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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Rocky Mountian Raceways, West Valley City, Utah

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Rocky Mountian Raceways, West Valley City, Utah

Attention Media: Below is a press release and event fact sheet for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Rocky Mountain Raceways this weekend, Sept. 22-25. The release and fact sheet are also attached along with additional information on the event and the series. Please contact Eric Lotz, NHRA, (626) 250-2287, elotz ... Continue reading

Acorn Stairlifts Releases New Fleet of Eco-Friendly Vehicles

Acorn Stairlifts Releases New Fleet of Eco-Friendly Vehicles

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Acorn Stairlifts, the world leader in stairlifts, announces the release of its new fleet of over 120 eco-friendly vehicles. Acorn Stairlifts has teamed with Toyota Motor Company to have a positive impact on the environment and their employees with the rollout of its Acorn Stairlifts Pri ... Continue reading

Bosch Virtual Garage

Bosch Virtual Garage

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Global Superstar Lionel Richie Announced as Saturday After-Race Artist at the 2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi

Global Superstar Lionel Richie Announced as Saturday After-Race Artist at the 2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, UAE, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Following months of speculation, Yas Marina Circuit and FLASH Entertainment today jointly revealed that global music icon Lionel Richie will get the crowds singing as part of his ALL THE HITS WORLD TOUR at the Saturday night After-Race Concert during the 2016 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS A ... Continue reading

Hyundai Elantra Named To Wards 10 Best User Experiences List

Hyundai Elantra Named To Wards 10 Best User Experiences List

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 -- The 2017 Hyundai Elantra was named to the inaugural Wards 10 Best User Experiences (UX) list. The Elantra is recognized as a value leader in this year's competition for its user-friendliness and sophistication. "We are honored the Elantra is included in the Wards 10 Best User ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $250,000 Research Grant To Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $250,000 Research Grant To Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) and Washington, DC-area Hyundai dealers will present Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center with a $250,000 Scholar Grant to be used to improve care and increase treatment options for kids with cancer. Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center was o ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $50,000 Research Grant To Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's Division Of Pediatric Oncology In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $50,000 Research Grant To Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's Division Of Pediatric Oncology In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

BALTIMORE, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) and Baltimore-area Hyundai dealers will present the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center's Division of Pediatric Oncology with a $50,000 Impact Grant to be used to improve care and increase treatment options for kids with cancer. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Cen ... Continue reading

Microsemi Space Solutions On Board Juno Spacecraft

Microsemi Space Solutions On Board Juno Spacecraft

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Microsemi Corporation , a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today extended its congratulations to NASA for the Juno spacecraft's successful mission to date, including its orbit insertion at Jupiter, as its m ... Continue reading

Renault-Nissan Acquires French Software-development Company

Renault-Nissan Acquires French Software-development Company

Sylpheo acquisition enables Renault-Nissan to accelerate its connectivity and mobility technology capabilities 40 engineers and consultants will bring their development expertise to the Alliance PARIS, Sept. 20, 2016 /CNW/ - The Renault-Nissan Alliance is acquiring the French software-development company Sylpheo to acc ... Continue reading

Size Matters as Cars Become the New Family Room

Size Matters as Cars Become the New Family Room

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Findings from a parent survey conducted by CarGurus, a leading car research and shopping site, suggest a bigger car could be the key to happier family driving experiences. The survey found that moms and dads shuttling multiple children around in sedans are less satisfied with their c ... Continue reading

'Ten Cars that Changed the World' - New exclusive feature

'Ten Cars that Changed the World' - New exclusive feature

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TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES LAND SPEED RECORD - UPDATE

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES LAND SPEED RECORD - UPDATE

Good morning submit@theautochannel.com, I hope this email finds you well. As I'm sure you are aware Triumph Motorcycles and British racer Guy Martin have recently been preparing to break the Land Speed Record on the Salt Flats in Utah. Please see an update on the recent attempt below and do not hesitate to get in touch ... Continue reading

