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West Central KY Gas Prices Decrease Slightly

West Central KY Gas Prices Decrease Slightly

https://us.vocuspr.com/Publish/519775/vcsPRAsset_519775_105650_6cedf1fd-d3b9-46aa-8c17-74c4c796a240_0.jpg West Central KY Gas Prices Decrease Slightly West Central Kentucky gas prices decreased by a penny this week to $2.142 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Fuel Gauge Report. On the National F ... Continue reading

AEM United States Ag Tractor and Combine Report November 2016

AEM United States Ag Tractor and Combine Report November 2016

CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2016 -- AEM United States Ag Tractor and Combine Report November 2016 November YTD - November BeginningInventory 2016 2015 %Chg 2016 2015 %Chg Nov 2016 2WD Farm Tractors < 40 HP 6,442 5,254 22.6 123,891 110,909 11.7 69,457 40 < 100 HP 2,974 3,131 -5.0 51,422 53,685 -4.2 34,758 100+ HP 663 909 -27.1 16 ... Continue reading

Advanced Driver Assistance System Component Shipments to Reach 1.2 Billion Units Annually by 2025, According to Tractica

Advanced Driver Assistance System Component Shipments to Reach 1.2 Billion Units Annually by 2025, According to Tractica

BOULDER, Colo.—The market for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is on the verge of a tipping point. Driven largely by a quest for improved safety, either via government mandates or a desire to receive top-tier crashworthiness ratings, automakers are rapidly incorporating new technologies and systems that are ... Continue reading

ATA Names 11 to New Infrastructure Funding Task Force

ATA Names 11 to New Infrastructure Funding Task Force

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the American Trucking Associations announced it has named eleven executives to the federation's Infrastructure Funding Task Force. ... Continue reading

Automatic Racing and VOLT Racing to Debut McLaren GT4 in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series

Automatic Racing and VOLT Racing to Debut McLaren GT4 in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series

For Immediate Release: December 12, 2016 Contact: Beth Dolgner, (678) 485-1947, bdolgner@gmail.com *Automatic Racing and VOLT Racing to Debut McLaren GT4 in IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Series* *Automatic will manage VOLT Racing’s operations; Brynjolfsson and Hall to drive* ORLANDO, Fla.—Auto ... Continue reading

Automotive LiDAR Market Size Worth USD 223.2 Million by 2024: Grand View Research, Inc.

Automotive LiDAR Market Size Worth USD 223.2 Million by 2024: Grand View Research, Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, 2016 -- The global automotive LiDAR market is expected to reach USD 223.2 million by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The surging acceptance of automobile safety application arenas and sophisticated technology incorporations in automobile driving automation are ... Continue reading

Automotive Turbochargers Market to tap US$20.35 Billion 2024; Demand for Lighter Cars Pushes Sales - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Forecast up to 2024 by TMR

Automotive Turbochargers Market to tap US$20.35 Billion 2024; Demand for Lighter Cars Pushes Sales - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Forecast up to 2024 by TMR

ALBANY, New York, December 12, 2016 -- A predominantly consolidated global automotive turbochargers market was present in 2015, where the five leading players took up over 66% of the market's value. BorgWarner Inc., Honeywell International Inc., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., IHI Corporation, and Cummins, Inc. have ... Continue reading

BASF Chosen by Elio Motors as Supplier for Paints, Coatings and Finishes

BASF Chosen by Elio Motors as Supplier for Paints, Coatings and Finishes

PHOENIX, Dec. 12, 2016 -- Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO), the startup vehicle manufacturer planning to launch a three-wheel vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg with a set base price of $7,300*, today announced that it has named BASF Coatings as its official supplier of paints, coatings and finishes. ... Continue reading

Celebrate The Summer Of Love 2017 In Monterey With Musical Performances, Art Exhibits And Special Events

Celebrate The Summer Of Love 2017 In Monterey With Musical Performances, Art Exhibits And Special Events

MONTEREY, Calif., Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It was 50 years ago this June that people from all over gathered together for the first commercial American rock festival and the cornerstone event marking the Summer of Love. ... Continue reading

ExxonMobil and Bentley Motors Announce Extension of Strategic Relationship

ExxonMobil and Bentley Motors Announce Extension of Strategic Relationship

SPRING, Texas—ExxonMobil and Bentley Motors today announced a multi-year extension to their global framework agreement and strategic partnership that showcases the performance benefits of advanced synthetic motor oil technology. ExxonMobil and Bentley Motors will continue their collaboration in motorsports, lubricant ... Continue reading

