Designer Zang Toi Dresses Lexus Spokespersons
By Maureen McDonald Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel Detroit January 10, 2017; With a wide variety of vehicles at the North American International Auto Show representing the USA, Japan, China, Germany and England, take note of the latest car model fashion from a designer who immigrated from Malaysia, Zang ... Continue reading
PREVIEW: Lotus Exige Race 380 - First Class in Competition
Race only version of sensational Exige Sport 380 375 hp and 410 Nm Weight cut to just 998 kg dry 0-60 mph in just 3.2 secs Laps Hethel 1.5 seconds quicker than Exige Cup R Aerodynamic downforce boosted to 240 kg Unapologetic, uncompromising and built to win, Lotus has announced the development of the mighty Exige Race ... Continue reading
FCA Response To EPA Notification Of 3.0 Diesel Wrongdoing
FCA Response To EPA Notification Of 3.0 Diesel Wrongdoing ... Continue reading
EPA Notifies Fiat Chrysler of Clean Air Act Violations On 3.0 Diesel
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for installing and failing to disclose engine management software in light-duty model year 2014, 2015 and 2016 Jeep Grand Cher ... Continue reading
Financing Lead Sales From Autobytel Sold To Internet Brands.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, 2017 -- B. Riley & Co., LLC, a full-service independent investment bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc. , served as the exclusive financial advisor to Autobytel Inc. in connection with the sale of its automotive specialty finance leads product to privately-held online med ... Continue reading
New For 2017: Bentley Continental Supersports - The World's Fastest Four-Seat Car +VIDEO
Bentley presents its fastest and most powerful production model to date: the new Bentley Continental Supersports. A top speed of 209 mph (336 km/h) and a 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds (0-100 km/h in 3.5 seconds) make the new Continental Supersports the world’s fastest and most powerful luxury four-seat car. ... Continue reading
Three of Four Car Buyers Avoid Considering SUVs Despite Record Retail Sales
COSTA MESA, Calif., Jan. 12, 2017 -- A bright spotlight is shining on SUVs thanks to record retail sales in 2016, yet three of every four car buyers didn't even consider buying an SUV, according to the J.D. Power 2017 Auto Avoider Study,SM released today. ... Continue reading
GAC Motor reinvents SUV with transcendent GS7 at 2017 NAIAS
DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2017 -- GAC Motor, China's only automaker exhibiting at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit from January 8 to 22, 2017, three groundbreaking new models including the first electric vehicle GE3, new SUV GS7 and concept car EnSpirit. ... Continue reading
Ford Expands North American Safety Recall for Vehicles Containing Certain Takata Airbag Inflators
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 12, 2017 – As part of the planned expansion of vehicles included in the Takata inflator recalls described in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Takata Coordinated Remedy Order, Ford is expanding its safety recall on vehicles with certain passenger frontal airbag inflators after T ... Continue reading
Steve McQueen in Le Mans - Press Release
Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool�?? Returns After 45 Years, in Stunning Graphic Novel Based on Epic ‘Le Mans’ Movie Masterfully crafted by Sandro Garbo and the team at Garbo Studio, ‘Steve McQueen in Le Mans’ fuses a blistering graphic novel with a bold and vivid tribute to M ... Continue reading
VIENNA, Va.—Urgent.ly – the company reinventing the roadside assistance market for premier global automotive, insurance, mapping, and parking brands as well as roadside assistance professionals and consumers – continues its rapid growth and expansion with the addition of three new senior members to its team. Urge ... Continue reading
AAA Predicts Top Travel Trends for 2017
https://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/519775/vcsPRAsset_519775_105650_6cedf1fd-d3b9-46aa-8c17-74c4c796a240_0.jpg AAA Predicts Top Travel Trends for 2017 More travelers looking for authentic experiences with connections to cultures, people & traditions According to a recent AAA survey, 42 percent of Americans are planning to ... Continue reading
A-List Communications Announces Event Line up in New Year for KIA Supper Suite Film Festival Pop-up
PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 12, 2017 -- Event producer A-List Communications announces the event line up for their exclusive three-day pop-up hosted January 21-23, 2017 during the first weekend of the famed film festival in Park City, Utah. The films and casts being celebrated and transported to and from in a fleet of 20 ... Continue reading
Automotive Stainless Steel Tube Market Analysis 2013 - 2024 - Research and Markets
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automotive Stainless Steel Tube Market Analysis By Product, By Region And Segment Forecasts, 2013 - 2024" report to their offering. The global automotive stainless steel tube market is projected to reach USD 4.72 million by 2024, according to this new rep ... Continue reading
