The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance to Proterro, Inc., for a device patent that protects the companyâs proprietary photobioreactor, a novel element in Proterroâs already-patented sugar-making process (U.S. Patent No. 8,597,914). âcould be used as produced or con ... Continue reading
Eaton Announces Support for Next Generation Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards
-Power management company Eaton today announced its support of new deadlines on national fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including 18-wheelers, sanitation trucks, buses, and other large vehicles, as it works to inform regulators as they develop national fuel-saving ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book analyst Karl Brauer reports from the Chicago Auto Show
The 2014 Chicago Auto Show is now open to the public. Held in the McCormick Place complex, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America and has been held more times than any other auto exposition on the continent. Exhibitions include: multiple world and North American introductions; a complete range ... Continue reading
"Future of Fuels" Report - Americans To Continue Their Gasoline Addiction
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Modena (Italy) and Englewood Cliffs, NJ (USA), Maserati, one of the worldâs most desirable and respected luxury automotive brands, continues to celebrate the North American roll out of the all-new 2014 Ghibli, Quattroporte and GranTurismo lines with a 7-page pictorial feature titled "Beyond the Swimsuit" in the ... Continue reading
Content and Apps for Auto Europe 2014 is Europe's biggest conference focused on content and apps for automotive. The two day event is taking place on April 8-9 in Munich, Germany, and will tackle the business model, platform and data processing challenges that face infotainment. Frost & Sullivan Automotive & Transporta ... Continue reading
Experian Automotive today announced that consumers continued to make their loan payments on time in Q4 2013. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, 30-day automotive loan delinquencies were down 3.5 percent (going from 2.72 percent in Q4 2012 to 2.63 percent in Q4 2013), and 60-delinquen ... Continue reading
Plastix Plus Announces Consoles Made with Vycom's Hitec in New Ford Police Interceptor Sedans
Plastix Plus, which specializes in consoles and storage compartments for police, fire and rescue vehicles, has selected Vycom's Hitec material for consoles in the brand new Ford Police Interceptor Sedans and several other models. "We fabricate full size, center consoles for most of the popular police vehicles on the ma ... Continue reading
From steam engines, to gas-fueled vehicles and electric cars, the automotive industry has seen constant change. In recent years, the car â once everybody's dream and a key status symbol â has been facing concerns over pollution and sustainability. No longer a "must-have" luxury status symbol, and losing groun ... Continue reading
2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Orders Top More Than 8,000 Units in Three Days, Filling Initial Allocation
Between the afternoon of February 7th and the morning of February 10th, Ram Truck received more than 8,000 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel orders, which quickly filled the initial allocation for the exclusive powertrain First round of Ram 1500 EcoDiesel orders account for more than 50 percent of the total order mix Special order ra ... Continue reading
Infiniti Eau Rouge - Ready to Roar at Geneva Motor Show
Infiniti has today released a new preview of the Q50 Eau Rouge concept - the sound of premium automotive performance. The identity of the big personality engine with forced induction under Eau Rouge's sculpted and vented hood will be revealed at the 2014 Geneva International Motor Show, but it can be heard now in a new ... Continue reading
HYUNDAI MNSOFT Develops New Incremental Update Technology for Navigation System While Driving
SEOUL, South Korea--Feb. 19, 2014: HYUNDAI MNSOFT, a vehicle infotainment company under Hyundai Motor Group specializing in navigation, black boxes, location-based service (LBS) and Telematics, has successfully developed a new technology that delivers incremental updates of the latest maps to automotive navigation syst ... Continue reading
The All-New Jeep Cherokee Makes Its Debut At 2014 Geneva International Motor Show
All-new Jeep Cherokee is the mid-size Sport Utility Vehicle of the Jeep brand. ... Continue reading
New Mazda6 Retail Offer - An Irresistible Segment Upgrade Proposition
"Exclusive, spacious and luxurious, and with terrific road presence, the Mazda6 is a beautiful looking car." ... Continue reading
Modena's New Enzo Ferrari Museum Opened By Luca Di Montezemolo And Piero Ferrari
The new Enzo Ferrari Museum (MEF) was opened today in Modena by Luca di Montezemolo and Piero Ferrari, the son of the man who started off the amazing story of a marque recognised today as the strongest in the world. ... Continue reading
