AAA Texas Offers Halloween Safety Tips
Oct 27, 2004
IRVING, Texas--Oct. 26, 2004--AAA Texas is asking motorists to slow down and watch out for children trick-or-treating on Halloween. Children are four times more likely to be hit and killed by an automobile on Halloween than any other night of the year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Nationally, the ... Continue reading
Oct 26, 2004
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Oct. 26, 2004--As part of SPEED Channel's Wednesday night Autorotica programming block, Behind the Headlights continues to tell the stories surrounding some of the most interesting cars in history -- James Dean's Porsche Spyder, the Ferrari Barchetta, the Thomas Flyer and many others. On Nov. 10 at 8 p ... Continue reading
Budget Offers Money-Saving Deal for Popular Ski Destinations
Oct 26, 2004
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Oct. 26 -- States west of the Mississippi River will once again be popular U.S. destinations for skiers, as evidenced by a recent survey conducted by Yahoo! Travel and Budget Rent A Car. Sixty two percent of people surveyed indicate that they are planning a ski trip this winter, with 18% planning to v ... Continue reading
Oakland CA. $3 Toll Looms for All Cars
Oct 26, 2004
Halloween Heralds Last Day of $1 FasTrak(TM) Discount OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 26 -- Motorists who use FasTrak(TM) transponders to pay their tolls on Bay Area bridges soon will see something new on their quarterly statements: a $3 charge for crossing any of the region's seven state-owned toll bridges. While drivers in two ... Continue reading
Safety-Related Technologies Are among the Most Desired Features Buyers Want on Their Next Vehicles
Oct 26, 2004
October 26, 2004 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Technologies that focus on safety are the among most desired features new-vehicle buyers would like to see on their next vehicles, particularly by women, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Feature Contenting ReportSM released today. The study, now in its nint ... Continue reading
Screamin' Deals Available on Popular 2004 Vehicles as Model Year Ends, According to Edmunds.com
Oct 26, 2004
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 25 -- Edmunds.com, (http://www.edmunds.com/), the premier online resource for automotive information, today listed ten popular vehicles that are available near record low prices as the 2004 model year draws to a close. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031009/LATH011ALOGO) To compi ... Continue reading
Oct 26, 2004
--More than 40 North American vehicles will now have Continental ESC technology-- AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 26 -- Continental Teves, a unit of Continental AG, is launching production for several new electronic stability control (ESC) programs in North America on model year 2005 vehicles. More than 40 model year 2005 ve ... Continue reading
Oct 26, 2004
Driver assistance systems integrated with improved brake technology give driver the power to respond to the unexpected AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 26 -- Continental today continued its technology leadership by showcasing a drivable prototype of a new generation of cars with safety components linked for optimum performanc ... Continue reading
Oct 26, 2004
-- WHAT: Otto the Auto is a traffic safety awareness program for K-2 students provided free of charge to schools by AAA Texas. The three-foot-tall, brightly painted talking car will visit hundreds of elementary students in Austin to conduct interactive discussions about traffic safety. WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004 WH ... Continue reading
ABI Research Identifies Safety As A Major Factor At Convergence Automotive Electronics Show
Oct 26, 2004
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Oct. 26, 2004--Last week's "Convergence" automotive electronics trade show in Detroit highlighted increasing integration across the several industries supplying intelligent subsystems for automotive safety. ABI Research analyst Robert LaGuerra reports that many of the safety technologies demonstrated ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for November 2004
Oct 26, 2004
CAMPBELL, Calif.--Oct. 25, 2004--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for November, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 25 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the ... Continue reading
Porsche Cayenne Toytota Hybrid Powered?
Oct 25, 2004
FRANKFURT, Oct 25, 2004; Reuters reported Automobilwoche said that Germany luxury carmaker Porsche is studying whether to build a hybrid version of its Cayenne sport utility vehicle using a Toyota Motor Corp powertrain. The went on to report that a Porsche spokesman confirmed it was studying a hybrid version of the Cay ... Continue reading
Chevrolet Fueled Excitement At The Sixth Annual El Premio de la Gente® , Latin Music Fan Awards
Oct 24, 2004
-- Chevrolet Recorded its Second Year as the Event's Title and Exclusive Automotive Sponsor -- LOS ANGELES - When the doors opened October 21 for the sixth annual El Premio de la Gente®, Latin Music Fan Awards, Chevrolet captured the spotlight with head-turning cars and trucks onstage, on the red carpet, and in fans' ... Continue reading
S Florida Auto Show Gives Away a Box Full of Fun
Oct 22, 2004
MIAMI, Oct. 22 -- It's aimed at the youth market, it's economical to operate and it's fun. This year's giveaway car at the South Florida International Auto Show is the Scion xB, one of Toyota's new lines designed for 20-somethings and those who want to feel like 20 again. In this case the "B" stands for box, and a magi ... Continue reading
Oct 22, 2004
CHICAGO--Oct. 22, 2004--Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) is partnering with a Chicago-based community organization, The Black Star Project, to send parents back to school. Toyota has committed $240,000 to launch the new three-year program, The Toyota Black Star Parent University, to help parents obtain skills and ... Continue reading
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