Cars Making the Grade This Fall
Aug 25, 2004
Cars.com Suggests Best Tailgating Vehicles and Top Cars for Colleges CHICAGO, Aug. 25 -- School is almost back in session, which means college football season is just a punt away. To help you get in the game, cars.com drafted some vehicles from the class of 2005 as being the best in the field for tailgating. Get With T ... Continue reading
The Wheels of Attraction Presented by Mercedes-Benz and Match.com
Aug 25, 2004
What's New in Miami Dating Scene: SpeedMatching on Wheels What: The Wheels of Attraction, a one of a kind evening where romance will be in the air and some lucky couples may find love behind the wheel. Mercedes-Benz and Match.com are taking love offline and off-road for an evening of speed matching dates, where each si ... Continue reading
Go Figure: Chrysler says demand for Hemi V-8 outstrips supply
Aug 25, 2004
DETROIT, Aug 25, 2004; Reuters reported that despite high U.S. gasoline prices, DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler division on Wednesday said demand for its muscular Hemi V-8 engines was outstripping supply. "What we see is a tremendous shortage of our Hemis," Chrysler President and Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told reporter ... Continue reading
Canadian's With HOT Bottoms, Another Quality Problem: Ford To Repair Faulty Heated Seats in Focus
Aug 25, 2004
DETROIT, Aug 25, 2004; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it will fix malfunctioning heated seats in 33,000 Focus cars, two-thirds of which were sold in Canada. Some 2003 and 2004 model year Focus cars are fitted with heating pads that are not properly bonded to the lower seat foam, potentially lead ... Continue reading
GM Pulls Corvette Ad With Dream Sequence of Boy Driving Wildly After Safety Advocates Complain
Aug 25, 2004
DETROIT August 25, 2004; Sarah Karush writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. has withdrawn a Corvette commercial that shows a young boy driving wildly through city streets after safety advocates complained, the company said Wednesday. Leaders of seven auto safety groups sent a letter Tuesday to GM chairm ... Continue reading
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces State Garage Sale
Aug 25, 2004
SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Aug. 25, 2004--Governor Schwarzenegger today announced that the State of California will be holding a "Garage Sale" in Sacramento Friday, August 27 through Saturday, August 28th, to liquidate surplus state materials. "Eliminating surplus property is just one way we can work together to cleanout the ... Continue reading
Aug 25, 2004
Car Company Stoops to New Low Showing Young Children Behind the Wheel, Speeding, and Using Illegal, Aggressive Driving Maneuvers to Promote Corvette During Olympics WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Several leading highway and auto safety groups sent a letter today to G. Richard Wagoner, Chairman, General Motors Corporation (GM), ... Continue reading
NHTSA List of Model Year 2005 Vehicles to be Rated for Safety
Aug 25, 2004
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released a list of the model year 2005 vehicles that will be rated for safety. These ratings will provide consumers important safety information and will assist them in their vehicle purchasing decisions. In addit ... Continue reading
AAA Urges Service Providers Nationally to 'Suit Up' for Safety's Sake
Aug 25, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 24, 2004--AAA is highlighting the life-saving importance of wearing the newly recommended high-visibility safety apparel while on duty. According to the Federal Highway Administration, there are more than 1,000 fatalities and 20,000 injuries in highway work zones each year. "Roadside assistance prof ... Continue reading
DriveCam Video Systems Names Bruce Moeller as New President and CEO
Aug 25, 2004
SAN DIEGO--Aug. 24, 2004--DriveCam Video Systems, a developer of safety technology that improves driving behavior, today announced the appointment of Bruce Moeller as president and CEO. Moeller succeeds Ed Andrew, who will remain as a member of the board of directors. Moeller brings extensive experience in developing c ... Continue reading
Corinthian Colleges Opens New Everest College in Ft. Worth Texas
Aug 25, 2004
- Third Campus in Dallas-Ft. Worth Metropolitan Area - SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 24 -- Corinthian Colleges, Inc. today announced that it has opened a new Everest College in Ft. Worth, Texas, the third Everest campus in the greater Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area. ... Continue reading
Toyota Shifts Gears to 'Put It In Play'
Aug 25, 2004
Festival Combines Playground Fun With Grown Up Cars TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 24 -- Toyota is bringing back some classic playground games and putting them on four wheels for an eight-city vehicle test-drive festival called "Put It In Play." Put It In Play will kick off in San Francisco on Aug. 28 - 29. In each city, one-m ... Continue reading
Study: Incentives Hurt Perceived Value of Domestic Vehicles for Customers
Aug 24, 2004
DETROIT August 23, 2004; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that the cash rebates and financing deals that Detroit's Big Three automakers have used to drive business in recent years are diminishing the value of their vehicles in the eyes of consumers, a new quarterly survey of customer satisfaction indicates. Th ... Continue reading
AAA Chicago Urges Motorists to Drive Carefully as Schools Open
Aug 24, 2004
AURORA, Ill., Aug. 23 -- In its 57th annual School's Open - Drive Carefully campaign, AAA Chicago reminds motorists to slow down and watch out for children heading back to school. "Children get caught up in the excitement of 'back-to-school' season and forget to look out for cars," said Nicole Niemi, spokesperson for A ... Continue reading
Back to School : Behind the Wheel Tips for Teens
Aug 23, 2004
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