GM Invests In Website Aimed at Women
May 6, 2005
DETROIT May 6, 2005; General Motors recently launched its “Women in the Driver’s Seat” website to educate, inform and empower women making major automotive buying and servicing decisions. “Women traditionally have not enjoyed the car buying and service experience,” said Cynthia Price, mana ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for May 2005
May 6, 2005
CAMPBELL, Calif.--May 6, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for May, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month" ... Continue reading
Apr 28, 2005
Valencia, CA April 28, 2005 -- Earlier this year, General Motors awarded the first Saturn Ion Redline to Gravana in an effort to increase awareness of the Ion’s potential as a Tuner Car. Gravana is currently leading the industry in New Product Development for the Ion’s cousin, the Chevrolet Cobalt. With som ... Continue reading
2004 and 2005 Crash Ratings of Vehicles With Side Air Bags
Apr 15, 2005
2004 & 2005 Vehicles with Side Air Bags Side-impact air bags (SABs) SABs offer protection to two principal areas of the body -- the head and the chest -- during moderate to severe side-impact crashes. The chart below indicates which vehicles offer what type of protection (head and/or chest) and the type of SAB used to ... Continue reading
Apr 12, 2005
GM adds corporate badge to its recently-introduced and all-new 2006-model vehicles Detroit - In a move to link General Motors and its vehicle brands more closely, the company today announced that its corporate emblem will begin appearing on all recently-introduced and all-new 2006-model vehicles produced and sold in No ... Continue reading
GM Pulls Ads From Los Angeles Times, Citing 'Factual Errors and Misrepresentations' in Articles
Apr 8, 2005
April 8, 9:06 am ET Snidesw Remarks; And now you know why most reviews are good and only a few in the media are brave enough to bite the hand that feeds them...maybe this cancellation will mean that GM has some budget for us? Let me know what you think also, msnide@theautochannel.com<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) -- General Moto ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Japanese Incentives Reach Record High
Apr 4, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,556 per vehicle sold in March 2005, up $177, or 7.0%, from March 2004, and up $187, or 7.9%, from February 2005. (Logo: http ... Continue reading
U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005
Apr 2, 2005
April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading
GM Reports 426,114 Deliveries in March
Apr 1, 2005
FOR RELEASE: 2005-04-01 CONTACTS GM Reports 426,114 Deliveries in March Retail Sales Up 34 Percent from February, U.S. Share Improves Full-Size Pickup Sales Lead Industry, Best March Sales Since 1978 New Pontiac G6, Chevrolet Cobalt and Buick LaCrosse All Post Best-Ever Monthly Sales DETROIT - General Motors dealers so ... Continue reading
IIHS REPORT: The Risk of Death While Driving Different Vehicles
Mar 15, 2005
CLICK HERE FFor IIHS Tables The driver died in the crash. So did many other passenger vehicle drivers during 2000-03, but the risk of death isn’t the same in one vehicle compared with another. Car, minivan, SUV, and pickup truck models vary widely in the likelihood of dying in a crash. The average driver death ra ... Continue reading
IIHS: RESULTS OF SIDE IMPACT CRASH TESTS:
Mar 7, 2005
March 6, 2005 <a href="http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/summaries/small_ overall_c.htm">Summary of results for all small cars tested by the Institute</a><p> 14 OF 16 SMALL CARS ARE RATED POOR IN TEST THAT SIMULATES CRASH WITH SUV; NONE OF THE 16 IS GOOD ARLINGTON, VA — Most small car designs earned poo ... Continue reading
2005 NADA: ONSTAR, STABILITRAK SET FOR ALL GM VEHICLES
Jan 31, 2005
January 30, 2005—OnStar and StabiliTrak will be standard equipment on all GM retail vehicles, executives told dealers at the GM franchise meeting today. The rollout starts this year and will be completed in 2010. The first year of OnStar safety and security service is included on all vehicles with the service. &# ... Continue reading
THIS IS A BIG DEAL! OnStar And StabiliTrak To Become Standard Equipment On GM Vehicles
Jan 30, 2005
All Vehicles Sold In U.S. And Canada Will Have Lifesaving Safety Technologies NEW ORLEANS - General Motors announced today that two proven life-saving safety technologies, OnStar and electronic stability control, will become standard features for retail customers in the United States and Canada, covering all segments a ... Continue reading
GM Wins Overall Polk Automotive Loyalty Award Winners - Keeps Customers Better
Jan 19, 2005
Numerous New Winners Emerge Across Segment Level Categories for Model Year 2004 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 19 -- R. L. Polk & Co., the automotive industry's premier tracker of consumer loyalty among new vehicles, presented the ninth annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards yesterday at the 2005 Automotive News World Congress ... Continue reading
2005 NAIAS: Saturn Showcases Styling Direction for Future Saturn Vehicles
Jan 10, 2005
DETROIT January 9, 2005; With its European-influenced exterior and fun-to-drive character, the Saturn Aura concept provides a clear preview of how the Saturn design element can be applied to a sporty medium sedan. “The Aura is a sneak peak at a new generation of emotionally compelling Saturn vehicles,” said ... Continue reading
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