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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler to Depart in April

Tesla CFO Jason Wheeler to Depart in April

CFO Jason Wheeler to Depart in April to Pursue Opportunities in Public Policy Deepak Ahuja Will Return as CFO February 22, 2017 Tesla today announced that CFO Jason Wheeler has decided to leave the company in April to pursue opportunities in public policy. Jason will be replaced by Deepak Ahuja, who was Tesla’s first ... Continue reading

Haley Moody and Lee Pulliam Team Up for Dogwood 300 at Southern National Motorsports Park

Haley Moody and Lee Pulliam Team Up for Dogwood 300 at Southern National Motorsports Park

Haley Moody and Lee Pulliam Team Up for Dogwood 300 at Southern National Motorsports Park [image: Inline image 1] *Haley Moody, pictured at Southern National Motorsports Park during the 2016 Thanksgiving Classic. (Photo credit: Andy Marquis/Southern National Motorsports Park)* Haley Moody and Lee Pulliam have both enjo ... Continue reading

Appointments to the Buffalo-Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority Board of Directors

Appointments to the Buffalo-Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority Board of Directors

OTTAWA, Feb. 22, 2017 /CNW/ - The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, today announced three appointments to the board of directors of the Buffalo-Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority: Debbie Zimmerman, CEO, Grape Growers of Ontario and former Regional Chair and CEO, Regional Municipality of Niagara from St-Cat ... Continue reading

Automotive Coatings Market to Reach $36.31 Billion by 2025 - Surging Demand for Both Passenger & Commercial Automobiles in Emerging Countries - Research and Markets

Automotive Coatings Market to Reach $36.31 Billion by 2025 - Surging Demand for Both Passenger & Commercial Automobiles in Emerging Countries - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automotive Coatings Market 2014 - 2025" report to their offering. The global automotive coatings market is expected to reach USD 36.31 billion by 2025. ... Continue reading

Automotive Properties REIT Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Results Release Date, Conference Call and Webcast

Automotive Properties REIT Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Results Release Date, Conference Call and Webcast

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2017 /CNW/ - Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: APR.UN) (the "REIT") will release its 2016 fourth quarter and year-end financial results after market close on Monday, March 20, 2017.  Milton Lamb, Chief Executive Officer, and Andrew Kalra, Chief Financial Officer, will host a c ... Continue reading

Boeing Delivers Korean Air's First 787-9 Dreamliner

Boeing Delivers Korean Air's First 787-9 Dreamliner

CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 22, 2017 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Korean Air today celebrated the delivery of the airline's first 787-9 Dreamliner. ... Continue reading

Capps, NAPA Dodge head to desert for Arizona Nationals

Capps, NAPA Dodge head to desert for Arizona Nationals

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ World champ Capps honored with major-league stars, NAPA team heads to Arizona Nationals for redemption BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Feb. ... Continue reading

Demand for a Smoother Ride to Boost the Global Motorcycle Suspension Systems Market Through 2021, Reports Technavio

Demand for a Smoother Ride to Boost the Global Motorcycle Suspension Systems Market Through 2021, Reports Technavio

Technavio has published a new report on the global motorcycle suspension systems market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Technavio has published a new report on the global motorcycle suspension systems market from 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Ford Joins Cloud Foundry Foundation as Gold Member

Ford Joins Cloud Foundry Foundation as Gold Member

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cloud Foundry Foundation, home of the industry-standard platform for cloud applications, today announced Ford Motor Company has joined as a Gold Member. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Anti-Pinch Power Window System Market Driven by the Increasing Emphasis on Passenger Safety: Technavio

Global Automotive Anti-Pinch Power Window System Market Driven by the Increasing Emphasis on Passenger Safety: Technavio

Technavio has published a new report on the global automotive anti-pinch power window system market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Technavio has published a new report on the global automotive anti-pinch power window system mark ... Continue reading

Global Smart Transportation Market Expected to Reach $237,701 Million by 2022-Allied Market Research

Global Smart Transportation Market Expected to Reach $237,701 Million by 2022-Allied Market Research

PORTLAND, Oregon and PUNE, India, February 22, 2017 -- According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, "Smart Transportation Market by Solution and Service: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2014-2022," the global smart transportation market was valued at $63,667 million in 2015, ... Continue reading

Hyperdrive Announces the Launch of the Prius Challenge Platform

Hyperdrive Announces the Launch of the Prius Challenge Platform

CAMPBELL, Calif.—Hyperdrive, a connected car startup focused on helping people become better drivers through gamification, announced today the launch of iOS and Web apps for the upcoming Prius Challenge, presented by Toyota Research Institute (TRI), at Sonoma Raceway on March 3rd. The apps enable competitors to lever ... Continue reading

Kymeta Achieves Significant Milestone in Delivering Terabyte Connectivity to the Car of the Future

Kymeta Achieves Significant Milestone in Delivering Terabyte Connectivity to the Car of the Future

REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 22, 2017 -- Today Kymeta, the company delivering the promise of global, mobile connectivity, announced that its 20 cm mTenna® satellite antenna subsystem module (ASM) for the consumer connected car industry, successfully connected to the Intelsat S.A. satellite constellation. ... Continue reading

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s February 2017 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s February 2017 U.S. Sales Conference Call

DEARBORN, Mich.—Ford Motor Company will release its February 2017 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:15 a.m. ET Wednesday, March 1, 2017. At 10:00 a.m. ET, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends ... Continue reading

NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star

NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor North America's Lexus Brand Tops J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study for Sixth Consecutive Year

Toyota Motor North America's Lexus Brand Tops J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study for Sixth Consecutive Year

