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Wednesday, September 8, 1999

21 Percent of Grandparents Never Use Child Safety Seats

21 Percent of Grandparents Never Use Child Safety Seats

The second in a series of independent nationwide polls on child passenger safety, commissioned by automaker Nissan North America, Inc., reveals that 21% of grandparents said they never use a child safety seat when their grandchildren. ... Continue reading

Arvin Acquires Camloc

Arvin Acquires Camloc

Arvin Industries, Inc. announced that it has acquired Camloc Gas Springs of Leicester, England, from Fairchild Corporation. ... Continue reading

Aspect to Provide CSM Solution for Ford's Worldwide Operations

Aspect to Provide CSM Solution for Ford's Worldwide Operations

Aspect Development, Inc announced that its Component and Supplier Management technology and content will be used with SDRC(R) Metaphase(R) Enterprise(TM) Software throughout Ford Motor Company's worldwide product design operations. ... Continue reading

AUDI A8(2000)

AUDI A8(2000)

2000 AUDI A8 (2000) ... Continue reading

CART: New Enhanced CART Licensed Product On-Line Store on cart.com

CART: New Enhanced CART Licensed Product On-Line Store on cart.com

CART: New Enhanced CART Licensed Product On-Line Store on cart.com ... Continue reading

CAW's Hargrove to Announce Big Three Bargaining Target Wednesday

CAW's Hargrove to Announce Big Three Bargaining Target Wednesday

CAW president Buzz Hargrove will announce the target company in the current round of bargaining with the Big Three automakers on Wednesday, September 8 at 10 a.m. in the Royal York hotel's Ontario Room on the Convention Floor. ... Continue reading

Clarion Technologies Completes Wamar Acquisition

Clarion Technologies Completes Wamar Acquisition

Clarion Technologies, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Wamar Products, Inc. and Wamar Tool & Machine, Inc. effective August 28, 1999. ... Continue reading

Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

The Delphi Automotive Systems Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on Delphi $0.01 par value common stock. ... Continue reading

Delphi Wins Volkswagen and Opel Airbag Business

Delphi Wins Volkswagen and Opel Airbag Business

Delphi Automotive Systems has been awarded major airbag programs with Volkswagen and Opel, further establishing the company's presence in the European occupant protection systems market. ... Continue reading

DynaMotive Technologies Appoints Stephen Ives as Chief Financial Officer

DynaMotive Technologies Appoints Stephen Ives as Chief Financial Officer

DynaMotive Technologies Corporation announced the appointment of Stephen Ives as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. ... Continue reading

Edelbrock Corp. Reports Double-Digit Gains in Sales and Earnings

Edelbrock Corp. Reports Double-Digit Gains in Sales and Earnings

Edelbrock Corp. reported that effective cost controls coupled with continued strong demand for a range of key product lines led to record sales and earnings performance in its fiscal 1999 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Formula One: Speeds Rose, Worlds Collided in Historic Indy-F1 Series at Monza

Formula One: Speeds Rose, Worlds Collided in Historic Indy-F1 Series at Monza

Formula One: Speeds Rose, Worlds Collided in Historic Indy-F1 Series at Monza ... Continue reading

Hayabusa vs. Blackbird (2000)

Hayabusa vs. Blackbird (2000)

>Hayabusa vs. Blackbird (2000) ... Continue reading

Hayabusa vs. Blackbird (2000)

Hayabusa vs. Blackbird (2000)

>Hayabusa vs. Blackbird (2000) ... Continue reading

International Star Inc. High Tech Division Field Testing Completed

International Star Inc. High Tech Division Field Testing Completed

International Star Inc. announces that phase I of field testing on AVLIS(R) system was successfully completed. ... Continue reading

Isuzu Record-Breaking 1999 Sales Performance Marches On

Isuzu Record-Breaking 1999 Sales Performance Marches On

American Isuzu Motors Inc. (AIMI) announced August commercial vehicle retail sales that are the second-highest figures for the month of August in the company's history. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Financial Software System Completed by NetSol International

Mercedes-Benz Financial Software System Completed by NetSol International

NetSol International, Inc., announced that its subsidiary, Network Solutions Ltd., has successfully completed the development and implementation of its Proposal Management System software for Mercedes-Benz Finance, Australia. ... Continue reading

Mobil Offers Delvac Customers Chance to Win Dream Lease

Mobil Offers Delvac Customers Chance to Win Dream Lease

Mobil announced the Mobil Delvac Dream Lease Sweepstakes, providing users of Mobil Delvac 1 and Mobil Delvac 1300 Super engine oils the chance to win a two-year lease on a brand new Volvo 770 truck complete with four Mobil Delvac 1 oil changes. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Trucks: Hansen ready for first appearance at Richmond

NASCAR Trucks: Hansen ready for first appearance at Richmond

NASCAR Trucks: Hansen ready for first appearance at Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

NASCAR WCUP: Crew Chief Club at the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

Crew Chief Club at the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace 'drilled' at Darlington, Prepares for Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace 'drilled' at Darlington, Prepares for Richmond

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace 'drilled' at Darlington, Prepares for Richmond ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Nadeau ready to race after hard hit at Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Nadeau ready to race after hard hit at Darlington

NASCAR WCUP: Nadeau ready to race after hard hit at Darlington ... Continue reading

NASCAR WCUP: Number of Lead Lap Cars About The Same Since '96

NASCAR WCUP: Number of Lead Lap Cars About The Same Since '96

Number of Lead Lap Cars In NASCAR Winston Cup About The Same Sinc e 1996 ... Continue reading

New Bridge Products Inc. Reports its First Seven Months of Operation

New Bridge Products Inc. Reports its First Seven Months of Operation

New Bridge Products Inc. reported its first seven months of operation, ending July 1999 YTD, at a loss of $722,978 or ($0.04) per common share on revenues of $660,343. ... Continue reading

