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2019 Fiat 124 Spider - On A Street Or On A Track Review By Larry Nutson

2019 Fiat 124 Spider - On A Street Or On A Track Review By Larry Nutson

2019 Fiat 124 Spider On the street and on the track By Larry Nutson Senior Editor and Bureau Chief Chicago Bureau The Auto Channel The folks at Fiat whetted my whistle a bit with a week’s time behind the wheel of a 124 Spider. This tied in with an invite to attend the 1-day Fiat Track Experience at Autobahn Country C ... Continue reading

Toyota to Host 2018 Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park

Toyota to Host 2018 Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park

In the final year of the Heisei era--1989-2018 in the Japanese calendar--the festival takes a look back at the era's first year with the Japanese Vintage Year 1989 exhibition - The Toyota Automobile Museum will host the 2018 Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on November 17. The goal of ... Continue reading

Production Start of Ford 2019 Ranger Midsize Pickup and a New Era for a Storied American Factory

Production Start of Ford 2019 Ranger Midsize Pickup and a New Era for a Storied American Factory

Ford today invited more than 3,000 employees and a cadre of journalists from The Auto Chanel (more from them later) from its newly transformed Michigan Assembly Plant to experience the best of the all-new Ranger on an on-site, off-road course Ford has invested $850 million in Michigan Assembly to retool the plant to bu ... Continue reading

Connected Vehicle Technologies Markets - Global Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Connected Vehicle Technologies Markets - Global Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Connected Vehicle Technologies - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global automotive connected vehicle technology sector, m ... Continue reading

Global Heavy Trucks Market 2018: Major Manufacturers, Top Markets, Manufacturing Trends and Market Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Heavy Trucks Market 2018: Major Manufacturers, Top Markets, Manufacturing Trends and Market Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Heavy Trucks Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global heavy trucks sector, major manufacturers, top markets, manufacturing tren ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Access And Security Market Report 2018 - Latest Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Access And Security Market Report 2018 - Latest Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Access And Security Market Report - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global OE light vehicle access a ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Door Modules Report 2018 - Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Door Modules Report 2018 - Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Door Modules Report - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global light vehicle OE automotive door module ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Electric Motors Market (Parking Brakes, Actuator Mirrors, Power Folding Mirrors, Seating, Steering, Sunroofs, Windows, Wipers) Forecasts 2018-2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Electric Motors Market (Parking Brakes, Actuator Mirrors, Power Folding Mirrors, Seating, Steering, Sunroofs, Windows, Wipers) Forecasts 2018-2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Electric Motors Market - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry informattion and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global OE electric motors sector, major su ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Engine Cooling Market Report 2018 - Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Engine Cooling Market Report 2018 - Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Engine Cooling Market Report - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The 2018 edition of this report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global OE light v ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Front End Modules Report 2018-2033: Latest Forecasts, Major Suppliers, Top Markets & Technology Trends - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Front End Modules Report 2018-2033: Latest Forecasts, Major Suppliers, Top Markets & Technology Trends - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Front End Modules Report - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global light vehicle OE front end modules ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Hvac Market Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Hvac Market Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Hvac Market - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global automotive heating, ventilation and air-conditi ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Materials Market Forecasts to 2033 with Exclusive Interviews with Isolite Group, Zircotec, Prodrive, JAPIA, Tata Steel & Surface Processing - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Materials Market Forecasts to 2033 with Exclusive Interviews with Isolite Group, Zircotec, Prodrive, JAPIA, Tata Steel & Surface Processing - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Materials Market - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global body material trends sector, major supplie ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Roof Systems Market Forecasts to 2033: Major Suppliers, Top 14 Markets, Technology Trends and Market Size Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Roof Systems Market Forecasts to 2033: Major Suppliers, Top 14 Markets, Technology Trends and Market Size Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Roof Systems Market - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global OE roof systems sector, major suppliers ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Wiring Market - Forecasts to 2033 with Exclusive Interviews with Jaguar Land Rover, Federal-Mogul, Lear, Katcon & AUTOSAR - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Wiring Market - Forecasts to 2033 with Exclusive Interviews with Jaguar Land Rover, Federal-Mogul, Lear, Katcon & AUTOSAR - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Wiring Market - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global OE automotive electrical wiring (EDS) sector, ... Continue reading

Allison Gears Up for First-Ever Chevrolet Silverado Medium-Duty Truck

Allison Gears Up for First-Ever Chevrolet Silverado Medium-Duty Truck

Chevrolet Silverado’s new 4500HD/5500HD/6500HD medium-duty trucks will be paired with the reliable Duramax diesel engine – a Allison Automatics in Chevrolet Silverado’s new 4500HD/5500HD/6500HD medium-duty trucks will be paired with the reliable Duramax diesel engine – a legendary combination that has powered n ... Continue reading

A Monumental Moment: Ford's Self-Driving Business Development Expands to Washington, D.C.

A Monumental Moment: Ford's Self-Driving Business Development Expands to Washington, D.C.

