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stocksTACH - AUTOMOTIVE STOCK INDEX


February 06, 1998

By Gerald Levinson CMA

The lists for this week include the weekly report and the:

Top 10 Winners
Top 10 Losers
Top Ten 52 Week Leaders
Top Ten 13 Week Winners


WARNING !! - THESE QUOTES ARE FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY AND ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS INVESTMENT ADVICE OR AS A SOLICITATION OF FUNDS. FURTHERMORE THE AUTO CHANNEL DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY FINANCIAL LOSSES BASED ON THE USE OF THESE QUOTES.
                             TACH - AUTOMOTIVE STOCK INDEX
                                    FEBRUARY 06, 1998

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INDEX AVERAGE          31.64  30.64 $    3.27%    1.58%   16.87%  1.62

AUTO MANUFACTURERS     50.59  49.50      2.21%    2.72%   13.24%  4.00
TRUCKS & TRUCKING      22.49  21.65 $$   3.88%    3.76%   67.52%  0.96
PARTS & SERVICES       29.79  28.83 $$   3.34%   -3.11%    8.84%  1.89
OIL COMPANIES          46.83  45.33 $$   3.31%   -7.48%  -18.78%  0.00
SPEEDWAYS              24.84  23.99 $$   3.54%    7.32%   18.79%  0.91
RV'S & MOBILE HOMES    23.86  22.91 $$   4.13%   31.04%   50.68%  1.12
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*****AUTO MANUFACTURERS*****

CHRYSLER CORP.         36.19  34.81 $$   3.95%    3.21%    6.83%  4.08
DAIMLER-               72.75  69.94 $$   4.02%    7.38%    0.00%  5.28
FORD MOTOR CO.         51.44  51.00      0.86%   11.22%   60.12%  5.37
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.   60.56  57.94 $$   4.53%   -8.93%    7.67%  7.87
HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC.   26.31  25.13 $$   4.73%   -9.46%  -38.99%  1.15
HONDA MOTOR CO.        74.56  73.94      0.85%   11.81%   43.39%  4.40
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.     56.00  56.25     -0.44%    3.70%   12.00%  2.09
VOLVO AB CL B ADS -    26.94  27.00     -0.23%    2.86%   14.93%  1.75

AUTO AVERAGE           50.59  49.50      2.21%    2.72%   13.24%399.88%
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*****TRUCKS & TRUCKING*****

COLLINS INDUSTRIES IN   6.50   6.88     -5.45%   -9.96%   36.84%  0.00
CNF TRANSPORTATION IN  47.75  45.69 $$   4.51%    2.41%   88.18%  2.34
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP.   23.19  22.44 $$   3.34%   -7.94%   -7.71%  1.39
MILLER INDUSTRIES INC  10.50  10.94     -4.00%   -7.69%  -47.17%  0.50
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONA  30.75  27.00 $$  13.89%   28.13%  215.38%  1.43
MOBILE MINI INC.        7.63   6.13 $$  24.49%   35.56%  134.62%  0.30
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP.    18.25  19.13     -4.58%    2.46%   50.52%  0.00
WABASH NATIONAL CORP.  29.81  30.56     -2.45%   -6.29%   65.63%  0.71
YELLOW CORP.           28.06  26.13 $$   7.42%   -2.81%   71.37%  1.99

TRUCK AVERAGE          22.49  21.65 $$   3.88%    3.76%   67.52% 96.22%
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*****PARTS & SERVICES*****

ARVIN INDUSTRIES INC.  37.75  34.50 $$   9.42%   -3.21%   59.79%  2.60
BORG-WARNER AUTOMOTIV  52.81  53.56     -1.40%   -4.20%   32.03%  4.47
BREED TECHNOLOGIES IN  18.44  18.06      2.08%  -16.43%   -9.51%  1.22
CUMMINS ENGINE CO. IN  55.88  53.50 $$   4.44%  -10.06%    6.18%  5.45
GLOBAL MOTORSPORT GRO  13.63  12.50 $$   9.00%   -2.68%  -27.81%  0.00
DANA CORP.             51.44  50.13      2.62%    6.47%   60.12%  3.25
DANAHER CORP.          68.63  63.13 $$   8.71%   16.19%   46.01%  2.55

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DETROIT DIESEL CORP.   18.75  19.25     -2.60%  -17.36%    2.04%  1.16
DONALDSON CO. INC.     24.25  22.50 $$   7.78%  -51.74%  -21.46%  1.12
DONNELLY CORP.         17.25  17.75     -2.82%   -4.17%   -0.72%  1.52
DURAKON INDUSTRIES IN   7.88   8.00     -1.56%  -12.50%  -44.74%  0.25
EATON CORP.            93.63  89.75 $$   4.32%   -4.46%   33.04%  6.21
ECHLIN INC.            37.31  35.56 $$   4.92%   13.07%   24.38%  2.31
EDELBROCK CORP.        19.63  19.75     -0.63%    4.67%   24.60%  1.54
EXIDE CORP.            23.06  22.06 $$   4.53%   -2.89%   14.60%  1.33
GENUINE PARTS CO.      34.38  33.19 $$   3.58%    7.00%  -22.54%  1.92
GENTEX CORP.           32.13  31.25      2.80%   31.79%   69.08%  0.92
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBE  63.56  62.63      1.50%   -0.78%   17.98%  4.73

