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$1.65 Billion Automatic Number Plate Recognition Market to 2025 - Global Analysis and Forecasts Report - Research and Markets

$1.65 Billion Automatic Number Plate Recognition Market to 2025 - Global Analysis and Forecasts Report - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Automatic Number Plate Recognition Market to 2025 - Global Analysis and Forecasts" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global ANPR market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.0% during the forecast period 2017 - 2025 and accounts for US$ 1654.4 Mn in the year 2025. ... Continue reading

11th Annual Runzheimer Mobility Benchmark Report Highlights Vehicle Reimbursement Program Trends

11th Annual Runzheimer Mobility Benchmark Report Highlights Vehicle Reimbursement Program Trends

WATERFORD, Wis.—Runzheimer, a leading business vehicle technology and solutions provider, has released its 11th annual Workforce Mobility Benchmark Report, revealing key industry data on vehicle reimbursement programs, as well as best practices and new opportunities that will help companies develop successful growth ... Continue reading

2017 Shanghai Auto Show Highlights - Chinese New Energy Vehicles Insights - Research and Markets

2017 Shanghai Auto Show Highlights - Chinese New Energy Vehicles Insights - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "2017 Shanghai Auto Show Highlights - Chinese New Energy Vehicles Insights" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. 1,400 vehicles were exhibited at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show and more than 10% of them were new energy vehicles. ... Continue reading

3 Major Developments Impacting the Global Automotive Market by BizVibe

3 Major Developments Impacting the Global Automotive Market by BizVibe

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail 3 Major Developments Impacting the Global Automotive Market by BizVibe (Graphic: Business Wire) 3 Major Developments Impacting the Global Automotive Market by BizVibe (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail LONDON—Technological dev ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Names ExxonMobil and Motorcar Parts of America 2017 Vendors of the Year

Advance Auto Parts Names ExxonMobil and Motorcar Parts of America 2017 Vendors of the Year

ROANOKE, Va.—Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, presented its 2017 Vendor of the Year awards during the company’s annual vendor summit held this week in Raleigh, North Carolina. Advance honored five compani ... Continue reading

Automotive Energy Harvesting and Regeneration Market: Players Resort to Strategic Partnerships to Prosper, Finds TMR

Automotive Energy Harvesting and Regeneration Market: Players Resort to Strategic Partnerships to Prosper, Finds TMR

ALBANY, New York, August 23, 2017 -- Major participants in the global automotive energy harvesting and regeneration market are Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental AG, Delphi Automotive PLC, Denso Corporation, Tenneco Inc., Faurecia SA, Gentherm Incorporated, ZF Group, Ricardo PLC, and Torotrak PLC. Key methods leveraged by ... Continue reading

Autotrader Celebrates National Dog Day, Names Great Cars For Dog Lovers

Autotrader Celebrates National Dog Day, Names Great Cars For Dog Lovers

ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2017 -- Autotrader, the premier online car shopping destination for consumers to find and buy their next car, today announced its fourth consecutive celebration of National Dog Day on August 26, by naming the "Great Cars for Dog Lovers." Based on a recent Autotrader consumer survey, nearly two-thirds ... Continue reading

Commercial Vehicle Braking System Market - Trends and Forecasts by Technavio

Commercial Vehicle Braking System Market - Trends and Forecasts by Technavio

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Technavio has published a new report on the global commercial vehicle braking system market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Technavio has published a new report on the global commercial vehicle braking system market from 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire’s Tread Wisely™ Program Offers Three Important Back to School Tire Safety Tips for Young Drivers

Cooper Tire’s Tread Wisely™ Program Offers Three Important Back to School Tire Safety Tips for Young Drivers

FINDLAY, Ohio—As students make their way back to high school and college campuses across the country, it’s important to ensure young drivers are safe on the road. While often overlooked, tires are the only thing connecting a car to the road and are extremely important to road safety. ... Continue reading

