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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

All-Weather Textile™ Car Mats On Sale Now

All-Weather Textile™ Car Mats On Sale Now

NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2018 GGBAILEY® announces the launch of our innovative custom-fit All-Weather Textile™ Car Mats. ... Continue reading

2019 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class With New Exclusive Luxury Touches

2019 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class With New Exclusive Luxury Touches

Stuttgart/Geneva Feb 13, 2018; Mercedes-Maybach stands for the ultimate in exclusivity and individuality. The luxury brand combines the perfection of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class with the exclusivity of Maybach – now the top model from Mercedes-Benz is even more refined. ... Continue reading

2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 Preview and Details

2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 Preview and Details

Affalterbach Feb 13, 2018; The new 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 has undergone the greatest change in its history - while remaining true to its well-proven virtues. The G63 underpins its unique position among performance off-road vehicles with a powerful drive system, an AMG-developed suspension, AMG-specific transmission mode ... Continue reading

UNITED PACIFIC INDUSTRIES SPONSORS 2018 STREET RODDER ROAD TOUR

UNITED PACIFIC INDUSTRIES SPONSORS 2018 STREET RODDER ROAD TOUR

LONG BEACH, Calif. - United Pacific Industries will be the Title Sponsor of the 2018 United Pacific Street Rodder Road Tour which has been held annually by Street Rodder Magazine since 1996. ... Continue reading

2018 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study: Most Owners Still in Love with Their Three-Year-Old Vehicles

2018 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study: Most Owners Still in Love with Their Three-Year-Old Vehicles

Top-Ranked Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in the 2018 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudyView 2018 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study RatingsView All Automotive Study RatingsView All Automotive Study ArticlesSearch Local InventoryThe Vehicle Dependability Study, now in its 29th year, measures the number of problems experienced per ... Continue reading

Cummins Inc. Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

Cummins Inc. Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

COLUMBUS, Ind.--The Board of Directors of Cummins Inc. today declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of 1.08 dollars per share, payable on March 8, 2018, to shareholders of record on February 23, 2018. About Cummins Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that desig ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Cockpit Electronics Market 2018-2023 - Expected to Reach $53 Billion whilst Growing at a CAGR of 9% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Cockpit Electronics Market 2018-2023 - Expected to Reach $53 Billion whilst Growing at a CAGR of 9% - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Cockpit Electronics Market - Global Outlook and Forecast 2018-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This market research report on automotive cockpit electronics market offers analysis on market size & forecast, market share, industry trends, growth drivers, and vendo ... Continue reading

Responsible Battery Coalition Launches 2 Million Battery Challenge at U.S. Senate Auto Caucus Briefing on Sustainability

Responsible Battery Coalition Launches 2 Million Battery Challenge at U.S. Senate Auto Caucus Briefing on Sustainability

WASHINGTON--A coalition of leading vehicle battery manufacturers, recyclers, retailers and users dedicated to the responsible manufacturing, use and reuse of vehicle batteries launched an initiative today to recover 2 million more batteries with the goal of achieving a recycling rate of 100%. The campaign, called the 2 ... Continue reading

United States EV Charging Station Market Size, Trends & Forecasts 2018-2022 - Key Players are Tesla, CHAdeMO Association, ChargePoint & SemaConnect - ResearchAndMarkets.com

United States EV Charging Station Market Size, Trends & Forecasts 2018-2022 - Key Players are Tesla, CHAdeMO Association, ChargePoint & SemaConnect - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "The US EV Charging Station Market: Size, Trends & Forecasts (2018-2022)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The US EV Charging Station Market: Size, Trends & Forecasts (2018-2022), provides analysis of the US EV charging station, with detailed analysis of market size and growth, an ... Continue reading

Valent U.S.A. Launches New Soil Enhancement Tool to Help Corn Growers Get More out of Every Acre

Valent U.S.A. Launches New Soil Enhancement Tool to Help Corn Growers Get More out of Every Acre

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Feb. 13, 2018 -- Valent U.S.A. LLC today announced the launch of MycoApply® EndoPrime™ for corn. ... Continue reading

2018 Canadian Black Book Overall Brand - Luxury award and two model accolades to Porsche

2018 Canadian Black Book Overall Brand - Luxury award and two model accolades to Porsche

Best Retained Value nods given to Panamera, and Cayenne in their respective categories TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2018 /CNW/ - Canadian Black Book (CBB) announced that Porsche has received the Overall Brand – Luxury award: a recognition for the brand that has the best retained value on average throughout the entire product po ... Continue reading

