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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

WEX Releases Monthly Construction Fuel Consumption Index (FCI) Results

WEX Releases Monthly Construction Fuel Consumption Index (FCI) Results

WEX Inc. , a leading provider of corporate payment solutions, in collaboration with IHS, Inc., the leading global source of critical information and insight, today released results of its WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index (FCI), which indicated a decrease of 0.6% in May versus its level at the same time the previ ... Continue reading

TomTom Announces Traffic Integration with Esri ArcGIS

TomTom Announces Traffic Integration with Esri ArcGIS

TomTom today announces a brand new integration with Esri's ArcGIS, which provides ArcGIS users with access to TomTom's powerful real-time and historical traffic solutions. ... Continue reading

Twenty Years Of Ford Reviews On The Auto Channel 2014-1994

Twenty Years Of Ford Reviews On The Auto Channel 2014-1994

2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid Review 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid - Heels on Wheels Review 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid SEL Review 1st Drive: 2013 Ford C-Max Energi Plug-in Hybrid & Senior Driver Notes 2013 Ford Escape Review Ford Space Solutions 2013 Ford Explorer Limited 4WD Review Heels on Wheela - 2013 Ford Explorer Sport Review Ford ... Continue reading

North America Car Rental Industry Outlook to 2017- Off-Airport Segment and Car Sharing Driving the Future Growth

North America Car Rental Industry Outlook to 2017- Off-Airport Segment and Car Sharing Driving the Future Growth

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: North America Car Rental Industry Outlook to 2017- Off-Airport Segment and Car Sharing Driving the Future Growth http://www.reportlinker.com/p01516312/North-America-Car-Rental-Industry -Outlook-to-2017--Off-Airport-Segment-and-C ... Continue reading

Corvette Stingray Most Efficient Sports Car on the Market

Corvette Stingray Most Efficient Sports Car on the Market

2014 model unmatched in combo of 455 hp and EPA-estimated 29 mpg highway “ The 2014 Corvette Stingray will deliver up to an EPA-estimated 17 miles per gallon in the city, and 29 mpg on the highway, making the new Stingray the most fuel efficient sports car on the market as no other car offers more than 455 horsepower ... Continue reading

Chevrolet to Enter Myanmar

Chevrolet to Enter Myanmar

Partnership with Pacific Alpine will distribute, sell and service vehicles General Motors Southeast Asia Operations recently signed a letter of intent with Pacific Alpine Pte. Ltd., for the distribution, sale and service of Chevrolet vehicles in Myanmar. The country’s first Chevrolet showroom is scheduled to open ... Continue reading

GM Korea First in Customer Satisfaction with Service

GM Korea First in Customer Satisfaction with Service

Earns highest score among automakers in Korean Service Quality Index study“ GM Korea earned the highest score among automakers in the 2013 Korean Service Quality Index study conducted by Korea Management Association Consulting. The study assesses customer satisfaction in 11 categories: dealership environment, receptio ... Continue reading

Twenty Years Of The Auto Channel's Honda Car Reviews 2014-1994

Twenty Years Of The Auto Channel's Honda Car Reviews 2014-1994

Honda Reviews 2014-1994, 2013 Honda Acord V6 Review Welcome Back Honda - 2013 Honda Accord Review 2013 Honda Accord EX-L Review 2013 Honda Accord Sedan - Heels on Wheels Review 2013 Honda Civic Sedan EX-L Review Heels on Wheels - 2013 Honda Civic Sedan Review 2013 Honda CR-V (Europe) - Henny's First Drive Heel on Wheel ... Continue reading

Twenty Years Of The Auto Channel's BMW Reviews 2014-1994

Twenty Years Of The Auto Channel's BMW Reviews 2014-1994

BMW Reviews 2014-1994 Buyer's Guides ▾ Used Cars Auto News Auto Features Perfect Match Auto Parts Video/Audio TACH-TV Search Results for All BMW Reviews(search again) First Look BMW 3 Cylinder Powered 1 Series 2014 BMW 3 GT First Drive 2014 BMW 5 Series First Drive 2014 BMW X6 Review 2013 BMW 1 Series 135is Coupe ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire Gauge Index Shows Decline in Summer Driving

Hankook Tire Gauge Index Shows Decline in Summer Driving

Defined by school vacations and warm weather, summer is often synonymous with getting outside and hitting the open road with friends and family. However, this year's Hankook Tire Summer Gauge Index found that the number of Americans planning to take a road trip this summer of more than 50 miles has dropped by 10 percen ... Continue reading

