Blair Stover Brings Attention to Boom in Car Sharing Industry
- Blair Stover is pointing to a new era in how Americans view automobiles with an article that spotlights the booming car sharing industry. Widely popular in Europe for decades, car sharing was slow to be embraced by car fanatical and independent Americans. Blair Stover is now offering cultural and economic insights in ... Continue reading
PayByPhone Parking Expands to Downtown Anchorage
Anchorage Community Development Authority's parking division, EasyPark, is pleased to announce the expansion of PayByPhone parking to 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage. EasyPark rolled out the popular mobile payment service at its parking lots during 2009. Due to its success, EasyPark expanded the phone payment option t ... Continue reading
State of Michigan presents eight environmental awards to GM
General Motors and seven of its facilities are being recognized by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for longtime support of environment-focused community collaboration. GM remains the leader for most Neighborhood Environmental Partner awards granted since the program began in 2005. GM received the depar ... Continue reading
The new-vehicle sales pace in September has slowed slightly from its sprint in recent months, as volume is impacted by fewer selling days and the absence of Labor Day from September tallies, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales New-vehicle ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks: Success for Charlie the Hamster at the Wheel of a Truck
The film âThe Hamster Stuntâ has been a major success on Youtube and has been viewed more than 3.4 million times in just one week. It shows how a truck is steered along narrow, uneven tracks in a quarry in Spain. Whoâs at the wheel? Charlie the hamster, weighing in at 175 grams. âCharlieâs our ... Continue reading
Electric Buses Complete Testing Program in Columbia
The Sistemas Sustentables and ISSRC have released third-party test results from Bogota Columbia announcing the BYD electric bus Andino-12 (the 40 foot BYD all-electric bus) had successfully concluded two weeks of intensive testing and evaluation. The general purpose of the program was to carry out operational testing t ... Continue reading
Rand McNally Mobile Fleet Management Devices Now Integrated with Carrier Logistics Inc. Systems
Rand McNally today announced that Rand McNally's TND⢠760 and TPC mobile fleet management devices now integrate with Carrier Logistics Inc.'s (CLI) FACTS⢠freight management system, an integrated billing, accounting, and operations package. Rand McNally's mobile fleet management solution was recommended to CL ... Continue reading
Drivers Called To Join The It Can Wait Movement, Get Involved On September 19, Drive 4 Pledges Day
A movement is accomplished through the voices and actions of many. That is why four national wireless service providers, spearheading the It Can Wait campaign, are urging people to share their commitment to never text and drive with others on Drive 4 Pledges Day, September 19. In an effort to increase awareness of the ... Continue reading
Viewers to Submit Suggestions with #LexusIS Hashtag and Influence in Real-Time the Commercial That Will Air Live NBCUniversal, in partnership with Lexus, today announced "It's Your Move After Dark," the first truly live, real-time marketing broadcast commercial campaign that will launch the all-new Lexus IS. ... Continue reading
Penske Sponsors Detroit Automotive Logistics Conference
Penske Logistics is once again among the major gold sponsors of the Automotive Logistics Global Conference taking place September 24-26 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Detroit. This year's conference theme is: Made in America Re-shoring, Mexico and the opportunities within tomorrow's supply chain. ... Continue reading
Intellectual Property for the Automotive Industry
With the turn of the 20th century, the Automotive Industry launched consumers into a pioneering era of innovative, and often amazing products and technologies, which led to a new and exciting mode of transportation. Since then, the industry continues to invest heavily in new product development and continues to rely si ... Continue reading
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc and Verizon Unite Today to Combat Teen Distracted Driving
Four national wireless service providers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc. and Verizon, are uniting today with youth from across the country and transportation safety leaders, to hold an It Can Wait® Drive 4 Pledges Day rally on Capitol Hill. The event will inspire teens to take action and be leaders in their communiti ... Continue reading
ANSYS Brings Advanced Simulation To GT Racing With Extended Ferrari Partnership
