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Air France To Cheer On Runners As The Official Airline Partner Of The San Francisco Marathon

Air France To Cheer On Runners As The Official Airline Partner Of The San Francisco Marathon

NEW YORK, July 10, 2017 -- Air France invites everyone to join in the spirited 40th anniversary weekend of The San Francisco Marathon July 21-23, 2017. As the official airline partner, Air France will host an interactive photo booth, cheer runners crossing the finish line and give away a trip to the Paris Marathon 201 ... Continue reading

Alaska Air Group reports June 2017 operational results

Alaska Air Group reports June 2017 operational results

SEATTLE, July 10, 2017 -- Alaska Air Group Inc. today reported June and year-to-date operational results on a consolidated basis, for its mainline operations operated by subsidiaries Alaska Airlines, Inc. (Alaska) and Virgin America, Inc. (Virgin America), and for its regional flying operated by subsidiary Horizon Air ... Continue reading

GS Point Leader Bodymotion Racing Finishes Sixth While Team's ST Porsche Places Ninth at CTMP

GS Point Leader Bodymotion Racing Finishes Sixth While Team's ST Porsche Places Ninth at CTMP

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GS Point Leader Bodymotion Racing Finishes Sixth While Team's ST Porsche Places Ninth at CTMP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ... Continue reading

AAA: West Central Kentucky Gas Price Increase Hits Drivers Where it Hurts

AAA: West Central Kentucky Gas Price Increase Hits Drivers Where it Hurts

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CarGurus Launches "Top Rated Dealer" Awards Program Across Canada

CarGurus Launches "Top Rated Dealer" Awards Program Across Canada

Leading Car Shopping Site Distinguishes Canadian Dealers with Highest Shopper Ratings CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10, 2017 -- CarGurus, a leading automotive shopping website, today announced its inaugural list of CarGurus Canada Top Rated Dealers. Awards are presented to a select group of car dealerships that have received ... Continue reading

Cox Automotive Media Solutions Launches Exclusive Digital Marketing Strategy Series

Cox Automotive Media Solutions Launches Exclusive Digital Marketing Strategy Series

ATLANTA, July 10, 2017 -- Today's automotive retail landscape moves faster than ever. And if you're not out front, you risk falling behind. ... Continue reading

Enterprise Plus and Emerald Club Car Rental Loyalty Programs Expanding in Latin America and Caribbean

Enterprise Plus and Emerald Club Car Rental Loyalty Programs Expanding in Latin America and Caribbean

ST. LOUIS, July 10, 2017 -- Travelers in Latin America and the Caribbean are enjoying more perks and rewards with the expansion of two loyalty programs – Enterprise Plus, through the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand, and the award-winning Emerald Club, through the National Car Rental brand. ... Continue reading

Far-Out Cars, Flamethrowers & Fireworks at Blue Suede Cruise

Far-Out Cars, Flamethrowers & Fireworks at Blue Suede Cruise

Far-Out Cars, Flamethrowers & Fireworks at Blue Suede Cruise With music of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s playing in the background, drivers will shine, show and go in their 1972 and earlier street rods as part of the 16th Annual Blue Suede Cruise sponsored by AkzoNobel, Friday through Sunday, July 14-16, 2017 at Summit Mo ... Continue reading

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Route 66 Raceway, Joilet, Ill.

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Final Results from Route 66 Raceway, Joilet, Ill.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION Contact: NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761 FLETCHER WINS 100TH NHRA NATIONAL EVENT JOILET, Ill.- Many special moments were made this past weekend at Route 66 Raceway. Dan Fletcher and team celebrated in winner's circle as Fletcher took h ... Continue reading

Nucor Corporation Honored by Volkswagen as a Best Supplier

Nucor Corporation Honored by Volkswagen as a Best Supplier

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 10, 2017 -- Nucor Corporation was presented with the Volkswagen Group Award 2017, given to Volkswagen's best suppliers, at a ceremony held in Berlin at the end of June. The award recognizes Volkswagen's suppliers for their innovative strength, product quality, development competence, sustainabili ... Continue reading

Timely - Auto Technology First

Timely - Auto Technology First

Larry, A brand new innovative car solution is designed to keep children from dying in hot cars. I thought you might have interest in this first-of-its-kind auto technology. ... Continue reading

