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Sales release of the CLS: Sharpened styling for the CLS ahead of its debut with European dealers in July

Sales release of the CLS: Sharpened styling for the CLS ahead of its debut with European dealers in July

A more dynamic look is at the heart of the updated CLS. The front end in particular, with new radiator grilles and bumpers, expresses the dynamism of the four-door coupé even more strongly. ... Continue reading

Williams Advanced Engineering partners with Italdesign to create complete high-performance EV solution

Williams Advanced Engineering partners with Italdesign to create complete high-performance EV solution

Italdesign, the joint venture will enable both newcomers and established OEMs in the automotive sector to benefit from the expertise of two global leaders in EV engineering and vehicle design, supporting them in the creation of a range of upper premium EVs from high performance GTs, Crossover and Sedans. ... Continue reading

Ready For The Outdoors (No Masks Needed) Toyota Sienna Multi Purpose Vehicle

Ready For The Outdoors (No Masks Needed) Toyota Sienna Multi Purpose Vehicle

Equipped with Everything Needed for the Next Outdoor Adventure – The new Toyota Sienna is leveling up for 2022, thanks to the new Sienna Woodland Special Edition. Featuring adventure-ready, rugged styling and a standard Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive System with increased ground clearance, the new edition will ... Continue reading

Toyota Preparing To Build Two New 3 Row SUV-EV's 1 Lexus 1 Toyoya, In Indiana Factory

Toyota Preparing To Build Two New 3 Row SUV-EV's 1 Lexus 1 Toyoya, In Indiana Factory

Princeton Plant Will Invest $803 Million, Add 1,400 Jobs and Drive Toward Electrified Future PRINCETON, Ind. (April 28, 2021) – With its 25th anniversary right around the corner, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) is poised to celebrate with gusto as it announces an investment sure to drive the team through t ... Continue reading

Carvana Brings The New Way to Buy a Car® to Daphne

Carvana Brings The New Way to Buy a Car® to Daphne

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carvana continues expanding in Alabama, offering as-soon-as-next day vehicle delivery to Daphne area residents. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana continues expanding in Alabama, offering as-soon-as-next day vehicle delivery to Daphne area residents. ... Continue reading

Carvana Grows Reach in the Florida Panhandle, Expands to Pensacola

Carvana Grows Reach in the Florida Panhandle, Expands to Pensacola

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carvana brings The New Way to Buy a Car® to Pensacola, Fla., offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to its 276th market. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana brings The New Way to Buy a Car® to Pensacola, Fla., offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to its 276th market. ... Continue reading

Carvana Launches in Crestview with As-Soon-As-Next Day Delivery

Carvana Launches in Crestview with As-Soon-As-Next Day Delivery

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carvana brings The New Way to Buy a Car® to Crestview, Fla., offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to its 275th market. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana brings The New Way to Buy a Car® to Crestview, Fla., offering as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery to its 275th market. ... Continue reading

Global Hypersonic Technology Markets, 2021-2031: Increasing Focus on Super Fast Intercontinental Travel - Jet-Powered Hypersonic Spaceplane, Stratofly MR3, LAPCAT A2, I Plane, HyperStar & Hexafly

Global Hypersonic Technology Markets, 2021-2031: Increasing Focus on Super Fast Intercontinental Travel - Jet-Powered Hypersonic Spaceplane, Stratofly MR3, LAPCAT A2, I Plane, HyperStar & Hexafly

DUBLIN, April 28, 2021 -- The "Hypersonic Technology Market - A Global and Country Analysis: Focus on Type, End User, Launch Mode, and Country - Analysis and Forecast, 2021-2031" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global Hypersonic Technology Market to Reach $12.92 Billion by 2031 The global hy ... Continue reading

Toyota Indiana Welcomes Two, All-New Vehicles to Line-Up

Toyota Indiana Welcomes Two, All-New Vehicles to Line-Up

PRINCETON, Ind., April 28, 2021 -- With its 25th anniversary right around the corner, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) is poised to celebrate with gusto as it announces an investment sure to drive the team through the next 25 years and beyond. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana in Princeton, Indiana Today, T ... Continue reading

