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'Hydrogen Council' Launches in Davos

'Hydrogen Council' Launches in Davos

Thirteen Global Industry Leaders Join Together in Promoting Hydrogen to Help Meet Climate Goals Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Thirteen leading energy, transport and industry companies have today launched a global initiative to voice a united vision and long-term ambition for hydrogen to foster the energy transit ... Continue reading

2018 Ford Mustang Revealed +VIDEO

2018 Ford Mustang Revealed +VIDEO

New Ford Mustang V8 GT with new front and rear-end design that delivers a more athletic look and refined aerodynamics. New Ford Mustang V8 GT with new front and rear-end design that delivers a more athletic look and refined aerodynamics. ... Continue reading

DRIVIN Marketplace To Premier At This Year's NADA Convention & Expo In New Orleans

DRIVIN Marketplace To Premier At This Year's NADA Convention & Expo In New Orleans

CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2017 -- DRIVIN, the premier platform for automotive dealers that utilizes data to help used-car dealers search, buy and eliminate the right inventory will premier at this years NADA Convention in New Orleans on January 25th, 2017. ... Continue reading

Edmunds Named Best Workplace in Technology by Great Place to Work® and Fortune

Edmunds Named Best Workplace in Technology by Great Place to Work® and Fortune

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2017 -- Edmunds, the leading car shopping and information platform, was today recognized by Great Place to Work and Fortune as the number one Best Workplace in Technology in the small and medium-sized businesses category. ... Continue reading

Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Locations in Arizona

Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Locations in Arizona

CHICAGO, IL, Jan. 17, 2017 /CNW/ - The Boyd Group Inc. (the "Boyd Group" or "Boyd") today announced the January 13, 2017 opening of three collision repair centers and an active intake center in the Phoenix Arizona area. ... Continue reading

News: Chevrolet Extends Partnership As Official Vehicle of Road America

News: Chevrolet Extends Partnership As Official Vehicle of Road America

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News from Lloyd Ltd - Mercedes-Benz Unimog adds Lloyd to its franchised Dealer Network

News from Lloyd Ltd - Mercedes-Benz Unimog adds Lloyd to its franchised Dealer Network

[cid:image013.jpg@01D270E4.0A6AC6F0] Date: 17 January 2017 [cid:image014.jpg@01D270E4.0A6AC6F0] Mercedes-Benz Unimog adds Lloyd to its franchised Dealer Network Mercedes-Benz has announced the appointment as a franchised Unimog Dealer of leading agriculture, groundcare, construction and materials handling sales and ser ... Continue reading

Park City To Debut Proterra® Electric Express Bus At Sundance Film Festival

Park City To Debut Proterra® Electric Express Bus At Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Park City Transit and Proterra, the leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, today announced that Park City Transit will operate a zero-emission Proterra Catalyst® shuttle during the 33rd edition of the Sundance Film Festival, Thurs., Jan. ... Continue reading

Safe Fleet, A Portfolio Company of The Sterling Group, Acquires Randall Manufacturing

Safe Fleet, A Portfolio Company of The Sterling Group, Acquires Randall Manufacturing

HOUSTON, Jan. 17, 2017 -- The Sterling Group, a private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, announced that its portfolio company, Safe Fleet, has completed the acquisition of Randall Manufacturing LLC ("Randall"). This marks Safe Fleet's eighth acquisition during Sterling's ownership.  Safe Fleet is a leading suppli ... Continue reading

Transportation Agencies in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan form 'Smart Belt Coalition' to Collaborate on Automated, Connected Vehicles

Transportation Agencies in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan form 'Smart Belt Coalition' to Collaborate on Automated, Connected Vehicles

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) have formed the Smart Belt Coalition – a first-of-its-kind collaboration – with transportation agencies in Ohio and Michigan that will focus on automated and c ... Continue reading

TravelCenters of America Opens Popular Fast Casual Restaurant, Fuddruckers, in Sparks, Nevada

TravelCenters of America Opens Popular Fast Casual Restaurant, Fuddruckers, in Sparks, Nevada

