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FORD Mobility Minibus Service Ready To Take On Shuttle Services In London UK

FORD Mobility Minibus Service Ready To Take On Shuttle Services In London UK

Chariot – Ford’s ride-sharing commuter shuttle service – expands its offering by launching its first European routes ready to serve companies and campusesApp-enabled minibuses able to connect office parks, hospitals and universities with public transport hubs to reduce journey times and provide comfortable, stres ... Continue reading

Gasoline At 4 Year High - Have A Nice Drive

Gasoline At 4 Year High - Have A Nice Drive

The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline on August 27, 2018, was $2.83 per gallon (gal), the highest price on the Monday before Labor Day since 2014, when it was $3.45/gal, and 43 cents/gal higher than the same time last year (Figure 1). A higher North Sea Brent crude oil price—nearly $23 per barrel (b) hig ... Continue reading

Dave Redinger - The Neighbourhood Mechanic

Dave Redinger - The Neighbourhood Mechanic

Dave is a licensed auto mechanic with over 40 years in the trade. For the past 24 years he has operated Dr. H. Honda Specialists in Etobcoke Toronto). Dave the neighborhood mechanic can be heard answering his neighbors car questions on AM740 radio each Saturday at 9 AM. Some of these conversations will also be publishe ... Continue reading

Auto Dealership Buy/Sell Market Picks Up Steam: 2018 on Track for 5th Year of 200+ Acquisitions, According to The Blue Sky Report® Released by Kerrigan Advisors

Auto Dealership Buy/Sell Market Picks Up Steam: 2018 on Track for 5th Year of 200+ Acquisitions, According to The Blue Sky Report® Released by Kerrigan Advisors

IRVINE, Calif.--The new tax law and improved economies of scale and scope are among the trends driving a robust Buy/Sell market in Q2, after a slow start to the year, according to The Blue Sky Report’s® Second Quarter Report released by Kerrigan Advisors. Seventy-five transactions were completed in Q2, a 92% increas ... Continue reading

Carvana Continues Rapid Expansion, Launches Four New Markets in Two Midwest States

Carvana Continues Rapid Expansion, Launches Four New Markets in Two Midwest States

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carvana has expanded in Michigan and Indiana, now offering as-soon-as-next-day delivery in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint and Fort Wayne. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana has expanded in Michigan and Indiana, now offering as-soon-as-next-day delivery in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Flint and For ... Continue reading

GEICO Reminds Drivers to Move Over for Tow Trucks, Too

GEICO Reminds Drivers to Move Over for Tow Trucks, Too

WASHINGTON--While many drivers know to change lanes when a police cruiser or ambulance is stopped along a roadway, fewer of them know that tow trucks, too, are among the emergency vehicles that require drivers to ‘move over.’ According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, all 50 states have ... Continue reading

Global $1.57Bn Automotive Blockchain Market 2018-2026: Focus on Influencing Factors, Industry Trends and Applications - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global $1.57Bn Automotive Blockchain Market 2018-2026: Focus on Influencing Factors, Industry Trends and Applications - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Strategic Assessment of Blockchain in Automotive, Focus on Influencing Factors, Industry Trends, and Applications - Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive blockchain market revenue is expected to reach $1,575 million by 2026, grow ... Continue reading

Global Electric Vehicles (EV) Components Market 2018-2024 featuring BorgWarner, Continental, LG, Nidec, Siemens, Bosch, and More - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Electric Vehicles (EV) Components Market 2018-2024 featuring BorgWarner, Continental, LG, Nidec, Siemens, Bosch, and More - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Electric Vehicles Components Market (Motors, Drives, Motor Control)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global electric vehicle traction motor market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.9% during the forecast period 2018-2024. ... Continue reading

India Light Commercial Vehicles Market to 2023 By Carrier Type, Tonnage Type, Vehicle Type, Fuel Type, Number of Gears, Fuel Injection Type & Application - ResearchAndMarkets.com

