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Thursday, January 4, 2018

3GT Racing announces Final Driver Line-Up

3GT Racing announces Final Driver Line-Up

Final Driver Line-Up for 2018 IMSA Series announced by 3GT Racing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3GT Racing Announces Final Driver Line-Up for 2018 IMSA Series Dominik Baumann Kyle Marcelli EAST LANSING, Mich. (Jan. ... Continue reading

6 Quick Tips for Bomb Cyclone Winter Driving

6 Quick Tips for Bomb Cyclone Winter Driving

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When it comes to winter car care, many motorists think of antifreeze and batteries, but vehicles need extra attention in winter, especially when a bomb cyclone hits and temperatures drop. ... Continue reading

Arcimoto to Showcase World's First Affordable, Pure Electric 'Fun Utility Vehicle' at Pepcom Digital Experience! at CES 2018

Arcimoto to Showcase World's First Affordable, Pure Electric 'Fun Utility Vehicle' at Pepcom Digital Experience! at CES 2018

EUGENE, Ore.--Arcimoto, Inc.® — makers of the world’s first Fun Utility Vehicle® (FUV®) — an affordable and practical pure electric vehicle for everyday commuters and fleets, today announced they will cruise into Las Vegas to showcase the all-new Arcimoto FUV at the Pepcom Digital Experience! press event, whic ... Continue reading

Asia Pacific Investment House and New York's Iconic Nevele Resort Announce Completion of Initial Funding

Asia Pacific Investment House and New York's Iconic Nevele Resort Announce Completion of Initial Funding

SINGAPORE, Jan. 4, 2018 -- Nevele Resort & ProSport Campus has successfully completed its first round of funding. ... Continue reading

Automotive Properties REIT Agrees to Acquire Dealership Property in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON for $7.5 million

Automotive Properties REIT Agrees to Acquire Dealership Property in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON for $7.5 million

? NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES ? TORONTO, Jan. 4, 2018 /CNW/ - Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: APR.UN) (the "REIT") today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a dealership property in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario ... Continue reading

Be Safer in the Snow

Be Safer in the Snow

Introducing the SmartHeat™ Series for Heated LED Lighting GERMANTOWN, Wisconsin, Jan. 4, 2018 -- J.W. Speaker Corporation, a leading manufacturer in innovative LED lighting technology, has developed a new line of products featuring SmartHeat™ technology that effectively de-ice LED headlights, work lights and tail l ... Continue reading

Cinemo Empowering Next Generation Android Automotive Platforms at CES 2018 in Las Vegas

Cinemo Empowering Next Generation Android Automotive Platforms at CES 2018 in Las Vegas

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Cinemo is a global leader in In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) solutions based on consistent high-quality and performance as well as excellent customer support and service. (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail KARLSRUHE, Germany--Cinemo ... Continue reading

CNA Ready to Assist with Winter Storm Affecting South, East Coast

CNA Ready to Assist with Winter Storm Affecting South, East Coast

CHICAGO, Jan. 4, 2018 -- CNA today announced its Catastrophe Operations Center in Colorado is fully operational and ready to assist customers with claims related to the powerful winter storm bringing extreme cold temperatures, freezing rain, sleet, snow and potential blizzard conditions from portions of northern Flori ... Continue reading

Consumer Energy Alliance Applauds Interior Department’s Proposal to Expand Access to American Energy

Consumer Energy Alliance Applauds Interior Department’s Proposal to Expand Access to American Energy

WASHINGTON--Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), a national advocate for energy consumers, released the following statement after the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced their new draft proposed five-year offshore leasing plan today – which includes areas in the Arctic, Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. David Holt, Pres ... Continue reading

Cummins Brings Its Global Technical Education Program to the U.S.

