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New Cadence Tensilica ConnX B20 DSP Boosts Performance by Up to 10X for Automotive Radar/Lidar and Up to 30X for 5G Communications

New Cadence Tensilica ConnX B20 DSP Boosts Performance by Up to 10X for Automotive Radar/Lidar and Up to 30X for 5G Communications

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail With a deeper processor pipeline architecture and significant instruction-set enhancements, the power-efficient Cadence® Tensilica® ConnX B20 DSP boosts performance by up to 10X for automotive radar/lidar and up to 30X for 5G communications (Graphic: Business Wire) With a deeper proc ... Continue reading

Go RVing Partners with IZEA to Kick Off Camping Season at RVX 2019 +BUYERS GUIDE

Go RVing Partners with IZEA to Kick Off Camping Season at RVX 2019 +BUYERS GUIDE

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. , operator of IZEAx®, the premier online marketplace connecting brands and publishers with influential content creators, today announced it has partnered with Go RVing to kick off the 2019 Camping Season. IZEA, working alongside agency partners at The Richards Group, will be executing a season-lon ... Continue reading

Indian Motorcycle Introduces Limited-Edition 2019 Roadmaster Elite

Indian Motorcycle Introduces Limited-Edition 2019 Roadmaster Elite

motorcycle company founded in 1901, today announced its latest ultra-premium touring motorcycle, the 2019 Roadmaster Elite. With only 200 available, the limited-edition Roadmaster Elite pairs modern touring amenities with iconic Indian Motorcycle styling. ... Continue reading

FCA to Expand Production Capacity in Michigan to Grow Core Brands, Electrify Jeep Vehicles

FCA to Expand Production Capacity in Michigan to Grow Core Brands, Electrify Jeep Vehicles

$4.5 Billion to Build New Assembly Plant in Detroit and Add Production at Five Existing Michigan Facilities, Creating Nearly 6,500 Jobs FCA total committed investments in the U.S. grow to nearly $14.5 billion since 2009, with nearly 30,000 jobs created to date Investment would be next step in Company’s U.S. industria ... Continue reading

First U.S. Produced Kia Telluride Exports Crosses Brunswick Docks

First U.S. Produced Kia Telluride Exports Crosses Brunswick Docks

Representatives from Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, the Georgia Ports Authority, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the International Longshoremen's Association and the shipping line Glovis send off one of the first Kia Tellurides to be exported via the Port of Brunswick on the ramp of the roll-on/roll- ... Continue reading

Nissan to Reveal IMQ Concept Crossover at 2019 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

Nissan to Reveal IMQ Concept Crossover at 2019 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

At the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show for the reveal of the IMQ concept crossover, an all-new vehicle that embodies the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Spins Off Jetta As Entrylevel Brand For Chinese Market

Volkswagen Spins Off Jetta As Entrylevel Brand For Chinese Market

The model range of JETTA will be produced by FAW-Volkswagen in Chengdu. Jetta Brand will comprise a sedan and two SUVs. Market data show that SUV models in particular are becoming increasingly popular. Sedans continue to be good sellers. But the SUV segment is generating tremendous growth momentum and now makes up near ... Continue reading

Emerging Auto Market Trends and Disruptive Bus. Models: LMP Automotive is fast becoming the "NetFlix" of the auto industry

Emerging Auto Market Trends and Disruptive Bus. Models: LMP Automotive is fast becoming the "NetFlix" of the auto industry

Hi Carey​ For emerging auto market trends, we wanted to introduce you to CEO Sam Tawfik, who as an entrepreneur and CEO of LMP Automotive (www.lmpmotors.com (http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=TwIh0OIjG8BOSB67uKqqjw-2BEgl8Ufo6lIP6Sh-2Fkiv6g-3D_vr4CQd6f5d5U92w1G2ot02iL3Dy9roVF9WMWcRnBXxoXfBF22x70yS9OnyuA- ... Continue reading

