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Tips On Buying A Car With The New Tax Deductions

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:21:17 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, March 26, 2009) -- Does picturing a new Chevrolet, Ford, Kia, Nissan, Toyota, or Scion for yourself or your family make you wistful yet uneasy about making such a large purchase during a challenging economy? Uncle Sam wants you to re-think...

LAPD, Auto Club Host Traffic Safety Mural Competition

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:07:00 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2009) – Students from 11 middle schools in Los Angeles will be competing in the 2009 Traffic Safety Mural Competition sponsored by the LAPD and Automobile Club of Southern California. Top prize for the winning school’s artistic...

Don't Spend Spring Break In Court

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:13:05 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2009) -- Pointing to an alarming rise in alcohol-related driving fatalities, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today was joined by Thomas V. McKernan, CEO of the Automobile Club of Southern California, to urge Californians...

Gas Prices Hover Near February Levels

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:55:35 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2009) — Gas prices posted mixed increases and decreases in different areas of Southern California over the past month, but mainly stayed within a nickel of their February levels, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California...

Parent-Teen Driver Information Available To Kick Off Teen Driver Safety Week

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:09:15 GMT

LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2009) --The Automobile Club of Southern California will be observing the state's designated Teen Driver Safety Week by offering information to its members through a new parent-teen web page on its company site. In addition...

Auto Club Advises Motorists to Watch for Kids During Time Change

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:43:24 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, March 3, 2009) - Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8. Parents are encouraged by the Automobile Club of Southern California to make sure children who are playing outside later in the day are wearing helmets while biking...

Rob's Automotive Earns AAA-Approved Auto Repair Certification

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:18:35 GMT

(LA MESA, March 3, 2009) - Rob's Automotive, owned by Robert Young, has earned certification as an Automobile Club of Southern California Approved Auto Repair facility. The certification means the repair facility, at 7589 El Cajon Blvd., Ste....

Large Reduction In Deaths For Other Road Users As Deadly Teen Driver Crashes Dropped During Last Decade

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:01:27 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2009) - While graduated driver licensing laws nationwide are estimated to have saved hundreds of lives by reducing the number of teen driver crashes, a new analysis of teen crash data by the Automobile Club of Southern California...

Meet Huell Howser At Auto Club Travel Show

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:26:13 GMT

(POMONA, Feb. 23, 2009) – Public television personality Huell Howser will be on hand to meet fellow travel enthusiasts at the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Travel Show on Saturday, March 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pomona Fairplex’s Millard...

Gas Prices Increase For Ninth Straight Week

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:22:44 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20, 2009) – Southern California experienced a ninth straight week of gas price increases, although lower wholesale prices could start changing that upward trend, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas...

To Repair Or Replace--That's The Question

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:17:44 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2009) – With the downswing in the economy and the country in a recession, many motorists have delayed the purchase of a newer vehicle. But as existing vehicles continue to age, major components can begin to fail and leave motorists...

Auto Club Discounts Can Help With Health-Related Expenses During Tough Times

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:32:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2009) – The economic downturn has caused medical benefit losses for thousands of Southern Californians, and many more people may be considering personal budget cutbacks in areas that are vital to their health and well-being. The...

Continued Gas Price Increases For Second Month

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:23:19 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2009) — For the second straight month, Southern California gas prices posted increases, settling into a familiar pattern seen in previous years during the late winter months, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California...

$101 Million Reduction For Auto Club Policyholders

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:09:24 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2009) -- Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner today was joined by Thomas V. McKernan, CEO of the Automobile Club of Southern California, to announce a $101 million rate reduction for Auto Club automobile insurance policyholders...

Auto Club Continues To Offer DMV Services

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:57:55 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2008) –The Automobile Club of Southern California is reminding its members that they can visit any of the Auto Club’s 76 offices to conduct most DMV vehicle registration transactions as one of the member benefits which also include...

Keep Your Car From Being Burglarized or Stolen

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:47:37 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2009) – Seventeen vehicles in Costa Mesa were burglarized in a single evening in late January and numerous vehicles in Laguna Beach were also hit when thieves smashed car windows. In Los Angeles, a young couple’s car and iPod were...

Westways Celebrates 100th Publishing Anniversary

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:16:50 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2009) -- Westways magazine celebrates its 100th birthday in February as Southern California's longest continuously published magazines. Today, it has the 10th largest circulation of all magazines in the nation. Published...