2018 Honda Accord and Odyssey Named 'Best New Cars' by Good Housekeeping

2018 Honda Accord and Odyssey Named 'Best New Cars' by Good Housekeeping

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2018 -- The all-new 2018 Honda Accord 1.5T and Odyssey have won Good Housekeeping's 2018 "Best New Car Awards," topping the sedan and minivan categories, respectively. ... Continue reading

Bikers Rally with Local Harley-Davidson Dealership to Support Wounded Warrior Project

Bikers Rally with Local Harley-Davidson Dealership to Support Wounded Warrior Project

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 13, 2018 Motorcycle enthusiasts from around the Southeast came together at a recent event hosted by Adamec Harley-Davidson® in support of Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP). Riders participated in a poker run, a multi-stop bike tour where each rider received a playing card at each respective stop ... Continue reading

Canada's 2018 Best Retained Value Awards Reveal Record Gains Across the Board

Canada's 2018 Best Retained Value Awards Reveal Record Gains Across the Board

The 2018 edition of the Canadian Black Book Best Retained Value Awards, announced today, were highlighted by a record for overall industry average retained value of four year old vehicles in Canada. At 53 per cent, this surpasses the previous record of 51 per cent, set just last year. This is a significant increase giv ... Continue reading

Mecum Auctions to put Shirley Muldowney's fully-operational replica dragster on block this Saturday in LA

Mecum Auctions to put Shirley Muldowney's fully-operational replica dragster on block this Saturday in LA

Top Fuel dragster -- the proceeds of which will benefit her namesake charity, Shirley's Kids -- will take place Saturday at the famed Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. ... Continue reading

“The Bachelor” Arie Luyendyk, Jr. Encourages Young Drivers to Show Their Tires Some Love this Valentine’s Day

“The Bachelor” Arie Luyendyk, Jr. Encourages Young Drivers to Show Their Tires Some Love this Valentine’s Day

Arie Luyendyk, Jr. is teaming with Cooper Tire’s Tread Wisely program, a tire and vehicle safety campaign for teens and young adults, to encourage young drivers to learn how to properly care for their tires. ... Continue reading

Mobil 1TM and Stewart-Haas Racing Gear Up for the 2018 NASCAR Season

Mobil 1TM and Stewart-Haas Racing Gear Up for the 2018 NASCAR Season

Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Mobil 1, the "Official Motor Oil of NASCAR", will provide primary sponsorships across SHR's four NASCAR Cup Series drivers. Harvick's No. ... Continue reading

Celebrity Provenance Shines at Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Classic Car Sale, Online with Proxibid

Celebrity Provenance Shines at Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Classic Car Sale, Online with Proxibid

OMAHA, Neb.--Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world’s most trusted way to connect buyers and sellers of highly valued items, will provide online bidding for a star-studded lineup of vehicles at the Race Retro Classic Car Sale, hosted by Silverstone Auctions, a world-class auction house for the sale of classic cars. M ... Continue reading

PPG Kansai Automotive Finishes Receives Nissan 2017 Regional Monozukuri Spirit Award for Second Consecutive Year

PPG Kansai Automotive Finishes Receives Nissan 2017 Regional Monozukuri Spirit Award for Second Consecutive Year

TROY, Mich--PPG today announced that PPG Kansai Automotive Finishes (PKAF), its joint venture with Kansai Paint, has received the Nissan 2017 Regional Monozukuri Spirit Award from the Nissan Group of North America for the second consecutive year. The award recognizes suppliers for their exceptional use of philosophies ... Continue reading

Lithia Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Results

Lithia Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Results

MEDFORD, Ore.--Lithia Motors, Inc. today reported the highest fourth quarter and full year revenue and earnings per share in company history and the 29th consecutive quarter of record results. Fourth quarter 2017 net income per diluted share increased 75% to $3.56 from $2.03 for the fourth quarter of 2016. ... Continue reading

Sion Power Announces Appointment of Jeff Britt as Vice President of Operations

Sion Power Announces Appointment of Jeff Britt as Vice President of Operations

TUCSON, Ariz.--Sion Power, a leading developer of lithium battery technology, announced today the appointment of Dr. Jeff Britt as Vice President of Operations. ... Continue reading