Axis Auto Finance Changes Its Trading Symbol to "AXIS"
TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2017 /CNW/ - Axis Auto Finance Inc. ("Axis" or the "Company"), (TSXV: AXIS, formerly AXS) an alternative lender servicing the Canadian used vehicle market, announced that effective today its new trading symbol will be AXIS. ... Continue reading
Cold-end Exhaust System Aftermarket Analysis 2014 - 2025 - Research and Markets
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cold-end Exhaust System Aftermarket Analysis By System, By Vehicle Type, By Region And Segment Forecasts, 2014 - 2025" report to their offering. The global cold-end exhaust system aftermarket is expected to reach USD 6.04 billion by 2025, according to thi ... Continue reading
Frost & Sullivan Awards Gala Draws in Top Industry Leaders for Prestigious Recognition
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 12, 2017 -- Frost & Sullivan honored recipients at its 2017 Excellence in Best Practices Awards Gala held January 11, 2017 in La Jolla at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla. ... Continue reading
DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2017 -- The crisis that erupted over faulty ignition switches in 2014 changed General Motors' culture more than its bankruptcy five years earlier did, GM product development chief Mark Reuss said. ... Continue reading
Government of Canada promotes innovation in Canada's automotive sector
Minister Bains meets with key automotive leaders at 2017 North American International Auto Show DETROIT, MI, Jan. 12, 2017 /CNW/ - Canada's automotive sector has a skilled workforce as well as strengths in advanced technology that position it to design, develop and produce the cars of the future. ... Continue reading
Is Donald Trump endangering the Canadian auto industry?
MONTREAL, Jan. 12, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - President-elect Donald Trump's recent declarations about wanting to impose tariffs at the U.S.-Mexico border to protect the American auto industry pose a threat to the Canadian industry and the thousands of jobs that depend on it, shows a Viewpoint published today by the MEI. ... Continue reading
Lotus Exige Race 380: first class in competition
https://eu.vocuspr.com/Publish/3296311/vcsPRAsset_3296311_64635_072cdec1-4053-4f6a-8e69-114e1f085f79_0.jpg  12th January 2017 Lotus Exige Race 380: first class in competition · Race only version of sensational Exige Sport 380 · 375 hp and 410 Nm · Weight cut to just 998 kg dry · 0-60 mph in just 3.2 sec ... Continue reading
Lytx DriveCam™ Helps KeHE Distributors Tackle the Toughest Form of Distracted Driving
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12, 2017 -- DriveCam® video has become an indispensable tool for KeHE Distributors, a leading natural and organic food distributor, to fight the most insidious kind of driver distraction – the cognitive distraction, when the driver's mind wanders far from the task at hand. ... Continue reading
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Navistar Announces $200 Million Tack-On Offering Of 8.25% Senior Notes
LISLE, Ill., Jan. 12, 2017 -- Navistar International Corporation today announced that it plans to issue, subject to market conditions, $200 million of its 8.25% senior notes due 2021 (the "notes"). The notes will be issued as additional notes under the indenture pursuant to which the company previously issued $1.3 bi ... Continue reading
RECARO Automotive Seating wins major award with MAN Truck & Bus AG
DETROIT, Jan. 12, 2017 -- Adient , the world's largest global automotive seating supplier, today announced that its RECARO Automotive Seating product group has won a significant contract with MAN Truck & Bus AG to increase annual seat production at the company's facility in Skarbimierz, Poland. ... Continue reading
Reynolds and Reynolds Experts to Speak at #NADA100
DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 12, 2017 -- Reynolds and Reynolds announced today that Rob Leary, Reynolds national director of Sales, Fixed Operations, and Terry O'Loughlin, director of Compliance for Reynolds Document Services, are both workshop presenters at the 2017 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Ex ... Continue reading
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Valvoline Inc. today said it plans to report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 after market-close on Thursday, January 26, 2017, and to host a live audio webcast with analysts and investors the following morning. ValvolineTM plans to issue its first-quarter news release after marke ... Continue reading
2016 Alfa Romeo 4C Wins Inaugural "Buyer's Choice Award for Best Sports Car"
Industry accolade comes courtesy of Autobytel as more sports car buyers shopped for the Alfa Romeo 4C on Autobytel.com than any other vehicle in the category Ultralight carbon fiber monocoque and aluminum chassis structures afford 4C an incredible power-to-weight ratio, weighing under 2,500 pounds (lbs.) Race-inspired ... Continue reading
2018 Kia Stinger Receives EyesOn Design Award For Production Car Design Excellence
