NHTSA Administrator Presents Safety Awards to World's Top Auto Engineers and Advocates
Jun 11, 2005
National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Dr. Jeffrey Runge presented vehicle safety engineering and special appreciation awards to 12 international automotive engineers and safety proponents from six countries during the 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles being held this wee ... Continue reading
Nissan Implements Product Improvement for 2005 Nissan Pathfinder
Jun 11, 2005
GARDENA, Calif. (June 10, 2005) – During recent NCAP dynamic maneuvering tests by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the 2005 Nissan Pathfinder experienced a “tip-up” under certain test conditions. As this result was unexpected, Nissan proactively approached NHTSA to better un ... Continue reading
Toyota Develops New Vehicle Safety Technologies
Jun 11, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that, to help promote the development of safe vehicles, it has added an active steering function to its VDIM (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management) vehicle control system and developed a two-chamber airbag aimed at lessening ... Continue reading
First GLBT-Focused Automotive Site Launches at Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade
Jun 10, 2005
Gaywheels.com, the First Automotive Web Site Specifically Targeted to the Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender (GLBT) Buyer, Is 'Coming Out' On June 12th at the 35th Annual Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood, CA WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 10 -- Gaywheels.com, the first automotive Web site specifically ... Continue reading
Newspaper Says Toyota To Raise Prices To Help US Car Builders - Huh?
Jun 10, 2005
TOKYO June 10, 2005; Reuters reported that according to the Ashai Daily newspaper Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to raise prices of its new cars in the United States by an average 2 percent to 3 percent in October out of consideration to its struggling U.S. rivals. A Toyota spokesman said the auto maker has not yet de ... Continue reading
Jun 10, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Mazda RX-8 If you're looking for something different in a car, consider the Mazda RX-8. While its radically distinctive styling is unlike that of anything else on the road today, that's not what really makes the RX-8 different. The real difference - hinted at outside, and none ... Continue reading
Goodyear Highway Hero Searches for Bob Strickland Family
Jun 10, 2005
AKRON, Ohio, June 10 -- A Texas truck driver -- Goodyear's North American Highway Hero -- is searching for the family whose lives he saved. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050204/GTLOGO) Rick Dent, of Diana, Texas and a driver for Groendyke Transport Inc., is looking for Bob Strickland and his children, Me ... Continue reading
Jun 10, 2005
Nissan Teams With MADD as National Sponsor and Encourages Public Support COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 10 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will launch its signature 5K Strides for Change, walk at Nationwide Plaza on Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. to rally financial and community support for the prevention of drunk ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Eighth Straight Week of Price Declines
Jun 10, 2005
LOS ANGELES--June 10, 2005--For the eighth consecutive week Southern California gasoline prices continued lower, but indicators point to the possibility that they may bottom out soon, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Texas Gas Prices Move Above $2 a Gallon
Jun 10, 2005
IRVING, Texas--June 10, 2005--After five consecutive weeks of declines, retail gasoline prices jumped back above $2 a gallon, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for regular self-serve increased almost five cents to $2.045 a gallon. A year ago, gas prices averaged $1.898 a gallon. Cor ... Continue reading
University of Waterloo Wins The MathWorks Award for Model-Based Design at Challenge X Competition
Jun 10, 2005
NATICK, Mass.--June 9, 2005-- Challenge X Teams Leverage MathWorks Software and Support to Successfully Finish Year One of Collegiate Program The MathWorks today announced the University of Waterloo is the recipient of The MathWorks Crossover to Model-Based Design Award at Challenge X, the three-year student engineerin ... Continue reading
MBUSA Awards Scholarship to Boys & Girls Clubs of New Jersey's State Youth of the Year
Jun 10, 2005
High School Student from Hudson County to Receive $10,000 Award MONTVALE, N.J., June 9 -- As part of its commitment to making a difference in the local community, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) awarded a $10,000 scholarship to the Boys & Girls Clubs of New Jersey State Youth of the Year. The Mercedes-Benz USA Youth of the Y ... Continue reading
High Gas Prices Impacting American's Travel Plans
Jun 9, 2005
TULSA, Okla., June 9 -- Eighty percent of consumers in a recent survey said rising gas prices have impacted their household budgets, with 39 percent indicating that high gas prices have forced them to stay home more often. The national study of 1,000 consumers was commissioned by Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dol ... Continue reading
Vehicles That Get More Than 1,500 mpg Compete at SAE Supermilage Event at Eaton
Jun 9, 2005
MARSHALL, Mich.--June 9, 2005--Can you imagine a vehicle that achieves nearly 1,750 miles per gallon (mpg)? It exists. In fact, at last year's Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage(TM) event, hosted by Eaton Corp. , the winning vehicle boasted an incredible 1,747 mpg. This year's Supermileage(TM) event wil ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005
Jun 9, 2005
CAMPBELL, Calif.--June 9, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for June, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month ... Continue reading
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