Laguna Hills Auto Club Office to Celebrate 35 Years In Community With Open House

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:31:21 GMT

(LAGUNA HILLS, Jan. 23, 2009) - Travel consumers can learn about upcoming cruises, tours and travel packages at a free open house at the Automobile Club of Southern California's Laguna Hills district office next month. The open house, marking...

San Diego Travel Show

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:05:24 GMT

(SAN DIEGO, Jan. 16, 2009) – The Automobile Club of Southern California is sponsoring a travel expo featuring exclusive deals on U.S. and international trips on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mission Bay Hilton, 1775 E. Mission Bay Drive....

New Year Brings First Monthly Gas Price Increase Since July

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:52:57 GMT

(Los Angeles, Jan. 13, 2009) - Gas prices posted an increase from December to January after plummeting for five straight months, but more than half of the local major metropolitan areas still have price averages under $2 a gallon, according to the Automobile...

Watch Out, It's Pothole Season

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:40:53 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5, 2009) - The combination of cold temperatures and the recent winter rains, which in some areas of Southern California produced ice, sleet and snowfall, is causing the emergence of new potholes. Potholes, caused by water working its...

Gas Prices Rise With New Year

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:54:41 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2, 2009) – Gas prices continued inching upward over the past week, but Southern California drivers are still paying less at the pump than at any time in the last five years, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s...

How To Create A Winter Roadside Emergency Kit For Your Car

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:07:41 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26, 2008) – With scores of auto travelers hitting the roads this winter during rainstorms and expected snow, the Automobile Club of Southern California reminds motorists that it’s important to be prepared for a possible break down...

Auto Club Offers Tipsy Tow For New Year's Eve

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:02:17 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30, 2008) — California drinking and driving crashes among younger drivers has increased in recent years, according to data analyzed by the Automobile Club of Southern California. To help reduce those statistics by keeping drinking...

Year's End Brings Gas Price Increases

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:12:06 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec.26, 2008) – The end of the trend is official – Southern California gas prices posted their first net weekly Friday-to-Friday increase in six months, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. The...

Auto Club Predicts Small Downturn In Holiday Travel

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:40:53 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2008) - The Automobile Club of Southern California is forecasting a decline in travel among Southern Californians during the Christmas/New Year holiday period, continuing a trend seen throughout 2008. Nearly 5.3 million...

Double-Digit Decreases End As Holiday Travel Begins; Southland Gas Prices Begin Ticking Upward

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:26:39 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2008) - Although Southern California gas prices posted a net decrease over the past week, they have inched upward over the past few days, ending a three-month streak of daily declines just as the holiday travel season kicks into...

'Tis The Season To Lock Keys In Cars

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:37:22 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17, 2008) --Southern Californian Auto Club members lock themselves out of their vehicles more often during the holiday-filled month of December than any other time of the year, according to statistics compiled by the Automobile Club...

Heavy Rain Expected Next Week; Motorists Urged To Check Tires, Replace Dragging Windshield Wipers, Turn On Headlights And Slow Down

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:11:24 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12, 2008) - Prior to heavy rain expected next week, the Automobile Club of Southern California is urging Southland motorists to check their tires and replace dried out rubber windshield wipers with fresh ones. During rainy weather,...

Southern California Gas Prices Lower Than New York, Washington, D.C. And Seattle

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:58:00 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12, 2008) - Gas stations in Southern California and around the country continued heading down toward the $1.50 a gallon mark and even below during the past week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas...

DUI Crashes For Young California Women Jump Dramatically

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:13:53 GMT

(COSTA MESA, Dec. 10, 2008) – An analysis of California drinking and driving data from 1998 to 2007 shows that alcohol-related crashes involving young adult women drivers soared, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The Auto Club...

Gas Prices Plunge To Five-Year Low

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:56:09 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9, 2008) - Another month of plunges has brought most Southern California gas prices well below $2 a gallon, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly Fuel Gauge Report. The Southern California December...

Tailspin For Gas Prices Continues Into December

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:07:01 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5, 2008) – Gas price averages throughout Southern California dropped below $2 and kept on heading downward this past week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve...

Study: Many Drivers Wrongly Believe Hands-Free Cell Phones Are Safer

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:10:36 GMT

(WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2008) -- Two-thirds of Americans who use cell phones while driving believe it is safer to talk on a hands-free cell phone than on a hand-held device, according to a new study released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety....

