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Monday, September 19, 2016

AIAG Expands Its Quality Training To Focus On Embedded Software

AIAG Expands Its Quality Training To Focus On Embedded Software

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 19, 2016 -- The Automotive Industry Action Group is adding to its quality training portfolio through an expanded partnership with VDA, Germany's automotive quality standards and guidelines organization. New in the AIAG line-up is training designed to develop personnel to conduct VDA's Automot ... Continue reading

COWIE AND COX WIN IN CONCORD

COWIE AND COX WIN IN CONCORD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 COWIE AND COX WIN IN CONCORD CONCORD, N.C. - Fans cheered on as winners were crowned in the action packed NHRA Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C. Champions were recognized in Top Alcohol Dragster, Funny Car, as ... Continue reading

DeLorean DLC - from "Back To The Future". Now in Car Mechanic Simulator!

DeLorean DLC - from "Back To The Future". Now in Car Mechanic Simulator!

Hi, do you know Car Mechanic Simulator 2015? http://store.steampowered.com/app/320300/ We have something really special to add in the game: - DeLorean DLC with licensed, famous DMC-12, best-known as Time Machine from "Back To The Future" trilogy. http://store.steampowered.com/app/507070 We take real DeLorean apart to k ... Continue reading

FW: NHRA Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals from Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon Valley, N.Y.

FW: NHRA Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals from Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon Valley, N.Y.

Correction to headline - sorry for the inconvenience Please use this version Thanks - Eric From: Eric Lotz Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 8:44 AM To: Eric Lotz Subject: NHRA Summit Racing Series Northeast Division Finals from Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon Valley, N.Y. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING S ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Fifth-wheel Coupler Market to Witness Growth Through 2020 Owing to Rise in Infrastructure and Agriculture: Technavio

Global Automotive Fifth-wheel Coupler Market to Witness Growth Through 2020 Owing to Rise in Infrastructure and Agriculture: Technavio

LONDON—The global automotive fifth-wheel coupler market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 7% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report. In this report, Technavio covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the global automotive fifth-wheel coupler market for 2016-2020. In terms of ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $250,000 Research Grant to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Physician in Honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $250,000 Research Grant to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Physician in Honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19, 2016 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) and Pittsburgh-area Hyundai dealers will present Dr. Craig Byersdorfer of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC with a $250,000 Scholar Grant to be used to improve care and increase treatment options for kids with cancer. Children's Hospital of Pittsbu ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $400,000 Research Grant To Duke University Medical Center In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Awards $400,000 Research Grant To Duke University Medical Center In Honor Of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 19, 2016 -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) and Durham-area Hyundai dealers will present the Duke University Medical Center with a $250,000 Scholar Grant and $150,000 Young Investigator Grant to be used to improve care and increase treatment options for kids with cancer. Duke University Medical Cent ... Continue reading

ISAF VW Organizes and Finances Lawsuit for Approximately 800 Million Euros Against Volkswagen on Behalf an International Institutional Investor Group

ISAF VW Organizes and Finances Lawsuit for Approximately 800 Million Euros Against Volkswagen on Behalf an International Institutional Investor Group

STAMFORD, Conn.—International Securities Associations and Foundations Management Company for Damaged VW Investors, LLC (ISAF VW) announced today that it has organized the filing of a lawsuit for approximately 800 million Euros against Volkswagen AG in the Regional Court in Braunschweig, Germany, on behalf of a group ... Continue reading

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - Final Results from the NHRA LODRS at the Thunder Road Raceway, Gilliam, La.

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - Final Results from the NHRA LODRS at the Thunder Road Raceway, Gilliam, La.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 RACERS WIN BIG AT THUNDER ROAD GILLIAM, La. - The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series crowned champions for the NHRA, South Central Divsional, event at Thunder Road Raceway Park. In Comp Eliminator, Ke ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 COLES COUNTY WINS FIRST TEAM TITLE, FOUR HEADED TO NATINAL CHAMPIONSHIP INDIANAPOLIS - Coles County Dragway of Charleston, Ill., scored its first Team Championship at the 40th Anniversary of the NHRA No ... Continue reading

NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals, Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas

NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals, Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 HOME TEAM TAKES TITLE, SHELTON DOUBLES UP TOPEKA, Kan. - The team from Heartland Park Topeka collected 71 points to take home the team championship while four individual racers earned NHRA Summit Racing ... Continue reading

PennDOT, Police Highlight New Child Passenger Safety Law, Urge Motorists to Participate in Seat Checks

PennDOT, Police Highlight New Child Passenger Safety Law, Urge Motorists to Participate in Seat Checks

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania State Police are encouraging motorists to properly restrain children and educate themselves on the updated child passenger safety law as the agencies mark National Child Passenger Safety ... Continue reading

RE: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - South Central Division, Thunder Road Raceway, Gillam, Louisiana

RE: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - South Central Division, Thunder Road Raceway, Gillam, Louisiana

Correction to the story just released. Please use updated story below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 RACERS WIN BIG AT THUNDER ROAD GILLIAM, La. - The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series crowned champions for the NHRA, South Centra ... Continue reading

Tidewater to Present at the Johnson Rice 2016 Energy Conference

Tidewater to Present at the Johnson Rice 2016 Energy Conference

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 19, 2016 -- Tidewater Inc. announced today that Quinn P. Fanning, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Joseph M. Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer, will present at the Johnson Rice 2016 Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday ... Continue reading