Delphi HD Broadcast! Battery Technology

Delphi HD Broadcast! Battery Technology

LIVE SEPTEMBER 6 4-5 PM EDT This diagnostic program will help you to be at the top of your diagnostic game when it comes to battery and charging system testing. We’ll cover battery technology, proper battery charging and testing, BMS (Battery Management Systems) and those alternator ‘equivalents’ on ... Continue reading

Florida to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Florida to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

Former Kelley Blue Book President and CEO Paul Johnson Joins Vast Board of Directors

Former Kelley Blue Book President and CEO Paul Johnson Joins Vast Board of Directors

AUSTIN, Texas—Vast, the leader in Retail Automotive AI and Big Data, announced a new member to its board of directors today. Paul Johnson is the former President and CEO of Kelley Blue Book. ... Continue reading

Genesis G90 Named Top Luxury Car In 2017 AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards

Genesis G90 Named Top Luxury Car In 2017 AutoPacific Ideal Vehicle Awards

  FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 23, 2017 -- Today, the 2017 Genesis G90 was named "Best in Class, Ideal Luxury Car" in AutoPacific's annual Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVA). The 2017 Ideal Vehicle Awards are presented by AutoPacific to vehicles that best meet their owners' expectations and desires. ... Continue reading

Germany Parts And Accessories Of Motor Vehicles Market Report 2017 - Analysis And Forecast To 2025 - Research and Markets

Germany Parts And Accessories Of Motor Vehicles Market Report 2017 - Analysis And Forecast To 2025 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Germany: Parts And Accessories Of Motor Vehicles - Market Report - Analysis And Forecast To 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the Market for Parts And Accessories Of Motor Vehicles in Germany. ... Continue reading

Germany Tyres For Agriculture, Forestry, Construction, Industry And Other Off The Road Vehicles Market Report 2017 - Analysis And Forecast To 2025 - Research and Markets

Germany Tyres For Agriculture, Forestry, Construction, Industry And Other Off The Road Vehicles Market Report 2017 - Analysis And Forecast To 2025 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Germany: Tyres For Agriculture, Forestry, Construction, Industry And Other Off The Road Vehicles - Market Report - Analysis And Forecast To 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the Market for Tyres For Agriculture, Forestry, Constructio ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Thermal Management System Market 2017-2021: Growing Adoption of Integrated TMS for Vehicle Components - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Thermal Management System Market 2017-2021: Growing Adoption of Integrated TMS for Vehicle Components - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Automotive Thermal Management System Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive thermal management system market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.18% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Tire Socks Market to Grow at CAGR of 6.6%, 2017-2021 with Michelin, Joubert Productions, AutoSock, Isse Safety & TireSocks Dominating - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Tire Socks Market to Grow at CAGR of 6.6%, 2017-2021 with Michelin, Joubert Productions, AutoSock, Isse Safety & TireSocks Dominating - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Automotive Tire Socks Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global automotive tire socks market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.66% during the period 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Global Electric Vehicle Wiring Harness Market - Insights, Opportunity Analysis, Market Shares & Forecasts to 2023 - Research and Markets

Global Electric Vehicle Wiring Harness Market - Insights, Opportunity Analysis, Market Shares & Forecasts to 2023 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Global Electric Vehicle Wiring Harness Market Insights, Opportunity Analysis, Market Shares and Forecast, 2017 - 2023" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. A wiring harness is a collection of wires, connectors and terminals which is present in the entire vehicle. ... Continue reading

Hawaii to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Hawaii to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Se ... Continue reading

Honigman Launches Autonomous Vehicle Industry Group

Honigman Launches Autonomous Vehicle Industry Group

DETROIT—Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP is announcing the formation of an Autonomous Vehicle industry group, which includes a cross-disciplinary team of attorneys practicing in the firm’s Corporate, Intellectual Property and Litigation departments. Honigman hired top Federal Trade Commission attorney Steve We ... Continue reading

Illinois to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Illinois to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

Leckner Purchases Grubbs Chevrolet in Woodstock

Leckner Purchases Grubbs Chevrolet in Woodstock

WOODSTOCK, Va., Aug. 23, 2017 -- Carl Leckner purchased Grubbs Chevrolet in Woodstock on Monday, August 21, 2017 and has renamed the dealership Leckner Chevrolet. ... Continue reading

