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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Clean Energy Trust Announces Judges for 2013 Clean Energy Challenge

Clean Energy Trust Announces Judges for 2013 Clean Energy Challenge

The Clean Energy Trust today announced the slate of judges for the 2013 Clean Energy Challenge, a $310,000 business plan competition to take place April 4 in Chicago. 'The caliber of the judges at this year's competition really speaks to the hunger in the marketplace for new clean energy ideas' This prestigious group ... Continue reading

DealerSocket Goes Live With New Web Presence

DealerSocket Goes Live With New Web Presence

Leading auto dealer CRM DealerSocket is pleased to announce their newly redesigned website is currently live to the public. The site features a sleek, seamless viewing experience with natural navigation that is pleasing to the eye. Built with responsive technology, DealerSocket.com adapts to fit any viewing device, inc ... Continue reading

Honourable Minister Gary Goodyear to Open UBM Canon's Toronto Advanced Manufacturing Expo

Honourable Minister Gary Goodyear to Open UBM Canon's Toronto Advanced Manufacturing Expo

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State, Science and Technology for the Federal Economic Agency for Southern Ontario, will deliver the opening address at UBM Canon's Toronto Advanced Manufacturing Expo on May 14, 2013 at the Toronto Congress Centre. His address (which begins at 9:30 AM) will cover important top ... Continue reading

National Parking Association Announces Parking Power Network Tour Sponsored by LAZ Parking

National Parking Association Announces Parking Power Network Tour Sponsored by LAZ Parking

NPA Networking Events Set for New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Columbus and San Francisco, April-June 2013 The National Parking Association announces its first nationwide series of parking industry networking events--the Parking Power Network Tour. LAZ Parking will serve as the exclusive sponsor of the 2013 netwo ... Continue reading

National Federation of the Blind Launches Vehicle Donation Program

National Federation of the Blind Launches Vehicle Donation Program

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States, today announced that it has partnered with Vehicles for Charity to launch a new vehicle donation program. The NFB's vehicle donation program accepts almost any vehicle, including cars, trucks, boats, mo ... Continue reading

Industrial Directory Reports New Jersey Manufacturing Job Losses Slow

Industrial Directory Reports New Jersey Manufacturing Job Losses Slow

Industrial employment in New Jersey declined 1.5% over the past year according to the 2013 New Jersey Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports New Jersey lost 6,024 manufacturing jobs from December 2011 to December 2012, slightly less ... Continue reading

Altran Launches a TV Show for International Recruitment

Altran Launches a TV Show for International Recruitment

At 1 pm (CET) on 28th March, the Altran group will broadcast on the web the first live corporate programme dedicated to recruitment and engineers' career opportunities. In order to reach its recruitment objective of more than 4,000 engineers this year in the world, Altran invests resources: inauguration of its own TV s ... Continue reading

Chapman BMW's Top Down Tour pairs golfing fun, convertible vehicles on Saturdays in April

Chapman BMW's Top Down Tour pairs golfing fun, convertible vehicles on Saturdays in April

BMW fans and golf enthusiasts are invited to participate in the spring Chapman BMW Top Down Tour that awards one lucky winner with a golf prize package valued at over $1,500. The Chapman BMW Top Down Tour will have a stop every Saturday morning in April as follows: April 6: Ken McDonald Golf Course, April 13: Rolling H ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls Expands its Interiors Plant in East London, South Africa

Johnson Controls Expands its Interiors Plant in East London, South Africa

Johnson Controls, a global leader in automotive seating, interiors and electronics, announced the expansion of its interiors plant in East London, South Africa . The plant held an official opening ceremony today. "Our plant in East London has been growing since it opened in 2000," said Ingo Fleischer, vice president & ... Continue reading

V2V Penetration in New Vehicles to Reach 62% by 2027, According to ABI Research

V2V Penetration in New Vehicles to Reach 62% by 2027, According to ABI Research

Vehicle-to-vehicle technology based on DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communication) using the IEEE 802.11p automotive W-Fi standard will gradually be introduced in new vehicles driven by mandates and/or automotive industry initiatives, resulting in a penetration rate of 61.8% by 2027. ... Continue reading

