Article: Ford Adds Trunk Release as Standard Equipment.

Article: Trunk release added to Fords.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  March 30, 1999 ;     577 words ...An emergency trunk release will be standard equipment on the 2000 Taurus _ and on every other 2000 ... so far the only domestic automaker featuring a trunk release as standard equipment. Ford's system is a cable that, when pulled ...

Article: DaimlerChrysler Develops Trunk Release Mechanism.
PR Newswire;  June 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... recommendations calling for automakers to: * Offer trunk release devices that can be installed on existing vehicles ... summer of 2000. * Include trunk safety features as standard equipment on all new vehicles by Jan. 1, 2001. DaimlerChrysler ...

Article: COUNT 11 MORE REASONS FOR TRUNK RELEASE ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  August 13, 1998 ;     521 words ... ... them died, according to the Trunk Release Urgently Needed Coalition ... t automakers provide - as standard equipment - the means to escape trunks ... prefer to have an interior trunk release available - especially since ...

Article: Nissan Making Interior Trunk Release Mechanisms ...
PR Newswire;  June 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... announced today the development of interior trunk release mechanisms to be available to a targeted ... expects to begin to make available trunk release retrofit kits for these vehicles ... priced , dealer-installed interior trunk release kit. In addition to retrofitting vehicles ...

Article: Donnelly Applauds NHTSA Trunk Release Proposal.
PR Newswire;  December 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... passenger vehicles to be equipped with trunk release devices located inside the trunk ... industry leader in the development of trunk release systems. The company's patent-pending SmartRelease(TM) trunk release system uses advanced electronic ...

Article: Panel Urges Trunk Release Handles
AP Online;  June 4, 1999 ;     688 words ... ... AP Online 06-04-1999 Panel Urges Trunk Release Handles WASHINGTON (AP) -- New cars ... automakers to voluntarily develop kits for trunk release handles for cars already on the road ... available. General Motors Corp. has a trunk-release kit at dealerships that can be installed ...

Article: Ford to Include Standard Trunk Release Feature On ...
PR Newswire;  March 30, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... automaker to install a standard emergency trunk release system on a range of passenger cars ... Ford's innovative new emergency trunk release system uses a special cable-operated ... directions. "We wanted to make this trunk release system easy to use and as intuitive ...