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Thursday, May 28, 1998

Appointment Completes Frisby Technologies Board of Directors

Appointment Completes Frisby Technologies Board of Directors

Robert C. Grayson, a well-known retailing executive, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Frisby Technologies, Inc. Mr. Grayson brings to Frisby's board more than 25 years of top retail management experience. ... Continue reading

Auto Trader Online and The Auto Channel--Affiliates

Auto Trader Online and The Auto Channel--Affiliates

Auto Trader Online and The Auto Channel announce an affiliate relationship to provide The Auto Channel users access to the Internet's largest used car database on Auto Trader Online. ... Continue reading

AutoVantage Introduces Auto Insurance Rate Comparison

AutoVantage Introduces Auto Insurance Rate Comparison

Online car buyers using AutoVantage can now instantly compare auto insurance rates from a number of providers in their state through a new feature launched today through an alliance between AutoVantage and Progressive Corp. ... Continue reading

BCAM International, Inc. and Textron Receive Funding

BCAM International, Inc. and Textron Receive Funding

BCAM Intl, Inc., the developer of a revolutionary patented Intelligent Surface Technology and microvalve technology, announced that a leading manufacturer outside the automotive industry is funding the development of products. ... Continue reading

Budget Rent a Car Announces Aquisition

Budget Rent a Car Announces Aquisition

Budget Rent a Car Corporation, a subsidiary of Budget Group Inc. , announced that it has acquired franchise operations in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Continue reading

CART: Mercedes-Benz, Magneti Marelli and Momo Produce New Wheel

CART: Mercedes-Benz, Magneti Marelli and Momo Produce New Wheel

CART: Mercedes-Benz, Magneti Marelli and Momo Produce New Wheel to Communicate with Driver ... Continue reading

CCI/Triad Right-Sizes to Increase Market Competitiveness

CCI/Triad Right-Sizes to Increase Market Competitiveness

CCI/Triad's exec. management team announces the review and fine- tuning of the company's business forecast based on historical performance combined with trends in the marketplace. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Reports Assembly Plants Schedule

Chrysler Reports Assembly Plants Schedule

Chrysler Corporation reports eight of its nine U.S. assembly plants and all three Canadian assembly plants will operate the week of June 1, 1998. ... Continue reading

Detroit Purchasing Managers Report Excellent May

Detroit Purchasing Managers Report Excellent May

Members of the National Association of Purchasing Management- Metro Detroit, surveyed in May by Detroit-based Comerica Bank, revealed a 1.0-point gain from April in overall business conditions for Southeast Michigan's industrial economy. ... Continue reading

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. Announces Offering

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. Announces Offering

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. , today announced it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the sale of 3.0 million shares of Class A common stock. ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Successfully Protects Slogan

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Successfully Protects Slogan

Enterprise Rent-A-Car successfully protected the rights to its slogans, including "Pick Enterprise. We'll Pick You Up."A judge in U.S. District Court ruled that a competitor that had used the slogans can no longer use any that mention "pick you up." ... Continue reading

F2000 Back to the Glen for Parts America 150 Weekend Doubleheader

F2000 Back to the Glen for Parts America 150 Weekend Doubleheader

F2000 Back to the Glen for Parts America 150 Weekend Doubleheader ... Continue reading

Ford Sets Pricing Information for Debt Exchange

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

Ford's Secret Weapon in Building Owner Loyalty - Ford Credit

Ford's Secret Weapon in Building Owner Loyalty - Ford Credit

Owner loyalty to Ford Motor Co and its dealers is significantly higher for customers who finance with Ford Credit. New research results confirm that Ford Credit customers are 15 percent more loyal to Ford and 41 percent more loyal to their dealers. ... Continue reading

Gentex Automatic-Dimming Mirrors Now Available

Gentex Automatic-Dimming Mirrors Now Available

Gentex Corporation, manufacturer of automatic-dimming mirrors and fire protection products, announced that it has contracted with the MITO Corporation of Elkhart, Indiana, to sell several of its popular automatic-dimming mirrors directly to consumers. ... Continue reading

