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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Team Up on Spare Parts Warehousing in Japan's Kanto Region

Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Team Up on Spare Parts Warehousing in Japan's Kanto Region

Companies also join forces on delivery for increased synergies TOKYO, Apr, 24 2018; Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will jointly use a spare parts warehouse near Tokyo and share a regional delivery network as they work together more closely to reduce costs. ... Continue reading

DS Virgin Racing Formule E Team set to become carbon neutral

DS Virgin Racing Formule E Team set to become carbon neutral

Latest news from the DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team 22/04/2018 DS Virgin Racing FORMULA E TEAM SET TO BECOME CARBON NEUtRAL Team announces new venture with Carbon Trust on Earth Day DS Virgin Racing has today announced the results of its collaboration with the Carbon Trust that will see it complete the steps necessary ... Continue reading

ABB Showcases World-Leading e-Vehicle Fast Chargers and Launches AI Readiness Index at Hannover

ABB Showcases World-Leading e-Vehicle Fast Chargers and Launches AI Readiness Index at Hannover

HANNOVER, Germany--ABB spotlighted its world-leading Terra HP family of fast chargers for electric vehicles at Hannover Messe, the biggest global industrial trade fair. By operating at powers of up to 350 kilowatts and adding as much as 300 kilometers of range to an electric vehicle in just 12 minutes, the Terra HP fam ... Continue reading

Mopar Dodge//SRT Drivers Pritchett, Beckman and Schumacher Advance to Semifinals at Houston

Mopar Dodge//SRT Drivers Pritchett, Beckman and Schumacher Advance to Semifinals at Houston

This press release and images are available online at http://media.fcanorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?id=19439&mid=1 Mopar Dodge//SRT Drivers Pritchett, Beckman and Schumacher Advance to Semifinals at Houston * Three Mopar Dodge//SRT Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) drivers advance to semifinals at NHRA SpringNationals * Mo ... Continue reading

Strategic Cooperation Between BlueFocus IFEC and Global Broadcasting Media Group Enriches Audiovisual Content for Passengers and Creates Channels for Cultural Export

Strategic Cooperation Between BlueFocus IFEC and Global Broadcasting Media Group Enriches Audiovisual Content for Passengers and Creates Channels for Cultural Export

GUANGZHOU, China, April 20, 2018 -- On April 20th, BlueFocus IFEC Technology Co., Ltd ('BlueFocus IFEC') signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Global Broadcasting Media Group ('Global Broadcasting). As the only operating platform for all media and culture resources of China International Radio and China Intern ... Continue reading

The 23rd China (Shanghai) International Boat Show (CIBS 2018) is ready for the World

The 23rd China (Shanghai) International Boat Show (CIBS 2018) is ready for the World

SHANGHAI, April 23, 2018 -- On April 26th, 2018, at 10am, leaders from the major boating associations, commissioners from international trading organizations and representatives of big boat companies will witness the opening ceremony of Asia's biggest boat show. The exhibition has seen unbelievable year-on-year growth ... Continue reading

Canberra Drivers Invited to Take Part in World-leading Automated Vehicle Trial

Canberra Drivers Invited to Take Part in World-leading Automated Vehicle Trial

CANBERRA, Australia, April 24, 2018 -- Seeing Machines, an industry leader in computer vision technologies which enable machines to see, understand and assist people, launched phase one of its world-leading automated vehicle trial, CAN Drive, supported by the Rachel Stephe-Smith MLA and the ACT Government, which has c ... Continue reading

Clean Energy to Report First Quarter 2018 Financial Results on May 10; Conference Call to Follow at 1:30 p.m. Pacific

Clean Energy to Report First Quarter 2018 Financial Results on May 10; Conference Call to Follow at 1:30 p.m. Pacific

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp.  announced today it will release financial results for the first quarter of 2018 on Thursday, May 10, 2018 after market close, followed by an investor conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific). President and Chief Executive Officer of Clean Energ ... Continue reading

Huawei-Groupe PSA's First Connected Vehicle Debuts at HANNOVER MESSE 2018

Huawei-Groupe PSA's First Connected Vehicle Debuts at HANNOVER MESSE 2018

HANNOVER, Germany, April 24, 2018 -- Huawei and Groupe PSA today showcased a DS 7 CROSSBACK, the first connected vehicle resulting from their partnership covering all of the Group's connected vehicles, announced in November 2017. Debuting in Europe at Huawei's exhibition booth during HANNOVER MESSE 2018, DS 7 Crossback ... Continue reading

SF Airlines Global Competition for livery Design Schemes for its Boeing 747 Freighter Officially Started

SF Airlines Global Competition for livery Design Schemes for its Boeing 747 Freighter Officially Started

