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Thursday, August 26, 1999

720 Progressive HDTV Mobile Truck Rolls to Oakland

720 Progressive HDTV Mobile Truck Rolls to Oakland

Panasonic, Synergistic Technologies Design, Equip HDTV Truck Ahead of Schedule for Season of "ABC's NFL Monday Night Football" Games. ... Continue reading

Amcast Declares Dividend

Amcast Declares Dividend

Amcast Industrial Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable September 27, 1999, to shareholders of record September 10. ... Continue reading

Amcast Says Continuing Manufacturing Problems to Impact Fourth Quarter Earnings

Amcast Says Continuing Manufacturing Problems to Impact Fourth Quarter Earnings

Amcast Industrial Corporation announced that manufacturing problems surfacing in its third fiscal quarter will have a greater-than-anticipated performance impact on its fourth fiscal quarter ending August 31. ... Continue reading

AMETEK Declares Quarterly Dividend of Six Cents Per Share

AMETEK Declares Quarterly Dividend of Six Cents Per Share

The board of directors of AMETEK Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend of six cents per share for the third quarter ending September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

ARCA: NASCAR star Ken Schrader heads entry list for Winchester ARCA 200

ARCA: NASCAR star Ken Schrader heads entry list for Winchester ARCA 200

ARCA: NASCAR star Ken Schrader heads entry list for Winchester ARCA 200 ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 34

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 34

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 34 ... Continue reading

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 34

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 34

AUTO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR WEEK 34 ... Continue reading

Auxer announces Carquest places fall orders early

Auxer announces Carquest places fall orders early

The Auxer Group, Inc. announced that it's subsidiary, Harvey Westbury, received larger than expected orders from Carquest for the EasyTest(R) tester line. ... Continue reading

BMW Announces Pricing for its 2000 X5 Sports Activity Vehicle

BMW Announces Pricing for its 2000 X5 Sports Activity Vehicle

BMW of North America, Inc. has announced the price of its all- new Sports Activity Vehicle, which will go on sale late this year. ... Continue reading

Budget Joins TWA Aviators Frequent Flyer Program

Budget Joins TWA Aviators Frequent Flyer Program

Budget Rent a Car Corporation announced a partnership with TWA Aviators(SM), Trans World Airlines' frequent flyer program, effective this month. ... Continue reading

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Southwest Body and Paint In Texas

Caliber Collision Centers Acquires Southwest Body and Paint In Texas

Caliber Collision Centers announced the completed acquisition of Southwest Body and Paint, a premier automobile collision repair business with three centers in Austin, Round Rock and Corpus Christi, Texas. ... Continue reading

CART: Andrew Kelley second selection for CART African-American driver development program

CART: Andrew Kelley second selection for CART African-American driver development program

CART: Andrew Kelley second selection for CART African-American driver development program ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings ... Continue reading

CASCAR drivers set for third National round, on Mosport road course

CASCAR drivers set for third National round, on Mosport road course

CASCAR Castrol Super Series - National Round #3 - Mosport pre-release ... Continue reading

CCI/Triad Releases New Parts Finding Vehicle

CCI/Triad Releases New Parts Finding Vehicle

CCI/Triad introduced the PartQuest(TM) system, a leading-edge technology for the automotive recycling market. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Town & Country Earns Satisfaction Award

Chrysler Town & Country Earns Satisfaction Award

More than 15 years after inventing the minivan, DaimlerChrysler continues to expand its minivan trophy case. ... Continue reading

Exide Announces Quarterly Dividend

Exide Announces Quarterly Dividend

Members of the Exide Corporation Board of Directors have voted a corporate cash dividend for its first fiscal quarter of $.02 per share of common stock, payable September 17, 1999, to shareholders of record on September 7, 1999. ... Continue reading

F2000: Road to Indy Oval Crown Finale set for PPIR

F2000: Road to Indy Oval Crown Finale set for PPIR

F2000: Road to Indy Oval Crown Finale set for PPIR ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Partners with Toyota to Benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters

Federal-Mogul Partners with Toyota to Benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters

The Federal-Mogul team in Manitowoc, Wisconsin has partnered with Toyota to help make a difference in the lives of youth with a $10,000 donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Manitowoc County. ... Continue reading

Ford Donates First Low Emission Pickup Truck to City of Norfolk

Ford Donates First Low Emission Pickup Truck to City of Norfolk

Ford Motor Company donated the first Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) pickup truck off the Norfolk Assembly Plant line to the City of Norfolk. ... Continue reading