Ford is expanding to become the first company to test autonomous vehicles in Washington, D.C., according to the district, by establishing a self-driving vehicle business – a business that will be responsive to the needs of the city and its residents. e first company to test autonomous vehicles in Washington, D.C., ac ... Continue reading

New Study Shows How 16-24-Year-Olds Drive and Accessorize Their Cars

New Study Shows How 16-24-Year-Olds Drive and Accessorize Their Cars

What percentage of youth would rather give up their phone over their car? These questions and more are answered in the new 2018 SEMA Young Accessorizers Report. The research report was developed to help automotive parts companies understand how to connect with and provide products for this emerging consumer group. ... Continue reading

$5+ Bn Automotive Blockchain Market by Application, Provider, Mobility & Region - Global Forecast to 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

$5+ Bn Automotive Blockchain Market by Application, Provider, Mobility & Region - Global Forecast to 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Blockchain Market by Application (Financing, Mobility Solutions, Smart Contract, Supply Chain), Provider (Application & Solution, Middleware, Infrastructure & Protocol), Mobility & Region - Global Forecast to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The automotive blockc ... Continue reading

Atlas Financial Holdings Launches On-demand Rideshare Insurance Product in Illinois

Atlas Financial Holdings Launches On-demand Rideshare Insurance Product in Illinois

CHICAGO--Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. ("Atlas" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm the approval of its mobile phone driven usage-based commercial automobile product from both an insurance regulatory and technology platform perspective. This straightforward product is the first of its kind for part time Transporta ... Continue reading

Global Electric And Hybrid Light Vehicles Market Report 2018-2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Electric And Hybrid Light Vehicles Market Report 2018-2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Electric And Hybrid Light Vehicles Market - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global electric and hybrid light vehic ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Fuel Tanks And Delivery Systems Market 2018 - Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Fuel Tanks And Delivery Systems Market 2018 - Forecasts to 2033 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Fuel Tanks And Delivery Systems Market - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global OE fuel tanks sector ... Continue reading

INFICON Sees Growth for Robotic Leak Testing in Auto Industry

INFICON Sees Growth for Robotic Leak Testing in Auto Industry

NOVI, Mich.--High-speed robotic leak-detection systems are expected to take the place of many slower, more conventional test methods used by automakers and their suppliers over the next several years. “The need for modern, high-speed, but accurate test methods has increased dramatically in recent years along with a g ... Continue reading

Keysight Technologies Delivers New Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything and Advanced Automotive Ethernet Solutions

Keysight Technologies Delivers New Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything and Advanced Automotive Ethernet Solutions

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--Keysight Technologies, Inc. , a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers, and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced a new cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and advanced automotive Ethernet solution to address the evolving indust ... Continue reading

Car Sharing From Dealers: HyreCar Unveils Growth Opportunities for Dealers Through Ridesharing and Mobility

Car Sharing From Dealers: HyreCar Unveils Growth Opportunities for Dealers Through Ridesharing and Mobility

LOS ANGELES--HyreCar Inc. , the carsharing marketplace for ridesharing, announced that key executives Mike Furnari (Chief Business Development Officer) and John Possumato (DriveItAway/HyreCar Commercial Solutions President), will be speaking about dealer opportunities in ridesharing and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) at ... Continue reading

Cypress Instrument Cluster Solution Enables Yazaki to Bring Rich Graphics to Automotive Market

Cypress Instrument Cluster Solution Enables Yazaki to Bring Rich Graphics to Automotive Market

Pictured is Cypress' Traveo automotive MCU for instrument cluster applications. ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire Expands Volkswagen Partnership to Tiguan R-Line

Hankook Tire Expands Volkswagen Partnership to Tiguan R-Line

Hankook Tire is now providing original fitment tires for the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line. The Tiguan R-Line will be equipped with Hankook Tire's Ventus S1 noble 2 in two sizes: 255/45R19H and 255/40R20V XL. ... Continue reading

Responsible Battery Coalition Accepted by Argonne National Laboratory as Affiliate to Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

Responsible Battery Coalition Accepted by Argonne National Laboratory as Affiliate to Joint Center for Energy Storage Research

CHICAGO--The national nonprofit Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) has been accepted as an affiliate member of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. JCESR, just renewed by the U.S. Department of Energy for another five years, created ... Continue reading

TruDecision Appoints Auto Finance Veteran Joel Kennedy as Chief Operating Officer

TruDecision Appoints Auto Finance Veteran Joel Kennedy as Chief Operating Officer

Kennedy is the latest addition to the TruDecision executive team, and brings over 21 years of executive experience in auto lending operations, technology and compliance. ... Continue reading

Wind River and TTTech Auto Collaborate to Advance Autonomous Driving Applications

Wind River and TTTech Auto Collaborate to Advance Autonomous Driving Applications

Building on their long-standing partnership, Wind River and TTTech Auto, a leading provider of safe software and hardware platforms for automated driving, have worked together to develop highly scalable ECUs based on networked multi-core system-on-chips (SoCs) for advanced safety-critical automotive applications. ... Continue reading

Kia and Hyundai Venture Into Robotics of the Future

Kia and Hyundai Venture Into Robotics of the Future

As a key part of Hyundai Motor Group, Kia Motors is innovating with robotics technology through development of the Hyundai Vest Exoskeleton (H-VEX) wearable industrial robots. Following the Hyundai Chairless Exoskeleton (H-CEX) demonstration conducted at the Hyundai-Kia North American factory last August, the company p ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - OCTOBER 22, 2018: Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, Volvo, Volkswagen, Cadillac, BMW, Jeep, Buses, Trucks and Trailers

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY - OCTOBER 22, 2018: Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, Volvo, Volkswagen, Cadillac, BMW, Jeep, Buses, Trucks and Trailers

Recalls: Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, Volvo, Volkswagen, Cadillac, BMW, Jeep, Winnebago, Kenworth, Peterbuilt; Spartan, Keystone, Newmar, Lion, Dennis Eagle, Fontaine, Nova Bus ... Continue reading

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