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Thursday, September 30, 1999

ABRA and North Memorial Health Care Announce Joint Venture

ABRA and North Memorial Health Care Announce Joint Venture

ABRA Auto Body & Glass and North Memorial Health Care announced their joint venture in a one-of-a-kind airbag safety course. ... Continue reading

Acura Announces Pricing for 2000 Model Year 3.5RL and NSX

Acura Announces Pricing for 2000 Model Year 3.5RL and NSX

Acura announced the 2000 model year pricing for the 3.5RL flagship luxury sedan and the NSX exotic supercar. ... Continue reading

ADP, Navistar Complete End-to-End Y2K Readiness Tests

ADP, Navistar Complete End-to-End Y2K Readiness Tests

The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., and Navistar International have completed tests that verify that ADP's Elite dealer management system in use at International truck dealers is Y2K Ready. ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces New Forging Business for Koyo

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces New Forging Business for Koyo

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. announced that it has launched three forged products for Koyo Corporation of U.S.A., a Japanese bearing manufacturer. The parts include two rotating wheel hubs and a wheel spindle. ... Continue reading

American Axle & Manufacturing Elects New Board Member: Thomas K. Walker

American Axle & Manufacturing Elects New Board Member: Thomas K. Walker

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. announced the election of a new member to its board of directors: Thomas K. Walker, former president, Amcast Automotive. ... Continue reading

American Quantum Cycles Closes Secondary Offering for $8 Million

American Quantum Cycles Closes Secondary Offering for $8 Million

American Quantum Cycles Inc., announced that it has closed on its secondary offering selling 2,430,000 shares of its Common Stock at $3.50 per share raising a gross of approximately $8.5 million. ... Continue reading

Autoliv's CEO Sees Strong Growth Prospects

Autoliv's CEO Sees Strong Growth Prospects

Mr. Lars Westerberg, President and Chief Executive Officer for Autoliv Inc. made these comments to an international audience of financial analysts and investors at the Company's capital market conference in New York. ... Continue reading

Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Offers Free Vehicle VIN Etching

Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Offers Free Vehicle VIN Etching

The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) along with the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office will be holding a free VIN etching event on Saturday, October 2, 1999 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Camp Hill Mall. ... Continue reading

AutoNation Announces Tax-Free Spin Off Of Automotive Rental Business

AutoNation Announces Tax-Free Spin Off Of Automotive Rental Business

AutoNation, Inc. announced that it will separate its automotive rental business from its automotive retail business in the form of a tax-free dividend of shares of the new automotive rental company to the shareholders of AutoNation. ... Continue reading

AutoZone Rings Up More Than $4 Billion

AutoZone Rings Up More Than $4 Billion

AutoZone, Inc. reported net income for the fiscal year ended August 28, 1999, of $244.8 million, an increase of 7% from $227.9 million in the prior year. ... Continue reading

Ballard Delivers 250 kW Field Trial Power Generator to Cinergy

Ballard Delivers 250 kW Field Trial Power Generator to Cinergy

Ballard Power Systems announced that its subsidiary Ballard Generation Systems has delivered to Cinergy Technology Inc., a 250 kW-class natural gas fuel cell power generator. ... Continue reading

California Rideshare Week Begins Monday, Oct. 4

California Rideshare Week Begins Monday, Oct. 4

Traffic-weary Southland commuters will have a chance to try a new way to get to work by sharing the ride during Rideshare Week, Oct. 4-8. ... Continue reading

Camp Jeep(TM) Captures 'World's Best' Honors at International Award Show

Camp Jeep(TM) Captures 'World's Best' Honors at International Award Show

DaimlerChrysler's Camp Jeep(TM) program earned best in the world honors at the 9th annual World PRO Awards of Excellence, recently hosted by PROMO Magazine and the Association of Promotion Marketing Agencies Worldwide in Chicago. ... Continue reading

Cars' Contribution to Smog Declining - Now Less Than 24%

Cars' Contribution to Smog Declining - Now Less Than 24%

Despite the growing number of vehicles and miles traveled, cars and light trucks cause less than 24 percent of the emissions that lead to ground-level ozone problems in 25 major cities. ... Continue reading

