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Monday, June 28, 1999

Allied Holdings' Axis Group Announces New Contract With BMW

Allied Holdings' Axis Group Announces New Contract With BMW

Allied Holdings, Inc. announced that Axis Group, a wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a contract to provide its Kar- Tainer(R) exterior loading cassette system for containerized international shipment of BMW 3 Series automobiles. ... Continue reading

Amcast Announces Third Quarter 1999 Results

Amcast Announces Third Quarter 1999 Results

Amcast Industrial Corporation announced sales and earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 1999 ended May 30. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Bill Baird Takes Command at the Shady Bowl

ARCA: Bill Baird Takes Command at the Shady Bowl

ARCA: Bill Baird Takes Command at the Shady Bowl ... Continue reading

Bullhide Increases Revenues by $270,000

Bullhide Increases Revenues by $270,000

Bullhide Liner announced that it has added 14 new application centers since December 31, 1998, including three which have been added over the past week, increasing its total number of application centers to 59 in 25 states and two countries. ... Continue reading

CART: Al Unser Jr. Earns Fifth at Cleveland

CART: Al Unser Jr. Earns Fifth at Cleveland

PR-Mercedes-Benz Fifth at Cleveland ... Continue reading

CART: Series Leader Montoya Defies Elements to Win Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland

CART: Series Leader Montoya Defies Elements to Win Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland

CART: Series Leader Montoya Defies Elements to Win Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Technologies to License ARIS 2000 NOx Reduction Technology

Clean Diesel Technologies to License ARIS 2000 NOx Reduction Technology

Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. announced that it will license distributors for its proprietary ARIS(TM) 2000 diesel NOx reduction technology. ... Continue reading

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight

Drag Racing Tonight ... Continue reading

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. Acquires Metallifacture Limited

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. Acquires Metallifacture Limited

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. announced it has acquired Metallifacture Limited ("Metallifacture") from Bullough plc. ... Continue reading

Eagle One recieves Patent

Eagle One recieves Patent

Eagle One Issued Patent ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Receives Vendor of the Year Award from Auto Wares

Federal-Mogul Receives Vendor of the Year Award from Auto Wares

Federal-Mogul Corporation, has received the prestigious Vendor of the Year award from Auto Wares. The award recognizes Federal-Mogul's superior customer support and service to Auto Wares and its customers in 1998. ... Continue reading

Fidelity Holdings Inc. Retains Coleman and Company Securities

Fidelity Holdings Inc. Retains Coleman and Company Securities

Fidelity Holdings Inc. announced that it has retained New York City based Coleman and Company Securities, Inc. to act as its exclusive investment banking and financial advisory firm. ... Continue reading

First-Ever Non-Flammable Emergency Solution Available Nationwide

First-Ever Non-Flammable Emergency Solution Available Nationwide

SPARE TANK(TM), the world's first and only patented non- flammable gasoline derivative, is now available for sale nationwide. ... Continue reading

FMDRS: Tacoma's Pat Austin Wins at Big Sur

FMDRS: Tacoma's Pat Austin Wins at Big Sur

FMDRS final results from Seattle International Raceway ... Continue reading

FORMULA ONE: Smart fuel strategy helps Frentzen reign supreme in wet, wild race

FORMULA ONE: Smart fuel strategy helps Frentzen reign supreme in wet, wild race

Smart fuel strategy helps Frentzen reign supreme in wet, wild race ... Continue reading

Fourth of July Ignites Busy Travel for California, says AAA

Fourth of July Ignites Busy Travel for California, says AAA

Californians are blasting off in near-record numbers for the Fourth of July weekend, AAA of Northern California reported. ... Continue reading

High Power Battery for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

High Power Battery for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

In work supported by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Ergenics, Inc. announced the successful, high power demonstration of its Nickel-Hydrogen Bipolar Segmented Battery. ... Continue reading

Insilco Holding Co. Announces Organizational Change

Insilco Holding Co. Announces Organizational Change

Insilco Holding Co. announced that as part of its corporate-wide initiative to focus resources at key business units it has decided to reduce the Company's corporate office staff and accelerate its planned divestiture of non-core businesses. ... Continue reading

