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Monday, October 26, 1998

Capital Automotive REIT Reports Q3 and Nine Month Results

Capital Automotive REIT Reports Q3 and Nine Month Results

Capital Automotive REIT announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

Carlite Business Integrated Into Visteon Global Aftermarket

Carlite Business Integrated Into Visteon Global Aftermarket

In a move aimed at positioning it as an industry leader, Visteon has folded its nearly $200 million replacement glass business, or Carlite Strategic Business Unit (SBU) into its Global Aftermarket Operations. ... Continue reading

Dana Australia Selected by GM Holden Limited

Dana Australia Selected by GM Holden Limited

Dana Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Dana Australia Pty Ltd, has been selected to supply modules to Holden Limited, a General Motors Corporation subsidiary, for its Commodore passenger cars manufactured in Australia. ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Recommended for QS-9000 Registration

Edelbrock Recommended for QS-9000 Registration

Edelbrock Corp. announced that in conjunction with its recent registration audit as performed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Edelbrock has been recommended for QS-9000 registration, which also meets global ISO-9000 registration. ... Continue reading

F2000: Besnard Disqualified After Finishing Fourth in Heat Race

F2000: Besnard Disqualified After Finishing Fourth in Heat Race

F2000: Besnard Disqualified After Finishing Fourth in Heat Race ... Continue reading

Financing for Motorsports USA, Inc. Launched

Financing for Motorsports USA, Inc. Launched

Motorsports USA, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Mobile Multimedia Productions, Inc., announced that it has begun its initial round of equity financing by offering 1 million common shares at $1 per share in a Regulation D Rule 504 offering. ... Continue reading

Fitch IBCA Assigns Ratings to Chrysler Financial Co. L.L.C.

Fitch IBCA Assigns Ratings to Chrysler Financial Co. L.L.C.

Fitch IBCA assigns its 'A' senior debt rating and 'F1' commercial paper rating to Chrysler Financial Co. L.L.C., and simultaneously withdraws its 'A' senior debt and 'F1' commercial paper ratings for Chrysler Financial Corp. ... Continue reading

Gov. Gary Locke Proclaims October Autobody Month

Gov. Gary Locke Proclaims October Autobody Month

The Autobody Craftsman Association, founded in the Tri-Cities of Pasco, Richland, North Richland and Kennewick, with membership in the greater Northwest, is pleased to announce that Gov. Gary Locke has proclaimed October as "Autobody Month." ... Continue reading

Hyundai Announces Pricing on All-New 1999 Sonata

Hyundai Announces Pricing on All-New 1999 Sonata

Hyundai Motor America announced suggested retail pricing on its all-new 1999 Sonata, lowering the price on the top-of-the-line GLS model by 4 percent in comparison with the 1998 model. ... Continue reading

IHRA: Wally Stroupe Finalizes Testy Season at Shreveport

IHRA: Wally Stroupe Finalizes Testy Season at Shreveport

IHRA: Wally Stroupe Finalizes Testy Season at Shreveport ... Continue reading

Microsoft Introduces Tools to Help MSN CarPoint-Affiliated Dealers

Microsoft Introduces Tools to Help MSN CarPoint-Affiliated Dealers

Microsoft Corp. unveiled new tools to help dealers affiliated with the MSN(TM) CarPoint(TM) online automotive service to improve service to their online customers. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Wallace Wins Rain-Shortened Dura Lube 500

NASCAR: Wallace Wins Rain-Shortened Dura Lube 500

NASCAR: Wallace Wins Rain-Shortened Dura Lube 500 ... Continue reading

Nation's Top Traffic Safety Official Urges Travelers

Nation's Top Traffic Safety Official Urges Travelers

The nation's top traffic safety official reminded travelers that Sunday, Oct. 25, ends daylight savings time and urged travelers to take special safety precautions when traveling at dawn and dusk. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Hill Scorches Texas Track in Round 1

NHRA: Hill Scorches Texas Track in Round 1

NHRA: Hill Scorches Texas Track in Round 1 ... Continue reading

OE Undercarriage Component Markets to Have New Opportunity

OE Undercarriage Component Markets to Have New Opportunity

According to new strategic research conducted by Frost & Sullivan, North American OE Undercarriage Component Markets, the total market generated $11.9 billion in revenues in 1997. ... Continue reading

Press Release for Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc.

Press Release for Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc.

Arrow Automotive announced that its negotiations with Motorcar Parts and Accessories, Inc. relating to the previously stated proposed acquisition by Motorcar of its electrical parts, clutch and crankshaft remanufacturing divisions have terminated. ... Continue reading

Romine Clinches Second IHRA World Championship

Romine Clinches Second IHRA World Championship

Romine Clinches Second IHRA World Championship ... Continue reading

Shareholders Support Merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler

Shareholders Support Merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler

Approximately 97 percent of Daimler-Benz shares were tendered for exchange for DaimlerChrysler shares during the 30-day exchange offer for Daimler-Benz AG shareholders. ... Continue reading

Smart Choice Automotive Group Reports Q3 and Nine Month Earnings

Smart Choice Automotive Group Reports Q3 and Nine Month Earnings

Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc. announced record revenues and earnings for the third quarter and first nine months of 1998. ... Continue reading

Statement by Chrysler Chairman Robert J. Eaton

Statement by Chrysler Chairman Robert J. Eaton

The following is a statement by Chrysler Chairman Robert J. Eaton concerning the 97 percent tender by Daimler-Benz shareholders: ... Continue reading

The Car Connection Details Proposed Ford/Daimler-Benz Merger

The Car Connection Details Proposed Ford/Daimler-Benz Merger

The Daimler-Benz/Chrysler merger easily weighs in as the blockbuster story of 1998, but automotive history might have turned out quite differently if a proposed merger between Daimler and Ford Motor Company got off the ground. ... Continue reading

Titan Laboratories Introduces Titan CheckUp Engine Analysis

Titan Laboratories Introduces Titan CheckUp Engine Analysis

Titan Laboratories announced that it will introduce Titan CheckUp Engine Analysis, a powerful new consumer product that diagnoses engine problems from a sample of dirty engine oil, at Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in Las Vegas on November 3. ... Continue reading

USAC Midgets: Winchester Midget Results

USAC Midgets: Winchester Midget Results

USAC Midgets: Winchester Midget Results ... Continue reading

USAC Sprints: Winchester Sprint Results

USAC Sprints: Winchester Sprint Results

USAC Sprints: Winchester Sprint Results ... Continue reading

USAC Western States: Ventura Midget Results

USAC Western States: Ventura Midget Results

USAC Western States: Ventura Midget Results ... Continue reading

WMS* and Oracle Complete Integration

WMS* and Oracle Complete Integration

Yantra Corporation, which develops and markets software products for supply-chain execution, announced the integration of its WMS*Yantra(TM) solution with the Oracle(R) Applications Release 11. ... Continue reading

WOO: Tyler Walker Wins Western World Preliminary

WOO: Tyler Walker Wins Western World Preliminary

WOO: Tyler Walker Wins Western World Preliminary ... Continue reading

Zinc-Air Battery-Powered Van Unveiled at Alameda EV Expo

Zinc-Air Battery-Powered Van Unveiled at Alameda EV Expo

Kummerow Corp. of NA unveiled a zinc-air battery powered van with an expected range of 130 miles per charge, developed in a joint technology demonstration project with the Alameda Bureau of Electricity, the Federal Transit Admin. and CALSTART. ... Continue reading

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