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Tuesday, July 27, 1999

Advanced Recognition Technologies and Synaptics Join Forces

Advanced Recognition Technologies and Synaptics Join Forces

Advanced Recognition Technologies (ART)(R) and Synaptics(R) Corporation have entered into an agreement to jointly market and develop user interface solutions for handheld computers, wireless phones and automobiles. ... Continue reading

AimRite Expands in New Facilities to Meet Demands of OEM Customers

AimRite Expands in New Facilities to Meet Demands of OEM Customers

AimRite Holdings Corporation will begin installing COAST(TM) suspension units on customer vehicles beginning on Monday, August 2, 1999 at their new facility located at 525 Stevens Avenue West in Solana Beach, CA. ... Continue reading

AMA: Davey Camlin, In Memory of a Champion

AMA: Davey Camlin, In Memory of a Champion

DAVEY CAMLIN AMA NATIONAL CHAMPION 1969-1999 ... Continue reading

AMETEK Names William J. Burke Vice President, Investor and Corporate Relations

AMETEK Names William J. Burke Vice President, Investor and Corporate Relations

AMETEK, Inc. announced that it has named William J. Burke Vice President, Investor and Corporate Relations, effective August 1, 1999. ... Continue reading

Arcadia Financial Reports Second Quarter Profit

Arcadia Financial Reports Second Quarter Profit

Arcadia Financial Ltd. reported net income of $14,881,000, or $0.37 per diluted share, on total record revenues of$70,930,000 for the second quarter ended June 30, 1999 compared to net income of $7.9 million. ... Continue reading

Baby-Boomer Cars Dominate Hemmings Motor News Top Ten Collectibles

Baby-Boomer Cars Dominate Hemmings Motor News Top Ten Collectibles

Hemmings Motor News, the "bible" of the old car hobby, has announced its 12th annual "top ten" picks for overlooked collector cars which will appear in next month in its collector- car magazine, Special Interest Autos. ... Continue reading

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on SAH

BancBoston Robertson Stephens Reiterates Buy Rating on SAH

BancBoston Robertson Stephens senior automotive analyst Jordan Hymowitz reiterated his Buy rating on Sonic Automotive. The company, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is the sixth-largest auto retailer. ... Continue reading

Cannonball Classic-the last great drive of the Century! (07/27/99)

Cannonball Classic-the last great drive of the Century! (07/27/99)

Cannonball Classic-the last great drive of the Century! (07/27/99) ... Continue reading

CART: Kanaan capitalizes on Papis misfortune to claim first career victory at U.S. 500

CART: Kanaan capitalizes on Papis misfortune to claim first career victory at U.S. 500

CART: Kanaan capitalizes on Papis misfortune to claim first career victory at U.S. 500 ... Continue reading

CASCAR Castrol Super Series - Weekend Wrap

CASCAR Castrol Super Series - Weekend Wrap

CASCAR Castrol Super Series - Weekend Wrap ... Continue reading

CON-WAY Regional Carriers Qualify 46 Drivers to Compete in Championship

CON-WAY Regional Carriers Qualify 46 Drivers to Compete in Championship

Con-Way Transportation Services announced today that 46 of its driver sales representatives will compete against the nation's top professional truck drivers in the 62nd National Truck Driving Championships. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company to Acquire The Standard Products Company

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company to Acquire The Standard Products Company

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire The Standard Products Company ... Continue reading

Delphi Invests $15.5 Million in Its Facilities

Delphi Invests $15.5 Million in Its Facilities

Delphi Automotive Systems is investing $15.5 million in several of its U.S. facilities, according to Donald L. Runkle, president of Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems. ... Continue reading

Ernie Green Industries to Build New Auto Parts Plant for Honda

Ernie Green Industries to Build New Auto Parts Plant for Honda

A new $18 million auto parts plant to produce suspension assemblies for Honda of America Manufacturing was announced by Ernie Green, president of Ernie Green Industries, Inc. ... Continue reading

Former Lear VP Joins Bundy North America as Head of HR

Former Lear VP Joins Bundy North America as Head of HR

Dan Clinton has joined Bundy North America as vice president of human resources, according to Jim Davis, president of Bundy North America. ... Continue reading

GNB Technologies to Supply Batteries to Western Auto Supply Company

GNB Technologies to Supply Batteries to Western Auto Supply Company

GNB Technologies has signed an agreement to be the primary supplier of automotive, marine, lawn and garden, and motorcycle batteries to Western Auto Supply Company retail stores in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. ... Continue reading