Toyota Presents Highlander Hybrid to NCLR Community Leader

Toyota Presents Highlander Hybrid to NCLR Community Leader

PHOENIX, July 10, 2017 -- For decades El Concilio, a non-profit community-based social service organization, has worked to improve the quality of life of Latinos and other underserved communities in California's Central Valley. Now, El Concilio's efforts will be enhanced through the help of Toyota.  El Concilio was ... Continue reading

Top Certified Pre-Owned Deals for July, According to Autotrader

Top Certified Pre-Owned Deals for July, According to Autotrader

ATLANTA, July 10, 2017 -- July is the time for backyard barbecues, road trips and fun with family and friends. It's also a great time to shop summer's sale events. ... Continue reading

This Independence Day, Nissan Honor's The U.S. Constitution

This Independence Day, Nissan Honor's The U.S. Constitution

NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 4, 2017; Can you do it? Can you make out the words here? If you know your U.S. history (or just soaked up a lot of Schoolhouse Rock as a kid), the message being sent is immediately recognizable: It's the Preamble to the United States Constitution, presented in abbreviated form on customized licens ... Continue reading

2018 Nissan 370Z Coupe, 2018 Nissan 370Z NISMO and 2018 Nissan 370Z Roadster US Specs and Pricing

2018 Nissan 370Z Coupe, 2018 Nissan 370Z NISMO and 2018 Nissan 370Z Roadster US Specs and Pricing

For 2018, 370Z Coupe and 370Z Roadster models add a number of significant enhancements – starting with revised exteriors that include dark headlight treatments, dark tinted rear combination lights, new blackout rear lower fascias and new 19-inch aluminum-alloy wheel designs. Under the skin, the legendary 370Z driving ... Continue reading

Acura Presents First-Ever Live Augmented Reality Race; Facebook Livestream to Showcase the Performance of the Bold, New 2018 Acura TLX A-Spec

Acura Presents First-Ever Live Augmented Reality Race; Facebook Livestream to Showcase the Performance of the Bold, New 2018 Acura TLX A-Spec

TORRANCE, Calif., July 10, 2017 -- Designed to showcase the performance of the 2018 TLX A-Spec with Super Handling All-Wheel Drive, Acura will host "What A Race," a world's first live augmented reality (AR) driving experience. Acura will host this first-of-its-kind AR race between four technology influencers via Faceb ... Continue reading

Best’s Special Report: U.S. Nonstandard Auto Results Continue to Deteriorate Despite Top-Line Growth

Best’s Special Report: U.S. Nonstandard Auto Results Continue to Deteriorate Despite Top-Line Growth

OLDWICK, N.J.—Sharp underwriting and operating declines in the U.S. nonstandard automobile market have been reflective of escalating repair and medical costs, as well as deteriorating highway infrastructure combined with increased miles driven, according to a new A.M. Best special report. The Best’s Special Report, ... Continue reading

F1® Experiences announces partnership with Exclusive GP

F1® Experiences announces partnership with Exclusive GP

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 10, 2017 -- F1® Experiences, the Official Ticket and Travel Provider of Formula 1®, is excited to announce its partnership with Exclusive GP, specialists in luxury travel to Formula 1®, Supercar Tours, Yacht Charters, Fashion Events & VIP access to events worldwide, as the UK's Official F1® Ex ... Continue reading

Pilot Flying J Announces Four-Year Sponsorship with ESPN and the SEC Network

Pilot Flying J Announces Four-Year Sponsorship with ESPN and the SEC Network

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 10, 2017 -- Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers in North America, today announced a four-year, multimillion dollar sponsorship agreement with the Southeastern Conference and ESPN to be the "Official Travel Center of the SEC." This initiative with the SEC represents the largest ... Continue reading

2018 Subaru Outback: Refreshed Design and Capability for All Life's Adventures

2018 Subaru Outback: Refreshed Design and Capability for All Life's Adventures

World's first sport utility wagon gains smoother, quieter ride Revised exterior styling to reflect rugged character Premium materials and new multimedia capabilities on the interior MISSISSAUGA, ON, July 10, 2017 /CNW/ - Subaru Canada, Inc. (SCI) is pleased to announce that the updated 2018 Outback will be available i ... Continue reading

Bridgestone HosePower Announces Acquisition of Seattle-based Fittings, Inc.

Bridgestone HosePower Announces Acquisition of Seattle-based Fittings, Inc.

