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Car Manufacturers Turn to Electrification to Turn the Tide in 2019, with a 28% Growth in Electric Vehicles, Says TrendForce

Car Manufacturers Turn to Electrification to Turn the Tide in 2019, with a 28% Growth in Electric Vehicles, Says TrendForce

TAIPEI, Taiwan--Global research institute TrendForce asserts in its latest Global Automotive Market Decode for 1Q report that the global automotive market scale is predicted to reach 94.4 million in shipments 2019, a 0.8% decrease compared to 2018. Despite this drop in market scale, car manufacturers are hoping to ... Continue reading

AirPro Files Patent for Digitized ADAS Targets

AirPro Files Patent for Digitized ADAS Targets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Kim Kimbriel (520) 548-2000 Kim@KimbrielMarketing.com AirPro Files Patent Protection for Digitized ADAS Targets (Jacksonville, FL - April 17, 2019) - AirPro Diagnostics announced today that it has filed for patent protection on a revolutionary new product which brings Cognitive Augm ... Continue reading

DuPont at the Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo

DuPont at the Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo

Hello, if you or a member of your team are planning to attend the Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo in Stuttgart May 7-9, please stop by the DuPont booth to learn more about our advanced solutions for alternative drivetrain technologies. ... Continue reading

Sono Motors to Produce Sion in Sweden / First series production ...

Sono Motors to Produce Sion in Sweden / First series production ...

press release transmitted on behalf of: Sono Motors GmbH. In case of any questions, please contact the issuer directly. ... Continue reading

Aeva Partners with Audi’s AID on Next Generation Autonomous Driving Tech

Aeva Partners with Audi’s AID on Next Generation Autonomous Driving Tech

MPEG-4 Video Loading media player... Aeva + Audi AID: Next Generation of Sensing For Autonomous Vehicles MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Aeva, the company building the next-generation sensing system for autonomous vehicles, today announced a partnership with AID-Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ... Continue reading

Armored Vehicles Upgrade & Retrofit Market - Global Growth, Trends and Forecast Study (2019-2024) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Armored Vehicles Upgrade & Retrofit Market - Global Growth, Trends and Forecast Study (2019-2024) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Armored Vehicles Upgrade and Retrofit Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The armored vehicles upgrade and retrofit market is anticipated to register a CAGR of above 3% during the forecast period. ... Continue reading

CRP Automotive Reaches Century Milestone with Informative Inside The Brands Educational Video Series

CRP Automotive Reaches Century Milestone with Informative Inside The Brands Educational Video Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CRP Automotive Reaches Century Milestone with Informative Inside The Brands Educational Video Series Dear Editor: We are sending you this press release on behalf of CRP Automotive, a leading source of OE-quality replacement parts for Asian and European import vehicle applications. For your conven ... Continue reading

Eaton to Supply High-Performance Inverters for Battery-Electric Passenger Vehicle

Eaton to Supply High-Performance Inverters for Battery-Electric Passenger Vehicle

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--Power management company Eaton today announced its eMobility business was chosen by Nidec-PSA Emotors (Emotors), a joint venture between Nidec Leroy-Somer and Groupe PSA, to supply high-performance t ... Continue reading

Equipped with Velodyne Lidar Sensors, Techmake’s Eagle X Swoops into Aerial-Mapping Market

Equipped with Velodyne Lidar Sensors, Techmake’s Eagle X Swoops into Aerial-Mapping Market

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Techmake Solutions is including Velodyne lidar sensors in its Eagle X mapping and surveying system. (Photo: Business Wire) Techmake Solutions is including Velodyne lidar sensors in its Eagle X mapping and surveying system. ... Continue reading

GEICO’s Tips on How to Prepare before the Hail

GEICO’s Tips on How to Prepare before the Hail

WASHINGTON--Dark rolling clouds, high winds and a sudden drop in temperature may be the only warning you will get before a potential hailstorm. Big sweeping weather patterns makes spring a particularly volatile time of year for storms. ... Continue reading

India's Used Car Market to Exhibit a CAGR of More Than 10% during 2019-2024 -- Growing Demand for Luxury Used Cars - ResearchAndMarkets.com

India's Used Car Market to Exhibit a CAGR of More Than 10% during 2019-2024 -- Growing Demand for Luxury Used Cars - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "India Used Car Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 - 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Indian used car market is expected to grow at a fast pace, registering a CAGR of more than 10%, during the forecast period, 2019-2024. ... Continue reading

NEMA to Develop Standards for Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications

NEMA to Develop Standards for Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications

ROSSLYN, Va.--The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today announced the formation of the Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Technical (CVIT) Committee to develop a harmonized technical specification for roadside connected vehicle (CV) devices. The Standards, to be completed by the end of 2019, are for ... Continue reading

PPG Completes Acquisition of Automotive Coatings Manufacturer Hemmelrath

PPG Completes Acquisition of Automotive Coatings Manufacturer Hemmelrath

PITTSBURGH--PPG today announced that it has completed its acquisition of automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath. Financial terms were not disclosed. ... Continue reading

Carvana Presence Climbs Higher in the Rockies with Four Additional Markets

Carvana Presence Climbs Higher in the Rockies with Four Additional Markets

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Carvana expands as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery in Colorado, bringing the new way to buy a car to Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins and Greeley. (Photo: Business Wire) Carvana expands as-soon-as-next-day vehicle delivery in Colorado, bringing the new way to buy a car to Colo ... Continue reading

Christie’s 2019 Art+Tech Summit: The A.I. Revolution Presented by Hyundai

Christie’s 2019 Art+Tech Summit: The A.I. Revolution Presented by Hyundai

NEW YORK--On June 25th, Christie’s New York will host the 2019 Art + Tech Summit: The A.I. Revolution, affirming their commitment to lead the conversation about the intersection of technology, art and the art market. Produced in conjunction with Christie’s Education and presented by Hyundai, the Summit will bring t ... Continue reading

Pep Boys Announces ‘Tech of the Year’ Winners

Pep Boys Announces ‘Tech of the Year’ Winners

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Pep Boys Announces ‘Tech of the Year’ Winners, automotive service providers recognized for outstanding performance, including work quality and volume, customer service excellence and a commitment to continuing education. (Photo: Business Wire) Pep Boys Announces ‘Tech of the Year ... Continue reading

Story idea: RTX Wheels Introduces Full Line of Top-Rated Alloy Wheels to U.S.

Story idea: RTX Wheels Introduces Full Line of Top-Rated Alloy Wheels to U.S.

Hello, Leading Canadian manufacturer and distributor RTX Wheels has announced its entire line will now be available in the United States. A release with more details can be found below. ... Continue reading

Toyota, DENSO and SoftBank Vision Fund to Invest $1 Billion in Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group

Toyota, DENSO and SoftBank Vision Fund to Invest $1 Billion in Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail (Photo: Business Wire) SAN FRANCISCO & TOKYO--Toyota Motor Corp. (Toyota), DENSO Corporation (DENSO) and the SoftBank Vision Fund (SVF) announced today that they will invest $1 billion in Uber Technologies Inc.’s Advanced Technologies Group (Uber ATG). The investment, in a newly form ... Continue reading

Honda Exhibits the World Premiere of the X-NV Concept at Auto Shanghai 2019

Honda Exhibits the World Premiere of the X-NV Concept at Auto Shanghai 2019

The X-NV Concept developed jointly by Honda Motor China Technology Co., Ltd. and Dongfeng Honda is a concept model for the first mass-production EV model Dongfeng Honda will introduce exclusively to the Chinese market. ... Continue reading

2019 Wards Best Interior Winners

2019 Wards Best Interior Winners

SEE ALSO: Slide Show Of Wards Winning Interiors This year’s honorees in alphabetical order (price listed as tested): Bentley Continental GT ($276,730) BMW M850i ($119,295) Genesis G70 ($44,895) Hyundai Santa Fe ($39,905) Jeep Gladiator ($51,245) Lincoln Nautilus ($67,630) Mercedes-Benz A220 ($51,935) Nissan Kicks ($2 ... Continue reading

Electric Cars Cause Another Great Generational Divide

Electric Cars Cause Another Great Generational Divide

NEW YORK--Like the arrival of the smartphone, electric cars are causing a generational divide. According to a new study from the ‘Drive Change. ... Continue reading

2019 Lexus ES 350 F SPORT Wins Best Mid-Size Luxury Car Award

2019 Lexus ES 350 F SPORT Wins Best Mid-Size Luxury Car Award

2019 Lexus ES 350 F SPORT Wins Best Mid-Size Luxury Car Award at the 2019 Texas Auto Writers Association Auto Roundup DENTON, TEXAS (April 16, 2019) — After two days of test drives by dozens of journalists, the 2019 Lexus ES 350 F SPORT was awarded first place in the Mid-Size Luxury Car category at this year’s Texa ... Continue reading

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