Magnesium Alloy Wheels Market - Drivers and Forecasts by Technavio

Magnesium Alloy Wheels Market - Drivers and Forecasts by Technavio

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Technavio has published a new report on the global magnesium alloy wheels market from 2017-2021. (Graphic: Business Wire) Technavio has published a new report on the global magnesium alloy wheels market from 2017-2021. ... Continue reading

Matson Signs Contracts For A Total Of Six New And Upgraded Cranes For Honolulu Terminal

Matson Signs Contracts For A Total Of Six New And Upgraded Cranes For Honolulu Terminal

HONOLULU, Aug. 23, 2017 -- Matson, Inc. ("Matson"; NYSE: MATX) announced that a subsidiary of Matson Navigation Company, Inc., a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has signed contracts with Paceco Corporation for the purchase of three new 65 long-ton capacity cranes and modifications to upgrade three existing cranes ... Continue reading

Michael Kraut Joins Hireology as Vice President of Automotive Partnerships

Michael Kraut Joins Hireology as Vice President of Automotive Partnerships

CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2017 -- Hireology, the nation's leading hiring and talent management platform, welcomes Michael Kraut as Vice President of Automotive Partnerships. ... Continue reading

Michigan to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Michigan to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Se ... Continue reading

Minnesota to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Minnesota to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

Multicam & KMT To Be Featured In TV Show, Motorhead Garage

Multicam & KMT To Be Featured In TV Show, Motorhead Garage

DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2017 -- MultiCam Inc. and KMT Waterjet, both U.S. based manufacturers, are to be featured on television show, Motorhead Garage, on the Velocity Network. ... Continue reading

Nevada to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Nevada to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

Newest Technology Clean Diesel Trucks Now Make Up 27 Percent of New Jersey's Commercial Vehicle Fleet, Saving 86 Million Gallons of Fuel and Slashing Emissions

Newest Technology Clean Diesel Trucks Now Make Up 27 Percent of New Jersey's Commercial Vehicle Fleet, Saving 86 Million Gallons of Fuel and Slashing Emissions

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twenty-seven percent of commercial trucks operating in New Jersey are equipped with the latest generation of clean diesel technology, according to new research commissioned by the Diesel Technology Forum (the Forum). As a result, New Jersey truckers saved 86 million ... Continue reading

New Hampshire to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

New Hampshire to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Se ... Continue reading

New Jersey to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

New Jersey to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

New Mexico to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

New Mexico to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

Revs Institute Panel Discusses Impact Of Autonomous Cars

Revs Institute Panel Discusses Impact Of Autonomous Cars

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 23, 2017 -- Driverless cars won't kill automotive enthusiasm, but they already are changing how car designers think and how car collectors develop buying strategies. ... Continue reading

SIXT Rent-a-Car Sponsoring German Team in the Official SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition this Weekend

SIXT Rent-a-Car Sponsoring German Team in the Official SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition this Weekend

Sponsoring German Team in the Official SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition this Weekend Known globally ... Continue reading

Teamsters Local 117: SeaTac Taxi Drivers Strike For Second Day This Week Over Unfair Conditions, Retaliation From Dispatch

Teamsters Local 117: SeaTac Taxi Drivers Strike For Second Day This Week Over Unfair Conditions, Retaliation From Dispatch

Drivers Protesting Unsanitary Bathrooms, Contractual Violations, Unsafe Conditions and Retaliation from Eastside For Hire (Seattle, WA) – For the second day this week, taxi drivers who serve customers at Sea-Tac Airport will strike over unsafe, unsanitary working conditions and retaliatory practices by the drivers' d ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Motors Research Reveals Generation X Are Job Hoppers Moving into the Fast Lane

Vauxhall Motors Research Reveals Generation X Are Job Hoppers Moving into the Fast Lane

LONDON—With the spotlight often shining on the generation of ‘millennials’, the workplace trends of Generation X are often overlooked. New research released from Management Today, together with Vauxhall Motors, reveals the career ambitions, the opportunities and challenges, of the 40 something generation. ... Continue reading

