BEIJING, Jan. 14, 2005; Shanghai Auto, General Motors’ main partner in China, posted a 7.8 percent rise in sales to 843,000 vehicles last year, domestic newspapers said Thursday, the year the world’s third-largest auto market decelerated sharply. Shanghai Automotive Group Co., a newly formed company that wi ... Continue reading
Hybrid Review: 2005 Toyota Prius
WISHING FOR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC 2005 Toyota Prius By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher There was a time when I hated driving in heavy traffic, such as the years I spent commuting from Queens to Manhattan. The 13-mile trip from Flushing to W.48th Street, by way of the BQE and Midtown Tunnel, would t ... Continue reading
DETROIT, Jan. 15 -- The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) today announced that the NAIAS 2005 Charity Preview held Friday, Jan. 14, raised more than $7 million for 11 local children's charities. Attendees of the annual black-tie fundraiser sipped champagne and got a sneak peak at more than 700 featured veh ... Continue reading
IIHS: PRIMARY SAFETY BELT LAWS WOULD SAVE 700 LIVES PER YEAR
28 STATES STILL ALLOW TICKET ONLY IF DRIVER IS STOPPED FOR ANOTHER REASON ARLINGTON, VA January 13, 2005; Safety belt use laws in only 21 states and the District of Columbia are primary, meaning police may stop vehicles solely for belt law violations. But in most states belt use law enforcement is secondary, so police ... Continue reading
ARCA RE/MAX Series Daytona Beach Bound TOLEDO OH (1-15-05) As it has since 1964, the ARCA RE/MAX Series will soon steer for Daytona Beach, Florida for the 42nd running of the Advance Discount Auto Parts 200 Saturday afternoon, February 12 at Daytona Int'l Speedway. The 200-mile event officially kicks off Speedweeks 200 ... Continue reading
Dodge and Volkswagen Design Studios Win Top Honors in Design Challenge at Los Angeles Auto Show
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 -- The judges of the Los Angeles Auto Show's Design Challenge have named the Dodge Superbee and Volkswagen Mobile Lounge as joint-winners of the first-ever automobile design studio competition. As part of the auto show's Design Los Angeles theme and automobile designers' conference, studios were in ... Continue reading
Patrick Carpentier - Mecachrome Press Release
MECACHROME INTERNATIONAL HOSTS CARPENTIER'S HOMECOMING MONTREAL - January 14, 2005 - MECACHROME International, the world's leading aerospace, production vehicle and motorsport integrator, today hosted racecar driver Patrick Carpentier's first public appearance in Montreal since the Joliette native signed with Red Bull ... Continue reading
Pre Season Testing at Daytona Wraps up for NAPA Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Spencer Andrews January 14, 2005 sandrews@csgwmg.com Pre Season Testing at Daytona Wraps up for NAPA Team Daytona Beach, Florida (Jan. 14) - After three days, the first round of preseason testing (reserved for teams which finished odd in the owner's points standings) is complete. In the c ... Continue reading
European Dec. Car Sales Rise 7.7%, Lead to 2004 Gain
Jan. 14, 2005; Bloomberg reported that Western European car sales rose 7.7 percent in December, leading to the first annual gain in three years as Toyota Motor Corp. and Asian competitors introduced new products and Volkswagen AG offered incentives to boost demand. Sales in December rose to 1.04 million vehicles and 20 ... Continue reading
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