IRL: Roberto Guerrero Hosts Brain Injury Benefit

IRL: Roberto Guerrero Hosts Brain Injury Benefit

IRL: Roberto Guerrero Hosts Brain Injury Benefit ... Continue reading

Lund Intl Holdings, Inc. Names Chief Financial Officer

Lund Intl Holdings, Inc. Names Chief Financial Officer

Lund International Holdings, Inc. announced today that Ronald C. Fox, Vice President of Finance and former Chief Financial Officer of Deflecta-Shield Corporation, has been named Chief Financial Officer of the Company. ... Continue reading

Mexican Industries & Cambridge Form Joint Venture

Mexican Industries & Cambridge Form Joint Venture

Mexican Industries of Michigan, Inc. and Cambridge Industries, Inc. announced the formation of a joint venture to better serve the automotive industry through the manufacturing and assembly of injection molded interior systems and subsystems. ... Continue reading

Michigan Rivet Corporation Announces Results

Michigan Rivet Corporation Announces Results

Michigan Rivet Corporation announced its results of operations for the second quarter and six months ended April 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Mark Green has New Paint at Dover

NASCAR BGN: Mark Green has New Paint at Dover

NASCAR BGN: Mark Green has New Paint at Dover ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Daytona Beach's Mark Martin First Entrant in DIS Test

NASCAR: Daytona Beach's Mark Martin First Entrant in DIS Test

NASCAR: Daytona Beach's Mark Martin First Entrant in DIS Test ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Motorsports Journalist Willie Patrick Dies

NASCAR: Motorsports Journalist Willie Patrick Dies

NASCAR: Motorsports Journalist Willie Patrick Dies ... Continue reading

New Management Team Has Big Impact on Paxton Automotive Sales

New Management Team Has Big Impact on Paxton Automotive Sales

Just three months since the acquisition of Paxton Automotive Corporation, the new management team of J.R. Granatelli and David Adams, Jr. have doubled the company's sales. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Martino Looking to Ride to Victory at Fram Route 66 Nationals

NHRA: Martino Looking to Ride to Victory at Fram Route 66 Nationals

NHRA: Martino Looking to Ride to Victory at Fram Route 66 Nationals ... Continue reading

Rare 1967 L-88 Corvette With Only 12 Miles to Be Sold

Rare 1967 L-88 Corvette With Only 12 Miles to Be Sold

Rare 1967 L-88 Corvette With Only 12 Miles to Be Sold by Dana Mecum Auctions at Bloomington Gold. ... Continue reading

Standard Products' Plant Receives Award

Standard Products' Plant Receives Award

Standard Products (Canada) Limited, a subsidiary of The Standard Products Company, announced that its rubber seals and trim plant in Stratford, Ontario, has been awarded Chrysler Corporation's Gold Pentastar Award. ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces 2nd Voluntary Recall Of Legacy

Subaru Announces 2nd Voluntary Recall Of Legacy

Subaru of America, Inc. announced a voluntary recall campaign on its 1997/1998 model year Legacy vehicles. The campaign involves a defective automatic transmission shift lever/linkage on some 1997/1998 Legacy models. ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces Voluntary Recall of 1997 Legacy

Subaru Announces Voluntary Recall of 1997 Legacy

Subaru of America, Inc. announced a voluntary recall campaign on its 1997 model year Legacy vehicles manufactured between 8/9/96 and 3/21/97. The campaign involves a parts supplier failing to fit bearings to the throttle shaft of the throttle body. ... Continue reading

Subaru Revs Up Their Supply Chain With Logility

Subaru Revs Up Their Supply Chain With Logility

Logility, the leading supplier of collaborative value chain planning solutions via the Internet, announced that Subaru of America, Inc. has chosen the capabilities of Logility Value Chain Solutions to help the company. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway Racing Schedule Gets Busier in '98

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway Racing Schedule Gets Busier in '98

Tracks: Bloomington Speedway Racing Schedule Gets Busier in '98 ... Continue reading

Volvo Introduces New Luxury Sedan: S80

Volvo Introduces New Luxury Sedan: S80

Life is full of safe choices offering value and versatility but not necessarily distinctiveness. Volvo is proud to introduce the Volvo S80, a luxury sedan that weds safety innovation with striking style and remarkable comfort. ... Continue reading

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