Tru Align Solves Custom Wheel Alignment Problems
Sep 22, 2004
New, Patented System Allows Shops to Align Custom and Bent Wheels With Current Equipment NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Sept. 21 -- Big rims and low-profile tires are the rage these days. Consumers like the new look, but custom wheels often offer big challenges to technicians when it comes to aligning them properly. The heads o ... Continue reading
Auto Parts Retailer Follows Home-Improvement Industry Lead, Launches Car Care Clinics
Sep 22, 2004
Video-Based Clinics Show Drivers How to Repair Vehicles, Save Money ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 21 -- Advance Auto Parts is holding free, monthly car-care clinics at its stores nationwide to teach drivers how to maintain their vehicles and perform minor repairs. The video clinics, similar to consumer education seminars offered ... Continue reading
Action Steps to Prevent Hurricane Damage to Vehicles
Sep 16, 2004
Flooded Vehicles May be Dangerous and Should be Inspected Before Use ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 16 -- Countless vehicles are damaged or lost as a result of the recent hurricanes that inflicted more than $40 billion in property damage. As additional hurricanes threaten the U.S., drivers can take several steps to protect their ... Continue reading
Microvision to Showcase Nomad Expert Technician System at Annual Honda Dealer Conference
Sep 16, 2004
BOTHELL, Wash.--Sept. 16, 2004--Microvision, Inc. today announced that it will feature the company's Nomad Augmented Vision System to over 1,000 American Honda Dealership Owners and General Managers at Honda's annual dealer meeting held in Orlando, Florida, September 21 - 23. The showcase is part of Honda's recently la ... Continue reading
New Extreme Simple Green Cleaner
Sep 16, 2004
HUNTINGTON HARBOUR, Calif.--Sept. 16, 2004--Simple Green today introduced its new Extreme Simple Green(R) Aircraft and Precision Cleaner. The new formula offers customers unparalleled cleaning performance, anti-corrosion agents and low toxicity. Extreme Simple Green cuts through tough, built-up grease, oil, dirt, pollu ... Continue reading
KleenAir Systems Inc. Reviews CARB Trading Credit Certification Program
Sep 15, 2004
IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 15, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTCBB:KAIR) announced today that the California Air Resource Board (CARB) reviewed plans for Retrofit Verification of KleenAir's NOxMaster(TM) NOx Reduction System (SCR), including its Diesel Particulate Filter. KleenAir received an Executive Order in April 2002, e ... Continue reading
Sep 15, 2004
BOTHELL, Wash.--Sept. 14, 2004-- Company expands automotive marketing efforts into trucking industry for its unique wireless computer with head-worn, see-through display Microvision, Inc. , today announced that it will showcase the Nomad Expert Technician System to the American Trucking Association at their annual TMC ... Continue reading
Consumers Report on the Success of The Tornado Gas Saving Device
Sep 13, 2004
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., Sept. 13 -- As gas prices have skyrocketed this year in the U.S., consumers have been looking for ways to save money at the gas pump. The overwhelming report from consumers, in unsolicited feedback to Tornado Air Management Systems, is that the gas saving device delivers on its promise of fuel ... Continue reading
Vehicles Sustain Costly Damage Because SUV and Car Bumpers Don't Line Up, Insurance Group Says
Sep 13, 2004
WASHINGTON September 12, 2004; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that the difference in bumper height between cars and sport utility vehicles leads to costly accident repairs even after low-speed crashes, an insurance group said Sunday. Ford Motor Co. vehicles had the lowest repair costs in 10 mph crash tests ... Continue reading
Toyota's Hire A Hero Program Debuts at Richmond
Sep 9, 2004
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Honda Motor to Recall 158,187 Vehicles in Japan and Other Countries to Fix Light Problems
Sep 7, 2004
TOKYO September 7, 2004; The AP reported that Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it will recall 158,187 cars sold in Japan, the United States and some 39 other countries to fix problems with the vehicles' lights. here have been no reports of accidents related to the defects, Honda spokeswoman Yuriko Yabe said. Defective seal ... Continue reading
MotorVac Wins Its Third Top 20 Tool Award
Sep 7, 2004
SANTA ANA, Calif.--Sept. 7, 2004--MOTOR Magazine has announced that MotorVac was awarded their prestigious Top 20 Tools Award for its new SteerClean System, Model Number MPS 7000. The SteerClean System is designed to exchange virtually all of a vehicle's power steering fluid in just five minutes with a few simple steps ... Continue reading
Motor Magazine Names Microvision's Nomad Expert Technician System a 'Top 20 Tool'
Sep 7, 2004
BOTHELL, Wash.--Sept. 7, 2004-- Innovative wearable computer and see-through display system for productivity and service quality among automotive industry's best for 2004 Microvision, Inc. , a leader in light scanning technologies, announced today that the Nomad Expert Technician System has been named a Top 20 Tool by ... Continue reading
Suzuki, Honda Recall Tens of Thousands of Vehicles Due to Various Problems
Sep 3, 2004
DETROIT September 2, 2004; The AP reported that Suzuki Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have recalled tens of thousands of vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Suzuki recalled 172,093 Grand Vitara sport utility vehicles because a fuel-pressure problem, under very cold conditions, co ... Continue reading
Sep 2, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Media Center BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. (Sept. 2, 2004) – This year millions of travelers will pack up the family car, take to America’s roads over Labor Day weekend and wave good-bye to summer. As part of planning your long-weekend get-a-way – remember that preparing your car a ... Continue reading
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