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$127,990 2017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition Debuts At 2017 NY Auto Show

$127,990 2017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition Debuts At 2017 NY Auto Show

Available late summer by order only with a starting MSRP1 of $127,990 USD 2017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition Press Kit NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Among Nissan GT-R enthusiasts, 2017 is turning out to be a milestone year. ... Continue reading

As Transportation Infrastructure Deadline Approaches, Critical Fuel Industry Meets with Legislators

As Transportation Infrastructure Deadline Approaches, Critical Fuel Industry Meets with Legislators

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 27, 2017 -- Last week, the members of California Independent Oil Marketers Association (CIOMA) held a successful Day at the Capitol. CIOMA members, comprised of small, family- and minority-owned businesses met with over two-thirds of the legislators in the Capitol to discuss important issues ... Continue reading

Connected Car Cybersecurity Technology, Industry, and the Future 2017: Expert Interviews, Exclusive Case Studies, and Latest Developments - Research and Markets

Connected Car Cybersecurity Technology, Industry, and the Future 2017: Expert Interviews, Exclusive Case Studies, and Latest Developments - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Cybersecurity in the Connected Car: Technology, Industry, and Future" report to their offering. Technology trends, solutions and standards and future in automotive cybersecurity, with expert interviews, exclusive case studies, and latest developments Adva ... Continue reading

Continuously Variable Transmissions Market CVT by Chain - Driven and Planetary Analysis and Forecasts 2017 - 2022 - ReportsnReports

Continuously Variable Transmissions Market CVT by Chain - Driven and Planetary Analysis and Forecasts 2017 - 2022 - ReportsnReports

PUNE, India, March 27, 2017 -- The Global Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT) Market by Manufacturers, Countries, Type and Application, Forecast to 2022 report is recently published report focusing on the Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT) in Global market, especially in North America, Europe and Asia-Paci ... Continue reading

Copart Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary as a Leader in Auto Remarketing and Online Vehicle Auctions

Copart Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary as a Leader in Auto Remarketing and Online Vehicle Auctions

DALLAS, March 27, 2017 -- Copart, Inc. is excited to celebrate its 35th anniversary this year. What started as one salvage vehicle auction in Vallejo, Calif., has now become one of the world's largest and most innovative auto remarketers and online vehicle auction companies. ... Continue reading

Looking for Some Good Laughs? Take a Cruise Vacation as Cruise Lines are World's Largest Providers of Live Comedy

Looking for Some Good Laughs? Take a Cruise Vacation as Cruise Lines are World's Largest Providers of Live Comedy

MIAMI, March 27, 2017 -- As experienced cruisers know and first-timers quickly discover, there is something to laugh out loud about on the high seas. Some of the top stand-up comedians in the world come on board cruise ships to entertain. ... Continue reading

Paul Gauguin Cruises Presents Its 2018 Voyages Brochure

Paul Gauguin Cruises Presents Its 2018 Voyages Brochure

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 27, 2017 -- Paul Gauguin Cruises (www.pgcruises.com), operator of the highest-rated and longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, debuts its new 2018 Voyages brochure featuring Tahiti, French Polynesia, and South Pacific itineraries. The brochure ... Continue reading

PPG to Announce First Quarter 2017 Results April 20

PPG to Announce First Quarter 2017 Results April 20

PITTSBURGH—PPG announces the following details for its first quarter 2017 earnings release and teleconference call. Earnings release: Thursday, April 20, before U.S. stock markets open Teleconference: Thursday, April 20, 2 p.m. ET PPG participants: Michael H. McGarry, chairman and chief executive officer Vincent J. M ... Continue reading

Wang Appointed to Head NASA's Office of Communications

Wang Appointed to Head NASA's Office of Communications

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jen Rae Wang has been selected by Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot as NASA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications. Wang joins NASA with more than a decade of experience at the highest levels of state and federal government in public, legisla ... Continue reading

Honda Advises Owners of Vehicles Affected by Takata Airbag Inflator Recalls to Seek Repair Immediately

Honda Advises Owners of Vehicles Affected by Takata Airbag Inflator Recalls to Seek Repair Immediately

TORRANCE, Calif., March 27, 2017 -- Along with vehicles from multiple automakers, certain Honda and Acura vehicles require free recall repairs to replace defective Takata airbag inflators that could rupture during a crash, potentially injuring or killing vehicle occupants. Honda encourages owners of all affected Honda ... Continue reading

