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DENSO News Release - DENSO Spark Plugs Power Top Three NHRA Pro Stock Leaders

DENSO News Release - DENSO Spark Plugs Power Top Three NHRA Pro Stock Leaders

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Johnson Controls announces Power Solutions Financial Analyst Event Webcast

Johnson Controls announces Power Solutions Financial Analyst Event Webcast

MILWAUKEE, June 9, 2016 -- Johnson Controls, today announced a Power Solutions Financial Analyst Event on Monday, June 13, 2016 at its corporate headquarters in Glendale, Wisconsin. The day will include a deep dive into Power Solutions' growth opportunities, global capabilities and competitive advantages. Presenters wi ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated Appoints David C. Adams to Board of Directors

Snap-on Incorporated Appoints David C. Adams to Board of Directors

KENOSHA, Wis.—Snap-on Incorporated today announced that its board of directors has appointed David C. Adams as a director, effective June 9, 2016. Mr. Adams, age 62, has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (“Curtiss-Wright”), a global provider of highly engineered, critica ... Continue reading

Navistar Partners With GM To Manufacture Cutaway G Van

Navistar Partners With GM To Manufacture Cutaway G Van

LISLE, Ill., June 9, 2016 -- Navistar, Inc. today announced it has reached an agreement with General Motors (GM) to manufacture the cutaway model of GM's G Van at Navistar's Springfield, Ohio plant starting in the first half of 2017. With this multi-year contract, Navistar will add at least 300 jobs and recommission it ... Continue reading

2017 Acura NSX Supercar Debuts at 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

2017 Acura NSX Supercar Debuts at 2016 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

TORRANCE, Calif., June 9, 2016 -- Acura will field a pair of 2017 Acura NSX supercars in the 100th Anniversary of the running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 26, marking the North American racing debut of Acura's next-generation NSX: the pinnacle expression of Acura Precision Crafted Perfor ... Continue reading

Romania Tire Market to Grow at CAGR 7% Till 2021: TechSci Research Report

Romania Tire Market to Grow at CAGR 7% Till 2021: TechSci Research Report

NEW YORK, June 9, 2016 -- Reviving Economic Conditions Coupled With Growing Automobile Production and Sales to Drive Romania Tire Market Through 2021 According to recently released TechSci Research report, "Romania Tire Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2021", tire market in Romania is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of o ... Continue reading

U-Haul Offers Self-Storage at Historic Swayne Field Location

U-Haul Offers Self-Storage at Historic Swayne Field Location

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 9, 2016 -- The property where the Toledo Mud Hens' historic baseball park was housed from 1909 to 1955 now serves as a convenient location for moving and storage products at U-Haul at Swayne Field. The 4.99-acre parcel at 3011 Council St. features a four-story, 155,630-square-foot building that was o ... Continue reading

CORRECTING and REPLACING IHS Clarifies Autonomous Vehicle Sales Forecast – Expects 21 Million Sales Globally in the Year 2035 and Nearly 76 Million Sold Globally Through 2035

CORRECTING and REPLACING IHS Clarifies Autonomous Vehicle Sales Forecast – Expects 21 Million Sales Globally in the Year 2035 and Nearly 76 Million Sold Globally Through 2035

CORRECTION...by IHS Inc.SOUTHFIELD, Mich.—Correcting and replacing release dated June 7, 2016 due to multiple revisions and with clarifications from IHS on its forecast for autonomous vehicle sales. The corrected release reads: IHS CLARIFIES AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SALES FORECAST – EXPECTS 21 MILLION SALES GLOBALLY IN T ... Continue reading

New Study Reveals Leading Language Car Dealers Use to Close Deals

New Study Reveals Leading Language Car Dealers Use to Close Deals

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., June 9, 2016 -- Words have meaning for car shoppers and new insight developed by CDK Global has identified those that resonate most and some that do not. In their award-winning "Language of Closers" research, CDK Global analyzed email responses from auto dealers to pinpoint the words and phrases ... Continue reading

AIAG and WSU's Mike Ilitch School of Business Join Forces on Education Initiative to Fast-Track Talent into Automotive Industry Careers

AIAG and WSU's Mike Ilitch School of Business Join Forces on Education Initiative to Fast-Track Talent into Automotive Industry Careers

