Tuesday, July 7, 1998

AMA: Grand National Dirt Track Results and Standings from I-96 Speedway

OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series, Round 6 of 19, The new I-96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, Michigan - July 4, 1998 Results and Standings ... Continue reading

AMA: Mazda Truck Motocross Nationals Results and Standings from Red Bud Track n Trail

AMA: Mazda Truck Motocross Nationals Results and Standings from Red Bud Track n Trail, Buchanan, Michigan, July 5, 1998 ... Continue reading

ARA Model Review: 1959 COOPER T51-CLIMAX FPF FORMULA ONE #24

ARA Model Review: 1959 COOPER T51-CLIMAX FPF FORMULA ONE #24, Winner, May 10, 1959 Monte Carlo Grand Prix, Monaco, Jack Brabham ... Continue reading

ARA Racefacts Bulletin (7/5/98)

AUTO RACING ANALYSIS RACEFACTS BULLETIN ... Continue reading

Automobile Protection Corp. Settles with Everest Reinsurance Co.

Automobile Protection Corporation announced that it has entered into a confidential agreement to settle its lawsuit against Everest Reinsurance Company (formerly Prudential Reinsurance Company), which was filed on September 12, 1996. ... Continue reading

AutoZone Files $400 Million Shelf Registration

AutoZone, Inc. announced today that it filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ... Continue reading

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

Toyota's Chicago Region posted record car sales in June of 6,391 vehicles, a 27 percent increase over June 1997 when 5,037 were sold. Total car and truck sales increased 25 percent, with sales of 6,800 versus 5,466 last June. ... Continue reading

Best-Ever June Sales Reported by Toyota's Cincinnati Region

Toyota's Cincinnati Region posted record car sales in June of 8,650 vehicles, a 4 percent increase over June 1997 when sales totaled 8,323. ... Continue reading

BMW Licenses Technology to Simplify Embedded Control Development

Integrated Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of embedded solutions and tools announced that BMW will license it's integrated development framework to address design cycle issues associated with embedded vehicle controls. ... Continue reading

Cars n' Stars: Louden Says Bye-Bye to IRL, MB Posts Record Sales, Some New Models Have What It Takes

Bill Maloney on Loudon, NH, the IRL, Tony George, Bernie Ecclestone, F1, Austin Healy Meets, the Isuzu Rodeo and the Ford Taurus SHO ... Continue reading

Charlotte Area Toyota Sales Rise In June

Toyota's five Charlotte-area dealers today reported a 30-percent climb in June retail car sales and an eight-percent gain in June retail truck sales over the year-ago month. ... Continue reading

Chrysler: Campo Largo Assembly Plant - Fact Sheet

Chrysler: Campo Largo Assembly Plant Facts ... Continue reading

Chrysler Dedicates Dodge Dakota Plant in Brazil

Chrysler Corporation dedicated its new Dodge Dakota assembly plant in Brazil at a ceremony today in the town of Campo Largo, in the southeastern state of Parana. ... Continue reading

Chrysler Extends Supplier Relations Program to Brazil

With the Dodge Dakota pickup truck plant in Campo Largo, Chrysler introduced its highly successful Extended Enterprise philosophy to supplier relations tothe Brazilian automotive market. ... Continue reading

Dana Names Global Gasket Operations Victor Reinz

Dana Corporation announced today that its gasket operations worldwide will be known as Victor Reinz. ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Appoints Timothy Hefferon Legal Counsel, Sealing Systems

Edward W. Gray, Jr., senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, Federal-Mogul Corporation announces that Timothy Hefferon, associate general counsel, has been given responsibility for the coordination of the legal activities of Sealing Systems. ... Continue reading

GM Awards Million Dollar Contract to ALPNET

ALPNET, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract worth over US$1 million dollars by General Motors. The contract is to translate SGML-based technical service information from English into Canadian-French. ... Continue reading

Goodyear to Supply Southwest Airlines with Tires

Goodyear announced it has signed a multi-million dollar contract to continue outfitting Southwest Airline's aircraft fleet with aviation tires. Goodyear supplies all of Southwest's original equipment, replacement and retreaded aircraft tire needs. ... Continue reading

IRL: Leffler to Drive IRL car on the Way to Rocky Mountain Classic

IRL: Leffler to Drive IRL car on the Way to Rocky Mountain Classic ... Continue reading

LoJack Reports First Quarter Earnings of $.17 Per Share Revenues Were $20,265,000

LoJack Corporation announced that for the first quarter ending May 31, 1998 (fiscal 1999) revenues were $20,265,000, a 9% increase over first quarter revenues of $18,558,000 in fiscal 1998. ... Continue reading

Lund International Announces Headquarters Expansion

Lund International Holdings, Inc. announced today that it will begin construction of a 104,000 square foot addition to its corporate headquarters in Anoka, Minn. ... Continue reading

Mobile-Area Toyota Sales Climb In June

Toyota's three Mobile-area dealers today reported a 16-percent climb in June retail truck sales and a 13-percent gain in June retail car sales over the year-ago month. ... Continue reading

Moto Guzzi Unveils Two Motorcycles

Trident Rowan Group, Inc. announced that its principal subsidiary, Moto Guzzi, one of the world's leading manufacturers of high performance motorcycles, introduced the California Special and the Quota 1100 ES. ... Continue reading

