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2019 Market of Automotive Service Centers in Russia - ResearchAndMarkets.com

2019 Market of Automotive Service Centers in Russia - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Market of Automotive Service Centers in Russia" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report focuses on the market for passenger car service centers. ... Continue reading

The Global Automotive Collision Repair Market: Size, Share & Trends with Analysis by Product Type, Vehicle Type, Service Channel and Region (2019-2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The Global Automotive Collision Repair Market: Size, Share & Trends with Analysis by Product Type, Vehicle Type, Service Channel and Region (2019-2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Automotive Collision Repair Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product Type (Paints & Coatings, Consumables, Spare Parts), By Vehicle Type, By Service Channel (DIY, DIFM, OE), And Segment Forecasts, 2019 - 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global automotive c ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company, Autonomic, and Amazon Web Services Collaborate to Advance Vehicle Connectivity and Mobility Experiences

Ford Motor Company, Autonomic, and Amazon Web Services Collaborate to Advance Vehicle Connectivity and Mobility Experiences

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Ford Motor Company and creators of the Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC) Autonomic have signed a multi-year, global agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will expand the availability of cloud connectivity services and connected car application development services for the transportation i ... Continue reading

Allison Transmission Reveals Fully Integrated Electric Propulsion System for Commercial Trucks

Allison Transmission Reveals Fully Integrated Electric Propulsion System for Commercial Trucks

INDIANAPOLIS--At the Advanced Clean Technology (ACT) Expo, Allison Transmission, a global leader in medium- and heavy-duty propulsion solutions for commercial vehicles, is introducing the new AXE Series, one of the most powerful e-axle systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the world. A fully integrated electric ... Continue reading

Lithia Reports Record First Quarter 2019 Results; Increases Earnings Per Share 17 %

Lithia Reports Record First Quarter 2019 Results; Increases Earnings Per Share 17 %

MEDFORD, Ore.--Lithia Motors, Inc. today reported the highest first quarter revenue and earnings per share in company history. First quarter 2019 revenue increased 7% to a record $2.8 billion from $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2018. ... Continue reading

Allison Transmission, Alexander Dennis Collaborate on Electric Version of World’s Best Selling Double Decker Bus

Allison Transmission, Alexander Dennis Collaborate on Electric Version of World’s Best Selling Double Decker Bus

INDIANAPOLIS--At the Advanced Clean Technology Expo, two industry leaders announced a collaboration aimed at bolstering the electrification of transit buses. Allison Transmission, a global leader in commercial-duty propulsion solutions, and Alexander Dennis, one of the world’s leading bus and coach builders, are work ... Continue reading

Corvette-Powered Custom Defender 90 is a Flawless Fusion of American Muscle and an Off-road British Icon

Corvette-Powered Custom Defender 90 is a Flawless Fusion of American Muscle and an Off-road British Icon

ECD Automotive Logo_final FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Sarah Pereau E.C.D. Automotive Design (407) 483-4825 sarah@ecdautodesign.com Project Grey Goose_S_03.jpg Corvette-Powered Custom Defender 90 is a Flawless Fusion of American Muscle and an Off-road British Icon KISSIMMEE, FL – April 25, 2019 – E.C.D. ... Continue reading

Emerging Markets, ADAS, and Cold-Chain Driving Global Commercial Vehicle Telematics Revenues to Over US$29 Billion by 2024

Emerging Markets, ADAS, and Cold-Chain Driving Global Commercial Vehicle Telematics Revenues to Over US$29 Billion by 2024

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--Global commercial telematics system revenues will nearly double by 2024 to over US$29 Billion, with subscriptions to exceed 86 million in the same timeframe, according to ABI Research, a market-foresight advisory firm providing strategic guidance on the most compelling transformative technologies. Inc ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Door Modules Report 2019-2033 - Major Suppliers, Top Markets, Technology Trends and Market Size Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Door Modules Report 2019-2033 - Major Suppliers, Top Markets, Technology Trends and Market Size Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "The Global Light Vehicle Door Modules Report - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report has been extracted from motor industry information and intelligence platform QUBE and provides a comprehensive overview of the global light vehicle OE automotive door mo ... Continue reading

