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Monday, December 7, 1998

1999 Southern California Cycle World International Motorcycle Show

1999 Southern California Cycle World International Motorcycle Show

The 33rd Annual Southern California Cycle World International Motorcycle Show(R) presented by Toyota Trucks, roars through Long Beach, Dec. 4 through 6, 1998! ... Continue reading

25-Year-Old Entrepreneur Broke Out of Generation X Mold

25-Year-Old Entrepreneur Broke Out of Generation X Mold

While most of his friends from college were still discovering themselves in 1994, 25-year-old Kris Homer was discovering his competitive edge as president of Auto Glass Plus. ... Continue reading

AAI is Early Recipient of AutoEducator Program Sponsored by Okidata

AAI is Early Recipient of AutoEducator Program Sponsored by Okidata

Okidata(R), a leading international computer printer and facsimile equipment supplier, presented the Arizona Automotive Institute (AAI) with a donation to fuel the technology school's scholarship fund. ... Continue reading

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Subsidiary Wins Award from Chrysler

Aftermarket Technology Corp. Subsidiary Wins Award from Chrysler

Aftermarket Technology Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aaron's Automotive Products, has been awarded Chrysler's Platinum Pentastar award for superior performance during 1998. ... Continue reading

Allen Rider to Lead New Holland's North American Sales Operations

Allen Rider to Lead New Holland's North American Sales Operations

New Holland N.V. announced that Allen R. Rider, 55, will assume the duties of Vice President, North American Commercial Operations, effective January 1, 1999. ... Continue reading

Cognos(R) Unveils Advanced Enterprise Server

Cognos(R) Unveils Advanced Enterprise Server

Cognos, the leading strategic vendor of enterprise business intelligence solutions, unveiled the PowerPlay(R) Enterprise Server, which delivers unprecedented ease-of-deployment for enterprise OLAP applications. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Denounces New York Air Bag Verdict

DaimlerChrysler Denounces New York Air Bag Verdict

DaimlerChrysler denounced a New York jury's decision to hit the company with $750,000 in damages stemming from the death of a 5- year-old boy who was killed when an air bag deployed in a 1995 Dodge Caravan during a head-on collision. ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Sets 1999 Dodge Viper Prices

DaimlerChrysler Sets 1999 Dodge Viper Prices

DaimlerChrysler Corporation announced that the 1999 Dodge Viper RT/10 Roadster will have a suggested retail price of $66,425, including a $700 destination charge. ... Continue reading

DCR Rates Household Automobile Revolving Trust I, Series 1998-1

DCR Rates Household Automobile Revolving Trust I, Series 1998-1

Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. (DCR) has assigned the following ratings to the notes issued by Household Automobile Revolving Trust I, Series 1998-1: ... Continue reading

Digital Images on the Internet Now a 'Can Do' with New Software

Digital Images on the Internet Now a 'Can Do' with New Software

B.R.I.N.K. Kiosk Corporation, makers of EazyImage(R), a digital image management system for the Automotive Aftermarket and Real Estate Industry, announced the release of EazyImage Professional(R). ... Continue reading

DynaMotive Technologies appoints Interim CFO

DynaMotive Technologies appoints Interim CFO

The Board of Directors of DynaMotive Technologies Corporation has ratified the appointment of Christopher S. Wallace as Interim Chief Financial Officer with the mandate to resolve the issues surrounding the convertible debenture. ... Continue reading

Dyson's Fast Growth Wins Weatherhead 100 Award

Dyson's Fast Growth Wins Weatherhead 100 Award

The Dyson Corporation has been selected for the Weatherhead 100 group of fast growing companies. ... Continue reading

Eastern Motorsports Press Association Convention Set for January

Eastern Motorsports Press Association Convention Set for January

Eastern Motorsports Press Association Convention Set for January ... Continue reading

Eaton and Hitachi Sign Vehicle Collision Warning Systems Agreement

Eaton and Hitachi Sign Vehicle Collision Warning Systems Agreement

Eaton Corporation said that its Eaton VORAD subsidiary has signed an agreement with Hitachi, Ltd. of Tokyo to speed development of electronics technology and increase the geographic marketing of vehicle collision warning systems. ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Renews Its Contract With Magneti Marelli U.S.A. Inc.

Edelbrock Renews Its Contract With Magneti Marelli U.S.A. Inc.