NASCAR: Hillenburg to Drive for LJ Racing at Loudon

NASCAR: Hillenburg to Drive for LJ Racing at Loudon ... Continue reading

National Auto Credit Pays Down Debt and Evaluates Alternatives

With the payment of $9 million principal on June 25, National Auto Credit has repaid its lenders a total of $31.6 million or 38% of the debt outstanding at January 21, 1998. ... Continue reading

Nissan and Summit Announce National Credit Program

Introduction of a national program to provide Nissan retailers with sub-prime customer financing was announced today by Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation in association with Summit Acceptance Corporation. ... Continue reading

Off Road: Rod Millen Wins Pikes Peak Hill Climb

Off Road: Rod Millen Wins Pikes Peak Hill Climb ... Continue reading

Peregrine Turnaround Plan Announced

Peregrine Incorporated will close two plants, sell a third, and rebuild a streamlined company with a net loss of only 150 jobs, according to a plan released today by Jay Alix, chairman of Peregrine Acquisition, Inc. ... Continue reading

Polk Report: More than 200 Million Registered Vehicles in U.S.

For the first time in history, the number of vehicles registered in the United States has surpassed 200 million, according to a vehicles in operation (VIO) report released today by The Polk Company. ... Continue reading

Roadway Express Declares Dividend

The Board of Directors of Roadway Express, Inc., at a meeting today, declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share on the Company's common stock. ... Continue reading

Roadway Q2 Earnings Meet Consensus

Roadway Express, Inc. reported net income of $5,307,000, or $0.27 per share (diluted) for its second quarter, which ended June 20, 1998. ... Continue reading

Safety Campaign: Be Careful In Work Zones During Summer Travel

As a record number of families around the nation take vacation this summer, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association unveils a national radio campaign calling on motorists to drive carefully through road construction sites. ... Continue reading

S.E. 'Bunkie' Knudsen, Longtime Auto Executive, Dies at 85

Semon E. "Bunkie" Knudsen, a top second generation auto executive at General Motors, Ford Motor and White Motor Corporation, died on July 6, 1998, at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, after a long illness. He was 85. ... Continue reading

Shaneyfelt Promoted to Vice President - Sales

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, announced that Steven D. Shaneyfelt has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president - Sales ... Continue reading

Siemens Automotive Announces Second Detroit Area Campus

Siemens Automotive will extend its North American customer support, engineering and sales presence to Dearborn, Michigan, effective September of this year when it becomes the principal tenant of an existing three-story facility. ... Continue reading

Simula Reports Q2 Orders and Options

Simula, Inc., as a follow-up to its June 4th announcement disclosing new orders and options received in April and May, released today the total value of new firm orders and options received during the second quarter of this year. ... Continue reading

Tampa/St. Petersburg Area Toyota Sales Climb In June

Toyota's five Tampa/St. Petersburg-area dealers today reported a 28-percent climb in June retail car sales and a 26 percent gain in June retail truck sales over the year-ago month. ... Continue reading

The Auxer Group to Distribute De Windt's Auto Products

The Auxer Group, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with De Windt Corporations, Inc. in Atlanta, GA to sell and market the company's automotive and marine lines in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. ... Continue reading

The Car Guy

The Car Guy ... Continue reading

Tower Automotive Buys IMAR and OSLAMT

Tower Automotive, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of IMAR, s.r.l. headquartered in Caserta, near Naples, Italy, and OSLAMT S.p.A. headquartered in Turin, Italy. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Atlanta Area Car Sales Climb In June

Toyota's 13 Atlanta-area dealers today reported an 18-percent climb in June retail car sales over the year-ago month. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Birmingham Area Car Sales Climb In June

Toyota's three Birmingham-area dealers today reported a 21-percent climb in June retail car sales over the year-ago month. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Jacksonville Area Toyota Car Sales Climb In June

Toyota's four Jacksonville-area dealers today reported an eight-percent climb in June retail car sales over the year- ago month. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Orlando Area Car Sales Climb In June

Toyota's four Orlando-area dealers today reported a six-percent climb in June retail car sales over the year-ago month. Orlando-area dealers include Jimmy Bryan Toyota, Kissimmee Toyota, Orlando Toyota and Quality Toyota. ... Continue reading

Two Million Calls Logged to Traveler Information Service

The regional traffic management system for the Cincinnati -Northern Kentucky area, ARTIMIS, recently logged the 2 millionth call to its traveler advisory service known as SmarTraveler(R). ... Continue reading

United Road Services, Inc. Announces Acquisitions

United Road Services, Inc. announced today it has acquired, or completed definitive agreements to acquire, seven towing and five transport companies with aggregate 1997 revenues of approximately $57 million. ... Continue reading

USAC Midgets: Indianapolis Speedrome Race Results

USAC Midgets: Indianapolis Speedrome Race Results ... Continue reading

USAC Midgets: The Week In Review

USAC Midgets: The Week In Review ... Continue reading

USAC Midgets: Western States, The Week In Review

USAC Midgets: Western States, The Week In Review ... Continue reading

USAC Silver Crown: The Week In Review

USAC Silver Crown: The Week In Review ... Continue reading

USAC Sprints: Stoops Freightliner Series Week In Review

USAC Sprints: Stoops Freightliner Series Week In Review ... Continue reading