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EURO NCAP CRASH TEST RESULTS - 2017 Ford Mustang, 2017 Volvo S90 and V90

EURO NCAP CRASH TEST RESULTS - 2017 Ford Mustang, 2017 Volvo S90 and V90

2017 Ford Mustang Crash Ratings NCAP 2017 Volvo V90 CRASH RATINGS NCAP 2017 Volvo S90 Crash Ratings NCAP ... Continue reading

2017 California Visitor's Guide Available Now

2017 California Visitor's Guide Available Now

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 -- Inspiring travel to The Golden State, the 2017 California Visitor's Guide is now available to order online – just in time for National Plan for Vacation Day, coming up on January 31. ... Continue reading

DealerRater Pioneers Next Generation of Dealer Reviews, Aims to Solve Age-Old Industry Retention Problem

DealerRater Pioneers Next Generation of Dealer Reviews, Aims to Solve Age-Old Industry Retention Problem

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 25, 2017 -- Online reviews are becoming increasingly critical to the purchase process in today's consumer landscape, and the automotive industry is no different. ... Continue reading

NASA Invites Media to Pre-Super Bowl Event at Johnson Space Center

NASA Invites Media to Pre-Super Bowl Event at Johnson Space Center

HOUSTON, Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Media are invited to visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston ahead of Super Bowl LI to get an insider's look at the central hub of human space exploration and interview experts from across the agency and industry. ... Continue reading

Princess Cruises Brings "The Ultimate Sleep at Sea" Home with New Retail Offerings

Princess Cruises Brings "The Ultimate Sleep at Sea" Home with New Retail Offerings

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 -- Princess Cruises today launched the retail availability of its Princess Luxury Bed – offering consumers the opportunity to bring the ultimate night of sleep at sea to their homes. ... Continue reading

Teamster Pilots Win Again Against Flexjet, Flight Options

Teamster Pilots Win Again Against Flexjet, Flight Options

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio, Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the second time in eight months, a federal judge in Cleveland has ordered Flexjet and Flight Options to bargain in good faith with more than 600 Teamster pilots, after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Airline Division and Local 1 ... Continue reading

Xtime's automotive service experience solution shows boost in revenue and retention for dealers

Xtime's automotive service experience solution shows boost in revenue and retention for dealers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 -- Xtime, a Cox Automotive™ brand, today released 2016 data on the impact of its Spectrum solution, the brand's fully integrated service experience platform. ... Continue reading

IIHS: 2017 BMW 2 Series Coupe and 2017 BMW 3 Series Sedan Earn “Top Safety Pick+”.

IIHS: 2017 BMW 2 Series Coupe and 2017 BMW 3 Series Sedan Earn “Top Safety Pick+”.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 25, 2017 … BMW is proud to announce the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety named the 2017 BMW 2 Series Coupe and 2017 BMW 3 Series Sedan a “Top Safety Pick+”, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to offer class-leading safety with each new model. In order to earn ... Continue reading

January 2017 New-Car Sales Down 3 Percent Compared To January 2016

January 2017 New-Car Sales Down 3 Percent Compared To January 2016

Looking to Put the Diesel Scandal in the Past, Volkswagen Group Expected to Report Large Year-Over-Year Increases; Consumers Help Push Mid-Size Utilities to Second Highest Volume Segment; Compact Utilities Expected to Decline Photos(1) Jan 25, 2017 Download: Hi Res CLOSE IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 -- New-vehicle sa ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive study clarifies online opportunities for dealers in 2017

Cox Automotive study clarifies online opportunities for dealers in 2017

ATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Cox Automotive™ has released its 2017 Car Buyer Journey Study, a survey of over 2,000 recent car buyers exploring trends in how consumers shop for, research and purchase new and used vehicles. ... Continue reading

