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AAR Signs Agreement with flydubai to Support Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

AAR Signs Agreement with flydubai to Support Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft

WOOD DALE, Ill., July 19, 2017 -- AAR has expanded its relationship with flydubai by signing a long-term contract to provide comprehensive flight-hour component support for its new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The Dubai-based airline is set to take delivery of 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft ordered at the 2013 Dubai Intern ... Continue reading

CyberCar Successfully Uses Blockchain to Deliver Connected Car Data Authentication

CyberCar Successfully Uses Blockchain to Deliver Connected Car Data Authentication

BOULDER, Colo., July 19, 2017 -- CyberCar, the company bringing blockchain to connected cars, successfully completed a demonstration that, for the first time in history, blockchain-enabled a telematics device. By bringing blockchain to the connected vehicle, CyberCar delivers a "membrane of trust" around the entire ve ... Continue reading

Dynamic International Airways announces new air service coming to Ontario International Airport

Dynamic International Airways announces new air service coming to Ontario International Airport

HIGH POINT, N.C., July 19, 2017 -- For seven weeks beginning today July, 19, 2017 Dynamic International Airways, will operate roundtrip charter flights between Ontario and Nanchang, China.  This new air service will run between Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) with ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Motorparts' Abex® Brand Expands Air Disc Brake Program for Commercial Vehicles

Federal-Mogul Motorparts' Abex® Brand Expands Air Disc Brake Program for Commercial Vehicles

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 19, 2017 -- Abex®, one of Federal-Mogul Motorparts' leading commercial vehicle (CV) brands, has recently expanded its series of air disc brake products for popular CV braking applications.  Abex ADBHD1369, the most popular air disc brake application in North America, is now produced at Federal ... Continue reading

Global Commercial Vehicle Lighting System Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are Federal-Mogul, HELLA, Magneti Marelli, OSRAM & Valeo - Research and Markets

Global Commercial Vehicle Lighting System Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are Federal-Mogul, HELLA, Magneti Marelli, OSRAM & Valeo - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Commercial Vehicle Lighting System Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global commercial vehicle (CV) lighting system market to grow at a CAGR of 6.04% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Hireology to Host Inaugural Human Capital Management Summit to Help Dealerships Build Their Best Teams

Hireology to Host Inaugural Human Capital Management Summit to Help Dealerships Build Their Best Teams

CHICAGO—Hireology, the nation’s leading integrated hiring and talent management platform, announced today that it will be hosting its inaugural retail automotive human capital management Summit, Elevate, in Chicago on September 19, 2017. Intended for General Managers, Dealer Principals and HR Leaders, attendees wil ... Continue reading

Next-Generation Manufacturing Reveals Next-Level Risks - BDO USA Report

Next-Generation Manufacturing Reveals Next-Level Risks - BDO USA Report

CHICAGO—Ready or not, the next generation of manufacturing has arrived. The forces of technological disruption, international trade turmoil, and the digital industrial revolution are all set to shape the industry’s way forward. ... Continue reading

United Launch Alliance Signs Contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation to Launch Dream Chaser® spacecraft to deliver Cargo to International Space Station

United Launch Alliance Signs Contract with Sierra Nevada Corporation to Launch Dream Chaser® spacecraft to deliver Cargo to International Space Station

CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 19, 2017 -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that it selected United Launch Alliance's (ULA's) commercially developed Atlas V rocket to launch the first two missions of its Dream Chaser cargo system in support of NASA's Cargo Resupply Services 2 (CRS2) contract. "ULA is pleased to part ... Continue reading

Together for Safer Roads Names David Braunstein As President

Together for Safer Roads Names David Braunstein As President

WASHINGTON—Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of global private sector companies, announced today that David Braunstein will join TSR as president on July 24. Braunstein is a seasoned business leader with deep global and emerging technologies experience within the private sector. ... Continue reading

BMW i8 Plug-in Sports Car Proto-type First Drive By FIA Champion Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

BMW i8 Plug-in Sports Car Proto-type First Drive By FIA Champion Henny Hemmes +VIDEO

By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel MIRAMAS, France, August 6, 2013. Just a week after the official debut of the electric i3, the first model of the BMW i brand, some prototypes of the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car were ready for tests at the company’s proving ground in the south of France. BM ... Continue reading

Arvato Appoints New Business Development Director to Drive UK Market Growth

Arvato Appoints New Business Development Director to Drive UK Market Growth

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Arvato appoints new business development director to drive UK market growth. (Photo: Business Wire) ???pagination.previous??? ???pagination.next??? Arvato appoints new business development director to drive UK market growth. ... Continue reading

