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Monday, October 20, 2014

Goodyear's Global Headquarters Earns LEED Gold Rating

Goodyear's Global Headquarters Earns LEED Gold Rating

One of the largest LEED Gold certified buildings in Ohio AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2014 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's global headquarters building here has earned a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design® (LEED) Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council®. At 639,000 square feet, it is among the larg ... Continue reading

National Safety Council poll: Majority of Parents Understand Greatest Risks Facing Teen Drivers

National Safety Council poll: Majority of Parents Understand Greatest Risks Facing Teen Drivers

Parents limit passengers and nighttime driving, favor limitations for all new drivers under 21 ITASCA, IL -- Oct. 20, 2014: Today the National Safety Council, in observance of National Teen Driver Safety Week, released results of a public opinion survey showing many parents understand, and take steps to help reduce, th ... Continue reading

2015 Nissan Pathfinder U.S. Pricing and Specs

2015 Nissan Pathfinder U.S. Pricing and Specs

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Nissan today announced U.S. pricing for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder SUV, which is on sale now at U.S. Nissan dealers nationwide. Totally redesigned just two years ago, the 2015 Pathfinder offers exceptional levels of versatility, fuel efficiency and full-size comfort for seven passengers. Pathfind ... Continue reading

Maserati North America, Inc. Customers to Get a 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription When Buying Any Model Year 2015 Vehicle

Maserati North America, Inc. Customers to Get a 3-Month SiriusXM Subscription When Buying Any Model Year 2015 Vehicle

Maserati also to give customers buying any MY 2015 Quattroporte or Ghibli a 4-year subscription to advanced information and entertainment services delivered via satellite, including traffic conditions, weather, fuel prices, sports scores, and movie listings NEW YORK - Oct. 20, 2014: SiriusXM and Maserati North America, ... Continue reading

Altera Demonstrates Automotive Embedded System Solutions that Increase Design Productivity at SAE Convergence 2014

Altera Demonstrates Automotive Embedded System Solutions that Increase Design Productivity at SAE Convergence 2014

OpenCL, ISO 26262 and AUTOSAR Solutions Help Cut Design Cycle Times in Half -- Altera Corporation today announced it is demonstrating new field-programmable gate array (FPGA) solutions enabling systems designers to rapidly add features and functionality to their automotive systems designs at SAE Convergence in Detroit, ... Continue reading

Is Your Car Ready for Winter? Check it Out When the Clocks Turn Back.

Is Your Car Ready for Winter? Check it Out When the Clocks Turn Back.

AAA suggests motorists mark November 2 for key winter car care checks Consumers have leveraged the changing of the clocks to remember important but infrequent tasks like replacing smoke alarm batteries. AAA suggests motorists also use this event as a reminder to check their vehicle for winter readiness. "The end of day ... Continue reading

Panasonic Partners With Powertree Services to Construct 68 Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations with Energy Storage in San Francisco

Panasonic Partners With Powertree Services to Construct 68 Solar-Powered EV Charging Stations with Energy Storage in San Francisco

Powertree Services' Innovative Solution Combines Solar Energy Generation with Battery Storage and Electric Vehicle Charging; Offers Supplemental Building Energy for Customers on Pacific Gas & Electric Grid Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company (Panasonic) announced it is providing engineering, construction and procure ... Continue reading

Tricked-Out Ford F-150 Will Vie for the 'Hottest Truck' award at SEMA

Tricked-Out Ford F-150 Will Vie for the 'Hottest Truck' award at SEMA

Ford F-Series trucks – specifically, the all-new 2015 F-150 – will vie for a fifth consecutive “Hottest Truck” award this November at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show Ford collaborated with SEMA builders to help produce the radical F-150 trucks that will be displayed at the annual Las ... Continue reading

Biofuel and Regenerative Ag Expert David Blume Keynotes Sustainable Community Focused PrepperFest Expo - October 25 and 26, 2014 in Scottsdale +VIDEO

Biofuel and Regenerative Ag Expert David Blume Keynotes Sustainable Community Focused PrepperFest Expo - October 25 and 26, 2014 in Scottsdale +VIDEO