ORANGE PARK, Fla., July 10, 2017 -- Bridgestone HosePower (Hosepower), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, today announced it is expanding its hose solutions business in the Pacific Northwest by acquiring Fittings, Inc., (Fittings), a hydraulic and industrial hose sales and service company ... Continue reading

Lucid Air Prototype Achieves 235 mph, Shattering Previous Recorded Speeds

Lucid Air Prototype Achieves 235 mph, Shattering Previous Recorded Speeds

MENLO PARK, Calif., July 10, 2017 -- Lucid Motors announced today that the company's Lucid Air Alpha Speed Car had completed its second high-speed test run and achieved a top speed of 235 mph. The test was conducted at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) in Ohio. ... Continue reading

Manheim Reports Used Vehicle Prices for Q2 End on High Note

Manheim Reports Used Vehicle Prices for Q2 End on High Note

ATLANTA, July 10, 2017 -- The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index hit a record high for the second consecutive month as wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage- and seasonally adjusted basis) rose 1.1 percent month-over-month in June. The increase brought the Index reading to 129.3, which also represented a 2.5 ... Continue reading

Princess Cruises' New Majestic Princess Arrives in Shanghai to Begin Inaugural Season in China

Princess Cruises' New Majestic Princess Arrives in Shanghai to Begin Inaugural Season in China

SHANGHAI, July 10, 2017 -- Princess Cruises®, today announced that Majestic Princess®, the first new international luxury cruise liner tailor-made for China, has arrived in Shanghai to begin her maiden season. Yao Ming and Ye Li served as Naming Ambassadors and officially named Majestic Princess during an inaugural c ... Continue reading

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THIS IS DOGTOWN RUMBLE VENICE CAR SHOW! - FIREBALL MALIBU VLOG 643

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Unique agreement supports the longest rafting season on Colorado's Arkansas River

Unique agreement supports the longest rafting season on Colorado's Arkansas River

SALIDA, Colo., July 10, 2017 -- A successful water management agreement on the Arkansas River exemplifies Colorado's dedication to its natural resources and the visitor experiences they support, according to the Arkansas River Outfitters Association (AROA). The Arkansas River Voluntary Flow Management Program helps en ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Motorparts Addressing Automotive Technician Shortage With Latest Round of Garage Gurus™ Scholarships

Federal-Mogul Motorparts Addressing Automotive Technician Shortage With Latest Round of Garage Gurus™ Scholarships

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 10, 2017 -- Building on its multi-year commitment to attract talented young professionals to the automotive service industry, Federal-Mogul Motorparts today awarded 12 $2,500 (USD) tuition scholarships on behalf of its Garage Gurus™ technical education network to students enrolled in accredite ... Continue reading

13th Annual Lake Bluff Concours d'Elegance of Southwest Michigan

13th Annual Lake Bluff Concours d'Elegance of Southwest Michigan

An impressive collection of rarely seen automobiles coming to St. Joseph.ST. ... Continue reading

Invitation to media - Welcoming the new airline Interjet

Invitation to media - Welcoming the new airline Interjet

MONTRÉAL, July 10, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) cordially invites media representatives to a ''Water salute'' and a press conference at the arrival of the new airline INTERJET at Montréal-Trudeau. This new airline will connect Montréal-Trudeau to Cancun and Mexico three times a week for each rou ... Continue reading

Novagen Ingenium Closes Syndicated Trucking Acquisition

Novagen Ingenium Closes Syndicated Trucking Acquisition

ORO VALLEY, Ariz., July 10, 2017 -- Novagen Ingenium Inc. (OTC-Markets: NOVZ) today announces the closing of the Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire Syndicated Transport and Trucking Pty Ltd (Syndicated Transport) on 6 July 2017. Syndicated Transport is an Australian transport operator that supplies transport and wa ... Continue reading

Versata Software Announces Ford Loses Again In Patent Disputes

Versata Software Announces Ford Loses Again In Patent Disputes

DETROIT, July 10, 2017 -- Last Thursday, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") denied Ford Motor Company's ("Ford") attempt to have six of Versata Software, Inc.'s ("Versata") patents reviewed for legitimacy—cementing their significance in revolutionizing the automotive industry. To date, Ford has sought nearly ... Continue reading

