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Mercury Meta One concept will debut at the North American International Auto Show in January

Mercury Meta One concept will debut at the North American International Auto Show in January

The science of safety is being advanced by Ford in the form of two emerging safety technologies - Lane Departure Warning and Collision Mitigation by Braking. Both technologies will be showcased on the Mercury Meta One concept at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. By the end of 2005, more than one-half mil ... Continue reading

Ford North American Vehicle Production-Week Of November 1, 2004

Ford North American Vehicle Production-Week Of November 1, 2004

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 11 – Ford Motor Company's North American vehicle production for the week ending November 7 is summarized below: Car Truck Total United States 10,941 43,410 54,351 Canada 0 2,326 2,326 Mexico 1,480 471 1,951 Total 12,421 46,207 58,628 The following U.S. and Canadian assembly plants are workin ... Continue reading

GM Announces Standard Electronic Stability Control for SUVs

GM Announces Standard Electronic Stability Control for SUVs

Safety Technology Will Roll Out to 1.3 Million Utilities Beginning Immediately DETROIT - General Motors announced today that it will make electronic stability control standard on 1.3 million sport utility vehicles beginning immediately on light-duty full-size SUVs followed by midsize SUVs in 2005. Recent studies by the ... Continue reading

On the Watch for Whitetails: Tips to Avoid Deer Collisions This Fall

On the Watch for Whitetails: Tips to Avoid Deer Collisions This Fall

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Nov. 11, 2004--Now that fall has arrived, deer and drivers are sharing the highways of the wooded south. Allstate's Southern Region cautions motorists to be more aware of their surroundings so that they can avoid deer collisions. "Once the first frost arrives, male deer activity increases and we gener ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler Fund Becomes Presenting Sponsor of WWII Veterans' Oral History Project

DaimlerChrysler Fund Becomes Presenting Sponsor of WWII Veterans' Oral History Project

* 'Project Delaware - WWII: Voices of War' will document veterans' stories * $50,000 donation announced on Veteran's Day * DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund continues support of communities AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 11 -- The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund today announced a donation of $50,000 to "Project Delaware - W ... Continue reading

Navicom GPS Offers a New 'Fight Back' Anti-Theft Program for Cadillac Escalade Owners, the Most Stolen Vehicle in the U.S.

Navicom GPS Offers a New 'Fight Back' Anti-Theft Program for Cadillac Escalade Owners, the Most Stolen Vehicle in the U.S.

Navicom Offers Escalade Owners Special Pricing for Its GPS Tracking System That Works in 98% of the US, Canada and Mexico PHOENIX, Nov. 11 -- NowAuto, Inc. announced that wholly owned subsidiary Navicom, the leader in GPS tracking technology is launching a new program for Cadillac Escalade owners. The Cadillac Escalade ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Forecast of Emerging Technology in the Automotive 4WD Transmissions Market until 2010

Research and Markets: Forecast of Emerging Technology in the Automotive 4WD Transmissions Market until 2010

DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 11, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9109) has announced the addition of Automotive 4WD Transmissions: Technology, Markets, Suppliers and Manufacturers - Forecasts to 2010, 2004 Edition to their offering. While a four-wheeled motor vehicle will perform perfect ... Continue reading

MAZDASPEED6 will be the Most Powerful Mazda in the U.S.

MAZDASPEED6 will be the Most Powerful Mazda in the U.S.

By: Brad Nevin | Ford Communications Network The MAZDASPEED6 takes the Mazda Zoom-Zoom philosophy of spirited driving to a new level. For more information on the current line of Mazda vehicles, visit mazdausa.com. DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 9, 2004 -- When it goes on sale next year, the MAZDASPEED6 will be Mazda's highest p ... Continue reading

Organic Style Magazine Honors Escape Hybrid Director

Organic Style Magazine Honors Escape Hybrid Director

By: Mike Thomas | Ford Communications Network The editors of Organic Style magazine have put Mary Ann Wright, Ford's director of Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs, on its Environmental Power List. For more information on the 2005 Escape Hybrid, visit fordvehicles.com. DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 1 ... Continue reading

House Repeals State Helmet Law, AAA Michigan Calls Vote 'Tragic'

House Repeals State Helmet Law, AAA Michigan Calls Vote 'Tragic'

DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 10 -- A bill designed to repeal Michigan's mandatory motorcycle helmet law was passed by the State House of Representatives today (November 10), in an apparent bid to take advantage of a lame duck legislature -- with 36 House members leaving. The final vote was 69-37 in favor with four members pas ... Continue reading

UMTRI Rollover Study, Sponsored by TRW Automotive, Suggests Electronic Stability Control Substantially Impacts Vehicle Handling

UMTRI Rollover Study, Sponsored by TRW Automotive, Suggests Electronic Stability Control Substantially Impacts Vehicle Handling

LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 10 -- Electronic Stability Control (ESC) technology has the potential to positively affect nearly one- half of sport utility vehicle (SUV) rollovers by helping to reduce the skidding or sliding caused by driver oversteer or understeer events (yaw instability). This is according to a recent study co ... Continue reading

Number and Variety of Vehicles with Electronic Stability Control Increase in 2005 Model Year

Number and Variety of Vehicles with Electronic Stability Control Increase in 2005 Model Year

Over 100 Percent Increase in Economically Priced Vehicles Offering ESC as a Safety Option Complete List of ESC Equipped Vehicles Available at http://www.esceducation.org DETROIT, Nov. 10 -- The Electronic Stability Control Coalition today announced that the availability of Electronic Stability Control (ESC) increased i ... Continue reading

'Tis the (last)Season to Give that Old Car to Charity and Save Taxes

'Tis the (last)Season to Give that Old Car to Charity and Save Taxes

Better Do it Quick - 'Cause the Grinch Is Closing the Tax Deduction Loophole on December 31 ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 10 -- There's a reason so many charities have gotten into the car donation business the last couple years. To be blunt, consumers realized they could give away a clunker and reap a fat tax write-off come Ap ... Continue reading

Car Review : 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD

Car Review : 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS It's supposed to be ``The Year of the Car'' at Ford, and the Blue Oval folks have plenty of interesting new products to support that slogan. But that may be by was of compensation, for in the recent past ``Ford'' has been nearly synonymous with ``SUV.'' Its Explorer virtually defin ... Continue reading

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