AMA: MotoCross Results and Standings
OFFICIAL RESULTS of the AMA MAZDA TRUCK MOTOCROSS NATIONALS, MAY 24, 1998, HIGH POINT RACEWAY, MT. MORRIS, PA ... Continue reading
AMA: Results and Standings from Springfield Mile
AMA results and standings from the Springfield mile May 25, Springfield Illionois. HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER PERFORMANCE event and GRAND NATIONAL SERIES event. ... Continue reading
Big Three Executives Endorse Formula SAE(R)
Top executives from Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors today gave their total support to Formula SAE(R), a student design competition, tomorrow and runs through May 31, with more than 100 formula-style cars competing at the Pontiac Silverdome. ... Continue reading
Body Shops Divulge Their Preferences
According to strategic research conducted by Frost & Sullivan, U.S. Body Shop Survey on the Collision Parts Aftermarket, from the body shops' perspective, buying low-cost parts is a bad idea for several reasons. ... Continue reading
Brazilian Racing News: Panamerican Indy-Lights Championship
Brazilian Driver Oswaldo Negri Jr. won the first round of the Panamerican Indy-Lights Championship last weekend in Monterrey, Mexico. ... Continue reading
Chrysler Will Introduce All-New Jeep Grand Cherokee
The North American International Auto Show announced that it has scheduled a press conference for the 1999 show -- six months ahead of the show's official opening. Chrysler will introduce the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee to a worldwide audience on June 16. ... Continue reading
Companies Creating OnLine Car Buying/Selling Experience
Auto Trader Online (http://www.traderonline.com) and Consumers Car Club (http://www.carclub.com) announce an affiliate relationship to provide Consumers Car Club users access to the Internet's largest used car database on Auto Trader(R) Online. ... Continue reading
Companies Launch Global Forecasting Product
J.D. Power and Associates, in cooperation with Britain's LMC Automotive Services, has released its new Global Product Advance (GPA), an exclusive electronic database developed for the worldwide auto industry. ... Continue reading
Consumer Needs are Crucial to Success in Automotive Aftermarket
Frost & Sullivan seeks to provide strategic direction to the various players in the auto aftermarket by assembling the industry's leading authorities for its 24th Annual Auto Aftermarket Industry Conference and its Market Engineering Management Seminar. ... Continue reading
DCR Rates Premier Auto Trust 1998-3 Asset-Backed Securities
Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. has assigned preliminary ratings of 'D-1+' to the $300 million Class A-1 notes, 'AAA' to the $510 million Class A-2, $370 million Class A-3 and $311 million Class A-4 notes and 'AA-' to the $58 million Class B notes issued by Premier Auto Trust 1998-3. ... Continue reading
Ford Sets Pricing Information for Debt Exchange
As announced on April 19, 1998, Ford Motor Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ford Holdings, Inc., have offered to exchange certain of their outstanding debentures for new longer-maturity debentures. ... Continue reading
Formula 2000: Watkins Glen Preview
Formula 2000: Watkins Glen Preview ... Continue reading
Gentex Debuts Auto-Dimming Mirror with LED Map Lamps
Gentex Co., the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming mirrors and fire protection products, has introduced an auto-dimming mirror with a new map-lamp technology that utilizes light emitting diodes (LEDs). ... Continue reading
Hawtal Whiting Announces Leadership Change
Following a decade of remarkable corporate growth and success, David F. Jones will be retiring as president of Hawtal Whiting, NA Operations (NAO) and turning over the reigns of leadership to Andy Tempest, current Chief Operating Officer of HWNAO. ... Continue reading
Indy 500: Champ Cheever Earns $1.43 Million of Record "500" Purse
Indy 500: Champ Cheever Earns $1.43 Million of Record ... Continue reading
Indy 500: Photo Feature; The 1998 Indianapolis 500
Indy 500: Photo Feature; The 1998 Indianapolis 500 ... Continue reading
Indy 500: Steve Knapp Named Indy Rookie of the Year
Indy 500: Champ Cheever Earns $1.43 Million of Record ... Continue reading
Invest in France to Participate in ITL'98
Invest in France, the French Government's task force for foreign investment, will host a booth at ITL'98, the International Transportation & Logistics Exhibition and Conference to be held at Navy Pier in Chicago from June 3 to June 5. ... Continue reading
IRL: Indy 500 Champ Cheever Leads Entries for True Value 500
IRL: Indy 500 Champ Cheever Leads Entries for True Value 500 ... Continue reading
Lear 'Seat 2000' Concept Now in Production for Porsche Carrera and Boxster