Washington State to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Washington State to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

Wisconsin to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

Wisconsin to See Real Benefits from Federal Self-Driving Legislation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2017 -- The Coalition for Future Mobility – a growing coalition of twelve transportation, passenger safety, and consumer interest stakeholders – today urged the timely and thoughtful passage of federal self-driving vehicle legislation now before Congress. HR 3388, the Self Drive Act, unanimousl ... Continue reading

AAA Reveals The True Cost of Vehicle Ownership

AAA Reveals The True Cost of Vehicle Ownership

-The True Cost of Vehicle Ownership AAA Reveals Average new vehicle will cost nearly $8,500 annually to own and operate Owning and operating a new vehicle in 2017 will cost a driver an average of $8,469 annually, or $706 each month, ... Continue reading

Audi Cooperates with Alta Devices on Automobiles with Solar Roofs

Audi Cooperates with Alta Devices on Automobiles with Solar Roofs

Defining the solar car of the futureSUNNYVALE, Calif.—Audi and Alta Devices, a subsidiary of solar-cell specialist, Hanergy Thin Film Power, plan to work together to integrate solar cells into panoramic glass roofs of Audi models. With this cooperation, the partners aim to generate solar energy to increase the range ... Continue reading

Carvana Used Car Dealer Launches in Baltimore

Carvana Used Car Dealer Launches in Baltimore

Vehicles Completely Online with As-Soon-As-Next-Day Delivery from Carvana.com. ... Continue reading

Kia Sportage Wins Autopacific's 2017 Ideal Vehicle Award

Kia Sportage Wins Autopacific's 2017 Ideal Vehicle Award

Calif., Aug. 23, 2017 -- The boldly designed Kia Sportage has won AutoPacific's 2017 Ideal Vehicle Award (IVA), earning the highest marks in the Compact Crossover SUV category. ... Continue reading

PACCAR Introduces 12-Speed Automated Transmission

PACCAR Introduces 12-Speed Automated Transmission

PACCAR is introducing the new PACCAR Automated Transmission, the lightest heavy-duty transmission for on-highway commercial vehicles. The PACCAR transmission is designed to complement the superior performance of PACCAR MX engines and PACCAR axles. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Museum of Ice Cream Announces its Opening in San Francisco

ROAD TRIP: Museum of Ice Cream Announces its Opening in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2017 -- After much anticipation, Museum of Ice Cream announces its third location in San Francisco. ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Captures the All-New Eclipse Cross in the Shadow of the Total Solar Eclipse

Mitsubishi Motors Captures the All-New Eclipse Cross in the Shadow of the Total Solar Eclipse

Earlier today North America was treated to an unforgettable total solar eclipse that traveled across the entire contiguous United States for the first time in 99 years. Mitsubishi Motors ensured all Americans had the opportunity to view the eclipse in the “Path of Totality” and live streamed the phenomenon as it fi ... Continue reading

The Gas Pump Skimming Problem

The Gas Pump Skimming Problem

Investigations have spanned across states including Maryland and Florida, but also persist nationwide. ​BALTIMORE August 23, 2017; The NACS reported that police in Maryland are warning drivers and gas station owners of skimming devices inside gas pumps following last week's arrest of two Florida men who installed a d ... Continue reading

Why The Honda Civic Is Such A Popular Car

Why The Honda Civic Is Such A Popular Car

For the popularity of the Honda Civic, the cost is proportionately reasonable. With used Honda Civic’s listed from £10,000 for a Honda Civic 1.8 i-VTEC ES 5dr Automatic, to £27,00 for a Honda Civic 2.0 i-VTEC Type R GT 5dr, can be far more affordable than you might expect. ... Continue reading

2017 Car Review: 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO Review By John Heilig

2017 Car Review: 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO Review By John Heilig

Nissan Reviews ; 2017 Car Review: 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO Review By John Heilig, 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO; 20 Years Of Nissan Reviews ... Continue reading

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