India Light Commercial Vehicles Market to 2023 By Carrier Type, Tonnage Type, Vehicle Type, Fuel Type, Number of Gears, Fuel Injection Type & Application - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "India Light Commercial Vehicles Market By Carrier Type (Load Vs. Passenger), By Tonnage Type, By Vehicle Type, By Fuel Type, By Number of Gears, By Fuel Injection Type, By Application, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2013-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ... Continue reading

Kinetica Maps Future of Automotive Industry Powered by Extreme Data

Kinetica Maps Future of Automotive Industry Powered by Extreme Data

SAN FRANCISCO--Kinetica, the insight engine for the Extreme Data Economy, is taking steps to bring advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and its GPU engine to the global automotive industry. The company announced today that it is becoming a silver member of The Linux Foundation and a bronze member of Automotive G ... Continue reading

The Future OF Biomass Use In the European Policy Context

The Future OF Biomass Use In the European Policy Context

Best Strategies for Sustainable Trading Practices Download Agenda Register Online Visit the Website AC's 4th Biomass Trade Summit Europe 2019, is taking place on 20th & 21st February 2019! Join us at Session ONE, entitled 'In Depth Outlook Into the Future of Biomass Use in the European Policy Context to hear from: Jean ... Continue reading

Car Or Cocoon? How Valeo Is Helping Build A Car That Actually Cares About You +VIDEO

Car Or Cocoon? How Valeo Is Helping Build A Car That Actually Cares About You +VIDEO

The average American will spend approximately 37,935 hours driving over the course of their lifetime. The amount of time — close to two hours per day — that we spend at the wheel has taken its toll on us. ... Continue reading

IEEE: Colorado Prepares to Install "Smart Road" Product by Integrated Roadways

IEEE: Colorado Prepares to Install "Smart Road" Product by Integrated Roadways

Integrated Roadways is preparing to install four slabs of concrete embedded with sensors at this intersection in a pilot test with the Colorado Department of Transportation. Advertisement Editor’s Picks On 30 August, a startup plans to add its “smart pavement” to an intersection in an industrial corner of Denver. ... Continue reading

More USA - Mexico Auto Trade Deal Points

More USA - Mexico Auto Trade Deal Points

Canada Rejoins NAFTA Talks as U.S. Autos Tariff Details Emerge Canada’s top trade negotiator praised Mexico’s trade concessions on autos and labor rights on Tuesday as she rejoined NAFTA talks ... Continue reading

Kia Teases New 2019 ProCeed

Kia Teases New 2019 ProCeed

Previewed in a new sketch released today, the new Kia ProCeed merges stunning design with the space and versatility of a tourer in a five-door shooting brake body. The new ProCeed follows the design blueprint laid down by the 2017 Kia Proceed Concept, and will offer drivers an unparalleled combination of design and ver ... Continue reading

2019 Nissan Frontier Pricing Announced

2019 Nissan Frontier Pricing Announced

Nissan has announced U.S. pricing for the 2019 Nissan Frontier mid-size pickup, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. The starting MSRP of $18,9901 is unchanged from 2018, continuing Frontier's reign as "America's most affordable pickup2." ... Continue reading

Renault ARKANA Show Car Debuts at 2018 Moscow International Auto Salon

Renault ARKANA Show Car Debuts at 2018 Moscow International Auto Salon

Renault unveils the ARKANA show car as a world premiere, a distinctive coupé-crossover announcing a new global vehicle. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Says: Parking and Reversing is Reason for Almost One-In-Ten Serious Van Accidents

Volkswagen Says: Parking and Reversing is Reason for Almost One-In-Ten Serious Van Accidents

Figures from the Department for Transport (UK) show there were 1,350 parking and reversing van accidents involving light commercial vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tonnes in 2016 that resulted in deaths or serious and slight injuries to drivers, passengers, pedestrians or cyclists. ... Continue reading

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