News By Topic: Women And Cars

Air Products Newest Fueling Station to Meet Evolving Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Needs

Feb 28, 2007

California Hydrogen Infrastructure Project Station Boasts Extended Range Fueling Ability LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Feb. 27 -- Featuring advancements in hydrogen fueling technology, Air Products and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) today held a dedication ceremony unveiling a new 700 and 350 bar (10,000/5,000 psi) p ... Continue reading

Tracking Health Risks Over 24 Years, The Harris Poll Finds U.S. Adults Indicate Massive Increases in Obesity, Greatly Increased Seat Belt Use and Modest Decline in Smoking

Feb 28, 2007

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 27 -- Every year at about this time, The Harris Poll(R) asks a cross-section of U.S. adults about some of their most important health risks and their healthy and unhealthy behaviors, specifically their weight, seat belt use and smoking habits. The good news is that seat belt use in the front seats ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Updates Guidance as Result of Strike

Feb 27, 2007

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 27 -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced today that it is updating guidance for motorcycle shipments for the first quarter of 2007 and financial guidance for the full year. Guidance is being revised to reflect the impact of a three week strike that concluded Thursday, February 22, 2007, at the Company's ma ... Continue reading

Study Shows Auto Consumers Want it all When Choosing Next Car: Better Performance and Greater Gas Mileage

Feb 27, 2007

CarGurus Online Survey of Automotive Consumers Reveals Conflicting Goals. Top Reasons for Buying their Next Car Include 'Better Performance' and 'Greater Gas Mileage.' New Technology (GPS, Bluetooth, etc.) Receives Surprisingly Few Votes. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 27 -- CarGurus.com, a leading online automotive community, ... Continue reading

Most Crash Victims Not Receiving Life-Saving Resources

Feb 27, 2007

BOSTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a serious car crash when your survival depends on urgent helicopter transport to a specialized trauma center -- will you receive it? Most likely not, according to the findings of a first-in-the-nation study by Health and Safety Research, Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit. ... Continue reading

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Completes Re-Branding Initiative

Feb 27, 2007

Eight Schools Re-Branded as 'Lincoln College of Technology;' 21 as 'Lincoln Technical Institute' WEST ORANGE, N.J., Feb. 27 -- Lincoln Educational Services Corporation ("Lincoln") today announced that it has completed the nationwide re-branding initiative to consolidate 29 of its 37 campuses under the Lincoln banner. O ... Continue reading

Toyota To Build Highlanders in Mississippi-New Plant to Start Production by 2010; To Employ 2,000 Team Members

Feb 27, 2007

TUPELO, Mississippi February 27, 2007; Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour joined Toyota officials today to announce that the company has chosen a 1,700-acre site in Blue Springs, Mississippi to build its eighth North American vehicle assembly plant. The new plant, to be located just outside of Tupelo, will have the cap ... Continue reading

Fascinating design and sophisticated technology: The 2007 Mercedes-Benz Bike Collection

Feb 27, 2007

Stuttgart, Feb 27, 2007 Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH heralds the 2007 season with three new bicycle models. Both the technical and the functional features of the brand-new ‘Fitness’ and ‘Trekking’ bikes have been designed to optimally meet the demands of ambitious hobby and leisure cyclists alike. ... Continue reading

Ford CEO Interested in Bolstering Hybrid-tech Alliance with Toyota

Feb 27, 2007

NEW YORK February 27, 2007; Kyodo reported that the head of Ford Motor Co. has expressed strong interest in boosting the U.S. carmaker's alliance with Toyota Motor Corp. in the field of environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles. In a phone interview Friday, President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said an alli ... Continue reading

2007 Suzuki XL7 Review

Feb 26, 2007

SUZUKI XL7 LIMITED 3 ROW AWD More Than Just a GM Cousin By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau I’m still getting used to Suzuki being in the mainstream of vehicle production. No longer is it just a company that has evolved from making motorcycles to just producing small, low-content econo-cars. With this ... Continue reading

California Trying to Ban Sale of Automotive Refrigerant to Consumers

Feb 26, 2007

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Californians are at risk of losing their right to work on their own vehicle air conditioner, as a proposed law to ban the sale of 134a refrigerant is moving through the state bureaucracy and may become law soon. The consumer ban, being proposed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), targets t ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Sponsors Annual NAACP Hollywood Symposium

Feb 26, 2007

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2007 — Ford Motor Company joins the 38th NAACP Image Awards program as a sponsor of the NAACP Hollywood Bureau (NHB) 3rd Annual Symposium, titled, “Who’s Running the Show: Creating Heroes.” The symposium, featuring some of the diverse cast of the popular television show, “Hero ... Continue reading

Making Vehicles Safer for Pedestrians

Feb 26, 2007

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, February 26 -- - With Photo Concept Mouldings (www.conceptmouldings.co.uk) is seeking for technology partners to assist in the development of active and passive pedestrian safety systems at the European Automotive Design roadshow. The company specialises in creative engineering solutions for the ... Continue reading

Child Safety Advocates and Victims Join Senators Clinton and Sununu to Urge Passage of Bill to Protect Children in and Around Cars

Feb 26, 2007

Victims Speak Out on Eve of Senate Hearing WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory was issued today by KIDS AND CARS: WHO: -- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) -- Senator John Sununu (R-NH) -- Janette Fennell, President, KIDS AND CARS -- Jackie Gillan, Vice President, Advocates for Hig ... Continue reading

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Founder Gives $25 Million to Create New Institute for Renewable Fuels at Danforth Center

Feb 26, 2007

-- New Institute Demonstrates Corporate Commitment to Sustainability Through Innovative Research in Plant Science, Biofuels -- ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26 -- The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center today announced that Jack and Susan Taylor have given a $25 million gift to create the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewab ... Continue reading