ABI Research Forecasts Precision GNSS in Automotive Will be a Reality by 2021

ABI Research Forecasts Precision GNSS in Automotive Will be a Reality by 2021

LONDON, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Low-cost, precision, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) receivers will become a reality in the driverless cars, drones, and even smartphone markets by 2021, finds ABI Research. The automotive industry will be the main driver behind precision GNSS receiver adoption, in which centimeter- ... Continue reading

Additive Manufacturing in Automotive Industry Worth $1.1B by 2019

Additive Manufacturing in Automotive Industry Worth $1.1B by 2019

PUNE, India, September 20, 2016 -- A new research "Additive Manufacturing Market Opportunities in Automotive Industry - 2016" says as 3D printing industry at large continues to transition towards a manufacturing technology, one of the top targets for vertically-integrating print solutions developers is the automotive i ... Continue reading

Administration Heeded Safety Concerns In Self-Driving Car Policy, Consumer Watchdog Says; Questions Still Linger About Pre-emption Of Strong State Laws Like Those In California

Administration Heeded Safety Concerns In Self-Driving Car Policy, Consumer Watchdog Says; Questions Still Linger About Pre-emption Of Strong State Laws Like Those In California

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obama Administration appears to have heeded many concerns raised by safety advocates in its new self-driving automated vehicle policy released today, Consumer Watchdog said. Consumer Watchdog added that it is studying the model state policy and that th ... Continue reading

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces Renewal of its $1 Billion Secured Global Borrowing Base Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility and $250 Million Secured U.S. Borrowing Base Revolving Credit Facility

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces Renewal of its $1 Billion Secured Global Borrowing Base Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility and $250 Million Secured U.S. Borrowing Base Revolving Credit Facility

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. ("Aegean" or the "Company") today announced that it has successfully renewed its $1 Billion Secured Global Borrowing Base Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility (the "Global Borrowing Base").  The vast majority of the existing participating lenders upd ... Continue reading

Angie Smith's goals are simple: Help her husband win a third NHRA title

Angie Smith's goals are simple: Help her husband win a third NHRA title

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Angie ... Continue reading

App Strategies for the Connected Car Industry with Review of Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, MirrorLink & Bosch mySPIN - Research and Markets

App Strategies for the Connected Car Industry with Review of Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, MirrorLink & Bosch mySPIN - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "App Strategies for the Connected Car Industry" report to their offering. In-vehicle connectivity has morphed cars into the next great apps platform. Yet vehicles are distinct from other app-serving consumer devices due to safety concerns, product developm ... Continue reading

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 5.7% in August

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 5.7% in August

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 5.7% in August, following a 2.1% decline during July. In August, the index equaled 141.8 (2000=100), up from 134.2 in July. The all-time high was 144 in Febr ... Continue reading

Cadence Delivers IP for Automotive Applications with TSMC's Advanced 16nm FinFET C Process

Cadence Delivers IP for Automotive Applications with TSMC's Advanced 16nm FinFET C Process

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced a broad portfolio of Cadence® interface and Denali® memory IP solutions for automotive applications supporting TSMC's 16nm FinFET Compact (16FFC) process. By offering a wide array of IP using TSMC's 16FFC process, Cadence is enabling au ... Continue reading

Car Collectors Turn Attention to Las Vegas, Online with Proxibid, for Barrett-Jackson's Ninth Annual Auction at Mandalay Bay

Car Collectors Turn Attention to Las Vegas, Online with Proxibid, for Barrett-Jackson's Ninth Annual Auction at Mandalay Bay

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Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) Participates in the 65th Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover, Germany from September 22-29

Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) Participates in the 65th Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) Commercial Vehicle Show in Hannover, Germany from September 22-29

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. , a leading supplier of fully-integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, announced today that it will participate in the 65th Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) Commercial Vehicle Show to be held in Hannover, Germany ... Continue reading