Global Light Vehicle Engine Cooling Market Forecasts to 2033 with Exclusive Interviews with OE Suppliers Including Delphi, Hyperdrive Innovation, & Visteon - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Global Light Vehicle Engine Cooling Market Forecasts to 2033 with Exclusive Interviews with OE Suppliers Including Delphi, Hyperdrive Innovation, & Visteon - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--The "Global Light Vehicle Engine Cooling Market Report - Forecasts to 2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the global OE light vehicle access and security sector, major suppliers, top markets, technology trends and market size forecas ... Continue reading

Snap-on Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

Snap-on Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend

KENOSHA, Wis.--The Snap-on Incorporated board of directors declared today a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.95 per share payable June 10, 2019 to shareholders of record on May 21, 2019. Snap-on has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends, without interruption or reduction, since 1939. ... Continue reading

Study Reveals Our Sense Of Direction Is Taking A Turn For The Worse With Too Much Trust In Sat Navs

Study Reveals Our Sense Of Direction Is Taking A Turn For The Worse With Too Much Trust In Sat Navs

Hi, Most of us are dependent on Sat Navs, but with news stories about drivers ending up on train tracks, in rivers, or hundreds of miles from their destination, it seems we aren’t all very capable of using them correctly. What’s worse, research suggests that sat navs and map apps could actually affect our ... Continue reading

Honda Sets All-Time Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production Worldwide, in Asia and China

Honda Sets All-Time Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production Worldwide, in Asia and China

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 as well as for the month of March 2019. ... Continue reading

Mazda Production and Sales Results for March 2019 and for April 2018 through March 2019

Mazda Production and Sales Results for March 2019 and for April 2018 through March 2019

Domestic Production(1) March 2019 Mazda's domestic production volume in March 2019 decreased 4.3% year on year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles.[Domestic production of key models in March 2019]CX-5: 39,749 units (down 1.0% year on year)Mazda3 (Axela): 11,129 units (down 25.8%)CX-3: 11,35 ... Continue reading

Toyota Venture to Build High-Definition Maps for Autonomous Vehicles from Space

Toyota Venture to Build High-Definition Maps for Autonomous Vehicles from Space

Toyota's automated driving software development company, Maxar Technologies Inc., a global technology innovator powering the new space economy, and NTT DATA Corporation, a leading IT services provider, today announced they will collaborate on a proof of concept building automated high-definition (HD) maps for autonomou ... Continue reading

GM to Add Second Shift and More Than 400 Hourly Jobs at Corvette Bowling Green (Ky.) Assembly Plant

GM to Add Second Shift and More Than 400 Hourly Jobs at Corvette Bowling Green (Ky.) Assembly Plant

Since 2011, GM has invested more than $900 million in Bowling Green; General Motors is adding a second shift and more than 400 hourly jobs at its Bowling Green (Kentucky) Assembly plant to support production of the Next Generation Corvette, which will be revealed on July 18, 2019. ... Continue reading

Ford 1Q 2019 Earning Results Down 34% On Overseas Charges - Upbeat About Future

Ford 1Q 2019 Earning Results Down 34% On Overseas Charges - Upbeat About Future

Ford Motor Company today reported its 2019 first quarter financial results. ... Continue reading

Land Rover Makes Its SUV’s Hood Disappear

Land Rover Makes Its SUV’s Hood Disappear

Venturing off-road in a four-wheel-drive SUV can whiten the knuckles of even experienced drivers. So, even as engineers race to bring self-driving cars to paved roads, Land Rover is harnessing similar technology to help vehicles navigate the roughest terrain. ... Continue reading

Electric Vehicles Unclean At Every Speed - Electric Cars Don’t Solve The Automobile’s Environmental Problems

Electric Vehicles Unclean At Every Speed - Electric Cars Don’t Solve The Automobile’s Environmental Problems

EVs and the Environment: The Discussion Continues Last summer, California highway police pulled over pop star Justin Bieber as he sped through Los Angeles in an attempt to shake the paparazzi. He was driving a hybrid electric car—not just any hybrid, mind you, but a chrome-plated Fisker Karma, a US $100 000 plug-in h ... Continue reading

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