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 22, 2017 -- The Lexus brand has captured the highest ranking in vehicle dependability among all nameplates for a sixth consecutive year in the 2017 J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).  The most dependable car in the survey was Toyota Camry, and Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) recei ... Continue reading

U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Self-Storage to Silicon Valley Flood Victims

U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Self-Storage to Silicon Valley Flood Victims

SAN JOSE, Feb. 22, 2017 -- U-Haul Company of South Bay is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents of San Jose and surrounding areas who have been or will be impacted by flooding. ... Continue reading

While Lexus and Porsche Rank Highest in Vehicle Dependability, Excellent Long-Term Quality Isn't Exclusive to Luxury Brands, J.D. Power Finds

While Lexus and Porsche Rank Highest in Vehicle Dependability, Excellent Long-Term Quality Isn't Exclusive to Luxury Brands, J.D. Power Finds

COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2017 -- While Lexus and Porsche nameplates lead the industry in vehicle dependability, owners of many high-volume vehicles are also rewarded with excellent long-term quality, according to the J.D. Power 2017 Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today. ... Continue reading

ATA Announces Support of New North American Commercial Vehicle Show

ATA Announces Support of New North American Commercial Vehicle Show

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 22, 2017 Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said the trucking group has agreed to be a supporter of the North American Commercial Vehicle Show, a new biennial truck show to be held for the first time in Atlanta later this year. ... Continue reading

PRESS RELEASE: EVgo Partners with GM's Maven to Offer Free DC Fast Charging Services

PRESS RELEASE: EVgo Partners with GM's Maven to Offer Free DC Fast Charging Services

EVgo Partners with GM Personal Mobility Brand, Maven, to Offer Free DC Fast Charging Services Maven and Lyft Express Drive Program Customers Receive Premium EV Charging Experience Throughout California Los Angeles - February 22, 2017 - EVgo<mailto:www.evgo.com>, the nation's largest network of public electric vehicle ( ... Continue reading

2017 J.D. Power (2014 Model Year) Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)

2017 J.D. Power (2014 Model Year) Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)

COSTA MESA, Calif.: 22 Feb. 2017 — While Lexus and Porsche nameplates lead the industry in vehicle dependability, owners of many high-volume vehicles are also rewarded with excellent long-term quality, according to the J.D. Power 2017 Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), released today.The study, now in its 28th year ... Continue reading

Nameplate Ranking In 2017 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

Nameplate Ranking In 2017 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 22, 2017 -- Hyundai improved dramatically in the 2017 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) with an industry-leading reduction in problems reported by owners, ranking sixth among all nameplates. ... Continue reading

Special Edition Models From Mercedes-AMG

Special Edition Models From Mercedes-AMG

The 50 Years of Driving Performance anniversary is being used by Mercedes-AMG as the ideal occasion on which to add the new AMG GT C Roadster Edition 50 as a further exclusive offering from the AMG GT family. Furthermore, Mercedes-AMG is offering the and C63 S Cabriolet Ocean Blue Edition plus C43 Coupe and C43 Cabriol ... Continue reading

Hollywood’s Hottest Motors - HPI Reveals What Iconic Movie Cars Could Be Worth Today

Hollywood’s Hottest Motors - HPI Reveals What Iconic Movie Cars Could Be Worth Today

As the annual Oscar winners are announced in Hollwyood on Sunday 26 February, automotive experts, hpi has revealed its list of the most iconic cars to star on the silver screen and what they could be worth today. Following a poll amongst its team of motoring editors, hpi has identified the top 10 most iconic movie cars ... Continue reading

Toyota’s New Exhaust Purifying Catalyst Reduces Precious Metal Usage by 20 Percent

Toyota’s New Exhaust Purifying Catalyst Reduces Precious Metal Usage by 20 Percent

New catalyst is world’s first1 integrally molded FLAD®2 substrate Groundbreaking design reduces catalyst volume by 20 percent February 21, 2017 Toyota City, Japan, February 22, 2017 -- Toyota Motor Corporation announces the commercial availability of a new, smaller catalyst that uses 20 percent less precious metal i ... Continue reading

2018 Range Rover Velar To Be Revealed At 2017 New York Auto Show

2018 Range Rover Velar To Be Revealed At 2017 New York Auto Show

– New addition to the Range Rover family, filling the white space between the Range Rover Evoque and the Range Rover Sport – ‘Velar’ name derived from the original Range Rover prototypes of 1969 – World premiere on March 1, 2017; US debut at the 2017 New York International Auto Show MAHWAH, N.J. February 21, ... Continue reading

Eric Brown Named President, Chief Product Officer of LotLinx

Eric Brown Named President, Chief Product Officer of LotLinx

CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2017; LotLinx, a digital marketing solution for car dealers, today announced the appointment of Eric Brown as President, Chief Product Officer. ... Continue reading

Dodge Connecting With Fans by Inviting a Limited Number to the Hotly Anticipated Reveal of the All-new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon in NYC

Dodge Connecting With Fans by Inviting a Limited Number to the Hotly Anticipated Reveal of the All-new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon in NYC

Dodge's new ultimate performance halo – the all-new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon – will be unveiled during New York International Auto Show week in April A limited number of loyal fans of the brand's social media channels will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the all-new 2018 Challenger SRT Demon and meet-and-g ... Continue reading

When Is You Car More Than Your Car?

When Is You Car More Than Your Car?

YOUR CAR COULD BECOME VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT -- AND EVEN KNOW WHEN YOU'VE HAD A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE With nearly all new cars expected to offer voice recognition by 2022, future systems may evolve to interpret tone of voice, facial expressions Ford’s in-car connectivity system SYNC 3 already enables voice contro ... Continue reading

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