DENSO Media Advisory - DENSO at 2016 AAPEX Show

DENSO Media Advisory - DENSO at 2016 AAPEX Show

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Despite Safety Concerns, Nearly Half of U.S. Consumers Look Forward to Driverless Cars

Despite Safety Concerns, Nearly Half of U.S. Consumers Look Forward to Driverless Cars

BOSTON—As the race for self-driving cars accelerates, new data shows that 43% of U.S. consumers would buy or ride in autonomous vehicles (AV) if they were broadly available today, according to the survey released today by Altman Vilandrie & Company. However, the survey reveals widespread concerns about the safety of ... Continue reading

Dodge Named Title Rights Sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Event at Maple Grove Raceway

Dodge Named Title Rights Sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Event at Maple Grove Raceway

This press release and images are available online at http://media.fcanorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=17850&mid=5 Dodge Named Title Rights Sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Event at Maple Grove Raceway September 20, 2016 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Dodge has signed an agreement to become the title rights sp ... Continue reading

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc (EDI) Announces Series C Financing to Fuel Global Expansion and Meet Growing Industry Demands

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc (EDI) Announces Series C Financing to Fuel Global Expansion and Meet Growing Industry Demands

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Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $50,000 Research Grant To Inova Children's Hospital In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $50,000 Research Grant To Inova Children's Hospital In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) and Falls Church-area Hyundai dealers will present Inova Children's Hospital with a $50,000 Impact Grant to be used to improve care and increase treatment options for kids with cancer. Inova Children's Hospital was chosen because of its proven track r ... Continue reading

Insurance Auto Auctions Announces Loss Advisor Tool For Advanced Total Loss Assessment

Insurance Auto Auctions Announces Loss Advisor Tool For Advanced Total Loss Assessment

WESTCHESTER, Ill., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services , and the leading live and live-online salvage auto auction company, today announced its newest development, IAA Loss Advisor™. The tool enables insurance claims staff to quickly generate an early total l ... Continue reading

LucasOilRacing.TV Upcoming Live

LucasOilRacing.TV Upcoming Live

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEDIA ALERT: Lucas Oil Racing TV - Next up - five new LIVE streaming events: 3 days of the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series in Wheatland, Missouri, and rounds 13 and 14 of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Lake Elsinore, Califor ... Continue reading

MyCarDoesWhat Applauds NHTSA's Automated Vehicle Guidelines

MyCarDoesWhat Applauds NHTSA's Automated Vehicle Guidelines

ITASCA, Ill. and IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council and University of Iowa, who partnered to create MyCarDoesWhat, applaud the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for providing guidance to state policy leaders, automotive manufacturers and technolog ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Northwest Division, Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn, Oregon

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Northwest Division, Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn, Oregon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 LUCAS OIL WINNERS CROWNED IN WOODBURN WOODBURN, Ore. - Champions were recognized yesterday for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northwest Division Drag Race at Woodburn Dragstrip. Fans in atte ... Continue reading

NHTSA Guidelines Create Momentum for Driverless Cars, Says CTA

NHTSA Guidelines Create Momentum for Driverless Cars, Says CTA

ARLINGTON, Va.—The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM regarding the release of guidance from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) on autonomous vehicles: "The guidelines released are a crucial next step in establis ... Continue reading

OmniVision Debuts Industry's First 1.7-Megapixel Automotive Image Sensors with 2:1 Aspect Ratio and 120 dB Dynamic Range

OmniVision Debuts Industry's First 1.7-Megapixel Automotive Image Sensors with 2:1 Aspect Ratio and 120 dB Dynamic Range

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OV10650, a new wide-format image sensor that captures high quality color images and video in a 2:1 aspect ratio. Built on OmniVision's 4.2-micron OmniBSI™ split pixel te ... Continue reading

Self-Driving Coalition to Host Conference Call on NHTSA Autonomous Vehicles Guidance

Self-Driving Coalition to Host Conference Call on NHTSA Autonomous Vehicles Guidance

