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Automotive News Archive07-Jul-2006Chrysler Sets Off Summer Car Sales War Chrysler plans to offer an employee-discount program for consumers beginning July 1, marking the first volley of what is almost certain to be another summer long new-car price war. House to Vote on Ethanol Subsidy Facing a Fourth of July recess crowded with constituents angry over rising gasoline prices, the House of Representatives plans to vote on a bill to use fuel economy fines to subsidize installing ethanol pumps at some filling stations. Must-Have Safety and Convenience Features for New Car Shopping When buying a car, certain safety and convenience features can make a dramatic difference for your safety and overall enjoyment, according to Consumer Reports car experts in the organization's current issue of New Car Ratings and Reviews 2006. Crude Oil Declines but Gas Prices Hold Steady Gasoline prices are holding steady despite a decline in crude-oil prices which have dropped below $70 a barrel. NHTSA Releases 2006 Child Safety Seat Ratings The newest child safety seat models are easier to use than their predecessors, according to an annual National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) survey. Rising Gas Prices Cutting into Spending, Survey Finds More than half of Americans are driving less and cutting back on household spending because of rising gasoline prices according to a new poll by Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Child Safety Seats Reduce Risk of Death in Crashes More Than Seat Belts Alone Young children involved in car crashes may have a greater chance of survival if secured in a child restraint system, such as a safety seat than if buckled only in a seat belt, according to an article in the current issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Hummer Sales Up as General Motors Withers May was almost a horrible sales month at General Motors but not quite -- thanks to the Hummer. It seems that a hardy band of 4,737 people ignored or thumbed their noses at rising gasoline prices and bought a Hummer. Gas Prices Slip 4 Cents Gasoline prices are creeping down ever so slowly as the heavy summer driving season gets underway.
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