3GT Racing gets top five finish at CTMP

3GT Racing gets top five finish at CTMP

Rollercoaster weekend yields first five finish for 3GT team 3GT Racing earns first fifth at Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO (July 9, 2017) -- It was a rollercoaster weekend for the 3GT Racing team at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park during the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix, seventh race of the IMSA Weathe ... Continue reading

Artificial Intelligence And Digital Transformation Pioneers Join CarLabs

Artificial Intelligence And Digital Transformation Pioneers Join CarLabs

LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2017 -- CarLabs (www.carlabs.com), the premier AI-driven, ad-tech and conversational commerce platform for the automotive industry, adds two industry veterans to its advisory board. They join existing advisory board members consisting of auto industry luminaries formerly with Daimler/Chrysler, J. ... Continue reading

Audi Cabriolet Once Belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales, Among Rare Classics Up for Bid Live Online Exclusively with Proxibid and Coys of Kensington

Audi Cabriolet Once Belonging to Diana, Princess of Wales, Among Rare Classics Up for Bid Live Online Exclusively with Proxibid and Coys of Kensington

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail This Audio Cabriolet once owned by Princess Diana is one of several important vehicles up for bid in the July 15 Coys of Kensington Blenheim Palace Auction. Bid online on Proxibid for this and all items in the auction. ... Continue reading

Big weekend in Top Alcohol Dragster has Mia Tedesco stoked about rest of the season

Big weekend in Top Alcohol Dragster has Mia Tedesco stoked about rest of the season

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact: Rob Geiger (832) 971-9345 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Big we ... Continue reading

Borgward to Expand to the Middle East

Borgward to Expand to the Middle East

STUTTGART and BREMEN, Germany, July 10, 2017 /CNW/ - Borgward will systematically continue to globalize its activities by entering the markets of Middle Eastern countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Iran. (Photo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/531109/Borgward_Agreement.jpg ) (Ph ... Continue reading

Capps Wins All-Mopar Funny Car Final in Dodge Charger R/T at NHRA Route 66 Nationals

Capps Wins All-Mopar Funny Car Final in Dodge Charger R/T at NHRA Route 66 Nationals

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Capps Wins All-Mopar Funny Car Final in Dodge Charger R ... Continue reading

Courtyard Dulles Town Center Completes Multi-Million Dollar Renovation on Guest Accommodations

Courtyard Dulles Town Center Completes Multi-Million Dollar Renovation on Guest Accommodations

DULLES, Va., July 10, 2017 -- Courtyard Dulles Town Center entices modern vacationers and business travelers to stay productive and rejuvenated in newly renovated guest rooms and suites designed to meet their needs. While exploring the attractions of Sterling, Virginia or conducting business in the local area, travele ... Continue reading

Ctrack Announces 5-year Contract to Provide Fleet Management Solution to Red Cross Rescue Service in Austria

Ctrack Announces 5-year Contract to Provide Fleet Management Solution to Red Cross Rescue Service in Austria

SAN DIEGO & TYROL, Austria—Inseego Corp. – a leading global provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) – today announced that the Red Cross Rescue Service in Tyrol, Austria, has awarded Inseego’s Ctrack a five-year contract to deploy its fleet management SaaS solutio ... Continue reading

Delphi to Discuss 2017 Q2 Earnings August 2

Delphi to Discuss 2017 Q2 Earnings August 2

GILLINGHAM, England, July 10, 2017 -- Delphi Automotive PLC will release its second quarter 2017 financial results on Aug. 2 and will hold an investor call the same day at 9 a.m. (ET). The call will be hosted by Delphi's President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Clark and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial O ... Continue reading

ESCORT Radar Launches New ESCORT MAX Ci and MAX Ci 360 Custom Install Radar and Laser Detection Systems

ESCORT Radar Launches New ESCORT MAX Ci and MAX Ci 360 Custom Install Radar and Laser Detection Systems

CHICAGO, July 10, 2017 -- ESCORT, Inc., the leader in high-performance radar and laser detection technology, today announced the availability of two new custom installed radar and laser detection systems, the ESCORT MAX Ci and ESCORT MAX Ci 360.  These two new detection systems afford today's drivers the most advan ... Continue reading

