Sep 24, 2004
DETROIT - The All-New Cadillac STS is set to embark on a road trip across the nation's top cities - Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. - visiting events, trendy restaurants and clubs and offering test-drives along the way. The STS Blitz kicked off in L. ... Continue reading
Essence To Auction Special SSR
Sep 24, 2004
Auction To Benefit Organization Working With Teenagers And The Creative Arts New York September 24, 2004; A custom-painted Chevrolet SSR will go up for auction on Monday, October 4 on ebay.com, with proceeds going to the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts|Riverfront (NOCCA|Riverfront). The vehicle, featuring original ... Continue reading
Japanese Automakers Send More Diesels Europe-bound - USA Next?
Sep 24, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 23, 2004; CBS Marketwatch reported that Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan, and Honda Motor plan to sharply increase sales of diesel-engine cars and trucks in Europe, according to a Friday published report. The Japanese automakers are looking to increase their sales of diesel-engine vehicles to about 40 per ... Continue reading
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Allowing Hybrids to Use Carpool Lanes
Sep 24, 2004
SACRAMENTO, Calif. September 24, 2004; Steve Lawrence writing for the AP reported that rebuffing lobbying by the chairman of Ford Motor Co., Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Thursday that will let thousands of single-occupant hybrid vehicles use carpool lanes. Supporters hope that will prompt more consumers to ... Continue reading
New Research Shows Children at Risk Due to Lack of Proper Booster Seat Use
Sep 23, 2004
Chrysler Group Offers Free Child Passenger Safety Resources SeatCheck - 1-866-Seat-Check or http://www.seatcheck.org Fit for a Kid - 1-877-Fit-4-A-Kid or http://www.fitforakid.org AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 23 -- As new research released today from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) points out, ... Continue reading
Toyota Reports August 20004 Sales
Sep 23, 2004
September 23, 2004 -- Torrance, CA -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported August sales of 180,394 vehicles, a decrease of 2.8 percent over last August's record sales month. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales total 1,385,236, an increase of 8.8 percent compared to the same period last year.</p> <p>&qu ... Continue reading
Sep 23, 2004
Results Lend Support To California's New Rulemaking BOSTON, Sept. 23 -- The Northeast States Center for a Clean Air Future (NESCCAF), a non-profit clean air organization, today released a comprehensive study showing that combinations of current and emerging technologies can cut passenger vehicle greenhouse gas emission ... Continue reading
Sep 23, 2004
PISCATAWAY, N.J.--Sept. 23, 2004--Driven by a lack of the uniform scientific crash data needed to make vehicle and highway transportation safer and reduce fatalities, the IEEE has created IEEE 1616(TM), the first universal standard for motor vehicle event data recorders (MVEDR) much like those that monitor crashes on a ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Announces Pre-Owned Vehicle "Best Backed" Commitment
Sep 23, 2004
CYPRESS, Calif.--Sept. 23, 2004-- Mitsubishi Motors offers consumers the same 10-year/100,000 powertrain limited warranty on pre-owned certified vehicles as available on new vehicles Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) today announced the addition of a new pre-owned certification program to give consumers the ... Continue reading
2004 Paris Auto Show: 200 MPH Aston Martin Vanquish S V12
Sep 23, 2004
New Vanquish S V12: the fastest ever production Aston Martin The fastest production model ever to be built by Aston Martin is making its world debut at the Paris Motor Show on September 23, 2004. With a maximum speed in excess of 200mph (321km/h) and a 6.0 litre V12 engine developing 520 horsepower, the Vanquish S has ... Continue reading
2004 Paris Auto Show: Mazda6 MPS Concept
Sep 23, 2004
Mazda6 MPS: the ultimate zoom-zoom saloon Mazda has issued the following press release: Mazda revealed the Mazda6 MPS Concept to the world at the 2002 Paris Motor Show as a sophisticated high-performance saloon that promised the ultimate Zoom-Zoom experience, both in terms of driving pleasure and design appreciation. M ... Continue reading
Latest Technologies From Delphi Can Significantly Improve Road Safety
Sep 23, 2004
New technologies such as Lane Departure Warning, Active Front Steering and Active Rear Steering can help avoid accidents PARIS, Sept. 23 -- "Consumers are demanding more safety and security from their vehicles, and we're creating some of the most innovating and exciting solutions," said Volker Barth, President of Delph ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Land Rover LR3
Sep 23, 2004
The all new 2005 Land Rover LR3 A quantum leap in the evolution of the SUV By Manrico Delcore & Mary Beth Debicki The all new 2005 Land Rover LR3 (or Discovery 3 as it will be known outside North America) is the first Land Rover to be designed since Land Rover and BMW parted ways in mid-2000 and it represents a re-affi ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT
Sep 23, 2004
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS It's hard, now, to imagine life without minivans. Over twenty years and ten million of its own minivans ago, the then-Chrysler Corporation (now Chrysler Croup of DaimlerChrysler) invented the genre, and full-size station wagons were history. Being number one makes one an inviting t ... Continue reading
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