Diesel new car sales plummet and sunshine boosts used bike sales

Diesel new car sales plummet and sunshine boosts used bike sales

Mycarcheck.com market guide: July 2017 Diesel new car sales plummet and sunshine boosts used bike sales       Used car of the month: Porsche Boxster (2005-12) Used bike of the month: KTM RC8 (2011)   Mycarcheck.com's valuation experts reveal significant trends in the UK used vehicle market and choose a car and bike ... Continue reading

"Follow the Silk Road to Discover the New Beijing" -- Beijing promotes local tourism in St. Petersburg

"Follow the Silk Road to Discover the New Beijing" -- Beijing promotes local tourism in St. Petersburg

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, July 19, 2017 -- On July 12 morning local time, Beijing Tourism Commission held a promotion event and Beijing Tourism Photo Exhibition in Russia's beautiful northern city of St. Petersburg with the theme of "Follow the Silk Road to discover the new Beijing". This event was attended by Deputy ... Continue reading

Global Brushed DC Motors Market 2017-2021 - Key Vendors are ABB, AMETEK, Nidec Corporation, Faulhaber & Siemens - Research and Markets

Global Brushed DC Motors Market 2017-2021 - Key Vendors are ABB, AMETEK, Nidec Corporation, Faulhaber & Siemens - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Brushed DC Motors Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global brushed dc motors market to grow at a CAGR of 4.68% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Motorcycle Hill Hold Control System Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are Bosch, Continental & ZF Group - Research and Markets

Global Motorcycle Hill Hold Control System Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are Bosch, Continental & ZF Group - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Motorcycle Hill Hold Control System Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global motorcycle hill hold control system market to grow at a CAGR of 24.57% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Motorcycle Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Sensor Market - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts to 2021 - Decline in ASP of MEMS Gyroscopes & Accelerometers - Research and Markets

Global Motorcycle Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Sensor Market - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts to 2021 - Decline in ASP of MEMS Gyroscopes & Accelerometers - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Motorcycle Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Sensor Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global motorcycle inertial measurement unit sensor market to grow at a CAGR of 11.06% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Aker Wade Power Technologies Announces Availability of Forklift Fast-Charging Systems for Material Handling Operations in Europe

Aker Wade Power Technologies Announces Availability of Forklift Fast-Charging Systems for Material Handling Operations in Europe

Strong Customer Demand Drives Local Production of Forklift Fast Charger. THE HAGUE, Netherlands, July 19, 2017 -- Aker Wade® Power Technologies is proud to announce that its popular UniMAX® and TwinMAX® forklift fast chargers are now manufactured in Corsalone, Italy. ... Continue reading

AVX Corporation Announces a Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Transportation, Sensing, & Control Division of TT Electronics PLC

AVX Corporation Announces a Definitive Agreement to Acquire the Transportation, Sensing, & Control Division of TT Electronics PLC

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C.—AVX Corporation today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Transportation, Sensing & Control division (hereinafter called TS&C), from the UK company, TT Electronics PLC (LSE:TTG.L). John Sarvis, President and Chief Executive Officer of AVX Corporation, stated, "The add ... Continue reading

Axalta Coating Systems Makes Binding Offer to Acquire European and Chinese Operations of Wire Enamel Manufacturer IVA

Axalta Coating Systems Makes Binding Offer to Acquire European and Chinese Operations of Wire Enamel Manufacturer IVA

PHILADELPHIA—Axalta Coating Systems , a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, announced today that it has made a binding offer to acquire the European and Chinese operations of IVA, one of the world’s leading wire enamel manufacturers, from its parent company Superior Essex. IVA, which has been in ... Continue reading

BestMile Announces New Advisory Board Appointments

BestMile Announces New Advisory Board Appointments

SAN FRANCISCO & LAUSANNE, Switzerland—BestMile formalizes its advisory board by appointing two outstanding industry leaders to support its rapid growth, Christopher Choa and Randell Iwasaki. Randell Iwasaki was appointed as the Executive Director of the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) in 2010. ... Continue reading

Chorus Aviation announces acquisition of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft on lease to Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi

Chorus Aviation announces acquisition of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft on lease to Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi

HALIFAX, July 19, 2017 /CNW/ - Chorus Aviation Inc. ("Chorus") (TSX: CHR) announced today the acquisition of three Bombardier Q400 aircraft (the "Aircraft") currently on long-term operating leases to Falcon Aviation Services of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.1 The Aircraft are two years old and are incremental additio ... Continue reading