Serious Stuff! More Than One Million Defective Airbag Inflators Remain Unrepaired In Southern California

Serious Stuff! More Than One Million Defective Airbag Inflators Remain Unrepaired In Southern California

LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2017 -- Hundreds of thousands of Southern California residents are driving recalled vehicles with defective airbag inflators that could blast shrapnel into the passenger compartment upon deployment. In response, dozens of civic and community leaders have joined together in an urgent, region-wide ... Continue reading

2013-2014 Nissan Murano recalled over fire hazard: 57,000 vehicles affected

2013-2014 Nissan Murano recalled over fire hazard: 57,000 vehicles affected

2013-2014 Nissan Murano recalled over fire hazard: 57,000 vehicles affected ... Continue reading

ForeverCar Launches 1Quote For Extended Vehicle Service Protection

ForeverCar Launches 1Quote For Extended Vehicle Service Protection

CHICAGO, March 27, 2017 -- ForeverCar, a 2016 Chicago Innovation Award winner, continues its streak of innovation with the announcement of its most groundbreaking product yet. 1Quote provides a fully transparent online buying experience while empowering the shopper by enhancing the user experience. ... Continue reading

Driver Monitoring and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems 2017: Developments and Innovations Including System-On-Chip Vision, Vision, Camera-Based Driver Systems, and Head or Eye Monitors - Research and Markets

Driver Monitoring and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems 2017: Developments and Innovations Including System-On-Chip Vision, Vision, Camera-Based Driver Systems, and Head or Eye Monitors - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Driver Monitoring and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems" report to their offering. This issue of Automotive and Transportation TOE presents developments and innovations in advanced river assistance systems, including system-on-chip vision technology, vis ... Continue reading

Toyota and NTT Agree to Collaborate on ICT Platform R&D for Connected Cars

Toyota and NTT Agree to Collaborate on ICT Platform R&D for Connected Cars

Collaboration seeks to establish technologies for the creation of a Smart Mobility Society Toyota City, Japan, Mar, 27 2017; Toyota Motor Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation have agreed to collaborate on developing, verifying, and standardizing technology in the connected car field, combining the ... Continue reading

Technology with AI for Real-Time People-Detection and Tracking

Technology with AI for Real-Time People-Detection and Tracking

Detecting a given individual from a combination of over 100 features and tracking using wide-area images TOKYO, Mar, 27 2017; Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the development of a detection and tracking technology using artificial intelligence (AI) which can distinguish an individual in real-time using features from over ... Continue reading

AAMCO Named A Top 100 Global Franchise

AAMCO Named A Top 100 Global Franchise

HORSHAM, Pa., March 27, 2017 -- AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. ("AAMCO"), franchisor of the world's largest branded chain of transmission specialists and an industry leader in total car care services, announced today the company has been ranked on Franchise Direct's 2017 Top 100 Global Franchises Rankings. "It is an honor ... Continue reading

Adient Collaborating With Boeing to Explore Improved Comfort, Functionality of Commercial Aircraft Seating and Interiors

Adient Collaborating With Boeing to Explore Improved Comfort, Functionality of Commercial Aircraft Seating and Interiors

DETROIT, March 27, 2017 -- Adient, plc , the world's leading automotive seating and interiors supplier, today announced it is collaborating with Boeing to explore innovative comfort, efficiency and functional improvements to commercial aircraft seating and interiors. The collaboration brings together two global leaders ... Continue reading

Adient collaborating with Boeing to explore improved comfort, functionality of commercial aircraft seating and interiors

Adient collaborating with Boeing to explore improved comfort, functionality of commercial aircraft seating and interiors

DETROIT, Mar. 27, 2017 -- Adient, plc , the world's leading automotive seating and interiors supplier, today announced it is collaborating with Boeing to explore innovative comfort, efficiency and functional improvements to commercial aircraft seating and interiors. ... Continue reading

Autonomous Vehicles to 2027: A Detailed Review Featuring Google, Nissan & Tesla - Research and Markets

Autonomous Vehicles to 2027: A Detailed Review Featuring Google, Nissan & Tesla - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Autonomous Vehicles to 2027: a Detailed Review" report to their offering. "The new world will be defined by automated driving, in the future it will be an everyday feature of our life and it will completely change mobility - Herbert Diess, Chairman of the ... Continue reading

