Highway Safety Leaders Demo Measures For Safe Thanksgiving Travel
Nov 21, 2005
National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits Atlanta to Save Lives on Georgia Highways On a typical day as many as 347,000 vehicles travel I-285 through Atlanta. Most automobile drivers are not aware of what they can do to avoid accidents with tractor-trailers. Who: The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the Georgia M ... Continue reading
Lexus McCartney Sponsorship More Than Just a Ticket to Ride
Nov 21, 2005
Marketing Extensions Maximize Lexus' Relationship With Music Icon TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 21 -- To broaden the reach of its groundbreaking partnership with Paul McCartney, Lexus has created an integrated marketing campaign to reach McCartney fans and Lexus owners at multiple touch points. The partnership -- which runs t ... Continue reading
Southern Californians Celebrate Thanksgiving in a Big Way with Travel
Nov 21, 2005
LOS ANGELES--Nov. 21, 2005--More than 2.9 million Southern Californians are expected to take holiday trips this weekend -- a 4.7 percent increase over the number who traveled last year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Of those travelers, 2.35 million, or 81 percent of the total, are expected to ... Continue reading
H.E.A.T. Auto Theft Prevention Tips Help Shoppers Stay Safe During Holiday Season
Nov 21, 2005
LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 21 -- The hustle and bustle of the holidays is approaching fast and Help Eliminate Auto Thefts (H.E.A.T.) aims to keep safety top-of-mind among preoccupied shoppers who are particularly vulnerable this season. "The shopping season is a hectic time and it's easy to become distracted while focused on ... Continue reading
'A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor' Signs with Toyota
Nov 21, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 21 -- Lake Wobegon has a new member in the community. Toyota, with its Hybrid Synergy Drive campaign, has begun national broadcast sponsorship of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, the popular weekly radio program heard weekends on public radio stations across America. Garrison Keill ... Continue reading
NAPA Says Motorists Will Be Thankful They Took Time to Prepare Vehicles for Winter
Nov 21, 2005
ATLANTA--Nov. 21, 2005--As the first blasts of cold air warn of the coming winter, NAPA AUTO PARTS recommends that motorists winterize their vehicles before they set out on holiday road trips. Falling temperatures place extra stress on cars and trucks, causing the air pressure in tires to drop, batteries to lose their ... Continue reading
New Wave of Hybrids Offer More Acceleration and Power but Aren't As Environmentally Friendly
Nov 21, 2005
SAN DIEGO November 20, 2005; Tim Molloy writing for the AP reported that when automakers rolled out the first hybrid cars, drivers who wanted their spectacular fuel economy had to settle for weird shapes and a lack of luxury options. Now it seems the high-mileage, low-frills trend in hybrid automaking may prove shorter ... Continue reading
Office of Highway Safety, Arizona DPS to Host Child Safety Seat Fair in Tucson
Nov 19, 2005
TUCSON, Ariz.--Nov. 19, 2005--21st Century Insurance have united to roll out a consumer safety program promoting compliance with Arizona law for child safety seats. The law requires that a child passenger restraint (child safety seat or booster seat) be used on all children under five years of age. According to the Nat ... Continue reading
San Francisco 49ers And Cadillac Teamed Up At The 48th San Francisco International Auto Show
Nov 19, 2005
One-of-a-kind customized San Francisco 49ers Escalade Unveiled November 18 San Francisco, Calif. - Fans of the San Francisco 49ers and automotive enthusiasts alike received an early holiday present when the one-of-a-kind customized San Francisco 49ers Cadillac Escalade was unwrapped for its world debut at the 48th Annu ... Continue reading
Volkswagen and Scholastic Launch Online Voting Campaign to Increase Seat Belt Use Among Teens
Nov 18, 2005
Student-produced PSAs will debut nationally today on Fuse-TV, Winner will be selected through online voting at www.fuse.tv and www.vw.com AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 18 -- Volkswagen of America, Inc., and Scholastic are asking you to get involved and possibly save lives in the process. Tonight, Volkswagen kicks off votin ... Continue reading
Toyota November U.S. Retail Sales Beating Ford, Beating Chrysler and Closing In On GM
Nov 18, 2005
DETROIT, Nov 18, 2005; Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Corp. grabbed more U.S. retail market share than Ford Motor Co. in early November and it was less than one share point behind General Motors Corp., J.D. Power and Associates said on Friday. A report from the industry tracking firm's closely watched Power Informa ... Continue reading
Nov 18, 2005
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 18 -- Retail new-vehicle sales for the first 13 days of November are substantially better than the preliminary results for early October, bolstered in part by a rebound in consumer interest in large vehicles, according to the Power Information Network (PIN), the industry's premier source ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Seventh Straight Week of Lower Gas Prices
Nov 18, 2005
LOS ANGELES--Nov. 18, 2005--Southern California gasoline prices fell for the seventh consecutive week this week and the lower price trend is expected to continue through at least the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serv ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Six Straight Weeks of Lower Gas Prices
Nov 18, 2005
HOUSTON--Nov. 18, 2005--Retail gasoline prices in Texas fell for the sixth straight week and the lower price trend is expected to continue throughout the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for a gallon of regular self serve is $2.181 a gallon - a weekly ... Continue reading
Chrysler, Ford, GM Offer Incentive Plans
Nov 18, 2005
November 17, 2005; The AP reported that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group was the last of the Big Three U.S. automakers to announce a new incentive program on Thursday. All three programs are scheduled to end Jan. 3. Here is a summary of each program. General Motors Corp. Program name: "Red Tag Event" Vehicles includ ... Continue reading
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