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Thanks Dieter! Chrysler Firehouse Gives Back To Detroit

Thanks Dieter! Chrysler Firehouse Gives Back To Detroit

Detroit - January 10, 2005 - Chrysler Group President and CEO Dieter Zetsche rings the fire bell signaling another donation for the city of Detroit at the Chrysler Firehouse during press days at the North American International Auto Show. Detroit Police and Fire Departments received $25,000 checks and a smart vehicle f ... Continue reading

'Jackets for Jobs' Offers Free Detroit Auto Show Admission

'Jackets for Jobs' Offers Free Detroit Auto Show Admission

* Free admission to the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 19 with donation of a clean, gently-used suit to benefit 'Jackets for Jobs, Inc.' * DaimlerChrysler's Women's Forum takes active role in 'Education Day' at 2005 North American International Auto Show WHAT: DaimlerChrysler's Women's Forum will sponso ... Continue reading

Good Housekeeping: What Women Want In Autos-2004

Good Housekeeping: What Women Want In Autos-2004

NEW YORK--Jan. 13, 2005--Women are much more satisfied than their male partners...when it comes to their vehicles, according to the 2004 "What Women Want" Automotive Satisfaction Study, conducted for the sixth consecutive year by the Good Housekeeping Institute and J.D. Power and Associates. The latest study is based o ... Continue reading

U.S. and Canadian Porsche Dealers Set to Launch All-New 2005 Porsche(R) Boxster(R)

U.S. and Canadian Porsche Dealers Set to Launch All-New 2005 Porsche(R) Boxster(R)

ATLANTA, Jan. 13 -- All 204 U.S. and Canadian Porsche dealers are poised to welcome the arrival of the all-new 2005 Porsche Boxster and Boxster S to their showrooms this Saturday, January 15. In anticipation of the introduction of the first new Boxster in eight years, these dealers have planned a wide variety of celebr ... Continue reading

Getting To And From The North American International Auto Show

Getting To And From The North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- Attendees to Public Days of the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at COBO Conference/Exhibition Center will find convenient and accessible parking and transportation downtown. "Our goal is to make getting downtown and getting to the NAIAS as easy as possible," said NAIAS 2005 Senio ... Continue reading

DaimlerChrysler AG Honors Top Suppliers of 2004

DaimlerChrysler AG Honors Top Suppliers of 2004

- Second annual ceremony honors top suppliers in nine categories for benchmark performance in quality, system cost, technology and delivery - Award winners are from five countries on three continents - Event coincides with 2005 North American International Auto show DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- Nine suppliers to DaimlerChrysler ... Continue reading

Plan Ahead for NAIAS 2005 Charity Preview Parking

Plan Ahead for NAIAS 2005 Charity Preview Parking

DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- The 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is strongly encouraging the estimated 17,500 people attending the sold-out black-tie Charity Preview on Friday, Jan. 14, to arrive early for parking convenience. "The NAIAS and the City of Detroit are well-prepared for the night, but we encoura ... Continue reading

ArvinMeritor Unveils Web-Based Product Locator for Light Vehicle Technologies

ArvinMeritor Unveils Web-Based Product Locator for Light Vehicle Technologies

Invites Auto Show Visitors to Look for Supplier's Content on 2005 Models TROY, Mich., Jan. 12 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today unveiled a Web-based vehicle content locator application for its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group product portfolio. The application appears on http://www.arvinmeritor.com/ , and visitors ... Continue reading

Corvette C6-R Race Car Launches For 2005

Corvette C6-R Race Car Launches For 2005

C5-R Successor Built upon 50+ Years of History, Three Le Mans Titles, 35 Victories and Four Championships DETROIT – The brand-new Corvette C6-R race car will debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring in March 2005 after a full year of rigorous testing and development. The two-car, factory-backed Chevrolet sports car progr ... Continue reading

South Korea: 70 New Cars to Make Debut in 2005

South Korea: 70 New Cars to Make Debut in 2005

Seoul January 13, 2005; Na Jeong-ju writing for the Korea Times reported that Korean and foreign carmakers plan to adopt aggressive marketing strategies to overcome sluggish car sales in the domestic market with up to 70 new models to be introduced to Korean customers this year. New diesel-powered compact cars will go ... Continue reading

Top Automakers Pledge U.S. Sales Growth From Slew of New Vehicles; Analysts Expect Flat Market

Top Automakers Pledge U.S. Sales Growth From Slew of New Vehicles; Analysts Expect Flat Market

DETROIT January 12, 2005; John Porretto writing for the AP reported that the world's top automakers used one of the industry's biggest stages in recent days to roll out their latest cars and trucks, at the same time pledging to use the fresh offerings to attract greater numbers of new customers and expand their busines ... Continue reading

AutoWeek Gives Editors' Choice Honors to Top Vehicles at Detroit's 2005 NAIAS

AutoWeek Gives Editors' Choice Honors to Top Vehicles at Detroit's 2005 NAIAS

DETROIT, Jan. 12 -- The editorial staff of AutoWeek announced its favorite vehicles of the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this evening at the magazine's annual Design Forum at Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center in Detroit, Mich. The AutoWeek Editors' Choice Awards were revealed by AutoWeek Editor an ... Continue reading

2005 NAIAS BMW AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW

2005 NAIAS BMW AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW

5 Series all-wheel drive models makes world debut, M5 makes North American debuts and H2R Hydrogen Record Car to be presented Woodcliff Lake, NJ - January 12, 2005... The BMW 5 Series continues to go from strength to strength with both world and US introductions at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. ... Continue reading

Automakers Offer Base Models of Small Cars The Affordable Way to Get Behind the Wheel

Automakers Offer Base Models of Small Cars The Affordable Way to Get Behind the Wheel

DETROIT January 12, 2005; David Runk writing for the AP reported that even though they're sometimes hard to spot amid the sumptuous luxury sedans, rugged trucks and dreamy sportscars, tucked away in the displays at the North American International Auto Show, in the shadow of pricey models or eye-catching concepts, are ... Continue reading

Overseas Media Flock in Record Numbers to the 2005 North American International Auto Show

Overseas Media Flock in Record Numbers to the 2005 North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, Jan. 12 -- More than 6,600 journalists from 60 countries and 42 states attended Press Days during the 2005 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at COBO Center in Detroit. The universal appeal of this year's show is unprecedented, as international media attendance for NAIAS 2005 jumped 20 percent. (Lo ... Continue reading

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