Wheels Up: Avelo Airlines Takes Off with First Flight Between Burbank and Santa Rosa

Wheels Up: Avelo Airlines Takes Off with First Flight Between Burbank and Santa Rosa

BURBANK, Calif. and SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 28, 2021 -- The inaugural flight from America's first new mainline airline in nearly 15 years — Avelo Airlines — departed Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) this morning for Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), the gateway to California's wine country. Avelo's ... Continue reading

World's Rarest Baseball Card Set on Deck For NFT Experience

World's Rarest Baseball Card Set on Deck For NFT Experience

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2021 -- The collector was just 14 years old when he found a handful of striking 3x4 baseball cards tucked in the back of an old photo album. Those oversized sepia cards kicked off a 44-year treasure hunt for the "Miracle Set:" an ultra-rare baseball card set expected to shatter sports memorabilia ... Continue reading

To Put 'Everybody In' an Electric Vehicle, GM Introduces Ultium Charge 360

To Put 'Everybody In' an Electric Vehicle, GM Introduces Ultium Charge 360

General Motors introduced Ultium Charge 360, a holistic charging approach that integrates charging networks, GM vehicle mobile apps1, and other products and services to simplify the overall charging experience for GM electric vehicle owners. Ultium Charge 360 builds on GM's existing charging efforts to provide GM EV ow ... Continue reading

F-150 ADDS CLASS-EXCLUSIVE TECH WITH ONBOARD SCALES TO SIMPLIFY LOADING AND TRAILERING, ACTIVE SUSPENSION

F-150 ADDS CLASS-EXCLUSIVE TECH WITH ONBOARD SCALES TO SIMPLIFY LOADING AND TRAILERING, ACTIVE SUSPENSION

Ford is giving customers all-new capabilities to help them get work done. New technologies will now be available for the 2021 Ford F-150 including class-exclusive Onboard Scales and Smart Hitch as well as continuously controlled damping, each engineered to help customers who tow and haul load their trucks up for the wo ... Continue reading

Fwd: UK government green lights 'self-driving' cars on motorways

Fwd: UK government green lights 'self-driving' cars on motorways

The UK government on Wednesday became the first country to announce it will regulate the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on motorways, with the first such cars possibly appearing on public roads as soon as this year. I would love to put you in touch with Andrew Bowering, CEO of American Lithium <https://www ... Continue reading

ICE PICK: Biden's Lethal Attack on Immigration Enforcement Continues by Naming Staunch Immigration Enforcement Foe to Head-Up ICE, Charges FAIR

ICE PICK: Biden's Lethal Attack on Immigration Enforcement Continues by Naming Staunch Immigration Enforcement Foe to Head-Up ICE, Charges FAIR

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 -- The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), regarding the nomination of Ed Gonzalez to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "As part of his unrelenting assault on the integrity of our immigration enfo ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Wheel Manufacturers Industry Report 2021: Comprehensive Analysis of Top 50 Companies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Wheel Manufacturers Industry Report 2021: Comprehensive Analysis of Top 50 Companies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Wheel Manufacturers (Global) - Industry Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Automotive Wheel Manufacturers Analysis provides a detailed overview of the Automotive Wheel Manufacturers market and delivers a comprehensive individual analysis on the top 50 ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive U.S. Automotive Forecast for April 2021

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive U.S. Automotive Forecast for April 2021

TROY, Mich.--J.D. Power: The Retail Sales Forecast New-vehicle retail sales for April 2021 are expected to be the highest ever recorded for the month of April, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales for new vehicles are projected to reach 1,325,500 units, a 110.6% increase compar ... Continue reading

Motorcar Parts of America’s D&V Electronics Announces Collaboration Agreement With NI Corporation

Motorcar Parts of America’s D&V Electronics Announces Collaboration Agreement With NI Corporation

LOS ANGELES--Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. today announced its wholly owned subsidiary D&V Electronics, based in Woodbridge, Ontario, has established a collaboration agreement with Austin, Texas-based NI to market Power Hardware-in-the-loop (Power-HIL) emulator-based test solutions, including inverter test applicatio ... Continue reading

