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America Takes Next Step Towards Energy Independence and Cleaner Living: Trump Okays Year-Round E15

America Takes Next Step Towards Energy Independence and Cleaner Living: Trump Okays Year-Round E15

Along with America's farmers and the domestic ethanol industry, Bob Gordon, me, and our entire company are celebrating today's announcement that E15 fuel has finally received the go-ahead for year-round sales. ... Continue reading

JNCAP Crash Rating Assessment on Domestic Toyota Vehicles

JNCAP Crash Rating Assessment on Domestic Toyota Vehicles

Toyota models Alphard/Vellfire, Crown, and Corolla Sport received the highest score of "ASV(1)+++" in the FY20180 preventive safety performance assessment conducted by JNCAP*2. The Alphard/Vellfire received the Grand Prix Award in preventive safety performance after gaining the highest score in the assessment. ... Continue reading

Global Smart Vehicle Market Analysis 2019-2024: Autonomous, Connected, and Smart City Infrastructure Integrated - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Smart Vehicle Market Analysis 2019-2024: Autonomous, Connected, and Smart City Infrastructure Integrated - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Smart Vehicle Market: Autonomous, Connected and Smart City Infrastructure Integrated 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Select Research Highlights The global autonomous vehicle market will reach $172.3B USD by 2024 The global Automotive System on Chip (SoC) market will r ... Continue reading

North America Car Rentals (Self Drive) Market 2018-2022: Fleet Size, Rental Occasion and Days, Utilization Rate and Average Revenue Analytics - ResearchAndMarkets.com

North America Car Rentals (Self Drive) Market 2018-2022: Fleet Size, Rental Occasion and Days, Utilization Rate and Average Revenue Analytics - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Car Rentals (Self Drive) Market in North America to 2022: Fleet Size, Rental Occasion and Days, Utilization Rate and Average Revenue Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Car Rentals (Self Drive) Market in North America to 2022: Fleet Size, Rental Occasion and Days, Utiliza ... Continue reading

Ryder Continues Leadership in Pre-Owned Commercial Vehicles Sector – Launches First-Ever North America “Drive to Savings” Event

Ryder Continues Leadership in Pre-Owned Commercial Vehicles Sector – Launches First-Ever North America “Drive to Savings” Event

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Ryder offers customers pre-owned vehicle inventory in three categories: Ryder Certified, Ryder Verified, and Ryder Reclassified for commercial vehicles, consisting of day cabs, sleepers, reefers, box trucks, sprinters, cargo vans, and trailers. Each vehicle option can be made available ... Continue reading

Samsung’s Exynos Auto 8890 Powers In-vehicle Infotainment System in the New Audi A4 and Upcoming Models

Samsung’s Exynos Auto 8890 Powers In-vehicle Infotainment System in the New Audi A4 and Upcoming Models

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Exynos Auto 8890 (Photo: Business Wire) Exynos Auto 8890 (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail SEOUL, South Korea--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that its Exynos Au ... Continue reading

Schneider Named First Two-Time Winner of National Safety Council’s Green Cross for Safety Award

Schneider Named First Two-Time Winner of National Safety Council’s Green Cross for Safety Award

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Schneider accepts its 2019 Green Cross for Safety Innovation Award from the National Safety Council. Pictured from left to right: Wendy Sullivan - Director/Co-Founder of Clinical Sleep Apnea Support Team at Precision Sleep Solutions; Tammy Vogel – Senior Compliance Specialist at Schn ... Continue reading

THIS WEEK BEGINS THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR WHEN THE RATE OF FATAL TEEN CRASHES INCREASES

THIS WEEK BEGINS THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR WHEN THE RATE OF FATAL TEEN CRASHES INCREASES

Fatal teen crash rates show drinking and driving, speeding & distraction among top killers on road during summer By AAA of Western and Central New York Over the past five years, nearly 3,500 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the “100 Deadliest Days,” the period between Memorial Day an ... Continue reading

Uber Reports 1 Billion Dollar Loss First Quarter 2019

Uber Reports 1 Billion Dollar Loss First Quarter 2019

Uber Technologies, Inc. announced financial results today for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. ... Continue reading

GM to Invest $24 Million to Expand Full Size Truck Production at Indiana Plant

GM to Invest $24 Million to Expand Full Size Truck Production at Indiana Plant

Since 2015, GM has invested more than $1.2 Billion at Fort Wayne Assembly U.S. Manufacturing Investments Top $23 Billion in Last Decade Roanoke, Ind. May 30, 2019; General Motors Co. ... Continue reading

Cadillac Reveals First-Ever CT4-V and CT5-V

Cadillac Reveals First-Ever CT4-V and CT5-V

Driven by Cadillac’s latest turbocharging technology and building on more than 15 years of performance credentials, the first-ever 2020 CT4-V and CT5-V were unveiled today, expanding choices for the brand’s V-Series performance sub-brand. Following the 2019 CT6-V, they grow the V-Series family with even more levels ... Continue reading

Lexus Opens New Chapter for Its Luxury Crossover with 2020 RX and RXL

Lexus Opens New Chapter for Its Luxury Crossover with 2020 RX and RXL

The pioneer of the luxury crossover segment is receiving an update – inside and out – for the 2020 model year. The new 2020 Lexus RX and RXL three row enhance both their elegance and captivating appeal through improved driving dynamics, an updated Lexus Multimedia System, additional standard safety features and ele ... Continue reading

Karma Automotive Presents "Inside Story of the Karma GT by Pininfarina" +VIDEO

Karma Automotive Presents "Inside Story of the Karma GT by Pininfarina" +VIDEO

Southern California-based Karma Automotive today released “The Making of Karma GT Designed by Pininfarina,” a video vignette showing how the company’s partnership with Pininfarina resulted in a custom-made, Italian-designed, two-door coupe variant of the new 2020 Revero GT intended to gauge customer interest. Kar ... Continue reading

General Motors to Expand Indiana Truck Production Plant with $24 Million Investment

General Motors to Expand Indiana Truck Production Plant with $24 Million Investment

eneral Motors Co. is making a new round of upgrades to its Fort Wayne Assembly plant to further increase production of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickups – especially crew cab models. ... Continue reading

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