Remembering Alex Brown Foundation

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition helps
the Brown Family to remind America not to text and drive!

Actress Emma Roberts and teen sensation Justin Bieber appeared on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition last night in honor of the Remember Alex Brown Foundation, an organization created to educate teens about the dangers of texting while driving.  The Extreme Makeover crew rebuilt the Brown home in Lubbock, TX, now occupied by the remaining three family members, Jeanne, Johnny Mac, and Alex’s 12-year-old sister Katrina.  Jeanne and Johnny Brown decided to create the Remember Alex Brown foundation the day their daughter, 17-year-old Alex, was killed while texting and driving last year.

“I chose to do it that day at the hospital,” her dad Johnny said.  After losing his eldest daughter, he thought to himself, “We have to put the [wrecked] truck on a trailer, and we have to go to schools and tell people about the dangers of texting and driving.”

A September 2010 survey released by State Farm insurance showed that “fewer teens view texting while driving as leading to fatal consequences as compared to drinking while driving.”  Only 36% of teens ages 14-17 “strongly agree that if they regularly text and drive they could be killed one day.”  55% strongly agree that drinking while driving could be fatal.

It turns out, teens who admit to texting while driving believe they are less likely to get in an accident than teens who never text while they drive.  That makes sense, but it’s totally scary nonetheless.  Research has shown that “the impairments associated with talking on a cell phone can be as profound as those associated with driving while intoxicated during those times when drivers are directly engaged in cell phone use.”  Additionally, “The National Safety Council estimates that 200,000 crashes each year are caused by drivers who are texting."

To learn more about the Remember Alex Brown Foundation, visit their website.  For more information on the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition honoring Alex Brown and to sign the no texting while driving pledge, click here, and even a number of the employees at Fort Wayne Nissan and Infiniti of Fort Wayne have take the pledge...so should you!

Source: Blogs on Babble

Fort Wayne Nissan To Give Away An iPAD!!!!

Yes, you read the title correctly!

To give back to their devoted Facebook fans, Fort Wayne Nissan will be randomly drawing a fan to win the Apple iPad!

Ready! Set! Go! Head over to Fort Wayne Nissan's Facebook Page and click "Suggest To Friends" and invite your friends!

When will the winner be selected?

Once Fort Wayne Nissan's Facebook Page hits 2,000 or more fans, a winner will be randomly drawn from the fans of Fort Wayne Nissan.

How can I qualify to win Fort Wayne Nissan's first iPad giveaway :

1) You must be a resident of the United States of America.

2) You must be willing to appear in person at Fort Wayne Nissan to collect your prize! (We are located in Fort Wayne, IN)

3) You must have a valid driver’s license indicating that you are over the age of 18.

4) You must be willing to appear in promotional marketing media for Fort Wayne Nissan. (That means we take your picture!)

5) You must be a fan of Fort Wayne Nissan (obviously!)

Even if you are not the winner, do not be disappointed because the more fans Fort Wayne Nissan gets, the more prizes we will give away!

As always, visit Fort Wayne Nissan's website to get the latest and greatest New Nissan and Used Cars in Fort Wayne!

Nissan steps UP it's game!

2010 has been a successful year for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., earning a significant number of accolades from various third-parties, opinion leaders and consumer groups.

Awards and accolades for Nissan in the Americas include:

• Nissan cube: IQS Award - Compact MPV, J.D. Power and Associates
• Nissan Frontier: IQS Award - Midsize Pickup, J.D. Power and Associates 
• Nissan Maxima: IQS Award – Large Car, J.D. Power and Associates 
• Nissan cube: Highest rank - Compact MPV, APEAL Study, J.D. Power and Associates 
• Nissan Maxima: #2 - Large Car, APEAL Study, J.D. Power and Associates 
• Nissan Frontier: #3 - Midsize Pickup, APEAL Study, J.D. Power and Associates 
• Nissan Armada: #2 - Large Crossover/SUV segment, APEAL Study, J.D. Power and Associates 
• Nissan 370Z: 2010 Best of What’s New, Popular Science
• Nissan cube: Design of the Year, Automobile Magazine 
• Nissan Xterra: SUV of the Year, Four Wheeler Magazine
• Infiniti QX56: Best Buy – Full-size/Luxury SUV, Consumers Digest
• Infiniti M: Motorist Choice Award - Performance category for Premium Brands, IntelliChoice and AutoPacific

"The recognition that Nissan products have received underlines the strong commitment the company has in bringing exciting, innovative products to all our customers around the world. These honors are a tribute to the passion and dedication of the women and men of Nissan," said Simon Sproule, Corporate Vice President of Global Marketing Communications. "As Nissan welcomes the New Year, the company will continue to challenge itself to provide customers with new and exciting vehicles at the highest quality standards."

Leading the multiple award recipients was the groundbreaking 100% electric, zero-emission Nissan LEAF, which edged out seven finalists, including the Alfa Romeo Giulietta and the Opel/Vauxhall Meriva, to win the prestigious European Car of the Year award for 2011.