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Alex Tagliani to drive in NASCAR Truck Series for Young's Motorsports at Mosport Park (13)

Alex Tagliani to drive in NASCAR Truck Series for Young's Motorsports at Mosport Park (13)

YOUNG'S MOTORSPORTS For immediate release Alex Tagliani to drive for Young's Motorsports at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park BOWMANVILLE, Ontario - Officials from Young's Motorsports announced today that road course sensation Alex Tagliani will drive the team's No. 02 Spectra Premium Chevrolet in Sunday's Chevrolet Silver ... Continue reading

Allison Transmission announces David S. Graziosi as next CEO

Allison Transmission announces David S. Graziosi as next CEO

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 30, 2017 -- The board of directors for Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. today announced that President and Chief Financial Officer David S. Graziosi will succeed Chief Executive Officer Lawrence E. Dewey on June 1, 2018. ... Continue reading

Ford Credit Offers Affected Customers Financial Relief After Hurricane Harvey

Ford Credit Offers Affected Customers Financial Relief After Hurricane Harvey

DEARBORN, Mich.—Ford Motor Credit Company is offering payment relief to customers affected by Hurricane Harvey. Interested customers may request a payment deferral, redirect their billing statements and get their questions answered by contacting Ford Credit or Lincoln Automotive Financial Services Online at FordCredi ... Continue reading

Gates Appoints Jamey Seely Executive Vice President And General Counsel Effective September 5, 2017

Gates Appoints Jamey Seely Executive Vice President And General Counsel Effective September 5, 2017

DENVER, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Gates Corporation, a global diversified provider of power transmission and fluid conveyance solutions, today announced the appointment of Jamey Seely as Executive Vice president and General Counsel effective September 5, 2017. ... Continue reading

Key Enabling Technologies for Energy Independent Vehicles Land, Water, Air

Key Enabling Technologies for Energy Independent Vehicles Land, Water, Air

BOSTON, August 30, 2017 -- IDTechEx is staging the world's first conference on "Energy Independent Electric Vehicles" 27-28 September at the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands, where the most advanced solar racing cars and boats are made and the necessary new forms of wind, solar and elastomer generator energy ... Continue reading

LINE-X to Enable Extreme Impact and Weather Resistance for Curry Supply Commercial Vehicle Lineup

LINE-X to Enable Extreme Impact and Weather Resistance for Curry Supply Commercial Vehicle Lineup

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Mizpah Club, a Nevada mining country destination, chooses CasinoTrac

Mizpah Club, a Nevada mining country destination, chooses CasinoTrac

MINNETONKA, Minn., Aug. 30, 2017 -- The Mizpah Club of Tonopah, Nevada has contracted with Table Trac, Inc. (OTCQB: TBTC) to bring in their CasinoTrac online slot management system. ... Continue reading

NASA and Iconic Museum Honor Voyager Spacecraft 40th Anniversary

NASA and Iconic Museum Honor Voyager Spacecraft 40th Anniversary

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will celebrate 40 years of the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft -- humanity's farthest and longest-lived mission -- with a public event at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Sept. ... Continue reading

NASCAR Personality Ken Schrader Set For Busy Illinois Racing Weekend

NASCAR Personality Ken Schrader Set For Busy Illinois Racing Weekend

*NASCAR Veteran Schrader Preparing For Busiest Of Race Weekends* * Four Races In Four Days At Lincoln, Macon, & Du Quoin* (Macon, IL) It's not a secret that retired NASCAR driver, Ken Schrader, still loves to drive race cars. The Fenton, MO driver ran his last NASCAR Cup event in 2013 but has continued racing dirt Modi ... Continue reading

NHRA Northwest Division Summit Drag Racing Series, Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn Ore.

