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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Ford’s Fourth Quarter Earnings Cox Automotive Insight

Ford’s Fourth Quarter Earnings Cox Automotive Insight

Ford Motor Co. reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings Wednesday after the stock market closes. ... Continue reading

Renault Twingo and the EDC automatic gearbox: a perfect combination for city driving

Renault Twingo and the EDC automatic gearbox: a perfect combination for city driving

Revealed ahead of the Geneva Motor Show, New Renault Twingo is available for the first time with the EDC automatic gearbox. The EDC gearbox does away with the tiresome task of shifting gears in congested traffic. ... Continue reading

TEXAS TO FORM CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE TASK FORCE

TEXAS TO FORM CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE TASK FORCE

Texas Department of Transportation announced today it is going to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a central point for CAV advancement in Texas. ... Continue reading

California Court Upholds Emission Reduction Standards

California Court Upholds Emission Reduction Standards

Federal appeals court rules that the state’s low-carbon fuel standard is a valid measure to protect residents’ well-being. SAN FRANCISCO January 22, 2019; A federal appeals court ruled that California’s low-carbon fuel standard is a valid measure to protect residents’ health and well-being and does not violate ... Continue reading

2019 Detroit Auto Show - Tail waggers draw show patrons to Subaru

2019 Detroit Auto Show - Tail waggers draw show patrons to Subaru

Just inside a white picket fence on the edge of the Subaru of America exhibit, families rolled around the floor, scratched ears and took lots of licks from adoptable dogs from the Michigan Humane Society. “While you’re looking at all the beautiful cars on display, stop by the Subaru booth and adopt your new road tr ... Continue reading

Trash talking for true, unobstructed driving

Trash talking for true, unobstructed driving

Amid the onerous government shutdown, the environment becomes one of the biggest victims, with the least voice to say “enough.” Tourists from all over the country are descending on Joshua Tree National Park and leaving tons of trash behind. Forty-year-old Sabra Purdy, who co-owns a rock-climbing guide service, Clif ... Continue reading

Volvo's Gustafsson Sells Subscriptions – No Cars Displayed At NAIAS

Volvo's Gustafsson Sells Subscriptions – No Cars Displayed At NAIAS

Without a single car or SUV on display, Volvo CEO Anders Gustafsson commanded a respectable crowd as keynote speaker of the North American International Auto Show last week. He addressed Volvo’s global sales record in 2018 and its pitch for subscription sales to bolster millennial business. ... Continue reading

Ford Powering Police Vehicles with Hybrid Technology

Ford Powering Police Vehicles with Hybrid Technology

A panel of 30 or more police officers from departments as large as Los Angeles or a country sheriff helped shape the look and safety features of the 2020 Police Interceptor Utility, available as a hybrid sedan, F-150, Expedition SSV, Transit PTV and SSV Plug-In Hybrid Sedan. The modified Explorer is expected to command ... Continue reading

Barrett-Jackson Adds the Ultimate Supercar, 2019 McLaren Senna, to 2019 Scottsdale Auction Docket

Barrett-Jackson Adds the Ultimate Supercar, 2019 McLaren Senna, to 2019 Scottsdale Auction Docket

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Rebecca Liebert, PPG senior vice president, discusses latest coatings innovations for future mobility at Automobili-D exposition

Rebecca Liebert, PPG senior vice president, discusses latest coatings innovations for future mobility at Automobili-D exposition

Automotive coatings will need to provide far more than eye-catching aesthetics and extended protection when an array of new mobility models enters the market, Rebecca Liebert, PPG senior vice president, automotive OEM coatings, told the audience during an Automobili-D presentation today at Detroit’s Cobo Center. Duri ... Continue reading

Transport Services Acquires Tra-Serv

Transport Services Acquires Tra-Serv

CLEVELAND--Transport Services, Inc., a family-owned and operated leader in the transportation equipment industry, has announced its acquisition of Columbus-based Tra-Serv. With locations in Northeast and Central Ohio, the combined company will offer sales, rental and leasing, parts and service throughout Ohio and sur ... Continue reading

TravelCenters of America LLC Announces Agreements to Acquire 20 Travel Centers and Amend Leases with Hospitality Properties Trust to Reduce Total Annual Rent by $43.1 Million

TravelCenters of America LLC Announces Agreements to Acquire 20 Travel Centers and Amend Leases with Hospitality Properties Trust to Reduce Total Annual Rent by $43.1 Million

WESTLAKE, Ohio--TravelCenters of America LLC , or TA, today announced it entered agreements with its principal landlord, Hospitality Properties Trust , or HPT, under which TA has agreed to acquire certain travel center properties it currently leases from HPT, and to amend its existing leases with HPT. The transaction h ... Continue reading

Forbes: 12 New Cars with the Worst One-Year Resale Values

Forbes: 12 New Cars with the Worst One-Year Resale Values

Washington DC January 22, 2019; The AIADA online reported that there's an old saying that a new car loses a certain percentage of its original value the moment it's driven off a dealer's lot, and that's largely true. According to Forbes, depreciation is typically one of a new vehicle's biggest long-term ownership costs ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Electric Develops Cyber Defense Technology for Connected Cars

Mitsubishi Electric Develops Cyber Defense Technology for Connected Cars

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a multi-layered defense technology that protects connected vehicles from cyber attacks by strengthening their head unit’s defense capabilities. The technology will help realize more secure vehicle systems in line with the increasing popularity of vehicle ... Continue reading

Oh Rats, It Turns Out Vermin Can Damage Vehicles in Winter +VIDEO

Oh Rats, It Turns Out Vermin Can Damage Vehicles in Winter +VIDEO

From worn-out brake pads to transmission issues, there are countless causes for car troubles. Would it surprise you to know that mice could be one of them? In the midst of winter, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is warning motorists that rodents are also a source of strife under the hood, especially in ... Continue reading

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