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GEICO Files Suit Alleging Florida Collection Agency and For-profit Hospitals Filed Fraudulent Claims

GEICO Files Suit Alleging Florida Collection Agency and For-profit Hospitals Filed Fraudulent Claims

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla.--In a continuing effort to combat insurance fraud and other deceptive and abusive practices being committed in Florida, GEICO has filed a lawsuit against Bobbie Celler, his collection company and two for-profit Florida hospitals seeking to terminate a scheme it alleges violates Florida law and a ... Continue reading

Global Self-Driving Bus Market to 2026 - Drivers, Restraints & Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Self-Driving Bus Market to 2026 - Drivers, Restraints & Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Self-Driving Bus Market by Level of Automation and Component: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. A self-driving bus is a robotic vehicle designed to travel between destinations without the need of a human operator. ... Continue reading

New Officially Licensed Corvette C8 Stingray Book Coming Soon

New Officially Licensed Corvette C8 Stingray Book Coming Soon

M.jpgFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Roth, Senior Marketing Manager steve.roth@quarto.com (mailto:steve.roth@quarto.com) | 612-344-8156Â Â Â CORVETTE STINGRAY: THE MID-ENGINE REVOLUTION Available May 19, 2020 Â The officially licensed Corvette Stingray: The Mid-Engine Revolution (Motorbooks, May 19, 2020) chro ... Continue reading

Cooper Tire Announces Launch of New Discoverer® Snow Claw™ Winter Tire

Cooper Tire Announces Launch of New Discoverer® Snow Claw™ Winter Tire

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The new Cooper® Discoverer® Snow Claw™ tire gives drivers confidence and grip on the road in the bitter cold, snow and ice. (Photo: Business Wire) FINDLAY, Ohio--Cooper Tire today announced its latest innovation in pickup truck and SUV tires built for extreme winter conditions. ... Continue reading

New Model Announcement: Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport

New Model Announcement: Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, Bugatti announced the latest Chiron model: Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport. All details including specifications, pricing, production numbers and image/footage links are available below. ... Continue reading

Polaris Introduces 2021 Snowmobile Lineup, Shocking the Industry with Technology, Innovation and Performance

Polaris Introduces 2021 Snowmobile Lineup, Shocking the Industry with Technology, Innovation and Performance

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail 850 Pro RMK 155 (Photo: Business Wire) 850 Pro RMK 155 (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail 650 Indy XC (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The new 7S Display is equipped with exclusive Polaris Ride Command Technology and integrates an entirely ... Continue reading

Advance Auto Parts Announces Board Leadership Transition

Advance Auto Parts Announces Board Leadership Transition

RALEIGH, N.C.--Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced today that Mr. Jeffrey Smith will not stand for re-election at the May 2020 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Smith became a member ... Continue reading

General Motors' EV Day: Reveals Flexible Platform to Rapidly Scale EV Portfolio

General Motors' EV Day: Reveals Flexible Platform to Rapidly Scale EV Portfolio

Hi, Larry- Sharing news stemming from General Motors<https://www.gm.com/>’ EV Day today where the company revealed its EV business strategy and industry leading platform and propulsion system. A few highlights include: * All four GM brands – Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick – will be launching ne ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Chattanooga Ramps up Hiring Efforts to Recruit 600 New Production Team Members

Volkswagen Chattanooga Ramps up Hiring Efforts to Recruit 600 New Production Team Members

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Tom du Plessis, president and CEO of Volkswagen Chattanooga at a press conference held today (Photo: Business Wire) Tom du Plessis, president and CEO of Volkswagen Chattanooga at a press conference held today (Photo: Business Wire) Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Tom du Plessis, pres ... Continue reading

9NEWS’ Colorado & Company Host Earhart Named Denver Auto Show Preview Gala VIP Chair

9NEWS’ Colorado & Company Host Earhart Named Denver Auto Show Preview Gala VIP Chair

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail (Photo: Business Wire) DENVER--The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) has named Amelia Rose Earhart, host of Colorado & Company on 9NEWS, VIP chair of the Denver Auto Show Preview Gala and Colorado Automotive Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The black-tie optional event kic ... Continue reading

DealerSocket and Auto/Mate Won Nine Awards and Showcased Latest Innovations at NADA

DealerSocket and Auto/Mate Won Nine Awards and Showcased Latest Innovations at NADA

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail DealerSocket at NADA 2020 (Photo: Business Wire) DALLAS--DealerSocket, Inc., now with Auto/Mate, Inc. as part of the company, had a highly successful National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) conference, one of the best in the company’s history. In addition to winning nine aw ... Continue reading

Indian Motorcycle's New Scout Bobber Sixty Makes Mean, Old-School Styling More Accessible and Affordable Than Ever

Indian Motorcycle's New Scout Bobber Sixty Makes Mean, Old-School Styling More Accessible and Affordable Than Ever

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail The Scout Bobber Sixty maintains the stripped-down styling of the Scout Bobber, including chopped fenders and a confident riding position, while adding several cues that give the model a look of its own. The Scout Bobber Sixty features a blacked-out engine, a modern tank badge, perch m ... Continue reading

Isuzu’s New Gasoline-Powered Class 5 Truck Features Allison Transmission with Power Takeoff Option

Isuzu’s New Gasoline-Powered Class 5 Truck Features Allison Transmission with Power Takeoff Option

INDIANAPOLIS--Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, will be the exclusive transmission for Isuzu’s just-announced gasoline-powered NQR and NRR Class 5 trucks. Equipped with the Allison 1000 Rugged Duty SeriesTM (RDS) transmission, the new trucks ... Continue reading

Sage Automotive Interiors to Acquire Adient’s Automotive Fabric Business

Sage Automotive Interiors to Acquire Adient’s Automotive Fabric Business

GREENVILLE, S.C.--Sage Automotive Interiors (an Asahi Kasei company) has signed an agreement to acquire the automotive fabric business of Adient with the goal of expanding capacity and capability for automotive interior products to the European market. With a number of locations in Europe, the textile facilities are id ... Continue reading

Young Drivers Urged to Plan Sober Rides Ahead of Spring Break

Young Drivers Urged to Plan Sober Rides Ahead of Spring Break

AUSTIN, Texas--Jamie Chapman was a 20-year-old college student when he made the fateful decision to drive after drinking at a party. He slammed into a tree and suffered a traumatic brain injury. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Review Week Ending March 7, 2020

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Review Week Ending March 7, 2020

* US automotive sales appear to have avoided any significant impact from the coronavirus in February, but March sales may prove the industry's resiliency amid a recent economic slump, Cox Automotive analysts said. Cox initially forecast US auto sales to reach 1.3 million units in February, a 6% increase from February 2 ... Continue reading

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