas-powered Civic GX, the cleanest vehicle ever made with an internal combustion engine with "almost zero" emissions, has received a coveted "Clean Air Award," from California's South Coast Air Quality Management District. ... Continue reading

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