MINI HITS MILESTONE WITH 100,000 CARS SOLD IN THE US
Feb 19, 2005
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - February 18, 2005; MINI USA announces it has achieved a sales milestone, retailing the 100,000th MINI in the US market. With initial sales targets of 20,000 units per year at the time of launch, MINI has consistently exceeded expectations over the last three years, reaching the 100,000-unit mark a ... Continue reading
NASCAR Series Drivers to Speak at 20th Annual Black Heritage Celebration
Feb 19, 2005
ATWATER, Calif.--Feb. 18, 2005--Riverside Motorsports Park, LLC announces that it is sponsoring two speakers from the motorsports industry's nationally acclaimed Drive for Diversity (D4D) program at the 20th Annual Black Heritage Celebration hosted by Merced College, Merced, Calif., on February 27, 2005. Drive for Dive ... Continue reading
General Motors to End Production of Envoy XUV
Feb 18, 2005
OKLAHOMA CITY February 18, 2005; The AP reported that General Motors Corp. is ending production of the Envoy XUV, a five-passenger sport utility vehicle that can also be used as a pickup truck. The plant will continue to make seven-passenger versions of the Envoy, including the Envoy Denali, a luxury version of the veh ... Continue reading
Feb 18, 2005
A New Homogenized & Pasteurized SUV By Marc J. Rauch, Exec. Vice President & Co-Publisher If I call a vehicle homogenized and pasteurized does that mean that I don’t like it, or think it’s not good? No, quite the contrary: I think the Freestyle is a very, very nice car, er wagon, ah, I mean minivan or sport ... Continue reading
AAA Chicago Says Gasoline Price Average Up Since Mid-January
Feb 18, 2005
AURORA, Ill., Feb. 18 -- The statewide average for gasoline in Illinois and Northern Indiana has increased in the past month. Illinois motorists will pay an average of $1.90 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, according to AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report. That's up 5 cents from a month ago and 22 cent ... Continue reading
Post Petit Le Mans Motorcycle Charity Ride
Feb 18, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: laurel@chilipepperracing.org Chilipepper Racing Announces 2005 Post Petit Le Mans Motorcycle Ride Annual Ride With Road Racing Stars Benefits The Lighthouse Family Retreat Jim Osborn and Chilipepper Racing announced today the date of the annual Post Petit Le Mans Motorcycle Charity Ride ... Continue reading
Feb 18, 2005
PRESS CONFERENCE 1 P.M. TODAY, Friday, February 18, 2005 New York State Supreme Court Justice Karen E. Smith late yesterday ordered Governor Pataki and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to renew driver's licenses for immigrant residents of the State. DMV was also directed to give plaintiffs 48 hours' noti ... Continue reading
Feb 18, 2005
NADAguides.com Compares the Taurus, Charger and Monte Carlo Side-by-Side COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 18 -- NASCAR enthusiasts across the world are anxiously awaiting their Super Bowl of racing -- the Daytona 500 -- which takes place this Sunday, February 20th at Daytona National Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. 43 cars ... Continue reading
Feb 18, 2005
DAYTONA, Fla., Feb. 18 -- What: Led by Ann Schrader, wife of NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Kenny Schrader and President of The Women's Auxiliary of Motorsports (WAM), WAM and Slim-Fast have teamed together to launch the "Champions of Healthy Weight" program, to encourage Americans to get on track to weight loss success. The ... Continue reading
Fifth Defective Door Latch Class Action Filed Against Ford Motor Company and Vendors
Feb 18, 2005
Claims Door Specifications Never Met Federal Regulation Requirements MT. PLEASANT, S.C. and BOSTON, Feb. 18 -- Two of the nation's largest plaintiffs' law firms, Motley Rice LLC of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Boston-based Thornton & Naumes LLP, today announced the filing of a class action in the Commonwealth of Massachuset ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Reaffirms Commitment to U.S.
Feb 18, 2005
TOKYO February 18, 2005; The AP repoorted that struggling Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reaffirmed its commitment to the U.S. market Friday, saying it had no intentions of exiting that market. The Tokyo-based automaker, which has a car plant in Normal, Ill., denied in a statement that it had ever pursued s ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Second Week of Lower Prices
Feb 18, 2005
IRVING, Texas--Feb. 18, 2005--Gasoline prices continued lower for the second week in a row last week, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average price for regular self-serve gasoline fell a penny to $1.801. Corpus Christi has the lowest average at $1.682 a gallon, down 4.4 cents. Dallas remains th ... Continue reading
Auto Club: Gas Prices Rise on Pressure from Tight Supply and Higher Crude Oil Prices
Feb 18, 2005
LOS ANGELES--Feb. 18, 2005--Gasoline prices moved sharply higher last week on the twin factors of tight supply caused by the annual turnaround at California refineries and rising crude oil prices, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoli ... Continue reading
ATA and Florida Highway Patrol Demo Safety Measures for Daytona Speedweek
Feb 18, 2005
Share the Road Program Visits Florida to Save Lives on Florida Highways Over 250,000 Fans Will Travel Through Daytona During Speedweek; America's Safest Highway Drivers Will Demonstrate How Fans Can be as Safe as the NASCAR Drivers at the Daytona International Speedway DAYTONA, Fla., Feb. 17 -- The American Trucking As ... Continue reading
Lowrider Magazine 2005 Tour Rolls into Phoenix on March 6
Feb 17, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kim Milman (818) 992-4353 LOWRIDER MAGAZINE 2005 TOUR ROLLS INTO PHOENIX MARCH 6, 2005 Arizona State Fairgrounds hosts award-winning custom cars, nationally recognized entertainment and dramatic competitions as thousands celebrate the Lowrider culture ANAHEIM, CA (February 2005) - Amazing ... Continue reading
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