IIHS: 2017 Nissan Titan Fails Small Overlap Front Crash Test +VIDEO

IIHS: 2017 Nissan Titan Fails Small Overlap Front Crash Test +VIDEO

2017 Nissan Titan fails to hold up in small overlap front crash test ARLINGTON, Va. January 24, 2017; The redesigned Nissan Titan failed to hold up in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small overlap front crash test, earning only a marginal rating. ... Continue reading

Arctic Cat Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by Textron in $247 Million All-Cash Transaction

Arctic Cat Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by Textron in $247 Million All-Cash Transaction

MINNEAPOLIS—Arctic Cat Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Textron Inc. will acquire Arctic Cat in a cash transaction valued at approximately $247 million, plus the assumption of existing debt. Under the terms of the agreement, which was unanimously approved by the Arctic ... Continue reading

ATRI Releases Annual List Of Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks

ATRI Releases Annual List Of Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America. ... Continue reading

Automotive Round Up: Global Launch of Lamborghini Aventador S, Ford Mustang Scores 2/5 in Safety Test & New Kia Niro Pricing

Automotive Round Up: Global Launch of Lamborghini Aventador S, Ford Mustang Scores 2/5 in Safety Test & New Kia Niro Pricing

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California Home to Seven of the Nation's Top Truck Bottlenecks

California Home to Seven of the Nation's Top Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, including seven in California. ... Continue reading

Connecticut Makes List of Nation's Top Truck Bottlenecks

Connecticut Makes List of Nation's Top Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, seven of which are in Connecticut. ... Continue reading

Link Financial Group Accelerates in 2016, with EURO580 Million in Portfolio Acquisitions

Link Financial Group Accelerates in 2016, with EURO580 Million in Portfolio Acquisitions

LONDON, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Link Financial Group today announced it invested over EURO580m in non-performing and performing loan portfolio acquisitions in 2016, whilst also expanding into three new markets. ... Continue reading

New York Home to Five of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

New York Home to Five of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, five of which are in New York. ... Continue reading

Ohio Makes List of Top Congestion Chokepoints

Ohio Makes List of Top Congestion Chokepoints

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, five of which are in Ohio. ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania Makes Annual List of Top Truck Congestion Locations

Pennsylvania Makes Annual List of Top Truck Congestion Locations

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, four of which are in Pennsylvania. ... Continue reading

Spaghetti Junction Tops List of Worst Truck Bottlenecks for Second Year in a Row

Spaghetti Junction Tops List of Worst Truck Bottlenecks for Second Year in a Row

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, seven of which are in Atlanta including the number one worst location for truck congestion in the country, I-285 at I ... Continue reading

Tennessee Home to Four Congestion Chokepoints on National List

Tennessee Home to Four Congestion Chokepoints on National List

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, including four in Tennessee. ... Continue reading

Texas Leads the Nation for the Most Truck Bottlenecks

Texas Leads the Nation for the Most Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, including 14 in Texas, the most in the nation. ... Continue reading

Twin Cities Home to Four of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

Twin Cities Home to Four of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, including four in Minnesota. ... Continue reading

Washington State Home to Nine of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

Washington State Home to Nine of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, including nine in Washington. ... Continue reading

Worldwide Automated Guided Vehicle Market is Projected to Rise at a CAGR of 12.4% by 2024: Demand for Automation and Safety Generates Lucrative Opportunities | TMR

Worldwide Automated Guided Vehicle Market is Projected to Rise at a CAGR of 12.4% by 2024: Demand for Automation and Safety Generates Lucrative Opportunities | TMR

ALBANY, New York, January 25, 2017 -- Transparency Market Research observes that the leading players operating in the global automated guided vehicles market are determined to work on product innovation to remain relevant. As of 2015, the key players held a share of 55.82% in the global market. ... Continue reading

Automotive Cellular V2X Communications to Challenge IEEE 802.11p/DSRC Standard but Spectrum Issues Loom Large

Automotive Cellular V2X Communications to Challenge IEEE 802.11p/DSRC Standard but Spectrum Issues Loom Large