Billboards Aim to Reduce Vehicle Theft Rate in Albuquerque Area

Billboards Aim to Reduce Vehicle Theft Rate in Albuquerque Area

DES PLAINES, Ill., March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Billboard messages are popping up along Albuquerque freeways urging people to report vehicle thefts and suspects in an effort to put a dent in the local crime rate. According to the latest "Hot Spots" report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), t ... Continue reading

DAT RateView to Be Used as Foundation for Trucking Futures Exchange

DAT RateView to Be Used as Foundation for Trucking Futures Exchange

PORTLAND, Ore., March 27, 2017 -- TransFX, formerly known as TransVix, recently announced a strategic partnership with DAT for the development of trucking futures contracts. Citing exhaustive research it did with more than 200 trucking industry CEO's, TransFX deemed DAT's truckload rate information "the de facto indust ... Continue reading

David Brown Automotive announces all-new project on anniversary of Speedback GT launch

David Brown Automotive announces all-new project on anniversary of Speedback GT launch

https://eu.vocuspr.com/Publish/3296311/vcsPRAsset_3296311_64269_06edf109-cc49-4110-bdd4-2fdb46b34cef_0.jpg David Brown Automotive announces all-new project on anniversary of Speedback GT launch · Three years after Speedback GT was launched, David Brown Automotive announces its second production car · Simply known ... Continue reading

Delta-Q Technologies Introduces New Lithium-Specific Battery Charger at ProMAT 2017

Delta-Q Technologies Introduces New Lithium-Specific Battery Charger at ProMAT 2017

New charging solutions provide superior reliability and charge quality for electric vehicles; meets touch-safe charging standards in Europe VANCOUVER, March 27, 2017 -- Delta-Q Technologies (Delta-Q), a leader in battery charging solutions for electric drive vehicles and machines, today announced the release of their f ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Manufacturers are Helping the Lithium Market

Electric Vehicle Manufacturers are Helping the Lithium Market

NEW YORK, March 27, 2017 -- FinancialBuzz.com News Commentary  The Global Lithium-Ion Battery Market size is expected reach $46.21 billion by 2022, with a CAGR of 10.8% during the forecast period (2016-2022), according to a recent report by Allied Market Research. The lithium-ion battery industry is highly fragmented ... Continue reading

GAC Motor cooperates with World Wildlife Fund in Sanjiangyuan national park conservation project

GAC Motor cooperates with World Wildlife Fund in Sanjiangyuan national park conservation project

XINING, China, March 27, 2017 -- China's fastest growing auto brand GAC Motor officially delivered its cars to Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve (SNNR) administration on March 2 in Qinghai Province, China as part of the company's strategic partnership with China's first national park conservation plan "Born in Sanji ... Continue reading

Global Electric Vehicle Power Inverter Market 2017-2021 with Contental, Bosch and Toyota Industries - Research and Markets

Global Electric Vehicle Power Inverter Market 2017-2021 with Contental, Bosch and Toyota Industries - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Electric Vehicle Power Inverter Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the global electric vehicle power inverter market to grow at a CAGR of 7.92% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

GM Financial Names ADESA Kansas City 2016 Open Sale Auction of the Year

GM Financial Names ADESA Kansas City 2016 Open Sale Auction of the Year

2016 Open Sale Auction of the Year Winner - ADESA Kansas City (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? 2016 Open Sale Auction of the Year Winner - ADESA Kansas City (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ... Continue reading

Grande West Announces First US Public Transit Order

Grande West Announces First US Public Transit Order

VANCOUVER, March 27, 2017 /CNW/ -Grande West Transportation Group Inc. (TSXV: BUS; OTC PINK: GWTNF): ("Grande West" or the "Company"), a Canadian bus manufacturer of heavy-duty mid-sized transit buses for sale in Canada and the United States, is pleased to announce an order from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit A ... Continue reading

Hanon Systems Expands Product Offering to Support Alternative Vehicles

Hanon Systems Expands Product Offering to Support Alternative Vehicles

DAEJEON, Korea, March 27, 2017 -- Global automotive supplier Hanon Systems (KS:018880) is applying its expertise in thermal and energy management to support vehicle manufacturers supplying hybrid, electric, fuel cell and autonomous vehicles to the global marketplace. The legacy of Hanon Systems spans more than 30 year ... Continue reading

