Allison Transmission expands reach in electric vehicle market in Latin America
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 26, 2017 -- Allison Transmission today announced that Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus will be using the Allison automatic transmission in its fully electric e-Delivery truck. ... Continue reading
American Car Craft Pampers Rugged Ford Raptor
HUDSON, Fla., Oct. 26, 2017 -- The Baha capable off-road truck known as the Ford Raptor is one that behaves as much like a sports car as a dune conquering beast. American Car Craft (https://americancarcraft.com) recognizes the need for customizations that go beyond landing the next dune jump and has designed a line o ... Continue reading
California Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students at Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, will speak with NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 11:50 a.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. ... Continue reading
Carey International Launches Carey® Premium Chauffeured Service in Orlando
FREDERICK, Md., Oct. 26, 2017 -- Carey International, Inc., the leading provider of innovative chauffeured service solutions, customer-centric travel technology, and ground transportation logistics management, announced, today, that it is launching a new subsidiary operation in Orlando, Florida. ... Continue reading
Dana Incorporated to Participate in Gabelli & Company's 41st Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium
MAUMEE, Ohio, Oct. 26, 2017 -- Dana Incorporated announced today it will participate in Gabelli & Company's 41st Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium on Oct. ... Continue reading
CELEBRATION, Fla., Oct. 26, 2017 -- In early 2019, Disney Cruise Line will return to favorite destinations on a variety of itineraries, including an expanded two-month season from San Diego to the sun-drenched Baja and Mexican Riviera. ... Continue reading
Don't be Fooled by Fake Auto Insurance Reform, Says Michigan Chamber of Commerce
LANSING, Mich., Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Chamber of Commerce today issued a statement warning lawmakers not to be fooled by phony auto insurance reform proposals being supported by ambulance-chasing personal injury attorneys and hospitals that profit from the status quo. "Opponents of th ... Continue reading
Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Barrett-Jackson will auction a 2017 Ford GT that was generously donated by businessman Ron Pratte to the Evernham Family-Racing for a Reason Foundation (Photo: Business Wire) Barrett-Jackson will auction a 2017 Ford GT that was generously donated by businessman Ron Pratte to the Evernh ... Continue reading
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2017 -- Ford GoBike and Alaska Airlines joined by San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, regional officials and community members, today announced the launch of their founding partnership with an innovative new miles-for-miles program. ... Continue reading
GPS Navigation System Market Trends in China 2017 - Research and Markets
DUBLIN—The "GPS Navigation System Market Trends in China" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. This new study focuses on market trends and forecasts with historical data (2006, 2011 and 2016) and long-term forecasts through 2021 and 2026 are presented. ... Continue reading
NASA Invites Media to Upcoming Space Station Cargo Launch
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Media accreditation is open for launch of the next SpaceX commercial cargo resupply services mission to the International Space Station, currently targeted for no earlier than December. ... Continue reading
BALTIMORE, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers ("Auto Alliance") hosted a conference titled "The Promise: Autonomous Vehicles and the Disability Community". The event was hosted at NFB's Jernigan Institute in Baltimo ... Continue reading
Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail IRC data shows successful repayment on low-income auto-loans by resettled refugees a little over 98%, significantly better than the national US average of around 88% among similarly-situated borrowers. (Photo: Business Wire) IRC data shows successful repayment on low-income auto-loans ... Continue reading
Polaris Declares Regular Cash Dividend
MINNEAPOLIS—Polaris Industries Inc. today announced the declaration of a regular quarterly $0.58 per share cash dividend payable on December 15, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1, 2017. About Polaris Polaris Industries Inc. is a global powersports leader that has been fueling the p ... Continue reading
