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Friday, February 4, 2000

ADVISORY/January Auto Sales Counter Analyst Predictions

ADVISORY/January Auto Sales Counter Analyst Predictions

The U.S. auto industry enjoyed a brisk 10 percent rise in sales of cars and light trucks last month, according to the Michigan research firm Morgan & Co., the A.P. recently reported. ... Continue reading

ARCA: Ken Schrader to run 2 ARCA races in 2000

ARCA: Ken Schrader to run 2 ARCA races in 2000

Ken Schrader to run 2 ARCA races in 2000 ... Continue reading

ASA: Veteran driver Rick Beebe announces 2000 plans

ASA: Veteran driver Rick Beebe announces 2000 plans

ASA: Veteran driver Rick Beebe announces 2000 plans ... Continue reading

Best-Ever January Sales Reported by Toyota's Chicago Region

Best-Ever January Sales Reported by Toyota's Chicago Region

Toyota's Chicago Region posted record car sales in January of 4,818 vehicles, a 20 percent increase over January 1999 when sales totaled 4,022 ... Continue reading

BTCC: TOCA announces revised 2000 BTCC calendar

BTCC: TOCA announces revised 2000 BTCC calendar

TOCA ANNOUNCES REVISED 2000 BTCC CALENDAR ... Continue reading

CART: Changes abound as FedEx Championship Series prepares for spring training at Homestead

CART: Changes abound as FedEx Championship Series prepares for spring training at Homestead

CART: Changes abound as FedEx Championship Series prepares for spring training at Homestead ... Continue reading

CART: Its Official: Tony Kanaan Takes the Wheel for Nunn Racing Beginning in 2000

CART: Its Official: Tony Kanaan Takes the Wheel for Nunn Racing Beginning in 2000

Its Official: Tony Kanaan Takes the Wheel for Nunn Racing Beginning in 2000 ... Continue reading

Collins & Aikman Announces R & D Appointments

Collins & Aikman Announces R & D Appointments

Collins & Aikman Corporation announced a series of personnel appointments in conjunction with the company's continued expansion of its leading-edge research and development activities. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Provides Dodge EPIC Electric Minivans to San Diego Postal Service

DaimlerChrysler Corporation Provides Dodge EPIC Electric Minivans to San Diego Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service in San Diego, California, will put 45 zero-emission Dodge EPIC electric minivans into service this year under an agreement with DaimlerChrysler Corporation ... Continue reading

Dura Provides Overview of Realignment

Dura Provides Overview of Realignment

Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. has realigned the company around four main divisions to better serve present and future customers. ... Continue reading

Florida Grandfather Wins Hydrogen Media's Ferrari    

Florida Grandfather Wins Hydrogen Media's Ferrari    

The interactive wizards of Tampa Bay's Hydrogen Media have brought a 52-year-old grandfather's wildest dreams to life. ... Continue reading

Focus Wins Top Awards, Sets Torrid Sales Pace

Focus Wins Top Awards, Sets Torrid Sales Pace

The 2000 Ford Focus has dominated the automotive award circuit garnering most major awards issued by journalists this winter, capped by the prestigious North American Car of the Year award, making it the first car to be named Car of the Year in both North America and Europe ... Continue reading

Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable Again Earn Five Star Ratings

Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable Again Earn Five Star Ratings

The Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable continue to earn the federal government's highest possible rating for frontal crash performance ... Continue reading

Formula One: Hakkinen ready to attempt hat trick in new McLaren car

Formula One: Hakkinen ready to attempt hat trick in new McLaren car

Formula One: Hakkinen ready to attempt hat trick in new McLaren car ... Continue reading

Formula One: Indianapolis Motor Speedway accepting general admission ticket orders for US Grand Prix

Formula One: Indianapolis Motor Speedway accepting general admission ticket orders for US Grand Prix

Formula One: Indianapolis Motor Speedway accepting general admission ticket orders for US Grand Prix ... Continue reading

Formula One: Start time, Distance set for inaugural Grand Prix at Indianapolis

Formula One: Start time, Distance set for inaugural Grand Prix at Indianapolis

Formula One: Start time, Distance set for inaugural Grand Prix at Indianapolis ... Continue reading

GM OnStar(R) Is Largest-Ever Mirror Business for Donnelly

GM OnStar(R) Is Largest-Ever Mirror Business for Donnelly

Next quarter, when Donnelly begins shipping GMs new OnStar system, it will represent the beginning of one of the most important business developments in Donnelly's long history as an automotive supplier. ... Continue reading

IPSCO Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

IPSCO Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

IPSCO announced a cash dividend on its common shares of $0.125 (Canadian) per share payable 31 March 2000 to shareholders of record as at 10 March 2000. ... Continue reading

IPSCO Inc. Earnings

IPSCO Inc. Earnings

IPSCO Inc. announced that its fourth quarter 1999 after-tax earnings were $21.5 million, 40 percent higher than the $15.4 million recorded for the year earlier fourth quarter. ... Continue reading

IRL: McGehee Reflects on 10th Place Finish in Orlando-- Celebrates Hometown Superbowl Victory

IRL: McGehee Reflects on 10th Place Finish in Orlando-- Celebrates Hometown Superbowl Victory

McGehee Reflects on 10th Place Finish in Orlando-- Celebrates Hometown Superbowl Victory ... Continue reading

IRL: Sam Schmidt Released to Rehabilitation

IRL: Sam Schmidt Released to Rehabilitation

Sam Schmidt Released to Rehabilitation ... Continue reading

Lease Plan USA Leases Big

Lease Plan USA Leases Big

Lease Plan USA has signed a 10-year lease for 70,000 square feet of first generation space in the Oakview I office building at Alpharetta's Sanctuary Park ... Continue reading