WESTLAKE, Ohio—The TA Restaurant Group has announced its opening of a new Fuddruckers® restaurant located at I-80, Exit 19 (McCarren Blvd.), in Sparks, Nevada. This location is the third Fuddruckers in the TA Restaurant Group. ... Continue reading

United Airlines' New Spirit in the Sky Set to Take Flight

United Airlines' New Spirit in the Sky Set to Take Flight

CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Next month, a brand-new United Airlines plane will push back from the gate with a new name: "New Spirit of United." This special aircraft is also the company's first Boeing 777-300ER featuring the United Polaris all-aisle access, lie-flat seat. ... Continue reading

U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin Prepare for Jan. 19 Launch of Next SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite

U.S. Air Force, Lockheed Martin Prepare for Jan. 19 Launch of Next SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan. 17, 2017 -- The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin will launch the next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite on Jan. ... Continue reading

NISSAN XTREME COLLECTION Online Store Themed Around Its X-Trail Model

NISSAN XTREME COLLECTION Online Store Themed Around Its X-Trail Model

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Nissan Motor Co Ltd (Headquarters: Yokohama, Japan, CEO: Carlos Ghosn) announced today the launch of "NISSAN XTREME COLLECTION", an online store themed around its X-Trail SUV Model, open for a limited period until February 28th. The store, based on the X-Trail "Tough Gear" concept, off ... Continue reading

PG&E Launches $500 Rebate for Electric Vehicle Drivers

PG&E Launches $500 Rebate for Electric Vehicle Drivers

SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the launch of the Clean Fuel Rebate for residential, electric customers who are electric vehicle (EV) drivers. The new Clean Fuel Rebate is part of California’s statewide Low Carbon Fuel Standard initiative, which aims to reduce transportation-re ... Continue reading

Flynas Orders 120 A320neo Aircraft

Flynas Orders 120 A320neo Aircraft

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, January 17, 2017 -- Flynas, Saudi Arabia's leading low-fare carrier, has signed an agreement with Airbus for 120 A320neo Family aircraft. The agreement at list price worth SAR 32 billion (USD 8.6 billion), which includes 80 firm orders with deliveries scheduled during 2018-2026 with another 40 pur ... Continue reading

Autostadt Reports Good Results in 2016

Autostadt Reports Good Results in 2016

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Jan. 17, 2017 2.2 million visitors in 2016 152,065 vehicle deliveries, including the festive handover of the 2.5 millionth car in summer New summer festival delights half a million people Strong growth in educational programme participation /CNW/ - The Autostadt in Wolfsburg concluded 2016 with good ... Continue reading

Cox Enterprises Celebrates a Decade of Sustainability

Cox Enterprises Celebrates a Decade of Sustainability

ATLANTA, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Cox Enterprises is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Cox Conserves, the company's national sustainability program. ... Continue reading

EyeTracking, Inc. Issued Key Patent

EyeTracking, Inc. Issued Key Patent

Loading media player... EyeTracking, Inc.'s Dynamic Areas of Interest technology fuses a person's attention or interest with objects identified in a video stream. Applications include mixed or augmented reality and advanced driver assistance systems. ... Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2016 Earnings Results Webcast

Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2016 Earnings Results Webcast

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 17, 2017 -- Lockheed Martin will webcast live its fourth quarter and full year 2016 earnings results conference call on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at 11 a.m. EST. ... Continue reading

Nationwide Partners with Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Chevrolet at Barrett-Jackson Auction

Nationwide Partners with Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Chevrolet at Barrett-Jackson Auction

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Nationwide, in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Continue reading

Press release: Clear, wire free rear vision and security when caravanning

Press release: Clear, wire free rear vision and security when caravanning

  Press release: 17th January 2017 Clear, wire free rear vision and security when caravanning by Hyndsight The Journey 1 by Hyndsight Vision Systems is a lightweight, fully wire free camera and monitor unit that can be used to assist rear vision and manoeuvring when towing any kind of caravan or trailer tent. In addic ... Continue reading

