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
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
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
Their Biz in the Crapper - GM Kicking Tires of New Ad Company
Mar 14, 2005
DETROIT, March 14, 2005; Reuters reported that General Motors has put its advertising buying business, estimated to be worth at least $2.8 billion, up for bid in order to cut costs and respond to the changing advertising landscape, a spokeswoman said on Monday. GM, one of the largest U.S. advertisers, sent a letter las ... Continue reading
Feb 2, 2005
Cadillac and Chevrolet Sales Up, Continuing Strong Sales Pace Set in 2004 Full-Size Pickup Deliveries Rose 6 Percent, Led by Solid Silverado and Sierra SalesDETROIT - General Motors dealers sold 279,653 new cars and trucks in January, up 1 percent compared to year-ago deliveries. GM's truck sales (162,267) were up 1 pe ... Continue reading
Record Set at Barrett-Jackson Auction With $3 million winning bid
Jan 30, 2005
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 29 -- A 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 grabbed an all-time record at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction with a winning bid of $3,240,000, including bidder's fees. The General Motors concept car lasted through a fierce bidding war to become the highest selling car ever at the Barrett-Jackson auction ... 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
Delightful Car Ratings: Measure of the Customer Shows that It's Not Just Size that Counts
Jan 6, 2005
SAN DIEGO--Jan. 6, 2005--2004 is over. Some automotive manufacturers were winners and some fell short of their targets. Strategic Vision Inc. (SVI) takes a clear position on the key to success: Delight your customers. Who did it well and who did not? What do you need to do to create a success? Where can you go next to ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for January 2005
Dec 30, 2004
CAMPBELL, Calif.--Dec. 30, 2004--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for January, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 25 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the M ... Continue reading
Dec 28, 2004
CR survey shows that only 60% of car shoppers were offered cash rebates; only 40% offered low-financing YONKERS , NY December 28, 2004; Auto manufacturers are using a plethora of special incentives and rebates to help drive traffic into dealer showrooms. But a survey by Consumer Reports Auto Price Service shows that co ... Continue reading
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