NHRA Northwest Division Summit Drag Racing Series, Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn Ore.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NHRA Field Marketing, (626) 914-4761 WOODNURN DRAGSTRIP TO HOSTS 2017 NHRA SUMMIT RACING ET FINALS WOODBURN, Ore. - NHRA's top drag racers from tracks across the Northwest division will be at Woodburn Dragstrip to square off in head-to-head competition at the 40th annual NHRA Summit Racin ... Continue reading

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Unveils New Apiary And Beekeeping Experience

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Unveils New Apiary And Beekeeping Experience

OJAI, Calif., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Just in time for National Honey Month, iconic Southern California escape Ojai Valley Inn & Spa announces the arrival of an on property apiary and launch of an immersive beekeeping experience for guests. ... Continue reading

Pilot Flying J Kicks Off 2017 SEC Football with Season-Long Sweepstakes

Pilot Flying J Kicks Off 2017 SEC Football with Season-Long Sweepstakes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Today Pilot Flying J is launching a season-long sweepstakes for fans to have weekly chances to win free fuel for one year and the ultimate SEC Championship experience. ... Continue reading

"Prime(d) for Disaster": Teamsters Local 1224 Pilots Take Concerns About Prime Air to Amazon's Front Door, the Streets of Seattle

"Prime(d) for Disaster": Teamsters Local 1224 Pilots Take Concerns About Prime Air to Amazon's Front Door, the Streets of Seattle

SEATTLE, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Teamsters Local 1224 pilots who fly for Amazon's new air delivery operation will begin running a mobile billboard warning CEO Jeff Bezos, investors and customers about  intensifying operational problems at their airlines that spell trouble for Amazon's logistics ... Continue reading

Teamsters Protest Cummins, Inc. Health Care Cuts At Great American Trucking Show

Teamsters Protest Cummins, Inc. Health Care Cuts At Great American Trucking Show

DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From Thursday, August 24 to Saturday, August 26, Teamsters alerted participants at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, about diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.'s attacks against family health care and the threat this poses to American families. ... Continue reading

The Federal Bridge Corporation Announces Stability in Canadian Toll Rates at the Blue Water Bridge

The Federal Bridge Corporation Announces Stability in Canadian Toll Rates at the Blue Water Bridge

OTTAWA, Aug. 30, 2017 /CNW/ – The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) announced today that the Corporation will maintain tolls at the current rates at the Blue Water Bridge location effective October 1st, 2017. ... Continue reading

Top 3 Drivers for Commercial Vehicle Prognostic Systems Market by Technavio

Top 3 Drivers for Commercial Vehicle Prognostic Systems Market by Technavio

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

Top 3 Segments of the Automotive Four-wheel Drive Vehicle Market by Technavio

Top 3 Segments of the Automotive Four-wheel Drive Vehicle Market by Technavio

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

TORC Returns to Crandon as Part of 48th Short Course Weekend

TORC Returns to Crandon as Part of 48th Short Course Weekend

Keys to the Big House Set for Sept. 1-2 TORC Returns to Crandon as Part of 48th Short Course “Super Bowl�?? SALT LAKE CITY (August 30, 2017) - This Labor Day weekend, TORC: The Off-Road Championship Series presented by AMSOIL returns to Crandon International Raceway for its annual World Championship Off-Road ... Continue reading

Valvoline to Present at Goldman Sachs 24th Global Annual Retailing Conference on Sept. 7

Valvoline to Present at Goldman Sachs 24th Global Annual Retailing Conference on Sept. 7

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Valvoline Inc. , a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, will present at Goldman Sachs 24th Global Annual Retailing Conference in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at 8:50 a.m. ET. ... Continue reading

Veterans Advantage and JetBlue Expand Military Discount Partnership for U.S. Veterans, Active Duty Military & Families

Veterans Advantage and JetBlue Expand Military Discount Partnership for U.S. Veterans, Active Duty Military & Families

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Veterans Advantage and JetBlue  announced an expansion of its partnership to include two free bags on discounted bookings made by Veterans Advantage members using their VetRewards Card. ... Continue reading