Holiday RV Superstores Announces Board Changes

Holiday RV Superstores Announces Board Changes

The board of directors of Holiday RV Superstores, Inc. announced it has named William E. Curtis, David J. Doerge and Ronald G. Huneycutt as directors. ... Continue reading

HSB Group, Inc. Reports Gains in Second Quarter

HSB Group, Inc. Reports Gains in Second Quarter

HSB Group, Inc. reported that second quarter net income per share on a fully diluted basis, was 76 cents. This represents an increase of 11.8 percent, compared to 68 cents per share in the second quarter of 1998. ... Continue reading

Infiniti QX4 (1999)

Infiniti QX4 (1999)

Infiniti QX4 (1999) ... Continue reading

International Rectifier Reports Rising Earnings

International Rectifier Reports Rising Earnings

International Rectifier Corp. reported net income of $3.3 million ($0.06 per share) on revenue of $147.5 million in the quarter ended June, excluding nonrecurring items. ... Continue reading

Japan Proves Fertile Market for Foreign Companies

Japan Proves Fertile Market for Foreign Companies

Now non-Japanese companies wishing to enter and/or grow their companies in Japan have a unique resource to help them. ... Continue reading

Margate Net Income Improves 58% in Second Quarter

Margate Net Income Improves 58% in Second Quarter

Benefiting from strength in the automotive and heavy-equipment industries, as well as improvements at its own operations, Margate Industries, Inc. reported sharply higher profitability in the second quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

NASCAR GDS: Huffman Takes Goody's; Thornton Wins, Takes Bounty

NASCAR GDS: Huffman Takes Goody's; Thornton Wins, Takes Bounty

USAC Russel Triple Crown Pro Series Race Results, Sonoma, California ... Continue reading

NASCAR Late Models: Browning has fastest late model at Jax Raceways

NASCAR Late Models: Browning has fastest late model at Jax Raceways

Stocks: Browning has fastest late model at Jax Raceways ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks/SJAPS: Nights of thunder bursts onto the Net; STREAMING VIDEO

NASCAR Trucks/SJAPS: Nights of thunder bursts onto the Net; STREAMING VIDEO

NASCAR Trucks/SJAPS: Nights of thunder bursts onto the Net; STREAMING VIDEO ... Continue reading

NHRA: Kurt Chronicles: Seattle/Sonoma Edition

NHRA: Kurt Chronicles: Seattle/Sonoma Edition

Kurt Chronicles: Seattle/Sonoma Edition ... Continue reading

NHRA: Top stories from NHRA FMDRS event at Numidia Raceway

NHRA: Top stories from NHRA FMDRS event at Numidia Raceway

Top stories from NHRA FMDRS event at Numidia Raceway ... Continue reading

NHRA: Warren Report: Seattle/Sonoma Edition

NHRA: Warren Report: Seattle/Sonoma Edition

Warren Report: Seattle/Sonoma Edition ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Automotive Announces New Co-Presidents

O'Reilly Automotive Announces New Co-Presidents

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. announced the promotion of Ted Wise, Executive Vice-President and Greg Henslee, Senior Vice- President, to Co-Presidents of the company. ... Continue reading

O'Reilly Automotive Announces Record Second Quarter Sales and Earnings

O'Reilly Automotive Announces Record Second Quarter Sales and Earnings

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. announced record revenues and earnings for the second quarter and first half of 1999. This represents the 22nd consecutive quarter of record revenues and earnings for O'Reilly since becoming a public company. ... Continue reading

PARTS Trucks: Rookie Driver Wins at Tri-County Speedway

PARTS Trucks: Rookie Driver Wins at Tri-County Speedway

PARTS Trucks: Rookie Driver Wins at Tri-County Speedway ... Continue reading

Reeves Import Motorcars Holds Grand Reopening

Reeves Import Motorcars Holds Grand Reopening

Reeves Import Motorcars, the authorized Porsche dealer for the Tampa Bay area, will stage a gala Grand Reopening reception this Friday evening, July 30, to celebrate the completion of its new Porsche sales and service facility. ... Continue reading

Ride for Kids raises $267 in two events

Ride for Kids raises $267 in two events

1,600 motorcyclists on every kind of bike raised over $164,000 at the 11th annual Illinois Ride for Kids event on Sunday, July 18. The donations were a record amount of funds for the Oakbrook, IL event. ... Continue reading

SCCA/Formula 2000: Race Results, Braselton, Georgia (Road Atlanta)