Edelbrock Corp. announced that it had renewed its current long- term vendor contract with Magneti Marelli U.S.A. Inc. until Dec. 31, 2004. ... Continue reading

ESD Announces 1999 Global Climate Change Conference in Detroit

ESD Announces 1999 Global Climate Change Conference in Detroit

ESD The Engineering Society will sponsor a conference "Global Climate Change: Implications for Industry," co-sponsored by the University of Michigan on March 22, 1999 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich. ... Continue reading

Goodyear Names New Treasurer

Goodyear Names New Treasurer

Stephanie W. Bergeron, currently assistant treasurer, corporate finance with DaimlerChrysler, will be joining The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. as vice president and treasurer, GoodyearExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert W. Tieken. ... Continue reading

Harbour and Associates, Inc. Announces Affiliation With Dennis Pawley

Harbour and Associates, Inc. Announces Affiliation With Dennis Pawley

Harbour and Associates, Inc., a leading automotive manufacturing consulting group in Troy, Michigan announces a new alliance with Mr. Dennis Pawley. ... Continue reading

IMPCO Purchases Assets of Crusader Engines' Industrial Product Line

IMPCO Purchases Assets of Crusader Engines' Industrial Product Line

IMPCO Technologies Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the industrial-engine product line of Crusader Engines from Thermo Power Corp., a subsidiary of Thermo Electron Corp. ... Continue reading

Lear Details Previously Announced Restructuring Plan

Lear Details Previously Announced Restructuring Plan

Lear Corporation disclosed the details of the Company's restructuring plan that was previously announced in October. ... Continue reading

Oracle Adds European Automotive Solution with Acquisition

Oracle Adds European Automotive Solution with Acquisition

Oracle Corp. announced the acquisition of Expanxion SA, based in Lille, France, a leading provider of software solutions for automotive equipment suppliers in Europe. ... Continue reading

Orbital Engine Corporation Reports Commercial Update

Orbital Engine Corporation Reports Commercial Update

Following the recent announcements regarding the finalization of agreements with motorcycle companies, Orbital would like to provide a brief update on the commercial progress of its various business units. ... Continue reading

QGPC and Mobil Sign Gas Agreement in Qatar

QGPC and Mobil Sign Gas Agreement in Qatar

Mobil Corp. announced that its affiliate, Mobil Oil Qatar Inc., and Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) finalizing terms for development of the Enhanced Gas Utilization (EGU) Project. ... Continue reading

Sprints: ALLSTAR Banquet Held at Indy

Sprints: ALLSTAR Banquet Held at Indy

Sprints: ALLSTAR Banquet Held at Indy ... Continue reading

Start the Holidays Off with a Bang Not a Dent

Start the Holidays Off with a Bang Not a Dent

"Expect parking lots to be busy," said Bronwyn Hogan, spokeswoman for AAA in Northern california, Nevada and Utah. "The crowded lots, bad weather and bustling people combine to make holiday parking lots prime locations for accidents." ... Continue reading

Subaru of America Appoints New Vice President for Southeast Region

Subaru of America Appoints New Vice President for Southeast Region

Subaru of America, Inc. announced the appointment of Brad Bradshaw as its new Vice President for the Southeast Region. The appointment is effective today. ... Continue reading

TECO Energy Named Energy Supplier To Walt Disney World Event

TECO Energy Named Energy Supplier To Walt Disney World Event

TECO Energy and the Pep Boys Indianapolis Racing League (IRL) announced that TECO Energy will serve as the Official Energy Supplier to the 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200(R) at Walt Disney World(R) Speedway January 24. ... Continue reading

The Timken Company Acquires British Tube Manufacturer

The Timken Company Acquires British Tube Manufacturer

The Timken Company announced that it has acquired Desford Steel Tubes Ltd., a steel-tubing manufacturer in Leicester, England. The subsidiary will operate as Timken Desford Steel Ltd. ... Continue reading

Trucks/Off Road: CORR Exxon Superflow Winter Series Results

Trucks/Off Road: CORR Exxon Superflow Winter Series Results

Trucks/Off Road: CORR Exxon Superflow Winter Series Results ... Continue reading

TRW Displays Innovative Smart Restraint Systems Air Bags

TRW Displays Innovative Smart Restraint Systems Air Bags

TRW displayed its innovative smart restraint systems and advanced inflatable restraint technologies at this week's Airbag 2000+ symposium in Karlsruhe. ... Continue reading

TRW, Simula Secure New Side-Impact Business

TRW, Simula Secure New Side-Impact Business

TRW, Inc. and Simula, Inc. announced that they have received business from a major European automaker utilizing the Inflatable Tubular Structure (ITS(R)) for side-impact protection. ... Continue reading

Walbro Corporation Declares Preferred Stock Dividend

Walbro Corporation Declares Preferred Stock Dividend

The Board of Directors of Walbro Corporation has declared a fourth quarter dividend of $.50 per share of the Company's convertible trust preferred securities, payable February 1, 1999, to stockholders of record January 15, 1999. ... Continue reading

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 369,794 units, up from the 254,005 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's Automotive Reports. ... Continue reading

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