Five Vehicles Score Badly in Bumper Test
Sep 8, 2003
DETROIT September 7, 2003; Reuters reported that five of six new vehicles scored "poor" or "marginal" ratings in low-speed crash tests measuring the damage from bumping into barriers at five miles per hour, according to a study released on Sunday. The Infiniti G35 luxury car from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. sustained the mos ... Continue reading
Sep 8, 2003
September 7, 2003 TESTED HAVE POOR BUMPERS, AND DAMAGE TO SOME IS WORSE THAN TO EARLIER MODELS 5 mph crash test results Other low-speed results Other Institute information on bumpers ARLINGTON, VA -- Bumpers on the midsize 2003 Mazda6 performed reasonably well in 5 mph crash tests conducted recently by the Insurance In ... Continue reading
GM Will Recall 2000-2001 Malibus, Aleros, And Grand Ams
Sep 5, 2003
DETROIT September 5, 2003; Dow Jones reported that General Motors Corp. plans to recall about 783,000 certain 2000 and 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, Oldsmobile Alero, and Pontiac Grand Am cars to replace hazard-warning switches. In a press release Friday, GM said the hazard-warning switches that may malfunction due to exposur ... Continue reading
O2Diesel Announces Ottawa Moves On World's Largest E-Diesel Testing Program
Sep 5, 2003
NEWARK, Del.--Sept. 4, 2003--Management of O2Diesel, Inc. (OTCBB:OTOD) is pleased to announce the Company has entered into an agreement to proceed with the largest urban bus demonstration ever conducted for its O2Diesel(TM) ethanol blended diesel fuel. The milestone program, which is being coordinated in conjunction wi ... Continue reading
DEALER Magazine, Automotive Youth Educational Systems Announce AYES Dealer of the Year Award
Sep 4, 2003
Annual Award to Recognize Auto Dealer Principals for Their Grassroots Efforts To Promote Automotive Technology Careers to Local Students NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 4 -- DEALER magazine, the number-one read and used magazine for franchised automobile dealers and the Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES), a non-profit ... Continue reading
1-800-Radiator Sponsors ``Radiator Robin Hood'' Roadside Assistance
Sep 3, 2003
DALLAS--Sept. 3, 2003--Labor Day traditionally marks the end of the holiday travel season and this year, one of the hottest Texas summers on record. To help Texas motorists cope with the end-of-summer sizzle, 1-800-Radiator, the nation's leading independent provider of radiators to consumers, auto repair shops, and do- ... Continue reading
Poll: One in Three College Students Wished They Took Better Care of Their Cars
Sep 3, 2003
HOUSTON, Sept. 3 -- One-third of college students who had a car on campus last year said they should have changed its oil more often, according to a recent online survey. The poll found that 32 percent of students who changed their oil two times or fewer during the last school year said they meant to change it more oft ... Continue reading
Newgen to Offer Pageflex Web-Top Publishing in Direct Marketing Solutions for Auto Industry
Sep 3, 2003
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Sept. 3, 2003-- Leading Supplier of Services for After-Market Customer Relationship Management to Enhance One-to-One Marketing for Its 7,000 Dealers Pageflex , a leader in Web-top publishing, announces an agreement to license Mpower(TM), its composition engine for one-to-one marketing solutions, and . ... Continue reading
Subaru Launches Technical Information System Web Site
Sep 3, 2003
-- Premium Service Feature Provides Dealers, Independent Repair Facility Technicians and Consumers With Access to Subaru Technical Resources -- CHERRY HILL, N.J., Sept. 2 -- Subaru of America, Inc., the only car company that offers symmetrical all-wheel drive as standard equipment on every vehicle in its product line, ... Continue reading
The History of Labor Day - Thanks From TACH To The Working Men And Women
Aug 31, 2003
Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means "Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man ... Continue reading
The Tire Rack To Distribute Praxis Advanced Suspension System
Aug 29, 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mariellen Fagan McCullough Public Relations (330) 244-9980 Email: mariellen@mcculloughpr.com THE TIRE RACK TO DISTRIBUTE PRAXIS ADVANCED SUSPENSION SYSTEM AKRON, Ohio (August 29, 2003) - The Praxis Advanced Suspension system for the Subaru WRX is now available through The Tire Rack, the n ... Continue reading
NHTSA Investigates Air bags on Lincoln Town Cars
Aug 27, 2003
WASHINGTON, Aug 27, 2003; Reuters reported that the government has opened an investigation of complaints that side air bags on some Lincoln Town Cars deploy inadvertently. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had received 138 complaints that air bags on 2001-2003 Town Cars deployed while the car w ... Continue reading
Sika Industry Introduces Polyurethane Adhesive Super Kits For Auto Glass Replacement
Aug 27, 2003
'All-in-One' adhesive kit for convenience, ease-of-use and reduced liability MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Aug. 26 -- Sika Industry Auto Glass Replacement Group introduces new Sika Super Kits which combine their fast- curing one-component polyurethane Autoglass adhesives with Sika Aktivator Pads and all new Sika 206 Stix in ... Continue reading
2003 National Car Care Month Inspections Show 90 Percent Failure Rate
Aug 26, 2003
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 26 -- Ninety percent of vehicles inspected during National Car Care Month failed one or more aspects of the inspection, which underscores the need for consumer education, according to the Car Care Council. The inspection lanes, conducted throughout the United States by sponsoring local organizations ... Continue reading
Aug 26, 2003
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Aug. 25 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of certain 2004 Legacy and Outback models for a possible defect in a fuel hose. This recall involves a possible fuel leakage due to a loose or out of position clamp on the fuel hose that connects the fuel filler pipe to the fuel ta ... Continue reading
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