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AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 27, 2018

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM January 27, 2018

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

Bugatti Develops 3D-printed Titanium Brake Caliper

Bugatti Develops 3D-printed Titanium Brake Caliper

When the first 3D-printers were introduced, I was intrigued and excited. I would have liked to get one as soon as they became affordable: wouldn’t it be nice to make some jewelry or so? Soon after, I forgot about buying such an expensive apparatus just for fun, but kept an eye on the developments and the products tha ... Continue reading

2018 Detroit Auto Show Detroit News Readers Choice Awards

2018 Detroit Auto Show Detroit News Readers Choice Awards

The Detroit News annual Readers’ Choice Awards were revealed today with the Lincoln Navigator taking Best of Show and Best Road-Trip Ride honors. The Ford GT, Infiniti Q Inspiration, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Kia Stinger, SMART fortwo, Toyota Concept-i WALK, BMW i8 Roadster and Chrysler Pacifica earned top awards in sev ... Continue reading

Atlas Oil Announces Executive and Leadership Team Changes

Atlas Oil Announces Executive and Leadership Team Changes

TAYLOR, Mich., Jan. 25, 2018 -- Atlas Oil Company announced executive and leadership team changes as it builds off a record-breaking year of growth across all its business verticals.  "As Atlas Oil continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of a diverse customer base, it is our people that will continue to advanc ... Continue reading

Palm Springs Mother of 6 Receives Car from NABC Members

Palm Springs Mother of 6 Receives Car from NABC Members

Mother of 6 Receives Life-Changing Car Donation at National Auto Body Council's Annual Golf Fundraiser (PALM SPRINGS, CA - January 25, 2018) - National Auto Body Council members gave a Palm Springs single mother of six much to look forward to in 2018 when she received keys to a practically brand-new 2017 Toyota Camry. ... Continue reading

Ford Credit Names Brian Schaaf as Chief Financial Officer

Ford Credit Names Brian Schaaf as Chief Financial Officer

DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford Motor Credit Company today named Brian Schaaf as chief financial officer and treasurer. Currently, Schaaf is controller of Ford Motor Company Global Purchasing. ... Continue reading

Petroleum company sentenced for offences under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994

Petroleum company sentenced for offences under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994

FORT ST. JOHN, BC, Jan. 23, 2018 /CNW/ - The effective and strict enforcement of Canadian environmental and wildlife legislation is one way Environment and Climate Change Canada meets its commitments to maintaining clean air and water as well as protecting wildlife and their habitats. ... Continue reading

Risi Competizione Readies for Two-Car Effort with Stellar Driver Lineup for 56th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona

Risi Competizione Readies for Two-Car Effort with Stellar Driver Lineup for 56th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RISI COMPETIZIONE READIES FOR TWO-CAR EFFORT WITH STELLAR DRIVER LINEUP FOR 56TH ANNUAL ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA Risi Competizione Ferrari 488 GTLM No. 62: Toni Vi ... Continue reading

Chicago Auto Show Media Preview Schedule

Chicago Auto Show Media Preview Schedule

To view this message in a browser, please click here: http://www.idevmail.net/message.aspx?d=155&m=1568&e=submit@theautochannel.com&r=3530209 <!-- MAIN CONTENT AREA EXAMPLE --> MEDIA INFORMATION Contact: Mark Bilek Senior Director of Communications and Technology Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6 ... Continue reading

Dream Giveaway's 1,000-PLUS Horsepower HellScat Gets a New Nickname: "The Demon Slayer"

Dream Giveaway's 1,000-PLUS Horsepower HellScat Gets a New Nickname: "The Demon Slayer"

GRAVETTE, Ark., Jan. 25, 2018 -- Beating Dodge's new Demon Challenger is no easy feat, but Dream Giveaway Garage, the team behind the Challenger Dream Giveaway brought to you by Reliable Carriers, Inc., says their new HellScat will leave the Dodge Demon in the dust. ... Continue reading

Caterpillar Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Results; Provides Outlook for 2018

Caterpillar Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2017 Results; Provides Outlook for 2018

DEERFIELD, Ill., Jan. 25, 2018 --  Fourth Quarter Full Year ($ in billions except profit per share) 2017 2016 2017 2016 Sales and Revenues $12.9 $9.6 $45.5 $38.5 Profit (Loss) Per Share ($2.18) ($2.00) $1.26 ($0.11) Adjusted Profit Per Share $2.16 $0.83 $6.88 $3.42 Fourth-quarter sales and revenues up 35 percent Broad ... Continue reading

Lithia Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Results

Lithia Schedules Release of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Results

MEDFORD, Ore.--Lithia Motors, Inc. announced its fourth quarter and full year 2017 earnings will be released before the market opens on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. A conference call to discuss the earnings results is scheduled for the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. ... Continue reading

North America Smart Parking Market Analysis 2014 - 2025 By Hardware, Software, Service, Type and Segment Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

North America Smart Parking Market Analysis 2014 - 2025 By Hardware, Software, Service, Type and Segment Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "North America Smart Parking Market Analysis By Hardware (Pucks, Cameras & LPRs, Smart Meters, Signage, Parking Gates), By Software, By Service, By Type, By Country, And Segment Forecasts, 2014 - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The North America smart parking market is expe ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation Reports Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results