FireFly Automatix’s New Self-Propelled, Hybrid Mower Cuts Cost Per Acre Mowed

FireFly Automatix’s New Self-Propelled, Hybrid Mower Cuts Cost Per Acre Mowed

SALT LAKE CITY--FireFly Automatix, Inc. today launched the M220, a revolutionary self-propelled, hybrid turf mower that enables the fastest precision cut possible, while decreasing the average cost per acre. The automated, high-performance mower will be highlighted this week at Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) i ... Continue reading

HULA Holdings and Arcimoto Partner to Create EV Oasis: the “Gas Station” of the Future

HULA Holdings and Arcimoto Partner to Create EV Oasis: the “Gas Station” of the Future

EUGENE, Ore.--Arcimoto, Inc.® — makers of the world’s first Fun Utility Vehicle® (FUV®) — an affordable, practical, and thrilling pure electric vehicle for everyday commuters and fleets, today announced a partnership with HULA Holdings to launch EV Oasis, a one-of-a-kind electric vehicle charging, education, a ... Continue reading

Article: Fast Cars and the Economy

Article: Fast Cars and the Economy

Image PR Contact: Miguel Casellas-Gil: 727-443-7115 ext 214 MiguelCG@news-experts.com (mailto:MiguelCG@news-experts.com) 4 Ways The Nation’s Mood Influences The Car You Drive In the mood for something a little sportier the next time you buy a car? A lot of other people may be also. It seems that as goes the nati ... Continue reading

Ben Keating Announces Third Driver for Risi Competizione/Keating Motorsport 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry

Ben Keating Announces Third Driver for Risi Competizione/Keating Motorsport 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RIsi Competizione Ferrari 488 at 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans (Photo Credit: Regis Lefebure) BEN KEATING ANNOUNCES THIRD DRIVER FOR RISI COMPETIZIONE/KEATING MOTO ... Continue reading

DENSO Takes a Stake in CREATIONLINE to Strengthen Connectivity Business

DENSO Takes a Stake in CREATIONLINE to Strengthen Connectivity Business

KARIYA, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018 -- DENSO Corporation today announced that it has taken an equity stake in CREATIONLINE, Inc., which excels at deploying and integrating cloud and other technologies that enable next-generation software development, including open source software. ... Continue reading

Frost & Sullivan: Average Unit of EV Production per Platform to Increase Tenfold by 2025

Frost & Sullivan: Average Unit of EV Production per Platform to Increase Tenfold by 2025

Dedicated platform development emerging as key electric vehicle strategy of global passenger vehicle OEMs SANTA CLARA, California, Feb. 14, 2018 -- Frost & Sullivan's research, Electric Vehicle Platform Strategy of Global Passenger Vehicle OEMs, Forecast to 2025, explores the vital platform strategies that key global ... Continue reading

John Deere Revolutionizes the Oil Change with the New Easy Change™ 30-Second Oil Change System

John Deere Revolutionizes the Oil Change with the New Easy Change™ 30-Second Oil Change System

CARY, N.C., Feb. 14, 2018 -- John Deere launches the Easy Change™30-Second Oil Change System for quick and easy oil changes on select lawn tractors. With the new system, owners can change oil by simply twisting on a new cartridge that contains both the oil and the filter – no engine oil drainage needed. ... Continue reading

Legacy of Goodyear and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brought to Life in New Ad

Legacy of Goodyear and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brought to Life in New Ad

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Feb. 14, 2018 -- Goodyear and Earnhardt. ... Continue reading

Funny Advertisements Are Consumers' Favorite +VIDEO

Funny Advertisements Are Consumers' Favorite +VIDEO

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2018 -- Consumers want to laugh when they see or hear an advertisement, according to a new survey from Clutch, a leading B2B research and reviews firm. ... Continue reading

The Reality of EVs By Peter Welch, NADA, President

The Reality of EVs By Peter Welch, NADA, President

We need to face the gritty reality that widespread acceptance of EVs will require closing the gap between the pumps that refuel today’s cars and trucks and the plugs that will be needed to continuously and quickly repower the cars and trucks of tomorrow. February 12, 2018 By Peter Welch, NADA, President & CEO This is ... Continue reading

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