News By Topic: Women And Cars

Troxel in middle of tight Top Fuel championship chase

Aug 16, 2006

DON SCHUMACHER RACING 2006 NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES Round 17 of 23 O'REILLY NHRA MID-SOUTH NATIONALS Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park Race Date: Aug. 18-20, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net TROXEL IN MIDDLE OF TIGHT TOP FUEL CHAMPIONSHIP C ... Continue reading

Study Shows Strong Consumer Consideration for Flex Fuel Vehicles Including E85 Plug-in Hybrids Peak Interest

Aug 16, 2006

DETROIT, Aug. 16 -- A new study by global market research company Synovate shows that 37% of US consumers would consider purchasing a Flex Fuel vehicle that runs on gasoline or E85 (85% Ethanol) the next time they are in the market to buy a car. However, more than a third of these same consumers lose interest in E85 Fl ... Continue reading

Toyota Tops Second Quarter Sales in California

Aug 16, 2006

Washington DC August 16, 2006: The AIADA newslettrer reported that the California Motor Car Dealers Association found that Toyota brand cars and trucks accounted for 23.4 percent of all sales in the Golden State during the April-June quarter, reports The Los Angeles Times. Including Toyota's Lexus brand, the Japanese a ... Continue reading

What Price Fun? 2007 Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hard Top Priced From $24,350

Aug 16, 2006

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 16 -- Adding a new dimension to the Mazda MX-5 without diminishing its driving joy is no mean feat. The MX-5 Miata reinvented the lightweight, fun-to-drive, two-seat category in 1989, and has since become the world's best-selling two-seat roadster. For 2007, Mazda's iconic MX-5 will again set a new ... Continue reading

Car-Buying Conundrum: Consumers Say One Thing, But Respond to Another When Buying a Car

Aug 16, 2006

Three Out of Four Say They Prefer Low Everyday Pricing, Yet Sales Data Shows Consumers Respond to Incentives TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 16 -- According to a Maritz(R) Poll conducted earlier this year by the Maritz Automotive Research Group, one of the world's leading automotive consumer research firms, 75 percent of consumers ... Continue reading

Toyota/Lexus Release -- Monterey Historics

Aug 16, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jan Fambro RWB LLC (310) 308-6770 jan@rwb-llc.com TOYOTA & LEXUS BRING HISTORY, SPEED, ART AND GIFTS TO ATTENDEES AT THE ROLEX MONTEREY HISTORIC AUTOMOBILE RACES PRESENTED BY TOYOTA TORRANCE, Calif. (August 15, 2006) ¡V Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. is bringing its most historic motorsports ... Continue reading

Harley-Davidson Foundation Gives $1 Million to Support Disabled American Veterans

Aug 16, 2006

CHICAGO, Aug. 15 -- Today at the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) national convention in Chicago, Harley-Davidson announced a $1 million gift from the Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc. to the DAV in support of the services DAV provides to America's veterans. The gift extends the Company's long-standing relationship with ... Continue reading

Berwyn Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Route 66 With Historic Car Show

Aug 16, 2006

BERWYN, Ill., Aug. 15 -- The Berwyn Preservation of Historic Route 66 is kicking off the fall with the 16th Annual Historic Route 66 Car Show on September 9th, 2006. The event will take place on Ogden Avenue in Berwyn, IL, beginning at Oak Park Ave, from 7am to 4pm CDT. This year's big raffle prize is a $2,000.00 gas c ... Continue reading

National Average Gas Price Falls Below $3 Per Gallon, AAA Says

Aug 15, 2006

ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 15, 2006--The nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline fell below $3 per gallon today after nearing the previous all-time record high of $3.057 set on Labor Day 2005, AAA's daily, on-line Fuel Gauge Report (http://www.aaafuelgaugereport.com) shows. The drop in price to $2.997 per gall ... Continue reading

Getting Your Car Ready for College

Aug 15, 2006

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 15 -- Students are busy preparing for college and the last thing on their list -- if it makes the list at all -- is checking out the condition of the car they will take to school. The expectation may be that parents handle the routine auto maintenance, but regardless of who does it, the Car Care Cou ... Continue reading

Lexus Reveals 2007 SC Pebble Beach Edition Hardtop Convertible

Aug 15, 2006

Fourth Annual Limited-Edition SC 430 Makes Its Debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Lexus Fashion Preview PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 15 -- In celebration of its exclusive partnership with the Pebble Beach Company, Lexus will introduce the fourth annual Lexus SC Pebble Beach Edition retractable hardtop converti ... Continue reading

Higher Gas Prices Causing Many Americans to Alter Vacations

Aug 15, 2006

Could Spur More Travel Cutbacks in Months Ahead NEW YORK, Aug. 15 -- While two-thirds of American families say they haven't yet scaled back their summer vacations because of higher gas prices, the other one-third are significantly changing their travel plans, The Conference Board reports today in a special survey. Amon ... Continue reading

International Brands Top Customer Satisfaction Study

Aug 15, 2006

Washington DC August 15, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that for the second year in a row, Toyota led the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index for vehicles with a record score of 87 points on a scale of 100. The industry as a whole rose 1.3 percent to an average of 81 points, Reuters. Hond ... Continue reading

The technology behind the new Mercedes-Benz CL-Class - PRE-SAFE®

Aug 15, 2006

The technology behind the new Mercedes-Benz CL-Class - PRE-SAFE®: Occupant protection in the new Mercedes coupé begins even before an accident occurs Stuttgart, Aug 14, 2006 The anticipatory PRE-SAFE® protection system is included in the standard safety equipment for the new CL-Class, which makes its market debut in ... Continue reading

NAVTEQ(R) Electronic Horizon Technology Supports Dynamic Pass Predictor

Aug 15, 2006

Technological Innovation Makes Passing Lead Vehicles Safer CHICAGO, Aug. 14 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, announced that its Electronic Horizon provides the foundation of the Dynamic Pass Predictor from the BMW group; a technology innovati ... Continue reading