IRL: Harrington Still Battles, Waits for Luck to Change

IRL: Harrington Still Battles, Waits for Luck to Change

IRL: Harrington Still Battles, Waits for Luck to Change ... Continue reading

IRL: Ray Claims Pikes Peak's Radisson 200 by .120-Second Over Schmidt

IRL: Ray Claims Pikes Peak's Radisson 200 by .120-Second Over Schmidt

IRL: Ray Claims Pikes Peak's Radisson 200 by .120-Second Over Schmidt ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Joint Venture Offers Patented Instrument Panel Process

Johnson Controls Joint Venture Offers Patented Instrument Panel Process

Johnson Controls, Inc. -- through its Intertec Systems joint venture with Inoac Corporation of Japan -- is currently offering the North American auto industry instrument panels. ... Continue reading

Lear Corporation Completes Sale of Electric Motor Systems Business

Lear Corporation Completes Sale of Electric Motor Systems Business

Lear Corporation completed the sale of its recently acquired Electric Motor Systems (EMS) business to Johnson Electric Holdings Limited for US $310 million. ... Continue reading

Meridian National Announces Sale of 4.2M Shares of Common Stock

Meridian National Announces Sale of 4.2M Shares of Common Stock

Meridian National Corp. announced the signing of a purchase agreement with a private investor group to sell 4.2 million shares of previously unissued common stock of Meridian for $294,000. ... Continue reading

NASCAR SJAPS: Anderson Regains Points Lead in Slim Jim All Pro Series

NASCAR SJAPS: Anderson Regains Points Lead in Slim Jim All Pro Series

NASCAR SJAPS: Anderson Regains Points Lead in Slim Jim All Pro Series ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Lucky Coin Can't Combat Turn Two As Steve Park Flips At Sears Poi nt

NASCAR WCUP: Lucky Coin Can't Combat Turn Two As Steve Park Flips At Sears Poi nt

Lucky Coin Can't Combat Turn Two As Steve Park Flips At Sears Poi nt ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Sears Point Race Wrap Up

NASCAR WCUP: Sears Point Race Wrap Up

NASCAR WCUP: Sears Point Race Wrap Up ... Continue reading

National RV Expands Automation Efforts

National RV Expands Automation Efforts

National R. V., Inc., a division of National R.V. Holdings, Inc. and a manufacturer of high-quality motor homes and fifth wheel travel trailers, has expanded its use of technology and automation. ... Continue reading

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Awarded GM Training Contract

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Awarded GM Training Contract

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers has been awarded a major contract from General Motors Corp. to provide computer training to more than 20,000 GM employees annually on the new release of "GM Online One." ... Continue reading

Porsche AG Awards Emery Worldwide 'Dealer Direct' Contract for North America

Porsche AG Awards Emery Worldwide 'Dealer Direct' Contract for North America

Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany, the celebrated sports car manufacturer, has awarded its North America "Dealer Direct" contract to Emery Worldwide, a global cargo transportation company. ... Continue reading

Protection One Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Mobile Services Group

Protection One Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Mobile Services Group

Protection One, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its Mobile Services Group to ATX Technologies, Inc. for approximately $28.0 million, a component of which includes a preferred stock investment in ATX. Protection One will continue to deliver mobile services through an exclusive reseller arran ... Continue reading

Safety Components Announces Fiscal 1999 Q4 And Year End Results

Safety Components Announces Fiscal 1999 Q4 And Year End Results

Safety Components International, Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 27, 1999. ... Continue reading

Servia Takes Lead in Indy Lights

Servia Takes Lead in Indy Lights

Servia Takes Lead in Indy Lights ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated Increases Dividend

Snap-on Incorporated Increases Dividend

Snap-on Incorporated's board of directors declared a 4.5 percent increase in the company's dividend on its common stock. ... Continue reading

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Announces National Vendor

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Announces National Vendor

Sonic Automotive, Inc. announced the selection of PPG Industries, Inc. as its exclusive national vendor for refinish coatings. ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Gordon still wins with a 'sick' performance