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Strickland, General Counsel for the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets, will hold a press conference call on the recently released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) autonomous vehicle guidance. This call is scheduled to begin this af ... Continue reading

Self-Driving Coalition to Host Conference Call on NHTSA Autonomous Vehicles Guidance

Self-Driving Coalition to Host Conference Call on NHTSA Autonomous Vehicles Guidance

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Strickland, General Counsel for the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets, will hold a press conference call on the recently released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) autonomous vehicle guidance. This call is scheduled to begin this af ... Continue reading

Statement from Deborah Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council, on the Federal Automated Vehicle Policy

Statement from Deborah Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council, on the Federal Automated Vehicle Policy

ITASCA, Ill., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council applauds the release of the Federal Automated Vehicle Policy from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. With an estimated 19,000 fatalities in the first six months of this year, more must be done. Today, the driving publi ... Continue reading

The Best Automotive Blogs Monetize With Swoop

The Best Automotive Blogs Monetize With Swoop

What do Vertical Scope, Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine have in common? They all trust Swoop to serve the best-targeted, best-performing ads to their readers. For automotive content, Swoop is the premiere ad network, because of: - Advertisers like Toyota, Hyundai and GM - Ads that are non-invasive, yet effective - ... Continue reading

Time is of the essence for Victory Motorcycles championship contender Matt Smith

Time is of the essence for Victory Motorcycles championship contender Matt Smith

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Used Commercial Truck Market Sees Late Summer Slowdown

Used Commercial Truck Market Sees Late Summer Slowdown

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2016 -- In their latest Commercial Truck Guidelines report, used commercial truck analysts at NADA Used Car Guide note the late summer has brought with it a slowdown in sales and prices in the wholesale and retail markets. Analysts forecast about 3 percent depreciation per month until the end of ... Continue reading

All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Named Top Safety Pick+

All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Named Top Safety Pick+

Achieves Highest Possible Ratings for Automatic Emergency Braking and the Five Tests Used by IIHS to Evaluate Crashworthiness All-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan named Top Safety Pick+ for 2016 2017 Pacifica’s available Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system, Forward Collision Warning-Plus, earns “superior” ... Continue reading

New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Minivan Qualifies For Top Award From IIHS +VIDEO

New 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Minivan Qualifies For Top Award From IIHS +VIDEO

ARLINGTON, Va. September 20, 2016; — The newly introduced Chrysler Pacifica is the first minivan to earn a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.ARLINGTON, Va. — The newly introduced Chrysler Pacifica is the first minivan to earn a 2016 Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance ... Continue reading

2017 Toyota Mirai Pricing +VIDEO

2017 Toyota Mirai Pricing +VIDEO

Toyota Mirai 2017 model year offers competitive, flexible pricing options and the opportunity to be a part of automotive history. The Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle combines hydrogen and oxygen to make electricity onboard, while emitting nothing but water vapor. ... Continue reading

2016 Lucas Oil Off-Road Returns to Lake Elsinore Sept. 23-24

2016 Lucas Oil Off-Road Returns to Lake Elsinore Sept. 23-24

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release: Lucas Oil Off-Road Returns to Lake Elsinore Sept. 23-24 Record book could include a serving of 'Hot Sauce' Lucas Oil Racing TV to stream live ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

Accella's New TLC Tire and Rim Protection Formulas for the OTR Mining Industry Deliver the Most Effective Corrosion Protection on the Market

Accella's New TLC Tire and Rim Protection Formulas for the OTR Mining Industry Deliver the Most Effective Corrosion Protection on the Market

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Accella Tire Fill Systems announced availability of its newest TLC Tire and Rim Protection line, designed specifically for Off-the-Road (OTR) mining equipment. Accella, makers of the patented TyrFil® polyurethane liquid fill, now offers its TLC line in four distinct formulations – HT, Pr ... Continue reading

