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SPECIAL DEVICES BAGS 21% INCREASE IN FISCAL SALES.


Byline: Daily News

Special Devices, the leading manufacturer of components that ignite air bags, reported a 21 percent rise in sales during its 1997-98 fiscal year, which ended Oct. 31.

The preliminary, unaudited figures show $170.5 million in sales for the Placerita Canyon company. Special Devices is in the process of relocating to Moorpark in Ventura Ventura (vĕnt`rə), city (1990 pop. 92,575), seat of Ventura co., SW Calif., on the Pacific coast in a farm and oil region; inc. 1866.  County.

Fourth-quarter sales showed a 4 percent decline to $41.3 million compared to the same period a year ago, company chairman Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM).

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 F. Treinen said in a statement.

``The decrease in sales occurred in the automotive products division as a result of the 54-day United Auto Worker strike at General Motors and due to continued weakness in the Asian market,'' Treinen said in a company statement. ``Sales for the aerospace division were higher in the 1998 fourth quarter compared to the 1997 fourth quarter.''

Special Devices is a national leader in the design and manufacture of pyrotechnic devices used by the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide.  as initiators in air bag systems and by the aerospace industry in tactical military crew escape systems. The company has operations in Newhall Newhall may refer to:
Places in England:
  • Newhall, Essex
  • Newhall, Cheshire
  • Newhall, Derbyshire
Places in the USA:
  • Newhall, California, later incorporated into Santa Clarita
  • Newhall, Iowa
People:
; Mesa, Ariz.; and Downers Grove Downers Grove, village (1990 pop. 46,858), Du Page co., NE Ill.; settled 1832, inc. 1873. Downers Grove has undergone population growth and commercial development that include the construction of new office complexes. , Ill., and employs more than 1,300.
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Date:Nov 28, 1998
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