The Callahan Report: Gordon still wins with a 'sick' performance

The Callahan Report: Gordon still wins with a 'sick' performance ... Continue reading

Tomkins Acquisition Positions Trico Products As Global Auto Systems Integrator

Tomkins Acquisition Positions Trico Products As Global Auto Systems Integrator

Tomkins PLC, a leading international manufacturer and owner of Trico Products Corporation, has acquired ACD Tridon, a major producer of wiper blades and system components. ... Continue reading

Tomkins Completes ACD Tridon Acquisition

Tomkins Completes ACD Tridon Acquisition

Tomkins PLC, the international manufacturing company, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition, announced on April 1, 1999, of ACD Tridon, for Can$152 million. ... Continue reading

Top Ten Tips For Traveling With Kids

Top Ten Tips For Traveling With Kids

Survive the Drive, a company dedicated to making family road trips more enjoyable, offers the following suggestions to ease the pain of traveling with children this summer. ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive Agrees to Acquire 49% Interest in Seojin Industrial

Tower Automotive Agrees to Acquire 49% Interest in Seojin Industrial

Tower Automotive, Inc. announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 49 percent equity interest in Seojin Industrial Company Limited ("Seojin"), a supplier of frames and structural parts to the Korean automotive market. ... Continue reading

Toyo Proxes T1-S Brings a Whole New Meaning to Ultra-High Performance

Toyo Proxes T1-S Brings a Whole New Meaning to Ultra-High Performance

With the introduction of the new flagship Proxes(TM) T1-S(TM), Toyo adds a new dimension to its Proxes line-up, and completely redefines the state-of-the-art in performance tires. ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Promotion of Jim Bolte, General Manager of Information Systems

Toyota Announces Promotion of Jim Bolte, General Manager of Information Systems

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TMMNA) recently promoted Jim Bolte to General Manager of the Information Systems department. ... Continue reading

Toyota Announces Promotion Of Patrick Nepute, General Manager/General Counsel

Toyota Announces Promotion Of Patrick Nepute, General Manager/General Counsel

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TMMNA) recently promoted Patrick Nepute to General Manager and General Counsel of the Legal department. ... Continue reading

Toyota Touts Environmental Technology in New Series of Corporate Ads

Toyota Touts Environmental Technology in New Series of Corporate Ads

Toyota Motor Corporate Services of North America announced the launch of the second phase of Toyota's environmental corporate advertising campaign, highlighting the company's continuous commitment to developing "green" technology. ... Continue reading

Unitrode Announces Resignation of Al Schuele as President and COO

Unitrode Announces Resignation of Al Schuele as President and COO

Unitrode Corporation announced that Al Schuele has resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer, and as a Director, and that Bob Richardson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer will resume his previous duties as President. ... Continue reading

USAC: Hines Wins 'Rocky Mountain Classic' at Pikes Peak

USAC: Hines Wins 'Rocky Mountain Classic' at Pikes Peak

USAC: Hines Wins 'Rocky Mountain Classic' at Pikes Peak ... Continue reading

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Cars, TQs Share Irwindale Spotlight

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Cars, TQs Share Irwindale Spotlight

USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Cars, TQs Share Irwindale Spotlight ... Continue reading

USAC: McQuarrie Nearly Perfect in Russell Triple Crown Opener

USAC: McQuarrie Nearly Perfect in Russell Triple Crown Opener

USAC: McQuarrie Nearly Perfect in Russell Triple Crown Opener ... Continue reading

USAC: Rain Halts 16th Street; Anderson Feature Resumes Wednesday

USAC: Rain Halts 16th Street; Anderson Feature Resumes Wednesday

USAC: Rain Halts 16th Street; Anderson Feature Resumes Wednesday ... Continue reading

USAC: Russell Triple Crown Pro Series Race Results

USAC: Russell Triple Crown Pro Series Race Results

USAC: Russell Triple Crown Pro Series Race Results ... Continue reading

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