SCCA/Formula 2000: Race Results, Braselton, Georgia (Road Atlanta)

SCCA/Formula 2000: Race Results, Braselton, Georgia (Road Atlanta) ... Continue reading

SDRC Announces French, German Release of Metaphase Document Manager

SDRC Announces French, German Release of Metaphase Document Manager

SDRC announced the release of the French and German version of Metaphase Document Manager (MetaDM(TM)). ... Continue reading

SDRC Receives Three Awards from the State of Ohio

SDRC Receives Three Awards from the State of Ohio

SDRC announced the receipt of three awards from the State of Ohio. SDRC was recognized as one of the top 100 performing companies in Ohio and as one of the top exporters in Ohio. ... Continue reading

Shared Technologies Cellular Acquires Retail Cellular, Inc.

Shared Technologies Cellular Acquires Retail Cellular, Inc.

Shared Technologies Cellular, Inc. announced that it has acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Retail Cellular, Inc. (RCI) from Retail Distributors, Inc. ... Continue reading

Siemens Solar Offers Solar-Power Kits for Recreational Vehicles

Siemens Solar Offers Solar-Power Kits for Recreational Vehicles

Siemens Solar, the world's leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic cells and modules, introduced a line of battery- charger kits that provide cost-effective solar-power solutions for recreational vehicle owners. ... Continue reading

Simula Inc. to Report Record Revenues in Second Quarter

Simula Inc. to Report Record Revenues in Second Quarter

Simula Inc. said that for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999, it expects to report record revenues from continuing operations in excess of $34 million. ... Continue reading

Soccer Champion Brandi Chastain Takes Delivery of First Volvo V40 in US Market

Soccer Champion Brandi Chastain Takes Delivery of First Volvo V40 in US Market

The car company perhaps best loved by soccer moms also has a fan on the winning American team of the Women's World Cup. ... Continue reading

Spatial Inc. Reports Final Results for Second Quarter

Spatial Inc. Reports Final Results for Second Quarter

Spatial Inc., the world's leading developer of open, component 3D modeling technology and interoperability solutions, announced final results for its second quarter ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Closes Convertible Subordinated Debenture Offering

Standard Motor Products, Inc. Closes Convertible Subordinated Debenture Offering

Standard Motor Products, Inc. that they have closed a registered offering of 6-3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2009 in the aggregate principal amount of $90,000,000. ... Continue reading

Tacoma Nissan-Subaru Integrates Actinic Catalog to Build Online Auto Parts Store

Tacoma Nissan-Subaru Integrates Actinic Catalog to Build Online Auto Parts Store

Actinic Software LLC, a leading provider of plug-and-play e- commerce software, today announced that Tacoma Nissan-Subaru, in Tacoma, WA, has selected Actinic Catalog 3.0 to develop its online catalogs for auto parts and accessories. ... Continue reading

Tenneco Reports Second Quarter 1999 Earnings

Tenneco Reports Second Quarter 1999 Earnings

Tenneco reported second quarter 1999 net income of $92 million, or 55 cents per share,(a) including 5 cents per share from discontinued paperboard operations. Income from continuing operations in the second quarter of 1998 was 67 cents pershare. ... Continue reading

USAC: Hoffman Auto Racing Announces Sponsorship

USAC: Hoffman Auto Racing Announces Sponsorship

USAC: Hoffman Auto Racing Announces Sponsorship ... Continue reading

USAC Russel Triple Crown Pro Series Race Results, Sonoma, California

USAC Russel Triple Crown Pro Series Race Results, Sonoma, California

USAC Russel Triple Crown Pro Series Race Results, Sonoma, California ... Continue reading

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Kokomo

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Kokomo

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Kokomo ... Continue reading

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Salt Lake City

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Salt Lake City

USAC: Western States Sprint Car Series Race Results, Salt Lake City ... Continue reading

USAR: Gosselin takes Kroger 250 at New River Valley; Earns fourth win of '99 season

USAR: Gosselin takes Kroger 250 at New River Valley; Earns fourth win of '99 season

USAR: Gosselin takes Kroger 250 at New River Valley; Earns fourth win of '99 season ... Continue reading

ZAP Expands Workforce, Hires HR Manager

ZAP Expands Workforce, Hires HR Manager

Electric vehicle manufacturer ZAPWORLD.COM announced that it has hired a human resource manager to assist with the expansion of its workforce, which has grown to 75 employees. ... Continue reading

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