Conduent Patents Facial Expression Recognition Technology for Multiple Industries

Conduent Patents Facial Expression Recognition Technology for Multiple Industries

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., July 19, 2017 -- Conduent Incorporated has been awarded a U.S. patent for technology that automatically recognizes facial expressions using images from low resolution cameras. Since becoming an independent public company on December 31, 2016, the company has been awarded more than 20 patents, with ... Continue reading

Delta to Expand Trans-Pacific Service with Nonstop Shanghai-Atlanta Flight

Delta to Expand Trans-Pacific Service with Nonstop Shanghai-Atlanta Flight

ATLANTA, July 19, 2017 -- Delta Air Lines is expanding in Asia with new service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport starting in July 2018. The new Atlanta flight will be Delta's fourth U.S. gateway to Shanghai, complementing existing service from Detroit, ... Continue reading

Diesel Powers U.S. Jobs & Manufacturing . . .

Diesel Powers U.S. Jobs & Manufacturing . . .

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consider the following about the domestic manufacture of diesel technology and the economic benefits generated by diesel technology: Over 740,000 diesel engines were manufactured in facilities in 14 states, in 2016. These engines power everything from pickup trucks ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Composite Suspension Components Market is Likely to Register an Excellent Growth Over the Next Five Years and Reach US$ 84 Million in 2022, Composite Leaf Springs to Remain the Dominant Component

Global Automotive Composite Suspension Components Market is Likely to Register an Excellent Growth Over the Next Five Years and Reach US$ 84 Million in 2022, Composite Leaf Springs to Remain the Dominant Component

DETROIT, July 19, 2017 -- Stratview Research  announces the launch of a new research report on Global Automotive Composite Suspension Components Market by Component Type (Leaf Spring, Coil Spring, Suspension Arm, Stabilizer Bar, and Others), by Vehicle Type (Passenger Car, Light Commercial Vehicle, Medium & Heavy Dut ... Continue reading

Global Commercial Vehicle Transfer case Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are American Axle & Manufacturing, GKN & ZF Friedrichshafen - Research and Markets

Global Commercial Vehicle Transfer case Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are American Axle & Manufacturing, GKN & ZF Friedrichshafen - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Commercial Vehicle Transfer case Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global commercial vehicle transfer case market to grow at a CAGR of 1.34% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Motorcycle Heated Seats Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are Gentherm, Continental, II-VI, Rostra & Seat Comfort Systems - Research and Markets

Global Motorcycle Heated Seats Market 2017-2021 - Key vendors are Gentherm, Continental, II-VI, Rostra & Seat Comfort Systems - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Motorcycle Heated Seats Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The analysts forecast the global motorcycle heated seats market to grow at a CAGR of 9.02% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

JM CORREA TRAVELS TO MUGELLO FOR TEST EVENT WITH PREMA TEAM

JM CORREA TRAVELS TO MUGELLO FOR TEST EVENT WITH PREMA TEAM

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Louisiana's Tammany Trace Voted 2017 Rail-Trail Hall of Fame Inductee

Louisiana's Tammany Trace Voted 2017 Rail-Trail Hall of Fame Inductee

NEW ORLEANS, July 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) announced the induction of Louisiana's Tammany Trace trail (Trace) into its national Rail-Trail Hall of Fame. The Trace captured the popular vote in a competitive final-round competition of three top-notch trails selected by ... Continue reading

Nexen Tire and Mubadala Investment Company Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Nexen Tire and Mubadala Investment Company Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Abu Dhabi strategic investment fund to make equity investment and explore opportunities. Nexen Tire to accelerate business expansion with new strategic partnership. ... Continue reading

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces New LAW® New Hampshire F&I Library

Reynolds and Reynolds Announces New LAW® New Hampshire F&I Library

DAYTON, Ohio, July 19, 2017 -- The Reynolds and Reynolds Company today announced the release of the Reynolds LAW® New Hampshire F&I Library, a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for franchised new car and truck dealers in the state of New Hampshire. "We are pl ... Continue reading

Spartan Motors Conference Call and Webcast of Second-Quarter 2017 Results Scheduled for August 2

Spartan Motors Conference Call and Webcast of Second-Quarter 2017 Results Scheduled for August 2

