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GENESIS ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE IN ATLANTA DURING SUPER BOWL LIII

GENESIS ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE IN ATLANTA DURING SUPER BOWL LIII

Genesis, the official luxury vehicle of the National Football League (NFL), is poised to roll out a premium experience to current and future fans in Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII Presented by Verizon, during a 10-day city takeover that features unforgettable activations, events, giveaways and premium drive experiences. T ... Continue reading

NADA Chairman: ‘We Have a Huge Affordability Issue’

NADA Chairman: ‘We Have a Huge Affordability Issue’

We need to make sure new vehicles, especially with all the new technology and safety features that are being added to them, remain affordable for all of our customers. ... Continue reading

Bobby Rahal Wins 2019 Phil Hill Award

Bobby Rahal Wins 2019 Phil Hill Award

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438; jstropus@earthlink.net [mailto:jstropus@earthlink.net] Bobby Rahal wins RRDC's 2019 Phil Hill Award DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. ... Continue reading

Ingevity unveils low-pressure adsorbed natural gas fueling station in support of its ANG bi-fuel vehicle technology

Ingevity unveils low-pressure adsorbed natural gas fueling station in support of its ANG bi-fuel vehicle technology

The fueling station will supply natural gas to ANG bi-fuel vehicles outfitted with storage cylinders containing Ingevity’s Nuchar® FuelSorb™ activated carbon monoliths. (Photo: Business Wire) Ingevity has completed the construction of a low-pressure adsorbed natural gas (ANG) fueling station at its global headquar ... Continue reading

nonda, the Leading Connected Car Products Provider, Integrates Carvana Technology to Give Drivers Real-Time Sales Value of their Vehicles

nonda, the Leading Connected Car Products Provider, Integrates Carvana Technology to Give Drivers Real-Time Sales Value of their Vehicles

today announced their partnership to provide users of nonda’s ZUS Connected Car System the ability to sell their vehicle or see its current sales value within the ZUS Smart Driving Assistant App (iOS/Android). This new feature will be rolled out to current ZUS users in an upcoming app update, bringing this additional ... Continue reading

Carlos Ghosn, Renault Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Resigns - Board Of Directors

Carlos Ghosn, Renault Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Resigns - Board Of Directors

Renault's Board of Directors met on January 24, 2019 at 10 a.m. under the chairmanship of Philippe Lagayette, Lead Independent Director. The Board has taken note of the resignation of its current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. ... Continue reading

China VW EV Plan

China VW EV Plan

When Beijing floated a carbon credit program in 2016 with the goal of prodding automakers to ramp up electrified vehicle output, Volkswagen Group and the German government complained about the program’s hasty rollout. But to no avail. ... Continue reading

Midwest Automotive Media Association Elects 2019 Board of Directors

Midwest Automotive Media Association Elects 2019 Board of Directors

CHICAGO--The Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA), an organization comprised of automotive journalists and related industry professionals, elected its 2019 board of directors during its annual business meeting. Damon Bell, formerly senior vice president, transitions to the role of MAMA president. ... Continue reading

Philadelphia Auto Show Returns February 2-10

Philadelphia Auto Show Returns February 2-10

The 118th annual Philadelphia Auto Show proudly returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center February 2-10, 2019. Media Preview Day is Feb. ... Continue reading

2019 Automotive Wheels Aftermarket: Worldwide Opportunity Forecast to 2025 - Advanced Materials and New Compositions in Wheels Presents Lucrative Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

2019 Automotive Wheels Aftermarket: Worldwide Opportunity Forecast to 2025 - Advanced Materials and New Compositions in Wheels Presents Lucrative Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Wheels Aftermarket by Aftermarket, Vehicle, Coating, Material, Rim Size, and Region - Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive wheels aftermarket market is estimated to grow from USD 3.5 billion in 2018 at a CAGR of 3.53% to reach ... Continue reading

Eaton Announces Improved Aftermarket Portal and E-Commerce Website

Eaton Announces Improved Aftermarket Portal and E-Commerce Website

GALESBURG, Mich.--Power management company Eaton announced today the launch of its aftermarket portal and e-commerce platform for its heavy-duty truck aftermarket product portfolio. The new platform is designed to improve the ease of doing business with Eaton, consolidating information from multiple locations and intro ... Continue reading

PACCAR Achieves Elite “A” Score from CDP for Environmental Practices

PACCAR Achieves Elite “A” Score from CDP for Environmental Practices

BELLEVUE, Wash.--PACCAR has been honored as a global leader in environmental practices by the environmental reporting firm CDP. The company achieved a place on the 2018 CDP Climate Change A List by demonstrating best in class disclosure and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in its commercial vehicles business and g ... Continue reading

The Fortellis Automotive Commerce Exchange™ Platform Fosters Frictionless Innovation

The Fortellis Automotive Commerce Exchange™ Platform Fosters Frictionless Innovation

SAN FRANCISCO--The Fortellis Automotive Commerce Exchange™ platform, the world’s first open, agnostic platform for the development and marketing of automotive application programming interfaces (APIs) and solutions, is now accessible to the industry without access fees, fostering frictionless innovation. It has ach ... Continue reading