Hyundai Mobis Develops and Mass-Produces the First Integrated Body Unit (IBU) in Korea

Hyundai Mobis Develops and Mass-Produces the First Integrated Body Unit (IBU) in Korea

SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) developed the Integrated Body Unit (IBU) for the first time in Korea, and began to mass-produce it for the second in the world at its Jincheon Plant from this month. The IBU integrates the 4 electronic control units (ECU), i.e. BCM, smart key, TPMS, and PAS, into one. ... Continue reading

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s March 2017 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s March 2017 U.S. Sales Conference Call

DEARBORN, Mich.—Ford Motor Company will release its March 2017 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:15 a.m. EDT Monday, April 3, 2017. At 10:00 a.m. EDT, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. ... Continue reading

News from Sparshatts of Kent - Thames Group goes with the Mercedes-Benz Actros flow

News from Sparshatts of Kent - Thames Group goes with the Mercedes-Benz Actros flow

[cid:image002.jpg@01D2A1AA.F4CE51C0] Date: 27 March 2017 [Actros 2545 - Thames Group (6)] Thames Group goes with the Mercedes-Benz Actros flow The latest Mercedes-Benz Actros is certainly living up its reliable, fuel-efficient billing for Thames Group, a third-generation family firm now celebrating its 40th anniversary ... Continue reading

Parksite and Ryder Renew Partnership of 40 Years

Parksite and Ryder Renew Partnership of 40 Years

MIAMI—Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, today announced the renewal of its partnership with longtime customer Parksite, a top supplier of specialized building products for the residential, commercial, and remodeling markets. Parksite is ... Continue reading

Safety Concerns And Disinterest In On-shore Destinations Are Top Reasons That More Than One-third Of Americans Prefer To Stay On Ship During A Cruise

Safety Concerns And Disinterest In On-shore Destinations Are Top Reasons That More Than One-third Of Americans Prefer To Stay On Ship During A Cruise

RICHMOND, Va., March 27, 2017 -- While the majority of Americans prefer to spend most, if not all, of their cruise exploring the destinations of call, a surprising 34.3 percent have reported preferring to stay on the ship the entire or majority of the time, according to a new wave season survey* conducted by leading tr ... Continue reading

Synchrony Financial and Midas Extend Auto Care Consumer Financing Agreement

Synchrony Financial and Midas Extend Auto Care Consumer Financing Agreement

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail STAMFORD, Conn.—For more than a decade, Synchrony Financial has provided the Midas Credit Card, allowing motorists to maintain and repair their cars and trucks for both ... Continue reading

Tickets on Sale for 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as F1® Enters New Era

Tickets on Sale for 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as F1® Enters New Era

Yas Marina Circuit rewards loyal fans with early bird discounts of up to 30 per cent on ticket sales ABU DHABI, UAE, March 27, 2017 /CNW/ - The 2017 Formula 1® season is back, and the introduction of new rules governing the design of cars promises one of the most exciting seasons ever. (Photo: http://mma.prnewswire.c ... Continue reading

TQ Systems Debuts RoboDrive Advanced Robotic Solutions at Automate 2017

TQ Systems Debuts RoboDrive Advanced Robotic Solutions at Automate 2017

CHICAGO—In its first public appearance in North America, TQ Systems will showcase its innovative RoboDrive technology on Booth 270 at Automate 2017. RoboDrive motors were designed by researchers at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the International Space Station. ... Continue reading

Transphorm Announces First Automotive-Qualified GaN FETs

Transphorm Announces First Automotive-Qualified GaN FETs

TAMPA, Fla.—Today, Transphorm Inc. announced that its second generation, JEDEC-qualified high voltage gallium nitride (GaN) technology is now the industry’s first GaN solution to earn automotive qualification—having passed the Automotive Electronics Council’s AEC-Q101 stress tests for automotive-grade discrete ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL RECAP: March 27, 2017: Nissan, BMW, Kia, Maserati, Ford, ATV's, RV's, Buses, Ducks

NHTSA RECALL RECAP: March 27, 2017: Nissan, BMW, Kia, Maserati, Ford, ATV's, RV's, Buses, Ducks

NHTSA RECALL RECAP: March 27, 2017: Nissan, BMW, Kia, Maserati, Ford, RV's, Buses, Ducks ... Continue reading

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