BorgWarner To Host Investor Day On Sept. 7
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 18, 2016 -- BorgWarner Inc. will host an Investor Day for members of the investment community at the company's Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. The event will include presentations by James Verrier, President and Chief Executive Officer, and other members ... Continue reading
Michelin's "Beyond the Driving Test" Drives Change in 31 States
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 18, 2016 -- Michelin and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) today embarked on year three of the award-winning Beyond the Driving Test road safety campaign by celebrating the commitments of 31 states to update driver's education materials with consistent tire maintenance and saf ... Continue reading
PITTSBURGH, July 18, 2016 -- Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering researchers have concluded that the public could derive economic and social benefits today if safety-oriented, partially automated vehicle technologies were deployed in all cars. The researchers examined forward collision warning, lane departure warnin ... Continue reading
Consumer Watchdog Exposes Robot Car Weaknesses
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2016 -- Consumer Watchdog today called on Tesla to require, through a software update, that the driver's hands remain on the steering wheel when Autopilot is engaged, and for the Obama administration to slow its push to deploy self-driving robot car technology. The group also called on Tesla and ... Continue reading
Michelin to Demonstrate Low-Pressure Agriculture Tires at Canadian Farm Show
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 19, 2016 -- One of the most effective ways farmers can improve yield is to minimize soil compaction by using tire fitments that are designed to operate at lower air pressures compared to standard radial tires. At the Ag in Motion Show, Western Canada's outdoor farm expo on July 19-21 in Saskatoon ... Continue reading
Fitch Rates Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 2016-A
NEW YORK—Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings and outlooks to the Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables, Series 2016-A: --$850,000,000 class A-1 notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable; --$750,000,000 class A-2 notes 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable. KEY RATING DRIVERS Strong Receivables Quality: The receivables have approximate ... Continue reading
Greece Tire Market to Reach € 3.4 Billion by 2021, Says TechSci Research
NEW YORK, July 19, 2016 -- Expanding Vehicle Fleet Size, Favorable Government Policies and Expanding Tourism Sector to Drive Greece Tire Market Through 2021 According to recently released TechSci Research report, "Greece Tire Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2021", tire market in Greece is projected to cross US$ 3.4 ... Continue reading
Sentry Brings Latest Parking Technologies to Phoenix
PHOENIX—Parking just got more convenient for drivers in Phoenix with the addition of state-of-the-art parking technology suites at three downtown locations. Sentry, America’s leading provider of parking solutions and technology, announced today that the company has completed the installation of new parking suites o ... Continue reading
2016 Lime Rock Park - GTLM Preview
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE LIME ROCK 2016 GTLM PREVIEW A Race Engineers' Perspective Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Toni Vilande ... Continue reading
Autopilot Warning May Not Help Tesla in Crash Defense - Interview Available with Civil Law Attorney
Autopilot Warning May Not Help Tesla in Crash Defense - Interview Available with Civil Law Attorney * Joshua Brown's death in Florida was the first involving Tesla's semi-autonomous technology, triggering chatter in legal circles about who was liable for the crash and prompting a probe by the National Highway Traffic S ... Continue reading
CJ Greaves storms TORC Series weekend at brand new Midwest venue
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2016 CJ Greaves storms TORC Series weekend at brand new Midwest venue Exciting action from TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL ELK RIVER, Minnesota (July 18, 2016) -- Double threat CJ Greaves ... Continue reading
FCA Statement in Response to Press Reports
LONDON, July 18, 2016 -- In response to press reports today, FCA confirms that it is cooperating with an SEC investigation into the reporting of vehicle unit sales to end customers in the U.S. In its annual and quarterly financial statements, FCA records revenues based on shipments to dealers and customers and not on ... Continue reading
SHANGHAI, July 18, 2016 -- China is the largest passenger vehicle market in the world in terms of both production and sales volumes. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are looking to harness the potential of this vast market by rolling out new and improved powertrains. While upgraded fuel powertrains will enjoy hi ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Madame Tussauds Washington, DC unveiled a brand new, immersive Fourth of July Experience, where visitors can celebrate America's Independence every day of the year. At the center of the patriotic space, guests will find Uncle Sam, a never before seen figure am ... Continue reading
Team JEGS Pre-Race Notes: Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
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Central Federal Lands Highway Division Selects CH2M for General Engineering IDIQ Contract
DENVER, July 19, 2016 -- The Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFLHD), has selected CH2M to provide full service design, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract architect-engineer services in support of delivery of the Federal Lands Highway Program. The CFLHD deliv ... Continue reading
NAPA, Calif., July 19, 2016 -- Trustmark Warranty, the innovative company that recently introduced vehicle service contracts with no waiting period and no inspection, is launching a new 48-month/48,000 mile vehicle service contract in response to overwhelming customer feedback, announced Luis Nieves, Trustmark Warrant ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "World Automated Guided Vehicle Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2022" report to their offering. The growing demand of material handling equipment to enhance operational efficiency in industrial processes along with rising cost of skilled labor ... Continue reading
Volvo Reaches Settlement with the European Commission
GÖTEBORG, Sweden - The Volvo Group has reached a settlement with the European Commission putting an end to a long-running EU antitrust investigation. As part of the settlement Volvo will pay a fine of EUR 670 M corresponding to SEK 6.3 bn. The amount is mainly covered by provisions made in 2014 and 2016, in total EUR ... Continue reading
Ford, Jose Cuervo Team Up to Make Car Parts from Agave
DEARBORN, Mich.—Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s agave plant byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. Ford and Jose Cuervo are testing the bioplastic for use in vehicle interior and exterior components such as wiring ... Continue reading
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