110 Worldwide Universities Prepare Engines for SAE Competition
Formula-style vehicles of assorted shapes, sizes and colors will assemble at the South Parking Lot of the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, Michigan on May 20 for the opening of the SAE International Formula SAE collegiate design competition. ... Continue reading
1999 Northwest Motorcycle Race Schedule
1999 Northwest Motorcycle Race Schedule ... Continue reading
1999 Star Mazda Rising Star ... Continue reading
1999 USAC Western Sprint Car Series
1999 USAC Western Sprint Car Series ... Continue reading
1999 USAC Western Sprint Car Series
1999 USAC Western Sprint Car Series ... Continue reading
1999 WMRRA - HRC Dealers 125 GP Challenge
1999 WMRRA - HRC Dealers 125 GP Challenge ... Continue reading
1999 WMRRA - HRC Dealers 125 GP Challenge
1999 WMRRA - HRC Dealers 125 GP Challenge ... Continue reading
Auto Dealers to Descend on Capitol Hill May 17-18
Automobile dealers from across the U.S. will descend on Capitol Hill May 17-18 for the 22nd annual Automotive Congress, sponsored by the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). ... Continue reading
Automotive Industry Improves 5 Percent Overall in Initial Quality
Cars significantly outpace light trucks in initial quality despite a growing customer trend of replacing cars with light trucks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Initial Quality Study 2(SM) (IQS2) released today. ... Continue reading
Automotive Manufacturers Lean Toward Agile Manufacturing
In an effort to maximize, integrate and improve manufacturing performance, the automotive manufacturing industry has embraced the modern concept of lean and agile manufacturing. ... Continue reading
Battery Excellence Earns Delphi GM Supplier of the Year Award
General Motors Corp. honored Delphi Automotive Systems with a 1998 Supplier of the Year award for overall excellence of batteries produced by Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems. ... Continue reading
Best-Ever April Sales Reported by Toyota's Kansas City Region
Toyota's Kansas City Region posted record car sales in April of 2,363 vehicles, an 8 percent increase over April 1998 when vehicle sales totaled 1,630. ... Continue reading
Budget Rent A Car Exposes Long-Term Breaches of Contract by Sixt
Following the Munich Regional Court of Appeal ruling on April 15, 1999, Sixt has sought to underplay the damages it is likely to pay Budget. ... Continue reading
CART: A Pair for Penske Team ... Continue reading
CART: Blundell Hospitalized after Gateway Test Crash
CART: Blundell Hospitalized after Gateway Test Crash ... Continue reading
CART: Emerson Fittipaldi Announces Telemar as the Title Sponsor of the Rio 200
CART: Emerson Fittipaldi Announces Telemar as the Title Sponsor of the Rio 200 ... Continue reading
CART: Notes from Championship Auto Racing Teams
CART: Notes from Championship Auto Racing Teams ... Continue reading
CART: Short, Sweet Test for Team KOOL Green at Gateway
CART: Short, Sweet Test for Team KOOL Green at Gateway ... Continue reading
Colorado to be 32nd State to Pass Graduated Driver Licensing
Colorado will be the latest in a growing number of states to enact legislation to save the lives of teenagers while they are learning to drive, AAA said. ... Continue reading
Corporate Express Named General Motors' Supplier of the Year
Corporate Express, Inc. has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for 1998. ... Continue reading
Dakota is Top Compact Pickup in Latest J.D. Power Report
The largest and most powerful compact pickup in the segment is also the highest in quality. In results released by J.D. Power & Associates, Dodge Dakota scored the best among all compact pickups in the company's Initial Quality Study (IQS2). ... Continue reading
Electrobike Debut of 'Jazz' a Big Success in Southern CA
BAT International's subsidiary, Electrobike, introduced its new electric bicycle, "Jazz" at the Southern California Bike Expo in LA on April 23rd to 25th and received an enthusiastic response from approximately 14,000 attendees. ... Continue reading
ETI Launches Spectacular Advanced Formula Waterless Car Wash
ETI International, Inc., also known as Enviro-Tech, announced the launch of its new DRI WASH `n GUARD(R) waterless car wash with Advanced Formula PolyGuard-3(TM). ... Continue reading
F1: Schumacher Takes Four Point Lead to Monaco
F1: Schumacher Takes Four Point Lead to Monaco ... Continue reading
Ford Credit Acquires Thailand Finance Company
Ford Credit International, a subsidiary of Ford Credit, has announced its acquisition of Sahasin Finance Company, Ltd. of Bangkok. ... Continue reading
GKN Sinter Metals Acquires Fairview Sintered Metals, Inc.
