Auto Club: Gas Prices Head up for Second Straight Week; Many California Regions Are over $2 a Gallon
Jan 28, 2005
LOS ANGELES--Jan. 28, 2005--The brief relief from $2-a-gallon gas prices for many Southern Californians appears to be over, as gas price hikes continued for the second straight week, 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
Ford Recalling Pickups and Sport Utility Vehicles Because of Fire Risk
Jan 28, 2005
DEARBORN, Mich. January 27, 2005; The AP reported that Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 800,000 pickups and sport utility vehicles because the cruise control switch could short circuit and cause a fire under the hood, the nation's second biggest automaker said Thursday. The recall affects approximately 792,000 Ford F ... Continue reading
Jan 27, 2005
Ford is voluntarily issuing a safety recall to address under hood fires related to the speed control switch in four-to-five year old 2000 model year Ford F-150s, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators, as well as 2001 F-Series Supercrew trucks manufactured during the same time period as the other 2000 model year vehic ... Continue reading
Portland Show Features Virtually Emission-Free Autos
Jan 27, 2005
99% Cleaner Vehicles Now Available to Consumers in Showrooms PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 27 -- Major automakers this week announced a landmark achievement that will help clean the air and protect the environment, as they introduced at the Portland International Auto Show a new generation of vehicles that are 99 percent cleane ... Continue reading
Lemon Law Legal Help Comes to Massachusetts
Jan 27, 2005
TOPSFIELD, Mass., Jan. 27 -- Kimmel & Silverman, a nationally recognized consumer advocacy firm that has provided cost-free legal help to more than 30,000 consumers over the last decade; has expanded into Massachusetts. The firm has opened an office in Topsfield, MA, and is the first law firm to offer free lemon law an ... Continue reading
Zantrex-3(TM) Sponsors Kalitta Motorsports' Top Fuel Dragster
Jan 27, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 27 -- Zantrex-3, the nation's most successful high-energy weight loss formula, announced today it is sponsoring Kalitta Motorsports' Top Fuel Dragster driven by "Aussie Dave" Grubnic for the complete 2005 season. The Zantrex-3 sponsorship is one of the few by a non-traditional company in the Nation ... Continue reading
NASCAR Welcomes First Quit-Smoking Sponsor - A Long Way From Winston Cup - Talk About Conflicted
Jan 27, 2005
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27 -- A new era in NASCAR sponsorship began today with the announcement by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare that it has become the first quit-smoking product sponsor in the sport. GSK Consumer Healthcare's Nicorette(R) nicotine gum, NicoDerm(R) CQ(R) nicotine patches and Commit(R) nicotine loz ... Continue reading
Jan 27, 2005
NEW ORLEANS--Jan. 27, 2005-- BIGFNI Advances Offering at Annual AFSA Automotive Conference eOriginal, Inc., announced today that Bankers Integration Group (BIG) will implement eOriginal's eContracting technology as part of the BIGFNI automotive finance portal www.bigfni.com. eContracts are electronic retail motor vehic ... Continue reading
Jan 26, 2005
IRVINE, Calif.--Jan. 26, 2005-- ATV Industry Continues to Support State Legislation, Rider Training/Education, and Parental Supervision as Keys to Further Improving ATV Safety A report released today by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC 2003 Annual Report of ATV Deaths and Injuries) shows that while the numb ... Continue reading
2005 Charity Vehicle Show is Coming to Redding, We Need Your Support!
Jan 26, 2005
A&G Promotions, Presents 2005 Halloween MONSTER BASH Colossal Car, Truck, Bike, & Boat Show Supported by Many Individuals and Businesses Local & Nationwide: SUMMIT Racing, JEGGS, Year One, DRIVE Magazine, Choppers.Com, Record Searchlight, Regent Broadcasting, Harvest Printing, Hemmings Motor News, EasyRiding.net, Clyde ... Continue reading
Hyundai and Kia Celebrate Grand Opening of a New $60 Million California-Based Proving Ground
Jan 26, 2005
- Dong Jin Kim, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, and Local Officials Celebrate the Innovative Proving Ground - CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Dong Jin Kim, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Company, today joined a select group of VIPs for the grand opening of Hyundai's first U.S. proving ground in California C ... Continue reading
Chrysler Group Announces Plans to Invest $419 Million in its Belvidere, Illinois Plant
Jan 26, 2005
- Investment enables the addition of a second shift, 1,000 jobs - New manufacturing flexibility and operational strategy to be implemented - Local United Automotive Workers agreement reached to support investment AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 26 -- Chrysler Group Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Frank Ewasyshyn to ... Continue reading
Jan 26, 2005
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26 -- Automotive technology pioneer ZAP (BULLETIN BOARD: ZAPZ) is introducing the Smart Car to America's top auto dealers at NADA 2005, January 29 through February 1, 2005 in New Orleans. According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, its members comprise approximately 20,000 franchised new ... Continue reading
Jan 26, 2005
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2005 Scion tC ``As above, so below'' goes the old saying. If it wasn't originally about automotive economics, no one told Toyota. As Lexus was created a decade and a half ago, to sell cars more expensive than traditional Toyota offerings, so Scion was created a year and a half ago, ... Continue reading
EFG Introduces the First Automotive Debt Cancellation Program to the US
Jan 26, 2005
IRVING, Texas--Jan. 25, 2005-- Unique Vehicle Return Program Already a Proven Success EFG Companies, a leading provider of innovative Finance & Insurance products, services and technologies to retail dealerships, today announced it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with WALKAWAY Canada Incorporated, the ... Continue reading
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