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Automotive News Archive10-Nov-2006Camry, Rav4 Win High Marks in Crash Test There is more good news for Toyota as both the 2007 Camry and the Rav4 earned the top score of "Good" in side and front crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway safety. The Lincoln Zaphyr was judged no better than "acceptable." Gas Prices Force Consumers To Cut Other Spending A large majority of American consumers, 76 percent, fear gasoline prices will continue up and half of the country believes the cost of a gallon of gasoline could eventually exceed $5. Court Rejects Curbs on Release of Crash Data Information that automobile and tire manufacturers submit to the government about crashes resulting in death, injury and property damage must be released to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled. Election Looms, Gas Prices Drop; A Tiger in GOP's Tank Did Big Oil panic at prospect of GOP losses in midterm elections? Gas Prices Still Falling, Though More Slowly Nationwide average down a penny from three days ago. Gas Prices Up 2 Cents Despite Oil Price Drop Crude oil prices are down slightly from record highs but consumers are still paying for the oil price spike when they fill up. Ford's Last Chance Bill Ford's platitudinous "Way Forward" turned out to be a road to nowhere. Ford Joins Summer Incentives Battle First General Motors offered a year's supply of $1.98 gasoline in Florida and California to buyers of selected GM cars and trucks, now Ford is promising to buy you $1,000 of gasoline if you drive off one of its products. Motorcycle, Pedestrian Deaths Rising Lack of helmets blamed for motorcycle deaths, carelessness for pedestrian fatalities. Ford to Challenge GM for Single-Year Loss Record Losses could reach $9 billion as second-largest U.S. automaker struggles to gain traction.
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