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 9, 2016 -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Wayne State University's Mike Ilitch School of Business are collaborating on an innovative new initiative to develop talent in global automotive purchasing and supply chain management. Called the Global Automotive Purchasing Supply Chain ... Continue reading

Angie Smith looks forward to positive Englishtown result on her Victory Gunner

Angie Smith looks forward to positive Englishtown result on her Victory Gunner

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ARMORI STEELE welcomes Snoop Dogg to Montreal with gold and diamond luxury F1 Racing Helmet valued at $12,500

ARMORI STEELE welcomes Snoop Dogg to Montreal with gold and diamond luxury F1 Racing Helmet valued at $12,500

MONTREAL, June 9, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Launching Canada's Formula1 festivities majestically, ARMORI STEELE will be welcoming Snoop Dogg, the king of West Coast rap, with a crown of his own: a gold and diamond encrusted F1 racing helmet. Valued at $12,500 USD, the exclusive collection helmet is hand painted and handcraft ... Continue reading

Callaway Cars Using IoT 'Connected Car' Technology for Accelerated Product Development, Enhanced Driving Experience

Callaway Cars Using IoT 'Connected Car' Technology for Accelerated Product Development, Enhanced Driving Experience

WALTHAM, Mass. and OLD LYME, Conn., June 9, 2016 -- Callaway Cars is piloting Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to gather and to analyze Callaway Corvette Z06 SC757 performance data during on-road testing. Callaway can then apply its real-world driving insights from the IoT readings to advance product development. ... Continue reading

Champagne, Pimms and luxury sports cars: David Brown Automotive toasts its new showroom in Germany

Champagne, Pimms and luxury sports cars: David Brown Automotive toasts its new showroom in Germany

[image] Coventry, England (9th June 2016): David Brown Automotive launched its first non -UK-only showroom in Germany yesterday evening and showcased a production Speedback GT, alongside the original prototype, in front of media and guests at the British-themed party. The new showroom, which is based within Classic Rem ... Continue reading

Connected Car Market - 11% Revenue for Driver Assistance & Autonomous Driving by 2020

Connected Car Market - 11% Revenue for Driver Assistance & Autonomous Driving by 2020

PUNE, India, June 9, 2016 -- By 2020, connected car market research estimates that connected car services will account for nearly $40 Billion in annual revenue, driven by a host of applications, including but not limited to infotainment, navigation, fleet management, remote diagnostics, automatic crash notification, en ... Continue reading

Corrosion Inhibitors Market To Reach $9.59 Billion By 2024: Grand View Research, Inc.

Corrosion Inhibitors Market To Reach $9.59 Billion By 2024: Grand View Research, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2016 -- The global corrosion inhibitors market is expected to reach USD 9.59 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Rising spending on the construction sector in various countries including China, U.S., Mexico, Qatar, UAE, India, Singapore, and Vietnam is anticipa ... Continue reading

Emission Control Catalyst Market Worth $11.1 Billion By 2024: Grand View Research, Inc.

Emission Control Catalyst Market Worth $11.1 Billion By 2024: Grand View Research, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2016 -- The global Emission control catalyst market is expected to reach USD 11.09 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Improving application of three-way oxidation-reduction converters in automotive applications is expected to drive market growth. Stringent env ... Continue reading

Global Commercial Vehicle Sensor Market Worth $6.76 billion By 2022 - Future Demand for Autonomous Vehicle to Propel Market Growth - Research and Markets

Global Commercial Vehicle Sensor Market Worth $6.76 billion By 2022 - Future Demand for Autonomous Vehicle to Propel Market Growth - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Commercial Vehicle Sensors Market: Analysis & Forecast - 2016 to 20221" report to their offering. The market is estimated to reach $6.76 billion by 2022 at a CAGR of 6.7% through the forecast period. The global commercial vehicle sensor market is e ... Continue reading

Global Connected Car Market Forecast to 2020 - Advancement in Infotainment Systems - Research and Markets

Global Connected Car Market Forecast to 2020 - Advancement in Infotainment Systems - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Connected Car Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2020" report to their offering. The connected car market shows a promising landscape for the future growth of in car-embedded technology. This market, in its nascent stage ... Continue reading

Government of Canada welcomes new eco-friendly electric boat service on the Rideau Canal National Historic Site