I DRIVE SAFELY Supports Teen Driver Safety By Launching Essay Contest During the "100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers"

I DRIVE SAFELY Supports Teen Driver Safety By Launching Essay Contest During the "100 Deadliest Days for Teen Drivers"

Contest Provides Opportunity for Teens with Traffic Violations to Encourage Others to Follow the Rules of the Road I DRIVE SAFELY, the nation's leading online provider of driver education training, is calling on all teen drivers who have received traffic tickets or had an accident to share their stories with other youn ... Continue reading

Applied Manufacturing Technologies to Host Automation Technology Open House

Applied Manufacturing Technologies to Host Automation Technology Open House

Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), a leading supplier of factory automation and safety design, engineering and process consulting services today announced it will hold its annual Automation Technology Open House August 22nd from 8:30am to 5:00pm at its corporate headquarters. The event will be held in cooperatio ... Continue reading

QAD Enterprise Applications Assists Senior Flexonics Czech in Achieving Highest Supplier Score Defined by MMOG/LE

QAD Enterprise Applications Assists Senior Flexonics Czech in Achieving Highest Supplier Score Defined by MMOG/LE

QAD Inc., , a leading provider of enterprise business software and services, today announced Senior Flexonics Czech (SFC) automotive-parts supplier for Renault and Ford, has achieved the highest supplier score following deployment of QAD Enterprise Applications. SFC has received validation as a level A supplier, define ... Continue reading

10 Best New Sedans Under $25,000 - KBB.Com

10 Best New Sedans Under $25,000 - KBB.Com

IRVINE, Calif., July 9, 2013 -- Shoppers in the market for an affordable new sedan can see which models the experts recommend most in the list of 10 Best Sedans Under $25,000 for 2013 from Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. While the marketplace of new sedans in the sub- ... Continue reading

MaxTradeIn Expands into Columbus, Ohio and Surpasses $80 Million in Offers Made to Consumers Trading In or Selling Their Car

MaxTradeIn Expands into Columbus, Ohio and Surpasses $80 Million in Offers Made to Consumers Trading In or Selling Their Car

MaxTradeIn, the free online marketplace that gives car owners the ability to trade in or sell their used vehicle by selecting trusted local dealers to compete for their business, is now available to customers and dealerships in Columbus, Ohio. ... Continue reading

KPIT Cummins Announces Release of New Generation Diagnostics Products

KPIT Cummins Announces Release of New Generation Diagnostics Products

KPIT Cummins, a global product engineering and IT consulting partner to automotive, manufacturing and energy & utilities corporations, announces release of its new generation diagnostics products “In2Soft Diagnostic Tools". The enhanced version comes with features that ensure smoother and more seamless diagnostics for ... Continue reading

Sergio Marchionne to Deliver Opening Address at the 2014 Canadian International Auto Show

Sergio Marchionne to Deliver Opening Address at the 2014 Canadian International Auto Show

Toronto appearance will be a homecoming for the global CEO of Chrysler Group and Fiat Mark your calendars now, because the opening ceremony of the 2014 Canadian International Auto Show (CIAS) promises to be one of the highlight events of the auto industry year. Chrysler Canada and the CIAS announced today that Sergio M ... Continue reading

GEICO announces plans to hire 200 new associates in Tucson; also named 'Top Company to Work For'

GEICO announces plans to hire 200 new associates in Tucson; also named 'Top Company to Work For'

Are you ready to build a rewarding career? Look no further. GEICO's growing Tucson regional office is seeking qualified applicants for more than 200 new positions by the end of the year. The hires will include associates launching careers in sales, customer service, claims service and liability claims. ... Continue reading

Chevron Adds Third Group II Base Oil Hub in Europe

Chevron Adds Third Group II Base Oil Hub in Europe

Chevron Lubricants today announced that it will be adding an additional storage facility for Group II base oil in Eastham, England. This is Chevron's third Group II supply hub in Europe in addition to storage facilities in Antwerp, Belgium and Hamburg, Germany. A complete product line will be inventoried at the facilit ... Continue reading

