Tuesday, September 29, 1998

Action Performance Names Founder of MiniChamps to Board of Directors

Action Performance Companies Inc.(TM), Tuesday announced that it has named Paul G. Lang to its board of directors. ... Continue reading

All-New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Makes World Debut

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its all-new S-Class today during press activities preceding the opening of the Paris Auto Show. ... Continue reading

Arrow Automotive Industries Announces Closure of Manufacturing Plant

Arrow Automotive Industries, Inc. announced plans to permanently close its production facility in Spartanburg, SC. All 423 Spartanburg-based Arrow employees have been given a 60- day notice that their jobs will end with the plant closing. ... Continue reading

Arvin Names Lipe Vice President of Information Technology

Arvin Industries Inc. announced that Richard A. Smith, chief financial officer, named Perry L. Lipe vice president, Information Technology, for the $2.3 billion manufacturer of vehicle exhaust systems and ride control products. ... Continue reading

Auto Accident Scam Costs Consumers Millions

Suddenly, the driver in front of you brakes for no apparent reason and--you're the victim of automobile fraud, a growing white collar crime that costs the nation about $14 billion each year. ... Continue reading

Barden Companies Continues Strategic Talks With Swaziland

Barden Companies, Inc. announced that during the visit of Prime Minister Dr. Barnabas S. Dlamini, initial understandings were achieved in regard to the opening of a facility in Swaziland for the sale and servicing of vehicles. ... Continue reading

BULLHIDE Liner Corp. to Host Chat Room for Investors

The BULLHIDE Liner Corp. announced that they will host a chat room session on Tuesday, October 6, 1998 at 4:15 P.M.(EDT). This Internet forum is intended for investors, brokers and all interested parties to directly interact with company management. ... Continue reading

China Tire Holdings Limited Press Release

China Tire Holdings Limited announced its unaudited consolidated earnings for the six months ended June 30, 1998. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Sues Internet Sites

Chrysler Corporation announced the filing of a complaint in federal court alleging trademark infringement and seeking damages against two Internet providers who pirated the name 'Dodge' to promote sexually explicit and offensive material at their Web sites. ... Continue reading

Colorado 'Western States' USAC Sprint Results

Colorado ... Continue reading

Dana Corp to Provide Land Rover's New SUV with Space-Saving Axle

Rover/BMW's new redesigned luxury sport utility vehicle, the 2001 Range Rover, will have more room in its underbody due to an innovative front pan axle to be supplied by Dana Corporation's Spicer Axle Division. ... Continue reading

Discount Auto Parts Acquires Rose Auto Parts Stores

Discount Auto Parts, Inc. announced that it had acquired the Rose Auto Parts chain through an asset purchase from Eastern Automotive Warehouse, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Auto Parts Warehouse, Inc. ... Continue reading

Dollar Rent A Car to Purchase Phoenix Locations

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. announced its subsidiary, Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., had agreed to purchase the DOLLAR(R) locations in Phoenix, Arizona, from its licensee, Stratford American Corporation for an undisclosed price. ... Continue reading

Don't Get Caught With Your Hood Up

Car owners can avoid annoying, time-consuming breakdowns by taking a few minutes to get free "car checkups" and brochures on vehicle maintenance from the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices Announces Year-End Operating Results

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced results for the fiscal year ended 06/30/98. For the 1998 fiscal year, ECD recorded a loss of $16.7 m on revenues of $31.6 m compared with a loss of $18 million on revenues of $29.6 recorded in 1997. ... Continue reading

Expiration Date Extended for Envirotest Systems Corp. Notes

Environmental Systems Products Holdings Inc. Extends Expiration Date for the Outstanding 9-1/8% Senior Notes Due 2001 and the Outstanding 9-5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2003 of Envirotest Systems Corp ... Continue reading

Family Reunion Attracts Volvo Owners to New Jersey

Saturday, October 3rd promises to be a memorable day for Volvo owners -- and a busy day for Bergen County, New Jersey. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Announces Oil Conditioning Breakthrough

Federal-Mogul Corporation announces the result of a breakthrough oil condition project with Land Rover, Solihull, England. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Appoints Jon C. Samuelson

Frank Tomes, executive vice president, General Products, Federal-Mogul Corporation, announces the appointment of Jon C. Samuelson to director, finance, General Products, effective immediately. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Awarded By Caterpillar, Inc.

Federal-Mogul Corporation's, Blacksburg, Virginia facility has been awarded Quality Assured Supplier certification by Caterpillar, Inc., for the sixth consecutive year. ... Continue reading

Ford Receives Keep America Beautiful's 1998 Vision For America Award

Ford Motor Company will receive Keep America Beautiful's 1998 Vision for America Award during an October 1 dinner and program at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. ... Continue reading

GEICO Direct: Auto Insurance Rate Decreases for California

GEICO Direct today announced auto insurance rate decreases for its GEICO, GEICO General, GEICO Indemnity and GEICO Casualty policyholders in Ca ... Continue reading

IHRA: Alesci Rebounds From Epping Disappointment to Post President's Cup Semi-final Finish

IHRA: Alesci Rebounds From Epping Disappointment to Post President's Cup Semi-final Finish ... Continue reading

IRL: Pep Boys Indy Racing League Weekly Notebook

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

IRL: Vegas Victory, Title Would Form Fitting Farewell for Stewart

IRL: Vegas Victory, Title Would Form Fitting Farewell for Stewart ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Donates $100,000 to Cornerstone Schools of Detroit