Cellular One Launches No Texting & Driving Campaign With Rachel Holder

Cellular One Launches No Texting & Driving Campaign With Rachel Holder

Cellular One in Texas, Louisiana, and Montana joined forces with Nashville Recording Artist, Rachel Holder this week to promote driving safety utilizing video and audio Public Service Announcements (PSAs). The No Texting & Driving campaign is a reminder for drivers to be safe, pay attention while driving, and not be di ... Continue reading

The Allstate Foundation reaches nearly 100,000 survivors of domestic violence and educates one million teens on safe driving in 2012

The Allstate Foundation reaches nearly 100,000 survivors of domestic violence and educates one million teens on safe driving in 2012

From ending domestic violence and supporting teen safe driving to helping Americans prepare for catastrophe, The Allstate Foundation is addressing society's pressing issues with more than $19 million donated in 2012 directly supporting the work of local and national nonprofits to build safe, diverse and financially str ... Continue reading

AudaExplore Exceeds $3 Million in Donations to Collision Repair Education Foundation

AudaExplore Exceeds $3 Million in Donations to Collision Repair Education Foundation

AudaExplore (formerly the U.S. operations of Audatex North America, Inc. and Explore Information Services), a leading provider of automotive claims, underwriting and information solutions to the insurance carrier, repair shop and government agency markets, and the Collision Repair Education Foundation, a philanthropic ... Continue reading

The new Volvo FM -- the ideal all-round player in Volvo Trucks' model range

The new Volvo FM -- the ideal all-round player in Volvo Trucks' model range

'The new Volvo FM is easy to customise to suit individual needs. To use the language of football, the FM is that invaluable all-round player that does an equally brilliant job wherever it is needed' Volvo (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB): Volvo Trucks now presents its new Volvo FM. ... Continue reading

BMW Group Cautiously Optimistic for 2013

BMW Group Cautiously Optimistic for 2013

Ambitious targets in challenging environment Sales volume set to rise to new record figure in 2013 Earnings before tax expected at previous year's level High rate of expenditure for new technologies and models EBIT margin between 8% to 10% targeted for Automotive segment All Strategy Number ONE interim targets fully at ... Continue reading

Countdown to All-new Range Rover Sport Ground-breaking Live Drive

Countdown to All-new Range Rover Sport Ground-breaking Live Drive

Anticipation is building for the global premiere of the all-new Range Rover Sport on 26 March 2013. The all-new Range Rover Sport will be driven through the streets of Manhattan in a ground-breaking live event which will preview the new vehicle's transformed on-road dynamics and unrivalled breadth of capability. The al ... Continue reading

Landi Renzo USA Delivers Chrysler 300 5.7L Hemi V8 CNG Bi-Fuel

Landi Renzo USA Delivers Chrysler 300 5.7L Hemi V8 CNG Bi-Fuel

The purpose of this joint development venture between Detroit-based car manufacturer Chrysler and Landi Renzo USA, the American branch of the world's largest alternative fuel system manufacturer, was to deliver a high level luxury passenger vehicle operating on both gasoline and natural gas. "We are excited to have thi ... Continue reading

Morningstar Finance App Launches in Mercedes-Benz Vehicles

Morningstar Finance App Launches in Mercedes-Benz Vehicles

Daimler AG is now offering a finance app from Morningstar through the COMAND Online system in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Available in more than 20 languages, the Morningstar finance app provides Mercedes-Benz drivers and passengers with global financial information for more than 9 million equities, derivatives, bonds, ind ... Continue reading

New Ford Fusion Minimizes Pollen and 'Touch' Allergens

New Ford Fusion Minimizes Pollen and 'Touch' Allergens

Ford has begun requiring that more than 100 materials and components meet stringent standards to minimize potential allergy issues on the new Fusion and other Ford vehicles Engineers avoid materials such as latex, chrome and nickel -- a metal 10 percent of Americans are allergic to -- that can cause allergic reactions ... Continue reading

New Advertising Agency Assignments and Structure For American Honda

New Advertising Agency Assignments and Structure For American Honda

TORRANCE, Calif., March 18, 2013; American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced that its comprehensive review of advertising creative and media accounts for its automobile business has resulted in a multi-agency approach for the company's Honda and Acura brands. MediaVest was selected as the media agency serving both ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Electric To Build Automotive Components Facility in Mexico