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings

CART: FedEx Championship Series Happenings ... Continue reading

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Announces Year-End Operating Results

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Announces Year-End Operating Results

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. announced results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Ford Connecting Consumers, Dealers and Suppliers in Philippines

Ford Connecting Consumers, Dealers and Suppliers in Philippines

Ford Motor Company has become the first automotive company in the Philippines to link local consumers, dealers, suppliers and all employees via the Internet. ... Continue reading

Good Maintenance Benefits Your Car and Your Insurance

Good Maintenance Benefits Your Car and Your Insurance

One of the best things automobile owners can do for their cars is maintain them as conscientiously as possible. ... Continue reading

IHRA: Charlie Hunt Team Falls One Round Short of Finals at Rockingham

IHRA: Charlie Hunt Team Falls One Round Short of Finals at Rockingham

Charlie Hunt Team Falls One Round Short of Finals at Rockingham ... Continue reading

IHRA: John Long Draws Tough Match in the First Round at Carquest Autumn Nationals

IHRA: John Long Draws Tough Match in the First Round at Carquest Autumn Nationals

John Long Draws Tough Match in the First Round at Carquest Autumn Nationals ... Continue reading

IHRA: Neon Ground Shaker Headed to the President's Cup

IHRA: Neon Ground Shaker Headed to the President's Cup

Neon Ground Shaker Headed to the President's Cup ... Continue reading

IHRA: Von Smith Wraps Up 5th Pro Funny Car National Event Crown in 1999

IHRA: Von Smith Wraps Up 5th Pro Funny Car National Event Crown in 1999

Von Smith Wraps Up 5th Pro Funny Car National Event Crown in 1999 ... Continue reading

Integrated Systems Will Market FreeForm Modeling System from SensAble

Integrated Systems Will Market FreeForm Modeling System from SensAble

Integrated Systems Technologies, Inc. announced it has become a marketing partner for the FreeForm(TM) modeling system from SensAble Technologies, Inc. ... Continue reading

IRL: 18-Year-Old Fisher Ready for Mall.Com 500 Challenge

IRL: 18-Year-Old Fisher Ready for Mall.Com 500 Challenge

18-Year-Old Fisher Ready for Mall.Com 500 Challenge ... Continue reading

IRL: Mall.Com Logs on As Sponsor for Fall IRL Race

IRL: Mall.Com Logs on As Sponsor for Fall IRL Race

Mall.Com Logs on As Sponsor for Fall IRL Race ... Continue reading

IRL: Texas Twosome Ready for Lone Star 500 Showdown

IRL: Texas Twosome Ready for Lone Star 500 Showdown

Texas Twosome Ready for Lone Star 500 Showdown ... Continue reading

Japan's Auto Industry Questions the Need for Bilateral Auto Negotiations

Japan's Auto Industry Questions the Need for Bilateral Auto Negotiations

U.S. and European investment and management in Japan's automobile industry is increasing as Japan's auto companies develop new relationships with their overseas counterparts. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Galant Takes Top Honors in Comparison Test

Mitsubishi Galant Takes Top Honors in Comparison Test

In a five-car, head-to-head competition of "bread-n-butter" family sedans, the 1999 Mitsubishi Galant took home the first- place honors. ... Continue reading

MTS Virtual Engine System is Heart of Ford's New NVH Test Facility

MTS Virtual Engine System is Heart of Ford's New NVH Test Facility

Opening ceremonies will be held this evening at Ford's new All Wheel Drive Spin-Torsional Dynamometer facility at the company's Advanced Engineering Center in Dearborn, Mich. ... Continue reading

NASCAR BGN: Bob Evans Restaurants' Customer Has Chance at $1 Million

NASCAR BGN: Bob Evans Restaurants' Customer Has Chance at $1 Million

Bob Evans Restaurants' Customer Has Chance at $1 Million ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Brakes' Need to Go Craven's Way at Martinsville

NASCAR WCUP: Brakes' Need to Go Craven's Way at Martinsville

Brakes' Need to Go Craven's Way at Martinsville ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Flashback at Martinsville; Marcis Win Adds to the Headlines of 1975