Stars of Discovery Channel's Show 'Garage Rehab' to Sign Autographs at Security Camera Warehouse's SEMA Booth [Russell J. Holmes and Chris Stephens, stars of Discovery Channel's new show GARAGE REHAB pose with the Security Camera Warehouse Team.](https://www.newswire.com/files/b7/f2/51f12c52721ceb85b6e7086810d4.jpg) Se ... Continue reading
Teamster Leaders Join Port Truck Drivers In Supporting Jobs, Clean Air Reforms
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamster leaders and port truck drivers fighting for their employee rights with the help of the Teamsters announced their support today for measures that would take steps to address the broken employment system that exists in port trucking and empower local ports to ... Continue reading
Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Kubota previews the newest addition to its RTV family arriving in 2018, the all new gas-powered RTV-XG850 Sidekick, boldly designed and the company's fastest utility vehicle yet. (Photo: Business Wire) Kubota previews the newest addition to its RTV family arriving in 2018, the all new ... Continue reading
DUBLIN—The "World: Motorcycles And Scooters - Market Report - Analysis and Forecast to 2025" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the global motorcycle and scooter market. ... Continue reading
14th Annual Carspondent.com Active Lifestyle Vehicle Competition
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: "Best Value Family" Dodge Durango SRT: "Luxury Family" Jeep® Compass Trailhawk: "Best Value Off-Road" Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn Southfork edition: "High Luxury Off-Road" The 14th annual Carspondent.com Active Lifestyle Vehicle of the Year awards competition was held in Chandler, Arizona, wher ... Continue reading
2006 Rolls Royce Phantom Review
Gold Standard on the Gold Coast From a Shunpiker’s Journal © By Steve Purdy When the Rolls Royce folks called and said, “Wouldn’t you like to have a new Phantom for the weekend?†they didn’t have to ask a second time, though we had to negotiate which weekend I’d take her. I co ... Continue reading
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2017 -- The New Rolls-Royce Phantom made its debut in the nation's capital yesterday evening at an event hosted by Sir Kim Darroch, the British Ambassador to the United States at his official residence in Washington D.C. New Phantom is the pinnacle offering from Rolls-Royce, the world's leading lux ... Continue reading
General Dynamics Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Successfully Completes Contractor Trials
QUINCY, Mass., Oct. 26, 2017 -- The General Dynamics Mission Systems' Knifefish team successfully completed contractor trials for the U.S. Navy's Knifefish program, a mine countermeasure (MCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV). The Knifefish UUV operated in multiple mine test target fields at-sea using buried, bottom and ... Continue reading
Goodyear's New Blimp Wingfoot Two Arrives in Los Angeles
Wingfoot Two will land at Long Beach Airport where it will be moored for the next few weeks until moving to its permanent home at Goodyear's airship base in nearby Carson, Calif. ... Continue reading
Vanilla Aircraft's VA001 Unmanned Aircraft Successfully Completes Five Day Flight
Vanilla Aircraft's VA001 touched down at NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, successfully completing the longest unmanned internal combustion powered flight in history. ... Continue reading
Austin’s Epic F1 Weekend With Nicholas Frankl
F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn: "I'm proud of how the weekend in Austin went. We are doing small things to improve the show and what we did on Sunday worked well, even though you wouldn't do that everywhere. But what is particularly pleasing is that the teams are now seeing what direction we're moving in with Formula 1." ... Continue reading
10th Anniversary of 'F' Sports Models Commemorated with Limited Editions Toyota City, Japan, Oct, 25 2017 - (JCN Newswire) - Lexus premiered to the world today its automated-driving-capable ... Continue reading
1996 Volkswagen Jetta GLX Review By Carey Russ
Volkswagen Jetta GLX(1996)Review ... Continue reading
2017 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SEL Auto - Heels on Wheels Review
Volkswagen has changed their approach to the Jetta over the years, and appears to have traded their elites status for a more affordable one. ... Continue reading
LOVELAND, Colo., Oct. 26, 2017 -- Lightning Systems, a global developer of efficiency and emissions improvement solutions for fleets, today announced it is accepting pre-orders for its new zero-emissions LightningElectric system for Ford Transit. ... Continue reading