Oshkosh Corporation Reports Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation today reported fiscal 2018 first quarter net income of $56.4 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, compared to $19.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Results for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 included after-tax charges of $14.1 million a ... Continue reading

Scania and Northvolt Partner for Heavy Vehicle Electrification

Scania and Northvolt Partner for Heavy Vehicle Electrification

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Scania and Northvolt have jointly agreed to develop and commercialise battery cell technology for heavy commercial vehicles. ... Continue reading

Southwest Airlines Reports Record Fourth Quarter And Annual Profit; 45th Consecutive Year Of Profitability

Southwest Airlines Reports Record Fourth Quarter And Annual Profit; 45th Consecutive Year Of Profitability

DALLAS, Jan. 25, 2018 -- Southwest Airlines Co. (the "Company") today reported its fourth quarter and annual 2017 results: Record fourth quarter net income and earnings per diluted share of $1.9 billion and $3.18, respectively Excluding special items1, fourth quarter net income of $459 million, or $.77 per diluted sha ... Continue reading

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.60 per Common Unit

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.60 per Common Unit

WHIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 25, 2018 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. , a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, today announced that its Board of Supervisors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.60 per Common Unit for the thre ... Continue reading

Air Products Declares 15-Cent Dividend Increase, the Largest in Company's History

Air Products Declares 15-Cent Dividend Increase, the Largest in Company's History

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Jan. 25, 2018 -- The Board of Directors of Air Products has increased the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock to $1.10 per share from 95 cents, representing a 16 percent increase. ... Continue reading

Global Automotive Relay Market 2014-2017 & 2025 By Product (PCB, Plug-in, High voltage relay), Vehicle Type, Application (Resistive load, Capacitive load, Inductive load) and Segment Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Automotive Relay Market 2014-2017 & 2025 By Product (PCB, Plug-in, High voltage relay), Vehicle Type, Application (Resistive load, Capacitive load, Inductive load) and Segment Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Relay Market Analysis By Product (PCB, Plug-in, High voltage relay), By Vehicle Type, By Application (Resistive load, Capacitive load, Inductive load), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2014 - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive relay market is ... Continue reading

Global Telematics Market to be Worth USD 233.24 Billion by 2022

Global Telematics Market to be Worth USD 233.24 Billion by 2022

NEW YORK--Netscribes, Inc., a global market intelligence firm, today released the Global Telematics Market Report. According to Netscribes, the global telematics market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.5 percent between 2017 and 2022 to reach a global revenue of USD 233.24 billion by 2 ... Continue reading

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s January 2018 U.S. Sales Conference Call

Media Advisory: Details of Ford Motor Company’s January 2018 U.S. Sales Conference Call

DEARBORN, Mich.--Ford Motor Company will release its January 2018 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:15 a.m. EST Thursday, February 1, 2018. At 10:00 a.m. EST, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market tren ... Continue reading

Red Bull GRC Returns to Louisville for Season Opener on Saturday, May 19

Red Bull GRC Returns to Louisville for Season Opener on Saturday, May 19

Official website: redbullglobalrallycross.com<http://www.redbullglobalrallycross.com> Instagram: @GRCseries<http://www.instagram.com/grcseries> Twitter: @GRCseries<http://www.twitter.com/grcseries> www.facebook.com/g<http://www.facebook.com/redbullgrc>rcseries<http://www.facebook.com/grcseries> [https://gallery.mailchi ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated to Webcast 2017 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results Conference Call

Snap-on Incorporated to Webcast 2017 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results Conference Call

KENOSHA, Wis.--Snap-on Incorporated will release 2017 fourth quarter and full year results prior to the market open on Thursday, February 8, 2018. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 10:00 a.m. ET on that day. ... Continue reading

Washington State Home to Six of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

Washington State Home to Six of the Nation's Worst Truck Bottlenecks

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute today released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, including six in Washington. ... Continue reading

FCA US Announces 2017 Profit Sharing Payment for U.S. Hourly Employees

FCA US Announces 2017 Profit Sharing Payment for U.S. Hourly Employees

Payment recognizes hourly employees' key role in meeting Company objectives Profit sharing paid in addition to $2,000 special bonus payment for U.S. workforce related to tax reform Industrialization plan underway to expand Jeep® and Ram brands Total U.S. investment grows to more than $10 billion since 2009, with over ... Continue reading

All Over The World: First Customers Confirmed For New Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

All Over The World: First Customers Confirmed For New Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

The anticipation is half the fun: shortly before the start of the 2018 rally season, Volkswagen has now provided the first 15 customers with information on the delivery of their new Polo GTI R5*. ... Continue reading

New BMW 8 Series Coupe Undergoes Vehicle Dynamics Testing On The Racetrack +VIDEO

New BMW 8 Series Coupe Undergoes Vehicle Dynamics Testing On The Racetrack +VIDEO

With the presentation of the BMW Concept 8 Series, BMW already offered a close-to-series glimpse at the design of their new luxury segment sports car. ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks Wants To See Fewer Trucks In Urban Rush-Hour Traffic

Volvo Trucks Wants To See Fewer Trucks In Urban Rush-Hour Traffic

In 2019 Volvo Trucks will start selling electric trucks in Europe, and the first units will be put into operation together with selected reference customers already this year. Electric trucks drastically reduce noise and exhaust emissions and open up for new ways to manage logistics. ... Continue reading

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