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Augusta Auto Body wins Platinum in Auto Body Service at CommunityVotes St. Cloud 2025

Augusta Auto Body wins Platinum in Auto Body Service at CommunityVotes St. Cloud 2025

Platinum is the highest honor on the CommunityVotes platform ST. AUGUSTA, Minn., Aug. ... Continue reading

EVA Air and Southwest Airlines Launch Interline Partnership to Expand Seamless Travel Between Asia and North America

EVA Air and Southwest Airlines Launch Interline Partnership to Expand Seamless Travel Between Asia and North America

This Partnership Now Connects Travelers to More Routes with Greater Flexibility TAIPEI, Aug. 26, 2025 -- EVA Air and Southwest Airlines Co. ... Continue reading

Hanwha announces $5 billion Philly Shipyard investment as part of S. Korea's commitment to U.S. shipbuilding growth

Hanwha announces $5 billion Philly Shipyard investment as part of S. Korea's commitment to U.S. shipbuilding growth

As part of South Korea's $150 billion U.S. shipbuilding investment, Hanwha announces infrastructure plan, which will boost Philly Shipyard's annual capacity and deliver world-class technology South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and senior U.S. officials attend key christening ceremony of U.S. training vessel at Hanwha ... Continue reading

Chicagoland New-Car Dealers Raise More Than $70,000 for the USO in the 12th Annual Drive for the Troops Fundraiser

Chicagoland New-Car Dealers Raise More Than $70,000 for the USO in the 12th Annual Drive for the Troops Fundraiser

CHICAGO, Aug. 26, 2025 -- The Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA), in partnership with the USO, has concluded the 12th annual Drive for the Troops campaign, a month-long fundraiser that raised more than $70,000 in support of local military service members and their families. ... Continue reading

Mercury Insurance Unveils This Year's Most Affordable New Electric Vehicles to Insure

Mercury Insurance Unveils This Year's Most Affordable New Electric Vehicles to Insure

Three Hyundai Motor Group Products and Two General Motors Company Products Make This Year's List LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26, 2025 -- Although the automotive industry's transition to electrification has slowed, many industry experts still agree that electric vehicles are the future and here to stay. ... Continue reading

Hagerty Introduces Complimentary Severe Weather Storage Service for Florida Members

Hagerty Introduces Complimentary Severe Weather Storage Service for Florida Members

When severe weather threatens there is often not enough time to arrange for safe, secure parking before water, wind and debris do their damage. ... Continue reading

INTEGRITY Security Services™ Joins Forces with AV to Develop New Network V2X Platform

INTEGRITY Security Services™ Joins Forces with AV to Develop New Network V2X Platform

Next-generation platform offers ultra-low latency, high scalability, and real-world deployment flexibility for connected vehicles ASHBURN, Va., Aug. 26, 2025 -- INTEGRITY Security Services™ (ISS), the global leader in end-to-end embedded cybersecurity solutions, announced today a technology partnership with AeroViron ... Continue reading

IIHS: Subaru owners see value in driver attention system

IIHS: Subaru owners see value in driver attention system

Most owners of Subaru models equipped with the company’s DriverFocus system keep it switched on and believe it makes them safer drivers, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Nearly 9 out of 10 drivers who have the feature, which uses a camera to detect signs of distraction and drowsiness ... Continue reading

Cerberus and HD Hyundai Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch Cerberus Maritime

Cerberus and HD Hyundai Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch Cerberus Maritime

- Private-sector Initiative Seeks to Advance the U.S. Government's Commitment to Rebuilding America's Maritime Industrial Base- Korean Development Bank Announces Support of the Investment Initiative NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2025 -- Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Cerberus") and HD Hyundai Co ... Continue reading

Victory Tire & Auto Expands Grand Rapids Footprint with Acquisition of Jack's Auto Service

Victory Tire & Auto Expands Grand Rapids Footprint with Acquisition of Jack's Auto Service

Acquisition Marks Victory's 20th Location and Second in Grand Rapids GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., Aug. 26, 2025 -- Victory Tire & Auto, a Straightaway Tire & Auto brand, proudly announces the acquisition of Jack's Auto Service, a well-known automotive repair facility in Northeast Minnesota. ... Continue reading

Blue Water Autonomy Announces $50 Million Series A Led by GV to Strengthen U.S. Maritime Power with Autonomous, Unmanned Ships

Blue Water Autonomy Announces $50 Million Series A Led by GV to Strengthen U.S. Maritime Power with Autonomous, Unmanned Ships