Mace Security Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement To Acquire Blue Planet Car Wash In Its Texas Region

Mace Security Signs Definitive Purchase Agreement To Acquire Blue Planet Car Wash In Its Texas Region

Mace Security International, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Blue Planet Car Wash, located in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Ken Schrader Completes 15 Years Of Non-Stop Competition

NASCAR: Ken Schrader Completes 15 Years Of Non-Stop Competition

Ken Schrader Completes 15 Years Of Non-Stop Competition ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Burton has a million reasons to win the Daytona 500

NASCAR WCUP: Burton has a million reasons to win the Daytona 500

NASCAR WCUP: Burton has a million reasons to win the Daytona 500 ... Continue reading

National Marrow Registry Takes Part in a 'Celebration for Life'

National Marrow Registry Takes Part in a 'Celebration for Life'

The National Marrow Donor Program once again is teaming up with Saturn and the United Auto Workers for National Donor Day 2000, a "Celebration of Life." ... Continue reading

NHRA: Coughlin Brothers Are Ready To Make Some Noise In Pro Stock Truck

NHRA: Coughlin Brothers Are Ready To Make Some Noise In Pro Stock Truck

Coughlin Brothers Are Ready To Make Some Noise In Pro Stock Truck ... Continue reading

NHRA: Coughlin Brothers Continue To Look Strong In Pro Stock

NHRA: Coughlin Brothers Continue To Look Strong In Pro Stock

Coughlin Brothers Continue To Look Strong In Pro Stock ... Continue reading

NHRA: DeVour appointed by NHRA as liason for Sportsman Racing

NHRA: DeVour appointed by NHRA as liason for Sportsman Racing

NHRA: DeVour appointed by NHRA as liason for Sportsman Racing ... Continue reading

NHRA: First round qualifying results from Pomona

NHRA: First round qualifying results from Pomona

NHRA: First round qualifying results from Pomona ... Continue reading

NHRA: Force, Amato, Coughlin and Panella lead Thursday qualifying at NHRA season opener

NHRA: Force, Amato, Coughlin and Panella lead Thursday qualifying at NHRA season opener

NHRA: Force, Amato, Coughlin and Panella lead Thursday qualifying at NHRA season opener ... Continue reading

NHRA: Prestone becomes title sponsor of Route 66 Nationals

NHRA: Prestone becomes title sponsor of Route 66 Nationals

NHRA: Prestone becomes title sponsor of Route 66 Nationals ... Continue reading

NHRA: Troy Grabs #1 After First Qualifying Session

NHRA: Troy Grabs #1 After First Qualifying Session

Troy Grabs #1 After First Qualifying Session ... Continue reading

OSI Announces $2.2M Order for Patented Security and Detection Solution

OSI Announces $2.2M Order for Patented Security and Detection Solution

OSI Systems Inc. announced that a branch of the Mexican government has placed an order for multiple Secure 1000 Body- Scanners, representing approximately $2.2 million in sales. ... Continue reading

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Announces Dividend

Pennzoil-Quaker State Company Announces Dividend

The board of directors of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 18.75 cents per share, payable March 15, 2000, to stockholders of record on February 29, 2000. ... Continue reading

Saflex VP to Discuss Laminated Glass Safety Innovations At Safety Conference

Saflex VP to Discuss Laminated Glass Safety Innovations At Safety Conference

Vicki Holt, vice president and general manager of Solutia's Saflex business, will serve on an international automotive safety panel discussion with several other industry experts at the First Annual Plastics in Automotive Safety Conference. ... Continue reading

Sales Momentum Continues In Toyota's Cincinnati Region

Sales Momentum Continues In Toyota's Cincinnati Region

Toyota's Cincinnati Region posted car sales in January of 6,067 vehicles, an 8 percent increase over January 1999 when sales totaled 5,640. Combined car and truck sales totaled 7,314, a 26 percent increase over 6,629 vehicles sold in January 1999. ... Continue reading

Strong 4th Quarter, Year End Earnings Expected by 1st Source

Strong 4th Quarter, Year End Earnings Expected by 1st Source

1st Source Corp announced that it is delaying announcement of earnings for the fourth quarter and for the full year 1999 pending finalization with its auditors of a revised model for recognition of gain on securitization transactions. ... Continue reading

Textron Automotive Appoints White to Lead McCord Winn Division

Textron Automotive Appoints White to Lead McCord Winn Division

Textron Automotive Company today announced it has named William N. (Barney) White as President of its McCord Winn Division, reporting to Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sam Licavoli ... Continue reading

The Timken Company Declares Quarterly Dividend    

The Timken Company Declares Quarterly Dividend    

The board of directors of The Timken Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 6, 2000, to shareholders of record on February 18, 2000. ... Continue reading

The Timken Company Elects Officers            

The Timken Company Elects Officers            

As part of the company's continuing move to reorganize along global business lines and to prepare for the pending retirement of Larry R. Brown, senior vice president and general counsel, The Timken Company's board of directors elected two newofficers. ... Continue reading

The Timken Company Makes Board Changes        

The Timken Company Makes Board Changes        

At a regular meeting of The Timken Company's board of directors, a new member was nominated and two members announced their retirements. ... Continue reading

Turbodyne Announces Financial Results Release Schedule for 2000

Turbodyne Announces Financial Results Release Schedule for 2000

Turbodyne Technologies Inc. announced the following schedule for the release of Turbodyne's financial results ... Continue reading

USAC: Hunt Makes Debut in USAC Silver Bullet Series

USAC: Hunt Makes Debut in USAC Silver Bullet Series

Hunt Makes Debut in USAC Silver Bullet Series ... Continue reading

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