J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Gas Mileage Concerns Influence SUV Shoppers
Aug 19, 2004
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 19 -- Concerns about gas mileage continue to influence new-vehicle shopping, particularly among consumers who consider purchasing SUVs, according to the 2004 J.D. Power and Associates Escaped Shopper Study(SM) released today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/JDLOGO) The ... Continue reading
DRIVE YOUR FUTURE: The Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship Program Announces National Winners
Aug 19, 2004
Over $460,000 To Be Awarded to College-Bound Students Beginning School This Fall MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 19 -- Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) will award over $460,000 this month to college-bound students or those attending vocational school who are winners of the DRIVE YOUR FUTURE: The Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship Program. Tw ... Continue reading
Piston Group Selected for MEDC Training Grant
Aug 19, 2004
DETROIT, Aug. 19 -- Detroit Empowerment Zone-based Piston Group today announced it will receive approximately $57,000 in Economic Development Training (EDTJ) grants provided by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The grants were awarded to six Michigan colleges, universities and community foundations ... Continue reading
Strong Labor Day Travel to Cap off Strong Summer Travel Season, Says AAA
Aug 19, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 19, 2004--A summer that brought record high gas prices and travel approaching pre-9/11 levels will end with potentially record high Labor Day holiday travel, according to AAA. AAA estimates that 34.1 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 2.2 percent increase from l ... Continue reading
CarMax Foundation Helps Expand MADD College Program
Aug 19, 2004
Donation to MADD Expands UMADD Chapters at Colleges in Texas, Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, and Kentucky RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 19 -- CarMax, Inc. , the nation's leading specialty retailer of used vehicles, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have announced that the CarMax Foundation has granted $100,000 to MADD to a ... Continue reading
Aug 19, 2004
MALVERN, Pa., Aug. 19 -- A new study by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) finds that people injured in an auto accident who hire an attorney are less likely to be satisfied with their total payment than injured people who do not hire an attorney. Almost three-fourths of those without an attorney were satisfied with ... Continue reading
Aug 19, 2004
-- WHAT: Israeli Defense Force Soldier meets King David Bikers -- the nation's largest Jewish Motorcycle Riding Association -- for Fundraising Mission for the "Friends of the Israeli Defense Force" -- worldwide fundraising organization WHERE: Synagogue/Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Lauderdale 3500 North Ocean Blvd, Fort Lau ... Continue reading
Departures Magazine Reveals Its Readers' Picks for Favorite Luxury Goods
Aug 19, 2004
NEW YORK--Aug. 19, 2004--Departures, the luxury lifestyle magazine published exclusively for American Express Platinum Card and Centurion members, showcases its readers' passions and obsessions in the 2004 Departures Readers' Favorites Survey: Luxury Goods, published in September issue. Readers were asked to vote for t ... Continue reading
PACE Makes $208 Million In-Kind Contribution To Rev-Up Computer Education At Georgia Tech
Aug 18, 2004
ATLANTA August 18, 2004; Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE), a corporate alliance between General Motors Corp., EDS, Sun Microsystems Inc. and UGS has recognized the Georgia Institute of Technology and its students as a solid investment in the future of engineering. PACE has sele ... Continue reading
Aug 18, 2004
Engineering Students from Universities Across North America Compete to Design and Model Fuel Efficient Vehicles with MATLAB and Simulink NATICK, Mass., Aug. 17 -- The MathWorks announced it will host an intensive four-day training program to give engineering students state-of-the art modeling and simulation tools that ... Continue reading
LA Auto Club: Gas Prices Continue Free Fall Because of Decreased Demand
Aug 18, 2004
LOS ANGELES--Aug. 17, 2004--Southern California gas prices fell 14 cents a gallon on average since July, but remain almost 40 cents higher on average than at this time last year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California August average price for regular ... Continue reading
Aug 18, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla.--Aug. 17, 2004--The national average price of self-serve regular gasoline has fallen 5.5 cents since mid-July to $1.862 per gallon, AAA said today. The lower prices at the pump may be short lived; however, as record high crude oil prices begin exerting upward pressure on fuel costs. In mid-July, AAA's dai ... Continue reading
AAA Reports Gas Prices Affected by Record-High Crude Oil Costs
Aug 18, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 17 -- After several weeks of gradual declines, the national average price of self-serve regular gasoline increased over the weekend to $1.862 per gallon, approximately the same price it was one week ago. Crude oil also saw increased prices, trading this morning near $47 per barrel, the highest level o ... Continue reading
MBUSA Designs Exclusive Roadster to Raise Funds for Women's Cancer Initiative
Aug 17, 2004
Over $1 Million Expected Through Sale of the 2005 SLK350 for Saks Fifth Avenue's KEY TO THE CURE with the Entertainment Industry Foundation MONTVALE, N.J., Aug. 17 -- In tandem with the national launch of the all-new 2005 SLK, which was unveiled to the media today, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced that a special lau ... Continue reading
Aug 17, 2004
- LaSorda addresses engineering students at Kettering University during DaimlerChrysler Day - Challenges students entering the automotive industry to bring "the right skills, the right mix of experiences and the right attitude" - Encourages future industry leaders to embrace three key values: seek challenges, become fu ... Continue reading
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