General Motors Acceptance Corporation Places $30 Million IT Contract

General Motors Acceptance Corporation Places $30 Million IT Contract

General Motors Acceptance Corporation has awarded a contract worth $30 million for the development of a new retail contract management and administration system to Cap Gemini, a world leader in IT services and business consulting. ... Continue reading

Gentex Corporation Announces Land Rover Discovery Business

Gentex Corporation Announces Land Rover Discovery Business

Gentex Corporation, the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, has begun shipping interior automatic- dimming mirrors for the new 2000 Land Rover Discovery. ... Continue reading

GPS Rollover a Non-Issue for Products Incorporating Motorola GPS

GPS Rollover a Non-Issue for Products Incorporating Motorola GPS

Motorola announced that it has not received any concerned GPS customer inquiries, an early indication that all Motorola GPS products successfully handled Saturday's week number rollover without issue. ... Continue reading

IRL: Goodyear seeks second straight IRL tire championship at Pikes Peak

IRL: Goodyear seeks second straight IRL tire championship at Pikes Peak

IRL: Goodyear seeks second straight IRL tire championship at Pikes Peak ... Continue reading

IRL: Pep Boys Indy Racing League Weekly Notebook

IRL: Pep Boys Indy Racing League Weekly Notebook

IRL: Pep Boys Indy Racing League Weekly Notebook ... Continue reading

IRL: Talk to Jeff Ward live on the net this Friday

IRL: Talk to Jeff Ward live on the net this Friday

IRL: Jeff Ward to be live on the net this Friday ... Continue reading

IRL: Time is ripe for Cheever to put Infiniti In the Win Column

IRL: Time is ripe for Cheever to put Infiniti In the Win Column

Time is ripe for Cheever to put Infiniti In the Win Column ... Continue reading

J&L Specialty Steel Receives Prestigious Ford Q1 Award

J&L Specialty Steel Receives Prestigious Ford Q1 Award

J&L Specialty Steel, Inc.'s Midland, Pa., plant was presented the Ford Motor Company Q1 quality award in recognition of its superior quality stainless steels used in Ford automotive exhaust system products. ... Continue reading

Littelfuse Expands Circuit Protection Technologies

Littelfuse Expands Circuit Protection Technologies

Littelfuse, Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Suppression Products Group of the Harris Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ... Continue reading

MERCURY COUGAR 2.5 V6 (1999)

MERCURY COUGAR 2.5 V6 (1999)

MERCURY COUGAR 2.5 V6 (1999) ... Continue reading

Michigan Rivet Announces Results of Operations For Q3 and 9 Months

Michigan Rivet Announces Results of Operations For Q3 and 9 Months

Michigan Rivet Corporation announced its results of operations for the third quarter and nine months, ended July 31, 1999. ... Continue reading

Michigan Rivet Corporation Declares Dividend

Michigan Rivet Corporation Declares Dividend

The Board of Directors of Michigan Rivet Corporation declared a dividend of twelve cents ($.12) per share payable September 30, 1999 to shareholders of record as of September 9, 1999. ... Continue reading

MSX International, Inc. Launches New Web Site

MSX International, Inc. Launches New Web Site

MSX International a $1b global provider of technology-driven engineering, staffing, and business services announced that it has redesigned its Internet Web site, http://www.msxi.com, to be more interactive and broader in scope. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Wallace looks forward to returning to Topeka

NASCAR Trucks: Wallace looks forward to returning to Topeka

Mike Wallace looks forward to Topeka - #2 Team ASE Ford pre-race notes. ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Goody's Headache Powder 500

NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Goody's Headache Powder 500

Crew Chief Club at the Goody's Headache Powder 500 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip hoping to top spring run at Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip hoping to top spring run at Bristol

Michael Waltrip hoping to top spring run at Bristol ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader always looks forward to racing, especially at Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader always looks forward to racing, especially at Bristol

NASCAR WCUP: Schrader always looks forward to racing, especially at Bristol ... Continue reading

Onyx Acceptance Prices $400 Million in Asset Backed Securities

Onyx Acceptance Prices $400 Million in Asset Backed Securities

Onyx Acceptance Corporation announced the pricing of a $400 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities through Chase Securities Inc., Salomon Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch & Company. ... Continue reading

Oxford Automotive, Inc. Appoints Thomas Kerns as Treasurer

Oxford Automotive, Inc. Appoints Thomas Kerns as Treasurer

Oxford Automotive Inc., a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier, has appointed Thomas Kerns to the position of Treasurer at Oxford Automotive, Inc. ... Continue reading

