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U.S.Crude Oil Exports - Increasing To More Destinations

U.S.Crude Oil Exports - Increasing To More Destinations

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly The number of countries receiving exported U.S. crude oil has risen since the removal of restrictions on exporting U.S. crude oil in December 2015. U.S. crude oil exports have occurred despite relatively small price spreads between international c ... Continue reading

Debut of New 2017 Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona +VIDEO

Debut of New 2017 Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona +VIDEO

Dodge Kicks Off Annual Woodward Dream Cruise With Debut of New 2017 Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona – Two Performance-upgraded Models Infused With Heritage Style ... Continue reading

2016 Volkswagen Golf R Review By Larry Nutson

2016 Volkswagen Golf R Review By Larry Nutson

2016 Volkswagen Golf R Review By Larry Nutson ... Continue reading

Delta Introduces All-suite Business Class - Delta One suite

Delta Introduces All-suite Business Class - Delta One suite

ATLANTA, Aug. 16, 2016 -- Lay back, relax and enjoy the flight in the comfort, privacy and exclusivity of your own suite. Delta Air Lines is redefining international business class travel with the introduction of the Delta One suite, the first business class cabin to feature a sliding door at each suite. Designed with ... Continue reading

Acclaimed Photographer Clyde Butcher Publishes New Book "Celebrating America's National Parks"

Acclaimed Photographer Clyde Butcher Publishes New Book "Celebrating America's National Parks"

VENICE, Fla., Aug. 16, 2016 -- Throughout his award-winning career, photographer Clyde Butcher has cherished America's national parks.  "I am filled with gratitude that I live in a country that had the foresight to save so many wild places for future generations," said Butcher. "They have given us the ability to step ... Continue reading

MAHLE plans expansion of North American powertrain operations

MAHLE plans expansion of North American powertrain operations

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016 -- MAHLE Powertrain is opening a new North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan later this year as part of a $16 million North American expansion that will create new jobs and accelerate a variety of advanced engine-development programs. MAHLE Powertrain will move from MAHL ... Continue reading

NASA Television Airs Journey to Mars Showcase, Rocket Engine Test

NASA Television Airs Journey to Mars Showcase, Rocket Engine Test

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA is offering a behind-the-scenes look Thursday, Aug. 18, at its Journey to Mars, including the test of a rocket engine that will launch the agency to the Red Planet, with live coverage on social media, NASA Television and the agency's website. The day's events be ... Continue reading

Aceable Drivers Ed Sponsors Texas High School Dance Team Competition

Aceable Drivers Ed Sponsors Texas High School Dance Team Competition

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2016 -- Aceable, the education software company that created the first-ever state-approved mobile app for drivers ed, announced today that it would sponsor a vote-based tournament among 64 high school dance teams in Texas. Starting today, anyone can cast their vote for who should advance in the ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Results

Advance Auto Parts Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2016 Results

ROANOKE, Va.—Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended July 16, 2016. Second quarter GAAP earnings per diluted share (Diluted EPS) wer ... Continue reading

Automotive IoT Market Worth 82.79 Billion USD by 2022

Automotive IoT Market Worth 82.79 Billion USD by 2022

PUNE, India, August 16, 2016 -- According to the new market research report "Automotive IoT Market by Offering (Hardware, Software, Service), Connectivity Form Factor (Embedded, Tethered, Integrated), Communication Type (In-Vehicle, Vehicle-to-Vehicle, Vehicle-to- Infrastructure) Application, & Geography - Global Forec ... Continue reading

ClipperCreek, Inc. Introduces "Ruggedized" 100% Stainless Steel Version of the PMD-10 Charging Station Pedestal

ClipperCreek, Inc. Introduces "Ruggedized" 100% Stainless Steel Version of the PMD-10 Charging Station Pedestal

AUBURN, Calif., Aug. 16, 2016 -- The PMD-10 Universal Pedestal, ClipperCreek's newest mounting solution for their line of popular electric vehicle charging stations, is now available with a "Ruggedized" option. The PMD-10R features fully powder coated stainless steel construction, stainless steel machine hardware, plas ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Chooses OpenText to Manage Information within a Single Platform

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Chooses OpenText to Manage Information within a Single Platform

OpenText Enables a Consistent Methodology of Record Retention across Company's Information Landscape WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 16, 2016 -- OpenText™ , a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced that Cooper Tire & Rubber Company , the parent of a global family of companies that specializ ... Continue reading

Greater Connectivity Creates Growth Opportunities for Advanced Calibration and Repair Services

Greater Connectivity Creates Growth Opportunities for Advanced Calibration and Repair Services

LONDON, Aug. 16, 2016 -- As quality and safety standards continue to evolve, manufacturers across industries will be compelled to calibrate items they had not previously considered. The greater connectivity in end-user industries, such as Automotive & Transportation and rising penetration of complex products in industr ... Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Selects Cambridge Pixel's Radar Display and Target Tracking Modules for £44m Royal Navy Upgrade Programme