Company building next-generation ships, half a football field in length, which can cross the Pacific at unmatched endurance, carrying significant Navy payloads ... Continue reading

DEALERSHIPS LOSE MILLIONS IN MISSED CALLS - PAM AI PLATFORM FIXES THE DISCONNECT FOR HUNDREDS OF DEALERS

DEALERSHIPS LOSE MILLIONS IN MISSED CALLS - PAM AI PLATFORM FIXES THE DISCONNECT FOR HUNDREDS OF DEALERS

The fastest-growing Voice AI and Customer Experience Platform for car dealerships secures funding led by Autotech Ventures VIENNA, Va., Aug. 26, 2025 -- Each year, U.S. dealerships lose more than $2 million in potential service and sales revenue due to unanswered calls, unread texts and disconnected communication workf ... Continue reading

Cyngn Secures its 23nd U.S. Patent: Modular Sensor System for Automated Guided Vehicles

Cyngn Secures its 23nd U.S. Patent: Modular Sensor System for Automated Guided Vehicles

Since August 2023, Cyngn has been granted 13 additional patents, bringing the total U.S. patents granted to 23. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. ... Continue reading

DeepRoute.ai Launches DeepRoute IO 2.0, Smart Driving Platform Powered by VLA Technology

DeepRoute.ai Launches DeepRoute IO 2.0, Smart Driving Platform Powered by VLA Technology

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 26, 2025 -- DeepRoute.ai announced the launch of DeepRoute IO 2.0, its latest smart driving platform powered by the company's advanced VLA (Vision-Language-Action) model. ... Continue reading

Energy Fuels and Vulcan Elements Join Forces to Advance U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Security

Energy Fuels and Vulcan Elements Join Forces to Advance U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Security

Energy Fuels Inc., a US-based uranium and rare earth elements producer. (CNW Group/Energy Fuels Inc.) US rare earth magnet manufacturer. ... Continue reading

Heavy Electric Vehicle Market Expands at 23.19% CAGR Amid Fleet Electrification, Policy Support, and Battery Innovation | According to DataM Intelligence

Heavy Electric Vehicle Market Expands at 23.19% CAGR Amid Fleet Electrification, Policy Support, and Battery Innovation | According to DataM Intelligence

HYDERABAD, India, Aug. 26, 2025 -- According to DataM Intelligence Research Report, "The Heavy Electric Vehicle Market size valued at US$ 51.77 billion in 2024, is projected to reach US$ 274.59 billion by 2032, expanding at a robust CAGR of 23.19% from 2025 to 2032." The adoption of hybrid and fully electric buses an ... Continue reading

Lithia & Driveway (LAD) Announces Share Repurchase Authorization Increase

Lithia & Driveway (LAD) Announces Share Repurchase Authorization Increase

MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 26, 2025 -- Lithia & Driveway announced today an increase to its share repurchase authorization by its Board of Directors of $750 million, bringing total repurchase capacity to $1.08 billion. ... Continue reading

VINData and Cycle Trader Partner to Deliver Greater Transparency for Motorcycle Buyers

VINData and Cycle Trader Partner to Deliver Greater Transparency for Motorcycle Buyers

Empowering riders with instant access to trusted Vehicle History Reports directly from Cycle Trader private seller listings KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., Aug. 26, 2025 -- VIN Data Products LLC (VINData - www.vindata.com), a trusted provider of detailed Vehicle History Reports, and Cycle Trader, the leading online marketplace fo ... Continue reading

USAC Contenders Emerge at Springfield, Head for DuQuoin Mile Race

USAC Contenders Emerge at Springfield, Head for DuQuoin Mile Race

[image: DuQuoin Resize.gif] *USAC Contenders Emerge at Springfield, Head for DuQuoin* By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises August 25, 2025-DuQuoin, IL-The August 16 Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield, run in high heat and humidity, saw several contenders for victory emerge in the USAC Silver Crown Series event. The Bettenhause ... Continue reading

43 Key Seconds – Lutzie 43 Foundation

43 Key Seconds – Lutzie 43 Foundation

National organization focused on driver safety to bring powerful message designed to end distracted, impaired and unsafe driving. ... Continue reading

Mastering Resource Management for Optimal Performance In Your Daily Drive

Mastering Resource Management for Optimal Performance In Your Daily Drive

Optimizing resources in everyday life requires strategic thinking and informed decision-making. By drawing parallels between these activities, you can enhance performance across various aspects of life. ... Continue reading

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