1999 Replacement Tire Shipments to Reach 191 Million Units
The Rubber Manufacturers Association's (RMA) Tire Market Analysis Committee (TMAC) has revised their 1999 tire shipments projections, reflecting the ongoing strength of the U.S. economy. Key 1999 market forecasts include: ... Continue reading
AIAG Executes Memorandum of Understanding With Telecordia and SAIC
The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) announced that is has executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Automotive Network eXchange Overseer Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and SAIC to further develop the ANX service and its value to subscribers. ... Continue reading
AIAG to Offer Members Internet-Based Training Courses
At its annual AUTO-TECH Conference & Exposition, the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) unveiled its plans to offer Internet-based training. ... Continue reading
AMETEK Seeks Potential Buyers for Its Chemical Products Division
AMETEK, Inc. announced it intends to sell its Chemical Products Division, a unit of its Electronic Instruments Group. ... Continue reading
AQM Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid to Commence Sept 2, 1999
AQM Automotive Corp announced that the Toronto Stock Exch has accepted the Company's notice to make a normal course issuer bid to purchase, from time to time as it considers advisable, up to 500,000 of its issued and outstanding Common Shares for cancellation. ... Continue reading
ARCA Midgets: Thinnes Thumps Baer Field ARCA/UMARA Midgets
ARCA Midgets: Thinnes Thumps Baer Field ARCA/UMARA Midgets ... Continue reading
ARCA: Tracy Leslie Triumphs in Winchester ARCA 200
Tracy Leslie Triumphs in Winchester ARCA 200 ... Continue reading
ARCA Trucks: Chad Guinn Chews up ARCA Crystal Trucks
Chad Guinn Chews up ARCA Crystal Trucks ... Continue reading
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Autoliv: Malaysian Seat Belt Industry to be Restructured
Autoliv Inc., a worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has reached an agreement to consolidate all automotive safety suppliers in Malaysia into one company. ... Continue reading
AutoNation, Inc. Cuts I.T. Costs With ON Technology Solution
ON Technology announced that AutoNation, Inc. has purchased an additional 3,000 licenses of ON Command CCM(TM), the leading solution for managing and configuring software across corporate networks and the Internet. ... Continue reading
AutoZone Completes Chief Conversions
AutoZone, Inc. announced that the final Chief Auto Parts store to be converted to an AutoZone store was completed Saturday, August 28. ... Continue reading
Borg-Warner Automotive to Sell Kuhlman Electric
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Kuhlman Electric, a producer of transformers for the utility industry, to The Carlyle Group for $120 million less debt of about $1 million. ... Continue reading
BOSS Systems Debuts ScanSoft Suite
BOSS Systems will debut its new ScanSoft suite of data collection software applications at Auto Tech 99, Cobo Conference Center, Detroit, MI. ... Continue reading
Briggs & Stratton Completes Foundry Transaction
Briggs & Stratton Corporation announced that it has completed a contribution of its ductile iron foundry business to Metal Technologies Holding Company, Inc. in exchange for $23.6 million of cash and $45.0 million of preferred stock. ... Continue reading
Brilliance China Automotive Announces Possible Hong Kong Listing
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited announced that a special general meeting of shareholders will be held in Hong Kong on Sept. 18, 1999. ... Continue reading
BTCC: Aiello Tightens Grip on BTCC Battle at Brands Hatch
Race Report from Brands Hatch ... Continue reading
CART: Cars Are 'Works of Art' to de Ferran
CART: Cars Are 'Works of Art' to de Ferran ... Continue reading
CASCAR: Gibbons sweeps the board at Mosport
CASCAR Castrol Super Series National - Mosport Wrap ... Continue reading
DENSO Named One of World's 100 Best-Managed Companies by Industry Week
DENSO Corporation, global Corporate Headquarters for DENSO International America, has been named one of the World's 100 Best-Managed Companies by Industry Week magazine on its fourth annual list. ... Continue reading
Department of Defense Transportation Targets Safe-T-Bar for Military Buses
The Majestic Companies, Ltd. is pleased to announce that a Department of Defense group, the DoDEA, has shown a keen interest in outfitting DoD operated buses with the SAFE-T-BAR bus passenger restraint system. ... Continue reading
Dollar Rent A Car Forms Joint Venture in the Middle East
Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., announced it has formed a joint venture with Sixt AG and the Dogmoch Group. ... Continue reading
Eaton's Aeroquip Group Opens Plant in Mexico
Eaton's Aeroquip Group opened a new $11 million manufacturing plant for hoses and fittings in Queretaro, Mexico, to serve automotive and industrial customers. Queretaro is located about two hours northwest of Mexico City. ... Continue reading
Frontier Communications Revs Up to Serve Automotive Industry
Frontier Communications has completed the Application Process for becoming a Certified Service Provider to the Automotive Network eXchange. ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Still on the Rise AAA Reports
Holiday motorists can expect dramatically higher prices at the pump compared to last Labor Day weekend. ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Receives Contracts for Ford High-Profile Vehicles
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. announced that it had received two contracts for Ford intake manifolds. ... Continue reading
Hyundai Elantra GLS Wagon (1999)
Hyundai Elantra GLS Wagon (1999) ... Continue reading
IHS Engineering Announces Alliance With PartNET