Protecht Revs Up Long-Term Relationship with NASCAR Track Properties

Protecht Revs Up Long-Term Relationship with NASCAR Track Properties

PHOENIX, April 28, 2021 -- Protecht, Inc. and NASCAR are teaming to reduce the financial risks borne by ticketholders for events at America's leading racetracks.  Under a 10-year agreement, Protecht will serve as the official provider of financial protection for NASCAR racing event ticketholders. This official ticket ... Continue reading

Amtrak Celebrates 50 Years with 50% off Fares

Amtrak Celebrates 50 Years with 50% off Fares

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 -- Amtrak is celebrating a half a century of moving America where it wants to go. The 50th Anniversary Sale offers sale fares at 50% off, with a maximum of $50 per segment, available on coach class for routes all across the country, as well as Acela Business Class. ... Continue reading

Automotive Power Liftgate Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2026 - Technological Advances in Vehicles Such as IoT, AI, and ML - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Automotive Power Liftgate Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2026 - Technological Advances in Vehicles Such as IoT, AI, and ML - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Power Liftgate Market: Global Industry Analysis, Trends, Market Size, and Forecasts up to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report predicts the global automotive power liftgate market to grow with a CAGR of 13.5% over the forecast period from 2020-2026. ... Continue reading

CarMax to Host Virtual Analyst Day on May 6, 2021

CarMax to Host Virtual Analyst Day on May 6, 2021

RICHMOND, Va.--CarMax, Inc. , the nation’s largest and most profitable retailer of used autos, issued a reminder that the Company will host its Virtual Analyst Day on Thursday, May 6, 2021 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The event is expected to conclude at 11:30 a.m. ET. This event is designed for financia ... Continue reading

EV Connect to Help Expand California Charging Infrastructure Under $436M EV Program

EV Connect to Help Expand California Charging Infrastructure Under $436M EV Program

LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2021 -- Building on its success in the $22M Southern California Edison (SCE) Charge Ready pilot program, EV Connect, a software-as-a-service company leading electric vehicle charging ecosystem deployments and management, announced that the Company is once again an Approved Network Provider in the ... Continue reading

Loop Energy Receives and Fulfills Fuel Cell Module Order For Ten Transit Bus Fleet in Nanjing, China

Loop Energy Receives and Fulfills Fuel Cell Module Order For Ten Transit Bus Fleet in Nanjing, China

VANCOUVER, BC, April 28, 2021 - Loop Energy (TSX: LPEN), a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-based solutions, announces the receipt and fulfillment of an order for ten units of the company's proprietary eFlow® fuel cell modules from Beijing IN-Power for integration by Skywell New Energy Vehicles Group ( ... Continue reading

OverDrive Adds New Content Categories for Libraries

OverDrive Adds New Content Categories for Libraries

CLEVELAND, April 28, 2021 -- OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools worldwide, announced the expansion of its industry-leading catalog to include new categories of digital content. In addition to ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines, libraries can now supplement their digital coll ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, Operated by H.R. Owen, Opens New Flagship Residence

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, Operated by H.R. Owen, Opens New Flagship Residence

Image Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, Operated by H.R. Owen, Opens New Flagship Residence · Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, operated by the H.R. Owen Group, has opened a new flagship residence in Mayfair  · The new environment provides a more relaxing and immersive experience, resonating with Rolls-Royce’s ... Continue reading

Velodyne Lidar to Report First Quarter 2021 Financial Results on May 10, 2021

Velodyne Lidar to Report First Quarter 2021 Financial Results on May 10, 2021

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Velodyne Lidar, Inc. , the first public pure-play lidar company, announced today that it will report first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2021, following the close of the market on Monday, May 10, 2021. On that day, management will host a conference call and webcast at 1:30p. ... Continue reading

10th Annual 5-Year Cost to Own Awards

10th Annual 5-Year Cost to Own Awards

Ongoing costs like fuel, maintenance, insurance and even vehicle depreciation can vary greatly from one model to the next. ... Continue reading

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