GAC Motor's Signature Vehicle GS4 Lands in Bahrain

GAC Motor's Signature Vehicle GS4 Lands in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2016 -- Leading automaker GAC Motor has released its best-selling GS4 in Bahrain at the grand new car launching ceremony from December 9 to 10 at Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Battery Management System Market to Grow at a CAGR of Over 22% Through 2020, Says Technavio

Global Automotive Battery Management System Market to Grow at a CAGR of Over 22% Through 2020, Says Technavio

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Global Electric Vehicles Market to Reach US$ 596.56 Bn by 2030; US and China to Be Market Spinners - PMR

Global Electric Vehicles Market to Reach US$ 596.56 Bn by 2030; US and China to Be Market Spinners - PMR

NEW YORK, December 12, 2016 -- The worth of the global electric market is predicted to touch US$ 99.88 Bn by the end of 2016 and the market will grow manifold within the stipulated period and will touch the estimated value of US$ 596.56 Bn by the end of 2030. As per the report, the market will expand its periphery in t ... Continue reading

Global Tire Pressure Monitoring System Market - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts to 2020 - Strict Government Mandates to Curb Vehicular Emissions - Research and Markets

Global Tire Pressure Monitoring System Market - Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts to 2020 - Strict Government Mandates to Curb Vehicular Emissions - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Tire Pressure Monitoring System Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. The report forecasts the global tire pressure monitoring system market to grow at a CAGR of 14.94% during the period 2016-2020. ... Continue reading

Hankook Tire Design Insight Forum Honors University of Cincinnati Design Students at Hankook Technodome in Seoul, Korea

Hankook Tire Design Insight Forum Honors University of Cincinnati Design Students at Hankook Technodome in Seoul, Korea

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 12, 2016 -- Hankook Tire, the leading and one of the fastest growing tire companies in the world, recently welcomed four students from the University of Cincinnati's Industrial Design program to the Hankook Technodome, the company's newly opened R&D center in Seoul, Korea, for the company's Desi ... Continue reading

Harrington Harbour-Chevery ferry - Be ready for the end of service of the Barge Mecatina II

Harrington Harbour-Chevery ferry - Be ready for the end of service of the Barge Mecatina II

QUÉBEC, Dec. 12, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - The Société des traversiers du Québec invites users of the Harrington Harbour-Chevery ferry to complete their winter provisions to be carried by the Barge Mecatina II before Saturday, December 31, 2016. That day, the Barge will be removed from the water at the higher high tide ... Continue reading

How These Auto Parts Stocks are Faring? -- LKQ Corp., American Axle & Manufacturing, Lear, and Meritor

How These Auto Parts Stocks are Faring? -- LKQ Corp., American Axle & Manufacturing, Lear, and Meritor

NEW YORK, December 12, 2016 -- Stock-Callers.com today monitors the performances of these Auto Parts equities: LKQ Corp. , American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. , Lear Corp. , and Meritor Inc. . The global auto component industry is a very diverse sector that involves engine and auto component manufacturers, incl ... Continue reading

Intertek Approved by Daimler as Class A Laboratory for Supplier Materials Testing

Intertek Approved by Daimler as Class A Laboratory for Supplier Materials Testing

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has been certified as a laboratory with methods category “A” to conduct materials testing to Daimler specifications on a select number of methods. This approval gives manufacturers supplying parts to Daimler an appro ... Continue reading

Kia And DonorsChoose.org Launch Annual "Holiday's On Us" Celebration To Support Classroom Projects In High-Need Schools

Kia And DonorsChoose.org Launch Annual "Holiday's On Us" Celebration To Support Classroom Projects In High-Need Schools

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2016 -- Kia Motors America and DonorsChoose.org are bringing resources to schools in need this holiday season.  DonorsChoose.org, the innovative crowdfunding charity founded by Charles Best in 2000, has engaged more than 2.3 million citizen philanthropists in providing resources for 20 million ... Continue reading

KYOCERA Named Smartphone of Honda Racing Corp. for Dakar Rally 2017, Will Provide Ultra-Ruggedized Devices for Second Consecutive Year