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2017 -- Kia Motors America's all-new 2018 Stinger fastback sedan has been honored with an EyesOn Design award for Production Car Design Excellence at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. At an event typically dominated by introductions from American auto companies, Kia ... Continue reading
Like the glass cockpit in airplanes and race cars, the all-new Ford GT features an all-digital instrument display in the car’s dashboard that quickly and easily presents information to the driver, based on five special driving modes. Ford GT features an all-digital instrument display in the car’s dashboard that qui ... Continue reading
SEATTLE, Jan. 12, 2017 -- Airbiquity®, a global leader in connected vehicle services, is entering 2017 on a high, providing service delivery for over seven million connected vehicles and launching its Software & Data Management offering, an industry-leading solution for configuring and automating over-the-air (OTA) so ... Continue reading
News from S & B Commercials - All-new Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxi is a capital asset for Michele
Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxi is a capital asset for Michele Cabbie Michele Berti has pulled rank on his fellow drivers by taking delivery of London's first, all-new Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxi. Michele, who passed the famous London Knowledge test 17 years ago, collected his third consecutive Vito cab from sole supplying Dealer ... Continue reading
PREVIEW: 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon +VIDEO
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 12, 2017 -- Dodge's new ultimate performance halo – the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon – to be unveiled during New York International Auto Show week Dodge to debut "Cage," the first in a series of pre-reveal teaser videos giving fans and followers insight into Demon's engineering prowess ... Continue reading
Caterpillar Inc. to Announce Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2016 Financial Results on January 26
PEORIA, Ill., Jan. 12, 2017 -- Caterpillar Inc. will release full-year and fourth-quarter 2016 financial results at 6:30 a.m. CST on Thursday, January 26. ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Polishing Machine Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The report forecasts the global automotive polishing machine market to grow at a CAGR of 8.22% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
MiX Telematics Announces Date of Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 Conference Call and Webcast
MIDRAND, South Africa—MiX Telematics Limited , a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions delivered as Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS"), today announced it will report its third quarter fiscal 2017 results for the period ended December 31, 2016 before the U.S. financial markets open on Thu ... Continue reading
VinSolutions Announces New Integration with Dealertrack
MISSION, Kan., Jan. 12, 2017 -- VinSolutions announced today the availability of Rates & Residuals, a new upgrade to its Connect Desking tool that integrates Dealertrack's comprehensive lender data to help with more accurate, efficient and profitable deal making. ... Continue reading
2017 Chicago Auto Show Update #2
To view this message in a browser, please click here: http://www.idevmail.net/message.aspx?d=155&m=1427&e=submit@theautochannel.com&r=2996514 <!-- MAIN CONTENT AREA EXAMPLE --> www.chicagoautoshow.com FCA'S RALPH GILLES TO OPEN MEDIA PREVIEW The 2017 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview will open Thursday, Feb. 9, with ... Continue reading
2017 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Winners Announced
DETROIT, Jan. 11, 2017 -- The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt electric car, Honda Ridgeline pickup and Chrysler Pacifica minivan were named 2017 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year, respectively, Monday. ... Continue reading
2nd Annual Buster Carroll Memorial Set for Labor Day Weekend at Franklin County Speedway
*2nd Annual Buster Carroll Memorial Set for Labor Day Weekend at Franklin County Speedway* [image: Inline image 1] On June 15, 2016 Franklin County Speedway lost one of it's all-time best drivers when Marshall "Buster" Carroll passed away. On September 4, 2016 we honored our fallen friend and racing hero with the Buste ... Continue reading
ATA CEO Spear Named to Federal Panel on Transportation Automation
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said he was honored to be selected as a member of the U.S. Department of Transportation's transportation automation advisory committee. ... Continue reading
Automotive External Airbags – Market Analysis and Forecast From Technavio
Technavio has published a new report on the global automotive external airbags market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Technavio has published a new report on the global automotive external airbags market from 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 11, 2017 -- Brightline, the only privately-funded express passenger rail system in the country, today showcased its first trainset, BrightBlue. ... Continue reading