Mitsubishi Electric To Build Automotive Components Facility in Mexico

NORTHVILLE, Mich.--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it is investing approximately $33 million US (Mex$500 million) to build a new facility for automotive components in Mexico. The facility will be located in the State of Queretaro, an industrial center north of Mexico City. Groundbreaking for the ne ... Continue reading

Toyota Avalon Hybrid Named 2013 "Best Green Car" At Atlanta International Auto Show

Toyota Avalon Hybrid Named 2013 "Best Green Car" At Atlanta International Auto Show

The all-new Toyota Avalon Hybrid was named the "Best Green Car" at the 2013 Atlanta International Auto Show by the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA). The group of automotive journalists has been awarding "best of show" vehicles for four years running, said Davis Adams, president of GAAMA. "The Avalon ... Continue reading

Recharged Electric Vehicle Manufacturer, Detroit Electric, Takes Root In The Heart Of Detroit

Recharged Electric Vehicle Manufacturer, Detroit Electric, Takes Root In The Heart Of Detroit

Electric vehicle company revitalizes iconic Detroit Electric brand New company headquarters in Detroit's iconic Fisher Building with production in Michigan, USA Plans to create 180 local jobs by the end of 2013 Limited-edition two-seat 100% electric sports car to be launched next month Diverse family of high-performanc ... Continue reading

The Clock Is Ticking For The Ultimate Jimny Global Challenge - Now Just 11 Days To Go

The Clock Is Ticking For The Ultimate Jimny Global Challenge - Now Just 11 Days To Go

On Sunday 31st March at 11.00am, four retired avid Suzuki fans will begin a 28,000 mile fundraising tour around the world in aid of Save the Children and the Oakhaven Hospice in Lymington, Hampshire. ... Continue reading

Bentley Boosts Profits And Turnover

Bentley Boosts Profits And Turnover

Bentley Motors today announces its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2012, reporting a significantly increased operating profit of Euros 100.5m compared to Euros 8m in 2011 ... Continue reading

Ford Rangers Lift The Load For Mac 4x4 Charity Event

Ford Rangers Lift The Load For Mac 4x4 Charity Event

By providing three new Ford Ranger vehicles, Ford has extended its support for the UK's longest-running charity off-roading event for the 12th year in succession. ... Continue reading

Toyota Action On Business CO2 Emissions Yields Big Results

Toyota Action On Business CO2 Emissions Yields Big Results

This puts the business firmly on course to achieve its goal of an average 20 per cent reduction in its Toyota and Lexus Centres' carbon footprint by the end of 2014 ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Welcomes Nick Herbert MP During National Apprenticeship Week

Rolls-Royce Welcomes Nick Herbert MP During National Apprenticeship Week

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars welcomed Nick Herbert, MP for Arundel & South Downs, to the company's head office and manufacturing plant on the concluding day of National Apprenticeship Week ... Continue reading

Digital Radio Increases Its Frequency In The Audi Range

Digital Radio Increases Its Frequency In The Audi Range

Clarity and unwavering quality are essential ingredients in every Audi interior, and as digital radio is rolled out as standard for the majority of the Audi range these attributes will soon also apply to the broadcasts transmitted by its audio systems ... Continue reading

UK Ordering Opens For The Dynamic New Cla-Class

UK Ordering Opens For The Dynamic New Cla-Class

The all-new Mercedes-Benz CLA is available to order now, with prices starting from £24,355 OTR. ... Continue reading

Navevo Puts Freight Operators Back In Control Of Their Fleets With Its New Transport Planning System Extension

Navevo Puts Freight Operators Back In Control Of Their Fleets With Its New Transport Planning System Extension

Navevo, the navigation specialists and developers of innovative and forward-thinking sat nav for HGV drivers, has today announced the launch of its Line of Route technology, an advanced navigation system specifically designed for fleet operators that can significantly cut down on wasted journeys and lost man hours, sav ... Continue reading

Nissan Launches Two New MNissan Launches Two New Models At Commercial Vehicle Showodels At Commercial Vehicle Show

Nissan Launches Two New MNissan Launches Two New Models At Commercial Vehicle Showodels At Commercial Vehicle Show

Nissan will be showcasing two new vehicles at the 13th annual Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC Birmingham on the 9th - 11th April 2013. ... Continue reading

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