Lear Corporation's KCS Division plant in Besigheim, Germany is now producing seats for two of the world's premier sports cars, Porsche Carrera and Boxster. The project marks the first time Lear has supplied seats for Porsche vehicles. ... Continue reading
MSX International Appoints Key Senior Management
In a move to intensify its focus on worldwide customer operations and to aggressively pursue global growth, MSX Intl. has appointed Roger Fridholm as president of the company's Business, Technology and Staffing Services Division and John Risk as pres. of MSX's Product Development Services Division. ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Square D Racing Review/Preview
NASCAR: Square D Racing Review/Preview May 26, 1998 ... Continue reading
New Audi's to be Equipped with Lear 'Seat 2000' Concept
Lear Corporation's KCS Division plant in Gyor, Hungary will produce seats for the new Audi TT-Coupe and TT-Roadster. The new Audi seats are based on Lear's modular Seat 2000 concept. ... Continue reading
Puroflow Announces First Quarter Earnings
Puroflow Inc. announced net revenues of $2.1 million for the 3 months ended 4/30/98 compared to net revenues of $2.3 million for the same period in 1997. Net income totaled $185,582, or $0.026 per share, for the three months ended 4/30/98. ... Continue reading
Rankin Automotive Group Reports Results
Rankin Automotive Group, Inc. d/b/a USA AUTO STORES reported their net sales for the fiscal year ended 2/25/98 at $38.7 m, versus $29.9 m for the same period last year. This equates to a 29.1% increase in sales over the previous year's results. ... Continue reading
RECARO Captures Award For Its Artline Seat Covers
RECARO was awarded Automotive & Transportation Interiors Design and Technology Award for its innovative Trisit (known as Artline in North America) seat cover system. ... Continue reading
Record 96 Off-Road Vehicles Entered in SAE's Midwest Mini-Baja(R)
A crowded field of 96 off-road vehicles powered by 8-horsepower Briggs and Stratton engines will compete in the Midwest Mini-Baja(R) to be held in Waukesha and Lake Mills, Wisconsin June 5-7. ... Continue reading
Route 66 Corvette Show Offers Driving and Entertainment
Announced today is the inaugural Route 66 Corvette Show. This unique driving and entertainment show is scheduled for Thursday, June 11 through Sunday, June 14, 1998 at the all new state-of- the-art Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. ... Continue reading
Route 66 Corvette Show to be Held June 11th-14th
America's newest Corvette show, Route 66 Corvette Show offers the first "hands-on" driving and entertainment event of its kind where attendees can participate in the excitement of driving "America's Dream Car," the Chevrolet Corvette. ... Continue reading
S&P Rates Meritor Automotive Preliminary 'BBB'
Standard & Poor's assigned its triple-'B' corporate credit rating to Meritor Automotive Inc. and its triple- 'B' rating to the company's $1 billion bank facility. ... Continue reading
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Thor Reports Best Sales, Earnings Quarter Ever
Thor Industries, Inc. announced today record results for the third quarter and nine months ended April 30, 1998. ... Continue reading
Transcom Engine to Show Its Advanced Natural Gas Vehicle System
Transcom Engine Co., this week will be in the NGV'98 natural gas vehicles conference and expo in Cologne, Germany. Transcom will showcase its Natural Gas Vehicle System, an electronic fuel injection and engine control system for heavy duty vehicles. ... Continue reading
Truck Chassis Component Suppliers Musr Max. Efficiency
Suppliers and truck makers possess no control over demand in the OEM chassis components market. To succeed in this market, suppliers must be able to produce parts quickly, have the resources to work with OEMs, and closely monitor the market. ... Continue reading
Turbopac(TM) Chosen as Standard Equipment
Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced that a major European vehicle and engine mnfc. has selected Turbodyne's Turbopac(TM) models 1500 and 2200 for incorporation as standard equipment on three classes of engines being manufactured for the 1999 model. ... Continue reading
USAC: Darland Takes Eldora; Weekend Will be Busy
USAC: Darland Takes Eldora; Weekend Will be Busy ... Continue reading
USAC Midgets: The Week in Review/Preview
USAC Midgets: The Week in Review/Preview ... Continue reading
USAC Silver Crown: Beechler Wins Rain Shortened "Hulman Hoosier Hundred"
USAC Silver Crown: Beechler Wins Rain Shortened ... Continue reading
USAC Sprints: Eldora Race Results
USAC Sprints: Eldora Race Results ... Continue reading
USAC Sprints: Hanford California Race Results
USAC Sprints: Hanford California Race Results ... Continue reading
USAC Western States: Midgets/Sprints Weekly Review/Preview
USAC Western States: Midgets/Sprints Weekly Review/Preview ... Continue reading
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