Assurant Global Automotive Trailblazes New Path with Pocket Drive

Assurant Global Automotive Trailblazes New Path with Pocket Drive

NEW YORK--Assurant , a global provider of risk management solutions, today announced its Global Automotive business has piloted a launch of Pocket Drive by Assurant, one of the auto industry’s first connected devices that enables dealers and their customers to benefit from the vehicle’s data and mobile connectivity ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Battery Management System Markets Report 2018: 2017 Market Data, 2018 Estimates & Forecast to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Battery Management System Markets Report 2018: 2017 Market Data, 2018 Estimates & Forecast to 2023 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Battery Management System: Global Markets" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The scope of the report includes sizing of the automotive battery management system market and an analysis of global market trends, with market data for 2017, considering as the base year, 2018 ... Continue reading

The Worldwide Market for Automotive Bearings - Growth, Trends and Forecast (2018-2023) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The Worldwide Market for Automotive Bearings - Growth, Trends and Forecast (2018-2023) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Bearings Market - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2018 - 2023)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The automotive bearings market is poised to register a CAGR of 5.85% during the forecast period of 2018-2023. ... Continue reading

CNBC: APPLE JUST DISMISSED MORE THAN 200 EMPLOYEES FROM PROJECT TITAN, ITS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE GROUP

CNBC: APPLE JUST DISMISSED MORE THAN 200 EMPLOYEES FROM PROJECT TITAN, ITS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE GROUP

Apple just dismissed more than 200 employees from Project Titan, its autonomous vehicle group its stealthy autonomous vehicle initiative, people familiar with the group tell CNBC. · A former Apple and Tesla executive, Doug Field, returned to Apple in August to work on Project Titan, alongside Bob Mansfield. ... Continue reading

Dodge//SRT and Mopar Announce Multiyear Partnership Extension with Don Schumacher Racing

Dodge//SRT and Mopar Announce Multiyear Partnership Extension with Don Schumacher Racing

Dodge//SRT and Mopar begin 17th season with Don Schumacher Racing · Relationship dating back to 2003 has yielded 12 NHRA World Championships and 252 event wins for Mopar-powered drivers · Two-time NHRA Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan to commence 11th campaign with Mopar-powered Dodge Funny Car · Hagan will carry ... Continue reading

Future IKEA Norfolk to be equipped with Hampton Roads’ largest solar rooftop array and EV charging stations

Future IKEA Norfolk to be equipped with Hampton Roads’ largest solar rooftop array and EV charging stations

IKEA Norfolk to be equipped with Hampton Roads’ largest solar rooftop array and EV charging stations. ... Continue reading

Ryder Expands COOP, the First-Ever Commercial Vehicle Sharing Platform, into South Florida

Ryder Expands COOP, the First-Ever Commercial Vehicle Sharing Platform, into South Florida

COOP provides immediate access to idle trucks and trailers and makes them available for businesses to rent. ... Continue reading

The Year’s Best and Worst Driving States in the U.S. Unveiled by New Study

The Year’s Best and Worst Driving States in the U.S. Unveiled by New Study

From worst to best, here are the rankings of all 50 states: Among its findings, QuoteWizard annual research found that these are the nation’s five worst driving states: Maine South Carolina Nebraska California North Dakota On the other hand, these are the five best driving states: Michigan Mississippi Oklahoma Arizon ... Continue reading

2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition Celebrates 60+ Years as SUV Icon - E15 Approved

2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition Celebrates 60+ Years as SUV Icon - E15 Approved

Six decades and millions of adventurous miles in the making, the 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition melds exclusive design with added function for its debut just ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, where it will be shown to the public for the first time. The Land Cruiser Heritage Edition honors this legendary vehicl ... Continue reading

Porsche Museum Celebrates 50 Years of the 917 and 914, and 10 Years of the Panamera

Porsche Museum Celebrates 50 Years of the 917 and 914, and 10 Years of the Panamera

Three jubilees, one big birthday and a dynamic “Heritage Experience” – 2019 promises several high points for the Porsche Museum. With a commitment to making company history tangible, there will be four-wheeled brand ambassadors not only exhibited at Porscheplatz in Stuttgart Zuffenhausen, but also being deployed ... Continue reading

Debut of 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Laramie Longhorn - E15 Approved

Debut of 2019 Ram Heavy Duty Laramie Longhorn - E15 Approved

Ram introduces new 2019 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty Laramie Longhorn Edition, the most powerful truck ever, with a Southwestern theme Class-leading Laramie Longhorn interior with premium materials: real wood, leather and steel trim New 2019 Ram Heavy Duty is the benchmark for performance, capability, technology and lu ... Continue reading

Texas Motor Press Association Names 2019 Hyundai Kona Crossover Vehicle Of The Year - E15 Approved

Texas Motor Press Association Names 2019 Hyundai Kona Crossover Vehicle Of The Year - E15 Approved

The Hyundai Kona was named the 2019 Crossover of the Year by the Texas Motor Press Association (TxMPA), which includes automotive journalists as diverse in coverage and membership as the state itself. A selected group of jurors from TxMPA chose the Hyundai Kona after being charged with finding, not just the best new or ... Continue reading

New Car Review: 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Review by Rob Eckaus - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

New Car Review: 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Review by Rob Eckaus - It's E15 Approved +VIDEO

Porsche wowed the automotive world when the 911 based GTS RS was announced. Speculation about how they were going to top the prior generation 997 chassis GTS RS 620 horsepower was rampant. ... Continue reading

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