– Base prices on the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix are $21,760 for the GT model and $25,860 for the GTP, not including the $635 destination charge. Sales begin in March for the 2004 Grand Prix, which comes only as a sedan. The previous version also came as a coupe.
– Lincoln begins production of an armored Town Car this summer called the BPS, for Ballistic Protection System. Features include bullet-resistant steel, transparent ballistic materials instead of glass windows, ceramic composite body materials, aramid fiber “blankets” underneath and run-flat tires. Lincoln says the BPS will look like regular Town Cars but provide protection from “powerful handgun and high-power rifle rounds” and “limited blast protection.”
– Citing a shaky economy, Jaguar plans to halt production of its X-Type model the last two weeks in February, trimming output by about 2,500. Spokesman Colin Cook denies that the move is a result of weak sales of the “Baby Jag,” saying that car drove Jaguar’s record vehicle sales in 2002.
