Edmunds.com Announces Consumers' Most Wanted Vehicle Awards for 2005
May 10, 2005
Ford Mustang Named Consumers' Choice for Most Significant Vehicle of the Year; Domestic Cars Win, Place and Show SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 10 -- Edmunds.com, the Internet's premiere resource for consumer automotive information, today announced the winners of the fourth annual Consumers' Most Wanted vehicle awards. (Log ... Continue reading
European Car Makers To Hold The Schmaltz
May 9, 2005
Carmakers think twice about adding latest gimmicks FRANKFURT, May 9, 2005; Michael Shields writing for Reuters reported that European carmakers are growing increasingly sceptical of packing their products with the latest high-tech gadgets to emerge from engineering labs. When, for instance, General Motors Europe execut ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for May 2005
May 6, 2005
CAMPBELL, Calif.--May 6, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for May, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month" ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Reports Steady April 2005 Sales for North America
May 3, 2005
IRVINE, Calif., May 3 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) reported that its sales in North America (United States*, Canada, and Mexico) were up slightly for the month of April, with an increase of 0.9 percent compared to the same period last year. April has been a strong selling month for Volvo in recent years, ... Continue reading
May 3, 2005
* Ford Motor Company's April retail car sales rose 11 percent from a year ago paced by new Mustang, Five Hundred, and Montego. * April truck sales declined 2 percent as higher sales of crossover utilities and full-size pickup trucks were offset by lower sales of traditional sport utility vehicles. * Overall, April sale ... Continue reading
Volvo Develops Parking Car - Video Story
Apr 30, 2005
<a href="http://previews.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/VOLV/VideoAssets/ ASF/VOLV_2654_19784.wmv">CLICK4VIDEO</a> Equipped with an automatic gearbox, electrically driven steering gear, a computer, and four ultra-sound sensors, the Volvo S60 test car carries out precision parking with the simple press of a button. ... Continue reading
Sales Down, Costs Up - Lower Ford Profit
Apr 20, 2005
DETROIT April 20, 2005; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. posted a 38 percent drop in quarterly earnings, pressured by falling U.S. sales and rising costs, and further cut its North American production to bring down excess inventories. Earnings were substantially higher than Wall Street had expected, but the No. 2 U ... Continue reading
2004 and 2005 Crash Ratings of Vehicles With Side Air Bags
Apr 15, 2005
2004 & 2005 Vehicles with Side Air Bags Side-impact air bags (SABs) SABs offer protection to two principal areas of the body -- the head and the chest -- during moderate to severe side-impact crashes. The chart below indicates which vehicles offer what type of protection (head and/or chest) and the type of SAB used to ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Japanese Incentives Reach Record High
Apr 4, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,556 per vehicle sold in March 2005, up $177, or 7.0%, from March 2004, and up $187, or 7.9%, from February 2005. (Logo: http ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars to Bring Swedish Culture as Well as Cars to Dallas Auto Show
Apr 4, 2005
DALLAS, April 4 -- Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) will be presenting its current model lineup at the 2005 Dallas Auto Show, as will other manufacturers at the event. However, Volvo will also bring along a little bit of Sweden to the heart of Texas. Since 1998, Volvo has been represented at company events and auto s ... Continue reading
U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005
Apr 2, 2005
April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading
Ford's March Sales Highest Level Since May 2004
Apr 1, 2005
* Ford Motor Company's March sales totaled 305,172 - best month since May 2004. * Car sales equal to a year ago as new Ford Mustang, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego reach new highs. * Truck sales decline 3 percent as gains from Ford F-Series, Lincoln Mark LT and crossover sport utility vehicles are offset by lowe ... Continue reading
Volvo Cars Reports Sales for March 2005
Apr 1, 2005
IRVINE, Calif., April 1 -- Volvo Cars of North America, LLC (VCNA) reports sales for the first quarter trail last year's record beginning by 3.8 percent in the United States. Sales for the month were off compared to the same period of a year ago -- down 10.3 percent. Volvo sales of 11,631 units in the U.S. were led by ... Continue reading
Volvo to Send Denver Man to Space on Virgin Galactic Flight
Mar 24, 2005
Winner of Volvo Sweepstakes for Space Flight Revealed at New York Auto Show; Contest Part of Volvo's Boldlygo.com Campaign to Launch XC90 V8 SUV NEW YORK, March 24 -- Volvo Cars of North America along with billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies today unveiled that a 41-y ... Continue reading
Polk Reports 2004 Record Year For Convertibles, Sebring Still Tops
Mar 21, 2005
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 21 -- Convertible registrations in the U.S. reached record levels in 2004, with a 6.3 percent increase over last year and total registrations reaching 315,306, according to R. L. Polk & Co., surpassing the 2001 record of 309,741. The Chrysler Sebring repeated as the top-selling convertible in 2 ... Continue reading
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