Automotive Coating Market - Basecoat Segment Leads 7% CAGR to 2021

Automotive Coating Market - Basecoat Segment Leads 7% CAGR to 2021

PUNE, India, September 20, 2016 -- The global automotive coating market size is to reach $16.24 billion by 2021 at a CAGR of 7.02% propelled by demand for different color & texture, enhancement of sales supportive policies, and increasing purchasing power parity (PPP) in emerging economies. Complete report on global au ... Continue reading

Auto Parts Stocks Technical Reports -- LKQ Corp., American Axle & Manufacturing, Tenneco, and Visteon

Auto Parts Stocks Technical Reports -- LKQ Corp., American Axle & Manufacturing, Tenneco, and Visteon

NEW YORK, September 20, 2016 -- The U.S. Auto Parts industry is a highly concentrated space with the 50 largest companies accounting for more than half of its revenue. It comprises about 4,300 companies with combined annual revenue of about $250 billion. This morning, Stock-Callers.com has lined up four equities for ev ... Continue reading

Bridgestone Introduces Next-Generation Tire and Rim Management Solution

Bridgestone Introduces Next-Generation Tire and Rim Management Solution

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced that it will introduce the next generation of its off-the-road (OTR) tire and rim management software, TreadStat. The performance tracking solution has been enhanced to include several new features that support the evolving needs of ... Continue reading

Citizens Parking Partners With INRIX To Bring End-To-End Parking Solution To Venues Across The U.S.

Citizens Parking Partners With INRIX To Bring End-To-End Parking Solution To Venues Across The U.S.

ATLANTA, Sept. 20 2016 -- INRIX, inc., the world leader in connected car services and location analytics, and Citizens Parking, a parking and travel services platform of leading parking operating companies in the U.S., today announced a strategic partnership to bring INRIX Parking and Autotelligent to parking operators ... Continue reading

Every 33 Seconds, a Child is Involved in a Car Crash

Every 33 Seconds, a Child is Involved in a Car Crash

CAMP HILL, Pa., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With more than 2,600 U.S. children under 13 involved in a car crash each day, or one child every 33 seconds, parents need to be extra vigilant about keeping kids safe in cars. Every day in Pennsylvania, too many children ride in car seats that have been install ... Continue reading

Foley Announces Partnership with KeepTruckin

Foley Announces Partnership with KeepTruckin

HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Foley, a leading provider of compliance solutions for the transportation industry, has partnered with KeepTruckin, a Google Ventures-backed provider of electronic logging devices (ELDs). "This partnership brings together the key competencies of two industry leaders in transportation ... Continue reading

Global Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) Market Report 2016-2022 - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts - Key Vendors: Magna International, Autoliv, Continental - Research and Markets

Global Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) Market Report 2016-2022 - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts - Key Vendors: Magna International, Autoliv, Continental - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) Market (2016 - 2022)" report to their offering. Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is the technology, which acts as a safety system and is a great technology that minimizes accidents as it offers better road grip. ABS is ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Airbag Inflators Market to Reach $4.8 Billion in 2021, Demand in China & India Anticipated to Grow at More than 7% CAGR Over the Next Five Years, Says a New Report From Stratview Research

Global Automotive Airbag Inflators Market to Reach $4.8 Billion in 2021, Demand in China & India Anticipated to Grow at More than 7% CAGR Over the Next Five Years, Says a New Report From Stratview Research

DETROIT, September 20, 2016 -- Stratview Research  announces the launch of a new research report on Global Automotive Airbag Inflators Market by Vehicle Type (Compact Car, Midsize Car, Large Car, MPV & LCV, SUV, and Others), by Airbag Type (Front Airbag, Side Airbag, Knee Airbag, and Curtain Airbag), by Inflator Typ ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Air Filter Market Report 2016-2022 - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts - Key Vendors: Ac Delco, Affinia Group, Ahlstrom - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Air Filter Market Report 2016-2022 - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts - Key Vendors: Ac Delco, Affinia Group, Ahlstrom - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Air Filter Market Analysis 2016 - Forecast to 2022" report to their offering. This report analyzes the global markets for "Automotive Air Filter". The market assessment is performed through standard and the tailored research methodology ... Continue reading