Cummins Brings Its Global Technical Education Program to the U.S.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--Cummins Inc. today announced that it will join forces with more than 10 Memphis-area education and industry partners to launch TEC: Technical Education for Communities. The TEC program is a global initiative that targets the technical skills gap through local vocational education programs. ... Continue reading

Genovation Cars All-Electric Supercar Features 800 + Horsepower, Top Speed Of 220 MPH

Genovation Cars All-Electric Supercar Features 800 + Horsepower, Top Speed Of 220 MPH

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 4, 2018 -- Genovation Cars Inc., maker of the world's fastest street legal all-electric supercar, has produced a series of pre-launch videos. ... Continue reading

Germany Fleet Vehicle Leasing Market to 2020 - Research and Markets

Germany Fleet Vehicle Leasing Market to 2020 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Fleet Vehicle Leasing Market in Germany, Forecast to 2020" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. This study details market size across the passenger vehicle (PV) and the light commercial vehicle (LCV) segments and provides sales/parc data for the total market and the fleet and the compan ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Refinish Coatings Market Analysis 2017 - Forecast to 2023 - Research and Markets

Global Automotive Refinish Coatings Market Analysis 2017 - Forecast to 2023 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Analysis of the Global Automotive Refinish Coatings Market, Forecast to 2023" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. Automotive coatings is one of the key industries of leading economies that supplies to end-use segments such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and refinishing body ... Continue reading

Growth Opportunities in the Chinese Fuel Additives Market to 2020 - Research and Markets

Growth Opportunities in the Chinese Fuel Additives Market to 2020 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--The "Growth Opportunities in the Chinese Fuel Additives Market" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The Chinese diesel market is set to grow at a robust pace over the next 5 to 7 seven years as production of diesel vehicles increases and the introduction of China V specifications takes cent ... Continue reading

Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee and Polaris to Announce Major Attraction for Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon

Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee and Polaris to Announce Major Attraction for Super Bowl LIVE presented by Verizon

  WHO: Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee; Polaris; Levi LaVallee, professional snowmobile athlete WHAT: With Super Bowl LII just 30 days away and excitement building, professional snowmobile athlete Levi LaVallee will join the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee and Polaris for an announcement about another major at ... Continue reading

New Inshore Rescue Boat station boosts Arctic Maritime Search and Rescue

New Inshore Rescue Boat station boosts Arctic Maritime Search and Rescue

OTTAWA, Jan. 4, 2018 /CNW/ - The Canadian Coast Guard plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of mariners and the marine environment. ... Continue reading

nonda Announces Partnership with Walmart for their ZUS Connected Car System

nonda Announces Partnership with Walmart for their ZUS Connected Car System

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--nonda (nonda.co) announced the availability of the ZUS Wireless Smart Backup Camera, ZUS Smart Car Hub and the ZUS Universal HD Audio Adapter in 2,000 Walmart stores nationwide and on Walmart.com. All ZUS Connected Car products are powered by the free ZUS Smart Driving Assistant App (available in ... Continue reading

ONEOK Announces Plans to Increase Natural Gas Liquids Takeaway Capacity out of the Rocky Mountain Region

ONEOK Announces Plans to Increase Natural Gas Liquids Takeaway Capacity out of the Rocky Mountain Region

TULSA, Okla., Jan. 4, 2018 -- ONEOK, Inc. today announced plans to invest approximately $1.4 billion to construct a new pipeline, and related infrastructure, to transport natural gas liquids (NGLs) from the Rocky Mountain region to the company's existing Mid-Continent NGL facilities. The Elk Creek Pipeline – an appro ... Continue reading

RaceTrac Offers Any Size Coffee for Only $1 in January

RaceTrac Offers Any Size Coffee for Only $1 in January

ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2018 -- New year, new savings. ... Continue reading

Snowstorm Disrupts Area Supply Of Blood Platelets

Snowstorm Disrupts Area Supply Of Blood Platelets

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today's snowstorm forced the cancellation of all scheduled blood and platelet donation activity at New York Blood Center (NYBC). This has created an emergency need for PLATELETS, the component of blood that is responsible for blood clotting. Since platelets only have ... Continue reading

Tires Market Procurement Research – Market Trends and Spend Analysis by SpendEdge

Tires Market Procurement Research – Market Trends and Spend Analysis by SpendEdge