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INTERMET CORP.         19.50  16.63 $$  17.29%    4.35%   25.81%  1.50
JASON INC.              8.25   8.00 $$   3.13%    8.20%      NA   0.55
LEAR CORP.             55.25  49.88 $$  10.78%   13.04%   45.87%  2.97
LITTELFUSE INC.        27.38  27.00      1.39%   -6.41%  -40.49%  1.10
LUND INTERNATIONAL HO  12.75  12.50      2.00%    0.00%   10.87%   N/A
MARK IV INDUSTRIES IN  22.31  21.19 $$   5.31%   -8.23%   -1.38%  1.73
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL I  60.63  58.56 $$   3.52%   -5.09%   14.39%  5.26
MODINE MANUFACTURING   34.50  34.88     -1.08%   -0.72%   20.00%  2.42

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MOTORCAR PARTS & ACCE  17.13  15.00 $$  14.17%   -4.86%   -0.72%  1.33
MYERS INDUSTRIES INC.  16.88  17.25     -2.17%   -2.17%    5.47%  1.16
MOTORVAC TECHNOLOGIES   2.00   2.00      0.00%    0.00%  -56.76%  0.00
OEA INC.               25.25  27.81     -9.21%  -36.28%  -46.56%  2.23
PEP BOYS-              23.50  22.00 $$   6.82%   -9.83%  -26.85%  1.61
REPUBLIC AUTOMOTIVE P  13.13  12.50 $$   5.00%  -11.39%  -20.45%  1.38
RYDER SYSTEM INC.      35.19  33.50 $$   5.04%   -2.09%   21.34%  2.21
R&B INC.                9.56   9.63     -0.65%   -4.38%   21.43%  0.83
SAFETY COMPONENTS INT  13.50  13.63     -0.92%    1.89%   12.50%  1.31

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SIMPSON INDUSTRIES IN  13.25  12.00 $$  10.42%   17.78%   23.26%  0.88
SNAP-ON INC.           40.13  39.19      2.39%   -9.32%    6.29%  2.47
SPARTAN MOTORS INC.     6.94   7.06     -1.77%    3.74%  -14.62%  0.50
SPX CORP.              73.81  73.00      1.11%   11.10%   76.27%  3.00
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES I  27.38  26.38 $$   3.79%    2.10%   11.17%  1.92
SUPREME INDUSTRIES IN  10.56  10.75     -1.74%   14.19%   46.96%  0.84
TBC CORP.               9.00   9.13     -1.37%  -11.11%   12.50%  0.85
TRW INC.               53.38  50.88 $$   4.91%   -8.76%    6.75%  3.90
WALBRO CORP.           14.75  14.31 $$   3.06%  -30.99%  -19.45%  0.71
WILLIAMS CONTROLS INC   2.50   2.72     -8.05%   21.21%   -9.09%  0.00
WYNN'S INTERNATIONAL   21.75  22.81     -4.66%  -34.83%   10.13%  0.00

PARTS & SERVICES AVG   29.79  28.83      2.78%   -3.11%    8.84%  1.89
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*****OIL COMPANIES*****

EXXON CORP.            62.00  59.31 $$   4.53%    1.22%  -39.14%  3.10
MURPHY OIL CORP.       50.56  49.94      1.25%  -13.10%    1.38%  2.81
MOBIL CORP.            70.75  68.50 $$   3.28%   -4.23%  -45.37%  4.20
PENNZOIL CO.           67.44  64.63 $$   4.35%   -9.48%    9.43%  3.43
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO  44.81  44.00      1.85%  -10.26%    2.72%  3.54
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM  53.25  51.25 $$   3.90%    1.07%  -70.06%  2.54
UNOCAL CORP.           36.19  34.38 $$   5.27%  -12.93%  -16.57%  2.13
UNION PACIFIC RESOURC  22.50  22.38      0.56%   -9.55%  -15.09%  1.37
QUAKER STATE CORP.     14.00  13.63      2.75%  -10.04%    3.70%  0.77

OIL CO AVERAGE         46.83  45.33 $$   3.31%   -7.48%  -18.78%  0.00
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*****SPEEDWAYS*****

ACTION PERFORMANCE CO  34.13  31.63 $$   7.91%   30.00%   60.47%  1.31
MACK-CALI REALTY CORP  40.44  40.31      0.31%    1.25%   27.36%  1.99
DOVER DOWNS ENTERTAIN  24.00  23.69      1.32%   19.25%   35.21%  1.28
GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT  31.00  31.19     -0.60%    1.22%      NA   0.60
GRAND PRIX ASSOCIATIO  14.63  14.25      2.63%    0.00%   53.95%  0.45
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWA  23.63  23.38      1.07%   11.83%    0.53%  0.76
PENSKE MOTORSPORTS IN  28.25  25.25 $$  11.88%   -3.83%    1.80%  1.19
SAINT ANDREWS GOLF CO   3.50   2.75 $$  27.27%   12.00%    0.00%  0.00
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS   24.69  23.06 $$   7.05%    4.22%    6.18%  0.91
WMS INDUSTRIES INC.    24.19  24.44     -1.02%   -2.76%    2.38%  0.56

SPEEDWAY AVERAGE       24.84  23.99 $$   3.54%    7.32%   18.79%  0.91
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*****RV'S & MOBILES*****

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES I  26.38  24.63 $$   7.11%   29.45%   42.57%  1.50
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES  42.19  41.63      1.35%   37.20%   65.44%  2.25
MONACO COACH CORP.     37.00  32.38 $$  14.29%   51.79%   89.74%  2.17
NATIONAL R.V. HOLDING  37.38  39.88     -6.27%   55.73%  155.56%  1.76
THORATEC LABORATORIES   6.13   6.00      2.08%    6.52%  -43.02% -0.30
SMC CORP.               8.50   7.00 $$  21.43%    9.68%    9.68%  0.45
WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES    9.44   8.88 $$   6.34%   26.89%   34.82%   N/A

RV'S & MOBILES AVG     23.86  22.91 $$   4.13%   31.04%   50.68%  1.12