New Managing Director For Peugeot UK
Stéphane Le Guevel, 46, has been appointed the new Managing Director for Peugeot Motor Company in the UK. ... Continue reading
Neil Gets Motoring To Help Flood Victims
A CAR dealership worker has been getting behind the wheel of a 4X4 to do his bit to help those affected by floods in Somerset. ... Continue reading
Kia Wins People Development Programme Of The Year
Kia Motors (UK) Ltd has been crowned winner of the âPeople Development Programme of the yearâ award by the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) at their annual awards in London. ... Continue reading
KMAu COO Takes New Career Opportunity
Kia Motors Australia Chief Operating Officer, Tony Barlow, will leave the company on February 28 to pursue a new career opportunity within the automotive industry. ... Continue reading
Citroen C4 Picasso - World Car of the Year Finalist 2014
The all-new CITROËN C4 Picasso has been shortlisted for the prestigious WORLD Car of the Year award in Europe. ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz celebrates its 10th season as the official car partner of London Fashion Week
Mercedes-Benz celebrates its 10th season as the official car partner of London Fashion Week by presenting up and coming Chinese designer, Simon Gao, showing in London for the first time today. Simon Gao was the star of Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week in 2013 and was the recipient of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz China Young ... Continue reading
FIAT Panda 4X4, the new FIAT Panda Cross Go to Geneva
Based on the successful and hugely capable FIAT Panda 4X4, the new FIAT Panda Cross offers even more capability and attitude âTorque-on-Demand' all-wheel drive, Electronic Stability Control, Electronic Locking Differential and Hill Descent all standard New Terrain Control selector offers the driver the choice of t ... Continue reading
ATA Urges Obama Administration to Proceed Judiciously with Emissions Rule
Today, leaders of the American Trucking Associations, while supporting the goal of improved fuel efficiency of large trucks, pressed the Obama Administration to proceed cautiously with the setting of new standards. ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Names Seven Business Leaders to Judge Second Annual Hackomotive
Seven tech, marketing and automotive business leaders from across the country are confirmed as judges for Edmunds.com's second annual Hackomotive, a three-day event in which participants develop products and ideas that promote a better car shopping experience. This year's event, to be held at Edmunds.com's Santa Monica ... Continue reading
Toyota Prius is best-selling vehicle line in California
The Prius took home the gold in 2013 as the most popular vehicle-line in California for the second year in a row. The Prius Family (Prius Liftback, Prius v, Prius c and Prius Plug-in) took the podium in both 2012 and 2013 as the best-selling California vehicle name plate. 69,728 drivers hit the road in 2013, according ... Continue reading
Thor Announces Expansion Of Motorized Production Capacity To Meet Continued Strong Demand
Thor Industries, Inc. today announced an expansion of production capacity for its motorhomes through an agreement to purchase a 220,000-square-foot facility located in Elkhart, Indiana which was formerly used to produce Monaco towable recreational vehicles (RVs). The additional production capacity will be used to meet ... Continue reading
Toyota Boshoku Asia Develops the 'ECZIO' Premium Rear Seat Package and Launches Sales in Thailand
Toyota Boshoku Asia Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of automotive seating and interior components in the Asia & Oceania region, is pleased to announce the development and launch of the âECZIO*â Premium Rear Seat Package to meet customer needs in Thailand. With the aim to offer rear seat solutions for chauff ... Continue reading
Pagani of Dallas to Debut New Huayra Italian Supercar in Texas at the Dallas Auto Show
Pagani of Dallas, the newest dealership for Pagani Italian supercars in North America, will introduce the U.S. spec Huayra to Texas at the Dallas Auto Show on Feb. 19, 2014. Built by Pagani Automibili, S.p.A, the Huayra recently received approval for distribution in the United States; Dallas is the first city in Texas ... Continue reading
Carroll Shelby International (CSBI.PK), the parent company of Carroll Shelby Licensing and Shelby American, announced today that the first annual Carroll Shelby Cal Baseball, which was held on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at Evans Diamond located on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, was a success. It wi ... Continue reading
The Obama Administration announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will again be coordinating their efforts to implement a uniform, second phase national program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency from medium and ... Continue reading
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