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Friday, September 13, 2024

A Message To Car Maker PR Execs; HELP (Before We All Go Buh-Bye)

A Message To Car Maker PR Execs; HELP (Before We All Go Buh-Bye)

When comparing the public relations budget to the marketing budget the PR budget is not "chump change", but Foresight Research calls it a marketing "best buy" Foresight Research has been measuring marketing communications for much more than a decade. Of all the communications channel levers that an auto manufacturer ca ... Continue reading

General Dynamics NASSCO Receives Additional Eight-Ship Contract to Build T-AO 10-17

General Dynamics NASSCO Receives Additional Eight-Ship Contract to Build T-AO 10-17

NASSCO is currently under contract for the first nine ships of the class, and has delivered three to date. With this award the company will build seventeen of the Navy's twenty-ship program of record. ... Continue reading

Tom’s Truck Center Becomes First U.S. Commercial Truck Dealer with Onsite Hydrogen Refueling Station

Tom’s Truck Center Becomes First U.S. Commercial Truck Dealer with Onsite Hydrogen Refueling Station

LOS ANGELES--Tom’s Truck Center, an industry leader in commercial truck sales and service and an important part of the Nikola sales and service dealer network, opened the first hydrogen refueling station onsite at a commercial truck dealership. The Nikola HYLA modular hydrogen refueling station for the heavy-duty tra ... Continue reading

North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Unveils “Best of 2025” List

North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ Unveils “Best of 2025” List

Ten cars, five trucks and ten utility vehicles will advance to finalist round of the prestigious awards process DETROIT, September 13, 2024 – Twenty-five vehicles have been named the “Best of 2025” by the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year™ (NACTOY) Awards organization and will move on to ... Continue reading

2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD PRO - Review by Thom Cannell

2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD PRO - Review by Thom Cannell

No attempt at completeness, simply comments on one week’s driving experience—balanced against hundreds of comparisons. Sequoia, Toyota’s three-row full-size SUV is barely 23 years old and already in its third generation. ... Continue reading

Eight more vehicles qualify for IIHS awards

Eight more vehicles qualify for IIHS awards

September 12, 2024Eight vehicles from five manufacturers earn accolades in the latest batch of ratings issued by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2024 Genesis Electrified GV70, 2025 Genesis GV70, 2025 Honda Civic sedan, 2024 Subaru Solterra and 2025 Toyota Camry earn the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ awar ... Continue reading

Looking For A Road Safety TV Script Written By A Chicagoland Teen Driver

Looking For A Road Safety TV Script Written By A Chicagoland Teen Driver

CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2024 -- Teens from Chicagoland and throughout Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa are invited to help promote safe driving by creating a message about sharing the road. The National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) and the Chicago Auto Show are hosting the 11th annual Drive Safe Chicago PSA Contest. ... Continue reading

Automotive Gears Market worth $50.8 billion by 2030 | MarketsandMarkets

Automotive Gears Market worth $50.8 billion by 2030 | MarketsandMarkets

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Sept. 13, 2024 -- Automotive Gears Market is projected to reach USD 50.8 billion by 2030 from USD 42.7 billion in 2024, at a CAGR of 3.0%, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. ... Continue reading

Toyoda Gosei Develops System to Experience Vehicle Interior Sounds with Sealing Parts for Quieter Cabin Space

Toyoda Gosei Develops System to Experience Vehicle Interior Sounds with Sealing Parts for Quieter Cabin Space

Image Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Changes in vehicle interior sounds with different combinations of the sealing parts can be experienced (Graphic: Business Wire) Changes in vehicle interior sounds with different combinations of the sealing parts can be experienced (Graphic: Business Wire) Image Full Size Small Pr ... Continue reading

XING Mobility Unveils Innovative Immersion Cooling Battery System at IAA Transportation 2024

XING Mobility Unveils Innovative Immersion Cooling Battery System at IAA Transportation 2024

TAIPEI, Sept. 13, 2024 -- XING Mobility, a global pioneer of immersion cooling battery technologies, today announces the launch of its latest product, the IMMERSIO™ XM28, at IAA Transportation 2024, focusing on the electrification of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. ... Continue reading

Polestar Announces Date of AGM and Board Changes

Polestar Announces Date of AGM and Board Changes

Full details of the AGM, including instructions for proxy voting by registered shareholders, are available on the Company’s Investor Relations website https://investors.polestar.com/. As announced on 18 June, Håkan Samuelsson intends to retire as Board Chair at the AGM, with Winfried Vahland taking on the role. ... Continue reading

Flex-Fuel Hybrid "The Answer": Study Shows Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) Paired With E85 (FLEX-FUEL ETHANOL) is as climate-friendly as battery electric vehicles (BEV) LOWERING total GHG emissions

Flex-Fuel Hybrid "The Answer": Study Shows Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) Paired With E85 (FLEX-FUEL ETHANOL) is as climate-friendly as battery electric vehicles (BEV) LOWERING total GHG emissions

Plug-in flex-fuel hybrid vehicles running on E85 fuel with up to 85% renewable ethanol are just as climate-friendly as electric vehicles, according to a new study. Research carried out by the French research consultancy IFPEN measured and compared the greenhouse-gas emissions of vehicles powered solely by petrol, plug- ... Continue reading

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