Latest NHTSA Defect Investigations
Jun 22, 2005
New Information Added Since : June 12, 2005 NHTSA Action Number : PE05031 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make : SUZUKI Model: VL1500 Manufacturer : AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. Year : 2000 Component : FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY Date Investigation Opened : June 15, 2005 Date Investigation Closed : Op ... Continue reading
Travel Safety Checklist Can Help You Avoid Trouble This Summer
Jun 22, 2005
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 21 -- No one wants to spend a vacation stranded along side of the highway; a little preventive maintenance can help you avoid a breakdown. These tips from AutoZone can help you make sure your next trip is a safe one. Inspect or replace your brakes. Few things on your car are more important to your ... Continue reading
DC, MD and VA Law Enforcement Crack Down on Aggressive Driving
Jun 22, 2005
DC, MD and VA Law Enforcement Crack Down on Aggressive Driving; Campaign Continues to Highlight Dangers of Driving Aggressively in the Summer Months WASHINGTON, June 21 -- With summer officially beginning today, local law enforcement officials from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia came together to announ ... Continue reading
Jun 21, 2005
-- Fact: Industry reports indicate a current shortage of approximately 32,000 auto industry service technicians nationally. The U.S. Dept. of Labor reports as much as a 20 percent increase in technicians is needed by 2012. Fact: Today's vehicles are more high-tech than ever and are being equipped with increasingly soph ... Continue reading
Dream-On: StudioTorino RK Spyder
Jun 21, 2005
Alfredo Stola's new exotic sportscar, created in cooperation with renowned Porsche tuner, Alois Ruf was introduced in Italy a couple days ago. Here's what he has to say about the car: "Watching cars being built and to build them has always been my life. STUDIOTORINO allows me, although in a completely different way, to ... Continue reading
J.D. Power and Associates and L'Automobile Magazine 2005 France Customer Satisfaction Index
Jun 21, 2005
The following news release regarding the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 France Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study was issued today. To view the release in both English and French and the accompanying charts, please use the following link: http://www.jdpower.com/news/releases/pressrelease.asp?ID=2005083 J.D. Power ... Continue reading
Web Closes 1 in 6 New Vehicle Sales for International Nameplate Auto Dealerships
Jun 21, 2005
AIADA-NCM iDealer Dashboard Finds Internet Increasingly Important Sales Tool ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Alexandria, VA (June 21) -- It’s no secret that the internet is a major source of information about new and used vehicles. But the internet is increasingly ... Continue reading
Latest NHTSA Recalls Includes Buick, Pontiac, Saturn, Chevrolet and GMC SUV's
Jun 21, 2005
Report Date : June 21, 2005 at 08:01 AM New Information Added Since : June 11, 2005 Make / Models : Model/Build Years: VSM / 4464RC 9999 Manufacturer : VEHICLE SAFETY MANUFACTURING, LLC NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05E041000 Recall Date : JUN 15, 2005 Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS Potential Number Of Units Aff ... Continue reading
2006 Dodge Charger Review and Feature Story
Jun 20, 2005
Charger is In The House—and on the track—after a 28 years absence. If you’re a mid-aged boy-child—Charger’s target market—Dodge and chicks were primo teen-aged fantasies. While there are some visual links to your memories, the 2006 Dodge is definitely not a retro-recreation. Stylisti ... Continue reading
Automotive Ads on Auto Websites Dramatically Increase Purchase Intent
Jun 20, 2005
Recent analysis of Dynamic Logic's MarketNorms® (Q4/2004) shows that auto ads can build Brand Awareness very well on just about any type of website, but can dramatically increase Purchase Intent when running on auto sites. The chart below shows an indexing of the average delta, or impact, on Brand Awareness and Purcha ... Continue reading
Two Detroit-Area Students Featured in Ford Education Forum
Jun 20, 2005
DETROIT, June 20 -- Two local high school students are traveling to San Antonio on June 20 to participate in the 3rd Annual Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (Ford PAS) conference sponsored by Ford Motor Company Fund. The students, Antoinette Fullmore, Southeastern High School, and Charles LeJeune, Northern High Sc ... Continue reading
City of West Hollywood to Crack Down on Excessive Motorcycle Noise within City Limits
Jun 20, 2005
-- WHAT: The City of West Hollywood will hold a news conference to announce the implementation of its new zero tolerance policy on excessive motorcycle noise within the city limits Today, June 20, 2005 at 5 p.m. in front of West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard. The zero tolerance policy will be put in plac ... Continue reading
HIGH PERFORMANCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN EDELBROCK SCHOLARSHIPS
Jun 20, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif. - (June 16, 2005) – At Edelbrock, high performance is a way of life. Today, two high-performing Southland high school seniors – with an aptitude for cars – were honored as recipients of the 2005 Vic and Nancy Edelbrock Scholarships. South Torrance High School’s Thomas Butler and ... Continue reading
Keep Your Cool This Summer - Avoid Heated Driving
Jun 20, 2005
DC, MD and VA Law Enforcement Crackdown on Aggressive Driving Summer Means Increased Aggressive Driving! WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The following is being issued by Smooth Operator: What: News conference for 2005 Smooth Operator campaign featuring law enforcement from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. With s ... Continue reading
U.S. Gas Prices Rebound Higher as Crude Oil Hovers at $55 Per Barrel, AAA Reports
Jun 20, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla.--June 20, 2005--Crude oil prices which had fallen below $50 per barrel in late May, surged higher in June lifting the nationwide average price of gasoline to $2.133 per gallon as of today, AAA's daily, online Fuel Gauge Report, http://www.fuelgaugereport.com, shows. The nation's largest organization for m ... Continue reading
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