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Become a Hometown Hero in 2005: Volvo For Life Awards' Nominees Provide Tips For Volunteering

Become a Hometown Hero in 2005: Volvo For Life Awards' Nominees Provide Tips For Volunteering

Everyday Hero Nominations Accepted at www.volvoforlifeawards.com through Jan. 10; Volvo to Provide $1 Million In Financial Contributions NEW YORK, Dec. 31 -- Are you determined to do more for your community in 2005? If so, here are tips to get you started from hometown heroes nominated for the Volvo for Life Awards (ww ... Continue reading

Magna International donates US$100,000 to South Asia disaster relief

Magna International donates US$100,000 to South Asia disaster relief

TORONTO, Dec. 31 -- Frank Stronach, chairman of the board of Magna International, today announced that the company will donate US$100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to provide relief for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami catastrophe in South Asia. "In making this donation, I am conscious that no doubt several of ... Continue reading

LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Slow Descent for New Year

LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Slow Descent for New Year

LOS ANGELES--Dec. 31, 2004--Southern California gas prices continued their downward march during this holiday week, but at a slower pace than earlier this month, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach ar ... Continue reading

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Drop for Ninth Week

AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Drop for Ninth Week

IRVING, Texas--Dec. 31, 2004--Texas motorists are enjoying nine consecutive weeks of lower gasoline prices, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline dropped a penny to $1.683. The cheapest on the list is San Antonio at $1.629 a gallon, down about two c ... Continue reading

FORD F-SERIES SETS ALL-TIME TRUCK SALES RECORD; CELEBRATES 28 STRAIGHT YEARS TOPPING THE CHARTS

FORD F-SERIES SETS ALL-TIME TRUCK SALES RECORD; CELEBRATES 28 STRAIGHT YEARS TOPPING THE CHARTS

Long-time Ford customer Guillermo Zavala, Jr. is surprised with the keys to a new 2005 King Ranch F-150. * Undisputed Champion: Ford F-Series tops its own all-time truck sales record with more than 912,000 units sold in a single year. During the past 25 years, F-Series has been the only nameplate to cross the 800,000 a ... Continue reading

2005 NAIAS: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC CONCEPT: MORE POWERFUL, MORE VERSATILE, MORE ADVANCED

2005 NAIAS: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC CONCEPT: MORE POWERFUL, MORE VERSATILE, MORE ADVANCED

* Explorer Sport Trac concept signals Ford’s plans for the next generation of the original sport utility truck – longer, wider and more versatile than today’s Sport Trac. * All-new independent rear suspension delivers an improved ride. * Explorer Sport Trac concept showcases Ford’s exclusive Rol ... Continue reading

MSRP Increases for Nissan and Infiniti Vehicles

MSRP Increases for Nissan and Infiniti Vehicles

GARDENA, CA December 30, 2004; Nissan North America, Inc. today announced price increases averaging 0.5 percent on several of its Nissan and Infiniti vehicles. The increases in the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price are due to rising costs which no longer can be absorbed. The new prices are effective with vehi ... Continue reading

Hybrid Cars In California's Fast Lane Law - Just Crawling Along

Hybrid Cars In California's Fast Lane Law - Just Crawling Along

SACRAMENTO Dec 30, 2004; Hybrid car owners anxious to cruise California's car pool lanes are in for a January disappointment. Their reward for getting 45 miles per gallon is caught up in Washington politics. Though the California Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed to open the lanes to single-occupant hyb ... Continue reading

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