SHENZHEN, China, April 23, 2018 -- On 20 April 2018 (Beijing Time), "SF Airlines Global Competition for livery Design Schemes for its Boeing 747 Freighter" was officially kicked off. Its sponsor SF Airlines Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

Founding IAB Chairman Rich LeFurgy Joins LotLinx Board of Directors

Founding IAB Chairman Rich LeFurgy Joins LotLinx Board of Directors

CHICAGO, April 24, 2018 -- LotLinx, the industry's #1 Automotive /AI/™, announced today that veteran adtech executive and Founding IAB Chairman Rich LeFurgy will be added to the company's Board of Directors. LeFurgy has a seasoned background and expertise with programmatic data, mobile, social and AI, and will be a v ... Continue reading

Utah DOT Adds HERE Traffic Data to Iteris Performance Measurement Platform

Utah DOT Adds HERE Traffic Data to Iteris Performance Measurement Platform

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Utah DOT Adds HERE Traffic Data to Iteris Performance Measurement Platform (Photo: Business Wire) Utah DOT Adds HERE Traffic Data to Iteris Performance Measurement Platform (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail SANTA ANA, Calif.--Ite ... Continue reading

General Motors Honors Ushr as Winner of Supplier Innovation Award

General Motors Honors Ushr as Winner of Supplier Innovation Award

DETROIT--Ushr Inc., creator of high-definition (HD) mapping technology and software for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles, was named a GM Innovation Award winner during General Motors’ 26th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Friday, April 20 in Orlando, Florida. GM’s Innovation Award recognizes ... Continue reading

Automotive Suspension Market By Architecture, System Type, Actuation, Component OE & Aftermarket, Vehicle - Global Forecast To 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Automotive Suspension Market By Architecture, System Type, Actuation, Component OE & Aftermarket, Vehicle - Global Forecast To 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Suspension Market By Architecture, System Type, Actuation, Component OE & Aftermarket, Vehicle and Region - Global Forecast To 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive suspension market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.88%, during the forecast pe ... Continue reading

Boeing, Ryanair Announce Order for 25 737 MAX 8s

Boeing, Ryanair Announce Order for 25 737 MAX 8s

DUBLIN, April 24, 2018 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ryanair today announced they finalized an order for 25 additional high-capacity 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The $3 billion order, at current list prices, was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing's Orders & Deliveries website. ... Continue reading

Brigade Electronics: The Importance of In-Vehicle Integration to Minimize Distractions and Driver Overload

Brigade Electronics: The Importance of In-Vehicle Integration to Minimize Distractions and Driver Overload

PORTLAND, IN, April 24, 2018 /CNW/ - Vehicle safety technology has made huge advances in recent years helping to address the problems caused by blind spots for drivers of vehicles and mobile plant on and off road. Vehicle safety systems have become largely accepted as a necessity for commercial vehicles, saving countle ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Direct Drive Motor Market - Technologies, Market Share and Industry Forecast to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Direct Drive Motor Market - Technologies, Market Share and Industry Forecast to 2024 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Direct Drive Motor Market- Technologies, Market share and Industry Forecast to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. "Global automotive direct drive motor market to witness an unprecedented growth rate of about 200% through 2024" Technological advancements and ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Fuel Cell Market 2018-2025 by Components, Electrolyte Type, Power Output, Vehicle Type, H2 Fuel Station & Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Fuel Cell Market 2018-2025 by Components, Electrolyte Type, Power Output, Vehicle Type, H2 Fuel Station & Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Fuel Cell Market by Components (Fuel Stack, Fuel Processor, Power Conditioner), Electrolyte Type (PEMFC, PAFC), Power Output, Vehicle Type (PC, LCV, Bus, Truck), H2 Fuel Station, Region - Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The autmotive fuel cell ... Continue reading

Hyundai Mobis Develops eARS for Better Cornering and Ride Comfort "Sharp Curve Cornering Has Never Been Easier"

Hyundai Mobis Develops eARS for Better Cornering and Ride Comfort "Sharp Curve Cornering Has Never Been Easier"

SEOUL, South Korea--15 years after it began the development of chassis technology, Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) finally succeeded in securing world-class technology in the car suspension system, following advances in braking and steering. With this new technology, the automotive supplier has been able to deliver optimal ... Continue reading

Kapsch Selected to Deliver and Maintain a New Customer Service System (CSS) for the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority

Kapsch Selected to Deliver and Maintain a New Customer Service System (CSS) for the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority

MCLEAN, Va.--Kapsch TrafficCom (Kapsch) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) to serve as its Customer Service System Integrator (CSSI). With this contract, Kapsch will provide SRTA with a next-generation back office platform that will enable the agency ... Continue reading