2018 Hyundai Sonata Earns 2017 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ Award

2018 Hyundai Sonata Earns 2017 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ Award

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Aug. 30, 2017 -- In one of the industry's most demanding vehicle tests, the 2018 Hyundai Sonata earned the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety's highest accolade for safety, receiving a 2017 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award when equipped with optional front crash prevention and dynamic bending headligh ... Continue reading

car2go Seattle Surpasses 100,000 Members: Celebrates With Ferry Rides For Members All Labor Day Weekend

car2go Seattle Surpasses 100,000 Members: Celebrates With Ferry Rides For Members All Labor Day Weekend

SEATTLE, Aug. 30, 2017 -- car2go, the largest, fastest growing carsharing company in the world, announced today that its membership in Seattle has surpassed the 100,000 member milestone. ... Continue reading

Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Corporation and Chairman Micky Arison's Family Foundation to Donate $2 Million to Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

Carnival Cruise Line, Carnival Corporation and Chairman Micky Arison's Family Foundation to Donate $2 Million to Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Carnival Cruise Line, and its parent company, Carnival Corporation & plc , and the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation are pledging a minimum of $2 million to relief and rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast region in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the first Category 4 hurricane to make ... Continue reading

Epiq Solutions Announces the Sidekiq™ X2 Multi-Channel RF Transceiver

Epiq Solutions Announces the Sidekiq™ X2 Multi-Channel RF Transceiver

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Epiq Solutions, an engineering firm specializing in the development of flexible RF transceiver modules and complete turnkey wireless sensing solutions, announces the release of its pioneering Sidekiq™ X2 multi-channel RF transceiver card. Based on Analog Devices' AD9371 wideband tra ... Continue reading

FleetPride Acquires Colton Truck Supply

FleetPride Acquires Colton Truck Supply

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017 -- FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Colton Truck Supply in Montrose, Colorado, owned by Brian and Carol Heller. ... Continue reading

Forza Motorsport 7 Coming to Red Bull GRC Seattle and Los Angeles

Forza Motorsport 7 Coming to Red Bull GRC Seattle and Los Angeles

Official website: redbullglobalrallycross.com<http://www.redbullglobalrallycross.com> Instagram: @GRCseries<http://www.instagram.com/grcseries> Twitter: @GRCseries<http://www.twitter.com/grcseries> www.facebook.com/g<http://www.facebook.com/redbullgrc>rcseries<http://www.facebook.com/grcseries> [https://gallery.mailchi ... Continue reading

High Demand Brings Annual Zumba Cruise Back For Its Third Year!

High Demand Brings Annual Zumba Cruise Back For Its Third Year!

MIAMI, Aug. 30, 2017 -- After two years of maxing out registrations and catering to more than 7,000 adventure-seeking fitness enthusiasts, Zumba® has officially announced 2018 dates for its third annual Zumba® Cruise onboard Royal Caribbean International's Navigator of the Seas. Travelers can take those shower-danc ... Continue reading

New Biometric Driver's License for the Philippines

New Biometric Driver's License for the Philippines

HAMBURG, Germany, August 30, 2017 -- DERMALOG, the largest German biometrics company, supplies the new driver´s licenses for the Philippines. The new driver´s license system went live yesterday, 29th August 2017 in Manila. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: First Slinky Dog Dash Ride Vehicle Arrives at Disney's Hollywood Studios

ROAD TRIP: First Slinky Dog Dash Ride Vehicle Arrives at Disney's Hollywood Studios

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Fittingly on National Slinky® Day today, Walt Disney World Resort revealed the first attraction vehicle for Slinky® Dog Dash, a brand-new family coaster coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios. ... Continue reading

Spotlight Latvia Conference to Promote Business between U.S. and Latvian Companies

Spotlight Latvia Conference to Promote Business between U.S. and Latvian Companies

CHICAGO, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The inaugural Spotlight Latvia business conference has confirmed participation of several of the most influential Latvian companies for its Oct. ... Continue reading

