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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Milton Snide Joins Editorial Staff Of TACH

Milton Snide Joins Editorial Staff Of TACH

TACH is pleased to announce the appointment of Milton Snide as editorial commentator and righter of wrongs and teller like it is. Milton comes from a long line of curmudgeons. Many of you may remember Milton's Paternal Uncle’ the 2000 year old man". The Snide family has bee cutting through the haze of bull to bri ... Continue reading

Honda Ridgeline Named to Car and Driver Magazine List of the 2019 10Best Trucks and SUVs

Honda Ridgeline Named to Car and Driver Magazine List of the 2019 10Best Trucks and SUVs

Jan 16, 2019 - TORRANCE, Calif. For the third consecutive year, the Honda Ridgeline has been named to the Car and Driver magazine list of the 10Best Trucks and SUVs in the Mid-Size Pickup category. ... Continue reading

HYUNDAI ISSUES RECALL AND ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR CERTAIN SONATA AND SANTA FE SPORT VEHICLES

HYUNDAI ISSUES RECALL AND ENGINE SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR CERTAIN SONATA AND SANTA FE SPORT VEHICLES

Recalls Approximately 100,000 2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata and 2013-2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Vehicles to Inspect the Reinstallation of the Fuel Tubes of Replaced Engines Releases Knock Sensor Detection System Software Update to Identify Early Indicators of Excessive Engine Bearing Wear in Over 2 Million Sonata and Santa ... Continue reading

NADA End Of Day Automotive News Recap - January 16, 2019

NADA End Of Day Automotive News Recap - January 16, 2019

Final Edition: End-of-Day Recap Ford Motor Co. warned its 2018 profit will fall short of Wall Street expectations and declined to give a specific forecast for this year, illustrating the challenges ahead as it undertakes a major restructuring amid uncertainty in the global auto market. ... Continue reading

BMW 7 Series World Premiere

BMW 7 Series World Premiere

World premiere for the new BMW 7 Series: Premium carmaker BMW sharpens the profile of its flagship luxury-class models. New exterior design exudes significantly greater presence and elegant precision. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Lentz: Car Sales Stabilizing, EVs Languishing

Toyota's Lentz: Car Sales Stabilizing, EVs Languishing

Detroit January 15, 2019; Falling car sales are likely to stabilize at their current level of about 30 percent of the overall market, while automakers will struggle to find buyers for all the electric vehicles they plan to introduce over the next three years, says Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor North America. Lentz sai ... Continue reading

Carbon and Ford Expand Collaboration to Digitally Manufacture New Durable, End-Use Parts

Carbon and Ford Expand Collaboration to Digitally Manufacture New Durable, End-Use Parts

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Carbon® (www.carbon3d.com), a leading Silicon Valley-based digital manufacturing company, today showed the first digitally manufactured polymer parts in production for Ford Motor Company. The parts include Ford Focus HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Cooling) Lever Arm Service Parts, Ford F-150 Rapt ... Continue reading

Global Autonomous Driving Simulation & Virtual Test Industry Chain Report: 2018-2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Autonomous Driving Simulation & Virtual Test Industry Chain Report: 2018-2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Autonomous Driving Simulation and Virtual Test Industry Chain Report, 2018-2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Considering the difficulties they have faced with chassis and vehicle chip, the (automotive) industrial software represented by autonomous driving simulation i ... Continue reading

Global Diesel Engine Market Outlook to 2022; Dominated by AGCO, Bosch, Caterpillar, Continental, Deere & Company and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Diesel Engine Market Outlook to 2022; Dominated by AGCO, Bosch, Caterpillar, Continental, Deere & Company and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Diesel Engine Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The diesel engine market will register a CAGR of more than 7% by 2022. ... Continue reading

XYO Partners with Telematics Leader DRVR to Make Pan-Asia Vehicle Fleets Smartest and Most Cost-Efficient Globally

XYO Partners with Telematics Leader DRVR to Make Pan-Asia Vehicle Fleets Smartest and Most Cost-Efficient Globally

SAN DIEGO--XYO, the technology that bridges blockchain to the physical world, today announced a partnership with top Asian vehicle fleet analytics and management leader DRVR. The partnership and subsequent deployment of XYO-backed Sentinels are expected to leverage location-based data to improve the company’s analyti ... Continue reading

Carvana Brings Columbus the New Way to Buy a Car, Expanding Georgia Presence to Four Markets

Carvana Brings Columbus the New Way to Buy a Car, Expanding Georgia Presence to Four Markets

Carvana launches in Columbus, offering as-soon-as-next-day delivery to area residents. Carvana, which sold its first car in Atlanta in 2013, now has a presence in four markets across the Peach State. ... Continue reading

Top Beauty Brand Celebrates 50 Years of an American Icon – the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac

Top Beauty Brand Celebrates 50 Years of an American Icon – the Mary Kay Pink Cadillac

DALLAS--If the wheels on a Mary Kay pink Cadillac could talk, they would say, “50 years and we’re still driven!” As those iconic, traffic-stopping pink Cadillacs roll into San Diego, Calif., for the top beauty brand’s annual U.S. Leadership Conference, more than 6,000 Mary Kay Independent Sales Directors will k ... Continue reading

Mazda CX-5 and CX-9 Awarded Car and Driver10Best Trucks and SUVs List

Mazda CX-5 and CX-9 Awarded Car and Driver10Best Trucks and SUVs List

IRVINE, Calif. (January 16, 2019) – The 2019 Mazda CX-5 compact crossover SUV and 2019 Mazda CX-9 three-row crossover SUV have been named two of Car and Driver magazine’s 10Best Trucks and SUVs for 2019. ... Continue reading

Automotive Hall Of Fame 2019 Inductees Announced

Automotive Hall Of Fame 2019 Inductees Announced

The Automotive Hall of Fame will induct four new members into its ranks at our 2019 Induction & Awards Gala Ceremony in Detroit, Michigan at the MGM Grand Detroit on July 18, 2019. The Automotive Hall of Fame’s 2019 Inductees are: Richard E. “Dick” Dauch, co-founder of American Axle Manufacturing; Janet Gutherie, ... Continue reading

General Motors Honored as Top Manufacturer in Automotive Loyalty Awards Presented by IHS Markit

General Motors Honored as Top Manufacturer in Automotive Loyalty Awards Presented by IHS Markit

DETROIT--General Motors Corporation retained its position as the leader in automotive manufacturer loyalty during tonight’s presentation of the IHS Markit Loyalty Awards, presented during Automotive News World Congress. The awards, now in their 23rd year, are presented annually by business information provider IHS Ma ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Control Arms Market Forecast to 2022 by Application and Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Control Arms Market Forecast to 2022 by Application and Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Automotive Control Arms Market 2018-2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The automotive control arms market will register a CAGR of almost 4% by 2022. ... Continue reading

Global Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) Market Analysis, Trends and Forecasts to 2024 - A 2019 Report with 46 Key & Niche Market Player Profiles - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) Market Analysis, Trends and Forecasts to 2024 - A 2019 Report with 46 Key & Niche Market Player Profiles - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) - Market Analysis, Trends, and Forecasts" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America. ... Continue reading

HyreCar Appoints Independent Director Grace Mellis as Chairman of the Board of Directors

HyreCar Appoints Independent Director Grace Mellis as Chairman of the Board of Directors

LOS ANGELES--HyreCar Inc. (the “Company”), the carsharing marketplace for ridesharing, today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Grace Mellis as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 9, 2019. Ms. Mellis, a current member of the HyreCar Board and chair of its audit committee, will suc ... Continue reading

INDYCAR Names NTT as Entitlement Sponsor of IndyCar Series

INDYCAR Names NTT as Entitlement Sponsor of IndyCar Series

DETROIT--INDYCAR announced today during the North American International Auto Show that global information technology and communications leader NTT has signed a multi-year agreement to become the IndyCar Series Title Partner. In addition, NTT becomes the Official Technology Partner of INDYCAR, the IndyCar® Series, Ind ... Continue reading

LILEE Systems Presents Major Advances in Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) at Silicon Valley’s Innovation Without Borders Event

LILEE Systems Presents Major Advances in Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) at Silicon Valley’s Innovation Without Borders Event

SAN JOSE, Calif.--LILEE Systems, the leading provider of advanced wired and wireless communication products, solutions and services for the transportation industry, announced today Dr. Jia-Ru Li, founder and CEO of LILEE Systems, will be delivering the Keynote address at the Innovation Without Borders event in San F ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation to Announce First Quarter Earnings January 30, 2019

Oshkosh Corporation to Announce First Quarter Earnings January 30, 2019

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation , a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, will issue its first quarter fiscal 2019 financial results on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The results will be discussed during a live webcast that day beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. ... Continue reading

ROBERT HIGHT TO MAKE ANNUAL APPEARANCE WITH AAA MISSOURI AT SAINT LOUIS AUTO SHOW

ROBERT HIGHT TO MAKE ANNUAL APPEARANCE WITH AAA MISSOURI AT SAINT LOUIS AUTO SHOW

Saint Louis Auto Show: Jan. 24-27th ROBERT HIGHT TO MAKE ANNUAL APPEARANCE WITH AAA MISSOURI AT SAINT LOUIS AUTO SHOW YORBA LINDA, Calif. ... Continue reading

ST PR: STMicroelectronics Displays Its Latest Solutions for Smart Driving at AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2019: Tokyo Big Sight (ST booth: E54-48), January 16-18, 2019