CHARLOTTE, Mich., July 19, 2017 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. will announce its second-quarter 2017 results prior to the market opening on Wednesday, August 2, 2017.  The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on the same day at 10 a.m. EDT to discuss its financial results with analysts and institutional inve ... Continue reading

Textron Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results; Reaffirms 2017 Financial Outlook

Textron Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results; Reaffirms 2017 Financial Outlook

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Textron Inc. today reported second quarter 2017 income from continuing operations of $0.57 per share or $0.60 per share of adjusted income from continuing operations, a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release, compared to $0.66 per share in the second ... Continue reading

VVT & Start-Stop Systems Market to Reach $11.1 Billion by 2022: Key Players are Continental AG, Denso Corporation, Delphi Automotive, Robert Bosch & Magna International - Research and Markets

VVT & Start-Stop Systems Market to Reach $11.1 Billion by 2022: Key Players are Continental AG, Denso Corporation, Delphi Automotive, Robert Bosch & Magna International - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "VVT & Start-Stop Systems Market - Global Forecast to 2022" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global VVT & start-stop system market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.28% and 18.86% from 2017 to 2022, to reach USD 46.36 billion and USD 11.10 billion by 2022, respectively. ... Continue reading

Auto Leasing Drops for the First Time in Four Years, According to New Edmunds Report

Auto Leasing Drops for the First Time in Four Years, According to New Edmunds Report

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 19, 2017 -- With used-vehicle values sagging and fewer buyers opting to lease for the first time, the popularity of leasing has hit its first bump in the road following a four-year surge, according to the latest Lease Market Report from Edmunds. Leasing made up 31.1 percent of retail new-vehi ... Continue reading

Carvana Puts the Pedal to the Metal in the Motor City with Detroit Launch

Carvana Puts the Pedal to the Metal in the Motor City with Detroit Launch

Carvana Launches in the Motor City, Bringing Detroit a New Way to Buy a Car Starting today, Detroit area residents can search through the 7,000+ vehicle inventory on Carvana.com, finance, purchase and schedule home delivery of their vehicle as soon as the next day. ... Continue reading

Consumer Watchdog Calls on California Representatives to Oppose Congressional Robot Car Legislation That Would Undermine California's Safety Protections on Testing Self-Driving Cars

Consumer Watchdog Calls on California Representatives to Oppose Congressional Robot Car Legislation That Would Undermine California's Safety Protections on Testing Self-Driving Cars

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 19, 2017Consumer Watchdog today called on California's seven members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to block proposed federal legislation that would undo California's ground-breaking safety regulations covering the testing of autonomous vehicles. The House bill is being considered ... Continue reading

Honda Civic Tour with OneRepublic Hits the Road for 2017; 'Civic Tour City Flavor' Food & Music Experience to 'Pop Up' in Select Markets

Honda Civic Tour with OneRepublic Hits the Road for 2017; 'Civic Tour City Flavor' Food & Music Experience to 'Pop Up' in Select Markets

LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2017 -- Fans and foodies rejoice! One of summer's most anticipated concert tours, the Honda Civic Tour (HondaCivicTour.com), is in full swing with multi-platinum-band OneRepublic – featuring special guests Fitz and the Tantrums and James Arthur – and is all set to add the new Civic Tour City F ... Continue reading

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Geared Turbofan™, the Future of Aviation, Visits the Nation's Capital

Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Geared Turbofan™, the Future of Aviation, Visits the Nation's Capital

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. , is displaying its PurePower® Geared Turbofan on Capitol Hill today, the revolutionary new engine platform that is more fuel and cost efficient. This new engine program has proven to be extraordinarily popular around the world with ... Continue reading

Rogers Brings First Connected Car Device to Canadian Consumers

Rogers Brings First Connected Car Device to Canadian Consumers

New Device Gives Customers Safety Notifications, In-Car Wi-Fi, and Vehicle Diagnostics TORONTO, July 19, 2017 Want to make sure your teenager is driving safely to the cottage alone for the first time? Setting off on an epic cross-country road trip with the kids and need to keep them entertained? Today, Rogers launched ... Continue reading

Tropos Technologies Launches Cenntro Compact Electric Utility Vehicle in US

Tropos Technologies Launches Cenntro Compact Electric Utility Vehicle in US

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2017 -- Popular in Europe and Asia, the first modular compact electric utility vehicle (CUV) from Cenntro Automotive Corporation is now available to the US market, through distributor Tropos Technologies and their dealernetwork. Called the METRO, the all-electric vehicle is a highly flexible, ... Continue reading

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