Four Seasons Announces New 2018 "World of Adventures" Private Jet Itinerary

Four Seasons Announces New 2018 "World of Adventures" Private Jet Itinerary

World of Adventures added as third 2018 Private Jet itinerary in response to high demand; leading travel journalist chronicles transformational journey aboard Four Seasons Private Jet TORONTO, July 10, 2017 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world's leading luxury hospitality company, today unveils World of Adven ... Continue reading

GoCompare comments on record high car insurance premiums

GoCompare comments on record high car insurance premiums

10 July 2017 GoCompare comments on record high car insurance premiums"Insurers threw the old rate book out the window a while ago - it's every driver for him or herself now!" As the ABI reports an 8% increase in car insurance premiums in the last 12 months, GoCompare comments. Matt Oliver spokesperson for GoCompare Car ... Continue reading

IC Bus And Edulog Team Up To Broaden OnCommand® Connection For School Bus Market

IC Bus And Edulog Team Up To Broaden OnCommand® Connection For School Bus Market

RENO, Nev., July 10, 2017 IC Bus announced today a strategic relationship with Education Logistics, Inc. (Edulog)—a recognized industry leader in pupil transportation solutions—that will offer the school bus market even more comprehensive telematics solutions through Navistar's OnCommand® Connection remote diagnos ... Continue reading

Indiana Sprint Week Coming Up This Wednesday Night At Terre Haute IN Action Track

Indiana Sprint Week Coming Up This Wednesday Night At Terre Haute IN Action Track

*​* *30TH INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TO VISIT TERRE HAUTE ACTION TRACK WEDNESDAY* By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Indiana Sprint Week. Those words alone invoke powerful emotions of passion that reaches from each of USAC’s Sprint Car superheroes all the way to the common race fan. ... Continue reading

Intersil Ships Automotive Industry's First Full HD LCD Video Processor

Intersil Ships Automotive Industry's First Full HD LCD Video Processor

MILPITAS, Calif., July 10, 2017 -- Intersil, a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics Corporation , today announced the TW8844 LCD video processor that interfaces with the latest generation of automotive SoCs. The highly integrated TW8844 is the first high-definition (HD) 1080p LCD video processor with analog video decoder, ... Continue reading

John Force delivers positive message to JFR teams, fans after Route 66 Nationals

John Force delivers positive message to JFR teams, fans after Route 66 Nationals

John Force delivers positive message to JFR teams, fans after Route 66 Nationals John Force (Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery) JOLIET, Ill. (July 9) – John Force delivered a positive message to his race teams after the Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals on Sunday at Route 66 Raceway. ... Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Awarded $288 Million Contract to Transform How the U.S. Army Trains Vehicle Crews

Lockheed Martin Awarded $288 Million Contract to Transform How the U.S. Army Trains Vehicle Crews

ORLANDO, Fla., July 10, 2017 --  The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $288 million contract to modernize its live training program. As the prime contractor, Lockheed Martin will partner with Saab (Stockholm: SAABB) to provide a simplified training solution that combines multiple vehicle crew training systems into ... Continue reading

Mass Market Automotive Brands May be the Big Losers in the Mobility as a Service Transition

Mass Market Automotive Brands May be the Big Losers in the Mobility as a Service Transition

LONDON, July 10, 2017 -- As 91% of respondents in the automotive space brace themselves for the entry of a new player in personal mobility, mass market OEMs are expected to face difficult years. In a recent B2B technology survey, ABI Research finds that only 10% of respondents expect these brands to have the most to ga ... Continue reading

Minimizer Bandit Big Rig Series Heads to Hawkeye Downs July 15th

Minimizer Bandit Big Rig Series Heads to Hawkeye Downs July 15th

BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn., July 10, 2017 -- The Minimizer Bandit Big Rig Series is taking things up a notch by visiting Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Saturday, July 15th. "This will be our midwestern debut, and we can't wait," Bandit Director of Operations Brian Madsen said.  "Up until this point, all of our races have take ... Continue reading

Mobileye Announces Approval under German and Austrian Competition Laws

Mobileye Announces Approval under German and Austrian Competition Laws

JERUSALEM, July 10, 2017 -- – Mobileye N.V. ("Mobileye" or the "Company"), the global leader in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and autonomous driving technologies, today announced that the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), in accordance with the Act Against Restraints of Competition (Gesetz gegen W ... Continue reading

NASCAR Pinty's - Tagliani Race Report from Circuit ICAR (13)