Cornerstone Schools Association of Detroit will receive $100,000 from automotive supplier Johnson Controls, Inc. over the next five years to assist in the education of Detroit's youth. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls to Supply Seat Systems For New Ford Focus

Johnson Controls announced that it will supply seating systems for Ford Motor Company's new model -- Ford Focus -- unveiled here today at the Paris Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Micropoint Announces Agreement With Major Automotive Systems Manufacturer

Micropoint Inc. announced a landmark agreement with a major automotive systems company to supply Micropoint's patented Bend Sensor(R) mat as the critical component of a "smart" airbag system, to be manufactured for a major, worldwide automaker. ... Continue reading

NASCAR SJAPS: Gilchrist Gallops to Winchester 400 Win

WoO: Closest Pennzoil World of Outlaws Battle Returns to Bloomington ... Continue reading

NASCAR-WCUP: Electrical Problems Cost Park Career Best Finish

NASCAR-WCUP: Electrical Problems Cost Park Career Best Finish ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Square D Racing/Kenny Wallace Weekly Review/Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Square D Racing/Kenny Wallace Weekly Review/Preview ... Continue reading

New Standard in MCAD, MCAE Interoperability

Unigraphics Solutions and The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. announced a new standard of interoperability between MSC/PATRAN Version 8 and Unigraphics that enables rapid bidirectional communication between the design and the analysis model. ... Continue reading

NHRA: Thunder Valley Roars with Pennzoil Power

NHRA: Thunder Valley Roars with Pennzoil Power ... Continue reading

RECARO North America Awarded ISO 9001 Certification

RECARO North America has received ISO 9001 certification -- approximately one year after the company's official grand opening in the summer of 1997. ... Continue reading

Society Of Manufacturing Engineers' Exposition Kicks Off

Ralph J. Szygenda, vice president and chief Information officer (CIO) of General Motors, will present the keynote speech during the Computer Technology Solutions '98 event. ... Continue reading

S&P Rates CA State Auto Association Inter-Insurance Bureau 'Api'

Standard & Poor's today assigned itssingle-'Api' insurer financial strength rating to California State Auto Association Inter-Insurance Bureau. ... Continue reading

Stratford American Corporation Announces Dollar Rent a Car Sale

Stratford American Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Stratford American Car Rental Systems, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Phoenix Dollar Rent A Car operations to Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc. ... Continue reading

Teen Driving Bill Promotes Safety and Employment

The National Automobile Dealers Association praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill promoting workplace safety while increasing employment opportunities for teenagers. ... Continue reading

TelePad Subsidiary Awarded Contracts

TelePad Corp. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary L&E Mobile Computer Mounts, Inc., has been awarded contracts to supply the Knoxville, TN and the City of Providence, RI Police Departmentd mobile computer mounts for more than 340 vehicles. ... Continue reading

The Car Guy

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Time Magazine and Ford Celebrate 'Heroes for the Planet'

TIME magazine launched in its Oct. 5 issue a multi-media environmental publishing program, "Heroes for the Planet", featuring profiles of outstanding individuals worldwide who are using fresh thinking and creativity to improve the environment. Ford Motor Company is the sole advertiser of the program. ... Continue reading

Timken Earns Hi-Tech Industry Praise

The Timken Co has been selected as one of Info Week magazine's most innovative companies. The magazine's ranking of the leading corporate users of information technology rates Timken 251st among the 500 companies recognized in the annual survey. ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive, Inc. Announces Q3 Expectations

Tower Automotive, Inc. said that it expects to exceed third quarter 1998 earnings expectations despite the effects of the work stoppages at General Motors. ... Continue reading

Toyota, EDS Partner to Provide Electronic Parts Catalog Systems

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc., and EDS have announced an agreement making EDS an approved vendor to provide electronic parts catalog (EPC) systems to Toyota and Lexus dealers. ... Continue reading

TRW and Wolf Trap Institute Set the Stage for Innovative Learning

The classrooms at three San Bernardino preschools today become the stage where performing arts and early childhood education meet. Funding from TRW is enabling approximately 60 children to spend the next five days learning that education can be fun through the stART smART program of the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Le ... Continue reading

TRW Establishes Asia-Pacific Headquarters

TRW, a global supply chain systems integrator, opens its Integrated Supply Chain Solutions Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore. ... Continue reading

Uniprime Capital Acceptance Announces Acquisition

Uniprime Capital Acceptance, Inc. announced that it has acquired a General Motors Dealership in upstate New York for an undisclosed amount. ... Continue reading

USAC: The Week in Sprints, Midgets, Silver Crown and F2000

USAC: The Week in Sprints, Midgets, Silver Crown and F2000 ... Continue reading

UT Automotive Enters India With Investment in NTTFIL

UT Automotive, a United Technologies company, announced its entry into the Indian automotive market by acquiring a minority interest in NTTF Industries Limited (NTTFIL). ... Continue reading

WoO: Closest Pennzoil World of Outlaws Battle Returns to Bloomington

WoO: Closest Pennzoil World of Outlaws Battle Returns to Bloomington ... Continue reading

WOO: Haudenschild Sweeps Cornhusker Outlaws Showdown

WOO: Haudenschild Sweeps Cornhusker Outlaws Showdown ... Continue reading

WOO: World of Outlaws Point Standings Through September 28th

WOO: World of Outlaws Point Standings Through September 27th ... Continue reading