Lockheed Martin Selects Cambridge Pixel's Radar Display and Target Tracking Modules for £44m Royal Navy Upgrade Programme

CAMBRIDGE, England, August 16, 2016 -- Cambridge Pixel to supply software modules for radar scan conversion, target tracking and radar fusion for integration into Lockheed Martin's new navigation radar system Naval Vigilance Radar system to be fitted on more than 60 Royal Navy Platforms over next five years Cambridge P ... Continue reading

McMurdo Awarded US$3 Million Contract to Provide the U.S. Coast Guard up to 16,000 Emergency Distress Beacons

McMurdo Awarded US$3 Million Contract to Provide the U.S. Coast Guard up to 16,000 Emergency Distress Beacons

LANHAM, Md., Aug. 16, 2016 -- McMurdo, Inc., the most trusted name in emergency readiness and response and part of Orolia Group, announced today that it has been awarded a US$3 million contract with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). McMurdo will supply up to 16,000 FastFind® 220 personal locator beacons (PLBs) ov ... Continue reading

New Managers at Borgward: Team of Experts Grows in Germany

New Managers at Borgward: Team of Experts Grows in Germany

STUTTGART, Germany, Aug. 16, 2016 /CNW/ - Dr. Tilo Schweers, Chief Developer for Alternative Drive Systems  Florian Herbold, Chief Engineer for Transmission Development and Integration  Borgward Group AG is continuing to strengthen its team of experts at its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Borgward has appointed ... Continue reading

News Release: Museum Announces Load of 11938 Floyd Dreyer Sprint Car

News Release: Museum Announces Load of 11938 Floyd Dreyer Sprint Car

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 08/16/2016 For Immediate Release CONTACT: Kendra Klink, Chief Operating Officer August 2016 260-925-1444 / kendrak@automobilemuseum.org Museum announces loan of the 1938 Floyd Dreyer Sprint Car The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum is pleased to announce th ... Continue reading

Target Cruise Line Decision Makers, Tourism Stakeholders and Travel Agents at the 2016 FCCA Trade Show

Target Cruise Line Decision Makers, Tourism Stakeholders and Travel Agents at the 2016 FCCA Trade Show

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Aug. 16, 2016 -- The 2016 FCCA Trade Show, the largest cruise tourism trade show in the Caribbean, will offer exhibitors a prime opportunity to target an influential audience of tourism stakeholders, travel agents and cruise line presidents, CEOs and executives who decide where cruise ships call, ... Continue reading

The 8x8 Armored Vehicle Market 2016 - Key Drivers, Trends and New Developments - Research and Markets

The 8x8 Armored Vehicle Market 2016 - Key Drivers, Trends and New Developments - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The 8x8 Armored Vehicle Market - Key Drivers, Trends and New Developments" report to their offering. The 8x8 Armored Vehicle Market - Key Drivers, Trends and New Developments report offers insights into the industry with an analysis based on key trends, d ... Continue reading

The City of Battle Creek Selects New Emergency Response Vehicles, Built on Spartan Custom Chassis

The City of Battle Creek Selects New Emergency Response Vehicles, Built on Spartan Custom Chassis

CHARLOTTE, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016 -- Spartan Emergency Response ("Spartan"), a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. , announced today that the City of Battle Creek, Mich., has purchased two Spencer Manufacturing pumper/rescue vehicles built on Spartan cab and chassis. The decision by Battle Creek ends a lengthy evaluati ... Continue reading

Unique Fabricating, Inc. Reports 17.9% Revenue Increase for Second Quarter of 2016

Unique Fabricating, Inc. Reports 17.9% Revenue Increase for Second Quarter of 2016

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016 -- Unique Fabricating, Inc. ("Unique" or the "Company")(NYSE MKT: UFAB), which engineers and manufactures multi-material foam, rubber, and plastic components utilized in noise, vibration and harshness management and air/water sealing applications for the automotive and industrial app ... Continue reading

Velodyne LiDAR Gears Up for the Autonomous Revolution with Investments from Ford and Baidu

Velodyne LiDAR Gears Up for the Autonomous Revolution with Investments from Ford and Baidu

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Visteon Appoints Christian A. Garcia as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Visteon Appoints Christian A. Garcia as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Aug. 16, 2016 -- Visteon Corporation , a global leader in vehicle cockpit electronics, today announced that Christian A. Garcia has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1. Reporting to President and CEO Sachin Lawande, he will lead all financial ... Continue reading

Global Auto Manufacturers To Gather at Web Summit

Global Auto Manufacturers To Gather at Web Summit

Tech driving trillion dollar auto industry growth Leading auto industry leaders gather to discuss disruption impact Topics: Shared Mobility, Self Driving Vehicles, Connected Cars, Regulation Projected increase in industry revenues of $1.5tn LISBON, PORTUGAL - The US and Europe’s leading auto industry leaders and expe ... Continue reading

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