GM Reminds Full-Size Pickup Owners To Respond To Safety Recall On Tailgate Cables
Dec 5, 2004
DETROIT December 4, 2004; General Motors reminds owners of certain 2000-2004 full-size pickup trucks to have their tailgate cables replaced at their dealers as soon as possible. GM is conducting a safety recall of 4.1 million trucks because on some of these vehicles, the galvanized steel tailgate support cables that re ... Continue reading
Saab to Launch 9-5 BioPower Flex-Fuel Vehicle in Sweden
Dec 3, 2004
DETROIT December 3, 2004; Saab Automobile AB will build a new 9-5 BioPower model fueled by ethanol, an eco-friendly renewable energy source. Sales will begin next summer, initially only in Sweden, home of Saab. The Saab 9-5 BioPower flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) will provide customers with a premium-class car for the fir ... Continue reading
Motley Fool : US Auto Makers Telling the Same Tale
Dec 3, 2004
Special From <a href="http://www.motleyfool.com">Motley Fool</a><br> By Mike Cianciolo December 3, 2004; I think we all know somebody who tells the same story over and over. Or, perhaps, they have a joke that just has to be told every time they see you. With the holidays underway, you may have recently been forced to s ... Continue reading
Dec 3, 2004
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Saab 9-2X Aero ENGINE: 2.0-liter H-4 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 227 hp @ 6,000 rpm/227 lb.-ft. @ 4,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual WHEELBASE: 99.4 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 173.4 x 66.7 x 58.5 in. TIRES: 215/45R17 ECONOMY: 20 mpg city/26 mpg highway/21.7 mpg test PRICE ... Continue reading
Dec 3, 2004
Price Doesn’t Hinder Consumer Interest for High-Demand Features WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. December 2, 2004: Consumers continue to express significant interest in safety-related vehicle features and are willing to pay a premium to have them in their next vehicles, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 U.S ... Continue reading
The BumperBib is Keeping It Clean Post SEMA Update
Dec 3, 2004
(PRWEB) December 1, 2004 -- The BumperBib debuted at the 2004 SEMA show held on November 2 – 5th. The SEMA show is known as the largest Automotive Aftermarket Parts show in the world, it is the second largest convention in Las Vegas, and accommodates over 100,000 industry leaders from 100 countries. The BumperBib ... Continue reading
Dec 3, 2004
Volkswagen Golf Plus Volkswagen has issued the following press release: Volkswagen is expanding its model spectrum with a new Golf dimension: the Golf Plus. A second, an additional, a different Golf. With added extras in terms of bodywork and seating height, interior space, variability and functionality. Tailored, poin ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Six Weeks of Lower Gas Prices with More Likely To Come
Dec 3, 2004
LOS ANGELES--Dec. 3, 2004--Gasoline prices remained on a downward trend for the sixth consecutive week last week as crude oil and wholesale gasoline prices continued falling from record highs, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline i ... Continue reading
AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Crude Hits 11 Week Low
Dec 3, 2004
IRVING, Texas--Dec. 3, 2004--Gasoline prices slipped for the fifth straight week following a dramatic decrease in crude prices, according to AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The statewide average for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline dropped only a tenth of a penny to $1.826. Last year, the Texas average was 42.4 ce ... Continue reading
Cost of Average-Priced New Vehicle Rose Slightly During Third Quarter, Comerica Reports
Dec 3, 2004
DETROIT, Dec. 2 -- The purchase of an average- priced new vehicle during the third quarter of 2004 took 20.8 weeks of median family income, before taxes, according to the Auto Affordability Index compiled by Detroit-based Comerica Bank. This is 0.3 weeks less affordable than second quarter's revised 20.5 weeks. Total c ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Effect of Incentives Wearing Thin
Dec 3, 2004
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 2 -- Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com/), the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,395 per vehicle sold in November 2004, up $9, or 0.4%, from November 2003, and down $260, or 9.8%, ... Continue reading
MicroTrak Technologies to Provide Motorcycle Tracking Systems for NMDA
Dec 3, 2004
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Dec. 2, 2004--MBA Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: MBAH) has signed an agreement with MicroTrak Technologies Inc. for MBA's subsidiary, the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA), to be an authorized agent for the marketing and sale of MicroTrak products. The NMDA will be authorized to market its own pr ... Continue reading
Dec 3, 2004
The Automotive Rhythms Team lauds pair for urban appeal WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Chrysler's ultra-hip 300 and the go anywhere, do-it-all Land Rover LR3 have been named the 2005 Urban Elite Car and SUV of the Year by Automotive Rhythms Communications, LLC. The Urban Elite Awards were created by Automotive Rhythms' Presiden ... Continue reading
Dec 2, 2004
December 1, 2004 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Fewer than one-half of new-vehicle buyers show a strong familiarity with newly launched models during the shopping process, while nearly one-third are not aware of new models at all, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Avoider StudySM released today. The study ... Continue reading
Honda America Achieves Two Model Production Flexibility on Single Line
Dec 2, 2004
December 1, 2004 -- Lincoln, AL -- Associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (HMA) today reached a production milestone at 2:45 p.m. with the roll out of a 2005 Odyssey minivan and V-6 engine on an assembly line that minutes earlier had been building 2005 model Honda Pilot sport utility vehicles. This is the fi ... Continue reading
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