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Global Tires Procurement Market Intelligence Report (Graphic: Business Wire) Global Tires Procurement Market Intelligence Report (Graphic: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail LONDON--Global procurement intelligence advisory firm, SpendEdge ... Continue reading

U-Haul of Port Washington to Introduce Self-Storage at Grand Opening

U-Haul of Port Washington to Introduce Self-Storage at Grand Opening

SAUKVILLE, Wis., Jan. 4, 2018 -- U-Haul® will host a grand opening Jan. ... Continue reading

Valvoline Announces Opening of New Quick-Lube Center in Portland

Valvoline Announces Opening of New Quick-Lube Center in Portland

LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 4, 2018 -- Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – announced today that it has opened a new company-owned Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM (VIOC) service center in Portland, Ore. ... Continue reading

Vietjet Celebrates Delivery of First Airbus A321neo Powered by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ Engines

Vietjet Celebrates Delivery of First Airbus A321neo Powered by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ Engines

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 4, 2018 -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. , and Vietjet (HOSE: VJC) celebrated the airline's first A321neo aircraft delivery at Airbus in Hamburg, Germany. ... Continue reading

Vuzix to Display its Award Winning Augmented Reality Technology at CES 2018

Vuzix to Display its Award Winning Augmented Reality Technology at CES 2018

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2018 -- Vuzix® Corporation -- Vuzix® Corporation (VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for the consumer and enterprise markets, is pleased to announce that the Company will showcase its next-generation wearable technol ... Continue reading

Winter Storm Poses Risk for Seniors

Winter Storm Poses Risk for Seniors

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 4, 2018 -- As a winter storm threatens the East Coast, Home Instead Senior Care is encouraging us all to help senior loved ones and neighbors stay safe in the snow and extreme cold temperatures. ... Continue reading

First 4DX Theatre in Washington, DC at Regal Gallery Place

First 4DX Theatre in Washington, DC at Regal Gallery Place

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2018 -- Regal Entertainment Group, a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating one of the largest theatre circuits in the United States, announces that Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 will be the first theatre in the Washington, DC area to feature the 4DX experience ... Continue reading

AIADA International Name Brand December 2017 Sales Scoreboard

AIADA International Name Brand December 2017 Sales Scoreboard

International brands captured 55 percent of the U.S. auto market in December and 55.7 percent for 2017 overall. December market share figures were down slightly from the 56.2 percent share they held in November, although overall sales were up, totaling 882,393 units for the month. ... Continue reading

Consumers Energy Starts Operations of Cross Winds® Energy Park II in Michigan's Thumb

Consumers Energy Starts Operations of Cross Winds® Energy Park II in Michigan's Thumb

CARO, Mich., Jan. 4, 2018 -- Consumers Energy announced today that Cross Winds® Energy Park II in Tuscola County's Columbia Township began serving customers and contributing 44 megawatts of  renewable energy in Michigan. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor and Aurora Partner to Develop Level 4 Autonomous Vehicles by 2021

Hyundai Motor and Aurora Partner to Develop Level 4 Autonomous Vehicles by 2021

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 4, 2018 -- Today, Hyundai Motor Company and Aurora, a leader in autonomous vehicle technology, announced a strategic partnership to bring self-driving Hyundai vehicles to market by 2021. ... Continue reading

ON Semiconductor Joins CharIN Ecosystems in Development of Electric Mobility Standards

ON Semiconductor Joins CharIN Ecosystems in Development of Electric Mobility Standards

PHOENIX--ON Semiconductor , driving energy efficient innovations, has joined the global Charging Interface Initiative e.V. (CharIN) ecosystem with the goals of promoting standards for charging systems in electric vehicles (EV), creating requirements for the evolution of EV charging systems and developing a certificatio ... Continue reading

2018 PROGRAM SET FOR KARTING CHALLENGE OF FLORIDA AT PALM BEACH KARTING

2018 PROGRAM SET FOR KARTING CHALLENGE OF FLORIDA AT PALM BEACH KARTING

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Ballard Announces Narrowed Focus and Further Cost Reductions at Protonex Subsidiary

