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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Car As Doctor - Exciting Opportunities for Vehicle Manufacturers

Car As Doctor - Exciting Opportunities for Vehicle Manufacturers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 11, 2015 -- Dynamic consumer trends, preferences and safety bulletins have ensured automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) stay ahead of the curve in feature innovation. The automotive industry is currently drawing synergies from healthcare and other allied industries to offer nov ... Continue reading

Bob Lutz takes action this Veterans Day to Remember Pearl Harbor - November 11, 2015

Bob Lutz takes action this Veterans Day to Remember Pearl Harbor - November 11, 2015

HONOLULU, Nov. 11, 2015 -- It's been nearly 75 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, a pivotal event for our country and the world. Truly a "day which will live in infamy," the attack triggered our resolve as a nation, our can-do attitude and resourcefulness, and an unmatched commitment to the defense of freedom †... Continue reading

United Airlines Salutes Its Military Veteran Employees with Boeing 737 Aircraft Delivery Flight

United Airlines Salutes Its Military Veteran Employees with Boeing 737 Aircraft Delivery Flight

CHICAGO, Nov. 11, 2015 -- Nearly 100 United Airlines employees who served in the armed forces received a special honor this Veterans Day. As a thank you for their service and sacrifice, the company flew these military veterans – representing pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians, ramp workers, custome ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Premieres DB10: Built For James Bond At Blenheim Palace +VIDEO

Aston Martin Premieres DB10: Built For James Bond At Blenheim Palace +VIDEO

◾50 Aston Martins form multi-million pound drive-in-screening ◾DB10 and DB5 featured in Spectre take pride of place ◾Premiere of specially commissioned one hour feature documentary GAYDON, England - November 9, 2015: An impressive line-up of current and classic Aston Martins gathered in the Great Cour ... Continue reading

Land Rover UK Broadens Appeal of Discovery with the Launch of Landmark and Graphite Derivatives

Land Rover UK Broadens Appeal of Discovery with the Launch of Landmark and Graphite Derivatives

Greater on-road presence with the introduction of the Discovery Landmark and Graphite Distinctive exterior design features enhance fourth generation Land Rover Discovery World-renowned all-terrain capability and versatility retained WHITLEY, UK -- November 11 2015: Land Rover continues to broaden the appeal of the Disc ... Continue reading

Honda to Debut 2016 Civic Coupe and Next-Gen Clarity Fuel Cell at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show

Honda to Debut 2016 Civic Coupe and Next-Gen Clarity Fuel Cell at 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show

World debut of all-new 2016 Civic Coupe elevates sporty styling and dynamic performance on 10th-generation Honda Civic platform 2016 Civic Coupe marks next step of ambitious cadence in new Civic lineup Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle makes North American debut in advance of U.S. launch in 2016 Honda will reveal details on tw ... Continue reading

GMC Launches #enlistme Campaign to Help Severely Wounded Veterans

GMC Launches #enlistme Campaign to Help Severely Wounded Veterans

GMC is taking it to the house, and to the Internet, to help the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and its Building for America’s Bravest program raise awareness and funds to help the Foundation build custom, specially adapted smart homes for severely injured veterans. GMC today is launching the #enlistme ... Continue reading

GM Reaffirms Support of National Guard and Reserve

GM Reaffirms Support of National Guard and Reserve

U.S. Department of Defense recognizes company for four decades of support WARREN, Mich. – General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve during a Veterans Day celebration Tuesday where the company was recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense for more than four d ... Continue reading

New GM Wind Tunnel Accelerates Fuel-Saving Designs

New GM Wind Tunnel Accelerates Fuel-Saving Designs

Expanded testing capacity for quieter vehicles and lower operating cost WARREN, Mich. – General Motors is now able to accelerate and verify fuel-saving designs earlier in development of new cars and trucks thanks to a new reduced scale wind tunnel test facility on the campus of the company’s Technical Center. ... Continue reading

Dodge Durango, Jeep Renegade and Ram 1500 Named 2016 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buys

Dodge Durango, Jeep Renegade and Ram 1500 Named 2016 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buys

2016 Jeep® Renegade captures Subcompact SUV Best Buy award for first time 2016 Dodge Durango continues as Large SUV Best Buy for fourth consecutive year 2016 Ram 1500 named Large Pickup Truck Best Buy every year since 2009 model year The automotive editors at Consumer Guide® awarded three FCA U.S. vehicles the 2016 B ... Continue reading

FCA US Belvidere Assembly Plant Teams Up with PepsiCo Recycling to Increase Recycling Effort While Supporting Disabled Veterans

FCA US Belvidere Assembly Plant Teams Up with PepsiCo Recycling to Increase Recycling Effort While Supporting Disabled Veterans

Partnership encourages plant employees in Illinois to make an impact through simple act of recycling beverage containers Recycling initiative helps support program that teaches disabled U.S. veterans about small business management FCA US has long history of supporting the military November 10, 2015 , BELVIDERE, Ill. - ... Continue reading

Bosch Recipient of the CES 2016 Innovation Award in the 'In-Vehicle Audio/Video' Category

Bosch Recipient of the CES 2016 Innovation Award in the 'In-Vehicle Audio/Video' Category

