Sep 7, 2005
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--Sept. 7, 2005--New-vehicle retail sales have plummeted in the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina, according to the Power Information Network (PIN). PIN analyzed new-vehicle retail sales the weekend prior to the hurricane (Aug. 20-22) compared to the following weekend (Aug. 27-29). New-vehi ... Continue reading
Sep 7, 2005
Many Shoppers Seriously Considering More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Due to Gas Prices IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 7 -- Fifty-nine percent of U.S. in-market vehicle shoppers say that gas prices have either changed their minds or strongly influenced purchase decisions, according to the August 2005 AutoVIBES, a monthly automotive ... Continue reading
Sep 7, 2005
LOS ANGELES--Sept. 7, 2005--Southern California is now being affected by last week's wrath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast. The Automobile Club of Southern California is urging motorists to conserve fuel and adopt the most fuel-efficient driving style possible in the next weeks and months. The Auto Club says goo ... Continue reading
Authors Offer Tips for Saving Gasoline and Getting Better Fuel Mileage
Sep 7, 2005
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- As gas prices increase, Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, authors of the newly released DARE TO REPAIR YOUR CAR: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Maintenance, Safety, Minor Fix-Its, and Talking Shop, offer the following tips for saving gasoline: * Drive the speed limit * Don't warm up your car for ... Continue reading
Sep 7, 2005
HOUSTON, Sept. 7 -- In partnership with Allison Transmission, Stewart & Stevenson is providing 15 new Allison transmissions, valued at $65,000, to six technical colleges and universities in Texas, Louisiana, Kansas and Colorado with industrial distribution programs. The transmissions will be utilized for student educat ... Continue reading
Toyota Announces Sixth Technical Assistance Plan for Technical Training Center in China
Sep 7, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, Sept 5, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION today announced that, on September 3, it signed a basic cooperative agreement with the Technical Training Center of Toyota Jin Bei of China Automotive Industry called the "Sixth Technical Assistance Plan for the Technical Training Center" in Shenyan ... Continue reading
Ford Adds Aditional $1000 Rebate on 2005 's
Sep 7, 2005
DETROIT September 6, 2005; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it will offer an additional cash rebate of $1,000 on most 2005 model-year vehicles to clear out inventories, but ended its employee pricing discounts on 2006 model-year vehicles. Under the program called Ford Family Plan, the automaker offe ... Continue reading
Wicked Choppers Bikini Bike Wash For Charity During Myrtle Beach Fall Bike Rally
Sep 7, 2005
Wicked Choppers Bikini Bike Wash During Myrtle Beach Fall Bike Rally MYRTLE BEACH, SC - Chris Shoemaker, CEO and chief design officer of Wicked Choppers, is inviting all 90,000 expected attendees at the September 28 - October 2, 2005 fall bike rally in Myrtle Beach to drop by his new custom motorcycle showroom and brin ... Continue reading
Custom Roadster Debut Kicks Off Miller's Dream Weldshop Sweepstakes
Sep 7, 2005
Lucky Winner to Receive a Miller Welding Package Worth More than $12,000 APPLETON, Wis., Sept. 6 -- As much art as machine, Miller Electric Mfg. Co.'s custom high-powered '29 Roadster, which premiered last month at the 36th Annual Street Rod Nationals, was the subject of this week's TLC's RIDES program. The Miller Road ... Continue reading
Sep 7, 2005
Auto Dealerships Must Play Online in Order to Maintain Existing Market Share PHOENIX, Sept. 6 -- Auto Dealerships desiring to maintain and/or increase their market share must move very quickly to gain exposure on the Net in order to protect their market share and profitability, says leadpile.com. "Our research shows th ... Continue reading
Ford Ends Employee-Pricing Discounts on 2006 Vehicles, Will Stay for 2005 Cars
Sep 6, 2005
DETROIT September 6, 2005; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday ended its employee-pricing incentive on 2006 vehicles, although the discount will remain in place for most 2005 vehicles through Oct. 3. Ford has been allowing customers to pay the employee price for 2005 vehicles since ... Continue reading
Sep 6, 2005
HOUSTON--Sept. 6, 2005--AAA Texas is donating $20,000 to the American Red Cross chapters in Houston and Dallas. These areas have received the largest number of evacuees from the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina last week. "As the true scope of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast unfolds, ... Continue reading
Hanes perfect T Hitches A Ride With Hot Import Nights
Sep 6, 2005
Hanes partners with custom car designer L.J. Garcia to create the” perfect ride” Winston-Salem, N.C., Sept. 6, 2005 – Hanes, the No. 1 apparel brand in the United States, has teamed up with XM Satellite Radio’s Hot Import Nights (HIN) and custom car designer L.J. Garcia to launch its latest crea ... Continue reading
American Trucking Associations Asks for Biweekly Fuel Price Reports
Sep 6, 2005
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Sept. 6, 2005--The American Trucking Associations and its President and CEO Bill Graves today asked Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman to direct the Energy Information Administration to report fuel prices twice weekly until fuel price volatility eases. "In light of very volatile fuel prices, it would be ... Continue reading
Tumbling SUV Sales and Southern Manufacturing Plants Mopping Up; This Week on TheCarConnection.com,
Sep 6, 2005
DETROIT, Sept. 6 -- While they've plugged New Orleans' leaking levees, the Hurricane Katrina clean-up has barely begun. The human toll is devastating, but the impact of the storm is spreading and will have a huge impact on American auto buyers and manufacturers. Plants were temporarily idled, hundreds of Gulf Coast dea ... Continue reading
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