LONDON, Jan. 25, 2017 -- With the LTE-V2X (LTE vehicle-to-everything) standard finalized and 5G standardization impending, the use of cellular technology for low-latency Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) applications is now a realistic prospect—one that will challenge the legacy IEEE 802.11 ... Continue reading

Boeing Reports Fourth-Quarter Results and Provides 2017 Guidance

Boeing Reports Fourth-Quarter Results and Provides 2017 Guidance

CHICAGO, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Fourth-Quarter 2016 Operating cash flow of $2.8 billion driven by solid operating performance GAAP EPS of $2.59 and core EPS (non-GAAP)* of $2.47 on solid execution Full-Year 2016 Revenue of $94.6 billion reflecting 926 commercial and defense aircraft deliveries and services growth Record oper ... Continue reading

Cars.com Named Top Review Site in Digital Air Strike's Sixth Annual Automotive Social Media Trends Study©

Cars.com Named Top Review Site in Digital Air Strike's Sixth Annual Automotive Social Media Trends Study©

CHICAGO, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Cars.com has been named the top review site by car buyers and service customers for the fourth consecutive year in Digital Air Strike's Sixth Annual Automotive Social Media Trends Study©. The study highlights consumer behavior on social networks, review sites and mobile devices related to th ... Continue reading

Chicago Auto Show Partners with PR Newswire

Chicago Auto Show Partners with PR Newswire

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Cruz Pedregon, Jim Oberhofer, Kevin McKenna, and Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro

Cruz Pedregon, Jim Oberhofer, Kevin McKenna, and Alan Reinhart on WFO Radio NHRA Nitro

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Genuine Parts Company Announces 4th Quarter And 2016 Earnings Release Date And Conference Call

Genuine Parts Company Announces 4th Quarter And 2016 Earnings Release Date And Conference Call

ATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Genuine Parts Company plans to release Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings on February 21, 2017.  Management will also conduct a conference call on this date at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. The public may access the call on the Company's website, www.genpt.com, by clicking "Investors", or by d ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Airless Radial Tire Market to Grow 39.87% by 2021: In-tire Technology to Revolutionize the Airless Tire Market - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Airless Radial Tire Market to Grow 39.87% by 2021: In-tire Technology to Revolutionize the Airless Tire Market - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Airless Radial Tire Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global automotive airless radial tire market to grow at a CAGR of 39.87% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Growth Opportunities for the European Automotive Composites Market 2016-2021: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis - Research and Markets

Growth Opportunities for the European Automotive Composites Market 2016-2021: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Growth Opportunities for the European Automotive Composites Market 2016-2021: Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Analysis" report to their offering. Growth Opportunities for the European Automotive Composites Market: Trends, opportunities and forecast in t ... Continue reading

Honda Brings Stan Mikita's All-Star Cafe to 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles

Honda Brings Stan Mikita's All-Star Cafe to 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 -- Honda has partnered with Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly to bring three days of exciting sports and entertainment programming to Los Angeles during the 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star weekend. ... Continue reading

Innovations in Automotive Interiors - Automotive and Transportation TOE - Research and Markets

Innovations in Automotive Interiors - Automotive and Transportation TOE - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Innovations in Automotive Interiors - Automotive and Transportation TOE" report to their offering. This issue of Automotive and Transportation TOE highlights advancements in automobile interiors, including those enabled by sensor technology. ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls to present at Cowen and Company 38th Annual Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference

Johnson Controls to present at Cowen and Company 38th Annual Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference

CORK, Ireland, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Johnson Controls International plc Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alex Molinaroli and Chief Financial Officer Brian Stief will speak at Cowen and Company 38th Annual Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference in New York on Thursday, Feb. ... Continue reading

Legendary HOT ROD Power Tour returns June 10-16, 2017 - Seven cities, seven days

Legendary HOT ROD Power Tour returns June 10-16, 2017 - Seven cities, seven days

LEGENDARY HOT ROD POWER TOUR RETURNS JUNE 10-16, 2017 7 cities in 7 days | 6,000+ performance cars Registration now open! | Special VIP packages available! LOS ANGELES – January 25, 2017 – The 23rd annual HOT ROD Power Tour returns in 2017 with exciting new features for auto enthusiasts worldwide, as the ... Continue reading