KYOCERA Named Smartphone of Honda Racing Corp. for Dakar Rally 2017, Will Provide Ultra-Ruggedized Devices for Second Consecutive Year

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Mobility Trends in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City: Forecast to 2022 - Public Infrastructure Development to Result in New Automotive Market Improvements - Research and Markets

Mobility Trends in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City: Forecast to 2022 - Public Infrastructure Development to Result in New Automotive Market Improvements - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobility Trends in Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City: Forecast to 2022" report to their offering. Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam, is one of the fastest growing automotive markets in Vietnam. ... Continue reading

More Than A Half Million Defective Airbag Inflators Remain Unrepaired In North Texas As A Result Of Largest Safety Recall In U.S. History

More Than A Half Million Defective Airbag Inflators Remain Unrepaired In North Texas As A Result Of Largest Safety Recall In U.S. History

DALLAS, Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of thousands of North Texas residents are driving recalled vehicles with dangerously defective airbag inflators that could blast shrapnel into the passenger compartment upon impact. ... Continue reading

Navistar To Announce Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter Financial Results On Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Navistar To Announce Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter Financial Results On Tuesday, December 20, 2016

LISLE, Ill., Dec. 12, 2016 -- Navistar International Corporation today announced that it will report its fiscal 2016 fourth quarter financial results on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. ... Continue reading

NHPF Announces $7 Million Acquisition Of Historic Chicago Hotel Covent

NHPF Announces $7 Million Acquisition Of Historic Chicago Hotel Covent

CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2016 -- The NHP Foundation ("NHPF"), a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched multifamily housing, today announced that it has acquired the Hotel Covent, a mixed-use residential property located at 2653 N. Clark Street in Chicago, IL. T ... Continue reading

Prodigy Launches First Ever End-to-End Sales Platform for Car Dealers

Prodigy Launches First Ever End-to-End Sales Platform for Car Dealers

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12, 2016 -- Prodigy, a Stanford-StartX company building innovative solutions for auto retail, today announced the world's first all-in-one, tablet based, sales platform for dealerships. ... Continue reading

Proterra Continues its March into New England as Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Acquires its First Battery-Electric Proterra Buses

Proterra Continues its March into New England as Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Acquires its First Battery-Electric Proterra Buses

BURLINGAME, Calif., Dec. 12, 2016 -- Today Proterra, the leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, announced its newest customer in the Northeast, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA). PVTA has purchased three 40' Catalyst FC buses, two fast chargers and one depot charger. ... Continue reading

PurePower Technologies® Names David Shrader Vice President - Sales and Marketing

PurePower Technologies® Names David Shrader Vice President - Sales and Marketing

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C., Dec. 12, 2016 -- PurePower Technologies® (PPT), a leader in the engineering and manufacturing of new and remanufactured diesel fuel injectors and turbochargers for OEMs and the aftermarket, today announced that David Shrader has been appointed vice president – Sales and Marketing. Reporting to Pres ... Continue reading

Real-World Heavy-Duty Truck Customers Design Dream All-New 2017 Ford Super Duty for Vocational Fleets

Real-World Heavy-Duty Truck Customers Design Dream All-New 2017 Ford Super Duty for Vocational Fleets

Ford F-250 Super Duty 4x4 SuperCab XL Nelson is responsible for a 3,200-truck fleet for Rapid City, South Dakota-based Black Hills Energy. Durability and value were critical in the design of her all-new Ford F-250 Super Duty dream build. ... Continue reading

Ritchie Bros. sells CA$728+ million of equipment and trucks in Edmonton, AB in 2016

Ritchie Bros. sells CA$728+ million of equipment and trucks in Edmonton, AB in 2016

In six Edmonton auctions this year, Ritchie Bros. registered 65,800+ bidders and sold 43,500+ items EDMONTON, Dec. ... Continue reading

Share the Road Truck Making Wreaths Across America Delivery

Share the Road Truck Making Wreaths Across America Delivery

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations and ATA's Share the Road Highway Safety Program set out for the second day of the Wreaths Across America delivery to Arlington National Cemetery. ... Continue reading

Standard Motor Products Releases 33 New Parts for TechSmart®

Standard Motor Products Releases 33 New Parts for TechSmart®

NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2016 -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) announces the addition of 33 new part numbers to its TechSmart® line. ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics: Vehicle Platform Strategies, Standards and New Applications Boost Market Potential For Ethernet