Global Connected Car Ecosystem Market to Value US$14 bn by end of 2016 Growing at a CAGR of 31% Between 2016 and 2020: MarketResearchReports.biz

Global Connected Car Ecosystem Market to Value US$14 bn by end of 2016 Growing at a CAGR of 31% Between 2016 and 2020: MarketResearchReports.biz

ALBANY, New York, September 20, 2016 -- The global market for connected car ecosystem has been examined in a recent market research report added to the portfolio of MarketResearchReports.biz. The report, titled "The Connected Car Ecosystem: 2016 - 2030 - Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies & Forecasts," gives a thoro ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels To Announce Winners Of $7.5 Million In Pediatric Cancer Research Grant Awards During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Hyundai Hope On Wheels To Announce Winners Of $7.5 Million In Pediatric Cancer Research Grant Awards During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2016 -- On Friday, September 23, Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) will announce the winners of its annual Hyundai Scholar and Young Investigator Awards. Thirty-four researchers will receive a combined $7.5 million to continue research and study for pediatric cancer research. This announcement buil ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Expands New Jersey Presence With Move Of North American Headquarters To New Larger Homebase In Mahwah, N.J.

Jaguar Land Rover Expands New Jersey Presence With Move Of North American Headquarters To New Larger Homebase In Mahwah, N.J.

MAHWAH, N.J., Sept. 20, 2016 -- Jaguar Land Rover, North America, the Mahwah-based arm of British premium automaker Jaguar Land Rover Limited, announced today it has received Mahwah Township Planning Board approval to begin customizing and expanding an office complex on Rt. 17 North in Mahwah, within Bergen County, to ... Continue reading

Monthly Used Vehicle Values See Biggest Drop in 2016

Monthly Used Vehicle Values See Biggest Drop in 2016

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2016 -- The September Guidelines report by NADA Used Car Guide notes that wholesale prices of eight-year-old or younger used vehicles in August fell by 2.6 percent compared to July. The decline was the biggest loss recorded so far in 2016. It was also 0.4 percent greater than the three-year aver ... Continue reading

OmniVision Launches Ultra-Compact Global Shutter Image Sensor for Automotive Applications

OmniVision Launches Ultra-Compact Global Shutter Image Sensor for Automotive Applications

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the latest addition to its growing portfolio of automotive image sensors, the OV7261. The ultra-compact and power-efficient OV7261 is an ideal imaging solution for gesture co ... Continue reading

Online Pre-Owned Car Retailer Vroom Raises $50 Million Series E Round to Drive Accelerated Growth

Online Pre-Owned Car Retailer Vroom Raises $50 Million Series E Round to Drive Accelerated Growth

NEW YORK—Vroom (www.vroom.com), the online pre-owned car retailer, announced the completion of a $50 million Series E funding round with new investors Altimeter Capital and Foxhaven Asset Management, joining previous investors L Catterton, General Catalyst Partners, Allen & Company, and funds and accounts advised by ... Continue reading

Renault-Nissan Acquires French Software-development Company

Renault-Nissan Acquires French Software-development Company

PARIS, Sept. 20, 2016 -- - Sylpheo acquisition enables Renault-Nissan to accelerate its connectivity and mobility technology capabilities - 40 engineers and consultants will bring their development expertise to the Alliance The Renault-Nissan Alliance is acquiring the French software-development company Sylpheo to acc ... Continue reading

The Vet & the Newcomers: Kurt Nicoll Joins Forces With Alta Motors for the 2016 EnduroCross Series

The Vet & the Newcomers: Kurt Nicoll Joins Forces With Alta Motors for the 2016 EnduroCross Series