Eastwood Collector Car Appreciation Day Summer Classic Car Show

Eastwood Collector Car Appreciation Day Summer Classic Car Show

Pottstown, PA - Come join us on Saturday, July 13, 2013, from 10AM - 3PM, for an exciting day planned for all restoration enthusiasts at Eastwood's headquarters, in cooperation with National Collector Car Appreciation Day 2013. Jerry Dixey, from Street Rodder Magazine, and all of the Street Rodder Road Tour cars will b ... Continue reading

EcoCAR 2 Team from University of Victoria Wins First Place MathWorks Award for Innovative Model-Based Design

EcoCAR 2 Team from University of Victoria Wins First Place MathWorks Award for Innovative Model-Based Design

-MathWorks today announced that University of Victoria has won the MathWorks modeling award as part of the EcoCAR 2 student competition. The award recognizes the team's use of MATLAB and Simulink for Model-Based Design during the three-year competition to reengineer a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu to improve its fuel efficienc ... Continue reading

Bosch Technology Powers 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

Bosch Technology Powers 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel

Bosch, a leading global technology supplier, announced today that its clean diesel technology is featured on the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. Bosch provides the fuel injection system, ceramic glow plugs, engine control module, exhaust gas treatment technology and sensors for the vehicle. ... Continue reading

BookItOut Expands Global Reach with New NYC Location

BookItOut Expands Global Reach with New NYC Location

NEW YORK, July 9, 2013; Serving automotive finance companies in six countries, BookItOut opens its newest location today in New York City. The expansion into Lower Manhattan positions BookItOut among the world's largest financial institutions as its influence grows in the automotive finance industry. "A physical presen ... Continue reading

Mini Convertible And Mini Roadster - Two Models That Mean The Sky's The Limit When It Comes To Open-Top Driving Fun.

Mini Convertible And Mini Roadster - Two Models That Mean The Sky's The Limit When It Comes To Open-Top Driving Fun.

Soft top season is here and with both the MINI Convertible and the MINI Roadster to choose from, it's a tough decision - but the search for wind-in-your-hair driving fun ends here. ... Continue reading

Nissan Celebrates Car And Van Fleet Growth In First Six Months Of 2013

Nissan Celebrates Car And Van Fleet Growth In First Six Months Of 2013

Nissan has reported a very strong fleet performance in the first six months of 2013 with combined car and van sales up by 20% to 33,932 compared with the same period in 2012 (28,329). ... Continue reading

January - June 2013 Uk Sales Show Strong Growth

January - June 2013 Uk Sales Show Strong Growth

Peugeot's on-going new product offensive has generated excellent sales results in the first half of 2013. ... Continue reading

All New 4x4 Model Joins The Swift Range

All New 4x4 Model Joins The Swift Range

Suzuki has a strong global heritage for its 4WD models and now, following sales success in Japan as well as several European Countries including Germany and Switzerland, Suzuki is launching the 4x4 Swift in the UK and it goes on sale this month. ... Continue reading

Jaguar F-Type Design Study To Debut With New XFR-S, XJR And XKR-S GT At Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Jaguar F-Type Design Study To Debut With New XFR-S, XJR And XKR-S GT At Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Jaguar will bring its illustrious past and exciting future together in dramatic fashion at Goodwood Festival of Speed (11-14 July 2013). ... Continue reading

Isuzu D-Max Up For Grabs In Fifth Series Of Fferm Ffactor

Isuzu D-Max Up For Grabs In Fifth Series Of Fferm Ffactor

Isuzu UK has renewed its agreement with Fferm Ffactor, Wales' hugely-popular agriculture-themed reality television show, to be headline sponsor for the fifth consecutive year. ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Global Centenary Celebrations Arrive In Kensington Gardens, London

Aston Martin Global Centenary Celebrations Arrive In Kensington Gardens, London

Aston Martin's year of global centenary festivities continues in fine style on Sunday 21 July with a unique celebration in the historic setting of Kensington Gardens, London. ... Continue reading

Hanninen Named as Hyundai Motorsport Mystery Driver

Hanninen Named as Hyundai Motorsport Mystery Driver

Hyundai Motorsport has today announced Finnish driver Juho Hanninen as one of the team's test drivers for 2013, ending weeks of speculation over the mystery man behind the wheel of the Hyundai i20 WRC in May. ... Continue reading

Holden Cruze SRi-V adds Satellite Navigation

Holden Cruze SRi-V adds Satellite Navigation

Holden's range topping Cruze SRi-V sedan and hatch now offer buyers greater value with the addition of integrated satellite navigation. ... Continue reading

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