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Thursday, November 25, 1999

Abrasive Grinding Performance Enhanced With The Matching Back-Up Pads

Abrasive Grinding Performance Enhanced With The Matching Back-Up Pads

Utilizing the most appropriate back-up pad can significantly enhance productivity while improving overall quality. Yet back- up selection is often given little or no consideration. ... Continue reading

Autoline Detroit: Why Detroit Emerged as the Automotive Capital of the World

Autoline Detroit: Why Detroit Emerged as the Automotive Capital of the World

A special combination of entrepreneurs, venture capital, technical expertise and geography combined to make Detroit the automotive capital of the world, according to an hour-long special of the television program Autoline Detroit. ... Continue reading

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Its Fourth Center in Austin, Texas

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Its Fourth Center in Austin, Texas

Caliber Collision Centers, an Irvine-based operator of high- quality collision repair facilities in California and Texas, continues to fortify its presence in the Austin marketplace with the completed acquisition of Lamar Body Shop. ... Continue reading

Cherry Anticipates Lower Sales and Earnings Per Share For Third Quarter

Cherry Anticipates Lower Sales and Earnings Per Share For Third Quarter

The Cherry Corporation announced that it anticipates its sales and earnings per share for the third quarter ending November 30, 1999 will fall below prior year levels. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of November 29, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Reports Plant Schedule For Week of November 29, 1999

DaimlerChrysler Corporation reports all nine U.S. assembly plants and two of its three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of November 29, 1999. ... Continue reading

IAMC, Buick, SEMA Awards Banquet - A 200% Success

IAMC, Buick, SEMA Awards Banquet - A 200% Success

Attendance doubled at the ninth International Automotive Media Conference (IAMC) early this month, and entries for the distinguished Moto Awards(R) were up 31 percent. ... Continue reading

Internet Crashes SF Auto Show

Internet Crashes SF Auto Show

eCoverage will showcase the all new "2000 Disaster LX" at the San Francisco Auto Show, demonstrating the damage that can occur when a tornado hits. ... Continue reading

Isuzu's Internet Naming Contest First Five Days a Smashing Success

Isuzu's Internet Naming Contest First Five Days a Smashing Success

When American Isuzu Motors Inc. (AIMI) decided to put the future of its next SUV concept into the cyber-hands of American automotive enthusiasts, the outcome was uncertain. ... Continue reading

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf Of Certain Shareholders Against Safety Components

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf Of Certain Shareholders Against Safety Components

The Complaint charges Safety and certain of its officers with violations of federal securities laws. ... Continue reading

Livin' La Vida Loca at the Newport Beach Fall Classic Car Auction

Livin' La Vida Loca at the Newport Beach Fall Classic Car Auction

The 1965 Ford Mustang seen on tour with one of the world's hottest music celebrities right now -- Ricky Martin -- has been consigned to the Newport Beach Fall Classic Car auction. ... Continue reading

Mannesmann: Seat in the Supervisory Board for Hutchison

Mannesmann: Seat in the Supervisory Board for Hutchison

Canning Fok (48), Group Managing Director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, will become member of the Mannesmann Supervisory Board. ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Completes Public Offering Including Sale of Over-Allotment Shares

Oshkosh Completes Public Offering Including Sale of Over-Allotment Shares

Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that it completed a public offering of 3,795,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $26.00 per share. ... Continue reading

Rod Adams Appointed New President of Mexican Industries

Rod Adams Appointed New President of Mexican Industries

Mexican Industries, one of the world's premier manufacturers of auto parts and supplies and one of the nation's most successful minority-owned companies has appointed Rod Adams as President and Chief Operating Officer. ... Continue reading

S&P Assigns Federated National Ins. Co. 'BBpi' Rtg

S&P Assigns Federated National Ins. Co. 'BBpi' Rtg

Standard & Poor's assigned its double-'Bpi' financial strength rating to Federated National Insurance Co. ... Continue reading

Truck Safety Group to Hold Benefit Reception in Tiburon

Truck Safety Group to Hold Benefit Reception in Tiburon

As a kick-off to its 10th anniversary year of service in 2000, The CRASH Foundation, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH) is inviting interested Bay area residents to a benefit reception set to take place on Sunday, December 5, 1999. ... Continue reading

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