Toyota Provides $3 million in Relief for Hurricane Harvey

Toyota Provides $3 million in Relief for Hurricane Harvey

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) is partnering with Toyota Financial Services (TFS), The Friedkin Group, Gulf States Toyota (GST) and Toyota and Lexus dealers nationwide, to provide a combined relief effort of over $3 million to serve the people impacted by Hurricane Harvey. ... Continue reading

US DoD Budget Assessment Recognizes a New Administration with New Priorities

US DoD Budget Assessment Recognizes a New Administration with New Priorities

DoD continues to encourage program, financial, and administrative efficiencies, finds Frost & Sullivan's Aerospace & Defense Team SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 30, 2017 -- The United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) spend is expected to increase each year through 2022 to meet the simultaneous goals of mainten ... Continue reading

2017 Mazda CX-9 Earns Strategic Vision’s ‘Total Qualty Impact’ Award

2017 Mazda CX-9 Earns Strategic Vision’s ‘Total Qualty Impact’ Award

A major reason Strategic Vision bestowed the CX-9 with its Total Quality Impact Award is because it meets and exceeds owner expectations by providing a premium driving and passenger experience, courtesy of an award-winning, turbocharged SKYACTIV-G 2.5T engine, which delivers excellent performance in everyday driving sc ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan Armada US Prices

2018 Nissan Armada US Prices

2018 Armada adds new, available Intelligent Rear View Mirror1 – a first for any Nissan vehicle NissanConnectSM Services, 8.0-inch multi-touch display, Hands-Free Text Messaging Assistant and additional USB ports now standard on all grade levels Second-generation Armada, introduced last model year, continues to set mo ... Continue reading

EY advancing future of transportation with launch of blockchain-based integrated mobility platform

EY advancing future of transportation with launch of blockchain-based integrated mobility platform

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2017 -- EY today announced the launch of Tesseract, an integrated mobility platform underpinned by blockchain technology. ... Continue reading

General Dynamics Awarded $105 Million CAC2S Full-Rate Production Contract by U.S. Marine Corps

General Dynamics Awarded $105 Million CAC2S Full-Rate Production Contract by U.S. Marine Corps

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 30, 2017 -- The U.S. Marine Corps awarded General Dynamics Mission Systems a full-rate production contract worth approximately $105 million over four years for the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) program. ... Continue reading

Hertz Announces New CMO and CHRO

Hertz Announces New CMO and CHRO

ESTERO, Fla., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., today announced that two new Officers will be joining the Company: Jodi Allen, as executive vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO), and Murali Kuppuswamy, as executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO). Allen brings deep consum ... Continue reading

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Hosts Its First-Ever World Series of Poker Circuit Sept. 21 - Oct. 2

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Hosts Its First-Ever World Series of Poker Circuit Sept. 21 - Oct. 2

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Poker action returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. ... Continue reading

Visualizing how much oil the USA uses in a day

Visualizing how much oil the USA uses in a day

Most people will know that the USA is a big consumer of oil. But not as many will understand just by how much they the world when it comes to using it. ... Continue reading

Automotive Suspension Market Size Worth USD 104.32 Billion By 2024: Hexa Research

Automotive Suspension Market Size Worth USD 104.32 Billion By 2024: Hexa Research

FELTON, California, August 30, 2017 -- The global automotive suspension market is expected to reach USD 104.32 billion by 2024, driven by the increasing annual production of light commercial vehicles, medium & heavy duty commercial vehicles, and passenger cars. In addition, need for a lightweight suspension system for ... Continue reading

Autotrader 'Search With a Purpose' Platform Extends to Veterans on Labor Day

Autotrader 'Search With a Purpose' Platform Extends to Veterans on Labor Day

ATLANTA, Aug. 30, 2017 -- As the country prepares to celebrate the American worker this Labor Day, consumers can show their love of country and help support veterans by participating in Autotrader's Red, White & Blue initiative. ... Continue reading