Ballard Announces Narrowed Focus and Further Cost Reductions at Protonex Subsidiary

VANCOUVER and SOUTHBOROUGH, MA, Jan. 3, 2018 - Ballard Power Systems today announced that, as a result of its strategic review in 2017 of its Protonex subsidiary, the Company has recently implemented certain changes at Protonex, including to narrow and sharpen the focus of its business by divesting certain non-core as ... Continue reading

Mazda Canada communique ses ventes de décembre et de l'année 2017

Mazda Canada communique ses ventes de décembre et de l'année 2017

RICHMOND HILL, ON, le 3 janv. 2018 /CNW/ - Mazda Canada Inc. (MCI) a publié aujourd'hui ses chiffres du mois de décembre totalisant 4 685 unités, ce qui représente une augmentation de 0,8 % comparativement à décembre 2016. Les ventes totales de l'année 2017 s'établissent à 74 056 unités, soit une ... Continue reading

Mazda Canada Reports Sales For December and Full-Year 2017

Mazda Canada Reports Sales For December and Full-Year 2017

RICHMOND HILL, ON, Jan. 3, 2018 /CNW/ - Mazda Canada Inc. (MCI) today reported December sales of 4,685 vehicles, which represents a decrease of 0.8 percent versus December 2016. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Canada retails over 52,000 units, maintains position as Canada's top luxury manufacturer

Mercedes-Benz Canada retails over 52,000 units, maintains position as Canada's top luxury manufacturer

Best-ever year for the group saw record-breaking results in each of the following categories: Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles, vans and smart combined sales of 52,298 units (+8.2%) Mercedes-Benz passenger car and light truck sales of 45,456 units (+12.2%) Mercedes-Benz passenger car sales of 22,781 (+7.2%) units Merce ... Continue reading

Powermat Joins the Wireless Power Consortium to Help take Inductive Wireless Charging to the Next Level

Powermat Joins the Wireless Power Consortium to Help take Inductive Wireless Charging to the Next Level

NEVE ILAN, Israel and PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, January 4, 2018 -- Powermat, the wireless charging technology pioneer, today announced it will become the newest Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) member. Powermat will contribute its technology and expertise to further advance inductive wireless charging capabilities while m ... Continue reading

Genesis December 2017 And Full Year 2017 US Sales

Genesis December 2017 And Full Year 2017 US Sales

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 3, 2018 -- Genesis Motor America today reported sales of 1,948 in December, a 12 percent increase compared with the year earlier. ... Continue reading

Hyundai to Debut All-New Autonomous Features on Next-Generation Fuel Cell Vehicle at CES 2018

Hyundai to Debut All-New Autonomous Features on Next-Generation Fuel Cell Vehicle at CES 2018

Hyundai Motor will showcase a trio of new technologies at CES 2018 from January 9-12 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, all focused on connecting future technology with evolving mobility challenges. ... Continue reading

Kia Motors to Reveal All-Electric Concept Car at CES 2018

Kia Motors to Reveal All-Electric Concept Car at CES 2018

Kia Motors will unveil a new all-electric concept car and present the brand’s vision for future mobility at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Combining Kia’s design strengths with a highly efficient battery-electric powertrain, the new concept represents the next step in the brand’s ongoing journey to ele ... Continue reading

Strong Demand and OPEC Cuts Should Help Boost Oil Prices in 2018

Strong Demand and OPEC Cuts Should Help Boost Oil Prices in 2018

Crude oil prices are expected to continue to rise in early 2018 as global oil demand remains strong and members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) look set to extend their current production cuts throughout the year. ... Continue reading

Einstein Bros. Bagels Replaces Traditional Alarm Clock Sounds with Breakfast-Themed Wake-Up Tones

Einstein Bros. Bagels Replaces Traditional Alarm Clock Sounds with Breakfast-Themed Wake-Up Tones

Einstein Bros. Bagels announced today the launch of Wake-Up Tones, four limited-edition, downloadable alarm tones that mimic morning breakfast essentials, to help people wake up on the right side of the bed in time for the most important meal of the day – breakfast. ... Continue reading

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