PACCAR Achieves Record Quarterly Revenues and Excellent Profits

PACCAR Achieves Record Quarterly Revenues and Excellent Profits

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Peterbilt Model 579, DAF XF and Kenworth T680 Trucks (Photo: Business Wire) Peterbilt Model 579, DAF XF and Kenworth T680 Trucks (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Peterbilt Model 579 UltraLoft (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail PACCAR Ste-Th ... Continue reading

Polaris Reports 2018 First Quarter Results

Polaris Reports 2018 First Quarter Results

MINNEAPOLIS--Polaris Industries Inc. today reported first quarter 2018 sales of $1,297 million, up 12 percent from $1,154 million for the first quarter of 2017. Adjusted sales for the first quarter of 2018 were $1,297 million, up 12 percent from the prior year period. ... Continue reading

Priceza Insight: Japanese Cars Still Dominates the Search for New and Used Cars in Indonesia

Priceza Insight: Japanese Cars Still Dominates the Search for New and Used Cars in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 24, 2018 -- Priceza Indonesia, as one of the pioneers of the shopping search engine and price comparison platform in Indonesia, recently found the fact that Japanese car brands still dominate the most popular search among Indonesian online consumers while searching for new and used cars. Base ... Continue reading

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Joins Didi Chuxing in Didi Auto Alliance

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Joins Didi Chuxing in Didi Auto Alliance

BEIJING, PARIS and YOKOHAMA, Japan, April 24, 2018 -- World's Leading Automotive Alliance Joins Didi to Pursue New Mobility Solutions in China Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, the world's leading automotive alliance, today announced it is one of the partners of DiDi Auto Alliance (the D-Alliance), which was formed by DiDi Ch ... Continue reading

Standing Firm on Quality First Strategy, GAC Motor Announces Robust Sales of Premium Models

Standing Firm on Quality First Strategy, GAC Motor Announces Robust Sales of Premium Models

GUANGZHOU, China, April 24, 2018 -- Leading Chinese automaker GAC Motor is getting off to a flying start in 2018 with a 22.7 percent increase in vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2018. "The sustained, robust growth in sales of the first quarter is evidence of the competitiveness of the GAC Motor brand," said Yu Jun ... Continue reading

Top 5 Disruptive Trends Driving the Growth of Connected Truck Telematics Market in 2018

Top 5 Disruptive Trends Driving the Growth of Connected Truck Telematics Market in 2018

LONDON, April 24, 2018 -- Frost & Sullivan, the growth partnership company, announced today that it will host a live, complimentary Growth Innovation Leadership (GIL) briefing titled, "Growth Opportunities for Connected Truck Telematics—Changing Dynamics in 2018", on Monday, 30th April 2018 at 4:00 PM BST. The webina ... Continue reading

Uber Teams Up With Leading Organizations to Hold 50 Community Forums on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention

Uber Teams Up With Leading Organizations to Hold 50 Community Forums on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention

SAN FRANCISCO--As part of Uber’s ongoing commitment to help prevent sexual assault and domestic violence, the company is teaming up with leading organizations to host community forums across the country and deploy a new education and awareness video to riders and drivers during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month ... Continue reading

Volvo Group - The First Quarter 2018

Volvo Group - The First Quarter 2018

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, April 24, 2018 -- "In the first quarter the Volvo Group increased its net sales by 16% to SEK 89.1 billion with good demand in most markets globally. Our operating income amounted to SEK 8.3 billion (6.8) with a corresponding margin of 9.3% (8.9). Earnings in Construction Equipment continued to incre ... Continue reading

Yanmar Introduces Two High-Power Industrial Diesel Engines

Yanmar Introduces Two High-Power Industrial Diesel Engines

OSAKA, Japan, April 24, 2018 -- Yanmar Co., Ltd. has developed two new high-power industrial diesel engines that produce up to 155kW while meeting EU Stage V emission regulations, the company announced on April 23 at INTERMAT 2018, one of the world's largest exhibitions of industrial machinery. ... Continue reading

Amazon Packages Can Now Be Delivered to More Than 7 Million Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Vehicles +VIDEO

Amazon Packages Can Now Be Delivered to More Than 7 Million Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac Vehicles +VIDEO

DETROIT, April 24, 2018 -- Starting today, more than seven million owners of eligible Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles in the United States can enjoy the convenience of having Amazon packages delivered inside their vehicle using Amazon Key. In-Car Delivery comes at no extra cost for Amazon Prime members with ... Continue reading

Over 700 cars get revved up for the Gloucestershire Vintage and Country Extravaganza 2018

Over 700 cars get revved up for the Gloucestershire Vintage and Country Extravaganza 2018

Please find below a press release with regards to this year’s Gloucestershire Vintage and Country Extravaganza. There will be over 70o classic cars that will be at the heart of the show and will span the airfield. ... Continue reading

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