Blockchain System Successfully Deployed to Revolutionise the Logistics Industry

Blockchain System Successfully Deployed to Revolutionise the Logistics Industry

LONDON, August 30, 2017 -- A successful pilot program delivered by logistics technology company Marine Transport International (MTI) demonstrates that the logistics industry will see improved connectivity, efficiency and security thanks to blockchain. MTI, in conjunction with Agility Sciences, have today released a whi ... Continue reading

Capps poised with NAPA Dodge to challenge for first U.S. Nationals title this weekend

Capps poised with NAPA Dodge to challenge for first U.S. Nationals title this weekend

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Capps ended questions last year about winning first championship, turn his attention with NAPA Dodge to winning first U.S. Nationals BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Aug. ... Continue reading

Cityneon to Expand Jurassic World: The Exhibition Globally

Cityneon to Expand Jurassic World: The Exhibition Globally

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Cityneon Holdings Limited (SGX:5HJ) acquires JP Exhibition, LLC to grow and amplify Jurassic World: The Exhibition tour globally as produced by Imagine Exhibitions. ... Continue reading

Demand Outlook on Bus Market in India by 2024-25 - Research and Markets

Demand Outlook on Bus Market in India by 2024-25 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—The "Demand Outlook on Bus Market in India by 2024-25" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering During 2015-16, the M&HCV passenger carrier segment, classified as maximum mass exceeding 7.5T but not exceeding 12T and maximum mass exceeding 12T but not 16.2T grew by 19.5%, selling 43,885 buses as ... Continue reading

Geotab Provides Data Insight into Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on Houston, Texas

Geotab Provides Data Insight into Hurricane Harvey’s Impact on Houston, Texas

Windows Media Video Quicktime MPEG-4 Video Loading media player... Monday, August 21, 2017 - 24 hour time-lapse commercial fleet activity before Harvey Monday, August 21, 2017 - 24 hour time-lapse commercial fleet activity before Harvey Windows Media Video Quicktime MPEG-4 Video Monday, August 28, 2017 - 24 hour time-l ... Continue reading

Holston House To Debut In December In Downtown Nashville As Part Of The Unbound Collection By Hyatt

Holston House To Debut In December In Downtown Nashville As Part Of The Unbound Collection By Hyatt

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2017 -- HRI Properties, LLC and Hyatt proudly announce the naming of the Holston House hotel expected to open December 2017 in the heart of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. ... Continue reading

Hotels.com Announces Advocare Classic Sponsorship

Hotels.com Announces Advocare Classic Sponsorship

DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Hotels.com® announces its sponsorship of the upcoming AdvoCare Classic football game. ... Continue reading

Hydroid's REMUS 6000 Plays Key Role in the Discovery of the USS Indianapolis Wreckage

Hydroid's REMUS 6000 Plays Key Role in the Discovery of the USS Indianapolis Wreckage

POCASSET, Mass., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Hydroid Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of marine robotics, announced today that their REMUS 6000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) was used to gather sonar data by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's team in the historic discovery of the USS Indi ... Continue reading

IKEA to Install 3 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Future Store Opening Fall 2017 in Jacksonville, FL

IKEA to Install 3 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at Future Store Opening Fall 2017 in Jacksonville, FL

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail IKEA to install 3 electric vehicle charging stations at future store opening Fall 2017 in Jacksonville, FL. (Photo: Business Wire) IKEA to install 3 electric vehicle charging stations at future store opening Fall 2017 in Jacksonville, FL. ... Continue reading

Iteris Expands ClearAg Spray Advisor Capabilities

Iteris Expands ClearAg Spray Advisor Capabilities

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Iteris, Inc. , the global leader in applied informatics for transportation and agriculture, today announced it has expanded its ClearAg® Spray Advisor capabilities to meet growing market demands for safe and effective in-field spray applications. The enhanced ClearAg Spray Advisor enables professio ... Continue reading