NASCAR WCUP: Flashback at Martinsville; Marcis Win Adds to the Headlines of 1975

NASCAR WCUP: Flashback at Martinsville; Marcis Win Adds to the Headlines of 1975 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Martinsville Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Martinsville Preview

NASCAR WCUP: Ken Schrader Martinsville Preview ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart heads to Martinsville after posting solid second place at Dover

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart heads to Martinsville after posting solid second place at Dover

NASCAR WCUP: Tony Stewart heads to Martinsville after posting solid second place at Dover ... Continue reading

Precision Auto Care Announces Anticipated 4th Quarter and Annual Results

Precision Auto Care Announces Anticipated 4th Quarter and Annual Results

Precision Auto Care, Inc. announced that the Company is in the final stages of completing the audit for its fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

SCCA: PPIR Trans-Am and World Challenge Weekend Fast Facts

SCCA: PPIR Trans-Am and World Challenge Weekend Fast Facts

PPIR Trans-Am and World Challenge Weekend Fast Facts ... Continue reading

SDRC Completes Acquisition of TD Technologies, Inc.

SDRC Completes Acquisition of TD Technologies, Inc.

1999--SDRC announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of TD Technologies, Inc. of Richardson, TX. ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated Completes Acquisition of Sandvik Saws and Tools

Snap-on Incorporated Completes Acquisition of Sandvik Saws and Tools

Snap-on Incorporated announced it has completed the acquisition of the Sandvik Saws and Tools business, formerly an operating unit of Sandvik AB. ... Continue reading

S&P Assigns Preliminary Ratings to BMW Vehicle Owner Trust

S&P Assigns Preliminary Ratings to BMW Vehicle Owner Trust

Standard & Poor's assigned its preliminary ratings to BMW Vehicle Owner Trust 1999-A's $1,095 million asset-backed notes and certificates. ... Continue reading

STM Wireless Receives Contract From Shanghai Automobile Industry

STM Wireless Receives Contract From Shanghai Automobile Industry

STM Wireless, Inc. announced that it has received a contract for the sale of approximately US $1.0 million of equipment to the Shanghai Automobile Industry Sales Company. ... Continue reading

The Callahan Report: Evernham takes big leap, leaves Gordon, Hendrick

The Callahan Report: Evernham takes big leap, leaves Gordon, Hendrick

The Callahan Report: Evernham takes big leap, leaves Gordon, Hendrick ... Continue reading

Toyota Lists on the New York Stock Exchange

Toyota Lists on the New York Stock Exchange

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced the start of trading of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. ... Continue reading

Tracks: Lagasse and Moody atop Top Gun Standings at St. Augustine

Tracks: Lagasse and Moody atop Top Gun Standings at St. Augustine

Tracks: Lagasse and Moody atop Top Gun Standings at St. Augustine ... Continue reading

Tracks: Open Wheel Modifieds featured at Jax Raceways

Tracks: Open Wheel Modifieds featured at Jax Raceways

Tracks: Open Wheel Modifieds featured at Jax Raceways ... Continue reading

TRGI Announces Strategic Restructuring of Board of Directors

TRGI Announces Strategic Restructuring of Board of Directors

Trident Rowan Group, Inc. announced plans to propose to its shareholders a restructuring of its Board of Directors to give more prominence and representation to two largest shareholders, reflecting their respective ownership interests in the Company. ... Continue reading

USA Truck Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire CCC Express

USA Truck Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire CCC Express

USA Truck, Inc., of Van Buren, Arkansas, announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire substantially all the assets of CARCO Carrier Corporation, which does business as CCC Express, Inc. ... Continue reading

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair are Key in Aiding Air Quality

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair are Key in Aiding Air Quality

Motorists can do their part to clean up the air by promptly performing needed repairs and maintaining their vehicles according to owner's manual recommendations, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. ... Continue reading

Visteon Builds Engineering Expertise in Asia Pacific Region With Purchase of Naldec

Visteon Builds Engineering Expertise in Asia Pacific Region With Purchase of Naldec

Visteon Automotive Systems continues to build an expert portfolio of international engineering and production capability with the purchase of Naldec Corporation in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Continue reading

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