Motorists Give Thanks For Cheaper Gas Prices

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:23:57 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26, 2008) – Thanksgiving travelers will be able to hold on to more of their money this weekend as they head out on the road after yet another week of incredible gas price drops, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s...

Gas Prices Cut In Half From June

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:17:16 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008) - The precipitous plunge in gas prices during recent weeks has slashed gas prices in half compared to their all-time records in June, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The...

Slight Downturn Expected For Thanksgiving Travel

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:51:51 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21, 2008) – More than 3.2 million Southern Californians are expected to travel over this holiday weekend – a decrease of more than 2 percent from last Thanksgiving, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. About 82...

Auto Club Hosts Two Of LA Auto Show's Fastest Cars

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:44:12 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2008) – Visitors to the Auto Club exhibit at the Los Angeles Auto Show will be treated to both automotive speed and safety with DUI demonstrations by the California Highway Patrol, NASCAR racing simulators and a display of the...

Fire Alert For Auto Club Insured Members

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:36:07 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, November 17, 2008) – Those who have homes and vehicles threatened by the wildfires across Southern California and who are insured through the Automobile Club of Southern California’s affiliated Interinsurance Exchange can call 1-800-67-CLAIM...

AAA Five Diamond Winners Announced

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:04:14 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2008) – Sixteen Southern California hotels and two restaurants have received the AAA Five Diamond Award for 2009, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. Hotels receiving the AAA Five Diamond Award rating for the...

Downward Spiral Continues For Gas Prices

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:55:34 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2008) – Gas prices are still plummeting throughout Southern California and are now at their lowest level in nearly two years, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve...

2009 Auto Club Calendar Celebrates WESTWAYS Magazine's 100th Anniversary

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:02:47 GMT

Calendar Features Vintage Paintings of Classic California Scenes (LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2008) -- The Automobile Club of Southern California has released a calendar for 2009 that commemorates and showcases the 100th publishing anniversary of...

Gas Prices Post Record One-Month Drop

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:27:14 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2008) — Gas prices took their biggest nosedive ever over the past month, plunging by about 25 percent or an average of three cents a day in most of Southern California, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California monthly...

Penske Racing Announces Agreement With Auto Club

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:14:28 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2008) – Penske Racing today announced the establishment of a multi-year agreement for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series program with the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) and its affiliated clubs. Starting in 2009, the...

Auto Club Offers CarFit Program For Older Drivers In Whittier

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:34:14 GMT

(WHITTIER, Nov. 10, 2008) - Older drivers in Whittier will be getting "fit" to drive safely this Friday as part of CarFit, a program to help seniors learn how the effects of aging change the way they fit in their vehicle and how their driving can be...

Local Gas Prices Post Record One-Week Drop

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:24:12 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2008) - Local gas prices took an unprecedented plunge over the past week, falling by nearly 30 cents in most areas - a drop of almost 10 percent - to their lowest levels of the year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern...

Auto Club, SEMA Team Up On Fuel Economy Challenge

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:02:28 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6, 2008) – The Specialty Equipment Market Association and the Automobile Club of Southern California have collaborated on a fuel economy challenge for automotive companies. Devices by these companies were tested by the Auto Club’s...

Four Ventura County Auto Club Offices To Host 2nd Annual AAA Travel Expo

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:35:45 GMT

(CAMARILLO, Nov. 4, 2008) - Travel consumers can learn more about upcoming cruises, tours and travel packages, information about medical precautions for safe traveling, passport applications and the latest in travel security at a free travel expo by...

Extra Driving Caution Advised During End Of Daylight Saving Time

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:11:00 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2008) - Daylight-saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, when clocks will be set back one hour. The Automobile Club of Southern California recommends that motorists use additional caution, adjust their driving habits and watch...

Halloween Treat - Gas Prices Continue Free-Fall

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:08:03 GMT

(LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31, 2008) - For the first time in nearly a year, many Southern California regions are now reporting an average price for regular gasoline at under $3 per gallon with others teetering on the edge as prices continue to plummet, according...

Plan To Keep Friday Night Halloween Bashes From Turning Into Vehicle Crashes

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:08:56 GMT

Sharp Rise in Traffic Fatalities Seen When Holiday Observance Falls on Weekend (LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29, 2008) -- Halloween is landing on a Friday-this Friday--causing an expected rise in the number of partygoers and trick-or-treaters taking to...