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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 3:05pm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 under
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Women consumers influence 80% of all vehicles purchased in the United States, and buy approximately 50% of all new and used cars and 40% of all trucks sold in the US. And yet, according to Marketing2Women, http://m2w.biz/fast_facts.php 74% feel misunderstood by automotive marketers.

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 10:14am Fri, 15 Aug 2008 under
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I was stuck in traffic recently, cruising along slowly amid a sea of bumper-to-bumper cars when a shiny flash of pink caught my eye. A few cars ahead of me was a gorgeous black impala that looked brand new. Clearly its owner loved her car, because not only did it shine as if it was just driven off the lot, but all its chrome and badging, even its wheels, had been trimmed in amazing hot pink!

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 3:35pm Thu, 7 Aug 2008 under
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Keep your eyes peeled for new Chevrolet advertising that will debut during Friday's Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games. The ads will highlight Malibu and the rest of Chevy's fuel-efficient lineup, Silverado as America's Best Truck, and the all-new Traverse crossover.

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 10:22pm Tue, 8 Jul 2008 under
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who is to blame for high gas prices,
auto pulse survey,
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jeff bartlett
A recent survey conducted by Consumer Reports says that motorists are feeling the pain at the pump, and it is impacting their lifestyles and shaping future car buying habits. The "Auto Pulse" survey revealed some very interesting answers.

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 4:39pm Thu, 3 Jul 2008 under
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A creepy duo of faceless people have been appearing all over London lately, raising the interest of bloggers and news crews alike, though apparently not worrying those around them much.

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 5:44pm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 under
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AskPatty was present this morning at the grand opening of the Shell Hydrogen station in Santa Monica. This marks the first public hydrogen fueling station at a conventional gas station in California, and is the third hydrogen station Shell has open to American consumers. (Shell also operates stations in New York, and Washington, D.C.)

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 5:46pm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 under
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driving instructors go ballistic on teen driver
On July 1, 2008, California and Washington will be the fourth and fifth states to enact a law that bans the use of any hand-held mobile device while driving your car. Other states prohibiting handheld mobile phone use are Connecticut, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York.

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 6:51pm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 under
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AskPatty.com joined General Motors and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. at a luncheon yesterday to discuss the first steps in creating a Hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the Los Angeles area.

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 4:30pm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 under
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car seat inspections,
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heat stroke,
inspect child safety seats
Did you know that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 14 and under? Did you also know that from 1998 to 2007, approximately 365 children--most of them aged three and younger--died from heat stroke after being trapped in a car?

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 5:39pm Thu, 15 May 2008 under
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million trees,
milliontreesnyc,
planyc
MillionTreesNYC -- a public-private partnership between the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and New York Restoration Project (NYRP) to plant and care for one million new trees in New York City by 2017 -- recently announced that Toyota has become a supporter in its mission to improve New York City's environment.

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Jody DeVere -- Ask Patty at 5:13pm Thu, 1 May 2008 under
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win free prizes
So Kim and Seana, those two music-loving Ford-focus-travelling- Sync-using singer songwriters have assembled all their travel adventure videos at a giant Kim and Seana YouTube video page (http://youtube.com/user/kimandseana), and have offered our readers another chance to win some more cool prizes.