IHS Engineering, the leading engineering and technical information publisher, announced it has formed an alliance with PartNET, a provider of e-commerce solutions. ... Continue reading
Infineon Adds Serial Peripheral Interface
Infineon Technologies Corp. announced the addition of the industry's first 16-channel intelligent power switch plus highly integrated quad and octal devices to its Multiple- Channel Low-Side family of smart switches. ... Continue reading
IRL: Pennzoil Panther Pack Still in Points Hunt for Season Championship
Pennzoil Panther Pack Still in Points Hunt for Season Championship ... Continue reading
Kids Can't Cope With Traffic, AAA Foundation Warns
Children don't see traffic the way adults do, reports the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. That means extra danger, especially now that school is starting. ... Continue reading
Labor Day Travelers Seeking Cooler Climates, says AAA
Labor Day travelers will escape high temperatures by enjoying cool ocean breezes as they stroll on beaches and boardwalks, AAA reported. ... Continue reading
Mace Security International Acquires Two Strategic Car Wash Locations
Mace Security International, Inc. announced that it has acquired Shammy Man Car Wash of Phoenix, Arizona as well as the completion of the previously announced acquisition of Classic 50's Car Wash of Lubbock, Texas. ... Continue reading
Mannesmann: Further Portfolio Adjustments in Engineering
Mannesmann has continued the process of optimizing its Engineering sector with the sale of the business units Facility Management and Facade Cradles. ... Continue reading
Mazda Appoints New Group Manager of Brand Strategy
Mazda North American Operations announced the recent appointment of Kristen Simmons to the position of group manager for Brand Strategy and Communications. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Motors Unveils New Ads for 2000 Eclipse Coupe
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America has announced the national kick-off of its advertising for the redesigned 2000 Eclipse sports coupe, the next evolution of an integrated campaign strategy. ... Continue reading
Mobil Donates Mobil 1 Synthetic Motor Oil To D.C. Metropolitan Police
Mobil Corporation announced a donation of more than 3,535 gallons of its top-of-the-line Mobil 1(R) Synthetic Motor Oil to the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. (MPD). The supply has a retail value of $51,300.00. ... Continue reading
Mobil Speedpass Surpasses Three Million Users
Mobil Corporation announced that over three million Americans are now using Mobil(R) Speedpass(TM), the two-year-old, state- of-the-art automatic payment system. ... Continue reading
NAPA's Checklist for Buying a Used Car
Today buying a used car means getting more for your money. But it also requires research and negotiating, which starts with a visit to your trusted technician for a thorough inspection. ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Martin Gains on Jarrett
NASCAR: Martin Gains on Jarrett ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Mike Wallace posts top ten finish in Topeka for Team ASE
#2 Team ASE Ford - Topeka results ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace drives to a quiet, decent finish at Bristol
NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace drives to a quiet, decent finish at Bristol ... Continue reading
NASCAR WCUP: Michael Waltrip's great run cut short at Bristol
M. Waltrip's great run cut short at Bristol ... Continue reading
NHRA: U.S. Nationals, and points, on the line at Indy
Valvoline Racing News for August 30 ... Continue reading
Nissan's Chief U.S. Designer Appointed to the Board
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) formally announced the appointment of Gerald P. Hirshberg, president of Nissan Design International (NDI), to its Board of Directors. ... Continue reading
One of the Nation's First School Reform Programs to be Expanded
The Toyota Families in School program, which promotes family literacy in elementary schools across the nation, will be expanded to five additional cities including: Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA; Louisville, KY; and Charleston,WV. ... Continue reading
ProRally: Lawler Ends the Streak, Becomes First Two-Time 1999 Winner at Ojibwe Forests
Ojibwe Forests ProRally wrapup ... Continue reading
Rockwell Automation Celebrates 95th Anniversary Of Reliance Electric
In celebration of the 95th anniversary of Reliance Electric products, Rockwell Automation has issued The Reliance Electric Endurance Challenge to all customers, distributors and staff. ... Continue reading
Rush Enterprises Completes Acquisition of John Deere Dealership
Rush Enterprises Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of Calvert Equipment Inc., (Calvert), a John Deere construction equipment dealership. ... Continue reading
SCCA: Valvoline Runoffs at Mid-Ohio Oct. 7-10
SCCA: Valvoline Runoffs at Mid-Ohio Oct. 7-10 ... Continue reading
TRW Presents $7,500 to Queen Creek Middle School
TRW presented $7,500 to Queen Creek Middle School for the purchase of new classroom textbooks. ... Continue reading
USAC: Elliott takes 'Kinser, Milburn' Classics; Sprints make Hawkeye Downs debut Saturday
USAC: Elliott takes 'Kinser, Milburn' Classics; Sprints make Hawkeye Downs debut Saturday ... Continue reading
USAC: Gurney returns for Monday's 'DuQuoin Century'
USAC: Gurney returns for Monday's 'DuQuoin Century' ... Continue reading
USAC: Newman beats Leffler & Meseraull in PPIR thriller; 'Hut Hundred' & 'Put 40' up next for Midgets ... Continue reading
USAC: Western Midget Cars, TQs Return to Bakersfield Sunday
USAC: Western Midget Cars, TQs Return to Bakersfield Sunday ... Continue reading
USAC: Wheldon wins at PPIR, Claims 'Road to Indy' Oval Crown Title
USAC: Wheldon wins at PPIR, Claims 'Road to Indy' Oval Crown Title ... Continue reading
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