Jun 28, 2006
BURNSVILLE, Minn.--June 28, 2006--This year, the 50th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System will kick off a record Fourth of July holiday weekend. AAA estimates that 40.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 1.2 percent increase from the 40.2 million who traveled last year. Of ... Continue reading
NASCAR and CCC Launch Campaign to Address Rising Fuel Costs
Jun 28, 2006
Please cut and paste the folowing URL link into your Web browser: http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=12 875346&message_id=197586&user_id=AutoAfterM NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release AAIA-27-06 For more information, contact: Kimberly Hyde, NASCAR 704-348-9625 or khyde@nascar.com Rich W ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Forecasts June Auto Sales: Imports Gaining Market Share Halfway Through 2006
Jun 28, 2006
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--June 28, 2006--This month's new vehicle sales (including fleet sales) are expected to be 1.54 million units, an eight percent decrease from June 2005 and a four percent increase from May 2006, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. This amounts to a seaso ... Continue reading
Dunlop Drivers Cup Attracts Internet Auto Enthusiasts
Jun 28, 2006
AKRON, Ohio, June 28 -- Stories about people who meet on the Internet abound, but Dunlop Tire's Andy Traicoff and Janice Consolacion were pleasantly surprised last year. The pair met 12 people in Phoenix at the first-ever U.S. Regional competition of the Dunlop Drivers Cup. A dozen men and women were selected from more ... Continue reading
IRC Estimates More Than 14 Percent of Drivers Are Uninsured
Jun 28, 2006
MALVERN, Pa., June 28 -- Across the United States, if someone is injured in an auto accident, the chances are about one in seven that the at-fault driver is uninsured. According to a recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study, the estimated percentage of uninsured motorists increased nationally from 12.7 percent in ... Continue reading
MapQuest's New Multi-Stop Route Builder Feature Provides Cost-Efficient Planning for Summer Travels
Jun 28, 2006
DENVER--June 28, 2006-- #1 Requested Feature Among MapQuest's 50 Million Visitors Just in time for the busy July 4th travel weekend, MapQuest.com has launched a beta (http://www.mapquest.com/maps-directions/) of its new multi-stop Route Builder feature. This new tool lets travelers save time and money by mapping out th ... Continue reading
Rewards For Commuters for Sharing Rides and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Jun 28, 2006
Free Admission Tickets to World Class Aquarium Help Take 100,000 Miles Off Local Area Roads ESSEX, Conn., June 28 -- NuRide, Inc. (http://www.nuride.com/), the nation's first incentive-based ridesharing network, announced today that Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration will offer free admission to area commuters ... Continue reading
Austin Grill Serves Up Hot Food and Cool Music to Help Clear the Roads and Clean the Air
Jun 28, 2006
Local Tex-Mex Restaurant Joins the Chevron 5,000,000 Mile Rideshare Challenge RESTON, Va., June 28 -- NuRide, Inc. (http://www.nuride.com/), the nation's first incentive-based ridesharing network, announced today that Austin Grill, a local group of Tex-Mex restaurants, will sponsor thousands of commuters who share ride ... Continue reading
Get Your Engines Started for ''Test Drive Wednesdays''
Jun 28, 2006
PHOENIX--June 28, 2006--Clear Channel , a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com. Certain statements in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forw ... Continue reading
Ford / AAA Student Auto Skills Competition
Jun 28, 2006
âGentlemen, start your engines . . . if you can.â By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Fifty new Mustangs convertibles were neatly arranged on the expansive lawn in the shadow of Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, MI. It was a warm and hazy summer morning with a threat of thunderstorms. âGe ... Continue reading
AAA Chicago Says High Fuel Prices Won't Keep July 4th Travelers Home
Jun 28, 2006
AURORA, Ill., June 27 -- Both the roads and the skies will be crowded this weekend as record numbers of travelers are expected for the Fourth of July, according to AAA Chicago. AAA estimates that 40.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 1.2 percent increase from the 40.2 million who ... Continue reading
Texas Students Win Ford/AAA National Auto Repair Crown
Jun 28, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich., June 27 -- Racing against the clock and 49 other two-person, student teams from around the country, aspiring auto technicians Bradley J. Bolton and Aaron Clay, seniors at Paris High School, Paris, TX needed 29 minutes and 34 seconds to accurately diagnose and fix their Ford Mustang Convertible to win t ... Continue reading
1.2 Million Michiganians Have July 4 Travel Plans, Says AAA
Jun 28, 2006
International leisure travel bookings are increasing DEARBORN, Mich., June 27 -- An estimated 1.2 million Michiganians will travel during the 2006 Fourth of July holiday, according to a recent AAA survey of 1,500 U.S. residents. Of this number, 88 percent will travel by car and 12 percent will travel by air. This year, ... Continue reading
Volvo Hooks Nearly 30,000 in Its Worldwide 'Pirate' Treasure Hunt for a Buried SUV
Jun 27, 2006
Visit www.volvocars.us/thehunt Today to Participate in Volvo's Promotion With Disney for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 27 -- Maybe they are at their computers, treasure map in hand, dressed in swashbuckling garb with a sea-traveled parrot resting on their shoulder. Or, maybe not. Ei ... Continue reading
Highway Safety Experts Demo Safe-Driving Measures for July 4th Travel
Jun 27, 2006
National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits South Carolina to Save Lives on State Highways On a typical day as many as 119,000 vehicles travel I-26 through Columbia, SC. Most automobile drivers are not aware of what they can do to avoid crashes with tractor-trailers. Who: The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the So ... Continue reading
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