Government of Canada welcomes new eco-friendly electric boat service on the Rideau Canal National Historic Site

OTTAWA, June 9, 2016 /CNW/ - For the 2016 season, Ottawa Boat Cruises will be offering a new, eco-friendly and unique cruising experience on the downtown Ottawa portion of the Rideau Canal National Historic Site. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister responsible for Parks Canada and Member of Parliam ... Continue reading

Important Banksy Street Piece Placed in Amsterdam

Important Banksy Street Piece Placed in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, June 9, 2016 -- Moco Museum Amsterdam has permanently added 'Heart Boy' - an important street piece by Street Art legend Banksy - to their collection. The piece, weighing over 2000 kg was installed in the garden in front of the museum and is open to the public free of charge. Never before has a street piece ... Continue reading

IronPlanet Holds Third Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction in Edmonton, Alberta, Hosted By Finning

IronPlanet Holds Third Cat Auction Services Unreserved Public Auction in Edmonton, Alberta, Hosted By Finning

PLEASANTON, Calif.—IronPlanet: Who: IronPlanet®, a leading online marketplace for selling and buying used equipment and other durable assets, returns to Edmonton this month, with its latest Cat Auction Services unreserved public auction to be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. The event will be hosted by Finning. On ... Continue reading

Johnson Controls to build 4th automotive battery plant in China

Johnson Controls to build 4th automotive battery plant in China

MILWAUKEE, June 9, 2016 -- Johnson Controls is forming a joint venture with Binzhou Bohai Piston Co., Ltd., an auto parts affiliate of Beijing Automotive Industry Group Co., Ltd. (BAIC Group), to build its fourth Chinese automotive battery manufacturing plant. Aimed at serving both automakers and aftermarket customers, ... Continue reading

JPMorgan Chase Signs Shell to Multi-Year Agreement to Accept Chase Pay

JPMorgan Chase Signs Shell to Multi-Year Agreement to Accept Chase Pay

HOUSTON—Chase announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Shell to accept Chase Pay at its stations across the U.S. Chase Pay is a payment service that lets Chase credit and debit customers pay at the pump, in stores, online and within an app. Chase Pay will help Shell transform its customer paymen ... Continue reading

Movimento Wins Coveted TU-Automotive Award 2016 for Best Telematics Product/Service

Movimento Wins Coveted TU-Automotive Award 2016 for Best Telematics Product/Service

DETROIT & SUNNYVALE, Calif.—TU-Automotive – Movimento was just recognized for its ground-breaking work in Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates and lifecycle management for the automotive and IoT sectors by winning one of the prestigious TU-Automotive 2016 awards -- specifically, "Best Telematics Product/Service." Th ... Continue reading

New products and Ideas on Motors & Drives

New products and Ideas on Motors & Drives

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News: Tons of Fan Activities Slated for Rockerbox Motofest and AHRMA Vintage Motorcycle Racing at Road America

News: Tons of Fan Activities Slated for Rockerbox Motofest and AHRMA Vintage Motorcycle Racing at Road America

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New Survey from The Priceline Group Reveals Insights into How Travelers Expect Technology to Transform Experiences

New Survey from The Priceline Group Reveals Insights into How Travelers Expect Technology to Transform Experiences

NORWALK, Conn., June 9, 2016 -- The Priceline Group , the world leader in online travel and related services operating six major brands including Booking.com, priceline.com, KAYAK, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com, and OpenTable, today released the findings of its Intersection of Technology and Consumer Experiences survey. Ai ... Continue reading

NICB Urges Illinois Governor to Sign Measure Aimed at Towing Fraud

NICB Urges Illinois Governor to Sign Measure Aimed at Towing Fraud

DES PLAINES, Ill., June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) urges Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to sign into law Senate Bill 2261 to help protect consumers from the rampant towing fraud that has long plagued the state. The bill, which has passed both the House and Senate, was ... Continue reading

Octo Telematics Partners with Oracle to Bring Java Standardization Protocol to the Connected Car

Octo Telematics Partners with Oracle to Bring Java Standardization Protocol to the Connected Car

DETROIT—TU-Automotive - Octo Telematics, the number one global provider of telematics and data analytics solutions for the auto insurance industry, announced it is developing the first ever non-proprietary protocol for telematics data collection, within the in-vehicle Java Virtual Machine (JVM) environment. OCTO is s ... Continue reading