With simulation in the driver's seat, Ferrari is boosting the endurance of its GT race cars with ANSYS' advanced simulation technology. Equipped with this engineering solution to handle fast development timelines and strict industry regulations, Ferrari optimizes critical components of its race cars, like brake cooling ... Continue reading
ToyLabs' Volta Racer and Sunswift's eVe Solar Racing Cars head to the 2013 World Solar Challenge SAN CARLOS, Calif., Sept. 19, 2013 -- The internationally recognized Sunswift solar car racing program at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia recently debuted their revolutionary new solar racer "eVe". Th ... Continue reading
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) Issues New Diversity & Inclusion Bond
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is issuing a new Diversity & Inclusion Bond, a key component of the company's comprehensive funding program. TFS issued its first Diversity & Inclusion Bond in January 2013 to positive response from investors, banks, and other issuers. This second issuance builds off the program's succes ... Continue reading
Built-From-Scratch Eco-Car Wins AutoZone's "Show It Off, America" Contest
AutoZone has announced the winners of its Show It Off, America social media contest, which recognized the best do-it-yourself (DIY) automotive projects in the country. A group of students from Mater Dei High School in Evansville, Ind., led by parent volunteers, were deemed the grand prize winner for their "eco-car" cre ... Continue reading
The Hertz Corporation has announced that Hertz Dayim Equipment Rental has further expanded in Saudi Arabia by opening a greenfield location in Jeddah. The new location will serve Western Province-based petrochemical, oil and gas, government, military, construction, event services, industrial, and emergency response sec ... Continue reading
Twenty-four automotive suppliers were honored by Johnson Controls, a global diversified company in the building and automotive industries, for their leadership and commitment to the Automotive Seating business at the company's 18th annual North American Supplier Performance Awards ceremony. The event was held recently ... Continue reading
SoCalGas Unveils Prototype Vehicles Powered By Natural Gas, Gasoline: AltCar Expo Visitors Get First Look Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today displayed four dual-fuel prototype natural gas vehicles (NGVs) that will be introduced to the California public at the Santa Monica AltCar Expo on September 20-21. A BMW ... Continue reading
A Five-Star Estate: Seat Leon ST Gets Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating
The SEAT Leon ST has been awarded a five-star safety rating by car safety assessment body Euro NCAP. The outstanding score puts the Leon ST among the very safest cars on the road. ... Continue reading
Vauxhall Scoops What Car? Used Car Awards Hat Trick
Vauxhall claimed an impressive triple award-haul at the What Car? Used Car Awards on Monday, including the headline manufacturer award, a small car accolade for the Corsa and the nearly new honour for the Astra. ... Continue reading
Ford Wins South East Macro Employer Of The Year At National Apprenticeship Awards
Ford and its national dealer network have been announced as the South East regional winner for the Macro Employer of the Year category in the National Apprenticeship Awards 2013. ... Continue reading
Olympic Cyclist Tests His Mettle Against Skoda Octavia vRS
Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy took on a challenge of two wheels versus four this week, testing his downhill racing skills against the uphill power and handling of the all-new Skoda Octavia vRS in a race against the clock. ... Continue reading
All-New Mazda3 To Transform Company Car Sector
The all-new Mazda3 is expected to transform the lower medium company car sector led by a class-leading combination of performance, excellent fuel economy and low emissions with the latter delivering tax savings to drivers and businesses. ... Continue reading
Renault And Indomobil Partner For Success In Indonesia
Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Renault, and Jusak Kertowidjojo, President Director, PT Indomobil Sukses International, Tbk, signed a partnership agreement today to launch Renault on the Indonesian market. ... Continue reading
Jaguar F-Type Voted Winner of the Autonis Design Award by Auto Motor Und Sport Readers
The Jaguar F-TYPE has been voted the winner of the Autonis design award by the respected German motoring magazine, Auto Motor und Sport, following a poll of its readers. ... Continue reading
Philip Brook Appointed Holden Executive Director – Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing
Holden has today announced that Philip Brook will be appointed Executive Director, Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing, effective 1 October 2013. ... Continue reading
Honda NSX Confirmed For Australia
In an exciting new development, the highly anticipated Honda NSX has been confirmed for Australia. ... Continue reading
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