Seegrid Achieves Record Growth, Doubling Orders In 2016

Seegrid Achieves Record Growth, Doubling Orders In 2016

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Seegrid, the leader in vision guided autonomous vehicles for materials handling, announced today the completion of a successful 2016, in which Seegrid doubled orders based on increased demand from both existing and new customers. Innovative companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Whirlpool, Daimler, and one ... Continue reading

GM Investing Additional $1 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing

GM Investing Additional $1 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing

Moves Axle Jobs to U.S. from Mexico More than 5,000 New Jobs in Key Growth Areas DETROIT January 17, 2017; General Motors today announced that it will invest an additional $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing operations. These investments follow $2.9 billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in it ... Continue reading

AeroCare Simulates Water Ditching During Annual Safety Training

AeroCare Simulates Water Ditching During Annual Safety Training

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 17, 2017 -- AeroCare Air Ambulance recently held their annual "Safety Days" training in all three base locations: Scottsdale, Chicago, and Ft. ... Continue reading

Air China Ranked 6th on "BrandZ Top 30 Chinese Global Brand Builders" Ranking 2017

Air China Ranked 6th on "BrandZ Top 30 Chinese Global Brand Builders" Ranking 2017

BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2017 -- The first "BrandZ™ Top 30 Chinese Global Brand Builders" ranking and report was released by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown in collaboration with Google on January 10, 2017. ... Continue reading

Arizona Game & Fish Commission Awards Banquet The Best Yet

Arizona Game & Fish Commission Awards Banquet The Best Yet

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As Georgia road fatalities rise, GEICO reminds drivers of top safety rules

As Georgia road fatalities rise, GEICO reminds drivers of top safety rules

MACON, Ga.—Georgia has seen its first increase in traffic fatalities in a decade according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). Starting in 2015, an additional 257 more deaths were reported than in 2014, and in 2016, traffic fatalities rose again by more than 100 to 1,537 in total. GEICO encourages Geo ... Continue reading

Automotive Drive Shafts Market to Hit US$8.9 Billion by 2024: Global Industry Analysis, Trend, Size, Share and Forecast 2016 - 2024 | TMR

Automotive Drive Shafts Market to Hit US$8.9 Billion by 2024: Global Industry Analysis, Trend, Size, Share and Forecast 2016 - 2024 | TMR

ALBANY, New York, January 17, 2017 -- According to the research report by Transparency Market Research, the global automotive drive shafts market was valued at US$5.3 bn in 2015 and is likely to be worth US$8.9 bn by the end of 2024. During the forecast years of 2016 and 2024, the global market is expected to progress ... Continue reading

Best College Values Releases 25 Best Online Master's in Engineering in Aerospace Engineering and Aviation

Best College Values Releases 25 Best Online Master's in Engineering in Aerospace Engineering and Aviation

CHICAGO, Jan. 17, 2017 -- The latest ranking at Best College Values, a website devoted to providing resources to prospective students that focus on high value degree programs, has released a ranking of 25 Best Online Master's in Engineering in Aerospace Engineering and Aviation. ... Continue reading

Canadian class action lawsuit commenced on behalf of purchasers of 2014-2016 diesel Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks

Canadian class action lawsuit commenced on behalf of purchasers of 2014-2016 diesel Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks

TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2017 /CNW/ - A class action lawsuit seeking $250 million in damages on behalf of Canadian purchasers of 2014-2016 diesel Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks (the "Vehicles") was commenced on January 16, 2017 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. ... Continue reading

Clayton Announces Home Transport Division

Clayton Announces Home Transport Division

MARYVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 17, 2017 -- Clayton, one of the nation's largest builders of manufactured housing, announces the launch of a new division that will deliver homes from home building facilities to retail home centers. ... Continue reading

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Charles Kaufmann to deepen logistics connections and expand services in Japan

DHL Global Forwarding appoints Charles Kaufmann to deepen logistics connections and expand services in Japan

TOKYO, Jan. 17, 2017 -- DHL Global Forwarding, the leading provider of air, sea and road freight services in Europe and Asia, has appointed Charles Kaufmann as Managing Director of its Japan operations in addition to his current roles as CEO of North Asia, covering South Korea, Mongolia and North Korea, and Head of Va ... Continue reading