Latest Aegis Combat System is Successful Against Medium Range Ballistic Missiles

Latest Aegis Combat System is Successful Against Medium Range Ballistic Missiles

USS JOHN PAUL JONES, Aug. 30, 2017 -- The USS JOHN PAUL JONES, supported by the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin , successfully fired two Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual I missiles against a medium-range ballistic missile target from the Aegis Combat System. ... Continue reading

NASA Cancels Planned Media Availabilities with Astronauts

NASA Cancels Planned Media Availabilities with Astronauts

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Due to the ongoing effects of Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, NASA has canceled an in-flight question and answer session with astronaut Peggy Whitson aboard the International Space Station. ... Continue reading

Navistar To Announce Fiscal 2017 Third Quarter Financial Results On Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Navistar To Announce Fiscal 2017 Third Quarter Financial Results On Wednesday, September 6, 2017

LISLE, Ill., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Navistar International Corporation today announced that it will report its fiscal 2017 third quarter financial results on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. ... Continue reading

New SM-6 intercepts ballistic missile target at sea

New SM-6 intercepts ballistic missile target at sea

PACIFIC MISSILE FIRING RANGE, Hawaii, Aug. 30, 2017 -- A Raytheon -built Standard Missile-6 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in its final seconds of flight, after being fired from the USS John Paul Jones. ... Continue reading

Octo Telematics and Agero Partner to Deliver Superior Accident Management Services

Octo Telematics and Agero Partner to Deliver Superior Accident Management Services

NEWTON, Mass.—Octo Telematics, a leading global provider of telematics and data analytics solutions for the auto insurance industry, and Agero, the largest B2B provider of roadside assistance services to automotive manufacturers and insurance providers in North America, have announced a partnership to deliver an inte ... Continue reading

PARKER CHASE AND GINETTA RACE CARS PREPARED FOR CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASAS WELL AS ANNOUNCING 2016 DRIVERS AND SERIES OF COMPETITION AND IS SET TO COMPETE IN PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE

PARKER CHASE AND GINETTA RACE CARS PREPARED FOR CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASAS WELL AS ANNOUNCING 2016 DRIVERS AND SERIES OF COMPETITION AND IS SET TO COMPETE IN PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE

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Pre-Market Technical Recap on Auto Parts Stocks -- Johnson Controls, Allison Transmission, BorgWarner, and Dana

Pre-Market Technical Recap on Auto Parts Stocks -- Johnson Controls, Allison Transmission, BorgWarner, and Dana

NEW YORK, August 30, 2017 -- If you want a Stock Review on JCI, ALSN, BWA, or DAN then come over to http://dailystocktracker.com/register/ and sign up for your free customized report today. Economic expansion in emerging markets worldwide is expected to drive healthy growth in the Auto Manufacturing sector over the nex ... Continue reading

Rear View Safety Introduces Safety Compatibility Mat for FMVSS 111

Rear View Safety Introduces Safety Compatibility Mat for FMVSS 111

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Rear View Safety, an industry leader in the sales and distribution of vehicle safety solutions, including backup camera systems, backup sensor systems, driver fatigue systems, mobile DVR's, and dash cameras, has always been ahead of the times. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Alpenwild's Popular Food and Chocolate Tours Explode in Popularity Culinary Adventurers Meander Through Breathtaking Swiss Alps

ROAD TRIP: Alpenwild's Popular Food and Chocolate Tours Explode in Popularity Culinary Adventurers Meander Through Breathtaking Swiss Alps

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Alpenwild, the largest tour operator offering world-class walking, hiking, trekking and culinary experiences in the Swiss Alps, is seeing an explosion of interest among food travelers willing to splurge on a luxury vacation to get a sense of place through locally inspired cuisine.  Greg Wit ... Continue reading