Movin'On 2018: Bringing global, smart, sustainable, multimodal mobility to life
Discover the themes of the next world summit on sustainable mobility MONTREAL, Oct. 26, 2017 -- From May 30 to June 1, 2018, Michelin's flagship event on sustainable mobility will elevate conversations to a whole new level. ... Continue reading
Airborne LiDAR Market Worth 2,533.7 Million USD by 2022
PUNE, India, October 26, 2017 -- The report "Airborne LiDAR Market by Solution (System & Services), Type (Topographic & Bathymetric (System & Services)), Platform (Fixed Wing Aircraft, Rotary Wing Aircraft & UAVs) and Region - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the market is expected to grow f ... Continue reading
China Zero Emission Vehicle Requirement Mandate Boosts Battery Electric Powertrain Demand
BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2017 -- New mandates are to impose tougher limits on fuel consumption and harmful emissions from cars and light trucks. The mandate in China will require 8 percent of auto makers' sales to consist of zero (tailpipe) emission vehicles in 2019 – an equivalent of 120,300 battery electric vehicles to the ... Continue reading
DYLAN TAVELLA INKS DEAL WITH MILLER VINATIERI F4 TEAM FOR 2018 SEASON
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First Airplane Evacuation Sling for Wheelchair Users Launches on Kickstarter
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2017 -- ADAPTS LLC today announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the world's first affordable and portable emergency evacuation sling for wheelchair users on an airplane. ... Continue reading
Mentor's New Tessent MissionMode Enables In-System Test and Diagnosis of Automotive ICs
WILSONVILLE, Ore., Oct. 26, 2017 -- Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced the availability of its new Tessent® MissionMode product, which provides a combination of automation and on-chip IP for enabling semiconductor chips throughout an automotive electronics system to be tested and diagnosed at any point durin ... Continue reading
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Tenneco to Webcast Presentation at Gabelli’s 41st Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium
LAKE FOREST, Ill.—Tenneco Inc. will participate in Gabelli’s 41st Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday, October 30, 2017. The webcasted presentation is scheduled to begin at 4:45 pm Eastern and run for 30 minutes. ... Continue reading
VINFactor Wins 2017 Innovation Cup at DrivingSales Executive Summit
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 26, 2017 -- Automotive technology provider VINFactor wins the Innovation Cup at the DrivingSales Executive Summit. ... Continue reading
Drivers unsure of how to prevent a collision with wildlife
New State Farm® Canada survey sheds light on how Canadians react to wildlife while driving. ... Continue reading
PPG Expects More Blue Automobiles on the Road in 2018 and Beyond
PPG unveiled its automotive color trends and data, citing blue as the fastest-growing color for automobiles across the world. ... Continue reading
AAM Group and Greg Griffith Partner to Create SEMA Project Vehicle
Good morning: Below is a press release announcing AAM Group Program Sales Manager Greg Griffith's 2017 SEMA project vehicle: the Renegade III, a 1974 Jeep CJ-5 stripped down and reconstructed with both original and modern enhancements-and a few Mickey Mouse surprises. Griffith conceived, designed, and managed the build ... Continue reading
5 Companies About to Make Waves With the Electric Car Boom
LONDON, October 26, 2017 -- 2017 will go down as the year when sentiment around the coming electric vehicle revolution radically shifted. Sure, the release of Tesla's mass market Model 3 probably had something to do with it. ... Continue reading
LOD, Israel, Oct. 26, 2017 -- Chakratec, the pioneer in Energy Storage solutions based on a kinetic battery device won the eMove360o Award 2017 for Electric Mobility & Autonomous Driving 2017, Energy Storage category, held at the eMove360° Europe 2017 international trade fair for Mobility in Munich last week. ... Continue reading
Cypress Technology Helps DENSO’s Latest Automotive Stereo Vision Sensor Improve Vehicle Safety