GKN Sinter Metals announced it had acquired Fairview Sintered Metals, Inc., a St. Mary's, PA- based powder metals parts producer. ... Continue reading
Hayes Lemmerz Receives New Contract from DaimlerChrysler
Hayes Lemmerz International, the world's largest supplier of wheels as well as brake and suspension components to the transportation industry, announced that it has received a contract worth over $2 million from DaimlerChrysler. ... Continue reading
Heafner Continues Record Results in First Quarter
Heafner Tire Group/J.H. Heafner Company announced continued record operating results in the quarter ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
IRL: Haley McGee Medical Update
IRL: Haley McGee Medical Update ... Continue reading
Kennametal Named GM Supplier of the Year
For the third consecutive year, Kennametal Inc. has been named a Supplier of the Year by General Motors Corporation (GM). ... Continue reading
Lexus Has Top Premium Luxury Sedan and SUV in J.D. Power Study
The Lexus LS 400 premium luxury sedan and the LX 470 luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV) received the top honors in their respective segments in the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study 2 (IQS2). ... Continue reading
NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings, May 6
NASCAR BGN: Driver Standings, May 6 ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Hot Wheels Building a Different Kind of Track
NASCAR: Hot Wheels Building a Different Kind of Track ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Mother's Day Necklace More Precious than the Hope Diamond
NASCAR: Mother's Day Necklace More Precious than the Hope Diamond ... Continue reading
NASCAR: Petty Rides Different 'Vehicle' for Charity
NASCAR: Petty Rides Different 'Vehicle' for Charity ... Continue reading
NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings, May 6
NASCAR Trucks: Driver Standings, May 6 ... Continue reading
NASCAR-WCUP: Driver Standings, May 6
NASCAR-WCUP: Driver Standings, May 6 ... Continue reading
NASCAR-WCUP: NASCAR Goes Hollywood
NASCAR-WCUP: NASCAR Goes Hollywood ... Continue reading
New Mercury Leader to Focus on Brand's Future
Lincoln Mercury announced the appointment of Jennifer Moneagle as the new Mercury group brand manager. Ms. Moneagle previously was regional sales manager in Chicago, where Mercury boasts high sales volumes by differing car lines. ... Continue reading
New Technology Solves Problems of Misfire in Lean-Burn Natural Gas Engines
Most natural gas engines operate close to their "lean" limit to maximize engine efficiency and reduce emissions. ... Continue reading
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Peak International Q4 Reflects Continuing Improvement In Its Business
Peak International Limited reported that results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 1999, reflect continuing improvement in its business, consistent with the strengthening in the semiconductor marketplace. ... Continue reading
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 June 15, 1999, to stockholders of record on May 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
PG Design Electronics Begins Production on Automotive Product Order
Edwin Jacobson, President and CEO of Heartland Technology, Inc. announced that Heartland Technology's subsidiary PG Design Electronics has begun production on an initial $4.5 million order for an automotive product. ... Continue reading
President Clinton Proposes New Sulfur Specifications for Gasoline
Newly proposed sulfur specifications for gasoline that provide a significant opportunity to implement Energy BioSystems' proprietary biodesulfurization technology have been announced by the Clinton Administration. ... Continue reading
Rouge Industries, Inc. Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting
Rouge Industries, Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders at the Hyatt Regency located in Dearborn, Michigan. ... Continue reading
Siemens Wins Top Honors for Driver Information System
Imagine the impact of a product in your vehicle that soon will help steer clear of summer construction tie-ups, apprise you of your stocks' performance, enable you to check e-mail andprovide turn-by-turn guidance through unfamiliar stretches of roadway. ... Continue reading
Simula Inc. Reports First-Quarter Profit On Record Revenues
Simula Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 1999. ... Continue reading
Spring 1999 'Booze It & Lose It' Nets 2,468 DWI Charges
North Carolina law enforcement officers made 2,468 driving- while-impaired (DWI) arrests from Friday, April 16, to Sunday, May 2, during the spring 1999 "Booze It & Lose It" crackdown on impaired driving. ... Continue reading
Tarrant County Jury Awards $47.5 in Death of Carrollton Man
A Tarrant County jury handed down a startling verdict against General Motors Corporation, ordering the giant auto maker to pay a total of $47.5 million to the family of the late Jerry W. Harper, of Fort Worth. ... Continue reading
The Bullhide Liner Corporation Retains English, McCaughan & O'Bryan
Further to its announcement on January 12, 1999, The Bullhide Liner Corporation announced that it has retained the law firm of English McCaughan, & O'Bryan, P.A. as its new SEC/Corporate Counsel. ... Continue reading
Truck Driving Champions Named by South Carolina Trucking Association
Larry Grice of Leesville, a driver for Southeastern Freight Lines, has been named grand champion of the 1999 South Carolina Truck Driving Championships. ... Continue reading
UNI-SELECT INC. - Stock Split on the Basis of Two for One
The board of directors has approved the subdivision of the issued and outstanding common shares and of those common shares that may be issued for a specific purpose but are not issued immediately, on the basis of two shares for each common share. ... Continue reading
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