TORRANCE, California –Honda dealerships nationwide invite owners to participate in Honda Car Care Days this April. In conjunction with National Car Care Month. Participating dealers provide Honda owners a free, 40-point inspection to help keep their Honda in great shape. The Travel Industry Association predicts that nearly 281 million people will take car trips this spring. Honda Car Care Days ... Read More »

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 1, 2005… MINI, already known for cornering as if it were on rails, will now offer a special edition that will actually corner on rails. In light of the growing problem of gridlock and rush hour traffic, this special model is adapted to ride on all domestic gauge rail lines throughout North America. In conjunction ... Read More »

SANTA MONICA, California – Edmunds.com 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. The “True Cost of IncentivesSM” (TCISM) report takes into account all of the manufacturers’ various United States incentives programs, including ... Read More »

GM Delivers First Fuel Cell Truck to U.S. Army Military sees day when all its vehicles would be fuel cell-powered.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, — Five fuel cell cars powered by hydrogen instead of gasoline were delivered by Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Vice-President, Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company, and Joe Hinrichs, President and CEO of Ford of Canada, to the Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program (VFCVP) today, moving Canada closer to a cleaner-energy future. Ford of Canada handed five sets ... Read More »

NEW YORK, New York — The new-generation M-Class sport utility vehicle is going on sale this week at more than 300 Mercedes-Benz dealerships across the country, starting at $39,750 for the V6-powered ML350 and $48,500 for the V8 ML500, plus a $720 destination fee. Both new models are rated at more than 11 percent better gas mileage on the highway ... Read More »

Choosing the world’s greatest powerplants is a task that falls to the increased International Engine of the Year Awards 2005 jury, which now includes 57 of the world’s most respected motoring journalists from 27 countries. The Awards, which are in their seventh year, have become a valuable marketing tool – Mazda, for example, heavily promoted its International Engine of the ... Read More »

Concept Is First Shelby-Branded Ford Mustang to Appear in 35 Years LOS ANGELES, California — Carroll Shelby International, Inc. , announced today that Carroll Shelby, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Ford Motor Company, under license with Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc., have teamed up to create the first Shelby-branded Mustang in 35 years – the Ford SVT Shelby GT500 ... Read More »

March 25, 2005 02:00 PM US Eastern Timezone Statistics Show Deaths from Drinking & Driving Are Too High – What Can Be Done? The Leading Researcher for AAA Texas Sheds Some Light on the Issue Dallas, Texas — Texas continues to lead the nation in the number of alcohol-related deaths. As of 2003 – the latest year statistics are available ... Read More »

On March 22, 2005 Sens. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) reintroduced a bill to encourage the use of fuel cells in an effort to address the country’s growing energy needs. The bill (S. 671) would give consumers a tax credit for purchasing residential and commercial fuel cell systems to power their electricity. The tax credit would apply to ... Read More »