ST PR: STMicroelectronics Displays Its Latest Solutions for Smart Driving at AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2019: Tokyo Big Sight (ST booth: E54-48), January 16-18, 2019

No Image STMicroelectronics Displays Its Latest Solutions for Smart Driving at AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2019 Tokyo Big Sight (ST booth: E54-48), January 16-18, 2019 Tokyo, January 15, 2019 -- STMicroelectronics , a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, will display its l ... Continue reading

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company Launch Global Alliance

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company Launch Global Alliance

DETROIT--Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company today announced the first formal agreements in a broad alliance that positions the companies to boost competitiveness and better serve customers in an era of rapid change in the industry. Volkswagen CEO Dr. ... Continue reading

Smithers Rapra Strengthens Global Integrated Services for the Automotive Industry With New Product Testing Lab in Suzhou, China

Smithers Rapra Strengthens Global Integrated Services for the Automotive Industry With New Product Testing Lab in Suzhou, China

Smithers Rapra, a world leader in rubber, plastics, and composites testing expertise, announced today that it is opening a new product testing laboratory in Suzhou. The new 4,000 sq. ... Continue reading

Carvana Brings Columbus the New Way to Buy a Car, Expanding Georgia Presence to Five Markets

Carvana Brings Columbus the New Way to Buy a Car, Expanding Georgia Presence to Five Markets

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carvana launches in Columbus, offering as-soon-as-next-day delivery to area residents. Carvana, which sold its first car in Atlanta in 2013, now has a presence in five markets across the Peach State. ... Continue reading

Global $1.8Bn Industrial Smart Motors Market by Offering, End-user and Industry Vertical (2018-2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global $1.8Bn Industrial Smart Motors Market by Offering, End-user and Industry Vertical (2018-2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Industrial Smart Motors Market by Offering, End User, and Market Vertical: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2018 - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The industrial smart motors market was valued at $1,207.86 million in 2017 and is expected to reach $1,809.1 ... Continue reading

Global TPO & TPV Polypropylene Compound Market for the Automotive Industry, 2018-2030 - Market is Anticipated to Reach $13.92 Billion - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global TPO & TPV Polypropylene Compound Market for the Automotive Industry, 2018-2030 - Market is Anticipated to Reach $13.92 Billion - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global TPO & TPV PP Compound Market for the Automotive Industry: Focus on Supply-Demand Scenario, Value Chain Analysis, Capacity Development, Material Competition, Application, and Sub-Applications - Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global TP ... Continue reading

Thailand & Philippines Tolling & City Congestion Market - Outlook to 2025: A $1.47 Billion Opportunity - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Thailand & Philippines Tolling & City Congestion Market - Outlook to 2025: A $1.47 Billion Opportunity - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Thailand and Philippines Tolling & City Congestion Market by Product Type: Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2018 - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Thailand and Philippines tolling & city congestion market was valued at $381.1 million in 2017, and is projecte ... Continue reading

China Automotive Finance Industry Report, 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

China Automotive Finance Industry Report, 2018-2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "China Automotive Finance Industry Report, 2018-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The penetration of used car finance in China will be 13% in 2018, rising to 25% in 2023. ... Continue reading

HyreCar Brings Mobility as a Service to Dealers At NADA 2019

HyreCar Brings Mobility as a Service to Dealers At NADA 2019

LOS ANGELES--HyreCar Inc. (the “Company”), the online carsharing marketplace for ridesharing, today announced that HyreCar will engage with dealers and OEM manufacturers at the National Automobile Dealers Association (“NADA”) Convention in San Francisco, California from January 24th through January 27th, 2019, ... Continue reading

Ford Details Commitment to Global Redesign – Reshaping Overseas Operations and Strengthening North America

Ford Details Commitment to Global Redesign – Reshaping Overseas Operations and Strengthening North America

DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford Motor Company today highlighted its commitment to reinvent the future of mobility by transforming the company through operational fitness and allocating capital to high-growth and high-margin product segments and smart vehicles and services. Presenting at the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Con ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz A-Class to start at $32,500

Mercedes-Benz A-Class to start at $32,500

All-new Sedan offers MBUX, establishes new gateway to the brand Jan 15, 2019 – Atlanta; Mercedes-Benz USA today announced pricing for the all-new 2019 A-Class Sedan. For the first time in Mercedes-Benz USA history, pricing will be announced simultaneously on official Mercedes-Benz USA social channels. ... Continue reading

Big Trucks/SUVs and Performance Cars Dominate at NAIAS 2019

Big Trucks/SUVs and Performance Cars Dominate at NAIAS 2019

Detroit January 14, 2019; Big, brawny pickups along with super-fast, performance cars dominated the NAIAS on Monday as automakers pulled out all the stops in the never-ending battle for consumer attention in the ultra-competitive auto industry. Ford’s all-new 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 was first out of the gate on Mon ... Continue reading

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