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2017 -- Acting legend and top box office draw Burt Reynolds will attend the upcoming Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction on January 21st, 2017. ... Continue reading
Celebrity Motor Car Company To Cosponsor Montclair Food And Wine Festival
WHIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 11, 2017 -- The Montclair Food & Wine Festival, which will take place at the Wellmont Theater on January 28, will provide patrons with a 1920's speakeasy theme, and what better way to help create that nostalgic feel than to have an actual 1929 Cadillac, parked outside the front entrance to the thea ... Continue reading
Eaton Technologies Help Power Six Ward’s 10 Best Engines Winners
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—Power management company Eaton announced that its engine boosting, electrical and fuel- and emissions-saving technologies are on six of the 10 engines chosen by WardsAuto for its 23rd annual “10 Best Engines” competition. The winners were honored today during a ceremony held at the Marriott Rena ... Continue reading
General Dynamics Bluefin SandShark Autonomous Underwater Vehicle is Ready to Order
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Jan. 11, 2017 -- General Dynamics Mission Systems today announced its new Bluefin SandShark™ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) can now be ordered on the company's website by defense, commercial and scientific customers worldwide. ... Continue reading
Global Specialty Silica Market Driven by High Demand from the Rubber Industry: Technavio
Technavio has published a new report on the global specialty silica market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Technavio has published a new report on the global specialty silica market from 2017-2021. ... Continue reading
Mopar Honors "Top Tech" Award Winners
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 11, 2017 -- Mopar "Top Tech" program recognizes top-performing, elite technicians at FCA US LLC dealerships 1,000 high-performing technicians honored and 27 "Top Tech" award winners selected from more than 25,000 eligible technician candidates across FCA US dealer network Pietro Gorlier, Head ... Continue reading
ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Deborah Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council, has been named by Secretary Foxx to serve on the Department of Transportation Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation. The advisory panel was established to provide counsel regarding te ... Continue reading
Over 50 Million Units Shipment of Automotive Adaptive Emergency Brake Lights by 2021: Technavio
Technavio has published a new report on the global automotive adaptive emergency brake lights market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Technavio has published a new report on the global automotive adaptive emergency brake lights ma ... Continue reading
Saab Invests to Grow its New York-Based Business
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2017 -- Defense and security company Saab has signed an agreement with New York State (NYS) to develop Saab's business in the United States and local presence in NYS. ... Continue reading
Sikorsky Awarded DARPA ALIAS Phase 3 Contract to Increase Aircraft Autonomy
STRATFORD, Conn., Jan. 11, 2017 -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has won the contract for Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. ... Continue reading
STRATFORD, Conn., Jan. 11, 2017 -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and its PZL Mielec affiliate will launch a two-month, 13-city tour across seven Caribbean and Latin American countries in early 2017 to demonstrate the short take-off and landing capabilities of the M28 twin turboprop airplane. ... Continue reading
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, Calif., Jan. 11, 2017 -- The U.S. Navy and Raytheon Company completed two flight tests of the Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile, demonstrating how missions can now be planned in real time to strike time-sensitive targets. ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Uzbekistan Automotive Market, Forecast to 2020" report to their offering. The study aims to research, analyze, and forecast the automotive market in Uzbekistan according to 3 segments: passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and buses and minibuses. ... Continue reading
~ Next Generation Technologies Significantly Reduce Methane Emissions ~ VANCOUVER, Jan. 11, 2017 - Westport Fuel Systems Inc. ("Westport Fuel Systems") (TSX:WPRT / Nasdaq:WPRT) today commended the publication of a new study by West Virginia University scientists at the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emission ... Continue reading
Positioning Canada's Automotive Industry as a Leading Destination for Growth and Innovation
DETROIT, MI, Jan. 11, 2017 - The Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC), met today, during the North American International Auto Show, in Detroit, to discuss the growth and competitiveness of Canada's automotive industry. ... Continue reading
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