Display makes images tactilely perceptible Bosch presents new touch screen with haptic elements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 “Touch & Feel”: Keys on the touch screen can be identified by feel thanks to variances in surface structures Differences in finger pressure call up different functions CE ... Continue reading

'La Furiosa' from Garage Italia Customs Debuts at Dubai Motor Show

'La Furiosa' from Garage Italia Customs Debuts at Dubai Motor Show

La Furiosa – a concept vehicle from Milan-based Garage Italia Customs based on the Alfa Romeo 4C – is making its debut at this week’s Dubai International Motor Show (Nov. 10-14). The vehicle features an interior dressed entirely in Alcantara, the Italian-made luxury material. Founded in 1972, Alcantara r ... Continue reading

Washington Gas Teams with Trillium CNG to Launch Public Natural Gas Fueling Station in Forestville, Md.

Washington Gas Teams with Trillium CNG to Launch Public Natural Gas Fueling Station in Forestville, Md.

‘Compressed natural gas’ station demonstrates commitment to increasing clean energy availability WASHINGTON--A ribbon cutting ceremony this morning in Forestville, Md., marked the opening of the second in a series of three local area public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations by Washington Gas Light ... Continue reading

Trio of Audi Sport and Performance Models to Make US Debut at LA Auto Show -- Audi R8, RS 7 Performance and S8 Plus

Trio of Audi Sport and Performance Models to Make US Debut at LA Auto Show -- Audi R8, RS 7 Performance and S8 Plus

The second generation of the R8 high-performance halo car makes its U.S. auto show debut •Auto show debut of new RS 7 performance enhances brand’s dynamic profile •S8 plus strengthens Audi’s position in premium sedan segment HERNDON, VA -- November 10, 2015: Reinforcing the brand’s success from ... Continue reading

Toyota Names Jyoti Chopra and Howard W. Buffett to Its North American Diversity Advisory Board

Toyota Names Jyoti Chopra and Howard W. Buffett to Its North American Diversity Advisory Board

Toyota Motor North America today announced that it has named Jyoti Chopra, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion for BNY Mellon, and Howard W. Buffett, a lecturer in International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to its North American Diversity Advisory Board. “Howard brings a fresh new perspective to o ... Continue reading

Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist Named 'Best of Innovation' Awards Honoree for CES 2016

Ford F-150 Pro Trailer Backup Assist Named 'Best of Innovation' Awards Honoree for CES 2016

Pro Trailer Backup Assist™ on the 2016 Ford F-150 is named the top CES® 2016 Best of Innovation Awards Honoree in the Vehicle Intelligence category by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) ™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ®. Pro Trailer Backup Assist™ makes the challenge o ... Continue reading

Millennials Drive Surge in Rental Car Customer Satisfaction

Millennials Drive Surge in Rental Car Customer Satisfaction

Enterprise Ranks Highest for Second Consecutive Year In 20th Anniversary J.D. Power North America Rental Car Satisfaction Study WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 11, 2015 -- Millennials are driving a surge in rental car customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2015 North America Rental Car Satisfaction StudySM r ... Continue reading

New Ford Transit Based Motorhomes Ready to Carry Family and Gear off on Adventures

New Ford Transit Based Motorhomes Ready to Carry Family and Gear off on Adventures

Recreational vehicle manufacturers are offering all-new motorhome models based on Ford Transit – America’s best-selling commercial van. The newest Transit RV is the Winnebago Fuse, a Class C motorhome built on the new Ford Transit cutaway chassis. It is the latest in a growing number of Transit-based options ... Continue reading

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management - Analyst Comment

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management - Analyst Comment

TomTom and Shell Collaborate for Integrated Telematics Services and Fuel Card Management Frost & Sullivan Research Manager, Sathyanarayana Kabirdas, explains why this partnership model will create multiple benefits to the entire telematics ecosystem London, UK – 11 November 2015 - TomTom Telematics, one ... Continue reading

Former Tesla CPO, Peter Carlsson, Joins Elementum Advisory Board

Former Tesla CPO, Peter Carlsson, Joins Elementum Advisory Board

Tesla's former CPO and Head of Supply Chain, Peter Carlsson, is joining Elementum's advisory board, the company announced today. Carlsson's experience and know-how will help the Silicon Valley disruptor accelerate the growth of the world's Product Graph™, a digital mapping of the $25 trillion global product econom ... Continue reading

BMW Group Sales in October Higher Than Ever

BMW Group Sales in October Higher Than Ever

BMW Group sales up 7.1% in first ten months to 1,836,464 Growth in all three main sales regions BMW X range shows strong growth High customer demand for new BMW 7 Series MINI sales up 15.4% in year-to-date: global deliveries total 272,819 Following on from the best ever first three quarters in the company's sales histo ... Continue reading

TomTom Telematics and Shell Join Forces to Help Business Fleets Cut Fuel Costs and Carbon Emissions

TomTom Telematics and Shell Join Forces to Help Business Fleets Cut Fuel Costs and Carbon Emissions

TomTom Telematics and Shell cooperate to offer businesses in Europe a complete fuel management solution using the TomTom Telematics fleet management platform WEBFLEET alongside Shell fuel management services. “TomTom Telematics has a strong portfolio and high performance standards to help fleets improve fuel effic ... Continue reading

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