Mark Levinson Luxury Audio Joins 3GT Racing

Mark Levinson Luxury Audio Joins 3GT Racing

Luxury audio and high performance meet the track in IMSA GTD Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mark Levinson Luxury Audio Joins 3GT Racing and the Lexus RC F IMSA GTD Program EAST LANSING, Mich. (Jan. ... Continue reading

Press Release: DealersLink to Unveil MotorCloud Retail Consumer Site at NADA 2017

Press Release: DealersLink to Unveil MotorCloud Retail Consumer Site at NADA 2017

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Honda Best Resale Value Awards; 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid, Fit, HR-V and Ridgeline

Honda Best Resale Value Awards; 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid, Fit, HR-V and Ridgeline

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 -- Four 2017 Honda models, the Accord Hybrid, Fit, HR-V and Ridgeline were awarded 2017 Kelley Blue Book Best Resale Value Awards by the experts at Kelley Blue Book. ... Continue reading

IDTechEx Research Announces New Report on Energy Independent Electric Vehicles

IDTechEx Research Announces New Report on Energy Independent Electric Vehicles

BOSTON, January 25, 2017 -- IDTechEx Research, a leading provider of independent market research, business intelligence and events on emerging technology, announces the availability of a new report, Energy Independent Electric Vehicles Land, Water, Air 2017-2037. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140310/673848 ... Continue reading

Kelley Blue Book Announces 2017 Best Resale Value Award Winners

Kelley Blue Book Announces 2017 Best Resale Value Award Winners

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2017 -- The 2017 model-year brand and category winners of the annual Best Resale Value Awards, recognizing vehicles for their projected retained value through the initial five-year ownership period, were announced today by Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the only vehicle valuation and informatio ... Continue reading

Global Dynamic Launch of Lamborghini Aventador S +VIDEO

Global Dynamic Launch of Lamborghini Aventador S +VIDEO

LONDON - January 25, 2017: From January 20th until today the global dynamic launch of the Aventador S took place at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia (Spain). International media tested the next generation of the V12 Lamborghini flagship on both track and road. ... Continue reading

Nissan Qashqai Celebrates 10 Years Of Crossover Leadership +VIDEO

Nissan Qashqai Celebrates 10 Years Of Crossover Leadership +VIDEO

Nissan is the first brand to reach the 10-year milestone for one simple reason – the Qashqai is the model which pioneered the crossover segment as the automotive industry and car-buying consumers know it today. ... Continue reading

GM CEO Mary Barra Comments on Auto Executives Meeting with President Trump +VIDEO

GM CEO Mary Barra Comments on Auto Executives Meeting with President Trump +VIDEO

General Motors has released an official statement attributable to Mary Barra on the breakfast meeting she had with Donald Trump and the CEOs of Ford and FCA. "We had a very constructive and wide-ranging discussion about how we can work together on policies that support a strong and competitive economy and auto industry ... Continue reading

Fiat-Chrysler US Statement on President Trump's Breakfast +VIDEO

Fiat-Chrysler US Statement on President Trump's Breakfast +VIDEO

January 24, 2017 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Following a meeting today at the White House, Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., reiterated that President Donald J. Trump’s desire to build a strong manufacturing base in the United States is a common goal shared by FCA US. ... Continue reading

Dodge Viper ACR sets another track record

Dodge Viper ACR sets another track record

SALISBURY, N.C., Jan. 24, 2017 -- Add Carolina Motorsports Park (CMP) to the long list of race tracks that the Dodge Viper has the claim of owning the fastest lap ever recorded for a production car. Brad Wood of Gerry Wood Dodge-Viper in Salisbury, NC set the lap record at CMP. ... Continue reading

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