Blume Distillation LLC, a leading provider of appropriate-scale biorefinery alcohol fuel systems, announced today its participation in the sustainable community focused PrepperFest Expo. Globally renowned biofuels and sustainable Ag expert David Blume, CEO of Blume Distillation, will present solutions for implementing ... Continue reading

XL Hybrids Announces Four Million Customer On-Road Miles Achieved

XL Hybrids Announces Four Million Customer On-Road Miles Achieved

Hybrid electric powertrain innovator to present fleet customer success stories at Southeast Alternative Fuels Conference in Raleigh BOSTON -- October 20, 2014: XL Hybrids, Inc., the pioneering developer of hybrid electric powertrain technology for commercial and municipal fleets, today announced that its fleet customer ... Continue reading

Millikin to Retire as GM General Counsel

Millikin to Retire as GM General Counsel

DETROIT – General Motors today announced that General Counsel Michael Millikin informed the company of his decision to retire in early 2015. The company will immediately begin an external search for his replacement. “Mike has had a tremendous career, spanning more than 40 years, with the vast majority of it a ... Continue reading

Hey, Doc! Sewage, Beer and Food Scraps Can Power Chevrolet's Bi-fuel Impala +VIDEO

Hey, Doc! Sewage, Beer and Food Scraps Can Power Chevrolet's Bi-fuel Impala +VIDEO

DETROIT – Trash to fuel, the stuff of the 1980s sci-fi comedy movie trilogy “Back to the Future,” is now a reality. The 2015 Bi-fuel Chevrolet Impala – not a tricked-out DeLorean – really can run on leftovers, table scraps and, oh, yeah, grains from brewing beer. Cleveland-based quasar energy g ... Continue reading

ZAP and Jonway Auto Receive Accolades from China Vice Premier Ma Kai on E-380 EV SUV

ZAP and Jonway Auto Receive Accolades from China Vice Premier Ma Kai on E-380 EV SUV

ZAP (ZAAP), an Electric Vehicle (EV) automotive company incorporated in California Bay Area, and its subsidiary Jonway Auto received accolades from China Vice Premier Ma Kai on its E-380 SUV, which is the countries' first type approved and fully certified EV SUV. Prior to China's National holiday on September 25th, Jon ... Continue reading

Catch the Debut of the 2016 Acura ILX at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

Catch the Debut of the 2016 Acura ILX at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show

Big Changes in Store for Acura's Sport Sedan TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2014 -- Acura is preparing to unveil a substantially new 2016 ILX at the L.A. Auto Show next month as the brand aims to raise the stakes again in the entry-premium sedan segment. Already bringing in more buyers under the age of 35 to the segment th ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS : October 20, 2014

NHTSA RECALLS : October 20, 2014

NHTSA RECALLS : October 20, 2014 ... Continue reading

5Minute Drive with Fireball Tim and George Barris +VIDEO

5Minute Drive with Fireball Tim and George Barris +VIDEO

Hanging with the one and only "King of Kustomizers" HOLLYWOOD USA - October 20, 2014: For this episode of 5Minute Drive Fireball Tim headed out to Burbank to visit long time friend and Car Customizer GEORGE BARRIS. Fireball had a blast sitting in the back of the Munster Koach and talking cool movie car history. George ... Continue reading

Faurecia Named Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council's Corporation of the Year

Faurecia Named Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council's Corporation of the Year

Faurecia North America, the sixth-largest automotive supplier in North America, has been named Corporation of the Year in the Manufacturing Level II category, and Faurecia's Glenn Donell was designated National Buyer of the Year by the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC). The honors were announced th ... Continue reading

New Survey Shows Strong Public Opposition to Longer Truck Driver Working Hours

New Survey Shows Strong Public Opposition to Longer Truck Driver Working Hours

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and Truck Safety Coalition today released the results of a survey today released the results of a survey conducted by Lake Research Partners demonstrating overwhelming public opposition, 80%, to Congress raising the number of hours a semi-truck driver is allowed to work in a week. ... Continue reading

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