New Bridge Products Inc. Reports its First Seven Months of Operation

New Bridge Products Inc. Reports its First Seven Months of Operation

New Bridge Products Inc. reported its first seven months of operation, ending July 1999 YTD, at a loss of $722,978 or ($0.04) per common share on revenues of $660,343. ... Continue reading

NHRA: McClenathan, Pedregon, Johnson, Hines and Coughlin claim U.S. Nationals Titles

NHRA: McClenathan, Pedregon, Johnson, Hines and Coughlin claim U.S. Nationals Titles

NHRA: McClenathan, Pedregon, Johnson, Hines and Coughlin claim U.S. Nationals Titles ... Continue reading

ON Semiconductor Meets Demanding QS-9000 and ISO-9001 Standards

ON Semiconductor Meets Demanding QS-9000 and ISO-9001 Standards

Continuing on the foundation of its strong quality heritage as a former division of Motorola, ON Semiconductor announced that it has achieved QS-9000 3rd Edition and ISO-9001 compliance in less than 30 days after launching as an independent entity. ... Continue reading

Orbital Wins the Institution of Engineers Australia, 1999 Engineering Excellence Award

Orbital Wins the Institution of Engineers Australia, 1999 Engineering Excellence Award

The Orbital Engine Corporation Limited announced that it has been awarded the 1999 Engineering Excellence Award by the Institution of Engineers Australia (WA Division) for its entry: ... Continue reading

Quixote Corporation Announces Retirement of Philip E. Rollhaus, Jr.

Quixote Corporation Announces Retirement of Philip E. Rollhaus, Jr.

Quixote Corporation announced the retirement of Philip E. Rollhaus, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective September 30, 1999. ... Continue reading

Sentinel Announces Eleven Ounce Welding Helmet

Sentinel Announces Eleven Ounce Welding Helmet

Sentinel Safety Products, a newly formed Menlo Park, Calif. based company, announced its first product, the Sentinel(tm) welding helmet. ... Continue reading

Siemens Diesel Announces Plans For a New 'Green' Field Plant

Siemens Diesel Announces Plans For a New 'Green' Field Plant

Siemens Diesel Systems Technology, LLC (SDST) based in Columbia, S.C., announced plans to build a 200,500-square-foot facility in the Northpoint Business Park, in Columbia. ... Continue reading

S&P Raises Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Cert &Nt Rtgs

S&P Raises Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Cert &Nt Rtgs

Standard & Poor's raised its ratings on Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 1997-B and 1998-A's subordinated notes and certificates (see list). ... Continue reading

S&P Raises Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Cert Rtgs

S&P Raises Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Cert Rtgs

Standard & Poor's raised its ratings on Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 1997-B and 1998-A's subordinated notes and certificates (see list). ... Continue reading

S&P Upgrades Chase Manhattan Auto Grantor/Owner Trust

S&P Upgrades Chase Manhattan Auto Grantor/Owner Trust

Standard & Poor's raised its ratings on Chase Manhattan Auto Grantor Trust 1996-B's and several of Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust's subordinated classes (see list). ... Continue reading

SUZUKI GRAND VITARA SPORT UTILITY(1999)

SUZUKI GRAND VITARA SPORT UTILITY(1999)

SUZUKI GRAND VITARA SPORT UTILITY (1999) ... Continue reading

Suzuki Hayabusa v's Honda Blackbird (1999)

Suzuki Hayabusa v's Honda Blackbird (1999)

>Suzuki Hayabusa v's Honda Blackbird (1999) ... Continue reading

Tirex Divest Out of Floor Mats to Concentrate On Plant Improvements

Tirex Divest Out of Floor Mats to Concentrate On Plant Improvements

The Tirex Corporation is in final negotiations with International Merchandising and Manufacturing Inc. (IM2) to sell to IM2 the equipment and work in progress of Tirex's molded floor mat business. ... Continue reading

Torvec Gets First Orders for 400 Vehicles

Torvec Gets First Orders for 400 Vehicles

Torvec, Inc. announced that it has received its first orders for nearly 400 of the Company's Fast Tracked Vehicles at $60,000 per vehicle. ... Continue reading

USAC: Darland, Drake take 'Hut' and 'Put' victories

USAC: Darland, Drake take 'Hut' and 'Put' victories

USAC: Darland, Drake take 'Hut' and 'Put' victories ... Continue reading

USAC: Elliott tops Darland at DuQuoin, Eyes Terre Haute

USAC: Elliott tops Darland at DuQuoin, Eyes Terre Haute

NASCAR WCUP: Kenny Wallace 'drilled' at Darlington, Prepares for Richmond ... Continue reading

USAC: Lang claims 5th Speedrome Title, New Castle Finale September 11

USAC: Lang claims 5th Speedrome Title, New Castle Finale September 11

USAC: Lang claims 5th Speedrome Title, New Castle Finale September 11 ... Continue reading

USAC: McCord takes Hawkeye Downs '30', Sprints at Tri-City Saturday

USAC: McCord takes Hawkeye Downs '30', Sprints at Tri-City Saturday

USAC: McCord takes Hawkeye Downs '30', Sprints at Tri-City Saturday ... Continue reading

USAC: Williams, Johnson score Bakersfield MCI WorldCom victories

USAC: Williams, Johnson score Bakersfield MCI WorldCom victories

USAC: Williams, Johnson score Bakersfield MCI WorldCom victories ... Continue reading

Willans is New ProRally Contingency Sponsor

Willans is New ProRally Contingency Sponsor

Willans is New ProRally Contingency Sponsor ... Continue reading

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