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Mercedes-Benz Debuts High-Tech Diesel Car for U.S. Market  

SAN ANTONIO, March 18 / -- Mercedes-Benz is debuting a new diesel-powered car for the U.S. market.  The company will market the E320 CDI, as a highly fuel-efficient diesel version of its successful E-Class sedan.  The E320 CDI is scheduled to make its market introduction in the U.S. this spring as a model year 2005. 

The new high-torque diesel engine is quiet and gets impressive fuel mileage, also achieving lower exhaust emissions than previous diesels.  The turbocharged six-cylinder powerplant will feature full electronic fuel injection, considered technically impossible on a diesel until only a few years ago.

TrimTrac Locator Awarded 2004 Frost & Sullivan's Best in Vehicle Tracking 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 19/ -- Trimble announced today that its new TrimTrac(TM) locator has been selected as the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Best Bang for the Buck Award in vehicle tracking.  

The award is presented to the company that provides customers with a solution and/or service that provides the highest ratio of value to cost.  The TrimTrac locator is a self-contained unit that delivers personal vehicle monitoring capabilities at a price that is 50 to 80 percent less than other products in the market.  

AAA and Evenflo Urge Parents to Learn the '3 Bs' 

VANDALIA, Ohio, March 19 / -- “Ride Buckled-up in the Back seat in a Booster seat.”  That’s the “3 –B’s” and AAA and Evenflo want parents to learn it.  Evenflo(R) and AAA have teamed up to promote booster seat use for child passengers ages four and up.  

The "Put Big Kids in Booster Seats" effort urges parents to keep their child passengers safe by learning the "3 Bs". Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death and injury among children.  Proper booster seat use reduces a child's injury risk by 59 percent.

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