Protection One Closes Sale of its Mobile Services Group to ATX Technologies

Protection One Closes Sale of its Mobile Services Group to ATX Technologies

Protection One Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of life safety and property monitoring services and 85% owned by Western Resources announced the closing of the sale of its Mobile Services Group. ... Continue reading

Rabin & Peckel Files Complaint Against Motorcar Parts & Accessories

Rabin & Peckel Files Complaint Against Motorcar Parts & Accessories

class action complaint has been filed in the US District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Motorcar Parts & Accessories, Inc. common stock between August 1, 1996 and Aug 1, 1999, inclusive. ... Continue reading

Revised Motors and Generators Standard Released

Revised Motors and Generators Standard Released

NEMA in cooperation with Global Engineering Documents, the world's leading distributor of industry, U.S. and international standards, announces the release of the revised version of its much anticipated Motors & Generators, MG 1-1998, standard. ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive, Inc. to Acquire FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc.

Sonic Automotive, Inc. to Acquire FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc.

Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc., an owner and operator of franchised automotive dealerships based in San Francisco, California. ... Continue reading

Starcraft Announces $150M Contract Extension Between GM, Tecstar

Starcraft Announces $150M Contract Extension Between GM, Tecstar

Starcraft Corporation announced that Tecstar has been awarded a five-year extension of its contract to produce upfit appearance packages for popular General Motors sport utility vehicles. ... Continue reading

TecSyn International Inc. - Announcement

TecSyn International Inc. - Announcement

TecSyn is pleased to announce that its subsidiary TecSyn PMP Inc. has been chosen by Team Viper to supply powdered metal cylinder liners for the 2000 Dodge Viper V-10 engine. ... Continue reading

The Morgan Group, Inc., Announces Management Promotion

The Morgan Group, Inc., Announces Management Promotion

The Morgan Group, Inc. announced that Mr. James Nywening, 36, has been named Senior Vice President of Specialized Outsourcing Services (SOS) for the Company. ... Continue reading

Trans-Am racer Michael Lewis to carry MSHoF decals at Grand Rapids

Trans-Am racer Michael Lewis to carry MSHoF decals at Grand Rapids

Trans-Am: Motorsports Hall of Fame/AutoCon Motorsports Grand Rapi ds Release ... Continue reading

Ugly Duckling Acquires Florida Dealerships and Finance Co Portfolio

Ugly Duckling Acquires Florida Dealerships and Finance Co Portfolio

Ugly Duckling Corporation announced that it has closed the acquisition of certain assets of DCT of Ocala Corporation, a Florida based sub-prime automobile sales and finance company doing business under the name Best Chance. ... Continue reading

USAC: Speedrome weathered out; New Castle race added Sept. 11

USAC: Speedrome weathered out; New Castle race added Sept. 11

USAC: Speedrome weathered out; New Castle race added Sept. 11 ... Continue reading

USAC Sprinters headline Sheldon Kinser Tribute at Bloomington

USAC Sprinters headline Sheldon Kinser Tribute at Bloomington

USAC Sprinters headline Sheldon Kinser Tribute at Bloomington ... Continue reading

USFreightways Carriers Receive Quest For Quality Award

USFreightways Carriers Receive Quest For Quality Award

USF Holland and USF Reddaway have been awarded the 1999 Quest For Quality Award from Logistics Management & Distribution Report magazine, a trade journal which covers the transportation industry. ... Continue reading

Westvaco Reports Third Quarter Earnings Increased 10.5 Percent

Westvaco Reports Third Quarter Earnings Increased 10.5 Percent

Westvaco Corporation reported its fiscal third quarter and nine- month sales and earnings. ... Continue reading

Wisconsin to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Wisconsin to Be Affected by New 'Mileage Mandate'

Wisconsin is among the top states to be affected by a new "miles per gallon" mandate expected to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. ... Continue reading

World Omni Auto Lease Trust $1.1B Nts Expd AAA by Fitch IBCA

World Omni Auto Lease Trust $1.1B Nts Expd AAA by Fitch IBCA

World Omni 1999-A Automobile Lease Securitization Trust's $330,000,000 floating rate class A-1, $310,000,000 floating rate class A-2, $249,000,000 floating rate class A-3, and $184,472,000 floating rate class A-4 automobile lease asset- backed notes are expected to be rated `AAA' by Fitch IBCA. ... Continue reading

York, PA Family Starts New Business As Tilden For Brakes Car Care Centers Franchise

York, PA Family Starts New Business As Tilden For Brakes Car Care Centers Franchise

The Hunter Family of York, Penn., has opened the first Pennsylvania franchise of Tilden For Brakes Car Care Centers. ... Continue reading

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