Strategy Analytics: Vehicle Platform Strategies, Standards and New Applications Boost Market Potential For Ethernet

BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2016 -- The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) held its most recent automotive Ethernet conference in Paris in October 2016. ... Continue reading

Strategy Analytics: Vehicle Platform Strategies, Standards and New Applications Boost Market Potential For Ethernet

Strategy Analytics: Vehicle Platform Strategies, Standards and New Applications Boost Market Potential For Ethernet

Demand Will Increase To Nearly 588M Connected Sockets By 2023 BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2016 -- The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) held its most recent automotive Ethernet conference in Paris in October 2016. ... Continue reading

The House of Rolls-Royce Premieres The First In A Series Of Fascinating Films -- 'The Spirit of Ecstasy'

The House of Rolls-Royce Premieres The First In A Series Of Fascinating Films -- 'The Spirit of Ecstasy'

GOODWOOD, England, Dec. 12, 2016 -- The House of Rolls-Royce premieres the first in a series of fascinating short films today, telling how it became the world's leading and most respected luxury house. ... Continue reading

The Multibillion-dollar Ridesharing Market Attracts Investors in Europe and North America

The Multibillion-dollar Ridesharing Market Attracts Investors in Europe and North America

LONDON, Dec. 12, 2016 -- Investors are racing to claim a stake in the potential multibillion-dollar ridesharing market. ... Continue reading

Tire Reinforcement Materials 2014-2016 & 2016-2021: Focus on Technologies, Major Players and Global Markets - Research and Markets

Tire Reinforcement Materials 2014-2016 & 2016-2021: Focus on Technologies, Major Players and Global Markets - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Tire Reinforcement Materials: Technologies and Global Markets" report to their offering. This report forecasts the size of the market in current U.S. dollars for tire reinforcement materials in value terms for each material and/or volume terms from 2016 t ... Continue reading

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

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

ATLANTA, Dec. 12, 2016 -- The editors at Autotrader have released their list of the top deals on certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles this holiday season. ... Continue reading

Wards 10 Best Engines List for 2017 Includes New 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 Hybrid Propulsion System

Wards 10 Best Engines List for 2017 Includes New 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 Hybrid Propulsion System

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 12, 2016 -- New propulsion system from FCA US LLC powers the most fuel-efficient minivan ever – the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid eFlite electrically variable transmission is key to benchmark efficiency of all-new hybrid minivan Pacifica Hybrid delivers 84 MPGe fuel economy rating in electri ... Continue reading

Snake Oil Is (STILL) Alive And Well in SiliCON Valley - Beepi Used Car Scheme - $149 Million Invested, 260 Employees Hired Buh Bye : Step Right Up Folks Fair.Com Is In The Wings

Snake Oil Is (STILL) Alive And Well in SiliCON Valley - Beepi Used Car Scheme - $149 Million Invested, 260 Employees Hired Buh Bye : Step Right Up Folks Fair.Com Is In The Wings

Snake oil salesman continue to acquire investment capital from jerks. In a statement, Beepi painted a rosy picture of its alliance with Fair (another go nowhere, looser of a concept) by saying “that it’s joining forces with a number of automotive industry veterans to integrate dealers into Beepi’s digital car-buy ... Continue reading

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years

Steve McQueen in Le Mans: “King of Cool” Returns After 45 Years, in Stunning Graphic Novel Based on Epic ‘Le Mans’ Movie Masterfully crafted by Sandro Garbo and the team at Garbo Studio, ‘Steve McQueen in Le Mans’ fuses a blistering graphic novel with a bold and vivid tribute to McQueen himself, a man who g ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL RECAP : December 12, 2016 - BMW, Maserati, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Lincoln, Thor +VIDEO

NHTSA RECALL RECAP : December 12, 2016 - BMW, Maserati, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Lincoln, Thor +VIDEO

NHTSA RECALL RECAP : December 12, 2016 - BMW, Maserati, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Lincoln, Thor ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicle Growth In China Set To Shrink Oil Demand, Devalue Oil Companies

Electric Vehicle Growth In China Set To Shrink Oil Demand, Devalue Oil Companies

A new WWF-Hong Kong report reveals that electric vehicles (EVs) will become a cost-competitive alternative to internal combustion engine-powered vehicles (ICE vehicles) by the mid-2020s thanks to the evolution of the technology and the policy support by government for their uptake. ... Continue reading

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