Top 3 Trends Impacting the Global Electronically Controlled Air Suspension (ECAS) Market in Commercial Vehicles Through 2020: Technavio

Top 3 Trends Impacting the Global Electronically Controlled Air Suspension (ECAS) Market in Commercial Vehicles Through 2020: Technavio

LONDON—Technavio’s latest report on the global electronically controlled air suspension (ECAS) market in commercial vehicles provides an analysis on the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2016-2020. Technavio defines an emerging trend as a factor that has the potential to significantly ... Continue reading

Toray to Exhibit at CAMX 2016 and Showcase its Advanced Carbon Fiber and Engineered Products

Toray to Exhibit at CAMX 2016 and Showcase its Advanced Carbon Fiber and Engineered Products

TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 19, 2016 -- Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc. and Toray Composites (America), Inc. will be exhibiting at CAMX in Anaheim, California September 27-29 in booth T84 to promote their latest innovations in Carbon Fiber and Composite Material. Toray's TORAYCA® brand carbon fibers are globally recognize ... Continue reading

Vehicles Change Lives of Needy Families Across U.S. in Record Breaking Donation

Vehicles Change Lives of Needy Families Across U.S. in Record Breaking Donation

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 19, 2016 -- The gift of a new vehicle helped change the lives of needy families in 15 cities across the country this weekend as part of a massive giveaway effort conducted by Service King Collision Repair Centers and its teammates. The simultaneous event symbolized the company's 40th Anniversa ... Continue reading

West Central KY Gas Prices Increase

West Central KY Gas Prices Increase

https://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/519775/vcsPRAsset_519775_105650_6cedf1fd-d3b9-46aa-8c17-74c4c796a240_0.jpg  West Central KY Gas Prices Increase West Central Kentucky gas prices have risen a few cents to $2.095 a gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Fuel Gauge report. The national average is $2.206. On the Na ... Continue reading

2017 MX-5 RF pre-sale starts for Mazda's most loyal customers

2017 MX-5 RF pre-sale starts for Mazda's most loyal customers

--50 built-to-order units will be available through special website-- RICHMOND HILL, ON, Sept. 19, 2016An MX-5 like never before, the new 2017 MX-5 RF (retractable fastback) stunned the world with its revolutionary and breathtaking design when it debuted at the New York International Auto Show earlier this year. With a ... Continue reading

Compact Car, Large-Scale Updates: 2017 Mazda3 Adds Upmarket Options and Greater Value

Compact Car, Large-Scale Updates: 2017 Mazda3 Adds Upmarket Options and Greater Value

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2016 -- The current-generation Mazda3 has scored dozens of accolades globally, including being named a Car and Driver 10Best-winner every year since its introduction, landing as a top-three World Car of the Year finalist and being named both as an Automobile Magazine "All-Star" and an ALG Resi ... Continue reading

Automotive Hall Of Fame: Why We Should Move To Downtown Detroit

Automotive Hall Of Fame: Why We Should Move To Downtown Detroit

Special To The Auto Channel From Automotive Hall of Fame Our motivation for moving to the Motor City On Thursday, July 21, at our 2016 Induction Ceremony, Automotive Hall of Fame President Bill Chapin made the official announcement that the Automotive Hall of Fame is seeking to move from its present setting in Dearborn ... Continue reading

All-new Kia Rio Set to Debut at 2016 Paris Motor Show

All-new Kia Rio Set to Debut at 2016 Paris Motor Show

FRANKFURT, Sept. 19, 2016: The new Kia Rio will make its world debut on 29 September in Paris, at the 2016 Mondial de l'Automobile. The Rio is the Korean manufacturer's global best-selling model, with more than 473,000 sold around the world in 2015, accounting for 16% of Kia's annual sales. Now entering its fourth gene ... Continue reading

Ford's Big Trucks Hauling in Big Sales: New 2016 F-650 and F-750 Trucks Have Best Year-to-Date Since 1997

Ford's Big Trucks Hauling in Big Sales: New 2016 F-650 and F-750 Trucks Have Best Year-to-Date Since 1997

Sales of Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks are up 59 percent year-over-year through August 2016 – the best year-to-date sales total for Ford’s largest trucks since August 1997. A new dedicated tractor model is attracting growing interest from beverage fleets. Sales of Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks are up 59 percent year-ov ... Continue reading

10th Generation Honda Civic to Debut at 2016 Paris Motor Show

10th Generation Honda Civic to Debut at 2016 Paris Motor Show

All-new Civic Introduction The all-new tenth-generation Honda Civic represents a significant step forward for Honda in the C-segment, benefiting from the largest single model development programme in the company’s history. The Civic is a core model for Honda in Europe and has been at the heart of the brand’s strong ... Continue reading

Volvo Sells Electric Buses to Luxembourg

Volvo Sells Electric Buses to Luxembourg

AUSTIN, Texas — September 19, 2016: Volvo has received an order for four Volvo 7900 Electric buses from public transport operator Sales-Lentz in Luxembourg. The buses will operate in the city of Differdange. Sales-Lentz, one of the largest public transport operators in Luxemburg, is a forerunner in the introduction o ... Continue reading

2016 Subaru Legacy Windy City Review By Larry Nutson

2016 Subaru Legacy Windy City Review By Larry Nutson

2016 Subaru Legacy All-Wheel Drive for everyone ... Continue reading

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