Panasonic Avionics Offering Global Tracking to all Satcom Customers

Panasonic Avionics Offering Global Tracking to all Satcom Customers

LAKE FOREST, California, June 9, 2016 -- Panasonic Avionics today announced that it is offering worldwide satellite tracking to all Global Communications Services and FlightLink™ customers. Today, the company's Global Communications Services and FlightLink solutions, when combined with Panasonic's AirMap application, ... Continue reading

Paramount Business Jets to Sponsor "Dreams Soar" Round-the-World Flight

Paramount Business Jets to Sponsor "Dreams Soar" Round-the-World Flight

LEESBURG, Va., June 9, 2016 -- Worldwide aircraft charter broker Paramount Business Jets, recognized as a global leader throughout the industry for its core principles of honesty, integrity, and transparency, announced today the company will sponsor a portion of the upcoming "Dreams Soar" round-the-world flight. In the ... Continue reading

Safanad Completes Acquisition of Rimstock

Safanad Completes Acquisition of Rimstock

NEW YORK, June 9, 2016 -- Safanad, a global principal investment firm, is pleased to announce that an affiliate has acquired a controlling interest in Rimstock Plc ("Rimstock" or the "Company"). Rimstock is the leading manufacturer of cast and forged aluminum automotive wheels in the United Kingdom for the automotive a ... Continue reading

Technical Coverage on Railroads Stocks -- Trinity Industries, Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

Technical Coverage on Railroads Stocks -- Trinity Industries, Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

NEW YORK, June 9, 2016 -- On Wednesday, June 08, 2016, the NASDAQ Composite ended the trading session at 4,974.64, up 0.26%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.37% to finish at 18,005.05; and the S&P 500 closed at 2,119.12, up 0.33%. The gains were broad based as all the sectors ended the session in positive. ... Continue reading

TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL returns to Chicago

TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL returns to Chicago

CHICAGO, June 9, 2016 -- The high-flying truck racing action of TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL makes its annual visit to the Chicago area this Friday and Saturday for Chicagoland Slam -- the second doubleheader stop in the 2016 national championship calendar. "Our type of truck racing is like nothi ... Continue reading

Vail Resorts Reports Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Results and Early Season Pass Sales Results

Vail Resorts Reports Fiscal 2016 Third Quarter Results and Early Season Pass Sales Results

BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 9, 2016 -- Vail Resorts, Inc. today reported results for its third quarter ended April 30, 2016, as well as the Company's results of its early season pass sales for the 2016/2017 U.S. ski season. Highlights Net income attributable to Vail Resorts, Inc. was $157.6 million for the third quarter of ... Continue reading

Victory Motorcycles' Matt Smith heads back to site of first career victory

Victory Motorcycles' Matt Smith heads back to site of first career victory

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Visteon Appoints Steven Fitzgerald as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Visteon Appoints Steven Fitzgerald as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., June 9, 2016 -- Visteon Corporation , a leading global supplier of vehicle cockpit electronics, has appointed Steven Fitzgerald as vice president and chief human resources officer. Fitzgerald has more than 28 years of technology, automotive and hospitality experience, most recently as vice pr ... Continue reading

Why Investors Love These Shipping's Stocks? - Nordic American Tankers, Frontline, GasLog, and Ultrapetrol

Why Investors Love These Shipping's Stocks? - Nordic American Tankers, Frontline, GasLog, and Ultrapetrol

NEW YORK, June 9, 2016 -- After facing rough waters the previous year, the Shipping industry is now steadily heading toward calmer seas, making stocks in this space an interesting observation. This morning, ActiveWallSt.com steers investors' attention back to Nordic American Tankers Ltd , Frontline Ltd , GasLog Ltd , a ... Continue reading

5 Dumb Things Done at Gasoline Stations

5 Dumb Things Done at Gasoline Stations

list of gas station “goofs. ... Continue reading

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited AWD Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited AWD Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

Combining the useful functionality of a small crossover with hybrid efficiency DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS What took so long? Toyota’s RAV4 kickstarted the compact crossover class when it debuted twenty years ago. At a time when large truck-based SUVs were the most popular things on four wheels, the RAV4 ... Continue reading

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