DHL Global Forwarding Appoints Mark Slade to Head Operations in Hong Kong and Macau

DHL Global Forwarding Appoints Mark Slade to Head Operations in Hong Kong and Macau

HONG KONG, Jan. 17, 2017 -- DHL Global Forwarding, the leading provider of air, sea and road freight services in Europe and Asia, has appointed Mark Slade as Managing Director of Hong Kong and Macau. ... Continue reading

Fat Bike Beach Championship - "Up close and personal"

Fat Bike Beach Championship - "Up close and personal"

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C., Jan. 17, 2017 -- "Fat bike racing in this format is an exciting spectator sport," said Shawn Spencer, race director, and chair of the US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship. ... Continue reading

Flight Delays Due to Winter Conditions: refund.me Helps Passengers to Enforce Their Right to Compensation

Flight Delays Due to Winter Conditions: refund.me Helps Passengers to Enforce Their Right to Compensation

POTSDAM, Germany, January 17, 2017 -- Winter weather can often affect those travelling abroad, however refund.me (https://refund.me/) can help flight passengers to enforce their right to compensation for delays and cancellations due to winter conditions. refund.me assists individual airline passengers and business trav ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Pressure Sensors Market Research Report 2017-2021: Rising Demand for EVs to Affect Automotive Pressure Sensors Market - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Pressure Sensors Market Research Report 2017-2021: Rising Demand for EVs to Affect Automotive Pressure Sensors Market - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Pressure Sensors Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global automotive pressure sensors market to grow at a CAGR of 6.47% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

In-Flight Turbulence: Expedia.com Airplane Etiquette Study Shows Seat-Kicking Edges Bad Parenting as Most Aggravating Behavior

In-Flight Turbulence: Expedia.com Airplane Etiquette Study Shows Seat-Kicking Edges Bad Parenting as Most Aggravating Behavior

BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 17, 2017 -- Expedia.com® today released the results of the Airplane Etiquette Study, an examination of American conduct in mid-air. ... Continue reading

KAYAK reveals top trending destinations of the year for Canadian travellers

KAYAK reveals top trending destinations of the year for Canadian travellers

Havana, Reykjavik and Rio de Janeiro lead the list of Trending Destinations for Canadians; Calgary named a hotspot among North American Travellers in KAYAK's annual Travel Hacker Guide TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2017 /CNW/ - Havana, Reykjavik, Rio de Janeiro, in. ... Continue reading

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Edmark Superstore in Its Sale to Kendall Auto Group

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Edmark Superstore in Its Sale to Kendall Auto Group

IRVINE, Calif.—Kerrigan Advisors, the leading sell-side advisory firm to auto dealers in the US, represented and advised Edmark Superstore, one of Idaho's highest volume selling dealerships, in its sale to Kendall Auto Group. The Edmark Superstore is co-owned by David Edmark and Jim Chalfant. ... Continue reading

Pingtan Marine Enterprise Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend for First Quarter 2017

Pingtan Marine Enterprise Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend for First Quarter 2017

FUZHOU, China, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. ... Continue reading

Raytheon Company to release 2016 fourth quarter and full-year results on Jan. 26, 2017

Raytheon Company to release 2016 fourth quarter and full-year results on Jan. 26, 2017

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 17, 2017 -- Raytheon Company will issue  its 2016 fourth quarter and full-year earnings news release at 7 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. ... Continue reading

Raytheon completes factory qualification testing of next-generation GPS Launch and Checkout System

Raytheon completes factory qualification testing of next-generation GPS Launch and Checkout System

AURORA, Colo., Jan. 17, 2017 -- Raytheon reached another milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Next-Generation Operational Control System, known as GPS OCX, with the completion of the Factory Qualification Test of the Launch and Checkout System (LCS). GPS OCX will unleash dramatically in ... Continue reading

Research Reports on Rental & Leasing Services Equities -- Hertz Global, Avis Budget, United Rentals, and Rent-A-Center

Research Reports on Rental & Leasing Services Equities -- Hertz Global, Avis Budget, United Rentals, and Rent-A-Center