Full Size Small Preview Thumbnail Pictured is Cypress' FL-S NOR Flash memory, which DENSO selected for its latest stereo vision sensor for ADAS applications. (Photo: Business Wire) Pictured is Cypress' FL-S NOR Flash memory, which DENSO selected for its latest stereo vision sensor for ADAS applications. ... Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 26, 2017 -- Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, will demonstrate the "Catalog of the Future"—an augmented reality (A/R) electronic catalog interface for motor vehicle parts and service professionals—during the Automo ... Continue reading
FCA US and CCC are Working Together to Address Vehicle Safety
CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2017 -- CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) and FCA US LLC (FCA) announced today they are working together to address vehicle safety, creating a new method for FCA US to identify recalled vehicles and help collision repairers notify affected vehicle owners so necessary repairs may be expedited. ... Continue reading
PDF PDF Small Preview Thumbnail DEARBORN, Mich.—Ford Motor Company today reported its 2017 third quarter financial results. Click here or visit media.ford.com to view the news release and visit shareholder.ford.com to view the slide presentation and access the webcast to Ford’s earnings call, which begins at 9 a.m. ... Continue reading
Magna Puts a New Twist on Welding
First use of torsional welding for automotive fascias Joins thinner materials, aids lightweighting and addition of sensors Recognized with innovation award by the Society of Plastics Engineers TROY, MI, Oct. 26, 2017 - Magna has put a new twist on joining thermoplastic materials in order to help automakers cut weight ... Continue reading
October New Vehicle Retail Sales Pace Remains Strong Amidst Recovery from Hurricanes
DETROIT, Oct. 26, 2017 -- The new vehicle retail sales pace in October is expected to reach the second-highest level this year, according to a forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for retail sales is expected to be 14.2 million units, down 0.3 mil ... Continue reading
Spartan Motors Awarded $214 Million Contract From United States Postal Service
CHARLOTTE, Mich., Oct. 26, 2017 -- Spartan Motors, Inc. ("Spartan" or the "Company"), a global leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and assembly, today announced that its Spartan Fleet Vehicles and Services (FVS) business unit — which encompasses the Utilimaster go-to-market brand — has bee ... Continue reading
Standard Motor Products, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2017 Results and a Quarterly Dividend
NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2017 -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. , an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, reported today its consolidated financial results for the three months and nine months ending September 30, 2017. ... Continue reading
SYLVANIA Automotive Goes All LED at AAPEX 2017
HILLSBORO, N.H.—SYLVANIA Automotive, the leader in automotive lighting solutions for the automotive aftermarket and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), will debut its new LED low-beam line at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), Oct. 31 – Nov. ... Continue reading
With its unmistakable design and sporty, urban feel, the BMW X2 breaks new ground for BMW as a unique and exciting addition to the BMW X model range. ... Continue reading
Nissan Tests Fully Autonomous Prototype Technology On Streets Of Tokyo
Nissan today demonstrated a prototype of its most advanced autonomous driving technology, planned for real-world use from 2020, on public roads in Tokyo. Nissan Motor Corp. tested the next-generation ProPILOT technology on a modified INFINITI Q50 sports sedan. ... Continue reading
Nissan Recognized By NMSDC For Increased Spend With Minority Companies
Nissan North America received the Gazelle Award, a Corporation of the Year Category Top Performer, from the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC) at the 2017 NMSDC Corporation of the Year Awards Banquet in Detroit. This marks the first time Nissan has been recognized by the NMSDC for its commitment to mi ... Continue reading
Audi Launches Online Sales For Used Cars in Europe
A used car from the comfort of your own sofa: Audi is the first automotive brand to offer a complete digital solution for dealers. This combines purchase, payment options, registration and individual delivery. ... Continue reading
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has begun mass-producing the auto industry’s first crankshaft-mounted integrated starter-generator (ISG) system for 48V hybrid vehicles, which will be mounted in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The system will be exhibited during 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 ... Continue reading
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