NASCAR Pinty's - Tagliani Race Report from Circuit ICAR (13)

TAGLIANI AUTOSPORT For immediate release Tagliani Wins Pole but Forced to Settle for Top-Five Finish at Circuit ICAR Montreal, July 9, 2017 - Starting from the pole, his eighth in the NASCAR Pinty's Series and his third at Circuit ICAR, Alex Tagliani of Lachenaie, Québec dominated the field for the first 61 of a sched ... Continue reading

Silvercar Launching in Seattle and Orlando, Kicking Off Plan to Double Operations Over Next 18 Months

Silvercar Launching in Seattle and Orlando, Kicking Off Plan to Double Operations Over Next 18 Months

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10, 2017 -- Today, Silvercar unveiled plans to double its flagship airport travel operations by the end of 2018, a major expansion that will offer more travelers access to car rental the way it should be. To kick off this period of rapid growth, Silvercar is preparing to bring its signature silver ... Continue reading

Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic

Southwest Airlines Reports June Traffic

DALLAS, July 10, 2017 -- Southwest Airlines Co. (the "Company") today reported its June, second quarter, and year-to-date preliminary traffic statistics. ... Continue reading

State Auto Financial Announces Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call

State Auto Financial Announces Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call

COLUMBUS, Ohio—State Auto Financial Corporation will discuss its second quarter 2017 results in a conference call on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at 11 a.m. ET. ... Continue reading

When aircraft meets PurePower: HNA and Pratt & Whitney partner in building an environmentally responsible aviation ecosystem

When aircraft meets PurePower: HNA and Pratt & Whitney partner in building an environmentally responsible aviation ecosystem

BEIJING, July 10, 2017 -- HNA Group, a Chinese multi-national corporation headquartered in Hainan Island, starting as a local air carrier and growing up to a Global Fortune 500 company with multiple businesses operations including tourism, finance, logistics and eco-technology, is celebrating its 24th anniversary. Duri ... Continue reading

Wiper System Market Size Worth $11.07 Billion By 2025: Grand View Research, Inc.

Wiper System Market Size Worth $11.07 Billion By 2025: Grand View Research, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2017 -- The global wiper system market is estimated to reach USD 11.07 billion by 2025, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing automobile production is expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period.      (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/201 ... Continue reading

Workhorse Group Inc. To Display SureFly™ Helicopter Concept at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Workhorse Group Inc. To Display SureFly™ Helicopter Concept at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

CINCINNATI, July 10, 2017 -- Workhorse Group Inc. , an American technology company focused on providing electric mobility solutions to the transportation sector, today announced that it will display the SureFly™ helicopter concept for the first time in the U.S. at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 (BOOTH #IC-9 in the EAA I ... Continue reading

A Cadillac CTS-V's Journey to a Psychedelic Galaxy Makeover at Apex Customs

A Cadillac CTS-V's Journey to a Psychedelic Galaxy Makeover at Apex Customs

PHOENIX, July 10, 2017 -- If you've ever had the privilege of stepping behind the wheel of a Cadillac CTS-V, you might be asking yourself why anyone would consider turning to the aftermarket to customize it. The raw power and sophistication the engineers at GM crafted in this one of a kind ride is remarkable. ... Continue reading

Cars.com Revs It Up in Luxury Sports Sedan Challenge

Cars.com Revs It Up in Luxury Sports Sedan Challenge

CHICAGO, July 10, 2017 -- Experts from Cars.com, Inc. tested model-year 2017 cars from the highly competitive luxury sports sedan segment in order to rank the options available to shoppers. After extensive road and track testing by three experts and one consumer in the market for a new car in the class, the Audi A4 cam ... Continue reading

ONE20 to Provide Free Roadside Assistance, Powered by RoadsideMASTERS.com, to 350,000+ Members

ONE20 to Provide Free Roadside Assistance, Powered by RoadsideMASTERS.com, to 350,000+ Members

MINNEAPOLIS, July 10, 2017 -- In its latest move to provide unparalleled benefits and services to members, ONE20 announced a new program that will give free roadside assistance to more than 350,000 drivers who are members of the ONE20 communities. To launch the program, ONE20 has partnered with RoadsideMASTERS.com, the ... Continue reading

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL INDEX - July 10, 2017

NHTSA WEEKLY RECALL INDEX - July 10, 2017

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

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