Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Cost to Own Rankings
Jul 11, 2005
Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Total Ownership Cost Rankings BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan - July 11, 2005 - Vincentric, a leading automotive data compilation and analysis firm, released findings today showing that the employee discount programs currently offered by GM, Chrysler, and Ford have h ... Continue reading
Jul 10, 2005
DALLAS--July 9, 2005--Unique Performance, Foose Design and Year One will reveal their first line of 1969 Camaro street machines at the 8th Goodguys PPG Nationals on July 9, 2005 in Columbus, Ohio. The industry icons have teamed to build limited edition super cars with designs by Chip Foose based on 1960s era vehicles. ... Continue reading
New Discount Plans May Signal a New Dawn in Consumer Car Buying
Jul 6, 2005
Snide’s Remarks :What is with all the hub-bub and the experts surprise at Detroit’s latest method to instill trust and provide consumers with enticing sales prices? For years we have been shouting (to whoever would listen) that the American buyer really wants and needs just one thing…to believe that t ... Continue reading
New Corvette Ready to Roll at Infineon Raceway
Jul 6, 2005
Contact: John Cardinale (707) 933-3907 New Corvette C6-R Ready to Roll at Infineon Technologies Grand Prix of Sonoma SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) - The Chevrolet Corvette has dominated American Le Mans Series competition at Infineon Raceway, and this year the team will arrive with a new arsenal for the Infineon T ... Continue reading
Our American Family - Detroit Automakers Offer Employee Price Incentive Programs
Jul 6, 2005
DETROIT July 5, 2005; Olivia Munoz writing for the AP reported that the American auto-buying public seems to have found an incentive it really likes -- paying the same as the people who build the vehicles. Driven by the robust response General Motors Corp. realized by selling cars at its employee rates, Ford Motor Co. ... Continue reading
General Motors Corp. Extends 'Employee Discount' Sale Through August Due to Sales Surge
Jul 5, 2005
DETROIT July 5, 2005; The AP reported that after sales surged 41 percent last month, General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it will extend its June discount that allowed customers to buy most GM cars and trucks at the employee rate. The world's largest auto maker saw sales soar to their highest monthly total in nearly 19 ... Continue reading
Quantum's Tecstar Subsidiary to Manufacture Dale Earnhardt-Themed Chevy Silverado SS Package
Jul 5, 2005
IRVINE, Calif., July 5 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , today announced that its subsidiary, Tecstar Automotive Group, will manufacture Chevrolet's Intimidator SS package, which was created to honor the late Dale Earnhardt. Chevrolet is planning a limited production run of 1,333 Silverado Intimida ... Continue reading
Gigliotti Takes SPEED GT Pole At Lime Rock Park For Corvette
Jul 1, 2005
For Immediate Release Gigliotti Earns 22nd Career World Challenge Pole at Lime Rock, Moves To Third All-Time LAKEVILLE, Conn. (July 1, 2005) - Lou Gigliotti, of Dallas, Texas, earned the 22nd pole position of his SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge career and moved into third on the all-time poles won list Friday at ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2005
Top-Selling Certified Brand Provides Affordable Financing on Select Vehicles DETROIT – GM Certified Used Vehicles, the top-selling manufacturer-certified used vehicle brand*, today announced a nationwide summer rate incentive program to increase consumer interest, generate traffic to GM Certified dealerships and ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2005
Best Sales Since September 1986 Truck Deliveries Up 68 Percent, Setting All-Time Industry Record Full-Size Pickups and Sport Utilities Establish New Industry Sales Benchmarks Best-Ever Sales for GMC, HUMMER and Saab Cadillac and Chevrolet Have Best Sales Since 1986 DETROIT – General Motors dealers in the U.S. sol ... Continue reading
GM Leads Eight Segments in J.D. Power Dependability Study
Jun 30, 2005
Number of GM's Top Rankings Exceed That of Any Other Automaker Buick, Cadillac Remain in Top Five of Most Dependable Brands GM Takes Two Top Spots in Highly Competitive Premium and Entry Midsize Segments DETROIT, June 29, 2005; Following best-ever results reported last month in J.D. Power and Associates' Initial Qualit ... Continue reading
General Motors May Extend Employee Discount Program to All Buyers Through End of July
Jun 24, 2005
WASHINGTON Ken Thomas writing for the AP reported that General Motors Corp. said Friday it may extend its employee discount program to all buyers through the end of July, encouraged by a strong response from consumers and dealers. GM, in an attempt to boost sales, has given the same discount it provides to employees to ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2005
Number of SUVs Earning Four-Star Rating Leaps From 1 to 24 WASHINGTON, June 22 -- SUVs and light trucks are less prone to rollover according to new rankings and reports released today by the National Highway Transportation Agency (NHTSA). Less than five years after the implementation of NHTSA's rollover rating program, ... Continue reading
Unique Performance to Unveil Custom Chevy HHR Street Machine for National Build-Off Competition
Jun 23, 2005
DALLAS--June 22, 2005--Unique Performance will unveil their custom version of the new Chevrolet HHR crossover vehicle at the GM Design Center in Irvine, Calif., on June 22, 2005. The renowned hot rod shop turned the HHR from a front wheel drive, four cylinder sport wagon into a rear wheel drive, V8-powered monster at t ... Continue reading
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