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Goodyear Helps You Make 'Cents' of Rising Fuel Costs

Goodyear Helps You Make 'Cents' of Rising Fuel Costs

In Response to Rising Fuel Prices, Goodyear Promotes National 'Free Air' Campaign; Proper Tire Inflation Could Save American Drivers More than $1.5 Billion this Summer! AKRON, Ohio, May 19 -- With more than 100 years of tire and automotive know-how, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and its staff of experts regularly ... Continue reading

CarMax Technicians Offer Time and Money-Saving Tips for Your Car When Every Dollar Counts

CarMax Technicians Offer Time and Money-Saving Tips for Your Car When Every Dollar Counts

RICHMOND, Va., May 16 -- Maintaining your car can be a hassle and expensive, especially when the pressure of saving money counts. That's why CarMax, Inc. , the nation's largest retailer of used cars, is providing helpful advice to reduce the excess time and money that is spent on your car. "When you take into considera ... Continue reading

Independent Auto Repairers Put Down Their Tools to Rally on Beacon Hill in Support for Right to Repair

Independent Auto Repairers Put Down Their Tools to Rally on Beacon Hill in Support for Right to Repair

Big car companies still locking independent shops out of some repair information BOSTON, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 100 men and women who work in the automotive aftermarket industry, including professional technicians from repair shops from around Massachusetts, converged on the Statehouse Tuesday, May 13 ... Continue reading

ABC's 20/20 Investigation Focuses on Bucks County Teenage Motorist Death Linked to 'Old' Firestone Tire Sold As New

ABC's 20/20 Investigation Focuses on Bucks County Teenage Motorist Death Linked to 'Old' Firestone Tire Sold As New

Program to air 10 p.m., EST May 9, 2008 PHILADELPHIA, May 8, ABC's 20/20 is about to broadcast its investigation into the common but rarely publicized practice of selling old tires as new equipment. This potentially lethal aspect of tire merchandising has been linked to the 2002 death of Andrew "Andy" Moore, a gifted s ... Continue reading

PRESS RELEASE - New control technologies simplify integration of Zeroshift's high efficiency automatic

PRESS RELEASE - New control technologies simplify integration of Zeroshift's high efficiency automatic

New Logo Solid Press Release April 28th 2008 New control technologies simplify integration of Zeroshift's high efficiency automatic SAE World Congress - stand 2557 Zeroshift, which launched the award-winning second generation of its revolutionary automatic gearbox technology last year, has moved into the next phase of ... Continue reading

VW Offers Free Maintenance in North America

VW Offers Free Maintenance in North America

Washington DC APRIL 28, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Volkswagen trying to boost sales and shed its image of poor quality and costly repairs, Volkswagen Group of America will offer free maintenance beginning with the 2009 model year. Automotive News reports that VW's new Carefree Maintenance Program will giv ... Continue reading

AAA and Partners to Share Gas Saving and Tire Safety Tips With Car Owners

AAA and Partners to Share Gas Saving and Tire Safety Tips With Car Owners

LOS ANGELES, April 22, 2008; Motorists can do their part today on Earth Day and throughout the year to help the environment, save gas and be safe with one simple action: checking their vehicle's tire pressure, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Properly inflated tires improve vehicle safety while ... Continue reading

Scorecard :Billions of Gallons of Gasoline Wasted Every Year in U.S.

Scorecard :Billions of Gallons of Gasoline Wasted Every Year in U.S.

● According to DOT, there were 243,023,485 registered vehicles in U.S. in 2004 ● According to DOT, 136,430, 651 were registered cars ● According to DOT, 91,845,327 were registered SUVs/pickups ● According to NHTSA, 27 percent of cars in U.S. have underinflated tires, meaning there are approximat ... Continue reading

NDrive Launches World's First Photo Mapping Sat-Nav

NDrive Launches World's First Photo Mapping Sat-Nav

FRENSHAM, England, April 22 -- Satellite Navigation takes a technological leap forward today with the launch of the G280 and G800 from NDrive. Boasting the world's first photo mapping system, the G280 and G800 feature real life photo images(1) instead of the traditional 1D/3D maps found on other devices. The new G280 a ... Continue reading

Higher Level of Satisfaction With Independent Repair Shops Than Dealerships

Higher Level of Satisfaction With Independent Repair Shops Than Dealerships

'Right to Repair' Legislation Protects Consumers' Rights through Equal Access to Repair Information BETHESDA, Md., April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the May 2008 issue of Consumer Reports, more Americans (71 percent) are very satisfied with independent repair shops for vehicle service than new car dealer ... Continue reading

New DriveHealthy.com Campaign Empowers California Motorists to Take Action and Keep Air Clean

New DriveHealthy.com Campaign Empowers California Motorists to Take Action and Keep Air Clean

New campaign encourages drivers to properly maintain their vehicles, take other steps to reduce air pollution SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 22 -- The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), elected leaders, government officials and local consumers gathered today at the state Capitol to ... Continue reading

IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE POSES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN

IMPROPER TIRE PRESSURE POSES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN

New Survey of Drivers Show Most Don't Properly Check Tire Pressure NEW YORK, April 21 -- It is imperative to keep up tire maintenance because it can reduce highway crashes, save gasoline and even keep tires rolling longer. Properly inflated tires can improve vehicle fuel economy by 3.3 percent or about $0.10 a gallon a ... Continue reading

Discount Tire Company and Rubber Manufacturers Assoc. Highlight Proper Tire Care for National Tire Safety Week

Discount Tire Company and Rubber Manufacturers Assoc. Highlight Proper Tire Care for National Tire Safety Week

Tire maintenance critical to road safety, fuel economy and tire life SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 17 -- Discount Tire, America largest independent tire retailer, and the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) have partnered for the 7th Annual National Tire Safety Week being conducted April 20-26. The nationwide effort is d ... Continue reading

Passive Safety Must not be Watered Down in Future EU Pedestrian Safety Regulations Says Frontal Protection Systems (FPS) Specialist, Concept Mouldings

Passive Safety Must not be Watered Down in Future EU Pedestrian Safety Regulations Says Frontal Protection Systems (FPS) Specialist, Concept Mouldings

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, April 17 -- Pedestrian impacts with motor vehicles in urban environments are impossible to avoid completely, so it is vital that a focus is maintained on reducing the severity of injuries when this occurs says, energy absorbing FPS specialist, Concept Mouldings. The UK motor industry and its sup ... Continue reading

Honda Fit: A More Perfect Fit, Honda Fit Accessories That Won't Cost You and Arm and a Leg

Honda Fit: A More Perfect Fit, Honda Fit Accessories That Won't Cost You and Arm and a Leg

by Michael Jackman The Auto Channel Louisville Bureau Welcome to A More Perfect Fit, The Auto Channel’s new column about how to make a nearly perfect car, The Honda Fit, even more perfect. Go to any Fit forum, like fitfreaks.net, and you’ll find that this small and aerodynamic teardrop by Honda inspires an in ... Continue reading

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