Ryder to Address Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Conference

Ryder to Address Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Conference

MIAMI—Ryder System, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Sanchez will present a company update at the Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Conference. Who: Ryder System, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Sanchez What: Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Confer ... Continue reading

Sabre to participate in upcoming Deutsche Bank Technology Conference

Sabre to participate in upcoming Deutsche Bank Technology Conference

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Sabre Corporation today announced that Rick Simonson, executive vice president and chief financial officer, plans to participate in the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference on September 13, 2017 beginning at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET. ... Continue reading

Tech Start-Up DigiMapps To Turn Travel Industry Upside Down With An All-In-One Digital Concierge, Trip Booking, Media And Marketing Platform

Tech Start-Up DigiMapps To Turn Travel Industry Upside Down With An All-In-One Digital Concierge, Trip Booking, Media And Marketing Platform

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 30, 2017 -- The DigiMapps™ business technology platform combines the capabilities of an ad agency, travel agency, Yelp, TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, Booking.com and more. ... Continue reading

Union Pacific Corporation CFO Rob Knight to Address the Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Conference

Union Pacific Corporation CFO Rob Knight to Address the Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Conference

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Rob Knight, chief financial officer of Union Pacific Corporation , will address the Cowen and Company 10th Annual Global Transportation Conference at 9:10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. ... Continue reading

Visteon to Participate in Citi's 2017 Global Technology Conference on Sept. 7

Visteon to Participate in Citi's 2017 Global Technology Conference on Sept. 7

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Aug. 30, 2017 -- Visteon Corporation , a leading global supplier of vehicle cockpit electronics, will participate in Citi's 2017 Global Technology Conference in New York City on Sept. ... Continue reading

Acer Introduces Two Connected 360-Degree Cameras

Acer Introduces Two Connected 360-Degree Cameras

The Acer Holo360 is a 360-degree camera that allows users to capture, view, edit, and share with just one device; the Acer Vision360 is a cloud-connected in-car camera providing peace-of-mind and fun on the road BERLIN, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Acer today announced two LTE-connected 360-degree cameras including the Holo360 all ... Continue reading

MADD and Pirelli Partner to Drive Change

MADD and Pirelli Partner to Drive Change

MADD and Pirelli Partner to Drive Change and Keep the Nation’s Roads Safe Dallas – Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) and Pirelli® Tires are working together to drive change and keep our roads safe from drunk driving. From August 26 through October 2, 2017, for every new set of Scorpion tires pur ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Alaska's newest partner Singapore Airlines gives guests truly unique flying experience

ROAD TRIP: Alaska's newest partner Singapore Airlines gives guests truly unique flying experience

SEATTLE, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Alaska Airlines announced today that Singapore Airlines will be its newest Global Partner. ... Continue reading

ROAD TRIP: Come September: Seven reasons to book your Amalfi Coast villa in the late season

ROAD TRIP: Come September: Seven reasons to book your Amalfi Coast villa in the late season

POSITANO, Italy, Aug. 30, 2017 -- Another banner year for tourism along the famed Amalfi Coast has welcomed throngs of travelers to the region this summer, and the picturesque towns dotting the hillsides currently are teeming with visitors from across the globe. ... Continue reading

Toyoda Gosei to Establish a New Airbag Parts Plant in Vietnam

Toyoda Gosei to Establish a New Airbag Parts Plant in Vietnam

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. will establish a new plant in Vietnam to meet growing demand for airbags as safety regulations become more stringent in regions around the world. ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan Armada Intelligent Rear View Mirror Revealed

2018 Nissan Armada Intelligent Rear View Mirror Revealed

New Intelligent Rear View Mirror1 uses rear-mounted camera to ... Continue reading

2017 Infiniti QX50 Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

2017 Infiniti QX50 Review by Carey Russ +VIDEO

A different choice among small luxury crossovers, and in this case different is very good. When it debuted for model year 2008 as the EX35, Infiniti’s smallest crossover, now called QX50, was definitely different. ... Continue reading

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