Informed Choices By Parents Can Prevent Serious Crash Injuries for Children
May 2, 2005
PHILADELPHIA, May 2 -- Where children sit, what safety restraints are used and the type of vehicle all play major roles in protecting children from injury in car crashes. These findings are reinforced in a recent report on safe seating decisions for children issued by researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelp ... Continue reading
May 2, 2005
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio--May 2, 2005-- The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies Finds People's Appetite for Driving Drops as Gas Prices Rise Pain at the gas pump has people looking for ways to cut costs, according to a recent countrywide online survey conducted by the third largest auto insurer in the country, the P ... Continue reading
Seoul Motor Show to Gain More Global Attention
May 2, 2005
Seoul May 2, 2005; Na Jeong-ju writing for the Korea Times reported that South Korea will offer financial incentives and various forms of administrative support for auto firms displaying new cars during the Seoul Motor Show in order to develop the biennial event further, organizers said Sunday. The organizers said the ... Continue reading
BMW 1200 ST and 1200 RT Reviews
Apr 30, 2005
Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor If you’re going to test new motorbikes, you may as well head for the deserts of Palm Springs and surrounding mountains, the California riding nirvana equivalent of the Scottish highlands, but with a little less (but still surprisingly prevalent) fauna. BMW brought 50 odd models ... Continue reading
Volvo Develops Parking Car - Video Story
Apr 30, 2005
<a href="http://previews.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/VOLV/VideoAssets/ ASF/VOLV_2654_19784.wmv">CLICK4VIDEO</a> Equipped with an automatic gearbox, electrically driven steering gear, a computer, and four ultra-sound sensors, the Volvo S60 test car carries out precision parking with the simple press of a button. ... Continue reading
Apr 30, 2005
THE AUTO PAGE<br> By<br> JOHN HEILIG<p> <pre> <b>SPECIFICATIONS</b> <b>MODEL: Pontiac G6 GT <b>ENGINE: </b>3.5-liter V6 <b>HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: </b> 200 hp @ 4,800 rpm/220 lb.-ft. @ 4,400 rpm <b>TRANSMISSION: </b> 4-speed automatic <b>WHEELBASE: </b>112.3 in. <b>LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: </b>189.0 x 70.6 x 57.0 in. <b>CAR ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company and the Detroit Branch NAACP Host Fifth Annual Career Day and Youth Summit
Apr 30, 2005
- Actor/Choreographer Darrin DeWitt Henson is Guest Speaker - $20,000 in Scholarships Awarded to Area Students DETROIT, April 30 -- Ford Motor Company and the Detroit Branch NAACP have teamed up to present the Fifth Annual Career Day and Youth Summit. The event, part of the NAACP Freedom Weekend activities, will take p ... Continue reading
AAA Minnesota/Iowa Warns Minnesota Heading for Another Year of Unreasonably High Roadway Fatalities
Apr 29, 2005
Guest editorial by Jeff Ogden, AAA Minnesota/Iowa BURNSVILLE, Minn., April 29 -- Guest editorial by Jeff Ogden, AAA Minnesota/Iowa: Regrettably, Minnesota is 20 percent ahead of last year's roadway fatalities. At this time last year, there were 121 fatalities; this year we already have reached 145. If this trend contin ... Continue reading
New York Auto Show Breaks Attendence Records
Apr 29, 2005
New Technology Boosts Ticket Sales, Speeds Entry NEW YORK, April 29 -- The 2005 New York International Automobile Show has proven once again that New York metropolitan area residents are the nation's number one car lovers with more than 1.2 million visitors attending the Show for the seventh year in a row. Dozens of ma ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Leads the Way for a Diesel Future
Apr 29, 2005
- Record Attempt to Demonstrate Reliability and Efficiency in 100,000 Mile Drive - LAREDO, Texas, April 29 -- Mercedes-Benz, inventor of the world's first diesel car, is setting out to establish a new endurance record for diesel passenger cars. To help showcase the latest in advanced clean diesel technology, three Merc ... Continue reading
Apr 29, 2005
What: Media Preview/photo, video, story and interview opportunities: Detroit and Windsor cultural, business and city leaders will kick off the "CarTunes on Parade 'Movin' & Groovin' Exhibit'" event at The Parade Company Studio at a private reception and media preview to honor artists, sponsors and organizers of the "Ca ... Continue reading
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Free Experienced RiderCourse Offered to Southern Californians
Apr 29, 2005
IRVINE, Calif.--April 29, 2005--The Motorcycle Safety Foundation, the nation's premier safety and training organization, will mark the start of the spring riding season by offering a free Experienced RiderCourse(sm) to hundreds of motorcyclists in Southern California. Every year, May is designated as "Motorcycle Safety ... Continue reading
Apr 29, 2005
IRVINE, Calif.--April 29, 2005--The Motorcycle Safety Foundation, this nation's non-profit safety and training organization, again will mark the start of the spring riding season with May's "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month," to help focus attention on training programs for motorcyclists, and to ask that other motoris ... Continue reading
Hidden Frame Damage Poses Serious Safety Risk to Drivers
Apr 29, 2005
FAIRFAX, Va.--April 29, 2005--Hundreds of thousands of cars on the road right now will fail to properly protect their driver and passengers in an accident. The reason: these cars are bought and sold each year without disclosure of damaged or faulty frames. An improperly repaired frame diminishes the structural integrit ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Gasoline Prices Trending Lower; Central Coast Bucks Trend with New Record High
Apr 29, 2005
LOS ANGELES--April 29, 2005--Gasoline prices moved lower for the second straight week through most of Southern California according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The only exception to the lower price trend was the Central Coast communities, where prices reached new record highs. The ... Continue reading
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