Edmunds.com Names Used Car Best Bets, Offers Consumers Advice for Buying a Used Car
Jul 12, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 12 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today announces its recommendations for the best used cars and trucks, and offers advice for used-car shopping. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031009/LATH011ALOGO ) "Used cars and trucks, even those that ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2005
NEW YORK, July 11 -- According to new data from GfK Automotive, men and women really are different when it comes to their next new car purchase. Fast and expensive vehicles drive men to take out their checkbooks while women are on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly wheels. For men, the Porsche 911 is the bigge ... Continue reading
American Motorists Growing Disgruntled with Cell Phone Users
Jul 8, 2005
Washington DC July 8, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that nearly one-third of all U.S. drivers pit cell phone use by fellow drivers as their main annoyance while on the road, according to the recent Drive for Life poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research and partly sponsored by Volvo Cars of North Americ ... Continue reading
Jul 7, 2005
Several automakers are scaling back the free-maintenance perks that traditionally accompany the purchase of a new car, as they look for ways to “trim their costs and beef up their bottom lines,” reports The Wall Street Journal. “... A growing number of manufacturers -- including some of the same brand ... Continue reading
Volvo Seeks to Help Live 8 Reach its Destiny
Jul 3, 2005
PHILADELPHIA, July 2 -- Volvo Cars of North America today is one of three global sponsors to support the historic Live 8 event to raise awareness for ending poverty in the world's poorest nation. Joining AOL and Nokia as the event's largest sponsors, Volvo's support will feature a variety of advertising and other co-br ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Appoints Project Agency
Jul 1, 2005
IRVINE, Calif., July 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America today announced Fitzgerald Brunetti Inc., New York, (FBI Productions) as agency of record for the Volvo for life Awards including the creation of all advertising, marketing and film and show production. Spending was not disclosed. The Volvo for life Awards (www.volv ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Reports June 2005 U.S. Sales Increased From Year Ago
Jul 1, 2005
* Ford Motor Company's June U.S. sales totaled 289,449, up 1 percent compared with a year ago. * Cars continue upward climb paced by Ford Mustang, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego. June car sales up 9 percent capping first half sales increase. * Trucks lower but stronger than previous months. DEARBORN, Mich., July ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Reports Steady Sales for North America
Jul 1, 2005
XC90 and S60 Post Best-Selling Month of the Year IRVINE, Calif., July 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. announces June sales driven by strong performances of the Volvo XC90 and S60. The XC90 sales were fueled by strong acceptance of new V8 variant, and the S60 increase is attributed to Volvo's effective turbo stra ... Continue reading
Volvo Launches National Hero Search at Live 8
Jun 30, 2005
Company Taps Live 8 Sponsorship to Launch Nation's Largest Celebration of Local Heroes Nominations Accepted at www.volvoforlifeawards.com; Total of $1 Million in Charitable Contributions to Heroes; Winner Receives a Car for Life IRVINE, Calif., June 30 -- Volvo Cars of North America today announced it will launch the n ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Becomes Live 8 Global Sponsor
Jun 27, 2005
Company One of Three Global Sponsors to Support Historic July 2 Event to Promote Ending Poverty IRVINE, Calif., June 27 -- Volvo Cars of North America today announced it has signed on as a sponsor for Live 8, becoming one of three global underwriters for the worldwide July 2 concert event to raise awareness for ending ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
The Volvo Name: 90 Years Old and Still Going Strong
Jun 24, 2005
By: Mike Thomas | Ford Communications Network DEARBORN, June 22, 2005 -- You might say that 90 years ago, Volvo found its bearings and hasn't lost them since. Or to put it another way, on June 22, 1915, the name Volvo was officially registered by Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF) -- a Swedish manufacturer of bearings. SKF ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2005
Number of SUVs Earning Four-Star Rating Leaps From 1 to 24 WASHINGTON, June 22 -- SUVs and light trucks are less prone to rollover according to new rankings and reports released today by the National Highway Transportation Agency (NHTSA). Less than five years after the implementation of NHTSA's rollover rating program, ... Continue reading
NHTSA 2005 SUV Crash, Rollover Ratings
Jun 22, 2005
Model year 2005 Acura MDX, Ford Freestyle, and Jeep Grand Cherokee earned the top rating of 5-stars for all available seating positions in frontal and side crash tests announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in their SUV Crash Test Summary. All resu ... Continue reading
SCOTT REGAINS CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS LEAD WITH VICTORY
Jun 21, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 20, 2005 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN 05-149 SCOTT REGAINS CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS LEAD WITH VICTORY When the USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series returns to competition July 3 at Friendship Motor Speedway in Elkin, N.C., a familiar face will be at the top of the points ... Continue reading
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