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Minnesota-Based Village Automotive Group in Sale to Ed Napleton Automotive Group

Kerrigan Advisors Represents Minnesota-Based Village Automotive Group in Sale to Ed Napleton Automotive Group

IRVINE, Calif.--Kerrigan Advisors, the leading buy/sell advisor to auto dealers in the US, represented and advised Minnesota-based Village Automotive Group in its sale of Lexus of Wayzata, Lexus of Maplewood, and Village Chevrolet, to Chicago-based Ed Napleton Automotive Group, which operates more than 74 franchises in ... Continue reading

Volkswagen to Unveil New Touareg V8 TDI at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

Volkswagen to Unveil New Touareg V8 TDI at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

Volkswagen is celebrating the world premiere of the new Touareg V8 TDI at the Geneva International Motor Show (7–17 March). Its output of 310 kW / 421 PS makes it the most powerful SUV with a diesel engine from a German manufacturer. The maximum torque of the high tech turbo diesel engine reaches the level of a super ... Continue reading

Autowini, the Largest Used-Car Marketplace for Korean Vehicles, Is Leading Its Market Share in Latin America

Autowini, the Largest Used-Car Marketplace for Korean Vehicles, Is Leading Its Market Share in Latin America

SEOUL, South Korea--Autowini, Seoul-based used-car marketplace, just released its annual report for its market share and auto trading trends. According to the recent report, Autowini leads used car import market in Latin American regions like Chile, Guatemala, etc. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Mobis Promotes Diversity and Expertise of the Board of Directors by Appointing Global Independent Directors

Hyundai Mobis Promotes Diversity and Expertise of the Board of Directors by Appointing Global Independent Directors

SEOUL, South Korea--Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) announced its plan to maximize shareholder value, which includes improvement of the operation of the board of directors and active shareholder return strategy. At the board meeting on 26th, Hyundai Mobis decided on appointing two global independent directors paying a divid ... Continue reading

Lyft Goes All-In on AWS

Lyft Goes All-In on AWS

SEATTLE--Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company , announced that Lyft, Inc. is going all-in on the world’s leading cloud—to enhance Lyft’s ridesharing marketplace which is available to an estimated 95 percent of the U.S. population, as well as in select Canadian cities, drive growth of its ... Continue reading

Volkswagen to Unveil New Touareg V8 TDI at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

Volkswagen to Unveil New Touareg V8 TDI at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

Superior performance: the new Touareg V8 TDI1) with 310 kW / 421 PS is now the most powerful model from the Volkswagen brand Clean giant: new 4.0 litre eight-cylinder high tech engine complies with the new Euro 6d-TEMP emission standard Maximum comfort: the top model comes onto the market with leather interior and air ... Continue reading

2020 Toyota Corolla - Highlights and Specs

2020 Toyota Corolla - Highlights and Specs

All-New Dynamic Design TNGA Platform for Outstanding Agility and Comfort First-Ever Corolla Hybrid in U.S. 52 MPG Combined Fuel Economy on Hybrid Available New 169 Horsepower, 2.0-liter Dynamic Force Engine Available Dynamic-Shift CVT or Six-Speed Manual Transmission Standard Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 Standard Audio with ... Continue reading

All-Electric Kia Soul EV to Make European Debut at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

All-Electric Kia Soul EV to Make European Debut at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

The all-new Kia Soul EV brings long-range, zero-tailpipe emissions power to the urban crossover class. The third globally-sold electric vehicle from Kia Motors will make its European debut at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show next month. ... Continue reading

Preview of Alfa Romeo Debuts at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

Preview of Alfa Romeo Debuts at 2019 Geneva Motor Show

This year’s Geneva International Motor Show will showcase the evolution of the Alfa Romeo brand. It will highlight the brand's return to Formula 1 under the “Alfa Romeo Racing” name, and the introduction of Italian driver Antonio Giovinazzi alongside former 2007 world champion Kimi Räikkönen, with the Giulia Qu ... Continue reading

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