NEW YORK, January 17, 2017 -- The Rental and Leasing Services industry includes establishments that provide a wide array of tangible goods, such as automobiles, computers, consumer goods, and industrial machinery and equipment, to customers in return for a periodic rental or lease payment. The segment includes two main ... Continue reading

Velodyne LiDAR Opens Megafactory in San Jose for Large-Scale Production of 3D LiDAR Sensors

Velodyne LiDAR Opens Megafactory in San Jose for Large-Scale Production of 3D LiDAR Sensors

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XPEL To Welcome Bobby Bowden as Keynote Speaker at Company’s 2017 Dealer Conference

XPEL To Welcome Bobby Bowden as Keynote Speaker at Company’s 2017 Dealer Conference

SAN ANTONIO—XPEL Technologies Corp. (TSXV: DAP.U), a leading supplier of automotive paint protection and window films, announced it will be hosting its 2017 Dealer Conference at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, 2017. Ryan Pape, President and Chief Executive Officer ... Continue reading

Deloitte Study: Fact, Fiction and Fear Cloud Future of Autonomous Vehicles in the Minds of Consumers

Deloitte Study: Fact, Fiction and Fear Cloud Future of Autonomous Vehicles in the Minds of Consumers

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2017 -- Consumers around the world remain skeptical about the safety of fully autonomous vehicles and hold widely divergent views on who they trust to bring autonomous vehicles to market, according to a new study from Deloitte. ... Continue reading

izmocars Says Content Will Be Determining Factor for Virtual Reality Success as Company Heads to NADA 2017

izmocars Says Content Will Be Determining Factor for Virtual Reality Success as Company Heads to NADA 2017

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2017 -- izmocars, the only virtual reality provider in auto with a robust silo of VR content available now, will be sharing the future of retailing with dealers when they bring their virtual reality solution, izmoVR, to the National Automotive Dealer's Association (NADA) Conference, January 26-2 ... Continue reading

John Travolta and Harrison Ford gather to celebrate the 14th Annual "Living Legends of Aviation" Awards ®

John Travolta and Harrison Ford gather to celebrate the 14th Annual "Living Legends of Aviation" Awards ®

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 17, 2017 -- John Travolta, the "Official Ambassador of Aviation," will host the 14th Annual "Living Legends of Aviation" Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton, January 20, 2017. The awards program starts with the "Flown West Tribute" to those Legends lost during 2016; Arnold Palmer, R.A. Bob Ho ... Continue reading

Pointer Telocation Announces Large Scale Driver Behavior Project in the United States for a Fleet Covering 4,000 Cars

Pointer Telocation Announces Large Scale Driver Behavior Project in the United States for a Fleet Covering 4,000 Cars

ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, January 17, 2017 -- Pointer Telocation Ltd. - a leading developer and operator of Fleet and Mobile Resource Management (MRM) solutions, announced today that it has won a 5 year driver behavior project with an applicant of the American Transit Insurance Company (ATIC), the leading commercial insuran ... Continue reading

2018 Mercedes AMG E 63 4MATIC+, E 63 S 4MATIC+ and E 63 S 4MATIC+ "Edition 1". Ready to Order

2018 Mercedes AMG E 63 4MATIC+, E 63 S 4MATIC+ and E 63 S 4MATIC+ "Edition 1". Ready to Order

The most powerful E-Class of all time is now available to order. In the spring of 2017 three Mercedes-AMG models will arrive at sales outlets in the guise of the E63 4MATIC+, E63 S 4MATIC+ and E63 S 4MATIC+ "Edition" ... Continue reading

California Greenhouse Gases Cut More Than 2.3 Million Pounds by Fuel-Cell Cars Powered by True Zero's Hydrogen Network

California Greenhouse Gases Cut More Than 2.3 Million Pounds by Fuel-Cell Cars Powered by True Zero's Hydrogen Network

Fuel from True Zero's hydrogen-charging stations during 2016 powered more than 3.7 million zero emission fuel-cell-car miles in California, eliminating more than 2.3 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, the company announced today. "That's the greenhouse-gas equivalent of planting a forest nine times the size of ... Continue reading

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