BRISBANE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2016 -- In a first for a rider and a bike, Kurt Nicoll will be competing in the 2016 EnduroCross series on a Redshift MX, the electric equivalent of a 250cc motocross bike, built by Alta Motors in Brisbane, California. Kurt Nicoll is one of the most dominant veteran riders in the field today ... Continue reading

Tile and Axiom Announce Exclusive Partnership to Protect Drivers from Losing Their Car Keys

Tile and Axiom Announce Exclusive Partnership to Protect Drivers from Losing Their Car Keys

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20, 2016 -- Tile Inc., the Silicon Valley-based smart location company, and Axiom Product Administration, LLC™, an automotive finance and insurance (F&I) product company, have signed an exclusive distribution partnership to help protect motorists from the stress and expense of losing their car keys. ... Continue reading

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES LAND SPEED RECORD - UPDATE

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES LAND SPEED RECORD - UPDATE

Good morning submit@theautochannel.com, I hope this email finds you well. As I'm sure you are aware Triumph Motorcycles and British racer Guy Martin have recently been preparing to break the Land Speed Record on the Salt Flats in Utah. Please see an update on the recent attempt below and do not hesitate to get in touch ... Continue reading

Wild Burning Man Vehicles, Racing Lingo Video & Crazy Car Jumps!

Wild Burning Man Vehicles, Racing Lingo Video & Crazy Car Jumps!

You have received an HTML email from Xceleration Media, but it appears that your e-mail client is set to read messages in plain text. ... Continue reading

WiTricity and Prodrive Technologies to Develop 11 kW EV Wireless Charging System for European Carmaker’s 2019 Planned Introduction

WiTricity and Prodrive Technologies to Develop 11 kW EV Wireless Charging System for European Carmaker’s 2019 Planned Introduction

WATERTOWN, Mass.—WiTricity, the industry pioneer in wireless power transfer over distance, today announced they are collaborating with Prodrive Technologies, tier-1 supplier of power electronics and sensors, to design a high-performance 11kW wireless charging system. The two companies were selected to design the syst ... Continue reading

Federal Automated Vehicles Policy +VIDEO COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE

Federal Automated Vehicles Policy +VIDEO COMPLETE PRESS CONFERENCE

For 50 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has worked to reduce deaths and injuries on our Nation's roads. The DOT Federal Automated Vehicles Policy sets the framework for the next 50 years with guidance for the safe and rapid development of advanced automated vehicle safety technologies. These in ... Continue reading

2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SV Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SV Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Combining good interior space and comfort and fine performance and fuel economy in elegant style DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Leave well enough alone? Not Nissan, and not with its popular Altima midsize sedan. What started as a largish compact in 1992 received its greatest transformation in 2002 when it jumped ... Continue reading

Next Lincoln Experience Center in Dallas Offers Relaxed Way to Learn About Brand, Vehicles

Next Lincoln Experience Center in Dallas Offers Relaxed Way to Learn About Brand, Vehicles

DALLAS - September 20, 2016: The Lincoln Experience Center opening in Frisco next spring expands the brand’s presence in one of the top five luxury markets in the U.S. through The Lincoln Motor Company’s commitment to personalized client services and experiences. The multi-use center will offer people new to The Li ... Continue reading

Ford Employees On Pace To Set Inventions Record In 2016 +VIDEO

Ford Employees On Pace To Set Inventions Record In 2016 +VIDEO

DEARBORN, MI - September 20: When Doug Martin read about a billboard in Lima, Peru, that turned humidity into drinking water for the local population, an innovative idea struck: What if cars could be a source of water? Condensation from vehicle air conditioners, which usually just drips to the pavement below, could be ... Continue reading

Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2017 Altima

Nissan Announces U.S. Pricing for 2017 Altima

NASHVILLE, TN – September 19, 2016: Nissan today announced U.S. pricing for the 2017 Nissan Altima, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide with a starting MSRP of $22,500 USD* – unchanged from the 2016 Altima 2.5 model. Altima continues to lead Nissan sales in 2016 (through August), following sales of mo ... Continue reading

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